Chapter 114 Attending the Banquet
Although it was just an encounter, it was still twenty thousand versus three thousand. However, the Grand Duke led the army back to the fortress with a look of victory in sight and a triumphant victory. Although this move is ironclad evidence that the Grand Duke is very happy with his achievements, it can also illustrate the behavior necessary to boost morale. When Paladin returned to his tent, he was about to relax his vaginal muscles. The sky outside dimmed, and the round moon replaced the sun in the gray sky. The surviving soldiers held strong drinks and sat around the campfire, eating crude barbecue and telling third-rate jokes, or talking about a so-called thrilling battle many years ago.
Suddenly, Salil walked out of a nearby tent and walked up to Paladin: "Put this on." Paladin glanced at the robe that Salil handed over. Pick it up and spread it out. But he was surprised to find that the off-white robe had patterns woven with gold threads, and the fabric was made of extremely expensive raw silk! The price of this raw silk is quite high! Paladin sniffed it gently, with a look of fondness in his eyes. This robe still has a faint scent of refreshing grass. It must have been cooked with spices. Spice, this is spice! The price of spices is even higher than gold!
Seeing how much Paladin couldn't put it down, Salil handed over another scepter. This is a scepter made entirely of silver and emitting silver light. The scepter has patterns of gold and jade bracelets. On the top is a cross made entirely of silver. It can't help but be gorgeous, and it's not vulgar at all. Paladin took the scepter and played with it back and forth. He stood up happily and said, "Thank you, Archbishop. Please wait for me." Salil saw Paladin put on his robe and play with the silver scepter back and forth. Then he solemnly took out a small silver cross pendant and hung it around his neck. At first glance, he looks like a noble and holy priest! Although he is a clergyman. .
Salil also looked at Paladin's appearance with great satisfaction. He said happily: "Don't blame me for being blunt. You are not handsome, but you still have a certain temperament. At least you won't be embarrassed at the banquet later." Paladin smiled without saying a word, and followed Salil out of the camp. , go to the fortress. In fact, Paladin knew it. Salil also had some capable people around him, but he did not take them with him because they were not nobles, but he was a noble. In the power of this noble, being one of them makes dealing with people much more effective.
Looking at the city gate that was so tall that people looked up at it, Paladin walked into the largest and most powerful fortress in the Principality of Kasmi for the first time. The flat stone floor, the open taverns and shops on both sides, and the magic lamps erected on the street made Paladin think that he was back in Adley. If it weren't for the well-equipped guards passing by on the road, wearing pot helmets and holding hooks and sickles, and some potbellied businessmen driving carriages who planned to come to the fortress to make a war fortune.
The hired mercenaries took the few silver coins they had just been issued and went to hang out in Wenrou Township, as well as the huge crossbows and catapults that appeared and disappeared on the city wall. Only then did Paladin break this illusion. Listening to Saril beside me, he introduced these shops and workshops with emotion. Paladin turned around to inspect the perimeter of the fortress. It is very obvious that the outermost layout of the fortress is like a city. But when Paladin and Salil passed through a city gate inside and entered under the respectful eyes of the guards, the atmosphere of the town disappeared instantly.
Towering bunkers and dense soldiers, there are dense holes on both sides. From time to time, you can see catapults as high as a building. There is also a wooden wall built on the city wall to defend against bows and arrows. Everything in front of me was incompatible with the gentle town just now. It is a chilling and cold blue-gray. Walking among these soldiers, Paladin and Salil were silent and did not speak. He quickened his pace and quickly entered the third floor, passed through the third city gate, and after the fourth city gate, he finally reached the castle in the center. To be honest, if Paladin had to come alone tonight, even if someone showed him the way, he would definitely get lost in the numerous forked roads in the castle.
After walking through a long spiral staircase, Salil opened the door in front of him. What comes into view is a wide corridor. At the end of the corridor, there were bursts of laughter and conversation. Two guards stood guard at the door, and a red raw silk curtain hung in front of it. Paladin looked at this style and once again deeply felt what luxury was! In comparison, Andrew's behavior can be trashed!
A large piece of red raw silk is rendered with expensive dyes, and then just used as a door curtain! This door curtain alone costs at least fifty gold coins! This is still expensive but not marketable. You must know that most dyes can only be purchased from the nine elven tribes in the south, while raw silk can only be traded from the far west, the Mulam Dynasty behind the huge Morola Desert. This door curtain requires two extreme products from the mainland to produce, but it can only be used as a door curtain! Paladin stood aside in shock. After the guard checked Salil's identity, he immediately bent down with great respect, walked through the curtain and opened the heavy wooden door.
The sweet music of the Qasmi nobles floated from inside, and Paladin stepped in. What flashed before my eyes was gorgeousness! The extremely spacious hall has two floors, connected by a staircase in the middle. On both sides are pillars made of polished white flower stone and waded with gold. The ground was made of very soft and brightly colored fur from an unknown monster. Near the wall is a dining table covered with white cloth, on which there are many strange delicacies that Paladin has never seen before. All kinds of drinks and desserts are available. There are also several chefs carefully preparing a cheese-like dessert.
Not to mention that the walls on both sides are full of fancy and bizarre murals and heroic legends. Just the huge glazed magic crystal lamp above his head made Paladin almost lose his temper and open his mouth! Hundreds of fine magic crystals are embedded in the grooves of gold. With his years of knowledge, Paladin could also see that the extremely tedious and complicated alchemy circle above was constantly urging the magic crystal to emit energy. The entire magic lamp emits a soft yellow light under the action of hundreds of magic crystals. Looking down, countless nobles were wearing gorgeous clothes, and beautiful ladies in corseted floor-length skirts were holding wine in their hands. They were divided into small groups of three very elegantly and politely, chatting with each other about their recent experiences and stories.
"Well, the people in this hall are the rulers of the principality." Salil came to Paladin and joked with a proud tone. Paladin nodded slightly, his eyes filled with madness and pursuit that Salil could not imagine: "It's so beautiful! This is the real life! And..." But before Paladin finished speaking, his expression was slightly stunned. ! Because at this moment, from his other perspective, the clone, something unexpected happened.