rise of empire total war

Chapter 5 Banquet
The banquet at the Trizzi Palace is full of strong medieval style. The long tables are filled with bowls and wooden cutting boards, and from time to time, servants will bring food to the table.And the nobles in gorgeous clothes stood aside and chatted with each other, and the female nobles gathered together in small groups, laughing like silver bells from time to time, causing other people to look sideways.

In addition to the nobles, the musicians, acrobats, artisans, animal breeders and poets who were in the banquet were also the most eye-catching youngsters in the crowd. Before the banquet officially started, they were responsible for performing entertainment programs for the guests to watch. The occasional laughter and screams from the onlookers can prove the results of their performances.

However, after King Harolds and Richard walked into the hall together, everyone stopped their movements and turned their heads to look at the organizer of the banquet, their Majesty the King.

Of course, Richard, who was led by Harlaus, also came into their sight. No need for introduction, everyone present knew the identity of this handsome young man.

Under the gaze of everyone, King Harolds took Richard's hand and walked to the main seat as usual, and then motioned for everyone to find a place to sit down. When everyone was seated, he cleared his throat and introduced to everyone. Richard.

"Dear dears, sitting next to me is the legal heir of the Kingdom of Winster, Richard Stuart, who is also my dearest grandson."

Although they had known Richard's identity for a long time, everyone was obviously taken aback when they saw his slender figure.In their minds, the son of Alfonso, the "mighty man" who was once famous all over the world, should at least be a strong young man, not the one who feels like he can be knocked down with a single punch.

Someone quickly reacted and got up first to show Richard his respect, and then everyone learned from him, whether it was true or false, at least on the surface there was no need to criticize.

King Harlaus looked at all this and nodded in satisfaction. He didn't see the provocation that might appear in his imagination, and the starting point was still good.

After some greetings, they entered the eating session.

"beep--"

At the signal of the court master, the servants blew their trumpets, and the bell signaled the beginning of the meal.It's just that before the real meal, everyone has to pray and bless before the meal.

"In the name of Huanlu, each of us belongs to a great collective consciousness..."

The phantom deer is the supreme god of the Dali religion, and also the god of the collective belief of the entire Ravana kingdom.In Dali's belief, all people belong to a great collective consciousness, and their supreme deer sleeps in this common idea. The story recorded in Dali's holy book "Holy Scroll" claims that only The rotten tree can awaken the phantom deer.Therefore, the priests of the Dali religion organize an annual search to try to find the cave where the rotting tree lives.

After prayers and blessings, everyone picked up their knives and forks and began to eat.In front of them is a variety of dishes full of medieval style, such as pea soup made of mashed peas with small pieces of meat, fresh herb soup, chicken with fennel, roast pork leg and liver crepe, etc. Don't look He has a lot of dishes, but in fact the taste is not very good.

After all, don't expect the dishes in the Middle Ages to be more delicious.

The process of the meal will not be described. After everyone is full, the court director will signal the servants to bring the barrels filled with sweet wine and fill them up for all the guests.Then there are no rules and regulations, and it is the favorite time for the nobles to socialize.

Richard, who was sitting next to Harlaus, soon became the object of everyone's toast. Seeing that His Majesty the King loves his grandson who fled from his homeland, these nobles put away their previous disdain and contempt, and smiled at him. Chad introduces himself and offers their kindness.

Looking at these nobles one by one, Richard was at a loss for a while. Although he had read so many online novels and history books, he was still tired of dealing with real people, and his face was flushed soon.Upon seeing this, King Harolds stopped the nobles who wanted to toast and drove them all away.Seeing that they were all gone, Richard stood up with his dizzy brain, said inarticulately that I want to go out, and staggered out of the crowded banquet hall.

He walked out of the hall and walked to the garden of Trizzi Palace under the guidance of the guards. The fresh air made his drowsy head feel better.Under the bright moonlight, Richard sat on a cold stone bench. Although the alcohol content of wine in this world is not high, it is still a bit high to drink so much at once.

Shaking his head, Richard slowly closed his eyes, and raised his head to feel the bright moonlight. Within a few minutes, several teenagers' voices suddenly sounded in his ears, and Richard subconsciously opened his eyes to look at the voices. The source of it turned out to be that several noble teenagers were discussing something in the shadow of the garden.

As soon as he saw that it was none of his business, Richard closed his eyes again, but those teenagers obviously did not intend to let him go. Hearing a sound of chaotic footsteps, those teenagers came to Richard's side , sat down unceremoniously.

"Ok?"

Richard, who was awakened by their movements, opened his eyes and found that several noble boys had surrounded him. He was startled, and quickly asked: "What do you guys want to do? This is Trizzi Palace !"

"Aren't you talking nonsense, who doesn't know that this is the Trizzi Palace." A tall and thin boy said, which aroused the echo of other boys.

"Then what are you going to do?" Richard felt a little guilty. He observed the situation silently. There were five people on the other side.

"Friend, a few of us want to go to the Tongtian Tower for a walk-and-go adventure, but we don't know the way, so we want to find someone to lead the way. I just saw you when I was worrying, so I came to you."

"I don't even know the way..." Richard opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he was pulled to his feet by several noble teenagers, and walked towards the towering building in the night.

In desperation, Richard had no choice but to keep his mouth shut and walked with them. As he was walking, the tall and thin boy who had just spoken gave him a light punch and said, "Hey, friend, my name is Douglas, Douglas Greg How about you, Riffen?"

"My... my name is Richard, Richard Stuart."

"Stuart? Is there a noble named Stuart in Ravana City?" The young man who called himself Douglas looked at his companions suspiciously, but they all shook their heads in confusion, and Douglas gave up thinking. , said: "You should be a nobleman from other places, then you will be ours from now on, and anyone who dares to bully you will report my name!"

"..."

Richard had black hair, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and asked, "Douglas, weren't you in the hall just now?"

"Who wants to attend that kind of boring banquet? The few of us have already gone to other places to play."

Looking at Douglas' expression of course, Richard suddenly felt that what he said made sense.

　Chapter 2 made some unreasonable changes
　　
　
(End of this chapter)