Before the celebration feast began, Lei Ming arrived at the banquet hall early, and when night fell, it was dark outside, but the banquet hall was brightly lit.

Old Duke Auguste didn't know when he walked up to Lei Ming, touched the wine glass in his hand with the wine glass that Lei Ming had placed on the table and had not moved, and chuckled and said, "Cheers!"

It seems that the old duke Auguste is in a good mood, although he consumed a lot of money in that battle, and even the skill of pressing the bottom of the box was useful, but the result is not bad, isn't it? At least the two lost provinces are about to return to the grasp of the Empire.

Lei Ming still has a lot of respect for the old duke August, after all, he is a figure of his grandfather's generation, he didn't dare to hold it up, hurriedly picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and put the empty wine glass back on the table at the same time as the old duke August.

Originally, the little nobles who wanted to come over and continue to contact Lei Ming to contact their feelings, at this time, they avoided it very cleverly, the two dukes were talking, and they went up to interject at this time, isn't that annoying?

"Lei Ming, I won't attend this celebration banquet, one of my old fellows is very seriously injured, and I have to take care of him. ”

The old duchess Auguste called Lei Ming by name very familiarly, and explained to Lei Ming that he was not going to participate in the celebration banquet.

The image of a black-clothed thief immediately appeared in Lei Ming's mind, this one was seriously injured, and the legendary mage was not injured, as a thief, the first blow was not successful, and the follow-up battle was very passive, and it was very good to be able to save his life.

As a legendary powerhouse, the recovery should be quick, Lei Ming nodded, indicating understanding.

Old Duke Auguste stood up, it seemed that he was really not going to sit longer, and when he left, he solemnly reminded Lei Ming: "Lei Ming, the empire is still very weak, and it is still difficult to fight against foreign enemies. I want you to think more about the Empire, after all, there are still so many people of the Empire who are counting on us to survive on this continent. ”

After saying that, the old Duke Auguste left freely.

Thunder was thoughtful. Old Duke Auguste reminded him of this alone, probably because he wanted to make him pay attention to the overall situation, after all, in the eyes of many nobles of the older generation, he was still just a hairy boy, and at this age, even if he usually behaved calmly. There will also be times when he can't bear it, but Lei Ming always feels that there are other meanings hidden in the words of the old Duke August.

When he looked up again, he saw the Duke of Habsburg and the Marquis of Steyr arriving at the banquet hall one after the other, and two older nobles were talking and laughing beside the Duke of Habsburg, talking and talking all the way.

"Thundering, this time it's thanks to you, uh, and your two friends. ”

The Duke of Habsburg, as always, walked over and patted Thunder on the shoulder, looking very heroic.

Lei Ming's eyes narrowed. The Duke of Habsburg's behavior seems to be very inconsistent with the etiquette of the aristocracy, especially on such a festive and grand occasion as the celebration banquet, which is even more inappropriate, but Lei Ming instantly guessed the intention of the Duke of Habsburg, and his move was to show his close relationship with Lei Ming in front of many nobles, so as to reassure those nobles who took refuge in him: You see, the Duke of Bourbon is with me, and you follow me. When the time comes, there will be no problem in dividing the land and resources!

It's as simple as that, and so practical, the Duke of Habsburg used his unique wrist to mix it all over the place. Thunder never seemed to have heard of the Habsburg dukes at a loss.

The person who despises him in his heart because of such a behavior of the Habsburg is really as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

However, when the Duke of Habsburg saw the two trolls sitting not far from Thunder, his face was very weak, probably because he estimated that his methods would not work in front of the trolls, right?

He wasn't as strong as these two trolls. If he wants to play tricks, he probably won't be able to play trolls, and then the troll prophet will snort twice and pretend not to understand no matter what the Habsburg Duke says, and the Habsburg Duke will be blind.

Lei Ming and the Duke of Habsburg took their seats, and the Marquis of Steyr sat next to Lei Ming very low-key, and when he just sat down, he clinked glasses with Lei Ming, and the two took a sip together and put it down, and there was no speech at the beginning, and they began to bring the wine and food to the banquet hall very simply.

These surviving nobles were estimated to have been terrified during this time, and were frightened by the minotaurs, and thought they were about to be displaced several times, but after only a few days, they immediately turned around and sat in the banquet hall in the celebration banquet, not to mention how excited they were in their hearts.

Especially when I think that after I have eaten and drunk enough, I can tacitly start distributing benefits, I don't say it, toast first!

Lei Ming had already eaten a delicious meal at noon, but after all, the hasty preparation was not as good as the grand celebration banquet, and the plates of small plates were dazzling.

The entire banquet hall was divided into three long tables, with a total of more than fifty people sitting, except for Lei Ming, who brought two trolls and Tutura to participate, the others were all nobles who originally belonged to the Deep Blue Province and Dante Province, as for those low-level officers that His Majesty the Emperor had sent in the two provinces, haha, I'm sorry, this is a noble banquet, and they don't have a share.

Everyone was very enthusiastic, but very restrained, especially when drinking, although the sound of toasting was endless, but there were very few of them who drank in one gulp, and all of them were tasted shallowly, especially those nobles who had already patted Thunder or the Duke of Habsburg in advance, and now they were even more itchy, and they were eager to immediately divide large tracts of land and resources into their own names.

About an hour later, Lei Ming was still eating very elegantly, tasting something he had never seen before, and the troll prophet had already eaten, at this time, from the side door of the banquet hall, two strong men came in carrying something like a screen, and the sound of toasting and laughing was reduced at the same time, and many people's hearts became more and more excited, and the main event came.

The five-meter-long screen outlines the main landforms of the two provinces, and also marks many resource points in small characters, such as iron ore, copper ore, silver ore, and mountain range full of wild fruits, and river sections with many fish, all of which are the highlight of the carving.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Minotaur have been ambushed, we are enjoying food here, but there are still many people of the empire who have been displaced and living in fear, and it is urgent to redivide the territory and resume production, after consulting with the Duke of Bourbon, I have decided to implement it as soon as possible, according to the scope of their original territories, and appropriately expand, I hope that you can work together in the future to make the territory prosperous as soon as possible. ”

The Duke of Habsburg picked up a glass of red wine and announced in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner that the redivision of the territory had officially begun, and he was ashamed to say that he had discussed it with Lei Ming, but in fact the two did not talk about it at all.

Lei Ming felt funny in his heart, it is estimated that the Duke of Habsburg promised a lot before, and he can't wait to implement it at this time, but how to divide it, Lei Ming's opinion is particularly important.

In the afternoon, Lei Ming also asked several nobles who had taken refuge in him, asking why they had chosen to join him instead of the Duke of Habsburg, and the answers of the minor nobles made Lei Ming immediately clear.

First of all, the thundering earthly dragon shocked those nobles very much, even the minotaur was trampled and burned by the earthly dragon; secondly, the two troll prophets who cast the forbidden spell were thundering's friends; then, although the Habsburg duke's soldiers were more numerous, those soldiers were all commanded by the minor nobles under the Habsburg duke's command, unlike thunder, which could be decided in a word; finally, countless people witnessed Thunder defeat the terrible opponent and achieve the final victory, and the prestige of thunder surpassed many people in this battle, even the old duke Auguste did not have thunder's dazzling performance。

With so many factors concentrated, it is no wonder that the Duke of Habsburg has to continuously use small means to fight for his own interests and strive to increase his influence, and he is really overwhelmed by the thunder. (To be continued.) )