This time, Lovelan didn't hear it, and rushed all the way to the banquet hall in such a rage. The building of the Lily Palace is a ring-shaped group building one by one, and after walking about a quarter of a circle along the arc-shaped corridor, you will pass through a flight of stairs to the banquet hall.

The guards announced the arrival of the two early and opened the door. Upon entering, however, Dearlando found that there were not many people in the room, and it seemed that it was just a family dinner, not the almost public social party that Augustus had held two years earlier.

There were already a few people sitting on both sides of the long table, in addition to Prince Hoffman and Queen Allen, whom Diarlando knew, there were two men and two women, judging from the order of seating, they should be the queen's eldest daughter Princess Emma, the eldest prince Frank, the second daughter Princess Tess and the second prince Todd. Even the spouses of the princesses and princes did not attend the scene, and it seemed that it should be a very private banquet.

After greeting the Queen and Prince and apologizing for their tardiness, Diarrando and Dino took their seats, seated on their left hand closest to the Queen. It is customary for men and women to sit apart, so Lovelan sits right in the middle of the two of them.

The queen smiled and gave an opening speech, welcoming the distant relative, and expressing the blessings of the two countries for generations, etc., and Zuihou announced the opening of the dinner with a standing ovation from everyone.

Such social dinners are no stranger to Dearlando, there should be some light conversation and exchange, and it is normal for the host to maintain a warm and harmonious atmosphere. But I don't know weishenme, after the queen finished speaking. Everyone fell into an awkward silence, everyone ate their own, and no one spoke at all.

Deirrando noticed that Prince Todd, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, looked at him at every turn, and still looked at him secretly, and as soon as he turned his gaze, he looked away again, and his heart gradually became unhappy.

Speaking of which, the Prince of Todd was very similar to his own appearance, if it weren't for the fact that the color of his eyes was almost light blue, and his hair was very long, he would almost be a twin. If I remember correctly, this prince was about the same age as himself. This year should be twenty-eight years old. According to Lovelan, he should be in charge of domestic information and security.

"Your Highness Todd, do you have something to say to me?" Make eye contact with the other person. Then the problem was thrown generously.

"Ahem......" the other party choked in fright. coughed twice, and then replied embarrassedly: "No, no, I just heard my sister say that you look a little like me before." I didn't expect it to be so similar. ”

made such a start, and the people next to him seemed to have found a topic, and they echoed and said that it was really similar and so on. In fact, three of the Queen's five children are more like Prince Huffman, and only the youngest brother and sister are more like the Queen.

The three older members of the royal family were all far away, and they all rushed over with the news early this morning. Hearing this, Dearlandor was immediately interested, and he was curious about how Hovland could quickly transmit information without the support of magic and unable to use the messenger?

"The quickest way, of course, is for my mother to give us a notice. But other than that, we do have a way to communicate quickly. Our Jishu officer has studied Turanda's teleportation charm and found that it simply uses magic to enhance the range of resonance that can be produced by the same pair of resonance crystals. Even if it doesn't work, it still works, so we used the method of laying out a short-range resonance network, installing amplifier boxes every two to three miles between the major cities. In this way, the information between the crystals can be passed on one by one. ”

The answer question is Prince Franck, who is responsible for municipal construction in China, and is also very interested in the transformation and innovation of Jishu. He also introduced Dearrando to cars that could walk quickly with heavy loads on rails using steam, and large machines that detonated pumice on a small scale to produce huge thrust, which could be used to replace many heavy labor tasks, such as mining ore and forging metals. Even the dwarves here began to order such machines from the Jishu Bureau to replace the purely manual work they had been accustomed to for thousands of years.

During the conversation, Diarrando realized that each prince and princess has their own special job, for example, Princess Emma is in charge of education and the arts, and Princess Tess is in charge of medical care. When Deirlandor asked her when Hovland began to cut open human bodies to heal people, she laughed heartily.

In fact, they had heard about the story of Dr. House, the chief royal physician, who had been thrown out by Dearlando, and they couldn't help but laugh together at this moment.

"Your Highness Diarrando, our modern medical skills began to study the mysteries of the human body five hundred years ago. Head surgery can be dangerous, but Dr. House is an expert in the field and he is very reliable. ”

"Sister Tess, it's useless for you to say it, he, a barbarian from Turanda, can't understand our jishu and civilization at all. You see, in the past, when the royal family of Turanda came, who would like to bring in our jishu, who was obviously much more developed than them? Not only did they refuse to accept it, but they also forbade us to spread it to their land. I don't know what I'm afraid of? Are you afraid that the people will no longer fear the royal family after they have mastered Jishu?"

"Ahem, there's nothing wrong with the people maintaining proper respect for the royal family, isn't it true that you and the ordinary people outside are also on an equal footing with each other?" Dillando coughed when he heard Lovelan's sharp criticism, and then curiously asked about how the royal family and ordinary people get along here.

"Hmph, although we are royal, we are also part of the people. We have more power, so we need to contribute more to the people and be an example for them. Then the people will love us and respect us. Instead of obeying us unconditionally just because of our lineage or our family name, and treating us as gods. ”

"Wow, that's a really novel idea, and I agree with part of your point that the more capable people are, the more they should contribute. But Reeth is a god, and it's not wrong for people to worship him. And your mother, she too. The people of Hovland should respect her and worship her as if they were gods. Because of her sacrifice, they were able to thrive peacefully on this land. ”

"You don't pat my mother's ass, my mother, as queen, also serves the people of Hovland, and she never wanted to be above ordinary people and let others worship her as a god. ”

"Problem: Your mother, she ......"

"That's enough! Don't talk about politics at the table. Seeing that they were talking more and more-for-tat, Queen Allen was afraid that Diarlandor would leak her mouth, so she hurriedly stopped them from continuing to discuss this topic.

Both of them snorted unconvinced, glared at each other, and then turned their gaze back to the plate in front of them.

The queen's voice suddenly sounded in Deirlando's mind: "You can't tell them the truth about the throne, the current Hovland is a completely different country from Turanda, and everyone's concept has changed. They believe that their own hands have built this prosperous and powerful country, and they believe that all people are created equal. If the matter of human sacrifice was announced, they would convene a great council and forcibly order the suspension of such sacrifices, even if we voluntarily did so. ”

"What if the reinforcement is lost and the Star Anchor can no longer hold the continent in place? What if the catastrophe of the earth collapses again?" Diarlando did not speak, but repeated the question twice in his mind. He knew that at such a distance, Queen Allen could detect his thoughts.

"Yes, even if you say that such a catastrophe will happen, they will not believe it. It's been too long since magic has been gone in this land. They will take your words as a lie, or treat you as a delirious person. ”

"Then you don't need a real miracle to prove your words?" Deirlandor subconsciously clenched the knife and fork in his hand, he was very confused by the queen's self-restraint and limitations, with her ability, it was easy for the people to understand her strength.

"Haven't you heard of the Nice uprising here, have you? The lord of the Nice Lords used to be a very powerful mage, and when his magic was gradually disappearing on this shijie, he still used his magic to brutally rule the people under his command. He believed that he was a chosen one, of noble blood, and that mortals should obey and worship him unconditionally, and he did not treat his subjects as human beings at all, and came from oppression and exploitation. ”

The unbearable people rose up and organized themselves against him. He suppressed five civilian uprisings, killing thousands of people with his army and magic. On the surface, those people were suppressed, but they actually changed their methods. In the end, this cruel man died at the hands of a female volunteer disguised as his lover. ”

"In Hovland, people like us are a very small minority, and we are outliers in the eyes of the people. Although we have the ability to reach the heavens, we are also human beings, and we will also have moments of relaxation. If you are the enemy of the whole Shijie, then no matter how much you have at stake, you will one day be overthrown and killed by the people who hate you. ”

"What's more, neither you nor I are the Demon Dragon King. Will you kill others because they don't understand you, won't obey you, aren't afraid enough? After all, our identity is Shijie's protector, not the destroyer. (To be continued......)