Everyone, including Pedi, watched Feiduo leave,

The moment the door was closed by the office staff, Peddy's eyes fell on Sir Bipp, who had just lost his temper, "Go and prepare for today's luncheon." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Sir Bipp breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Need the presence of those ministers?"

"Just the three of you. Pedi's gaze swept over Bipp, Hanina, and Sira Marne, and waved impatiently at his chancellor.

"I left first. Elein Phier had wanted to leave, but out of politeness she waited until after Sir Bipp had left.

Peddy didn't communicate much with his wife, and after a slight greeting to the queen, Sira Marne looked at Peddy and said, "Your Majesty, with all due respect, do you insist on having a banquet with the elven messenger in the Red Room?"

"Is there a problem?" said Pedi.

"I just wanted to remind you that for the first time since the establishment of the Kingdom of Kruria, the object of a formal banquet should not be an elf, at least not yet. Sheila Marne had a serious expression.

Before Peddy could speak, Hanina, who was next to her, continued, "I agree with Sir Sir Sila... Your Majesty, if this banquet is held, all the forces in the Ailan Continent will know about it in less than half a month, how will they view this banquet?"

"I just want everyone to know about the friendship between the Kingdom of Kruria and the Elves. Pedi walked over to the guest couch by the window and sat down, "Don't you think... Do we need the friendship of the elves now?"

"But Your Majesty, the current situation on the mainland is not..."

"I know what you're trying to say, the Kruria Kingdom, as the overlord of the northern frontier of the Eastern Continent, and the Elven Kingdom, as the master of the Suke Plain, shouldn't have met so high-profile in this special period. Pedi looked at Hanina, "But I'm going to choose a high profile at this time." ”

Pedi said this to Hannina and Sira Marne, with a distinctly paranoid waywardness.

"I hope you made the right decision. Silah-Marne saluted, "Please allow me to leave, Your Majesty." ”

"Let's all go out first, and don't forget the luncheon today. Pedi didn't give Hanina a chance to speak again.

...

Red Room in Kavalburg,

It is located on the right side of the main hall, just one corridor away from the original Prime Minister's Office.

It was designed as a place for the Reagan family to meet their distinguished guests, and it was designed to embody majestic grandeur and glorious authority at all times.

The Red Room is named after the crimson ceiling at the top of the hall and its four large red stone columns.

Today at noon,

The Red Room, which had been idle for a long time, opened again,

The master of Fort Kavar, King Pedi Reagan of the Kingdom of Kruria, will entertain the emissaries from the Elven Kingdom of the Naren Forest here.

At this moment, it is half past twelve at noon,

The new long dining table in the middle of the Red Room was already full, and the chandelier carved from crystal hanging above the square table shone brightly under the magic lamp, making the whole hall extremely elegant and chic.

On the main seat of the dining table, Pedy Reagan, as the host, is full of the majesty of the king and the atmosphere of the superior against the backdrop of the giant bear family crest carved on the wall behind him.

To Pedy's right was his queen, dressed in a white gown studded with amethysts, which shimmered in the reflection of the light from the ceiling above her head, making her look as if she were a legendary goddess.

On the opposite side of Pedi is a handsome elven general, who wears a simple leather coat made by the elves with a special process (according to the elves, all of their leather is made of hay and leaves through special magic, not animal leather).

Rizzo Carlo, known for his command of the Battle of the Eluk Territory and the subsequent dismantling of the Empire in the Souk Plains War.

This elven general looks different from what Pedi imagined,

In reality, Lizzo Carlo is as calm as a pool of still water, and his whole body is dressed without many ornaments like human nobles, giving people the feeling of being more like a scholar than a general on the battlefield.

On either side of the table were the casual officials of Lizzo Carlo and the three important ministers of the Kingdom of Cruria.

Because the banquet is for the elves, the food is basically vegetarian.

In the elegant sound of the piano, the atmosphere of the luncheon is very good... Although, the people at the table barely communicated after the luncheon began, all of them maintained a polite smile on their faces.

After taking a few casual sips of the black tea provided by the last hot drink, Pedi picked up the untouched glass and stood up, looking at Lizzocaro opposite him and said, "Welcome, friends of the Elven Kingdom. ”

Everyone at the table was watching Pedi's movements, and when he stood up, everyone, including Lizzo Carlo, immediately stopped their movements and stood up.

"Thank you for your lunch, Your Majesty Pedi. "Lizzo Carlo behaved modestly and with the respect that a messenger should have.

"I just hope it satisfies you. Pedi put the glass to his lips as he spoke, then tilted his head and drank all the red wine in the glass.

"It's a great honor to be with you. Lizzo Carlo also drank a glass of red wine, and the words of compliment came out of his mouth in such a natural and harmonious way.

Pei Di was surprised by Lizzo Carlo's attitude, which made him not remember to answer for a while, but fortunately, Erin Phier, who was next to him, said on his behalf: "After lunch, we are generally used to continue to drink tea, are you interested? ”

"Of course, I've always had a great interest in human culture and customs. Lizzo Carlo smiled.

The two had already left the table in the interval between their conversations and approached each other.

Pei Di looked at the other party's handsome face, and said with a smile: "I have also longed for the culture of elves for a long time, and I studied your history when I was in the imperial capital, but that was only history... Personally, I'm more interested in the truth. ”

"Truth is no better than history. Rizzo Carlo chuckled under his breath.

"Haha!" Pedi smiled silently, and as the group was about to enter the tearoom next to the Red Room, he turned his head to look at the three important ministers beside him, and his last gaze fell on Sirah-Marne, "You can go in with me...", and then he instructed the other two important ministers, "You can bring other elven friends to visit my castle." ”

After Pei Di finished these two sentences, he stopped, and his eyes naturally fell on Lizzo Carlo.

With a slightly stiff smile on his face, the elven general said to one of the three retinues behind him, "Drahir can follow me." ”

"Squeak" At Pedi's signal, the maid pushed open the door of the tea room.

When a refreshing fragrance penetrated the nostrils of Petdy and Lizzocaro, the tea room set up by Irene Fil caught their eye.

This is a tea room with a different feeling in the intersection of light and dark...

The natural light cast between the gaps in the row of windows on the side wall of the tea room is intertwined with the gray darkness of the dark corners of the windows, making people feel as if they are in dusk.

In the middle of the tea room, a stone table that looks like a city made of rubble is quietly placed, giving a heavy feeling and reminiscent of nature, surrounded by several chairs made of vines and contrasting with the gray walls of the room.

As soon as everyone entered the tea room, Eileen said, "I need to go and change my clothes." ”

"It's a lady's prerogative. Rizzo Carlo smiled gentlemanly.

There were only two plainly dressed maids in the tea room, one of them went to the stove and began to boil water after Pedi and the others entered the room, and the other looked at Pedi with an inquiring gaze while holding a tea leaf wrapped in tree bark.

"I need a cup of tea. Pedi tilted his head sideways and looked at Rizzo Carlo, "We only have black tea and clear tea here, if you want coffee, you can do it too." ”

"Clear tea. ”

"I want tea too. ”

"Clear tea will do. ”

In the end, all four chose clear tea.

The sound of the sun-dried tea leaves and the porcelain cups colliding was quite pleasant, and Pedi smiled and looked at Rizzocaro, "Archduke Partved has explained in his books that a long life can produce a wise man or a madman. ”

"His Highness Patved is a true wise man," Lizzocaro's eyes twinkled inexplicably as he said Patved, "he is not wrong, for a long life, it is almost impossible to perpetuate a certain belief without changing it. ”

"Elves have a history of nearly 50,000 years, and we could have had a more glorious civilization, but...", he didn't continue, but changed the conversation and asked, "We theoretically have endless life, but do you know why elves who actually have a lifespan of tens of thousands of years are very rare?"

"They should be called truly wise, but you have imprisoned them. Pedi couldn't hold back and said this.

"No, they themselves imprisoned themselves. Lizzo Carlo stared at Pedi, "Believe me, no one can play tricks and intrigue in front of wise men who have tens of thousands of years of life, they see everything... Our seal, while a bit difficult for them, doesn't really trap them. ”

"Maybe they're running away too, escaping from what is happening now that affects their faith!" Lizzocaro's tone was ethereal, "I just said that no one can hold on to their faith in an endless life, and we have people who live the same life as you..."

"Dark elves?" Pedi subconsciously thought of the Misha Kingdom.

"No, the dark elves of the Misha Kingdom are equivalent to completely denying their own existence. Lizzocaro whispered, "And the people I'm talking about still live in the Naryn Forest... They can't perpetuate their belief in the way of nature, so our eternal life is relative. ”

"The lifespan of most of our clansmen is about 500 years, a small number can live for thousands of years, and the existence of tens of thousands is even rarer. The expression on Lizzocaro's face was calm, as if he was saying something very ordinary, "I also wavered in my faith a hundred years ago, and it took me nearly twenty years to calm my heart again, and some people can never do it." ”

"It seems that Archduke Patved is right. Pedi shrugged, "Eternal life is not a good thing, because it often comes with disasters. ”

"Yes, we can use an analogy..."Lizzocaro's voice suddenly lowered down, "if someone Eternal, such as... A god suddenly wavered in his faith, or because something sparked his anger... Can you imagine the wrath of a god?"

"I can't imagine...", Pedi snuffed out the image in his mind.

"Yes, none of us dared to imagine it. The expression of indifference on Lizzocaro's face returned.

The door of the tea room was pushed open through the outer door, and it was Erin Feier, who changed into a relatively simple light cyan dress and put on light makeup on her face.

"What are you talking about?" said Erinphier, slowly approaching.

Pedi immediately said, "A terrible thing!"

"Oh?" said Erinphier, looking at Lizzo Carlo, "I hope I didn't disturb you." ”

"Things are scary, but they are inconsequential topics. The elven general immediately put on a smiling expression, and he was very polite to Erin Fei'er, because the magic fluctuations on the other party's body were very powerful.

Erin Phier walked in and sat down directly in the position of the hostess reserved for her, just as the maid walked in with a kettle of boiling water, she took the kettle and ordered, "Leave it to me here, you retreat to the side first." ”

The two maids didn't dare to disobey, and when Erin Fil turned to look at Pedi and the others again, the maids had retreated to a corner that was almost invisible.

"So, let's move on to your conversation. Eileen Phil said as she made tea for the crowd herself.

"Let's get straight to the point, Your Majesty Pedi. Apparently not wanting to dwell on useless topics, he said: "I believe that your father has already told you about the impending disaster. ”

"After we sealed the members of the Council, several Elven Councillors teleported out through secret methods, and I am sure they will surely warn you of the impending danger under the ancient covenant. Lizzo Carlo speaks the lingua franca well, and although he speaks quickly, he pronounces clearly, "A war between good and evil is about to be staged." ”

"You already knew!" Sirah-Marne said with a slight coldness in her voice, "but you were indifferent. ”

"No, we have been preparing for this war for a long time and have warned you beforehand, but you did not take our word for it at the beginning... Even now, no one believes us. The young elf beside Lizzo Karo's language was even colder, "If we were indifferent, we would not have started a war against the Empire, and we would not have recognized the city-state alliance of the Suk Plains..."

"Excuse me, did I mishear just now?" Sira Marne laughed and looked at Drahiel, "I seem to have heard you say that the war against the Empire and the dismantling of the Empire is for the impending crisis?"

"Yes," Drahir and Sirah-Marne looked at each other, "our original intention was to end the war on the Continent of Elan as soon as possible by force in order to suppress the spreading negative energy, but in the end, we messed things up... All I can say is very sorry. ”

He's clearly not very good at explaining...

"Are you telling a joke?" said Sheila-Marne, a little stunned.