Warhammer Throne

ps: Snakes and Rats have been updated, Empire Waste, Barto Man, for Madam!

In May, the Old World, the Royal Palace of Curona, the capital of Brittania. Kuangsha Literature Network

The dinner was held in the banquet hall, where the current Knight King Richard hosted a banquet for Lawn Leo Cornwall, Duke of Connet.

The banquet was very hearty. The starter was the vast ocean halibut fillet with lobster mousse, and the main course was Curona Roasted Deer with Cornish Soft Cake, Truffle Sauce, Braised Red Cauliflower, Roasted Potatoes and Roasted Butternuts, Pumpkin and Celery .

There was only the sound of knives and forks colliding on the dining table. This was a private banquet for two people, so the scene was very small. Except for the chief guard of the palace, Earl Taubert and the two waiters, Richard rejected everyone.

The wrinkles on the knight king's face were getting deeper and deeper, and Ron Leo Cornwall looked at his uncle's gray beard, feeling uncomfortable.

Richard is almost 120 years old this year. Looking at his aging appearance, deep wrinkles on his face, and some rickets, it is really difficult for Raun Leo Cornwall to compare the old man in front of him with the one just now. Selected as the king of knights, he is very energetic, and is associated with the middle-aged man who fought side by side with the high elves, the Prince Imric of Kaldoron, against the wild orc frenzy.

Richard, who was still in his eighties at the time, was selected as the king at the King's Election Council after John II was deposed. He was a brave Paladin when he first succeeded, and he personally led the knightly armies to fight on many occasions. front.

Time flies, more than thirty years have passed, Raun couldn't help but feel a little trance, but also very sad.

Since the defeat of Ryan failed, and he chose to bear the responsibility for the death of Ulles in the subsequent invasion of Egil, Richard has been in a state of semi-retirement. In fact, the kingdom’s power has fallen to Regent Lauen. Except for some necessary occasions and ceremonies, Richard has rarely carried out activities in the actual sense.

"So, Bo Derek and Ryan regained the Trident of the Seagod and helped the Empire fight a battle by the way?" The old Knight King was in good spirits. He ate slowly, and then said, "What is the result? Woolen cloth?"

"The result is naturally the victory of the human coalition. The vampire baron Leopold Harken was beheaded by Lion, and the corpse king was directly turned into gold by the great alchemist of the empire, Baiershaze Gelt." Raun Nodding, he put down his knife and fork, and said briskly: "It's another victory. At present, the whole kingdom is in the most peaceful era in decades. The vampires of Moussilon have been seriously frustrated, whether it is the orcs, Greenskins, undead, or the threat of chaos in the north have all died down for a while, and we have won rare breathing time and space."

"Ryan Makado, he will be your biggest opponent in the throne." Who knows that Richard doesn't look much happy, but frowns even more tightly: "Leon Cole, you are ready to compete with him. Are you ready?"

"Of course." Lawn nodded. He seemed very optimistic and even a little excited about it: "I agreed with him to work hard to see who can shoot Moussilon first."

Richard didn't speak, he was eating very seriously. He picked clean fish bones and cut deer with a knife and fork, and slowly put the food into his mouth to chew.

Lawn didn't speak any more, he waited for his uncle's advice.

Deer is the top food in Bretania. The law of the Knight Kingdom stipulates that only nobles can eat deer, and if it is rare for a period of time, even the great nobles and holy grail knights are eligible to eat deer.

Richard likes to eat deer the most. When the Knight King was young, he often went hunting in the mountains. Raun thought that after decades, his uncle's habit of eating deer remained the same.

"Leon Cole, how many years ago did Ryan become the Knight of the Holy Grail?" Richard said slowly until he had almost eaten.

"Eight and a half years ago...nearly nine years," Raun replied respectfully.

"Where is Francois?" Richard asked next.

"About thirty years ago."

"Berhemond?"

"Fifty years ago." Lawn replied one by one.

"What about you?" Lee looked at Lawn, his thoughts could not be seen in his muddy eyes.

"Six years." Raun had some doubts in his heart, and he still replied.

"Where is Karad?" Richard asked next.

"Carad-Garament? Didn't he just become the holy grail knight and return home a month ago and become the Earl of Garament again?" Raun was puzzled. I was talking about the conquest of Moussilon. How did his uncle ask? Started this?

"Ryan, François, Pershmond, and Karad, which of them are not all the holy grail knights? One after another, all the knights of half the kingdom are Once fighting alongside them, you, the holy grail knight at the pinnacle of the legend, didn't think about how to build a good relationship with them, thank them for their contributions to the peace of the kingdom, but wanted to fight Musilon with all your heart? The respect you deserve What? When you think you really want to compete with Ryan, how many of the knights of the kingdom are willing to obey your orders?"

"..." Lawn said nothing, he felt dizzy from the blow.

"As a lord, the most important thing is nothing more than the difference, personnel and financial power. As a candidate for the knight king, the most important thing is nothing more than the difference, the support of all the knights and nobles in the entire kingdom, and the recognition from the lady." Richard sneered. : "Do you think you are sure to win? After all, Lane doesn't even have a Duke title?"

"But Moussilon is a cancer of the kingdom! We must get rid of it, no matter what the cost." Lawn did not admit his mistake under Richard's verbal attack. He was serious: "Whether it is me, Ryan or anyone else, we You can't get around Moussilon, after all, the lady's oracle has made it very clear, who can conquer Moussilon, who is the new Duke of Moussilon!"

Richard stroked his goatee and looked at Lau for a long time before nodding: "Well, you are correct in insisting on this, Leon Cole. Some issues are issues of principle. The struggle in our kingdom is One thing is another matter externally. In the big right and wrong, you must insist on your own position. If you tell me to give up playing Moussilon at this time, then I will write to Mogiana tomorrow and tell She and I also hope that Ryan will take over as the king."

Lawn only felt a cold sweat on his back.

That’s right, even though Richard has not handled some things in recent years so that he has to be in semi-retirement now, many people have forgotten that he is still the knight king who has worked hard after he ascended to the throne and enjoyed the country for more than 30 years. ! When John II was deposed and the entire kingdom was in chaos, he was the king who stabilized the situation and ensured that Bretania did not collapse on its own in the civil strife.

In spite of the failure to suppress Ryan and the unfavorable combat in recent years, Richard is present and the Kingdom Palace is still operating steadily. Whether it is the assembly of the chivalrous army or the resumption of production after the Chaos invasion, Richard at least supports Ryan. Down.

"Lyon Cole, think about it carefully. If you say that the election of the king is held now, how many dukes will support you?" Richard stroked his beard, he said seriously: "If you think about it, I will count one. You count one by yourself, Aldrelard, Duke of Lyonace, and Theodoric, Duke of Berleon... count him as well, and what else?"

"..." Raun wanted to talk about Montfort, but he immediately realized that Vulcade, Duke of Montfort, had just been saved by Ryan.

In the same way, Hagen, Duke of Gisoleaux, is not valid, and Casvan, Duke of Pallaon, is suspicious.

"There is also a lady's attitude, don't forget, Morgiana is now based in Lane's territory." Richard sneered: "Ryan is still the lady's champion of choice, and your advantage is not as big as you imagined. , Leon Cole."

After a pause, seeing his cousin thoughtful, Richard nodded, and then said: "Nevertheless, you still have the advantage, that is, you are the heir to the throne in the orthodox sense, and also my appointed successor. But you have to understand why you are the successor, why we choose you, so you have to stop some actions in moderation!"

"The base under the throne can't move."

The words of the old king pierced the deepest worries in Raun's heart.

When Raun-Leo Cornwall traveled through the human kingdom as an expeditionary knight, he naturally noticed all the drawbacks of the kingdom of knights. The country of Bretania, whether it is technological level or social vitality, is already compared to the empire on the other side of the mountain. Somewhat behind.

As one of the champions selected by the Lake Fairy, Raun is certainly not an idiot. He has a lot of deep thinking about this, that is, the reform of this country is imperative, so after he took office, the regent of the kingdom presided over In addition to tax reduction activities, he took the initiative to contact the dwarves of the Empire and the Gray Mountains.

He also hopes to bring in imperial guns and artillery, and bring in imperial engineers. For this reason, he has made many contacts with the dwarf kingdom of the imperial and gray mountains, and wants to sign a stable firearm purchase contract, and even attract some people to Curo. Set up factories.

For this approach, Richard not only did not object, but supported Raun’s approach, but when Raun wanted to go further, Richard’s attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn, the old king. Resolutely oppose him, like Ryan, to carry out a deeper reform of the civil system.

The reason is, as Richard said, the pedestal under the throne is unmovable. Why can Raun become the most popular candidate now? As long as he shows a little such intention, then the nobles who support him may abandon him at any time and replace him with a new one.

This is the biggest problem Raun faces.

To make a difference and fundamentally change the country, he must become a king.

But judging from the standpoint he represents and his fundamentals, if he wants to become a king, he cannot use the existing system.

"Lyon Cole, you are not the same as Ryan Macado." Richard's cloudy eyes looked at the mango and lemon dark chocolate and fruit desserts, and he continued: "Ryan's territory can be said to be similar to a wasteland. , He relied on his own efforts to build the entire territory into what it is now, his territory started from scratch, and it has the full support of the lady and Mogiana, so his affairs can be done, but you are not the same , Look at your Principality, and then look at this royal capital. Which one has not accumulated hundreds of years?"

"So François married Suria to Ryan, and he used Ryan's territory as a pilot? When Ryan successfully promoted his own reforms, François slowly followed." Ryan nodded: " Then why can't we do this?"

"Why not?" Richard shook his head repeatedly: "Ryan can trade with wood elves as soon as he arrives in the territory, can you? Ryan can let the dwarves set up factories in his territory with a few words, can you? Ryan and the Empire The relationship is good and the trade is endless, can you? Ryan can let the High Elf Supreme Master Taigris travel across the ocean to participate in his wedding ceremony, can you?"

"Ryan is very smart. He never monopolizes the huge trade dividends and the huge dividends of land development brought by him at the core. On the contrary, his system will not harm the interests of others." Richard continued: "It is precisely. Because the system he established brings big dividends to feed François and Boderick who support his nobles without harming their interests, these talents are willing to reform with Ryan! This is the essence of you and him. The difference! You don’t have a piece of white land!"

Richard's words made Raun Leo Cornwall speechless. The knight of the Holy Grail and the Duke of Connet turned pale, and he realized what a huge problem he had to face.

"So I didn't have to abdicate before but wanted to retreat, but now I should abdicate but I can't retreat." Richard smiled: "The position of the king is not for you to sit in and command the nobles of the kingdom at will, but you. It is more convenient to give orders to the nobles of the whole kingdom if you can persuade the crowd to sit on it. The throne is bestowed by the lady, but whether to obey the king's order is the freedom of the nobles."

"Wearing a crown, you must bear the weight." Richard said with endless depression, and he laughed in a low voice: "Before I became a king, I was full of ideas for reform, but when I was really After being selected as the king at the king’s election meeting, I had to do what the dukes expected. Everyone wanted to be a king, but few people realized that sitting on the throne should bear what kind of responsibility, if If you don't even have this courage, you don't deserve to be a king!"

"So...Uncle, how do I solve this dilemma?" Raun frowned. He realized the difficulty of the problem, and the nearly fifty-year-old Holy Grail knight seriously asked his uncle, who was nearly 120 years old, for advice.

"It's still Musilon." Richard said slowly with his eyes closed.

"Or Musilon?" Lawen faintly felt that he had caught something.

"Yes, it is still Mu Xilong. If you can completely solve the malignant tumor of this kingdom and recover Mu Xilong, which has not been resolved for hundreds of years, then you will get the support and trust of the nobles. With prestige, there is trust with prestige." Richard sighed: "With trust and support, you have the capital to advance reforms, so you can understand why I played Musilon several times after I succeeded. Bar?"

Looking at his old uncle, the Duke of Connet, Lawn Leo Cornwall, suddenly burst into tears. He could feel that Richard was old, and his last bit of strength had followed the defeat of Ryan and Ulles. Die and disappear.

"Uncle, if you abdicate, who will support me in advancing the pace of reform?" Lawn's voice was trembling, he swallowed, and only felt that his shoulders were heavy. It was something called expectation and responsibility that was pressed against him. On his shoulders.

"People will get old one day, Leon Cole." At this point, Richard smiled freely, and the wrinkles on his face opened up: "One day, I've been a man for more than 30 years. Knight King, it’s a very short term among the kings of the past, but I think it’s enough. Let me stand on the last guard. The future is you...or Ryan Macado’s."

Coming out of the palace, Raun Leo Cornwall only felt a fog in his sight. He opened his mouth and looked at the endless night sky, but made no sound.

Britania, the kingdom of knights, where will it go in the future?

No one knows, but Raun knows he will work hard for it.

Until the dead. Fupin Chinese