As beautiful background animations and melodious music played, two NPC hosts slowly walked onto the stage. The two hosts were a man and a woman. What was slightly interesting was that the male host was a human in his thirties called Francois. The female NPC was a young Elf named Cheryl.
"Welcome to the 41st Continental Peace Prize Award Gala. I'm your host, Francois," Francois said with a smile. He seemed to be a humorous person.
"I'm your host, Cheryl. Thank you for coming." The Elf Cheryl also bowed slightly. She looked very dignified.
"Peace in the continent is the common wish of everyone. On this continent, humans, elves, dwarves, and even beastmen, demons, and the undead all yearn for peace. However, it's a pity that due to various reasons, peace has yet to arrive, and the war is still ongoing. This Continental Peace Prize is a platform for the pioneers of peace to showcase themselves. I hope that under their leadership, the continent will finally move towards peace and keep the world away from war." Francois said.
"Clap clap clap clap …" The audience applauded. Even Morrisa, who was standing beside Li Huailin, clapped.
"Cheryl, I heard that you didn't want to attend this gala. There was a misunderstanding between the Human Empire and the Elf Empire, which led to the outbreak of war. Although the war ended two days ago, it was still a very unpleasant experience. Why did you decide to attend today?" Francois suddenly asked.
"It's like this. I'm here today to thank someone. To be honest, the entire Elf Race is grateful to him. In order to thank him, I have to come." Cheryl glanced at Li Huailin, who was sitting in the first row. She then continued, "I hope that he can receive the award today. If he is the final winner, I will definitely thank him when he goes on stage."
"Oh, is that so?" On the other side, Francois smiled and said, "Why do I feel like you're a little moved today?"
"Hahahaha …" A burst of laughter immediately came from the audience.
"Yeah, indeed a little. Who asked my benefactor to be so attractive?" Cheryl said very generously on the other side.
"Then I hope your dream comes true," Francois said. Francois said, "After saying so much, it's time for us to introduce our five candidates. Otherwise, everyone will think that the two of us are the protagonists today."
"Yes, let's introduce the first candidate. Please look at the big screen." Cheryl waved her hand at the crystal screen behind her.
The crystal screen behind him immediately began to play a scene. It was a scene of a group of children playing, and a middle-aged woman's narration began to slowly narrate.
"She is an ordinary old human. She is an ordinary farmer. She is the 'mother' of 137 orphans. Her husband died early on in the battlefield, but she didn't remarry. Over the past 62 years, she adopted countless orphans who lost their parents in the war. With the meager income she earned from farming and the money she earned from weaving, she raised 137 orphans and raised them into adults. She is the most beautiful mother on the continent — Kyla Marceau. "
The scene finally stopped at a group photo. In the middle was a white-haired old woman, and she was surrounded by a circle of children. The older children were only 17 or 18 years old, and the younger ones were still in someone else's arms. Everyone was hugging each other tightly. It was a very heartwarming photo.
As the narration ended, the audience immediately burst into thunderous applause.
"Thank you, Lady Kayla Marceau. Thank you for letting me feel a trace of warmth in this late autumn. Today, not only have we invited Lady Kayla Marceau, but we have also invited all 137 of her children here. Please welcome them." Francois stepped forward and pointed. A beam of light immediately shone a few rows behind Li Huailin. It was where a large group of children were sitting. Kayla was sitting in the middle with a smile on her face. When she saw the light, she stood up and bowed slightly.
The people at the scene immediately gave this great mother a round of applause. The children also looked proud and applauded for their mother.
"Thank you, everyone. Thank you." Kayla did not say much. She only kept bowing to everyone.
"What an ordinary but great mother. She also reminds me of my own mother. Looks like I'll have to go home after I go back today," Francois said.
"Yeah." Cheryl also nodded. "Seeing such a great mother, I can't help but cheer for her."
"However, although Ms. Kayla is very great, the five candidates today have all made great contributions to the continent's peace. Let's take a look at the second candidate." Francois pointed at the big screen again.
Narrator: "2,430 kilometers. What's the length of that? The length of the Reinze River? The length of the Dilmas Mountains? None of those. This is the length that a human would walk in a year … "
The screen began to play a video of a person carrying the continent's peace flag giving a speech.
"Norbert. Three years ago, he was just an ordinary imperial official. However, an encounter with the God of Light turned him into a warrior who fought on the frontline for the continent's peace. In three years, he traveled to every city on the continent and gave tens of thousands of peace speeches. Just last year alone, he visited more than 700 cities on the continent and traveled more than 2,430 kilometers. What an amazing number …"
The award ceremony proceeded in an orderly manner. The candidates and their achievements were introduced one by one in front of everyone. The third candidate was a dwarf craftsman. He was nominated because he invented a method to grow food in the southern map, which allowed tens of thousands of poor villagers living there to make a living.
The fourth candidate was naturally Ceci. She published a series of research on adventurers and the relationship between indigenous people and adventurers. Thus, she became the youngest nominee for the Continental Peace Prize.
After receiving the applause from the audience, Ceci sat down with satisfaction. "I'm the winner of the award, right?"
"You haven't introduced me yet," Li Huailin said.
"Introduce you for what?" Ceci asked curiously.
"I'm also a candidate," Li Huailin said.
"Eh? You're a candidate? Aren't you a guest? What did you do? "Ceci asked curiously.
"What I've done is too great …" Li Huailin said proudly, then pointed to the stage. "You see me."
As expected, Cheryl began to introduce. "The last nominee is really a great figure. To be honest, I feel a little flattered to introduce him now. Especially as a member of the elf race, I can't express my gratitude to him in words."
"Look, Cheryl, as a host, you can't be biased." Francois said with a smile. "But he's indeed an admirable figure and the pride of the human race. Everyone, please look at the big screen."
The screen was not a voice-over or a promotional video, but an interview-style interview with an Elven NPC on the screen.
"I heard that in this war, you lost your husband and all your children. You were almost caught and sent to a military brothel?" the reporter asked.
"Yes." The elf NPC nodded. "The village was burned down, and everyone died. This was all done by the great hero, the Duke of Aquitaine. I must thank him!"
The scene changed. It was another interview.
"The village is gone, and everyone died … The Duke of Aquitaine? He's the greatest hero I've ever seen. Although he's a human, I still have to thank him. "
"Thank you, the Duke of Aquitaine, for bringing me here. I'm living a good life in the military brothel … You're saying that the Duke of Aquitaine is a candidate for the Continental Peace Prize? That's great, this prize must be his. Look at what he's done to me and my sisters. How can he not receive this prize! "
After a long interview, the screen changed to a large area of burned houses. A few teams of elf soldiers were moving the corpses that hadn't been cleared away. The screen then turned to the white valley. Until now, the corpses had been cleared away quickly. Now, they were piled up in layers.
Along with this scene, the female narration slowly sounded. "Within a week, 100,000 members of the Silver Wind Guards were killed, and more than 100,000 families were broken. At the same time, he killed more than 3,300 innocent villagers, sent nearly 2,000 female elves to the military brothel, destroyed nearly a hundred elven villages, and left tens of thousands of elves homeless. Although he's a human, his contributions to the elven race can't be expressed in words … He's the Duke of Aquitaine of the Nasser Empire, the broad-minded Ruolin. "
At the end of the scene, the elf queen, Rachel, appeared on the screen. "You mean the Duke of Aquitaine? Yes, thank him for everything he's done for the elven race. Sincerely, sincerely, thank him for everything he's done. He's the greatest human I've ever seen. On behalf of the entire elven race, I support him in winning the Continental Peace Prize."
Clap, clap, clap, clap … Thunderous applause sounded. There was no need for the emcee to say anything. The group of peace-loving people below the stage started clapping spontaneously. Although Francois and Cheryl couldn't be biased, they also started clapping. Cheryl's eyes reddened as she clapped.
"When I was writing the book, the computer actually did so many amazing things?" Ceci looked at Li Huailin and said in surprise.
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