Thus, Xia De, who originally wanted to blend in with the crowd, got the qualification to stand in front of the platform. Although it was still in the admission inspection stage, almost all the important people who were supposed to come had also come.

People wearing hats crowded around, stretching their heads on the platform to look in the direction of the railroad tracks, expecting to be the first to see the train coming.

Although Tobesk in early winter has not yet ushered in the first snow this winter, the temperature in the morning is already very low. The elderly gentlemen all wore fleece jackets with fur collars, and the skirts of the ladies were no longer as thin as they were in summer.

Although Priest Augustus was still dressed in the clergyman's robe, Shad keenly noticed that the robe was a thicker version.

Although Bishop Owen did not come, most of the clerics sent by the Church of Dawn, Xia De, knew each other. After a while, Xia De asked Priest Augustus:

"Good morning, Priest, are you here so early?"

"It will be blocked outside later."

The old priest lowered his voice and complained to Shad:

"I never understood when I was young, can't this kind of formalistic welcome ceremony be replaced by an indoor one?"

"Cough cough."

Father Nicholas coughed twice, signaling Priest Augustus to keep his voice down.

"There should be a special welcome party, right?"

Xia De asked again, and the priest curled his lips:

"Of course, but it will take a few days. Today's banquet is a separate reception for the Cavendish royal family.

But don't worry about having nothing to do, you will definitely receive quite a few party invitations in the next few weeks. The last time Tobesk was so lively was six years ago when the Anjou royal family sent the younger brother of the current king, Prince Andre Anjou, to visit. At that time, a large banquet was held in the city almost every week. "

The two talked about the past, and the people around them also chatted in groups of news and gossip related to the visiting group.

Although the church didn't know what the Truth would seek Princess Margaret to get, but in order to protect the princess, it had already released the news that someone was going to harm the princess, so that Delarion had a reason to cooperate with the increased security measures. So the black thunder that sounded almost halfway across the city at the farewell dinner in Huntington is now spread to suggest that someone had detonated a steam bomb at the time.

This kind of specious news has spread to Tobesk, and it has become more and more outrageous. Of course Priest Augustus didn't know that Shad was related to this matter, and even told him those strange rumors with a smile, for example, more than half of the princess's entourage were actually agents sent by Gray Gloves to protect.

Soon, Father Nicholas, who led the Dawn Church team this time, was approached by Queen Diana to inquire about the celebrations for this year's end of the year—Queen Diana is also a Dawn believer. After Father Nicholas walked away, Priest Augustus suddenly stopped talking, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he whispered:

"Xia De, I wanted to ask just now. Why do you have a strange smell?"

"weird smell?"

Xia De was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Little Mia on his shoulder:

"You mean Littlea smells like a cat? Oh, sorry, I'll give her a bath when I get back."

"Meow?"

Those large amber eyes stared at Shad.

"No no, your cat has no smell."

The priest shook his head, Xia De thought for a while, and then asked with some embarrassment:

"You mean the smell of perfume? Maybe it was accidentally stained on the carriage when we came here."

"No no, it's not perfume, it's a strange smell."

The old priest said again, so Shadela picked up his collar and sniffed:

"Impossible, I took a shower after getting up this morning."

"No, no, I don't mean the real taste."

Priest Augustus continued to lower his voice, and raised his nose twice at Shade, making the old man even more puzzled;

"This smell is very familiar to me, but I just don't remember what it is."

Xia De thought for a while, put his hands on his waist, imitating Mr. Bernhardt's appearance last week, waved his palms up and down twice, simulating the movement of wings:

"Is it related to this?"

This refers to angels, the priest also understood, and hesitated for a moment:

"Not sure, and your smell is very weak. Xia De, did you go to any strange place during the weekend?"

"I went to Huntington City in Carson Rick. What you discussed just now is related to me, but it's not a steam bomb, I was struck by lightning... It's not important, I also brought you a local Snack, I'll bring it to you when I leave later."

Xia De said, the priest nodded, a little puzzled:

"Huntington, have you gone out of town again? May that city be safe."

Priest Augustus didn't figure out what Shade's smell was until the end, but he was sure that it wasn't the remains of the original angel he was looking for.

At 10:17 in the morning, when a locomotive representing a steam locomotive finally appeared in the distance to the north of the platform, the people standing near the edge of the platform immediately cheered, not knowing whether they were welcoming the arrival of a foreign delegation or Fortunately, I finally don't have to blow it here.

The royal band, who had been waiting on the platform for a long time, immediately picked up the instruments in their hands. With the high-pitched sound of the trumpet as the prelude, the sound of wind music spread in all directions, telling everyone that Margaret Anjou led The visiting group has officially arrived.

Surrounded by princesses and princes, Queen Diana led members of the royal family, foreign ministers and ambassadors of the Kasenlik embassy along the red carpet towards the front of the platform. Reporters from large newspapers such as the King of Ruiang were excitedly fiddling with the equipment with their assistants. There are even bold guys who dare to jump directly on the rails to face the locomotive, and want to take a risk to take a photo of the smoke from the locomotive before the train arrives, as the front page photo of tomorrow's newspaper.

Of course, as soon as they jumped down, they were thrown up by the soldiers of the Royal Army guarding around the railroad tracks. The nearby crowd burst into laughter, making the atmosphere even more lively.

It is still foggy in the city today, and there is a canopy above the platform, so the sun is not strong, so you can see the train in the distance without squinting. There were actually two rows of people in front of Xia De and Priest Augustus, but this did not prevent him from directly seeing Queen Diana whispering to Miss Galina, while Leizia, who was wearing a golden dress, looked around at the driving car. Coming black train.

Probably sensing Xia De's gaze, the crowned princess also turned her head. After her eyes swept over Xia De, she blinked her left eye. The playful look made Xia De suspect that it was not Lacia but Dorothy. .

"I'm coming!"

At this moment, even Priest Augustus seemed very happy. He put his hand on Shad's shoulder, and then used his strength to stand on tiptoe and look forward. Because Xia De is tall, he only needs to raise his head to see the platform coordinator waving a flag to direct the train to stop.

"Meow!"

The sound of music, noise and trains were intertwined. Mia looked blankly at the people around her, and then climbed off Shade's shoulders with some fear, and was hugged by him with one hand and curled up in front of his chest.

clang clang clang clang clang~

The steaming huge black front finally came into everyone's sight, and the noise almost completely suppressed the playing music. And then the carriages whized by, and the cheers of the crowd reached a climax again.

The train was slowly decelerating. Amidst the tooth-piercing metal twisting sound caused by the steam engine braking, white steam mist spewed out from under the wheels, which suddenly made the crowded platform look a little hazy. The special train has a total of seven carriages, and the exit of the fourth carriage just stopped at the position facing the red carpet.

After the train came to a complete stop, Queen Diana approached again accompanied by Miss Galina, and amidst the cheers, the pneumatic carriage door slowly opened.

First, a young attendant in a red coat, black trousers, and a sailing cap jumped out and spread the planks between the narrow gap between the train and the platform.

Afterwards, Kasenlik's royal guards stepped out and stood on the left and right sides of the train door.

The elegantly dressed Queen Diana, wearing a golden crown, came to the car door in the flashing lights, while wearing a cumbersome and gorgeous blue dress, wearing a silver crown, and light golden long hair braided on her head Princess Marguerite Anjou finally walked out of the carriage with her right hand supported by her maid.

The crowd seemed to rush forward in an instant, but was stopped by a human wall formed by the police and royal guards who had been prepared. Calls and loud shouts, at this moment, were detonated inside the station like steam bombs.

Shard and Priest Augustus were also pushed forward by people, and they could all see Princess Margaret Anjou saluting Queen Diana, and then their hands in white lace gloves After holding each other and talking intimately, Queen Diana introduced the other people around her to the princess.

The first to be introduced was of course Miss Galina, the great witch who showed the elegance and maturity of a duchess, and Princess Margaret saluted her as a greeting. The status of the real duke is higher than that of the princess.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, more people from the Kasenrick visiting group walked out of the carriage, and the accompanying nobles stayed here. An area was cleared in front of the platform, and Princess Margaret was going to give a short speech.

During this period, Xia De did not pay too much attention to the queen and princess, but looked towards the entrance of the carriage, but did not see Miss Sylvia coming out. But he can be sure that the great witch of the thirteenth seat of the parliament should be in other nearby compartments, because the badge on his chest is already as hot as if it is about to catch fire. When only Miss Galina was present, the badge was not so hot.

"It's really lively."

Priest Augustus said loudly to Shad that the old man had to raise his voice so that his voice could reach Shad's ears:

"I hope that the two countries can reach a new agreement this time, so that the peace can last for a longer period of time. Oh, Shade, I really hope that the peace between Carson Rico and De La Rion can last forever .”

As a native, Priest Augustus, like most people in the city, regarded the exchange of visits between the two princesses as an important sign of peaceful relations between the two countries. Although the outsiders have been in this world for half a year, they don't have the same feelings as them.

Now he only thought that since the welcome ceremony would be over in the morning, he could try his luck in Huntington in the afternoon.

While comforting some cats who are not used to such a noisy environment, I was thinking about other things. At this time, Princess Margaret's brief speech on "Come with Peace" has also ended, and the reporters from Tobeysk City and the reporters accompanying the delegation are setting up cameras and preparing to take pictures.

Everything was going according to the procedure, Princess Margaret smiled and waved to the people, and then picked three people from the crowd to ask questions.

"Salute to the great Anjou family! Your Highness, are you here with a new wine trade agreement? The people of Tobesk love the red wine from the southern vineyards produced by Carson Rico!"

The first one to be picked was a middle-aged gentleman in old-fashioned formal attire standing in the third row. If Xia De remembered correctly, it was Earl Orlan.

"Yes, my father gave me some tasks. I hope that Tobesk will be able to taste those sweet wines tomorrow summer."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Earl Orlan said loudly, then waved his hand and took out a book and handed it forward:

"Your Highness, this is a gift for you!"

After the book was checked, it was delivered to the princess, and the princess thanked her softly. The flashing lights kept flashing, recording Princess Margaret holding "Pearl of the North: Tobesk forever".

"My lord, I salute you and hope you enjoy the city. During your visit, will you visit the Tobesk City Museum of Art?"

Laughter came from the crowd. The selected old man was Mr. Leonardo, the curator of the local art gallery.

"Yes, I like oil paintings in the style of de la Rion."

The princess said again, and accepted a beautiful brooch from the curator of the art gallery as a gift.

The flashing lights kept flashing, and the princess still had a lot to do next, so she could only choose the last person to ask questions. Marguerite Anjou's eyes swept to the surrounding crowd, and finally saw Shad.

Both of them were taken aback, but obviously the princess did not recognize this "Mr. Holmes", but was surprised by the unique temperament of the young gentleman.

"That's Reggie's Hamilton."

Queen Diana reminded softly, so Princess Margaret smiled and motioned Shade to ask questions, and Rezia who was on the side also looked at Shade.

It's just that Xia De didn't want to ask questions at all, he didn't even wave his hat.

But now that he has been selected, everyone in the crowd on the platform looked at him, and even Priest Augustus was curious to know what Shade would say, so Shade said loudly with a steady mind:

"Your Highness, I hope you can enjoy the winter time in Tobesk. Peace and friendship are the bond of human civilization and the cornerstone of the development of our era. Do you believe that Delarion and Kasenric will always be peaceful and friendly?"

Shade's question was not abrupt, because it was the subject of her speech at the banquet at the manor when she left Huntington.

"Yes, I firmly believe that!"

The princess with light blonde hair said, causing the crowd on the platform to applaud and cheer.

Xia De's question was over, he suddenly had a sudden inspiration, reached into his pocket, and took out the shield-shaped jewelry box that he took out of the gift box in the morning:

"To Her Majesty Marguerite Anjou, I hope you will come with peace and leave with beauty!"

Amidst people's laughter, Xia De's jewelry box was delivered to the princess. She opened it while thanking, and when she saw the oval and flawless emerald inside, she was as surprised as Queen Diana and Miss Galina.

The size of the gemstone is not large, so the value is not particularly high, but the gemstone itself is indeed too beautiful.

The flashes came on in bursts, and the ladies returned to their normal expressions, smiling and facing the camera. And Xia De also knew that his first step towards Princess Marguerite Anjou had been successful, and "Hamilton of Regard" had been remembered by her.

He just wondered if MI6 could reimburse the gem.

"It's really good that you prepared gifts in advance."

Priest Augustus in his ear praised with a smile, and while Shade responded, he looked at the royal nobles standing in front of the black steam locomotive amidst the flashing spotlights, and their jewelry shining brightly.

"The age of steam, the age of change..."

Although the scene in front of me is rare for people in this world, it is not unheard of~lightnovelpub.net~ But outsiders have a vague feeling that today’s scene may become an illustration in a history book, and he is in History has witnessed this scene.

"Is this civilization?"

【Yes, this is enlightenment. 】

A voice sounded in the ear, as if a warm wind gently brushed Xia De's ear. In this noisy but extraordinarily bright and bright scene, Xia De seemed to see the streetlights on Silver Cross Avenue light up one by one at night. In the strong sense of reality that made his scalp tingle, he once again felt that he was familiar with the world, The civilization of this era has a new understanding.

Being in it, but watching all this from the perspective of a bystander. The corner of his mouth couldn't help showing a smile, and he cheered along with the people around him.

Just at this time, the white doves, which symbolize peace, were released by people, fluttering their wings, and flew over people's heads in groups, before the eyes of the heirs of the Cavendish and Anjou families, and over the noisy platform. , flew over the city, the sky shrouded in haze.

Whether the white doves will bring long-term peace, no one can know, just like the righteous **** [Father of Peace], peace and war have never been separated.