Luke was also puzzled by Jomington's apparently tendentious statement, but it was more appropriate for it to come out of his mouth than to say it himself. It would be best if the Cross were willing to spit out some monopoly industries, although the odds were unlikely, but it was a point of gain.

The ball was kicked at Gabriel's feet, and he naturally wanted to continue to fight for the interests of the Cross.

Then the arduous and lengthy negotiations began, and the two sides could not help but slap the table and communicate constructively.

But regardless of the re-encouragement of the quarrel between the two sides, the general direction of the expansion of Angry Waves City has not changed, and what is fighting is only how much the Cross Society and the Innovation Society can share in this big cake.

After a round of negotiations, the expansion of the city of the Furious Waves entered the official agenda of the cabinet. Recently, the first assistant of Gabril officially submitted the plan for the economic circle of Nutao City at the cabinet meeting of the Imperial Cabinet.

Negotiations on the cake will continue.

Luke, who is holding a dinner knife, has to talk not only with the Cross, but also with all the forces of the Empire, and he is destined to be even busier than before.

It also made the imperial capital from the royal magnates to the peddlers and pawns, and everyone paid attention to the expansion plan of Angry Waves City. Some people who have spare money are thinking about how to go through the door and take advantage of this upcoming opening of the wind to soar into the sky.

With the blessing of continuous reporting from the major newspapers in the imperial capital, the wealth of Angry Waves City has confused people's eyes, so much so that there is a piece of news that has not been widely noticed.

The Crusader Project moved from clandestine development to commercialization.

Miss Weatherlight is hired by the Crusader Project and owns a mystic laboratory under her control.

Luke knows very well that the future research and development direction of the power system is the great fusion of technology, and the fusion of magic, alchemy, mysticism, machinery, and transcendence is not a simple technology pile-up. The same thing is placed in different frames, someone may build a row of bungalows, while someone can build a skyscraper.

The occult power system, which is carried forward in the hands of players, shows inclusiveness that can perfectly nest other power systems within a framework dominated by arcane arts.

This is also the reason why the occult art became an existence beyond other forces in the later stage.

And the information recorded in Luke's mobile phone allows him to have a secret technology tree that has been tempered by countless players. What now restricts him from exerting the potential energy of the Mystic Technology Tree is precisely the backwardness of the development of other power systems at this stage.

With the resources of the arcane arts gradually sufficient, how to adapt other power systems to the arcane arts has become a problem that Luke has to solve now.

Although Luke has taken over the City Alchemy Society of the Angry Waves, some of the traditional power system authorities are in the city of Saint-Lun.

In the Anno game, the strength of the character Clear Sky is at a high level among players, and all difficult dungeons can easily be cleared with full stars with technology. And those top players who pursue the ultimate and super Kryptonians treat advanced dungeons as racing games, which are how many seconds faster than the time to clear the level.

Therefore, there is still a lot of room for the clear sky to rise.

After laying the foundation of persistence, the ontology also needs to integrate other power systems to achieve multiplicative strength improvement.

Participating in the Crusader Project is an opportunity to enter the research system of the city of St. Lun.

The negotiations with Gabriel were tough, but they were able to achieve something each time. With the help of public opinion and all parties, the expansion plan of Angry Waves City is also advancing very quickly at the Imperial Cabinet meeting.

The annexation of the six towns to the city of Fury was already a foregone conclusion, and it was up to Augustine the Great to sign the final order. It's just that Augustine the Great deliberately delayed a bit, saying that he would sign this order after Princess Dale's coming-of-age ball.

Princess Daile's birthday is getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere of celebration in the imperial capital is getting stronger and stronger.

Luke gradually left the trivial negotiations to Jomington, and he took the time to accept Agatha's court etiquette teachings.

In particular, court dance is really not something that can be mastered by learning a few classes.

Although Luke doesn't care about these etiquette, stepping on his girlfriend's feet while dancing is definitely more than just rudeness.

Turning, moving, staggering, swapping positions......

Ladies should be light, men should walk steadily, with summoned goblins pulling magic rainbow bars and sprinkling fluorescent powder in the middle, and noble ladies and goblins flying with scarves or skirts.

If you want to not make a fool of yourself at the ball, you must first learn court swordsmanship.

The court dance evolved from the court fencing technique, from the very beginning of the court swordsmen to perform fencing performances at banquets, and gradually became the court dance after the sword was removed.

Agatha wears a fencing suit with a long sword in her right hand and a short sword in her left. Across from her, Luke was dressed in the same way.

Agatha stepped forward, her sword clasped together.

"Note that the contact between the sword and the sword is holding hands, and the weak side of the two wrestling forces is the lady, half a step back, sliding step, turning around, side progress, sliding step, turning around, progressing, side retreat, sliding step.

This is the most basic pace, enough for you to cope with ordinary situations. The pace of the fight dance is much more complicated, and you don't need to know it for the time being.

Now let's start practicing and follow my pace. ”

After this period of practice, Luke is already familiar with the movement of the dance steps, but he has not mastered the rhythm well. Fortunately, Agatha was a professional court dance master, and under her guidance, Luke successfully completed a dance step practice.

Next, you need to increase the movement of your arms and upper body.

Since it is a dance that has evolved from fencing, of course there are attacks and dodges. It is only after the dance has been modified that these movements have been given a sense of beauty, and after being interpreted by male and female dancers, they present a sense of both rigidity and softness.

At the same time, the airflow and blasting effect generated by the collision of sword skills and energy are replaced by shuttle goblins, making the whole dance more beautiful and gorgeous.

Agatha takes Luke with a sword in both hands for an in-depth practice of dancing while talking distracts him, allowing the dance steps to become his muscular responses.

"Your first dance partner has to be Dale. She's very kind, you've saved her again, and she won't embarrass you while dancing. If someone else invites you to dance, you need to pay attention.

The impromptu court dance is a real sword duel, and depending on your current proficiency in court fencing, any aristocratic little girl can make you embarrassed. ”

The sword blades were separated, the sword bodies were close to each other, and the two of them swapped positions by mistake.

"After a dance, I'll find a place to sit and drink," Luke said. Your Majesty will definitely send someone to make contact with me first, and the ball will have nothing to do with me. ”

The two took another step forward, their swords colliding together, Luke progressing, and Agatha taking a step back, their eyes facing each other.

"There is news from inside the palace that some of the guest rooms have been cleaned, and the father may arrange for some young people he admires to stay overnight, giving Dale a chance to get to know them better.

You have to be mentally prepared that your father's evaluation of you this time will take some time. ”

This was unexpected news for Luke.

"Your Majesty is very serious about Princess Daile's coming-of-age ceremony, and he really chooses a suitable husband for her."

Agatha sighed: "It's hard to guess what he thinks." In the past, the coming-of-age ceremonies of the royal prince and princess had never been so grand, and their marriages were all designated by their fathers.

My father was very controlling.

But since Dale returned to the palace, some of his behavior has changed a lot, and the love for Dale is something we have never received before. ”

Luke sensed Agatha's loss, and he said, "Are you jealous of Dale? ”

Agatha's expression quickly recovered: "You stepped on my foot." ”

"I'm sorry!" Luke hurriedly backed away.

Agatha hung Luke's sword with her own sword and pulled him in front of her: "At the ball, step on it, step on it, don't mess with your steps."

Go on! ”

"Yes, Your Highness the Eldest Princess."

After a period of time, trained by the eldest princess herself, Luke's court etiquette and court dancing have made great progress.

It's also the day of Princess Dale's coming-of-age celebration.

Numerous carriages converged on the main entrance of the palace from all directions, and the children of the nobles, dressed in magnificent dresses, entered the palace through a long corridor guarded by the palace guards.

Luke travels directly into the palace in the royal carriage.

The space wall passed through unconsciously, and the palace that had just been like a sticker suddenly became vivid.

A towering palace surrounds the towering walls, and the tips of the towers flutter with the flag of the Golden Shield Empire.

Heavily armed soldiers stood on the sentry, and from time to time magic bullets flew into the air and scattered into rain and dew with magical energy, and the rainbow was connected into a dazzling and colorful appearance.

The burly trumpeters puffed out their cheeks and played the trombone several meters long, and the long and ancient trumpet sounded as if they could feel the profound heritage of the empire.

The people who came to attend Princess Dale's coming-of-age ceremony gathered in the palace hall, and as the seeded player, Luke was invited to stand at the forefront.

The children of high-ranking officials and prominent families standing next to him all looked unruly and unruly. And they all looked at Luke, intentionally or not, all with hostility in their eyes.

As a peer, Meteorite sits in Raging Waves, much better than their peers, and is a strong competitor for everyone.

Of course, the aristocratic girl who came to the celebration looked at Luke with a different look.

For them.

If Princess Dale hadn't chosen the Falling Star, she would have had a chance to have a romantic encounter with him here. Heal his wounded heart with his gentleness and beauty, and then he will become the Doge's wife, the richest woman in the world.

A different kind of gaze focused on Luke, making him the center of attention in the hall before Princess Dale appeared.

Luke, on the other hand, doesn't care what the people around him think of him.

Dale wasn't his target at all, he came to ...... It was to have a clout of strength with Augustine the Great.

I'm coming.

Do you dare to do it to me?

After a while, the hall fell silent as the music played. Then a stunningly dressed woman walked to the top of the ceremony, surrounded by female officials.

The people in the hall saluted the woman together and said in unison: "Your Royal Highness, good day!" ”

This time, it was Christina, the Empress of the Golden Shield Empire, who presided over Princess Dale's coming-of-age ceremony, presumably because Emperor Augustine's body did not allow him to attend such a ceremony.

Christina is very young and about the same age as Agatha. She is the princess of the Kingdom of Lusien, a vassal of the Golden Shield Empire, and became the imperial empress three years ago when she married Augustine the Great.

In fact, Christina was originally going to marry the second prince Acrylic, but when talking about marriage, Augustine the Great's original empress died.

Marrying Alec is not sure if she can become the Empress of the Empire, but marrying Augustine the Great must be the Empress of the Empire. So under the extreme operation of King Lusian, Augustine the Great married Christina, who was supposed to be his daughter-in-law.

Empress Christina has been very low-key since marrying Augustine the Great, reading books every day, and hardly leaving the palace for half a step, so that there is not much presence.

This time, Christina came to preside over Princess Dale's coming-of-age ceremony, and the first thing that made people marvel at her dignity and beauty as a queen.

The life in the deep palace made Christina feel a little indifferent, and combined with her youthful appearance, she showed a frosty temperament even more.

Christina, who walked onto the stage, did not say much, and after welcoming the guests, she immediately announced the opening of the ceremony.

The music became high-pitched and holy, and the crowd in the hall automatically parted, clearing a corridor leading to the main entrance of the hall.

The red carpet is laid out on the ground under the influence of magic.

The closed main entrance opened, and Princess Dale, dressed in full costume, walked in.

The little goblin flew in the air with a basket, and kept taking out flower petals from the basket and splashing them in the air; The maid behind her held a long dress for Princess Dale; People on both sides bent down to salute and offer their blessings to the princess, and some even recited a short poem to add to Princess Dale's impression of herself.

Dale shows the dignity of a royal princess, and she walks to the stage with her eyes unsquinting amid music and blessings.

Until she saw Luke standing at the forefront.

A smile unconsciously rose to the corner of Princess Dale's mouth, and she remembered the wonderful experience with Luke in the lower town.

Princess Dale's smile hits every man's heart, her beauty is immaculate and pure, and people can't help but want to use all their strength to care for her.

But people soon found out that Princess Dale's eyes did not look at the queen on the stage, she looked at ...... Meteor.

Her smile is also given to the meteorite.

Suddenly, countless vinegar jars overturned, and the hateful gaze shot at Luke like arrows.

What's even more shocking is that Princess Dale actually walked up to Luke and stopped, which definitely didn't fit the flow of the ceremony.

Princess Dale looked at Luke and said, "What you promised me, does it still count?" ”

Luke didn't expect Dale to ask such a question at this time, so he had to answer: "I promised you what I promised, and I will definitely be able to do it!" ”

"I'll wait for you!"

Luke could tell from Dale's eyes that it was definitely on purpose. Such a short and ambiguous dialogue, something that can be read can definitely write tens of thousands of words of small essays with color.

Dale, you've gone bad!

"Hmm!" Luke could only breathe a single note out of his throat in the face of the pressure around him.

Dale knew what the occasion was, so she didn't continue to tease Luke, and regained her demeanor and walked onto the ceremony.

She curtsied Christina and respectfully shouted, "Queen Mother! ”

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