Imperial Crown.

Chapter 230 Wedding (Part )

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For this wedding, Raven's entire territory, from the Eagle Territory to the Snow Maple Territory, was working at full capacity.

There were too many guests to fit in the Eagle Castle Hall, so old Gordon hired town laborers at a high price and found time during the busy farming season to build a brand new auditorium.

The auditorium is constructed entirely of granite and has a 5-meter-high floor. Due to its ingenious design, there is not a single pillar inside and the end can be seen at a glance.

When you walk into it, you won’t feel oppressive at all even if there are a lot of people.

Today is the day when the Fox family's wedding party arrives, so the nobles gathered here early and waited.

Although there are 214 noble families in the Nord Province, except for a few open-minded people, most of the nobles still gather together according to geographical relations to communicate and discuss with each other.

The nobles of Xuefeng County were no exception.

Ms. Doreen, wearing a light brown dress, took a sip of Angel's Tears and said with emotion: "Everyone thought that Baron Raven was marrying up for this wedding, but now it seems that Miss Nancy has found the right person."

"In the entire Nord Province, apart from the Slater and Fox families, I'm afraid no one else can prepare a wedding so thoroughly."

All the nobles nodded in agreement.

Marrying into the Earl's family is certainly a good thing, but if the barons and viscounts present were given such an opportunity, they might not be able to accept it!

What was supposed to be an opportunity to show off could easily turn into an embarrassment.

Not every family has the financial resources and strength like Raven.

Although the place where everyone lives was built by working overtime, in terms of specifications and luxury, it is no worse than their home.

In the entire Nordic province, there are more than 200 barons and viscounts. Not counting servants, each family has 3 or 5 people. In this way, there are more than 1000 nobles alone.

In order to satisfy the guests, the Griffith family was generous not only in terms of living and entertainment conditions, but also in terms of luxurious food.

There are 35 kinds of cold dishes for people to help themselves, which can be changed and replenished at any time, enough to satisfy the tastes of nobles from all over the Nordic province. In terms of drinks, in addition to unlimited Angel's Tears, red mist fragrant tea that can make people refreshed is also provided.

Even if these are produced by the Eagle Territory, the daily expenditure is at least over 3000 gold coins!

This amount is enough to bankrupt a baron's finances.

The Griffith family would not only have to bear this expense for one day, but it would take at least 1 days or even a month.

All in all, that would be 6 to 9 gold coins, an amount that most viscounts cannot afford!

"I am deeply envious of the Griffith family's wealth." Baron Kate, who once fought alongside Raven, said, "Everyone has used the Book of Magic and the Skyhawk Platform. Baron Raven is simply a genius in business!"

This sentence immediately resonated with more people. Baron Seleva, the Lord of Taida Territory, said, "Yes, everyone has heard of the magic circle used for communication. Everyone also knows more or less about the operation of the Mage Guild."

"But Baron Raven was able to think of promoting something that only mages can enjoy to our aristocratic circle. Not to mention being whimsical, it is unconventional and creative!"

Baron Hudson, the lord of the Mountain Territory who rarely communicated with others, also came. He was more concerned with practical matters: "Let alone the big design like the Skyhawk Platform, Baron Raven also has a lot of ingenuity in small things."

"Everyone has seen glass bottles, wax is not rare, and fish is even more common, but these three things together create the Angel's Gift. You can't deny it!"

These words touched the hearts of the nobles.

There was no such thing as copyright in this era. They thought about copying Raven's ideas, the simplest of which was the Angel's Gift.

They can't get the big ones, but there are plenty of fish.

But everyone who tried to do it ended up in failure.

Glass production is not a big secret, but if you make it yourself, discoloration is a big problem; if you buy it, it will be the same as wax, with high costs and little profit.

Even if you spare no expense on these two steps, there is still one last problem - sealing.

The Angel's Gift sold by Raven has not changed at all after half a year and is still as fresh as it was half a year ago; the imitations they made themselves will rot and deteriorate in a month or two, and may even break the wax seal.

"It's a clever idea, but in our Snow Maple County, Baron Raven is not the only one who is good at managing money." Baron Seleva laughed and said, "Don't you agree, Viscount Broca?"

This sentence drew everyone's attention to Viscount Broca.

He smiled slightly, and acted quite modestly: "If it weren't for Baron Raven's Skyhawk Platform, I wouldn't be able to achieve what I have now."

This is not a compliment.

Viscount Broca originally employed a magician who specialized in the production of enchanted arrows, but he had been half-dead because he had been unable to open up sales channels.

But since joining the Sky Eagle platform, he opened up an unprecedentedly broad market, and the sales of enchanted arrows have been rising steadily. This item alone brings in tens of thousands of gold coins every month, and the territory's finances are even better than when his father, Viscount Fisher, was in power.

Baron Versacene thought that Broca was just being polite: "The Viscount is in his prime, and now he is running the territory in full swing. He will definitely restore the glory of the Leighton family."

"Perhaps in a few years, the position of the mayor of Xuefeng County will return to the Leighton family."

Baron Selevah echoed, "Yes, it's not that Baron Raven is a bad county chief, but as a noble of Snow Maple County, he treats nobles from inside and outside the county equally on the Sky Eagle Platform, and even uses lowly merchants. It's really too unruly."

"When you become the county governor, you must urge Baron Raven to correct this bad habit."

Viscount Broca's expression became serious: "Baron Versacem, Baron Selev, as nobles, you must know your limits."

Not only did they fail to flatter someone, they were also flattered back at them. The two people whose names were called looked a little unhappy.

"Since Baron Raven took office as the county governor, he has been diligent and conscientious in his duties. My family is not the only one who has benefited from him." Bloka continued: "Let's not talk about the Sky Eagle Platform. Don't you two get any benefits from the establishment of the business alliance?"

"It's just that Baron Raven is open-minded. If it were me, I would have kicked out the person with ulterior motives long ago!"

Vesasi and Seleva looked at each other, both feeling a little angry.

They didn't expect that their good intentions in supporting Broca would not only not allow him to accept it, but he actually didn't know when to stop and pointed at their noses and cursed them.

How come you, as a viscount, have no ambition at all and are so obedient to Raven? Where is your dignity?!

At this moment, a burst of noisy discussions suddenly rang out, attracting everyone's attention and helping the two of them out of the predicament.

Versacine turned around and saw Raven walking slowly out of the hall, surrounded by more and more nobles.

There is no need to guess, this is the Fox family’s wedding party arriving!
After exchanging glances with the nobles around him, Visasi also followed Raven.

When the door opened, the first thing that greeted him was the slightly chilly spring air, and then he was shocked.

As far as the eye can see is the endless convoy of the Fox family.

Soldiers wearing silver helmets and armor, holding spears and large shields, stood in neat rows on both sides, like a steel wall.

In contrast, there are the Eagle Army that came to welcome the bride.

Everyone wore black armor, and their formation was even more strict than that of the Fox Family's Fire Fox Army, like a giant dragon lurking on the ground, ready to take off at any time.

Although they are just a baron family, but during this meeting, the Griffith family's army is even as strong as that of the Fox family, or even slightly better!
Montreal sat on the back of the 3-meter-tall third-level monster "Fiery Mane Warhorse". His fourth-level armor, which looked like flowing lava, was molten like a torch in the dark night and was impossible to look at directly.

Archbishop Thomas walked beside him, and Gul'dan followed a body length behind them.

Raven rode on his own claw, Huang Feidian, and walked towards them slowly, his back straight. Although he was solemn, his expression was quite relaxed.

As he approached, Raven saluted and said, "Earl of Montreal, Archbishop Thomas!"

"There's no need for formalities between you and me." Montreal showed a satisfied smile: "Along the way, your territory is the most prosperous and your army is the most powerful. It seems that handing my daughter over to you is the right decision!"

"Archbishop, do you think my daughter's husband is young and promising?"

Thomas nodded with a smile: "Indeed, Baron Raven has not only made great achievements in the secular world, but also made great contributions to the church..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden commotion among the Fox family's team.

Then, a fiery red light bloomed in the silver-white army and came to the three people accompanied by the rapid sound of horses' hooves.

"Raven!" Nancy's eyes were filled with joy. "It was such a daunting journey, and I finally got to see you."

Raven's appearance had not changed much, he still had black hair and black eyes, and his eyebrows, eyes, lips and teeth were all as handsome as she remembered.

If there is one difference, it is that compared to two years ago, Raven's temperament is more elegant, and his every move is more calm and composed.

Nancy looked at Raven, and Raven was looking at Nancy.

After two years, Nancy has become even more beautiful.

Perhaps in order to appear more mature, she combed her fiery red hair behind her head, but it had the opposite effect and could not suppress her lively and energetic temperament at all.

The facial features are a little relaxed, but the round face is still tender, especially the pair of fangs brought out by the smile, which are cute and playful.

She was still wearing her favorite bright red, but the cuffs were tighter; she sat on the horse's back with her legs together, in a lady's way, her fluffy skirt was pressed into a morning glory, and her delicate round-toed leather boots were pointed at each other.

According to imperial tradition, the newlyweds cannot meet each other before the wedding, so Nancy's behavior can be considered disrespectful.

Montreal frowned and scolded in a low voice: "Go back quickly, you are getting married soon, what is the matter with you?"

"Your Excellency, there is no need to be so harsh." Raven smiled and looked at Nancy: "She has always been like this."

Looking at Nancy, Raven recalled every detail of their time together.

Nancy at that time was the same as she is now. She ignored her status as a noble lady and insisted on going to the Bloody Highlands to make a living.

"Yes, I have always been so willful!" Nancy rode her horse to Raven, turned to look at Montreal, and stuck out her tongue.

Thomas smiled and said, "As the old saying goes, a married daughter is like a wild horse out of the stall. My Lord Earl, it seems that this horse no longer belongs to you."

Montreal wasn't really angry at first: "Yes, but at least there is one good thing - I don't have to worry about whether I will have grandchildren."

These words were said cryptically. Nancy blushed and looked aside. Archbishop Thomas laughed, and Raven pursed his lips and said nothing.

After Thomas finished laughing, Raven said, "My Lord Earl, My Lord Bishop, and Mr. Guldan, we have prepared food and wine for you in the auditorium. You must have worked hard on the journey. Please take a rest first."

Montreal agreed with a smile, handed his order to Gul'dan, and ordered him to lead the army to find a place to settle down first, and then followed Raven into the auditorium.

The scale of this wedding procession is huge, not only for the sake of pomp, but also to demonstrate the strength of the Fox family.

The effect is immediate.

At least, those vassals who were originally wavering temporarily gave up the idea of ​​betrayal; and those who were pessimistic about the Fox family had to re-evaluate whether their perceptions were accurate.

Raven, Montreal, and Thomas sat together, and Nancy sat next to Raven. Of course, there were nobles who came to pay their respects, toast, and establish relationships with them, but the one who was qualified to come and toast had to be at least a viscount.

Nancy looked at Raven quietly.

In the two years since she returned to Hovi City, she always heard news about Raven, which always made her very concerned, but out of a little self-esteem, Raven did not contact her, and she never contacted Raven either.

Now sitting together with Raven as his fiancée, she only has eyes for Raven.

Raven also paid attention to her feelings, poured wine for her, introduced each dish to her, and the electric waves between their eye contact always made her heart tremble.

It soon became dark.

Montreal and Thomas both had to go back to rest. Although Nancy wanted to be alone with Raven for a while, she was not married yet, so she had to leave reluctantly.

The next day, April 4, Nancy did not show up, Montreal and Bishop Thomas also stayed at home, and Guldan attended the reception on behalf of the Fox family.

Denise brought Visdon back to Eagle Territory under the protection of Mantheni.

On the same day, Viscount Hyde of the Slater family arrived.

On April 4, the head of the Slater family, Earl Tyrone, and the Emperor's special envoy, Marquis Anthony, arrived together.

The Slater family, the Fox family, Marquis Anthony representing His Majesty the King, and Archbishop Thomas representing the Church of Light, four forces gathered together.

They did not show any conflict, but got along very well, as if they were old friends, leaving the nobles who wanted to see the clues only to see confusion.

The time comes on June 4th.

Noble weddings have always been complicated, and the higher the status, the more complicated it is.

Both parties of the wedding have been busy since early morning.

Raven didn't get a good night's sleep either. The party ended at 8 o'clock the night before, and he went to bed at 10 o'clock. He was called out of bed just after 12 o'clock and started to put on his wedding dress.

This dress, which is worth 3378 gold coins, is truly worth its price. It is made entirely of silk produced by the third-level monster "Human-faced Moth". It is a deep black color with a hint of solemn green, and is embellished with gold threads, jewels, and a variety of accessories.

Even with three maids helping her, it still took her a full hour and a half to get dressed.

Another half an hour passed, at 2 o'clock, Nancy, wearing a wedding dress, came to the castle and acted as a model with Raven, allowing the painter to record their appearance.

It can also be considered a wedding photo of this era.

No matter what era the wedding is, it is inevitable to toss.
Raven and Nancy stood in the same position for at least three hours, while the servants of both families were very busy - exchanging betrothal gifts and dowries.

The nobles who came to congratulate also stayed up all night, and sent their men to inquire and calculate the value of the betrothal gifts and dowries from both sides.

Every detail of such a grand wedding can be a topic of conversation for more than ten or even decades.

Around 5:30 a.m., Nancy left.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Raven rode his warhorse to the Eagle Town Church.

The wedding officially begins.

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(End of this chapter)