As the words of the chief of the Larian guard fell, cries of consternation, quarrels, and angry roars rang out in the hall. The cacophony of voices kept irritating Helena, who was sitting in the main seat, and the girl gritted her teeth and insisted on her posture, pursing her lips and not moving.

One after another, the knights who disagreed with each other drew their long swords, wanting to teach the "unpersuaded" and "unreasonable" guys around them, but they didn't know that the other party actually had this idea, and the Haringos Castle was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, which would blow up the place into the sky at any time.

Theodore stood in front of his chair, with Elendil beside him and another knight of the Imperial Guard who accompanied him to stop all those who were trying to make trouble. His eyes were fixed on the chief of the guard, and he stood there with a relaxed and natural expression, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

"Was all this unexpected, or was he premeditated?" said Theodore, muttering to himself, "Either way, he must have a way to deal with it." ”

Theodore saw in his eyes a kind of calmness, a disgusting calmness, self-righteously playing with everyone in the palm of his hand, like a director arranging a preparation for everything to come.

"Quiet!" Terenus roared, interrupting the chaos of the scene, looking at the chief of guard of the Duke of Elfvan, and asked through gritted teeth, "Then please tell me, who is the descendant of the Pendragon family you are talking about?"

"If it's His Excellency Bran Elfvan, forget it!" Terenus sneered, "Although the Elfwan family also has the same blood as Pendragon, it doesn't even count as a side branch!"

"Indeed, my master, by blood, is not at all qualified for the throne. The ancestors of the Elvwan family were only the illegitimate sons of the fourth emperor of the empire, and they were made nobles by virtue of their military exploits. The chief of the guard said softly: "Every generation of Duke Elfwan will marry a descendant of the Pendragon family, if there is any family in the empire that is closest to the royal family, then the Elfwan family should be the best!"

"But the old duke, who is gone, is not! his wife is just an ordinary maid. Adjutant Will stepped forward and continued in place of Terenus, "Although I don't dare to slander this duke's aiqing, Alfwan is Elfwan, and it is not the same as Pendragon!"

"Lady Lina is the illegitimate daughter of the Emperor's grandfather. His Excellency the Chief of the Guard was speechless: "According to the blood lineage, Duke Bran is even higher than Her Royal Highness the Princess in terms of seniority. The most important thing is that if Her Royal Highness Helena inherits the throne, then she is bound to marry, and Pendragon's blood will disappear forever. ”

"On the other hand, if His Highness does not marry, then the Pendragon family will still be completely destroyed!" the head of the guard stabbed into Helena's chest like a sharp spear. The girl's face turned pale and bloodless.

"Since that Master Bran Elfwan thinks he is the Orthodox, why don't Weishenme come and show his majesty to all the adults present?!" Diodore couldn't hold back any longer, strode out of the crowd, and stared at the "chief guard" in front of him like a falcon: "And only one chief guard was sent?"

"Since this banquet was not possible from the beginning, there is naturally no need for your lord to come!" the chief of the guard turned around and looked at Theodore with a smile: "Forgive my clumsiness, among the nobles of the north, I don't seem to have seen a family with a golden laurel banner. ”

When Theodore heard this, he immediately felt the urge to draw his sword. It's been three and a half years since the Romans came to the north, and what else is he saying he doesn't know? is clearly reminding himself that he is just an outsider, and he has no right to intervene in the affairs of each other.

Clenching the "beast howl" in his hand, the sweat soaked in the palm of his hand made Theodore's heart burn incessantly, and when he saw the smug eyes of the other party, a sudden sense of realization made him retract the blade.

The Roman legions were famous all over the north, and Theodore was also famous. However, he has always been known in the hearts of northerners as a "good lord" rather than a "good commander". In the cognition of most northern nobles, his combat level is a third-rate level. Since this guy is the chief of the guard, he must have climbed up by relying on his ability to kill, and he is absolutely confident in his swordsmanship, and no one can blame him for killing his opponent in a duel.

For Theodore, the duel was his death den. If you go to battle, you can still have the Imperial Guard to protect yourself, and if someone goes wrong in a duel, it will be tantamount to self-destruction. He should have noticed this earlier, but he had always been the illusion that he was Caesar, so he thought he was the incarnation of Rome, so he always showed considerable confidence in front of outsiders.

For Caesar, this self-confidence was necessary. For Theodore Julian, if he maintained this self-confidence at all times, it was no different from suicide. Sun Ce, the little overlord of a generation, was assassinated by a small assassin even when he had just begun his great cause. In comparison, Theodore didn't even have Sun Ce's superior combat skills, but his level of confidence was uncompromised.

Diodore, who had figured it out, stopped in place, and the cold sweat behind his back had soaked the long-sleeved shirt underneath. Slowly retracted the long knife, looked at the head of the guard with a slight relief, and barely squeezed out a smile: "It's nothing, the Laria region has always been in constant war, and it is reasonable that the news is closed." ”

Seeing the slightly unnatural expression on the other party's face, Theodore sneered in his heart and continued with a spring breeze on his face: "Theodore Julian, Caesar of the Romans. ”

"Your exploits have long been heard. The head of the guard saluted slightly: "As mentioned above, Lord Bran doesn't think this banquet can decide anything, so ............"

"Knock~~, knock~~~, knock~~~............" The castle bell rang suddenly, and everyone stopped arguing and looked out nervously.

"Enemy attack. Terenus scolded, "What's going on?how can Harlingos have enemies?!"

"There must have been an army discovered by Roman patrol cavalry. Theodore asserted: "When the bell rings, it means that the other party is not far from the town." ”

"How is this possible? There is no way for the orcs to cross Salion and Laria into the north, this will definitely not be an army of orcs, I swear!"

"What lord would be so bold, whose army is this, and does he want to go against the whole North? This is a meeting that concerns the whole North!" ............

While arguing in the hall, a Roman light cavalry rushed into the gate and fell on one knee before Theodore: "Salute you, Caesar. The flag bearer of the 2nd Squadron of the Light Cavalry Wing has ordered me to report to you that an army marching from the west is approaching Haringos. ”

"The West?" Theodore looked at Salald on the other side, and found that he was also at a loss, so he had to ask the herald again: "And what does the other party's flag look like?"

"There are no flags. The herald said, "But the other party's herald tool is very special, it seems to be a flute or other musical instrument, and the sound travels quite far." ”

"Flutes? Theodore nodded and looked at the curious eyes beside him: "It's the Noldor elves of the Silent Forest, they're coming!"

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Because of the arrival of the Noldor elves, almost everyone stopped arguing quite tacitly and waited patiently for each other's words, and there was a strange and harmonious atmosphere in the hall.

Salald and Aaron stood on either side of Helena, and Theodore stood with the other two archduke's emissaries, and all the nobles were in orderly order, according to their status and location. Even the two protagonists of the chaos just now, the messenger of Marions and the chief of guard of the Duke of Laria, did not say a word, and stood quietly on both sides of the hall, bowing respectfully in the direction of Helena.

Quite simply, because the visitors were Noldor elves, whether they were Cato or Romans, or Pande, they were all part of the human shijie, and no matter how much they fought, it could only be "the household affairs of the human kingdom". But the Noldor Elves are completely different, no matter how conflicting the internal opinions are, they must maintain a unified and harmonious situation in front of the Noldor Elves.

Although humans and the Noldor elves are now allies on the same front, and there has been no war or dispute between the two sides since the establishment of the Empire. But all the people present did not forget that if it weren't for the earth-shattering feat of the Human Emperor Aragorn, they would still be under the rule of the Noldor Elves, and they would be their second-class citizens with good weather and singing and dancing.

There are some things that cannot be erased by time. Hatred may be forgotten, but history will never disappear, it will be integrated into the blood of this race, flowing from generation to generation. Unless there is genocide, it will be passed on forever until the end of Shijie.

Soon, the welcoming horn sounded from outside the door, and everyone turned their attention to the gate. Adjutant Will had once again done the job he hated most, standing in the doorway and taking up the duties of ceremonial officer.

"Blessed by the Great Cross of Radiance, descendants of House Pendragon and the only legitimate heir of the Holy Pender Empire, Her Royal Highness Princess Helena Pendragon, Blood of Pendragon, welcome to Haringos Castle from Anduria, the Forest of Silence!"

(First of all, thank you Mu Wuyue (really imposing) for the reward of children's shoes, as well as the reward of unlimited publishers (what does this mean??) children's shoes, and the reminder ticket for the purple flower children's shoes on the other side.)

I was mentally prepared for the purple flower reminder ticket, so I wasn't very surprised. But I've watched the reward for unlimited children's shoes several times, and I always feel that I've seen it wrong, it's really 5888!

To be honest, I didn't feel that I could stand such a popularity, and the empty writing was still very immature, but ...... I'm not going to tell you that I can't do it anymore. Being rewarded with such a high amount for the first time made Kongkong's heart heavy...... If I am in arrears in the future, what can I say so that I don't feel too guilty? You are so ruthless that you are embarrassed to procrastinate.

That's it)