Chapter 165 One of the dinner parties at Karel's Palace
After the train arrived at the station, Reinhardt got off the guide train first as the leader, followed closely by Ling. Behind them were seventy students, and the leader among the students was Angelica. And the other three in the special class
George, Tova, and Crowe were not included in this invitation.
This time for Olibat's birthday dinner, Ling copied a total of two hundred invitations for Ogua. They were supposed to be traditional gold-gilded invitations, but after Olibat saw her handwriting, he shamelessly requested from her several times.
Because Ogua was really annoying enough, Ling agreed. Seventy-five of them were digested internally by the Thors Military Academy, and then the Imperial Academy of Sciences received twenty copies, the Imperial Academy of Science received fifteen copies, and the Xion Higher Business School
Fifteen copies were obtained, and St. Astraea Women's College received ten. The Conservatory of Music, the Academy of Fine Arts and other institutions received a total of fifteen. These schools contracted most of the children of nobles and dignitary families in the entire Erebonia Empire.
, higher education for capitalist families. Half of the remaining fifty invitations were invited to aristocratic families who did not have children studying in the above prestigious schools, and the other half were given to representatives of various guilds.
The straight-line distance from Grancel City in Liber to the Albe Palace is 350 cel moments, while the distance from the Balfrey Palace in Erebonia to the Karel Palace is only 100 cel moments. In fact, in the palace
The outline of the palace can be clearly seen from here.
Each invitation can bring one person. Because this is an event that has been notified to the noble class before enrollment, not only Thors' students, but also many students' younger brothers or sisters have been waiting at the station.
As a result, the original team of seventy-two people increased to more than one hundred people.
The Green Beret-wearing Guardsmen were originally members of the Imperial Palace Guards Division. Because of this major event, their boss was appointed as the division commander of the Guards Division and the chief martial arts instructor of the Empire's regular army.
General Mattius Vandel was sent here to patrol.
"Are you all students from the main school of the Thors Military Academy? Please go this way, and I will lead you. Before entering the Karel Palace, we will check our belongings. Please forgive me."
"You've worked hard." Reinhardt took a step forward and replied politely.
Well, these patrol members don't seem to be very strong. Could it be that they are honor guards?
Ling mentally compared these members of the Royal Guards Division with Liber's Royal Guards and came to the conclusion. Yulia Schwartz, the squadron leader of the Royal Guards, was undoubtedly an A-level fighter.
In addition to her, Liber's Royal Guards also has a captain who is not much inferior to her. And Ling concluded from the breath perception that there is no A-level combat power among the squadron leaders of the Guards Division.
I don’t know what the situation is with the battalion captain and company captain.
However... it is not difficult to understand the unabashed majestic momentum from the direction of the palace. The God of Thunder is already present in person. What can go wrong? The symbolic significance of sending the Imperial Palace Guards Division is far greater than the actual significance.
In addition to Thor, the elder who is an expert in swordsmanship, Karel Riggong also has four very strong auras. One of them is very familiar to Ling, and it should be Mura. As for the other three, she does not know about them.
The water in the Rebonian Empire seems to be very deep.
The five in the palace, plus Reinhardt and Ling, are a total of seven master-level combatants who stand at the top of the martial arts world. It is really an extremely luxurious battle. Even the twelve guardian knights of the Star Cup Knights
If all the troops are dispatched, they probably won't be able to capture this place.
In principle, weapons are not allowed to be brought to palace banquets. If weapons are found during inspection, they will be temporarily handed over to the guards for safekeeping. Although it is not a grand banquet like the Midsummer Festival Dinner held every year at Balfrey Palace,
But as a birthday party for the royal family, this rule also applies. This kind of rule is actually useless. The boss is still the boss even if he is empty-handed. Not to mention that Reinhardt and Ling are the same as Arian Hurd.
The type that can summon its own weapons from higher dimensions at any time.
There were only three people ostensibly armed in the audience, Matthius Vandel, Mulla Vandel, and Kurt Vandel. They, father and son, and their family of three were the Vandel family who had been the guardians of the royal family for more than two hundred years.
The three men carrying life-size giant swords stood beside their respective guardians, Jukent Lezeanor, Oribat Lezeanor, and Cedric Lezeanor. This honor is the privilege of the royal guardians.
It is not an exaggeration to say that in addition to the four famous families in the empire, Earl Fandel's family is actually the fifth most famous family. It is infinitely higher than the sixteen marquis families walking around the borders of the empire.
The ceremony was held in the front hall of the palace. All guests attending the banquet had to be neatly dressed and lined up in front of the table to wait. Only a few ladies of very high status could sit and wait. The secretary and servants were waiting nearby.
If the dinner is announced to the public in advance, the ceremony will be more grand and the dishes will be more sumptuous, in order to set an example to the public and show the dignity of the royal family.
It sounds very troublesome. Ogua has always resisted this in the past. Ever since he was taken back to the imperial capital by someone sent by Youken when he was eleven years old and announced his identity as the eldest son of the emperor, he has not done anything for more than ten years.
He has held a banquet of this level in his own name.
The state banquets of the Erebonia Empire are usually held at Balfrey Palace. For New Year Festival, Midsummer Festival, and Autumn Harvest Festival, the imperial government will host banquets in the name of the emperor to entertain various dignitaries.
In addition to state banquets, royal family banquets are usually held at the Karel Palace twice a year. In addition to the birthday banquet of Jukent III, there is also the birthday banquet of the twins. Princess Priscilla and Olibat are also quite
Low-key style. Although the Anor royal family has plenty of money and won't care about this expense, she was born into a lower-class noble but she also has her own ideas.
In the past, the twins' birthday banquet was actually held by King Ukent III every year. The twins were too young and were just mascots, so they didn't understand the twists and turns at the banquet.
This banquet is held in the name of Ogua, which is of course different from the habit of holding banquets by Jukent III. The banquet is mainly for young people under the age of thirty who are not yet married, so Gillias Osborne will not attend
, Karl Regnitz will not participate, Helmut Elbarea will not participate, and Korovard Kane will not participate. Of course, they will send their respective representatives, there is no escape.
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The reason why they chose to send invitations to major prestigious schools is because they have not yet entered society. Although their parents have various backgrounds, they themselves have not yet been involved in the complex struggle between the aristocracy and the reformist faction, so
There is a possibility of being attracted by Olibat, and Ogua also considers that in a few years, they will become the cornerstone of the empire, the pillars of the empire. Therefore, show up in front of them as early as possible and leave a deep impression on them first.
, it will also be beneficial to future power operations.
Oribat, who has made up his mind to stand in front of the stage, must bravely face things that he finds difficult. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the first battlefield he has chosen.
"Everyone seems to be here."
When the blond middle-aged man appeared at the front of the rostrum, all the guests fell silent. It was the first time for Ling, the empire's highest authority, Yokan Lezeanor, to meet Oribat's biological father in reality.
Although his Qi was not strong, he had a temperament that seemed to see the whole situation. Even the God of Thunder, Matthius Vandel, standing beside him, did not overshadow his light.
After the applause ended, Youkent continued,
"Everyone who has come here must already know that today is my son's 26th birthday. I am very happy to be able to hold this banquet. Although there are rumors of a debauched prince, they are actually rumors. In fact, my son is very clean and self-sufficient.
.And we haven’t gotten married yet. Compared to today, this will be a great opportunity, both for my son Olibat and for everyone here.”
When Youkent became the crown prince at Olibat's current age, Olibat was already seven years old. Compared with Youkent, who made a civilian girl's belly bigger when he was a student at the Thors Military Academy at the age of eighteen.
, Ogua is really pure. The implication of Yokent's words is that he probably wants Ogua to find a partner. Oribat was not embarrassed at all about this, and still looked at everyone with a smile.
After Youkent finished speaking, it was Oribat who spoke. After introducing himself in a polite and humorous way, he announced that the banquet had officially begun.
"Please enjoy the meal, talk and laugh, and drink to your heart's content. We have no distinction between status tonight, but there will be a dance afterwards, so be careful not to drink too much. Of course, underage students are still prohibited from drinking, and we have prepared fresh food for everyone.
Squeezed juice. Then, please let us kick off this wonderful night with a toast."
The Erebonian Empire has always been a very traditional country. Even in the current era when force-guiding technology has brought great changes to people's livelihood, the phenomenon of holding banquets to enhance power or improve social status has not disappeared. Nobles are keen on
A grand banquet always involves political transactions with distinguished guests, while also fulfilling the responsibility of enhancing mutual cohesion.
In fact, banquets can distinguish social and cultural groups. Attending banquets and social debut are two different things. Social debut requires dancing. At banquets, you can simply eat, drink and chat. Therefore, some people who have not yet reached the social age are also
You can go and participate.
"The opening is over, everyone can disperse. This is a rare opportunity. Don't just eat and chat with various people." After Reinhardt said this to the students, the students dispersed one after another.
.He went directly to Olibat, and Olibat took the lead in meeting with Youkent. This was his real mission here today.
Unlike Levi, who had extremely important things to do, Ling didn't have anything that had to be done here. After she and Levi separated, she started walking around in Karel's palace. With just a slight glance, there were members of the program crew.
I saw a lot of acquaintances among the attendees.
The Blue Singer Vita Clotilde was a singer invited to perform as a representative of the Imperial Capital Opera House. The orchestra from the Conservatory of Music also came to support the performance.
Nearby, Ling first said hello to Sharon Kruger, who was dressed as a maid in formal attire. As a representative of the Lineforte Group, she replaced the daughter Alyssa who was having a tantrum and refused to attend the banquet.
Came to join in the fun.
Over in the corner, a female officer with icy blue hair and another little lolita with the same icy blue hair. Claire Leavitt was drinking alone in silence, while Miriam O'Laine was eating and drinking.
He stuffed the delicious food into his mouth. His apparent identity was Lecter Alandel, the second-class secretary of the empire, and he was helping the housekeepers of the palace handle the distribution of food.
"Hey, is it Ling? It's been a long time since we last met."
The girl with new green hair took the initiative to come to Ling.
"Mitina... In reality, we haven't seen each other for more than four years. Every quarter's letters are also delivered through Vita. I didn't expect you to recognize me right away.
"Because Ling's appearance hasn't changed at all. Whether it's height or figure, I've surpassed you!"
Mitina puffed up her chest. This action made Ling's face full of black lines. She was only thirteen years old... What did she get those two fat balls from? Ling had to admit, you are the stronger one now.
"So, are you attending as a representative of the four famous families?"
"Well. My cousin is too young, and Uncle Koroval didn't think it was appropriate for him to attend. Plus, I happened to be in the imperial capital, so my uncle decided to let me come instead. But I also got an invitation from the women's college.
Letter. I’m the student council president of the middle school department, I’m pretty awesome.”
"It's amazing (praise). By the way, why don't you go say hello to your master?"
Ling glanced at Vita and then asked Mitina.
"Master Vita said that the identity of the witch should not be revealed easily, so I decided not to give it up."
After chatting for a while, a girl with smooth black straight hair walked next to her. She was wearing the same women's college dress as Mitina. She should be a companion who came with her.
"Let me introduce, this is my good friend Alice. She is the vice president of the secondary department of the women's college."
Huh? After listening to Mitina’s introduction, I realized that she was Alice. But...
Shouldn't the portrait of Elysee be a girl with light purple hair? But the one in front of me looks like she has black hair.
(The hair color in the vertical painting does not match the description in the game text. It is a trajectory feature. According to the text description, Joshua has black hair, Rean has black hair, Osborn has black hair, and Mulla has black hair. The game text describes Elysee’s hair.
The color is also black hair)
Well, forget it, this is not the first time that the vertical painting is inconsistent with the real person in reality. Be it Mulla or Mitina, the image after seeing it in reality has long been replaced by the image in Ling's memory of the previous life in the game
Ling also immediately updated the information in her mind about the vertical painting of the characters she saw. She uninstalled the vertical painting that was completely inconsistent with the real person from her mind and replaced it with the image of the fourteen-year-old girl she had just met in front of her.
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"Hello, my name is Ling. Ling Astre. I used to teach at Luray University of Technology and now I am an instructor at the Thors Military Academy." Ling was wearing a small suit and dark tights, not a skirt.
Of course, there was no need to raise her skirt, so she raised her hand and gave a standard military salute as a greeting.
"This is the first time we meet. I am Elyse, Elyse Schwarzer of the Baron Yomer family."
The lovely girl, who exuded a delicate and intelligent temperament, maintained the dignified posture of an aristocratic lady and returned her bow.
"Strictly speaking, I am a junior junior to Elise-senpai. However, due to my family background, after the president of the previous generation was promoted to the upper division, I, who just started my second year of secondary school this year, took over. The student union. Obviously I am no longer the first heir to the Kane family."
In St. Astraea Girls' College, an aristocratic school that values birth, the four famous families are overwhelmingly present.
Before the death of Alfred, the previous Duke of Cain, Mitina's father, in 1198, Mitina was supposed to be the first in line of succession, while Alfred's brother Koroval was the second in line. However, because Mitina was still under ten years old at the time, the family elders finally decided after long discussions to let Koroval take over the title of the Kane family, the head of the four famous families. After Koroval succeeded to the throne, the next The first in line of succession is Koroval's son, Mitina's young cousin. She herself fell to the second in line. If there are no accidents, she will probably not be able to become the Duke.
St. Astraea Women's College is divided into elementary, secondary and advanced departments. They are three-year, four-year and three-year schooling systems respectively. The elementary department first accepts enrollment at the age of nine. Mitina, who was born in 1190, was born in 1199. Those who enter the school in 2001. The middle school department corresponds to the age of 12. Elysee, who was born in 11 years ago, entered the school in 1201. Therefore, the graduation time of the middle school department is the same as that of Sunday schools outside, which is 16 years old. Most girls Graduates of the secondary department of the college will advance to the upper department after that, but some will choose other colleges and universities. The educational courses of the Lady School are limited, it should be said that the focus is different. Compared with other more professional schools Colleges and universities, Saint-Astralia are also restricted by traditions brought about by their long history, and are usually regarded as a place to cultivate upper-class women. It is also common for some students who are not satisfied with women's colleges to enter other universities based on their strength. .
After chatting with Mitina for a while, Ling also talked to Ailixie about Shu Huaze's Fengyi Pavilion. Ling and Tio went there once last year and started the topic. After hearing that the hot springs run by her family had been praised, Ailixie There was also a smile on the corner of Xie's mouth, revealing her sweet dimples.