With a loud whistle, the "Strings of Poseidon" finally stopped outside the dock outside the city of Cytius, the capital of Avinia. From here, you can see a corner of this mechanized city, where steamships of all sizes carry goods on the river, and the steam from the bow of the ship casts a veil over the entire river. Now that night had fallen, the brilliant light was shining like stars from the windows of the buildings of different styles. The whole city is like a giant tree of prosperity, those dazzling lights are the flowers on the tree, and the transmission line transports this bright energy along the transmission line to the building, and finally blooms these brilliant lights at the end of the transmission line.

Chu Kunyang raised his head for the first time to look at this strange city, there was a happy family in every window with lights on, and those dazzling lights were so warm that they were enough to illuminate your way home.

Jiela's pupils reflected those brilliant stars, looking left and right like a child, Chu Kunyang silently held her hand to prevent her from running away. Under this dazzling light, her face is ruddy, which makes people feel very warm.

There was a sharp and rapid grinding sound, and the black mechanical limousine flicked its tail and stopped in front of them with a sharp whirl. The driver is very skilled, just enough to pull off this beautiful drifting maneuver without scaring them. This limousine is completely different from the domestic limousines of Great Xia, which are all driven by horses, but this limousine is all made of metal. There are doors that can be opened in the fully enclosed body, and in order to let the people in the car see the scenery outside the car, four glass windows are thoughtfully opened on the body, while the domestic limousines in Xia can only use silk curtains. The aristocrats often complained that they felt uncomfortable when traveling in limousines in winter, and that the cold wind could not blow into such a fully enclosed limousine. In the winter, when the horses are not in good shape, this limousine has nothing to worry about, it has its own heart - a power core lurks under the front of the car, and as long as it can be fueled, it can output power without external restrictions.

The front of the limousine also has a platinum three-dimensional emblem - a concentric gear with hexagonal snowflakes as the edge, which also comes from the "legendary" Hextech Bureau.

There was a slight sound of friction, and the soldier with three rhombic flower epaulettes on his shoulders opened the car door and saluted them with a standard military salute: "Your Highness, the Emperor of your country is holding a banquet in the palace with His Majesty. ”

The military rank system in Xia is the same as that of other countries, and if you want to be promoted to the rank, you have to establish military merits, and send a colonel to serve as a driver, which is a very high salary. Moreover, the colonel's etiquette is in place, and his speech is natural and decent, which is impeccable. As soon as Chu Kunyang and the others came over, he respectfully leaned over slightly and pulled the car door for them. He didn't start his engine until they were all in the car, and the black limousine slid silently into the night.

Jiela had never seen such a scene, the seat sofa in the limousine was leather, and it was soft and comfortable to sit on, but she was a little cramped now, and leaned uneasily on Chu Kunyang's side. Except for Chu Kunyang, almost all the people here were strangers to her, and she didn't know what would happen next.

"Do you know the etiquette of those banquets?" Chu Kunyang's lips moved slightly, and his voice was very small, just enough for Jiela to hear alone.

"No, it won't. Jiela replied in a low voice, and at the same time secretly raised her eyes to look at the expression on Chu Kunyang's face, the expression on Chu Kunyang's face was still faint, full of indifference.

"Then can you wait for me at my brother's camp?" Chu Kunyang asked.

"But I want to see it. Gera craned her neck and rubbed her hands at the corners of her clothes.

She was waiting for Chu Kunyang's answer, Chu Kunyang said that she couldn't go if she didn't want her to go, no one would go to such a high-end and luxurious banquet with a burden, after all, she was not Chu Kunyang's person, Chu Kunyang had never said anything to her, and he had done a lot for her along the way.

Unexpectedly, Chu Kunyang did not directly object, he looked down at Jiela's feet: "Will you wear high heels and dresses?"

"I tried it on the dress yesterday when I was shopping for clothes, and I was afraid of falling on high heels. Jara looked down at her feet.

"Then you try to move around as little as possible, stay by my side, don't talk, don't eat indiscriminately. Chu Kunyang said: "It's here, it's time to change clothes soon." ”

The limousine stopped at the entrance of the brightly lit palace, and in front of the tall VIP passage stood heavily armed guards. Their hands were pressed on the continuous shooting systems around their waists, and the brass continuous shooting systems flowed with a chilling cold light. When Chu Kunyang walked in front of them, they stretched out their hands to stop him: "Your Highness, please give us the weapon for safekeeping." ”

Chu Kunyang paused for two seconds, and then cooperatively handed them the sword in his hand. They took their swords in their hands and bowed slightly: "Thank you for your cooperation, Your Highness." ”

They moved out of the way and spoke to the maids standing in the passage: "Take Your Highness and his female companion to the dressing room to change their clothes." ”

In the inner court of the Avinian Palace, the banquet has already begun for a while. The guests were almost there, and the ladies and gentlemen in gowns whispered with crystal cups. Waiters with trays stood aside, waiting for a request to be made to them.

This is a feast for the top nobles, all of whom are the high nobles of a certain country, and they are either dukes or even kings of a certain country. Some people are a little flamboyant, but some people are relatively low-key, but they all have the natural nobility and pride of aristocrats. In the center of the inner court, Princess Stuart and Princess Willlet, in bright red dresses, had already brought their engagement crystal and diamond rings in their hands, and each held their sweethearts to talk to other nobles, and the kings of various countries sent them their most sincere blessings. Machine-made music boxes sing soft songs, and amber wine sways in crystal cups.

In this harmonious atmosphere, there is a person who is out of place in this environment. It was a girl in a blue dress and skirt, with ice blue eyes like Chu Kunyang, and graceful long hair with natural curls. This girl has slender calves and a slender waist, and anyone who looks at it will be tempted by her, but she sits quietly in a corner alone, with a cold expression on her face and a chill all over her body. Even those monarchs didn't know the origin of this girl, but the people who could come to this banquet were all top nobles, and there were a few dukes who were usually good friends who whispered about which country she was the princess while peeking at her, but they didn't dare to alarm this girl, just now a duke took the initiative to show her goodwill and talk, but she didn't even raise her eyelids, which made both parties very embarrassed.

The closed door was opened from the outside, and a young man with ice blue eyes and a girl in a long white dress strode in, and everywhere he went, a chill was exuding from him, and the nobles who were talking happily couldn't help but lower their voices.

Because he is a taboo, Chu Kunyang, the second son of the former Xia Emperor of Great Xia, is said to be born with an ominous thing. In the legends of Great Xia, the ice blue pupils are a manifestation of demonic possession, because they can use the power of ghosts and gods to harm others through these eyes. It might be superstitious to listen to such legends in these days, but he is a monster. In the battle of Dragon City Fortress a few months ago, it was this young man who turned the tide of the battle with his own strength and completely rewrote the fate of the Xia Kingdom. It is said that he, like his predecessor, the Xia Emperor, rushed forward with incredible speed and violence, destroying the command center of the Atlas army with a single blow, bleeding everywhere he passed, and all those who stood in his way died under his sword. If that legend wasn't enough to make him taboo, then enough was what he did on the Dragon City Fortress.

Chu Kunyang interspersed through the crowd without stopping for half a step. He is clearly just a teenager under the age of twenty, but that indifferent momentum is forced on your face, which makes people tremble inexplicably. He's clearly unarmed, but with that dangerous gesture as if he'd stick those two blades in your face at any moment.

Of course, Chu Kunyang's appearance was not to embarrass other nobles, he was born with this cold appearance. Jiera leaned close to him in her high heels, and she was uncomfortable with the way she walked on her tiptoes all the time. Chu Kunyang tried his best to hold her steady so that she would not fall, which instead formed a crushing momentum, which he did not expect.

As soon as he walked into this room, Chu Kunyang noticed the girl sitting in the corner, she was sitting quietly, her ice blue eyes were as clear as a sapphire. But the clear pupils of the eyes were equally indifferent and empty, like a quiet puppet. Only the most dexterous craftsmen, using the finest materials, inject their souls into the work, can make such a perfect doll, which is absolutely beautiful in the world.

Everyone's eyes were on Chu Kunyang, Chu Kunyang walked in front of Chu Yiyang and Chu Yunyang, pressed his chest with one hand and bowed: "Brother, sister." ”

At this time, the girl who had been sitting upright stood up from her seat, like a rigid doll waking up. She walked in front of Chu Kunyang with steps, and her voice was cold and clear: "Chu Kunyang?"

Everyone was stunned, this girl's questioning was as condescending as interrogating a prisoner, no matter how noble her status was, none of them here were ordinary people with ordinary family backgrounds, not to mention that Chu Kunyang had the title of "Great Xia Dragon King" on his head in addition to the title of duke. Ask him like this, with this young man's temper, he will have a seizure on the spot, right? It seems that this banquet will not end very well.

"Yes. Chu Kunyang stared at the girl's ice blue eyes, and he didn't know why, although the girl's tone was extremely impolite, he was rarely not disgusted. From those ice blue pupils, he seemed to see another self, this girl revealed the feeling of "we are the same kind of people", "I am Chu Kunyang." ”

Facing Chu Kunyang's face-to-face gaze, most people would feel shuddering, but this girl looked at Chu Kunyang without showing weakness. The two pairs of ice-blue pupils reflected the empty blue pupils, like two lonely beasts looking at each other when they met. Jiela grabbed Chu Kunyang's arm tightly, and the eyes of hundreds of people were focused on a few of them. The eyes of those people were confused, some mocking, and some could not see the content clearly, like the extremely hot sun that burned her.

"So it's a pleasure to meet you on this occasion, my name is Oriana, the deputy director of Hex's Science and Technology Bureau, is it convenient to accept my challenge?" The girl was concise and to the point, and explained her identity and purpose in a few words, without any delay.

The crowd stopped talking and stared at the girl with disbelief in their eyes. A simple sentence triggers an effect that is no less than a huge meteorite thrown into the ocean, Deputy Director of Hex Science and Technology Bureau!

The Hextech Bureau has always been an unknown mystery, covered with layers of veils. It is known only that this institution is the central institution of science and technology in Avinia, but no one can say what it is composed and where it is, and only that people have seen advanced machinery with the emblem of concentric gears with hexagonal snowflakes, "Miracle of the Water - Strings of Poseidon", "Immovable Fortress - Hyglensing Mobile Combined Fire Heavy Artillery"...... All of them are forces that change the world. It is speculated that the head of this institution is a highly respected elder whose mechanical movements are as precisely presented in his mind as the movement of the sun, moon and stars, so that he can design the mechanical creations that change human cognition. He must have spent his entire life in the laboratory studying machinery, so he was able to climb to such a peak, and countless people wanted to befriend him but didn't even know his name. The mystery that has been hidden today has finally been revealed, and the deputy director of this agency turns out to be a girl who looks less than twenty years old, and her name is Oriana. The advanced creations of the Hextech Bureau only began to appear in the eyes of the people ten years ago, how many of these things came from her hands? She was less than ten years old when she designed them, and she was just a harmless little girl.

There is only one explanation - genius! incomparable genius!

"Oriana, don't mess around!" someone whispered behind her back.

"Brother, it's my own business!" her voice was even colder than Jace's, and she actually suppressed Jace in turn. She looked at Chu Kunyang's eyes defiantly: "Can you accept it?" Let me see the limit of the 'Great Xia Dragon King'. ”

The atmosphere on the field was low to freezing, and no one spoke to talk about it, so everyone was watching Chu Kunyang's reaction, from the challenge of the deputy director of the Hex Science and Technology Bureau, did he offend Oriana in anything? Offended the deputy director of the Hex Science and Technology Bureau, even if you have that terrifying ability to the extreme? Can you pass through the crowd, can you pass through the position covered by cannonballs? If the Atlas army has maintained the coverage of the position with cannonballs when he was in the Dragon City Fortress, then Chu Kunyang would not have any chance to cross the position at all.

When Oriana was looking at Chu Kunyang, Chu Kunyang was also looking at Oriana, and neither of them spoke. Both of them exuded an intimidating chill, Chu Kunyang was indifferent, and Orianna was more proud than indifferent. One is a peerless sword and the other is a mechanical genius, Chu Kunyang is the Duke of Great Xia, and judging from the conversation between Oriana and Jace, she is undoubtedly still a noble princess! Avinia actually has two princesses! Why do people only know Princess Christine? It's very simple, because Oriana was doing mechanical research in the laboratory when Christine appeared in people's field of vision.

In the atmosphere that was almost tense to the extreme, no one spoke, and the boy and girl with ice-blue eyes looked at each other for a long time, and their eyes were full of hostility.

After a long time, Oriana turned her head, "So you're a coward, I'm sorry to disturb you." She lifted the hem of her skirt and turned around, and walked awe-inspiring past the nobles with surprised or admiring expressions, without stopping for a single step.

Everywhere she went, people silently parted a path for her, and when she pushed open the door of the inner court, a deep voice came from behind her: "I accept." ”

Oriana's awe-inspiring figure was for a while, but she didn't turn her head, and her voice just came from her back: "Then please go to the square of Crittius tomorrow morning, where I will wait for you." ”

After saying that, she still left on her own, Jace shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, it seemed that he had no way to discipline this genius sister's willfulness.

Chu Kunyang stared at the beautiful figure and gradually disappeared around the corner of the palace, frowning slightly, Jiela was not used to wearing high heels, and her feet were numb after standing there for so long in high heels, and now she was almost hanging on him. Orianna's attitude was very strange, there was no love for no reason and no hatred for no reason, but he couldn't remember when he offended this legendary noble princess.

"I want to know why?" the soft female voice whispered in Chu Kunyang's ear.

"Sister?" Chu Kunyang's lips moved slightly, he glanced around, and after confirming that no one was paying attention to him, he asked in a low voice, "Why?"

"You really shouldn't have brought a female companion here today. Chu Yunyang glanced at Jiela, she was too tired, Chu Kunyang asked her to sit aside to rest, and now she had fallen asleep on the leather sofa, her eyelashes were closed, like a well-behaved kitten. Chu Kunyang stood quietly aside, waiting for Chu Yunyang's answer.

After a long while, Chu Yunyang still didn't speak, and when Chu Kunyang thought that she couldn't speak, there was a whisper in his ears that could only be heard clearly by himself, and after he heard it, his whole body shook violently, and several guests looked at him strangely.

The sentence was, "Do you remember what I said before? You're also engaged, and Orianna is actually your fiancée." ”