Chapter 1152 Diplomatic Etiquette(1/2)
~.-~ Lorraine bowed slightly and said seriously: "See your Majesty~!"
This old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties was none other than the King of the Elf Kingdom, Carion IV.
Kallion is much older than he looks. Despite his white hair and energetic appearance, he looks like a beast.
Moreover, he is still howling fiercely, jumping up and down and gesticulating no matter what. At the same time, he has to occasionally unspoken rules like a yelling beast like a female student.
But Lorraine knew clearly that this old man was actually seventy-three years old.
In this evil feudal era, kings and emperors belong to high-intensity and high-risk jobs that are more dangerous than coal diggers.
Those who can live to such an old age without dying can be said to be very rare.
Caerion IV is probably the oldest among these people.
And looking at his appearance, Lorraine made a rough estimate: This old guy can live for at least another ten or twenty years. There is no problem in killing Catherine's uncle.
Of course, the fact that this king can live to such an old age is also related to the peaceful living environment of the Elf Kingdom.
This island country is isolated overseas.
The common people in the country are all elves, and they all pursue the harmony and unity between man and nature. They usually live their lives eating potatoes and sweet potatoes. Those who have no desires or desires are best managed.
Therefore, internal rebellions and wars rarely occur.
The kings of the Elf Kingdom have nothing to worry about. They eat and sleep like rice buckets all day long, and eat when they wake up. Naturally, they generally live a long life.
Even if there are a few small rebellions occasionally, it is because the princes really can't stand their father's old age and want to change the management of the group.
This kind of thing can only be regarded as an internal contradiction of the ruling class. It will not cause much trouble.
Compared with humans, the Elf Kingdom is simply quiet and boring.
On the mainland, as a member of the ruling class, Lorraine has access to an extremely wide range of information. Therefore, she is very familiar with the situation on the mainland.
Basically every few days you hear about a rebellion, uprising, riot, palace coup, or a war between two countries.
In the past few years, he has personally participated in two large-scale wars.
This also shows a situation from another aspect - on the continent, there are wars and killings almost every day. There is almost no peace... Looking at Lorraine, King Caerion smiled kindly, with fair and slender hair.
Holding his hands, he said enthusiastically: "You and me // Fastest text update - no ads // We are a family, no need to be polite, no need to be polite... Come. We have been waiting for you for a long time."
Lorraine was keenly aware that when the king mentioned that 'he and they are a family', he spoke very fast and even slightly vaguely. Obviously, he was very concerned about the elf princess's elopement n long ago.
Care about it. Even unwilling to admit it.
Lorraine cursed in her mind: These arrogant dogs.
But on the surface, he just laughed.
After the two chatted for a while, King Caerion took Lorraine's arm and affectionately pulled him into the city hall. This was already the most affectionate expression in diplomatic etiquette.
Suddenly, a loud Elvish slogan came from beside Lorraine.
The rangers in grass-green military uniforms on both sides responded in unison, raised the shining scimitars in their hands, and raised them upright in front of their eyes. Their eyes did not squint.
The swords are bright and dense like a forest.
Lorraine felt that the voice was very familiar. Looking in the direction from which the voice came, he saw the elf ranger Balentine smiling at him with big white teeth. He raised his right hand, put it on the brim of his hat and nodded in greeting.
Lorraine nodded slightly and returned the salute.
When the Semitic people were wandering around and playing hooligans, this elf ranger who had been with him through life and death left a very deep impression on him.
As soon as the king and Lorraine entered the hall, the long and ethereal welcome music unique to the elves sounded, and the hall was filled with officials and nobles applauding vigorously at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, the crown prince, who was in his fifties, had slightly bald hair and looked a little sad, took the lead, and the remaining officials and nobles followed, introducing each other to Lorraine one by one.
What follows is a series of solemn, complicated and essential diplomatic etiquette.
Both parties exchanged congratulatory messages.
In his congratulatory message, Lorraine congratulated His Majesty King Carlion on his good health. He also said that the Elf Kingdom is an important and important country in the world and a friendly neighbor of the human race...
Then King Caerleon congratulated the kings and emperors of the human race on their good health. He also asked Lorraine to express his cordial condolences to them on his behalf.
(When Lorraine listened to Caerion's speech, he always felt that the old guy seemed to be laughing at him. He seemed to be gloating about his misfortune, laughing at the poor emperors. After so many years, no one could unify the entire continent.
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In his congratulatory message, King Kalion said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Elf Kingdom and the human race for a thousand years, relations between the two parties have developed rapidly in various fields...
Then, both parties raised their glasses together, toasting to the long-standing friendship between the human race and the elven kingdom for generations.
Then, both parties raised their glasses together to toast to the future friendship between humans and the elven kingdom.
Then, both sides toasted again, toasting to a better future between humans and the elven kingdom.
Then, the two sides toasted again, toasting to deepening cooperation between humans and the elven kingdom.
And then...
Seeing the elves calmly drinking down the wine one after another, the prince was very surprised. He was very doubtful whether these guys were elves or dwarves who were like wine barrels.
Although the alcohol content of the wine was low, Sir Alex suffered a lot from the wine, which left a psychological shadow. Therefore, he usually took a glass of red wine to show off and play with the mood, so he drank several glasses of it in a row.
, but still a bit superior.
Fortunately, Lord Luo had received two days of surprise training from Catherine and the others before this. Although he was unfamiliar, he still managed to cope with it.
The rest of the time was much easier.
Like many social drinking parties, everyone holds a glass of wine and gets to know each other. Chat, talk to each other, and then test each other's background.
But what puzzled Lorraine very much was that many big figures from the elves seemed a little impatient when they were polite to him. After saying a few official sentences, they quickly turned to the woman next to Lorraine.
The children changed their serious expressions and greeted Catherine and the others one by one with smiles.
Later, it simply became a circle around Catherine. Lorraine and King Caerion seemed to be very few in number.
It seems that Lorraine, the host and guest, does not receive as much attention in the Elf Kingdom as his girlfriends.
Lorraine did not introduce their identities to Catherine, because they followed Lorraine to visit the Elf Kingdom as informal personnel. The negotiations between the peacekeeping force and the kingdom had nothing to do with them.
Of course, this is just an excuse to make everyone understand.
The real reason is that the girls are here to see their boyfriends, in case any elf princess suddenly decides to follow the example of her predecessors and elope with a Lorraine.
In Elf, a place where literary young women are everywhere. If you don't see Lorraine with your own eyes, there is no guarantee that he is not determined and has committed some lifestyle problem.
Apart from anything else, drinking flower wine is also practiced in the Elf Kingdom.
But of course this excuse cannot be expressed, so Catherine and the others used the excuse of sightseeing and shopping to come and have cultural exchanges with the Elf Kingdom.
But before Lorraine arrived, the people in the Elf Kingdom already knew everything about Lorraine's girlfriends.
The reason why they came back to the Elf Kingdom has been known for a long time. However, due to diplomatic convenience, the Elf Kingdom did not want to make it public. They regarded them as Lorraine's girlfriends.
Otherwise, look at their identities, His Majesty the Pope, the supreme leader of the Holy See of Light, and Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess of the Ruman Empire. The public identities of these two people alone are enough for the Elf Kingdom to drink a pot, and the entire kingdom must be welcomed from top to bottom.
The ceremony was a lot of fun.
This is not all, there is also the granddaughter of the Forbidden Magician, the soul dancer Adele, and the most beautiful woman of the Semitic tribe, Adelin.
Although the two of them do not have any important official status, they have greater influence among the people. If not, they may even cause a sensation.
After some diplomatic etiquette, I am afraid that the ambassador Lorraine will have to step aside, so like all good politicians, everyone turns a blind eye to all troublesome things and things that may cause trouble.
Close one eye. Turn a blind eye.
However, the Elf Kingdom has long heard about Catherine, Adele, and Adelin. However, they still underestimated the ability of these women to bring disaster to the country and the people.
Catherine has been famous for many years. Adele is the best in singing and dancing, not to mention Adeline. The title of the most beautiful woman among the Semitic tribe is not exaggerated at all.
So even though they were mentally prepared, the nobles of the Elf Kingdom were still shocked when they saw the real person - it turns out that the human race also has such beauties.
What surprised them even more, or rather made them angry, was that there were not one, but ten beauties like this.
Except for one little girl who is Leo's girlfriend, the others are actually the girlfriends of this silly pretty boy in front of me.
The elves looked at Lorraine's "ordinary" appearance (compared with the handsome guys in the elves, Lord Lorraine's appearance is really nothing), and they couldn't figure out what kind of shit luck he had, to be able to be so handsome at the same time
What's even more irritating about having so many girlfriends is that he still gets along happily with them.
The conscience of heaven and earth is that they have a mistress outside, and the tigress at home will knock on the door from time to time, causing a lot of trouble.
The longer they looked at it, the more envious and jealous the elven nobles looked at Lorraine.
But Lord Lorraine didn't care what a bunch of elves thought, but their behavior of surrounding his girlfriend made Lord Lorraine very unhappy.
There was even an old man in his 70s or 80s who held Lorraine's hands, sighed three times, and kept shaking his head.
Just when Lorraine was confused, he said to Lorraine: "It would be perfect if you were an elf."
Such racist remarks made Lorraine almost jump up in anger.
Finally, King Carlion couldn't stand it anymore. The people in the Elf Kingdom were good at everything, but sometimes they would be overly romantic, and they would not hesitate to delay the official business.
This was still a diplomatic occasion, and the embarrassment was almost international.
Carlion coughed heavily and waved his hand to change the music. The welcome ceremony came to an end.
At this time, the guys woke up from a dream, looked at their king's dissatisfied eyes, and hid aside.
To be continued...