It was the day before Elvin and Olivia's wedding.
Whoosh!
The sea breeze was blowing. In the Long Island Harbor, the best deep-water harbor in the New Continent, white sails fluttered like clouds and flags fluttered like a forest.
The other six countries of the Tulip Alliance, the Sack Empire, the Tran Kingdom, the Heimar Kingdom … The major countries with interests in the New Continent were all present, and there was no lack of royal flags among them.
Even the most distinguished guests had arrived at the pleasant weather and beautiful scenery of Long Island at least a day in advance.
Elvin would not let this group of dignitaries travel across the sea for his wedding. In this era, unless one became a peak Transcendent, any voyage across the sea would require the risk of losing one's life.
So he ordered Mel and Beth to open a "special transmission channel" in a specific sea area of the Old Continent and regularly launch [Dream Cruise] to send the ships of the Old Continent guests directly here.
After the distinguished guests arrived at the harbor, they could choose to take a carriage or a steam locomotive to the State Guesthouse in St. Elvin City that was not too far away from the White Swan Castle.
According to the established development plan, a single-track railway had been put into use from the Long Island Harbor to Point Oriente and Point Montague, connecting the entire 190-kilometer-long peninsula and laying the foundation for the rapid development of Long Island.
Clang … Clang … Clang …
The steel dragon whistled past, spewing snow-white steam.
"When I came here five years ago, Mr. Garriott, who created the artificial gem technology, was only a viscount and an official wizard.
I didn't expect that in just a few years, he had become a monarch who ruled over tens of millions of people. Even a grade-4 Transcendent had died in his hands. It's really … enviable! "
After the novelty of the steam locomotive subsided a little, they sat in the luxurious box.
Prince Ariel of the Heimar Kingdom, who had used the [Sacrifice of Eve Litt] to customize the [Artificial Gem – Peach Pillar] with Elvin at the beginning of the "Spiritual Tide", couldn't help but sigh with undisguised envy on his face.
Perhaps it was because of his age, the desert prince, who had put on a luxurious suit and removed the earrings, lip rings, nose rings, and rings on his hands, looked much more well-behaved now.
"Ariel, you should now address Duke Garriott as His Majesty! Don't bring the freedom you have among the adepts to foreign affairs. "
However, his words still aroused the dissatisfaction of a middle-aged man with a large beard beside him. He reprimanded him in a low voice and mercilessly shattered the prince's fantasy.
"Yes, yes, uncle."
Ali pursed her lips helplessly and could only admit her mistake.
In the Desert Kingdom of Heimar, which still maintained the system of "brothers passing down the throne", Alii's line of succession was far behind this middle-aged man.
Moreover, at this time, Faletis's eastern plan to attack the Peacock Islands had already begun.
Heimar, who had monopolized the transportation between the Peacock Islands and the other nations on the continent, was still hoping to build a good relationship with the Tulip Family, the second most powerful nation on the continent. After breaking the Shilius Empire's rule over the Peacock Islands, they would be able to get a share of the profits.
Even if he couldn't return to the days when he could happily fleece the nobles of all the countries, it would still be much better than now.
How could the so-called face and whatnot be more important than rice, right?
At the same time, in the specially renovated state guesthouse in St. Elvin City.
Other than the few kings of the alliance who needed to be personally received by Elvin, according to the status of the guests, Gör and Daphne, as relatives, were responsible for greeting the guests with Anita.
"Congratulations, Your Excellency 'Emerald Light', General Gör, and Madam Daphne."
The general from the kingdom's mainland greeted the three of them with a humble expression from afar.
"Thank you, General Aldrich. Please come in."
After inviting the general of the kingdom's third fleet, who was born in Elvin City, into the guesthouse, the three of them were busy greeting the next guest. Even Prince Alii of Heimar was just a very ordinary member of the thousands of guests.
Anita, who was neither too warm nor too cold, was still alright. As a Conferred Knight who had made a name for herself and would likely live longer than many countries, everyone, from the King to the great nobles and generals, had to welcome her with a smile.
On the other hand, when Geer and his wife saw those top-notch dignitaries, whom they had never been able to associate with in the past, all behaving amiably in front of them, they felt a little unreal as if they had been disillusioned. They had not adapted to their new identity at all.
During this time, Daphne attracted a lot of attention from the female guests.
Even if they had never met Duke Garriott's aunt before, their dutiful entourage would have told them about this key person in the duchy.
However, no one would believe that this "young girl" was the mother of a twenty-year-old young man!
Although she was actually in her forties, Daphne's natural lifespan had been extended to two hundred years, so she looked just like a young and beautiful girl.
Of course, this was thanks to the [Lesser Elixir of Immortality] that Elvin asked Gör to bring back.
In fact, it was to remove the additional influence of the "Night Spirit" bloodline on one's appearance. Under the premise of retaining one's human identity, one would obtain the essence of a "Night Spirit". It was only effective on mortals below the level of an official Extraordinary.
While obtaining a longer lifespan and resistance to witchcraft, one's strength would slowly increase to the level of a "Night Spirit", which was comparable to the weakest official Knight.
Who could resist this temptation?
Of course, no one could ignore the secret of immortality behind this. Or rather, many of the older nobles couldn't sleep at night.
They had more or less come in contact with the [Active Enzyme Preparation] of Sekhmet Biomedical Company, but it could only extend one's lifespan. Daphne's performance was basically "rejuvenation".
They believed that the Grand Duke must have a further life-prolonging product in his hands, so they began to rack their brains to think of a way to move the young monarch beyond the wedding gift.
To Elvin, this was an unintentional success.
In fact, Elvin had already decided that after his wedding, he might as well let his uncle and aunt stay by his side and not return to the mainland. The conflict with Shilius and the Lowland Republic was bound to become more intense, and there was nowhere safer than being by his side.
To others, it was a dream to poach an experienced Grade 3 Major-General captain during the crucial period of the kingdom's grand strategy. However, to Elvin, it was nothing more than a small matter of greeting Levina.
As for Ilante, he was still young. What he needed to do was to charge and break through the enemy lines.
It was said that Major-General Brand, the captain of the [Quasi-Legendary Battleship, Glory], had recommended him. After this holiday, he would enter the Eritrean Sea with the second batch of fleets and join the blockade of the Peacock Islands.
That was also the place where the war in the Alliance was the most intense in recent years. It was also the easiest place to train oneself and build achievements.
As for the continent occupied by the dukedom, there was only a single country structure, and there were almost no decent enemies in the mortal world. The threats they faced were mostly from the strange Transcendents, which was not very friendly to Ilante, a pure Knight.
Well, it wouldn't be too late to poach him when he grows into a Great Knight.
Levina: "Hehe."
Apart from the nobles of the mortal world, there were also the 'Gem School', the hidden schools in the dukedom, the representatives of the Atreans of the Six Great Lakes, and the councilors of the 'Sacred Stone Council' of Celebes Island.
'Snake Witch' Sera was with Nympho. She was the representative of Elvin's elders who were in charge of entertaining the Transcendents.
For the first time, the witch did not wear her sexy and provocative clothing. Instead, she wore a wine-red royal dress and a pair of golden heels.
One of the reasons was that the first Grand Duke of Garriott had built this vast territory from scratch, which was quite legendary. Two months ago, the dukedom was attacked by the evil gods, which set off a frenzy in the Transcendents of the New and Old Continents.
After that, the connection between the worlds would only become closer.
As the most important event since the founding of the dukedom, the wedding was not only for the wedding itself. It was to make friends and make an official appearance in front of the entire human world. It was also to show off its muscles and spread the influence of the Dukedom of Garriott in the human civilization circle.
Time flew.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the morning of July 7th, 190th year of the Sea Origin Calendar.
White Swan Castle was brightly lit. Most of the noble ladies and maids who came to help did not rest last night. Many people crowded around Olivia's dressing room, making the final preparations for her wedding.
The first person to arrive was King Levina. She had lived in White Swan Castle for three months when it was first built. She was as familiar with the place as St. James' Palace.
At this time, she had already changed into a gorgeous dress. She personally put on a dazzling crown for the dazzling Olivia. It was a wedding gift from Faletis to Elvin and Olivia.
The platinum body of the crown was composed of orange leaves representing the Far Sail Territory, Georgia's Chalaji roses, Buffalo's grapes, and Western Shattered Star Sea coast dahlias. It was inlaid with 1,333 diamonds and 169 pearls.
"Hersey, you're so beautiful today!"
Livena's eyes sparkled as she looked at Olivia, who was glowing under the light. She couldn't help but sigh.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
As the absolute star of the day, Olivia smiled brightly. Her happy smile was a little dazzling.
"It's about time."
Elvin saw that his fiancée had finally finished putting on her makeup. He stepped forward and half-squatted on the ground.
In front of Livena and a group of noble ladies, he generously pinched Olivia's slender ankles and gently helped her put on a pair of high heels with sapphires that grew naturally on the soles of her shoes.
He took her hand and stood up.
Six jeweled butterflies had already flown up on their own and danced around the girl. At this moment, Olivia, who was as dazzling as a fairy, was the center of the whole world.
At this moment.
Mydora, who had been promoted to a court lady, handed Elvin a guest list and whispered a few words in his ear.
"What? Mr. Jeros and Princess Stephanie haven't arrived yet? Can't get in touch? "
Levina, who was standing next to Elvin, heard the familiar name and could not help but tremble slightly.
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