Chapter 36 The Bavarian Banquet
"This matter is settled like this. (Download. Building)" A thousand miles away, the current Norman army station, Egil, finally climbed out of the gentle town, washed and dressed up, drank the cocoa brought by Nightingale, and talked to himself like this.
"What's the matter settled?" Princia, who was combing her hair next to Egil, asked curiously.
"Today's itinerary." Egil's face was not red or breathless. He said such words without thinking.
"Oh." Princia was not interested when she heard Egil say this. Because no matter it was a banquet or a place to visit, as a centaur anomaly, she was always regarded as a monster by people. Or something strange. Either causing a commotion or being watched. This made Princia feel very uncomfortable. Once or twice, Princia was willing to participate in these activities.
"What are you thinking?" Egil was so thoughtful that he could see what Princia was thinking. He walked over and gently hugged her waist from the side, and whispered in a low voice: "Don't care what other people think. Just remember that I like you and love you. That's enough."
"Well." The man next to him was far away in a foreign land. Princia felt sweet in her heart when she heard Egil say this.
"Then, stay here for today's banquet. I will come back to accompany you in the evening." Egil said.
"No, I'll go with you." Princia thought for a while, so she made such a decision. As the princess of the Centaur Kalmek tribe, Princia is enough to attend any banquet in terms of identity. Unlike Maria and Nightingale, who are not qualified, they can only stay in the palace to play cards, read books, etc.
Although the other girls, although Aien has enough identities (the Grand Duke of Palestine), she is absolutely unable to participate in the behavioral habits of being similar to those of a pet cat. As a personal bodyguard, Sonya also has the qualifications and abilities of General Norman and nobles. However, as Egil's lovers, they don't like that kind of swagger.
Although due to their identity, those noble men basically have no courage to come and chat with each other. However, the snobbish noble women will come over and try their best to get close to them. Whether it is the military-born Bamami or the taciturn Sonya, they don’t like that kind of atmosphere. Sonya always has to follow Egil because of her career, so she has to endure it. But Bamami will clearly refuse.
Later, Egil also understood the girls' thoughts. Every time he went to the banquet, he only brought a female companion and asked her to follow him. In this way, the emperor was surrounded by several electoral princes and envoys from other allies. No matter how bad he was, he was a great nobleman above the earl. Those who were not strong enough could not rely on the edge. And these kings and powerful men were also in a proper manner in front of the emperor. The girls who followed Egil would not be harassed.
By the way, Maria has now completed courses in the university's physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology disciplines. She is now studying economics and finance. Her entourage attributes have also changed from "genius idiot" to "confidential secretary". Management +1, national taxation +3%, scientific research speed +5%, cruelty +2. It can be said that it has been greatly enhanced. Practicality has been greatly improved.
"Don't force yourself." Seeing Princia say this, Egil shook his head and stretched out his hand to pinch her nose.
"...I don't know how Father Khan is now." Princia barely smiled, and then said such words in a low voice.
"It will be fine, because it's winter now. The north is so cold. There will be no war in this kind of weather." Egil said to Princia, giving Princia a little comfort.
"Also, the empire will increase its aid to the Kalmek tribe next time. Don't worry, everything will be fine." Egil looked at Princia's smile and continued to comfort her.
"It's not what you think..." Princia was even more excited when she heard Egil say this. As a girl, she didn't want to add any political factors to her love. If she felt that Egil was helping the Kalmyk Centaur tribe because of her, she would feel very sorry for Egil. She thought she had used his feelings for herself.
However, as a centaur and as the princess of the Kalmek tribe, she had to think about her tribe and nation. In this way, she had a conflict with the above thoughts. She wanted pure feelings and wanted to get help for her nation. Princia, who was sandwiched in the middle, was in a dilemma. When Egil said this, she misunderstood that he did it because of herself. On the one hand, Princia felt moved, and on the other hand, she felt very embarrassed.
"So that's the case." Egil laughed loudly, stepped forward again, hugged Princia hard, and said vaguely while kissing the little mare's face: "You are so cute, you little fool. It's ten thousand times more cute than women who think that men want to pay for this and that for themselves - no, ten thousand times more. But it doesn't matter, you don't need to worry about all this. I have my own ideas. The same is true for your father. This is my business with him. It has nothing to do with you. It has nothing to do with your love."
Suddenly Egil told her about her worries, Princia's face turned red. She wanted to push Egil away. But at this moment, Egil is not the same as before. With the power of Princia's Centaur clan, she could not push him away so easily. In the end, she could only bury her head in Egil's arms and was so shy that she didn't dare to lift her up.
"Cough cough... Lord. If you don't eat it, the food will be cold." Seeing Egil and Princia so kind, the other five girls around him were naturally unhappy. Bamami pretended to cough twice, and then said.
At the banquet that night, Egil pulled Princia, dressed in glamorous manner to the banquet. Along the way, Egil exchanged a few greetings with several local and Bavarian nobles. He greeted the waiter and brought cocoa to drink. Then he continued to talk with Frederick, Duke of Brandenburg, Luciverd, Duke of Hesse, Duke of Bavaria, Henry of Bavaria, and the confidant envoys from several monarchs from Austria, Burgundy and Hungary. The crowd was all ally and there was no conflict of interest between them. And Egil, the big man who could soon win the third crown, could also calm the scene. Therefore, the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
Several dukes and special envoys met Princia at the previous banquet and knew her identity. While sighing, "The Emperor is really cold and cold, and he is good at using good means." While watching Egil's attitude towards Princia, coupled with this person's identity, he is very polite to Princia. And he is not as polite as ordinary people, and he does not know how to advance or retreat. After asking Princia politely, he stopped looking at her. This also made Princia breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, at the dinner party, Egil took the opportunity to drink a few drinks and announced in public that in March, the Norman army would go south and enter Italy. He would also be crowned and emperor in Rome and become the legitimate Holy Roman Emperor.
"I believe, and I hope you can believe it. Under my control, the whole of Europe will be as close as a family, and there will be no more disasters. Under my rule, the politics and economy of all countries in the continent will achieve the best development. The future will be extremely bright and beautiful. An era comparable to the Roman Empire - no, a brand new century that is much greater than the Roman Empire era. It will be opened by me, by my empire, by my most trusted and respected allies!"
At that time, Egil announced loudly, and the others cheered loudly with great relief. The entire banquet hall was boiling. People were blushing and smiling, as if the cold winter was expelled.
Emperor Norman will usher in a new era. This matter has almost become a new consensus in the whole of Europe. Although before this, many people also praised Egil, saying that he was a person who surpassed Alexander. But until today, people discovered that this emperor, the young man named Egil Scadragrimsson, was only twenty-four years old, was a real great monarch who could control the entire world!
A new era has arrived. This era belongs to Egil and the Norman Empire. A brand new era that can control the entire West in its hands!
The Roman Catholic Church, which was well-known in the Middle Ages and the spiritual leader of the old era, would be one of the sacrifices that started this era.
In March, spring is in full bloom. The supply resources transported from the rear are constantly sent to the front line. The Norman Empire's 140,000 troops and 40,000 troops of the princes of South and North Germany. A total of 180,000 elite troops began to move south, cross the Alps, and headed towards Northern Italy, the richest area in the Middle Ages!
At the same time, in the east, when plants and trees bloom in spring, the Mongolian army, which had survived the severe cold of winter, also took action. A total of one million troops were divided into five groups, with Genghis Khan's 600,000 troops in the middle, and the other four groups of 100,000 elite troops bypassed the main force of the Kalmyk centaur and detoured behind Kalmyk...
Chapter completed!