Chapter 169, The Origin of the Blood-Red Duke
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The following awarding ceremony had nothing to do with the king at all. The lake goddess witch under the possession of the fairy of the lake arranged the whole process. Under the eyes of countless people admiringly, she personally pinned the second-class iris flower medal on Ryan's chest.
Then, the divine power of the goddess surged, and golden wings appeared on the holy grail knight badge on Ryan's chest, which was the proof of being promoted to knight commander.
The ceremony continued, and because of the possession of the fairies in the lake, this already grand ceremony was even more sacred and mysterious.
Richard also knelt down along with all the knights. At this juncture, the mission knight didn't look like a king at all. On the contrary, his status was second to all the Holy Grail knights.
Not being able to become a Holy Grail Knight has always been a pain in his heart. The Duke of Le-Angulan has undergone three Holy Grail trials. He put down his lance, mounted his horse, and took his luggage, just like all knights who yearn for the Holy Grail. , he also tried, going as far as the empire.
For various reasons, he failed in the end.
But now, the fairy in the lake is telling him clearly in this way: I am not satisfied with your handling of this matter!
But what could he do? Do you see the royal power falling? Can looking at the duke in one's own country dictate in his throne room?
In this kingdom, no one can defy a lady's will, and Richard can only kneel on the ground.
After a complete and solemn honoring ceremony, the Fairy of the Lake not only did not get rid of her possession, on the contrary, she stayed with great interest and watched Ryan's performance on the spot.
Riding, swordsmanship, and spear riding are the three basic skills of a knight. The knight who is awarded must show his own strength that matches it.
In the eyes of everyone, Ryan stepped onto his pure-blood elf horse, and took the lance from the subordinate's hand.
Under the skilful training of the knights, the pure-blooded elf warhorse Pine Cone and its master communicated with each other, each overcoming various obstacles and rushing straight towards the target.
Before the gate of the palace, a string of iron rings had already been lined up.
Lane wasn't one to use a lance very often,
But the champion of the fairies in the lake never disappointed the goddess. With a flash of the spear, the air was torn apart, and two iron rings had already been hung on the lance.
Then three, five, eight.
At the end of the charge, the horse's hooves were raised, and Ryan's lance was covered with twelve iron rings.
The chosen champion conquered all the knights watching the ceremony in the palace with his superb skills.
Historically, the training of riding a lance has been a very, very difficult training. A qualified knight must start learning to use a lance when he is eleven or twelve years old. Both Litania and the Empire are the constant first choice for knights, but it is also a very difficult homework to master it proficiently. While the horses are advancing at full speed, the knights threaten this long-handled weapon with a coin-sized gun It is very difficult to accurately hit the weak point of the enemy's armor with the sharp point without years of training.
It is also because of this that cultivating an excellent knight is a long process, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources and several years of time. Once cultivated, the group charge of the knights has become the key to controlling the situation of the war and winning .
The palace was full of cheers, but the fairy in the lake was not satisfied. This level of riding and spear skills could be achieved by any holy grail knight.
"Clang!" The fairy in the lake drew out her dagger.
"Ma'am?" The behavior of the Fairy in the Lake caused tension and stares from the surrounding Holy Grail Knights. The Fairy in the Lake smiled softly and did not give any instructions. On the contrary, she gently rolled up her long golden hair.
The short sword was held by the goddess, and a strand of hair was cut off by the lake fairy with the short sword. Then, in the eyes of everyone, the lake fairy gently braided her hair into a small hair circle.
The diameter of this scrunchie was only about five centimeters. The fairy in the lake didn't say a word. She stretched out her jaded hand and threw the scrunchie off the stand casually.
The golden scrunchie flew out of the stands in the cool autumn air, and the eyes of countless knights followed the trajectory of the scrunchie.
Those eyes are fanatical, longing, and filled with the lifetime expectations of countless knights. If Ryan is not performing, perhaps a large number of young knights will crazily compete for this hair ring, which is the blessing of the goddess!
"Drive!" No one understood the meaning of the Fairy of the Lake better than Ryan. After the Fairy of the Lake made this move, the God-Chosen Champion immediately urged his horse forward, and the pure-blood elf horse Putao stepped forward. The horse charged again.
The lance was held high until it was gradually leveled, and a silver-gray lightning flashed past the stands, kicking up countless dust.
The fairy in the lake has always been indifferent, and she even has time to talk to Morgiana: "Mogiana, did you have a good experience last night?"
"My lady!" The body of the witch of the lake was taken over by the fairy of the lake, but her consciousness was still clear. Meeting this question made her very embarrassed: "I obeyed your oracle..."
"Lian's existence is for a different kind. Even I can't eliminate many terrible corruptions and curses, but he has a way." The fairy in the lake's face gradually became serious: "He helped you dispel the curse?"
"No, he said he was not strong enough, but he put a psychic seal on me, which allowed me to avoid the further erosion of the curse on me." Morgiana's expression was extremely respectful: "The power of his psychic power The light cleansed the filth that was bothering me, and I feel better now."
"There is no doubt that he is the silver horse. We need his strength. Morgiana, you are my spokesperson and he is my God's choice. I hope you can get along well." The fairy in the lake went down again. An oracle said: "Perhaps, the way to save this country will fall on him."
"Understood, my lady." Morgiana had never heard such a clear and clear oracle, and had never been possessed for such a long time. The lake god witch felt very strange in her heart, but as the spokesperson of the lake fairy As a pious believer, Morgiana will not test the thoughts and power of the fairy in the lake, she will only obey.
At this moment, the huge noise drew the attention of the fairies in the lake back to the arena.
Her chosen champion came to her with a smile on his face and holding a lance.
On the tip of the lance, a bundle of golden hair rings is shining with moving light.
The sacred ceremony ended with a mountain roar and a tsunami.
The next day, Morgiana, the witch of the lake, Duke Winford and Ryan will lead the rest of their army back to their territory to prepare for the winter.
Ryan once again showed his noble side. He spent all the 1,500 gold crowns he received, and the money will be distributed as pensions for the fallen soldiers.
With only fifty pairs of brand new sergeant armor, Ryan and others set foot on the way home.
At this time, the time has come to the beginning of October, and by the time everyone returns to the Duchy of Wenford, it will be late autumn, and in a few weeks, Brittania will usher in the first heavy snowfall.
Along with Ryan and the others was Boderick, the Duke of Boldrow. The chosen champion of Poseidon communicated a lot with everyone on the road. He is also as cold as the sea.
In the golden field, the witch Morgiana, the goddess of the lake, sat sideways on the unicorn "Hilphane", and Ryan rode behind her, and at the same time, there were Duke Francois and Duke Boderick, These four highest ranking people walk together.
As the spokesperson of the fairy in the lake, Morgiana has never had a good temper. In other words, the witch of the lake has always been an unpredictable person. She is the great wizard of the sanctuary of the sky and life. Usually unpredictable, often appear in Britannia, punish those evil wizards or rogue knights who do not abide by chivalry ethics, secretly help oppressed serfs and mission knights who are undergoing Holy Grail trials.
Usually, she usually locks herself in a wizard tower in a swamp near Fairy Lake in the Principality of Carcassonne, and no one knows what she is doing in the tower.
There was a very interesting story about the Witch of the Lake God: she had a hobby, and would turn the object of punishment into a frog, such as a wizard who provoked her, or a rogue knight who failed and was punished... Therefore, Britannia Serf girls in China often like to play a game of "kissing frogs", that is, to find frogs from ponds and swamps and kiss them when they see them.
I don't know if it is true or false, anyway, Ryan is not interested in trying.
"We have already passed the Principality of Lyonnaise, and we will go south to Connaught." François approached from behind on a horse: "That... the cursed land of Mousillon."
"The Scarlet Duke has been quite honest recently, and the rangers haven't noticed his new movements." Boderick, the Duke of Boldrow, looks about forty years old in appearance, but his real age is already in his eighties. Even if he is measured by a legendary powerhouse, he has already entered middle age. In recent years, there have been rumors that the Duke himself wants to put aside his secular affairs and embark on the path of the Holy Grail. The haunting of the ghosts and the army of undead knights of the Northern Blood Red Duke made him have no time to clone.
Morgiana's face was cold, she just nodded.
Mousillon Castle is located at the mouth of the Grismeray River, the source of this river is the Arden Forest. The once small and wealthy Duchy of Connaught has now become the world of the dead, and the whole castle seems to be gradually disappearing. Submerged by swamps, but it seems that because of some special spells or repeated capping, the castle has always stood at the mouth of the river.
Even if you don’t want to admit it, Brittany has actually lost this port city. It’s not that the knights didn’t work hard after the Tower of Dole incident. The Blood Red Duke can be defeated again and again, but the knights can’t capture Mu Shiron.
Ryan once asked the reason, and Francois told him with a wry smile: "When you face a city wall that is 60 meters high and 20 meters wide, it is difficult for you to have the idea of capturing it, Ryan, remember , The undead don't need to consider manpower and material resources."
"I see." Ryan understood.
The undead don't need to consider manpower and material resources. These restless creatures can cover the castle indefinitely. The knights themselves are incapable of attacking the city. Britannia is a country that has a normal relationship with dwarves and has no artillery. With such a strong city, the knights could only return without success.
"Speaking of which, when did the Scarlet Duke appear, and why did he get such a title? Why did he claim to be one of the heirs to the throne of Britannia?" Ask if you don't understand, as Ryan Qualified to ask.
Morgiana, the witch of the lake god, turned her head and glanced at Ryan, a light flashed in her emerald green eyes: "The blood-red duke's real name has been sealed by the lady, but no matter what, he is a genuine duke—Aki Lord Tan."
Both Duke François and Boderick were silent, obviously they knew the story, but the Lake God Witch was more suitable as the person who told it.
"Duke of Aquitaine? I haven't heard of this title." Ryan asked curiously.
"The title of Duke of Aquitaine existed when Britannia was founded. The first Duke of Aquitaine was Arthur's close comrade-in-arms, Holy Grail Knight Fredmond." Mogiana nodded, and she continued: "The matter must be Starting from about five hundred years ago, do you know about the Chiyan Great Expedition?"
"Of course!" Ryan nodded.
The Red Flame Crusade is a familiar story among knights.
About five hundred years ago, Britannia and the Empire were attacked by a country called Araby across the sea in the southwest. The cavalry from the Arabian Desert slaughtered civilians along the way, which aroused public outrage throughout the old world. .
(For the purpose of avoiding internal fighting and preserving strength, the tacit understanding of war among human beings is to never slaughter civilians, and rarely kill nobles. They are usually locked up and wait for ransom.)
The Empire and Britannia formed an army of knights to sweep the Arabian invading army, and launched a heroic expedition under the call of the Knight King and the Emperor of the Empire. Dozens of knights and tens of thousands of knights participated in this field expedition.
The knights fought across the sea, and the desert civilization was completely destroyed. The expeditionary army returned to their hometown with inexhaustible gold and trophies, and at the same time brought back the head of King Jafar of Araby and endless glory.
"The Blood Red Duke is the last Duke of Aquitaine. He responded to the lady's call and participated in this war." Seeing that Ryan knew about the Red Flame Expedition, Mogiana directly omitted a part: "But on the way back, this The duke is ill."
"The Duke was injured in the desert, fell seriously ill again, had a high fever, and fell into a complete coma, but he persisted tenaciously until he returned to Brittany before passing away in his bedroom."
"A grand funeral tells of the Duke's departure, but everything is not over. A mysterious undead knight appeared in his domain."
"Three days later, on a rainy night, the Blood Red Duke was revived. He was no longer a noble knight fighting for ladies, but a hideous undead. In the next few hours, he slaughtered his family And the family knights, resurrected them, formed his own army of the undead, and declared that the Principality of Aquitaine has become the world of the undead, and the serfs called him the Scarlet Duke according to his bloody appearance."
"I see." Ryan expressed his understanding, and then he motioned for Morgiana to continue, while both François and Boderick sighed slightly.
"The King of Knights, who was warned, led the army to defeat the Blood-Red Duke, and the undead fell apart. Under the auspices of the lady and the Lake God Witch, the Blood-Red Duke was sealed, Aquitaine Castle was razed to the ground, and the surrounding soil was also filled with the Holy Grail. The salt blessed by the knights was completely plowed. Due to the fact that the Aquitaine family was depraved and exterminated, the title of the duke was cancelled. The Principality of Nirvana will be divided equally."
"Originally, all of this was over long ago, but during the Dole Tower incident two hundred and eighty years ago, the Lake God Witch of that generation was imprisoned, and the evil wizard took the opportunity to release the sealed Blood Red Duke... He was defeated again , but this time the knights failed to catch him, so this situation has continued until now." Morgiana slowly shook her head: "To this day, the Scarlet Duke still claims to be the Duke of Aquitaine, and there are competing knights qualifications for the throne."
"The existence of the Blood Red Duke seems to have planted a cancerous tumor in the kingdom. We had to arrange ranger patrols and set up outposts near the Duke of Connaught, which restrained a large amount of the kingdom's military power." Fran Sowa nodded: "There are always a large number of serfs who can't survive and escape into Connaught Territory every year. Any escaped serf can be sheltered there and find a job to support their families. The population is on the contrary showing a trend of prosperity.”
Lane got it, got it all.
It seems that the Britannian knights were unable to conquer Mousillon Castle, but in fact, the essential reason why the Blood Red Duke was able to make waves was the gradual collapse of the serf system.
The kingdom of knights is declining, and a greater crisis is approaching. He must not be complacent just because of the small victory in front of him. Ryan still has a lot to do.
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At the same time, the Roof of the World, Skydome, and the headquarters of the Garland Council.
It was another boring winter night. Sky Dome is located at an altitude of 1,000 meters. Most of the time, it is covered with snow and ice. It is said that Speaker Margarita decided to set up the headquarters of Garland Council here because the cold climate is conducive to suppressing The violent magical elements in the female spellcasters.
This is also Teresa Trovik's twenty-eighth year at Skydome.
After completing a not-so-difficult but very tedious task of checking the seals of the castle, Councilor Garland finally returned to the wizard tower owned by herself and her mother. The sorceress felt a little tired, so she opened her room, Throwing the leather boots at the door, and hanging the coat on the hanger, Teresa lazily fell down on the sofa in the room.
"Dong dong dong~" After a few minutes, there was a knock on her room door: "Miss?"
"What's going on?" The sorceress felt a little irritated. Since she traveled with Ryan, her temper has become a little bit better, at least she won't get angry with apprentices and servants casually.
"There is your letter." The apprentice witch knew that her mentor had a bad temper, or that there were very few of the Garland councilors who had a good temper: "Can I come in?"
"Ok!"
So the door was opened.
"I don't want to read it now, put it on the table for me!" Teresa waved her hand, signaling the apprentices to leave after putting away the things.
"But... this is an express confidential letter from Britannia, the famous Holy Grail Knight, Baron Ryan Malcador." The apprentice witch carefully put the letter on the table first, seeing that her member did not want to read it, So he added weakly.
Hearing the word Ryan, Teresa turned over from the sofa and sat up.
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