One month after the Black Plague in Terro.
The central square of Xicheng at 10:00 AM.
Colorful flags fluttered in the square, and the fountain's water jets splashed into the air, drawing a magnificent rainbow.
The lush and tall fragrant trees exude a faint fragrance, which, when stirred by a gentle breeze, makes the air intoxicating.
The vast plaza was filled with people from all directions, a diverse group of races, speaking different languages and with varying skin colors. On the land of the Dragon God, even strangers meeting for the first time felt an instant connection, and smiles graced everyone's faces.
Today, two major events are taking place in Muxi City.
First, the army of Muxi City returned victorious, which means that the word "Papal State" has been completely erased from the map.
Second, a human and an elf will hold a grand wedding at the Twilight Grand Theater today. This signifies that in Twilight City, interracial love and marriage are no longer taboo topics that people avoid discussing.
For the common people, the victory of the army of Muxi City was a matter of course, and they did not care about what the battlefield in the distance looked like.
In their view, the second thing—the union of humans and elves—was more interesting.
At the end of the square, the crisp sound of wheels rolling over the stone slabs echoed in the air.
A loud sound attracted people's attention.
"The chieftain of the Salamander Mermaids, the noble and elegant Lady Rita, is about to pass by in her carriage. Please give way!"
The crowd in the square turned to look at the sound, and were all stunned by what they saw.
A huge carriage pulled by eight white horses slowly traveled along the driveway in the square.
The latest spring-loaded shock-absorbing wheels designed by Musi University, the exorbitantly priced carriage base made of brown birch wood, and the luxurious railings decorated with gold and gemstones.
The most shocking thing was the huge glass water tank, which was five meters long, two and a half meters wide, and three meters high, installed on the base of the carriage!
As the birthplace of glass products, Muxi City has reached the pinnacle of glassmaking techniques after years of development and research.
Every year, a large number of merchants travel from other countries across the ocean to purchase related goods.
However, such a huge and magnificent glass water tank was something that not only ordinary people in the square had never seen, but even high-ranking officials and scholars had never seen before.
"By the Dragon God!"
"How on earth was that thing made?!"
"This is incredible!"
Such exclamations and questions reached the ears of Rita and her maids, who were looking around in the glass tank.
A maid slowly swam to Rita, who was wearing a long seashell dress with gold lace trim, and whispered, "Chieftain, aren't we being too conspicuous by doing this?"
While pretending to admire the beautiful scenery around her, Rita tried her best to maintain her elegant demeanor: "Show-off? You're right, this is exactly what I want to see."
"I do not understand."
Rita glanced at the growing crowd gathered around the carriage and said calmly, "If you've just arrived in a new place, the shortcut to getting along well with the locals isn't to put yourself in a subordinate position, but to make them believe that you have everything they want."
The maid looked somewhat confused, and asked with a hint of fear, "Won't what we're doing anger the master of this land—that deity...?"
Rita lowered her head slightly and said softly, "That god wouldn't care about such trivial matters. In his eyes, our ostentatious behavior is as boring and ridiculous as that of clowns."
"Then why did you do this...?"
Rita turned to her maids: “You must always remember that our god is Krakosh—the ruler of the sea. Here, on this land, we are outright heretics. So it is safer and more secure to be a clown than a wise man.”
The maids nodded thoughtfully.
Out of the corner of her eye, Rita inadvertently caught sight of some men in the crowd casting malicious, even lewd, glances at them.
Unconsciously, her face flushed red, she covered her seashell bra with both hands and ordered the maids, "Make the carriage go faster!"
At the same time, in the backstage preparation room of the Muxi Grand Theater.
Randall, dressed in a tuxedo and wearing a bow tie, kept combing his hair in front of the mirror, as if he was never satisfied with his current appearance.
"I don't like this outfit; it makes me feel uncomfortable all over..."
A bouquet of flowers was thrown from behind Randall, interrupting his grumbling.
Wearing a dress that looked like a large canvas and sporting a grumpy face, Carroll immediately made Randall burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, seeing you like this, I suddenly feel much more pleasing to the eye!"
Carol plopped down in the creaking chair and said angrily, "Shut up!"
Aldenan, also dressed in a tuxedo and looking comical, emerged from the backstage curtain at this moment.
He walked over to Randall and said, "The guests are almost all here."
Randall hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "His Majesty...?"
Aldenan shook his head: "The Dragon God seems to have other important matters to attend to, but the Supreme Deirdre and Princess Aurora are already seated in the VIP section."
Randall looked somewhat somber.
Carol sighed: "Are you worried about Miss Karin and whether you've angered the Dragon God?"
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