Chapter 598: Feast

The entire Black Rock City and its surrounding areas have now entered a state of banquet.

Compared to the Kingdom of Anor, the overall atmosphere of the Warrior Kingdom is more serious, and people's daily words and deeds also give people a more formal impression, not as relaxed as neighboring countries.

But perhaps it is precisely because of the seriousness of their daily lives that people here relax more thoroughly than those in the Kingdom of Yanor when they are able to relax during festivals, banquets, etc.

As the saying goes, civilization is always inseparable from barbarism.

"Yo-ho-ho, drink up, drink up!"

"It's great. I had a great time watching it today!"

"Cheers to Latarn, to the Battle Festival, and to you, warriors!"

Faced with the glasses of fine wine brought by the revelers, Vann looked at a loss, but was finally pushed and shoved to join the team and start drinking.

Such toasts took place in every corner of the city. Any warrior who had appeared in the battle festival would be given a warm drink as long as he was recognized by the people.

The banquet in the Warrior Kingdom can be summed up in one word - drink.

There's still a step missing when it comes to eating and drinking in the Kingdom of Villar!

Rather than a banquet, it is more like a wine festival that people organize on a whim.

Drinking is something that will definitely cause trouble after a certain amount of time.

Apart from dancing with the dog's paws, taking off clothes in the street, and talking to each other while hugging street lamps, these are the most common scenes after being drunk.

Someone got drunk and got together a group of gods from somewhere and started role-playing, recreating the famous scenes that had just happened at the battle festival.

When a birdman flapped his wings and imitated Latan falling from the sky, but ended up falling headfirst into a well with a stolen manhole cover, the wine glasses around him overflowed with laughter.

The theme of this banquet is already obvious.

It is to celebrate the wonderful battles that the legion, adventurers and others brought to the audience at the battle festival!

Since all these things are involved, the banquet is definitely not as simple as eating and drinking.

Because those who participate in the battle festival are the traditionalists of the Warrior Kingdom.

The battle festival embodies the warrior spirit that is beloved by traditionalists.

The first people to suggest holding a banquet were supporters of the traditional school.

Through the ceremony, countless people among the masses were converted into traditional supporters.

"Although we still failed to complete the ceremony in the end, we achieved the best result we could. I feel honored for using the power of a mortal to make the demigod show signs of fatigue!"

Temud was carried by the crowd to the highest point in the city, where he gave a passionate speech in a voice that even had a hint of a dragon accent.

"I am not a prince here now, but just a warrior! I offer my most sincere praise to all the warriors participating in the festival today. It is my honor to fight alongside you!"

He seemed to be the person who was enjoying himself the most and was the most intoxicated at the banquet. Each of his hands held four or five wine glasses filled with fine wine, but even during his excited speech he didn't spill a single drop.

"Today's battle is also the last battle that we old antiques who adhere to tradition will present to you!"

"Enjoy the party everyone, now just enjoy it!"

The excited Temud's words almost lost their logic. He opened his mouth wide and raised the wine in his hand, which was definitely more than ten glasses, and poured it into his mouth at the same time. This action triggered cheers from the crowd.

He is in a very cheerful mood now.

He and his warriors performed very well in the battle festival, showing great warrior spirit. It would be impossible for him to reproduce the mental state and momentum at that time even if he fought again. That was a rare and unique state that can only be encountered by chance.

"This battle can be our last one and we will leave no regrets." Under the impact of the wine, he made an unclear sound.

Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of the war festival in the imperial capital. After the opening ceremony, there will be a series of traditional performances and sacrifices, and then at dusk, the competition will begin for fighters from all sides to compete for the championship.

The match will continue until there are no new fighters to take the stage, and then the winner will take the honor.

If he, Temud, led his men to the imperial capital right now, he would be able to catch the war festival in time. At the latest, he would be able to go on stage to fight in the middle of the night, so there would still be enough time.

But now he doesn't want to go.

After what happened in the past few days, he finally figured it out. Even if the traditional faction won the championship in the war festival, it would not be possible to directly reverse the situation in the country. Newborns would remain the same, and magic would still be popular.

The decline of the traditional warriors required by the blessing of the God of War is inevitable.

but!

The spirit of a warrior, or his momentum, demeanor, and passion, will never end with the changes of the times!

The best proof of this is the people before us who are holding the warriors high and drinking and feasting for the battle festival!

No matter how numb a person is in normal times, it would be impossible for him to remain depressed after witnessing that battle. The battle festival ignited a fire in their hearts. At this moment, the Black Rock City that was shaking with cheers made Temud completely understand - it is not only warriors who have the warrior spirit, but only those who possess such a spirit can be called warriors!

His daily disagreements with the reformists had turned him into a person who could only shout slogans about warrior spirit, to the point that he almost forgot that the specific explanation of the so-called warrior spirit is to follow the guidance of one's heart and morality, do what one should do, and fight the battle that one wants!

Warrior spirit is something that is more universal and can be possessed by anyone!

Soldiers fighting are warriors, magicians creating mushroom clouds are warriors, people who firmly believe in morality, people who work hard for a living...all can be warriors!

As long as things like the battle festival of Ratan exist that can stir the passions of the people, the warrior spirit will never die.

This country can also be called the country of warriors!

"vomit!"

It seemed that he drank too much and was too excited, Temood fell to the ground and vomited. The people around him laughed when they saw him like this.

Although he really wanted to retort "What are you laughing at?", he ended up saying nothing. He got up, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

The projection magic that covered the sky and brought people a beautiful live broadcast had disappeared, but Temud had already prepared to record the images on it.

Now, it's time to copy the image of that battle into hundreds or thousands of copies and spread them around the world!

"It's such a lively party. Even someone like me who loves lively events feels a little overwhelmed."

Luluwo looked at the cheerful crowd and always felt that her ears were being invaded by the noise.

Somewhere on the street, the Strategy Group, the Sky Strategy Group and the Hassawi Team moved a table and sat together, starting a small celebration party within the big banquet.

"It feels like we haven't seen each other for a long time." Leon said with emotion.

"It's been a long time since we last met. When I was arrested and imprisoned, you were still sleeping soundly under the protection of the guild." Luluwo's ​​face was full of criticism of the injustice of fate. "And this is the first time I've seen Fingri since I killed Eliphis."

Fingri leaned back in his chair with a casual look and nodded, "Yes, our team doesn't have a fixed base. Wandering around the world is the norm."

"So where did you go on your adventure?" Malu asked excitedly.

"Uh..." Fingri's face suddenly became embarrassed, hesitating and not speaking. Matilda, who was not wearing armor, said directly:

"I was invited to challenge the Mad Dragon that appeared in the Warrior Country, and then I was beaten so badly that I had to stay in a sanatorium until now. I have been lying down all these days."

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Malu suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her enthusiasm.

"Ahaha, this is the retribution for us underestimating the dragon and taking the enemy lightly." Fingri laughed.

"Even you can't defeat that dragon, how powerful is it?"

Before Leon finished asking, Fingri, who obviously didn't want to continue talking about this topic, changed the subject and threw out the topic very abruptly:

"Did you guys use the Remembrance? What goodies did you get in exchange? By the way, aren't the rewards we can redeem a little different?"

"My people have interviewed more than half of the battle festival participants and have compiled a list of possible rewards."

Luluwo raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and casually pushed a document in front of everyone, her words and actions exuding the aura of pretending to be cool.

"As expected of Luluwo!"

Leon's straightforward praise made her smile almost curl up to the sky. On the surface, she seemed calm, but the chains under her body were shaking happily, leaving afterimages.

[Currently known rewards that can be exchanged for battle festivals, arranged according to personal rarity]

[Ratan's weapons: Star Crusher Greatsword, Lion Greatbow, only Elsa and her small group can exchange them]

[Weapons: Original versions of all rusted and weathered weapons that can be seen on the battlefield of the battle festival]

[Battle Skills: Star Calling, Gravity Spin, Latan's Rain, Gravity Spike, Rock Sword, Gravity, Brave Lion Slash, Lion Slash, Earth Shake]

[Magic: Meteorites, Broken Stars, Rock Balls, Gravity Balls, and even a series of Kalia magic]

[Defense gear: Latan's defense gear, Red Lion's defense gear, pot head cover made from Alexander's fragments]

[Miscellaneous: A large amount of runes and various materials]

The rewards are dazzling.

"Generally speaking, the Battle Festival is the boss battle with the richest rewards among all the areas in the Senn Dungeon. Its overall value has surpassed the [Full Moon Queen's Replica Tear] which was previously considered to be ranked first in value, and I think it has the best cost-effectiveness." Luluwo analyzed.

"Now it seems that I can challenge the real Full Moon Queen," Leon recalled the memory he saw in the Round Table Hall. Among the choices was the Full Moon Queen Reinara. "If I can really challenge her and get the reward, it must be richer than the reward for defeating the Simulated Teardrop."

"There's not even two or three reports of people defeating the Fake Teardrop in a month, let alone the real Full Moon Queen."

Luluwo seemed to be quite realistic. She looked at the people around her and asked, "What are your plans next?"

"If we have plans, we will stay here. After all, there are still many unknowns waiting to be explored in the new area," said Leon.

Fingri thought for a moment and said, "We have accepted the commission to defeat the Mad Dragon, so we must work hard to complete it. We must stay in the Warrior Country for the time being."

"I'll stay too."

Luluwo suddenly gritted her teeth, stared at Fingri and asked, "So what's going on with Elsa? Why is she with you? Where is she now? She didn't even come to say hello to me!"

"I don't really know where she went, haha."

Fingerly smiled awkwardly again, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was hiding something.

However, before Luluwo could ask further questions, she heard chaotic noises coming from the celebrating crowd.

Like there was an argument?

People all pricked up their ears and listened carefully. No one doesn't like to listen to gossip.

"Without that last spell, they would never have been able to inflict such serious damage on Latarn. So I said that magic is still powerful. Magic is invincible!"

"Without others delaying the time, the magic can't be released at all. Besides, the Sword Master and the Hero haven't tried their best yet. How do you know they are not as good as magic?"

"That was a magic that was created by several magic professors working together. The combined power of those professors is comparable to that of Master Younka, so naturally magic contributed the most."

It sounded like another common dispute in the Warrior Kingdom about who is stronger, magic or warriors. Leon and the others had heard it so many times that it was boring.

"It feels like the people here are arguing about magic as if it were a belief, and they won't tolerate any tainting of magic. It makes me feel uncomfortable listening to this," commented Malure.

Everyone was deeply moved.

There will be similar debates in the Kingdom of Anor, but the two sides of the debate are purely combat power parties, who will support whoever is strong and step on whoever is weak. It seems a bit like Sheda.

The debate in the Warrior Kingdom is a bit like a group of people defending the magic improved by Master Yunka that they believe in. When they argue with others, what they boast about may not be "magic" but "Yunka's magic", which makes people feel weird.

Is it a bit like chasing stars?

In the past, such debates often ended in nothing, but now it is a little different. After all, everyone is still in the afterglow of the battle festival.

So the person who mindlessly praised Yuenka's magic at the beginning was quickly counterattacked by everyone. He didn't even have time to react before he was bombarded with a barrage of verbal attacks, leaving him completely confused.

What's going on? Weren't there more people who spoke up for me before? Has the times changed so fast?

He was so angry that he couldn't even say anything. He shouted with his last effort:

"Even if you say that to me, that super forbidden spell is still powerful. Even Master Unka may not be able to replicate it. The Thane Dungeon you boast about has no way to counter it!"

"Oh no, there is."

Suddenly, Stellan, who was passing by and chewing some fresh vegetables, emerged from the crowd.

"What evidence do you have!?"

"(Chew, chew, chew) I participated in the entire process of developing the super forbidden spell (Chew, chew) Here is the video of that time, you can watch it yourself."

Stellan casually opened the photo stone, and the image immediately appeared in front of her.

It was a picture of her wearing explosion-proof clothing but still with a terrified look on her face, holding a silver shield and standing at the first scene of the super forbidden spell test.

When the super forbidden spell exploded, Stellan waved the silver shield with a dying expression.

Topps' force field took effect instantly.

The white light from the super forbidden spell that shot straight into the sky disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only the gust of air left over from the initial explosion, and the silver shield also cracked.

"That's the value of Topps (chew chew)."

The supporter of magic looked at it for a long time, then collapsed to the ground, and the sound of shattered faith rang out in the sky.

Even the strongest faith will shatter when you see what you firmly believe in shattered.

"I don't understand why they place so much importance on blowing magic."

Leon's complaints disappeared in the noise of the banquet, which continued.

At the same time, the imperial capital.

The imperial capital, where a war festival will be held tomorrow, is now illuminated by beacon fires, and the atmosphere of war is everywhere.

A staunch supporter of traditionalism, the old King Fred of the Warrior Kingdom was now pacing back and forth in his bedroom, his old face full of anxiety, looking outside the imperial capital from time to time.

Finally, he could no longer bear it, scratched his hair, and shouted in anger and despair:

"Where are the Temuds? ​​Where are the envoys? Where have they gone?"

"Why are they all gone!?"

(End of this chapter)