But the strange thing is that after announcing such a big news, General Long didn't give any explanation, but just said a word of encouragement to the two young people and asked them to help each other, and then let the two return to the stage. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Then, the banquet was a little boring, and the three generals all spoke, but most of them were polite words and scene words, and there was no substantive content.

"Doesn't that seem strange?" whispered Nono, who had returned to Caesar's side.

"Very strange and incomprehensible. Caesar nodded.

"You're as slow as ever on some issues. Nono sighed, "Still can't figure out why? What is this banquet about?"

Caesar was stunned, then suddenly remembered a direction he hadn't thought of before.

He looked at Nono with a smile in surprise and asked, "So...... You...... Come with us—"

"Shhh Nono made a silent gesture and curled his neck a little cutely, as if he was afraid that the conversation between the two would be discovered.

Then the girl chuckled and said, "That's how the banquet is, although the purpose of the banquet is to confirm the list of people who will go to the Dragon Road, but it will not be clearly announced in public: The list of people who will go to the Dragon Road this year is as follows." You see, aren't the generals saying polite things that don't have nutrition?"

"So you really want to go to Dragon Road with us as Long Qiqi's soul mercenary?" Caesar hesitated for a moment before asking, "Your sister actually agreed?"

Caesar has now fully figured it out, but it's not complicated.

The opportunity to enter the Dragon Road has always been firmly held in the hands of the Imperial Military Department, and the Forest Clan wants to intervene. How can it be that easy? There will be some price.

For the opportunity to enter the dragon road. And let Nuno "deign" to become Kiki's soul mercenary. It's actually very fair.

And this banquet is not to actually announce the list of those who will participate in the trial in public, but to imply. The subtlety of this is that it can neither be too high-profile and directly divulge secrets, nor too low-key to lose the morale before the expedition.

Caesar glanced at Wen Jing and asked Nuno again, "So the person sent out by Earth Street is Wen Jing, and in what capacity will she enter the Dragon Road?"

Unexpectedly, Nuo Nuo shook his head and said: "Wen Jing won't go to Dragon Road, the person sent by Earth Street is our old acquaintance." It's the guy who cheated on him. ”

"Pit daddy?" Caesar's face became strange, for this good friend with a strange name, although Caesar was close, he also knew that the other party's strength was not the best.

Nuno looked at the silent Caesar with some dissatisfaction, and snorted: "You guy is also arrogant now, what's the matter, do you think the strength of the pit father is not enough?"

"In a place like Longdao, people will die. Caesar sighed and did not deny it.

Nuo Nuo smiled very easily: "Don't worry, you are too busy to take care of yourself in the imperial capital." I guess I don't know yet - his mother is such a great person, it is said that after taking over Earth Street. has not let the pit dad pay attention to mundane affairs, but is making a special training plan for the pit dad that Lord Xu Ziling specially left. Therefore, the current strength of the pit dad is better than you. ”

"One more ......"

Speaking of this, Nono paused, and his tone became serious, "Don't underestimate Long Qiqi, think that I am a bit of a loss as her soul mercenary." ”

Caesar scratched his head a little embarrassedly, thinking that you had guessed it.

Nuo Nuo glanced at him, and then said: "I actually came to the imperial capital secretly three days ago, and I know Long Qiqi well, and then sign a contract is one thing. On the other hand, I also have my own pride, so ...... I gestured with her. ”

Since the banquet was too boring, Caesar immediately became interested when it came to fighting, and his eyes lit up and he asked, "Who wins and who loses?"

"What do you think?"

Caesar thought about it seriously, Long Qiqi's words, he had fought with her, and he felt that he was indeed a super-first-class genius, and he was at the same level as Hughes.

And Nono, Caesar actually couldn't figure out how big this noble third princess of the forest clan was.

"You won?" Caesar asked tentatively, observing Nono's expression, "Don't tell me you lost?!"

"I didn't lose. Nono's eyelids drooped slightly, and he said, "But he didn't win either." The point is, I didn't have the upper hand throughout the fight. Nono emphasized again very seriously, "Not at all." So to put it simply, she's about as good as me. Before that, I always thought that the only one of my peers who could tie with me was the one named Hughes. And the only ones who can beat me are you, Caesar, and my second sister. ”

Caesar sighed, and had a new understanding of Long Qiqi.

In fact, when I think about it, the last time I fought with Long Qiqi, she was still tormented physically and mentally by the marriage contract she was unwilling to accept, and her mentality actually had a great impact on the battle.

At that time, Long Qiqi was extreme and gray, and this state of mind was reflected in the battle, and it was inevitable that some swords would go off the rails, too sharp, and at the same time there would be a lot of flaws.

And now......

Caesar couldn't help but glance at the smiling girl standing not far away, the girl's face was sunny, and it was really like the past.

"I guess it's even more powerful than before. Caesar looked at Long Qiqi and thought to himself, "Well, and I realized that I am much more beautiful and comfortable than before." ”

The three generals had finished speaking, and now an Imperial Colonel was giving a nourishing speech.

However, Caesar, who had already understood the style of today's banquet, was no longer bored, but carefully observed the scene, speculating on the list of Dragon Dao trialists that the military department had hinted at or was hinting at.

Himself and the poor, Long Kiki and Nono, and the pit daddy - it's all certain.

As for Hughes, Caesar listened carefully to the speeches of several school officers in succession, and did not hear any clues, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It seems that the military department's attitude towards Hughes is still reserved, and at present, Hughes may not be able to get a place to go to the Dragon Road, but it is not a complete lack of chance.

After listening carefully for a while, Caesar did not find nothing. Because I didn't hear the list of other trialists. But the leader of the team. It's already clear, and it's an "acquaintance" that Caesar didn't expect at all-

Levi!

Levi seemed to be in good shape, and was now standing humbly and unobtrusively next to the colonel, who was speaking on the stage. He still has no military rank, and he is not even strictly a member of the military department.

But at this time, the colonel officially awarded him a medal of honor on behalf of the military department, and this was the signal.

It can be seen that after accepting the medal calmly, Levi seems to have an intention. He glanced at Caesar as if he had not yet done so.

His gaze swept over Caesar's face, and Levi's eyes flashed with a strange glint before nodding imperceptibly at Caesar.

Caesar was expressionless and nodded as well. But in fact, I was a little disappointed. You must know that the Dragon Road is divided into many layers, and it is also deep, the more there is a limit to the level. The leader of the team cannot enter the deeper places, and only those who have not yet reached the thirteenth level like Caesar can enter the innermost layer.

The leader is responsible for leading the trialists through the outer layers of the dragon path safely and efficiently, as well as the reception before the final dragon path closes.

Deep down. Caesar always thought that the leader should be Mr. Lan.

When I first met Teacher Lan, she was level 15. Today, the teacher is still in the fifteenth grade. Although Caesar had never asked, he had already guessed that this should be a deliberate suppression of his rank for the sake of the Dragon Dao. Because the outermost level of the Dragon Road is limited, it is below level sixteen. If it weren't for the purpose of going to the Dragon Dao, there would be no need for Teacher Lan to delay the breakthrough and stay at the fifteenth level all the time.

At this point, the main purpose of this banquet has been achieved.

The list of trialists and the candidates for the leader have been basically determined. There are still some to be determined, and it is estimated that there will be a final decision until the banquet is over and before the Dragon Road officially opens.

"Well, it's rare to be so happy today, and I want to take the opportunity to announce a few more things. As the banquet came to an end, General Lan clapped his hands and said with a smile.

"First of all, I need to deliver on my promise to a great talent. General Lan looked at Caesar, raised his voice, and said loudly, "Caesar, I promised you that as long as you can prove that you can really fight at level 12 and level 15, I will let you be my successor, and I will honor this sentence to you now." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent for a moment, and then there was a bang that almost boiled.

You must know that the agreement between Caesar and General Lan did not actually circulate, but the agreement between the two people in private.

After the battle between Caesar and Levi, General Lan never openly and explicitly expressed the idea of cultivating Caesar as his successor, at most there were some hints, such as bringing Caesar with him when attending some events.

And now, there are the military headquarters of the Empire, the members of the Imperial Family, the representatives of Earth Street, and the princess of the Forest Clan.

Except for the battle mage, there was everyone at this banquet.

General Lan's seemingly simple words are actually an official announcement to the whole world!

Caesar himself was caught off guard, and it wasn't until Long Qiqi quietly pushed him on the back that he woke up from a dream and walked out of the crowd and came to General Lan's side.

General Lan patted Caesar's slightly nervous shoulder, smiled and motioned him not to be so reserved, and then said some words of encouragement.

Then he continued: "In addition, there is another happy event, and I would like to take this opportunity to say it to everyone. Oh, it's actually nothing special, everyone knows my situation, I just got married to a new wife, named Jasmine. And, after the Dragon Dao affair is over, it is estimated that at the end of this year, I will be engaged to Major Blue Phoenix. ”

Many of the military officers present couldn't help but laugh when they heard this, and some of them even whistled with lively personalities.

The fact that General Lan has many wives is not a secret in the military department.

In fact, due to years of fighting and the tragic war a hundred years ago, a hundred years later, the ratio of men and women in the imperial capital is still unbalanced.

There are fewer men and more women, because many men died on the battlefield.

Therefore, the empire has a special law that directly links the rank of a military to the number of wives to marry, and the higher the rank, the more women can have.

This was part of the Empire's population policy, although it was unequal and disrespectful to women.

Not to mention General Lan, many of the school officials present actually have more than one wife in their families.

The banquet is now over, otherwise with General Lan's temperament, he will definitely not talk about his private affairs at a serious time.

"Alright, let's all disperse. General Lan finally said, then looked back at Caesar, frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong, what's uncomfortable?"

Caesar's face was a little pale, his eyes were slightly confused, and he seemed to be haunted by some complicated emotions that even he could not understand.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Caesar said.

His throat felt like someone had choked him, and he was indescribably dry and hoarse.

July 12, 101 in the imperial calendar.

Before Caesar could taste the glory and glory of the limelight, he was completely overwhelmed by shock, doubt, incomprehension, and inexplicable sourness that he himself did not understand. (To be continued.) )