Chapter 123: Preparing for the Wedding
Immediately after the meeting of the Empire's Triumvirate, Empress Christina ordered the entire Golden Shield Warrior development team to go to the Triumphal Fortress in the Tedgar Hills and informed Sinclair to take over and protect it.
Luke also ordered the two existing Magic Titan testing machines and the support team in Raging Waves to go to the Triumphant Fortress.
Clear Sky then sends a transcendent warrior to the Triumphant Fortress.
The special operation against the World Bank branch in the Tedgar Hills is about to begin, and the empire has quietly raised the defense level of the imperial capital by a few notches in order to deal with the revenge of the Shuojin people and the wedding of the Duke of Futao and the eldest princess.
Not only did the city garrison begin to assist in the security of the city, but some new equipment that had been secretly developed and brought to fruition was also installed in the palace and important buildings. In order to provide enough magical energy, the Wizard Lab of Raging Waves City has also deliberately built a large elemental fusion reactor in the Holy Lun City to provide the increased demand for magical energy.
Therefore, after entering the night, unlike the brightly lit Shenglun City in the Angry Waves City, you can see slowly rippling waves of magic energy over the entire city, and like fluttering colorful streamers.
After the celebration of the empress's accession to the throne, the city's inhabitants once again entered the pre-revelry of revelry.
Large quantities of goods were supplied to the city, and the price of previously expensive goods was greatly reduced, and it became something that ordinary people could consume.
The western province brought red wine and dried fruits.
Luke's two trips to the Westside completely subdued the hearts of the people in the West. With the railroad from the Halmutu Basin to the Crescent Oasis, the closed Westside finally came into contact with civilization. The Empire's comprehensive development of the Western Territory has made the residents of the Western Territory obviously feel the benefits, and the increase in the income of one hundred Imperial Marks is nothing in the Angry Waves City, but in the Western Territory, it is twice or even three hundred as before.
All the nobles of the Western Realm who pressed on their heads became the lord of the urn, and a bright future was displayed in front of the Western Realm. As the legend of the meteorite in the Westside spreads, the inhabitants of the Westlands know how they got to where they are now.
Therefore, after learning the news that the Duke of Meteorite was going to marry the eldest princess of the empire, the residents of the western realm spontaneously paid tribute to the empire, and the souvenirs were sent to the city of Shenglun one by one.
There is also the nearby Lower Town.
The current downtown is no longer what it used to be as a garbage dump. After Luke placed the center of small commodity production in the lower town of Saint-Lun, the demand for labor led to the industrialization of bankruptcies.
This is not an industrial city, there is no need for so many skilled workers, as long as you have the hands, you can find a job here that provides food and clothing.
Now that the population growth rate of the lower city has surpassed that of the Angry Waves, there is almost no doubt that the city will become the world's first megacity with a population of 10 million before the Angry Waves.
This is not only a major event that can enhance the international influence of the Golden Shield Empire, but also represents the problem of unemployment of a large number of low-level poor people brought about by industrialization. The current cities of St. Lun and the city of Angry Waves are like two large sponges, turning the rural population into an urban population, so that they can generate more value and still live a better life than before after being squeezed by the empire.
When unemployment falls, many social problems are solved.
In the past, the gang bosses in the lower city have become rich businessmen one by one, and their conversation and bearing are like two people compared to before. The face of the meat is eaten into a shiny face; The abs turn into a beer belly; At the wine table, the conversation is not about where to cut people at night, but how many W everyone earns together.
Now the security in Xiacheng District can be said to be an absolute model urban area, and whoever loses something here may not find the Sheriff's Office to report the case, and someone will send the lost thing back. In general, not only will it not be less, but it may also be more money (in the past, it was more than the fingers).
The residents of Downtown know that the drastic changes in their lives are due to the Meteorite Chief.
Therefore, as soon as the wedding date of the Duke and the eldest princess of Nutao City was announced from the palace, Xiacheng said, "We have all the decoration of the whole city." Without a penny from the Empire, we guarantee that on your wedding day, the city of Saint-Lun is the most beautiful city in the world. ”
Millions of residents of the lower city worked overtime for weddings, unpaid. They wanted to wrap a ribbon around every tree in the imperial capital, install lanterns on every building, have a colorful flag in everyone's hand, and give each child a gift with the blessings of the Duke and the eldest princess.
Floats are to fill the streets, and balloons are to obscure the sky.
They all simply believe that the marriage between Duke Nutao and the eldest princess of the empire can make the position of the first assistant of the Falling Star more solid, and their lives will get better and better.
There is also the eastern coastal city belt of the empire, led by the city of Angry Waves.
This narrow area considers itself to be the fief and actual self-reserved territory of the Duke of Nutao, since it is his own duke marrying the eldest princess of the empire, as a direct retainer must not have any stinginess.
The government office of Angry Waves City took out 10 billion Imperial Marks as a gift for marrying the eldest princess, and promised to issue a commemorative coin with a face value of 100 Imperial Marks to all Imperial citizens. The commemorative coin was financed by the city of the Angry Waves and printed by the Imperial Royal Bank.
Commemorative coins can be circulated, can be transferred, and are interchangeable with the current currency issued by the Empire.
The wealthy Angry Waves City is so direct and straightforward.
The rest of the empire also gave gifts in their own way, expressing their blessings for the wedding.
It didn't take long for Her Majesty Emperor Christina to help. Announced: On the wedding day of the Duke and the eldest princess, the entire territory of the empire and all colonies...... Amnesty!
The enthusiasm of the entire city of St. Lun is growing rapidly, changing at a rate that changes every day.
So when Princess Dale walked out of the train station, she almost thought she was in the wrong place and entered a city that only existed in fairy tales.
Everywhere colors hit the eye, streamers, lanterns, colorful balloons, and even stray dogs on the street were caught and washed, and then put on bows of different colors.
The streets were washed spotlessly clean, and the air smelled of some sweets.
Everyone's faces were filled with joy, and even the usually arrogant sheriffs and imperial agents were amiable and had to stand up and salute before enforcing the law.
Just as Dai'er was stunned with her suitcase, several plainclothes agents quickly stepped forward, and a female agent took Dai'er's suitcase and whispered, "Dear Princess Dai'er, welcome back to the imperial capital." We have been ordered by Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess to take you to the Rose Manor, please come with us. ”
Other plainclothes agents pretended to be passers-by and scattered around to stand on guard.
Dale followed the female agent forward and asked in a low voice, "Is something happening?" You guys look nervous? ”
The female spy led the way in front, and at the same time looked around cautiously and vigilantly: "Nothing special happened, everything is normal in the imperial capital." It's just that the empire is now in some skirmishes with the World Bank, and in order to protect the imperial dignitaries, the Imperial Intelligence Bureau has set up a professional security department to ensure the smooth running of the wedding.
Now there are a lot of outsiders in the imperial capital, and a large part of them are foreigners who come to attend the wedding, so Your Highness still needs to be careful. ”
"I see......" The very sensible Dai'er pressed down, put on a lady's hat, and followed the agents with her head down.
They got into a car waiting on the side of the road and drove quickly towards the Rose Estate.
In the garden of the Rose Manor, Agatha is carefully carving clay sculptures. There were a lot of mud spots on her face, body, and hair, but they didn't distract her in any way.
In order to plan the wedding, Agatha received a rare long vacation from Empress Christina. She also really gave all the work to the people below to do, and concentrated on completing the work at home.
Daile arrived under the guidance of the female officer, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after seeing Agatha's sculpture: "In my memory, this should be the first time you made a statue for him, right?" ”
Hearing Dale's voice, Agatha turned her head and saw her sister walking up to her and giving her a big hug, rubbing the mud on her body.
"This is indeed the first time I've made a statue of him." Agatha took Dale's hand and came to the statue, "But I seem to be too serious, and that's definitely not all he has." You're here just in time to see what details I didn't notice. ”
Dale looked at the sculpture in front of her, and her eyes couldn't help but get a little wet.
She picked up the carving knife prepared by the female officer and stepped forward to make detailed changes to the sculpture's face.
"You're right, seriousness isn't all he's about. Maybe you haven't seen my father look like that, and he won't let you see him like that, but he occasionally acts like a father in front of me. ”
The sculpture that Agatha has been making during this time is a full-length portrait of Augustine the Great.
There are many sculptures of Augustine the Great during his lifetime, which were placed in the squares of the royal palace and other places in the empire. But none of them were sculptures made for him by his children......
While waiting for the wedding, Agatha couldn't help herself and began to make a sculpture of Augustine the Great. She sculpted the image of her father in her mind to life, but she didn't look like a father.
It wasn't until Princess Dale took over the modifications that Agatha didn't know about it...... It turns out that he really has a father's side.
"I'm so jealous of you, Dale. You don't know, even at the last moment of death, I was just an imperial princess in his heart. ”
"Probably because I'm the most useless child." Dale modified her eyes to make the sculpture's gaze less sharp: "You and your brother have been working for the empire for a long time, and I don't know anything.
Sister, entering the Empire, I can feel that everyone is happy for your marriage to the Falling Star Shousuke. Everybody thinks you're a good match......"
"What about you?"
Agatha's sudden inquiry made the carving knife in Dale's hand almost go wrong. She replied in a panic: "Of course I think you are a good match." One is the eldest princess of the empire, and the other is the duke of the empire; You're so pretty, he's ...... He's also handsome......"
Agatha hugged Dale from behind: "I'm sorry, Dale! Although I have written to you, I must apologize to you in person.
It was only by his side that I could feel that I was not a princess and that I did not need to take on so many responsibilities that my father had imposed on me. I can't live without this feeling, and I'm sure he's the one I've been waiting for. ”
Dale turned around and looked face to face at her sister, who looked a little like herself.
Where does she still have the appearance of a noble eldest princess now, without the burden on her shoulders, she is completely a sentimental girl waiting to be married.
"I know why you suddenly want to make a sculpture for your father, you want to get your father's blessing......" Daile smiled: "You don't have to worry about me, I came to your wedding to bless you." ”
"Thank you, Dale. Once you were the only person in this world that I didn't want to hurt, but I ended up hurting you. ”
"Don't say anything like that, it's not my sister Agatha." Dale pulled Agatha to face the statue of Augustine the Great: "I think it's better for us to finish it together, what I see is the father, and what you see is the father." ”
"Good!" Agatha's mood was revived by Dale's answer, and she picked up the carving knife and said, "How to make two very different faces of a figure appear in one sculpture is a great test of a sculptor's skill and feelings.
The only people in this world who can truly show Augustinian the Great through sculpture are probably our sisters.
You're staying with me these days, and we'll definitely be able to get it done before the wedding. ”
Daile took the carving knife and turned the flower between her fingers: "Good! I'm going to sleep in the same bed with you as I did when I was a kid, and when you get married, I won't have this chance. ”
"Huh?" Agatha didn't expect Dale to make such a request, but it was her sister's request, and Agatha had to agree: "Okay, let's sleep in a bed." I'm going to hear about your adventure in the Emerald Forest, you were the first to discover the Headhunters, and it must be a very thrilling story. ”
"Of course, when I first started discovering them, I couldn't imagine how scary they were......"
Agatha and Dale chatted while sculpting.
The close female officer on the serving side quietly stepped back, first sent someone to clean the dormitory quickly, put away the things that shouldn't appear, and then sent someone to the silver manor to report the news.
"Princess Daile has returned, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has kept her in the palace...... Date unknown! ”
Luke, who was in the back garden of Silver Manor, read the note from Rose Manor, and his fingers burned to ashes with a pinch of his fingers.
Then he said to the tall and mighty visitor, "King Tyranny! I think I've made it very clear. Theresia knew that the Empire would take back the Silver Manor after they left, so she took everything she could and destroyed everything she couldn't before she left.
Besides, so many angels have been busy for so many days and haven't found the artifact here, can you find it? ”
King Tyranny, the golden dragon, knew that Luke was telling the truth, and that none of the angels had run away, and they must have found nothing.
But ever since he learned that the angel was looking for an artifact in the city of St. Lun, his heart had been scratched, and he could dig a hole in the ground when he slept.
"I know that angels don't leave anything useful, but ...... If I don't look for it, I won't be able to feel at ease. ”
"You should know how many forces there are in Shenglun City now, if I let you enter the Silver Manor and rummage around, the angel will know that I and you all know the information about the artifact.
If you believe me, let me find it, and I'll give you news when I find it. ”
King Tyranny, the Golden Dragon, looked at Luke and said after a while, "I don't believe you, I only trust the Gluttonous King. ”
Luke said disdainfully, "What can that young dragon who can't even speak tell you?" ”
King Tyran replied, "I said...... A true gluttonous king! ”
(End of chapter)