"Miss Grisha, thank you for the good news, but this question should need the consent of the warriors of Tubaro, for I am not too young to be sober, and I may not be able to command them. ”

Hyde suppressed his excitement and replied to the surprising news in the calmest voice possible. Being able to meet the warriors of his mother's hometown made the young knight excited, but these days, he also understands that his strength is still limited, and there is too much to learn, so he should be humble when it is time to be humble.

"I don't think the warriors of Tubaro will refuse to fight under the spear of the valiant deity of Mirmidia, for the great temple of Mirmidia, the goddess of wisdom, is located in Tubaro, and most of them are devout followers of the Valkyries. Not to mention that your maternal grandfather was also the Prince of Tubaro. I'm sure they'll love to serve under your banner. ”

With full confidence, the ice mage Grisha issued her prophecy in a fit of rage, ending this brief conversation.

When the sun in the north came to the middle of the day, the luncheon at the Kharkiv Castle began. As the main logistics gathering place of the Imperial Alliance, this place is rich in materials, and the banquet is naturally very rich. Hundreds of long pine tables were set up under the towers and halls of the castle, and the Imperial cavalry, infantry, and the Ugoers of Kislev were huddled together, feasting on roasted meat, wind geese, dried fish and sausages, barrels of barley wine and baked potatoes were piled up on the table, but there was no vodka, and considering the reason for the departure tomorrow morning, His Excellency ordered the collection of all the spirits, on the grounds that it was for medicinal purposes, which made the Ugoles a little dissatisfied.

Hyde wasn't with them, though he enjoyed the hilarious scenes. This was due to the fact that the general of Kislev had set up a separate table in the living room on the fourth floor of the castle's main tower to entertain the more important guests. Tomorrow the army is leaving, and Mrs. Kisley wants to show her guests how generous Kislev is.

In the past few days, important people who have arrived in Kharkov one after another are the illegitimate son of the Elector of the Principality of Avaland, who has under his command 200 mercenary infantry armed with halberds and muskets, 30 wandering knights, and 20 dwarven mercenaries with quite distinctive characteristics. They are quite well equipped, have a clear banner, and have the style of a regular army. This army was armed for him by his mother, a favored noblewoman, who was desperate to gain the right to a territory in the war. There is also a councillor of the Halfling Dominion, the Grand Technician, a diminutive halfling gnome who is an outstanding sharpshooter who has been assigned by the Territory Council to lead a select group of gunners in donkey caravans, carrying the dwarf's unique steam hot pot, and carrying long-barreled Seiko sniper muskets on their shoulders.

The third group of guests were several Hussite battle priests from the Sigma Church of Mariaburg in the Empire, who led more than 300 fanatical and brave pilgrims to join the great holy war, of which the cavalry accounted for one-third, and were the guests who led the largest number of troops. These bald-headed, heavily armored warriors were full of reverence, and with every sip of wine, they shouted a sigma on top, almost so loudly that they almost lifted the roof. The fourth group of guests consisted of a baron of Steelland and his guard, including twenty heavily armored archers and eighty armoured longbowmen, rarely seen in the Empire. The Stilllands were known in the empire for their bows and arrows, and their yew longbows could shoot through a bison from a distance of two hundred meters, so they did not attach much importance to muskets.

The last guests to arrive were the deputy mentor of a small knight order and his nine knight disciples, a small knight in the mountains of the border principality called the Mountain Lion Knights, a southern branch of the Empire's famous Golden Lion Knights. For this Great Holy War, they sent a third of their knights to the north thousands of miles away, and when they set out, they had forty knights and two hundred minions, which can be regarded as a decent team. However, due to the unfortunate ambush of the Chaos Beast army on the way, most of the warriors were lost, and the Grand Mentor himself was seriously injured, so now the Deputy Mentor and nine lonely knights can only fulfill the duty of this holy war.

Hyde and Frey were placed on the upper seat, next to the royal court's high-ranking officials, which made Hyde feel a little restrained. Sitting next to Old Loren was Lady Grisha, the old knight with bronze hands facing similar problems to Hyde, and Lady Grisha was flushed.

To the left of the Grand Lieutenant sat the Baron Fischer, a high-ranking knight of the Raven Knights and a god of Moore, with long, powerful arms and eyes as sharp as an eagle. After greeting everyone with the courtesy surname, the grim raven knight buried his head in the food without saying a word, ignoring anyone, and only when Lady Grisha toasted everyone, he symbolized the last name. The illegitimate son of the Elector of the Duchy of Avalan was a warm and cheerful young man, and he took the initiative to talk to Hyde about a lot of things.

The brown-haired bastard son of the Elector was six years older than Hyde and named Herbert. He served in the Imperial Court's Guards Musketeers, participated in the great wars of the southern principalities against the orcs, and traveled to places such as Yanjing Aldolph and Maria Fort, as well as the dwarven capital of Karak, and was quite knowledgeable and funny. Soon, Hyde and he became friends, and Frey laughed at him, which made the atmosphere of the banquet quite lively.

"I already have four or five lovely daughters, but I don't have any sons yet. Of course, that's fine, because I want my son to be no longer an illegitimate child, but a son who can actually inherit the lordship. My father has made a promise that if I am honored in this great holy war, he will officially give me the city of Tranberg and apply to the Imperial Court for the title of Sir Tranberg. It's not a big place, but it's a good achievement for an illegitimate child. If His Highness Hyde has a son, my daughters are up to you. ”

Herbert laughed and drank a glass of ice wine, squeezing his eyes at Hyde and Frey. This bastard, with a beautiful mustache and a cheerful surname, was a man of mercy, and his lovers were found in several principalities, six of which were more formal. There are both wandering huntress in the mountains of the border principality and aristocratic lady of Yanjing Aldolph, who, according to Herbert, is unanimous and loving to all his lovers, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior. These lovers bore him several beautiful daughters, the eldest of whom was eight years old, and Herbert made their portraits into bronze cards and carried them with him proudly, which he proudly showed to Hyde and the others.

"Your Highness Herbert, I am still relatively young and have no sons. Your daughter may have to wait a long time, and I'm afraid it will delay your daughter's youth. ”

Hyde smiled and put down the knife and fork in his hand and replied to Herbert indifferently. Hyde also knows how to be humorous when needed.

"In that case, I think the beautiful Miss Frey may be sad, can't she bring an heir to her beloved Highness, I have already had my first daughter when I am two years younger than Her Highness Hyde, and time is precious, and you should cherish it, Your Highness. ”

Herbert sighed gracefully and successfully pushed the ball back to Hyde. His voice deliberately gave a sad expression, which made Frey frown down, and Hyde was a little overwhelmed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have good news to report that our long-awaited guest, the expeditionary force of Natiriel, has arrived at our gates!"

A Kislev officer rushed into the small living room, took off his fur hat, and reported the good news earlier than expected, which in a sense relieved Hyde of the siege. So the banquet stopped temporarily, everyone sorted out their costumes, and set off one after another to welcome the guests who came from thousands of miles.

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