king of the castle

Chapter 375 Celebration Ceremony

A tall platform has been built on the square outside the palace. Many nobles are already sitting on the platform, and the audience is full of amazing people, all waiting to witness the moment of glory that is about to begin. 【】

Whether it was the nobles on the stage or the commoners off the stage, there was a hint of excitement on everyone's face.Since the undead invaded the Lund Peninsula the year before, the situation of the Thorne Kingdom has been worsening day by day. The whole country has fallen into a state of panic, and there are even rumors that the kingdom is about to collapse.

Under such circumstances, both the high-level kingdom and ordinary people urgently need a big enough victory to revive their confidence.And the victory of the Three Kingdoms War with the Desert just happened to meet everyone's needs.

This victory can let all the people know that the kingdom is still capable of defending the territory and the safety of the people, and it also allows the nobles to regain confidence in the country. At the same time, it also deters those forces that have coveted the kingdom from Thorne If the kingdom gains benefits here, not only will it not succeed, but it will also pay a heavy price.

The trumpeter of the royal ceremonial team blew the passionate horn, and Alonso III finally made his official appearance.All the nobles and commoners bowed their heads to salute the supreme ruler of the kingdom. After Alonso III sat firmly on the king's throne, there were deafening cheers all around.

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

"Long live the Kingdom of Thorne!"

"Kill those desert cubs!"

"The kingdom of Thorne is the most powerful kingdom!"

Hearing the cheers from the crowd, Alonso III had a satisfied smile on his face.No one in the whole kingdom is more eager for a great victory, to prove that the kingdom is still as strong as ever.Although some time ago, Roger also went deep into the golden wasteland to slaughter the orcs, but that happened in the far north after all, and the impact was far less than the victory he won in Seiya County this time.

This victory was like a shot in the arm for the whole kingdom, reuniting the somewhat scattered hearts, and it was too timely for Alonso III.It is precisely because of the great significance of this victory that Alonso III ordered a public celebration ceremony to maximize the impact of the victory.

And Alonso did not treat Jenson Button, the greatest "hero" of the war, and agreed to make decisions for him as a king, and married Anna, the only daughter of the Duke of Hamilton, to him as his wife.This news will also be announced at the celebration ceremony, as a climax of the ceremony.

In fact, deep down in Alonso III's heart, he was still very opposed to this marriage.Both the Hamilton family and the Barton family are the most powerful and oldest families in the kingdom. The two families had political disagreements, and they fought back and forth, which made Alonso III very relieved.But now if the heirs of the two families are successfully married, the two families will definitely stand together in the future, which is not good news for the king.

However, according to the report of Raikkonen, the commander of the noble army, Patton made great contributions in this war. Even the only enemy flag captured by the kingdom was taken back by his army.For such an outstanding nobleman, he must be rewarded generously.Only in this way can other nobles be motivated to serve the country, so Alonso III must agree to Barton's request.

"I hope he simply likes the daughter of the Hamilton family." Alonso III glanced at Barton who was sitting not far away, and thought to himself: "Otherwise, things will be troublesome."

Button sat in a prominent position on the ceremonial stage, with a smug expression all over his face.He is suspected to be the one who has gained the most from this war. Not only has his prestige been improved, but he will also soon be able to get the beauty of Anna.Anna is not only known as "the most beautiful woman in the capital", she is also the only heir to the Duke of Hamilton.It will be of great benefit to Barton if he can marry her home.

Thinking that Alonso III will soon announce the news of his engagement to Anna in public, when the time comes, no matter how much Anna opposes it, it will be of no use. Barton is indescribably happy.He couldn't help but went to Anna who was not far away, and found that the latter was sitting with an expression on her face, as if she didn't care about anything.

Anna also noticed that Barton was looking at her, but she didn't give him a smile at all. She just gave him a cold look, and then slowly turned her head away.It was as if she didn't know that Barton was about to become her fiancé, and completely regarded him as a passerby who had nothing to do with her.

Anna's appearance angered Barton, his proud smile instantly froze on his face, and he thought viciously in his heart: "Why are you so proud... Sooner or later, I will let you know how powerful I am, and I am not comparable to that nouveau riche boy!"

Button's so-called "upstart kid" was of course Roger.As the heir of the Barton family, he certainly knew that the relationship between Anna and Roger was very close.This is something that has always made Jenson Button very unhappy. He couldn't figure out why, with his own status, he couldn't compete with the guy who made his fortune from the countryside of the Lund Peninsula.

But what comforted Barton was that Roger would never come against him again.He and Raikkonen agreed that Roger must have died in that perilous land after going deep into the desert for so long before returning.It is also because of this that Barton dared to take most of the credit on himself and use this to achieve his own goals.Now that everything is about to come true, Barton has a strange feeling that he hopes that Roger is not dead yet.In this way, Barton can snatch Anna in front of the other party, and what kind of expression Roger will have when he knows the news.

It's just that Barton never imagined that Roger had already entered Mandos City at this time and was rushing to the palace in the center of the city.Behind him followed a string of carriages, galloping along the smooth and wide streets of Mandos City.

The time was almost up, and Alonso III was about to signal the ceremonial officer to announce the start of the celebration ceremony, but the Duke of Hamilton hurried to his side and whispered: "Your Majesty, I just received the news that the three desert kingdoms that fought against us sent envoys Sue for peace, I hope we can stop the war and maintain a long-term peace, for this reason they are willing to become vassals of the Thorne Kingdom, and they will always submit and pay tribute to us!"

Even though Alonso III was a deep person, he was also taken aback by the news at this time, and he looked at Duke Hamilton in astonishment and said, "How could this be?"

Although the kingdom publicized this victory to the outside world, in fact, all the high-level officials knew it well. The so-called victory was nothing more than driving the invaders out of the country's territory.Although the Three Kingdoms in the Desert were defeated, it did not harm the national system. There was no need to actively seek peace, and even for this reason they did not hesitate to call themselves vassal states.

The Duke of Hamilton didn't know why, so he could only shake his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what these desert savages are thinking, but they should not be joking about such a big matter."

Alonso III also expressed his deep agreement with Hamilton's remarks. After pondering for a while, he decided: "Okay, let the envoys of the Three Kingdoms go directly to the celebration ceremony to hand over the credentials!"

Under the current circumstances, Alonso III will of course seize every opportunity to boost the people's confidence in the kingdom.The initiative of the three kingdoms in the desert to seek peace as a vassal state is undoubtedly more inspiring than the kingdom's own propaganda of how much victory it has won. Naturally, Alonso III will not let go of such a good opportunity.

Duke Hamilton nodded, and quickly left the podium to make arrangements.At this time, the celebration ceremony officially began, and the trumpeter of the royal ceremonial team blew the loud trumpet again.

The people cheered happily when they heard the sound of the trumpet representing victory.The cheers spread far and far, and even Roger, who had just entered the city, heard it.

"Is it too late?" Roger couldn't help becoming anxious at this moment. If Alonso III publicly announced the news about Anna and Barton, it would be difficult to change it later.

"You go there first!" Sophia also came out, Roger was very anxious at the moment, and said in a soft and considerate voice: "I will come here with the carriage later."

Roger knew that with the relationship between himself and Sophia, it would be too much to say thank you.Roger just nodded gratefully to the dragon girl, and then took up his fighting spirit and ran directly to the palace in the city.

With Roger's current strength, if he runs with all his strength, he can run faster than the best steed in a short distance.People on the street could only see a faint figure passing in front of them, and they didn't know Roger's appearance and figure at all.Roger running wildly on the streets of the kingdom's capital like this naturally caused some sort of commotion, and even alarmed the capital guards patrolling the streets.However, although the soldiers of the Capital Guard are all elite troops, they can't stop Roger who is running at full speed.Seeing that the mysterious figure was running in the direction of the palace where the ceremony was being held, the soldiers of the capital guard quickly blew their horns to warn.Soon the trumpets sounded one after another in the city of Mandos, and even Alonso III, who was speaking to his subjects, heard it.

Although this small episode did not match the joyful atmosphere of the celebration ceremony, Alonso III, who was in a good mood, did not take it to heart.He delivered an inspiring speech as planned. After prolonged applause and cheers from the nobles and the public, Alonso III cleared his throat and planned to announce the second happy event of the day into the magic loudspeaker.

"As I said just now, Mr. Jenson Button made the greatest contribution in this battle, and even captured an enemy flag!" Alonso III said with a smile: "Now I announce that according to Button According to your request, the beloved daughter of the Duke of Hamilton..."

"Wait a minute, I have something to say!" At this moment, Roger's voice rang out among the civilians, covering Alonso III's voice.