After avoiding the knights of Count Mira's house, Fitch and Shani entered the city smoothly. They joined the bustling crowd and advanced towards the King's Castle according to the signs.
This is a city of old and new. In order to welcome the new king to ascend the throne, its name changed from Tawugang City to Junyao City, and a new king castle is being built. However, this place is the western edge of Tawugang City, and it is the place where the nobles often call "the place where the country bumpkins and coolies come in". Ignoring that this is the largest cargo distribution center in Tawugang City, everyone can eat every day or rely on the "landscape" and "coolies" here. The nobles will only despise the place and look at the magnificent palace.
The palace was ruined, and now half became the cemetery of the Arian family, and the other half was not seriously damaged, becoming the good church of the Goddess of the Truth, where homeless people and some disabled people could get alms. The former king's things, except for items with the Arian family emblems, were put into the warehouse, mostly sold out, raising money to repair the damaged parts of the city and build a new king's castle.
That is the building that Feiqi complained about as "ugly and useless".
A large amount of construction work has made the foot of Mount Laudon a noisy construction site, and the heavy transportation pressure has turned the roads that were originally lacking repairs into hell. The city order is very chaotic, and the streets can be said to be mixed with dragons and snakes, and there are all kinds of people. Feiqi took Shanny along the way, and more than three or four waves of people have regarded Shanny as a prostitute who has entered the city and reached out to her. These people have no exception to have their noses broken by the hilt of the sword, or their knees are swollen by the teasing rod. They have learned a lesson, but Feiqi is not happy at all when she watches these people rolling in the mud.
"What is Andrew doing? The situation here is a hundred times worse than the lighthouse!"
When you pass through the old town and arrive at the foot of Mount Laudon, the situation is very different just by the street. Here are the celebrations for the king's throne ceremony. Ribbons, flags and flowers are placed everywhere, and long tables are covered with gorgeous flowers in the middle of the street, which is 300 meters long. An open-air kitchen has been built, and hundreds of chefs and servants are checking the ingredients, determining the division of labor and cooking details. This place not only needs to prepare for the flowing mats on the long street, but also provide meals for the arena not far away.
According to the old tradition, when the king ascended the throne, the nobles and knights had to come to express allegiance. There were many knights in the kingdom who did not directly serve the nobles, nor did they have their own land. They needed a stage to show their strength, so a competitive conference was an event that everyone liked.
"Where is the canvas on the ale barrel? How many times have you said it should be covered, and it should not be sun-dried! Find the canvas, or you go dig the cellar!" A general manager with an iron helmet was shouting, and he ran around and pointed out the mistakes. "Hey, where is the guard? You go find the guard and let the two people with the donkey get out. Otherwise, you will pick up the shit that the donkey is pulled!"
Before the guards arrived, Feiqi left here and went around a small circle to the foot of the mountain. The road up the mountain was divided into left and right halves, relatively narrow and close to the cliff for trucks and coolies to walk. The wider side was relatively empty and flat, and people walking on it were all wearing gorgeous clothes or exquisite armor.
The soldiers guarding the mountain belong to the Hall family and should be veterans in terms of age, but Feich did not know them, and vice versa. "Who do you say you are? Feich Hall, the king's brother? I don't really believe your dress, so do you have anything to prove your identity?"
"This happens to be the problem. I didn't bring anything. But you can find someone, whether it's the close minister next to the Earl or Andrew's adjutant Pierce, they all know me."
"I can't do this. If I can command them, wouldn't I be the king's chief minister?" The guard smiled, but had already placed his hand on the hilt of the sword: "This way, you go and find any tokens, and prepare to come again when you are ready. Or you can sign up there and take the road on the right to move things up. Even if you can't enter the castle, there is no problem to take a look at it from a distance."
"Okay. Anyway, it's my own castle, so it's time to do some work." Feiqi helped Shani down, then tied the donkey to a small tree next to the road. The guard immediately asked Feiqi to take away the livestock. Feiqi waved his hand: "I'll go up and it won't take up much time."
He walked to the cargo yard at the foot of the mountain, where the porter carried things and received several blue signs according to the weight, and went to the castle to unload the goods. If it was not damaged or lost, it could change to the corresponding red sign, and finally received money at sunset with the red sign. Feiqi wanted to use his mana to transport the goods up the mountain, but in this way, those who worked hard would have a lot less income. He thought for a while, sighed, and said to Shani: "The nobles enjoy privileges, right?"
"It's innate." Shani replied. She could understand Feiqi from her eyes, so she gently held his hand and relaxed her whole body.
Magic came from her palm and flowed through her body. Just blinking, she found that she had arrived at the wall of the new castle and was standing at the top of the shooting chest wall. The guards on the wall were all startled. Two people rushed to the alarm bell, and the other four people grabbed their spears and rushed towards them, shouting: "Stop and don't move! Surrender!"
Another wave of magic, Feiqi continued to teleport with Shani. This time they entered the inside of the castle through an open window. This was a living room, with a soft carpet passing through a tea set, and a rich floral scent of water vapor with a rich fragrance of flowers floating out of the brown-red drink. Apples, oranges, biscuits and a bowl of strawberry jam were placed in a delicate white porcelain tray. Feiqi picked up the apple, wiped it and handed it to Shani, and started peeling the oranges himself. "Apples can refresh yourself. You eat here and rest, and I go to find someone you know."
"How do you look for it? Will it start to fight?" Shani listened to the alarm bells coming out, mixed with sharp whistles and the sound of soldiers' iron shoes hitting the stone slabs while running. "They started to search the room. Do you want to use the invisibility technique?"
"No." Feich stood by the window, put his hands together at his mouth, and then used his mana to increase his volume: "Andrew! I am Feich! I'm here! I'm in the castle... This is the first... I'm in the fourth floor of the castle, the room on the east side. Don't let the guards come over and be beaten! Oh, who is shooting an arrow?"
Feiqi stepped back from the window, and a crossbow cut was cut on his arm, bleeding slightly. The human body was much weaker than the Demon of Desire. In any form with wings, the crossbow arrow just now would only bounce away, and there was no chance of injury. He patted his loose belly and said self-deprecatingly: "It seems that there is still a lack of exercise. I saw the crossbow arrow just now. I should have been able to avoid it, but I was a little fatter."
The footsteps outside were getting louder and denser, and it was possible to hear the guards gathering in the room. However, before they could break into the door, a girl rushed out of the next room. She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and long trousers and horse boots, her golden hair tied into a ponytail behind her head, and her slender hands were holding a huge long-handed axe. "Catch the thief! The thief is in my room!"
"Shira?" Feichi tried hard to connect the beautiful girl he saw with his vague memory: "Wait, don't move that weapon, I'm your brother!"
"No, my brother is not that fat!" Sheila Hall was swaying. Her power could not control such a heavy weapon at all, so she lost control. Although it was a decorative axe with no blade, it would be unbearable if it hit her head! Feiqi hurriedly reached out to catch the axe and went to the side. Unexpectedly, Sheila was tripped by the handle of the axe, and yelled and hit her head on the low table.
The strawberry jam was knocked over and covered Sheila's hair. At this time, the door opened, and the guards outside saw Feichi holding a heavy axe in his hand. His Majesty's sister fell on the table with "blood" on his head, and without saying a word, she raised her sword to chop at Feichi.
Seeing this, Shani lifted her veil with her snake hair and looked gently in the direction of the door. A golden light burst out. The guards immediately staggered, and then fell to the ground stiffly, breathing in pain. "They will only numb for a while, and they will not be in danger of their lives, don't worry."
Perhaps this is indeed a better way to knock all of these people down with magic. Feiqi wiped the jam from Sheila's hair with his hand and pulled her up. "Why are you still so reckless? Take a closer look, can't you recognize me?"
Although the little girl was only twelve years old, she tried to calm down after being startled. She looked at Feich carefully and finally recognized her. "Fech? You have changed so much! Andrew said that your body has recovered and you are exercising like a warrior. Why are you getting fat again?"
"The focus of your concern is a bit biased... Let the guards put away their weapons first and stop the alarm bell. It makes it too noisy outside."
"I don't have that much power, but I can find someone in charge, you guys can wait a moment."
Sheila stepped over the numb soldier, ran down the stairs, and then ran back with Andrew's adjutant Pierce. As soon as he met, he said, "Feich, why have you become so fat?"
Feichi was too lazy to explain, so she had to cover her forehead with helplessness. Pierce is now the king's guard captain. He sent an order to stop the alarm, and all teams returned to their respective positions. "Fechi, can't you go to the main entrance? If you rush in like this, you will be regarded as an assassin."
"I just got out of trouble and rushed over and didn't bring any of the things that can prove my identity. You can move these paralyzed soldiers away first and have them take care of them. Don't let them choke on themselves, they will recover in a while." Feich noticed that Sheila had been hiding behind Pierce and leaned over to observe him, so he asked with a smile: "Why are you afraid of me?"
"You would go crazy before and even hit me in the head." Sheila also felt that hiding behind others was not very elegant, so she walked out and blushed and tidyed her clothes. "Okay, now I have started to learn to use the stinging sword, so I'm not afraid that you will hit me in the head again."
"What about your sting sword? Why did you rush out with a long-handled axe that was not cut? This is also something you can play with?"
"My sword was hung behind the door, and there was no room next door. Langdon said that the bigger and heavier the weapon in the battle, the stronger the power, and I didn't pay attention to whether it was opened or not! You can't ask for such a high level!"
"Okay, I understand what you said, but Langdon's statement made no sense. I have never seen anyone waving a mountain to fight on the battlefield - although it is definitely big and heavy." Feiqi rubbed his hands and said, "Speak of Langdon, take me to see everyone! Don't be killed as an assassin again."
"Come with me, they should be all on Andrew's side to train for his throne."
The sense of ritual is the most important part of the king's ascension to the throne. The more standardized the ritual, the more complicated it is, and Sheila is deeply hurt. Along the way, she complained about the waist of her skirt, and the dozen ropes were tightly tied, and she could not breathe. "And the hem of the skirt was supported by an iron cage, which was very strong and sturdy. I could even tie it on it without my feet on it, and no one could see it! I pretended to be fainted just now, and then I took the opportunity to ride a horse and relax."
The throne ceremony will be held in the chamber on the second floor of the castle, which will also be where Andrew negotiates with the ministers and manages the country. There is only one seat in the long hall, and the heavy throne made of pineapple wood is placed on a five-story marble platform. A red carpet extends from under the throne to the entrance door at the end of the room. Hundreds of chandeliers ensure immortality illuminate the room, and six sculptures symbolizing the virtues of the goddess are symmetrically distributed throughout the room, and their magical arrays ensure that the temperature and humidity are always comfortable here.
Everyone gathered here, or the "Hal" line except Feich and Sheila was in the direct line. The alarm bell just now made them protected by the guards in the center, and the Iron Golem of the Shield Guard also maintained a warning posture. When Pierce opened the door with a command and Sheila came in, Countess Marjorie Hall pushed away the guards in front of him and rushed towards Feich.
"It's so good to be chubby, just like when I was a child..." Tears flowed, hands trembled, and the excitement was beyond words.
Feiqi was a little at a loss, but after reacting, he hugged her with his arms: "Mother, I'm back."
"I'm so happy! I should have let you come back long ago..." The Countess's face turned flushed and her breathing became more and more rapid. Before Fitch could react, Sheila shouted to the maid: "Malin, Perry! Help your mother untie her breasts, she can't get through!"
After a rush, Andrew asked the guards to return to their original position and made sure they all knew that this was Feige Hall, his own brother, not an assassin who had gained weight and was caught in. He was quite happy, but Earl Hall was not in that mood. "Why are you here now? Didn't you tell you the time of the throne? You should have arrived three weeks ago!"
"I do want to come at that time, but in order to prepare for this iron golem, I got into some trouble and got stuck. I just came out after finishing the work for someone. But I am still lucky, you didn't start on time either!"
"It could have started on time, but Andrew decided to suppress the rebellion first and buy you some time." Earl Hall looked around, and then said to the bishop pastor who had been standing respectfully standing by: "I'm very sorry, my family will not be able to pay enough attention to the ceremony rehearsal for a while."
"Sir Templar, this is OK. Everyone has done it many times, and I believe there will be no problem. I still need to deal with it first. If you still have any needs, just summon me at any time."
The bishop that Feich had never seen before looked very young, at most forty years old. I don’t know if he could come to the top of the church at this age, or if the Goddess Church suffered too much loss during the previous night of the Blood Meteor. He quickly packed up the heavy ritual books, bowed to Andrew first, then gestured to Earl Hall, and then smiled at him by Feich.
"Why did he laugh?" Feiqi asked after the bishop walked out of the door.
"You are a saint of the church. When I see you, I will salute you, so don't talk about that bishop." Earl Hall tidied up her dress and said, "You finally caught up. So you three come here, please help me prepare a family dinner. Well? Who is the masked woman you brought with you? Is it the one named Shani?"
Shani nodded and was about to salute and say hello, Earl Hall said first: "Follow your wife to help first, and let's talk about your affairs later. By the way, prepare some more salad for Fitch. Last time I saw you were quite strong, why did you collapse like this now?"
In order to become a human, it collapsed, but there is no need to always say this, right? Feiqi winked at Shani and signaled her to do the job of being a countess, so he took off the anti-paralleled talisman and gave it to her.
The men from the Hall family came to the lounge next to the Throne Hall, which was prepared for the ministers waiting to meet. Earl Hall pulled a chair and sat down. Andrew rubbed his nose with his fingers and found a chair. Feige felt that the atmosphere was wrong and directly used magic to make himself cross his legs and hang in the air. Langdon Hall, as the youngest son and adopted son, took over the work of the servant and poured water for everyone.
"No need to worry." Feiqi used his mind to move the object and heat it up with fire elements on his fingers. Then he controlled the kettle, teacup, tray, etc. and poured water for everyone. Earl Hall looked at this scene carefully and said, "How many casters in the kingdom can reach your level?"
Feiqi can answer without thinking: "So far I have never seen anyone approach this level, let alone reach it. But I never think I must be the most powerful, the world is very broad after all."
"Will anyone be able to rush into the castle from a distance like you?"
"This castle cannot be stopped now. Not only is it a teleport invasion like me, it is useless when facing some monsters. The design here is still used to resist the human army." Feige said to Andrew: "Don't worry, I can help you improve it."
"This is for sure. If your brother becomes the king, you both have to work hard. Never think that he is the king, everything will be stable and you can do whatever you want." Earl Hall said: "Time is a bit tight. I won't introduce you to the specific form, but I will assign you roles directly."
"What should I arrange? Let Andrew be a king of integrity and light, and I will deal with the dirty conspiracy among the nobles?" Feiqi shook his head: "If this is the case, you should stop talking. Although I have learned a lot of this, I am really not interested."
"No, I trust Langdon more for such complicated things, and even Eddie can do better than you - at least they won't disappear suddenly, and I don't know where to go." The Count picked up the teacup and took a sip, feeling a little hot, and was about to put it down. Feige flipped his wrist and released a precise air conditioning, which cooled the tea to a level suitable for drinking.
"This is showing off." Andrew said with a smile.
"Of course! If you don't want to show off, I'll just pour the red wine in the cabinet over there to you. Why choose black tea?" Feiqi floated over and reached out and patted Langdon on the shoulder. After many years of not seeing him, he had gone from a young, shy and introverted boy to a young man who was not young, shy but still a little introverted. "I..."
"You have a little bit of nonsense." Earl Hall frowned and said, "You have been unable to stand your temper since childhood and talk a lot, but this is just the right role for you. Our Hall family has gone through many twists and turns to get the throne. Although the result is good now, it is still hard to say what will happen in the future. Feiqi, you are the double champion of the martial arts competition, and your vision is very good. I want you to be responsible for finding the thorns one by one by Andrew. But..."
"I like being a reckless man and a villain very much. If you don't accept it, you can definitely arrange this kind of work for me."
"It's just that your current body shape has no deterrence!" said the count.
"It's fun to have no deterrence!" Feiqi said.
Chapter completed!