Chapter 1: The Beginning (the Protagonist Will Not Appear so Soon)

"Arthur, you shouldn't do that. Lancelot is a good man. He deserves the title of knight. He has saved me before! And he is still a noble!" Young squire Merlin While taking off the armor from the equally young prince Arthur, he complained about his prince's inhumanity. → “You can’t throw him into the stable, that’s what servants do!

"Shut up! You idiot! You are just a servant, you have no right to decide who gets the title of knight!" The young prince reprimanded impatiently while throwing his iron gloves on the shelf. However, after the reprimand, Arthur hesitated and pretended to explain his previous excessive tone casually. "You'd better not let your words be heard by my father. My father doesn't like his servants discussing things they shouldn't discuss."

But Merlin was angry at his prince for failing to recruit an outstanding knight, so he didn't care at all about the prince's reprimands and explanations. After all, if you really count, Merlin is a veteran. He has angered Arthur's father, the famous King Uther, countless times. But something surprising happened: King Uther, who was known as a tyrant in the outside world, actually forgave Merlin's mistakes again and again.

Of course, this is not out of kindness, but Merlin has a good teacher and a good friend. With the help of these two men, Merlin was able to avoid danger every time and survive the crisis safely. This also made Merlin become more and more courageous, even to the point of daring to forge a certificate of nobility.

"By the way, Merlin. Which family did you just say that Lancelot is from?" Arthur just remembered that Merlin once introduced Lancelot's origin, and Arthur didn't pay much attention at that time. He never thought at first that Merlin would introduce some great person. At that time, Arthur promised Merlin to let the Lancelot undergo the test, just because Lancelot saved Merlin from the griffin's jaws. He never thought that the Lancelot could actually pass the test, although the method was a bit upright. Light, but Arthur is still willing to give him a chance.

Of course, there was no need to tell Merlin this. Arthur was afraid that Merlin would tell Lancelot his thoughts. If this happened, it would be pure cheating. →This is not what Arthur wants to see.

In short, Arthur felt that Merlin had seen the right person this time, so he now needed to get to know this Lancelot. If he was really qualified, then Arthur would be willing to accept him as a member of the Knights.

But this unintentional question made Merlin suddenly startled. That's right, it was said before that Merlin forged nobility certificates just for Lancelot!

Lancelot was handsome, tall and burly, with an innate grace that was convincing. Everyone who saw him fighting could not help but sigh that he was brave and good at fighting. In Merlin's view, if a person with all these excellent qualities cannot become a knight, then no one in this world is qualified to become a knight.

But there was only one problem with Lancelot, and that was that he was a commoner. A commoner who has been a farmer for generations, and even among his eight generations of ancestors, he has never been related to aristocrats.

"He is the fifth son of Lord Lausanne." Although Merlin looked calm on the surface, he was actually panicking inside, because this was all his fault. Now he could only pray that Arthur had never heard of this family. When Merlin chose Lancelot's origin, he felt that this family was too remote and low-key.

I don’t know if God heard Merlin’s prayer and let him get away with it.

"Oh, it's Lord Lausanne." Arthur's eyes were confused, but he pretended to know on the surface. Arthur did not want to be looked down upon in front of his friends and attendants.

Well, Arthur is a scumbag... This guy's favorite thing since he was a child is dancing with swords and guns. Over the years, apart from passing the court etiquette, he can barely read. How could he possibly remember the coats of arms and family names of all the nobles? You must know that there are as many as three books on the knowledge of noble heraldry, each of which is at least as thick as a stone brick on the city wall. It is no problem for Arthur to use these books as a shield and let him memorize them all? Stop being ridiculous!

Although Merlin and Arthur only got along for a few months, Merlin still understood the character of this prince who was so simple that he was even a little silly. Seeing Arthur's virtue, Merlin knew that the matter had been fooled.

Since Arthur didn't know about this so-called Lausambia family, he naturally wouldn't continue this topic to avoid showing his cowardice, and Merlin naturally didn't intend to continue this topic either, which was just right. Therefore, the two of them had a tacit understanding and did not discuss this topic again. They simply cleaned up and headed to the restaurant. King Uther happened to be free today, so he planned to have a good meal with his son and daughter, so Arthur came back from the Knights early today.

Walking along the white corridors of the royal city, Arthur suddenly noticed that the roses in the garden had begun to bloom. Seeing this scene, Arthur suddenly stood still and turned his head to look at his attendant.

"Merlin, what month is it now?"

Merlin was a bit unresponsive when Arthur stopped suddenly, and almost bumped into Arthur. At this time, Merlin was still thinking about how to help Lancelot.

"May? What's wrong? Is there anything special?" Merlin knew that his prince was an idiot who couldn't even put on clothes without being a servant. He was always insensitive to other things except fighting. So it's not surprising that Arthur doesn't know what year and month it is now. He just wondered why Arthur suddenly cared about this.

"May... so, it's been ten years now? Kai..." Arthur didn't answer Merlin's question, but muttered to himself.

Merlin felt a little strange when he heard Arthur suddenly utter a name. It was the first time he heard this name. Kai? What a strange name. But just when Merlin was about to ask who this Kai was, Arthur suddenly walked forward without saying a word.

Merlin saw that Arthur, who was always full of energy, suddenly became depressed, and he suddenly felt a little uneasy. After all, creatures like energetic idiots can always find reasons to make themselves fight. Except for sleeping, such guys can't be quiet. Now they suddenly become like this... Is the end of the world coming?

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Arriving at the restaurant, Merlin noticed that the atmosphere today was a bit strange. King Uther, Arthur and Arthur's sister Princess Morgana all seemed to be worried. Although King Uther was not a cheerful person, and the family dinner was not very lively, they were a family after all, and the atmosphere was acceptable, unlike today, when the low pressure in the restaurant would squeeze out water, as if it would rain heavily at any time.

Arthur casually used cutlery to pick up the food on the silver plate, lowering his head without saying a word.

King Uther took his beloved golden wine cup, drank wine one sip after another, leaned against the tall backrest, looked ahead with lifeless eyes, and didn't know what he was thinking.

And Princess Morgana, the gentle princess who always had a warm smile in the past, also lost her smile at this time. She just stared at the newly opened roses outside the window without saying a word.

Seeing the beautiful and kind Morgana like this, Merlin suddenly felt distressed.

The whole Camelot knew that Morgana was the most beautiful and kind princess in Camelot and even the whole world. Her face could make the birds in the sky lose their minds and fall from the sky, and make the fish in the stream stunned, so that they forgot how to swim. Her beauty can make the bright moon in the sky hide in the dark clouds, and can also make the most beautiful flowers feel ashamed and wither.

More importantly, Princess Morgana is also famous for her kindness. At the same time, she is also the only one who dares to advise King Uther, although her advice is generally useless, after all, King Uther is a king who is not only stubborn. But her kindness is enough to make everyone grateful to her, and her good deeds in Camelot cannot be finished for three days and three nights.

She is the dream lover of all men and the object of all women's longing.

Merlin is no exception. Merlin used to live in a small village. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen was the daughter of the tavern owner at the east end of the village, a little woman with freckles on her face. As a result, when he saw Princess Morgana on the first day of Camelot, Merlin realized that there are really women in this world who are as beautiful as gods.

At that moment, Merlin forgot about the tavern daughter at the east end of the village. Princess Morgana became his new dream lover.

Seeing his dream lover so depressed and sad, Merlin wanted to... Merlin was just thinking about it. He was just a servant and had no right to comfort the princess, let alone anything else. As for King Uther and Arthur, Merlin didn't care.

King Uther was a cruel king, and Merlin didn't like him. Arthur... Arthur was a fool, who would worry about him?

After a long time, Morgana spoke first.

"Father... Is there really no news about Kay? No news at all?" It is not difficult to hear a strong sense of luck in the words. Morgana is expecting her father to give a different answer.

This is also the second time Merlin has heard this name today.

King Uther raised his head and looked at his two children. His serious and even a little gloomy expression in the past finally loosened at this moment. Became sad and soft. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally shook his head dejectedly.

Morgana closed her eyes, tilted her head to the other side, and covered her face with her hands.

Arthur raised his head at this time and said loudly: "Kai will be fine, he must have been delayed by something! He is the strongest knight! No one can defeat him! Not even death!"

Arthur's eyes were full of determination.

King Uther wanted to comfort his children, but he couldn't say it when the words came to his lips. Because he was also lucky, you know, compared with his children, he was the one who spent the longest time with Kai. He didn't know what others thought, but he knew that he always regarded Kai as his son, even the same as Arthur.

But as a king and a father, he had to let his children know what reality was, so King Uther was very entangled...

Just when King Uther was about to make up his mind, the bells of Camelot suddenly rang. As the king of Camelot, he could naturally hear that it was the bells on the city wall. This means an enemy attack!