This year’s town is very different from previous years.

After the end of the demon month in previous years, we must wait for another month in the slum of the long song fortress, and after the snow is completely cleared, we can embark on the road to return home.When I returned to the town, I saw most of them.For several months, the houses that were unattended were dilapidated, some of the small and strong wooden houses had already been crushed by the heavy snow, and some townspeople even hid evil beasts in their homes, biting the cabinet table and not saying, and also dragging the pasture cloth to fill the corner, apparently taking this place where the wind and snow could be taken as their own nest.They often spend a week repairing houses, replacing moldy furniture with soaked water, and as for the long-lasting rotting taste, the residents here are used to it.

However, this year, the border town can be described as a new, the snow was quickly swept away, and the colored paper flag issued by His Royal Highness by the prince's door was hung.From a distance, the monotonous and dilapidated town became colorful, and the flags of all colors were mixed together, like a sea of flowers.Everyone rushed to tell each other that on the first day after the end of the demonic month, His Royal Highness will hold a grand celebration ball in the square!Anyone can visit, not only do not have to pay coins, but also to hear that there is free food distribution!

What is the ball, which is a social occasion that the upper aristocracy can participate in, has always been heard only in the mouth of well-informed big city merchants, but even they cannot participate in it.Business people say that it is not an invitation to be invited by money alone.Did the Prince let everyone participate?

“Your Highness, isn’t it good that you did that?”The chief knight discouraged, "There is no band here, there is no leading dancer, who controls the rhythm of the ball?"Besides, in this remote place, not even the nobles, will not necessarily dance, and your collarmen will only ruin everything.”

Carter had only been to the ball once in the royal capital, and it was a marquis who celebrated his daughter's birthday.Elegant strings and rousing drums staggered, ladies danced under melodious music, and men showed their quick and powerful dance steps after the drums sounded, or rotated, or kicked, to combine the action with the drums.During the rest period, the valet with the wine and snacks in the crowd, men have to look for their favorite woman, until the last song played, will pluck up the courage to ask for the invitation, the successful in the ball after the ball, there is a wind and snow moon.

Carter sighed, although the young man himself could not meet the girl he was, but the elegant and romantic atmosphere still let him ate.Replace the nobles with the nobles who are of great grace for these villagers who deal with stones and wild beasts every day.Oh my god, he couldn’t imagine a scene like that.

“The dancers?“Yes,” Roland ordered the militia to remove the stone sculptures and gallows in the square, “the iron axe and the militia are.”

“The sandman?”Carter froze.As the captain of the musket team, the performance of the iron axe in the month of the devil has finally won the recognition of the chief knight, and the foreign title is no longer mentioned, but after all, the other party is the Mojin people, how can he know the etiquette of the mainland kingdom!

Roland smiled mysteriously: "Because I'm not going to have a ball in the usual sense, and you'll know it."

There is not much to prepare for, mainly to remove the obstacles in the square and build a firewood pile in the center.The pyrochas were used to build a table with bricks for barbecue food.That’s right, that’s what Roland came up with as a bruise ball—a mix of bonfire parties and wild barbecues.

What to use to increase the people's sense of identity with the place of residence has always been a serious consideration of the prince.Nationalism and nationalism are too profound for these villagers who have worked for the lords all their lives, and they do not know one, and only their family wealth and relatives are worthy of care.The more backward, the more short-sighted, this is the law of the development of civilization, "civilization will eventually become as big as its ideas", Roland deeply believes.

However, this does not mean that spiritual construction can be ignored, and victory celebration is one of the transformation methods he has pondered.In fact, he finds it difficult to understand that there is no celebration after the world has spent the demonic month.Once a year, the evil beast invasion is almost like a natural disaster, overcoming such evil, and naturally it is worth a special book.

So he decided to name the first day after the end of the evil month every year as Victory Day.Where belonging to his territory, this day not only rests, but also hosts various celebrations.As long as it lasts for three or four years, it will become a tradition that will continue to be passed on in the territory.And the people will gradually feel that they are indeed different from the people under the rule of other lords.

Before noon, the square was full of people, and the militia members lined up in circles to keep everyone out of the firewood pile.

It seems that the free distribution of food is still quite attractive, the whole town at least half of the people, Roland thought.The shortcoming of the United States is that the square is small after all, except for a circle of open space outside the pyre, more than a thousand people almost shoulder-to-shoulder, it is difficult to have a space for activities.He also saw some of the children who had climbed onto the nearest roof and visited the middle of the square.

The first celebration is inevitable.Roland estimated that the time was almost up and delivered a speech.

This is his second public speech in the square, and his mentality is much calmer than last time.

“Good afternoon, my friends.I am the four princes of the kingdom of Greyburg, Roland Wimbledon."He still chose the same beginning as the last time, but this time the effect is very different, the voice has not yet fallen, and the crowd has erupted in a warm voice, "Long live the Prince!"“Long live His Highness!”

Rolandon felt a hot chest, this time he did not arrange anything, saw the militia and the masses spontaneous cheering, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction filled his heart.

When the cry retreated a little, he pressed down, "the month of evil spirits is over, and under the heroic struggle of the militia, the evil beast has never been able to cross the wall."The victory of the border town over the terrible enemy at a very small cost proves that as long as everyone is united, even if we do not rely on the handout of the long song fortress, we can stand here!They want to threaten the town with food, they want to force us to give in with hunger and cold, and today’s victory tells them that all this is in vain!”

“That’s right, I don’t want to go back to that place anymore!”

“Follow your Prince, there is no hunger in winter!”

"Finally, you can't be blackmailed by them, Your Highness, mercy!"

Roland took advantage of the rising emotions of the crowd and continued to say loudly: "Let us celebrate this glorious and glorious victory, this is a day worth remembering!"I declare that from now on, the first day after the end of the Devil’s Month will be called Victory Day!The celebration of the party is for that!My friends, enjoy this day!The party begins!”

The torch was thrown into the grease-smeared firewood pile, and the flame touched, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the entire square.