In the hall, as the female archduke sat down, more than 20 nobles in the audience also sat down.

Thanks to the Archduchess, Tails had received a noble education of the Northlands during his six years as a hostage, and he was familiar with Exeter's glorious history compared to the somewhat faded knowledge that Gilbert had taught in his hurried January.

For example, Longxiao City's political day.

It originated ninety years ago, from the Grand Duke of Longxiao City and the forty-third co-king, the grandfather of the ancestor of Nune VII, the founder of the Walton family's three consecutive generations of throne monopoly, a king worth remembering.

The dragon kingdom under his rule has fought several times on the border with the kingdom of stars after the death of the "virtuous king", facing Arund in the north, Zemutto in Overwatch, The three families of Forrest of the Old Tower, the undefeated king, advanced the southern border of Exeter to the Broken Dragon Fortress, turning the Great Needle Forest into the exclusive domain of the Northlanders, he fostered the nascent Freedom Alliance in several wars, and in the face of the sudden rise of the Commath Alliance, he used his strong hand to stifle their expansion and firmly control the eastern end of the Golden Corridor, and he even rebuilt the Quegul Glacier defense line, expelling the Glacier Orcs to the north of the Thirty-Eight Outposts.

Internally, starting from the skillful Nunn VI, it has become a practice for the vassals of Longxiao City to regularly greet and report to the Grand Duke: the vassals show their loyalty to the Grand Duke and report important matters of the territory in order to obtain the Grand Duke's permission and support, and the Grand Duke shows his majesty and generosity on this occasion, listens to the general situation of his vassals, and maintains and strengthens the relationship between the monarch and the ministers.

It is also a testament to the expansion of the dominance of Longxiao City, Tails thought.

But now......

The voice of the Grand Duchess rang out clearly in the hall, pulling his thoughts back.

"Lisbane, Kierkegaard, Nagil, Hearst, Linner, Curtson," in the face of so many people, despite her pale face, Thelma still called out her vassal families one by one according to the order of their seats, and each lord nodded slightly when called: "Banner, Hudson......"

Thelma called out the names of nearly twenty families in one go, including two families with the same name, and had to be distinguished by territoriality.

Almost every nobleman who had a seat nodded respectfully, at least respectfully.

If this is in the Kingdom of the Stars...... Tails couldn't help but think of the pomp and circumstance of the National Meeting, the six powerful families, the Thirteen Clans, and Bright Star's own direct vassals, just calling out the names of these families......

The prince sighed.

God, wish they had a roster.

"Welcome, everyone," under the sharp gaze of the nobles of the Northlands, Thelma took a deep breath, looked at the next Lisban, and said slowly: "Once again, on the glorious day of listening to the government, the major families of Longxiao City gathered together, because of your arrival, the dragon spear in the clouds is sharper, with your loyalty, the Walton family is getting stronger and stronger." ”

A crisp female voice echoed through the stone hall, fading and disappearing.

At the same time as the female archduke's voice fell, as if it had been agreed, almost all the vassals raised their right fists solemnly and slammed their chests three times in a row!

Knock! Knock!

As a response to the feudal monarch.

Dull noises resonated with each other in the hall, and it seemed that even the entire Valhalla shook for a moment.

"Look, you see what I mean," Ian next to him made a gesture of knocking on his chest with a bored look of "I told you", and whispered in Tails' ear, "Gorilla ......"

Tails raised an eyebrow.

Thelma didn't move at the sound of the knocking, but Tails, who knew her very well, could feel that the girl was hiding a nervousness and apprehension under that composure.

"This is the beginning of the day of the political hearing," the Grand Duchess cleared her throat, "Charles?"

The Count of Lisbane, who sat first to her left, bowed slightly in his chair and turned his head to look at the audience.

The five Earls at the front finally set their eyes on the Lord Regent, but Tails noticed that those eyes were not as friendly as they had imagined.

Six years ago, at the funeral of King Nunn...... What is the attitude of these five people?

Tails recalled.

"As is customary," said the steady and gentle voice of the Regent of Lisbane, as it had been heard countless times in the royal council for King Nunn over the past thirty years, "my lords, is there anything I would like to ask the lady?"

No one spoke.

As far as Tails' eye could see, the twenty-odd vassals didn't even whisper.

They just shot countless sharp gazes firmly on Lisbane's body, as if they wanted to cut off the old earl, especially the five most powerful vassals.

Tails couldn't help but clench his fists.

Lisbane looked around the room, but there was still no answer from the vassals.

It's like it's planned.

His face gradually became difficult to look at.

"Politeness is dead," Ian's annoying voice whispered to Tails, gloating with a hint of schadenfreude, "I guess no one wants to say 'hello' to the Grand Duchess." ”

In the silence where the pin dropped, Ian's words were a little harsh.

Many of the Northlanders turned their heads to look at him, their eyes cold.

Ian smiled apologetically as he looked like he had been caught doing something bad.

This is the first time in six years that Tails has participated in the political listening day, and it is the first time to see the attitude of the lords of Longxiao City towards the feudal monarch, looking at the self-calm Selma on the stage, Tails only felt a sting in his heart.

In the six years since he stepped into the Hall of Stars and became the second prince of the Star Kingdom, his journey has been difficult.

But at this moment, all the hardships I had made were compared to her, to Selma, to the first archduke of Exeter......

"Very good, it seems that everyone is fine, nothing bad," Lisban said coldly, and he bowed slightly to the head of Selma: "Ma'am.??·"

The eyes focused on Lisbane turned to the Grand Duchess.

Tails looked at the lonely Selma with pity: the girl cleared her throat unnaturally, subconsciously avoiding the eyes of the vassals.

"Gentlemen...... Ahem...... Guys, I know you don't like," Thelma's voice was a little fast and a little shaky, "so I'm going to get straight to the point......"

Compared with the silence of the audience when Lisbane spoke, the moment the female archduke spoke, many vassals lowered their heads and whispered.

"It's a good sign, at least the Grand Duchess has the ability to ease the atmosphere. Ian whispered sarcastically.

Tails sighed.

The words of the Grand Duchess continue:

"I'm sure you all know that last month, the king's envoy came from the Black Sand Territory, and a few days ago, the delegation from Qiyuan City also came to Longxiao City......

Someone interrupted her.

"Do you mean that farcical audience, ma'am?" said Curtson, who sat third on the left hand of the Grand Duchess, the Earl of Philenburg in military uniform, "Of course, the very entertaining and majestic Longxiao City was around by a hairy boy. ”

The Earl of Kirtson was very rude, and many of them let out a low laugh, but many more were snorting.

Thelma's face turned even paler.

Tails frowned slightly, and he turned his head to the Lord Viscount of Windy City, who was the culprit, and smirked unconsciously, as if he also found it very entertaining.

"Funny?" Tails' gaze shot like a sword.

After seeing Tails' unhappy eyes, Ian, who realized something, instantly restrained his smile, and he coughed lightly as if serious: "I'm sorry."

"Long Xiao City is faced with a choice," the Grand Duke resumed her previous words after adjusting her breathing, "and I respect the lords who have served under my grandfather for many years, so we will discuss our choice here on the most important day." ”

Just when Tails thought that the vassals were going to be silent again, unexpectedly, a clear male voice sounded.

"We respect you, ma'am, just as we respect your grandfather," the Count who spoke, sitting in the second place to the bottom right of Selma, his tone with rare affinity and deference, his golden beard rising and falling with the words, "So here we are, Iron County answers your call." ”

The Earl of Hearst, from Soldering Iron County, looked at the Archduchess gently, and said.

As if she had found a savior, Thelma smiled and looked at the person who spoke gratefully, "Thank you, Earl Hearst. ”

Hearst, who was in his thirties, shook his golden beard and nodded with a smile.

Tails frowned, and he looked at the enthusiastic Hearst and moved his ass unnaturally.

It's a damn chair, it's hard to sit on.

"Oh my God, Tails, did you see the way he looked at that girl?" Ian's words interjected inophinously, "I bet every time he looks for a woman, he imagines her to be ......"

Tails, who was in a bad mood, jerked his head back.

"Will you die if you don't speak?" replied the prince coldly.

Ian hurriedly raised his hands, stuck out his tongue with an innocent expression, and then opened his mouth, kept smiling, and silently made a lip shape: Yes.

So angry that Tails didn't want to pay attention to him anymore.

Earl Hearst's opening seemed to move the vassals' words: Curtson, who had just spoken sarcastically, touched his chin and snorted softly.

"It's the same with Philenburg," Kirtson said slowly, "but I've noticed that it's not just us ...... who are responding to the call."

Count Curtson moved his finger to a corner of the hall.

Is that......

Everyone's eyes shifted with his fingers.

Tails chuckled in his heart!

"Why is he here, ma'am?" Curteson crooked his wrist and pointed coldly at the prince of the stars, "This Imperial man, at the most important meeting in the entire Dragon Sky City?"

The hall suddenly erupted in a lot of discussions, even noise.

At that moment, Tails became the center of attention.

The Archduchess's face showed worry and nervousness, Lisban's eyes narrowed, and Nicola, who had been cold-faced, frowned.

Well, no matter how much I want to keep a low profile......

Tails sighed.

"I am here at the request of Her Excellency the Grand Duchess and at the invitation of the heir of Qiyuan City," the second prince of the stars said in a cold voice, "As a third party, I have come to witness this meeting concerning the honor of Exeter." ”

After he finished speaking, the argument in the hall became even louder.

Tails could even hear them clearly:

"So that's ......"

"It's ridiculous......"

"Guess what, he's here, and the woman should be ...... too"

"Longxiao City...... Haha, it's ironic, maybe one day, the female archduke will have a little lord in her belly who doesn't know who her father is......"

Tails clenched his fists.

Ian shook his head helplessly at him, a look of helplessness.

"I don't remember when we were with the Imperials," Curtson said coldly, not looking at Tails, "to get him out." ”

There was a lot of approval among the vassals.

"Order, Grown-ups!"

Nicolais's voice interjected into the conversation, and the Meteorite, who was the Grand Duke's personal guard, looked condescendingly at the chaotic nobles, unceremoniously:

"You are standing on the land of Dragon City, Earl Courtson, and you are standing in Valhalla in Nekaru, and this is the Hall of Heroes, in front of the Grand Duchess......"

Nikolai's face froze: "It's not your turn to give orders. ”

Maybe it was because the Meteorite was indeed famous, or maybe it was his experience of following King Nunn for more than twenty years that played a role, and the field slowly fell silent.

Until Curtson replied without giving the slightest face.

"Shut up, Lord. ”

"You're not qualified to talk to me about fucking order," Curtson gritted his teeth and looked at the meteorite on the steps like an enemy, "Your Majesty Nunn promoted the lowly and lowly you to his personal guard and gave him a knighthood, but you repaid him with dereliction of duty and incompetence, tired Your Majesty to death, tired of us, tired of Longxiao City falling into this field." ”

At that moment, Nicolai's pale face showed a rare flush.

Tails had seen him look like this: a sign of the wrath of a meteorite.

"If I were you, the incompetent, I would kill myself as soon as possible in a place where no one was around, instead of having the cheekiness to lie by the side of the Grand Duchess and pretend that nothing had happened," Earl Curtson's words came clearly into everyone's ears:

"The shame of killing the king!"

"Phew!"

Many Northland nobles let out a cold snort in unison.

Nicolas jerked his head down, making it impossible to read his expression.

But he didn't say anything.

But Tails could see that his fists were clenched together, shaking violently.

The prince knew that the king had died in the guard of the White-Bladed Guard, and that this was the greatest shadow of the Meteorite's life.

In the hall, Demonti in the mission of Qiyuan City frowned, and the 'Death Crow' looked at the abnormal Nicolai and sighed softly.

"That's enough, Kirtson. ”

The Grand Duchess finally spoke, and her words unconsciously carried a wave of anger: "Lord Nicolai did not deserve such an evaluation for the sake of the king, who fought against the calamity to the last moment. ”

"As far as my magistrate tells me, ma'am, this Prince of Tails is perhaps the most troublesome Imperial man in the world, and he has caused the unsightly mass fight of the last day," said the eldest Earl of Nagil, slowly, his words sounding just and rational, and brought the subject back to the prince:

"I sincerely advise you to show our 'hospitality' when discussing our own affairs and let him go to his room to rest. ”

The old earl's eyes narrowed slightly: "Do you know what rumors are rumoring about you and him outside?"

All eyes were reunited on the prince, and from time to time they went back and forth between the Grand Duke and him.

Selma's expression changed, and she was speechless for a moment.

Tails closed his eyes.

Ian beside him had a rich expression and opened his mouth to say something in his ear.

"Not now, Ian. Ian was about to open his mouth when Tails spoke coldly, sealing his enthusiasm in his throat.

They did it on purpose, the vassals of Longxiao City.

Tails remembered that six years ago, the nobles in the Hall of Stars of the Fuxing Palace were filthy, and secretly told himself: So they are attacking the prestige of the Grand Duchess step by step.

And now......

No, he can't speak, he can't refute, otherwise it will only make the situation worse.

Tails clenched his teeth.

"He's a guest of the lady, Courtson, Nagil," the Regent of Lisbane spoke at the right time, and he looked coldly at the two counts: "It's a lady's promise, so he will stay, and if you can't stand his presence in your sight, and prefer to ignore the lady's honor, then close your eyes or go out yourself, either." ”

Kirtson snorted coldly, seemingly unimpressed by Lord Regent.

"Don't forget your blood feud, ma'am, the rightful heir before you, Prince Moral, died in the stars," said Count Linna, who sat third on the left hand of the Grand Duchess, with a blank face, "Since then, all tragedies have come from the envoy of this little prince. ”

"The bones are not cold, really?" Ian whispered again, "Six years, even if it is the corpse of a dragon, it should be cold." ”

Tails didn't even bother to pay attention to him.

Thelma took a sharp breath, as if adjusting herself.

"The tragedy is settled, Lynna," said the Grand Duchess, glancing at Tails from afar, and gritting her teeth, "and Prince Tails, he is now our guest, and we should get back to business." ”

"Do you think the death of your blood relatives is not 'serious'?" Lynner suddenly raised his voice.

"I have to say, you give me a chill," Count Linna still had a frosty face, his eyes still moving, but his words like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter were hard to ignore: "Dear Lady Selma Walton. ”

Thelma met his gaze, and the hand on her arm trembled slightly.

In the hall, the discussion of more than two dozen nobles became louder and louder.

"Take back your words, Linna," said the Regent of Lisbane, who had already taken on a palpable emotion, word for word, "especially to Her Excellency the Grand Duchess." ”

"How dare you say this to His Majesty Nunn, to the granddaughter of the Born King, 'You give me a chill'?"

Lisbane glanced at Count Linna: "Your Majesty, starting from the time of the prince, has spent thirty years to promote you, the Linna family, which is on the verge of defeat, ......"

"That's what I'm worried about, Risban," replied Linna, fearlessly, "His Majesty Nunn, the great King of Nature, is gone!"

"We're the old bones left guarding a female ......"

"Linna!" interrupted him by the Goldenbeard Earl Hearst.

Lynna paused, he glanced at the Grand Duchess on the seat, and after a slight hesitation, he changed his words: "...... Maintain the dignity of Longxiao City. ”

As soon as these words came out, Thelma lowered her head and pursed her lips.

There was silence in the hall.

Earl Hearst coughed lightly.

"I'm sorry, ma'am," the Earl of Iron County said gently, looking at Thelma with an embarrassed expression, "but I think Count Linna just misses his former majesty too much, and he values the future of Longxiao City too much. ”

"But he respects you, and respects your blood, just like I do," Hearst nodded slowly and respectfully, "Ma'am." ”

"Wow," Ian pretended to be disgusted and whispered, "I'm going to vomit this hero's pickle girl trick to save beauty." ”

"But it really works, look at the girl's expression......"

It's really wordy.

For the first time, Tails found himself tempted to strangle Ian.

All his point-to-the-point words were blocked in his vocal cords.

The prince stared at Selma closely.

Thelma looked at Hearst, who had cleared the siege, and smiled reluctantly.

Tails frowned.

"You're dealing with the bloodline left behind by the Born King, little Hearst," Risban interrupted their eye contact, "needless to say, she'll lead the future of Dragon City." ”

Hearst smiled and bowed slightly at the regent, "Of course." ”

"You speak more and more like Your Majesty Nunn, 'Your Excellency,'" Count Linne, who had been expressionless all the time, but he was heartbroken, slowly snapped into the words, "Just like six years ago, you, the great Lord Regent, stood there beside His Majesty's body, and told us beyond doubt that the Grand Duke had been replaced, and that he only had to kneel down obediently." ”

"Don't bring your personal grievances here, Linna," said Lisbane, grime, "this hall of glory should not leave room for selfishness and darkness. ”

Lynna curled the corners of her mouth in response.

"I'm starting to admire your little girlfriend a little," Ian sighed and patted Tails on the shoulder, "How did she survive these people for the past six years?"

"I don't know," Tails shook his head, looking at the unruly counts, unable to hide his sadness, "this is my first time attending the Hearing Day, but in the past, important counts were sent to the magistrates, and I guess they came here in person, which made the scene even more difficult. ”

Ian raised an eyebrow, "Oh, you didn't contradict me?"

Tails, who was observing the earls, looked puzzled: "Refute what?"

"It's fine. Ian replied solemnly, shaking his head solemnly.

An old voice rang out in the audience again.

"Relax, Linna, be respectful," Nagil, the oldest of the seniors, sighed, "You are facing the most powerful earl in Longxiao City, the 'Dragon Eyes' Lisban, who has been in power in Longxiao City for six years, you don't want to mess with the regent of Longxiao City, he has countless ways to rectify you." ”

Lisban and Nagil looked at each other in the air, and it seemed that even the air had become cold.

"Oh, I guess what he really meant to say was," Ian narrowed his eyes, "'Fuck you, Lisbane'." ”

Tails was convinced.

"Since he wants the Stellar People here, let him go. Nagil said softly: "Anyway, Longxiao City is not as good as before. ”

Lisban looked at Najir, who was his age, from a distance, and spoke softly, but it was extremely clear: "Really, Najir, old friend?"

"My old friend died six years ago," said Count Nagil unhurriedly, "along with Your Majesty, in the maelstrom of power." ”

During the time that Lisbane and Nagil looked at each other, the counts remained silent.

As if this was their gladiatorial arena.

And Selma, who was in her seat, was at a loss.

"If you want me to guess," Ian's whisper interjected again at an inopportune point, "when they were young, one of them fell in love with each other's wives?"

Tails shook his head slowly, he lowered his head, looked at his right hand, and sighed.

The situation is unfavourable and cannot continue like this.

Go for it, Ian.

We need.

The next moment, a scream suddenly resounded throughout the hall:

"Ahh

"You, you, you"

The sound was so loud that in the silent Hall of Heroes, it was like a whirlwind.

All the nobles, including Selma and Risbane, turned their heads in disbelief and looked at the source of the sound.

I saw that among the noble vassals in the hall, a person suddenly jumped up.

Viscount Windy City from Qiyuan City, Lord Ian Ronnie was standing in a chair, clutching his waist, his expression distorted, looking at the people around him in disbelief.

Beside him, Prince Tails withdrew his hand expressionlessly, and sat upright with a solemn face.

It was as if he had just dragged Ian's waist and twisted it with all his might.

Ian gritted his teeth in frustration and mouthed "how dare you" to Tails.

But the prince did not move, as if he did not know him at all.

Ian took a deep breath and looked up.

Only then did he notice that the eyes of the audience were focused on himself.

Viscount Windy City smiled embarrassedly: "That ......"

The five counts frowned in unison.

"Lord Ian," Lisban's gaze roamed over Tails, silently returning to Ian's, "what's the matter?"

Ian exhaled and slashed back and forth at Tails' body with a murderous gaze.

The prince's expression was flat, and he gestured a thumb to the edge of his knee.

Good luck and good luck.

Ian sighed.

"Although I would be happy to appreciate the anti-plot in Longxiao City's nest," he looked reluctant, first bowing slightly to the female archduchess, and then tilting his head to look at the counts, "But let's talk about business first?"

Ian bared his white teeth and smiled slightly, "You know, lunch time is very important, and you can't put it off. ”

Sitting together in the Qiyuan City Mission, the attachés' faces turned pale.

The vassals of Dragon Sky City looked at him in disbelief, many of them seeing Ian himself for the first time.

"And where did you come from?"

Count Curtson had a cannibalistic expression, squinted at Ian, and sneered, "Joker?"

Ian blinked.

In the face of this insulting title, the smile on his face was even worse.

"Where am I from?"

I saw this Viscount Pavilion open his arms and smile like a child: "Of course it's a circus!"

At that moment, Count Curtson's sneer froze on his face.

Tails let out a sigh of relief, only to feel the oppressive scene instantly relieved.

"I'm here to remind you that it's time to take your places. ”

Ian looked at the Grand Duchess on the steps, then at Tails beside him, shrugged his shoulders, and to the vassals in the hall, and happily announced loudly:

"We're going to get started!"

On the other side of the hall, all the people of Qiyuan City, led by De Monti, looked at the ground in unison and sighed loudly.

The face is sad.

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