"Eleven years ago, I boarded a cruise ship to the Khoy Continent in Loen. Today, I'm very happy and honored to be back in Loen again. I sincerely thank everyone for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend my welcome banquet!" Having said that, Mr. Desilio even bowed slightly.
"Afraid, afraid, afraid, afraid!"
With Desilio's bow, the banquet hall instantly erupted in warm applause. The applause lasted for more than ten seconds before it gradually calmed down. When the applause ended, Mr. Desilio continued to smile and slowly say, "I've received 213 gifts today. I can feel Loen's enthusiasm for me, as well as their feelings for our East Khoy Company. However, due to time constraints, I can't thank each and every one of the 213 gifts. I hope everyone can understand!
"I'm thankful for three gifts today!" Just as Mr. Desilio finished speaking, Holdin, who was in the crowd, immediately shifted his gaze to Connor. His eyes were filled with mockery and contempt. Everyone in the banquet hall knew that the people who Mr. Desilio wanted to thank for the three gifts were definitely the two bigwigs, Loen's mayor, Spalletti, and the Church of the Storm's bishop, Eder.
According to convention and tradition, Desilio should thank five people, but now, he was only thanking three people. Connor's slim chance was now even more hopeless.
After sensing Holdin's malicious gaze, Connor smiled and shook his head. He was full of confidence in himself.
Just as everyone was looking forward to the first person Mr. Desilio wanted to thank for the gift, a crack suddenly appeared in the crowd with Mr. Desilio in the middle of the banquet hall. And through the crack, the current mayor of Loen, Spalletti, walked in front with a smile while holding an ancient and exquisite certificate in a photo frame.
Although the words on the certificate weren't large, everyone present could clearly see the words "Honorary Citizen of Loen" written on it!
Upon seeing Mayor Spalletti appear, Desilio immediately went up to him with a smile. Under the witness of so many people, the two bigwigs shook hands affectionately with smiles on their faces.
After shaking hands, Spalletti showed the certificate of "Honorary Citizen of Loen" to everyone present and said loudly, "In order to commend Mr. Desilio for his contribution in promoting the business relationship between Loen City and the East Khoy Company, I, Spalletti, in the name of the ninth mayor of Loen in the Carman Empire, officially announce the conferment of the title of Honorary Citizen of Loen to Mr. Desilio. I hope that in the coming days, Mr. Desilio will continue to make new contributions!"
What Spalletti and Desilio did was completely out of everyone's expectations. In the crowd, Bishop Eder of the Church of Storms, another big shot who was admired by the masses, obviously had a gloomy expression on his face. Who were Desilio and Spalletti doing this for? Wasn't it for him?
Amidst the tsunami-like applause, Desilio received the certificate of honor from Spalletti. Spalletti even personally pinned the medal on his chest that symbolized an honorary citizen.
"I'm very grateful to Mayor Spalletti for giving me such an honor. Loen is the most dazzling pearl on the empire's West Coast. I'm extremely proud and excited to be able to become an honorary citizen of Loen. I have a suggestion. At this moment, let's have a toast to the hundred-year friendship between Loen and the East Khoy Company! Long live friendship! "Desilio calmly pushed the entire atmosphere to a climax again!
"Long live friendship!" Hundreds of people at the welcome banquet raised their wine glasses in response to Desilio's suggestion.
After the unexpected ceremony ended, Bishop Edward stood up with a sullen expression. Without a doubt, the second person Desilio wanted to thank for giving him a gift was the bigwig of the Church of the Storm. Compared to the honor of "honorary citizen" given by Spalletti, Bishop Edward's gift was more normal. In the name of the Loen Church of the Storm, Bishop Edward gave the East Khoy Company a silver statue of the Storm Goddess to promote the greatness of the Church of the Storm and persuade people to convert to the Church of the Storm.
Although the process of the two bigwigs Desilio wanted to thank was a little unexpected, the outcome was completely within everyone's expectations. In the banquet hall, except for Connor and Holdin, everyone looked at Desilio. Everyone was curious about the third person Desilio wanted to thank for giving him a gift.
Compared to the confidence in Connor's eyes, Hoerding's eyes were filled with madness at this moment. He seemed to have already seen Connor, who had lost the bet, kneeling in front of him and slapping himself repeatedly in the face under the gaze of everyone.
"On my return to Loen this time, other than being honored to become an honorary citizen of Loen City, I'm even more surprised to receive such a gift …" With that said, Mr. Desilio waved his hand, and an attendant from East Hoy Company immediately handed a small silver box to Desilio respectfully.
Holdin was still proud when he saw the small silver box, but Sophia, who was in his arms, had a shocked expression on her face with heavy makeup. She clearly remembered that this small silver box was the gift that Connor had given to Mr. Desilio. Could it be that Connor was telling the truth? Was the Ferguson family that Mr. Connor was from really a family friend of the Ranieri family that Mr. Desilio was from?
Just when Sophia was hesitating whether she should tell Holdin about her discovery, Mr. Desilio had already opened the small silver box in front of everyone in the banquet hall. He took out the egg inside and displayed it.
It was a colorful egg made of gold. The surface of the egg was engraved with mysterious patterns, which made the egg full of a simple aura. Under the bright lights of the banquet, the egg was so beautiful that it attracted the eyes of everyone present.
"Is this the Empire's Easter Egg that was handed down from the ancient Byzantine Emperor?" Just when everyone was amazed by the beauty of the egg, someone in the crowd suddenly asked in disbelief.
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