Winotki, who had just eaten the goat's milk meat sauce bun in her mouth, was startled when she heard "70,000 guests", she almost choked on the bun, and quickly poured a mouthful of water to swallow the food into her stomach. Winotki's cousin had only invited thirty guests when she got married, and a wedding of this magnitude was a grand occasion in her small village, and she could never have imagined what a wedding of 70,000 guests would be like.

"Seventy thousand, if 70,000 people crowded into Ibon City for the wedding, it is estimated that the guards in the capital of the entire Duchy of Noo will not be as large as the number of guests. ”

Vittorio ignored the sarcasm, and he continued: "Our potato mercenary group was originally only the head of the Fielder was invited, and the wedding invitation only had the name of the head of the Field, but the invitation card stated that you could bring relatives, friends and subordinates, which means that the Duke of Aldington was ready to hold a very grand wedding from the beginning, and the invitation sent was estimated to be able to notify all the nobles in the entire continent, and the corresponding preparations were definitely able to deal with more than 70,000 people." ”

Fei De didn't question it, because he had just seen a lot of farmers outside Dragonbeard City sending truckloads of crops into Dragonbeard City, and the food and wine that might be used for the winter were all gathered, presumably in preparation for the banquet of tens of thousands of guests.

Lukka asked, "But even if all the nobles on the continent are invited, there shouldn't be as many as 70,000 people..."

"That's right, so there are many non-noble names written on the wedding invitations, such as wealthy merchants, or respected scholars and masters, and it is estimated that even the head of a village in the Duchy of Noo will be invited. ”

After listening to Vittorio's explanation, everyone immediately understood. The Duke of Oldington is a very face-saving nobleman, and his eldest son is about to marry the ice princess of the Winter Kingdom. I'm afraid that even if a beggar wants to participate in it, the Duke of Aldington will serve delicious food, so that everyone on the mainland can witness the prosperity and wealth of the Duchy of Noo.

All this was just to show off, and Fidel remembered the peasants who had brought cartloads of supplies into the city, and their faces were filled with joy, and they did not know if it was because of the wedding of the eldest son of the principality or because the officials here would pay them the corresponding gold coins.

"According to my intelligence, the rebels have also sent their leader to this wedding," Vittorio said, glancing around, "If my information is correct, the men sent have already entered the territory of the Duchy of Noble. ”

Vittorio's words raised everyone's vigilance, and Lukka immediately pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Don't panic, the rebels are also enemies of the Duchy of No, and we are safe here. Patrick calmly sipped his white wine.

"That's right, the rebels are indeed enemies of the Duchy of Noble, but the leader of the invited rebels has a great relationship with the Duke of Oldington, and the invited leader of the rebels is named Rutz, the second son of the Duke of Oldington. ”

It's not the first time that Feder has heard of the name Rutz, and Dockley, who was the deputy head of the mermaid mercenary group at the time, once talked about this name, claiming that Dade, the former leader of the mermaid mercenary group, entrusted it to Fett in the form of a will, asking him to kill the leader of the rebel army, Rutz. This claim was later denied by Captain Kergley, who believed that what Kergley said was Dockley's own personal vendetta, after all, Dade would not have immediately realized that it was a killer sent by Rutz who made such a will. Now Vittorio says that Lutz, one of the leaders of the rebels, is the son of the duke, and it seems that there must be a lot of stories in this.

Luca: "In other words, the person invited is Lord Luthers's younger brother, so it should be just a polite invitation, if Rutz does come to Ebon, he will definitely be arrested and imprisoned." ”

"I think it's the same, this trap is more obvious than a child's lie, that Rutz really thought that he was a brother, so he invited him back to the capital of Ebon, right?" Nur echoed.

Vittorio just shrugged his shoulders, "I'm not familiar with Rutz, his original identity is a high-ranking nobleman, but he came to the rebel army and became the leader of the rebel army who intends to overthrow the power of the Three Duchyes, maybe Rutz is willing to come to his brother's wedding this time There are actually other conspiracies, let's just watch the show." ”

"That's good! That means it's not for us!" Noor put the roast duck leg back into his mouth and chewed hard.

After everyone had eaten and drunk, Winotki found Feder in private.

"Captain Fed... I... I've sold the white gem ring you gave me, Captain, I'm afraid..."

"Let's just put it bluntly. ”

"I'm afraid I'll be rude at the wedding feast," Winotchy's face turned crimson, like a child who had done something wrong, "and... I also don't have any clothes for the party, and I don't know much about aristocratic etiquette..."

Fei De looked at the shy girl in front of him, although Winotki looked very "manly" in front of the other mercenaries, resolute and confident, but in fact she was a peasant girl with low self-esteem, Fei De knew what was hidden in the depths of the other party.

"No problem, you can just follow Noor when the time comes, and you don't need any fancy clothes and aristocratic etiquette. With that, Feder turned to leave, but Winotchy's face didn't show much joy, but a hint of disappointment.

At night, the city of Dragonbeard begins to come alive with many tourists from other places discussing the upcoming wedding loudly, whether they are locals of the Principality of Noao or foreigners, they are planning to enter the city of Ivon in these days to participate in the grand wedding banquet in the city of historical wealth. Fyld heard the other guests loudly praising the Duke of Oldington's generosity, claiming that the Duke of Oldington, in addition to inviting a large number of distinguished guests into the palace, would also feast all over the city, and give free food and drink to all who came to congratulate him and his son. Of course, this will be included in the Duke of Oldington's court budget, so titles such as "the true king of the continent, the noblest duke, and the most generous host" have been crowned on the Duke of Aldington's head, and even in the store where Fielde stayed, the innkeeper waived part of the accommodation fee for travelers.

Since the wedding ceremony was still seven days away, and Patrick advocated not making a big fuss, Feyd planned to enter the sphere of influence of Ebon City in less hurry, and he planned to move west once a day, staying in one city at a time, so that he could go to Ebon City two days before the wedding, and there would naturally be soldiers outside Ebon City to welcome the guests who received the invitations.

At night, Fei De stood alone by the windowsill, looking at the streets that had not yet completely quieted down, and even the Dragonbeard City, far away on the border of the Duchy of No'o, was filled with a festive atmosphere, making people feel that the air here was not so cold. In addition to the 70,000 names invited, there will also be countless civilians who will join in the fun, and it is sure that the city of Evon will be overcrowded, with guests from all over the continent appearing there, waiting to witness the wedding of the Ice Princess of the Winter Kingdom. Fidel thought to himself.

"Captain Fidel, may I come in?" Vittorio's voice came along with a knock at the door.

"The door is unlocked, you can come in. ”

After pushing the door open, Vittorio immediately closed the door, "Captain Field, as far as I know, in addition to the Rebels will send people to attend the wedding, there are also some people who may have unfriendly relations with the Potato Mercenary Regiment will appear at the wedding banquet in Ibon City, I wonder if the subordinates and other captains should be prepared?"

Vittorio was cautious in his words, and Fidel certainly understood what the other party meant. In fact, even before he set off, Fei De thought about the people who needed to be "watched" might appear at the wedding reception. Fidel wrote down all the people he had met since he left Duro Town on a piece of paper - the leader of the One-Eared Mercenary Regiment "False Ear", the Lunar Shield Mercenary Regiment's Alain, the Chief of Staff of the Kosai Kingdom Colin, Viscount Monta, Baron Godan, some hostile officials of the Western Oguna Empire, some people in the Eastern Oguna Empire who regarded themselves as enemies, and the mercenary union with whom he had fought many times, etc. All those who were once enemies, or who were once hostile to each other, could appear in the city of Ebon, even their uncle Evan, the consul of the Republic, the archbishop of the Papal States, and others could come here. These people have more or less had a holiday with themselves, and it took a long time for Fielder to think about how to deal with it. But in the end, Fei De still chose to participate in this wedding, the reason is very simple, fighting with those people has become a thing of the past, but his future Pillar Priest is in front of him, as long as he can find an opportunity to kill the Pillar Priest, then the only contract promise on his body will be lifted, and the responsibility that has always been placed on his shoulders can be let go.

At first, Feder didn't think that getting the Moon Shield would be such a "heavy" price, and it wasn't until Russell sent a letter urging Feder for the first time that Feder realized that this matter couldn't be dragged on forever. Perhaps it was because the Moon Shield, the life weapon, did not exert the power that Fei De had idealized, so Fei felt that this contract commitment was difficult, or perhaps because Fei De realized that the Mercenary Guild was not as easy to deal with as he imagined, and he couldn't even inquire about the whereabouts of the Pillar Priest. In any case, this is an opportunity, a chance to take responsibility off.

"You should be prepared, but don't be too nervous," said Fidel, turning to Vittorio, who looked like a young businessman, "after all, we hesitated for a long time before agreeing to come here for a banquet, and out of seventy thousand invited names, ten thousand would be nice to be able to come in person." ”

Vittorio smiled and nodded, "The head of the regiment is really insightful, and that's what I want to say." Although our mercenary group and the mercenary union have fought each other, they may only send some unimportant people here, no matter how to say that the mercenary union is an organization scattered all over the mainland, it is impossible to mobilize mercenaries to come to the wedding to surround us. In this case, the number of all possible potential enemies is estimated to be extremely small, and we don't have to worry about it at all. ”

"That's basically it. ”

"But I still have something to worry about. ”

"What is it?"

"If this grand wedding doesn't go smoothly, there is a risk that all the guests will be thrown into danger. ”