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The council hall of Fente. At this time, the table was filled with men of different ages but with the same arrogant temperament and magnificent clothes. The clothes they wore, the decorations they wore, if converted into gold coins, could live a rich life in the countryside for a hundred years.
And behind each of them stood one or two bowing, silent guards who faintly exuded a powerful aura.
They were talking loudly as if they were in their own homes, not paying any attention to the guards and maids who were guarding the door and other places.
And these guards did not show any reaction, just quietly looking at them, without any reaction. It was just that a hint of sarcasm flashed in their eyes, as if they were looking at a group of dying mad dogs.
“What does Elena mean? She’s actually making us wait for her here?”
A middle-aged man with rings on all ten of his fingers and a big belly stroked his bald head, which had only a few strands of hair left, and said, panting, “I remember little Elena said before that she would absolutely not interfere in the affairs of the royal family. How did she end up as a queen? Hahahaha…”
His rough voice drowned out the others, and the originally noisy great hall fell silent. The others looked at this nouveau riche-looking man with some amusement, silently enjoying his performance.
Clearly feeling the gazes of the crowd, Gaden’s heart grew more and more excited. He knew that this was a chance to show himself.
This was the once-in-a-decade discussion meeting of the Southern Kingdoms Alliance. They, these kings, would gather together to discuss the tariffs between the various countries and some common projects in the future.
As a king who was more like a merchant than a ruler, Gaden would absolutely not let go of this opportunity to show off. So he puffed out his stomach with an old and experienced look and then said, “And she actually took the initiative to take on the location of this meeting…”
“Does she have other ideas?”
Although the other kings did not necessarily agree with Gaden’s other views, this point did arouse some of their interest.
That’s right. The meeting of this alliance was originally planned to be held in another country. But Fente had taken the initiative to propose the request to set the venue in Lunt, and was willing to pay for their travel expenses.
This kind of practice, if done by the most powerful Roseth Kingdom in the Southern Kingdoms, would be a manifestation of strength and financial resources. But for a small country like Fente, which was in the middle and lower reaches of strength, in the eyes of others, it had a meaning of fawning on them.
“Fente must have a request for us.”
This could be considered a consensus in the hearts of the kings present. That was why they dared to be so arrogant in the great hall. And the reaction of the servants also deepened the thought in their hearts, and they became even more unscrupulous.
Gaden, seeing that his statement had aroused their interest, did not let go of this opportunity. He opened his large mouth and said to the current king of Roseth, who was sitting in the first seat with an old and experienced look, “Elena’s request this time, you have to help her a lot. After all, you were almost married, right? Hahahaha…”
Snow Roseth, thirty years old, a mid-level warrior. His appearance was also outstanding among these kings, and his age made him stand out from the crowd. He had long, brown-black hair and a faint mustache, looking elegant and easy-going.
His attire was not particularly magnificent, but the workmanship was exquisite. Only those who truly understood could appreciate the charm.
Snow raised an eyebrow at Gaden’s words, put down his wine glass, and said lightly, “It was just a few casual words from the older generation back then.”
“Besides, she had already chosen to be a warrior in the Temple of Justice at that time, so it was naturally long since void.”
The kings who knew the secret of that year all revealed a faint smile and chuckled after looking at each other.
The situation back then was a joke between the two kings. Later, for some reason, it had reached Elena’s ears. In fact, Elena and Snow had only met once when they were very young, and there was no ill feeling.
But Elena hated this kind of arranged life. She didn’t want to be a bargaining chip in a political marriage. The angry Elena had resolutely joined the Temple of Justice, and then had used the temple to pressure both sides, so that the matter had ended without a conclusion.
“As for whether to help her, that is naturally based on the friendship of the older generation. I will help as much as I can.”
The unspoken meaning of this sentence was that after the friendship of the older generation was used up, they would have no relationship.
Gaden had obtained a promise from Snow, and his heart was even more confident. It was not without reason that he had instigated a topic against Fente among the kings. He had taken a fancy to a mine in Fente, which might have rare metals.
He had originally wanted to secretly mine it, and after being discovered, he had proposed a deal to buy it, but he had been rejected by Fente, and it was a very firm rejection. This had made the vengeful Gaden hold a grudge. This time, he had contacted a few kings to attack Fente together.
He looked at the other empty throne of the same specification in the first seat and laughed, “You see, Elena is really so considerate. She actually left a seat for herself, hahahaha…”
After the other kings noticed this, they also laughed together.
The Roseth Kingdom was the undisputed number one in national strength and population. It had always been in a leading position in the previous alliances of the kingdoms. And in this kind of alliance meeting, only the Roseth Kingdom had been able to sit in the first seat before.
Two thrones, in their eyes, this was Elena’s naked flattery to the Roseth Kingdom. One for the host, and the other for the King of Roseth.
Just as Gaden was about to say something even more unpleasant, the guard at the door suddenly shouted, “Welcome, Her Majesty the Queen!”
“Welcome, His Highness the Prince!”
As if to vent the suppressed anger in their hearts, the voices of the few guards directly drowned out everyone in the great hall, making their ears ache.
The guard behind Gaden shouted after receiving his signal, “Insolent.”
“A prince? You actually…”
Halfway through his sentence, he was as if he had been muted. His mouth was open, but no sound came out.
“What…”
Gaden stood up, looking at the door in a panic.
“What happened?”
Snow’s eyes moved. He looked back at the guard in a robe behind him. After getting his affirmative gaze, he slightly adjusted his sitting posture.
Under the surprised or calm gazes of the various kings, two tall figures slowly walked in.
The appearances of the two of them were above the expectations of the various kings. They felt that the entire great hall had become much brighter.
Shelley and Elena stopped at the door and looked around at the expressions of the various kings in the great hall.
Shelley looked at the guard behind Gaden, who was baring his teeth and roaring silently, and revealed an elegant smile, “Insolent?”
“Who are you talking about?”
He blinked, as if he had just woken from a dream, “Could it be that you’re talking about me?”
