Serpent Goddess
35.Winter Festival
Everyone in the fog kingdom is busy today. They all changed their city with trinkets and ice sculptures scattered around every corner of the city. For civilians who do not have thick clothes for the winter, the kingdom distributed thick clothes to underprivileged families. Ginger that has been purchased by the kingdom is made into a variety of cakes and drinks that are ready to be served when the nobles come. Ice cream and various desserts have been served to the nobles.
In the center of the city there is a statue of two swans that form a heart made of ice. The statue symbolizes the love and love given by the government to the people.
"Hurry, brother. You promised me you'd take me for a walk" Aliska said.
"Attent, little princess. I'm a little busy here" said Arka who had trouble buttoning her sleeves.
"Here I help" said Xena buttoned Arka's sleeves.
"You're teasing me again, aren't you?" tanya Arka relax.
"What did you say? You fool" snorted Xena.
"So come!" take Isabel who can't wait to look out.
Arka and Aliska out of the palace saw the many decorations that had been installed around the palace. The nobles from the fog kingdom and the other kingdoms had already started to arrive. Arka welcomed them very much.
"Let's go in, ladies and gentlemen" said Arka smiling while Isabel bowed her body.
"Thank you for the chaperone of the Arcan king" replied one of the nobles.
Arka and Aliska returned to the palace with the nobles. Although Isabel was a little upset because she did not go for a walk with Arka but she understood that there were guests the host should welcome them well.
"Servant, bring a warm ginger and ginger cake" said Arka speaking with her watch connected by a small black object that the waitresses use in their ears, just like earphones.
The nobles from other kingdoms gawked at Arka talking to his watch. Soon 10 self-running push tables came to their place. Arka chuckled little looking at the faces of the nobles who were in fear.
"Just relax, there are no ghosts here" said Arka holding back laughter. "This is an electronic desk one of the creations of our kingdom. This is listener's watch"
"How does it work?" asked a noble interested in technology.
"Servantbot, please explain to them" Arka said with a proud smile.
"Data received" Servantbot said.
"Electronic desk is a push table that can be used by restaurant waiters to deliver food to customers without having to push it. By giving a point of location electronic desk will come bring food"
"While the listener's watch is a watch that is connected to a small object that can be used by the server in the window. The distance of this connection is only up to 5 kilometers. So the ladies and gentlemen do not need to shout to the servants" Servantbot said.
"Then what are you?" ask a noble lady.
"I am a sevantbot, my duty is to serve and assist the duties of kings and nobles as personal assistants. But I was only in charge of serving and assisting the work of a nobleman" Servantbot said.
"Wow that's great!" the nobles clucked in amazement at the new technology already created by the fog kingdom.
"The plan is that I will sell some technology to small and large empires" Arka said.
"How much?"
"Are we nobles allowed to buy it?"
"Why is it only sold to the royal side?"
Question after question was thrown from the mouths of the nobles waiting for Arka to answer their questions.
"For the electronic des the price is around 500 gold coins, the listener's watch costs only about 1,000 gold coins and for the servantbot 2,000 gold coins" Servantbot said in response to the first question.
The nobles were shocked to hear the extremely expensive price for every technology sold by the fog kingdom.
"Calm down, we will only give half the price because the master and the lady have been willing to visit to see the winter festival in our kingdom" said Isabel.
"It's like when I order 100 units of electronic desk and listener's watch. One servantbot" said one of the nobles.
"I ordered 50 units"
"I ordered 120 units"
.....
"I ordered 500 units"
The nobles ordered in large quantities. Although still fairly expensive but they are interested in the technology created by the fog kingdom. Isabel records every order from the nobles and enters the data into the memory of the servantbot so that she does not forget.
'After this I'll strengthen my miller with the money from the sale' Arka thought while showing her sweet smile.
"Okay, thanks for the order. Ladies and gentlemen can reconfirm later at the auction and pick up the goods after getting the parchment from the fog kingdom" Isabel explained.
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Arka, Xena and Aliska were walking around the city and saw the preparations that were already finished. Arka and Xena are forced by Aliska to accompany her around seeing the center of the fog kingdom city.
"Sir, I want to buy a drink first yes" said Aliska asking permission to Arka.
"All right, but don't go too far. Okay" said Arka blinking one eye.
"Readily do it" Aliska placed her palm on her forehead forming a respectful manner like the ceremonial leader.
Xena and Arka chuckled amusedly at Aliska's very worrying action. They both sit on a bench in the Royal Park Fog or commonly called the RPF.
The Royal Mist Flower Garden or RMFG is a flower garden created by the Mist Kingdom with the help of goblins and trolls. RMFG is overgrown with various beautiful flowers, several children's game rides are also built, there is a large river made by trolls in the middle of the park.
The air around the RMFG is getting colder and the white smoke is coming out of Xena's mouth and Arka is so cold. Slowly but surely a pure white object descended from above the sky, it was the first snowflake to fall.
"Are you cold?" said Arka immediately hugged Xena who was cold.
Xena was fixated by Arka's treatment. The gazes of the two of them met each other when Arka bowed her head. Time seemed to stop for a few seconds because they enjoyed each other's beauty. Without Arka and Xena realize that there are already many visitors who pay attention to the two of them.
'Handsome' Xena's inner self who still meets Arka while looking at Arka's handsome face.
'You are so beautiful Xena' Inner Arka while looking at Xena's beautiful face.
"Sister" Shouts Aliska made Arka and Xena wake up from their daydreams.
"Eh. ma.sorry" said Arka nervous because she felt guilty.
Xena turned her face away and tried to stabilize her beating heart. Arka who saw Xena's behavior chose silence.
"Let's get our brother home. Aliska is cold" said Aliska shivering.
Xena and Arka stood up and walked together with Aliska. The visitors stared at Xena and Arka could not believe what they saw.
Arriving at Xena's palace and Arka was still silent a thousand languages made Harry who was in the palace confused because of their behavior.
"You two are together, right?" ask Harry.
"No" they said together.
"What are you really doing?"
"It's none of your business!" say both with a ketus.
Realizing herself and Arka saying the same thing together for the second time made Xena's cheeks blush red with embarrassment.
"You're not feeling well, Xen?" ask Harry plainly.
"No, you idiot!" sahut Xena then left them both.
"What's up with"
"No idea!" cut the Ark and leave.
'What happened to them?' he thought Harry was confused and went after Arka who was upset.
