Chapter 174 The Best Gift
“We have more prey than you!”
Frederick did not expect that Sforza, the envoy from the Helvetia Federation, would actually jump out Step on yourself.
In the current situation, face is profit. If you don't slap him back, you will have a cowardly reputation.
If you ferment it again, your previous achievements will be questioned, and people will come up with all kinds of evidence that you are just trying to gain fame, and your reputation will plummet.
Frederick took a look at the Helvetic prey. The stacking technique was good. The pile was 1 meter higher than his own, but the base was smaller, so the visual difference was not as big as the height.
And they also hunted magical beasts, several adult rock bears, which were tied with hell wolves.
So the Archduke of Mainz and the Archduke of Byrne remained silent, choosing to believe in Frederick's wisdom.
Frederick visually measured the size of the two piles of prey, then shook his head and asked Sforza: "Do you really think your prey is more than mine?"
Sforza Fuza replied matter-of-factly: "That's natural. My prey is so much higher than yours."
Arranging seats was originally an important activity today. There were many people watching the excitement, but I didn't expect to encounter such a big excitement.
Frederick looked like he was sighing and asked him again: "Are you really sure that your prey is more than mine?"
"That's natural." Sifu Zha said with certainty, "Of course, if you stand on it and are a bit taller than my prey, I will definitely admit defeat."
After saying that, he laughed to himself, as if he was very proud of himself. look.
Frederick said helplessly: "If you were a student at Wesson, I would punish you by cleaning the toilets for a month."
Before Sforza could speak, he said to the Grand Duke of Mainz: "Please also ask someone to measure the circumference and height of the bottom of these two piles of prey."
The Grand Duke of Mainz saw that he had The way to deal with it is to arrange for someone to measure it immediately.
Sforza's heart skipped a beat. He thought Frederick would ask people to weigh them, so he filled the stomachs of many prey with wet sand, not expecting to measure the volume.
He glanced at the two piles of prey. His pile was obviously much higher, and he felt more at ease.
The data of the two piles of prey were quickly measured. The bottom circumference of Frederick's pile was 15.7 meters high and 2 meters high, and the bottom circumference of Sforza's pile was 12.6 meters high and 3 meters high.
Frederick did not give Sforza a chance to speak. He stretched out his hand to gather the light elements and drew a circle and a cone in the air. At the same time, he said to him: "Given the circumference of the circle, two piles of prey can be calculated. The bottom radii of are 2.5 meters and 2 meters respectively. ”
“So through the volume formula πrh of the cone, it can be concluded that the volume of my prey is 13 cubic meters and the volume of your prey is 12.6 cubic meters. Obviously. It’s more mine.”
Sforza didn’t know how to refute. His mathematics level was as miserable as that of many noble gentlemen, and he didn’t know what to say if he wanted to refute.
The Grand Duke of Mainz did not give him a chance to speak, and said with a smile: "It seems that Wesson has more prey."
Then he said to Sforza : "Oh, it's not surprising that I got it wrong. Just keep your eyes open and look more closely next time."
"Come here, bring the gift."
The master made the final decision, and Sforza had nothing to say now.
Soon someone put a large iron cage covered with colorful cloth on the car and pushed it over. Frederick slowly backed away with a smile on his face.
The Archduke of Mainz went over to uncover the colorful cloth and said to Archduke Byrne: "Old man, you are the first place today, this is for you."
The guests present They immediately started talking with a "buzz", this is a three-headed dog, this gift is indeed valuable.
Frederick noticed that all the people in the Principality of Mainz were suppressing laughter, while Archduke Byrne's face suddenly turned pale, so he quickened his pace of running away.
"I accept your kindness." Archduke Byrne obviously knew his business and gave the Archduke of Mainz a hard look.
But the gift has to be accepted. We are ready to become relatives. Rejecting the gift will affect the overall situation.
The Grand Duke of Mainz was a little uneasy at first, but after hearing that he accepted it, a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.
Unexpectedly, Archduke Byrne looked at Frederick who could not run far, and said kindly and kindly like his own grandfather: "Frederick, come here quickly, I won't let you and Maria get engaged." I don’t have a gift for you. It just so happens that Maria has a three-headed dog. I’ll give you this one. It happens to be a pair.”
Frederick twitched his face and meowed. These three-headed huskies were really so easy to raise. The Grand Duke of Mainz would not give them away.
The reason given by Archduke Bairn seems very reasonable and cannot be refuted.
Frederick turned his eyes and looked at Sforza.
Unexpectedly, after seeing his gaze, Sforza walked towards the three-headed husky and said: "Oh, this is an incredible treasure...ah...oh...my ankle is twisted." Go back and get some medicine!" It's just that his right foot was twisted just now, and it was his left foot that was lame when he ran.
Frederick looked around at the people around him. Baron Wesson looked envious, but after all, he was a relative of his own, so it was not easy to trick him.
At this moment, a high-ranking little transparent person appeared in Frederick's eyes.
On the 80th birthday of the Grand Duke of Mainz, the royal family naturally wanted to congratulate him, so His Royal Highness Prince Rudolf came on behalf of the royal family.
But he has not yet come out of the shadow of half a year ago, and Frederick is here again, so he behaves very low-key.
An aunt-like smile appeared on Frederick's face. He went over to pull up Rudolf's sleeve and said: "Hey, Rudolf, uncle, I haven't given you a gift for so long. Our family seems to be divided.”
"It's a good day today. This monster seems to be quite valuable, so I'll give it to you as a gift. You have to accept it."
Many people at the scene saw the young Frederick in his adult state. Rudolf wanted to laugh when he called himself uncle in front of him, but now was not the time to laugh, so he held it back.
There was no problem with Frederick calling himself uncle, because in the "Treaty of Wesson", Frederick called King William his brother, so there was no problem with calling himself uncle in front of the prince. It also seemed that the two families had abandoned their past feud.
Rudolf was glared at by Frederick, and then said subconsciously: "Thank you, uncle, for the gift."
The two grand dukes present kept smiles on their faces, but sighed in their hearts In one breath, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for such a person to inherit the throne.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the Grand Duke of Mainz waved his hand, and the banquet began!
Hunters and cooks from various families worked together to select the best prey to slaughter and roast, and then served it to the master, wife, young master and ladies.
Taking this opportunity, everyone sent gifts to the Grand Duke of Mainz.
The first person to give a gift was Rudolph. On behalf of the royal family, he gave a scepter with a diamond as big as a walnut, and he gave a purple cloak.
The Grand Duke of Mainz accepted the gift with a smile. He understood the political significance of the scepter and said a lot of words of loyalty to the royal family. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious for a while.
Next was Archduke Byrne. His gift was a sword used by a certain hero in his ancestors. Swords would not be given in normal friendly relations. This showed the world that the relationship between the two families had reached a new height.
Then Frederick presented a gold box as big as a microwave but inlaid with gems, and said with a smile: "The contents of the box are more precious than the box."
< br>"Oh?" The Grand Duke of Mainz put the heavy box in front of him and replied with a smile: "If it's not precious, I'll beat you up."
You can tell at a glance that this box is expensive. Everyone was full of curiosity and expectation, wanting to know what was inside.
When the Grand Duke of Mainz opened the box, he was stunned for a moment, and his expression became more solemn than ever.
He asked a servant to bring him water, washed and dried his hands before carefully taking out the gift inside.
The people around him had already been full of expectations because of his performance. Unexpectedly, there was a large and thick book in the box. Many people thought that this was the legendary magic book?
The Grand Duke of Mainz opened the pages of the book very gently and read it carefully, leaving everyone in the audience stunned.
After a while, his old friend, "Burning God of Magic" Becher stood up and said: "If you were so serious about learning magic before, you would be more or less a God of Magic now."
The Grand Duke of Mainz finally came to his senses, closed the page, and said to his old friend with emotion: "If you fall into the water with this book, I will save this book first."
Becher was used to joking with him, so he naturally didn't care. Instead, he walked over from his seat and said at the same time: "Let me see what kind of book it is. If it's not a good book, I'll beat you up."
< br>He walked behind the Grand Duke of Mainz, glanced at the cover of the book, patted his old friend on the shoulder, and sighed: "Indeed, if you save me first, I won't agree."
The Grand Duke of Mainz gently rubbed the cover of the book, raised his head and said to Frederick: "Thank you, this "German Dictionary" is the best gift I have ever received in my life."
Frederick smiled and said: "This is only the first volume. It contains daily words, which are enough for ordinary people to use. There will be more words included in the future, and it is estimated that there will be fifteen to twenty "
The work of the Translation Court has been greatly improved under the leadership of Celsus. The identity and profound knowledge of the former director of the Royal Library of Constantbul reduced the number of scholars. Useless nonsense.
So Frederick asked the Translation Court to first publish the first volume of commonly used words in daily life, and the more difficult professional words to be published slowly later.
"Okay, okay!" The Grand Duke of Mainz nodded repeatedly, "Don't be too hasty, take your time. When will this volume be available for sale?"
This "German Dictionary" "Volume 1" is almost the size of A4 paper, with 1,500 pages, double-sided printing, anti-moth ink and parchment cover. Including the editor's cost, each copy sells for 3 florins.
Frederick mentioned the selling price, and then said: "Now the printing factory has started printing and binding, and the first batch of 500 volumes will be sold next spring. The Translation Court plans to edit the concise version next, with the price It will be lower.”
The Grand Duke of Mainz nodded with satisfaction. Most people would not use such a book. Those who do use it are those who are not short of money. This price is fine.
(End of this chapter)