Godsend Field

66 The Earl
The next morning, the soft sunlight illuminated the earth, the blue sky was cloudless, the central square was surrounded by flags, and the whole college was immersed in laughter.

"Isn't it just a series game? As for making it like this?" Tianci thought it was a bit exaggerated.

"Not only the departmental competition, but the first day of each school year is the anniversary of the founding of the college. Over the years, the college has a small celebration every five years and a big celebration every ten years. This year is 95 years old, so the celebration is big. A little bit." Dunde explained to Tianci.

"Maybe we can see His Majesty the King again today!" Michel said excitedly, rubbing his hands.

"Why is His Majesty the King coming in person today?" Tianci asked in surprise.

"Of course, as long as the Imperial College celebrates, His Majesty the King will bow down. The first reason is that the Imperial College trains talents for the empire, and most of the current dignitaries come from the Imperial College, including His Majesty the King himself. The second is also because of Rafa Dean Er's status is too detached, His Majesty the King has to come!" Mi Keqi replied.

"Heavenly gift, you are so excited! Every year at the luncheon, His Majesty the King personally invites the mages of the academy and the seats of each department. You can have a meal with His Majesty later!" Mikael looked enviously Seeing Godsend, the eyes can emit golden light.

"Being able to dine with His Majesty the King!" Tianci was also delighted.

Soon the four of them came to the square, where quite a lot of students had already gathered, and there were still many students rushing over on the surrounding roads, as if they regretted not seeing the celebration later in life.Fortunately, the central square is large enough, although there are many people, it does not feel crowded.The banners in the square emanated from the center like rays, dividing the entire central square into several fan-shaped areas of different sizes, and each department had its own area.On the left side of the square, an area was specially set aside, full of famous nobles and rich merchants in Ancona.

It was the first time for Tianci to see such a large formation, and he couldn't help feeling a bit of emotion before he and Mikali went to the area of ​​the fire department, and Dunde and Michelle also walked to the area of ​​their own department.In the area of ​​each department, the first five rows are seats for teachers and bachelors, and the twenty rows of stone steps in the back are reserved for students to sit at will.

On the huge central square of Imperial College, tens of thousands of students were densely packed.The students of each department wear the unique costumes of each department, and they look like a huge colorful flower from the sky.Opposite the fire department with red petals is the knight department in silver armor. The stone steps in the middle of the knight department are covered with a red plush carpet, and a row of luxurious gold-plated tables and chairs are placed on it.The table was covered with a white tablecloth, and it was filled with pastries and fruits. The seat in the middle was the tallest and most prominent, with patterns of animals carved on it. The entire stone steps seemed to form a grand VIP area.

Amidst the din of people, a strong middle-aged man in silver patterned armor walked up to the challenge platform in the middle, raised his hands in the air, and the noise around him stopped immediately, and the sudden silence seemed to freeze time.

"Dear students of the Imperial Academy, it is my great honor to be standing here today to preside over this year's academy celebration ceremony. I would like to thank all the students and teachers for their punctual attendance."

There was a round of applause!
"As we all know, today is the 95th anniversary of the founding of our Imperial College. On this day 95 years ago, the great genius magister Terry Daqi sage founded our Imperial College and cultivated Fifteen wizards. In the following thousands of years, Imperial College has cultivated countless pillars and pillars for our Welsh Empire, and made indelible contributions to the prosperity, peace and stability of the empire. Today Our most respected His Majesty the King personally condescends to come to our academy to celebrate this wonderful day with everyone!" After speaking, the head of the knight department, Langfitt Dunwall, suddenly pointed to the far end of the knight department.

In the eyes of all the students, a spacious passage opened out from the outside of the knight department area, leading to the VIP area.

A group of palace guards wearing golden armor ran out with neat and loud steps, followed by guards of honor, standing on both sides holding horns high, blowing the loud charge horn, and beside them were two big men pushing together Walked out with a huge golden drum.

Behind them are the court ministers, a few court guards, court maids, court scholars, etc. All of them came out in a neat line and stood quietly on both sides of the passage.

The sound of the horn stopped suddenly.

Boom!Boom!thump...

The heavy drum beats seemed to hit people's hearts!The sound of the drums spread far and wide, and could be heard clearly by the entire academy!The sound of the drum took a full twelve beats before it stopped. The students held their breath and waited eagerly for His Majesty the King to finally appear!
With the sound of a loud horn, all the noble students on the stone steps stood up and bowed slightly facing the direction of the knight department, while the knight students on the spot showed a standard knight salute.

A haggard and old figure appeared at the entrance of the passage amidst the rush of the crowd.

This is the 70-year-old King Aixin 59, who is already an old man who is dying. Although he is wearing a gorgeous yellow robe, he wears a crown made of pure gold on his head, which is inlaid with a circle of tiny gold wires. The diamond, and the gemstone in the middle, Tianci couldn't help but take a breath when looking at it from a distance... It turned out to be a gemstone shining with colorful light!
King Aixin walked very slowly, and his pace seemed a little slow. He had a kind smile on his face, which reflected the joy of the academy, and in his half-opened and half-closed eyes, there was a sparkle that did not match his age.The old emperor's appearance vaguely had the outline and shadow of the third prince, but he was a bit more solemn and steady than the third prince, with a majestic demeanor!The imperial guards and court attendants on both sides lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the king.

King Aixin put his hands behind his back, trembling gently and uncontrollably!Followed half a step behind was Dean Rafal, who was wearing a robe with a sky blue pattern and border.Two steps behind, Duke Kate, an elderly man in military uniform, and a fat middle-aged man walked side by side.

The king walked to the VIP area and sat on a chair with beasts carved in the middle. Dean Rafal sat on the left of the king, and Duke Kate sat on the right of the king.

King Aixin's eyes swept across the audience, his eyes looked like an old man, although old, but still full of majesty, from the eyes of the emperor, he saw only one thing: the eagle watching the wolf!

"Let the Imperial College celebration begin!"

King Aixin's voice was very hoarse, he didn't talk too much nonsense, he just said this briefly, and then sat down.

All the colleges and nobles sat down one after another, and the sound of drums and horns sounded again!
The morning celebrations were mainly cultural performances, jointly held by the imperial court and the academy, many of which praised the outstanding contributions made by the imperial academy to the empire over the past 5000 years, as well as the hard work of the teachers of the imperial academy.The exquisite dance of the palace maids made all the students mesmerized by watching!
After the literary celebration in the morning, His Majesty the King personally hosted a banquet for the Academy's mages, sword masters, knight commanders, and seats from various departments at the Academy's Phoenix Restaurant at noon.The hall of the Phoenix restaurant has already been set up. The overall layout is similar to the last dinner at the Duke's Mansion, but the scale is a little bigger.Accompanied by Dean Rafal, King Aixin sat at the front, flanked by three people including Duke Kate and the heads of various departments.It was the first time for many people to watch the king at such a close distance, and the excitement was undoubtedly revealed on their faces!Tianci looked at the many seats, including the third prince Lierqiner Nero.

After more than 200 people present took their seats one after another, His Majesty the King slowly stood up with a hoarse voice.

"I am here today, firstly to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of Imperial College, and secondly, I want to use this day to get to know everyone. You are all strong men in the various departments of the college, and you are also part of our Welsh Empire. Hope for the future. More than 60 years ago, I also spent an unforgettable period of my life in this Imperial College just like you. Besides me, our Imperial Minister of State Kate Duke, Imperial Finance Minister Duke Meister and Imperial Marshal Ranko The Duke of Ernesto also studied at Imperial College successively. I remember that my teacher was Dean Rafal at that time, but my qualifications were too mediocre, far inferior to everyone present here! But at that time, we also had A young man full of enthusiasm, vigor and high spirits, since I inherited the throne at the age of 15, he has eliminated traitors and suppressed rebellions outside, and devoted himself to the death of the entire empire. Time flies, and 60 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and we are all old now. All the students present here, this world no longer belongs to us, but to you. You should live in the world and gallop the battlefield in the future to contribute to the future of our Welsh empire! Now you need the empire, the future empire I need you more!"

King Aixin's few short words, both in voice and form, quickly aroused the patriotism of all the colleges present. Everyone's face was full of excitement, and their blood was completely boiling.

Next, the department heads of each department introduced their ten members to the crowd, and everyone who was introduced to the seat stood up and saluted the king's majesty, Dean Rafal.When he heard that the third prince was the fourth seat in the swordsman department of the Martial Arts Academy, King Aixin immediately showed a satisfied and proud smile.When the water system introduced Qin'er to the fifth seat, everyone's eyes were attracted by Qin'er, Tianci secretly glanced at Qin'er, Qin'er was wearing a sky blue mage robe today, but her eyes were fixed on Tianci, suddenly She smiled harmlessly at Tianci, revealing two small white canine teeth.Tianci's whole body trembled suddenly for no reason, and he looked away, an ominous feeling rushed to his heart.

It was the turn of Whis mage to stand up and slightly bowed to King Aixin, Dean Rafael, "Your Majesty the King, Mr. Dean, the situation of our fire department this year is quite special. In the ten-seat competition a month ago we The godsend of the department has suddenly risen, and as a new student, he broke through several levels and defeated Roland, Lan Xier and others won the chief title of the fire department! This is our current chief godsend Kate!" said Weiss magician The scholar pointed to Tianci with his finger.

"Wow!" Many seat attendants who didn't know the situation were surprised and started talking in low voices.

Duke Kate and Duke Tomes had obviously known about this for a long time, and there was no particularly big ups and downs on their faces.On the contrary, the Duke of Lankers looked at Tianci with surprise and disbelief, then shook his head in disappointment, "Tianci...Kate...Kate..."

"Hehe, you are Tianci?" King Aixin looked at Tianci, who was very uncomfortable with his eyes like torches.

"Yes, I am Tianci!" Tianci stood up and bowed to the king. "It is all luck that I can win the chief!"

"Luck? Hahaha, you are really humble! You said that luck is the only way to win the title, but I think luck is also a manifestation of strength." King Aixin then nodded, "If I remember correctly, you should be Three years ago, when Duke Kate was assassinated in the northern province, he was the boy who was seriously injured after fighting the assassin!"

"Yes, I am!"

"Your behavior is very brave. Compared to your age, it is really rare to be able to do this! A few months ago, I heard Duke Kate say that you have returned to the Duke's mansion safely, and I feel very sorry for you. You are happy. Your grandfather, the Duke of Kate, and I have known each other since we were young. He is not only the mainstay of our Welsh empire, but also my brother. We have experienced so much along the way over the years, and now we are old You are needed in the future, and I hope you can contribute your strength and wisdom to the empire as Duke Kate did back then." King Aixin said, standing up and holding Duke Kate's hand.Duke Kate hurriedly stood up and bowed slightly to His Majesty the King, standing beside the King, allowing the King to hold his hand.

Seeing this scene, Tianci and all the students felt emotional. It is no wonder that Duke Kate is in full swing in the empire. It turns out that he has such a close relationship with the king.Tianci secretly looked at the two old men standing together, they really looked alike!

The facial muscles of Duke Meister and Duke Lankers trembled slightly, and then returned to normal.Dean Rafal, as if he didn't hear or see, picked up the wine in front of him and took a sip.

"At that time, I discussed with Duke Kate to confer you a viscount in order to reward your brave behavior, but after going through that incident, I think the viscount seems to be a bit low for you. Today, on this festive day, I officially announce that Viscount Kate is now officially promoted to Earl Kate, and no nobles below the duke need to salute!"

"Wow!" The hall was boiling again, and everyone focused their attention on Tianci, who jumped from viscount to earl within a few months, which was unheard of in the empire.There are many Earls of the Empire, but each of them either has a strong family background or has outstanding meritorious talents. The most important thing is that they are all after the age of 40.At the age of 11, Nero, as the heir of Duke Kate, was canonized as an earl. No one has any objections, but today, Tianci, who is less than 20 years old, was once again made an earl. Even if it is because of the heroic performance of the last assassination, it is too pass.

Both Li'er and Nero clapped their hands happily. If it wasn't for this occasion, they would have run up to hug Tianci long ago.The third prince and the others gritted their teeth fiercely.Roland next to him stretched out his hand and shook Tianci lightly, "Congratulations, Earl Tianci!" Tianci smiled awkwardly, being watched by so many people in public, Tianci felt uncomfortable and even a little at a loss.

The three dukes looked at the king next to him with slight surprise, while King Aixin squinted and smiled at Tianci.

Duke Kate bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, Godsend is still very young. Is the Earl's position too high, and there is this privilege of not worshiping, I think it seems..."

King Aixin slightly raised his hand to stop Duke Kate, and nodded with a half-smile.Duke Kate didn't say much anymore. For so many years, whenever His Majesty the King did this action, it was the time when His Majesty the King made no further comments.

Next, Wizard Weiss just rightly continued to introduce the remaining nine seats of the fire department.Tianci finally sat down and took a deep breath.Roland, Lan Xi'er and the others also stood up one by one to pay tribute to His Majesty the King.

After all the seats have been introduced, the banquet officially begins.The wine was plentiful and the food delicious, but Tianci didn't dare to let go too much. After all, the minimum etiquette in front of His Majesty the King still had to be maintained.

In the middle of the banquet, King Aixin suddenly showed embarrassment, with a smile still on his face, and big beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.The waiter next to him leaned over and whispered something in King Aixin's ear. The king waved his hand slightly and continued to sit on the chair.Duke Kate, who was sitting at the bottom, saw everything in his eyes, stood up and bowed to the king, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the banquet here is similar, and most of today's official documents and political affairs have not been processed, waiting for your majesty to go back to make a ruling. I think Why not..."

King Aixin nodded slightly, and smiled at Dean Rafal on the right, "Dean, there are a lot of government affairs in the palace today, I can't delay too long, and I will bid farewell to the dean here!"

Dean Rafal put down the wine glass in his hand, and said with a pun, "Official duties are the most important thing in the world. Since Your Majesty is involved in official duties, I will not hold back any more. I also hope that Your Majesty can take care of your health. The empire still needs His Majesty's governance. "

While everyone stood up and sent them off, His Majesty the King left in a mighty manner with all the ministers and servants.The hall immediately became lively, the previous pressure disappeared without a trace, and the colleges also left their seats to gather and communicate with friends and relatives in twos and threes.Lier and Nero also ran to Tianci to congratulate him.

The third prince also walked up to Tianci and sneered, "Humph! Earl Tianci, I really want to congratulate you! I never thought that my father would appreciate you so much. I really underestimated you back then!"

Tianci didn't change his face, and was about to answer coldly, Li'er replied first, "Thank you, third prince, my brother Tianci is only doing his own thing well, and doesn't care about other things!"

After hearing this, the third prince sneered twice, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)