At dusk, in the eastern suburbs of Xicheng, in the shacks of the immigration area, it’s ten o’clock in the morning, eight hours before the dinner starts.
"Damn Muxi people! I swear in the name of God, if I catch that damn shopkeeper, I will personally stick the red-hot iron into his back door and let him taste my pain... Oh
,Oh my god, here we go again!”
One second, Kaponodas was lying on the ground cursing. The next second, he covered his buttocks, stood up unsteadily from the ground, and ran towards the door as hard as he could.
Accompanied by the sound of diarrhea outside the door, Nerjie lay on the haystack, his face looking yellow and thin due to severe dehydration and being up all night. His eyes looked listlessly at the blue sky outside the window.
, murmured in his mouth: "I want to go home."
Captain Gordon of the envoy listened to the cry of exhaustion from Kaponodas outside the door, then looked at Dizzy who was holding his stomach and groaning on the ground, and finally turned his attention to the dull and angry look on his face.
It would be better to die on Nerjie.
"How do I usually warn you?! The more tempting something looks, the more likely it is a fatal trap!" Captain Gordon, who had not eaten a grain of rice in two days, his voice seemed hoarse and weak, but his tone
Extremely serious: "Have all your brains been fed to the dogs?! I provide you with free food and give you money. All three of you have fallen for this despicable and boring scam!"
Trainee knight Nerjie looked at Captain Gordon, and with his chapped and trembling lips, he said softly: "I was too hungry at that time..."
The knight squire and groom in the regiment, Fudez, said to Gordon with a grimace: "Sir, we never thought that it would be a trap! Besides, providing food and money is just to make us take laxatives, which is not
It’s so unreasonable…”
Gordon touched his lush beard, thought for a moment, and the expression on his face became more and more serious: "I think everything you encountered should be a pre-planned plot to prevent us from completing the mission. However, the purpose
What is it? Who could be the instigator behind it...?"
Gordon turned his head to the wise man in the mission, his right-hand man, Knight Harry, and asked: "Harry, what do you think about the laxatives?"
The latter turned his back to everyone and faced the wall, shaking his body slightly and muttering something slowly in his mouth.
He repeated the question again, but found that Harry still didn't respond. Gordon, full of doubts, crawled to the other person's side on hands and feet, and listened carefully, only to hear one word repeated in Harry's mouth.
Roast chicken, roast chicken, roast chicken...
Gordon looked at Harry's shaky figure and sighed heavily.
Like half a day in hell, slowly spent in hunger, anger and anxiety, the Holy Acropolis Mission finally ushered in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The weak Nerjie looked at Duixi City in the setting sun and shouted to Captain Gordon with a joyful face: "Sir, it's time to set off for the dinner!"
Gordon glanced at him, shook his head and asked, "How's your belly?"
Nerjie, who only had the idea of eating in his mind, dared to show any signs of discomfort. He quickly patted his chest and said confidently: "My body is completely healed!"
Gordon turned to Kaponodas and Dizzy: "What about you?"
The two of them, who were afraid of missing the banquet, quickly nodded to indicate that they had recovered.
Breathing at the Holy Acropolis emblem on his clothes, Gordon wiped it carefully with his sleeves, then looked at the four people in front of him and said seriously: "Before departure, I have something to make clear to the four of you.
All of you, please prick up your ears and listen carefully! We are the envoys of the Holy Acropolis, representing the glory and will of the Kingdom! At the banquet, you must always pay attention to your words and deeds, and never do anything that is damaging.
A matter of national dignity!”
A group of five people mounted war horses, held high the flag of the envoy, and walked along the avenue of Muxi City towards the palace.
Since Muxi City had been expanded several times and the palace was built on the high ground of the city, coupled with the huge crowds in the evening and the five of them being weak, it took the Holy Acropolis delegation more than an hour to see the gate of the inner city of the palace.
After glancing at the already dark sky, Captain Gordon, who was anxious in his heart, urged his war horse and accelerated to the square outside the inner city gate.
After dismounting, Gordon led four of his men, ran through the long forest road, and finally arrived at the door of the banquet hall.
Huggins, who had been waiting at the steps of the entrance hall for a long time, saw the appearance of these five people and walked quickly to the envoy. After confirming his identity, he gestured to the attendant at the door.
"The envoy from the Holy Acropolis has arrived!"
With excitement and anxiety, Gordon stepped into the gate. The palace in front of him was like daylight, which made him feel dizzy. The long-term hunger and fatigue made his vision darken and he fell to the ground.
"Captain!"
"Sir! What's wrong with you?!"
"Someone fainted!"
Looking at the chaotic scene at the door, Todd frowned and whispered a few words to the attendant beside him.
Soon, medical scholars from Muxi College rushed to Gordon's side. After an examination, they concluded that he was overworked and nothing serious.
Under the scholar's treatment, Gordon slowly woke up and quickly realized what had happened.
After struggling to get up from the ground, Gordon bowed deeply towards Todd, his tone full of apology: "Sorry, Your Majesty, I'm rude."
Todd smiled and waved his hand: "Messenger of the Holy Acropolis, don't pay attention to what happened just now. Please take your seats with your subordinates."
After waiting for everyone to take their seats, Todd slightly raised his right hand to indicate that the banquet could begin.
Huggins first asked the attendants to dim the light in the hall, then asked Edgar to inform the Golden Skylark that the performance had begun, and finally gave the signal to serve the food.
Different from modern Western food, wine and meat were the main foods at medieval banquets, while vegetables and fruits were rarely present. The most common appetizers and pre-meals were barbecued meats.
As the grilled chicken with lemongrass leaves, yarrow and olive fruits was served, Barbara, the star of the Golden Lark Theater Company, took the stage first. She sang an epic ballad by Gutero as a soprano solo.
All the guests present were amazed by Barbara's wide vocal range and melodious tone. They were so mesmerized that they had no intention of tasting the dishes.
Well, except for four people...
Harry, Nerge, Kaponodas and Dizzy among the envoys turned a blind eye to the performance in front of them and were completely engrossed in the delicious food on their plates.
I saw these four people, throwing away their knives and forks, grabbing the greasy and plump chicken with one hand, stuffing it into their mouths with all their strength, raising the wine glass with the other hand, and swallowing the red wine together with the meat residue.
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After Kaponodas finished the chicken, he chewed up the chicken bones and swallowed them; Harry picked up the plate, lowered his head, and licked up all the meat juice on the plate.
Soon, these four people were eating like crazy dogs, which attracted the attention of others.
"Look! The way those people eat is like a bunch of wild beasts!"
"Oh my god! That guy won't even let go of his bones!"
"How come the people of the Holy Acropolis are inferior to the barbarians in terms of etiquette and behavior?!"
At this time, there were two people in the meeting who were most embarrassed.
One is naturally Gordon, the head of the mission; the other is Mary, because when people mention the Holy Acropolis, they always look at her with a vague look.
Resisting the urge to hit someone, Gordon coughed heavily behind him, signaling the four bastards to pay attention to their appearance.
When he turned around again, he found King Muxi looking at him with a smile.
Gordon said nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, I am deeply sorry for the rudeness of my subordinates."
Todd looked at a member of the mission, put his shiny fingers into his mouth, and sucked them clean one by one. The corners of his eyes twitched unconsciously, but he still said calmly: "Your country's way of dining is really...
...Well...informal and bohemian..."
"Your Majesty, actually, the Holy Guard City sent me here to ask for help from Muxi City."
Gordon's words got to the point. Todd perked up, exchanged glances with Cumberland beside him, and asked pleasantly: "Asking for help? I wonder what the Muxi Kingdom can do to help you?"
Gritting his teeth, Gordon said in a deep voice: "Food! Food is in short supply in the Holy Acropolis, and many civilians are dying due to famine!"
"Famine?" Todd was stunned, then asked: "The Holy Acropolis has fertile land and abundant water, so why is there such a thing as famine?"
"Because of the war with the Silver Ring Barbarian Alliance!" Gordon lowered his head, shaking his head and sighing: "This battlefield lasted for two years, and the resources in the kingdom, whether it was population, food or money, had been consumed.
7788. Because all men have been conscripted into the army, the fields are uncultivated and there is no food for cooking in the stoves. In the market of the Holy Acropolis, it even happened that a small bag of rye could be exchanged for a child."
Having said that, Barbara's solo just ended.
The lights in the hall were brightened again. Todd stood up from the throne and took the lead in applauding. The guests in the hall also stood up and paid tribute to the famous theater star with applause.
After the opening solo, the dinner entered the theme part. On the performance stage, magicians, contortionists, clowns and other troupe members appeared one after another, while Todd took Gordon, the leader of the envoy, to accept the greetings of the guests arriving tonight.
greeting.
When Mary appeared in front of Gordon, the latter's surprised eyes and trembling voice unreservedly showed her inner excitement.
"Your Highness Princess, don't you remember me?" Gordon straightened up and tried his best to not look so old: "I am Gordon from White River Castle! You often came to my manor as a guest when you were a child. I
I also made a swing for you with my own hands! The king has been missing you and hopes that you can..."
Mary, who had a cold expression, lifted up her skirt, saluted Gordon, and said lightly: "Dear Lord Gordon, have you admitted the wrong person? I have indeed heard of Princess Mary, but she was born in the Holy Guard.
city, but died in Silver Ring City."
Watching Mary's heartless departure, Gordon's back curved down again, and his whole body seemed to have aged ten years.
Todd had originally intended to ask Gordon about the details of the famine in Holy Acropolis, but the current situation confirmed that it was not suitable for discussing serious matters.
On the other side of the venue, the four-person team from the Holy Acropolis Mission were desperately trying to destroy the delicacies on the table while others were busy meeting.
Caviar, grilled fish, lamb chops... Empty plates were piled on the table for four people, getting higher and higher, and finally even exceeded their heads.
Nerjie stuffed a piece of tender, juicy medium-rare steak into his mouth and swallowed it after chewing it for a few times. Just as he was about to attack the next plate of fish, he suddenly frowned and touched his belly.
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Kaponodas had just licked a plate of caviar clean. When he saw Nerge, who was pale and sweating profusely, he asked strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
"My stomach, my stomach, is starting to hurt again!" Nerjie clamped his legs, stood on tiptoes, and looked around anxiously, looking for a place that could satisfy his need for excretion: "No! I can't bear it anymore!"
Kaponodas had a look of disdain on his face: "Your body still lacks exercise, and it's not working anymore after eating half of it. Look at me... um... ugh!"
Before he finished speaking, Kaponodas's eyes widened and he stood up.
He covered his butt with one hand, grasped the belt of his pants tightly with the other, and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! Why did it happen at this time?!"
At this time, Dizzy also stood up while holding on to the table, looking like he had relapsed.
Nerji approached Kaponodas and whispered: "There is a garden outside the gate. As long as we get there, we can enjoy it..."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to introduce you." Captain Gordon walked among the subordinates of the envoy, pointed to a young man beside him, and said to Todd with a smile: "This is Knight Harry, he is the Holy Guard.
The chief guard of the royal city is also the son of my best friend."
Gordon turned around and was about to introduce Nerjie when he found that the client, Kaponodas and Dizzy were running towards the door with an extremely strange pace.
Gordon roared at the three people who were escaping: "You three! Where are you going? Get back here immediately!"
In desperation, the three of them clasped their legs and ran back.
Looking at the strange steps of the three members of the envoy, Todd was reminded of the catwalk used by models in previous lives.
"Your Majesty, this is Nerge, a trainee knight in the cavalry regiment directly under the king's command."
Todd looked at the tall young man in front of him. His face was pale, his body was shaking like chaff, and big beads of sweat were flowing down his cheeks.
Todd mistakenly thought that Nerjie's behavior meant that the other party was nervous.
Patting the other person's arm, Todd smiled and said to Nerjie: "Young man, don't be nervous, I won't eat you, haha!"
Nerjie turned his body in pain, his expression twisted like a child with dementia: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I really need to leave now..."
Seeing the abnormal behavior of the guy in front of him, Todd secretly took a step back and cursed in his heart: Is this guy mentally ill?
"Don't be so nervous, relax, relax!"
Todd's unintentional words were like a switch, completely breaking Nerjie's mental defense.
The latter rolled his eyes, with an inexplicably orgasmic expression on his face.
Along with a distant and dull echo, a smell that could kill a skunk gradually filled the entire hall.
"Oh my god! What smells so bad!"
"This smells like hell!"
The matter was far from over. Because Nerjie had grown up, Kaponodas and Dizzy, who could no longer endure it, simply let themselves go.
Three sounds with different volumes and pitches formed a symphony that frightened everyone.
Later, the music was mixed with the sound of crackling air and rushing water, pushing the atmosphere of the entire venue to a climax in an instant.
The distinguished lady, wearing exquisite makeup and neglecting the manners of a lady, crawled out of the venue.
The polite gentleman pushed away all the people blocking his way and ran into the royal garden to vomit.
As for Gordon, the head of the Holy Acropolis Mission, he only had time to say the words "Oh my God" before he fainted on his seat.
Ever since that nightmarish night - the tragedy of the dinner party, for a long time, a popular curse word began to circulate in Muxi City.