With the sound of the horn, everyone in the banquet hall stopped talking, and they turned around and looked ahead with serious expressions. Under the gaze of everyone, I saw that the white and heavy door inlaid with golden patterns slowly opened, and then, Lydia's figure appeared in front of everyone.

The girl walking on the red carpet wore a white and flawless long dress, the flowing golden lines shone with a hazy light, and Lydia's two slender legs could be clearly seen through the translucent light gauze at the hem of the skirt underneath. The bare shoulders and arms are particularly dazzling in the faint light, and the compact and close-fitting dress supports the girl's plump and round breasts, and with the pair of beautiful eyes and long blond hair, it is really addictive.

Seeing this scene, Rhodes couldn't help but shake his head, at this time he suddenly remembered a rumor that someone said when he was flooding the game forum before, that is, there used to be good people who were bored and had nothing to do to visit Lydia every day, and it turned out that whether it was morning, noon or night, Lydia wore the same clothes every day, although there were sometimes similarities in color and style, but she had never seen her wear the same dress for several days in a row. This player was also bored enough, and he actually had nothing to do to follow Lydia for more than a year, and it turned out that for 365 days this year, Lydia at least wore a completely different outfit every day, and also made all these stickers into materials and posted them on the Internet for everyone to enjoy. Of course, most players don't actually have the aesthetic level of clothes, and most of them belong to the type of "beautiful women look good in everything", so most people will hardly be idle to do things and study what Lydia wears. Because of this, this small detail was not discovered until it was released by that player, but it was just a joke, after all, this is a game. At most, it can only be said that the production team is delicate, and they can really design so many sets of clothes for Lydia that are not the same, and change them in reality, which is really a blatant waste and crime...............

But now seeing Lydia appear in such a dress that he had never seen before, it did make Rod stunned for a moment, and he thought about it carefully. It seems that the few times he met Lydia before, she seemed to be wearing different clothes............

Just as Rod was in the middle of his memory, Lydia seemed to notice his gaze, she turned her head slightly to look at Rod, and then the corners of her mouth curled up into an imperceptible smile, and then Lydia's gaze swept over the side and placed on Lijie's body. And at the moment when Lydia looked at Lijie. As if sensing something, her eyes widened slightly, and then she swept Rhodes back on, a look of amusement in her eyes, and then Lydia withdrew her gaze.

It was only a moment, and the others didn't notice any change in Lydia's expression in just a few seconds, and she still held her head up proudly and confidently as before. Surrounded by nobles and attendants, he walked down the red carpet to the throne. And this time. The eyes of the nobles were also all focused on Lydia. And this time, the nobles looked at Lydia with reverence and admiration.

Lydia was a wise and powerful ruler, as the nobles did not fail to know, and she had excellent and extensive political experience. and with a thunderous and lightning-like iron wrist, she has a soft and warm side, but also has the characteristics of dictatorship and tyranny. To be honest, at the beginning, many nobles in the royal party did not have much confidence in this girl who took the throne in a hurry. At that time, the reason why they gathered around Lydia was more to protect their status and interests, because they were the royal party, so their interests and power were naturally closely related to the royal family, and if they didn't support Lydia, there would be only a dead end. Later, Lydia showed an iron hand beyond the imagination of the royal party, and suppressed the conspiracy and rebellion of the reformers in one fell swoop, which immediately surprised the nobles loyal to the royal party. However, many of them are deeply skeptical, although it is their "political need" that the reformers often smear the royal party, but the so-called no wind and no waves, at least sometimes Lydia's performance is indeed worthy of the reformers' attack on her, that is, her "iron-blooded suppression". To tell the truth, not only did the reformers not expect, but even many nobles in the royal party expressed unprecedented surprise at Lydia's killer, the Principality of Moon has been established for so many years, and there has never been an archangel in history who is so blatantly greedy for pleasure and fierce in his methods. So they are also worried about whether it is the right decision to follow such a ruler themselves.

But now, they feel like they've made a wise decision.

Because Lydia actually swept away the power of the reformers!!

This is a feat that the previous Grand Dukes of the Principality of Moon have not been able to do!!

There are many reasons why the reformers were able to develop and grow in the Principality of Moon, one of the reasons is that although the previous archangels of the Principality of Moon were a little dissatisfied with them, they did not make much of a move, at most they warned them not to let the Principality fall into chaos, but this made the reformers more confident, they thought that the reason why the Principality did not attack them was that they did not dare to touch them, which is also the fact that the Principality of Moon was a country ruled by angels, and it was impossible for angels to kill innocents indiscriminately. If so, wouldn't you become a fallen devil? So under this thought, their behavior became more and more unscrupulous, of course, the reformers did not expect them to be able to overthrow the archangel to rule the Duchy of Moon, but as long as they could make the south independent and become an independent country, then it would be enough for them.

Because of this, the reformers are acting more and more unscrupulously, so they plan to take advantage of Lydia to take the throne, because Lydia at that time was just a little girl, and the reformers didn't talk about her at all.

As a result, Lydia soon used practical actions to let the reformers know what she was "afraid of".

It was after that bloody repression that the reformers were shaken, perhaps because the pressure exerted on them by the previous Grand Dukes was too gentle, so that now as soon as Lydia flashed her glittering butcher's knife, they immediately began to jump up and down like rabbits frightened. In the end, the choice of rebel independence.

Then they felt for themselves how sharp Lydia's butcher's knife was.

It is inevitable that the reformers will be swept away, and it is inevitable that the blood will be shed, and in the next time, although they will not necessarily die completely, but with Lydia here, it is impossible for the reformers to resurrect from the ashes. This also exhilarates the royal party that has been fighting with the reformers for hundreds of years. In the past, although they also wanted to be able to eradicate the reformers, who told them to follow the archangel? Angels don't like to kill, and they don't like meaningless death. This also made the royal party feel that it was impossible to use it. In fact, the royal party has had several opportunities to knock down the reformers, but the archangel is merciful and unwilling to do so, and they have no choice. It can be said that the nobles have been less and less confident in the royal family for a period of time, and they feel that it is not that they do not work hard, but the Grand Duke himself is unwilling to do so, what can they do? I can only watch the reformists grow bigger and bigger day by day. Day by day, I became more confident, and even later I even looked at them with my chin raised, fuck! Those nouveau riche in the south want to have no background, want military merits without military merits, and want history without history, and they dare to look down on us with those stinky money!? What kind of world is this!!

Now that Lydia is doing this, she has finally helped them out of a bad breath, not only a bad breath. The threat is gone, and the cake is getting bigger. Such a happy result, but they never imagined!

Because of this, Lydia is now in the limelight, and she has the support of almost everyone in the Duchy of Moon——— except for those who have been locked up in dungeons waiting for the death penalty.

Facing the crowd in front of him. The smile on Lydia's face did not change in the slightest, she sat on the throne leisurely, raised her head——— although Lydia was still a petite girl, everyone present had an illusion the moment they felt her gaze. That is, at this moment, the archangel was sitting above the clouds, looking down on everything that was mortal, and before her eyes, everything was so small.

At this moment, the court archmage Amund stepped forward, he coughed lightly, then looked at the crowd and spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate, we are here to celebrate an unprecedented victory, we have eliminated a cancer that has parasitized the Principality, and we have once again freed our country from danger and crisis. Those thugs who try to split the country with their own selfish interests will be judged and punished justly! Because of their stupid and greedy actions, countless people have fallen into the shadow of death filled with war and gunsmoke, and they will pay the price for their actions! And those warriors who tried to stop them and defeated their ambitions will also be rewarded at this moment! ”

Hearing this, the nobles suddenly became energetic, they looked at Lydia and Amund intently, their eyes showed joy and anticipation, after all, this is also a war, to see who can get more wealth, commercial channels and territory war, if the old nobles can obtain huge benefits, then they can stabilize their position. And if the emerging nobles can obtain all this, then their strength can be greatly enhanced, and they may be able to match the three major families——— or even surpass them!

There was nothing to say about the next awards, as everyone expected, the three nobles won the right to rule the main territories in the south, and the southern harbor, as the center of the riot, was not handed over to others, but was directly managed by the royal party, and the other new forces also took over the cake left by the reformers, either fruit or cream, in short, everyone had a share.

However, there is also one thing that many people did not expect.

That's the reward for Marlene.

In the previous rumors, many people believed that with Marlene's dazzling exploits, coupled with the status of the Shania family, this time she could at least obtain a lord title, an earl title or an archmage of the court. But unexpectedly, when Marlene was summoned to Lydia, Lydia only praised her for her outstanding performance in this war, and then conferred on her the titles of Honorary Mage and Scholar of the Court, and then ......... There is no then.

That's it?

Many nobles' eyes widened in surprise as they watched Marlene respectfully accept the badge that Lydia had given her, representing the titles of court mage and scholar. The titles of Honorary Mage and Court Scholar are of course honorable, but many times they only have a literal status, because these two positions are idle, without their own private soldiers, without their own territory, and without any real power. Logically speaking. This reward is generally given to those who make soy sauce. But Marlene performed well, everyone saw her performance in their eyes and took it to heart, which is why before the celebration banquet began, many people began to rumor that Marlene would definitely be able to receive a rich reward this time.

But.................. Now what's going on?

Could it be that Her Highness Lydia feels that the Senia family is a threat and intends to weaken their strength?

In the face of the speculation of the nobles, Marlene did not have any change in expression, she raised her head, full of pride and pride. It was not as disappointed and inconceivable as the other nobles, on the contrary, it seemed like a great honor for her. Even her father, the patriarch of the Shania family, had been watching the whole process with a smile on his face, and even when Lydia announced the reward, his expression did not change in the slightest, and he wondered if it was because his city was deep enough, or because he had already been mentally prepared for it.

However, the nobles had not yet been able to discuss what the results were. Lydia had already called out her next name.

"Rhodes. Elante. ”

Hearing his name, Rod frowned. Then he put away his thoughts——— he, like the other nobles, was quite surprised and puzzled that Marlene had received such a small nominal honor, but now he did not have time to think about it, and when he heard Lydia's call, Rhodes straightened his clothes, and then stepped forward under the gaze of everyone. Came to the front of the throne, bowed slightly, and made a bowing gesture. Seeing Rhodes come to her, a soft smile appeared on Lydia's face.

"Sir Rod, in the midst of this war. You have done your job well, and together with General Garcia, you have smashed the Reformers' attempt to invade Parfield, and you have successfully completed your mission........." With that, Lydia stood up, and then, she made a gesture to the side, and soon, an angel of war stepped forward with a crimson velvet cushion in his hand, and on it, there was a silver-white badge ——— on it!!

A silver badge!!

Seeing this scene, many nobles suddenly widened their eyes in surprise, and they stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks to see more clearly, because when they saw this badge, they suddenly remembered something!!

But Lydia did not let the curiosity of these nobles suffer for too long, she reached out and picked up the silver-white badge——— this time everyone could clearly see the pattern of the badge, it was a cross-shaped president, its sides were carved with sacred runes, and in the middle you could vaguely see the pattern of an angel stretching his wings.

"Sir Rod, in recognition of your outstanding performance, I am here, on behalf of me and the royal family, to confer on you the Holy Cross, as well as the title of Earl, and, from now on, you will be the lord of the Glenber Territory, responsible for everything there, and I hope that you will continue to work hard to live up to this honor and responsibility."

Hearing this, the nobles below suddenly exploded with a "boom"!

Order of the Holy Cross!! This is not an honor that everyone can get!! In the Duchy of Moon, the Order of the Holy Cross is second only to the Divine Order of Creation, and the people who can obtain this medal are those who have made great achievements for the Duchy of Moon, in fact, at the beginning, the nobles really did not expect that anyone could be eligible for this medal, because the suppression of the rebellion was not very difficult, and there were no large-scale wars, so they did not think about this aspect at the beginning. But now, this young man has received such an unexpected award!!

The Order of the Holy Cross is not only an honor, but also a symbol of status and status, in the Duchy of Moon, as long as anyone who holds this badge, he has almost the same treatment and power as a general, not only that, as long as he holds this badge, he can even mobilize any army except the local main battle regiment for his own use. In addition, in the history of the Duchy of Moon, almost all those who were lucky enough to receive the Order of the Holy Cross became a powerful force within the Duchy of Moon in the future!

Rhodes obviously did not perform well in this war, but he was able to obtain this Holy Cross, some nobles with active brains immediately reacted, it seems that this young man is indeed inseparable from the fire in Grosso before, indeed, from this point of view, Rhodes has made a very big contribution, although Lydia did not say it directly, but this kind of thing would not be said by a person with a normal IQ.

In the face of Lydia's commendation, even Rhodes himself was a little surprised, as a veteran player of the Duchy of Moon, of course he knew the meaning of the Holy Cross, but he didn't expect that Lydia would actually take this thing out as a reward for herself......... Soon, however, Rhodes retracted his expression, and he first solemnly thanked Lydia before reaching out and accepting the medal. But just when Rod took the medal, suddenly he felt Lydia holding his hand tightly, Rod raised his head in surprise, and then he saw Lydia's eyes with a little sly smile, and the archangel winked at Rod playfully, as if some conspiracy had succeeded, which made Rod a little confused, but he didn't say anything, but thanked Lydia, and then solemnly accepted the medal, and then turned to leave.

With Rhodes' resignation, the award ceremony came to an end, and soon, the sound of light music sounded, marking the official beginning of the banquet, and the nobles began to relax, intending to enjoy the joy of food and victory in this beautiful and relaxing music. At the same time, some people with intentions plan to take this opportunity to get close to Rod and have a good relationship with him, after all, even fools can see who the biggest winner is this time.

But at this time, they found that a young man walked out of the crowd with a blue face, came to Rod, and blocked his way.

"Wait a minute, Sir Elant."

He reached out to block Rhodes and looked up, his pale blue eyes staring at him like falcons.

"Who are you?"

Seeing someone blocking his way, Rod raised his eyebrows, and then he looked at the other party and asked.

"My name is Antonio. Williams, is a member of the Williams family. But it doesn't matter to you or me, Sir Elant. Because I'm not standing here to greet you. Antonio straightened up, and he took off the glove of his right hand. On the contrary, I am here to ask for a duel with you! (To be continued.) )