Proof of the Sun King

The holiday of Winter Veil ended very quickly. That's how people are. Time flies when they are on vacation. Almost in the blink of an eye, the holiday of Winter Veil passed easily.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to January, almost as soon as the rain and snow season of the Winter Veil Festival ended, the Duke of Palaon, Kath Vann, finally led an army of more than 1,500 knights and more than 10,000 people to prepare to cross the Grey Mountains , attacking the Empire opposite the Grey Mountains.

The departure of the army could not be concealed from all the nobles who were closely watching the war. Almost as soon as he got the news, Ryan joined Francois, Gerald, and Julius, ready to cross the gray at the same time. Mountains, watch this war.

A few people spent two days riding to the edge of the Grey Mountains. Of course, because of the presence of François and Lane, the four knights were warmly received by the locals wherever they went.

Desolate fields, cold air, distant mountains, small towns, this is all the scenery that Lane saw along the way with Francois and others. Human towns and villages are like isolated islands of civilization in the wilderness. , Only by relying on solid high walls and guards can the fire of civilization be preserved.

In this world, it is not like the Celestial Dynasty where Ryan was in his previous life. Apart from being human, even in densely populated Brittany, it is still a country with towns as its stronghold and roads as its bloodline, just villages and villages. There will be more, but most areas are still uninhabited wastelands such as forests, swamps, and mountains.

At night, only the city walls and the army can protect the people.

"We have entered the territory of the Duchy of Palaon." François pulled the reins of his beloved horse, and the duke himself rode a pure-blooded elf horse named Bragg, which was the whole of Brittany. The most powerful and smartest of all the Pegasus, it is extremely intelligent, and it also possesses certain magical abilities. When surrounded by enemies, Bragg will release the divine energy contained in his body into strong light and burn the enemy. to ashes to escape from combat.

Julius and Jerrod, who were wearing a shiny blue and white enchanted mithril plate armor, nodded. Only Ryan, who was wearing a gray psionic power armor, sighed: "This place is really desolate."

The wilderness of the Duchy of Palaon is full of barren land. Only the areas near towns and villages have some fragmented fields. The time is mid-January, and the weather is very cold, even for Holy Grail Knights like Francois and Lane. They are all breathing white air.

"The most famous thing in the Duchy of Palaon is the peaks here." Francois rode on the Pegasus, and the Duke himself had a faint smile on his elegant face: "The Peaks of Palaon are rich in the best Pegasus in the old world, more than From the pegasus that Winford produced in the Oracle Mountains, the pegasus from the Paragon Peaks is superior in endurance."

"The Duke of Palaon came from the first twelve Holy Grail Knights, Agilgar. At that time, he rode on Glorfindel, the ancestor of all pure-blooded Pegasus, and annihilated more than 300 green-skinned giants by himself." Gerald followed suit and said that the cousin of François was finally reused by François after a series of trials.

"It is precisely for this reason that the Duchy of Palaon is a long and narrow mountain." Julius nodded, the future brother-in-law of Ryan seemed to be in a good mood, and he calmly said to Ryan: "The Duchy of Palaon More than 60% of the land is mountainous, and there is very little land that can be cultivated, only some land near Palaon Castle and a small hill above the forest of Athel Loren can be cultivated.”

"The land is barren and lack of arable land..." Ryan said in a low voice, "I understand."

The four knights rode to the front of the town, and the town's name "Grenell" was written on the gate of the town.

Grennell is one of the three large towns in the Principality of Palaon, with a population of about 8,000. It is located in the southeast of Palaon, in the north of Athel Loren Forest, and near the southern entrance of the Grey Mountains. The only way for the Duke of Palaon to lead his army across the Grey Mountains to attack the Empire.

It was daytime, the gate of the town was wide open, and seeing Ryan and others appear, the guards of the town immediately knelt down: "Your Excellency the Holy Grail Knight! Welcome to Grenell!"

"Welcome to Grenell! Lord Grail Knight! Welcome!"

"Bless you! Lord Holy Grail Knight!"

"To meet the Holy Grail Knight is really a good luck for this year!"

"Salute to you, Holy Grail Knight!"

The town almost all knelt down from the townspeople to the guards, they cheered and cheered loudly, and surrounded Ryan and François in the crowd. The story of the Knights of the Holy Grail is familiar even in the most remote villages of Brittany. For the serfs, the Knights of the Holy Grail were like the winter sun, the idols who gave the serfs living in poverty a touch of warmth and comfort.

Thousands of years have passed since Arthur's founding, and chivalry has been reduced to a rotten rule of thumb. Many knights abide by dogmatic chivalry. They do not treat serfs as human beings at all, and some knights treat chivalry as human beings. As a pure tool and means of extracting money, chivalry exists only to extract higher benefits from serfs.

Only in these days of moral decline, those knights who can understand the true meaning of knighthood are even more valuable. They are people who truly abide by the spirit of chivalry, rather than fanatical believers who believe in chivalry dogma. The true meaning, rather than making the scriptures a **** that hinders one's thinking.

They are the Knights of the Grail, the backbone and backbone of this nation.

"Makeay! makeayfhts!" The serfs and a few free folks were revelling, and the knights guarding the town were already riding horses on the roads in the town, and they roared at the serfs, beckoning these untouchables to get out of the way Come on, you are blocking the way of the Holy Grail Knight!

The guarding knight-chief threw his whip from a high height, and slapped it **** several serfs who were unwilling to let the road clear.

"Stop!" Francois shouted angrily: "What are you doing?!"

"Your Excellency the Holy Grail Knight, it's these pariahs! These pariahs are blocking your way!" The guard knight was stunned for a moment, and quickly explained.

"Pay these gentlemen for their medical expenses, Mr. Knight." Francois's face was filled with anger: "Now!"

"Yes... yes!" Upon seeing this, the guard knight quickly admitted his mistake, he took out a handful of silver coins from his body and threw it on the faces of several injured serfs: "Hey~ Thank you Holy Grail Knight for your gift and mercy! "

"Yes! Thank you Lord Holy Grail Knight, thank you Lord Holy Grail Knight!" Several injured serfs got this windfall, and they left happily.

With enthusiasm and admiration on the faces of the guard knights, he said to Ryan and Francois: "Excuse me, the two Holy Grail Knights, you came to Grenelle because...?"

Gerald and Julius were ignored, and Francois's cousin and eldest son looked at each other with envy and helplessness in their eyes.

"I'm Ryan Macado, the Lady's God's Choice Champion." Ryan said lightly.

"I'm Francois, Francois-Antry-Tancred-de-Winfort." Francois also said calmly: "Hello."

"Ah! It's the lady's champion and Your Excellency François, it's a pleasure to meet you!" The guard knight's mouth widened, and he was startled.

"We got an oracle from the lady, we have a mission to complete, so we have to stay here today." Ryan's tone was flat: "The content of the mission is a secret, you just need to take us to the hotel in the town to stay."

"Yes!" The guard knight asked again, and immediately stopped his mouth after hearing the oracle of the fairy in the lake. He led Ryan and others towards a place in the city: "Please come with me!"

The cloak of Lane's pure platinum cup and the cloak of the pure white horse with a blue background of François floated in the air, and they followed the guard knights, leaving behind enough stories for the townspeople to discuss for days.

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Three hours later, Grenell, Baron Pfister's mansion.

This is a small mansion with two floors. It is the guard knight just now, that is, a annexe where Baron Pfister lives in the town. Of course, Baron Pfister has heard the names of Lane and Francois. , He quickly gave up the annexe he used for the winter to live with Ryan and his party, and went back to the castle by himself.

Simply put down the luggage and things, Ryan and François both have space rings, so the load for a few people is not much, Ryan added fodder and black beans to a few pure-blooded elf warhorses, he glanced at the dark clouds and dense fog In the night sky, he exhaled a breath of cold air and added some grass to the stable: "Come on, grapes, eat well and grow well~"

"咴~" Grape obviously understood what Ryan was saying, and the pure-blooded elf warhorse stretched out its front hooves and gently touched Ryan's arm, neighing in dissatisfaction.

I'm already a full-fledged warhorse, you don't need to say it.

"Hahaha~" Ryan reached out and touched Grape's mane, and Grape rubbed his face against Ryan's face with enjoyment.

"Lane, are you ready? Come in." Francois stood at the door, and the duke shouted at Ryan, "They don't know how to cook, so they still want to trouble you."

"Okay, come right away." Ryan patted Grape's head again, turned around and entered the mansion. There were two pots of stew in the kitchen, and firewood was piled up in the middle of the house. Pies and a pig's hind leg were baked in it.

In Brittany, it is believed that only nobles are entitled to "waste" food and enjoy different spices.

Of the few people present, only Ryan and François have traveled outside for a long time. Ryan has traveled outside for a long time as a Ranger Knight and a Kingdom Knight, while Francois is an expedition knight on the road of the Holy Grail. For many years, until he was recognized by the Fairy of the Lake and became the Knight of the Holy Grail.

The two stood in the kitchen to cook together, and Francois said with great interest: "I haven't cooked for a few months, so I'm still with you, Ryan, and I heard from Suria that your cooking skills are not bad. Let me try it next time."

The kitchen was fairly clean and tidy, the thick grease adhered to the ground, the stove was burning hot, the stew in the iron pot was making a "gurgling" sound, the walls were covered with pots and pans, and Lane was in front of him. Hanging a row of spoons, from small to large, François has garlic, onions, a few strips of bacon and fish, and a handful of condiments hanging in front of him.

"Dong dong dong~" Francois took a kitchen knife and chopped the cabbage, while Ryan was handling the stew with a large spoon and seasoning it.

"Last year, how much did you earn from your territory last year?" Francois asked casually. The duke and Ryan are now a family, so he doesn't need to be so outspoken, and he also saves a lot of polite words.

"About 4,500 gold crowns, of which 2,000 gold crowns are used for various salary and military expenses, 500 gold crowns are my personal expenses, and there are still about 2,000 gold crowns left." Ryan nodded and replied: " In addition, a large amount of grain was turned over, including more than ten tons of wheat, barley, rye, soybeans, radishes, peas, lentils and other grains, and I had to arrange for people to build two new warehouses."

"If your territory is facing war now, how long can it last?" Francois continued.

"The castle's grain and savings add up to about a year and a half. If you count my personal wealth, it can last for about three years." Ryan said casually while stirring the delicious stew.

"That's really good, Ryan, you can manage the entire territory like this in less than a year, it can be said to be quite amazing, madam, bless!" Gerald held a long wooden handle, The front end of the wooden handle is a prototype plane. He stands in front of the bread oven and uses the wooden handle to constantly turn over the bread in the oven~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Julius is still staying in a part of the mansion BBQ pork hind legs in the building.

"Prepare more food reserves, and then make sure you have enough gold coin reserves in your hand, Ryan." Francois nodded, the duke himself was very satisfied with Ryan's financial management and internal affairs capabilities, he said in a guiding tone: "Sufficient food reserves can ensure that your army always has sufficient combat effectiveness. Gold coin reserves allow you to recruit troops in time and issue adequate military pay, and even hire imperial mercenaries in an emergency. Chen Liang is cleared every three years, remember every three years. The old grain is approaching the time limit. You can send the old grain as relief grain and holiday gift to the subjects. Anyway, if they don’t eat it, it will expire, so you can simply let them have a full meal. These old grain cannot be sold to merchants. Serf, make a profit."

"I understand." Ryan nodded, and he was very clear about these things: "Thanks to the trade with the wood elves and the workshops of the dwarves, they bring me more than 1,500 gold crowns a year. There are merchants and foreigners who come to settle in my territory."

"The nobles of the principality often visit your territory to see a doctor." Francois smiled: "In the name of the lady, disease and corruption have been effectively controlled."

"If it wasn't for the wood elves' medicine, the hospital wouldn't be able to open." Ryan put the stew into the copper cauldron. He thought that this baron was indeed rich, and there was a copper cauldron in his home.

The meal was ready, the four knights sat down in the restaurant on the first floor of the mansion, and Francois took out a bottle of aperitif.

"Thank you lady for giving me food."

"dinner's ready!"

At this moment, the door of the mansion rang.

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