As two rows of guards from the palace entered, the maid bent over and loosened the rolled red carpet.
The guards of honor on both sides marched in neat steps, and every musician was dressed in gorgeous costume.
They played festive music vigorously, and everyone present turned their heads and bowed in salute towards the entrance.
Except for Bismarck who just nodded slightly, no one dared not to do so.
Because everyone knows that the real boss has arrived.
Princess Victoria wears a dazzling crown.
The platinum base is decorated with sparkling diamonds, each of which is the size of a pearl.
The craftsman cleverly designed it into the shape of a wreath, which perfectly sets off Princess Victoria's beautiful brown hair.
A stunning shade of red was painted on her lips, revealing two contradictory temperaments: solemn and bright.
The white gauze dress brought out a sense of holiness on her body, while the translucent sapphire ring on her hand was the perfect finishing touch to this perfect picture.
Princess Victoria gently took the arm of today's protagonist, Frederick III, and cleverly kept a distance of half a step between them.
She understood better than anyone that no matter how outstanding she was, she could not steal the limelight from her husband.
Frederick's attire today was much more formal than usual.
In his hand he held a scepter made of pure gold, on his head he wore a dazzling golden crown, and on his body he wore gorgeous clothes inlaid with gems.
There was a slight smile on his face, and he was obviously very satisfied with today's arrangements.
When he sat on his throne, he tapped the ground lightly with his scepter and cleared his throat.
“Thank you all for coming.
Instead of giving a long speech, why not ask everyone to take a seat and start our carnival today! "
As Frederick stood up and raised his hands, the palace maids who had been prepared on both sides walked to the guests they were responsible for and led the way.
After the guests were seated in an orderly manner, Frederick clapped his hands.
The palace maids brought wine, appetizers and salads one after another.
The palace banquet began, but when the banquet was halfway through, Coreya, dressed in bright red, slowly stood up.
She acted distressed, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself, but there was always a hint of charm in her movements.
"Ms. Coreya, what's the matter?"
Frederick noticed Coreya's actions and asked seriously.
"The food in the palace is delicious, but..."
A pair of phoenix eyes glanced at the delicacies on the table. Her face, as beautiful as a peach blossom, and a hint of grievance attracted the attention of many people present.
“Just say what you want to say.
Let me introduce to you, this is Ms. Ke Leya, the head of EOD, and EOD will also be one of the charitable organizations I will support in the future. "
As soon as Frederick said this, everyone looked at Coreya with envy, except for Princess Victoria, whose calm and composed expression froze.
"Frederick what the hell are you doing?!"
Princess Victoria cursed in her heart.
Keleiya generously bowed her knees slightly to signal everyone, and then said boldly,
"EOD pays tribute to the great Frederick III."
She whispered a few words into the ear of her companion, who then stood up and walked out into the courtyard.
Everyone was talking about it, not knowing what Coleya was going to do, while Frederick held his chin with his hand, looking forward to the surprise Coleya had prepared for him.
After a while, Coreya's companions and a group of guards pushed a huge box into the banquet hall with great effort.
The box was simply covered with a layer of red cloth, but it was obvious that the contents of the box were the highlight.
What is amazing is that even thirty big men need to grit their teeth to push the box a little distance, and the huge size of the box cannot pass through the door that can allow ten people to pass through in a row.
As the box occasionally vibrated and knocked, people couldn't help but speculate about it.
Ke Leiya walked to the box with lazy but elegant steps, first put her right hand on her chest, and then said loudly,
"We offer to your Majesty the rarest creature in the ocean, a legendary being, as our EOD's tribute."
Before she finished her words, she turned around and suddenly pulled off the red cloth.
As the red cloth slowly fell, the entire banquet hall fell silent and everyone held their breath.
Some people had previously guessed from the water marks on the ground that this was a marine creature. After all, EOD was unlikely to send out valuable items; seafood must have been their choice, but no one had ever seen the creature in this box.
Among the invited guests, an old man wearing glasses opened his eyes wide, trembling and said in panic,
"Could it be... this is a sea dragon?!"②
"Dr. Fields, a researcher of marine legends, do you recognize the things in this box?"
Frederick III asked the old man.
“I don’t know, but I have some guesses.
Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the legend of the sea dragon?"
Dr. Fields adjusted his glasses, walked step by step to the box, reached out his hand and gently touched the cold water tank.
"I have never heard of this. Doctor, please enlighten me."
Frederick shook his head and took a sip from his glass.
Dr. Fields stared at the creatures swimming in the tank and said loudly,
“When the dazzling silver covered the sea, people had not yet realized that it was not the light from the moon.
Then, the calm sea was broken, and a whirlpool formed on the sea surface that sucked everything in. Accompanied by a loud bang and a column of water rising into the sky, a giant emitting white light suddenly rose from the sea.
After a shocking and breathtaking moment, he fell quickly into the sea and disappeared.
Only raindrops splashed on the violently bumpy raft, and people could only sit on the boat dumbfounded, tears streaming from their eyes, because what they saw was the new moon floating in the sea - the sea dragon. "
After Dr. Fields finished this passage, people were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.
After hearing this, Ke Leya clapped her hands lightly, but she opened her red lips slightly.
"May I ask if the doctor has ever studied sea dragons?"
“No, it’s beautiful.”
Dr. Fields looked at the golden light in the water tank and suddenly fell backwards.
"No, this is not a sea dragon!"
"That's right, it's not a sea dragon, but a variant of the sea dragon - the Imperial Sea Dragon.
The imperial sea dragon has a golden appearance and a pair of extremely strong horns.
According to fishermen's legend, its meat can give people an ageless appearance and nearly eternal life.
Your Majesty, as the overlord of the land, don’t you want to collect these two horns belonging to the overlord of the sea as souvenirs in your treasure house
Your Majesty, wouldn't you like to add a dish to your birthday feast?"
Ke Leiya covered her mouth and laughed.
“No, no, no, your majesty, please don’t do this.
This imperial sea dragon is still just a cub. If it were an adult, it would be a giant beast that is nearly two hundred meters long!
This is the best research subject, don't kill it!"
Dr. Fields said anxiously after hearing this.
Frederick snorted coldly after hearing this.
“Doctor, I think Miss Coleiya’s suggestion is very good.
You should leave the research on mythology to your laboratory. I'll have someone send some scales and tissues from its body over later.
Someone, come, drag this royal sea dragon into the kitchen.
Today I want to let all of you taste what this legendary creature tastes like!
Come, let us stand up, raise our glasses, and salute the generous Miss Coleiya!"
Frederick had said this, and Dr. Fils knew there was no way to undo the situation.
“The sea dragons gather once every four hundred years, and it takes thirty years for a cub to be born, not to mention the noble royal sea dragons in the sea.
You will be punished, Frederick III!"
Fils gritted his teeth and looked at Frederick who was smiling.
And Coreya smiled and enjoyed the salutes from everyone.
She looked at Frederick who was toasting to her and smiled coldly in her heart.
"Sure enough, this idiot will believe anything as long as you add the idea of extending his life."
The serum extracted from the experimental subject has been injected into the body of the Emperor Sea Dragon cub, but when she thought that the serum might become ineffective under high temperatures, Coleya frowned.
"Your Majesty, actually, Keleiya has another suggestion."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
At this moment, Frederick only felt the joy brought by the word "eternal life" and he almost lost his mind.
He had fantasized countless times in his mind about building a real empire, and now the word immortality gave him the conditions to fulfill his fantasy.
“The meat of the royal sea dragon is fresh and tender. If the chef destroys its taste, then this rare ingredient will be wasted.
Ke Leya believes that it should be sliced and eaten raw. "
"Ms. Coreya, eating raw fish fillets is not what we royal family members should do.
Such barbaric, peasant-like behavior is undermining our royal dignity.
Putting aside our royal family, do you think all the ladies and gentlemen present here can accept this?"
Upon hearing this, Princess Victoria immediately expressed her opinion.
Victoria didn't know about Coreya's conspiracy, but she knew that the Cthulhu cult was behind EOD, and as a member of the Yellow Group who truly supported the royal family, she would never let Coreya succeed.
Ke Leiya's clever eyes turned, and then she answered respectfully,
"Princess Victoria, do you like tea?"
“Drinking tea has nothing to do with eating sashimi.”
Victoria replied coldly.
"Of course it is related. Most of the best tea is produced in Zhongyuan, and the people of Zhongyuan have long used fish sashimi as a top-quality dish since the Qin Dynasty.
Fish sashimi is very popular among scholars and literati, so why can't we try it here? "
Coleya explained slyly.
"Okay, okay, this is nothing unusual.
I ate raw rabbit during the war, so it's nothing to be surprised about."
Frederick defended Coleia,
"Let's make it into fish fillets. Everyone here can have a portion, hahahaha."
Victoria turned her head away after hearing this and said angrily,
“Then I won’t eat it. If you want to eat it, you’d better find someone to test the poison first.
I can’t digest what the wild woman brings.”
With the exquisite knife skills of the court chef, the young imperial sea dragon was cut into slices of equal size.
The internal organs and seaweed on the skin have been removed, leaving only the soft belly and elastic back.
The two horns on the dragon's head were cut off and placed in the middle of a large plate, decorated with vegetables such as lettuce and olives.
The chef placed a piece of turmeric in the middle of each slice of fish that was as thin as a cicada's wing to remove the fishy smell.
On the surface of the plate are some fried, golden minced garlic.
When the maid was about to distribute the fish fillets, Bismarck stood up and said,
“Your Majesty, you are also aware of my physical condition.
The doctor will definitely not allow me to eat this sashimi, don’t you think?”
Frederick looked at Bismarck in disbelief. He thought to himself,
"Bismarck could actually resist the temptation of eternal life
Forget it, the old man will die sooner or later, and it's good for me to have one less enemy."
So he waved his hand and said nonchalantly,
"If you don't want to eat sashimi, I don't mind, after all, I understand that everyone here has different beliefs or physical conditions.
If you don't need your quota, just tell the maid behind you."
Mr. and Mrs. Hermann looked at Eugene; how could they possibly put something of unknown origin into their mouths? Frederick just gave them a way out, so he immediately refused the fish fillet that was about to be distributed on the grounds of his family's kosher religion.
The chef respectfully picked out the most delicious pieces on a small plate and placed them in front of Frederick, who simply grabbed a piece with his hand and put it into his mouth.
"Smooth and tender! Delicious! More please."
Frederick said excitedly.
After eating it, I seemed to be able to feel a warm current coming out from my stomach and intestines and spreading to my whole body.
Frederick couldn't stop eating the tender and smooth taste, and he ate several slices in a row with the wine.
The other guests couldn't help but salivate when they saw Frederick eating without paying any attention to etiquette, and they all put the fish fillets into their mouths.
Marine researcher Dr. Fields slumped in his seat, looking at the tender white fish fillet in front of him, and couldn't help crying.
He murmured to himself,
“You will be cursed.
That is Ceadeus of the ocean, the whale-like god.
Ceadeus, Caedes, ha ha ha ha! You will all die soon. ”③
Dr. Fields smiled abnormally, his eyes were red and he looked like he had lost his mind.
The words that came out of his mouth were heard by people nearby, causing panic among those who were already eating.
Frederick was furious after the interrogation, but he suppressed his temper and said with a smile,
"Someone, please ask Dr. Fields to go back and rest."
As the guard lifted up Dr. Fields' ribs, his glasses fell to the ground and shattered into small pieces.
He looked at the pieces of glasses crazily, as if he saw the Emperor Sea Dragon swimming helplessly in the water tank and then being cut into pieces.
Two bloody tears fell, and Dr. Fields shouted,
"You all! You will all die!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"