Chapter 202: Courtesy of the Governor
Of course, Panda would not refuse the Governor's invitation, and after tidying up his appearance a little, he sent a message to Changsun Wu and the others to explain the situation, and he followed the waiter to the Governor's Mansion.
The Governor's Palace in Mulandana is quite luxurious. After all, it was the residence of His Royal Highness the prince—and the prince who was in the top few in the line of succession. Although the prince died inexplicably, this luxurious palace was left behind, and after renovation, it became the Governor's Palace.
At the top of the red wall, the blue glazed tiles shone like the light of a clear sky, and there was not a single speck on the ground of pure white stone. Even the flowers and plants on the roadside were neatly styled. In the garden not far away, high and low flowers and trees are scattered in front of rockeries and springs, and the scenery is pleasant.
This palace is obviously built on the grassland, but there is no smell of the grassland. Instead, it has a Jiangnan style. Panda thinks that the person who designed it may really design it according to the Jiangnan garden.
Walking through the winding corridor, he came to the hall where the guests were entertained. The Governor set up a banquet in the side hall, and all the participants in the banquet were Mulandana officials who had met and greeted in the crusade, and he was the only outsider.
Seeing this scene, Panda was slightly taken aback. He thought it would be a grand celebration banquet, but he didn't expect it to be a banquet inside Mulanda... Isn't it inappropriate for an outsider to attend such a banquet?
But since it's here, you can't just turn around and leave. So he walked into the hall with the idea of "as soon as it comes, it's safe".
"Aah! Look, our dragon slayer is here!" The Governor saw him and immediately stood up to welcome him. Under his leadership, all the officials stood up and applauded together.
Whether they are conservatives or reformists, they all show respect and enthusiasm in front of the dragon slayer heroes.
Panda was a little uncomfortable with their enthusiasm, smiled awkwardly, and walked to his seat under the guidance of the waiter.
His seat is clear at a glance, only below the governor, even higher than the two deputy governors, so high that he was a little surprised and disturbed.
But he had no choice, so he had to walk over a little nervously, and before he sat down, the Governor grabbed his shoulders.
"Good man!" the Governor shouted, "I have lived for more than 60 years and have heard many stories of heroes and heroes, but this is the first time I have seen a real dragon slaying hero!"
"So are we!" The vice-governor with a moustache sitting on their left side said with a smile, "I used to think that those dragon slaughter stories were made up. What a powerful creature a dragon is, we humans want to Dragon slaying, it is absolutely impossible not to pile up hundreds of lives."
"It turns out that we are short-sighted." Sitting on their right, the lieutenant-governor with a beard and obvious bear features on his face grinned and smiled happily, "The real hero is the It can make the impossible possible! We mortals shouldn't use our weakness to speculate on their strength, just look up to them with gratitude and preach their stories!"
With their beginnings, everyone praised them one after another. One was more numb than the other, and the panda had goosebumps when they heard it.
He deliberately refused, but he didn't know how to say it. After thinking for a long time, he said, "It wasn't me who killed the dragon alone..."
"But the key credit lies with you!" The Governor interrupted his humility, "It is true that even without you, the Crusaders should be able to defeat the dragon, but many, many people will die - in addition to using human life to delay time and create I can't think of any other way to deal with that dragon other than the chance to shoot it with a crossbow."
He paused and patted the panda on the shoulder again: "But with you here, we can kill it by force and avoid huge losses."
As he said, he pointed to the crowd: "At that time, I even made a decision that officials at all levels would lead the team to delay the time. If the subordinates died, the superiors would go, and everyone else would have died. I will go personally! It can be said that without you, At least half of the people here today will be lost, and many of them will never be able to return to us."
"Yeah! You've saved a lot of people." James nodded and said, "Without you, we would have prepared at least five or six hundred people to die, and the entire patrol department might fill in, the elites of various churches. , the elites of the nearby tribes, and the decent local adventurers... are likely to die. Maybe in your opinion, what you do is just a matter of course, but in our opinion, you are a well-deserved hero!"
The Governor raised his glass: "Let's toast our heroes!"
"Cheers to the heroes!" The crowd cheered together.
Panda was embarrassed by what they said, and also held up the wine glass. He didn't know what to say at this time, so he simply tilted his neck and drank the spirits in the cup.
After a glass of wine went down, the atmosphere suddenly became much warmer, and everyone stood up one after another and took turns to toast the panda. Especially those who participated in the crusade, without exception, all have the name of thanks. Of course, pandas are not easy to refuse, so they have to drink cup after cup. Often they sit down and take two bites. Before they even have time to say a word, someone toasts again, and I don't know how many cups they drank.
After drinking it, he felt that what he drank was no longer spirits, but boiled water.
(It's kind of bad, I'm afraid I'm drunk...)
It's amazing that his mind is still clear, but he has a sense of alienation. Although he is in the midst of a lively banquet, he is still the core figure of the whole banquet, but he seems to be independent and detached from the world.
As a legendary race, the panda's physique is surprisingly high, which makes him have an extraordinary amount of alcohol. Gradually everyone got a little drunk, but he was still able to sit steadily. Although he thought he was drunk, his eyes were actually bright and clear, and he didn't speak with a big tongue or the meaning of the preface. It showed a huge amount that made Mulandana and these prairie people extremely admire.
"What a hero!" the Governor praised, "He who can fight, eat and drink, this is the most perfect hero!"
The crowd responded with a loud bang, supporting his statement at length.
Panda is speechless about this - what logic! Don't you need to ask about character? You wouldn't have crossed over from an era when nomads galloped on the earth!
The Governor raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then put down the cup and said to the panda: "A hero like you, of course, deserves the honor and status he deserves. I have decided that in the report on the merits of this crusade, List you at the top and recommend you to become our Thracian noble."
He paused and said with a smile, "Dragon Slayer Hero... At least a Viscount is required."
Panda groaned in his heart, and finally understood his intention.