What did you do with the dice?

But unfortunately, he had heard what he said before and still could not escape the fate of being grabbed and refined immediately.

"Is what Lord Pearl Tear said true?"

After Rusalka was dragged away, Sanitta looked at the two aggrieved elves and sighed, "That's fake. I'd rather be without than with someone who is not good enough. 1+1 is greater than 2. I don't have a suitable spouse like that right now, and you're far from it. Let's wait three years."

Alice felt that three years didn't seem like a long time, but after thinking about it, she suddenly laughed and said, "Then 1+2 must be greater than 2, right?"

Shana blushed but didn't argue, just looked down at her toes.

Now it was Sanita's turn to be speechless.

Rusalka: (Genius! My gosh, an elf mathematician! She deserves to be a mage. Yuyu is no match for her.)

Chapter 335: Duke Yuyu

Throughout history, there has always been a custom of holding a grand banquet for the entire army after a great victory. The soldiers feasted to their heart's content. Even the strict military discipline of Sanita lifted the prohibition on alcohol for them according to time periods, allowing the entire city to fall into a carnival.

In Alice City, where a large number of nobles now gather, holding a noble banquet is of course an indispensable part of the celebration. Alice City was actually bustling with life before the civil war. Now that the long five-year war has ended, the eldest prince Mebius Siloxis Challens personally presided over and held this noble banquet after five years.

Rusalka was the protagonist, so it was difficult for him to refuse. However, Sanitieta rarely accompanied him - he was now gathering with all the wizards in Alice City to hold an academic exchange meeting in the Wizard Tower.

Rusalka: (You're not going to have a magic party with me, are you?)

Sunita: (Do you know that the words "you" and "magic" refer to the north and south poles of a magnet?)

Rusalka was unconvinced: (Oh, I just want to ask, is there a single mage here who has been personally recognized and blessed by the Supreme of Arcane Mage? You're just a bunch of guys who know a little bit of magic, I'm the most legitimate God-chosen Archmage of Sneedi! What champion are you? Do you have a champion skin? Sha~ is fake~ His mage career, his reputation, was all earned?~ Who says mages can't come from the Void?~)

Sunny Iron Tower: (That's enough, go eat and take good care of yourself. I don't know how long it will take to recover after overdrawing 5 intelligence.)

Rusalka: (Damn it, tell Alizee you're partying with humans.)

Sanita: (Hello, I'm already here.)

Rusalka: (Awesome, I won’t bother you anymore, I’m leaving~)

Sanita glanced at the two elves who had been following nearby and started pointing at the Mage Tower. After listening to Rusalka's words, he just wanted to smile bitterly - the elves and he were really cut from the same cloth, pure and sticky, and they were thick-skinned even though they had lived a long time.

At that time, Alijie and Shana had nothing to do, so they took him to dinner and said they would teach Sanitta the authentic pure-blooded elf dance. Then they heard the news that Sanitta said he would not go to the banquet, but would attend the Mage Conference instead.

So what's the point of dancing? Alijie was the first to sign up. This was a great opportunity, especially since Rusalka wasn't around. She immediately forgot about the banquet and dancing. "I'm a mage too! I want to attend the mage conference! I really want to improve, Teacher Sanitieta."

Just one second she was asking what delicious food was available at the banquet, and the next she was already wanting to improve herself, which made Sanitieta feel her talent - she was probably a good candidate for learning fire magic. Which elf could be as enthusiastic as her?

Seeing that Alice was about to follow, Shana decided to leave her alone at the banquet, missing this place and making the food taste bland.

On the contrary, as long as you eat with Sunita next to him, even if you eat fire-roasted dry dough, it will be very fragrant and go well with rice. Sunita: "Enchantment is also magic, so I want to go too."

Just barely. Two hundred years ago, she would definitely not be qualified to go, but now, times have changed. Alchemists can be considered mages, and even all elves know at least the basic origin bloodline spells. Many mages who have just been promoted from apprentices don't even know as many spells as their archers. They can barely be called mages here among humans. Why can't she go?

After thinking about it, if he threw them to the banquet, Rusalka would definitely let them go to create chaos, and he couldn't be distracted to care about what they were doing. Sanitieta thought that he would be worried about them at that time, so he decided to keep them by his side. As long as they didn't interrupt him, it didn't matter if he fell asleep during the meeting.

Rusalka: (Sleeping? I think they want to sleep with you!)

Sunita: (Go away, go play somewhere else, and then ask me to tell Phoenix about your previous remarks.)

Rusalka: (Wow, my mistake. I shouldn't have said that in the private chat. I didn't know Phoenix would get the title of "One Show" in this battle. Note: homophone for "one stand alone...")

Sanitta decided to use magic to convey a message to Phoenix in front of Rusalka next time to enforce justice.

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The venue for the Sinidi noble banquet was held in the Yunle Palace, which had not yet been affected by the war. The inside was designed as a huge dance floor. Each noble sent his own servants and chefs to assist with the layout, cleaning and cooking. There were hundreds of people in total. They worked overtime to prepare and finally completed the layout of the entire venue within a few hours.

This was Rusalka's first time attending such a big ball. Even Rusalka, who usually wore a blue armor, put on a well-dressed suit and a tie. Even Phoenix wore a white evening gown, looking quite cultured.

Rusalka praised: "Cat, you are very beautiful tonight."

After being praised, Phoenix wagged her tail happily. Of course, she also likes people to praise her beauty, otherwise why would she spend half an hour taking care of her hair and tail?

Rusalka continued, "Your hair is as pure white as the clothes you are wearing. You are so well groomed."

Phoenix's ears twitched slightly, whirring softly.

Rushaka revealed her true intentions. "Even your skin is so soft and delicate, as if it were new. For a moment I couldn't tell if it was your left hand or part of your clothes."

Phoenix's happiness came to an abrupt end. She whipped Yu Yu on the butt with her tail, which made her furious. She thought that half an hour of care was wasted. She was so angry that she looked at him unfriendly. It seemed that tonight's long rest would be a fierce battle.

What is very different from the past is that today, most of the nobles who come to attend the meeting are men. People like Rusalka who bring female family members like Phoenix are almost invisible. This is understandable. After all, it is a banquet to celebrate military achievements rather than the festive banquets of the past. Everyone is aristocratic and can still distinguish the occasion.

But there is nothing wrong with Phoenix's entry. After all, she is also special, and Rusalka's temporary status is there, so no one will comment on him. The only thing that may be dissatisfied with him bringing Phoenix is ​​that they can't go over and talk to him about starting a family. After all, everyone knows that Rusalka has only one wife from the Filin tribe.

Putting aside the question of whether this conformed to the Kingdom's nobility law, everyone had heard that Rusalka had taken a family photo all by herself. As the pillar of a large family, how could he not actively expand his family? Especially since the demons might actually break the seal and invade in three years, just as that suspected demon lord had said. No one knew what the future would hold. Wouldn't Rusalka have to take advantage of these few years to leave behind more offspring? Naturally, every family wanted to marry him.

But Phoenix is ​​here, so it would be a bit tactless for you to talk about this. You can only stop talking and wait for another opportunity later.

During the dance session, Rusalka made it clear that she couldn't dance, but Phoenix could, but after thinking about it, she decided to sit with him and eat something. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they fast-forwarded to the stage where Charrence went to give a speech.

"Everyone, I'm honored to receive your kindness. I know that my ability to stand here again today is inseparable from the support of all the nobles. Now that the war has ended and everything needs to be rebuilt, I have taken on this great responsibility and will do my utmost to restore the glory of Sinidi from the time of our ancestors."

He raised his glass and shouted, "May Sinidi prosper."

The people in the audience raised their glasses to celebrate: "I wish Sinidi prosperity!"

"As everyone knows, it was thanks to Lord Pearl's support that we were able to escape this predicament. Therefore, as the legitimate heir to the Mebius family and acting King of Sneidi, I hereby declare that I will confer the title of Honorary Grand Duke on Rusalka, with hereditary rights over his territory. Is there any objection?"

The nobles in the audience who were originally nervous were relieved at once, and everyone smiled and applauded Rusalka to show that they had no objection.

Sanitta explained to Rusalka: (The title of Honorary Grand Duke is a non-inheritable title. In reality, they've granted you the title of Earl, a title with real power that can be inherited. But then again, our Pearl Tear Territory, including the border with Esdi, is already larger than an Earldom. It's essentially like he's giving you something you already have.)

Rusalka: (You have no conscience? I treated him so well! I took him through the raging waters and fires of the battlefield, risking my life so many times before I finally saved him!)

Where does this dire situation, this pressure, this battlefield, come from? Don't ask! It just regenerates on its own.

Sanitita and Rusalka held different opinions: (This is great. We'll go collect other blessings later. It may seem like we've suffered a small loss, but in fact, we've gained a lot. Because with Challens's announcement, the other families have also recognized your temporary heroic aura and, out of careful consideration, supported your "meritless" situation. This means that the territorial disputes in the Pearl Tear Territory have ended. This will be very beneficial for our stable development and expansion over the next three years. At least we can trustee the territory.)

That's fine. An honorary professor is still a professor. At least when I go out in the future, I can call myself the Duke of Pearly Tears. It sounds nice.

Then, according to tradition, representatives of the three dukes spoke in turn to express their approval, and finally it was Rusalka's turn to give a speech expressing her gratitude for the award.

"Then please invite the true protagonist of this banquet, Grand Duke Rushaka of Pearl Tears, to come up and say a few words."

Rusalka was delighted. She rushed to the stage amidst the applause, took the megaphone, and after a dry cough, she said, "Actually, this battle has benefited me greatly. Thank you all for your unwavering support and the kindness of His Highness the Crown Prince. I won't say much more. In fact, I'd like to present an award here to the best character in this war that has touched me the most."

This is indeed new, but everyone also thinks it is just a formality. Everyone knows that the Lord of Pearl Tears, oh, now the Grand Duke of Pearl Tears, has a world-class wizard, Sanitieta, by his side. Although he is not here because he is hosting a magic academic exchange meeting, it does not prevent the Lord of Pearl Tears from bragging about him here, raising his value, and establishing his good image of "loving talents".

We are all nobles and we understand it very well. So please continue. So everyone applauded and waited for Rusalka to announce.

"Okay, thank you all for your support. Now, I'll take a moment of your time to present the TGA Best Pearl Tear Award for the first Alice City Showdown in the 546th year of the Sinidi Kingdom calendar. Who will be the winner of this year's best?"

"Please listen to the current candidates!"

"Number one! She's from my side, she's been by my side for five years, she's been with me through every battlefield, big or small, she's capable of both business and cooking, she's the king of frontline intelligence, she's my third hand, the ace Assassin of the Filin clan, Fi-Niks!"

Oh, I almost forgot about this one. Okay, okay, I know you love your wife and are loyal enough, so hurry up, hurry up.

Everyone continued to applaud.

"Second, the cold winds of Icecrown Citadel blow, and the border defenses are indestructible. For over a hundred years, the family has refused to allow orcs to cross the border. Grand Duke O-X!"

Oh, this Lord Pearl Tears is not as muscle-brained as the rumors say. He is worthy of being the undefeated general. His method of winning people's hearts and resolving previous conflicts is quite clever. If this best title can be given to Grand Duke Oaks, in the public eye, it is always difficult to hit a smiling person. This political friendship is also friendship after all.

"The third one, who has been loyal to the kingdom for hundreds of years, is a known guardian knight! He personally stood on the front lines of the battlefield, passing down the kingdom's chivalry from generation to generation, and is the head of the guardian family, the great Duke Gao-De!"

This is understandable. After all, the two sides are allies in war. In the future, the Pearl Tear Territory and the Guardian Knight Territory will definitely help each other and cooperate wholeheartedly. It is also a good choice to directly express the attitude here.

"Of course, in order to respect the will of the selection, I think we should not only focus on the core members, but also some non-core members within certain families should be eligible for separate selection."

Huh? From what he said, could this be referring to Jian Wuming?

Yes, although everyone knows about the personal grudge between Lord Zhulei and the Delai family, it does not prevent Jian Wuming from being an individual under the Delai family and having fought against Rusalka before.

His strength was obvious to all, and he had a good relationship with Rusalka. If he could win over such a person and get him to switch sides, what would a mere favor be? So many people were eager to give face to the other side, but he refused it.

But to be honest, it's a bit unfair. Jian Wuming's personal strength doesn't mean he can influence the entire battle situation. How can a small character be included in such a selection? But even if he curses, the Duke of Pearl Tears would go to such lengths to recruit talents. Bah, despicable!

"The last one is my staff member, the Grand Mage Sanita. I won't elaborate on his deeds. Those who understand will know."

Alas, the uncrowned king. Originally, everyone thought that Sanita might not participate in this selection, because it actually made no difference whether Rusalka chose him or not. Choosing him was also expected. Not choosing him would reduce the other party's favorability. As a noble, he should consider the overall situation. Why bother with this?

But since Rusalka has brought him to the stage, everyone just treats it as a formality. To be honest, no one would think that a wizard who can reproduce god-level magic cannot get this recognition. They are willing to be surpassed by him, so everyone is ready to applaud.

"So, this year's Sneedy's Best of the Year is—"

Rusalka took a deep breath and shouted, "Drei Luka! Congratulations!"

Everyone clapped their hands subconsciously, and their palms seemed to be stuck together. For a moment, the audience fell silent.

Huh? Who is this?

Chapter 336 The Ultimate Insult

Yu Yu may not remember many things, but he still retains the characteristic that comes with being a strong person: he is extremely vindictive.

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge; it is only a matter of time for a fish to take revenge.

If you don't seize the day, you won't be able to get out of the banned card list once it comes out, and if you don't play, you won't be able to play anymore.

After all, peace is a rare thing now. No matter whether everyone is united or not, he can't just go out and kill Dele Luka, who was criticizing him not long ago, with a single sword during the honeymoon period. Rusalka certainly doesn't care, but his good brother feels that such a mortal enemy will be detrimental to their next plan, so that's all.

But temporarily sparing your life and not killing you is one thing. As a super-powerful mushroom in the new era of the 21st century, Rusalka has more than one way of spraying people.

Seeing the dead silence below, Rusalka didn't know who Dele Luka was, but he knew the other person was definitely there. So he nodded with satisfaction and continued, "I think strength isn't important when judging whether someone is the best on the battlefield."

"Luca, in particular, inspired my fighting spirit and awakened my dormant spirit through his letters before the battle. His writing style and talent are truly unparalleled, and his innovative ideas are truly unique. It's no exaggeration to call him the best of the year."

Sanitta felt that she was worthy of being Rusalka, and her way of disgusting people was unique.

But Rusalka is definitely not satisfied. After finally catching you through the Internet, she must go all out: (Don’t worry, shrimp, pig heart is also needed.)

"Now, I will share the motivational speech he sent me with everyone free of charge. I hope you can learn its essence and understand how to inspire the fighting spirit of your subordinates. Please enjoy my recitation of the poem: 'To the Baron of Pearl Tears.'"

Rusalka took out a piece of letter paper and began to recite it in public. After just the first sentence, Luka in the audience was so angry that his face flushed red. He quickly shouted and interrupted him: "Lord Pearl Tears, I admit that my words were a bit harsh at the time, but you are really going too far!"

In an instant, the whole place fell silent, and the people standing next to him all stepped back a few steps, leaving a very spacious area for him and Bloom next to him, so as to avoid being mistakenly thought to be involved.

But Rusalka didn't care and continued to read it out loudly on the stage. Although the nobles in the audience didn't dare to join in openly due to the face of the Delai family, many of them covered their mouths with their hands and laughed after hearing it, acting like they were just watching the fun and didn't mind the big deal. No one wanted to speak up for Luca.

Bloom's face turned pale. What puzzled him most was that he had no idea when Luca wrote such an extremely stupid letter to Rusalka.

But at this time, it was useless for him to curse Luca in his heart. It was too late to mend the fence after the sheep were lost. As the saying goes, since the opponent humiliates you, it means that the opponent only wants to humiliate you at the moment. The card player who shouts the loudest when playing cards must have a weak deck. If the opponent throws cards on the table without saying a word, then you are basically dead.

Helpless, he could only hurriedly hold Luca's shoulder and whispered, "Lord Luca, the Grand Duke of Pearl Tears is in great power right now. A little intolerance can ruin a great plan. If you apologize now and bow your head, maybe the other party won't care anymore. For those who accomplish great things, what can't be tolerated?"

When had Luca ever suffered such humiliation? He shrugged off the hand of his staffer, shaking off his shoulder. "Nonsense! I haven't punished you for your previous offense of insubordination, and I was going to let it go. Now, don't you even understand the basic principles of upholding family honor? He, Rusalka, is just a newly promoted honorary duke, having won a single battle. Our Delai family has been established for over five hundred years and has made countless contributions. How can a mere baron challenge us with just one victory?"

After he said this, even Bloom was stunned. It took him a few seconds to react and he quickly stepped away from him.

Can't save it, sell it.

Rusalka destroyed four cards in one second. "You know these were done by your family and ancestors, so what does it have to do with you? Grand Duke Delai still had the nerve to seize Alice City, and his son also knew what it meant to do his best. At least he could throw a card in his hand to allow others to move an extra turn. Who do you think you are?"

Luca continued to retort, "So what? I'm standing here today as a trusted family agent, representing the reputation of the Delai family. You want our family to apologize to you? Dream on!"

Rusalka's fists hardened, and she reached for the hilt of the sword behind her. "Are you crazy? Do you think this is a female world?"

A group of people in the audience were so frightened that they scattered to his left and right. Even Charlence beside him had a helpless expression, muttering to himself, "Hey, we are all nobles. It's not good to see blood on such a happy day. How about we all take a step back?" But he still took two steps back honestly.

Everyone owed Rusalka half their life. Now that he had taken action here, it was fine. The death of a member of the Delai family had nothing to do with them, but saying a few good words for Rusalka would be considered as repaying a favor. Where else could you find such a good thing that you could settle the matter so quickly without having to give up any of your own interests? A group of people wanted to surround the two of them and have them fight a life-and-death battle on the spot.

And to be honest, we are all thousand-year-old foxes. You said that what they are most wary of is definitely the silent behind-the-scenes character of Sanita. Rusalka's behavior of shouting "I will kill you" before killing someone can be said to be a moral role model among a group of nobles. It is worth writing into the cultural curriculum for competitors to circulate, study and praise.

Luca was so frightened that he took a few steps back, his voice trembling as he said, "You dare to attack me in front of everyone! You think nothing of the Nobility Act of the Snidi Kingdom. You've broken this precedent by taking action here today. The internal strife among the Snidi nobles will never end! You and your family will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!"

But he was smart. He didn't talk about the family at this time. Instead, he knew how to bring out this kingdom law to restrain Rusalka.

"You're not the only one who wants to nail me. If you go to the underworld and file a complaint, you might even have to wait in line."

Of course, Rusalka only read the first page of the Noble Law. It was as good as nothing to him. The only thing that held him back now was the grand plan of his good brother Sanitta: (Brother, I really can't stand such a tough talk. Do you think it's better to kill him here, or do you want to negotiate for benefits?)

Killing a person is just a matter of a few strokes of the sword, but the perfect plan of the good brothers allows Rusalka to keep killing people. We can't just drain the pond to catch fish.

Sanitta was busy and had no time to care about Rusalka: (For someone like him to say such things, what hidden interests could he have? I'm too lazy to argue with the Delai family. Just think of a way to cleverly circumvent the article in the Noble Law that prohibits nobles from engaging in vicious internal strife.)

Rusalka sighed and lowered the hand holding the weapon. Seeing this, Delai Luka felt relieved. Seeing that Rusalka was hesitant, his courage returned and he said to Rusalka, "Of course, I am the face of the Delai family. I will not care about your offense and threats just now."

Rusalka glanced at him, stretched out her index finger and thumb to make a pistol gesture, and then raised her index finger upwards towards the air.

Under everyone's bewildered gazes, he once again picked up the amplifying magic prop and forced a sad expression. "Everyone, I have a very sad announcement. Just now, Phoenix and I divorced. The reason is that she abused me daily and kept touching my private parts. I couldn't bear the humiliation, so I angrily divorced her. From now on, we will live in opposite directions and have no contact with each other. She is kicked out of the house!"

As soon as he finished speaking, while everyone was still trying to use their brains to search through every obscure piece of knowledge stored in every brain cell to try to understand what he said, a black mist emerged from behind Delleruka, and Phoenix leaned out of the mist, stabbing Delleruka's vital point with the dagger in her hand quickly, steadily, and accurately, killing him with one blow.

Before the nearby nobles could even scream, realizing what had happened, Rusalka slapped the prop, causing it to explode and shock the entire crowd. Then, she raised her hands and cheered, "Good news, everyone! Phoenix and I are remarried! It's winter now, and Yuyu's skin gets dry, which makes it itchy. It's called itchy skin, and Phoenix can't cure it. So, we're remarried, and she's once again the Grand Duchess, and she's been awarded half the Pearl Tear Ribbon."

Ah, this... You really give face to the noble law.