Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 321 Departure
Qingliu City ruled by Marquis Marquis is not far from Rhodes' territory.

Rhodes set off from the small town, took a merchant ship in the territory, and arrived in Qingliu City in only half an hour.

The pier of the town has been repaired for a period of time, and now many merchants transport grain from the south to the town for sale by boat.

Another very important purpose of Rhodes attending the banquet this time is to spread the reputation of the porcelain and white paper produced in the territory.

He planned to sell these two things among the nobles first, and cut these stupid and rich nobles as leeks.

The merchant ship slowly sailed into the pier of Qingliu City.

Rhodes got off the merchant ship.

In order to attend this banquet, he even dressed up carefully. He was wearing clothes made of black sheep's wool, decorated with patterns embroidered with gold thread, and Rhode's family emblem was embroidered on the chest. The golden dragon soaring through the clouds and riding the fog.

Most Nords like black, which may have something to do with the color of the dragon.

The boots were sewn from the fur of a saber-toothed tiger, a symbol of nobility and wealth as well as strength.

Rhodes tidied up his messed up wolf fur cloak, and looked back at Raymond, who was next to him.

Baron and the others asked him to take Raymond as a guard, saying that it would be more face-saving to bring such a famous person as a guard.

Whether it will save face, Rhodes doesn't know, anyway, the attention and return rate are still very high.

With such a strong man with scars all over his body following him, the people around couldn't help but look at them more.

In this world, scars are really a mark of glory for a man. Like Raymond, whose face is covered with scars and whose left eye was pierced by an arrow, he is still alive. Even if he does not know him, he will Think of him as a real warrior in my heart.

Although it is not far from Rhodes' territory, he still brought ten well-equipped and well-trained soldiers. After a while, I still feel a little out of place.

Rhodes wasn't afraid that others would laugh at him. Anyway, he brought at least dozens of pairs of white gloves this time, so saving them should be enough.

A group of officials on the pier who specially greeted the banquet saw Rhodes with soldiers getting off the boat, and stepped forward one after another. They stared at the family emblem on Rhodes' chest, trying to remember which noble family this was.

Am I still so unknown?

Rhode thought helplessly that even the officials of the nobles in the neighboring territory didn't know what his family emblem looked like.

"My lord, are you here to attend the banquet hosted by the Marquis?" One of the officials who looked very shrewd asked.

"Yes." Rhodes nodded, "I am the lord of the Riverview Plain and the Rocky Mountains on the other side of the river."

"We have heard about you. Recently, people in the city often hear people talking about you. Many people who came back from your territory said that you have a lot of work to do, and the salary and income are also very high. They have introduced friends to you. Where are you? It’s our fault that we didn’t recognize you at the first time.” The official showed a suddenly realized expression.

"It's okay." Rhodes felt that he needed to have more sense of presence.

He decided to hang a few more flags with the family crest in the town after he went back, and his family crest would be printed on the products exported in the future as a trademark, so that more people could know his clan in these ways What the emblem looks like is quite important.

"I'll take you to the castle to rest first. The banquet will start at night. If you're interested, I can accompany you around the city later." The shrewd official said again.

Rhodes nodded. Although he had been to Qingliu City many times and was very familiar with it, he wanted to see what would happen if he took this official to the slave trading market.

I don't know if the slave trading market will reopen.

Rhodes didn't know why he had such wicked thoughts.

The officials led Rhodes away from the pier and walked towards the pier in the middle of the city.

Through this official, Rhodes learned that he was not the first noble to arrive at Qingliu City, and many nobles arrived at Qingliu City a few days earlier.

This banquet was specially held to welcome the prince of Fish Kingdom, and the prince had arrived one day earlier.

According to him, representatives of the Nord Kingdom and the Fish Kingdom will sign some peace and trade treaties here, and the Duke of the Dawn Province of the Nord Kingdom will also come to this city at night to be responsible for signing these treaties.

In addition to their eldest prince coming here, the Fish Kingdom also brought many nobles who took this opportunity to discuss business.

The country that is best at doing business on the mainland is the Kingdom of Fish. They used to pay tribute to the Roman Empire every year, but every time they could rely on the opportunity to pay tribute, they could earn all the money back, and there was a lot of it. People from other countries on the mainland feel amazing.

Rhodes also wanted to take this opportunity to develop stable trade with some nobles in the Fish Kingdom.

The nobles of the Fish Kingdom are very rich and like to pursue extravagant enjoyment. Things like porcelain, spirits, and tea will definitely be welcomed by them.

Not long after, Rhodes followed the official to the gate of the castle in the middle of the city.

After he spoke a few words to the soldiers guarding the castle, the soldiers gave way to allow Rhodes and the others to enter the gate of the castle.

"Please ask the soldiers you brought to follow him. He will take them to a resting place. When you are about to leave, come find me and bring them back," the official said to Rhodes.

"Then can my guard enter the castle with me?" Rhodes asked again.

The official hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, "He can go in with you now, but he has to leave the castle when the banquet begins."

Raymond nodded, "I will pay attention to all these."

"I haven't asked your name yet." Rhodes said to the officer again.

"My name is David," the official replied.

"Okay, David, take me to greet Marquis Marlon first, and then we will go around the city together." Rhodes nodded.

"This way please." David led Rhodes into the castle without thinking too much.

This is also a very old castle. The entire castle is built of ancient black rocks. Just staring at it, one can feel the vicissitudes of time.

David led Rhodes into the gate of the castle. The castle was very busy, and the servants were walking back and forth, preparing for the evening banquet.

They brought barrels of oaked wine out of the cellar and wiped down the tables and chairs in the hall over and over again.

Rhodes didn't know whether to sit and eat together at this banquet, or to drink with a wine glass, and then find a suitable female partner to dance on the dance floor together.

The banquets in different places are not the same, it still depends on the hobbies of the nobles who hold the banquet.

"Master Marquis is in the study, I'll take you to find him." David turned to Rhodes and said.

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(End of this chapter)