Chapter 522 Reception

The guests from the royal capital finally arrived.

Everyone in Cecil City - from the officials of the government office to every civilian in the city, was fully prepared.

As early as half a month ago, the news that the Duke of the North and the Princess of the Holy Virgin would visit Cecil Land at the same time was published in the newspapers and spread throughout the South. For the Duchy of Cecil, which had just completed the reunification war and the new order had not been established, This is an amazing thing.

Ordinary people may not be able to understand the political meaning or entanglement of interests behind this, but at least they can recognize the legality and justice of the duchy and the orthodoxy of the Cecil surname on this land-although Gawain is not in this regard. I am very concerned, but people of this era are still used to believing this.

So this has become a big event, and it has been prepared for half a month according to the standard of a major event. On this increasingly cold winter day, a grand welcome ceremony is waiting for guests from afar in Cecil City.

A team of seven magic vehicles was driving on the North-South Avenue - this is the first modern road built on the "Cross Axis" carefully built by Gao Wen and centered on Kant City - the flat and open concrete road allows the new-style road. The magic vehicle drives more smoothly, and the open winter wilderness on both sides soothes the mood of everyone in the car. Grand Duchess Victoria sat in the second car, and through the crystal window on the door, she quietly looked at the car. the end of a wide road.

The pavement was paved with some man-made material, much like the "petrified mud" made by the alchemists of the north, but certainly cheaper, otherwise the Cecil wouldn't have used it to pave the way.

There are neatly arranged magic spar lamps on both sides of the road, which means that Cecil's avenue is also passable at night, but the street lamps in the wilderness are far away from the city... How did the Cecil people charge these magic spar lamps? Is it related to the legendary magic net?

Almost 80% of the entire road from the Rock Fortress to Cecil City is open roads of this uniform size, and only a few areas are old gravel roads or flagstone roads, and those old roads are also Apparently in a state of construction - a sign that the ambitious founding hero was ready to use this path to connect his entire principality together.

The Duchess thought of the "Road of the Cross" (Kingdom Avenue) that Anzu built before the Bummoon civil strife and ran through the Holy Spirit Plain from east to west, although in the later period of the Fogmoon civil strife, rebels from all over the country drove straight through the Cross Avenue and besieged Saint-Sunil. , but other facts have proved that such a transportation system that connects the whole territory and has uniform specifications can have a surprisingly large role in the development of the kingdom.

As long as the rulers can maintain centralized power, the unimpeded road will only serve as a boost for the development of the kingdom. However, the authority of the Second Dynasty has plummeted, and the avenues of the kingdom have also been cut into pieces by the feudal lords. The southern border... Cecil has risen, no one can resist the authority of the Cecil family,

Their "Principality Road" quickly spread across the wilderness...

If the authority of the royal family can be restored, the first priority should be to rebuild the Kingdom Avenue, and even by coercive means, it is necessary to end the behavior of the lords from all over the world to cut the roads. The Duchess looked south, but what she thought about was the Holy Spirit Plain.

"We're almost there," the horsewoman Margarita said softly, interrupting the Duchess's thoughts.

She raised her head and saw an unfinished city wall extending in the wilderness ahead. The road pointed straight to the outpost in front of the city wall, and in several gaps where the city wall was not closed, you could see large expanses of houses and buildings. buildings.

"Is that the city of Cecil?" She looked into the distance, "It is indeed very large..."

"No, that's just the North Shore New Town—and it's the unfinished part," Margarita shook her head gently, "We have to cross this area and cross the Mechanical Bridge to reach Cecil City's Riverside Plaza."

A trace of doubt flashed in Victoria's eyes, but she didn't ask anything - she felt that she had asked enough questions along the way, and no matter what she saw next, it was better to judge with her own eyes.

The convoy passed the outpost and drove into Cecil's North Shore New City. As soon as they entered the city, Victoria saw the huge banners hanging on both sides of the road:

Welcome to Cecil.

She was amused by the novelty of the welcome, which soon turned to surprise.

Huge banners were fixed on the three-story buildings on both sides of the road, spanning the entire street, and many magic spar lamps wrapped in colorful cloth curtains were connected, extending forward along the road, and the neat buildings were like guards. Arranged by the roadside, and in the clearing between those buildings and the road, countless crowds have gathered—thousands of healthy and active people in warm winter clothes on this cold winter day On both sides of the road!

When she set off from the capital, Victoria never thought that she would see such a welcome scene-even when she saw the majestic and magnificent rock fortress, and the vibrant Carroll City and Kant City, she I never thought I would see such a welcome scene.

It's winter! !

However, there were more and more people on the roadside. The magic team drove into the city, and the car headed by the car honked its whistle - it was a loud whistle made by some kind of airbag and copper pipe device - - The whistle sounded, and those gathered on the roadside cheered loudly, not knowing whether they were cheering for the guests or the cars.

At the same time as the whistle sounded, there were bursts of hurried and neat horse hooves in the small roads on both sides. Several teams of cavalry with bright armor appeared from both sides of the road. They were wearing uniform white armor and painted with The burqa of Cecil's emblem, holding the flag in his hand, quickly approached both sides of the convoy, and trotted forward with the convoy that had already slowed down.

Victoria looked at the scene on the road outside in amazement, but her almost instinctive restraint and etiquette made her respond in the most appropriate way - she opened the car window according to the method taught by Margarita, and gave a slight look to the knights and citizens outside the window. Nod.

The convoy approached the river bank block, and the buildings on both sides of the road appeared ready-made figures. The petals were scattered from the sky, like snowflakes in winter, sprinkled on the convoy, on the cavalry guarding the convoy, and in the front. At the end, Victoria has seen the mechanical bridge that is gradually descending——

Is that a bridge made of steel?

She clearly saw the huge gear and lever structure running under the bridge. Some kind of powerful mechanical device pushed the bridge body to gradually descend and close together, and the two bridge decks were tightly toothed together. Slow down, and when the bridge mechanism is closed, it just hits the bridge deck—the cavalry teams on both sides of the convoy are also moving at a constant speed, and even the pace of each horse is not chaotic.

How long have these soldiers been trained? How many soldiers of this level does Cecil have?

The Duchess felt the mechanical vibration from the magic car under her, and watched the city on the other side of the river, which was driven by magic power, getting closer and closer. She heard a loud music coming from the front. The loud sound released by the amplification magic, but the music was not like the court-style music she had heard at any welcoming ceremony. The tune was fast and full of melody. Loud beats, but more majestic and powerful.

Margarita's voice came from the side: "This is the 'March of the Phalanx', I hope you like this impassioned tune."

Is this the hobby of the founding hero? This is to reflect the spirit of martial arts?

Victoria nodded as reservedly as possible, expressing her admiration and satisfaction appropriately. At this moment, the convoy had already driven off the mechanical bridge. In front of the convoy, a welcome sign and a large crowd gathered again.

Victoria had grown accustomed to these large groups of citizens who gathered in winter.

She kept an almost non-existent smile, showing the most appropriate appearance to the people outside the car window-then she suddenly saw some people waiting on the side of the road, facing herself with strange, what should be magical devices, their faces His expression suddenly stiffened.

However, she forcibly stopped her instinctive urge to cast spells, because she noticed that there were knights and soldiers in Cecil's armor standing beside them - she guessed that those magic devices should also be part of the welcome ceremony, and then He adjusted his expression in an instant, and continued to respond to everything with a calm expression with a slight sense of alienation.

In the next second, accompanied by a series of loud explosions, one after another light blue air mass suddenly rushed into the sky from the block in front, and burst into large splendid fireworks in the sky.

The entourage from the royal capital in the convoy raised their heads one after another, and opened the window in surprise. Even Victoria couldn't help but look a little surprised for a while.

But she quickly returned to her normal state.

That should be the fireworks released by Cecil's mages to stir up the atmosphere - Victoria thought - this kind of fireworks is not uncommon for the nobles, and at the banquets of the upper class, the mages' fireworks show has always been is an indispensable item, and she shouldn't make a fuss about it.

Although the fireworks released by Cecil's mages are indeed a bit different from other places - how did they make the fireball blast so much? And how many mages did they organize to create such a large-scale fireworks?

"What a grand welcome ceremony - I almost forgot that it was a cold winter," the Duchess admired sincerely, "I think I felt the warmth and sincerity of Gawain Duke Cecil, this welcome ceremony It must be expensive.”

Beside her, the female knight Margarita smiled and nodded: "Important guests should have a grand welcome."

"It really cost a lot of money to meet those two," Hetty said in a distressed voice, standing beside Gawain on the newly refurbished riverbank plaza, "It's almost enough for a new rune foundry... …”

"Important customers should have a grand welcome," Gawain smiled and glanced at Hetty, who was distressed about the budget, then turned to look at Rebecca, who was standing beside him, "The fireworks are well designed."

Today's Rebecca finally wears the clothes of a decent noble lady. The Cecil heir is wearing a light blue palace dress, trying to maintain a quiet and steady appearance next to her ancestors, but when she hears the high After Wen's words, she couldn't help muttering: "Actually, I still want to set off a few fireballs myself - the howitzer is definitely not as big as my fireballs..."

Gawain sighed: "We want to welcome the guests, not kill them."

"I'm throwing it into the sky..."

"That's what you said before you blew up the yard wall last time."

"Wow--"

Heidi had to cough softly to remind the pair of grandparents beside him: "Ancestor, they are here."

The convoy reached the square.

Victoria and Veronica witnessed the prosperity of Cecil along the way, saw the cheering crowd, saw the extremely grand fireworks, they and their entourage crossed the mechanical bridge on the Whitewater River, and crossed the wide and neat riverbank avenue , Under the escort of cavalry and countless flowers, this team from Saint Sunil finally came to Gawain Cecil.

You have seen what you should see, and you must have felt what you should feel.

The military band in the square once again played the impressive march of the phalanx, and the petals fluttering - a by-product of the daily teaching of the Druid and Alchemy Department of the General Academy - flew over the square, and the magic car was steady. Parked in the center of the square, under the escort and support of the heroic knight, Victoria and Veronica got out of the car.

"Impressive journey." The ruler of the North, Victoria Wilder bowed in front of Gawain to meet the elders, and then raised his skirt and saluted according to the rules of meeting the nobles of the same level, "far more than my imagination."

"Cecile always welcomes visitors, especially after the old friends," Gawain nodded with a smile and accepted the other party's full set of etiquette, then he looked at Veronica, "This is the second time we meet at this place. Yes, Princess Veronica."

"It's completely different from the last time," the saintess princess wearing a priest's robe smiled softly and her voice was sweet. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that a city could grow like this in two years."

“It’s all about surviving in this barren land—human beings are omnipotent in order to survive,” Gawain turned sideways and opened his hands, “Welcome to Cecil—it’s ready to meet you already."

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