Volume Two The Fallen Light Chapter 45 Spring Hunting
Ablix Empire, Wadenhof.
The annual spring hunting has begun. As a tradition of the royal family, unless there is an important situation, they will go to the royal garden of Ludendorff for hunting every year.
The tall city gates of the imperial capital slowly opened, and a magnificent and huge procession filed out. It was the procession that Charles III and all members of the royal family set out for spring hunting.
The Royal Guards, who were all covered in heavy black armor, were the first to clear the way. The double-headed eagle flags they carried were hunting in the spring breeze. Their whole bodies were filled with murderous aura, which made the onlookers sigh with emotion:
"This is our Emperor Albrex's bodyguard. They are really brave."
During this spring hunt, Charles III brought all the royal family members and noble ministers with their respective retinues. Under the protection of a thousand Praetorian Guards and five hundred Knights of Order, the group set off toward the royal gardens in a mighty manner.
It's so lively.
This spring hunt was the largest in the history of the Albrex Empire.
In the past, only members of the royal family participated in the spring hunt. This year's spring hunt was based on the original intention of Charles III to win over the nobles and ministers, and he authorized the noble ministers and their families to go on the spring hunt together.
This move has received consistent support from the nobles and ministers. The bravery and good fighting skills of the northerners are engraved in their bones. They have long wanted to be lucky enough to see the imperial royal gardens and hunt with members of the royal family and even the emperor. What an honor it would be.
At the same time, family members can also openly interact with each other to promote friendship and enhance feelings, which can play a role in ladies' politics and ladies' social interaction.
After two days of journey, the mighty team finally arrived at the royal garden of Ludendorff.
With the announcement of Charles III, the five-day spring hunt officially began.
Five days later, members of the royal family and noble ministers brought the hunted prey to make a selection. The one who hunted the most and most precious beasts would be named the champion of the spring hunt and would be awarded by Charles III.
The spring hunting champion these years has always been Crown Prince Ivan.
As the bugle sounded to start the spring hunt, the royal family members and nobles rushed towards the dense forest with their retinues riding tall shire horses.
The ladies and ladies of the aristocracy were chatting and joking, betting on whose son would catch more, and whose figure would be strong and brave. Finally, they compared each other's newly made equestrian clothes and jewelry.
Crown Prince Ivan, on the other hand, reined in his war horse leisurely, and with more than 30 followers, he did not immediately get into the dense forest and start hunting.
The second prince Peter lazily rode towards Ivan on his war horse, holding a charming black-haired woman in his arms, followed by only three knights.
"Peter, this is a spring hunt. It is the tradition of our Ludendorff royal family. How dare you bring a woman here so openly?"
Crown Prince Ivan said angrily.
"You are already engaged to the daughter of the Prime Minister of the Empire. It's okay for you to mess around in private. Why do you dare to bring this woman here? You are really crazy. If my father sees it, I can't help you!"
"Alright, my prince." Peter made a gesture of surrender with his hands, "Isn't this how I indulge myself before getting engaged?"
Ivan rolled his eyes, stopped talking to Peter, and signaled his followers to prepare to start hunting.
"I wish my brother another successful spring hunting this year." Peter shouted from behind.
Ivan did not look back, but said disdainfully: "You don't have to say that!"
As the crown prince, Ivan had always looked down upon Peter, his younger brother who was idle every day, and he often ran against him every day.
Whenever Peter made a mistake and was punished by Charles III, Ivan always added fuel to the fire, making Charles III more ruthless and displeased with Peter.
Watching Ivan and his retinue disappear into the dense forest, Peter, who was holding the beauty in his arms, stared at Ivan's back and his eyes turned cold for a moment, which was very different from his usual cheerful behavior.
The black-haired beauty in her arms said in a lazy and seductive voice: "Your Highness, don't be angry, he won't be able to jump around for a few days."
This black-haired woman was exactly the woman who was watching from the attic when the Archduke Charles entered the city.
After kissing the brunette beauty in his arms on the forehead, which made her giggle, Peter raised his head and said with a serious face: "Albrex, it's time for a change."
"But before the show starts, we have to make a show." After saying that, the two of them entered the dense forest with three followers.
At this moment, Charles III was walking on the grassland with the important ministers of the empire, the imperial mage Luo Ning, and the little princess Ekaterina, and did not go deep into the dense forest for hunting.
Charles III, the great magician Luo Ning and the old butler of the palace rode at the front of the team, while the rest followed slowly and at a distance.
"Master Luo Ning, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in this spring hunt. However, who do you think the champion of this spring hunt will be?" Charles III asked meaningfully.
Archmage Luo Ning on the side stroked his goatee: "Your Majesty, this year's Spring Hunting Champion is undoubtedly Crown Prince Ivan."
"Hey!" Charles III sighed and said:
"Ivan, this kid, spends all his time on how to please me and compete for these false reputations. I don't know how he really thinks he is the champion of spring hunting every year? His talent for governing the country is not even up to the passing mark. Now the mainland
The situation above is about to change. I wonder if Ivan will be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility a hundred years from now?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured about this. For external military affairs, there are Gros and Servais, for internal affairs there is Zangwill, and our Imperial Mage Association will fully support His Highness Ivan. Together with the Forbidden Army and the Knights of Order, His Highness Ivan will
Even if we do nothing, we can still protect the empire."
Luo Ning was not worried, he just said words to comfort Charles III. According to Charles III's age, he can still rule for many years, which is enough to train Ivan into a qualified prince, not to mention that the Ablix Empire is full of talents.
"I hope so." Charles III suddenly lost interest. If he had not followed tradition, united and won over the nobles and ministers, he would not have wanted to spend money to come to spring hunting.
"By the way, after Chun Shou returns this time, let Ivan participate in the cabinet meeting. It's time for him to hone his skills."
"Of course, Your Majesty, if you don't mention it, Zangwill and I would also like to advise you."
"Master Luo Ning, I've been a little restless recently and haven't had a good rest. Can you do some divination? I always feel like something is about to happen." Charles III rubbed his temples vigorously to relieve his headache.
"As you wish, Your Majesty"
After Luo Ning finished speaking, he recited a spell, and a crystal clear crystal ball appeared out of thin air in his hand. Inside the crystal ball was the map of the Albrex Empire.
Great Mage Luo Ning is a legendary level magician who is over 200 years old. He is proficient in elemental and space magic, and has also devoted himself to studying divination with some success. He is a veteran legendary powerhouse.
Under Luo Ning's spell, the crystal ball began to rotate, and a hazy mist was generated inside. At the same time, Luo Ning closed his eyes, as if falling asleep.
Yekaterina in the back was thinking about telling Fiona that day about hunting in the royal gardens, but the girl hit the snake with a stick, which made her very embarrassed. Unfortunately, Fiona was not there this time.
When I think of Fiona, I naturally think of the handsome Eloise. Alas, I don’t know what he is doing.
Suddenly, I saw a strange phenomenon coming from my teacher Luo Ning and Charles III, which seemed to be a divination spell. I had been coveting this spell for a long time.
So she immediately rode her horse to the side of Charles III and Luo Ning, and watched Luo Ning cast the spell with curiosity.
Not long after, Luo Ning, who was engrossed in divination, came to his senses, looked at Charles III and Ekaterina who looked expectantly, and said slowly:
"Your Majesty, the results of the divination show that there are no changes in the empire in the short term. It's just that a layer of fog has blocked my sight and perception, making it difficult for me to see the results clearly. But when I return to the Magic Association, I can use my omniscient eye to observe
, the effect is much better than divination."
Charles III nodded and said: "This is normal. After all, the situation on the mainland is very unstable now. In addition to the orcs' timed explosion trap, the pressure from the Holy Empire is also imminent."
Luo Ning nodded: "It's okay to say Batoria, after all, it is a universal belief. I am afraid that Xi Ruier will not be able to withstand the pressure and switch sides in the battle, which will be troublesome. They have done this kind of thing before."
"Forget it, let's not talk about these troublesome things. Let Chun Shou relax these days. Now that he's here, don't think about these disappointing things." Charles III was no longer gloomy and adjusted his mentality.
"Teacher, can you teach me divination?" Yekaterina looked at Luo Ning eagerly.
Looking at his youngest disciple, Luo Ning was furious;
"Ekaterina, you should focus on the practice of orthodox magic. Don't think about these strange skills every day. After all, it is not the right path!"
Luo Ning felt extremely sad when facing this princess who usually took advantage of the magic practice.
"With your talent, you should have been at the gold level for a long time. You are exactly the same as Fiona, the daughter of Archduke Charles. You have treasures in your hands, but you don't know how to work hard to realize them."
"I know, I will work hard." Ekaterina's pretty face turned red. After all, her teacher exposed her shortcomings in front of her father, which made her a little embarrassed.
Luo Ning's next words made Ekaterina a little overjoyed.
"If you can break through the gold level, I will teach you the art of divination."
"Really?" Ekaterina was overjoyed and said in disbelief; "Then I will work hard. I have encountered a bottleneck now. I believe I can break through it soon. Teacher, you must fulfill your promise."
Looking at the charming little princess who was beaming with joy, Charles III and Luo Ning couldn't help but smile at each other.