Night falls.

When the last rays of the sun disappeared below the horizon, the town did not become quiet, but on the contrary, the people became more and more excited, and they flocked to the square in the center of the city, waiting for the most exciting part of the Midsummer Festival, the martial ceremony.

Originally, the festival was part of the Midsummer Festival, where people showed each other their prowess to show the strength of humanity's conquest of nature, and the winner was rewarded and blessed under the watchful eye of Holy Mana. However, with the addition of the nobles, this martial arts, which originally belonged to the commoners, also had a completely different meaning.

For the aristocracy, the martial ceremony is not only a part of the festival, but also a stage for the nobles to exert influence and fight with each other. Due to the rule restrictions between the aristocracy of the kingdom, in fact, few nobles are willing to fight each other with real guns, which is a provocation and a risky act. For the nobles, this kind of battle is very barbaric, and because of this, the victory or defeat in the martial arts has become the venue for their "indirect conquest". Of course, these self-respecting nobles themselves will not end, but they can let their men go on the battlefield and defeat the opponent's subordinates to win. In this way, they not only swept away the face of those rival families, but also won the cheers and applause of the people, which was definitely a very good deal for the nobles. Moreover, with the help of such a competition, it is also the purpose of these nobles to show the commoners the power that the nobles possess and gain their respect.

But these have nothing to do with the civilians, they don't care about this, for them, as long as they can enjoy the carnival is enough, as for the rest of the problems, leave it to the old men above to think about!

"It's damn weather. ”

Ganan stepped out of the carriage, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and looked at the black civilians around the square with dissatisfaction, although the climate can be regarded as cool at the moment, but seeing so many black and oppressive crowds gathered together, it can't help but make people feel a little hot.

As the lord of a city, Canan naturally can't miss this opportunity to get closer to the members of the Bird family, although he is currently managing the city in front of him for the Bird family, but this does not mean that his official road is smooth. As an official promoted by the Bird family, Canan knows very well that what kind of achievements he can have depends entirely on his relationship with the Bird family, he is not a member of the Bird family, and he can sit in this position purely because the family values his financial ability, otherwise, he would not have had the opportunity to wear such decent clothes and sit in such a carriage.

"What an inferior bunch of untouchables. ”

Looking at the crowd of black oppression, Canan's face was slightly gloomy, and at the same time he snorted coldly in his heart, he completely forgot that he had been like these people, around the periphery of the square, watching the fight inside with envy and excitement, cheering for the victorious side, and laughing at the hapless losers. But now he is different, he is no longer one of those inferior pariahs, he is now the lord of a city, and with his status and status, he disdains to behave like that kind of uncultured behavior again.

Thinking of this, Ganan straightened his clothes, and then he struggled to move his fat body and stepped out of the carriage, showing a warm smile to greet the Viscount of Juventus standing outside the square.

"Mr. Juventus, it's been a long time, oops, your complexion is still as good as ever........."

Although he knew that the young man in front of him might eventually replace himself as the city lord here, Ganan did not show a dissatisfied expression, this is the world of nobles, blood is higher than everything, even if there is no talent, as long as the blood of the family is shed, then the family is more trustworthy than outsiders, not to mention that this Juventus viscount is not incompetent, so what Canan can do now is to try to improve the relationship with the other party, even if there is something in the end, even if he can continue to hold an idle position, it is much better than becoming a civilian again。

"Hello, Canan City Lord. ”

Seeing the chubby man in front of him, Juve's face was very calm, and there was no change, in fact, although Ganan was the city lord, it seemed to be much higher than him in terms of position, but he had the title of viscount, which was not comparable to the city lord of Canaan.

"It's such a hot weather, it's really bothering you to make a special trip. ”

"What are you talking about? ”

Garnan smiled and rubbed his palms in response to Juve's words.

"It's an annual summer festival, so how could I not show up? Mr. Juventus, oops......... Speaking of which, last year's midsummer festival was really lively, and the brave men of your family were really brave, I remember that it caused the audience to cheer, and no one will be your family's opponent this year.........

While speaking, Ganan subconsciously raised his head and looked for his familiar figure in the VIP seat, but when he saw the slender figure sitting on the side, Ganan was stunned. It was a beautiful and charming girl with long violet hair, and she was sitting quietly in her chair at the moment, leisurely sipping the black tea in her hand. And beside her, a pair of beautiful and lovely girls dressed in black and white were sitting together, talking and laughing in a low voice. And behind the girl, a maid with long blond hair and a strange costume is standing quietly, this combination has an overwhelming sense of existence, whether it is a commoner or a nobleman, after entering the square, they will be immediately attracted to them, of course, how many people will come back to their senses after that, is another matter.

"Mr. Juventus, may I ask who those ladies are........."

Ganan reluctantly withdrew his gaze and asked curiously. After all, at the moment, the seat where those young ladies were sitting was the VIP seat of the Bird family, and in Canaan's impression, only the patriarch and some respected family members and distinguished guests and close associates of the family were allowed to sit there. But now, there were four young ladies sitting there, which made him a little curious and surprised.

"That's Miss Ofariel, the representative of the lords of the Twilight Forest, and I think you've heard rumors of her too, Lord of the City. ”

"It turned out to be her..............."

Hearing Juventus's introduction, Ganan suddenly realized.

Among the aristocracy, rumors spread quickly, especially on the topic of money, power and beauty, and O'Faryl was exactly that. Although she had only participated in the Midsummer Festival for three days, this young lady and her female companion had already become the topic of conversation among all nobles (especially nobles with male surnames), after all, Offariel was once the princess, and Charlotte and the twin sisters were also from extraordinary backgrounds, both in appearance and temperament, far from being comparable to those vulgarly dressed noble women. Of course, the nobles who knew the goods naturally saw the long violet hair that was almost equivalent to the fact that no one should enter, and naturally they would not be stupid enough to trouble this young lady. However, this did not prevent them from privately exchanging their feelings about this beautiful young lady. Charlotte and the twin sisters, although not as eye-catching as O'Faryl, also have a unique charm that has attracted many admirers.

And Ofariel's identity has naturally become a topic of discussion among the nobles, as a member of the royal family, he has become the fiancée of the heir of a down-and-out family, which sounds incredible. And in addition to the envy and jealousy of Yu Lian, there are also many nobles who doubt the real surname of this news. Moreover, Pelzen also specially released the news that the reason why this young lady would participate in the Midsummer Festival was because the Felix family and the Bird family had a disagreement on the division of the territory of the Twilight Forest.

Although Pelzen's intelligence is not ingenious, anyone who cares can understand what he means, as long as they are members of the Bird family, almost no one does not know what that ghost place in the Twilight Forest is like. The so-called disagreement, presumably that the family has a claim for the territory income of the Twilight Forest, and those nobles also know that in the outer part of the Twilight Forest, there is the Golden Trade Road, you must know that they have spent decades to develop that lot, naturally it is impossible to watch it give it to others, and because of this, almost all the nobles are not optimistic about this negotiation, they are even a little dissatisfied with Offariel, even if it is a fiancée, she is a member of the royal family after all, and it is really a little inappropriate to go to the territory of a nobleman to discuss the scope of the territory with such a big thorn。 Although it is said that the royal family has enough strength and strength, but the so-called strong dragon can't suppress the head snake, this young lady really thinks that relying on her identity, she can make the Bird family succumb?

Before they met, Ganan had heard these rumors, so he subconsciously imagined the other party as the kind of big-chested and domineering type. But now, after seeing this Miss O'Faryl with her own eyes, Canan found that she was completely different from her own imagination, at this moment, she was very calm and composed, there was no panic in those blue eyes, she didn't even have the habits unique to ordinary noble ladies, at this moment, she seemed to be sitting far above everyone, looking down on the people in front of her, as if their evaluation and guidance were meaningless to her.

And in this way, the identity of the pair of girls beside her is also revealed.

Pelzen's original challenge was heard by all the nobles present, and they naturally heard Ofariel's answer, but these nobles couldn't believe that two girls who looked like they were only about ten years old could have the strength of high-level swordsmen!

Is this a liar?

Although almost no one took O'Faryl's words seriously, but at least this rumor also spread among the nobles, of course, most of the nobles did not believe O'Faryl's words, they had the same idea as Pelzen, presumably O'Faryl deliberately said this in order to ease the awkward atmosphere, after all, the other party was only two ten-year-old girls, who would really be heavy on them?

So these people laughed secretly in their hearts at Ofariel's words, anyway, Offariel had promised to let the sisters appear on the martial arts, so they would watch carefully, and when the time came, hundreds of people's eyelids would be lowered, even if this young lady wanted to play tricks, what could she do?

Of course, there are also a small number of people who are cautious about this, after all, there are two living examples of the Sith Empire, and the talented knights are not non-existent, who knows if these two girls are also one of them? However, after all, there are only a few people who think like this, and they also know that their guesses cannot withstand scrutiny, and everyone understands that the Sith Empire is now under pressure, although there has not yet been a war, but the tense atmosphere has been shown. If these two girls were really legendary gifted knights, how could they come here to participate in an idle and boring competition at such an important time now?

Of course, Ganan didn't believe that the two petite girls who looked like dolls had that kind of strength, but he didn't say anything more for now, but sighed, and then smiled enthusiastically again.

"So, Mr. Juventus, where is Lord Perzen now, I think I should go and say hello to him........."

"Pelzen, ........."

I don't know why, hearing Ganan's inquiry, Juventus showed a meaningful smile on his face.

"City Lord Canan, I advise you not to go to him now, he is not in a good mood right now. ”

Pelzen is in a bad mood right now, very bad.

At this moment, he was sitting in the VIP room on the other side, looking coldly at Ofaril on the other side.

At the beginning, Perzeen was still very satisfied with his own methods, in his opinion, he had achieved his goal perfectly, not only isolated these people from the nobles, but even lost their face, although the beautiful young lady was obviously unwilling to fail like this, but so what? Two high-level swordsmen about ten years old? Who would believe what she said? When it came to the martial arts, what strength did these two little girls have that would not be exposed soon?

Pelzen thought that there was nothing wrong with his actions this time, not only suppressing their prestige, but also standing up for the family, and allowing them to take the initiative in the negotiations. And in his opinion, if he can get the right to represent himself in this negotiation, then he can seize this opportunity to regain his status and prestige.

But Pelzen didn't expect that the old patriarch didn't seem to care about everything he had done, and originally thought that his father would summon him, praise him greatly, and then encourage him to use this as an opportunity to regain what he had lost. But he didn't expect to wait left and right, but he didn't wait for the slightest message from the old patriarch. This made Perzeen really puzzled, and finally, before the martial arts, he really couldn't hold back, and deliberately took the initiative to go to the old patriarch to inquire, but the old patriarch didn't even see him, so he sent it back with a word. said that the territory negotiation of the Twilight Forest has been handed over to Juventus, and as for other matters, it will be discussed after the Midsummer Festival is over.

Hearing this answer, Perzein was naturally extremely depressed in his heart, he also saw Juve's performance in the past few days, although he was also a very capable person before, but in front of this Miss O'Fariel, Juventus was extremely respectful and obedient, if this important family affairs negotiation was handed over to him, I don't know what would go wrong!

What made Perzen vomit blood even more was that when he asked Juventus as the heir of the family and tried to remind him of his position, Juventus directly told him that the old patriarch had given him full authority to deal with the matter, and as for the territory of the Twilight Forest, as long as it was the other party's request, he would agree to it all.

This really made Perzen unable to understand and accept, he couldn't figure out how his father could make such a stupid judgment, didn't he know that if he did this, the whole family would have problems? Pelzen had the heart to doubt whether Juventus was deceiving himself, but he knew very well that Juventus dared to say this to himself, he must have obtained his father's consent, otherwise, with his status, if such a decision was made, then even if he was a member of the family who was valued by the old patriarch, he would also be expelled.

Although he didn't know why his father made such a decision, Pelzen clearly didn't intend to leave it at that. Ever since he got his father's answer, he had already understood that he had screwed things up again, but Pelzen didn't take it too seriously, he thought he was still familiar with his father, and even if he gave in on such an issue, it would be for the family's priority. Therefore, Pelzen is also ready, since there is no way to negotiate with you on the territory of the Twilight Forest, then I will knock you well on the martial arts, and let you know that our Bird family is not easy to mess with!

Thinking of this, Pelzen snorted coldly, he beckoned, and soon a man came to his side.

"Lord Perzen, what's the matter?"

"Is everything ready?"

"It's all ready, my lord. ”

Hearing Pelzen's inquiry, the man smiled confidently.

"I've just said hello to a few of the people below, and by that time they'll be the first to come forward and test the ......... I thought, there's nothing wrong with that. ”

"It's good if you don't have it. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Perzeon's mouth curled slightly.

"Mark my words. ”

"Of course. ”

Just after the two spoke, the originally noisy square suddenly quieted down, and then, surrounded by everyone, the figure of the old patriarch appeared in front of the square, he stepped out of the carriage, looked at the surrounding crowd, and then his gaze stayed on Offariel's body for a moment, and then quickly moved away, and sat down in his own place with the help of Juventus, and then a deep horn sounded.

The ** martial arts ceremony of the midsummer festival has officially begun.

(To be continued)