The huge ballroom is brightly lit.

The music was melodious, but most of the attendees were standing, not bothering to enjoy the music.

Some of them gathered around and whispered, their expressions a little anxious, as if they were expecting something.

"Bernadotte, is this news accurate, Lord Duke will really appear in a moment?" Jimenez asked his companion quietly.

"Absolutely, I swear. Bernadotte the Fat Man.

"That's good, if only the Duke could meet us. Jimenez muttered to himself as he took a sip of the red wine in his glass.

Since the last time he and Bernadotte wanted to recover their investment in the Emerald Continent, they took the risk of acting as guides to lead the way for the Sea Clan to attack Fiji City.

Although the Sea Clan failed with little courage, the two of them were able to join the line of the secret guard, especially since Jackson was brought back, so that the Minister of Security Guerra knew the names of the two, which allowed the two to reappear in the upper circle of St. Quentin.

I don't know which Mr. Earl held this banquet today, but I heard that even Duke Solomon would be present at the banquet, which made many people stunned, including Jimenez and Bernadotte.

"But it hasn't happened yet. Jimenez quietly glanced around, although it was the same banquet, the people standing in each position would also form different small circles.

Although Jimenez and Bernadotte are qualified to appear here, and no longer have to be a certain gatekeeper to get in like before, they have only changed from the image of a follower to the nouveau riche, and Bernadotte may be slightly better. After all, he still has a noble ancestor.

"The big guys are like that. Bernadotte poured himself another glass of wine. "The duke said he would come. Maybe just to take a look, or even pass by the door. ”

He was much more attentive than Jimenez, and raised his glass to a noblewoman who looked a little lonely in her seat.

It's a pity that the other party doesn't seem to be interested in his fat body, and he didn't even raise his wine glass in response, he glanced at it coldly, and then his eyes changed sharply, and he became a little warmer, but he was interested in Jimenez, who was next to Bernadotte.

It's a pity that Hinemens doesn't have the heart to chase the beauty at all.

At this time, there was a sudden silence at the door. Jimenez's eyes lit up and he lowered his glass.

"It's coming, it's coming. Bernadotte also withdrew his eyes from the woman and looked at the door.

"Oh, everybody, be quiet, let us greet the venerable Duke Solomon with the warmest gesture to the banquet we have held today, and to have a distinguished guest with him. "Today's master, the voice of Count Elginny rang out loudly.

There were three people who walked into the banquet hall with the Count, and the Count Elgny and Solomon were the first. For the sake of respect, of course. The Count deliberately fell half a step back, allowing the Duke to walk in front.

And the third person was almost ignored by everyone, not entirely because everyone focused on Solomon, and in fact there would be some curiosity about the fact that he could come in with Solomon, but because the fourth person was a dwarf.

In Santa Quentin, in Asturias, dwarves don't really attract strange glances.

Because the mechanical dwarves have taken root here, they have integrated into Asturias and used their mechanical knowledge to serve the kingdom.

Due to the rise of magic research in the kingdom, most of these dwarves have a place to play, and only a very few will fall and indulge in drunkenness, so the reputation of the dwarves in the kingdom is not bad, especially for their mechanical knowledge, there are always manufacturing merchants willing to hire them as technicians or for private research.

But the dwarf who had come in with Solomon was a little different, and although he tried his best to hold his chest high, he could see a look of surprise and a little fear in his eyes.

"Hello everyone, I'm Solomon, and I have the honor to visit Count Elginny today, and by the way, I have brought a friend with me, this is His Majesty Tieye, the king from the Stonefist Kingdom of the Black Rock Plane. ”

Tie Ye tried hard to straighten his chest, and everyone hugged warm applause.

"I heard that this plane is Duke Solomon's private plane, and it is also the source of his wealth. Jimenez whispered.

Solomon continued to speak, and after introducing the people, he said a few polite words, and then someone couldn't wait to ask him questions, hoping to know the results of the Kingdom Expeditionary Force in the Emerald Continent.

"....... everyone, please believe me, the kingdom's army, under the leadership of Marshal Perseus, is punishing the elves who do not keep their contracts, and we will use guns and magic to make them keep their promises, return other people's property, and teach them what free trade is!"

The applause was thunderous, and Jimenez and Bernadotte applauded desperately.

"That's a good point, it would be better if the Duke could meet us alone. Jimenez whispered.

"We are righteous, and our friends will support us, and His Majesty Tieye, who is by my side, has decided that in order to defend the friendship between the two countries, his Stonefist Kingdom will do everything in its power to send troops to fight with us. Solomon laughed.

The eyes of everyone looking at Tieye this time were a little more complicated, and the simple-minded cast admiration, while people like Jimenez applauded and whispered to the fat man next to him: "Let these dwarves be cannon fodder, will they use muskets?"

Solomon finished speaking, and departed with Teya, accompanied by his master.

In Elginny's house, Solomon borrowed a meeting room.

The reason why he used Elginny's house to meet was because Tieye's status was a bit embarrassing, and he was not an official state guest.

It sounds like the king of the Kingdom of Stonefist, but in reality it can only be regarded as Solomon's personal conquest and becoming the indigenous leader of the territory.

Tieye had only been to Asturias three times in the past twenty years, and each time it was as if he had come from the countryside to heaven, and he envied the life here, but at the same time he knew that he did not belong here.

"The dwarven soldiers under your command will be specially equipped with weapons by the Ministry of Defense, and they will not need your homemade firearms. You just need to come out of the soldiers. The commander will be an Asturian. Solomon said.

"They're all warriors. Will fight hard. Tieye hurriedly said.

"No, no, you don't have to send your most loyal warriors, this war will be fierce, so if you think that there is a general in your kingdom who is a threat to you right now, you can send his soldiers in this war. Solomon induced like a demon.

Tieye's eyes lit up. He understood the meaning of the devil in front of him.

Although the Kingdom of Stone Fist has always been under his rule, it does not mean that it will always be peaceful, and after a long time, there will be mountains formed, which will threaten him as a king. Solomon's meaning was to let him take this opportunity, and if anyone had a certain threat to him, he would just send the other party's soldiers out to fight and consume them.

Tie Ye couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he understood it, if this was the case, another hidden meaning was that the dwarven soldiers who might participate in the war would be sacrificed as cannon fodder.

But Tie Ye also knew that he could not refuse, and for the dwarves of the Stonefist Kingdom that he had recruited. They are still basking in pleasure now, because they have come out of a portal. Queue up and wait for their Asturias chief to lead the way to the makeshift military camp to rest, and in a day or two at most they will go through another portal to a strange continent.

In the past two days, they have eaten delicious food that they dared not imagine before, although it is only the black bread and chaff cake that the soldiers of the kingdom eat that want to vomit, but this kind of food is also much stronger than they are in the Black Rock Plane.

Little did they know, however, that as they set foot in that strange land, almost no one would ever return to their homeland.

"Don't worry, if you are called to fight, whether it is the Ministry of Defense or I personally, I will give you a bounty, this money will be deposited in the bank for you, if you need anything, you can put forward a list, and it will be sent to your palace in the Kingdom of Stone Fist after purchasing it on your behalf, or you can use this money at any time when you come to Asturias for vacation in the future." Solomon promised, "Also, as long as the Black Rock Dwarves are satisfied with the kingdom in this war, I will apply for permanent residency in the council for you, so that you can come to St. Quentin for a vacation at any time in the future." However, I still have to remind you, don't let people take advantage of the loopholes, the Kingdom of Stoneken needs you, you need the Kingdom of Stonefist. ”

Tie Ye nodded, of course he understood that even if he could come to Asturias at any time in the future, but if there was no Stone Fist Kingdom, he would be of no value, and he would not even be as good as a dwarven technician from the Kaos homeland.

"This money, I want to save some in Nia's account. Tieye said in a hoarse voice.

"Nia?" Solomon thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to worry about her life, but I'll tell you gave her some money." ”

"I want to meet her. Tieye said with some excitement that he hadn't seen his sister for more than ten years, only once when he first came to Asturias, and then he didn't see her again even when he heard that Nia had given birth to a child.

"Yes, she's in Liberty City right now, and I've given you permission to meet her in Liberty City before you go back. As long as your soldier fights hard this time, you can get permanent residency, and it will be much easier for you to see her in the future. Solomon said.

Nia is probably the most obscure of the women who have a relationship with Solomon, and the lowest status, Solomon originally fell for this dwarf girl who sacrificed herself for her brother, but also because she wanted to stabilize the Black Rock Plane and reach a stake with Tieye, at that time he was not full of wings, and the Black Rock Plane was his first pot of gold, and he must not fail, forcing him to sacrifice his hue.

Later, Nia was moved by him to Asturias proper, but since Solomon became Stephanie's royal husband, whether Her Majesty was vaguely aware of Solomon's relationship with other women, it was not possible, at least on the surface, to expose them.

So Nia had to move again, and after thinking about it, she finally moved to be with Agatha.

The two daughters each gave birth to a son a few years later, and after having a child, the two women finally did not care too much about Solomon, especially Agatha, if it were not for the child to accompany her, her relationship with Solomon is likely to cause even more turmoil.

Solomon can only give an explanation to a few women like this, only that Catherine has no children, she has entered middle age, but she is still glamorous, active in the film industry, and is known as an evergreen tree.

After sending Tieye away, Solomon breathed a sigh of satisfaction, from now on, the dwarves of the Stonefist Kingdom will continue to act as cannon fodder and enter the Emerald Continent to attack the High Elves.

Of course, the strength of these dwarves is low, and their brains are not very clear, but they can be tamed and equipped with muskets to damage the High Elves, even if they die ten, a hundred Black Rock Dwarves can kill one High Elf.

Even if the Black Rock Dwarves are not enough, there are also the Fadel people, and the kingdom has begun to carry out forced conscription in Fadel, forcing the indigenous men there to enlist in the army, and after a short training, they will go to the Emerald Continent.

However, in contrast, Asturias was quite gentle with the Kingdom of Stonefist, and even tougher with Fadel, and anyone who dared to resist the conscription was thrown into prison with the whole family.

As Solomon walked out of the reception room, the secret guard in charge of his itinerary stepped forward and said, "Lord Duke, there are two people who want to see you. “

"Oh, who's who?" said Solomon, with a slight surprise, that it was generally impossible for Gera's men to deliver such words to someone, unless the other party had some kind of relationship with the secret guard.

"It was the two merchants who led the way for the Sea Clan's attack on Fiji last time, and they also brought back the nephew of the old Marquis of Reinagin, so Lord Guerra promised to help them if necessary, and they were very excited to see you just now. The guard subconsciously touched his trouser pocket, there was a check there, but he was telling the truth.

"Oh, those two guys, well, I can meet them, just to ask about Regina's nephew. Solomon nodded.

Regina's nephew, Jackson, originally went to the Emerald Continent to make a fortune, and Solomon helped a little in this matter, but then the secret guards somehow brought him back from the Emerald Continent and imprisoned him, and there seems to be evidence that he sympathized with the High Elves and betrayed the interests of the kingdom.

This matter also gave Solomon's little head a headache, although the Marquis of Regina did not speak directly, but he definitely cared about this nephew.

In the end, the Perth Palace intervened directly, although he was not released, but he was no longer in prison, but the Marquis Court provided a villa to detain him, so that he could self-reflect, and there was a special secret guard to guard him, and continue to interrogate him from time to time.

However, when Jackson returned, he seemed to be a different person, and he was adamant about his relationship with the High Elves.

That's why Solomon was willing to meet with Jimenez and Bernadotte to see if his former companion could know more about the situation so that he could help the Marquis of Regina clear his nephew's guilt. (To be continued.) )