Chapter 9: An Awkward Atmosphere
On this day, Anthony led the family to stand outside the castle and quietly waited for the arrival of Hoto's party, the essence of Hoto's visit was a transaction.
Because the land of the eastern three countries is dominated by grasslands and forests, animal husbandry is relatively developed, rich in wool, meat and horses, and the western three countries are dominated by basin mineral veins, so the textile industry is more developed and the grain output is very high.
Therefore, in recent years, Curtis and Hotto have often returned various materials, and they can be regarded as taking what they need, so Anthony will come out to greet them.
At this time, there were other civilians standing around the road, and they mainly came to see the excitement, after all, there was no entertainment in daily life.
Just as everyone was looking at the entrance of the street, they suddenly heard a loud hissing sound in the sky, so they immediately looked up and saw a huge flying dragon passing through the sky, everyone couldn't help but scream, and the crowd began to riot.
Su Lin also stared at the dragon in the sky at this time, only to see that its body was red, the scale armor on it had a metallic luster, its eyes did not contain any emotion, a pair of huge wings set off gusts of wind, and there were many barbs on its tail.
Immediately after that, the dragon fell directly to the ground, and then a dozen more creatures appeared in the sky with the body and talons of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, and on their backs sat a man in armor.
Felicia saw his puzzled face, and opened her mouth to explain: "These are griffon knights, the exclusive knights of the Hoto country, and they are the only ones who have the financial resources to domesticate these griffins. ”
Hearing this, Su Lin's eyes were also full of excitement, these griffons and dragons were the air force of this era!
At this moment, a group of knights dressed in full-body armor and armed with spears approached, and the sun reflected a dazzling light on their armor, as if they had come out of the light.
They were followed by six or seven luxurious four-wheeled carriages, around which stood two columns of soldiers with spears.
The king of the kingdom of Hoto, Baird Gernon, got out of the car and walked to Anthony, then took him by the hand and walked up to the dragon and boasted: "Anthony, I have specially commissioned someone to get this dragon from the mysterious island, and see, how about it? With this dragon, no amount of army can match it." ”
Anthony can only smile slightly at this, now the only country in the six countries of the mainland that can domesticate the dragon is the Hoto country, because it is not easy to tame the most powerful creatures on the continent, because the dragon is a very picky eater, and the food is the best, and the cost of its meal is equivalent to the cost of a knight for a month.
And dragons are not easy to obtain, and they must be captured on mysterious islands far away in the sea, which is also a large expense, so whether a country is strong on the mainland is measured not only by the amount of gold, but also by the number of domesticated dragons and griffins.
At this time, Ganon glanced at everyone again, and then walked up to Felicia and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and the number one sword concubine on our continent has become more and more beautiful, and now I still remember the scene when you were always at the forefront of the battlefield at that time. ”
Your Majesty smiled, I was also young and ignorant at that time. Felicia replied with a smile.
"I've got to introduce you, this is my eldest prince, Carey, you've seen it before!" Gunnon pointed to a blonde man next to him.
Felicia also saluted Carey and replied, "Yes, I met once a few years ago. ”
Hearing this, Ganon also laughed: "That's good, he has been thinking about you all these years!"
Felicia also smiled at this, but did not answer.
Su Lin also carefully observed his rival at this time, only to see that Carey had flowing blonde hair, kept a smile on his face at all times, and his face was also very delicate, like a woman, but the most eye-catching thing was his eyes, as if he couldn't see any emotion, but it seemed to be very emotional.
Just as he was observing Carey closely, he suddenly noticed that the other party had also noticed him, and the two of them looked at each other.
At this time, Su Lin looked at the other party's eyes, and only felt as if he wanted him to see through it, so he quickly took his gaze back, and at the same time said secretly: What a guy who is not easy to mess with.
Then the group walked directly into the palace, Anthony accompanied Genenon and others to the study, and before leaving, he asked Felicia to lead Prince Carey around.
When Felicia was about to summon them, suddenly a young man with a rebellious face and a superior aura on his body walked up to her and said, "You are Princess Felicia, you are indeed very beautiful, and it is appropriate to be my eldest brother's woman." ”
Before Felicia could react, Carey walked out and stopped: "Second brother, how can you talk to Her Royal Highness the princess like this." ”
The second prince Fu Lun shrugged his shoulders and said disapprerovingly: "Big brother, this has been ordered by my father, she will definitely marry you sooner or later, otherwise my father would not have come to this kind of place in person." ”
With that, he sat down in his chair and took a sip of his glass, but immediately spit it out again, muttering disdainfully, "What is it?"
At this time, Felicia did not have any expression on her face, but she was very unhappy in her heart, she couldn't make the decision about her marriage, and she was arranged like a piece of goods.
Su Lin couldn't sit still when he saw this scene, it was okay to insult himself, but it was not okay to insult his own woman, so he opened his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, it seems that Princess Felicia can't marry your eldest brother." ”
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes in the hall fell on him, and Fren stood up and walked in front of Su Lin, raised his head to look at her, and said, "Who are you?
And Su Lin's movements were also direct, and he immediately took Felicia's hand and said, "It doesn't matter who I am, you just need to know that she will marry me, not your eldest brother." ”
When Flren heard this, he burst out laughing, "That's a pity, we're here this time because my eldest brother wants to marry her back." ”
"I'm going to disappoint you. Surin was also not to be outdone.
When the two of them confronted each other, the scene suddenly fell into an embarrassing situation, everyone didn't expect that the atmosphere would become so bad at the beginning of contact, and no one dared to break the situation for a while.
At this moment, Kelly suddenly smiled and said, "Let's relax, let's have some fun!"
With his words, everyone began to talk to each other again, but the atmosphere was still a little uncomfortable.
Felicia pulled Su Lin aside and said, "Lin, you shouldn't be so impulsive, if my father found out, he would definitely blame us." ”
"Don't worry! ”
With that, he picked up the wine on the table and drank it down, but his hands trembled a little, and he knew that he had caused a big trouble, but he had to do it, and he had to let them know that Felicia could not get married, otherwise there would be no room for negotiation when it was officially proposed.
And he can be regarded as taking his life into it this time, the conversation between Anthony and Ganon is destined not to go well, and even the follow-up cooperation will be canceled, what we have to see now is how much Anthony cares about Felicia, and it is also his only chance.
Without Felicia, his fate will definitely not be much better, Surin still knows this, and said that he must gamble his life this time.
At this time, Carey and Fren were also standing aside and whispering, Carey still had a charming smile on his face, but his tone was extremely cold and full of majesty: "Second brother, do you know what you did wrong just now?"
"Big, big brother, I'm just telling the truth. Fren lowered his head and whispered, like a child who had done something wrong.
"If you weren't so impulsive, Felicia wouldn't have been able to refuse me publicly, we still have chips in our hands, and Anthony will definitely agree to this family affair at that time, but now it's okay, I don't know if the chips in my hands are useful or not. ”
For his impulsive brother, Carey can only scold a few words, it seems that there is not much hope for this political marriage!
Not long after, Anthony and Genenon and the others also came out of the house, but their faces were not very good-looking.
Later, Anthony had Genenon and the others arranged, and then gathered all the personnel together.
Seeing the gloom on his father's face, Lance fell down and said, "Father, is it not going well?"
Anthony nodded and said: "Yes, this time we collected hundreds of thousands of sheepskins and a large amount of wool in the country, and originally wanted to exchange cloth with them as usual, but this time they proposed to marry us, and the object was Felicia, and also hinted that if we didn't do this, the transaction would not take place." ”
After that, he looked at Felicia again, if it was another daughter, he would never refuse, but Felicia made him hesitate.
Lance knew what he was thinking when he saw Anthony's eyes, so he continued to persuade: "Father, if the transaction can't go smoothly this time, then those feudal lords below will definitely not give up, after all, these wool sheepskins are not only ours, but also theirs." ”
"I don't know that if this transaction is canceled, then future transactions may also be canceled, and if this is the case, the people below will definitely make a fuss. Anthony let out a long sigh and put his hand on his forehead.
Felicia could only sit quietly to the side at this time, not daring to interject, while Surin was also pondering.
At this time, everyone's expressions were also different, some of them frowned tightly, and some of them showed a hint of a smile on the corner of their mouths, and everyone was making their own calculations in their hearts.