Chapter 229 New Life (I)

"Anthony, don't be stunned. This is your first time to meet His Majesty. You must seize this rare opportunity and leave a good impression on him."

"Ah, sorry, Lord Fred."

The boy called "Anthony" looked a little flustered and hurried to catch up with the team.

He looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a pretty face and a slightly thin figure in simple clothes.

Just now, Anthony was looking up at the magnificent gate of the palace that was dozens of meters high. It was not until Fred reminded him personally that he came back to his senses.

"No matter what, remember the etiquette I taught you."

He paused.

"In addition, His Majesty admires brave people, so don't faint in the hall."

Fried's eyes were clearly looking at Anthony, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Anthony nodded in response, and then walked silently on the road. He couldn't suppress his inner expectations and nervousness, and his heart was pounding.

The distance from the palace gate to the main hall is a thousand meters. This distance is just a trivial punishment in training, but Anthony feels that it is so long that it will never end. He can't help but recall his miserable experience in the past, until his experience after joining the "Dragon Oath Hall".

From the dark, narrow, dirty and mottled basement to the magnificent palace today.

The dragon carving on the door is lifelike and full of majesty, as if it is examining all the visitors.

It slowly opens and makes a heavy sound.

"It's incredible."

Anthony couldn't help thinking so.

The flying dragons guarding the stone pillars on both sides of the road all raised their heads and roared loudly, which made him more uneasy about the upcoming audience with His Majesty the King.

After all, this magnificent palace is far beyond the imagination of Anthony, who was born in poverty, and what kind of power should the legendary "Purgatory Scourge", "King of Burning Embers", and the dragon lord who destroyed tens of thousands of troops alone be? Although he had watched from afar, he had never been so close, let alone met with the dragon.

The remaining eleven boys were about the same age, and their young faces still showed tension and shock that could not be concealed - including Anthony, the total of twelve people were the first batch of "Dragon Oath Holy Knight" candidates selected by Fried.

Most of them were boys with clean backgrounds and received the grace of the kingdom. After many selections and hard training, they were about to be brought to the red dragon to receive the gift. As a former Black Lion Knight, Fried was very good at this kind of work.

Walking on the wide road, Fried turned his head and whispered:

"Ah"

The difference between them made Anthony almost doubt that he was having a magnificent dream, but he knew that he could not imagine such a scene.

Anthony's father was an ordinary farmer, or more precisely, a "serf" bound to the manor, one of the hundreds of serfs under the rule of Baron Soli.

And his father was lucky to find a wife, so that he could be born in the stable. Anthony originally had no name, but was given a name that means "wheat grain".

According to the normal life trajectory, he would have become a lowly serf, spending his life in exhaustion and hunger - just like his grandfather who died of starvation in his thirties.

However, as Anthony grew up, the butler who managed the manor was surprised to find that he was not as withered, hungry, and disgusting as the ordinary "gray animals", but showed a very handsome appearance.

So the butler bought him from his father at the cost of three bags of soybeans.

According to the butler, Anthony was going to "go to the city to enjoy the happiness with the noble master", perhaps for the precious food, perhaps he really hoped that his son could live a good life, or perhaps there was no room for refusal, the father gladly accepted, and he was only eight years old at that time.

The butler sent him to the prosperous North Wind Castle in a carriage and to the magnificent Baron's Mansion.

The young Anthony did not understand what all this meant.

So, the nightmare began.

Baron Soli warmly entertained Anthony, and then took him to the basement, where it was dark everywhere.

This was the moment when it began.

The baron finally tore off the gentle aristocratic mask and revealed his devilish nature.

Anthony was locked in a dark and damp basement, praying every day for the guards of the baron's mansion to throw him leftovers. He always hoped to regain his freedom and get rid of this hellish and painful situation, but it never came true.

He often hoped that the "god" in the manor church could save him, but there was never a response. It was also possible that the god who could protect a devil like Baron Soli would not respond to the begging of a victim like him?

Baron Soli often wore a neat white robe and talked happily with the pastor of the church, but the god never blamed him.

This situation lasted from the age of eight to thirteen.

Gradually, Anthony had become numb and even accustomed to such a life.

Until that day - the earth shook violently, and even he could hear the sound of gunfire in the basement.

Eventually, he was rescued from the basement by the Tieflings of the Burning Kingdom. In Anthony's eyes, although these Tieflings looked like devils, they were far better than the baron who looked gentle but had a devil in his heart.

When he saw the sun again for the first time in five years, he was not used to it and had to block the dazzling sunlight with his hands, but the scene between his fingers was also unforgettable for him - the huge red dragon stood on the city wall, spreading its wide wings, as if to cover the sky.

The dragon raised its head slightly and roared loudly through the sky. This sound was like the death knell of the old order and the beginning of a new order.

That scene has been deeply engraved in his mind, like a miracle.

Let him be reborn.

Later, he had no status in the city, but was personally selected by Fried of the Dragon Oath Hall to become a substitute for the Dragon Oath Paladin. Fried also named him "Anthony", which means "brave man".

Fried just told them directly that the great red dragon changed their destiny. There was no place for them in the old order of the northern nobles, and the only choice was to join the new order of the Burning Kingdom, gain the power of the Dragon Oath, and become part of the great blueprint.

Anthony, who ate white bread for the first time in his life, tried hard to swallow the food in his mouth, his eyes full of determination.

So, he went through hard training, passed many rigorous selections, and finally came to the palace, about to become a Dragon Oath Holy Knight with supreme glory and powerful power.