Chapter 161: Chapter 135 Devotee_2
Among the crowd, several young faces gradually emerged.
Some had calm expressions, others were excited or nervous, yet, they all shared a common feature on their faces.
Pride.
Indeed, pride. They were the future and the hope of the Empire. Dragon Knights were known as the peak of warriors, and they stood at the apex of the peak!
Ais was usually a solemn person, yet even in his cold demeanor, there was the same pride. He, who was deeply ingrained with traditional education, held such high expectations for military merits more than anyone else.
However, when two individuals stepped out of the crowd, this unified expression of pride was instantly shattered.
Long Yi’s eyes were always on Elsa, filled with pride, but his pride was entirely attributed to his beautiful girlfriend, Elsa! To others, this pride might seem somewhat infatuated. Ai Lin, by his side, directly held onto Long Yi, her head held high and chest out. It was as if she was a small bird flaunting her newly decorated feathers while staring at Elsa.
Ais cast a glance back at Long Yi and Elsa, and all his pride instantly vanished.
So, these two people did not take the audience with the Emperor seriously at all?
Impossible!
Of course, Long Yi did take the summoning of the Emperor seriously! He was not among those high-end transmigrators who disregarded the Emperor entirely. The reason he’d dared to beat up the Third Crown Prince was indeed due to the prince’s provocation, and Long Yi was only reacting. As for the Emperor, who usually had a good reputation, Long Yi decided he could afford to take some liberties. However, if an ordinary soldier, who wanted to join the Empire Air Force in the future, disregarded the Emperor, wouldn’t that be a course towards suicide?
Actually, Long Yi was very excited initially. But after having extensive exchanges with Yavenny and Black Dragon Tyl, he was left too stunned to feel any excitement.
The Emperor glanced at Long Yi and smiled slightly, saying:
"This is the future hope of our Empire!"
"The future hope!"
The crowd echoed unanimously.
"I propose a toast to the future of the Empire!"
"Cheers!"
Everyone raises their glasses and drinks to the toast.
"Actually, I had prepared a speech for tonight that would have lasted for an hour. However, I guess you all may not have the patience to listen, so I’ll let you enjoy the rest of the night!"
The Emperor slowly said, looking at Long Yi, who had already shifted his attention to the Emperor. Ignoring others while they were speaking was quite impolite. Hearing the Emperor say this, Long Yi gratefullysaluted in the knight’s style, making the Emperor burst into hearty laughter.
As the crowd dispersed and Long Yi took a step forward, five men immediately rushed towards Elsa.
They were from Pure White Scales.
"Miss Elsa, we are from Pure White Scales, the top team of this mission. May we have the honor of presenting you with gifts that we have personally made?"
The delegating person was polite and handsome.
"Anfa of Grade Six, the grandson of General Iron Hand, is twenty-two years old. He rose to Grade Six in four years, mastering both warfare and command. A genius in poetry and painting, at fourteen, the songs he composed were popular in the Imperial Capital for a year." Ai Lin said from the side.
"An artist, how classy!" Long Yi exclaimed with a smile.
"You’d better hurry, or someone else might steal Elsa away." Ai Lin gave Long Yi a little push.
"Of course I’m going. But if I wait any longer, it won’t be Elsa getting stolen, it’ll be Elsa getting angry." Long Yi said.
As expected, Elsa, who was blocked by others, clearly showed great displeasure. However, Long Yi had once taught Elsa to be a lady!
"Please excuse me," Lady-like Elsa, loosening her clenched fists, said to Anfa.
"Miss Elsa, please give us a chance! We promise we won’t take too much of your time."
Anfa had prepared for a very long time for this day, believing he could certainly move Elsa’s heart.
Alright, the lady tactic failed, let’s resort to violence, I’ve done my best.
Believing that she had already tried her best after just one sentence, Elsa was about to switch to full battle mode. However, Long Yi and Ai Lin had already circled around to Elsa’s side.
"What are you guys talking about that’s so interesting? Can I join in?" The honest Long Yi chimed in.
"Brother Long!"
Elsa immediately latched onto Long Yi’s arm, standing symmetrical to Ai Lin on his other side."
"..." Anfa’s face twitched at the sight. Although he had heard about a possible relationship between Elsa and Long Yi, he did not believe it. How could such a handsome, sexy, and powerful lady like Elsa possibly be dating someone who had nothing going for him besides height and size? He thought those rumors were pure nonsense spread by fools. Although Elsa had accepted a sword from Long Yi at the opening ceremony, it didn’t necessarily mean she really liked Long Yi.
However, now, Anfa seemed to have made a mistake.
No matter how open-minded this world was, there couldn’t possibly be a girl clinging to a man she disliked, right?
