Chapter 181 Golden Lion Knight
Introduced Lola to the two companions, but until they left the Mage Tower, Leon did not tell Azerien and the others about the relationship between the mage lady in front of them and the Holy Sun Church.
"In the future, if Corvis and I are not here, if you encounter any strange things that you can't handle, you can come to the tower to ask Miss Lola, and she will generally not hesitate to help." Leon led the two down the stairs.
Azerien nodded and took note.
"When I first heard you talk about the magician thousands of years ago, I thought it would be an old woman with crutches, but I didn't expect it to be such a beautiful lady." Luohak sighed.
He suddenly came over thoughtfully, lowered his head and whispered: "I say, Leon, according to what you said, you and this mage lady knew each other when we were fleeing. Earlier than Olivia. There is nothing between you, right? Does Olivia know that you have a beautiful girl hidden by your side?"
"How can you, a big and strong man, still be in love?" Leon pushed his head aside.
"In Laura's eyes, I'm afraid our ancestors are just brats. What are you imagining? Besides, Olivia knew Laura before you two did. I brought her here a long time ago. What do you mean by 'hiding'? Don't smear my innocence out of thin air."
Lokhak shrugged, looking aggrieved: "How can you blame me for imagining? Don't you see how many beautiful girls like you, Azerien, but none of them are as attractive as you."
"Hey, again? I can see that you just want to skip the wedding banquet and let Olivia stab me to death with a sword, and eat my funeral banquet, let's see the fight!" Leon pushed over.
Lohak laughed and dodged his partner's waving arms. He ran away quickly and joked: "It's not that serious. I think Olivia will definitely not be willing to kill you. Besides, you are a baron. For men like us, how big a deal is it to have a few lovers?"
"Okay, okay, remember this, I will convey it to Miss Sally truthfully." Leon pointed at him and said seriously from behind. He turned around and pretended to walk down the square without chasing him.
Lohak's face turned pale, and he chased after him in regret and shouted: "Oh! Brother, I was wrong, I was joking. I am a good man who follows the knight's creed and is loyal. Don't! Please let me go!"
Azerian shook his head and quickly caught up with the two people who were fighting.
The preparations for the ceremony were not heavy, but as the area of the residence doubled, Leon also saw that the servants at home were obviously stretched to the limit.
Ms. Elena and Ms. Martha will each be busy with important work. It is extremely unrealistic to rely on eight people, five maids and three male servants, to clean up such a large castle.
Moreover, Leon does not intend to let Lina and the others fall behind in their daily study courses. When they have learned something, they will not let these children do housework for them all the time.
So it is urgent to expand the team of servants.
But after considering it, Leon felt that it was not appropriate to recruit servants in the living area in the unfamiliar town of Avalon.
The example of the castle servant who betrayed Elifer in Farolis City is still fresh in Leon's memory.
It is better to try to find trustworthy people to take care of everyone's daily life.
After careful consideration, he felt that the old Selva who followed him all the way would make him feel more at ease.
It just so happened that for the upcoming enthronement ceremony and the subsequent territory inspection, he was going to summon old Brian to lead his troops to witness, so he asked the old knight in the letter to recruit as many as 30 trustworthy local maids in Selva to come with the troops this time.
For those who have newly formed families, he will also arrange housing and work for their families in the town of Avalon, just in time to maintain the various public facilities inside and outside the castle.
The reason why they are all "maids" and no male servants is not that he has any bad taste, but that most of the earliest local young and strong people in Selva are in the army, and the younger teenagers and children of the right age from the aboriginal families, Lina and the seven surviving children, are all.
"So from now on, Corvis is the orphan of your deceased wife's distant cousin.
Your wife's surname is Arundel, and she was once a royal collateral of Verania. She only took a boat to the western continent to seek refuge to avoid the war. Is this correct? Uncle." Leon asked.
Old Brian looked at Olivia's golden eyes in a daze, and then turned his head to look at Corvis, who was standing next to him with golden hair and golden eyes. At first glance, he really looked like a cousin.
The old knight had no opinion on this newly created identity: "As expected, you have more ways, but it's up to you to arrange it."
Olivia seemed to be unable to sit still. She came to Corvis with her hands behind her back, looking up and down at the boy with a smile, as if she was expecting something.
"What's wrong, Miss Olivia, is there something on my face?" Corvis couldn't help but wonder.
"No, it's just that I suddenly have a cousin, like I have a family member, which feels quite strange. Hey, Corvis, can you give me a name~? I want to hear it." Olivia asked with her hands clasped together.
Corvis hesitated and looked at Leon.
Leon looked at Corvis, who had become his "brother-in-law" at the moment, and said with a smile: "Just give it a try, just as a preview for when someone asks about it in the future."
After getting the master's permission, Corvis turned around and tried to speak: "Okay, if you don't find it offensive, then cousin?"
Olivia smiled happily, put her hands on her waist, patted Corvis on the shoulder, and acted like Jerry's cousin: "Hey~! Cousin, I will protect you from now on. If anyone dares to bully you, I will help you beat him up."
The sudden feeling of being a generation older obviously made the girl particularly happy.
Corvis smiled helplessly.
Although it was just an excuse to help cover up his background, it was like having relatives again
Family
Looking at Leon with gratitude, the boy felt some long-lost warmth for this word that he had lost for many years.
A few days later, as the preparations were completed, Olivia and Corvis's knighthood ceremony was finally decided to be held in the main castle hall.
Originally, Azerian proposed the banquet hall, because the position at the top of the main castle hall was occupied by the castle's past heraldic sculpture totem, and the lord's high-back chair could not be placed.
However, Leon still chose the front hall. He didn't want to sit on a chair and pretend to be a monarch in front of Olivia and Corvis.
If it wasn't for the weird posture of standing and clapping the sword to be conferred, and it didn't conform to the rules of conferring, he didn't even want his lover and partner to kneel down to him.
Although people in this world are quite used to it, it feels a bit strange to see his wife kneeling and bowing to him in public.
If it was posted on the Internet in the previous life, Leon didn't dare to think about how many sets of combos various boxers would hit him.
Although the two of them did more submissive postures than this when they closed the door every night, they did it to each other.
On the day of the ceremony, the pomp was not as grand as the two large conferring ceremonies in Glade County.
But the carpet was laid in the hall of the fortress full of coat of arms and flags, and the scene where the warriors stood with swords was still solemn and solemn.
In terms of the ceremony venue alone, it was much more impressive than the big house in Leon's old home in the village.
The knights who witnessed the canonization, even if we don't count old Brian who concealed his identity, are not only Azerien and Lohak.
Larian and Canis also participated.
As the current lord's advisor, the former would naturally not miss such an important occasion.
The latter, who was just strolling in Avalon, heard about this and was also interested in joining in the fun.
As a warrior, Canis was quite impressed by the blonde girl who defeated him upright, and now he even wanted to find an opportunity to challenge the powerful girl again.
Seeing that the young master of the Wolf family did not seem to want to make trouble, Leon agreed to his joining. After all, every more genuine knight who participated in the witnessing could add more weight to the ceremony.
Four knights stood on the left and right of the totem platform in the hall, and old Brian, Hawke, Zabron and other guards and knight attendants, more than a dozen people stood on both sides of the long carpet.
The rest of the participants stood behind the warriors and watched quietly.
The only special person present was Miss Raya, who sat on the second-floor corridor above the hall, overlooking the entire ceremony process, and was about to record this memorable day with a brush.
The deep bell sound from the clock tower in Avalon marked the beginning of the ceremony.
As Olivia and Corvis, wearing armor, steadily passed through the line of salutes, they came to Leon, bowed and saluted, waiting for the canonization.
The four knights on the side immediately drew their swords and held them in front of them as a witness.
Pulling out the pseudo-thorn sword from his waist, Leon patted Corvis's left and right shoulder armors: "In the name of courage, in the face of powerful enemies, you must be brave and fearless, without cowardice. In the name of virtue, you must defend the land and the country, and you must protect the people and overcome tyranny."
Obviously, the details of the words are different from the regular oaths.
Leon also made modifications to the oath, imitating the boss's way of conferring his own flag.
After all, Corvis is still okay, but Leon can't give Olivia the so-called "loyalty to the king" speech.
When he came to Olivia, he looked at the girl's excited eyes, smiled at her and blinked.
I still remember that Olivia had always regretted not witnessing the day when the three of them were knighted. Now, I wonder if the girl has had enough fun participating in it personally.
Putting the blade on Olivia's shoulder armor, Leon continued to announce the revised declaration.
". In the name of heaven, knowing injustice, you must uphold justice and punish evil. In the name of knights! Adhere to the creed, you must be loyal to the oath and abandon delusions."
After putting away the fake thorn sword, Leon picked up the knight's sword that had been prepared long ago and gave it to the two of them respectively.
"I, Leon Pendragon, hereby appoint you as the knights of Avalon.
And grant Selva as the fief of the knight Olivia.
Grant Aycliffe as the fief of the knight Corvis." Leon read the rest of the ceremony speech.
Olivia tightly grasped the beautiful two-handed sword in her hand, raised her head, and read out her oath with shining golden eyes.
". I will fight for Avalon, for Orland, for the territory and the people with honor and life."
Leon nodded.
"Get up, knights of Avalon."
The ceremony ended, the armor was removed, and then there was a feast to celebrate the birth of the new knight.
And with the help of the maid team recruited by old Brian from Selva, the banquet with dozens of people went very smoothly.
It turned out that several servants of the Pendragon family had the experience of organizing noble banquets several times in Selva, and now they were each appointed as the leader of the new maids.
Especially Lina, although she always looked childish in front of Leon and others, under the education and training of Elena and other ladies, she has long grown into a qualified maid, and dispatched the servants to maintain the banquet.
These "little leaders" are not very old, but fortunately, the new servants are all Selva compatriots who are very familiar with each other, so no one has any objections to these young boys and girls who have become lords' servants early managing themselves.
After the lively and orderly banquet, Leon was not in a hurry to rest. He took Olivia and Corvis to the study and talked about the identity registration of the two after they became knights.
This cannot be delayed. Due to the poor efficiency of officials in this era, it was not until recently that the family emblems of him, Azerien, and Lohak were officially recorded in the Noble Emblem General Institute of the Royal Capital. If they are not submitted as soon as possible, it is unknown how long it will take.
"Leon, why did you give me all the fiefs of Selva? I've always been by your side, so it doesn't matter if there are no territories." Olivia asked in confusion.
The hometown where she grew up has become her fiefdom, and the neighbors on the street have become her subjects. Olivia still feels a little strange.
"I wanted to do this a long time ago. It was you who killed Dason. Selva was a reward given by Lord Elliver. I have always felt ashamed of it. Now I give it to you as a return to its original owner."
Leon spread his hands. What's the difference between giving it to his wife and giving it to himself? Since he wants to confer it, he can't take away his title and fiefdom. Naturally, he wants to give the girl the best fiefdom. Selva, which has been booming, is the most suitable.
Moreover, the girl in front of him is not only his partner, but also the biggest contributor and the strongest general in his camp except Miss Lola. How could he be stingy with her?
Leon shook his head and mentioned another more interesting topic: "Don't talk about this. Have you thought about your own emblem?"
Olivia shook her head and couldn't help but rest her chin on her hand in thought.
She didn't have any special ideas. They were going to marry each other anyway, so it didn't seem to make sense to design a coat of arms.
Of course, Leon obviously didn't think so. He didn't disturb the girl who was considering it, but turned to look at Corvis: "What about you? Have you thought about it? Do you plan to use a new coat of arms, or continue with your Arundel family's coat of arms?"
Corvis nodded. He had already planned, so he told Leon about the emblem he chose.
It was neither the family emblem of the past, but it was not completely unrelated. The boy selected some main elements from the complete family coat of arms.
The final presentation was a silver-white base with a red eagle with its wings spread.
"Well, go back and find Miss Raya to draw it. I'll have someone help you make the seal ring and wax seal as soon as possible."
As he said that, Leon continued to look at Olivia patiently, looking forward to the girl's decision.
It's no wonder that he cares about this kind of thing. How to describe this feeling, it's like collecting cards. Every time a unique knight flag is hung in the main hall of the main castle, it's like a rare card in the card book of the card man, which makes him particularly satisfied.
Olivia frowned beautifully, humming softly as she thought about it, and finally sighed and looked at Leon: "Now as your knight, it seems that it's okay for me to continue using your sword wing emblem?"
"So you don't have any ideas?" Seeing that the girl had no special intentions, Leon immediately cheered up, stretched out his hand to open the drawer, and took out the unique emblem that he had prepared in his usual draft and had recently asked Miss Raya to draw in detail.
"Come and take a look at this, I guarantee you will be satisfied." Leon handed over the drawing paper with a smile.
The golden border like a lion's mane formed a kite shield shape on the drawing paper.
Inside it was a noble blue base.
In the emblem was a lion face that formed a facial shape.
Sorry, everyone from the Urian family of Stormwind City.
Leon apologized in his heart, because your emblem was too suitable for his little lion.
Olivia stared at the exquisite emblem, her eyes flickered, and she felt indescribably strange in her heart.
She also thought that the emblem was beautiful, but if she used it, wouldn't she be unable to get rid of the nickname of the Golden Lion for the rest of her life?