The Sun King's Evidence

In the autumn of 2511 in the Imperial Calendar, the Crown Prince of Britannia, the Duke of Mousilon, and the Divinely Chosen Champion of the Lady of the Lake, Lion Macado, held a welcoming ceremony on the square outside the Holy Grail Cathedral in Curona, the capital of Britannia. , officially welcomed the Imperial Emperor, Grand Prince of Reich and Grand Duke of Braunschweig Carl-Franz Friedrich for his state visit to Britannia.

Ryan, along with his wife Surya Cumani-Antry-De Winford, Lake Witch Morgiana, Regent of the Kingdom and Duke of Connet, Lawn, Duke of Le-Angoulant, Taubot, Lyon Adehad, Duke of Nasay, Hagen, Duke of Guisoleaux, Ford, Duke of Montfort, Boderick, Duke of Bordeleaux, Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, Francois, Duke of Unfort, Pa. Duke Casfan of Laon, Duke Hubald of Carcassonne, Sir Eugene, the head of the Knights of the Holy Grail branch in Curona, Count Garament and the strongman of the sanctuary, Calard, and the commander of the Old Guards, Bate Sir Lang, Marshal Roland of the Border Patrol, courtiers Veronica, Theresa, Patriarch Alfred of the Diocese of Western Britannia and others attended the welcoming ceremony.

Accompanying Emperor Karl Franz on his visit to Britannia were his Queen Helena Corleone, Elector Boris Todbringer, and Elector Emmanuel von Lebouv. Bernadotte, Prince-Elector Valmil von Zhukov, Prince-Elector Marius Leitdorf, Prince-Elector Helmut Feuerbach, Prince-Elector Wolfla Hertwig, Elector Theodorik Geisel, Marshal Reik Kurt Heilberg, Flag Officer Ludwig Schwartzhammer, Marshal Hunter Marcus- Wolfhart et al.

Amidst the grand and solemn bugle sound, the main entrance of the Holy Grail Cathedral opened. As the Crown Prince of Britannia, Ryan slowly walked out from the main entrance of the cathedral with his wife Sulia. The Knight of the Holy Grail, the Prophet of the Lake God, and others from The knights and old guards of the principalities had already lined up in the square outside the church to welcome the arrival of the emperor.

Emperor Karl-Franz was wearing a standard emperor's uniform, with a hearty smile on his face, and strode towards Ryan.

Ryan was also wearing a standard Duke of Britannia dress. His height of over 1.9 meters made him look extraordinary, and he had a strong aura like a human hero, which seemed to contain endless hope and power. The figure shrouded in light On the outside, he showed an unruffled domineering attitude and a perseverance that stood tall like the peaks of the Gray Mountains. Seeing Karl Franz, Ryan also smiled. He took the initiative to reach out his hand and shake the emperor's hand: "Welcome."

"It's a great honor." Karl-Franz nodded.

After the brief ceremony, first of all, Lane introduced to Karl Franz all the Britannian nobles and his courtiers present today. The smile on the emperor's face did not change, and he shook hands with the dukes and Lane's subordinates in turn. .

After shaking hands one by one, it was Ryan's turn to shake hands with all the guests from the empire under the introduction of Karl Franz. He and many of the electors were old acquaintances, and Emilia secretly added With a little force, he gave him a wink. Ryan pretended not to notice and shook hands one by one.

Then the bands of both sides began to play the national anthem.

The imperial military band played the imperial national anthem "God Save Our Emperor Franz".

“The gods bless Charlemagne’s empire and our great Emperor Franz.

We pray for a long-lasting national destiny, and we wish good luck to always be with you.

May that skull live forever, and may the laurels of victory be his.

Gods bless the Empire of Charlemagne and our great Emperor Franz! "

The Royal Band of Britannia played the national anthem of Britannia "Lady Bless Britannia".

“Lady bless Britannia and may the kingdom shine forever.

Lady bless our King and grant him victory, happiness and glory.

Governing our country has a long destiny.

Evil breaks before her, and the Grail gives us strength.

Lady bless Brittany. "

Both sides fired a salute, and then Emperor Karl-Franz, accompanied by Crown Prince Ryan, inspected the Knights of the Holy Grail and the Old Guard. The military band performed again, and the two heads of state held an intimate meeting in the Holy Grail Cathedral.

Ryan said that looking back on the millennium-long history of establishing diplomatic relations between Britannia and the Empire, the relationship between the two countries has gone through an extraordinary development path. Through the joint efforts of both sides, the relationship between the two countries has become a major country, neighboring countries, good neighborliness, mutual benefit and mutual benefit. A model of winning. Especially in recent years, under the joint leadership of Emperor Karl-Franz and I, our strategic mutual trust has been increasingly enhanced, we have provided each other with firm political support, cooperation in various fields has achieved unprecedented development, and we have conducted close communication and collaboration in international and regional affairs. .

The relationship between the Empire and Britannia has become the Old World alliance with the highest degree of mutual trust, highest level of collaboration, and highest strategic value. It has made important contributions to promoting the development and revitalization of the two countries and maintaining world peace, stability, and development.

At the beginning of last year, Ryan's visit to the Empire began a new process in the relationship between the two countries. The two most powerful human countries in the old world have never been so closely united. The joint efforts of both parties have given the relationship between the two countries a new look. The vitality has opened up broad prospects.

Ryan emphasized that Britannia and the Empire have the same origin, and the two sides have an unbreakable and unbreakable relationship. As the crown prince and future king of Britannia, Ryan attaches great importance to and maintains the relationship with the Empire. The development of relations focuses on the new connotation of bilateral relations of non-aggression, mutual assistance, trade interoperability, military complementarity and even joint operations, jointly leading the alliance of order against evil, jointly promoting a community with a shared future for mankind, and preparing for possible crises. I wish the empire The friendship with Brittany is long and lasting.

Karl-Franz sincerely expressed that on the occasion of Ryan's accession to the throne, he sent the warmest congratulations on behalf of the Empire. After Britannia declared its founding a thousand years ago, the Empire was the first to respond and try to cooperate with Looking back on the course of the relationship between the two countries over the course of thousands of years, the Kingdom of Knights has established diplomatic relations with other countries. Although there have been occasional frictions and territorial disputes, the emperor affirmed that whenever there is a threat or invasion by a foreign enemy, the relationship between the empire and Britannia has always been It can withstand the test. In recent years, under the promotion of Ryan, the two sides have carried out close economic and trade cooperation in many fields and achieved fruitful results. The people of the Empire are willing to work together with the people of Britannia to continuously strengthen diplomatic relations and various Cooperation in various fields will better benefit the people of the two countries and contribute to the security and stability of the old world and the whole world. He believes that under the leadership of Ryan, the cooperation between the Empire and Britannia will bear more fruits.

The emperor was interviewed in front of the people gathered in Kurona. Karl-Franz said sincerely: "I am very close to His Excellency Lane. We are close friends. I think His Excellency Lane owns the world." With a superior political concept and a clear mind, we can always focus on the overall situation and take precautions. Our mutual trust has reached the highest level in history. The Empire and Britannia have never been so closely united. I firmly believe that we will still be able to do better in the future. It has extremely broad development prospects.”

Ryan affirmed this, and the Crown Prince of Brittany, who is about to ascend the throne, also said: "In the new era environment, the strategic partnership between the Empire and Britannia has also been reflected in the economic field. Last year , our bilateral trade volume has exceeded 500,000 gold crowns, and we hope to deepen cooperation in multiple fields and make our own contribution to world prosperity, peace, stability, and prosperity."

In the evening, Ryan held a state banquet at the palace in Kurona to entertain friends from the empire who came from afar.

The Britannian state banquet is held in the Landuin Hall of the Palace of Curona. The banquet tables there are 60 meters long and arranged in two rows. They can entertain more than two hundred distinguished guests at the same time. The banquet hall is magnificent and magnificent, with walls on both sides There is a huge oil painting hanging, the long dining table in the middle is in the shape of a horseshoe, and above it are six giant branch-shaped crystal chandeliers. The horizontal table facing the entrance is where the banquet host and guests of honor sit. The floor is covered with a carpet made of the fur of exotic Arabian animals. Silver tableware, candles and luxurious table decorations are neatly arranged on the table.

Ryan and Surya were sitting on the main seat, the Supreme Mage Tigris and the Lake God Witch Morgiana were sitting on Ryan's left, and Emperor Karl-Franz and Queen Helena were sitting on their right.

There is a row of long tables on the left, and all the people sitting there are nobles from Brittany. There are several Grand Knights and Dukes of the Holy Grail with the strength of the Holy Domain. They look at it with complicated eyes with a touch of hostility and politeness. The imperial people, and the electors of the empire sitting at the long table on the right are also very proud, with their heads held high, especially the Imperial Baroness Emmanuel, who is holding her son Frederic Jr. , talking loudly about whether dad’s state banquet is delicious, is it as exquisite as Noor’s? Elector Boris complained that the Breton food was not to the taste of the Middenlanders, but he, like the hunter-marshal Marcus Wolfhardt, had already asked the waiter to replenish the food twice.

There are standard dishes for Britannian state banquets.

The first main course was turbot fillet with lobster mousse.

The second main course was grilled Artois venison tenderloin with Wingfort red wine truffle sauce.

The main vegetables are braised red cabbage, roasted potatoes and roasted walnuts, pumpkin and celeriac.

The final dessert was Arabica chocolate, mango and fruit salad.

Drinking alcoholic beverages include water, juice, champagne, red wine, sparkling wine and spirits.

Except for Belegar, all the dwarf delegations of the Angrond clan were arranged in a side hall, while the high elf visitors were arranged in another place. Ryan separated the elves and dwarves to avoid conflicts, although In this way, Belegar still stubbornly believed that Ryan's hospitality was not good enough. He felt that he could sit next to Tigris, but because the table was too high and there was no booster seat in the palace, he forgot about it this time.

"Very welcome, human brothers across the mountain, welcome to Britannia, welcome to Curona." Ryan picked up the goblet and said to the emperor: "I am not honored by your arrival. , the whole palace is full of glory because of you."

"I received an invitation from the Green Knight. I felt extremely honored to have the legendary patron saint of Britannia appear and invite me, so I immediately agreed to come." Karl Franz is not as tall as Ryan. Therefore, sitting on the chair, he looked shorter than Ryan. The emperor heard Ryan's hint, and he carefully controlled his vulgar sense of humor: "Lian... Your Excellency, what should I call you now? Britannia The Crown Prince? The Duke of Mousilon? Or the divinely chosen champion of the Lady of the Lake?"

"Just call me Ryan, Ryan Macado. Of course, I think we should just call each other simply, you call me Ryan, and I call you Karl, how about that?" Ryan also heard the implication of the emperor's words.

"Hahaha, what a virtue worthy of respect. I saw that the spirit of the first generation Holy Grail Knights has been carried forward in you." Karl Franz said playfully: "But, Your Majesty, dear Ryan, you Now you must call me, Your Majesty!"

"Hahahahaha~" bursts of laughter came from the long table on the other side of the empire. Everyone was amused by the emperor. The electors laughed with open expressions. The elector of Wamir even used a silver spoon. He knocked on the table lightly, Boris slapped his thigh rudely, Emmanuel also covered her mouth and snickered, little Frederic still didn't understand, the little guy kept pulling his mother and asked loudly : "Mom~Mom, why does father call him Godfather?"

On the contrary, almost all the Dukes of Britannia, including the Lake God Witch Morgiana, glared at the Emperor. The Red Dragon Duke Bohemond was even more furious. With a little force of his fingers, a fine silver table knife It was bent into a bracelet. Francois also looked unhappy.

Ryan raised his eyebrows, and he cursed in his mind why the emperor of the empire was like that old guy Richard, who wanted to take advantage of him before he ascended the throne.

Duke Mousilon kept a polite smile on his face: "Of course, Your Majesty Karl, I think there is no problem. By the way, since I call you Your Majesty, you can also call me, Champion?"

"Hahahahaha~" Now it was the turn of the long table on the Britannia side to burst into laughter. The dukes and nobles laughed sarcastically and commented loudly on the strength of the empire. Pershemon De Geng and Francois discussed loudly how many blows they would need to defeat all the electors.

The empire was all in disgrace. Ryan was obviously mocking Karl for his lack of strength. As he said, in terms of high-end combat power, there are really not many people in the empire who are good at it. Even if the emperor himself is fully equipped with divine armor, It is also difficult to be Ryan's opponent. Most of the electors have legendary strength, and there are many saints on the Britannia Long Table who have obvious strength, showing a clear trend of crushing them from quantity to quality.

A small bench and table were specially arranged for Belega. Watching this scene, the King of Eight Peaks laughed so much that his beer dripped on his beard. As for Tigris, who was sitting next to Ryan, his face was expressionless throughout the whole process. In the Phoenix King Court, he has seen too many temptations and verbal confrontations between nobles. Teclis cannot be surprised at all by the tricks of human beings.

"Of course, Champion Ryan, the lady's divinely chosen champion, let's toast!" Karl held up the goblet, as if everything before was just a joke.

"Cheers! For mankind, for the old world." Ryan also pretended that nothing happened, the two goblets collided, and the previous unpleasantness disappeared with the wind.

After the grand state banquet, there was a reception. In the gardens and banquet hall of the Corona Palace, people began to move freely. Emilia soon brought little Frederick to find Sulia and Helena. As well as little Devon Hill and the emperor's son Luitpold II, the three mothers took their three children to entertainment elsewhere, leaving space for Ryan and Karl-Franz.

"Sorry, Ryan, you know, in this environment, a qualified emperor must know how to perform." Karl Franz held the goblet, his face apologetic and his expression more friendly: "Choose The support of the emperors is hard-won.”

"Understood." Ryan said with a smile: "Of course we can also have a one-on-one duel. If you win, you are the champion."

"Hahahahaha!" The two men looked at each other and smiled. An unspeakable tacit understanding was created between the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the old world, and they felt a mutual sympathy for each other.

Sometimes, friendship between men is so simple and unpretentious.

"By the way, just in time, taking this opportunity, Ryan, you may not be aware of the personnel changes in the Imperial Parliament. Let me introduce to you the two new electors."

"Marius Leitdorf and Theodorik Geisel."

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