Chapter 234 Investiture Ceremony, Twelve Paladins

Lin Yong smiled, "I'm not nervous."

Marquis Meyer nodded, "That's good."

Then, Marquis Meyer quietly introduced several nobles from ancient families to Lin Yong, "The man in the red tuxedo is Duke Bertram. Their family is almost the oldest among all families."

"You have to be careful about him. He is the most opposed to the queen granting the title of earl to foreigners. Moreover, the most important thing is that their family is different from those that have declined. Their family has many strong people, and he himself is a master of reasoning. "

Lin Yong nodded and looked at Duke Bertram.

It was an old man with a mustache.

He doesn't look very tall, and he is even a bit amiable.

He was talking to a lady in her forties.

The noble lady has a handsome appearance. If there are no wrinkles on her face, she must be a great beauty.

Yes, in addition to the nobles, there were also ladies who came to attend the knighting ceremony.

These ladies were also curious and wanted to see what the handsome young man mentioned by the Earl of Rochester looked like.

Most people know that the Earl of Rochester, oh, now the Marquess of Rochester, lost his title in a bet.

However, the details are not known.

The Queen also doesn't want more people to know that Lin Yong is a master of reasoning.

However, the Earl of Rochester also promoted Lin Yong to be smart, wise, handsome, and personable.

These ladies are interested in handsome young men.

Moreover, this young man will soon become a landed earl.

The girls had entered the ceremony hall and attracted many people's attention.

What men see is girls’ pretty faces and graceful bodies.

Women look at the necklaces, rings, hairpins and brooches worn by girls.

Except for the Enchantress, the other four girls have too oriental characteristics.

Therefore, when these people saw it, they knew that the girls came with Lin Yong.

Many people have re-estimated Lin Yong's net worth.

I thought he was an ordinary oriental man, but I didn't expect him to be so rich.

In their opinion, the girls' jewelry must have come from Lin Yong.

Just like the girl herself belongs to Lin Yong.

These ancient aristocratic ways of thinking are really unique, but they are indeed right.

There are also many young people who, although they have not been awarded a title, are heirs to the title or knights.

Come and attend this investiture ceremony too.

Especially the twelve young people are very eye-catching.

According to Marquis Meyer, these twelve young people are the new generation of paladins.

Britain has had Knights of the Round Table since ancient times.

The Twelve Paladins are the best among the Knights of the Round Table.

Not only does one need to be of noble birth and have an ancient family, but one also needs to have outstanding conduct and strong strength.

Some of these twelve young people are masters of the earth realm, and some are masters of the human realm.

They were all wearing red knight uniforms. They were all handsome and attracted the attention of many women.

And these twelve people gathered together to talk from time to time, and occasionally looked at Lin Yong.

Lin Yong always felt that they seemed to have some "conspiracy" against him.

Soon, the queen came.

When the queen comes, everyone salutes her.

Men put their right hands on their chests and bow, and women curtsey.

Dongli Yanran has told the girls about these etiquettes, and the girls can do them in a decent manner, not bad at all.

As usual, Lin Yong went to the queen, knelt down on one knee, and declared his allegiance to the queen. The queen took a sword, placed it on Lin Yong's left shoulder, and declared Lin Yong to be an earl. The ceremony was completed.

Marquis Meyer also told Lin Yong this.

The queen seemed to be very interested in Lin Yong. She called Lin Yong forward and talked to Lin Yong for a while.

Soon eight o'clock arrived, and a minister nearby reminded the queen that the investiture ceremony was about to begin.

Then the investiture ceremony was announced.

Everyone looked at Lin Yong, the Queen.

Lin Yong walked up to the queen, knelt down on one knee, and then declared his allegiance to the queen.

Note that this is a declaration of allegiance to the Queen, not to the United Kingdom.

These two are different.

For example, if you declare your allegiance to Britain, you must step forward when Britain is in danger.

However, if the declaration of allegiance to the Queen is made without the Queen's call-up order, it does not matter what happened in the UK.

Most foreign nobles declare allegiance to the Queen rather than to the United Kingdom.

To declare allegiance to the United Kingdom, you need to become a British person. Lin Yong does not want to become a British person.

After Lin Yong finished reading the oath, the queen looked up and said, "Does anyone else have any objections to Lin Yong becoming an earl?"

Lin Yong knew that this was also a necessary step.

Marquis Meyer also told him.

In ancient times, if a person had bad conduct, such as betrayal, betrayal, etc., and was exposed, he could not become a noble.

So, there is this step.

Just when Lin Yong thought everything would go smoothly, a voice came, "Dear Her Majesty the Queen, I think strong force is the reason why our Queen granted him the title of earl, but I don't think he has enough talent to match Strength."

"I think we should follow the ancient custom and let him pass through the battle formation of the Twelve Paladins."

The speaker was Michael, the King of the Twelve Holy Knights.

The Michel family is also an ancient family. Michel's father is still there and is going strong. Therefore, Michel has not yet inherited his father's title of Marquis.

Lin Yong also heard from Marquis Meyer.

In ancient times, in addition to good conduct, those who were awarded a title also needed strong military force.

Therefore, you need to break through the battle formation of the twelve paladins and defeat the twelve paladins.

This rule has naturally been retained.

However, it has not been used in recent hundreds of years.

After all, with the decline of modern warriors and the decline of nobles, the Twelve Paladins have always retained the custom of selecting the strong.

Therefore, as the Twelve Paladins became more and more powerful, this rule existed in name only.

No one would ask at the knighting ceremony which noble to be knighted to join the Twelve Holy Knights.

If it weren't for Lin Yong, a foreigner, this rule might not have been remembered.

Marquis Meyer looked a little worried.

He is an expert at entering the Earth Realm, which is pretty good.

However, he would never be able to break through the formation of the Twelve Holy Knights.

Because, in the formation of the Twelve Holy Knights, there are six strong people who have entered the Earth Realm and six people who are strong in the Clear Realm.

The strength they formed in the battle formation was that one plus one was greater than two.

In other words, the strength exerted by twelve people is greater than the strength of twelve people themselves.

The strength itself is strong enough, and now it is superimposed.

Marquis Meyer quickly said, "Lin Yong, you can refuse this unreasonable request. After all, this rule has not been used for hundreds of years. The empire has regulations that any custom that has not been used for five hundred years can be deemed to have been abolished. .”

Marquis Meyer naturally didn't know Lin Yong's true strength.

Lin Yong looked at Marquis Meyer gratefully and nodded to Marquis Meyer.