Riding and slashing the stars of empire civilization

Not only was Alori prepared for battle, Attila and Lapland, who did not stay at home, also completed an infiltration that could be rated as a five-star rating.

Until the banquet started, Attila and Lapland sneaked into the palace from the kitchen through the tunnel and were not caught.

The only temple guard who could detect these two uninvited guests had his perception ability basically reduced to nothing by Milin.

The two people, who relied on their physical advantages to hide their bodies in the shadow of the arcade, looked at the palace guards walking together and made a completely different gesture to each other.

Although they couldn't understand each other's gestures, they both understood what the other meant and walked out of the shadows at the same time.

A dagger pierced the guard's neck from the side, and a dagger pierced the guard's lung from the back.

Seeing the guard who was unable to speak but still had the strength to move after Attila stabbed his lungs with a knife, Lapland immediately took out another dagger and ended the opponent's last struggle.

After glancing at Attila with a proud look, Lapland dragged the guard's body into the shadows.

Attila, who didn't pay attention to Lapland's look, also followed suit.

A few minutes later, the two men, who were barely able to hold on to their equipment thanks to their internal growth, disguised themselves as palace guards.

For Attila, who was born short, and Lapland, whose body was still growing, this disguise was a bit forced.

Fortunately, the other guards focused their attention on the palace. The only temple guards who might have noticed this were blocked by Milin.

Until the two men disguised as guards walked around the palace, no palace guard found out that he had been switched.

After returning to the safe area, Lapland took off his helmet, soothed his somewhat uncomfortable ears and said to Attila:

"Any plans?"

After just one lap, the two of them sneaked through everything that could be explored in the entire palace and basically lit up all the three-digit crossbowmen.

Sure enough, as expected, the position of these crossbowmen just surrounded the palace where the banquet was held, three times inside and three times outside.

With just one command, these crossbowmen can turn the people attending the banquet into hedgehogs.

Through some knowledge he learned in the temple, Attila also knew that even well-trained temple guards could easily overturn when faced with such a large number of powerful crossbows.

To be precise, using groups of crossbowmen to deal with temple guards is also a standard routine.

Just like on the battlefield, although the temple guards can complete tasks such as assassination, reconnaissance, etc., if they directly join the battle, their survival rate is not much higher than that of other soldiers.

Of course, according to the requirements of the temple guards, the temple guards are prohibited from joining any battlefield for any reason or in any capacity.

Seeing that Attila was silent after taking off his helmet, Lapland continued:

"Kill them all as planned?"

"Well, don't make too much noise," Attila nodded slightly.

Knowing that the opponent had set up this formation, Attila, who was obviously specifically using it to deal with Milin, thought for a moment and then said: "Don't make too much blood smell."

"It's simple. You just need to attack them here. They don't need to bleed, just crush them." As Lapland said, he touched the back of his neck and just touched the collar.

Maybe Lapland is not as good as Attila in terms of stealth, but in terms of how to turn stealth into unparalleled.

This one comes from the world of Terra, and Lapland is a master at "debt collection".

"Well, let's do it separately. When we're done, we'll round here." Attila said with a learned expression.

At the same time, seeing the way Mirin accidentally left wine from the corner of his mouth while drinking, Ella immediately took out the silk handkerchief.

However, Milin refused Ella's help. He just raised his finger and dipped his index finger into the red wine flowing from the corner of his mouth and said:

“It still tastes good.”

"..." After realizing that Milin had deliberately made this look, Ella subconsciously moved her eyes to Her Majesty the Queen, who was sitting on the main seat, enjoying the flattery from other nobles.

Seemingly noticing Ella's eyes, Queen Gaia, dressed in military uniform, showed an inexplicable smile to Ella.

Unlike Pahlavi's enthusiasm, Her Majesty the Queen was not too proactive.

In addition to directly placing Milin in a distinguished position second only to her, Her Majesty the Queen has not taken the initiative to say a word to Milin from the beginning of the banquet to now.

Milin, who had no intention of actively communicating with the queen, kept standing and drinking.

Completely different from other nobles who either reclined or lay down and ate as if they were not afraid of indigestion.

Ella, who really wanted to lie down and eat, and feel what was considered an "ancient style" for her, looked at Milin standing and could only stand with him.

However, Ella's appearance of standing and drinking in a robe did not attract much attention.

Because not only Milin and Ella were standing guests, but the temple guards who had been exuding malice towards Milin from beginning to end were also standing... and they didn't even drink.

In fact, Ella didn't drink either. Ever since she knew her identity was exposed, she was worried about whether there were any extra ingredients in the food and drinks.

"It tastes good. It would be a pity if you don't drink it." Milin, who shook the wine glass in his hand, then asked Ella: "Speaking of which, is this ancient Roman style palace banquet just about eating and drinking?"

Putting aside the flattering words of the other nobles who were just for Her Majesty the Queen as if they were free of money, Mirin found that they had been eating and drinking from the beginning of the banquet to now.

Although it's fun to watch others eat while lying down, it's a bit too monotonous.

Is it really like what is recorded in the record that after a while these people are full and induced to vomit and continue eating?

"Well... the main thing is to eat and drink." Sensing the meaning in Milin's words that a hundred hearings are worse than a first sight (a derogatory meaning), Ella also felt a little embarrassed.

"Isn't there any other entertainment? Like singing and dancing?"

Milin asked a little strangely.

"There are some, but they are rare. The main purpose is to eat." Ella looked at the dazzling array of food in front of her and swallowed.

"Tsk, what's the use of such a large space in the middle?" Milin asked: "Is it so that the attendants can serve the food faster?"

"If I guess correctly..." Ella thought for a moment and said, "It should be used for gladiatorial performances."

"...A gladiatorial performance in the arena or a sword dance?" Milin was stunned for a moment and asked.

"The kind of arena." Ella said.

"Well, it's not surprising." Milin said.

Anyway, during his time in the imperial capital, Milin also understood that the entire empire was suffering from late-stage addiction to the arena.

There is no one who needs to watch people fight for fun even while having a meal.

As if cooperating with what Ella said, almost a few minutes after Ella revealed her guess, Queen Gaia raised her hand and clapped it twice.

Following the movements of Her Majesty the Queen, the nobles who were whispering while eating immediately fell silent, and the noble senators who had originally planned to flatter the Queen also paused their movements.

Everyone moved their eyes towards the entrance of the hall where the banquet was held.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Pahlavi, who had disappeared since the banquet began, wearing a gorgeous armor that had been polished and waxed for an unknown number of layers, and walked in with a helmet under his arm.

With a warm but emotionless smile on his face, Pahlavi walked across the vacant space in the middle of the banquet hall as if walking on a catwalk, came to Her Majesty the Queen, raised his right hand and said:

"Mother, may you wish me victory in the battle!"

"I will bless you, child." Queen Gaia stood up from the reclining chair and smiled at Pahlavi.

Pahlavi, who received blessings from his adoptive mother, put down his arms, put on his helmet, which was also waxed and as bright as a light bulb, and turned to look in the direction in which he came in.

The guests who had calmed down also looked over and whispered, "Who will challenge me?" and "Will it be a life-and-death fight?"

The challengers who came in later were not as gorgeous as Pahlavi. They only had a thin armor that focused more on flexibility than defensive capabilities.

The only attractive thing is the equally shiny silver lance in the challenger's hand.

Looking at Arthur who appeared as a challenger, Ella turned her head and asked Milin beside her:

"Did you arrange this too?"

"...You can think so..." Milin said.