The annual Grand Inspection is a major event of Bingfeng Fortress, second only to the two traditional religious festivals of "Goddess' Day" and "Harvest Prayer". After all, Bingfeng Fortress is lonely and no one pays attention to it. Even the knights of the church, the pastor only thinks it is a place to go on the patrol road. Only during the Grand Inspection, the names that originally appeared in the letters will become vivid and become real people to appear in front of everyone. If you don't take this time to get closer and connect with your relationship, then when will it be?
Therefore, the Bingfeng Fortress had to take out all the reserves to prepare the welcome work. This included taking out the things you usually don’t want to eat, preparing the bed with the best fur, taking out the wine in the cellar, and cutting the precious cheese. Of course, the best thing was fresh hot food. Ramsden was too busy alone, and Wumama was not good, so Tron had to go to Collingwood to buy things, and hire villagers who could cook to come and help.
Every year, Ice Peak Fortress spends a lot of money on this matter, even more than the annual cost of maintaining weapons. However, no penny will be wasted, because all the food will not be left, and it will eventually enter the human belly. As for whether it becomes muscle or fat, that is another matter.
"Although I'm quite poor, I still have to celebrate the New Year." Feiqi sighed.
Ramsden, who was beside him, raised his head, his face covered with ashes smoked from the fire, and was wiped one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one: "What? I didn't hear what you said."
"It's nothing, I just saw so much food, I was hungry. Fortunately, I could eat all these tonight, and this feeling was pretty good." Feiqi used the spell of moving objects in SUA to arrange tableware, and he didn't have to do it himself, and seemed unique among all the busy people. At least he had attracted the attention of the young cook who came to help from Collingwood Town, and had gained several charming eyes.
"Ten of their people and seven of ours, is that right?" Feiqi asked while busy.
"Well! Giles and Kelly will greet them, and they should be here in a while. What are you asking about this?"
"I moved the dishes I wanted to eat. Ramsden, your seat should be here, do you have anything to eat?"
"Don't worry about me. Wumama and I also have to serve the dishes and drinks, so we can walk around flexibly, and we can eat whatever we want in the kitchen." Ramsden added firewood, stood up and stretched and relaxed hard. "Thanks to the Earl, the meal this year is much better than in previous years, and it was prepared by twenty-five people, so everyone can take the opportunity to have a good meal."
The thanked Earl is naturally Feich's father, the Royal Earl of Kante Hall Templar. "Fech" has never seen him in his life, and all his impressions must be found in Master Hall's memory. He didn't want to talk about topics he was unfamiliar with, so he asked: "Ramsden, I almost forgot to ask: What nicknames have you changed after you obtained the French Seal?"
"Oh, I chose the Eagle Nest, Ramsden Eagle Nest, Ice Peak, I hope to stay in the Ice Peak Fortress, which is safe and warm, and everyone is very good. Tron chose the Snow Wing, and I think he will fly one day. Wumama chose a scary name called the Ice Demon. Have you ever heard of the legend of the Ice Demon?"
Feiqi nodded, his reading volume was quite large. "The ice demon is an elemental monster constructed by snowflakes. He often disguises himself as a lost villager or injured girl, deceives sympathy and mixes into the travelers, and kills evil creatures one by one at night."
"Yes, that's that thing. I really don't know what Wumama thought."
"You are still called Bird's Nest, don't talk about others." Feiqi pricked up his ears: "I heard the sound of horse hooves. I guess they are back. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"Of course." Ramsden glanced left and right, and found that no one was paying attention, so he took a thick sausage. What was it about stealing his own things? He didn't eat it himself, but brought it to his goblin friend who was studying the common language. For this reason, Feiqi decided to pretend that he didn't know anything.
A group of knights entered one after another and stopped on the training ground in the small courtyard. The horse also knew that he had reached a place where he could rest, so he shook his head and sprayed white heat from his nostrils. The two knights at the front were of course Giles and Kelle. The two looked very serious and obviously in a bad mood. The handsome guy next to them was Gresham Gary, the new inspector, who was going to greet (to deal with) this time.
The arrival of the eight paladins from the Fortress of Saddle Fortress in full armed rather than simple marching seemed to indicate some bad signal. They took a clerk-like man to catch a cold on his journey and were sitting on the horse's back and coughing. These were exactly ten people, but the sound of horse hooves did not stop, and Fitch also heard the sound of the wheels pressing across the suspension bridge.
A gorgeous carriage with exquisite decoration, which seemed to be made of gold and silver, followed closely by six knights. These six knights were nobles' entourage knights, not church paladins. You can tell by looking at their shields, armor or badges on their cloaks. There was at least one person sitting in the carriage, and the coachman was also one, which suddenly gave at least eight mouths to eat. Feich glanced at Ramsden, and both of them understood why Giles and Kelle had a bad face.
"Are you ready for the banquet?" Gresham stood up straight on his horse, like a champion who won the competition: "The respected Marquis of Bourgemana is here, she is an important donor and devout believer of the Church of Goddess of Truth, and she must ensure that she feels at home!"
Fitch clearly saw Giles rolling his eyes while dismounting.
"Sorry for disturbing, we will give money." A knight said with a smile. He squinted his eyes and looked at the people coming to greet in the courtyard, then untied his purse from his belt, and threw his hand at Ramsden's face.
"SUA!" Feiqi bounced his finger, moved objects with his mind to control the wallet, and then reached out to stop it. He opened the wallet in front of everyone and poured out the gold coins inside. "There are only thirteen gold coins, no wonder they were so light, and they were caught by spells all at once. Thirteen gold coins will be cooked first according to the share of one gold coins per person, and four gold coins are used as accommodation, and the rest will be discussed tomorrow."
"Feich, please entertain the guests, don't say strange things." Gresham sat on the horse's back and smiled: "Congratulations on completing the enhancement ceremony and becoming a formal monster hunter. This is really beyond my expectations, and I must come and see it. However, I still have to congratulate you."
"Congratulations to you on becoming the inspector." Feiqi smiled vigorously: "But your promotion was not unexpected to me at all. Ah... By the way, will they watch together for a few days of inspection this time?"
"Of course, like in previous years, it only took two or three days. As for the Marquis, she came here to relax and see the scenery, not to visit and inspect the activities."
After saying that, Gresham dismounted and threw the reins at Fitch. This time, Ramsden caught the reins first, just as Fitch caught the wallet first.
"Oh, I have to go and see Lord Snow Owl. Last time I listened to a lot of teachings from him, and I benefited a lot!" Gresham walked past Feich arrogantly, and a fragrance of flowers floated over him, making Feich's nose itchy.
"Please take good care of our horses, they are very hard-working." The paladins who followed were just in line with a proper manner, and one of them showed a slightly apologetic smile. The secular knights who followed the carriage looked at every brick and stone and every new grass in the Bingfeng Fortress with contempt.
Marquis de Boggymana? Why is this name a little familiar? Feiqi was wondering, the carriage door opened, and the beautiful Marquis who could kill men from eighty to eighty showed her true face. Unlike her entourage, she did not care about the castle, but first focused her eyes on Feiqi. Those beautiful eyes were observing the exiled second son of the Earl Hall family. She had a question to answer: Is Feiqi Hall's exile to the Fortress of the Ice Peak, related to the Model Leadership?
Similarly, Feiqi was also looking at the Marquis of Bougemana. When he saw it for the first time, he felt that she was very friendly. This was not the feeling between the younger generation and the elder, nor did it involve the mutual attraction between men and women, but the kindness of the creditors towards the debtor, or the feeling of the hunting dog finding the prey.
With just one glance, he recognized the Marquis de Boggymana and corresponded to the name on the soul contract found in hell. The woman who demanded eternal charm signed everything that had lost her charm after death, but not the soul contract, a "smart" woman who had made a deal with the fork-way demon. Feiqi suddenly saw two debtors, is this the New Year?
"Welcome to the Fortress of Ice Peak, Marquis." Feich made a gesture of invitation, "I am the atonement confession pastor Feich. If you need anything, please contact me."
"Thank you, Mr. Feich." The Marquis smiled, very satisfied with Feich's attentiveness, which was the result of her charm.
At night, the hall of the Ice Peak Fortress was steaming, and bright fires were burning in the three fireplaces, and the next one was filled with firewood, which was enough to maintain the warm and warm atmosphere all night. On both sides of a long table, knights from the Anlin Fortress raised their glasses to congratulate the old man Kiplin on their longevity. They had already sang hymns to the Goddess of Truth, and thanked the food prepared by the monster hunters of the Ice Peak Fortress, and now they are about to start enjoying them.
The food prepared for the inspection team was quite rich, many of which were specially made from the town of Collingwood. Roasted pork trotters of leeks, chicken pie filled with apples and pear paste, and cooked eggs and mushrooms stuffed into the stomach and roasted pheasants... Even the cut bread was placed next to the crispy, rich and fragrant roasted beanworms. Scratched into the bread and take a bite, and the aromas of plants and animals were mixed together, which was unforgettable. This was definitely a big gathering of proteins.
Feich contributed a pork skin jelly, which did not have soy sauce, but its jelly-like appearance was still very classy at this banquet. The various meats in front of him made him salivate, but Feich valued the huge pot of trout most: the steamed silver-white fish meat was poured on, and then poured with hot hot oil, and the faint fragrance of onion and ginger was even more rare. He felt in a trance that he had returned to the earth. After all, in the Principality of Aria on Yongli Continent, he had never eaten fish cooked like this.
But the fish was not in front of him, but in the side of the annoying Gresham Gary - this was caused by the sudden increase in visitors, and the seats were rearranged. The young patrolman held the pottery cup and touched Giles, who was sitting next to him but expressionless. He probably knew Giles' temperament, so he raised his head and drank it without waiting for a response.
"Although Bingfeng Fortress is bitter and cold, it is a good place to store wine. If your evaluation results are good this year, I will send you more, how about it?"
"Sure." Giles said perfunctorily.
"He doesn't eat fish." At the moment of food, Feiqi decided to temporarily put down the matters related to inspections, exams and the annoying Gresham. Finally, he found reinforcements. What is important now is that he must get the fish before these people. He glanced left and right to look for reinforcements, and saw midnight lying on the beam of the house in a sympathetic manner. The cat's two shiny big eyes were also staring at the same target. It seemed that not only the owner and pet's thoughts were consistent, but the emotions of the mage and the demon pet were also connected.
Well, Feiqi also saw Pengpeng's figure. This was not a good thing! The ground spirit was hidden in the door frame of the next room, with half an eye on the neck and sneaking at the banquet. It thought it was hiding well, but it didn't notice that most of its body and whole butt were actually exposed. Feiqi sighed. It was better to put the fish on it and take Pengpeng out of this dangerous place first. But Ramsden, who was busy serving and licking wine, did not notice his eyes. Wumama lowered her head and walked out, so he could not help. He could only rely on himself. So Feiqi stood up and hid a roast chicken thigh in his sleeves.
Chapter completed!