Nicholas Ka Falar, twenty-seven years old, is the second prince of the Falar Empire and the first heir recognized by the emperor, with gray hair characteristic of the imperial family, a tall and burly body, covered with a knight's half-body armor, and a gorgeous one-handed sword hanging from his waist. I haven't seen him for two years, and compared with when he met at the ball of the Marquis of Snape, Nicholas seems more mature and calm, and the prince is surrounded by more than twenty people, with a very standard smile on his face, as if he has just asked something, and one of the citizens surrounding him is standing in front of his seat, and his expression is solemn and he answers, and the speed of his answer is very fast, and there is no pause or consideration, except for the constant sweat on his forehead, there is no nervousness to speak, but fluent answers always make people feel full of disobedience。 There were two people sitting behind Nicholas, one of them was a middle-aged man of about fifty years old, although Catherine had not seen it, but his aura was not unfamiliar, when they met two years ago, it was this legendary-level powerhouse who hid in the crowd to protect his prince, as for the other unfamiliar face, it seemed to be a golden-level high-level shield warrior, obviously because of the unpleasant meeting at the ball in the Holy Capital, Nicholas once again tried to strengthen the defense force around him.

Hearing the click of the door opening, the shield warrior's body tilted slightly to one side, cleverly blocking all the offensive routes that could be selected from the entrance, and the middle-aged man of the legendary rank leaned into the prince's ear and whispered a few words. Nicholas first motioned with his eyes to the citizen representative who was answering the question to continue, and then turned back as he listened, nodded politely to Catherine, and motioned for a few people to wait aside, his expression was not a little embarrassed, as if nothing had happened two years ago.

"Huh. He became more like his father. Catherine smiled and shook her head, not dissatisfied with the waiting, pulled everyone to sit down in a corner, and whispered: "But I have to admit that now it is not as annoying as before." ”

"That's because it looks like he won't bother you anymore. Pannis teased in a low voice, "If it were two years ago." It is estimated that he has already run directly over to offer his courtesy, how can he continue to sit patiently and listen to others like now. ”

"It's hypocritical. Vivien finally came out of her world for a few seconds, glanced at the dozens of people over there, pouted and sneered: "Obviously, they are all answers that have been memorized countless times and can be recited in dreams, and the people who say it know it in their hearts, and the people who ask it also know in their hearts, it's really a shame that they can still sit there and play this meaningless quiz game seriously." ”

"Don't be too demanding. Freya patted Vivien's floppy hat on top of her head. whispered: "Politicians, it's all like this. Moreover, many times these performances are necessary, whether for the person who speaks, or for the person who listens, or for those outside who are not qualified to enter the room at all, or even for the entire Falar Empire, this hypocritical performance has its necessity. So everyone knows that it's fake, and they will work hard to show it to those who need it. ”

"Waste of time. Waste of life. Vivien snorted coldly, and although she continued to sarcastically, she had already put away the disdain and disgust on her face, and she could be regarded as approving Freya's explanation from a certain point of view.

"Well, thank you for speaking out tonight. With a steady smile, Nicholas stood up and bowed deeply to the people around him. He shook hands with everyone in turn and said, "I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time all night, everyone's opinions and suggestions have inspired me a lot, and when I return to the capital, I will definitely report to my father in detail every one of everyone's speeches." We will do our best to meet everyone's hopes and requests, so please rest assured. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. As soon as Nicholas stood up halfway, everyone had already stood up, and more than 30 people gathered around him, vying to stretch out their hands and shake hands with the prince, and some even held the prince's hand with tears streaming down their faces, and said in a choked voice: "I really hope that our Farrar and all generations can have such a benevolent and wise heir as the prince, so that our country will definitely become the most powerful country in the Yala world." Your Highness, you must take care of your health, the future of the empire still needs you to support it. ”

"Thank you, thank you. Nicholas's smile was perfect, and he patiently shook hands with everyone and said goodbye: "Thank you all for your blessings, but I would rather follow my father for the rest of my life and help him build a stronger empire." ”

The farewell ceremony lasted more than twenty minutes, and when both sides decided that the performance was enough, the representatives of the people dispersed, and finally only Nicholas and his two bodyguards remained in the center of the tavern hall. Only then did His Royal Highness take a deep breath, wipe the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, straighten his somewhat crooked collar, and walk towards the seven members of the adventure group. It can be seen that although the expression on his face is calm and mature, it still hides a trace of imperceptible embarrassment, revealing that his heart is not as calm as it appears, after all, he is not mentally prepared to see Catherine again.

However, even so, he still walked up to Catherine at an even speed, and after a pause, he said with a smile: "I really didn't expect to meet a few masters here, I feel honored to have the arrival of the masters, I don't know what arrangements the masters have for coming to Farrar this time, if there is nothing too important, why don't I be a guide for everyone, take the masters around for a few days, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the north of Falar." ”

Nicholas didn't say a word about what had happened two years ago, and even the eyes that looked at Catherine and Pannis were just like looking at an ordinary friend, and from him, there was no sign of the fanaticism with which he pursued Catherine in the first place. Catherine didn't express any surprise at his appearance, she seemed to have thought that things would develop like this, in her heart, it was normal for Nicholas to have this kind of expression, and if the other party was still pestering herself as she did two years ago, it would be something worth expressing surprise.

Therefore, Catherine returned the salute with knightly courtesy, and said in a calm voice: "Thank you, Your Highness Nicholas, although we are looking forward to visiting the beautiful Faral, but this time I am afraid that it will not work, we have very important things to do on this trip, and this time I have taken the liberty to visit you, it is also for this important matter, I don't know if you can set aside a little time, let's discuss it in detail." ”

"Of course, of course, it's my pleasure. Nicholas pointed sideways to the place where he had just sat and said, "Everyone, please come here, let's sit down and talk in detail." (To be continued......)

ps: Well, I tried my best, but I didn't save the manuscript, and once I met Kavin, it was the end of this tragedy. It's hard to write a recent paragraph, who didn't have enough experience for me, I hope you will bear with me.

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