Although the way of admission is really funny, in any case, Caesar's arrival means the appearance of the last important person at this banquet, and it also means that this masquerade banquet -

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The people who were talking, laughing, eating, or silent before were now quiet, and their faces were solemn and solemn.

A band entered through the main entrance, and then played the military anthem of the Empire.

This is a tradition inherited from a hundred years ago, when the marshal made a rule that all banquets in the empire should begin with military songs, so as to keep people from the pain of war and the threat from the north. Today, the marshal and the man who have not appeared for many years, hidden on the top floor of the real temple of the City of Dreams, but no one has forgotten this tradition.

In the final analysis, this banquet was held to fight against the battle mages in the north. It is precisely because of the strength of foreign enemies that it is all the more necessary to sort out the relations between all parties within the empire as soon as possible.

Of course, although from a macro point of view, this banquet is related to the national fortune of the empire, but when it comes to families and individuals, it still cannot escape the competition for interests, which is a reality.

After the military song was played, the band withdrew, and the atmosphere at the scene was a little more relaxed.

A magic megaphone tied to a string fell from the sky and landed in Jace's wrinkled hands, and the powerful figure of Earth Street said loudly with a smile on his face: "Okay, everyone, I won't talk about those complicated opening remarks, today's atmosphere is solemn enough, and no one wants me to talk more nonsense as an old man, do I?"

The slightly playful opening remarks made many people laugh out loud.

Yes, although everyone knows that this banquet is a competition and redistribution of interests between the forces of the empire, after all, it is not a life-and-death struggle, and it will not cause death, right? In this case, there is really no need to be too nervous and too difficult to breathe.

Caesar stood aside, blinking at Shiloh, who was standing not far away.

Shiloh was expressionless and didn't smile.

So did Borynn, who was next to him.

Caesar sighed secretly, thinking that in some people's concepts, the conflict of interests is not much different from the struggle between life and death.

Caesar turned to look at Jace, the host on stage.

According to Caesar's incomplete understanding, this Jace is actually one of the leaders of Wen Yuan's faction, that is, the faction that is opposed to Wen Jing. In the past, Caesar only thought that Wen Yuan was alone, so he didn't have much interest in that faction, but now it seems that they are not all vicious guys.

At least that Jace looks kind of pleasing to the eye, a bit like Hemingway.

It was only then that Caesar first thought of a question that had been overlooked before: how did the interior of Earth Street divide into two factions?

was in a trance, and suddenly someone next to him patted himself.

Caesar said "Huh?", only to find that a good-looking young woman was looking at him with a smile and said, "Mr. Craftsman, the host is calling you." ”

"Ahh......h Oooh. Caesar then noticed that Jace on the stage was looking at him, and another magician besides himself, Shiloh, had come to the stage at some point and stood beside Jace.

Jace smiled at Caesar and said, "Sir, please come up, you and Hiloh are the protagonists of tonight." After all, this is a masquerade banquet for the masquerade blacksmith, so how can you not let the two of you make an official appearance first?"

Caesar silently stepped onto the stage.

The spotlight hit the top of his head, on his face, on his body, very bright, not dazzling.

He felt a soft light all over the stage. Shiloh stood in the light, greeting himself with a smile on his face and a cold look in his eyes, and Jace looked polite.

Everyone in the audience looked, to be precise, at Shiloh, and himself.

This was the first time that Caesar and Shiloh had stood side by side in such close proximity, and there were already videographers who had begun to shoot footage, because it was a historic moment.

Two freshly baked craftsmen are standing together!

The people who were amused by Caesar's embarrassment when he appeared, and even despised it, had to be admired again.

No matter what kind of dirt bun that masked guy is, one thing that won't change is his divine craftsman strength.

"The one on the left, I guess I don't need to introduce much. Jace waited for a moment before speaking again, "Mr. Shiloh Augustus, once one of the most dazzling beings of the younger generation of the Empire, is now the most dazzling one. He looked at Shiloh with a smile and quipped, "To be honest, I still have a hard time believing that the little boy who pulled my beard when he first saw me was already a godsmith worthy of admiration." ”

Shiloh hurriedly bowed and said, "Jace, your teacher is too polite. Speaking of which, you taught me the skills of the blacksmith. ”

Jace nodded and smiled, looking useful.

The red-clothed man in the audience pouted and said, "What are you doing, you can talk like this, you don't look like a good person." Why don't you just say that Jace is your initiation teacher?"

Wen Jing pulled the red clothes: "You be quiet, don't be heard." ”

Hongyi was unconvinced: "Did I say something wrong? ”

But before Nuo Nuo could express his position, he heard Shiloh on the stage say in a more humble and polite manner: "It is not an exaggeration to say that you are my enlightenment teacher on the road of ironmaking, and it is not an exaggeration." ”

Hongyi was speechless now, she looked at Jace's obviously brighter smile, and then looked at Wen Jing, as well as the expressions of the people on Earth Street who were on the scene and Wen Jing, and her eyes flashed with worry.

She didn't expect Shiloh to speak so quickly and so bluntly.

This is equivalent to openly and formally telling everyone which faction in Earth Street he is supporting!

After another introduction and politeness, Jace coughed lightly, turned to Caesar on the other side, and thought for a moment before he spoke: "This ...... To be honest, I don't know how to introduce it. The rules of the Kamen Blacksmith Selection Conference are: If you don't want to reveal your identity, you can choose to keep it, even the Imperial General can't force you. This was the rule set by the Marshal and the first patriarch of Earth Street. ”

After a pause, Jace looked at Caesar and continued, "But we have to have a way of addressing you, right?

The audience fell silent.

Even Shiloh looked at Caesar very seriously, and his gaze seemed to penetrate the mask and see Caesar's true face.

After all, people are still curious about the true identity and origin of Caesar, a divine craftsman who seems to have popped out of a crack in the stone, and everyone wants to hear at least something from his words and make some speculation.

"I'm ......," Caesar said in a low voice, after a moment's consideration. Everyone calls me Yihao. ”

"Ah, Master Yi. Jace's eyes flickered slightly, but he couldn't think of any clues related to the name "Yi" in his mind, and finally had to give up.

After replying, Caesar continued to put on the appearance of "I am a taciturn wooden man".

There are many people in this world who want to find out who he is, where he came from, what his iron-striking skills are, and most importantly, what his position is.

But Caesar still remembered Russell's confession to himself: "Let them go and jump first!"

Thinking of this, Caesar subconsciously looked around, but did not see even half of Russell's shadow. As long as it wasn't for the presence of the Imperial Marshal and the three generals, no one would be able to see through Russell's movements.

Then Shiloh's second uncle Bolin, but what about an imperial colonel, a big man second only to the general level, didn't he see anything?

What Caesar didn't know was that Russell at this time was actually very close to him.

Russell was in the middle of the banquet, the air condensed into an invisible chair under him, and the old man sat there in a relaxed and domineering posture.

No one could see him, but he could look down on the whole audience!

His eyes fell on Caesar, who was silent on the stage, the corners of Russell's lips curled slightly, and he said to himself with a low smile: "I can't see it, this kid's psychological quality is very good, he was afraid like a grandson before entering, and now his heartbeat rate is ...... It's as safe as sleeping. Hmph, what a weird boy......"

"And look at this posture, these shameless people of the Augustus family are about to start moving. ”

At this time, Jace was about to say something more, but Boleyn in the audience suddenly raised his hand and smiled: "Old Jace, can you let me interject?"

Jace smiled heartily and said, "I can't afford to be called that by an old guy who is older than me!

Boling asked, "Can you come on stage?"

The atmosphere at the scene changed abruptly.

Jace also raised his eyebrows slightly, was silent for a moment, and then smiled indifferently: "Of course, what's not to do?

So, Bolin came to the stage and stood with Shiloh. There seemed to be an invisible light on the colonel's body, forcing Caesar into the darkness to the side.

Caesar's presence became weaker.

Then Bolin's gaze swept over the audience, and he said slowly: "Friends, there is one thing, after thinking about it, I decided to take this opportunity to inform you, it is better." ”

As he spoke, he patted Shiloh beside him lightly and said with a smile: "My nephew is no longer the second in line to the heir of the family." ”

"Yes, they are all gods, how can they still be the second in line?" Cassadine took in coldly, "Needless to say, I know that it is the first in line, you don't have to bother to say it here." ”

The green eyes tugged at each other, but Cassadine rolled his eyes and looked directly at Bolin on the stage unceremoniously.

The other people from the military department present couldn't help but sigh secretly, thinking that it was really not a wise choice to send Cassadine, the number one-stirring stick in the military department.

Is this what a representative of the military department should say?

Fortunately, the three generals were very prescient, and they all filmed their subordinates to come to the scene as representatives, otherwise wouldn't these words instantly make the relationship between the military department and the Twelve Round Table hit the rocks!

Everyone present felt that Cassadine's speech was not polite enough, not the speech that should be made at the banquet, and more people looked at Bolin on the stage, and those who were familiar with Boling knew that this powerful man of Augustus was not a good man, on the contrary, this old guy had a big temper!

Surprisingly, however, instead of getting angry, Boling smiled even brighter.

"Shiloh is not the first heir to the family either. Facing the audience, he said word by word, "Shiloh Augustus, the new patriarch of our Twelve Round Table Family Alliance!"

The banquet fell into absolute silence.

After a moment of dead silence, there was a bang, and the whole audience exploded!!