The Awakening of Cannon Fodder

The new Grand Duchess held an unprecedentedly grand banquet in the castle. In the entire Morris City, all decent nobles and gentlemen, as well as magicians and warriors with extraordinary strength, received an invitation letter.

In this world, almost all communication between nobles is carried out through various banquets.And many important decisions were proposed by the nobles and gentlemen at the banquet, and then they were implemented through a formal process.

Therefore, the first banquet after the Grand Duke's succession naturally got everyone's attention.

Half an hour before the banquet started, in a certain room where the honored guests lived on the third floor of the castle, all the thick velvet curtains were pulled up, making the room extremely dim, and only a blurry shadow could be seen.A figure curled up on the carpet, fighting pain that nearly dragged her to death.

The consciousness was completely overwhelmed by the pain, and the two hands behind her head suddenly moved down, the movements were stiff and slow, but they firmly pinched her neck, and kept tightening.

The feeling of suffocation was transmitted to the brain, and for a moment, she thought she was dead.

However, the movement of his hands suddenly stopped, and the roaring pain in his body disappeared almost instantly.She lay on the carpet exhausted, and after a while, she moved her fingers with difficulty, feeling that she had returned to the human world.

She slowly adjusted her posture and lay down on the ground in a large shape.Her body was covered with sticky sweat, and her ears were filled with the sound of her own violent panting. After a while, she heard the faint music and noise coming from downstairs, as if coming from another world.

She slowly got up from the carpet, first lit the candlestick on the table, then sat down in front of the table, staring at herself in the mirror.

The person in the mirror has a flower-like face, long golden curly hair, so beautiful that it can make any mortal heart fall in love, but the shocking strangle marks on the neck look a little scary.Her fair and slender fingers brushed lightly over the wound, and the corner of her mouth gradually curled into a mocking smile.

Then she stood up, cleaned herself up with a few cleansing spells, pulled her hair up, put on expensive jewelry, and finally changed into a luxurious and beautiful evening dress.Ordinary noble ladies and ladies need the help of several maids to complete all this, but using magic as an aid saves a lot of work.

Dressed up for a while, the high vertical collar covered the shocking scars.She took a look in the mirror and made sure that every detail met the requirements before opening the door and going out.

As soon as he went out, he found someone was already waiting at the door.Seeing her, the suitors quickly flocked up and praised her beauty with all the words they could think of.

Among them, the tallest and most handsome one, dressed in the golden sun temple priest's clothes, stood out from the crowd, held her fingertips and kissed her hand, "Angela, you are a real angel! Even the brilliance of the sun I can't hide your beauty!"

The priestess of the Temple of the Dark Night wearing a black robe said unwillingly, "Under the watchful eyes of the God of the Dark Night, Da Ke, the moon also shines because of your beauty!"

"All water lights are proud to shine on your beauty." This is the priest of the water temple.

These three had the most special identities among all the suitors, and they were also favored by Angela, so they spoke first, and the rest of them were just parroting behind them.

The corners of Angela's lips curved slightly, and she lifted her skirt to salute everyone.When she lowered her head, a cold and sharp brilliance flashed quickly in her eyes, and when she raised her head again, she turned into an elegant and dignified smile, with every arc calculated, "The banquet is about to start, you can't keep Your Excellency the Duke waiting, That would be so disrespectful.”

The identities of this group of guests are too special. Although Catherine wished to stay away from them, the reality is that she must greet them as soon as they come downstairs, and invite them to enjoy the night at the banquet without any restraint.

By the way, I would like to praise Angela's beauty tonight, "Miss Angela eclipsed the well-decorated banquet hall tonight."

"Thank you for your compliment." Angela held out her right hand very reservedly.

"..." Catherine wanted to turn a blind eye to this hand, but the reality is that the aristocratic etiquette of "not embarrassing any lady in public" has been engraved in her bones, so the moment the hand was stretched out , she has subconsciously held it.

It is naturally impossible to give up halfway at this time, Catherine can only slightly lift up that white and slender hand that looks like the most exquisite work of art, then bows down, brings her lips very close, and does a "" Kiss" completes the hand kiss.

When she looked up, she found that there were two obvious blushes on Angela's cheeks, which made her flower-like face more attractive.

Especially when she's still looking at you with bright eyes.

Realizing that she had been bewitched by that familiarity again, Catherine immediately woke herself up, turned her eyes away and stopped looking at her, exchanged a few perfunctory greetings, and then backed away.

Angela originally wanted to follow, but was caught by the people around her and lost the opportunity to follow immediately, so she had to stay where she was and look for another opportunity.

Her opportunity came quickly.

After all the guests arrived, the banquet officially started, and soon it was time for the first dance.Traditionally, the host of the banquet leads the first dance.Although Catherine is a woman, since she is already a Grand Duke, she naturally has to follow the convention.And the dance partner invited by her is usually the most distinguished person in the audience.

Most people don't know about Angela's origins, and it's hard to judge whether she is honorable or not, but she is surrounded by all the favored children of heaven, which makes her special, and she is the most eye-catching person in the audience. exist.

She walked towards Catherine, surrounded by many people behind her, the momentum was really not small.

Catherine had to bite the bullet and invite her.

The music sounded, and the two of them entered the dance floor holding hands. Angela immediately showed a sweet smile on her face, and her eyes almost stuck to Catherine's body, making her scalp numb and the hairs all over her body to stand up.

"I heard that several His Royal Highnesses have received urgings from the country, hoping that they can return to the country as soon as possible?" In this atmosphere, Catherine had no choice but to find something to say.

And the topic she was looking for was exactly what she wanted to know the most: when will this group of people leave?

According to their identities, it is obviously unrealistic to stay in other countries for a long time.But Catherine also knew that it was Angela who decided whether to leave now.After all, most of them were chasing them.

Angela smiled and nodded, "That's true. After tonight's banquet, I think it's time for them to say goodbye one after another."

"They?" Catherine repeated her words.

You came together, don't you go together?

Angela winked at her playfully, "Yes, they. There will be no letters urging me, so I can stay for a while. When they leave, I will have more time to spend with Your Excellency the Duke."

Just jumping into a circle, Catherine almost threw Angela out.She was startled herself, and hurriedly pulled him back even harder.

If the Duke and her partner made a fool of themselves at the opening dance, it would not only ruin tonight's ball, but it would surely become a joke across the continent.

With a lot of force, Angela slammed into Catherine's arms firmly.Fortunately, she didn't relax at all during this time. She is now an intermediate fighter, her body strength has been greatly improved, and the impact caused by this level of impact is minimal.

Only in this way, the bodies of the two are tightly pressed together.In order to match the next dance steps, Catherine is not convenient to push people out.

strange.

Fortunately, a dance song is really not long, this awkward atmosphere didn't last long, and the song came to an end.Catherine quickly let go of her hand and ended the dance.

Then she turned around and went to look for He Yu, but she didn't notice that Angela behind her kept watching her back.It wasn't until Catherine's target was confirmed that Angela turned and walked towards the lounge next to her.

As soon as she entered the door, she let go of all her strength and leaned against the wall and bent down a little bit.

The pain that almost killed her came back.

"I..." Angela tried to speak, but when she opened her mouth, she let out a series of earth-shattering coughs, and even a trace of blood slid down the corner of her mouth.Fortunately, the pain also eased, allowing her to speak clearly, "I am willing to accept punishment, but I insist on this choice."

There seemed to be a gust of wind blowing in the sealed room, and a certain existence in the void gave an answer that only Angela could hear.

She closed her eyes, slowly stood up straight, and raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.Opening her eyes again, the corners of her lips curled up, and it was the familiar Angela again.

Knowing that Catherine was sitting opposite, He Yu kept staring at her with that thoughtful gaze, which made Catherine uncomfortable, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You and Angela seem to have a good relationship?" He Yu asked.

Catherine quickly denied, "No, no, no." By the way, she recalled her reason for coming, "I suspect that she used that ability on me again, please check for me to make sure I am not affected."

"Don't worry, you haven't been affected in any way." He Yu gave an affirmative answer, "However, I think Angela seems to be different from what I imagined."

"What's the difference?" Catherine was puzzled.

He Yu smiled and said without explaining, "There is one thing I need your help with. I hope you can keep Angela and her suitors in the Principality of Morris."

"What?!" Catherine paled in shock.