This manor, formerly a wine farm, is only fifteen kilometers away from Muxi City. Last autumn, it was bought by a group of fleeing Silver Circle nobles, repainted, and became a famous high-end entertainment venue in Muxi Kingdom.
Todd, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the corner of the curtain, looked at the nobles who were respectfully accompanying him on both sides of the driveway, and sighed with emotion.
The scene of attending that banquet two years ago seemed to still be before my eyes. However, the look and attitude he received at that time were not as friendly as they are today.
"Your Majesty, we are almost there."
Huggins' reminder brought Todd back to his thoughts.
Looking at the guards who were all dressed in armor and following on horseback, Todd frowned and asked him: "It's just a banquet, not a battle. Is it necessary to have such a big battle?"
While observing the situation around him, Huggins answered the king's question: "There are far more beetles hiding in the dark than moths gathering under the light."
Todd smiled and said, "That sounds like what an old man would say."
Huggins shrugged.
Todd lowered the curtains and remembered the battle arrangements of the old knight Cumberland.
The Muxi Knights have prepared their troops and are expected to set off the day after tomorrow, marching in the direction of the North Stone Fortress; as for the North Island Knights, this force composed of Valkyries and pirates has been given the task of attacking Silver Ring City.
At first, Todd did not understand this attack. There were many tribes of barbarians gathered in Silver Ring City, and the strength of the palace guards and noble private soldiers should not be underestimated. The North Island Knights only had 110 people, how could they possibly compete with them?
The army garrisoned in the city could compete? He even suspected for a moment that Cumberland was deliberately using the excuse of attacking Silver Ring City to weaken the power of Beidao, thereby achieving the purpose of consolidating the status of the Muxi Knights.
But the old knight's subsequent decision completely dispelled Todd's doubts.
Cumberland actually proposed a plan that he would lead the private soldiers to follow the North Island Knights eastward, and have Huggins stationed at the North Island fortress in his place!
The chapter leader of the Knights actually gave up commanding his own legion and wanted to follow a group of aliens on a sneak attack mission. Todd did not understand this unbelievable behavior at all and expressed strong opposition.
Cumberland finally convinced the king with his confidence and commitment.
Todd still clearly remembers the conversation that night.
Your Majesty, I can't explain the sneak attack plan to you now, but if everything goes well, the success rate of this operation is at least 60%.
What about the remaining 40%?
Your Majesty, have you forgotten?
I know, I know! You said that nitpicking is the worst enemy of a good plan.
If all goes well, our war with Yinhuan will finally come to an end.
war.
Can it really end?
Todd looked at the ceiling of the car and sighed.
The carriage slowed down, shook slightly, and finally stopped.
"Your Majesty, we are here."
The car door was opened, Todd stood up, walked out of the car door and stepped on the red carpet. He looked up at the manor house in the night without saying a word.
The three leaders who initiated the banquet were two earls of Yinhuan and a marquis.
The earl standing at the front saw the king's appearance and wanted to take a few steps closer in excitement, but was rudely stopped by the guards.
Todd walked into the mansion along the red carpet, looked at the brightly lit spacious hall and the extremely luxurious decorations, and said calmly: "Not bad, really good..."
The owner of the manor looked happy and was about to step forward to introduce him, but was frightened by Todd's next words and hesitated.
"It's much more grand than the palace under construction in the city."
The nobles shrank their heads and looked at each other, embarrassed and speechless.
Ignoring everyone's expressions, Todd walked into the main banquet hall surrounded by guards.
There is a dazzling array of famous wines and delicious food, and the noble lady has thousands of golden orioles and green flowers.
The arrival of the king caused the entire banquet hall to fall into silence. The nobles stopped talking and the musicians stopped playing. Everyone looked at the protagonist of tonight's banquet, waiting and watching uneasily.
Todd walked to the highest seat in the hall, sat down slowly, and looked at the various living things in this space of thousands of square meters. He looked at Huggins next to him, smiled and said something.
Welcome to Muxi Kingdom.
The crowd first let out a breath of relief, then cheers that could knock off the roof, and finally there was a rush of self-recommendation.
"Your Majesty, I am Marquis Howells. I donated money to build a lighthouse in Duxi City last month..."
"Your Majesty! I am Baron Zacharias, and this person next to me is my daughter, Andrine, also known as the Flower of Loya..."
Different from the lively scene in front of the hall, in a corner of the banquet hall, there were still some people staying there and did not choose to come forward.
Some of them have lower titles and are not well-known, thinking that they will not be favored by the king; some are arrogant and rude and look down on this emerging kingdom from the bottom of their hearts; and some... are more special.
The red wine was gently swaying in the glass, reflecting the faint light of the candle. Viscount Zangana, wearing a thick coat, looked at the king at the other end and smiled.
Beside him, a girl in a princess dress used an almost brutal eating attitude to destroy the food on the plate that was as high as a hill.
Seeing the people not far away pointing at the girl and whispering something, Viscount Zangana coughed: "Nancy, pay attention to your manners."
Nancy didn't respond.
Viscount Zangana shook his head helplessly and lowered his voice: "Sabrina!"
The girl glanced sideways at the speaker and snorted angrily: "Elder Clarence, don't you think you are more suspicious than me for wearing this thick coat in the warm spring?!"
Lawrence touched his chubby face: "I don't want to be like this. The face-changing power can only change my appearance, but it can't change my body shape. Also, I have said many times that in public, you should call me
I am a father."
Sabrina gave the other party a look of contempt: "Old man! I'm twice your age, why don't you call me grandma?"
Lawrence sighed and said no more.
Sabrina stuffed the last piece of roast goose into her mouth, threw the fork on the table, wiped her greasy lips with the tablecloth, and let out a long belch: "I'm done eating, let's do it!"
Lawrence shook his head and smiled: "No, now is not the time."
"Why?! It was you who came up with the idea to control King Muxi, and now you don't want to do it anymore?!"
Clarence motioned Sabrina to look into the hall with his eyes: "I just turned around, and according to my sensory abilities, there are at least twenty successors staying around the king. Taking action now is asking for death."
"Are the rumors about the successors of Muxi Kingdom true?!" Sabrina patted her belly: "You should know my powers. I won't take those successors seriously at all."
Lawrence took a sip of red wine, then frowned and put the glass down: "I know. But I am very interested in Todd Fisher. Think about it, a farmer's child, in just a short time
In two years, a kingdom was established. Isn’t this something worth exploring?”