Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

"Idiot, of course after retaking Paris!"

"Aren't we still in the truce period?"

"A truce is made to be torn up."

"It doesn't seem very good to provoke the British with such fanfare..."

In the hotel, the nobles looked at the banners dropped by the hot air balloon outside the window and talked a lot.

This is the effect Ma Youfu wanted.

It is believed that these words will soon spread to London along with the news of the successful maiden flight of the hot air balloon.It would be great if the irritated nobles of the war faction in England did something irrational and took the initiative to tear up the armistice agreement.

On the other hand, Crown Prince Louis was not very interested in the discussions around him, instead he kept staring at the black hot air balloon.

After all, he is still a teenager at heart, and it is not surprising that he has a dream of flying into the sky.

The necromancy spells he secretly practiced naturally rejected the flying spells belonging to the school of change, and he couldn't even use the related magic scrolls.

If you want to fly into the sky, unless you get a mount like a Pegasus or even a flying dragon—compared to such a slim probability, now it seems that hot air balloons are more reliable.

At this time, today's protagonist, the Marquis of La Manche, also came to the tavern.

After all, the crown prince is here, and it would be too impolite for him not to pay a visit.

After greeting many nobles, and ignoring the grim eyes of the Greeks, Ma Youfu announced: "Everyone, the test flight of the hot air balloon has achieved unprecedented success, and the safety has also been tested, which is completely guaranteed. This is a rare opportunity. Anyone who wants to take a hot air balloon to the sky ?"

The topic of the debate between Count Armagnac and Giony Pallas had actually been considered by Ma Youfu long ago.In addition to what Earl Armagnac said, hot air balloons have one more advantage—persistence.

The hot air balloon can stay in the sky for a day, and the mage casts the fly spell once, which lasts up to 10 minutes.

Hot air balloons can develop tourism, taking a dozen rich people to the sky every day to open their eyes.As for the mage, can he take more than a dozen people to heaven in a day?

Hiring a mage to work for yourself is a continuous investment.But making hot air balloons is a profitable industry.

"This honor, of course, should be given to the person with the most distinguished status here." A nobleman suggested.

Although the others also wanted to experience the taste of heaven, they all turned their attention to Louis.

No way, who calls someone a crown prince?

Although Louis wanted to agree immediately.But after hesitating for a while, he still said: "Uh... I think this honor should go to my mother, the Queen of France."

Chapter 190 Enraged by Youfu Ma's Posture

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to take a hot air balloon ride in person, but the Lord of Silence in his mind warned: "As a ruler, you should avoid all potential risks and not act willfully."

So I can only give up.

Since the Crown Prince proposed it, Ma Youfu could only express his acceptance of the suggestion, and then led a large group of nobles to the Tau Palace attached to Reims Cathedral.

The queen lives here temporarily.Because of his busy schedule, Ma Youfu only met her once at the welcome banquet before, and he communicated with her by letter on weekdays.

It's not that she hasn't seen all kinds of man-made flying gadgets. She is not very interested in the hot air balloon that was tested today, so she still works in the study.

However, when she heard the report from her subordinates that Ma Youfu was coming to visit, she still felt a little joy in her heart, and even wondered secretly if she wanted to find an excuse to spend an hour alone.

But seeing Ma Youfu brought a large group of nobles, including her own son, to Tau Palace, she could only repack herself with restraint and elegance.

"Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have added a bit of beauty, just like the bright and bright early spring sun, making people feel happy..."

"Did you learn too much rhetoric from the Burgundy court?" The queen covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "But I like it very much, you can say more."

After kissing her hand, Ma Youfu told her the destination of visiting her.

"Want me to be the first to take that aircraft called 'hot air balloon'?" said the queen, "but I'm not very interested in flying into the sky. Human feet should still be on solid ground."

Before Ma Youfu could speak, Prince Louis was in a hurry, and quickly persuaded: "Mother, the hot air balloon invented by the Marquis of Lamanche is tied up with the publicity that will be displayed one after another. Father serves as the chairman of the committee, and you also shoulder the responsibility. Shouldn’t he be the person in charge of the “Kunlun Cultural Exhibition” in person and participate in the publicity? I believe this will greatly improve the reputation of the Valois family.”

The real reason in his heart was not as high-sounding as what he said.The curious teenager just thought that if his mother took the hot air balloon, he could pester her to ask what happened afterwards, and enjoy his addiction.If it was other nobles, Louis might not be able to let go of the image burden of the crown prince.

Now that the son had said so, the queen could only nod her head.But she was still a little worried, and asked, "Is there anything special I need to pay attention to when riding a hot air balloon?"

"Not at all." Youfu Ma explained with a smile, "A hot air balloon is a means of transportation with a lower barrier to entry than a horse - after all, when you ride a horse, you have to change into light clothes. But just in case, As the designer, I will go up to the sky in a hot air balloon with you. In case of any accident, I can handle it properly."

Hearing that Ma Youfu was going to ride with him, Queen Anjou's beautiful legs hidden under the fluffy long skirt suddenly tightened, thinking of some scenes that made her mouth dry.

"Mother, are you unwell?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the climate changes too quickly in spring, and I feel a little hot." The queen fanned the air with her hand, and brought the topic out of her mouth.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't think much, just looked at the intoxicating rosy glow on the queen's delicate face, and sighed in his heart: I am so lucky to have such a beautiful mother!

Knowing that the beautiful and virtuous queen will be the first official passenger of the hot air balloon, the people in the square couldn't help but cheered again.

Everyone consciously gave way to a road leading from the cathedral to the square, so that the queen could take the hot air balloon.

There are even clever nobles who, in order to please the Valois royal family, got a few baskets of fresh flower petals from somewhere, and threw them all the way after the queen appeared, acting as a competent atmosphere group.

"Okay, Your Royal Highness, please come in."

Ma Youfu walked into the hanging basket first, and then extended his inviting hand.

The Queen bit her lip lightly, stretched out a hand to reach over, and then stepped into the basket.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the hot air balloon lifted off again.

The queen kept her most elegant and reserved smile, and waved to the smaller and smaller crowd below.

After the hot air balloon passed the spire of the cathedral, she suddenly felt a big hand protruding in from the neckline, she exclaimed in surprise, and then subconsciously covered her mouth.

"Don't worry, my queen, no one here will hear you." Ma Youfu bit the beautiful woman's ear and whispered softly, "You seem to have lost weight..."

"You madman, dare to be unreasonable to the noblest woman in all of France..."

"You want me to stop?"

"No...don't be unreasonable to me...um~"

……

The onlookers built a pergola with their hands and looked up.Although the hot air balloon is only the size of a thumb in the air, everyone still enjoys it.

"It's rare to see the beauty of Her Highness the Queen. It's a pity that I can't see clearly now."

"Hey, what do you see here?"

"Hawkeye Scroll? You guys are well prepared. How is the effect?"

"It's okay. Uh... the queen's face seems to be very red, and she is biting her lip, as if she is enduring something."

"Flying so high, even a man will be afraid. Her Royal Highness can overcome the fear and board the hot air balloon, which is already very remarkable."

"Oh, the Queen retracted the basket."

"pity."

"Wait, something's wrong. Why is the gondola shaking so much?"

"Ignorance! The wind in the air must be stronger than the ground. Isn't it normal for the hanging basket to shake?"

About an hour later, when most of the crowd in the square had dispersed, the hot air balloon slowly landed.

Prince Louis, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, went up immediately.

Who knew that the moment Queen Anjou stepped out of the hanging basket, her legs went limp. If it wasn't for Ma Youfu, who was by her side, to help her in time, she might have fallen to the ground.

"Mom, are you okay?" Louis asked.

"No...it's nothing, it's just that I've been flying in the hot air balloon for too long, and my feet are a little soft." After finishing speaking, she gave Ma Youfu a subtle wink, and said in a low voice, "It's all your fault, I almost bleed out It's..."

Ma Youfu's face did not change, but a proud arc appeared on the corner of his lips.

On this day, Ma Youfu let the beautiful queen experience the feeling of flying into the sky—well, in various senses.The news related to the first flight of the hot air balloon was also transformed into magic runes, and soon flew across the English Channel and arrived in London.

In the evening, a banquet was being held in the magnificent palace on the banks of the Thames.

The guests attending the banquet all had famous names and honorable titles, and belonged to the top ruling class of this island country.

Among them, the most striking is the Duke of Gloucester, who is as famous as the Duke of Bedford, the regent of France.

At this time, he tore up a letter angrily, and then shouted loudly: "That damned Mayoufu! That pretentious Sirisian! I have already been angered by him!"

Chapter 190 Decisions at the Palace of Savoy

Although this "good duke" Humphrey is an out-and-out combatant, and has a bad mouth, he often sends "diplomatic insult" as an excuse for declaring war to the monarchs of other countries, but in terms of appearance, this great nobleman is actually Quite gentle and delicate, the first impression is that of a scholar.

Apparently, however, that first impression evaporated as soon as he opened his mouth to curse.

The other guests at the banquet were already familiar with Humphrey's behavior, and after just taking a look, they chatted and laughed.However, the host of this banquet, the owner of this luxurious palace, Earl William Hogil, had to come to ask questions based on the principle of entertaining every guest.

"My lord regent, what made you so angry?" he asked.

"Ah, William!" Humphrey had to restrain his anger when he saw the person coming, and tried to soften his expression as much as possible.

Although as the regent of England, his personal power has reached its peak, but he still has to show proper respect to some nobles.

Like this Earl William Hogil.

The palace where the banquet is held today, the Savoy Palace, is not simple.The palace was originally built by Peter, Earl of Savoy, uncle of Henry III's wife Eleanor, hence the name.

Although it is a bit inconsistent to have an Italian name for a palace in London, the later occupants didn't seem to mind the name, so they continued to use it.

Later, it became the property of the Lancaster family.King Henry VI's great-grandfather, John of Gaunt, also lived here.

Even Geoffrey Chaucer, the famous novelist and the founder of English poetry, served as a clerk in this palace.Also during this period of work, wrote "The Canterbury Tales".

However, in a peasant uprising, this magnificent palace was destroyed, and the royal family has been unable to repair it.

It wasn't until the Hogil family bought the ruins that rebuilding began.

The Earl of Hogil made military exploits on the Irish border, thus joining the English aristocracy and climbing up step by step.Later, he made a huge fortune by selling various magical materials produced in the Irish forest.

What this kind of upstart -- or nouveau riche can say -- is most eager to prove their family heritage.

So Earl Hogil took a fancy to the palace.

Of course, in addition to a long history, the location of the Savoy Palace is also excellent, not only on the verge of the Thames, but also on the only way between the City of London and the Palace of Westminster.

If the royal family hadn't been busy fighting with the French, and had no energy or money to rebuild the Savoy Palace, it might not be the Earl Hogil's turn to pick it up.

"This is the latest information I received from Lance." Humphrey reassembled the torn letters and handed them to Earl Hogil.

Earl Hogil frowned and stared at it for a long time before he got a general idea: "Ma Youfu is going to hold the so-called exhibition in Paris?"

The news that Ma Youfu will hold an exhibition has already spread to London.The nobles have discussed this matter over and over again on various occasions.

After all, it was something the enemy wanted to do, and it was unheard of, so most of the English nobles were not optimistic about Ma Youfu.It is believed that the whims of the Sires are very likely to fail.