November 13, 1336 in the valley calendar, moon celebration.

This is the last major festival before the end of the year, and it also marks the approach of winter.

Normally, this would have been a day for the people of Cormyr to honor their ancestors and the deceased.

Graves would be blessed, ceremonies held, and stories of those who had passed away would be talked about late into the night.

But what is regrettable is that since the undead plague began to break out along the coast of the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars more than ten years ago, the Moon Celebration has basically been put on hold.

The reason is also very simple. In order to prevent the intensifying disaster, King Assan III took the lead in digging out the graves of his ancestor Ondas and the founding emperor Vershan and cremating them.

Isn’t it just rubbing salt into people’s hearts by holding a moon celebration at this time?

Even Li Wei had to praise the Altais father for being a ruthless man when he first heard about it.

However, I am afraid that only such a resolute and resolute king can lead the people to persevere until now before this natural disaster affects half of the continent.

In such a bad era, this is extremely rare.

But a 'good' king means that he must also be a difficult and greedy opponent at the negotiating table.

A king who does not maximize the interests of the country is not a qualified king.

More than a month ago, when Li Wei and his party first entered Susar, they were warmly and solemnly received by this ancient country.

After learning during the meeting that Li Wei was here for the half-elf, the elderly king shamelessly started asking for money.

Zeelandia's export tax incentives, cheap metal ingots, the production line of "talismans" to protect against the undead, extreme battle armor, steel golems and even Sabot machine launchers, he dared to ask for any good things, and almost put Levi on the spot.

Laugh out loud.

But there was only one thing that made Li Wei secretly nod. What the other party wanted were finished products, and the old king never mentioned any various military production technologies.

Because no matter how shameless Yasan III is, he still knows that the other party will not give these things even if he asks with a shy face.

And even if Li Wei gave it, Cormyr, who was still based on an agricultural society, simply didn't have the ability to make it.

This is a gap in social progress that cannot be solved overnight in a short period of time.

But the finished product is not certain. The Northland and Cormyr are separated by the Aino Oak Desert, which means that there is unlikely to be a border conflict between the two for at least a hundred years.

Zeelandia's military equipment has made a qualitative leap almost every twenty years, so instead of leaving those outdated military equipment to rust in warehouses, it is better to exchange them for something more practical.

The arms trade has always been about huge profits.

At the same time, the longer Cormyr persists in the middle of the continent, the more it can act like a barrier and delay the infestation of the undead natural disaster to the north.

Perhaps it was with this in mind, for the sake of a possible transformation of the future social process, and to strengthen the trust between the two, the old king gave his granddaughter to Altais in an attempt to exchange and learn from the culture and knowledge of the North.

In the name of, 'sold' to Zelandia.

That is, the only child of Altais and his wife Lyanna, the 9-year-old Iron Princess Lusail Tenarasta Asan Obeszil.

That day, Levi was almost dumbfounded as he looked at this shameless old man. When he pushed the ignorant Steel Princess in front of everyone and jokingly encouraged her to recognize Levi's silver dragon as his 'godfather',

Li Wei was defeated on the spot.

Ai Li had already tormented him a lot. If he met another naughty child, it is estimated that Levi would not be surprised at all if his nest was demolished by them one day.

Negotiation has never been Li Wei's strong point. In order not to suffer in this regard, Li Wei simply 'swung' a legal practitioner and affairs officer represented by Fischer directly from Zelandia to do this doomed to be time-consuming task for him.

A long errand.

And this negotiation, also amidst the contentious war of words, lasted for more than a month before it came to an end.

Finally, under the applause and witness of the participants, Li Wei and Asan III shook hands and handed each other a small gift, which symbolized Zelandia and this thousand-year-old country located on the other side of the Aino Oak Desert.

An alliance was reached.

Under this paper covenant, in addition to reaching a consensus on the original half-elves, the two parties also reached a cooperative relationship in economics, trade, academic and other aspects.

Hence today’s celebration.

Li Wei could see that this ancient kingdom, which had suffered from natural disasters, indeed needed such a national celebration in various senses to inspire the people at the bottom to have confidence and hope in this country.

The celebration started in the morning.

The only pity is that, as the crown prince of the kingdom, Altais still failed to come back on time, which made the original celebration lack a sense of ceremony.

Another thing that makes people wonder is that during normal moon celebrations, in order to prevent unknown risks of riots, half-elf slaves are not allowed to appear in public places.

But starting from early in the morning, many half-elf slaves were gathered together by some old nobles, specially dressed up, and brought to the Stormhorn Square.

Under the herd effect, more and more half-elves who were not slaves gathered boldly towards the square after discovering that the guards did not drive them away.

When Assan III stood at the top of the royal capital city and read out the covenant with the northern city-states with a smile on his face and an old voice, the whole city was filled with cheers.

In more than a month, with Cormyr officials deliberately adding fuel to the flames, it was enough for every Cormyrian in the royal capital to know about the demonic invasion war that took place in the northern city of Tifanton and nearly put Cormyr in danger of national destruction.

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It also allowed Li Wei’s reputation as the ‘Brilliant Dragon’ to spread throughout the streets.

The world now knows that in the far north, there is Zeelandia, a new and powerful city-state with such a silver dragon lord who has justice and kindness in his heart.

Since with the help of this allied force, even the demonic invasion that threatens to overthrow can be repelled, then there must be hope of solving the undead natural disaster that has plagued Cormyr for many years.

This is a very simple popular trend of thought, and it is also what Assan III hopes to see.

At the end of the declaration, the old king used a solemn and solemn voice to formally announce the decision to abolish the slavery of half-elves in Cormyr and give all half-elves the freedom to choose to move to the north.

But what was somewhat unexpected and reasonable was that after the reading of this decree, what was received was confusion and short-term silence.

Human civilians are confused as to why the half-elf slaves who have lasted for nearly a thousand years should be abolished.

The half-elves who were slaves were a little frightened.

Especially today, when natural disasters of the undead are becoming more and more severe, cultivated land continues to decrease, and the food crisis becomes more serious, they are very worried about whether they will lose everything they have because of losing their master.

It wasn't until some established nobles held their heads high and took the lead in applauding that the atmosphere of the celebration gradually returned to normal.

The abolition of half-elf slavery involves the interests of too many people, and the nobles of Cormyr were naturally unwilling to accept it.

But under the temptation of all kinds of potentially huge benefits of forming an alliance with the North, it has become debatable.

After more than a month, it was enough for these veteran nobles who were able to receive the message in advance to digest and distribute the benefits.

As for the voices and objections of those small businessmen and small nobles,

Who cares?

Perhaps he had expected this scene a long time ago. The old kingdom looked around at the frightened half-elves under the city and slowly said:

"You don't need to be afraid, and you shouldn't be afraid.

"I have always sincerely believed that today's move is a just move.

“It is in line with the provisions of the Cormyr Laws, the needs of the kingdom’s military strategy, and it is also a choice that conforms to the trend of history.

"I hereby pray for the prudent judgment of the people and the blessings of the gods."

Having said this, Assan III raised the flag in his hand to show it to the public:

"As proof, I, Teredas Asan Obeszil, have signed this and stamped it with the Great Seal of the Kingdom of Cormyr.

"All the princes and nobles of Cormyr, you and I, are here to bear witness."

The old king paused, then suddenly revealed a gentle smile and sighed:

"Thousands of years have passed, and you have sacrificed so much for this great kingdom.

"You deserve to be entrusted with better things.

"I would also like to wish you

"No matter where you are, you can have a

"A happy future full of flowers."

After the old king made this declaration, which was either sincere or had been arranged in advance, the entire Stormhorn Square fell silent again.

At this time, bursts of faint crying suddenly sounded in the square, and then suddenly a half-elf suddenly shouted loudly:

"ALLHighAzounⅢ!"

As a result, the originally chaotic celebrations gradually became louder and louder, and in the end, the entire square was submerged in such a sea of ​​joy and fanaticism.

"ALLHighCormyr!!!"

"ALLHighCormyr!!!"

Li Wei, who was sitting at the guest table at the top of the city, couldn't help but smile and shake his head when he saw this scene:

"This bad old man is quite good at winning people's hearts. Compared with his cunning father, the upright boy from Altais is still far behind."

I thought to myself, it was obviously me who brought it up first, but when this old man said it, it seemed like it was all the grace of their Kingdom of Cormyr.

As expected, anyone who can be a king is very good at being shameless.

But complaints are complaints, and Levi has long since looked down upon this false reputation.

At the same time, I also understand very well that the cohesion brought about by this political show is really important to the disaster-stricken kingdom of Cormyr.

Ellini, who was already in tears, slapped Li Wei on the shoulder coquettishly and choked with sobs:
To be continued...