Lord of the Oasis

"Sorry, it's a bit late." The Elf King said to Kant with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, the banquet was originally set up for you, Your Highness." Kant stood up and responded.

The Elf King shook his head and sat down in his seat.

Kant glanced at the attendant next to him, and sat down with the Elf King.

"Ministers, the banquet has begun." After receiving Kant's reminder, the guard declared to the ministers of the two countries who were seated.

The ministers who were sitting and whispering at the guest table fell silent.

"Today is a banquet to welcome guests from the Elf Kingdom. I hope everyone will not be formal and communicate more with each other to enhance mutual understanding between the two countries. Here, I would like to first express my sincere gratitude to His Highness the Elf King and other ministers of the Elf Kingdom. I offer you a glass of wine as a token of my gratitude to the landlord." Kant picked up the wine glass in front of the desk and signaled to the Elf King, then drank the wine in one gulp.

"Haha." His Highness the Elf King smiled happily: "Thank you, Lord Kant. Then, on behalf of the Elf Kingdom, I would like to return a toast to you. I hope that the Calradia Empire has a bright future and the cooperation between the two countries can be more harmonious."

After seeing the Elf King toasting, the ministers below also raised the wine glass in their hands and drank the wine in the glass to the bottom.

The orchestra began to play court music under the command of the attendants.

During the banquet, the ministers sitting in the lead chatted with each other. Whether they were elves or humans, they were all in high spirits.

Before trying the dishes, Kant raised his glass again to His Highness the Elf King and asked, "I wonder if Your Highness is willing to stay in Calradia for a few more days?"

The Elf King's cheeks were already flushed from drinking. He waved his hand and said, "Thank you, His Highness Kant, for your kind invitation. But our group will probably leave to return home tomorrow afternoon."

"Tomorrow afternoon? The weather in the desert is harsh. We set off in the afternoon. Soon we will have to find a place to camp to avoid the wind and sand. Why not stay in Dehrim for a few more days, adjust to the condition, and set off in the morning?" Kant asked. Lifting the glass to his mouth, he took a sip. Then he said to the Elf King.

"There are still many things that need to be arranged in the Elf Kingdom. This time I go abroad, I have distributed my affairs to the ministers in the court. But I still don't feel at ease." The Elf King explained.

"Well, His Highness the Elf King has such heavy official duties, so he can still find time to come to Calradia in person.

It's such an honor. "Kant nodded and said no more words to persuade him to stay.

"I'm really sorry that His Highness Kant can say such things." The Elf King responded with a smile.

In the second half of the banquet, some of the ministers had fallen asleep leaning on the desk because they had drunk too much wine. But some people danced with great energy.

Kant couldn't help but frowned when he saw this messy scene: It seems that he will have to reduce his drinking in the future. Some ministers' behavior after drinking is really rude.

Thinking of this, Kant smiled sheepishly at the Elf King on the side.

The Elf King understood what he meant and waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care much.

At the end of the banquet, Kant asked the guards to call the servants from the Calradian ministers' respective mansions and carry their masters back.

The ministers of the Elf Kingdom also fell down, but most of them were sleeping soundly. They returned to their resting place with the help of their companions and palace attendants.

Kant personally sent the Elf King to the carriage. After watching the carriage go away, he returned to the palace where he slept.

Because he drank too much, Kant's posture became unsteady when he walked.

When the attendants outside the palace saw Kant's return, they immediately sent people to the kitchen to order sobering soup.

When the hangover soup was served in front of Kant, Kant was sitting at the round table in the main hall, resting his forehead in a drowsy state.

"Your Highness, after drinking this bowl of hangover soup, go take a bath again." The guard reminded cautiously.

After Kant opened his eyes dimly, he focused his gaze on the still steaming hangover soup. After sitting quietly for a while, he slowly scooped up the soup and drank it.

"Isn't it hot?" the attendant on the side muttered in a tangled face.

It wasn't until Kant finished drinking the hangover soup that he hurried forward to remove the soup bowl. Ask someone to help Kant bathe and change clothes.

Kant lay on the bed in a daze in his nightgown.

Thinking of the plight of the dwarf kingdom that the elf king told him today, until he fell into a deep sleep, his brows were still frowned.

In the early morning of the second day, Kant got up early according to his usual biological clock.

Although I drank a lot of wine yesterday, but because someone helped to take care of me, after getting up this morning, it didn't have much impact.

After breakfast, Kant walked to the front of the Council Hall.

The desktop is already full of materials sent by the Elven Kingdom.

Kant picked up one of the stacks and looked at them for a whole morning.

In this morning, Kant is equivalent to completing all the history of the dwarf country.

The Elven Country also sent the information they sent people to search for the new address of the Gnome Country, and gave a preliminary judgment.

After Kant read all the materials, he almost had a bottom line in his heart.

The new address of the dwarf country is a cave near the volcano, where the artisans of the dwarf country built a community suitable for them to live in. However, those buildings are now only ruins. Everyone in the dwarf country is also missing.

After the elf country dispatched personnel to investigate the scene, they found no traces of fighting at the scene, but they found weapons commonly used by goblins.

Now it seems that goblins are likely to be the culprits in the disappearance of dwarfs.

Where did the goblin take the gnome, though. However, the progress of the investigation of the Elven Kingdom was trapped.

Kant summoned the captain responsible for training the corps of soldiers, preparing to discuss with him what action Calradia should take next.

"Hello, lord." The captain walked into the palace and greeted Kant.

"Yes." Kant nodded and recounted the situation he had summarized.

"Cameron Volcano?" the captain asked hesitantly, with an expression on his face that seemed a little distressed: "Among our soldiers, training for such severe terrain has not been implemented yet."

"It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with it. The main task entrusted to you is to find soldiers who have these characteristics and potential." Kant shook his head and replied: "The dispatched troops from the Elf Kingdom will work with you to provide their previous experience. Cooperation. Strong ability is also a very important selection criterion.”

"Well, I understand. Then I will go to the army to select him now." The captain replied after hearing Kant's request.