The Garden Palace was originally a private residence built by the craftsmen of the Principality of Michael for Duke Michael. However, due to reasons such as being too extravagant and occupying an area that was too large, the leader Alubeg refused to move in. However, he later felt that it would be demolished.

It would be a pity to lose it, so it was used as a special facility for holding public banquets and entertaining distinguished guests.

Today, in the banquet hall of the main building of the palace, Archduke Michael of Arubag and the envoys of Algasburg are having a midday break and lunch banquet. Of course, although the two sides had already had a relatively friendly meeting in the morning

However, the two parties have not yet fully accepted each other. After all, the two organizations have not had any official contact before, and there are just some subtle connections between some of the internal forces between them. However, due to the current situation within the principality,

Viscount Greville, the only one associated with Algasburg, was not present in person. After all, he was currently busy leading the Greville Corps in the central region to recover the territories captured by monsters, so he had no time to come here.

Before the two parties reached some consensus, it was difficult for the leaders of both parties to allow their members to have too much contact. Therefore, the originally planned social banquet became an ordinary lunch time.

In the huge banquet hall, the members of both parties were clearly divided into two groups and kept a certain distance.

This small accidental mistake will not have any impact on this meeting. After all, at the beginning, no one was sure what agreement the two sides could reach in just one meeting, and the most critical point was that Al

Before the meeting, Gasburg never disclosed what the main diplomatic goal of their trip was. For this reason, the Principality of Michael was just crossing the river by feeling its stones. Chris may know some inside information, but she did not

He told Alubeg directly, but the Duke soon learned some of the reasons, but he seemed to have too many concerns about this matter and did not dare to make a decision easily.

But aside from this reason, there are still many things that the Principality has already reached a consensus with Algasburg in the morning. At the same time, Albeg also maintained a relationship with the main diplomatic envoy Avrola on the other side because of his personal relationship.

Some good feelings and recognition. Although she was just a companion, she followed the two Chosen Ones in the previous war to resist the invasion of Aledo and made many actions that were beneficial to the war situation. By the way, she used her healing magic to save many injured people.

What's more important is that Arubag also feels a little sorry for Aurora. After all, she was severely attacked in Mariaburg some time ago.

It is said that she personally suffered a lot of damage and almost lost a companion. Fortunately, the matter was resolved fairly well in the end, except that the big monster lurking in Mary Castle suddenly disappeared.

It was a big blow to Arubeg and the Principality of Michael. In addition, Avrola's performance during today's talks also made Arubeg feel admired. In addition to her excellent means of going out for talks, she was not as good as yesterday.

This unpleasant misunderstanding had a direct impact on her, and even I heard that she did not seem to inform other Algasburg companions about it.

Although Aruberg had a smile on his face, he couldn't help but feel a little angry when he once again thought of the conflict caused by Kohler yesterday. Fortunately, there were no Earl of Nassas and Kohler among the participants in the Principality today.

He also hoped to use this to minimize the impact of this incident on the future of the talks.

and other negative impacts. Of course, although Kohler is not held accountable now, it does not mean that he will not be held accountable in the future. Anyway, after this incident, Alubeg must at least impose some punishment on the Nassas family. For this reason

Not letting Alfred attend the meeting today is one of the punishments.

However, the intensity of the punishment ultimately depends on whether Aurora is willing to let go of the matter. If the other party is willing, then Arubag will give Count Alfred Nasas some painless punishment.

That's enough. After all, although the other party's son hates him, he himself is the Duke's right-hand man. But if Aurora still

If you care about this matter, then you can only impose some administrative punishments against Kohler alone. After all, unlike his father, he, a playboy, has neither political status nor rights, and his father Alfred’s title is not the same.

He is not a hereditary earl, so his punishment will not have any political impact on the principality.

At the main dining table in the innermost part of the banquet hall, Alubage was enjoying his lunch with a smile on his face. Although he still had a kind smile on his face, he was very helpless in his heart because he was sitting there.

Opposite him, Aurora and the leaders of the Algasburg mission were eating with expressionless cold faces. This kind of inexplicably embarrassing scene was really rare. For this reason, Algasburg

I don’t know how to correct it either

Correct response, after all, according to the tradition of the nobles, this type of banquet usually has some ritual music and dance music for the guests to enjoy. However, there does not seem to be such a habit here in Algasburg, because

During the meal, except for the gentle music accompaniment of the band in the banquet hall, all other activities were cancelled. Even the very relaxed dining interaction originally planned could only be forcibly cancelled.

It would be somewhat reasonable to say that the original buffet would be replaced by an ordinary lunch banquet, but completely replacing a banquet with social significance into a lunch time where you can only stay in your seat and eat quietly would definitely be disappointing.

Some nobles on the Haier side were not accepting it, especially the young nobles who were deeply affected. They originally planned to wait for the start of their "home game" to hook up with the little girls from Algasburg opposite.

,

After all, there are a lot of young talents in Yushu Linfeng here, and even some dandies with bad reputations include some who are good-looking or good at seducing women. But no matter what they originally were

, the parents behind them very much hope that this group of people can get closer to the people on the opposite side, and Alubeg also acquiesces to this kind of thing to a certain extent, so this kind of "officially recognized" social interaction

The act also put on some political context.

No matter how you say it, as long as you can bring the people on both sides closer together, or simply ask a gangster from a certain family to directly abduct a girl from Algasburg, it can be regarded as an incredible political task, so in

The young men who had received various instructions before the banquet were also gearing up and dressed up, waiting to show off their various styles to the girls of Algasburg during the communication session at the end of the banquet.

own charm. Many young aristocratic children do not do this just for the political tasks handed down by their elders. After all, the young girls in Algasburg are very stunning in appearance, and they must have a good figure.

With their bodies and cheeks, coupled with the mysterious bonus of the Algasburg organization behind them, it can be said that they have captured the hearts of too many nobles in an instant since they got off the ship.

But although the noble children on Michael's side were extremely excited after seeing the female members of Algasburg, on the other hand, the people here did not care about the group of noble children, and the reason why they forcibly canceled the banquet

The social session in the middle and later stages was also Aurora's request to Duke Alubeg, and regarding this point alone, both tone and determination were very firm, so Alubeg had to pretend to be embarrassed and cancel.

these links.

Albeg does not expect to be able to close the relationship with Algasburg through such unflattering means. However, this situation is actually very common among nobles. For this reason, even if they are

The other party didn't think there was anything wrong with rejecting Alubeg. At best, it could only be regarded as the result of differences in different customs.

In short, the lunch time for both parties ended quickly. After all, this was the first time for Michael's side to have such a dull banquet. For this reason, many members of the more conservative aristocracy had a strong impression of Algasburg through this banquet.

There was a cold feeling on the part, and even some extreme-minded guys privately questioned the other party for sending a woman as the leader of the mission to negotiate with the principality. Of course, Alubeg was not willing to pay attention to these complicated noises at all, and even

Also take advantage of this

During some interactions in the afternoon, I discovered those members of the nobility who were potential threats to Algasburg. They had various reasons for Algasburg's arrival, but the ones who resisted more seriously were actually the middle and lower-level nobles.

Although the reasons for their opposition were varied, it was not difficult for Alubeg to guess that these small nobles actually launched a collective resistance under the guidance of the Norman Church. The core reason should be the contradictions caused by religious issues.

The contents of the morning's talks were not made public, but in fact, during the talks, Albeg did come under religious pressure from the other party. Algasburg planned to form a strategic alliance with the Principality of Michael, but the core of the alliance

The problem is that the principality needs to be included under the followers of the Supreme God Severna. Of course, this is not a mandatory belief and does not require public processing by the principality, but it needs to be coordinated with the actions of Algasburg if necessary.

Be consistent.

This proposal is very vague, so Aurora seems unwilling to explain too much. After all, she was reading from the script when she put forward this opinion. It seems that she herself seems to have no idea about this matter or about it.

As a diplomatic ambassador, he has quite some opinions on this matter. However, Arrüberg is still very vigilant about this matter. After all, he still doesn't understand the purpose behind Algasburg's request for an alliance.

. The belief in the Supreme God seems unavoidable, but fortunately, Arubag now has additional "advisors" who can learn some specific information about the Supreme God, and the other is the belief in Algasburg.

The issue of settlement is also worthy of careful consideration. After all, it seems that the other party's belief is more mature and larger. If it really spreads to the outside world as a religion, it may very well lead to the delicate situation of a dominant one.

In fact, the core political members of Arubag, or the entire principality, maintain a certain degree of vigilance towards religion. Whether it is local beliefs or foreign religions, all groups with religious overtones need to undergo certain measures.

Only the surveillance and vigilance are sufficient. Of course, the reason for this is to worry about the influence and erosion of religion on the aristocracy and political power. After all, everyone suffered this kind of suffering when they were still in the Kingdom of Solis, so eating a

A wise man knows that now Alubeg and the others will maintain a hostile vigilance no matter which religion they deal with.

The current attitude towards Algasburg gives Albeg a bit of a headache, because in the past, he was worried about the struggle between religion and secular power because religious groups were careerists who relied on false beliefs and fictitious gods.

Win over and control ordinary people, and use this to pose a threat to the secular government. But it is different in Algasburg. Although it is a more mature and complete religious belief, the difference is that the gods of this belief really exist.

And I heard that this incredible supreme god is currently staying in the principality.

Albeg really couldn't find any suitable words to express his position on this matter. After all, Albeg still has a little doubt about the existence of the gods, but now many people around him have come up with some "

"Evidence" proves the credibility of this matter. For this reason, Arubag himself can only half-heartedly acquiesce in the "authenticity" of this matter.

At present, the rumored supreme god seems to have been haunting the southern forest in the principality for a long time. It seems that he wants to settle down. Even later, Chris even used a tactful way to move the forest that he had no actual control over.

The forest of power was "sent" to the messenger of the supreme god. However, it is also said that it is the place where his messenger lives, and the god just stayed in the messenger's residence for some reason, but no matter what the real situation is,

Anyway, it seems that there is no room for the principality to interfere in this matter.

Due to this factor, it is difficult for Arubag to deal with Argasburg's request for religious settlement. Of course, although they have promised not to force proselytizing and will not establish religious strongholds outside the city of Wilsk, etc., but

This incident itself made Arubag and other political figures in the principality feel fearful.

Preaching is only incidental. The real purpose of Algasburg is to win over the principalities to join their alliance. This alliance will obviously not be a casual political alliance, and the core point of the proposed alliance is the call for war.

As well as clauses such as never compromising against the enemies of the gods. Anyway, most of the key clauses in the core clauses are about "respecting gods and resisting enemies". These are really unacceptable to everyone in the principality.

, after all, although everyone has a general understanding of who the gods are to be respected, they have no idea about the "enemy" to be resisted.

However, the principality is not completely ignorant or has no information at all. It is just that this issue will be discussed in detail in the afternoon. However, Adrian, Count of Cerro who attended the meeting at noon, heard this proposal.

It was a little unnatural. Alubeg felt that his son should know some inside information. However, after the meeting ended at noon, he did not take the initiative to come over and confess to Alubeg. Instead, he hurriedly went to find him in the palace annex.

Chris was accompanying the guest. It was not until after the lunch banquet that Adrian took Chris to find Alubeg. At the same time, the brother and sister also brought a very special guest, a seemingly

A little girl named Ruby who is younger than Chris.

The afternoon meeting will not be held immediately after lunch, so this is a time for both parties to relax and rest. For this reason, most of the members of Algasburg went sightseeing and walking in the gardens around the palace, and

This was also the moment when the young nobles were ready to go again. However, Alubeg did not know about this at the moment, but the other nobles under his command connived these young nobles to do this. After all, everyone

They all want to know more about Algasburg and their true purpose as soon as possible, especially the alliance that requires some detailed insider analysis. It is best to get some information before the afternoon talks begin.

For this reason, the young nobles also felt a lot of pressure.

Of course, the "notorious" Kohler Nassus was not included among these aspiring young people, and he was not called in when the aristocratic young people were summoned today. After all, what happened yesterday had actually been spread through other people at the scene.

He was in the social circle of noble children, so naturally no one would come to him at this time to make things worse.

At this moment, Kohler just left the restaurant of Phyllis, the goddess of beauty. However, at this time, he changed his outfit and did not dress too ostentatiously. Moreover, because of the festive atmosphere everywhere today, there were a large number of pedestrians on the street.

The carriage was inconvenient to drive, so he had no choice but to go out on foot. At the same time, he also found a few followers to follow him and walked out of the street where the restaurant was located.

Although Kohler planned to keep a low profile and specially prepared a cloak for cover-up, but by chance, when he walked out of the street, he inadvertently passed by an acquaintance who was also dressed in a low-key manner.

Abigail wrapped her headscarf in confusion and looked back at Kohler who just passed by. Then she stood there and thought about it for a moment before greeting the other companions around her: "Bowles, Kester, and Helena."

, you go to the palace first, I have some things to do and leave for a while."

"Where are you going?" Helena, who is Abigail's best friend, asked curiously: "The person who just passed by was..."

"Don't worry about it. I'm just curious about where he's going so sneakily." Abigail interrupted Helena's speech and urged the others: "You should go to the palace first, while
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