On the way to the empress's residence, there were busy soldiers stationed in the camp everywhere, they were wearing all kinds of colorful clothes because of the different coats of arms of the lords they belonged to, and they were so conspicuous in the snow-white snowfield at a glance, Russell shook his head with a smile, this scene actually reminded him of the spring outing scene in his previous life.

The speed of the horse was fast, and it did not take long for the three of them to reach the empress's residence. In order to prevent another sneak attack by the enemy, several more sentry posts were added near the already heavily guarded station. The nobles who came to participate were not treated differently by the size of the title, and all of them had to park their horses in the prescribed stables, and people were not allowed to bring in their weapons, and they had to hand over their weapons for the custody of a special person, but fortunately Russell and they had prepared for it, and put their weapons in the camp before they came here.

After rounds of inspection, they finally came to the last checkpoint in the open space in front of Her Majesty's tent, where the bustling crowd of large and small noble lords lined up to accept the identity check of the attendants.

The process of inspection was simple, the empire had already prepared to draw the portrait of the current noble lord, and the lord was holding his own unique family crest to check and verify with the attendants, and after passing these inspections, they could enter the meeting hall.

Luckily, the attendants were quick to check, and Russell and the others didn't have to wait long to get to the front of the line.

The attendant looked at Carlos's people, then at the portrait in his hand and at his family crest, and nodded without saying anything more for them to enter. Russell and the others had long been impatient with the long wait, and walked into the venue relieved after the inspection.

Empress Gladys had not yet arrived, only a few lords had gathered in a scattered manner, sitting or standing, chatting and passing the time, and the small number of people present had divided into many small groups.

People with too many different titles basically don't know each other, so there is no stranger talking to each other, and if it weren't for this call from the empress, these people might never see each other for the rest of their lives.

Carlos found a seat on the edge and sat down, only the Hill family would let him participate in the meeting because of the scarcity, most of the other lords present were middle-aged, Carlos knew that he had no common language with them, so he simply stayed away from these people as far away as possible, in order to alleviate the boring waiting process, Russell and Carlos chatted without a word.

Carter heard that they were talking about future arrangements, and he knew that he couldn't interject, and it was still too boring to stand for a while, so it was better to get up and take a walk, and after saying hello to Russell and the two, Carter walked to the other side.

Carter walked for a while and found that the venue for this meeting was still very large, and it was right to think about it, there were hundreds of nobles who accompanied the army this time, plus the number of attendants accompanying him was also quite a lot. The layout of the venue is simple, and basically the tables and chairs are all decorated.

Carter watched the layout of the venue and walked until he kicked a rock before he realized that he had walked a long way. There were more and more nobles coming in, and it seemed that the meeting was about to start, so it was better to walk back quickly.

Carter turned to walk back, when he caught a glimpse of someone he would never forget, the Marquis Pike Byron, a powerful lord in the eastern part of the Empire. Isn't he the lord who guards the eastern border? Why did he come to the north to fight this time?

Like thunder and lightning, Carter stood there like a log, his eyes staring straight at Marquis Pike. His motionless appearance was striking, and the people next to him looked at the strange man.

The battle-hardened Marquis Pike seemed to feel the peeping gaze, and his majestic eyes immediately looked in Carter's direction, and Carter wanted to dodge when he saw that the situation was not good, but it was too late. At this critical moment, Russell stood in the middle of the two, and Marquis Pike glanced at Russell carefully, and without seeing any clues, he turned around and laughed with the lord beside him.

Carter couldn't calm his heart, his mind was in chaos, beads of sweat continued to drip down his forehead and onto the dry ground, as if he was recalling some bad memories. Russell saw Carter like this, so he could only pull him back to Carlos's location.

Carlos saw Carter's nervous look and asked with concern, "Carter, what's wrong with you?"

Carter just stood and trembled without saying a word, Russell looked at his confused appearance, remembered the way he swore not to ask about the past when he met him, and sighed silently: "Let him calm down first, maybe he saw someone he didn't want to see." ”

A trumpet sounded on the field, and the sound of the horn meant that the empress was coming, and Carlos hurriedly sat upright. Russell could only stand by Carlos's side with the worry in his heart.