Chapter 1,425 On the Way to the Banquet

How should a magician dress when attending a noble banquet?

Answer: Generally, just pretend. Because high-level magic equipment, especially robes, will have many magic effects attached to them, there are usually many magic accessories on them.

For example, the beautifully carved magic stones are as gorgeous as gems; or special silk threads are used to embroider magic array patterns on the robes. It can be said that a powerful enough robe will be more elegant than the luxurious silk down robes of nobles.

Conclusion: Magicians can wear robes to attend noble banquets, not because the robes are fashionable enough, but simply because the robes are 'expensive' enough. Some robes are so expensive that they will make the little nobles stunned. Therefore, no one can say that it is quite rude to attend wearing a robe.

If any nobleman dared to express his disdain. It is estimated that the response will be like this: Come on, try my fireball perm.

Therefore, there is no problem in wearing robes to attend noble banquets. someone thought to himself.

Although as a chosen one of the Gold Coin Goddess, I can wear a suit that is regarded as a bank uniform when going out, and it will also be regarded as formal clothing. ——

If the robe of the divine envoy is disliked by the nobles, think of the consequences of fighting a magician. This time, it may be the big boss behind the divine messenger who comes forward and issues the oracle: Come, come, come, try to see if my holy light shines.

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——But what we are going to this time can be regarded as a Hongmen Banquet. Compared with a suit without any protection, the Xuanwu robe is more reassuring.

However, regardless of the divinity contained in the Xuanwu robe, just from the appearance point of view, it is just an ordinary black robe. Even the Xuanwu pattern is woven with black thread and can only be seen under specific conditions and from specific angles.

Although he carries Hakiri with him now, at most he wears a bead chain belt disguised as Kenmaru. Of course, it is impossible to bring two deadly weapons, the Khan and the Year Wheel, into a banquet.

Although some noble banquets are as dangerous as the flash of swords on the battlefield. But there are still some basic requirements, such as not bringing weapons - or items that are obviously weapons - to the banquet. Because if there were no such restrictions and everyone would get angry if they disagreed, it would probably not be long before the nobles of Lost Land would become extinct.

But in order to make the Xuanwu robe look less shabby, Haggiri Kenmaru and his team separated some parts and arranged the Xuanwu Shichisu formation on the robe. It happens to be embedded in the snake and turtle pattern, which somehow fits a certain truth.

Of course, outsiders could not tell that this formation originated from other worlds, and Lin did not deliberately connect each constellation with lines. The result is that in the eyes of others, a certain magician is wearing a black robe, and the black robe is dotted with metal beads. It looks...actually just as earthy.

After thinking about it, Lin finally gave up the idea of ​​improving his appearance. Anyway, this time I was talking about participating in a noble banquet. In addition to the foreseeable risks, I was not the protagonist this time, but Her Majesty the Empress.

At best, he is just a guard, and he is not included in others' calculations from the beginning. So no matter what you wear, no one should care.

Someone who was thinking like this came to the door of the guest house and was waiting. When the pick-up carriage arrived, Lin showed a slightly surprised look. This carriage is not the royal one used before, but a more gorgeous emperor's carriage.

Even though there is only one word difference between "royal use" and "emperor use", the level of luxury and protective functions between the two are completely different. However, it is true that the carriage used by the royal family can be used to receive state guests; but the carriage used by the emperor is not allowed to be used by anyone except the emperor.

Combined with the pomp and circumstance of the knights guarding the carriage, the only explanation is...

Behind the opened car door, the empress smiled and waved to someone.

Sure enough.

Someone got on the car with peace of mind and sat looking at each other with the empress. When he realized that he was the only guest, he couldn't help but ask: "This is considered a formal banquet. The prince was not invited?"

Prince Thomas, the Empress' legal husband, was a standard accessory for public appearances. Although this statement is very rude, such superficial couples are not uncommon among nobles. Anyway, they are united because of political interests, and everyone is doing their own thing in private.

If you are participating in a public event, you will usually bring your significant other with you to avoid speculation about whether the alliance between the two parties has become weak. Every move of the nobles will be magnified and interpreted. That's why Lin asked this question.

But the empress just sat dignifiedly, stretched out her hand to twist the hair around her temples, and said, "I would like to find him. Unfortunately, if I hadn't made an appointment a few days ago or arranged my schedule early, I would have It’s difficult to even meet him. Today’s invitation was so sudden, it’s normal that I can’t find anyone. As for the perception of others, it can’t be any worse, right?”

"But from my previous observations, this doesn't seem to be the case. He is very jealous of the men who appear next to you. And the reason why he is indifferent to you is actually because he wants to attract you, but And I don’t want to act arrogantly by being at a disadvantage in this relationship.”

"Being arrogant? What do you mean?" The empress asked, confused by Mi Di's statement. After Lin explained what tsundere meant, she smiled and said, "No, haha, that's definitely not the case. That man has no feelings for me, he just wants more from me."

"Get more?" Lin thought of a possibility and asked, "Is it because you pinched his wallet?"

With a sly smile, Alegria said: "Maybe that's right. Why did you guess so accurately?"

"There is a saying in my hometown that money is the hero's courage. If the financial power is controlled by others, no matter how powerful you are, there is nothing you can do. But you really covered him tightly and didn't give him a penny?"

"How is this possible?" the empress smiled and said: "He still has a routine that can be withdrawn. But if he wants more, he can only do it from me. Because there is no such opportunity, for every man who comes close to me , he will show that jealous attitude."

Seeing the empress's calm expression, Lin couldn't help but ask: "Do you really have no feelings for that person anymore?"

Alegria did not answer directly, but instead talked about another matter. Said: "Do you know when I started to feel disappointed in that man?"

Although the topic changed a bit stiffly, Lin still followed the meaning and asked: "Since when?"

"From our wedding night, he patted his chest and promised me that I would just leave everything to him and I wouldn't have to worry about anything."

"Wow, that sounds bad."

"Yes. Leave everything to him and I don't have to worry about anything. I had just been crowned emperor at that time and was in high spirits. He and his family couldn't help but jump out and planned to accept all this power. .The same thing happened one after another until I was completely disappointed.”

After talking about the beginning, Alegria seemed to be holding back his words and continued:

"At first, I thought that this marriage was a mutually beneficial cooperation. I didn't expect that they only needed me to be a woman and then take over everything else. It seemed that I could do nothing else except give birth to children. However, The real truth is funnier than that delusion, because I can’t even have a baby. Ha! Hahaha.”

The laughter is full of sadness. Lin couldn't help it for a moment and hugged the person into his arms. The hysterical laughter stopped abruptly. After a long time, Alegria suddenly said: "Okay, the makeup will be ruined."

Lin then let the man go. But before he could think of anything to say to comfort him, the empress in front of him returned to the original topic. He fiddled with his hair and said, "Anyway, don't think that man still has any feelings for me. What he looked at was just a woman wearing an emperor's crown, and he wanted the scepter in her hand. As for who that woman is , it’s not important to him.”

"Who didn't try to change this situation at all?" Lin asked.

"Although I know that looking for love in such an environment is a stupid thing. But if you can't even achieve the most basic reciprocity, then there will be no basis for cooperation, right? Even if it's just one transaction after another , you should also put forward appropriate bargaining chips. Instead of giving some small favors and expecting others to use pearls in return. So, I am very grateful to you."

Lin was caught off guard by this unexpected turn of events. But he still scratched his head and asked, "Why are you grateful to me?"

"You are the first one to help me in such a long time."

"That's not true. Those partners you had in the past were not very hard-working." Lin knew that the former warrior Kenuo's comrades now hold various positions in the empire. They don't necessarily hold high positions, but they are all key positions, and they work together to maintain her dignity as an emperor.

"I know, and it's very clear. They are all trying to pull me to prevent me from falling deeper into the abyss. But this alone is not enough. If I want to climb out, I can't see a trace of it with them alone. What’s the possibility?”

When he said this, Alegria looked at the gradually dimming street scene outside the carriage with a somewhat hollow look in his eyes. But when she turned her head and looked at someone, her eyes seemed to regain their color, and the crystal lip color looked so shining in a smile. "Your appearance gave me a little hope. This is something others can't give me."

"Well, actually you should know that I mainly do the work of the gold coin goddess, and I just help you by the way."

"Yes, of course I know. But there are many partners you can choose to cooperate with, and I won't be the most suitable one. But you still did it. No matter what the reason is, I am very grateful to you. It's just me now , I can’t give you anything in return.”

Lin shook his head and said: "There is no need for any additional returns. The smooth implementation of the Bank of the Gold Coin Goddess is my main purpose. If you are willing to support this, it is enough. What you should do now is to pay attention to Focus on what’s next.”

While someone was talking, his gaze was focused on the sky above the residence of Prince Behar outside the carriage. There are ominous black clouds of power hovering over the mansion. This is a sight that ordinary people cannot see, and generally speaking, the movement of power cannot mean anything. But this kind of swirling black cloud was the first time someone had seen it.