Chapter 410: The Hero's Decline, the Legacy Remains

As Ye Jiaojiao’s in-laws.

Yun Che and Bai Feng have not yet officially met with the Si family.

But it was obvious that today's birthday party was not a good time. Bai Feng and Yun Che only planned to protect Ye Jiaojiao back to the capital star.

After dropping the person off, I went back to the apartment.

They set off smoothly from the Academy Star Terminal on a direct starship.

Over there, is the Si family's ancestral home.

As time went by, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually became more lively.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, finally.

Marshal Nicholas, the most important guest tonight, has arrived.

It was learned that Nicholas's aircraft had arrived outside the banquet hall.

Si Yufeng decisively led Chen Jing and Si Ming to the door to greet them.

"marshal."

Get off the aircraft.

The elderly Nicolus was protected by his adjutant and a group of personal guards.

He smiled when he saw his chosen successor.

"Um."

After nodding at Si Yufeng, Nicholas's gaze immediately moved to Si Ming, and he also nodded with satisfaction.

"Let's go."

Didn't stay outside the banquet hall for long.

The two sides exchanged a brief greeting, and then Nicholas led everyone inside.

After they left, two young men slowly caught up with them. The one walking in the front was the Grand Prince of the Empire, Wicca.

One step behind the eldest prince is the third prince Asa.

These two people came with Nicholas.

When Nicholas saw Si Yufeng and Si Ming, he left them behind. It was awkward, so the two could only follow behind silently.

In the hall.

Nicholas appeared.

Seeing this, the people from the six legions stood up and saluted him.

As for people who came forward to say hello individually, there was absolutely no one.

Because I dare not.

Si Yufeng had known that Marshal Nicholas would come tonight, and he had already prepared a separate room for Nicholas on the second floor.

The group went straight there.

The eldest prince Weika and the third prince Asa knew that it was best for them not to get close to this at this time, so they simply stayed in the hall.

The Grand Prince and the Third Prince appeared at the same time, accompanied by Marshal Nicolas. The discussions in the banquet hall paused briefly upon seeing the two of them, with people occasionally casting glances at them.

Wicca and Asa didn't care about those looks.

He openly mingled with the people of the First Legion.

Take this opportunity to actively develop your own network of contacts.

Second floor.

Let all the guards leave.

Only Nicholas and the Si family father and son were left in the room.

"Why don't I see Jiaojiao?"

Nicholas is already old, and he will officially announce his resignation at the military meeting at the beginning of the year.

His physical condition has not been very good recently, and it is rare for him to go out. He calmed down before asking slowly.

"Today's banquet was crowded with people, and since Jiaojiao and I haven't officially announced our relationship yet, I didn't let her attend."

Si Ming explained.

Nicholas understood immediately.

"That's fine. Jiaojiao has a simple personality. The empire has been turbulent lately, and too many eyes are on the Si family. It's better to announce your marriage later, at least until the situation stabilizes."

Rested in the room for a while.

It's almost time.

The Si family father and son and Nicholas returned to the banquet hall on the first floor.

Si Yufeng was the first to walk onto the platform.

Click——

All the lights around were turned off, leaving only a spotlight on the platform.

"Thank you all for coming."

"Today is my eldest son Si Ming's birthday party. I hope everyone can have a great time."

He had a dull face throughout the whole process, and gave a very straightforward, even perfunctory and indifferent opening speech.

It’s definitely Si Yufeng’s style.

Despite this, after Si Yufeng finished speaking, the people in the banquet hall were still very respectful and applauded continuously, not letting Si Yufeng feel awkward.

When Si Yufeng came down, the lights on the platform tilted, shining the concentrated light on Marshal Nicholas.

Facing the burning gazes from the audience, Nicholas refused the support of Si Yufeng and his adjutant and walked towards the podium step by step.

Looking at the tall but slow-moving figure, most military members' eyes turned red.

Although Marshal Nicolus was born into the royal family, he should not have taken over as the Imperial Marshal. However, at that time, the empire was not as powerful as it is now, and years of war led to a lack of young generals in the military.

Over the years, for the sake of the empire, Marshal Nicolus tried his best not to interact with members of the royal family and devoted himself to the construction of several major legions.

Now that the marshal is old, many people have mixed feelings.

Lamenting the hero's old age.

Nicholas walked up to the platform step by step, and when he stood still, he did not say anything immediately. Instead, he stood there straight, scanning everyone in the banquet hall with his eagle-like eyes.

The guests tonight are all heavyweights.

It is the existence of this group of people that supports the entire empire.

Nicholas was relieved.

A faint smile appeared on that face that was always serious and cold.

"I'm so happy to be here today and see this."

"I represent the Empire's past."

"And you are the present of the Empire."

"It is also the future of the empire."

"I, standing in the miniature of the past, have entrusted you with everything I can. The rest..."

Having said that, Marshal Nicholas suddenly looked at Si Yufeng.

Don't avoid or evade.

Let everyone see that he was looking at Si Yufeng and Si Ming.

Then he added the last sentence solemnly:

"The rest is up to you."

The hero is old, but the legacy remains.

It is a withdrawal, but it is also a gamble to raise new seeds.

This was the first time I stood for the Si family in a formal setting.

At this moment, Marshal Nicolus clearly expressed his attitude.

His successors are Si Yufeng and Si Ming.

For a moment, everyone in the audience had different expressions.

Several generals from the Third, Fourth, and Sixth Legions sighed in their hearts that the Si family's power was a foregone conclusion, and once the military meeting was held at the beginning of the year, Si Yufeng would take over the position of marshal.

Although they had some guesses before the banquet, when things really happened, those who still held on to hope still felt a little complicated.

Regardless of what this group of people thought, Marshal Nicolus did what he was supposed to do and walked down from the platform.

In a flash, the lights in the banquet hall came back on, shining towards the dance floor in the center.

After all, it is a birthday party, and as the birthday boy, Si Ming should be the one to start the first dance himself.

Si Ming was well prepared. As soon as the lights came on, he was ready to invite his mother to come in and dance the first dance.

"Mother."

Turning to look at his mother, Si Ming was just about to reach out his hand.

Across the huge dance floor, Janice, the beauty of the First Legion, took a few steps forward and walked confidently to the center of the dance floor.

"Major General Si, today is your birthday. I hope I can have the honor of asking you, the birthday boy, to dance with me."

Having taken off her solemn military uniform, Janice wore a light blue, water-dyed haute couture dress with elegant makeup. At this moment, she stood in the middle of the dance floor, slightly lifting the hem of her skirt, and elegantly extended an invitation to Si Ming.

As soon as she said this, everyone's attention was instantly focused on her.

Janice was born a commoner and seemed to have no background, but as the external spokesperson of the First Legion, she represented the First Legion in such formal occasions, and the First Legion had the backing of the royal family.

Janice's invitation was warm but not coerced. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was most likely the First Legion, or the royal family, that was formally extending an olive branch to Si Ming.

Everyone's attention shifted, and after Janice, Si Ming became the focus of everyone's attention. Everyone was curious about how Si Ming would respond.

(End of this chapter)