At the celebration meeting, the two major factions within the Kingdom of Alterac finally did not openly fight in front of foreign envoys, and went through the motions under the surface of unity and harmony.
The luncheon was a hasty meal. During the afternoon tea time, the nobles gathered in twos and threes to set up stalls in the royal garden. The open-air cocktail party in the evening was the highlight.
Bigras Berthorn led the Stromgarde cavalry to escort the loot back home, while Danas stayed in Alterac after completing the escort mission.
"Carlos, the king is not very friendly to you anymore." Danas was wearing a decent white shirt, and his two strong chest muscles could be vaguely seen. He was sitting on a stone bench holding a wine glass and talking to Carlos in a low voice. .
"He is Perenold and I am Barov." Carlos stated the truth of the matter in a subtle way.
"You girls from Alterac are awesome. Your skin is much better than the girls from Arathi." Danas's smile was indescribably vulgar.
"Have you seen it again?" Carlos felt betrayed.
"After everything was done, Uncle Alex left me to stay in Keldaron. I was afraid that your maid team would have your crush, so I held back and didn't do anything. Later, in Anhador and Stormblad Having seen the arrogance of girls from the snowy mountains, I tell you, praise!" Danas lost the restraints of his father and elders, and his true nature was exposed.
"Anhador is not the territory of the Kingdom of Alterac, don't talk nonsense." Carlos rolled his eyes at Danas and said, "I love your sister. I used to practice training all day long and was exhausted every day. Who has time to look at my sister?" .
"This is not the point. The point is your coming-of-age ceremony. In the past, I thought you were tall and mighty, and I called you big brother. It was a big loss. After a long time, you were still a little kid." Danas looked at him with a mean look on his face. Looking at Carlos, "My father doesn't care about my marriage problems and lets me find it myself. The eldest son of the family like you won't get such good treatment. You should get engaged when you reach adulthood."
"..." Carlos didn't want to pay attention to this guy.
"When you get engaged, the maids you have hooked up with before will be so sad, and the ladies' dreams will be shattered." Danas continued to fan the flames.
"You are so energetic, how can you compete with two people at once?" Carlos looked at Danas disdainfully.
"Take care of him." Danas pressed the index finger of his left hand on his temples, "There is only one truth, you are still a virgin!"
"I will write to Uncle Biglas." Carlos took a sip of wine and said lightly.
"Good brother, please let me live." Danas smiled flatteringly, saying that a good brother is pure, shameless and shy at the same time.
After talking nonsense with Danas for a while, Alex sent someone to summon Carlos. After apologizing to Danaus, Carlos went to the circle of adults.
"Hello, uncles and uncles." Carlos said hello and sat next to his father.
"My son, I am very happy to see you back safe and sound. You performed very well in the Hinterlands, and my father is proud of you."
Alex said with a smile on his face: "The uncles here are very curious about your experience on the battlefield. Please satisfy the adults' curiosity."
Carlos probably understood a little bit what was going on when his father summoned him, so he used his 100% blowing skills to blow all the coalition forces up and down.
On the one hand, everyone here is willing to praise him, on the other hand, Carlos's eloquence is indeed not bad, and the coalition's war is indeed exciting. When Carlos talked about the decisive night battle, everyone was so nervous that they felt like they were actually there, and one marquis crushed his glass.
"At that time, we shouted the war cry of Alterante and launched the final charge towards the troll chief. But the soldiers were too exhausted, and the trolls' physical advantage was infinitely magnified. I could only pray for the Holy Light. Guide me in the direction of progress. But at this time, a miracle happened. A group of dwarf allies who were lost in the big forest saw the signal I left and appeared on the battlefield in time. We attacked from both sides and the trolls fled. I think next year At this time, the forest will be even more lush."
"Why, Sir Carlos." At this time, there will naturally be interesting guys who volunteer to be the drag.
"Because in that forest, we drained the last drop of blood from the trolls."
A burst of applause attracted the attention of others.
"Let us drink a toast to the heroic Sir Carlos."
"Dry!"
Hello, me, hello, everyone. After the bragging conference is over, Carlos's heroic deeds will quickly spread. It was foreseeable that a young hero was on the rise.
After listening to the story, everyone else here was very discerning and left, leaving room for Barov and his son to talk.
"Put it away, the pendant your mother gave you." Alex handed [Mother's Love] to Carlos and scolded him.
"It's great. I will take the lead in the charge. There is a bright future. Defeating the enemy in a fierce battle late at night is awesome. My son is a great hero. Do you know how worried your mother is about you?"
Even though there are ten thousand reasons, pretending to be a bear under the scolding of caring parents is the only correct way out. Carlos has rich experience and handles it well.
"Hey, even a great hero would be embarrassed. Didn't you just talk eloquently? I didn't know you were so eloquent before."
It was not appropriate to laugh, nor was it appropriate to admit his mistakes. Carlos looked at his nose with his eyes, and his nose with his heart, motionless as a mountain.
"Forget it, you are now taller than me, so I won't scold you anymore. If you couldn't still see the handsome look I had on your face, I would settle the accounts with your mother when you go home. How could a wise person like me do this? I gave birth to a reckless son like you."
Carlos has experienced hundreds of battles, how could he not know that the criticism is not over yet, and as soon as he answers the question, he will be greeted with "I didn't say that about you."
"I'm not talking about you. Even if you move back to your home, it will be of no use if you are gone. You are going to be the king in the future. Why don't you pay attention to your own safety?"
Carlos was thinking, it's almost done, just wait a little longer.
"Stop pretending to be dumb. Your father and I used this trick to pretend to be pitiful and avoid your grandfather's whip many times when I was a child. You are still a little green."
The revolution has not yet succeeded, so we must not fail.
"Hey, your shameless look has the same charm as I did back then!"
That's it. Let's quickly change the subject.
"Father, how much did our family lose this time?" Carlos asked.
"The final settlement has not yet been made, and the specific figures are not yet clear. But the batch of goods you sent last time did relieve the family's pressure to a great extent. The physical objects you brought back this time have not been counted yet, so it is not clear, but you The agreement with the dwarves is unwise. What's the use of pure gold, silver and jewelry? If you switch to a trade agreement, you can make a lot of money! Our family can't smelt weapons and armor with great fanfare, the dwarves can, smuggling arms is a big business, I My stupid son." Alex educated him earnestly.
"I also accepted three hundred bags of gold sand as a bribe from the troll." Carlos whispered in Alex's ear.
"How much does one bag weigh?" Alex asked nonchalantly. He thought it was the kind of small bag with a top commonly used by humans.
"About fifty pounds," Carlos replied.
"How much!" Alex's sudden high-pitched voice frightened Carlos.
"Fifty...maybe."
The people around looked at the father and son curiously, wondering why Grand Duke Alex lost his temper.
"You are only fifty and fifty at a young age. You, you have done a good job!" Alex angrily covered up his gaffe, then flicked his sleeves and left.
What, I thought my subordinates were unreliable and reported the truth to my father, but it turns out they were frightened. Carlos breathed a sigh of relief.
No, my innocence! Clear my name, Dad!
Under the covert pointing fingers from others, Carlos finally discovered that there was a big problem with Alex's speech.
I'm still a virgin! Carlos was crying inside.
