At the end of winter in the Donglan Royal Palace, the Holy Church's diplomatic group led by Cardinal Soros had a friendly discussion with Princess Renée. Both sides exchanged their opinions on the current international situation, gained a better understanding of each other, deepened their friendship, and reached a preliminary consensus … Obviously, none of the above would happen.
First, the Holy Church's diplomatic group was currently hesitating in their hotel. For some reason, they had yet to send me a formal message. As for Donglan's diplomatic group, only Kelly was openly dealing with them. Renée and I were both avoiding them. It was quite obvious that both sides lacked sincerity. At the very least, I had no intentions of meeting them at all until I was fully prepared. You want to meet me in private? Go find me first.
There was only less than a week left until the "Day of Peace" memorial ceremony. Diffindor's streets were already filled with all sorts of people. All the shops were decorated with simple decorations and ribbons made from cloth. The atmosphere of the festival was already quite festive.
If one took a closer look, due to the lack of resources and resources, it would be impossible to see any expensive artwork or decorations. Extravagant decorations like the Ottoman Empire's extravagant decorations would be impossible. However, the Northlanders had their own clever tricks. Even if artificial scenery wasn't enough, natural scenery was still pretty good.
Ice sculptures were all over the streets, including mythical and legendary divine beasts. Towering snow giants were gigantic and ferocious, while a white dragon with flapping wings was breathing its breath. And in front of it, a brave Ice Knight was also charging forward. Since there were such ice monsters, there were naturally many legends of heroes from both fantasy and reality as well.
The shops on both sides of the streets also had broken icicles hanging from their roofs. The icicles and icicles had been painted in different colors, and they were no less attractive than jewelry decorations.
Children were pushing snowmen, and young people were wearing their new clothes to enjoy the rare free time. The elderly were also walking on the streets, enjoying the warm sunlight that was rarely seen during winter.
Compared to other countries' celebrations, Donglan's celebration may be lacking in terms of resources and organization, but at least from the smiles on people's faces, the joy from the bottom of their hearts was obvious. After all, Donglan hadn't had a day worth celebrating for a long time.
The various countries' envoys had all arrived by invitation. Although their main goal was the private arms trade, they wouldn't refuse to enjoy this rare Northlands celebration. The future Mist Alliance would have the largest number of envoys. Not only would there be official envoys, there would also be many civilian merchants and tourists. Although this revived country wasn't rich, it still represented endless opportunities and business opportunities.
"Safe card … Hey, why did you catch me!"
The Gnome that was hawking his goods was stopped by the Guards.
"Last month, we received 329 complaints about your 'Safety Card', an average of ten complaints per day. According to the new city regulations, starting from the beginning of this month, all sales of the 'Safety Brand' have been banned. How dare you sell it on the streets? Confiscate all goods! You'll be fined 50 gold coins! "
Normally speaking, asking for a gnome's money would be no different from asking for their lives. It would be no different from asking for an Epic-ranked quest to make a gnome obediently hand over money. The gnome's eyes spun as he came up with an idea.
"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. Milord, please take a closer look. Actually, this isn't a Safety Card. The strokes are a bit messy, so you probably misread it. This is obviously a 'Safety Card.' Yep, I accidentally said it wrong just now, but it's not illegal to say it wrong, right? "
Alright then, the gnome instantly switched to a different card. Unfortunately, he wasn't the first gnome to come up with such an idea. The Guards had long since come up with a countermeasure.
"Fine, then we'll charge you with selling counterfeit products. You'll be fined 100 gold coins!"
Looking at the scene in front of me, the passersby on the side laughed out loud. I nodded my head in satisfaction. In the new era, new troubles required new regulations and ways to deal with them. It seemed that spending time to create new regulations for the city's public security would be quite necessary. The "Gentlemen's Hunting Guide" should have already been distributed to everyone.
"Hey, it's such a nice day. Why are we two men walking the streets together?"
I looked around as I walked. Adam, who was walking with me, was full of complaints.
"If you want to walk the streets or patrol the streets, any random female companion you invite would be much better than me. Two men walking together, and you still think that there aren't enough messy rumors? Also, what are those 'doujinshi'? Two men hugging each other … Those damned gnomes, they're willing to sell anything in order to earn money. Two days ago, I discovered that even Marguerite started collecting them. Even though she knows that they're all made up, she's still secretly enjoying them. "
I was speechless upon hearing this. I could only look into the distance and recall the past, which was filled with blood and tears.
"About that, I've already investigated it. It wasn't the gnomes who did it. The gnomes were only selling it. The culprits were those damned brats from the Town Security. The main culprits include your precious little girl. Not only did Marguerite collect them, she was also one of the main artists. Many of those doujinshi in Sulfur Mountain City were her works. Tell me, how should I put an end to this? "
I felt rather helpless as I talked about such embarrassing things. But when I saw how Adam's face instantly turned the color of a pig's liver after hearing what I said, I knew what his wife felt like when she collected doujinshi with him as the main character. Seeing Adam's bitter expression made me feel much better.
"As expected, the saying that if you're troubled, you'll feel better if others are even more troubled than you are is true … As for why I invited you, it's because I felt that if I really did as you said and invited any random female companion, I would be met with a calamity. You should also know that my premonitions about misfortune are quite accurate."
Adam said with a face full of astonishment.
"Do you even need a premonition? Just think about it with your knees. Can't your brain be used in a normal way? "
I was rather displeased to hear him say that. I finally understood what it meant to be called fat by a pig. You're just a musclehead with 9 Intelligence, and you're saying that my intelligence is low?
But before I could think of a way to take revenge, a new situation appeared in front of me.
There were many people in front of me, and there were even sounds of argument. It seemed that some sort of dispute had occurred.
"Pay up, or you're not allowed to leave!"
A rather ruffian young man was currently tugging on the corner of a female Knight's clothes, not allowing her to leave.
She had a silver armor and a golden sword. She had a good face and a tall and beautiful figure. Under the sunlight, the female knight's golden hair seemed to glow as well. She was like a sun god that attracted everyone's attention.
But right now, this valiant female Knight was in quite an awkward situation. She could only do her best to defend herself against the young man's accusations.
"I thought that those undead were going to attack you, not to mention —"
She was interrupted before she could finish her sentence.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who in Diffindor doesn't know about the skeleton laborers? You destroyed the laborers that I spent so much money to buy, so who's going to help me with my household chores? Don't even think about reneging on your debt. Either you pay up, or you come back with me and replace the skeleton laborers. "
Although he sounded like it was only natural, the perverted expression on his face revealed his true thoughts.
"Do you want to hit someone? Or do you want to renege on your debt? You broke someone else's belongings and even want to hit them? Is there still any law in this world? "
The female Knight was both embarrassed and angry under everyone's gazes. However, there was nothing she could do. It wasn't that she didn't want to pay up, it was that she had come out in such a hurry that she hadn't even brought her purse with her. And with her status, there was no need for her to personally pay most of the time.
Today, she had only come out for a stroll by chance. When she saw that the undead seemed to be about to attack that man, she instinctively attacked. She knew that something was wrong the moment she attacked, but it was already too late. Now that she was being held up by the undead, there was nothing she could do.
Judging from the hostile gazes of the bystanders when they looked at her Holy Light emblem, the rumor that Holy Knights weren't welcomed here was actually true. This was the first time that she had been surrounded by so many hostile gazes in a human city.
Just as she was hesitating about whether or not she should ignore everything and rush out, a person suddenly stood in front of her. His bright smile made her recall the first Knight squadron's ceremonial smile. However, this person's smile was even more natural and enthusiastic. The faint Holy Light emanating from his sword sheath was the best indicator of his identity — a young Holy Knight.
"Holy Light above, sister, do you need any help?"
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