087. Kendo Saints(1/2)
The banquet held in the Evelin Palace on the evening of November 1 was undoubtedly a power feast, and it was truly worthy of its name. Four-armed Naga, who had a wide range of knowledge, could easily find the major forces and representative figures of the Naga Kingdom from it.
From the Red Sea, the Dead Sea to the North Sea, from the Blood Family, the Magic Noble to the Sea God Temple, at the banquet, the four-armed Naga with a level 4 alone was no less than forty, and at this moment, they were gathering together in groups of three or three to chat with each other.
As for the topic, there will be no more suitable one than the Grand Duke of the Black Sea and her daughter and son. To be honest, there is nothing more suitable than this.
The position of the High Priest of the Black Sea Diocese seems to be prominent and has a high position and a powerful position, second only to the power center of the Seven Seas Temple Headquarters. However, only he himself knows how much it takes to get along with a powerful local lord. It was difficult enough before. With the establishment of the Principality of the Black Sea, the pressure on his shoulders is increasing day by day.
In fact, from the day Sandra was promoted to legendary wizard, he was ready to gradually let go of other powers besides the sect, but he didn't expect that that day would come so quickly.
With a light sigh, Fenrod's eyes swam around the hall and finally fell on Talos, the bloodline knight who had just won the title of prince and the title of Earl Gorgon.
Young Naga was entertaining friends at this time. In his opinion, it was a network of people woven unconsciously.
The big man from the human world was first thrown aside by Fenrod. The identity of the surface race means that he cannot stay at the bottom of the sea for a long time. The profession of the forest druid determines that he cannot provide too much help to the Principality of the Black Sea or Talos.
——After all, the Druids have been in decline for many years, and the number of sage druids in the world will not exceed ten, less than one-third of the Nine Rings Parliament, not to mention the Church of the Gods.
In comparison, another human, the bishop from the Church of Fortune, wears a magical prop that provides underwater breathing, reduces sea pressure, and solves other deep-sea life problems, but it obviously represents more.
The goddess of wealth has never been a god that can be underestimated!
At any time, Fenrod would not be stingy to focus on the human bishops and explore the possible cooperation between the Black Sea and the Wealth Church. It is not a secret that Sandra and the new Cardinal Gaz had a good relationship, but in front of the two Nagas, who came from the Snow Mountain Temple and the Sand Mountain, he turned his attention to another direction in less than a second.
Snowland Naga, Desert Naga, and Talos actually had a good time with the daughters of the Ice Witch and the Sand Mountain Chief, the two six-armed Naga!
According to the news received by Fenrod, or the Temple of the Sea, there will be no other fifth-level professionals in this banquet.
This is normal. Among the four six-armed Nagas in the Naga Kingdom, Helga II is the pope. The highest agent of the goddess of the ocean in the main material plane - the queens of the Naga Kingdom in all dynasties need the Pope to be crowned to be justified and symbolize the divine right of the monarch. Only the Grand Duke of the Black Sea personally went to the Grand Temple of the Seven Seas to pay homage, and there was no precedent for the Pope to personally visit the other six-armed Nagas.
Lord Botao and Grand Duke of the Black Sea are both legendary wizards. In order to compete with each other, it is reasonable to send three permanent members of the Eternal Tide to come.
As for the land sinker Benita, as the founder of the Tiss Dynasty, it is probably not easy to have her favor with the Black Sea Grand Kung Fu, which "divides the territory and divides the territory". In addition, she has less than 100 years left, so she will naturally not attend.
Despite this, the royal family of Tys was still full of sincerity. The eldest daughter of the new queen Vanessa II, the new Duke of Hops, and Princess Anna, who had adventured on Black Dragon Island with Talos.
Now, even Fenrod was shocked by Talos' interpersonal relationship. He never knew that the four-armed Naga's social interaction was so wide, spanning two continents!
Although living on the seabed all year round, it does not mean that Fenrod knows nothing about the snowy Nagas that are far away from the Antarctic Snow Mountain Temple in Iceland and the desert Nagas that are in the Sand Mountains of Southern Andes. According to the records of the Sea Temple, these two Nagas have clearly obtained the protection of the Dragon of Water and the Dragon of Earth.
Sometimes, some things don’t have to be too straightforward, especially for nobles who like to be subtle.
In Fenrod's eyes, Talos, Dolores and Mural had a good relationship. Rounding it out is the Grand Duke of the Black Sea and the Ice Witch, and the Chief of the Sand Mountain, the two six-armed Nagas, who had a close relationship with each other. He would never believe that they came for Talos. Even the Black Sea intended to establish friendly diplomatic relations with the Snow Mountain Temple, and Sashan officially established friendly diplomatic relations.
The nature of the Naga race has a strange worship and yearning for the Six Arms, and Fenrod is no exception. Even in the Kingdom and the Snow Mountain Temple, there are some historical problems left over from ordinary people.
So, the pressure on Fenrod's shoulders became a little heavier out of thin air. The supreme leader from the Snowland Naga and the Desert Naga, with the few energy left to torture him together before, did not even notice that Manni, another high priest from the Seven Seas Temple, swam around.
"Do you guess if the Black Sea Guild uses Talos to marry and which family will it finally marry?"
"What?"
Fenrod was stunned and followed Manny's gaze and found that the person who was talking to Talos was replaced by Maximilian of the Schneider family, another dominant blood vessel.
Originally, the Heinrich family in the Red Sea had been married for generations. The previous generation was due to the internal power struggle of the Black Sea. Sandra was exiled when she was young. Under the operation of Nepton's former patriarch Michael, Florence Nepton and Chast Heinrich completed the marriage of the lord. The former was the direct descendant and the latter was the side branch, and this generation was Emma Nepton and Kuntu Heinrich, both of whom were direct descendants.
Considering the profession of Talos' Bloodline Knight, of course, the Schneider family, who also possesses the bloodline of the Ancient Cang Whale in the Netherworld, has the advantage, although there was not much intersection between the two major families of Black Sea and Banda Sea before Leonhard became the Lord.
Manny had a different opinion on this, and she shook her head: "I heard that our queen is optimistic that Talos will become the next Prince Hasimah."
Prince Hasimah, the traditional title of the kings of the Naga Kingdom.
"Princess Anna?"
While her tail was unnaturally curled, Fenrod quickly found the kingdom princess in the hall. She was talking to Emma with a smile, and on the side was Kuntu, the eldest son of the Heinrich family, but she would look at Talos every once in a while, and her attitude seemed very...intimate and natural.
This discovery made Manny more and more sure of her opinion just now: "Look, what a gentle and lingering look, I wouldn't be surprised if they fall in love the next second."
"The Schneider family will surprise you." Fenrod retorted angrily, "Yuliye is very much looking forward to the two explicit blood vessels creating a new family glory together."
The explicit bloodline represents at least a great knight, or even an epic knight!
As long as one is promoted to the fifth level, Bandahai will surely become another powerful independent territory after the Black Sea.
"You also said it was Yuriye. She could not affect the will of a six-armed Naga, and even--" Manny deliberately paused for a moment to help her colleagues grasp the key points, "Two!"
Fenrod couldn't help but open his eyes wide and took nearly three seconds to react to Manny's subtext.
Yes, the lifespan of Benita, the land sinker, is about to end. In order to continue the inheritance of the Thies royal family, many methods that are usually disdainful have begun to become feasible, such as marriage.
If the kingdom princess and the prince of the priest get married, the relationship between the two families of Tiss and Nepton will undoubtedly be much closer - this is the most basic and primitive function of the marriage - not only that, the daughters of Talos and Princess Anna will inevitably be the ones who ascend the throne in the future.
In this way, even if the land sinker returns to the Coral Sea a hundred years later, the royal family of Tis is facing a crisis. In order for his daughter to become the queen, Talos will definitely seek help from Sandra.
As a mother, the Grand Duke of the Black Sea could never turn a blind eye.
What's more, the profession of the legendary wizard is destined to be the end of Sandra, but the king can be the starting point of her granddaughter.
Putting hope on children and grandchildren has always been the nature of intelligent creatures. A family can strive for a goal for three or four generations, and similar examples are everywhere.
After figuring out the twists and turns hidden behind the marriage, Fenrod thought that this was the most unexpected thing tonight, but only ten minutes later, something even more amazing happened.
Four beautiful and charming priests suddenly visited the Evelin and gave gifts to Talos and the Grand Duke of the Black Sea in the name of Bishop Anistora.
Of course, anyone with some eyes can see that the real goal of the Bishop of the Happy School is the handsome and outstanding Earl of Gorgon, compared to the protagonist of the dinner tonight, the six-armed Naga is the second.
Why did Talos, the Pastor of the Happy School, have something to do with them again? Although he didn't want to admit it, the love church, which was in a split state, is still much stronger than the Temple of the Sea.
To be honest, Talos never thought that Anistora, who had only seen two sides, would send someone to come and make a big fuss, making it known to everyone, as if something had happened to him and the female bishop.
Facing Anistora's gift, Naga was a little unhappy, and even the owner was surprised to be happy. Although it was very weak, it was still captured by keen perception.
What surprised Talos even more than secretly happy was that he found that this feeling was really good until-
"Anistora! Bishop of the Happy School?" Maximilian screamed strangely, looking at Talos, and his heartbroken from his eyes to his body language. "One is in the ocean and the other is on the surface. Countless seniors use their blood and tears to warn us that Naga and humans will not be happy."
Then he whispered: "And I heard that their private lives—declared in advance, without any slander—a little confusing, not something you can easily control unless you can tolerate a relationship as chaotic as the Schulz family tree."
"Do you understand what I mean?" Maximilian said, hitting Talos with his shoulder. "Believe me, Tall, the girl from the Schneider family is the best choice."
The female knight named Olivia and whose surname is Schneider agrees with and nods solemnly.
Talos pressed his forehead with a headache and decided to deal with it coldly. He ignored Maximilian's screams, but after receiving Dolores' teasing gaze, he couldn't help it and lifted his tail and sucked him.
"Hey, brother, no matter how angry you are, you can't beat your cousin." Maximilian protested with a smile.
"Marcos!" Talos threatened in a low voice, "For the sake of the ocean... goddess, I don't want to lose my manners in front of the guests, but... I will probably make a promise with my grandmother, 'As long as Marcos gets married, I can consider it'. Guess how high I may be able to fulfill my promise in the future?"
Olivia's eyes suddenly burst into an amazing light. If she hadn't been worried that her next move would damage Maximilian's image, she would have applauded Talos's idea and used four palms.
"That's too much-"
"If you insist."
Maximilian raised his middle arms to show surrender, and made a zipper on his right lower arm, and finally calmed down.
***
Talos doesn't like banquets, polite greetings at parties, cumbersome social etiquette and cleverness in words. In comparison, chatting with people through a magic network is easier, but it is also an indisputable fact that major families and forces often send signals on similar occasions, expand connections, maintain friendships, and reach preliminary agreements or cooperation.
Fortunately, dealing with other guests is more about receiving formal heirs education Emma. Talos has a clear positioning of himself at the banquet, and the mascot is no exception this time.
After Sandra and Leonhard officially appeared, Talos followed Sandra and Emma as princes to greet the great knights, wizards and high priests from various seas. Some have seen them before, and some have been the first time. What you see with your eyes and hear with your ears cannot be separated from compliments and praise.
What's amazing is that when facing the colorful and colorful snake tails and pairs of four arms that are either slender, soft, or strong, Naga found that there was no slight turmoil in her heart, and there was even an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
It is hard to say whether it was discovered at that moment or whether the thought of "it's true" flashed in the brain subconsciously that it caused more shock to Talos. The only thing that can be confirmed is that habit is indeed a terrible thing. From the body to the consciousness, he all recognized that he was a Naga, and even the fear of snakes, soft bodies, and tentacle creatures left in his previous life quietly disappeared.
When did the change start?
Activate the bloodline of the ancient zodiac, like to use three-eyed octopus in the watch world in my spare time, or grow a second pair of arms?
Talos had no impression of him.
"It's so enviable. Your life has been fulfilled, and I'm afraid there are no other regrets."
Now the one who talks with Sandra is Eugenie, the principal of the Deep Sea Knight Academy. She is a typical Deep Sea Naga with a huge body, a ring-shaped combination of brown and gray tail, with a full 18 feet, and a flat shape that is very different from the Tide Sea Naga at the end.
——Previously under the instruction of Eugenie, the director of the Admissions Office of the Deep Sea Knights College had invited Talos many times. Because of this, he is now a dropout from the Rhea Magic School (withdrawal from the middle of the school) and a graduate of the Deep Sea Knights College (simply named), and unknowingly completed another historical record.
Talos nodded in agreement. His strength, career, family, and from any aspect, Sandra is a successful person. The talent of his heir Emma is obvious to all. He can be better than the family expects in the future.
Just as he thought of the soul fire that might be exposed in the future and the double encirclement from the evil gods, Naga felt a burst of guilt in his heart. He really didn't want to watch the family being dragged into the abyss because of his relationship.
Eugenie did not notice that Talos's thinking had diverged to another dimension, and she continued to seize this hard-won opportunity to communicate with Sandra.
“As you mentioned just now, promotion often requires a little luck—”
Eugenie sighed indecisively. She was no longer young. She was about three times as old as Sandra. She stayed at the fourth level for nearly a hundred years. The goddess of the ocean knew how much she yearned for the realm of the savage saints.
Although she is recognized as the great sword master in the Kingdom with the most hope of being promoted to the Sword Saint, before taking the last step, everyone knew that she was not qualified to be comparable to the Six-Armed Naga. Just like the number 99, the closest distance to 100, it is just a gap of 1 to personally explain what a world of difference is.
The two talked about the promotion issue. A minute later, Emma was surprised to find that Talos was still there. In the past, he had usually left long ago. Moreover, Talos had his own small group tonight, and neglecting his friends from afar was not a commendable thing.
After years of understanding of the brother's personality and habits, his doubts quickly dispelled. Emma was very sure that Talos was distracted, and that was completely a subconscious action.
Therefore, when Talos was awakened from the vortex of guilt by a sudden wave, he had no idea what was going on.
There are indeed many waves under the sea and undercurrents, but here is the Evelin Palace protected by many spells, spells and magic circles, and he is standing next to a legendary wizard.
"We are witnessing the birth of a kendo saint!" said Emma.
It was not until this time that Talos discovered that Eugenie, who was talking to Sandra, was the source of the waves just now. The deep sea Naga closed her eyes, the sea water was centered on her, mixed with a huge pressure and continued to surge in all directions.
The sudden situation successfully increased the sound at the banquet by two octaves, attracting the attention of all guests. The discussion and amazement completely overshadowed the instrument in the hands of the bard on the side in less than five seconds.
To be continued...