The royal family of Holletta had set up a grand banquet to thank their friends from another world for helping them solve the disaster on this planet, and also to welcome the first group of envoys from another civilization who had officially visited this planet. The banquet was held in the Veshane Long Hall on the east side of the palace. This was the place where Holletta received foreign envoys or other grand state banquets.
The banquet was supposed to be held when the elves had just arrived, but the pragmatic spirit of the Aerymian elves had delayed the banquet until everything was settled. The nobles and ministers who attended the banquet had to go home and wait for half a day. Hao Ren felt bad for letting the elves go through all that trouble, but Hilda and her ministers obviously did not think there was anything wrong with it: work should be done. They had eaten their fill at home before they set off, so naturally, the meal here should be postponed until after work...
These Aerymians were definitely the most simple and honest elves in many worlds.
The Veshane Long Hall was resplendent, and the grand palace banquet was dazzling, be it from the surroundings or the fancy clothes of the participants. This banquet was much bigger than the secret meeting that Hao Ren and the rest attended. But the observant Vivian soon discovered the special arrangement of the guests: Most of the guests were Aerymian elves, and there were not many Hollettans. Some of them looked like high-ranking ministers of the kingdom and the higher-ups of the church, while others looked like trained "attendants". These "attendants" wore fancy clothes, were polite and behaved like ordinary nobles. They were responsible for maintaining the atmosphere at the banquet and acting as assistants to other nobles. But strictly speaking, they were not guests at the banquet, but special security guards who had undergone strict security training. Their profession was to fill in the numbers.
Obviously, the matter of the Aerymian elves was somewhat different from the publicity of the Disciples of Glory, so the banquet still had a certain degree of security.
After hearing Vivian's discovery, Hao Ren smacked his lips and said, "Tsk, that's why I don't like to deal with politicians. It's too troublesome."
"Am I also one of the 'troublesome' politicians in your eyes?" Ophra's voice came from the side. Even at the banquet, she was still wearing a valiant light armor, but she had changed it into a ceremonial armor that was more decorative than protective. There were gorgeous patterns and lavender decorations on the edge of the armor. She looked at Hao Ren's table with a smile. "But I quite agree with you. Politicians are too troublesome."
Hao Ren looked up at the female marshal. "By the way, you're not going to wear anything else? Apart from armor, there's more armor. Everywhere I go, it makes a lot of noise. "
Ophra shrugged. "It's an occupational disease of hundreds of years. It can't be changed. When he first took office, the entire country was at war. After following Geddon III and defeating the world, he couldn't take off his armor. And I think it's pretty good this way. It's very cool. "
Lil Pea hopped to the edge of the table and touched Ophra's armor. "Very cool, very cool... Very hard. I can't get in. Not good."
The little one was used to snuggling in her dad's clothes. Now, the first factor in evaluating clothes was whether it could be snuggled in. She judged Ophra's gorgeous armor according to the standard of commercial housing. Was she not disappointed? Hao Ren was a little annoyed at the situation. Lil Pea was still growing, and soon he would not be able to carry her around like she was now. This morning, he used a ruler to measure his daughter and found that the baby mermaid had grown another centimeter... What would he do when the girl grew into a normal-sized mermaid?
Hao Ren imagined that the water basin and fish tank at home would not be enough by then. First, he had to find a place to dig a large pool for Lil Pea to sleep in, and then he had to contact the timber market... Raising a child was really troublesome.
Lily was looking at the table full of food with green eyes. She looked as if someone had tied a noose around her neck. "When can I eat? When can I eat? When... "
Y 'zaks sat crouching on the opposite side of the table. He nodded as if he was very experienced. "According to human customs, it's time for the big shots to make a speech to whet the appetite of the audience before we eat."
Y 'zaks was right. Soon, Mhoren and the pope stood up and began to thank the heavens and the earth, the goddess for all things in the world, and the visitors from the other world who had come all the way to help. After a round of thanks, they randomly thanked another round of thanks. Hao Ren's table was the closest to the two old men (because he was a distinguished guest). As a result, everyone at the table was drowsy. Lily lay on the table, her eyes blazing. "No need to thank me. Let's start eating, shall we?"
Lily's voice was not soft. Mhoren choked and coughed after thanking the southwest wind two days ago. The old king looked at them, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He then turned to Hilda and said, "The noble elven queen, you..."
Hilda nodded and stood up. She raised her glass to her people and said, "Let's eat."
Her opening speech was so concise and efficient. The Hollettan nobles and ministers were ready to applaud when they woke up. But when they heard the word "eat", most of them could not react. A few old men raised their hands subconsciously and wanted to applaud. But after thinking about it, they felt that it was not normal for the speech to be so short. Hoffman wiped his greasy forehead and asked Hilda in a low voice, "Your Majesty, is that all?"
Hilda nodded and said, "That's all."
So the banquet began. The Hollettans were ready to interact with the Aerymian foreign affairs personnel at the banquet according to the custom, but soon they found that they could not keep up with the pace of these visitors from the other world. The elves received the signal to start the meal and immediately acted like soldiers. They bowed their heads and ate in an orderly manner without making a sound or whispering to each other. The sumptuous food was indeed to the elves' taste, but they did not waste time to compliment it. The fast-paced meal only lasted for a few minutes, and then all that was left were piles of empty plates.
Prince Hoffman, who was holding a glass in front of an Aerymian foreign affairs minister, could only stare at him helplessly.
"Aerymians advocate simplicity and efficiency, and yes, no waste," Hao Ren said with a smile, holding his fork and looking up. "And the more formal the banquet, the faster they eat. Because banquets mean higher costs and use of human resources. So let's just eat our own food. Don't force yourself to keep up with them. "
Hilda nodded to King Mhoren apologetically and said, "This is our tradition, please don't mind it. We are very satisfied with the banquet, but we are not good at eating slowly. "
Finally, she pointed to her body and said, "Besides, because of my special life form, I don't need to eat."
Hao Ren heard this and asked curiously, "By the way, I forgot to ask. You can live without eating and drinking now. Where does the energy come from?"
"I have studied it. It seems that I get energy from the surrounding environment, including solar energy and various natural radiation," Hilda said with a smile. "Not long ago, I also did an experiment. It seems that it is possible to survive in space, but it is easy to get tired after a long time. It seems to have something to do with the excessive radiation."
"Oh, solar energy and recharging," Becky said with her mouth covered in grease. She still liked to chime in at the dining table. "Then it seems that Vimm does not have to consider inheriting the throne."
Hao Ren quickly coughed and said, "Ahem, let's not talk about this."
"I will abdicate when the time is right. I have said before that I am just waiting for him to fully mature," Hilda said with a smile. "Not long ago, I have officially transferred a lot of real power to him. Otherwise, I would not have been able to come out so easily."
Mhoren and Ophra listened to the otherworldly people casually talking about the succession of the throne, and the person involved was the Queen herself. They felt that it was unbelievable. They probably could not imagine how Aerymian society developed into what it was today.
At this time, Lily put a large piece of barbecued meat in front of Hao Ren's mouth and said, "Try the barbecued meat here. I think we can try it when we go home. You and Battie memorize the taste and roast it for me when we get home."
Hao Ren was touched. After feeding the dog for so long, he finally got fed by the dog …
At this moment, a high-ranking church knight suddenly appeared in the hall and walked quickly towards the pope.
Hao Ren's attention immediately fell on this high-ranking church knight.
There was something very suspicious about this person.
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