The grand celebration banquet was finally held as scheduled in Fort Valenmir. Of course, it was not to celebrate Rhodes' killing of the vampire lord, but to celebrate the victory of the Battle of Erengrad.
For this dinner, Catalina was extremely luxurious. The originally simple Wallenmere Castle was decorated with splendor. Workers repainted the walls and ceiling of the castle hall with paint, and decorated it with crystal chandeliers and multi-faceted mirrors.
Patterned carpets cover the originally rough slate floor. The windows have been polished so shiny that they can almost reflect people's shadows.
Almost all the chefs in the city were mobilized, and all the best ingredients were brought out. But even so, it still could not meet the needs of the huge army. Warenmere Castle is not a big castle, on the contrary, it is very small.
It is as small as two Black Hammer castles, and can only accommodate about a thousand people at most. If it weren't for the excellent port here, next to Erengrad, Katarina would not have chosen this place for her conquest.
Stronghold. Therefore, when tens of thousands of troops gathered here, the castle obviously could not accommodate them.
Many civilian soldiers were placed on the outside, and many tents were set up along the coast and beaches. Viewed from a high altitude, it looked like a circle of flames surrounding the small Warenmere Castle. I am afraid that this castle has never been like this since its establishment.
It was lively, but the owner of the castle could no longer see it. He had sided with the Erengrad Noble Alliance at the beginning of the battle. After the Northern Allied Forces captured this place, the first thing Catalina did was to move the castle.
The lord caught him and executed him on the spot. The body was transported back to Kislev... No one knew what Queen Katerina wanted the body for. In short, the betrayer couldn't even get the whole body.
However, all the unpleasantness was completely covered up by a naval battle.
"In the name of the gods, we achieved the final victory in the naval decisive battle."
At the banquet, Catalina sat on a seat made of solid ice and gave an impassioned speech as if calling on the ministers.
Below, the ministers immediately stood up and echoed loudly, "Her Majesty the Queen is wise!"
Rhodes also stood up with everyone. His eyes always stayed on Catalina. This was the first time he saw Catalina and an officer on the same occasion. In the past, this proud queen even went to her Ice and Snow Palace.
She has never left, and this time, she not only left, but also joined the army. This shows that Catalina attaches great importance to this rebellion. Rhodes is only guessing that after this rebellion is over, this brutal vampire will
How would the Queen treat those who betrayed her? Bite them all to death and turn them into zombies and skeletons? Or lock them in a dungeon and be eaten by spiders and wolves and dogs? Rhodes knew that the Queen would do such a thing,
Perhaps even worse than this, her torture methods may have exceeded her own imagination.
Food and drinks were served in plates, including golden roasted chicken, fat and oily beef, fresh and juicy fruits and vegetables; vodka, red wine, and imperial imported beer were placed all over the table.
.The noise echoed through the hall.
There were small meetings inside and a general meeting outside. Those sitting in the castle hall were all lord-level figures like Rhodes. Even the northern lords looked a bit sloppy in front of the southern lords of Kislev. Those from the south
The lords of the castle were dressed luxuriously, and some even wore silk robes to attend the dinner.
But Rhodes was still just wearing a cotton top, showing his true character from the north.
Outside the castle, there was a gathering of soldiers. The food was not as rich as inside, but it was a rare improvement after six months of fighting in all directions.
"For the great victory!"
In the noisy castle hall, one of the drunken lords suddenly stood up and shouted loudly. The whole audience toasted again, but Catalina only slightly raised the corners of her mouth and did not participate in the drinking. She sat there, like a statue.
Statue. Rhodes always felt that she was a statue, a statue made of ice. Sometimes she would listen to the report of the Frost Witch next to her, and sometimes she would just sit there, observing everyone like a cobra.
"Get ready. I guess there is a reason why the Snow Queen appears here. The post-war dinner is the best time to discuss merit and reward."
Alves came over with a red wine glass, pushed the dwarf away, and sat next to Rhodes.
Most of the depression on his face dissipated, maybe the alcohol did play some role.
"Haha, should you make me an earl? Or make the naval commander a grand duke? Or, you should also get some rewards. The Rose blocked at least ten rounds of enemy artillery fire."
Rhodes held the wine glass and teased the little dwarf. But Alves obviously didn't want to joke. Dean's matter made him heartbroken. It can be felt that after the naval battle, the little nephew's attitude towards him became even worse.
Like an enemy. Alves felt that what Rhodes said was right. As long as he was still with Dean, this little nephew would not be able to do many things. Rhodes was joking, but that joke may not come true.
"Move over, little man. I want to have a few more drinks with Rod."
The conversation between Alves and Rhodes was interrupted by the dwarf butcher beside him. Bogul looked drunk and filled a large glass of beer to toast to Rhodes...
"We have something important to discuss. Come back later."
Alves drove him away. But Boguer ignored him and continued to come up to him, yelling at Alves with his stinky mouth - "I asked you to get out of the way. I want to drink with him. Do you hear me?"
"
He smelled very drunk, but Alves did not compromise at all. He sat on the high stool without even moving.
"Go aside and drink. Rod and I have something important to talk about."
he continued.
"What the hell is more important than me drinking with him? Do you know that he and I are comrades in life and death, and we go deep into the castle and the tomb together..."
Bogul's words were interrupted by Rhodes in time. No matter how much he messed up, Rhodes would not care about him, but he must not reveal everything about the trip to the ancient tomb. That is a secret among secrets. And the dwarf seemed to be drunk after being called out like this.
Most of the time he woke up. He looked at Rhodes sheepishly, walked aside consciously, and drank with Diego...
"Ancient tomb? The ancient tomb he is talking about is..."
Alves was keenly aware of the problem and asked Rhodes in a low voice.
"It's nothing. I will talk to you about this matter slowly when I have the chance."
Rhodes picked up the wine glass and signaled that the topic would end here. They noticed that not far away, Dean, the young lord of Iron Ring City in gorgeous fur clothes, always stared at them with strange eyes. And in this handsome face, skin
Behind the fair-skinned young man, another woman followed inseparably. Although he had only met her once, Rhodes still remembered her face. She was the woman who seduced him after Dean's wedding banquet that day.
"If we don't get rid of the woman behind Dean, there will be no peace in the Iron Ring Castle."
Rhodes turned his head and whispered to Alves.
Finally, Queen Catalina, who was sitting on the ice seat, made a gesture to silence everyone. It seemed that she had something to say.