Proof of the Sun King

Claw Sea coast, about 6 km from Clermont.

Inner Harbor.

A newly disbanded Le-Angouran army is following a mighty kingdom knight back home, along the broad road, watching the barley, wheat and other food crops that are about to be harvested by the roadside, watching the coastline. Fishing boats, passenger ships and cargo ships, the soldiers were laughing and joking, joking, or some one-liners or meat jokes, everyone was in high spirits, because everyone's packages were full of food, trophies and various coins. They all exude an emotion called happiness.

At the front of the line are several kingdom knights, a dozen ranger knights, and dozens of knight squires. The expressions on their faces are much more serious. These knights are named after Sir Baldwin of Clements. The first is that he has a relatively high status in this group of knights. He is the fourth son of Count Clement Clement. The second and most important is that Sir Baldwin is the strongest. The legendary middle-ranking kingdom knight is here this time. He was awarded the second-class lion medal for his greatest achievements in the Great Crusade, and was admired by knights and soldiers.

Compared with the soldiers who didn't need to think too much, the knights were mostly frowning, and even a lot of trophies, military exploits and honors failed to make the knights show a happy expression.

They just got the news that Taubote, Duke of Le-Angoulan, made a public statement to strongly oppose the decree of the King of Knights Lane. The Duke of Taubert emphasized that if His Majesty the King of Knights does not take back his order, then he will consider taking more drastic measures to refuse to enforce restrictions on noble privileges and regional viceroys.

This made the group of Le-Angouran knights who had just returned from the Great Expedition very entangled, and they didn't know which side they should stand on.

As knight nobles and Le-Angourans, Baldwin and the others should have stood by Duke Taubote, but as they were convinced by the countless miraculous victories of the knight king Ryan, they gained a lot of benefits and glory in the Great Crusade, and they were deeply impressed by the For the knights surrounded by victory, they really felt that it was not a good idea to fight against the will of the king of knights, and the spirit of chivalry also made them feel pain.

Baldwin's lieutenant, Sir Leonard, said to the hero of the duchy: "What shall we do next, Sir, please say something, and we will all listen to you."

"Listen to me? I don't think so." Baldwin shook his head, his brows furrowed, and he looked at the ocean in the distance: "This question is very troublesome, everyone please keep quiet."

"Keep quiet?" Sir Leonard and the knights were puzzled by this, and Leonard couldn't help laughing: "My lord, you know, how does the Duke fight against His Majesty's army? By what? By Le-Angouran's castle? Or his Nachile-Angouran marines?"

"Of course the Duke can't resist His Majesty's army, but His Majesty's army, like us, has just been disbanded." Baldwin continued to shake his head: "Furthermore, if His Majesty uses a large army, it means His Majesty has lost, don't forget, His Excellency the Duke is It is both legal and procedural to openly object to the covenant between the duke's identity and the twelve first-generation Holy Grail Knights' families."

Speaking of which, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads, that's true.

The Duke of Taubert was openly opposed, and he was justified. He used legal and reasonable channels to oppose it within the administrative framework of the entire knight kingdom. If Ryan dispatched a large army to suppress it, then he would break the original knighthood covenant. You must know that Tauber Duke Te was also loyal to Ryan after taking office, and he has never had anything to do with chaos, undead, treason, or blasphemy. This is a reasonable expression of demands, and the King of Knights should not and cannot break unspoken rules.

Everyone chatted, but there was really no better solution, and they continued on their way home.

Soon, the originally huge team dispersed in twos and threes. Small groups of soldiers and knights returned to their hometowns full of loot and glory. The village entrance and the town gate stood to welcome their relatives. These people can now proudly hold their chests up. , declared themselves victors, boasted of their glorious history of expeditions and captures in war, and enjoyed the admiration and envy of all.

In the end, only Baldwin and Leonard were left, with a small group.

Appearing in front of him is the Clement Castle, a medium-sized castle that is not very big, but has all the internal organs. It is also the family castle of Baldwin. The Clement family has spent thousands of years here. From the dome of the wall and the rising smoke, Baldwin knew he was home.

However, at this time, a group of serfs stood at the gate of the city, and they were negotiating with the guards in anger and despair.

At this time, the appearance of Sir Baldwin attracted the attention of the guards. The crossbowmen, sword and shield soldiers, and spearmen immediately saluted Baldwin, and the castle gate with the coat of arms of the blue sea monster family with a white cross on a yellow background was shining brightly: " Welcome back, sir!"

"What happened?" Baldwin asked the guards. After several great expeditions (Arabi, Orbian, Motkin invasion), the majesty of this kingdom knight made the guards dare not look directly. .

"This group of serfs, they said that their village was attacked by two water monsters and a group of water ghosts, and asked the earl for help, but the earl refused to receive them and refused to help. This group of people stayed here." said the guard.

"Help us, sir!" a village old man came out tremblingly and begged: "Our village is threatened by monsters, there are many enemies, very strong, we have sacrificed seventeen boys, and if this goes on, we will It's over."

A nameless fire gushed from Baldwin's chest, and the ser yelled at the guard, "Open the gates, and I'm going in to see my father!"

"Yes!" The guard opened the city gate, the loudspeaker turned, the suspension bridge was lowered, the gate was pulled up, and the heavy city gate opened, Baldwin and Leonard dashed across the suspension bridge, leaving behind the group who continued Serfs blocked outside.

The squires and servants in the castle did not welcome Baldwin's return as expected, but Baldwin couldn't control that much. He was eager to find where his father, the old Earl of Clément, was, and got the old earl from the servants in the parlour. After the news, the Kingdom Knight hurriedly dismounted, not even taking off the dusty and scarred burqa, and rushed towards the reception room.

His father, the old Earl of Clément, was talking to a messenger, Baldwin recognized him—the Duke of Taubert's messenger, so the issue between the two sides was definitely related to the recent political situation, and the Duke of Taubert was obviously looking for his father. support, and the two sides talked happily.

The old Count Clement wears a rich robe embroidered with gold thread and lace, and on his head is a Count's tiara of precious stones, gold and silver, and behind him a sea-blue cape of wood elf velvet. Cheng, wearing several gem and diamond rings on his hand, and holding a cherry wood cane inlaid with amber, seeing Baldwin come in, the old earl was a little surprised and pleasantly surprised: "Baldwin, the expedition is back? Madam bless, this time How much did the expedition gain?"

"Father, what happened to the group of serfs outside the castle?" Baldwin said straight to the point: "Their village is in trouble. As lords, we are obliged to send troops to help them!"

"Hey, come on." The old earl couldn't help but sneered and said angrily when he heard this: "A group of water ghosts are also worth recruiting? What threat does that pose?"

"It is the duty of a knight to defend the territory."

"If the knights in the castle are dispatched for anything, we will be exhausted, Baldwin, my son." The old Count Clement waved his hand impatiently: "The knights will be exhausted, and the horses will be exhausted because of Fatigued and losing a lot of fat, those lowly feral species will become dependent on us noble bloodlines, and they will come to annoy us when they see a wild dog outside the village in the future.”

"That's not a wild dog, it's a large group of water ghosts and two water monsters!" Baldwin emphasized: "The village has been attacked, seventeen boys have been killed, and the village will be razed to the ground."

"A large group of water ghosts, two water monsters?" The old Count Clement became even more impatient: "Have you seen it with your own eyes? Which eye did you see? How many water ghosts are there? How big are the water monsters? You believe a group of lowly serfs. How do you know they're not using you? Deceiving you? How can you be sure they're a threat to the village and not just passing by?"

Baldwin was speechless for a moment.

"Hey, child, sit down, rest for a while, and taste the grand wine I finally got from Winfort - Lysalis." The old earl's attention quickly shifted to other things: "Why? So, how was the expedition? Do you like how I set up the parlour? But I think there's a lot missing, including fine tapestries and more artwork, and your brothers and sisters are missing a dress like mine , there are many places to use money, let's see how much you brought back."

"Your people are being threatened by monsters, and you, father, all you can think of is the decoration of the reception room and your dress? This is the chivalrous virtue of Corduin, the first Holy Grail Knight of Le-Angouran. inherited?"

"Baldwin!" The old earl waved his hand impatiently: "Don't question my chivalrous virtues, I make a pilgrimage to Curona every year! I said, serfs must learn to solve problems by themselves! We knights can't go every time save them."

"Your pilgrimage?" Baldwin finally got angry, and he ruthlessly opened up the truth about his father's pilgrimage: "Oh, I know what role-playing you play, you come to Curona in the morning, make a pilgrimage at the Cathedral of the Holy Grail and make a pilgrimage to the lady Pray, feel the glorious deeds of the Knights of the Holy Grail, and then rush to the Royal Palace Restaurant at noon to arrange a feast of snails and foie gras."

"In the afternoon, go to the Lion's Ring Racecourse to watch the riding competition and the lance duel, appreciate and discuss the traditional skills of knights, and then go to the masquerade in the evening, and order the blond beauty of Keslev or some other place to accompany you, Also order two at a time, play until tired and sleep on the banquet blanket, sleep until noon the next day and get the carriage ready to go home, is this your chivalrous virtue? When I went on an expedition to Arabia for my family, you would Can you realize your 'Knighthood' with peace of mind?"

The atmosphere changed instantly, the old earl's face was red and white, and he roared: "Enough, ma'am, you greedy and miserly villain, I know you don't want to share your spoils, then you give I'll get out and go back to your fief!"

Perhaps it was because he didn't expect that he would not be able to change his father's mind by saying this. Baldwin gritted his teeth and turned to leave. The old earl didn't speak until he was near the door.

"You are not welcome here, Baldwin, my son, and you are not allowed to enter our family's castle without my orders."

"As you wish." Baldwin cracked a few words between his teeth, then walked out without looking back.

For the first time, the knights of the kingdom are fortunate that the criteria for selecting Holy Grail knights have never been in the hands of these rotten veteran nobles, but have always been firmly in the hands of the ladies, otherwise the knight kingdom would probably have been as rotten as his father. scum.

Coming out of the castle, the serfs gathered in an instant, and the village elder looked at the knights of the kingdom with expectant eyes.

"How is the situation?" Leonard asked, "Did the earl agree to send troops?"

"He only pays attention to the decoration of his reception room and the silk robes." Baldwin said coldly: "But I will not let the village fall, and I will not let the water ghosts wreak havoc in the earldom."

"Soldiers! My knight brothers!" Baldwin drew his long sword and shouted at the knights and soldiers returning from the expedition: "Who is willing to follow me, help these villagers, and save them from water ghosts and water monsters Village?"

Under the autumn sun, the knights and soldiers who returned from the expedition once again felt that the glory of victory and a strong sense of responsibility enveloped their bodies. Knight King Ryan taught these soldiers to save their compatriots from evil, Defending the territory, defending the world, what a glorious deed it was.

"We will follow you! My lord!"

"As you wish, my lord!"

"Let these **** and trash see our power!"

Under the united will, Baldwin suddenly felt a certain fulfillment of will, a higher and more glorious spirit shrouded in himself, which is the backbone that supports the knight kingdom for thousands of years.

He knew who to choose.

"Set off!"

…………I am the dividing line of departure…………

At the same time, in September 2515 of the imperial calendar, the border area of ​​the Principality of Le-Angoulan, the waters around the port of Genet.

It is almost time for low tide. The fishermen around the port of Genet have parked their fishing boats in the port. The civilians gather in groups and discuss today's harvest and tomorrow's weather on the coast.

However, several small boats docked at inopportune times, without any notice and without any reporting.

This moment aroused everyone's vigilance, and people stood up and picked up harpoons and wooden sticks.

As the boat approached, the civilians let down their guard and couldn't help shaking their hands with excitement.

Several small boats are all standing on the old guards wearing bearskin hats, half-body plate armor and gorgeous military uniforms! This legendary army actually appeared here, which made the civilians more excited.

And the more exciting thing is still behind, just at the bow of a small boat, Knight King Ryan Macado and Knight Queen Surya Kumani Aintree are holding hands and shoulder to shoulder, Standing proudly in the front section, the dark elf Olika and the head maid Sylvia stood behind them respectively!

The people in the port were boiling. They cheered and screamed. They took the initiative to help these small boats dock. People rushed up and crowded close to the old guards~www.wuxiaspot.com~ shouting old friends. Guard's name.

"That's His Majesty the King of Knights! That's His Majesty and the Queen!" More than a dozen veterans who had participated in the Bafengshan Great Expedition, or had just retired or returned to their hometowns had recognized Ryan and Suria, and they waved their hands excitedly and desperately. Some people have already cried bitterly: "It's Your Majesty, it's Your Majesty! Ahhhh!"

In the cheers and the support of the crowd, Ryan took Suria's hand, jumped gently, and jumped to the shore. The king waved to the crowd, and he and Suria were instantly surrounded by the old guards, even so , dozens of veterans or expedition soldiers who just returned home still squeezed up.

"Long live the king! Long live the king! Long live the king!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, do you still remember me? I participated in the Bafeng Mountain Expedition with you!" A middle-aged man in his thirties was extremely excited: "After the expedition, I obtained the status of a free citizen and bought it myself. Got a fishing boat and settled here!"

"Your Majesty, I am a soldier of His Excellency the Duke. You even awarded me a medal in the Invalides!"

"The lady is above, I just returned from the expedition! Your Majesty has appeared!"

"Your Majesty! Thank you! Without you, we would not have the good days we have now!"

"Your Majesty, I really don't want to retire, you are so cruel, I still want to go on an expedition with you!"

Waves of civilians from the port of Genei came to hear the news, and then the local serf infantry regiment and sergeant guards, the officers of the serf infantry regiment, village elders, sergeants, and most of the citizens had participated in various aspects of Lane. The free people of the Great Crusade, when they saw the appearance of Ryan and Suria, there were only cheers from their hearts. People gathered to see the king and queen of knights together.

The tide surging, followed by the sound waves hit the rock wall by the sea.

"Long live the king! Long live the king! Long live the king!"