Today, the Lanlong family's residence in the royal capital is brightly lit.
The station has a special banquet building, which is close to a 30-meter-high house. The first floor is a hall dedicated to dining and dancing, with a height of 20 meters. The hall is surrounded by a circle of lounges, which include guest rooms, reception rooms, study rooms, and entertainment rooms. Everything is available to meet the different needs of guests.
On one side of the hall, there is an eye-catching staircase leading to the second floor. The bottom step of the staircase is large and wide, and can be used as a place for the banquet host to speak.
Next to the steps is the orchestra pit, which is filled with all kinds of musical instruments. The musicians are all artists supported by the Blue Dragon family. They usually live in the residence and are specially used to perform for large and small dances here. The rest of the space is occupied by a wide dancing area and furnishings. Separate seating area with sofa and buffet.
Rand arrived at 5 o'clock and ate in the seating area in the lobby first. Most of the guests had not come at this time, so it wouldn't look vulgar if Rand took more.
"Lord Viscount, you haven't returned to school in the past two days. Do you mean that you don't plan to read anymore after you become a knight?" When Lant was eating quietly, Gu Leiya suddenly came over and asked Lant.
"Teacher Gu Leiya, thank you for your concern. There is no end to knowledge. I can't spare time in the capital these days. I really can't use my limited energy to explore infinite knowledge." Lanter explained with a wry smile, "I After finishing the rehearsal tomorrow, I will prepare to go back to school, and take advantage of these few days to go to the library to study more."
"Without perseverance, you can't go far on the extraordinary road." Gu Leiya stared at Lant with her golden eyes and her tone was very sincere.
"Thank you for the reminder," Lant suddenly changed his tone, "I also want to thank you for your generous teachings before. I wonder if I will have the honor to invite you to dance soon?"
"Me?" Dragon Girl suddenly froze, her face a little red.
At this time, Lant noticed that the dragon girl was wearing an exaggerated long dress, which perfectly set off her strong and plump figure. Lant almost asked the dragon girl if she had two bags containing flames.
The long skirt covered Gu Leiya's thick tail. It was hard for Lant to imagine how a 3-meter-long tail could be rolled up in this floor-length skirt. He just felt that without a beautiful tail, the figure of the dragon girl would not be revealed.
"Okay... Okay,... it's just... I'm not very good at dancing." Dragon Girl blushed and glanced to the side unconsciously.
"Neither do I," Lant said with a smile, hoping that the dragon girl would dispel her worries.
When it was almost 6 o'clock, there were more and more guests. Most of them were older barons or viscounts. There were also many business partners or old friends of the Blue Dragon family. Most of them came here to compliment themselves and had some thoughts. Let's discuss some business while everyone is together.
At this time, Rant probably understood Antrich's intention of asking Rant to invite Guleiya to dance.
It was as if there was a driving halo around Gu Leiya. There was no one within two meters of her. The dragon girl was used to this. She just drank tea elegantly and silently, and did not take the initiative to chat with anyone.
Lant wanted to talk to the dragon girl, but was stopped by a neighbor. This baron, Tony Downer Galloping Horse, was from the same family as Lant. Most of the family lived on Mangrove Island in the Southeast Kingdom. .
Lant had long heard that the largest branch of the Benma family was the Marquis of Mangrove Island in the Southeast Kingdom, but he did not expect to meet him in the royal capital.
"Seeing that Mr. Lant has reached the level of an intermediate knight at such a young age, he is really a young talent from our Galloping Horse family." Tony Donner is also an intermediate knight himself. He seems to be about the same age as Lant, but he never holds back when complimenting others. hand.
"No, I just relied on His Majesty's protection and my own luck." Lant didn't introduce his origins, and he didn't want to attract too much attention. He just wanted to say hello to Tony, but he didn't expect that Tony was very talkative.
"Lant, are you a local noble from Dragon? Then you will come to Mangrove Island as a guest sometime soon." Tony chatted with excitement. "Our Marquis is now the leader of the Galloping Horse family and is willing to support the tribesmen everywhere."
The Marquis of Mangrove Island has learned from the direction of the imperial capital about the barbarian movements on the Benma Plain this year, and is now eager to find the local nobles to inquire about the news.
Gradually, the guests arrived. At this time, the chatter in the hall suddenly stopped. Everyone looked towards the steps. The legendary knight McLaren Blue Dragon came down from the second floor to meet the guests.
"Dear guests, relatives and friends of the Blue Dragon family, as the new year is approaching, I, as the Duke of the Blue Dragon family, would like to thank you all for your care and help to the Blue Dragon family over the past year." McLaren was still wearing his sapphire blue dress, but There are more magic badges and decorations on the chest than last time. Under the light, these badges exude an expensive atmosphere.
“From the beginning to the end of the past year, although there were always crises, with everyone’s joint efforts, we overcame the most difficult moments.
I believe that in the new year, we can continue to cooperate so that our friendship will last forever and our foundation will last forever. "As he spoke, the legendary knight raised his glass, "Everyone, pay tribute to His Majesty's 997th year."
"Salute" All the guests present raised their glasses to celebrate.
Then the legendary knight began to toast to the distinguished guests one by one, starting with the marquis who was present, and then the earl.
Because it was a dance held by the Lanlong family to thank their partners in the imperial capital, the legends from other families did not come. They only sent representatives of the marquis level. The king's family and the Bai Xiao family were represented by Bai Xiao's eldest son.
The current king himself, Duson Baixiao, is the Northern Earl, and his eldest son, Haboran Baixiao, is the actual leader of the northern Earldom today.
At the end of the toast, McLaren walked up to Lant, touched Lant specifically, and then introduced to everyone, "Gentlemen, this is Viscount Lant Galloping Horse, Viscount Northwestern Roth, and the man who is about to receive the honor. The title of Viscount of His Majesty’s Palace is also the new owner of the salt mines on the Galloping Horse Plains!”
McLaren's words suddenly shocked all the guests. In the past 300 years, no human noble had been able to win the Galloping Horse Plains Salt Mine. They didn't expect that the Viscount in front of him could succeed.
"Viscount Lant understands his righteousness and is willing to supply salt to the kingdom in accordance with the contract made by his ancestors. In the future, the entire kingdom will have a reliable supply of salt. Let us drink to Viscount Lant together!" The loud voice of the legendary knight made Lant suddenly become The focus of the audience.
After drinking, Lant understood what McLaren meant. Although the Salt and Iron Company had reached an agreement with the barbarians in the past, it could not be brought to the table, and the original Viscount Bob could only be used as a second-tier dealer.
Now that Rand has taken over the salt mine, the Blue Dragon family can use Rand to launder the entire inventory of galloping plain salt. In the future, those who know the truth privately will not be able to use this matter to influence the Blue Dragon family.
After drinking with Lant, the legendary knight returned to the staircase area and announced that the ball had officially begun. Then he invited one of his ladies to dance first and then left.
"Congratulations to Viscount Lant." After McLaren left, the first person to come up to congratulate him was Tony Downer Galloping Horse. Tony was eager to know how much of the Galloping Plain Land had been won by Lant and whether it was a real one. The owner of the galloping horse, "I wonder what Mr. Viscount's future plans are? When do you plan to regain Ye Qi City?"
"Look what you said, it's not easy for me to supply salt now. I also have to protect the salt mines. Where can I find the energy to explore and recover Yeqi?" After Lant toasted to Legend, he had already thought of various things. Your choice of words may reduce other people's interest in you.
"The Galloping Horse Plains is the hometown of the entire Galloping Horse family. If Viscount Lant needs the support of the family, he must tell me." Tony was extremely serious at this moment, holding Lant's hand tightly. "It's hard to say more. We have several magisters. It can still be sent over.”
"Thank you very much. I'll do some statistics when I get back here and let you know the results once I have them!" Lant also held Tony tightly and said nonsense sincerely. After all, he had been in the workplace for a few years. If he was kicking the ball and slowing down the progress, That means coming with your mouth.
This Tony was also a veteran, and he felt something was wrong just hearing Lant's words. Just when he was about to continue teasing, Lant was rescued by Antreq.
"Knight Tony, Viscount Lanter and I still have something to discuss..." Antrege looked at Tony with a smile.
"Ah, of course." In front of the new generation of talents from the Blue Dragon family, Tony did not dare to make any mistakes.
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In the rest area, a group of women from the Blue Dragon family were pointing at Gu Leiya in a low voice.
"Don't you look at that pure-blood dragonborn? She's so tall. How can anyone dare to ask her to dance?"
"That's right, I heard that she has a big tail behind her. It's probably wrapped around her legs now and she can't even walk."
"Keep your voices down, I heard she's about to have a breakthrough."
"So what, our child is almost a knight, she can still come and beat me?"
As a dragon mage who was about to break through to the high level, Gu Leiya heard these fly-like buzzing sounds very clearly, but she dismissed them. Since activating her bloodline, her bloodline talent far exceeded that of her peers, which made her endure too much. criticism.
The only reason why she stayed here today was because someone wanted to ask her to dance. This was the first time since she broke through to the intermediate level.
"Miss Gulea, can I invite you to dance?" Rant walked up to Gulea and invited her with the most standard etiquette.
"Of course" Gu Leya agreed with a smile, put her hand on Lant's, and the two then walked hand in hand to the dance area.
"Is anyone really invited?"
"It's that Viscount. He's a very nice young man who doesn't have any eyesight. He's not afraid of being thrown out."
Both Lant and Gu Leiya ignored the gossip and danced very seriously, trying not to be stepped on by the other party.
No matter how elegant you are before you dance, you still have to be extra careful when you actually dance.
"Ah, I'm sorry." No matter how careful she was, Guleiya's tail would still hit the people around her.
"I'll invite you to dance on the grassland when I get the chance. When I'm on the galloping plains, I always dance away. No one will touch anyone." Lant looked at Gu Leiya, wanting to say something to relieve her.
"That may not be in line with the original intention of dancing," Gu Leiya smiled, "but in that case, how many people will be needed for the band?"
"There is no band in our territory. Half of the people dance and the other half sing."
"Haha, I have heard those barbarian songs of yours," Gulea recalled the scene in the Northwest Territory not long ago. "By the way, Lord Viscount."
"If you can, please call me Lant. You have already reached the rank of Grand Knight. There is no need to call me that." Lant felt that he and the dragon lady in front of him were gradually adapting to the dance music. At least they did not step on each other in the last four eight beats.
"Okay, Knight Lant, can you take me with you when you go back to school tomorrow? It would be too conspicuous if I flew back by myself." Gu Leya was a little embarrassed. The school and her family generally did not arrange carriages for her, so she had to rely on her to get back and forth. Spell flight.
"Of course, I will go to Longtai Mountain to meet my boss tomorrow afternoon, and then I will come here to pick you up." Lant was very happy to be with Long Niang when he returned to school.
"One more thing, I'm not a knight, I'm a dragon mage," Gulea was very concerned about other people's understanding of her profession.
"Ah, I heard that you can fight four barbarian cavalry with your bare hands."
"That's simply because they are too weak." Dragon Lady's explanation was so convincing that Lant even felt the tail under her skirt move happily.
After the song ended, the dancers came down to rest. Lant and Gu Leiya also came down. After completing the task, Lant was ready to go home. He would get up early to rehearse at the palace tomorrow.
