Chapter 695, State Visits and State Banquets

In the autumn of 2511 in the imperial calendar, the crown prince of Brittania, Duke Mousillon, and the champion of the fairy of the lake, Ryan Machado, held a welcome ceremony on the square outside the Holy Grail Cathedral in Courona, the capital of Britannia. , formally welcomes Karl-Franz-Friedrich, Emperor of the Reich, Grand Prince of Reichland and Grand Duke of Brunswick, to Britannia for a state visit.

Ryan brought his wife Suria-Kumani-Antri-de-Winfort, the witch of the lake Morgiana, the regent of the kingdom and the Duke of Connet, Lawn, the Duke of Le-Angourant, Taubote, Lyon Adehad, Duke of Nasser, Hagen, Duke of Guisoleaux, Forde, Duke of Montfort, Boderick, Duke of Bordereau, Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, François, Duke of Winford, Casvann, Duke of Lavon, Hubald, Duke of Carcassonne, Sir Eugene, head of the Knights of the Holy Grail branch in Courona, Calad, the strong sanctuary, Earl of Garrament, and Bate, commander of the Old Guard Sir Long, Marshal Rowland of the Border Patrol Force, Courtier Veronica, Courtier Theresa, Patriarch Alfred of West Britannia and others attended the welcoming ceremony.

Accompanying Emperor Karl Franz on his visit to Britannia were his Empress Helena Corleone, Elector Boris Todbringer, Elector Emmanuel von Lebouvet Bernadotte, Elector Vamer von Zhukov, Elector Marius Leitdorf, Elector Helmut Feuerbach, Elector Wolfra Tom Hertwig, Elector Theodoric Geisel, Field Marshal Rick Curt Helberg, Flag Officer Ludwig Schwarzhammer, Marshal Markus the Hunter Wolfhart et al.

In the grand and solemn sound of bugles, the main entrance of the Holy Grail Cathedral opened. Ryan, the crown prince of Brittania, walked out slowly from the main entrance of the cathedral with his wife Suria. The knight servants and old guards of the principalities have already lined up on the square outside the church to welcome the arrival of the emperor.

Emperor Karl Franz was wearing a standard imperial dress, with a hearty smile on his face, striding towards Ryan.

Ryan is also wearing a standard dress of the Duke of Brittania. His height of more than 1.9 meters makes him look handsome and extraordinary. He has a strong aura like a human hero, which seems to contain endless hope and strength. On the outside, there is a domineering arrogance without anger and a determination to stand upright like gray mountain peaks. When he saw Karl Franz, Ryan also smiled. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with the emperor: "Welcome."

"It's a great honor." Karl Franz nodded.

After the brief ceremony, Ryan first introduced all the Britannian nobles and his courtiers present to Karl Franz. The smile on the emperor's face remained unchanged, and he shook hands with the dukes and Ryan's subordinates in turn. .

After shaking hands in turn, this time it was Ryan's turn to shake hands with all the guests of the empire under the introduction of Karl Franz. He and many of the electors were old acquaintances, and Emilia secretly added With a little force, he gave him a wink, Ryan pretended not to see, and shook hands one by one.

Bands from both sides then began to play the national anthem.

The imperial military band played the imperial national anthem "God Save the Emperor Franz".

"Gods bless Charlemagne, our great Emperor Franz.

We pray for the long-lasting luck of the country, and we wish good luck to be with you forever,

May that skull live forever, and to him be the crown of victory.

Gods bless Charlemagne, our great Emperor Franz! "

The Royal Britannia Orchestra played the national anthem "Lady Bless Britannia".

"Lady bless Britannia, may the kingdom shine forever.

Madam bless our King, grant him victory, happiness and glory.

Govern our country, the national destiny is long.

Evil crumbles before her, and the Grail grants us strength.

Lady bless Britannia. "

The two sides fired salutes, and then Emperor Karl Franz, accompanied by Crown Prince Lane, inspected the Knights of the Holy Grail and the Old Guard.

Ryan said that looking back at the millennium-long history of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Britannia and the Empire, the relationship between the two countries has gone through an extraordinary path of development. Through the joint efforts of both sides, the relationship between the two countries has become a big country, neighbors, good-neighborly and friendly, and mutually beneficial. A model of winning. Especially in recent years, under the joint guidance of Emperor Karl-Franz and myself, the strategic mutual trust between the two sides has been increasing day by day, mutual firm political support has been given to each other, cooperation in various fields has achieved unprecedented development, and close communication and cooperation have been carried out in international and regional affairs. .

The relationship between the Empire and Brittania has become the old world alliance relationship with the highest degree of mutual trust, the highest level of cooperation, and the highest strategic value. It has made important contributions to promoting the development and revitalization of the two countries and maintaining world peace, stability, and development.

At the beginning of last year, Ryan's visit to the Empire started a new process in the relationship between the two countries. The two most powerful human nations in the old world have never been so closely united. The joint efforts of the two sides have given the relationship between the two countries a new glow. The vitality has opened up broad prospects.

Ryan emphasized that Britannia and the Empire originally came from the same source, and the relationship between the two parties is unbroken, unbroken, and inseparable. As the crown prince and future king of Britannia, Ryan attaches great importance to and maintains the relationship with the Empire. The development of relations focuses on the new connotations of bilateral relations such as non-aggression, mutual assistance, trade interoperability, military complementarity, and even joint operations. Together, we will lead the alliance of order against evil, work together to promote a community of shared future for mankind, and prepare for possible crises. I wish the Empire The friendship with Brittania is long and enduring.

Karl Franz sincerely said that on the occasion of Lane's accession to the throne, he sent the warmest congratulations on behalf of the Empire, which was the first to respond and try to communicate with The country that established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of the Knights, looking back on the history of the relationship between the two countries, although there were occasional frictions and territorial disputes, the emperor affirmed that whenever there was a threat or foreign invasion, the relationship between the empire and Brittania was always It can stand the test. In recent years, under the promotion of Ryan, the two sides have carried out close economic and trade cooperation in many fields and achieved fruitful results. The people of the empire are willing to work together with the people of Brittania to continuously strengthen diplomatic relations and various fields. Cooperation in the field will better benefit the people of the two countries and contribute to the security and stability of the old world and the whole world. He believes that under the leadership of Ryan, the cooperation between the Empire and Brittania will bear more fruit.

The emperor was interviewed by the people who gathered in the whole of Courona. Karl Franz said sincerely: "My relationship with Lord Ryan is very close. We are close friends. I think that Lord Ryan owns the world. With high-level political ideas and a clear mind, we can always put the overall situation first and take precautions. Our mutual trust has reached the highest level in history. The Empire and Britannia have never been so closely united. I firmly believe that in the future we will continue It has great prospects for development.”

Ryan affirmed this, and the Crown Prince of Britannia, who is about to take the throne, also said: "In the new era, the strategic partnership between the Empire and Britannia is also reflected in the economic field. Last year , our bilateral trade volume has exceeded 500,000 gold kroner, and we hope to deepen cooperation in many fields and make our own contribution to the prosperity, peace, stability and prosperity of the world."

In the evening, Ryan set up a state banquet in the royal palace of Korona to entertain the imperial friends from afar.

The Britannia State Banquet is set up in the Landuin Hall of the Royal Palace of Courona, where the banquet tables are 60 meters long and lined up in two rows, capable of entertaining more than 200 distinguished guests at the same time. There are huge oil paintings hanging, the long dining table in the middle is in the shape of a horseshoe, and above it are six huge chandeliers. The horizontal table facing the entrance is a place for the host and guest of honor to sit. The ground is covered with shops made of fur from Arabian exotic creatures. Silver tableware, candles and luxurious table decorations are neatly arranged on the table.

Ryan and Suria were seated at the main seat, Supreme Magistrate Teclis and Lake Goddess Morgiana sat on Ryan's left, and Emperor Karl Franz and Empress Helena sat on their right.

There is a row of long tables on the left, all of which are nobles from Brittany. There are several Holy Grail Grand Knights and Dukes who are powerful in the sanctuary alone. They look at it with complex eyes that are slightly hostile and polite The imperial people, and the imperial electors sitting at the long table on the right were also high-spirited, all of them held their heads up, especially Emmanuel, the Queen of the Empire, who was holding her son Frederick Jr. , Talking loudly about whether Dad’s state banquet is delicious, is it as delicate as Nuer? Elector Boris complained that the Breton food was not to the taste of the Middenlanders, but he, like Marcus Wolfhart the Hunter, had already had the waiter refill twice.

There are standard dishes for the Britannia state banquet.

The first main course was turbot fillet with lobster mousse.

The second main course is Grilled Artois Venison Tenderloin with Wenfort Red Wine Truffle Sauce.

The main vegetables are braised red cabbage, roasted potatoes and roasted walnuts, pumpkin and celeriac.

Dessert at the end was Arabic chocolate, mango and fruit salad.

Drinking alcoholic beverages are water, fruit juice, champagne, red wine, sparkling wine and spirits.

Except for Belegar, the dwarf delegation of the Angrund clan was arranged in one side hall, and the high elf visitors were arranged in another. Ryan separated the elves and dwarves to avoid conflicts, although In this way, Bellegar still stubbornly believed that Ryan did not entertain well. He thought that he could sit next to Teclis, but because the table was too high and there were no booster seats in the palace, this time it was ignored.

"Welcome very much, human brothers across the mountain, welcome to Britannia, welcome to Korona." Ryan picked up the goblet, and he said to the emperor: "Your arrival makes me very honored , the whole palace is radiant because of you."

"I was invited by the Green Knight. It is a great honor for me to be invited by the legendary patron saint of Brittania, so I immediately agreed to come." Karl Franz is not as tall as Ryan, Therefore, sitting on the chair seemed to be shorter than Ryan, and the emperor heard Ryan's hint, and he carefully controlled his vulgar sense of humor: "Lion... Your Excellency, what should I call you now? Brittany Crown Prince? Duke Musillon? Or the Lady of the Lake's God-Chosen Champion?"

"Just call me Ryan, Ryan Machado. Of course, I think we should call me simply, you call me Ryan, I call you Karl, how about it?" Ryan also heard the emperor's implication.

"Hahaha, what a virtue worthy of respect, I have seen the spirit of the first Holy Grail Knights have been carried forward in you." Karl Franz said playfully: "But, Your Majesty, dear Ryan, you Now you still have to address me, Your Majesty!"

"Hahahahaha~" There was a burst of laughter from the long table on the other side of the empire. Everyone was amused by the emperor. He tapped the table lightly, Boris patted his thigh impolitely, and Emmanuel also covered her mouth and snickered. Little Frederick still didn't understand, the little guy kept pulling his mother and asked loudly : "Mom~Mom, why does father call Godfather Your Majesty?"

On the contrary, the dukes of Brittania, including the lake goddess Mogiana, almost all glared at the emperor, and the Red Dragon Duke Bohemond was even more furious. It was bent into a bracelet, and François also had a displeased face,

Ryan raised his eyebrows, and he secretly scolded in his heart how the emperor of the empire, like that old guy Richard, must take advantage of himself before he ascended the throne.

Duke Mousilon kept a polite smile on his face: "Of course, Your Majesty Karl, I think there is no problem. By the way, since I call you Your Majesty, you can also call me Champion?"

"Hahahahaha~" Now it was the turn of the long table on the Britannia side to burst into laughter. The dukes and great nobles laughed mockingly and loudly commented on the strength of the empire. De even discussed loudly with Francois how many blows they would have to beat all these electors to the ground.

The empire is a collective black face. Ryan is obviously mocking Karl's lack of strength, and as he said, in terms of high-end combat power, the empire really has few people who can do it, and the emperor himself is full of magic. It is also difficult to be Ryan's opponent. Most of the electors are legendary strengths, and there are a lot of strengths in the sanctuary on the Britannia long table, obviously showing a crushing trend from quantity to quality.

Bellega was specially arranged with a small bench and a small table. Watching this scene, the King of Eight Peaks laughed so much that beer dripped down his beard. As for Teclis, who was sitting next to Ryan, his face was expressionless the whole time. He had seen too many temptations and verbal confrontations between nobles, and Teclis couldn't be surprised at all by the tricks of humans.

"Of course, champion Ryan, the lady's God's Choice champion, let's toast!" Carl raised the goblet, as if everything before was just a joke.

"Cheers! For mankind, for the old world." Ryan also acted as if nothing had happened, the two goblets collided, and the previous unhappiness disappeared with the wind.

After the grand state banquet, there was a reception. In the garden and banquet hall of the Corona Palace, people began to move freely. Emilia soon brought little Frederick to find Suria and Helena. As well as Devonhill Jr. and the emperor's son Luitpold II, the three mothers took their three young children to entertain elsewhere, leaving room for Lane and Karl Franz.

"Sorry, Ryan, you know, in this environment, a qualified emperor must know how to perform." Carl Franz held a goblet, his face was a little apologetic, and his expression was more friendly: "Choose The support of the emperors has not come easily."

"Understood." Ryan said with a smile: "Of course we can also have a heads-up match. If you win, you are the champion."

"Hahahahaha!" The two men looked at each other and smiled. An unspeakable tacit understanding emerged between the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the old world, and they felt a sense of sympathy for each other.

Sometimes, the friendship between men is so simple and unpretentious.

"By the way, just in time, taking this opportunity, Ryan, you may not know about the personnel changes in the Imperial Council, let me introduce you to the two newly elected emperors."

"Marius Leiterdorf and Theodoric Geisel."