Hearing Ysera mention her child, General Zuo De's expression suddenly changed subtly. After a moment, he replied: "The child of Saphiras and my naughty girl Amenis do have a good relationship, but After all, that is the children's own business, and I, an old guy, don't have the nerve to ask about it often."
Although General Zuo De did not directly answer Ysera's question, his meaning was already very clear, and a look of disappointment suddenly appeared on Ysera's face. Gronn had just taken a few steps and caught a glimpse of this scene from the corner of his eye. He suddenly became curious about the "son of the dragon" Sephiras whom he had never met before. It is known that Retusus and Ysera "give birth" together. One son and two daughters, the eldest daughter Maria may have died in his own hands. However, he spent a day and night in the Dragon Castle, but he did not see any residents other than Ysera. The entire Dragon Castle was extremely empty. Desolate, almost deserted city.
It's easy to explain that Marshal Retusus was busy with his affairs, but the "young master" and "young lady" who were supposed to be there were never seen. Especially now that the news of Maria's death has gradually spread, they, as younger brothers and sisters, have not appeared. Combined with Ysela's performance at this time, and the strange motive of suddenly recognizing himself as his adopted son, Goron does not need to elaborate. I wonder if there must be some internal problem in this legendary family, the leading one in the empire.
After Ysera left Goron, she quickly integrated into the cocktail party like a fish into the sea. With her identity, no matter who she spoke to, the other party would respond respectfully. However, Goron, who had gradually become familiar with the world, could see that Those people hide their hypocrisy behind their humility and submissiveness.
Although he is a little curious about what happened to this adoptive mother, Goron will not forget his true mission. The guests attending this cocktail party were obviously of high status, and it was the most likely occasion to obtain valuable information. However, Gron's attempt was difficult to realize. The moment he separated from his adoptive mother Ysera, Goron noticed that there were suddenly many things in the eyes around him looking at him, including curiosity and appreciation, greed and intoxication, and even murderous intent and hostility.
Goron vaguely understands the special attraction of the human race to the human race after humanization. After all, as the son of a giant monster with "the limit of beauty", it is not surprising that he would have such charm after humanization. He also knows that he has already developed some special sexual fetishes. He was the object of fierce competition, but he couldn't figure out why someone would exude murderous intent and hostility towards him on such an occasion. Goron even doubted whether his true identity had been exposed. If that's the case, he should think about how to get out next.
This open-air reception was magnificent. Surrounded by artistic gardens and lawns and gorgeous street buildings, the street was hundreds of meters long and covered an area of thousands of square meters. The streets were brightly lit, and the outermost ones were armed to the teeth. , but the Royal Knight Guards were cleverly hidden in the dark, and there were several bands playing cheerful and melodious music on the street corners. In the center of the square, a tall and handsome bard stood on a high platform and sang a heroic epic with melodious tunes. The long tables placed everywhere are filled with a dazzling array of exquisite food. Hundreds of waiters shuttle back and forth, refilling the guests' wine or delivering plated meals.
The banquet has officially begun, and there is an endless stream of nobles wearing trivial and colorful clothes. Under the chaos, Goron could no longer find Ysera. Since precious sacrificial resources are always in the hands of a few people, we can only look at them in terms of the seal levels of the gods. There were quite a few "strong men" attending this open-air cocktail party, including third-order knights and fourth-order warlords. There are even a few fifth-level "war kings". The level of a priest like Gron, who has only dissociated the third-level seal, is really inconspicuous here. Although in the eyes of Goron at this time, the seal level is no longer the only criterion for measuring the true combat power of others. With his intuition, Gronn was convinced that he, who was only at level 3, could defeat at least more than half of the so-called "strong men" at the level of fourth-level warlords here. Even if he faced off against those five-level war kings at the same time, he would not have no chance of winning. However, Goron was not careless because of this. He did not even dare to use his otherworldly power to assist in the investigation. Although most of the "strong men" here were vases and rice buckets built with sacrificial resources, it did not mean that There is no real strong person among these nobles. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the imperial capital. If nothing else, General Zuo De alone is like the bottomless abyss of the seven seas, which makes Goron instinctively fear and avoid. The empire has been inherited for thousands of years, and it is still able to stand firm in the eyes of all enemies. It is not due to the strength of Retusus alone.
Gronn walked around as if carelessly, but in fact he tried his best to listen to the conversations of the people nearby. When he found that the topic had nothing to do with giant monsters or ogres, he left immediately. He fully demonstrated the relationship between the big boss Cassandra and the palace chief. As a result of the teacher's training, he always maintains an elegant manner. Occasionally, when someone comes up to talk to him, Gron can socialize calmly, neither being close nor distant, neither humble nor overbearing.
Most of the people who took the initiative to talk to Goron were young men and women who were curious or admired about him. They posed no real threat to Goron, and their words were quite polite. Goron also racked his brains and tried his best to lead the topic in the direction he wanted without leaving any trace. It's a pity that Goron has no special talents in this area due to his age and experience. Language arts and conversation skills are one of the required courses for any noble. Even if these people don't know Goron's true purpose, they instinctively resist him. Basically, every word he said was nonsense if you think about it carefully, and Gron had nothing to do about it. But similarly, those who tried to extract information from Goron ultimately gained nothing. It was not because Goron City was deliberately on guard against it, but in fact, no matter how cunning and cunning these people were, and they were proficient in verbal clichés, there was no way they could deceive them. Asking something that even Goron himself didn't know, made people suspicious. They began to secretly guess who the mysterious boy in front of them was at the center of the turmoil in the imperial capital. For a time, conspiracy theories, lineage theories, and party disputes , and even irrelevant theories about seizing the direct descendants emerged one after another. Crowds of people were whispering everywhere at the reception, and the focus of those prying eyes intentionally or unintentionally was the elegant little ogre strolling around the reception venue.
"Hmph, it's just a pet for pedophiles. Why can a clown who dresses up as a woman and makes noise to please appear on such a noble occasion? Are those attendants and guards blind? How can such a disgusting guy be allowed to fool around? Come in!"
The cold voice that suddenly sounded was particularly clear and high-pitched. In this messy reception hall, most of the people actually heard it, so everyone shut up and kept silent. The deathly silence spread quickly, and for a while the entire venue was completely silent. Everyone's eyes were cast on the two people. One was naturally the person whom the conversation was about, Goron, and the other was a beautiful girl with a petite figure and extravagantly dressed clothes. Her aloof and arrogant temperament made her stand out among the many aristocratic girls. , even standing next to Goron, her appearance is not much inferior. It's just that the girl's eyes when she looked at Goron were not only filled with contempt and disgust, but also a trace of deep-hidden envy and jealousy. Maybe that was the real reason for her sudden attack.
"Armenis! You kid is so rude, how dare you say such things to our guests!" As the host of the reception, General Zuo De, the second-ranking figure in the imperial military, walked over with a cold expression. , sternly scolded the girl. The face of Ysera, the wife of the Imperial Marshal, who was standing next to him, was even colder and ugly. She had brought Gronn here personally, although her adoption decision had not been officially announced yet, confirming that Gronn identity, but this news is no longer a secret. With the speed of rumors and gossip among the nobles, I believe that even the guards here should already know the identity of Goron. And this girl named Armenes humiliated Goron in public, and actually hit Ysera even more in the face. .
Imperial Marshal Retusus' life is shrouded in mystery. Not to mention that he never attended various banquets or appeared in public. Even except for Retusus' direct subordinates, there were only a few people in the entire empire who had actually seen this imperial legend. So every once in a while, someone will question whether the Imperial Marshal still exists. Retusus never interfered in the political affairs of the empire and never interacted with other noble officials. Rather than acting in a low-key manner, it is better to say that he has no interest in anything other than war. No one except the emperor could give him orders. Over time, although the status of the imperial marshal was still high and unshakable, his real influence among this group of imperial nobles was very little, just like the founding of the empire. Like the emperor, everyone was full of respect for him, no one dared to blaspheme or insult, but there was no need to worry about the revenge and punishment from the late emperor.
Although Retusus' wife Ysera has a noble status and her true appearance is extraordinary, for some reasons, these nobles do not seem to be worried at all that Ysera will suddenly show her true form and use her dragon power and dragon flames to conquer her. The entire imperial capital was burned to the ground. In the eyes of everyone, Lady Ysela is no different from an ordinary noblewoman in the imperial capital, and she is also the kind of "out of favor" noblewoman who cannot get the support of her family.
Perhaps it is because of the instinctive rejection of non-human races, coupled with Ysera's various unruly behaviors, some very "despicable", "vulgar" and "stupid" actions in the eyes of the nobles, and there are despicable rumors... Perhaps there was also the psychological superiority and twisted pleasure brought by daring to insult a superior ancient dragon, which completely reduced Ysera to a clown-like existence in the aristocratic social circle.
Although everyone has long been accustomed to scorning and mocking the marshal's wife, the seventh-order Emerald Dragon Princess, behind her back, and spreading true or false rumors about her, there are very few who dare to make such provocations and insults in person. After all, Ysera doesn't care. If he accidentally embarrasses Retusus, even if the god-like marshal doesn't mind, his dragonriders won't mind making one or two noble families suffer forever. disappear. There was once a marquise who got carried away for a moment and accidentally violated the taboos of the dragoon generals with her quick words and insulted Retusus. As a result, thousands of people in her entire family were forcibly escorted to the western part of the empire by dragoons. At the forefront of the battlefield, as cannon fodder, he eventually became the rations of the orc army. Regarding this incident that shocked the imperial capital, even the hot-tempered and irritable Emperor Durotar pretended to be deaf and dumb. Since then, the nobles of the imperial capital have been extremely careful to control the situation, and they have restrained themselves a lot from Ysera's arrogance. However, the girl's words made everyone smell the coming storm again...
The girl obviously didn't care about her father's accusation. She didn't flinch in front of Ysera and still said domineeringly: "Am I wrong in what I said? Isn't this child a boy? He is wearing Isn’t it a disgrace to the Mourinho family to appear in such a shameful and obscene manner on such a sacred and noble occasion? Father, do I want to get rid of this shameful clown? , is it wrong to defend the dignity of the Mourinho family?” (To be continued.)