After a series of complicated etiquette and close physical contact, Zuo Si finally got to know the princes and princesses who had the right to inherit the throne of Yongju Island one by one.
There are eight princesses and five princes, for a total of thirteen heirs to the throne.
In addition, Amratnu Moonflower Queen also has an older brother named Guileo, who theoretically also has the right to inherit the throne.
However, with so many heirs, there was no overt or covert struggle for the throne.
After all, Eternal Meeting Island is not another place. It is strictly a part of the projection of Avandor, the kingdom of elves and gods, so every elf's thoughts and actions are watched by the gods.
Especially after the fall of the Dark Elves, Corellon adopted a zero-tolerance approach to the evil and depravity within the entire race, and never showed any mercy when it came to cleaning up anyone.
Like the previous Crown War, the intrigues and unscrupulous behavior of fighting for power and profit can definitely be regarded as seeking death now.
Occasionally, every time you go to the temple to pray, you will suddenly encounter the descending incarnation of the god and shoot an arrow to kill him in one hit.
Therefore, the political situation of Leuhipa City, as the capital, has always been extremely stable, so stable that it has been singing and dancing for the past few hundred years.
Except for the occasional pirates, red wizards, and Zhentarim ships trying to figure out the location of Evermeet Island, the elves don't feel the slightest external threat at all.
This is also the reason why elves, who have always had a low fertility rate, have a population of 16.7 million on the island.
If they continue to reproduce like this for a thousand or two thousand years, maybe the entire race can rise again and become an important force in the Faerûn continent, instead of being constantly marginalized like it is now.
Of course, Zuo Si didn't care much about what the elves and the gods behind them were planning.
After getting to know some of the most important members and families in the royal court, he accepted Queen Amratnu's invitation to dance the first dance of today's banquet with her.
This is a common practice in elf banquets. The man and woman with the most distinguished identity and status must start, and then others can come on stage in order.
When everyone has finished dancing the first dance according to etiquette, the part that symbolizes etiquette will end. In the remaining time, guests can invite anyone they like.
Even if you feel like it, you can sneak into some guest rooms or inconspicuous corners of the corridors to do some exercises that are good for your physical and mental health.
Anyway, with the way they are dressed now, it is completely normal for some gunfire to happen.
The elves in Faerûn have always had a very open style of life.
Compared with them, the cheating, affair, and frequent visits to special service places in the upper class of human beings are nothing at all.
When Elminster attended an elf banquet when he was a student, he was deeply shocked by the boldness and unrestrainedness of these pointed ears.
After the song ended, Amlatu immediately smiled and joked: "Your Majesty Soth, your dancing is really good, completely beyond my expectation. Because according to my understanding, you rarely participate in this kind of dance."
activities, and never even danced with anyone in public.”
Zuo Si also smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen. In fact, I have very little experience in this area, let alone what I am good at. I just bite the bullet. After all, as a guest, I don't want to
It spoils the master’s interest.”
"Oh? But I think your dance steps are not like those of a beginner. Instead, they are full of elf-like elegance."
Amlaru had a very surprised expression on his face.
"That's because I learned sword dancing from Eilistraee. The two have many things in common, especially the steps."
Zuo Si gave the answer very simply.
He didn't bother to waste time learning a skill like dancing that was useless except for picking up girls.
I don’t think there is anything worth appreciating in dance, just like the attitude towards painting, sculpture, gardening, music and other arts.
Zuo Si would never imitate the traditional ruling class of Faerûn and often provided financial support to groups engaged in literary and artistic creation.
He would rather invest this money in public education and improve civilian literacy and mathematics levels than waste it on projects destined to only serve a very small number of people.
Even since the establishment of the West Coast Empire, the government has never held an entertainment dance or banquet.
This made those men who wanted to capture the beauty at the royal banquet, or the women who wanted to seduce the emperor and become his mistress, feel quite disappointed.
So in the dance just now, Zuo Si basically relied on the reaction speed brought by his ultra-high agility attribute and the steps of the sword dance to barely follow the opponent's beat, at most cooperating with the movements of his upper body.
This can be glimpsed from the extremely simple style of the Askatra Mage Tower that he designed himself.
There was not even a single decoration in the entire huge interior space of the tower.
Along the corridors, you can only see cold golems, as well as bare walls, floors and ceilings.
The furnishings are limited to highly practical chairs, sofas, tables, cabinets, as well as a large number of eternal flames and magic lamps that provide lighting.
Even the number of potted plants used to beautify the environment is zero.
"I see."
Queen Amratnu nodded thoughtfully.
She obviously knew that Eilistraee's sword dance was actually a branch of elven swordsmanship.
Before the dark elves settled in the Underdark, it was widely studied by all kinds of elves because of its elegant steps and pleasing movements.
However, as the hatred with the dark elves continued to deepen, this swordsmanship style quickly declined, and the number of surface elves who mastered the sword dance is now very rare.
And with thousands of years of evolution and improvement, it has embarked on a completely different path.
After completing his etiquette and obligations as a guest, Zuo Si no longer accepted any invitations to dance. He just silently watched the elves at the banquet revel, enjoy fine wine and food, indulge their inner desires and emotions, and interact with Faerûn.
Those elves who are precarious and full of danger are like two sides of the same coin.
At this moment, he finally understood why Silinxi suddenly mentioned that he wanted to revive the lost elven kingdom - Cormanso.
As the saying goes, one is born in sorrow and dies in happiness.
If the elves completely evacuated the mainland and stayed on this island to live a carefree life without contact with the outside world, it would not take a few generations to completely lose their sense of worry and turn into a group of wastes who only know how to indulge in pleasure.
In fact, there are already signs of development in this direction.
Therefore, the elves must go out and establish a country of their own on the continent of Faerûn.
In this way, the elves of Evermeet Island only need to maintain contact with the country to make these pampered guys feel the danger.
Moreover, some young people can be regularly sent out to gain experience, and then come back to serve in important positions in the royal court and the army, so that Yongju Island will not be depleted in military preparedness if there is no war for a long time.
It's like they will send some people back to Faerûn, or join certain organizations, or serve the monarch of a certain city or country, to maintain the presence of Evermeet Island in this world.
If some elves fall in love with other races during this process, or even give birth to half-elf children, then Evermeet Island will also allow those half-elves who show enough talent to visit their parents on the island and maintain close contact with their families.
Because to a certain extent, these half-elf talents are also one of the tentacles for elves to expand their influence.
Kelben, Lyla, and Elminster among the chosen ones of the Goddess of Magic can all be counted as one of them.
After thinking about this, Zuo Si quickly guessed the purpose of this invitation.
After the banquet lasted for about an hour, Silinxi danced several times in a row and her face showed a faint blush due to the strenuous exercise. Then she refused the next handsome man who invited her and walked straight to Zuo Si.
, picked up the transparent goblet from the table, raised his head and drank the "glitter wanderer" in the glass in one breath, and then burped very rudely.
This is a sparkling drink similar to champagne and Fat Mansion Happy Water, but the alcohol content is not low, and it is deeply loved by sun elves.
Unlike Faerûn, where sun elves are rarely seen, the total number of sun elves in Evermeet Island accounts for more than 50%, followed by moon elves, sea elves and wood elves with the smallest number.
After drinking a drink of at least 400 milliliters, Silinxi suddenly felt that her burning throat and mouth were greatly relieved. She picked up a piece of silk and wiped the sweat on her forehead and cheeks, and then laughed and joked: "Why are you doing this?"
Have you been standing here?
Even Zartaris' invitation was rejected.
You must know that she is the Queen's personal scribe, and she almost never shows disgrace to other men.
In addition, the two ladies who just walked over, one is Selshala, the matron of the Durothil family, and the other is Amihir, the ruler of Nimris City, both of whom have possessions on Evermeet Island.
An important position.
If you can establish a close friendship with them, you can get a considerable number of elven mages who master advanced magical rituals."
Zuo Si sneered and shook his head: "Haha, forget it, I'm not interested in playing this boring game of ambiguity and blood relationship with you.
Evermeet is the domain of the Seldarine gods.
Therefore, their will is the key, and these elven nobles are just chess pieces that are manipulated.
Compared to this, I am more concerned about when to start talking about the specific matters of Komanso's restoration of the country?
Don’t tell me that Queen Amratnu hasn’t made specific plans and measures after all this time.”
"You can rest assured of this.
In the past few months, we have sent people to investigate the situation of Myth Drannor and the main forces entrenched around him.
Originally, I planned to let you enjoy the banquet before we talk.
To be continued...