The holiday celebrations are coming as scheduled.

The reason why Silver Dragon Castle got its name is indeed related to dragons.

The territory's celebration was established to commemorate the Silver Dragon's rescue of the local people.

Everyone knows that the Silver Dragon lives in the Fengxiao Mountains to the east of the territory.

There were no dragons here, but dragons could indeed be seen everywhere on the continent.

In some ancient books whose authenticity is unknown, it has been recorded that the ancestors of the dragon clan made a contract with the gods in ancient times, and exchanged the duty of guardianship for the possession of divine power.

From then on, dragons became a lofty existence among many creatures on the continent.

The invincible will always be lonely, and the strong will inevitably be arrogant.

I don't know since when, the aloof dragon clan began to forget its duty to protect, and with its powerful power, it repeatedly intervened in the wars of various clans on the earth, fighting to expand its territory.

Perhaps because of breaking their oaths or being too warlike, the dragon clan also paid a heavy price for their struggle for hegemony, and the entire clan was reduced to only one in ten.

The direct reason is the widespread spread of magic.

However, the seeds of hatred have been sown, and powerful men of all races on the continent continue to rise, and they regard hunting dragons as a symbol of proving their strength.

Since a thousand years ago, the decline of the dragon clan has been irreversible. Dragon clans everywhere have become the targets of hunting, and the treasures they have accumulated have become the bane of being coveted by others.

When the situation was at its most serious, even the folk dragon hunters formed groups and hunted wild dragons wildly without waiting for the strong men to take action.

Three hundred years ago, a giant silver-white dragon descended from the sky appeared in the territory, physically convincing the local humans, mountain dwarves and forest elves to shake hands and make peace and stop fighting.

The silver dragon became the guardian of local order, maintaining long-term peace in the chaotic land.

In order to commemorate the arrival of the dragon, people named the place where it appeared Silver Dragon Castle, and they thrived here and became the capital of the territory today.

If this silver dragon asked for fewer offerings every year, I'm afraid its status in people's hearts would be even higher.

Now, there is only one dragon left in the entire south of the continent.

It is this only remaining lone dragon that can still make the demons on the other side of the sea think twice before invading.

Originally, the dragon's territory should have become a natural isolation zone, protecting the local people from being enslaved by the demons.

However, starting from forty years ago, the dragon fell into dormancy without warning and never appeared again.

At first people were happy that they were exempted from paying tribute, but soon they discovered that they were not the only ones happy about this.

Demon King Salintas noticed this.

On that day thirty-three years ago, people once again experienced the fear of being dominated by demons.

The demon army that landed did not encounter any attack from the dragon, and it was unstoppable along the way.

The demon army marched all the way north, occupying the Kingdom of Herod established by the humans, dismembering the Mountain Elf Alliance, driving the southern dwarf tribes away from the mines, and even entered the Mysterious Wasteland further north.

In the third year of the war, the demon army, which was advancing alone in the western plateau, was desperately blocked by the coalition forces of various ethnic groups and the magister group.

The chosen ones of the God of Light and Order and the apostles of the God of Chaos and Darkness launched an unprecedented bloody battle.

Soldiers fell in groups, corpses piled up like mountains, and at the most intense moment, eight forbidden curses broke out on the battlefield at the same time.

The demons who came from afar were still at a disadvantage even though they drove a large number of undead.

After a tragic defeat, more than half of the demon candidates were killed, two demon princes were killed, and the main death knight army was completely wiped out.

Demon King Salintas sacrificed half of the monster's life to strengthen its power and applied a curse of equal damage to escape.

In the tug-of-war that followed for a year, both sides suffered heavy losses. Finally, when both sides were exhausted, the mainland countries and the Demon King signed the "Wind Castle Peace Treaty".

The demon king Salintas handed over most of the occupied land in exchange for a safe withdrawal and possession of some coastal land.

One of the territories was the coastal territory that originally belonged to the Kingdom of Herod, and its capital was Silver Dragon Castle.

Although the Kingdom of Herod is now restored, the original king Roland was killed in the decisive battle on the plateau, the prince disappeared, and the family has been extinct.

The new king Gadelin I was born in a branch of the royal family. In order to prove his authority, he vowed to take back the occupied land.

Unfortunately, until Gadelin II came to power last year, their efforts to regain the land had not been successful.

Of course, the guardian dragon that was supposed to appear in Silver Dragon Castle has still not woken up.

It also failed to fulfill its obligation to protect its territory from demon invaders.

No one knows the dragon's name, but legend has it that it is at least four hundred years old.

For the ancient dragon of the immortal species, this age is actually still young, and it is not a big deal to take a nap.

In the past, as long as there was gold and silver, the dragon would not be afraid.

If there is no tribute, one day it will raise an army to investigate.

Since it cannot serve as a guardian, paying tribute to the dragon is completely redundant.

However, although the tribute payment stopped, the tradition of festival celebrations was still retained.

In a crowded street, a giant dragon made of straw is being placed on a flatbed cart, pulled by eight horses, and walked through the streets and alleys under the gaze of people.

The onlookers shouted and threw coin-like offerings made of straw at the dragon.

If there were no guards on the road to maintain order and prevent overcrowding, people would probably rush to the car and make fun.

Today's celebration was not as lively as usual. The crowd was controlled by the military and was not allowed to gather in high density on the streets. They could only wait in an orderly manner to watch the floats pass by.

The guards all over the streets and the skeleton patrols everywhere made people dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

Lord Vincent, who didn't have the guts to go out on the streets to have fun with the people, but stayed on top of the castle, frowned repeatedly as he looked at the grass dragon that had been repaired for who knows how many years.

"With poor production standards, poor maintenance, and chaotic parade order, aren't you afraid that something will happen?"

"With just a little fire or some disturbance, the place below can be transformed into a blood sacrifice altar." The Lich leader wiped his staff habitually and said regretfully, "What a delicious feast of fear that would be."

After taking a look at the hopeless monsters, Vincent was speechless at this group of subordinates who could not increase their protection value.

Because most of them are Chaos believers who will never believe in the Craftsman God.

"You can't sacrifice them with blood, they are still useful." Vincent asked the giant scythe, "Master Safin of the guild has warned, have you kept an eye on the guys who may cause sabotage this time?"

"Master, do you want to kill or torture?" The giant scythe asked grimly, "I won't spare any of them."

"It's not yet time." Vincent sneered, "They want to plot against me, but they are still far away."

Suppliers and old magicians all provided more or less information, confirming that someone might cause trouble in the city during the festival.

Those urban gangsters who controlled beggars in the past may also be involved for money.

It would be troublesome if people were allowed to crowd in the game and cause accidents.

The people who originally hated the demons would definitely put all the blame on him, the lord.

Thanks to careful arrangements in advance, there was no trouble in the procession in the castle.

However, during this period, apart from persuading dignitaries, Vincent did not participate much in preparations for the celebration.

Preventive work is planned and completed by the lich and the garrison.

Rather than saying that Lord Vincent knows people well and leaves professional matters to experts, it is better to say that he has no interest in trivial matters.

In the past, I had to do too much and too much work, which exhausted myself and others.

Now that I have finally become a high-ranking lord, of course I have to spend all my time playing with things.

However, there are still people who make trouble for such a simple wish every day.

As a demon, neither stealing nor robbing, maintaining law and order and building a workshop, isn't this hard enough?

When the celebration comes, the lord will also have fun for all the people and carry out spiritual civilization construction.

This time, after being introduced by businessmen and bishops, the lord found several musicians from churches and cities, gave them some music scores, and played music with these musicians.
Chapter completed!