Chapter 1315 Celebration Banquet
A border fortress that can accommodate tens of thousands of permanent troops cannot be small in scale.
Through the car window, Zhou Xu could see that the large open space that was originally used as a training ground had now been arranged with tables and benches. A large number of soldiers from the Saint Laurent Empire were busy with excitement on their faces.
Obviously, everyone has been looking forward to the upcoming celebration banquet for a long time.
It was obviously impossible for Zhou Xu and his group to sit with the soldiers outside.
Riding in the carriage, they quickly crossed the vast open space and came to a courtyard that looked so luxurious that it was a bit out of place in this fortress just by looking at the high walls outside.
Needless to say, their banquet venue was in Saint Laurent I's mansion on the front line.
Considering the face-saving project of their Saint Laurent Empire in front of foreign aid, there seems to be no more suitable venue than here.
During this period, those who came here to attend the celebration banquet were restricted in terms of identity and strength.
In terms of identity, someone like Zhou Xu is the ruler of a faction, or someone like Li Ce is the commander-in-chief of a large army.
From the perspective of strength, those in the Hundred Refining Realm and the Transcendent Realm obviously have no chance of entering. Only those who have reached the Vajra Realm and the Saint Realm can enter.
From this point of view, Qiansui can actually come, but people are on the territory of the Saint Laurent Empire. With the mentality of less trouble is worse than more, Zhou Xu also does not want to cause any more trouble, so he keeps Qiansui in the camp, and someone will arrange dinner for it.
After crossing the courtyard, everyone including Zhou Xu soon arrived outside the mansion located in the center of the courtyard.
Taking the border conditions into consideration, the building has been obviously simplified, but it still maintains a very luxurious medieval palace style.
"Everyone please follow me."
Led by the attendants, everyone quickly arrived at the banquet hall. The moment the door was opened, everyone could clearly feel that the brightness of the entire room had quickly increased by several levels.
There is nothing much to say about the candlesticks on both sides, but the most eye-catching one is the crystal chandelier hanging on the ceiling.
The candlelight refracted by the crystal lampshade emits a soft and brilliant light.
These lights reflected on the pure white walls of the banquet hall, making the entire banquet hall seem to be glowing and even a little dreamy.
However, Zhou Xu just glanced at this thing casually, and then his eyes fell on the figures who had arrived at the banquet hall in advance. They were the officers and strong men of the Saint Laurent Empire headed by Marshal Adolf, and the leader of the Centaur mercenaries, Lex, who also received an invitation.
The crystal chandelier hanging on the ceiling now may be genuine, but in terms of dazzling appearance, as a modern man, he has seen much more gorgeous things than this.
During this period, Zhou Xu's reaction was undoubtedly seen by everyone on Saint Laurent's side.
Although the conditions of the border fortress are limited, the Saint Laurent Empire is indeed wealthy and powerful, and their display can be said to be quite grand.
Take the Warrior Women and the Smith Republic for example. Even if they move their castles out, their luxury probably cannot compare to their Majesty's mansion on the border.
Under this premise, Zhou Xu's reaction was so calm that it made them have some associations.
After all, their understanding of the Great Zhou force so far is basically focused on the military strength that has been demonstrated. As for other aspects, their understanding is almost zero.
During this period, Marshal Adolf also hurried to meet him in person.
"On behalf of the Saint Laurent Empire, I welcome you all!"
Although he said "Welcome everyone", Marshal Adolf's attention was basically focused on Zhou Xu.
There is no way. Even if other aspects are unknown, the military strength of the Great Zhou is no longer what it used to be.
Although their Saint Laurent Empire still has Saint Laurent I of Zongheng Realm in charge, when facing the Great Zhou, the main focus at this stage is still to maintain good relations.
Thanks to the previous coalition, Marshal Adolf was considered a diplomatic veteran among the various powers. Under this premise, Fisher could even be considered his acquaintance, and he naturally started chatting with them in a familiar manner.
However, everyone could feel that Marshal Adolf placed his focus on Zhou Xu.
Although Zhou Xu himself did not like this kind of pretentious social occasions, he still had some business skills. At this moment, he directly turned on the switch of his business mode and chatted and laughed with Marshal Adolf with ease.
"Speaking of which, our Saint Laurent Empire also has a wizard who has reached the Saint Realm. You two can exchange experiences with each other if you have the chance."
As Marshal Adolf spoke, he introduced to Zhou Xu a middle-aged man who was also wearing a Saint Laurent officer's uniform and looked a little thin.
I don’t know if it’s because he has been living with skeletons for a long time, but the man’s whole state is a bit gloomy.
But after hearing Marshal Adolf's introduction, he still gave Zhou Xu a smile that symbolized goodwill.
"Balem Cole, it's an honor to meet you. I look forward to communicating with you in the future."
"Me too, Lord Baleem."
Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu naturally responded with goodwill.
Compared with warriors at the Vajra Realm level, mages who have entered the Saint Realm are undoubtedly much rarer. Although Zhou Xu's strength has now reached the Out-of-Body Realm, in terms of hard power, he has completely crushed Balem.
But to be honest, what is generally worth communicating is often not hard power. Whether it is a warrior or a magician, the content of their communication is generally focused on skills and experiences.
Under this premise, although Zhou Xu made his fortune as a 'skeleton soldier', he also had to admit that he did not continue to specialize in the path of a 'skeleton mage'.
On the other hand, Balem in front of him is a real skeleton wizard.
He may not have the ability to fight other high-end forces, but from the perspective of a war, he has the strategic value of a one-man army! If the occasion was not inappropriate, Zhou Xu really wanted to pull the other party over and talk about his experience and skills in this regard.
And that’s when…
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
As the voice sounded, the air in the room suddenly became heavy. When Saint Laurent I stepped into the banquet hall, an invisible pressure followed, as if filled with infinite majesty, forcing everyone to worship him! This was undoubtedly intentional by Saint Laurent I.
He knew everything about the centaurs and the fact that the Great Zhou had two more Vajra Realm warriors.
Although they did not break off relations with the Great Zhou over this matter, and he did not even take it to heart, he was the founding emperor after all, and the essence of this matter was that they could not speak out their grievances in silence.
Taking into account the dignity of the country, it is necessary to demonstrate strength appropriately and intimidate all parties, lest they really think that after the battle with the greenskin royal family, they have lost a lot of combat power and are really not as good as before. It also allows Lex, who is also present, to think about it again!
Almost all those present are strong. For warriors in the Vajra Realm and mages who have entered the Saint Realm, this level of pressure is basically something they can feel, but they can also withstand it.
But Li Ce was in a miserable situation. He came to the celebration banquet as the commander-in-chief of the reinforcements. Putting aside this identity, in terms of strength, he was at best an ordinary mantra mage, without even a realm.
As soon as the pressure from Saint Laurent I came upon him, Li Ce suddenly felt his brain go blank, and even breathing became difficult.
Zhou Xu, who noticed this situation at the first moment, had a cold expression on his face and pulled Li Ce behind him.
The next second, a terrifying mental pressure spread out explosively like a volcanic eruption, instantly covering the entire banquet hall! (End of this chapter)
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