At the long table of the Dukes, Prime Minister Cullen sighed with lingering fear, Zhan En sneered lightly, the one-eyed dragon was expressionless, and Duke Val continued to drink by himself, as if no one else was watching.

Banquet speech, banquet speech...

Thales kept reciting it silently, but unfortunately his mind went blank.

It's like the deadline for handing in homework is at midnight, but until 11:50 p.m., the document in your hand is still empty.

etc.

The speech at the banquet is not without reference, is it?

The next second.

"Adults, welcome, welcome to Mindis Hall."

Thales held the wine glass in one hand, walked slowly, and walked out of his seat so that everyone could see him.

Out of courtesy, the guests stood up one after another.

He looked around the hall slowly and calmly ("Quick, quick, what should I say next..." - Thales' inner monologue), and his voice echoed and was clearly audible:

"The house is full of distinguished guests and the house is full of distinguished friends."

"Since I was a child, I have only attended such a big banquet once."

Thales lowered his head, as if recalling, and paused for a few seconds.

He raised his head and smiled:

"You know, in Longxiao City."

"King Nun wanted to thank me for...well, killing his son."

There was laughter in the banquet hall.

Except for the guests from the North, they all looked livid.

Thales shrugged helplessly.

banquet.

At that moment, the heroic and rough look of King Nun holding the wine glass inevitably emerged from the young man's mind.

Also present at the Northland-style welcome banquet was the powerful and shocking voice of the born king:

【Come on! Eat! Drink! Hit! Fuck! Do whatever you want!】

[Until you are lying, rolling, soft, and crawling, and are carried out of my palace!]

【Bastards!】

Thales raised the corner of his mouth and silently glanced at the well-mannered star guests.

Decisively kick the roaring Nun King out of his mind.

"Trust me, you don't want to be there."

Thales sighed:

"The food in Longxiao City is terrible, and the wine is not good either. It's simply a torture."

Some guests were chuckling and laughing.

Thales shrugged and beamed:

"I guess that's why he wanted to thank me for killing his son."

The laughter in the hall started again, one after another.

Elise glanced at Thales with a strange expression, worried about his boldness.

Mallos comforted the nervous Gilbert in a low voice, telling him that this was the Duke's way of complaining over the past few months, and he would just get used to it.

Jorge made an unhappy sound.

"Yes, that's why, when the Duke of Black Sand sat on the throne and drank the terrible special wine from Longxiao City..."

Thales swung his wine glass.

"He regretted it."

Laughter in the hall became normal.

"King Charman hated me and imprisoned me for six full years..."

Thales looked at everyone, quite puzzled:

"But I really can't help him, I mean..."

Duke Xinghu shrugged toward the hall and spread his hands, with a helpless expression:

"I can't kill every King of Exeter, can I?"

The laughter in the hall became louder and louder. Unexpectedly, Duke Val was among them. He stared at his wine glass, his laughter undisguised.

King Kessel narrowed his eyes.

Thales took a deep breath, reached out and pressed it to stop the laughter in the banquet hall.

"Well, many of you here may know me."

Many people at the Dukes' table had mixed reactions.

"That's right, I just ended a six-year journey," Thales faced the guests seriously, and was satisfied to see that they were also sitting upright, and raised his glass and said:

"Civilized, elegant, peaceful and peaceful."

Some guests couldn't help laughing.

But Thales' tone immediately changed sharply:

"And my return must have brought surprise to many people, because I can see it in your eyes: doubt, vigilance, alienation, and hostility."

The last word made the originally relaxed and happy atmosphere in the banquet hall cool down.

The One-Eyed Dragon and Duke Iris stared closely at Thales, thoughtfully.

Thales turned around half-way, not looking at the king's expression:

"What has become of this prince who suddenly appeared six years ago after returning from the enemy country? What will he bring to you? What will he bring to the kingdom? Is it stability or turmoil, stability or change?"

"It's understandable because I have the same suspicion."

Thales looked solemn:

"Some are happy, some are confused, some are waiting and watching, some are hesitant, and of course, some may not want to see me appear."

The entire hall became completely silent.

"But I remember that six years ago, when I was about to leave the country and go north, an adult warned me," Thales looked at the wine glass in his hand with a serious expression:

"Go to Exeter, go between the children of the North Wind and the Dragon, go see another star from another angle, another world, maybe I can gain something."

The way Duke Nantry looked at him changed.

"I did gain something."

Thales raised his head and raised his eyebrows:

"The most important thing...don't drink from the Exeters."

The guests burst into laughter again.

But Thales quickly got back on track:

"But I'm still confused."

This time, there was no teasing in Duke Xinghu’s eyes:

"All joking, but there is no doubt that Nun VII was a great king."

"He is decisive, far-sighted, generous, heroic, and resourceful. However, even a born king like him could not avoid his own misfortune, failed to save the disaster of Longxiao City, and failed to stop Exeter

The decline of.”

Many guests began to whisper.

Thales's expression seemed to be deep in thought.

"That made me suspicious."

"How do we, who live next to them, live, rule, and move forward so that we don't become like this and leave no regrets?"

Thales paused for a few seconds to let the guests' comments ferment, and then he raised his head seriously:

"Honestly, I don't know."

Thales said loudly:

"But when I stepped into this hall, I thought, at least I know where the answer is."

Thales raised his wine glass:

"Today is not just about me..."
To be continued...