The room on the third floor of the palace banquet hall was very quiet. It was a place specially for distinguished people to rest. Queen Lily was currently taking care of the sleeping prince.

Looking at the little face that was slightly moving and sleeping soundly, Lily couldn't help but smile lovingly. She covered the baby with the thin blanket and then turned around.

"What's the situation outside?" she asked the head maid, Wenna, beside her. There was no one else in the room except the two of them.

"The eldest son of the Griffin is attending the banquet this time. Elon is entertaining him and seems to be acting as a matchmaker, introducing a sister from his family."

"Griffins and ravens?" Lily pondered the deeper meaning quietly.

The four great ducal families are all extremely powerful forces. If they intermarry, it will not be a good thing for the royal family.

However, there was no good reason to stop them at this time, and since the border defense still relied on the Griffin family's army, it was difficult to offend them.

"Isn't His Royal Highness the Regent here today?" She turned to ask the other host of the current empire.

"His Highness is busy with affairs and has not come." The cold disaster in the north is getting worse and worse, which has really caused great anxiety within the empire. Fortunately, the rebellion in the south has subsided a lot, and the red dragon princess has no longer appeared.

"It's a turbulent time." Lily shook her head and stopped thinking about such complicated things.

She is not a very smart person and she needs to be aware of some things.

"What requests do the major families in the north have now?" Some time ago, many nobles in the north asked to take their people south to survive this rare cold winter.

Such a bizarre request was naturally rejected, but the voices of the nobles and subjects could not be completely ignored. If left unattended, it might lead to disaster.

"They still need more food and support from extraordinary people. They seem very interested in the methods proposed by the scholars of the Royal Academy."

"That crazy idea?" Lily seemed to have some idea.

"Yes, it is to use a large number of mages to trigger the dormant underground volcanoes, bring heat, and melt the ice."

"Is this an attempt to recreate the miracle of the lava sea? Unfortunately, where can we find the witch of fire now?"

At the end of the First Age, the human coalition captured the holy land of the elves, turning the World Tree and the area it was located in into a true sea of ​​fire. The blazing magma rolled and boiled over the land for a thousand miles, and the fiery sea dyed the sky crimson.

Even birds dare not cross such an ocean, as the scorching air waves will burn their feathers, and the sky will be filled with turbulent air currents.

Wherever the lava and fire flowed, the elves' homeland turned into ashes, collapsed and sank in the flames, and finally only the remote Emerald Forest remained.

The boiling sea of ​​magma lasted for nearly three years before gradually cooling down. According to historical records, in the ten years that followed, the average temperature of the entire continent rose by 3-5 degrees, and it experienced several years without winter.

"This plan is still too crazy. I'm afraid its consequences are beyond everyone's prediction." Lily rubbed her forehead after hearing this, still feeling that it was not working.

"I can't think of any good solution. It's so sad. If she..." Lily closed her mouth again and gave up this unrealistic fantasy.

"That's all. Let's go out and meet the two dukes' sons and say hello."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The maid bowed and then helped the queen up and walked out of the room.

The banquet in the palace was in its second half, and many young men and women were spinning and dancing on the dance floor. Their slow dance steps, although not fast, were full of style, showing everyone's elegance.

Looking at the scene on the dance floor, Jerlane held up his wine glass in one hand, shaking it slightly, wondering whether he should invite the girl next to him to dance.

He was sure that this black swan girl would not refuse his proposal, but the problem was that he was not ready yet.

Dancing is a small thing, but the signals and meanings behind dancing are big things.

The eldest son of the griffin, who has never been engaged and has no lover, invited a girl to dance for the first time at the banquet. This would make many people think that the relationship between the two is no longer simple, and perhaps the next step is engagement and marriage.

Should I invite her? Actually, after chatting with this girl for a while, he still had a good impression of her.

This Miss Fa Xiner was very quiet, had a soft voice, was very knowledgeable, and even had extraordinary strength. He could not find anything to criticize about her in a short time.

Just as Jelan was hesitating, a noisy sound came from the second floor. Waiters and maids made way, and then Her Majesty the Queen, wearing a crimson rose dress, walked down the stairs.

"Her Majesty, the Queen is well." A group of nobles stood up and stood on both sides of the road, pressing one hand on their chest and bowing. The music beside the dance floor also stopped temporarily at this time.

"Let's go too." Jie Lann stood up and said to Fa Xiner beside him.

"Yes, Your Highness." The girl lifted her skirt slightly, followed Jelann, and came in front of Her Majesty the Queen.

"This is Elon's sister, Fanxiner, here to meet His Majesty." After everyone greeted them, Elon, as the elder brother, introduced his distant sister to Lily.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The girl with black hair, black dress and black eyes replied softly.

"She's very beautiful." Lily looked at the girl who was a few years younger than her and blinked.

This woman is also a rare beauty. Although Frosia is slightly inferior to the former Crown Princess, it is difficult to find a noble girl comparable to her in the upper class of the empire today.

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