Age of Empires From Scratch Chapter 102

  Chapter 102 Her Royal Highness's Birthday Present

   Wearing full leather armor to a party?

   There is no need to ask too many questions. Based on Earl Stewart's reminder, David knew that this so-called gathering might not be too friendly for him and Sharon.

   "However, no weapons."

  I didn't bring the Hammer of Judgment, nor did I bring any firearms. The weapons were all placed in the hotel room, and the old alchemist Pierre Newton was in charge of the housekeeping. At the same time, there were soldiers guarded by Earl Stewart outside the suite.

  David and Sharon rode in the earl's carriage and drove all the way to a certain place in the capital.

On the way, Earl Stewart didn't say much, and the health consultant Bellam only nodded to David and Sharon to show friendship during the initial introduction, and didn't talk to David and Sharon too much. Have a chat.

  Considering the eagerness shown when chatting with Earl Stewart earlier, his quietness today was probably reminded by the earl next to him, he controlled himself very well, and did not eagerly chat with David to deepen his friendship.

   Until the carriage drove for a while, David found that the scenery outside gradually became 'desolate', with fewer and fewer buildings, but a large number of big trees that began to turn green.

  If it wasn't for the carriage still driving on the flat stone road and not passing through any city gates, he would even wonder if he had already arrived outside the city?

   Just as he was thinking this way, the carriage was stopped by several soldiers, and a handsome middle-aged knight carefully looked at the passengers in the carriage before signaling that the carriage could pass.

   "Is this also in the royal capital?"

  Through the sentry post, David noticed that the city wall here is not tall, and the blocking effect is far greater than the defensive effect. It is better to say that it is a wall than a wall.

   "This is the hunting ground of the royal family." Earl Sutton Stewart, who had not spoken much, introduced the meeting place: "Of course, today we are not here to hunt, but to participate in an open-air party."

  The carriage drove for a while in the hunting ground, and finally arrived at the destination.

In fact, there is still some distance from the real party place, but you can't take a car on this section of the road. Earl Sutton Stewart, who got off the car, walked in the front, and the health consultant reminded David and Sharon: “Next Just follow me and don't talk to anyone."

   As for what happens when someone starts talking to them? Bellam didn't explain it, but David immediately figured out the important point: the people who attended this party would never take the initiative to talk to him and Sharon.

  Following Earl Stewart, they walked through a wasteland where no grass had yet grown, and soon came to a building.

   This is a building that doesn't know what it is, and it has no roof. There are some stone pillars and pools around it as decorations. In the center is a circular shallow pit, maybe a dance floor?

  David noticed that there were several stone tables around, on which a lot of fruit, wine jugs, wine glasses, etc. had been placed.

  When Earl Stewart walked in with a few people, there were already some people chatting in twos and threes. Earl Stewart stopped and looked around, and then went straight to one of the small groups.

   "Oh, Sutton, it's really strange, this is not like you at all, usually you are the last one to arrive."

  When one of the middle-aged men saw Earl Stewart, he immediately stopped talking to the two people in front of him and turned around to say hello.

"I went to bed early yesterday." Earl Stewart was also very enthusiastic, and greeted the middle-aged man who was a bit bald, and at the same time did not ignore the other two: "Didn't it be a good idea to have a party at the Duke of Campbell's mansion?" ? Why did you temporarily change the location?"

   "The Duke of Campbell is suddenly unwell, and there is no way to hold the party." The tone of the bald middle-aged man couldn't tell whether he was worried about the Duke or gloating: "It is said that it was Her Royal Highness's suggestion to change to the hunting ground."

"So that's how it is." Earl Stewart said a few words to the middle-aged Xie Ding, then turned around to greet other people. Along the way, he chatted with almost everyone, and finally took Bei Ram, David, and Sharon came to a corner.

  This party has already started since they appeared here. There is no official announcement, and there is no host.

   After the number of people gradually increased, a band had already appeared on the scene and played non-stop.

   After a few pieces have been played, a new batch of players will be replaced to ensure that the music will not stop.

   Occasionally, men and women would come to the circular venue to dance, but David noticed that those who could dance were relatively young men and women, and some older people stayed around and chatted more.

   After observing for a while, he understood that this gathering was actually a place for the nobles to socialize, and some less formal matters were very suitable for discussion on this occasion.

  For example, let the next generation of young people get to know each other; bring your own heirs to recognize other nobles in the kingdom; it is not ruled out that some nobles are here to discuss the marriage of young people.

"A little boring."

   The few people staying in the corner did not pay attention, and chatted in a low voice.

  After observing for a while, Sharon began to feel bored. No one would take care of them in this place. When they greeted Earl Stewart, the people here were all dignitaries of the royal capital. In the eyes of these people, they are no different from the decorative stone pillars next to them.

   "That Earl... Your Excellency." Glancing at Bellam who was standing beside her, Sharon decided to keep proper verbal respect: "Why did you invite us here?"

"I am not sure as well."

  David was also thinking about this question, when His Majesty Abelson Tilan, King of the Kingdom of Tilan, arrived.

  The music stopped, and all the dignitaries present saluted His Majesty the King who was entering the arena.

  David and Sharon hid behind the crowd and didn't pay attention to them at all, but they saluted obediently—the etiquette of leaning their chests and bowing their bodies, which doesn't require kneeling and kowtowing, so the two didn't have any resistance.

The appearance of His Majesty the King did not bring any special changes to the party. They were still chatting in twos and threes, but His Majesty the King would keep chatting with different people until Earl Sutton-Stewart said something to His Majesty the King. The ruler of the Kingdom of Tilan turned his attention to David in the corner.

   "Let's go there!" Bellam, who had been paying attention to Earl Stewart, immediately reminded the two to follow.

  David and Sharon did not hesitate, and followed Bellam directly to the front of His Majesty the King.

  Waving his hand, Abelson Tillan, who signaled that they don't need to salute again, was looking at David, and by the way, he was looking at Sharon who was looking aside.

   "What an outstanding young man." The outstanding looks of the two left a very good first impression on His Majesty Abelson Tillan: "You built a new village with the pioneering order?"

   "Yes, Your Majesty!" David knew that he was asking himself. In fact, when Abelson looked at himself, David was also looking at the king.

   Abelson looks about forty or fifty years old, his temples are already gray, and he seems to have entered old age. But Abelson has a strong physique, standing there is like a boulder, giving people a very calm feeling.

   At this moment, His Majesty the King looked at himself with those eyes that seemed to be able to see everything, and the eyes of the two quickly collided.

Generally speaking, it is very disrespectful for David to look at His Majesty the King, but Abelson doesn't seem to care about such trivial matters at all, and just asks the next question on his own: "You want to upgrade your village to a small town?"

   "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your village should have been established not long ago!" Abelson can see this from David's age. After all, David is the one who established the village, not the one who inherited the position of village chief: "It's already Can I apply for an upgrade?"

   "I assure His Majesty that Cold Winter Town absolutely meets the requirements of the kingdom."

"Winter Town?" Abelson glanced at Earl Stewart next to him, and Earl Stewart nodded to the side. Immediately, a knight came over with the document and sent it to King Abelson. before.

   After opening the document, Abelson only took a few glances, and he knew that the content of the document was very detailed. According to the information recorded above, this new village called Rinwinter Village did meet all the conditions for upgrading to Rinwinter Town.

  Of course, it is impossible for David to write something on the document, and Tilan will directly write the official letter.

  According to the usual practice, the Kingdom has to send officials to Lindong Village for an on-site assessment, to make sure that all the data is consistent with the information filled in the document, and only then can the real administrative upgrade work be completed.

If His Majesty the King said at this time, "Send someone to visit Rinwinter Village according to the procedure", the matter would basically be settled, but Abelson did not say this, but handed the document back to the side The knight, and then asked another question: "Do you want to make Cold Winter Village my territory?"

   "Rindong Village is part of the Kingdom of Tilan, and it was originally the territory of His Majesty the King."

  This answer made Abelson smile, but he still didn't say whether to accept it or not. Instead, he asked about the geographical environment of Cold Winter Village and the output of crops.

  David reported everything truthfully and did not exaggerate in the slightest, but even so, it still attracted somewhat suspicious scrutiny, which was dealt with by David with the high-yield crop of potatoes.

His Majesty the King chatted with a strange young man for a long time, which also aroused the curiosity of other people in the field. Everyone was looking at David, a strange young man, including Queen Rosie Stewart and little princess Sophi Tyran.

  At this moment, Earl Sutton-Stewart suddenly made a suggestion that surprised His Majesty the King: "Sophia is about to come of age, and maybe Cold Winter Town can become the territory of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

  (end of this chapter)

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