In the autumn of Year 2511 of the Empire, the Crown Prince of Brittany, Duke of Musillon, and the Chosen Champion of the Nymphs of the Lake, Laing Macado, held a welcoming ceremony in the square outside the Holy Grail Cathedral in Curona, the capital of Brittany, to officially welcome the Emperor of the Empire, the Great Prince of Brick, and the Grand Duke of Brunswick, Karl-franz Frey Friedrich to Brittany.
Laing was accompanied by his wife, Suria Kumani Antri de Wainfort, Witch of the Lake Morgiana, the Regent of the Kingdom and Duke of Connet, Taubert, Duke of Le Angoulin, Adehard, Duke of Lyonnesse, Hagen, Duke of Gisoleaux, Ford, Duke of Montfort, Bodrick, Duke of Bordeaux, Berchemund, Duke of Bastogne, François, Duke of Wainfort, Casvane, Duke of Pallavon, Hugh Bald, Duke of Carcassonne, Sir Eugène, Head of the Knights of the Holy Grail in Curona, Count of Garament, Sir Bertrand, Commander of the Old Guard, Marshal Roland, Lady Veronica, Lady Teresa, and Patriarch of the Western Brittany Diocese, Alfred Frey.
Accompanying the Emperor of the Empire Karl-franz on his visit to Brittany were his Queen Helena Corleone, Elector Boris Todbringer, Elector Emmanuelle von Lebowitz Bernadotte, Elector Wamir von Zhukov, Elector Marius Leitdorf, Elector Helmut Feuerbach, Elector Wolfram Hertwig, Elector Theodoric Geisel, Marshal of Brick Kurt Helberg, Flag Bearer Ludwig Schwarzhammer, Marshal of the Hunters Markus Wolfhart, and others.
In the grand and solemn sound of the bugle, the main gate of the Holy Grail Cathedral opened. As the Crown Prince of Brittany, Laing slowly walked out from the main gate of the cathedral with his wife Suria. The Knights of the Holy Grail, the Lake God Prophet, the Knight Attendants from the various duchies, and the Old Guard had already lined up in the square outside the cathedral to welcome the arrival of the Emperor of the Empire.
Emperor Karl-franz was wearing a standard Emperor's suit. With a hearty smile on his face, he strode toward Laing.
Laing was also wearing a standard Brittany Duke's suit. With a height of more than 1.9 meters, he looked extraordinarily handsome. The strong aura of a human hero seemed to contain endless hope and strength. Outside the figure shrouded in light, there was a domineering aura and a perseverance that was as high as the peaks of the gray mountains. Seeing Karl-franz, Laing also smiled. He took the initiative to extend his hand and shook the Emperor's hand. "Welcome."
"It's a pleasure." Karl-franz nodded.
After the brief ceremony, Laing first introduced all the Brittany nobles and his courtiers who were present today to Karl-franz. The smile on the Emperor's face did not change. He shook hands with the dukes and Laing's subordinates in turn.
After shaking hands in turn, it was Laing's turn to shake hands with all the guests of the Empire under the introduction of Karl-franz. He was old acquaintances with many of the Kurfürsten. Emilia secretly added a bit more strength and winked at him. Laing pretended that he did not see it and shook hands in turn.
Then, the bands of both sides began to play the national anthems.
The military band of the Empire played the national anthem of the Empire, "God Bless Emperor Franz".
"Gods bless the Empire of Charlemagne, our great Emperor Franz.
We pray for the prosperity of our country, and we wish good luck always.
May the skull be immortal, and the crown of victory be his.
Gods bless the Empire of Charlemagne, our great Emperor Franz! "
The Brittany Royal Band played the national anthem of Brittany, "The Lady Bless Brittany".
"The Lady Bless Brittany, and may the kingdom shine forever.
The Lady Bless our King, and give him victory, happiness, and glory.
Govern our country, and the prosperity of our country will last forever.
Evil is defeated in front of her, and the Holy Grail gives us strength.
The Lady Bless Brittany. "
The two sides saluted, and then Emperor Karl-franz, accompanied by Crown Prince Laing, inspected the Knights of the Holy Grail and the Old Guard. The military band played again, and the heads of the two countries had an intimate meeting in the Holy Grail Cathedral.
Laing said that looking back at the thousand-year history of diplomatic relations between Brittany and the Empire, the relationship between the two countries had gone through an extremely extraordinary development. Through the joint efforts of both sides, the relationship between the two countries had become a model of mutual benefit and mutual benefit between the two countries. Especially in recent years, under the joint leadership of Emperor Karl-franz and I, the strategic mutual trust between the two sides had increased day by day, and the two sides had given each other firm political support. Cooperation in various fields had achieved unprecedented development, and close communication and cooperation had been carried out in international and regional affairs.
The relationship between the Empire and Brittany had become the Old World alliance with the highest mutual trust, the highest level of cooperation, and the highest strategic value. It had made an important contribution to promoting the development and revitalization of the two countries, as well as maintaining world peace, stability, and development.
At the beginning of last year, Laing's visit to the Empire had begun a new process of the relationship between the two countries. The two most powerful human countries in the Old World had never been so closely united. The joint efforts of both sides had made the relationship between the two countries glow with new vitality and open up a broad future.
Laing emphasized that Brittany and the Empire came from the same source, and the relationship between the two sides was unbreakable. As the crown prince and future king of Brittany, Laing attached great importance to and maintained the development of the relationship with the Empire. He focused on the new meaning of the bilateral relationship of non-aggression, mutual help, trade, military complementarity, and even joint operations. They would jointly lead the Order Alliance against evil, work together to promote a community with a shared future for mankind, and be prepared for possible crises. He wished the Empire and Brittany a long and lasting friendship.
Karl-franz sincerely expressed that on the occasion of Laing's ascension, he sent the warmest congratulations on behalf of the Empire. After Brittany declared its establishment a thousand years ago, the Empire was the first country to respond and try to establish diplomatic relations with the Knight King. After a thousand years, looking back on the history of the relationship between the two countries, although there were occasional frictions and territorial disputes, the Empire and Brittany were always able to withstand the test of threats and invasions. In recent years, under the promotion of Laing, the two sides had carried out close economic and trade cooperation in many fields and achieved great results. The people of the Empire were willing to work together with the people of Brittany to strengthen diplomatic relations and cooperation in various fields to better benefit the people of the two countries and contribute to the stability of the old world and the world. He believed that under Laing's leadership, the cooperation between the Empire and Brittany would bear more fruit.
The emperor was interviewed by the people gathered from all over Culona. Karl-franz sincerely said, "I have a very close relationship with His Excellency Laing. We are close friends. I believe that His Excellency Laing possesses world-class political ideals and a clear mind. He is always able to look at the big picture and take precautions. Our mutual trust has reached an all-time high. The Empire and Brittany have never been so united. I believe that we still have a bright future ahead of us."
Laing expressed his affirmation. The Brittany who was about to ascend the throne also said, "In the new era, the Empire and Brittany's strategic partnership is also reflected in the economic field. Last year, our bilateral trade exceeded 500 thousand crowns. We hope to deepen our cooperation in many fields and contribute to the prosperity, peace, stability and prosperity of the world."
At night, Laing hosted a state banquet in the palace of Culona to entertain his friends from the Empire.
Brittania's state banquet was held in the Landuin Hall of the Culona Palace. The banquet tables there were 60 meters long and arranged in two rows. It could accommodate more than 200 guests at the same time. The banquet hall was resplendent with huge oil paintings hanging on both sides of the walls. The long table in the middle was shaped like a horseshoe, and above it were six giant crystal chandeliers. The horizontal table facing the entrance was where the host and guest of honor sat. The floor was covered with a carpet made from the fur of exotic creatures from Araby. Silver tableware, candles, and luxurious dining table decorations were neatly arranged on the table.
Laing and Suria sat at the head of the table. Tegris and Morgiana sat on Laing's left. Emperor Karl-franz and Queen Helena sat on their right.
The long table on the left was filled with nobles from Brittany. There were quite a few sacred-level grand knights and dukes of the Holy Grail. They looked at the people of the Empire with complicated and slightly hostile gazes. The Kurfürst of the Empire sat at the table on the right with their heads held high. Emmanuelle, Duchess of the Empire, hugged her son, Frey Derick Jr., and talked loudly about how good her father's state banquet was and if it was as exquisite as Nur's. Kurfürst Boris complained that Brittany dishes were not to Middleton's taste, but he, like Marshal of the Hunters Markus Wolfhardt, had already asked the waiter to refill the dishes twice.
The Brittany state banquet had a standard menu.
The first main dish was turbot fillet with lobster mousse.
The second main dish was roasted Attawa deer tenderloin with Warm Ford red wine truffle sauce.
The main vegetables were braised red broccoli, roasted potatoes, roasted walnuts, pumpkin and celery.
The last dessert was Araby chocolate, mango and fruit salad.
The alcoholic drinks were water, juice, champagne, red wine, sparkling wine and spirits.
Except for Bellegar, the dwarven delegation from the Angrand clan was arranged in a side hall. The High Elves were arranged in another hall. Laing separated the High Elves from the High Elves to avoid conflict. Even so, Bellegar still stubbornly believed that Laing did not treat him well. He thought that he could sit next to Tegris. However, the table was too high and there were no chairs in the palace, so he gave up this time.
"Welcome, human brother on the other side of the mountain. Welcome to Brittany, welcome to Colona." Laing raised his goblet and said to the Emperor, "I am honored to have you here. The whole palace is honored because of you."
"I was invited by the Green Knight. I am honored to have the legendary patron saint of Brittany come to invite me, so I agreed to come immediately." Karl-franz was not as tall as Laing, so he looked shorter than Laing. The Emperor understood what Laing was hinting at. He carefully controlled his vulgar sense of humor and said, "Your Excellency Laing … How should I address you now? Crown Prince of Brittany? Duke Musillon? Or the champion of the Lady of the Lake? "
"Just call me Laing or Laing Macado. Of course, I think we should keep it simple. You can call me Laing, and I'll call you Karl. How does that sound?" Laing also understood the Emperor's meaning.
"Hahaha, what a respectable virtue. I can see the spirit of the first generation of Knights of the Holy Grail being carried forward by you." Karl-franz said playfully, "But, Your Majesty, my dear Laing, you still have to call me Your Majesty!"
"Hahahahaha …" Laughter came from the long table on the Empire's side. Everyone was amused by the Emperor. The Kurfürst all laughed loudly. Kurfürst Wamir even tapped the table lightly with his silver spoon. Boris slapped his thigh rudely, and Emmanuelle also covered her mouth and laughed. Little Frey Derick still did not understand. The little guy kept pulling his mother and asked loudly, "Mom, mom, why does father call Godfather Your Majesty?"
On the contrary, all the Dukes on the Brittany's side, including Morgiana, the Witch of the Lake, almost all glared at the Emperor. Berchemund, the Red Dragon Duke, was even more furious. He exerted a little force, and an exquisite silver table knife was bent into a bracelet. François was also not happy.
Laing raised his eyebrows. He secretly cursed the Emperor of the Empire for being like that old guy Richard, who had to take advantage of him before he ascended the throne.
Duke Musillon, however, maintained a polite smile on his face. "Of course, Your Majesty, I don't think there's a problem. By the way, since I call you Your Majesty, you can also call me Champion?"
"Hahahahaha …" This time, it was the long table on the Brittany's side that burst into laughter. The Dukes and the great nobles all laughed mockingly and commented on the strength of the Empire's side loudly. Berchemund and François even discussed loudly how many moves it would take for them to beat all the Kurfürst to the ground.
The Empire's side, on the other hand, was all gloomy. Laing was obviously mocking Laing's strength. Just as he said, in terms of high-end combat ability, there were not many people in the Empire that were good. Even if the Emperor himself was fully equipped, it would be very difficult for him to defeat Laing. Most of the Kurfürst were legends, and there were quite a few people at the Brittany's side at the long table who were in the Sanctuary-realm. It was obvious that the Empire's side had a crushing advantage in terms of both quantity and quality.
Bellegar was specially arranged a small stool and a small table. Looking at this scene, the King of Eight Peaks Mountain laughed so hard that his beard was dripping with beer. As for Tegris, who was sitting next to Laing, he was expressionless the whole time. In the Phoenix King's Court, he had seen too many of such probing and verbal exchanges between nobles. The tricks of the humans could not surprise Tegris at all.
"Of course, Laing the Champion, the Lady's Chosen Champion. Cheers!" Karl raised his goblet, as if everything before was just a joke.
"Cheers! To mankind, to the old world. " Laing also pretended that nothing had happened. The two goblets clinked, and the little bit of unpleasantness from before disappeared with the wind.
After the grand state banquet, there was a banquet. In the garden and the banquet hall of the Culona Royal Palace, people began to move freely. Emilia soon brought little Frey Derick to Suria and Helena, as well as little Derick Derick and the emperor's son, Luitpold II. The three mothers took the three children to other places for entertainment, leaving the space for Laing and Karl-franz.
"Sorry, Laing. You know, in such an environment, a qualified emperor must know how to perform." Karl-franz held his goblet with an apologetic look on his face, but his expression was more friendly. "The support of the Kurfürsten is hard to come by."
"I understand." Laing said with a smile, "Of course, we can also have a one-on-one battle. If you win, you'll be the champion."
"Hahahahaha!" The two men looked at each other and smiled. An indescribable tacit understanding arose between the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the old world. They had a sense of appreciation for each other.
Sometimes, the friendship between men was so simple and unpretentious.
"Right, this is a good opportunity. Laing, you may not know about the personnel changes in the parliament of the Empire yet. Let me introduce the two new Kurfürsten to you."
"Marius Leitdorf and Theodoric Geisel."
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