The wind picked up and swept across the huge and magnificent square. Ten columns with a thickness of more than ten meters and a height of hundreds of meters stand on both sides of the square. These rough and majestic gray-black stone columns are like powerful guards, and they are firmly guarding the square no matter the wind or rain.
The wind whizzed past the top of the gray-black stone pillar, with a hint of bitterness, and after circling for a while, the thick clouds in the sky were blown away.
The gloomy clouds gradually dissipated, and a ray of sunlight fell from the gaps in the clouds, illuminating the huge square. Two rows of soldiers wearing exquisite military uniforms of the guard of honor stood on both sides of the central avenue of the square. They were all tall and straight, with good looks, and their youthful faces were full of vitality.
Someone is coming from Central Avenue.
With a swish, the guards of honor on both sides turned their heads and raised their hands at the same moment. They were well-trained and their movements were uniform, as if they were carved out of the same mold.
Their left hands were placed on the gleaming white-gold hilts of the decorative sabers tied at their waists, and their white-gloved right hands were clenched into fists on their chests. They turned their heads sideways, looked at the person coming, and turned their heads slowly at a small speed as the person advanced, keeping their eyes on the person.
The young major general strode forward, his slender legs wrapped around his long black boots, and the sound of the soles of the boots stepping on the gray-white stone slab was powerful.
The wind passed by his side, the jet-black hair on the major general's forehead, the snow-white neck tightly wrapped by the black background and silver-streaked military uniform collar, and the golden tasseled epaulets on his shoulders. Going down the river, the blue-black cloak behind him flew up.
When the harsh and fierce cold wind that was around others came to him, it seemed to be melted by the cluster of sunlight that leaked on him, gently and carefully kissing his slender eyelashes with the most delicate posture.
The wind blew away the clouds, and the sunlight leaking from the holes in the clouds happened to fall on the feet of the young major general.
When he stepped forward, it was as if he was stepping on the light.
Major General Troll walked on the central avenue of the Royal Plaza. Under the eyes of everyone, the majestic columns receded on both sides of him. It's like a tall staircase leading to heaven.
Soon, he walked up to the top of the steps and entered the hall.
The majestic hall was brightly lit. People in gorgeous aristocratic costumes stood on the left side of the hall, and a group of people wearing imperial military uniforms with black background and silver patterns stood on the right side of the hall.
At the top of the hall, on the white jade platform, the emperor of the empire sits on the supreme platinum throne. The projections of light come from all directions and converge on that person, forming a subtle fault in people's sight. Look, the blind spot of light and shadow on the line of sight makes the people below the hall only vaguely see the outline of the emperor's face on the throne.
Major General Troll lowered his head slightly, raised his right hand, clenched his fist on his chest, and saluted the person on the throne.
The emperor sat on the throne, looking down at the spacious hall below, and all the people above the hall.
Looking down from him, everything in the hall can be seen at a glance, and the expressions on everyone's faces can be seen in full view. There is still a little fatigue on his face after recovering from a serious illness, and his face is not very good. Only a pair of glances The eyes of the people below were awe-inspiring and majestic, just like the thick clouds in the sky, when they pressed down, it made people feel heavy in the heart.
His eyes looked deeply under the hall, like a black hole that swallowed everything, bottomless.
When he was silent, the whole hall was quiet, and an invisible sense of oppression made everyone standing in the hall subconsciously slow down their breathing.
After a while, the emperor raised his hand.
The only Princess Salome who was allowed to stand under the throne of the high platform walked down from the high platform after the emperor raised his hand to signal. The peacock blue gauze skirt on her body was long and loose behind her, and she slipped from the high platform. She walked down the high platform and walked in front of Major General Troll in the center of the hall.
A royal attendant came over with his head bowed, holding a silver plate in his hand.
On the fiery red brocade mat on the silver plate, a beautifully carved golden ornament is shining.
The princess raised her hand and took off the epaulet symbolizing the rank of major general on Troll's left shoulder, and then picked up the golden shoulder ornament symbolizing the rank of general from the fiery red brocade pad with her white fingers, and put it on Troll's left shoulder with her own hands. superior.
At this moment, there was an uproar in the hall. Princess Salome's behavior caused the originally silent hall to suddenly buzz. Many people couldn't help poking their heads, whispering to each other, and whispering to the people around them.
To be promoted to a military rank and wear epaulets for them should be done by the officers at the next level.
Generally speaking, the newly promoted admiral should have new shoulder ornaments worn by the current marshal of the empire, Yu Jia. But for the youngest admiral in the history of the empire who soared into the sky like an anti-gravity rocket, His Majesty the Emperor actually asked His Royal Highness the Queen to wear the epaulets on him.
what does that mean
Troll, who had just become an admiral, stared at the princess in front of him with a pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes, and narrowed them slightly, which made his eyes sharper.
And Princess Salome, standing in front of Troll, faced Troll's sharp gaze, and showed a bright smile. The joy in that smile was so obvious that anyone could see it from her smile. You can see that she is in a happy mood at the moment.
She smiled at Admiral Troll, even blinked slightly, then turned and left, her long golden hair like tassels was scattered on her peacock blue gauze dress, her steps were light and steady. She returned to her father's side, stood quietly, her hands were naturally crossed on her abdomen, and her eyes still fell on Troll below.
She stood beside the throne, smiling, with a graceful and beautiful posture.
The emperor nodded slightly. Although he couldn't see the expression on his face at the moment, he could vaguely feel that he was looking at Admiral Troll.
Afterwards, his slightly hoarse low voice sounded in the hall.
"You're fine," he said, calm, steady, "fine."
The emperor's fingers were not as white and tender as those of other nobles, but rather rough. At this moment, the index finger of his right hand was gently and rhythmically tapping the platinum armrest of the throne.
There are already shallow crow's feet in the corners of his eyes, and his slightly curly hair is neatly combed back.
"As expected of the one chosen by Salome."
His eyes were a bit darker than ordinary people's, and at this moment, his gaze fell on Troll.
"In the past ten years, you have proved your excellence with your actions." He said, "It is enough now, and I recognize you."
The dark blue pupils jumped vigorously, then settled down deeply, condensing into a tone similar to ink.
Admiral Troll's brows were tightly frowned, and his eyes staring up at the emperor on the throne became cold and severe.
"You have proved with your ability that you are worthy of Salome."
As the emperor said this, he lightly tapped the armrest with his index finger.
"So be it."
he said, turning to look at Salome.
"The husband-in-law you chose, I agree."
The emperor just said it lightly, and with just one sentence, he settled down directly, without even asking Admiral Troll below him.
There is no man in this universe who would say no to something so good—everyone thinks so.
In an instant, the envious, jealous eyes almost burned through the young general standing in the center of the hall. Not to mention that the beauty of the princess itself is extremely famous in the universe, just the huge benefits that can be obtained from becoming the husband-in-law of Princess Salome, who is sure to become the empress in the future, are enough to make everyone present go forward .
If the former Major General Troll was just a rising star in the universe, then the current Major General Troll has already played a pivotal role in the situation of the entire universe, and no one dares to call him Nouveau riche, no one dared to use his background to despise him who is about to become a royal family.
Several attendants walked quickly to Admiral Troll, bowed their heads and respectfully asked him to go to the arranged place on the side of the palace hall. The newly-promoted admiral and also the newly-promoted royal family will stay there for a few days as usual, and when he is ready, the imperial decree that he is selected to be the husband-in-law of Queen Salome will be announced to the entire universe.
Your Excellency the General, I'm afraid he can't wait anymore, right
The servants thought so.
Look, there was no response for a long time, and he must have been too surprised to speak.
Yes, the newly promoted young general did not speak, not a single word.
He stood on the top of the hall and looked up at the emperor above. He obviously had a handsome face like an ice and snow elf, but at this moment, his face was expressionless and extremely cold, and his thin lips slightly pursed revealed the sharp arc of a sword. Wire.
The shadow of the pitch-black hair scattered on his forehead fell into his eyes, and no one could see the frightening cold light passing deep in the cold blue eyes.
At this moment, Troll stared at the middle-aged man above with the cruelty of a golden horse.
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Outside the Royal Plaza, there are many wing rooms on both sides. Because not everyone is eligible to enter the square, those wing rooms are temporary resting places for nobles or subordinates of military officers who come to have an audience.
For example, this time, the emperor was promoted to Troll's rank, so only Troll could go in and have an audience. Robin, who is a major, is not qualified to go in and can only stay here.
At this moment, he was sitting on the wooden chair, playing with the blue-black metal ring in his hand boredly - it was not his, it belonged to his boss. Because the emperor was not allowed to bring any weapons, this special metal could instantly form any sharp weapon, so it was not allowed to be brought into the palace. Therefore, Troll took it off and handed it to Robin for safekeeping before the audience.
Robin was so bored that he tossed the blue-black metal ring back and forth between his hands, when there was a sudden buzz, the metal ring he threw up vibrated violently, and he was almost startled. Missing the catch made the metal ring fall to the ground.
As soon as he caught the metal ring in a hurry, the communication was connected, and a light curtain the size of a window appeared in front of Robin out of thin air, and a round, silver-white ball yelled at Robin.
"It's not good, Major General! Someone is seducing the Major General's wife while you are away!"
Robin: "What?"
Da Da: "Why is it you? Go away, major general, major general! Call the major general here—"
Robin: "The boss is meeting the emperor... no, what the hell did you just say?"
Da Da: "Hmph! I won't tell you."
Robin: "Oh, then I will close it."
Da Da: "Wait! Forget it, for the sake of the major general—you go and tell the major general for me! There is an annoying guy who wants to abduct the major general's wife!"
Da Da would go off-line and be teased from time to time, so now Luo Bin just felt that this bastard was sick again, and he was not in a hurry at all, since he was free anyway, so he decided to play with it.
"Hey, which bastard is so bold as to dare to snatch things from our boss..."
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden bang, and the suddenly opened door slammed heavily on the wall, making an overwhelmed crisp sound. As soon as Robin looked up, he saw a colleague with green hair walking in quickly, with a serious face, but he couldn't see any other expressions.
"What happened?"
Robin didn't bother to tease Da Da anymore. Although others couldn't see any expression on Via's poker face, he immediately read the solemn taste from Via's eyes as he was a colleague for many years.
"His Excellency the Admiral was left in the palace."
"Why? Didn't you say that you can leave immediately after being awarded the title?" Robin's face changed, "Even the royal family can't forcibly detain an admiral for no reason!"
"No." Via shook her head, "They used another reason."
"For whatever reason—"
"His Majesty the Emperor wants His Excellency to become the husband-in-law of the princess."
"—can't—what?"
"..."
Via pursed her lips and frowned tightly.
"Prince? And BOSS?"
Robin was completely dumbfounded.
Via closed the door tightly, her expression becoming more serious.
"It's troublesome... Your Excellency, General, is being left in the palace. I'm afraid it will take a few days until the royal family announces the news to the whole universe before they can leave the palace... Once the announcement is made..."
Robin was so anxious here that he forgot that he was still communicating with DaDa.
The light curtain was closed with a snap, and Da Da Mu, who heard the conversation between Robin and Via clearly, was stunned for a while, and then his chubby body suddenly jumped up.
In a blink of an eye, it galloped away as if it was puffing air from its buttocks, and rushed through the window into the room in one breath and rushed to Mutt's eyes, yelling at Mutt without thinking.
"It's not good, Mrs. Major General! Your Majesty Major General was forced into marriage by the emperor!"
Mute: "???"
Confused.