After a lot of hardships, Byron and Joshua finally came to Zhuyan City to meet the members of the Ika family. After taking a comfortable and hot bath, they came to the council hall with Frem to attend a dinner specially prepared for them. The table was filled with authentic Izaro delicacies: fried eggs with fire pepper, roasted Izaro lizard, pineapple steak... Frem raised his wine glass and let everyone welcome the arrival of the king and the leader of the Golden Dragon Knights. Because of Joshua's special identity as the king, he was arranged to the master seat.
At the top of the banquet hall is a "huge" pyramid carving. Sir Patton stood next to a gorgeously decorated open door to maintain order, and there were many guards standing around. Joshua carefully observed all the children and core members of the Ika family, and found that there was no change in their appearance or words. Byron looked tall and handsome after taking good care of himself. At least the Byron that Joshua saw before was not the most complete image of him. If it were either the shackles of his body became prisoners, or if he was sleeping in the open and disguised himself in the process of running away,
Now he can finally have a good rest. "Today, His Majesty the King has actually come to our city of Zhuyan. As the people of the Kingdom of Lance, we are very happy, your Majesty." Frem said that when everyone present stood up and picked up the wine glasses. "For whatever reason, our Ika family will definitely stand on your side unconditionally." Frem expressed his position in public. After all, he is now taking Byron, which is nominally opposed to the Fuyou City. In addition to hosting the traitors who murdered the old king, he will also be colluded with the traitors to hold the king hostage by Palsadoga.
"Mr. Frem, thank you for your support. But now is a pleasant dinner time. We will discuss the specific matters tomorrow!" Byron said after a glass of wine to Frem.
"It seems that my father decided to stand on Byron's side. But why is he so confident?" Brand, who was standing beside him, said softly to Ian and Tim. He tried to lower his voice and ensure that his father and Byron could not hear it. "After all, Betty is only as big as that. If Byron and the others are really traitors, it would be very normal for him to be deceived."
"Brand, you should trust Lord Frem's decision. If we don't trust him, how should we let the other people of the Kingdom of Lance trust them? Lord Byron is Joshua's uncle after all. Since Joshua, who has become king, trusts him so much, none of us knows the truth." Tim smiled at him, "We should prepare for war in the next time!"
"Hehe, Sister Tim is indeed looking at His Majesty the King!" Ian smiled, "Betty and I were always guessing that when Joshua becomes the queen, you and Miss Hennall, the daughter of the Lord of Heg Island, will become the future queen? I can see that when we were traveling together in Fuyou City, Joshua, who was still the prince, liked you very much."
"Ian, don't joke here." Tim browed tightly.
"As you said," Brand lowered his voice, "I am worried that once the war with Fuyou City begins, we will be sure to win. The king now has no army, and even with Lord Heg's troops on Mallory Island, it will be difficult to compete with the Five Dragon Knights in terms of strength."
"The sentinels of the Dragon Eagle troops under my command conveyed an intelligence a few days ago: Lord Roger's Blue Dragon Knights had raised an anti-flag and stood on Byron's side. Their troops had been scattered and evacuated to Port Barnes through the water." Tim replied.
"Is the Navy headquarters of the Blue Dragon Knights?" Ian asked.
"Roger will really come and join us. Do they need this?" Brand was still a little confused.
"I think they will, and with Lord Byron's prestige in the Golden Dragon Knights, most of the old subordinates of the Golden Dragon will also stand on the king's side."
"That's good." Brand picked up the wine glass and sipped. "The balance of strength is not too tilted. Our down-and-out king has a reason to support it." Although Tim looked as fresh as a girl on the outside, his words and behaviors were exactly like his peers. At least Brand thought so.
"Joshua?" Looking at Joshua eating at the dining table, Tim narrowed his eyes and showed a sweet smile on his face. "After becoming a king, he has become much more mature."
The next day, Byron and Frem discussed the next plan.
The most important issue is whether they want to launch an active attack on Fuyou City? "My brother's murder shows that Palsa's ambition has been exposed. The reason why he was eager to put the charge on me was simply to cut off Joshua's power as soon as possible."
Frem lowered his head, "So we want to prove your innocence as soon as possible."
"Well! I thought I would definitely die on the execution ground." Byron recalled the imprisonment at the time, "Now it seems that it is the blessing of the gods, and the Kingdom of Lance will definitely be passed on."
"His Majesty the King would stand on my side at that time, must have been inspired by the Goddess of Light." Byron smiled.
"Uh," Joshua said to himself, "If I tell you the truth, I will probably not be able to complete the experience of the Temple of Flame?" He now slowly realized that this may be the final test he will face after passing the test of the chess game. "This world must be a parallel world made up by the God of Fire that Lord Arthur said? After I came out of the school grounds, I found that every night I dreamed of what some people said and done, and I could feel everyone's inner thoughts during the day. In other words, I do not belong to this world, but this world really exists."
The square of the Council Hall is paved with colorful stone bricks, and the heat rises from the brick surface. Although Frem ordered the arrival of Joshua strictly to be kept secret, some people still heard some winds. People flocked around, some sitting in sedans or chairs, some riding donkeys, and more people walking. They wandered outside the Council Hall, wanting to see if the king had really come to Zhuyan City.
Suddenly, a big drum led the queue in front and cleared the road along the street. Between each drum beat, a white-haired messenger in a shirt with a polished copper plate was shouting to let the crowd go out of the way. Bang! "Sir Wind God is here!" Bang! "Give the way!" Bang! "Wind God!" Bang! "Iriad!" Bang! Behind the drum were gray-robed messengers of four people, some holding staff, some holding copper plates. They were all wearing leather sandals and cloaked capes, obviously dressed in a mage. Their headdresses flashed in the sun: bulls, eagles and herons, lions, tigers and bears, giant pythons with forked tongues and terrifying Komodo dragons.
A white-haired and bearded old wizard rode a tall horse and walked slowly towards the council hall. Everyone present could be sure that it was the sensational figure of the previous generation of the Ika family, the wind god Ilyad Ika, who is back.
"That's great, Lord Wind God is back at this time!" Byron and Frem in the council hall heard the drums outside. Since Iriad was the last chief division of the Kingdom of Lance, the royal family specially gave him a set of special guards of honor. Iriad usually has uncertain whereabouts and is silent when going out, but when he comes back, he is very pompous. "It seems that the luxurious life in Fuyou City makes Lord Wind God a little intoxicated..." Frem used to tease him.
"Master Wind God appeared too timely." Byron was very excited and took out the magic crystal that Ruona had given him from his arms. The black gas inside the crystal was constantly scattered, but he could not break through to the outside. "I originally wanted to use this crystal to go to Port Barnes to find Ruona for identification. Now that Master Wind God is back, I can save a lot of time."
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The drum sound came - gradually began to soothe - Iriyad should have gotten off the horse. The queue stopped outside the gate of the Council Hall. Some soldiers of the Iriyad had already welcomed Iriyad's return at the gate.
"Sir Fengshen, it's so nice that you're back. Do you still remember me?" A voice came from the Council Hall.
Eriard turned his head, "Are you that boy Byron?"
"It's great that you haven't forgotten me yet." Byron showed a rare excitement on his face. "I think with your strength and wisdom, you should know why we came to Zhuyan City?"
"Haha, you are as meticulous as before." Iriad suddenly burst into laughter, "I'm here to help you fight back. When Palsa was a junior magician, I kicked her ass hard by me. Now he is itchy again?"