Chapter 89 Celebration (Part 1)

This year's Border Town is very different from previous years.

In previous years, after the end of the Moon of Demons, one would have to wait another month in the slums of Longsong Fortress until the snow had completely cleared before embarking on the journey home. But when they returned to the small town, most of what they saw was a mess. The houses that have been left unattended for several months are dilapidated, some of the weak wooden houses have already been crushed by the heavy snow, and some townspeople even hide evil beasts in their homes, biting the cabinets and tables to pieces, and even dragging them over. Forage and rags were stuffed in the corners, apparently taking this shelter from the wind and snow as their nest. It often takes them a week to repair the house and replace the soaked and moldy furniture. As for the rotten smell that lingers for a long time, the residents here are used to it.

But this year, Border Town has taken on a completely new look. The snow was quickly swept away, and the colorful paper flags issued by His Royal Highness were hung at the door of the house. Looking from a distance, the monotonous and dilapidated town has become colorful, and the flags of various colors are mixed together, like a sea of ​​flowers. Everyone spread the word that on the first day after the end of the Demon Moon, His Highness will hold a grand celebration ball in the square! Anyone can go, not only do not need to pay coins, I heard that there are free food distributions!

What is the ball? It is a social occasion that only the upper class nobles can participate in. Everyone has only heard of it from well-informed businessmen in big cities, but even they cannot participate in it. I heard from the businessmen that it was not an event that you could get invited to just by having money. His Royal Highness actually let everyone participate?

"Your Highness, is it not good for you to do this?" The chief knight dissuaded, "There is neither a band nor a lead dancer here. Who will control the rhythm of the dance? Besides, in such a remote place, even the nobles don't know how to do it." Must be able to dance, your people will just screw everything up."

Carter went to only one ball in the capital, which was given by a marquis to celebrate his daughter's birthday. Elegant strings and passionate drums sounded alternately. Ladies danced under the melodious music, and men showed their fast and powerful dance steps after the drums sounded, or twirled or tapped to combine their movements with the drums. During the break, the attendants shuttled through the crowd with drinks and snacks. The men looked for the woman they liked one after another. When the last piece of music was played, they mustered up the courage to invite her. There is a lot of romance.

Carter sighed. Even though he couldn't date the girl he liked when he was young, the elegant and romantic atmosphere still haunts him. Replace the elegant nobles with these peasants who deal with stones and wild animals every day? God, he couldn't imagine such a scene.

"The lead dancer? Yes," Roland ordered the militia to remove all the stone sculptures and gallows in the square. "That's the iron ax and the militia."

"That sandman?" Carter was stunned. As the captain of the Musketeers, Iron Ax's performance in the Demon Moon finally won the recognition of the chief knight, and the title of foreign race is no longer mentioned, but the opponent is a member of the Mojin tribe after all, how could he know the etiquette of the mainland kingdom!

Roland smiled mysteriously: "Because what I'm going to hold is not a dance in the usual sense, and you'll know when the time comes."

There is not much preparatory work to be done, the main thing is to remove the obstacles in the square, and then build a firewood pile in the center. Bricks are used to build a table beside the woodpile for grilling food. That's right, this is the celebratory dance that Roland came up with at once - a mixture of a bonfire party and a wild barbecue.

What to use to increase the people's sense of identity with the place of residence has always been a question seriously considered by the prince. Nationalism and nationalism are too profound for these rural villagers who have worked for the lord all their lives and do not know a single word. Only their wealth and relatives are worth caring about. The more backward you are, the more short-sighted you will be. This is the law of civilization development. "Civilization will always become as big as its ideas in the end." Roland deeply agrees with this.

However, this does not mean that spiritual construction can be ignored. The victory celebration is one of the transformation methods he has figured out. In fact he was puzzled by the fact that the world hadn't had any celebration after the Demon's Month. The annual evil beast attack is like a natural disaster, and defeating such evil spirits is naturally worthy of special mention.

So he decided to name the first day after the end of the evil month every year as Victory Day. Where the territory belongs to him, this day is not only a public holiday, but also holds various celebrations. As long as it lasts for three or four years, it will become a tradition and be passed down in the territory. And the lords will gradually feel that they are indeed different from the people under the rule of other lords.

Before noon, the square was full of people, and the militia members formed a circle to keep everyone away from the firewood pile.

It seems that distributing food for free is quite attractive. At least half of the people in the whole town came, Roland thought. The fly in the ointment is that the square is a bit small after all, except for a circle of open space outside the woodpile, more than a thousand people are almost shoulder to shoulder, and it is difficult to have room for movement. He also saw that some children had already climbed onto the nearest roof and looked into the middle of the square.

For the first celebration, it is inevitable that there will be shortcomings. Roland estimated that the time was almost up, so he took the stage to deliver a speech.

This is the second time he has given a public speech in the square, and his mentality is much calmer than last time.

"My citizens, good afternoon. I am the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Graycastle, Roland Wimbledon." He still chose the same beginning as last time, but this time the effect was completely different. Already, enthusiastic voices erupted, "Long live Your Royal Highness!" "Long live Your Highness!"

Roland suddenly felt a heat in his chest. This time he didn't arrange any support. Seeing the spontaneous cheers of the militia and the crowd, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

When the voice subsided, he pressed his hand down, "The month of demons is over. Under the heroic fighting of the militia, the demonic beasts have never been able to cross the city wall. Border Town defeated the terrible enemy at a very small cost. This proves that as long as everyone is united, we can stand firm here even without relying on the charity of Longsong Fortress! They want to threaten the town with food, and force us to submit with hunger and severe cold, but today's victory tells them that, It's all in vain!"

"That's right, I never want to go back to that place again!"

"Follow His Royal Highness, there will never be a day of hunger in winter!"

"Finally, I don't have to be blackmailed by them, Your Highness is merciful!"

Taking advantage of the growing emotions of the crowd, Roland continued to say loudly: "Let's celebrate this glorious and glorious victory. This is a day worth remembering! I declare that from now on, the first day after the end of the month of demons will be Call it "Victory Day"! The Celebration Ball is just for that! Enjoy the day to the fullest, my people! Now, the dance begins! "

The torch was thrown into the pile of greased firewood, and the flames rose up with a bang, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the entire square.

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