While the mass ceremony was going on in the city of Agrinion, a grand banquet was also going on in Theodore's count's mansion.

In fact, this banquet surprised many participants. You must know that their Count Theodore never leaves home, and usually relies more on Secretary Hendryll to convey ordinary orders. That

Men rarely attend public places, and holding such a grand banquet is rare.

But this also made everyone attach more importance to this banquet. Everyone in Agrinon who received the invitation felt very honored. However, from the morning until now, Count Theodore has not appeared. Although everyone has

They were very confused, but the answer was always that the count would come to the banquet later, so people could only party first.

During the celebration of St. Valentine's Day, everyone puts aside their usual flourishes.

After praying to God, the servants lined up to bring the food. The first to come was the butler, who brought bread and butter, followed by the cupbearer and his assistants, who brought wine and beer. Most of these wines were from Italy.

Although they were at war with the Latins, their love for fine wine could not stop the Romans from doing business with each other.

However, Lord Hendriel, who was in charge of the banquet, put the wine glass in front of him and sniffed it gently, and immediately stopped the butler. The wine was as old as vinegar. Due to the lack of an effective technology to block the container, the wine was brewed.

It was drank quickly after being made. Wine that is more than one year old cannot be drunk. Hendryer just asked and realized that the wine had become sour and moldy - it was very strong, greasy, off-flavored, and had a resinous taste.

, it was obvious that the wine in their Earl's inventory had not been replaced for a long time. This was normal, and Hendryr couldn't help but shrugged helplessly. After all, the man who forgot to eat and sleep rarely drank.

But sometimes it would be too rude if other nobles were served very turbid wine. Even if they closed their eyes, gritted their teeth, and twisted their mouths, it would still be impossible to forcefully pour the wine into their throats.

"What should we do?" The butler, who then realized his mistake, couldn't help but panic, but Hendryl calmed down immediately.

"Don't panic. Go to my mansion. I should have dozens of barrels of malt liquor. I should be fine if I can deal with it."

After receiving the order, the entourage at the earl's mansion immediately rushed to bring the wine and poured it into a large cup. The wine servant added spices and sugar to some of the wine, and then served it with the last dish. Although the wine from Hendriel's house tastes delicious

It's not great, but it's still palatable than those old wines.

However, the rich food is enough to offset these. The food eaten is mainly meat and fish, with less vegetables and fruits, but this is what the knights who come to the banquet like. The meat, mainly grilled, exudes the temptation.

In order to prepare the dishes for the banquet, the chef and his helpers in the kitchen must constantly turn various kinds of meat on the spit - pork, beef, mutton, poultry, game. They also use a large iron pot to prepare stew meat.

And soup, this iron pot is hung on a hook and an iron chain. There is a fire under the pot. The iron chain can be pulled up or down to adjust the temperature. The cooked meat is lifted out of the pot by an iron hook. This kind of

The hook is a meat fork with a pronged wooden handle on the side. The soup is stirred by a long-handled grooved spoon.??

In order to ensure that the banquet can go smoothly, the kitchen has been busy since last night, but all the efforts are worth it. The guests who came to the banquet were full of praise for the banquet.

At this time, the dramatic performance performed by the dwarfs in the hall of the Earl's Mansion also aroused laughter from everyone present. For this vulgar show, Hendriel did not hide his disdain at all, and those present were helpless.

Most of those nobles came from the military and were only interested in wine, meat and dirty jokes.

"Has Justinian from Ilovan Castle not arrived yet?"

Hendril has been waiting for the arrival of the young man, but the banquet has been held for such a long time, but the young man has not appeared.

"Still not, Sir Hendril."

"This is going to be troublesome." Hendryl couldn't help but feel a headache. If Justinian deliberately didn't want to come, it would be tantamount to openly defying Count Theodore. Then I'm afraid Theodore wouldn't do it at all.

Allow it to be at ease under your nose.

Hendril couldn't help but shook his head, feeling that Justinian was still too young after all, and such a move would undoubtedly come at a huge price.

But at this moment, a panting young man finally arrived at the banquet venue, and happened to fall into Hendril's sight. It was Justinian who came to the banquet. After beating Romanus violently,

, Justinian immediately came here to prevent retaliation from the other party, but the grand scene in the Earl's Mansion in front of him was completely beyond his imagination.

This was his first time here. It was as luxurious as a palace rather than a count's residence. These Romans' love for ostentation was really unparalleled.

"Your Excellency Justinian, you are finally here!" Hendril also stepped forward to greet Justinian at this time.

"Long time no see, Lord Hendelier." Justinian still had a good impression of this man, and immediately said hello to him. It was obvious that the other party was also waiting for him, and Justinian finally understood that he was invited to this banquet.

Sure enough it's not that simple.

While the two were talking, the originally lively banquet suddenly became quiet. People stopped laughing, the music stopped playing, and the performing dwarfs were driven away. The expressions on everyone's faces also solidified, and they all

Looking in the same direction, it was obvious that an important figure had appeared. Following their gazes, Justinian finally saw a middle-aged man in a purple robe slowly walking out.

There is no doubt that this man is the master of Agrinion, Count Theodore.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome to be here as our guests!"

Immediately, all the guest nobles below stood together and shouted in unison:

"My dear Earl, thank you for your generous hospitality and your constant protection here. May God grant you victory and bring you joy!"

I saw people raising their glasses to pay tribute to their count and nodding. Theodore also watched everyone who arrived raise their glasses. Amid the cheers of the people, the grand banquet resumed its carnival style.
Chapter completed!