Release that Witch Chapter 89: Celebration (Part 1)

Border Town this year is very different from previous years.

After the end of Months of Demons in previous years, you have to wait another month in the slums of Longsong Stronghold, and after the snow has completely cleared, you can embark on your return home. After returning to small town, most of them saw a mess. Houses left unattended for several months were in dire straits, some weak wooden houses have been crushed by the heavy snow, and some townspeople have even avoided Evil Beast, biting the cabinet table into pieces and dragging forage The rags were filled in the corners, apparently taking this place sheltered from the wind and snow as its own lair. They often spend a week repairing their homes and replacing moldy furniture with soaking water. As for the long-lasting rotten taste, residents here are used to it.

However, this year, Border Town is a brand new look. Snow was quickly swept away, and a colored paper flag issued by His Highness the Prince hung on the doorstep. From a distance, the monotonous and ruined small town becomes colorful, and the flags are mixed together, like a sea of ​​flowers. Everyone rushed to tell everyone that on the first day after the end of Months of Demons, His Royal 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 is free food distribution!

What is a dance party, but it is a social occasion that can only be attended by the upper level noble. Everyone has only heard of it in well-known big city shops, but even they cannot participate. According to business people, it is not an event that can be invited for money alone. His Highness the Prince actually let everyone participate?

"Your Highness, aren't you doing that well?" Chief Knight discouraged. "There are no bands and no dancers. Who controls the rhythm of the ball? Besides, this remote place, even noble They do n’t necessarily dance, your citizen will just mess everything up. "

Carter only went to the ball once during Kingdom Capital, which was organized by a marquis to celebrate her daughter's birthday. Elegant strings and exciting drum beats staggered, ladies danced with melodious music, and men showed their fast and powerful dance steps after the sound of the drums, or rotated, or kicked, to join the action with the drum. During the break, attendants carried drinks and snacks among the people. Men searched for their favorite woman. When the last piece of music was played, summons courage came forward to invite, and the winners had some more after the ball was gone. Wind flower snow moon.

Carter sighed. Although the younger one could not meet the girl he liked at the time, the elegant and romantic atmosphere still reminds him so far. Replace the outstanding noble with this group of villagers who deal with stones and wild animals every day? God, he couldn't imagine such a scene.

"Leader? Yes," Roland instructed the militia team to remove all the stone sculptures and hanging post in the square, "the Iron Axe and militia teams are all."

"That Sandpeople?" Carter froze. As the firearms team Captain, Iron Axe's performance in Months of Demons finally won the recognition of Chief Knight, and the title of foreigner is no longer mentioned, but the other party is ultimately a Mojin Clan person, how can you know the etiquette of the mainland kingdom!

Roland smiled mysteriously: "Because I am not going to hold a prom in the usual sense, you will know by then."

The preparatory work to be done is not too much. It is mainly to remove the obstacles in the square and set up a firewood pile in the center. The side of the woodpile erected a table with bricks for grilling food. That's right, this is the mix of the celebration party -- bonfire party and outdoor barbecue that Roland thinks of in the head.

What to use to increase people's sense of residence has always been a question that the prince has seriously considered. Nationalism and nationalism are too esoteric for these rural villagers who have worked for feudal lord all their lives, but they haven't known a single character. Only their wealth and personal talents deserve attention. The more backward, the more short-sighted, this is the law of civilization development, "civilization will always become as big as its thinking in the end", Roland is deeply convinced of this.

But this does not mean that spiritual construction can be ignored. Victory celebration is one of the transformation methods he has devised. In fact, he felt incomprehensible that the world had not celebrated after passing Months of Demons. The annual Evil Beast invasion is just like the natural disaster, and it defeated such evil spirits, which is naturally worthy of a special book.

He decided to name the first day after the end of Months of Demons every year as Victory Day. Where it belongs to his territory, this day is not only closed, but also various celebrations. As long as it lasts three or four years, it will become a tradition and be passed on in the territory. And citizen will gradually feel that they are indeed different from other people under the management of feudal lord.

Before noon, the square was full of people. The militia team members lined up to block everyone out of the firewood pile.

It seems attractive to distribute food for free. At least half of the entire small town came, Roland thought. The disadvantage is that the square is a bit small after all. Except for a pile of open space outside the firewood, more than a thousand people are almost shoulder-to-shoulder, making it difficult to have space for activities. He also saw that some children had climbed up to the nearest roof and visited the middle of the square.

Well, the first celebration is inevitable. Roland estimated that it was almost time and made a speech on stage.

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

"My citizen, good noon. I'm Kingdom of Greycastle Fourth Prince, Roland Wimbledon." He still chose the same beginning as last time, but this time the effect is completely different, the voice has not yet fallen, and the crowd has burst into warm calls. , "long live His Highness the Prince!" "Long live Your Highness!"

Roland suddenly felt a chest warming up. This time, he didn't arrange any support. He saw the spontaneous cheers of the militia team and the masses, and his sense of accomplishment and satisfaction filled his heart.

When the call receded a little, he pressed his hand down. "Months of Demons is over. Under the heroic battle of the militia team, Evil Beast has never failed to cross the city wall. Border Town defeated the terrible enemy at a small price. This Prove that as long as everyone is united, we can stand here even without relying on Longsong Stronghold 'alms! They want to threaten small town with food, they want to persecute us with hunger and severe cold, and today's victory tells them that all this is In vain! "

"That's right, I don't want to go back to that place anymore!"

"Following His Highness the Prince, there is no one hungry in winter!"

"Finally you can stop extorting them, Your Highness is kind!"

Roland taking advantage of the rising sentiment of the crowd, continued to say, "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 Months of Demons It will be called "Victory Day"! The celebration ball is for this! My citizen, enjoy this day! Now the prom begins! "

The torch was thrown into a greased woodpile, and the flame swelled, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the entire square.