Chapter 64: The meeting begins
Greenland is much quieter today than usual, not only today, but probably for the next few days, until the end of the meeting convened by Krylov III.
No one dared to make a fuss at such a time, except that the slums were still so 'lively' on the surface, and even the gangsters in the slums had been warned by the city guards, because whatever they threw at the calm lake would cause ripples on the water, and now even a breeze blowing through the water would touch the sensitive nerves of the city guards.
Horses and horses rode magnificent carriages from all parts of the royal capital, Greenland, and drove to the palace with awe and longing in the eyes of the people.
The spinning wooden wheels pressed against the flat stone bricks, and the horses were driven by a coachman sent by the royal family, and the delicate and luxurious carriage was suspended with a magical mark - a sword and a black dragon!
The black dragon and the maid sat in the carriage with their eyes closed, and only looked out the window when they passed the palace gate.
Soldiers in bright silver armor stood on both sides of the road, standing solemnly in the not-so-hot sun.
Outside the palace, there were many commoners and merchants gathered, if it was usual, it is estimated that some people have begun to wonder if this group of untouchables is besieging the palace and preparing to rebel, but no one will think so today or in the next few days.
The heralds and clerks were ready outside the door, and there must have been heralds and clerks in the chamber, but the main duty of these officers who were now standing outside the court was to relay to the commoners what was 'discussed' in the meeting.
The carriage stopped at the main entrance of the palace, and the royal court, known as 'Ecolo', did not look gloomy, and the light filtered through the transparent glass, reflecting the palace in a golden appearance.
During the construction process, a large number of gold and silver colors were applied, and the interior tiles of the imposing palace were polished to a shiny finish, reflecting the light on the crystal chandeliers.
The court attendants lowered their heads and brows as Duke and his Lady walked through the empty court corridor, their leather shoes stepping on the white tiles with a crisp echo.
The ubiquitous arcane runes indicate the fact that the palace is actually a 'mage tower'.
The armor placed around the corners and along the corridors is not an ordinary ornament, but a powerful structure.
Occasionally, you can see some of the energy pipes exposed outside the wall, but you can't see it if you don't look closely, because the palace has long been integrated into one and has become an amazing part of the palace design.
The noise behind the open door of the conference hall did not make the black dragon and the maid feel any discomfort, the court attendant stood respectfully outside the door, and the lord's wife took the arm of the legitimate lord of the sad wind and walked into the brightly lit hall.
Instead of wearing a black and white maid outfit, she wore a long black lace dress, and it was rumored that the 'wise maid chief' and the 'mighty Duke of Sorrow' came together, but all the nobles were very unfamiliar with them.
It's not that they've never seen their portraits or magical images, but most of the nobles present have actually seen these two figures living in aristocratic rumors for the first time.
After a moment's hesitation, many people recognized the two of them.
Baron Isaac and Viscount Boggs, who were sitting in the back row on the left, turned their heads with a good smile on their faces, while Baron Daniel, who was sitting in the back row on the right, frowned when he saw them.
The chamber was large, and the seats were faintly divided into two columns, flanked and in the middle by an aisle, and at the front was undoubtedly the king's chair, which, when seated, was able to face all the nobles.
It's like a church, but the seats are not benches, but soft chairs!
Only the front seats are arranged in a row, and there is no separation in between.
The seats were provisional, and were not originally divided into two rows, with only the aisles on either side.
Just by the distribution of seats, many people understood what Krylov III wanted to do, and they had already found their seats.
However, this seating arrangement made the swaying centrists feel their scalps tingle - Krylov III was forcing them to take sides!
No matter how you look at these seats, you know that they can't be filled, so what are the extra seats for?
There was a big gap between the seats in the first row and the seats in the back - it was the seat of the real nobles, whether they were localists or royalists, although the centrist nobles were not forced to stand in line, but in the face of Krylov III, even if they were not forced to stand in line, in fact it was about the same.
Although Krylov III was a very expressive king, it cannot be denied that he was also very capable, as he is now, and it seems that he has inadvertently distinguished between 'enemies' and 'subordinates'.
But do 'undercover agents' exist? It's hard to say.
However, this is also an unavoidable thing, and as long as there is party strife, then this kind of thing cannot be avoided.
Due to the need to sit down, the female nobles were not wearing traditional clothes similar to the Crinolin skirts, but when they saw Selina in a simple black evening dress with her hair tied up, and Cervantes in a sack suit, their eyes flashed with amazement, and some even exclaimed.
The costumes of this world are very troublesome, very close to the traditional medieval costumes of Europe, the evening dress and sack suit were drawn by the maid for the tailor to make, and the small suitcase carried by the maid was a space equipment, which was made by a female mage, and it is said that there is only one in this world, which is the collection of Cervantes.
Although it can only hold clothes, it is enough to hold the mage robes and these dresses on their bodies.
Serena is actually a maid control, but what she likes is not the maid but the maid outfit itself, and there are many styles of maid outfits in her suitcase, as well as erotic styles.
So wherever she went, she only needed to carry this small suitcase, food and water could be taken care of on the spot, and her clothes were all packed in the suitcase.
Originally, she thought that Krylov III would hold a ball, so she brought a dress, but she didn't expect him to hold a ball instead of a ball, but a dress that came in handy.
Cervantes walked down the left aisle with his wife, and many of the nobles present had their eyes on them until the two of them were seated......
Yes!
The nobles watched in shock as Cervantes sat in the first row with the maid.
But no one spoke, not even the great nobles.
This is the privilege of the 'Grand Duke of the Sad Wind'!
The great nobles watched the maid sit down, but frowned and said nothing.
They sit in the first row, unless they turn around, no one can see their eyes, even if there are nobles willing to give them a top bag, they can't remind those nobles when to speak, when not to speak, then the role of pig teammates is great, or it is a 'total annihilation'.
And this is only the disadvantage of the local faction, and the royalists naturally do not question their monarch.
So before the meeting officially began, many local nobles reminded their colleagues who looked like pig teammates, telling them not to talk casually during the meeting, and it was better not to talk.
There is a danger to this, because most of the nobles are proud, that is, they may know that they are not smart, but they will still be angry with the warnings of their colleagues.
Krylov III's move cannot be said to be insignificant, and he did a good job of dividing the enemy.
But the maid still didn't think much of Krylov III, even though he had now shown his abilities, not just blood, not any abilities.
The local aristocracy is powerful, and he still dares to do this, if he is not overconfident, then he has no fear.
I'm afraid that the strength of the Tragic Wind family is beyond his calculations, that is to say, Andrei IV has accumulated so much power for his son before?
What a terrible man!
When the seats in the chamber were slowly filled, Krylov III also appeared in his place.
He glanced at the audience and bowed slightly.
"So-"
"The meeting begins!"