coobybook Chapter 220 Raid on Charlemagne's Royal Family
Chapter 220 Raid on Charlemagne's Royal Family
In early July, after Princess Bai Yue graduated, she held her graduation party at Palace Hill.
Those who came to the graduation party were all court nobles living in Palace Hill. Princess Baiyue had invited Isabella, but she declined the party on the grounds that she had to return to Leonton.
I originally wanted to try to invite the Saint, but because I couldn't contact Isabella, I gave up on inviting a big figure like the Saint.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the banquet was over. Still remaining in the banquet hall were Princess Baiyue, the King, and more than a dozen followers.
Princess Bai Yue saw off each official until she was able to be alone with the king for a while.
Princess Bai Yue and the king chatted at the dinner table: "Padukan helped many cities in the southeast of the empire that were attacked by the monster tide. He repaired the city walls and spent a lot of money to help the local people."
"His kindness has ensured the empire's food supply this year."
The king also chimed in: "Why has he become so pragmatic lately?"
Princess Bai Yue said, "Because his strength is not as good as the eldest prince and the second prince, and his potential is not as good as Xia An. I think he must have come to his senses, right?"
"It is said that when he was about to leave, many nobles in small places were reluctant to let him go back, and he took this opportunity to establish relationships with some local chambers of commerce..."
The king nodded and said in a heavy tone: "Padokan... no one has ever been optimistic about him. This time, he stepped in on behalf of the royal family to appease the people during the monster wave, which is worthy of praise."
Princess Bai Yue said in a tentative tone: "It seems that there are fewer monsters in the north. Is there any chance for our royal family to arrange to go to the north to hunt monsters?"
The king shook his head and said calmly, "I can't do that anymore. I'm old and my body is not in good condition."
Princess Bai Yue looked depressed, and the king raised his voice again and said, "However, we can go and see the scenery outside. We have been working in the palace for three years and have not been out for a long time. I estimate that there will be only a few more years. It would be good to go out and see more while we can still move."
"Don't say anything unlucky," Princess Bai Yue still looked depressed, "When are we leaving?"
"Ten days later, except for the eldest prince Nowen and the second prince Apoka who stayed in Palace Hill to handle the affairs of the empire, everyone else will go to the North."
Princess Baiyue felt that the king made such arrangements because he still did not trust the ability of the third prince Padukan, or did he still want to choose between those two?
The king asked with concern: "Nowen's wife, the eldest daughter of the Duke of West, Sharing, is said to be pregnant. If everything goes well, the future burden of the royal family will fall on them. What do you think?"
Princess Bai Yue pretended to be surprised and said, "That's a good thing! By marrying into the Duke of Xi's family, the empire will definitely be indestructible in the future."
"You have graduated from the Briffin School of Magic now, and you are no longer a child," the king said with a gracious smile, "it is time to consider finding a good man to marry..."
"You've grown up, do you have someone you like? If not, when we go out this time, the nobles will bring their unmarried eldest sons for you to choose from."
Princess Bai Yue suddenly felt indifferent, and even a little disgusted. Given the strength and looks of the men in the empire, it would be better to find an elf man from the Southern Kingdom of the Forest Elves.
"Well, I think they're worth a look."
Princess Baiyue only agreed verbally. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that among all the men she had met, no man could get along with her. But if she said that she liked elf men, Charlemagne's royal family would definitely collectively express their objection on the grounds of pure bloodline.
Ten days later, the king's convoy left Avilato, escorted by a thousand palace guards and thirty white dragons.
Wherever the convoy went, everyone stopped and half-knelt to salute. The king was accompanied by the powerful ministers in the palace, and when they went out, they also brought their own legitimate sons with them.
At that time, there will be several days for them to communicate with each other and watch them compete in magic swordsmanship and hunting monsters.
Princess Bai Yue and Xia An rode in the same carriage, which was only going twenty miles per hour.
Princess Bai Yue: "I am leaving Briffin School of Magic. The order in the school will be controlled by the student union. When you run for the student union, you are absolutely not allowed to have a romantic relationship with anyone."
Xia An was in low spirits in front of Princess Bai Yue. When he heard Princess Bai Yue criticize his life again, he had to respond patiently, "I know that Charlemagne's royal family only has close relations with high-ranking nobles in the empire."
"There are still many young girls in the college who give me things for the first time."
Princess Bai Yue giggled and said, "I know. I've read what they wrote, but what I'm worried about is that you are not allowed to have an affair with Isabella."
Xia An's eyes were filled with astonishment: "You like her? But she is already someone close to the Saint Lady, and her personality is very normal, she won't understand what you mean."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Princess Bai Yue narrowed her eyes coldly, "She is still within my plan. Before she completes my goal, no matter how she changes her identity, she is still a good chess piece."
When night came, the king's convoy arrived at the designated location, a hilltop with a wide view. The nearby forest had been cleared and there were no monsters within a radius of ten kilometers.
Everyone rested for the night and the next morning.
The powerful ministers called their sons and nephews to show themselves before the king.
Princess Bai Yue was also in the tent.
There were sixteen young men who arrived, the lowest being at the third level of elementary level, and the highest being at the second level of intermediate level.
They are all around 17 or 18 years old, with average looks and probably not well-managed figures, so they are all slightly plump.
If it weren't for their fair skin, it would have been an eyesore to Princess Baiyue.
The king introduced Princess Bai Yue to each of the young men and let them display their talents.
Princess Bai Yue no longer has any expectations for them. The highest they can reach is the intermediate second level. It is likely that within five years, it will be difficult for them to reach the advanced level, which will not be conducive to the promotion of certain plans.
The king asked everyone to move off the field.
In order to test everyone's abilities, the king also wanted to know how much the family conditions and background of the major nobles had improved over the years.
The test method was very direct. Bai Haolong's team moved a ten-ton gray rock, and everyone took turns to attack with magic from a distance of twenty meters.
In order from low to high level, the top ten performed magic attacks very hard, and the king nodded in praise.
But Princess Baiyue's eyes were always looking into the distance, as if she was thinking about something. No matter how hard they tried, Princess Baiyue ignored them.
It was the turn of an intermediate second-level earth element magician. The earth element magic he cast was a secret family ritual.
A brown magic seal appeared in the palm of his hand, a phantom light flashed, and hundreds of square stones floating up and down appeared in his hand.
The shaking stone changed unpredictably, and after a few seconds, it turned into a dragon lance.
Princess Bai Yue's gaze returned to the brown-haired man.
Magic flashed, and with a bang, the dragon rider's spear condensed by earth element magic pierced into the hard rock, and the spear tip came out from the other side of the rock.
After he withdrew his hand, the rock-made dragon lance remained on the rock.
Princess Bai Yue just felt a little bit of novelty, but after a while, her eyes turned away.
At this moment, the ground shook.
Princess Bai Yue was greatly surprised, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she quickly left her seat, pretending that she was shocked and fell to the ground.
A crack appeared under the rock.
The paladins drew their weapons and stood before the king, while the palace guards gathered around Charlemagne's royal family.
The Paladin shouted, "Oh no! It's a mid-level monster! It's a sandworm!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately ran away.
The third prince, Padukan, stood behind the king with an overly calm expression. The seventh prince, Xia An, looked around, looking for the so-called sandworms!
Long!
An intermediate third-level sandworm broke through the rock and poked its head out of the huge mouth of the abyss. It had a hard gray shell and a spherical body that was as thick as six people.
The palace guards gathered around the king and Charlemagne's royal family, all of them frightened out of their wits by the sudden appearance of the monster.
"What are you still standing there for!" Princess Bai Yue shouted to the palace guards, "Send us away now!"
The sandworm did not crawl out completely, but only poked out a few sections of its head. After it saw the situation clearly, it retreated back into the ground.
The ground is shaking...
Several palace guards carried the king's chair and ran towards a white dragon.
At this time, the sandworm stretched out its body and blocked the king.
Padukan immediately unleashed lightning magic to hit the sandworm, not even considering that the magic attack might accidentally injure the palace guards.
After that, every time the sandworm poked its head out, it was repelled by Padokan's lightning magic, and the others also joined Padokan in fighting back with magic.
Two minutes later, the sandworm burrowed into the ground and moved away from this place.
Padukan came to Xia An and said, "Why don't you move?" Then he said to the palace guards in a reprimanding tone, "As palace guards, why didn't anyone catch it? In an emergency, are you still standing there asking us to give orders?"
The king was still in shock. This monster attack lasted only five minutes.
The king gestured with his hand, "Padukan, don't worry, everyone is fine, there is no need for you to pursue the matter. We can't stay here anymore, let's go somewhere else!"
"Leave some people at the scene and let the Almighty Eye investigate whether anyone is deliberately attacking the royal family!"
A moment later, the king praised Padukan's ability to respond in front of everyone.
Princess Bai Yue calmed everyone down and suggested going to a nearby town to continue the activities.
Padokan was secretly delighted: I have plenty of sandworms, and this plan can win favor, but it is far from enough. The fourth sister knows the king well, and more highlights are needed to gain recognition.