Returning to Xiongdu after two months, the place has changed even more than before.
Since the Light Shield royal family signed the only official trade contract with the Gila Mann family and granted them a number of preferential conditions, it has been loved by many nobles in the capital due to its excellent quality of technological products.
In particular, the bicycles that have not been popular in Demacia in the past two years, and the watches that almost everyone in Piltover now owns, have been enthusiastically sought after.
This is still the result of not introducing electricity to Demacia. Otherwise, the sales of electric vehicles and various daily household appliances would almost double Gila Mann’s sales.
After all, Demacia is also a big country. After centuries of inheritance, the nobles have strong financial resources, especially the towns around the capital, which are extremely rich.
And Gila Mann has exclusive official sales channels and no competing families at all, so the subsequent profits can be imagined.
In addition to changes in various aspects, the current capital has been decorated with lights and decorations.
Blue or white colorful flags hang horizontally between the buildings, dotted with the logos of flying wings and swords and shields. Colorful lanterns hanging from ropes are lit with everlasting candles, floating slowly with the refreshing breeze of early summer. .
In the streets and alleys, children were laughing and playing with each other, and roadside vendors all had smiles on their faces, greeting and blessing every pedestrian passing by.
Occasionally, you can see people in the crowd who are obviously dressed differently from ordinary people. A mage wearing a hooded robe accompanied the guards on patrol to maintain order.
Although there are still some nervous expressions on the faces of some people, compared to the time when Demacia was in panic because of the mage issue, it is much better now.
Li Lin wore ordinary Demacian clothes and responded to strangers’ greetings with a polite smile. He soon arrived at the more lively gate of Dawn Castle and changed back into noble clothes.
The guards knew basically every noble, and Li Lin was certainly no exception. He was a person who had a profound influence on Demacia.
Li Lin inquired about the location of King Jarvan III, and without bothering the soldiers who were performing their duties, he stepped into the castle alone and arrived at the splendid hall used to receive guests and hold banquets.
The prince’s marriage was a major event for the entire country, not to mention that Jarvan IV was the only son of the Lightshield family, and the old king had only one son like him.
In recent days, lords from different towns have been arriving in Xiongdu to congratulate them, and they have temporarily stayed in Dawn Castle. They will not return to their territories until the prince’s wedding is over.
Not only that, even the neighboring countries allied with Demacia sent envoys on behalf of the king to congratulate him together with their country’s diplomatic envoys stationed in the capital.
In Demacia, the king will personally greet every guest, regardless of title or envoy from an ally.
If Li Lin hadn’t provided Jarvan III with a body-strengthening potion two months ago, he would have been a little worried about whether the old king, who was only in his forties but had already exceeded the average life expectancy and liked to drink, could handle it. .
The journey was smooth, and Li Lin had just arrived at the door of the Hall of Brilliance when he noticed that Jarvan III’s hearty laughter came from inside: “Look who is back? Our great hero!”
Li Lin was stunned for a moment, and his eyes swept across the crowded hall, where there were many familiar faces.
Jarvan III strode over, with Xin Zhao and Tiana following closely beside him.
The Bouviers, the Crown Guards, Galen, Fiona, people from the Durang family, etc. were also present.
Sona and Kashina, dressed in noble attire, were talking to a beautiful little girl with golden hair in the corner of the hall.
Standing with the guards on the other side was a female ranger wearing light armor, with an exquisite repeating crossbow hanging on her waist, and an almost extinct blue rock eagle standing on her shoulder.
In addition, Li Lin also felt a hot gaze staring at him, also coming from the guards not far away, a yordle wearing armor carrying a hammer and buckler.
Galen’s sister Laxana Crownguard, Demacia Wings Quinn who is sponsored by the Bouvier family, and Poppy who is a good friend of Demacia’s founding emperor Oren.
It’s just that the protagonists Jarvan IV and Shyvana are not present today, and they may have other things to deal with.
In this way, Li Lin met all the heroes of Demacia today.
The king’s hearty and powerful voice attracted everyone in the hall, and they all turned their attention to Li Lin at the door.
Among them, apart from the surprise of most people and the look of admiration from some people, the most excited and excited person was Sona who was standing next to Kashina and Lax.
But he himself was calm and composed, facing this scene without any nervousness.
“Except for the lords of the border town who are still on the way, you will be the last to come back. You will have to punish yourself with three drinks!”
Jiawen III smiled and gently placed his hand on Li Lin’s back, and walked with him to the long table in the center of the hall filled with wine glasses and pastries.
“Since His Majesty said so.”
Li Lin did not hesitate to raise three glasses of special wine with a moderate alcohol content and drank it down in one gulp. However, apart from the taste, it was just like drinking water and had no effect on him at all.
“Okay, have fun!”
Jarvan III laughed and raised his glass as a sign of respect. He made a pleasant sound and immediately introduced his deeds to some nobles who had just returned to the capital and didn’t know much about Li Lin.
Whether it was rescuing Prince Jarvan IV to quell the border war, defeating and sealing the ancient demon Fiddlesticks, or creating a nuclear fusion reactor that could provide Galio with a steady stream of energy, resolving the mage rebellion, etc.
Each story taken individually can be told as a bedtime story for children, full of legend.
Not to mention that he also helped Morgana, the winged protector of Demacia, defeat her sister, and even helped resolve the conflict between the two sisters.
In response to everyone’s toast to him, Jarvan III introduced Li Lin to the nobles who he had not seen before and participated in today’s banquet.
First of all, there is Peter’s wife, Ogesha, the mother of Galen and Lux. She is a dignified, elegant and charming lady, with a completely different temperament from Karina, exuding the brilliance of motherhood.
In addition to Ogatha Crownguard, Jarvan III also highlighted Laxana and Poppy.
Lux and her mother had just moved from Mithral City to Xiongdu for less than a month, and would settle in the capital in the future.
Poppy just came back from a border town not long ago. She was not in a good mood recently because she could not find the hero she thought could inherit Oren’s Holy Hammer.
However, when he returned to the capital and heard about Li Lin’s deeds, and when the king, Barrett, Tiana, and Xin Zhao all respected him today, Poppy’s eyes sparkled with hope again.
As for Quinn, although she was born in a border town with a relatively low status, her brother died because of Barrett, and she came to the capital after emerging from the shadow of his death.
With the sponsorship of the Bouvier family and the help of Lestara, she became a knight as she wished and joined the rangers who defended the territory. She was considered a minor noble after all.
In addition, Barrett and Lestara felt guilty about her, so they brought this young girl with them to every banquet. She did not look very young, but was already an excellent warrior.
With Barrett’s help, Li Lin finally finished the rounds of toasts from the nobles, took some free time, and slipped to the side of the hall.
Kashina with smiling eyes and Sona with a delighted smile on her lips were there.
Li Lin met her soft gaze and smiled slightly, “Long time no see, Sona.”
