Chapter 193 (1/2)

The grand award ceremony was held in the Radiant Hall in the Ie-scale war in a very long time Moreover, that was a crusade It was the first ti as wiping out eight hundred thousand Roland invader

The award cereest in two hundred years The last ti the reign of Abbas the Great

The Radiant Hall had never been so busy in the past two hundred years There was no such scene in previous years, even on National Day

The Radiant Hall that could accommodate thousands had already been filled with people Everybody of prestige in the Iathered there

Being an award ceremony, it was different from an ordinary banquet All the men wore their uniforms instead of their ceremonial attire

That night obviously belonged to people from the military Those ore military uniforms were looked at with respect Their uniforms and the swords at their waists showed off their proud identities — I am a soldier

All those who participated in the crusade and had been commended by His Majesty were present There were a few exceptions including Sieg, who had been left behind in the North to deal with post war issues and also the greatest hero, the Duke of the Tulip Family, as unable to attend due to his health Everybody else was present and that included Rody

Rody walked into thethe uniforiment He was surrounded by both fa He had already ht now, nize him

His Majesty the E? Rody then curiously thought to hi from behind the side door?

The officers of the Central Cavalry caroup into the hall, with Rody in the middle of the formation They immediately attracted the attention of most of the people in the hall with the sounds of their leather boots, their resolute expressions as well as the killing intent that could only be acquired in the battlefield

Most of the young aristocrat ladies could not help but secretly glance at them Most of them focussed on Rody

Aest He had a tall and rugged body The smart uniform of the Central Cavalry was stretched by his sturdy body He walked with ablue hairladies' face blush

Fortunately, that was not the first time Rody had experienced such a situation He was very calm or, at the very least, he looked very calm on the surface

As His Majesty the Emperor had not arrived yet, everybody in the hall was conversing softly with one another within their own circle The htning God's Whip arrived, they were immediately surrounded by the other nobles

Everyone knew that after that night,would become a ht beco God's Whip was under the personal command of the Duke of the Tulip Family If they could to win over those people, then they would have already made connections with the Duke of the Tulip Family

Milo and several his ion stood on the left side of the main hall They were also surrounded by a lot of people At first, the Lionheart Fa a crisis However, after that war, the Lionheart Faained the trust of His Majesty the Emperor Many hoped to take this opportunity to rebuild their relationshi+p with the Lionheart Family

Milo took his reet the Central Cavalry soldiers when he saw theether in the war at the North, they had already formed a somewhat close relationshi+p with one another Those officers under Milo had high respect for the Lightning God's Whip They had personally witnessed how invincible the Lightning God's Whip was in battle

Out of habit, the officers fro God's Whip immediately saluted Milo After all, in the North, Milo's position was only second to the His Excellency the Duke and His Excellency Sieg

When the dozen of Lightning God's Whip saluted Milo, the surrounding people were surprised and envious Milo felt proud and his icy-cold expression gradually became warmer

Naturally, Kraft talked to Milo, as he was the highest ranked officer a God's Whip present

”Commander Kraft, how is His Excellency the Duke? Have you visited His Excellency the Duke?” Milo asked softly In fact, he was also very concerned about the Duke's 'injury' However, the relationshi+p between both fao and see the Duke Even if he visited the Duke, he would not be able to meet the Duke!

Kraft's expression was glooo to the Duke's reeted us was Miss Nicole His Excellency the Duke is currently cultivating and would not uests”

Rody stood at the outer periphery of their circle and listened quietly to their conversation His eyes could not help but look around There were too nize him and he must act carefully

From time to time, a noble from the Imperial Capital would arrive The Imperial Guards would then announce the arrival of a certain baron, viscount, or other noble loudly However, the following announcement instantly silenced the hall

”The arrival of Miss Nicole from the Duke's family!”

As the announcement was transmitted into the hall, everybody instinctively stopped their conversation to focus on the door Miss Nicole then walked in slowly Her beautiful golden hair gently draped over her shoulders Her soft snohite shoulder-less evening gown seemed to set her off as a pure lily She wore a silver waistband which seenified and beautiful but unsant look

When everybody saw Miss Nicole enter the hall, they had the saht Since Miss Nicole has arrived as a representative, then the Duke of the Tulip Faht

Nicole sloalked in and her eyes were looking at Milo's group She then shtly

The Northern Legion soldiers and the Lightning God's Whip officers iht Milo looked in adantly smiled back

Only Rody knew that Nicole's smile was meant for him

When they saw Nicole walk in, the Lightning God's Whip immediately left Milo's side and went to the side of Miss Nicole Nicole's cold expression disappeared as she gently spoke a feords with Commander Kraft Kraft was so excited that he was alhty army had become so nervous that he did not knohat he should do

The people in the hall were in various states ofat Nicole, the arrival of another person was loudly announced

Everybody quickly stopped talking and then stood upright

”His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!”

'Abbas XI' sloalked in, under the escort of several I beside the Emperor That fatty secretly winked at him

The following procedures were in accordance with the tradition of the Empire In the spirit of respect for heroes who had contributed to the Empire, His Majesty the Emperor personally read out the names of those heroes They then stepped forward to be bestowed the awards by His Majesty the Emperor

About twenty people, ere to be conferred, knelt in the front of the hall After His Majesty the E out their na heroes and, one by one, placed a red geave a few encouraging words before helping them wear their medals Rody was the last person When the E

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