Heart of the Castle

Chapter 834 Warm Welcome... Come to the Heart of the Castle

Since March, the breath of spring has become stronger and stronger. The white wildflowers that were still hiding in the depths of the jungle have bloomed all over the banks of the Oath River. Villages, houses built of rough stones and logs are once again curled up with smoke; a large number of tenant farmers can be seen everywhere around the royal capital Fermeyer. On the land that has not completely thawed, a strong smell of soil floats in the air.

In any case, for Levi Stone, the guardian of Arthur's kingdom, wandering in this vibrant picture scroll is much more comfortable than staying in Firmeyer's magnificent palace, not to mention To endure the heavy burden of numerous documents and meetings.Levi Ston is very sure that those local bureaucrats and court clerks did not manage to divide the work into different categories such as priorities, but all boiled down to the category that must be done immediately and needs to be reviewed by the regent himself. At night, I was overwhelmed by a large number of official documents like a fault in the sky.

The meeting was another absurd appearance. With the complete end of the evil disaster, the nobles of the royal capital with ancient family traditions have resumed the flashy and oblique communication methods of the past, and even many northern lords have begun to learn this way. The accent seems to be superior to others.Of course, Li Weiston absolutely does not like this kind of situation, but the habits accumulated over hundreds of years are really deep-rooted, so he does not know how to do it for a while, so as to eradicate this bad tendency without hindering the revival of the Kingdom of Arthur .

A certain important minister of the round table council is speaking, his aristocratic accent is as smooth as silk, and his attitude is polite, but he wants to dig out what he really wants to express from the pile of gorgeous rhetoric , Li Weiston thought that he should at least listen to the lessons of noble etiquette taught by Master Sugard and Lord Bamilian, the head of the court, for a period of time.

Maybe it will take... 100 years?

The chief advisor to the palace, the red-robed old scholar Master Sujiad stopped the rustling copying of the quill pen, and then the old scholar coughed lightly to remind the young regent who had already lost his mind.

Li Weiston woke up suddenly, his right hand moved instinctively, and finally touched the cup full of clear water. If it hadn't been for his amazing reaction speed, he would have almost knocked it over. Even so, a few drops of water splashed out of the cup and rolled on the On the dark green velvet tablecloth, from a distance, it looks like a string of crystal clear pearls.

Li Wei quickly wiped away those drops of water, and then looked around. Fortunately, everyone in the venue was listening carefully to the speech of the important minister of the kingdom. No one noticed the scene just now, or even if they saw it, it was for the regent He pretended not to see it because of his face—at least Li Wei was sure that Bamilian, the court chief who was sitting on the other side, must have noticed it just now, otherwise why would he deliberately turn his head away?
Perhaps sensing Li Wei's gaze, the chief of the court, Bamilian, suddenly made a pause gesture, then stood up, and interrupted the important minister's eloquence in a soft and gentle tone. "Marquis of Ansenbach, thank you for your concern about the refugee policy of the Kingdom of Arthur." The eunuch smiled and smoothed a wrinkle on the silk jacket, "The members of the round table council will study your proposal carefully and discuss it at the next meeting Vote, but IMHO you should have prepared something like a summary for reading, after all we have precious time in the meeting and ample time to pored over your proposal after the meeting."

Even if the eunuch's tone was soft, it was still difficult to completely erase the accusation contained in the words. The important minister couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. He originally thought of a series of wonderful and gorgeous sentences to refute the court chief, but when he saw Li Weishi After showing some approval on his face, he swallowed those words abruptly.

Refuting a minister in charge of intelligence already has certain risks. If you also offend the regent, who holds military and political power, at the same time, it is not the approach of a veteran politician who is familiar with the rules of power games.The important minister put his hand on his chest and bowed deeply, "Allow me to apologize, my lord, I was negligent, and I will present you with the full version of the proposal after the meeting." His Excellency the regent Prince Li Weiston who was beside the steward smiled back and sat down slowly.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis Ansenbach, for your understanding. Now let's move on to the last item on the agenda..." The eunuch's voice suddenly stopped, and then he quickly turned around, his movements were so agile that his fat and bloated body couldn't do it. Made, "His Excellency the Regent, what's wrong with you... Is there something uncomfortable?"

The situation of Levi Stern did look a little wrong. The young regent frowned, his face turned pale, and there were several drops of crystal clear sweat on his forehead.The problem obviously lies in his left hand, which has been clenched into a fist and is still trembling lightly. The veins on the back of the hand are exposed. At first glance, it looks like it is covered with countless little blue snakes.

Bamilyan, the head of the court, tentatively touched Li Wei's left arm with his hand, but the eunuch couldn't help but screamed, "It's so hot!" Then he quickly retracted his burned finger, "The regent's The left arm is terribly hot! Ser Rodriguez, please take a look."

Without the eunuch repeating it a second time, the black-armored knight on the other side of the round table had already walked quickly, "Master Levi, how do you feel?" Sir Rodriguez asked while holding Levi's left hand.

Scourge Knight is not afraid of high temperature baking and flame burning like other undead creatures, but this does not mean that he will like flames. The moment he held Li Wei's left hand, his palm wrapped in black armor felt a burning sensation. Pain, which made Sir Rodriguez couldn't help but make a sound of surprise.

"Sir Rodriguez, I... I'm fine." Li Wei gritted his teeth and tried to speak in a steady voice, "Maybe I caught a cold last night..."

"It's okay, this temperature is too abnormal!" Sir Rodriguez interrupted Levi's words unceremoniously, and then showed him the iron gloves that were still emitting amazing heat, "If an ordinary fever It can reach the level of red-hot steel armor, so I can only say that you don't know when you suddenly have the blood of the fire diamond dragon family in your body."

Li Wei exhaled heavily, but it turned out to be like a small hurricane. The corners of the parchment papers on the table in front of him suddenly curled up. burnt.

"My lords, Your Excellency the Prince Regent has suddenly felt unwell, and this round table meeting is over." Bamilyan, the palace steward, announced in his mellow and high-pitched voice, "My lords, please leave the audience hall immediately and return to your respective residences. Be careful to keep the news secret, and don't let anyone unrelated know what happened today."

Although the head of the palace, Bamilian, seemed to announce the end of the meeting without discussing with others, but seeing Sir Rodriguez, the chief advisor to the palace, Master Sugard, and the fire wizard Juno Amerist sitting on the other side None of them expressed any objection, so the important ministers had no choice but to stand up one after another, express their concern for the regent's health in as short a sentence as possible, and then left the audience hall under the escort of the Ember Knight.

"It doesn't look like a curse, and it doesn't look like an illness." Master Sugard also tentatively touched Li Wei's left hand, but he used his own quill, and the quill immediately turned black. "But it is obvious that this terrifying high temperature is very abnormal...Master Merister, with your ability to control the fire element, do you feel that there is something wrong?"

Jono Ann Merister's expression looked a little weird, "It's not really sick, Gods be, this feeling is..." He glanced at Sir Rodriguez in surprise, "If my guess is right , this high fever seems to be caused by the awakening of some kind of blood force."

"Master Levi absolutely does not have any alien blood in his body." Sir Rodriguez objected loudly.

"Other than that, I really don't know how to explain it." Juno Ann Merister shook his head, "The original power in my body is vibrating, and it can even be said...to express surrender."

"Show surrender?" Li Wei's expression froze immediately, "Master Merister, your power comes from His Majesty the Burning Dragon King Darija, if it is to show surrender..."

"I'm afraid something has happened to His Majesty Dariga." Sir Rodriguez and Master Merister looked at each other and shouted in unison.The former had a stern expression, while the latter had an unbelievable look on his face, "Merkativo, the lord of the elements, what happened in the Abyss Demon Realm? His Majesty the Burning Dragon King Darija has definitely reached the peak of the legendary realm , has the ability to deal with two to three powerhouses of the same level, there should be no danger at all, unless it is..."

"Unless the Great Lord of the Abyss, Amur Hydras, takes action in person." Sir Rodriguez finished for him in a cold tone, and then stretched out his hand to support Levi Stone's body, "Master Levi, we will be there soon Go to the heart of the castle, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the problems that are happening to you now."

Levi nodded with some difficulty, and then completely handed over the weight of his body to Sir Rodriguez.He felt that his left arm had lost any feeling, only a stream of flames tried to go up the left shoulder, invade the internal organs, and was offset by the cold blue light from the heart.This feeling made him quite painful, and he instinctively wanted to use his fighting energy to resist, but the sacrificial fighting energy that had reached the level of fighting energy Tianhua seemed insignificant in front of these two forces, one hot and one cold, and the silver-white flames were on his body. The surface flickered endlessly, but it couldn't get into the left arm.

Master Merister raised his hands, and a bluish-white light suddenly appeared in the audience hall. Before the portal was fully formed, Sir Rodriguez couldn't wait to support Levi and strode over. The next moment, The luxuriously decorated stone hall has been transformed into a verdant meadow filled with warm sunshine, and the fresh and gentle morning breeze blows in with a rich aroma, including the aroma of four-leaf clover, honey, licorice and pink flowers .

Li Wei took a deep breath, and the cool, aromatic air poured into his fiery body like a ray of clear spring, which made him feel a lot more comfortable, and his mind, which seemed to be burned by the fire, was also cleared. "I'm better, let me go," he whispered to Sir Rodriguez, only to get a snort.

"Don't even think about it, Master Levi, you are now a patient," said Sir Rodriguez, and then he looked ahead with an expression on his face that ranged between surprise and doubt. "The Eternal Sleeper, Ku Xi, is above... who can tell me what happened here?"

The huge white castle stands not far ahead. To Sir Rodriguez's surprise, the white castle has completely changed its appearance. Sprinkled with glittering gold dust; countless towers covered from top to bottom with waving banners, ribbons and silver bells, like a group of colorfully dressed jugglers; many people in festival costumes gathered Before the city gate, holding bouquets of flowers, horns, lyres and other musical instruments of unknown type and purpose.

It looks like the castle is getting ready to welcome some distinguished guests.

"What kind of joke is this?" The fire mage Juno Ameriste who walked out of the portal was also taken aback, "There are still words on the banners pulled up on both sides of the city gate—warm welcome... what? ... Come to the heart of the castle? Are there any visitors here?"

Master Merister was still trying to identify what was written on the banner that was blown left and right by the wind. Sir Rodriguez had already shouted impatiently. down, but it is like a heavy thunder rolling across the air.

"Old Dish, what kind of tricks are you playing? There is something wrong with Master Levi, why don't you come here quickly?"

The figure of Mr. Dish appeared in front of Levi almost at the same time as the voice sounded. The old magician had obviously been well-dressed, wearing a brand-new aristocratic butler costume, his beard was carefully maintained and trimmed, and his hair was white. The hair was meticulously swept back, as if some pomade had been applied, shining brightly in the warm sunshine.

"Ah, Master Levi, you look really good today." Mr. Dish had a reserved smile on his face, and he seemed to have completely entered the role of a noble butler of a wealthy family.

Sir Rodriguez's eyes immediately burst into dark green flames, "Old Dish, did you just pay attention to dressing yourself and forget to bring out your eyes? How can Master Levi's complexion be considered good?"

Li Wei wiped his sweaty forehead with his still-moving right hand, and couldn't help feeling the same in his heart. If this appearance can still be called a good complexion, then the corpse that fell on the battlefield may also be considered healthy. Be happy.

"Oh, of course, the burden may be a little heavier now." Mr. Dish waved his hand with a smile, and then lightly touched Levi's left hand with a wooden carved cane, and a ray of fiery red light suddenly burst from his clenched fist It was drawn out, and the indescribable heat left his left arm, causing Li Wei to groan in a low voice.

Mr. Dish looked at his cane with satisfaction. The fiery red light was already contained in it, making the scales and eyes of the weird snake-shaped monster on the top of the cane all light up, as if it had come to life at first glance.

"Okay, Master Levi, let's go to the Hall of Valor in the Heart of the Castle right away. After all, this is the soul of the burning dragon king Darija. I'm worried that the protective magic on this cane won't last long. Woolen cloth."

(End of this chapter)