The guests from the Captical had finally arrived.
Everyone in Cecil City, from the officials in the government office to the civilians, was fully prepared.
Half a month ago, the news that the Duke of the Northern Region and the Holy Princess would visit Cecil City at the same time was published in the newspapers and spread throughout the Southern Region. For the Duchy of Cecil, which had just completed the unification war and established a new order, this was a major event.
Ordinary people might not be able to understand the political meaning behind this or the conflict of interests, but at the very least, they could understand the legal justice of the duchy and the orthodoxy of the Cecil surname in this land. Although Gawain did not care much about this, people in this era were still used to believing in this.
So it became a major event, and preparations were made according to the standards of a major event for half a month. In this increasingly cold winter day, a grand welcome ceremony was waiting for the guests from afar in Cecil City.
A team of seven magic cars drove on the north-south road. This was the earliest modern road built on the 'cross axis' with Kant City as the center by Gwen. The flat and open cement road made the new magic cars more stable, and the open winter wilderness on both sides soothed the mood of everyone in the car. Grand Duchess Victoria sat in the second car. Through the crystal window on the door, she quietly looked at the end of the wide road.
The road was paved with some kind of man-made material, very much like the 'petrified mud' made by the alchemists in the north, but it must be cheaper. Otherwise, Cecil would not use it to pave the road.
There were neat rows of magic crystal lamps on both sides of the road, which meant that the road in Cecil City was also passable at night. But the street lamps in the wilderness were far away from the city … How did Cecil charge these magic crystal lamps? Was it related to the legendary Magic Net?
From the Rock Fortress to Cecil City, almost eighty percent of the road was this kind of open road. Only a few areas were old stone roads, and those old roads were obviously in a state of construction. This meant that the ambitious founding hero was going to use this kind of road to connect his entire duchy.
The Duchess thought of the 'Cross Roads' (Kingdom Roads) built by the Ansu before the Moon of Mist civil war that ran through the Holy Spirit Plains. Although in the later stages of the Moon of Mist civil war, the rebels from all over the Kingdom Roads went straight in and besieged the Sunil Kingdom through the Cross Roads, other facts proved that such a unified transportation system could have a surprisingly huge effect in the development of the kingdom.
As long as the ruler was able to maintain the centralization of power, a smooth and unobstructed road would only help the development of the kingdom. However, when the authority of the Second Dynasty plummeted, the road to the kingdom was cut into pieces by the various feudal lords. However, in the Southern Territory … the Cecil Family had already risen to power, and no one was able to resist the authority of the Cecil Family. Their "road to the Duchy" quickly spread throughout the wilderness …
If the authority of the royal family could be restored, the first thing to do was to reorganize the Kingdom Roads. Even if they had to use force, they had to stop the actions of the feudal lords cutting the roads. The Duchess looked to the south, but what she was thinking about was the Holy Spirit Plains.
"We're almost there," the female Knight Margarita said softly, interrupting the Duchess' thoughts.
She looked up and saw an unfinished city wall stretching out in the wilderness in front of her. The road led straight to the outpost in front of the city wall, and in the gaps where the city wall had not been closed, she could see a large number of houses and buildings.
"Is that Cecil City?" She looked into the distance. "It's really big …"
"No, that's just the new city on the north shore, and it's the unfinished part." Margarita shook her head gently. "We have to go through this area and cross the mechanical bridge before we can reach the riverside square in Cecil City."
A trace of doubt flashed in Victoria's eyes, but she did not ask anything. She felt that she had asked enough questions along the way. No matter what she saw next, it was better for her to judge with her own eyes.
The convoy passed the outpost and drove into the new city on the north shore of Cecil City. As soon as they entered the city, Victoria saw the huge banner hanging on both sides of the road:
Welcome to Cecil City.
She was quite interested in this novel way of welcome, and soon, this feeling of novelty and interest turned into surprise.
Huge banners were fixed to the three-story buildings on both sides of the road, spanning the entire street. They were connected by many magic crystal lamps wrapped in colorful curtains, extending along the road. Neat buildings were lined up like guards by the side of the road, and in the open space between those buildings and the road, countless people had gathered. In this cold winter day, thousands of healthy and energetic people wearing warm winter clothes gathered on both sides of the road!
When they set off from the Captical, Victoria did not expect to see such a welcome scene. Even when she saw the magnificent Rock Fortress, the vibrant Calore City and Kant City, she did not expect to see such a welcome scene.
It was winter!!
However, there were more and more people on the side of the road. As the convoy drove into the city, the car in the lead sounded its horn. It was a loud sound made by some kind of air bag and brass pipe device. When the horn sounded, the people gathered on the side of the road cheered loudly. Victoria did not know if they were cheering for the guests or the cars.
At the same time, the sound of galloping horses could be heard from both sides of the road. Several groups of cavalrymen in bright armor appeared from both sides of the road. They were dressed in uniform white armor with robes embroidered with Cecil's emblem. They held banners in their hands and quickly approached the two sides of the carriages, jogging along with the carriages that had slowed down.
Victoria looked at the scene outside in surprise, but her almost instinctive modesty and etiquette allowed her to respond in the most appropriate way. She rolled down the window as Margarita taught her and nodded slightly to Knight and the citizens outside the window.
As the convoy approached the riverside neighborhood, the well-prepared figures appeared on the buildings on both sides of the road. Petals fell from the sky like snowflakes on a winter day, sprinkling on the convoy and the cavalrymen guarding the convoy. At the end of the road, Victoria saw the mechanical bridge that was gradually descending.
Is that a bridge made of steel?
She could clearly see the huge gears and levers operating under the bridge. Some kind of powerful mechanical device pushed the bridge to gradually descend and close, and the two sections of the bridge were tightly connected. The convoy did not slow down at all during the journey. When the bridge mechanism closed, they just happened to drive on the bridge. The cavalrymen on both sides of the convoy were also moving at a constant speed. Even the pace of the horses was not chaotic at all.
How long have these soldiers been trained? How many soldiers of this level did Cecil have?
The duchess felt the mechanical vibrations from the magic-powered chariot beneath her. She looked at the city on the other side of the river that was driven by magic-powered power getting closer and closer. She heard loud music coming from the front. It was a loud sound released by some kind of magic, but the music was not like the palace music she had heard in any welcoming ceremony. The tune was hurried and melodic, somewhat like the beat played by the drum and bugle players during the march of the army, but more majestic and powerful.
Margarita's voice came from the side. "This is the 'Phalanx March'. I hope you like this impassioned tune."
Is this the preference of the founding hero? Is this a reflection of the spirit of martial arts?
Victoria nodded as reservedly as possible, expressing her admiration and satisfaction appropriately. At this moment, the convoy had driven down the mechanical bridge. In front of the convoy, there were welcoming signs and a large crowd gathered.
Victoria was already used to these large groups of citizens gathering in the winter.
She maintained an almost indifferent smile, showing her most appropriate look to the people outside the window. Then she suddenly saw some people waiting by the roadside, pointing strange things that seemed to be magic devices at her. Her face suddenly stiffened.
However, she forcibly stopped her instinctive urge to cast a spell because she noticed that there were also Knight and soldiers in Cecil's armor standing beside those people. She guessed that the magic devices should be part of the welcoming ceremony, so she instantly adjusted her expression and continued to deal with it with a slightly alienated expression.
In the next second, accompanied by a series of loud explosions, one after another, light green air masses suddenly rushed into the sky from the street in front of them and exploded into large patches of brilliant fireworks in the sky.
The entourage from the Captical in the convoy looked up and out of the window in surprise. Even Victoria could not help but look a little surprised for a moment.
But she quickly returned to her usual state.
That should be the fireworks released by Cecil's mages to stir up the atmosphere, Victoria thought. This kind of fireworks was not uncommon for the great nobles. At the banquets of the upper class, the fireworks show by the mages had always been an indispensable event. She should not make a fuss about it.
Although the fireworks released by Cecil's mages were a little different from other places, how did they make the fireballs explode so loudly? And how many mages did they organize to make such a large-scale fireworks show?
"What a grand welcoming ceremony. I almost forgot that it's a cold winter," the Duchess praised sincerely. "I think I feel Gwen's enthusiasm? Duke Cecil's enthusiasm and sincerity. This welcoming ceremony must have cost a lot. "
Beside her, the female Knight Margarita smiled and nodded. "Important guests deserve a grand welcome."
"We've spent a lot of money to welcome those two guests," Heidi said in a low voice as she stood beside Gawain in the newly decorated riverbank square. "It's almost enough to build a new rune foundry..."
"Important guests deserve a grand welcome." Gwen smiled and glanced at Heti, who was distressed about the budget. Then he turned his head and looked at Rebecca, who was standing on the other side of him. "The fireworks design is good."
Today, Rebecca finally put on a decent noble lady's dress. The heir of Cecil wore a light blue court dress and tried to maintain a quiet and steady look beside the old ancestor. But after hearing Gwen's words, she could not help but mutter, "Actually, I wanted to release a few fireballs myself. The howitzers are definitely not as big as mine …"
Gawain sighed. "We're supposed to welcome guests, not kill them."
"I'll throw them into the sky …"
"That's what you said before blowing up the courtyard wall."
"Wow!"
Heti had to cough softly to remind the pair beside her. "Ancestor, they're here."
The convoy arrived at the square.
Victoria and Veronica witnessed the prosperity of Cecil along the way. They saw the cheering crowd and the extremely grand fireworks. They and their entourage crossed the mechanical bridge over the White Water River and the wide and neat riverbank avenue. Under the escort of the cavalry and countless flowers, this team from Saint Sunil finally arrived at Gwen. In front of Cecil.
He had seen what he needed to see and felt what he needed to feel.
The military band in the square once again played the impressive marching song of the phalanx soldiers. Petals — the by-product of the Druil and Alchemy classes — danced in the air above the square. The magic car stopped steadily in the middle of the square. Under the protection of the valiant Knight, Victoria and Veronica walked out of the car.
"What an impressive journey." The ruler of the Northern Region, Victoria? Wilde bowed in front of Gwen as a junior greeting an elder. Then, he lifted his skirt and bowed according to the rules of nobles of the same level. "Far beyond my imagination."
"Cecil has always welcomed visitors, especially the descendants of old friends." Gwen smiled and nodded, accepting the full set of etiquette. He then looked at Veronica. "This is the second time we've met in this place, Princess Veronica."
"It's completely different from the last time." The Saintess Princess, who was wearing a priest robe, had a gentle smile and a pleasant voice. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that a city could grow to this extent in two years."
"It's all to survive in this barren land. In order to survive, humans are omnipotent." Gwen turned sideways and opened his hands. "Welcome to Cecil. It's ready to welcome you."
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