Chapter 665, Aurora's Arrival and Honor Ceremony

At the end of November, Teresa and Aurora finally escaped from the complicated affairs of the Garland Council. They packed up their things and came to Ryan's territory with only a few formal witches and a dozen apprentice witches. On the one hand, it is to avoid the limelight and find a clean place. On the other hand, Aurora also wants to see, now that Ryan has risen, whether she can get enough benefits from Ryan's rise.

The relationship between wizards and nobles is quite weird. Normally, nobles need wizards to answer their doubts about magic, wizards to provide extraordinary power and help in war and daily life, and wizards as a deterrent , while the wizards need the nobles to provide sufficient sources of income and legal status, as well as the power to call the army.

The two complement each other and need each other.

Aurora originally planned this way. She asked her daughter to win over Ryan. In this way, Ryan became their mother and daughter's foreign aid in the Garland Council. With the improvement of Ryan's status, Teresa will be in Ryan's court. Occupying an important position, in this way, Aurora and Teresa's mother and daughter not only received strong foreign aid, but also took the opportunity to solve the daughter's marriage problem. This is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds.

It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. First of all, Ryan rose so fast that Teresa couldn't keep up with him. It took him twenty years to rise from a knight-errant to the Duke of Britannia! This promotion speed is simply unimaginable. A normal knight needs at least three hundred years of accumulation and enough luck to become a duke.

Then there was the appearance of Veronica. This Garland witch almost abandoned all the results of her years of hard work in the Garland Council, and went directly to Ryan's territory to build a wizard tower regardless of the cost. Aurora thought for a long time but did not Understand, where did Veronica get so many gold coins? It is said that Veronica invested more than 10,000 kroner in order to build her wizard tower. Where did the money come from?

Ryan is so willing to spend money on Veronica?

It was from this time that Aurora began to be dissatisfied with Ryan. If she wanted Teresa to be closer to Ryan at first, then when Aurora got the news that Ryan became the earl, she did not want Teresa Went to Ryan.

It's a pity that Teresa's temper is exactly the same as Aurora's. Back then, as the daughter of an imperial nobleman, Aurora eloped for love at all costs. When Teresa also expressed her determination to her mother to find Ryan, Aurora Ruola couldn't object either, her daughter was an adult, she had the right to make choices, and she also had the awareness to be responsible for her own choices.

Now, Ryan is not only the Duke, but also the Crown Prince.

Seeing the scene where Aurora led his wife Suria and a group of subordinates to welcome her with a standard noble smile on her face, the anger in her heart kept blowing to her face, this dead man! He even gave his daughter to him, but he still has such a businesslike attitude.

But what can be done? Now that the positions of the two parties have been reversed, and more importantly, will Ryan now seek help from Aurora and Teresa because he needs magical answers?

No, Ryan no longer needs to ask for help. As long as he needs it, most people will take the initiative to help him answer it.

For example, the first choice of the fairy in the lake in front of me, the lake god witch Morgiana, today Mogiana is wearing a pleated skirt with cinnamon in the moon garden, snow and lotus, and she doesn’t even have a smile on her face , the expression was very cold, and there was also a deep hostility that made Aurora feel uncomfortable.

In terms of level alone, both are high-level sanctuary, the strength of Aurora and Morgiana will not differ too much, but when it comes to real strength,

Aurora is definitely not as good as Morgiana. Morgiana is not only the great wizard of the sky and life, but also the first choice of fairies in the lake. She has her own unique magic system, so Morgiana's strength Steadily press Aurora by one level.

"Welcome, Teresa, and Ms. Aurora, welcome to my territory." Ryan took the initiative to greet Aurora, while Suria and the others just watched from a distance.

"Ryan, it took you a long time to go to the empire this time." Teresa took the initiative to walk up, and the sorceress said to Ryan: "Sorry, I was studying the great spell before, and I couldn't clone myself."

"It's okay." Ryan shook his head: "Let's eat and chat."

A grand banquet was held in the Duke's castle. Except for Veronica, who was retreating and attacking the sanctuary, everyone was present. Everyone expressed a routine welcome to Aurora's arrival. Ryan was with Teresa throughout the whole process. Discuss what's going on with the Garland Council.

"You mean, Kislev's situation is starting to get worse?" Ryan asked Teresa while drinking red wine: "Can you describe the specific situation?"

The glamorous sorceress nodded lightly. It is true that she hadn't seen Ryan for a long time. Theresa let her long black hair fall down her shoulders. Her face was flushed. Hearing Ryan's question, she whispered : "The Norscans and the Kurgans are coming back, and just as we were leaving the Council of Garland, Marshal Voroshilov of Kislev's Ursa and Marshal of Kislev's Shooting Corps Alexandrovich were Leading more than 10,000 Kislev troops to fight the Norsca tribe north of the Linsk River, His Majesty Katarin clearly rejected our support. She stubbornly believed that Kislev would be enough with his own strength against the enemy."

"Normally, most of Mrs. Kesler will never leave their land for the rest of their lives. Many of them always think that the female czar is the ruler and center of the world." Ryan shook his head. The female czar Katarin and his father Bao Unlike Lis-Borkaha, Katalin rarely leaves her ice palace in Kislev City, and she doesn't often visit the front line in person, and she doesn't like to patrol the territory. Like most Garland witches, her favorite thing is to close Do your own research.

"Kataline's strength is not as good as mother's." Teresa gave Ryan a wink, and the sorceress felt quite happy when she returned to her territory. Considering that she had indeed parted with Ryan for a long time, Suria offered to let her sit down. By Ryan's side, I am responsible for entertaining the guests: "I want you to know, Ryan, that I have spent a lot of effort to get my mother to agree to come here for the Winter Veil Festival."

"Hehehe~" Ryan had a half-smile on his face, "Oh, is that so? So how can I express my sincerity when the female elders and congresswomen of the Garland Council are so honored?"

"Just keep it in your heart." Teresa said calmly, "If we are in trouble, you have to help us, or at least support us."

"It depends on the situation." Ryan nodded slightly, and he said seriously: "Teresa, I am different from before."

After Ryan finished speaking, Teresa had no time to answer. Aurora picked up the conversation. The sanctuary witch held a wine glass and said in a very strange tone: "So I said, daughter, a man becomes bad when he has money and power." , is not trustworthy at all, and if he goes to your wizard tower to find you in the future, you can tell him to get out on the spot."

"Mother~" Teresa said helplessly, the sorceress didn't know what was going on, why did her mother keep arguing with her man?

"Otherwise? Ryan, let me ask you, if one day we encounter trouble, would you speak for us?" Aurora asked Ryan unceremoniously.

Ryan frowned when he heard this, this is just asking for favor.

"Ms. Aurora, I would like to ask, Ryan's elder brother, Forgan, has Kislev's hussar general 'Felix of Iron' under his command. You have heard that he was exiled more than once. Why have I never heard of it? I said that you took the initiative to intercede with Her Majesty the Queen Katarin for him." Olika, who was standing behind Ryan, suddenly spoke, and the dark elf smiled sweetly: "The female elder ate a few dishes today, so drunk so?"

The tit-for-tat words made the banquet scene suddenly silent.

"Why can an elf appear here?" Aurora held a wine glass, her silver eyes burning with anger, staring at Ryan's personal maid.

"I know how to ask for favors after providing help to the master a few times? Did the master never repay you, or did he accept your benefits and never reciprocate?" Olika had a sunny smile on her face, her delicate and small face Full of vitality under the candlelight at the banquet site, the dark elf is wearing a white woolen sweater with a black winter coat and a straight skirt today. Her beautiful legs wrapped in white pantyhose under the skirt look extremely pink, Wearing a pair of black pointed-toe high-heeled short boots on the little feet of stockings: "Did the master not pay you? Or didn't you give back to your precious daughter?"

The dark elf's words made the whole banquet scene smell of gunpowder.

"Olika, don't talk like that!" Su Liya also took the initiative to speak. She first stopped the dark elf from continuing, and then took the initiative to apologize to Aurora: "Sorry, Ms. Aurora."

Before Aurora had time to answer, Ryan finally spoke: "Aurora, and dear Teresa, if you are in trouble, I will always welcome you to stay here, but the Garland Council is not under my jurisdiction , I am not the emperor of the empire or the chief wizard of the imperial family."

"Then I hope you keep your promise." Aurora snorted coldly, then sighed softly: "Thank you for your hospitality, I have come from a long way, I am a little tired, I will go to rest first."

With Aurora's departure, the fiery atmosphere returned to the banquet scene.

"Sorry, Ryan, my mother has been under a lot of pressure recently." Teresa found an opportunity to explain to Ryan: "The Garland Council has been under a lot of pressure inside and outside this period of time, and the entire parliament has been suppressed as a whole, and mother is the speaker's focus. object."

"I understand." Ryan nodded slightly, and he sighed softly: "But I hope Ms. Aurora can understand that before my words only represented myself, now I not only represent myself, I also represent a country, as well as the lake. Ms. Zhong’s will, her request is for me to interfere in the internal affairs of the empire, I can’t do this, I have to be responsible to my citizens.”

"I will try to persuade my mother more." Teresa said in a low voice, "Mother... she is used to her previous attitude, and she still has a little trouble turning the corner."

"It's okay, who made her my mother-in-law." Ryan joked in a low voice: "She gave me her most precious things, so naturally she is dissatisfied with me."

"Well, you bastard, take advantage of it and act like a good boy!" Teresa's cold face turned red, and she seemed to remember something, and then said: "Lian, I bought a good thing, wait and go to mine Take a look at the wizard tower!"

"Good stuff?" Ryan became interested: "What stuff?"

"It's a life-sized unicorn doll. It's fluffy and has four legs." Teresa gestured at her new toy: "I bought it from an auction in Osterland."

"No need to wait, let's go now." Ryan seemed to think of something.

"Don't continue the banquet?" Teresa gave Ryan a blank stare.

"The award ceremony will be in a few days, and there will be a banquet at that time." Ryan stood up: "Now, let's go and see your plush toy first!"

"Okay~"

……… I am the dividing line of unicorn toys………

A few days later, the knight award ceremony before the Winter Veil Festival officially opened outside Ryan's duke's castle in Jean.

Under the warm winter sun, about 800 old guards lined up in several rows. They all wore standard old guard uniforms, half-body plate armor made by dwarves, shirts, jackets and trousers, and tall bearskin coats. There are colorful hat feathers glued to the hat, red and blue epaulets, golden braids, all new clothes and hats, with dazzling embroidery and shining crests.

The serfs gathered from all directions, and almost all the citizens of the whole city came. They gathered together to watch the military appearance of the Old Guards. , Excited, they kept crowding, wanting to see the style of the Old Guard.

There must be something important to announce today!

Even the Old Guards themselves were upset.

They used to be serfs, and they joined the army with a dream. Following Ryan's rise, these serf-born soldiers have also experienced many battles, and have long since become true elites amidst blood and fire.

This time I went to support Nuer. In the Great Battle of Nuer, the Old Guards also made great achievements. The Nuer City Council bought generous gifts for the Old Guards. Not only did everyone get full military pay, There is also a large bounty, and now His Excellency the Duke has gathered them together again, obviously to reward them for meritorious deeds!

Everyone is full of expectations.

While everyone was discussing, someone suddenly shouted from the crowd: "The duke and his wife are here!"

The chattering voices in front of the Duke's castle suddenly disappeared, and all the old guards straightened their backs and stood upright. I saw His Excellency the Duke of Lane and the Duchess of Suria appearing in front of the gate of the castle together, taking steady steps. , walked out full of majesty.

Today Ryan is wearing a standard dress of the Duke of Brittany, the family coat of arms on his shoulders is shining in the sun, and just behind him, the tax collector Gasparton, the secretary Vincent , Butler Katzenberg, Baron Devon Hux, Baron Merovingian Armand, Baron Richard Olivier, Baron Lopes of Watts, Baron Biocari Juan, Baron Lucien of the Spire Palace And Alfred, the person in charge of Freya's ancient church area, filed out.

In addition, Morgiana, the Witch of the Lake, François, Duke of Winford, Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, and Boderick, Duke of Boldroux, all also came to the scene to watch the ceremony.

Ryan coughed twice. Your Excellency the Duke has been invincible in recent years. His majesty and strength made everyone feel suffocated. No one dared to make any noise in the open space in front of Nuo Da’s castle. Thousands All the citizens held their breaths, waiting for Ryan's announcement.

"I announce that the awarding ceremony of the old guards has officially begun!" Ryan looked around the group of old guards under the stage with his blue eyes, and said loudly, "Bring that up!"

Several Holy Grail knights carried several large and exquisite iron boxes and placed them beside Ryan.

"My soldiers, today, thirty old guards will be officially awarded the title of knight!"

"Wow~" As soon as Ryan said this, the whole scene was like boiling water, and the frying pan was immediately fried! People are like a batch of gunpowder bombs thrown into the haystack, and they burst into flames in an instant; it is also like a gust of wind hitting the sea, suddenly surging and rolling up huge waves.

Your Excellency, do you really want to grant the title of knight to us lowly serfs? !

The noise of the whole scene was like sea water, and the waves were higher than the waves. Even the old guards opened their mouths wide in shock.

Knight title! A real title of knighthood!

Then... then wouldn't he become a real nobleman? !

"Now, the old guard who has read his name, please come on stage." Ryan did not pause at all, and he took the list from Suria.

"The first person to win the title of knight is from Sharon Forest..."