Welcomed by the half-elf people, the sending-off mission came to the half-elf palace located in the center of Silvermoon City.
Although the half-elf palace is resplendent and magnificent, and even though the half-elf king is standing in front of the palace gate, Colin's eyes were locked on a woman immediately—
Queen of the Half-Elves!
This is a slim and tall half-elf girl with a dreamlike face, her expression is dignified and elegant, holding the old half-elf king beside her with both hands, making people sigh at a glance—
What a flower on cow dung!
Colin quickly withdrew his slightly rude gaze, and bowed to the king and queen.
At the same time, I cursed in my heart:
No wonder the queen needs to adopt a son. With the half-elf king's unsteady appearance, he must not be able to make the young and beautiful queen conceive a child.
At this moment, Vera finally stepped out of the carriage and saluted the king.
Vera didn't dress up today, she only wore a simple white dress, and there were no other decorations on her body, except for a small St. Hilde family crest pinned on her left chest.
On such a solemn occasion, Vera's attire was actually very rude.
But no one at the scene dared to speak out.
Like a cold snow lotus, the girl stood expressionlessly in front of the half-elf palace, as if she was silently protesting against fate.
"V... Miss Vera, Ange... Viscount Lie, please... please don't be too polite..."
The half-elf king's tone was light, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
"Distinguished guests, please enter the palace quickly. We have prepared rich food and wine to welcome you."
A middle-aged half-elf man walked out from behind the king, and saluted Colin and the others.
"His Royal Highness Prince William is right, please come in quickly!" Duke Miller also urged quickly.
At the same time, the identity of the middle-aged man was also revealed.
It was the biological son of the half-elf king and the late queen, the eldest prince William Murdwin.
Colin felt that the reason why the eldest prince and Duke Miller were so eager to let everyone into the palace was probably because they were worried that the old king would suddenly belch after standing outside for a long time.
Therefore, he also followed suit, and immediately led Vera into the half-elf palace.
Such a beauty-loving half-elf will naturally not be stingy with his palace. Colin walked all the way, and every place he saw in his sight was resplendently decorated, full of luxury and luxury, even the Lion's Roar Castle of the St. Hilde family Not as good as here.
Pass through the long corridor and come to the banquet hall.
Long tables were placed on the dark red carpet. The tables were covered with navy blue velvet, and on them were blood roses that were unique to the half-elf kingdom.
The faint fragrance of flowers permeates the air, which is refreshing.
A tall half-elf maidservant shuttled through the hall lightly like a butterfly, leading everyone to their corresponding seats one by one.
Colin stepped on the thick carpet, and the soft and comfortable touch gave him the illusion of walking on clouds. After sitting down in his seat, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling.
Those were eight crystal magic lamps with a diameter of three meters. The magic energy emitted from them illuminated every corner of the banquet hall as if it were daytime.
He lowered his head, and in front of him were all kinds of exquisite meals and extremely expensive wines. Even the tableware was made of pure gold, with the emblem of the Mordiven family engraved on it.
So fucking rich!
Colin couldn't help thinking of the relevant information about the half-elf race in his predecessor's memory.
They and the goblins are called the two most good business races in the world. If the goblin merchants are famous because of their talent for calculating and doing business, then the half-elf merchants rely on female politics.
That's right, half-elf beauties are famous all over the world, and relying on sending women to major forces, half-elf businessmen quickly spread out a network of contacts covering every corner of the mainland, bringing countless wealth back to Silvermoon City.
But, of course, these riches will attract coveted eyes.
Therefore, the half-elf resolutely took refuge in the Glorious Empire, and handed in large sums of offerings every year in exchange for the protection of the Empire.
And with the godfather of the empire, the half-elf kingdom simply lay flat, the domestic military armaments were extremely lax, the total number of regular troops in the country was only 50,000, and the combat effectiveness was said to be extremely weak.
There's no way, with so much money, who wants to go to the battlefield to fight for their lives
While Colin was thinking wildly, the banquet had already begun.
The old king still spoke his indistinct toasts in that breathless tone, which made Colin drowsy.
The whole dinner process is also extremely boring.
Vera adheres to the principle that silence is golden, and only occasionally responds with words like "yes", "yes", "yes" unless she is forced to be questioned. status.
But the members of the royal family of Modiwen not only did not dare to complain, but also had to take good care of them, trying to find topics to keep the atmosphere from being too embarrassing.
Colin looked tired for them.
With such an atmosphere at the main table, the half-elf nobles on the other tables of course dared not make any noise. The entire banquet hall could almost only hear the clinking of knives and forks touching the plates.
Finally, when the meal was over, the maids moved away from the long table.
The melodious music sounded, and the dance began.
However, the atmosphere was still extremely awkward.
Vera stood there like a wooden figure, and no one paid attention to her.
Prince Tupe next to him turned green with anger, but he still had to keep smiling.
Ke Lin didn't dare to ask Vera to dance at the moment, otherwise, that angry Prince Tupe might throw white gloves at him again.
However, there were quite a few half-elf noble girls surrounding Colin. Obviously, they had heard that Viscount Angelet from the northern border was still unmarried and came to try his luck.
Seeing all the beautiful faces wandering around, Ke Lin just smiled wryly and refused one by one.
He always felt that Vera's eyes were sweeping over intentionally or unintentionally, sending a chill down his spine.
Moreover, to be honest, he is really not interested in these half-elf noble girls.
Although they look good, they may not be as beautiful as Vera.
As for identity, that is naturally even worse.
Half-elven beauties have always been known as "the best lovers".
But note, this is only "lover", not "madame".
Any human aristocrat with a clear mind knows very well that a half-elf beauty can only be a lover, and cannot really marry back home.
The reason is simple—the title of the Glorious Empire can only be inherited by humans with pure bloodlines.
Therefore, Colin had no choice but to thank the enthusiastic half-elf girls.
The two distinguished guests are so shameless, it is naturally impossible for the atmosphere of the banquet to become lively.
And the old half-elf king fell asleep directly on the chair.
So, just after eight o'clock, the queen announced the end of the banquet early.
"I'm really sorry, this banquet didn't satisfy you two!"
Looking at the queen who came to apologize softly in person, Ke Lin also smiled and waved his hands and said, "Your Highness, you are welcome. In fact, we are tired from the long journey, and we are thinking about going to bed early."
"Okay, Tupe, take the two distinguished guests to rest."
"yes."
After sending Vera and Colin away, the queen stepped forward and tried to help the sleeping king.
"Queen, let me do it." Prince William said first.
"Okay, take your majesty back to rest. I'll go see off the guests."
"kindness."
Supporting the sleeping king, Prince William walked towards the bedroom.
"You all go down." Putting the king on the bed in the palace, Prince William waved to the attendants behind him.
"yes."
When the door of the bedroom was closed again, the sleeping king suddenly opened his eyes.
I saw him getting up quickly, and he didn't have the old dying look before.
(end of this chapter)