Arad's unruly savior

The Second Princess gave Apona serious advice, "I don't have any other solution. I have tried my best with Queen Josephine. Her Majesty the Queen said that the merits you have accumulated are not enough."

So, why don’t you give it a try with my future husband.

Ye Lin's thoughts suddenly drifted away. He sighed secretly, thinking that it was probably because his position was too high. The people he met were either great nobles or famous people.

People like the dean of the Royal Academy of the Delos Empire, Count Hugh the Wind, Judy, the patriarch of the Lingwood family, etc., were all very respectful and humble in front of him.

He subconsciously ignored certain things that were very difficult for ordinary people.

Apona has been guarding the Forgotten Land for the Empire for several years. She has always worked diligently and never made any mistakes. She has also mediated the conflicts among the indigenous people there and provided the Empire with a large amount of magic crystals, which is a great contribution.

But even so, she was not qualified enough to restore the family's honor.

Ye Lin recalled what Reni had told her about the assessment of the Imperial Knight class. First, unified training and preliminary selection must be carried out in examination halls in major cities every year. The elimination rate is about 70%. Those who pass the test will be announced publicly and their status will be apprentice knights.

Handy weapons, protective armor, and training clothing, food, housing and transportation are not free and need to be provided by everyone, which is a considerable expense for an ordinary family.

After becoming an apprentice knight, they will be assigned to various major knight orders to undergo more rigorous training and assessments. The final elimination rate is half. Those who pass the test are called junior knights, and those who fail the test will be sent back to the training center in their own city.

Junior knights enjoy some of the privileges of being a "knight", such as not having to pay taxes, and the empire will provide certain subsidies, but they are still not considered to be a true knight class.

Being a knight with many "privileges" is not something that can be obtained simply through excellent training. That would be too worthless.

Next, the beginner knights must continue to perform tasks and accumulate merits until they are enough to become official knight masters.

At this point, people with the status of knights were considered to be successful. In some remote towns and small towns attached to big cities, knights were very noble figures and were often elected to become important local officials.

In Rennie's words: "Before we get the official status of knights, we can only be considered cavalry or elite infantry."

Generally speaking, being a knight is the pinnacle of what an ordinary person can achieve, and the empire has only conferred a few formal barons and nobles in the past decade.

"Your Highness, this..." Apona could not hide her surprise. Two days ago, her own princess and the third prince consort had only behaved slightly ambiguous and rode in the same carriage.

How come the relationship progressed so quickly? She has already openly competed with the Third Princess for the man. What happened in the meantime?

If it gets out, will it really have a good impact?

It is a consensus in Vetalon, no, in the Delos Empire that Lord Ye Lin is the consort of the Third Princess.

Even the Earl's daughter Hiat and the Marquis's adopted daughter Chikage, in the eyes of the traditional-minded nobles, could only be concubines of the Third Princess, and the Third Princess was the principal wife.

Everyone just tacitly agreed that Lord Ye Lin was a scumbag.

However, the status of Her Royal Highness the Second Princess is equal to that of Her Royal Highness Isabella. If this gets out, it will probably cause quite a stir.

She did not care whether her family's title could be restored, but was extremely worried about the reputation of Her Royal Highness the Second Princess. It was not that she felt Ye Lin was unworthy, but the relationship between them was indeed too complicated.

"Apona, are you willing to obey my orders?" The second princess suddenly changed the subject and looked at her personal guard with a serious expression.

"I'm willing to go through fire and water for you." Abonna immediately stood up and knelt on one knee in front of Noshadiya to express her loyalty.

Although she seldom accompanies the Second Princess, after Natalia's "arrest incident", the royal family also intends to re-select an excellent personal guard for Nosadia to protect the Princess's safety, and here it is tacitly agreed to give up her status as a guard.

But Abonna, who had been instilled with the idea of ​​loyalty since childhood, had no complaints at all. Her loyalty was to the empire and to Noshadiya, and she was willing to give everything to obey the princess's orders.

"Yes." Nosadia nodded slightly, her serious expression softened, and she smiled and said, "Baron Romil handed me a letter not long ago, saying that his only son is of the right age, about the same age as you, so he wants to ask for a marriage. Baron Romil has a high status in the judicial system of our empire. I want to help you two, what do you think?"

ah……?

Upon hearing this, Apona looked up suddenly with a look of disbelief on her face. She was completely stunned and suspected that she was hallucinating.

She had no acquaintance at all with the baron's son, except that she had met him a few times in public.

In terms of status, the baron's only son is not able to perfectly inherit the baron title. He will most likely be demoted to an honorary lord due to imperial law. This seems to be a good match for her, a down-and-out noble.

But Apona knew that the baron's only son was overweight and had a greasy face because he had been pampered since childhood and had a problem of gluttony, irritability, and lack of exercise.

At the same time, he had no outstanding talents and could not even pass the entrance examination of the Royal Academy. He was not good at martial arts or literature, and could only live a rich life relying on his father's status.

To Abonna, who held an important position in the empire, was at the level of an awakener, and was determined to restore the honor of her family, the baron's son was no different from a stupid fat pig.

Apona looked directly into the eyes of the Second Princess, her eyes full of astonishment and shock. She tried to find a joking expression on the princess' face, but what she saw was seriousness and earnestness.

After a long while, Abonna slowly lowered her head and replied in a hoarse voice that was not human:

"Since... it is... your arrangement, Your Highness, I... have no objection."

After saying that, she bit her lips with her teeth, sinking deeply into them and slowly drawing blood. The bright red liquid soaked her lips, and her falling hair covered her dull eyes.

The second princess nodded calmly, took out a letter from her sleeve, handed it to her, and then instructed: "This is a letter from the Romil family. Take it back as a token of trust. Since you agreed, you don't have to go to the Forgotten Land. The Empire will send someone else to replace you. I will deliver the letter to Baron Romil's mansion tonight. You go down first."

"……Yes."

Apona stood up stiffly, as if her soul had been taken away, and walked out like a zombie. Her face, which once had a wild and beautiful appearance, became hideous when her back turned to the second princess. The scars on her body seemed to come alive and then turned into a deep unwillingness.

At that moment, she was indeed filled with endless anger, and flames rushed straight to her head, completely dominating her body and beyond her rational endurance. However, Lord Ye Lin was right beside the Second Princess, so what use was her mediocre kung fu?

Besides, taking action on the Second Princess would not have any effect, so it would be better to... Apona clutched the letter from the Romil family, her heart struggling with her conscience and her reason.

It was too sudden and too unexpected.

I returned to my residence and sat quietly for a few minutes.

Apona suddenly roared, drew the dagger from her waist, and split the tea table in her room with one sword, smashing the exquisite porcelain to pieces. She vented for a while. The Second Princess did not stop her the whole time. She was serious.

"Damn it!" Apona stared at the letter with the Romil family emblem with a furious expression. The emblem was very delicate, and it was an open book. The Romil family regarded knowledge as a virtue, and obeying the law as a lifelong honor, but in this generation, a waste appeared.

As a fallen noble, Apona recognized that this badge was definitely not fake. Nobles of status all had their own family badges and specially formulated paints.

She wanted to tear the letter into pieces to vent her anger, but the letter was a keepsake, and if she really tore it up, she would have trouble explaining to Her Royal Highness the Princess and Baron Romil.

"Why did it suddenly become like this? Is it because I can't protect the second princess' safety and have lost my value?" Apona's wild and beautiful face became a little distorted.

Baron Romiel is quite powerful in the judicial department of the empire and should be of great help to the future of Her Royal Highness the Second Princess.

And the key point is that Baron Romiel and Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess have never gotten along because he is a staunch supporter of the primogeniture system and was once a disciple of the Crown Prince.

Therefore, if the Second Princess wants to compete with the powerful First Princess, it is necessary for Her Highness to win over Baron Romil.

Is it that Her Royal Highness the Second Princess herself wants to fight against Her Royal Highness Celia, or has she already found a way to treat Her Royal Highness the First Prince?

Apona was in a daze in the room for a long time. Many complicated emotions almost tortured her brain to collapse. After about an hour, she barely recovered a little bit of spirit. Like a puppet, she slowly opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, opened it, and glanced at it.

There were only two words on the letter... "Open the door."

Ah? ?

She frowned while holding the letter, and then as if she had thought of something, light suddenly appeared in her gray eyes. She hurried to the door and quickly opened it. Standing outside were the smiling Second Princess and Lord Ye Lin.

The second princess looked into the room and saw that the whole room was chopped to pieces. However, she was not surprised at all and smiled faintly: "How does it feel to be unable to control your own destiny?"

"..."

Apona remained silent instead of answering.

"The letter from Baron Romiel is real, but I lost the letter paper. I have already declined the other party's request on your behalf and only left an envelope. The letter in your hand was written by me on a whim."

"I like to see my eldest sister, who has always been excellent and proud, show a vulnerable expression. But it's only for her. It's not pleasant to have your fate controlled by others. So, I don't want to be controlled by anyone."

The Second Princess looked at her complicated face and said calmly, "Now I will give you an order, a real order. It is different from the joke just now. I am serious this time."

"Please give your orders, Your Highness." Apona's voice was still hoarse, but it had some life in it, and she barely sounded like a living person.

Nosa Diya raised her snow-white chin, motioned to Ye Lin beside her, and said, "I want him to test your talent. One of his criteria for accepting disciples is big breasts. Then, tonight you will serve him in bed and offer your virginity."

Ah? ?

Abonna's expression changed again and again, her head was about to burn, and she subconsciously looked at Ye Lin next to her. This order was also against her personal free will, but she suddenly found that she had no idea of ​​resisting in her heart.

Is it because of the sharp contrast with Baron Romiel's useless son...

Giving everything she had to the strongest adventurer, Apona suddenly felt that she could completely accept it, and... she also felt a little happy that she had survived a disaster.

"I'm leaving first. You guys are busy. Keep quiet at night."

The second princess turned and left. Elder sister Celia and Judy, younger sister Isabella and Cyrus had all fallen. How could her guard escape?

Ye Lin went straight to the point and said to her: "Although I have a way to help you break through the legendary realm directly, it is an external blessing. You still have pride in your heart, so you probably won't be happy with this."

He said that Apona was very young, not even thirty years old, and that she had plenty of time to wait slowly, whether it was to break through the legendary realm or to regain her title. Patience was a noble virtue.

"I won't help you break through directly, but I will teach you some knowledge about the legendary realm, and at the same time give you some natural treasures to improve your foundation."

"But before that, I'd like to check your...talent for you, would you?"

Having roughly understood what was going on, Apona nodded slowly, and then let the strongest adventurer undress her, revealing her slightly wheat-colored skin with a few scars on her shoulders and arms, and a pair of proud and voluptuous breasts.

Ganzhe personally checked Apona's talent. She had great talent, a soft foundation, and the shape of her achievements was also round and beautiful. She was a rare genius-level person.

"The strength of the eldest princess's guard Judy is at the origin level, half of the reason is that I promoted her to the position. She is already a strong person at the national foundation level."

"The Third Princess's bodyguard, Cyrus, has already reached the level of a half-step transcendent. A transcendent is a realm above the origin level. This name is almost unknown in the world."

"As the princess's guard, your ability is the worst."

Apona endured the kneading and inspection of her "talent" while secretly rolling her eyes. She had achieved the strength of an awakener in her twenties, which was already a rare level of genius.

Even in the Royal Academy, it is second to none.

The awakened ones are not cabbages on the roadside that can be bought in tons.

In fact, many practitioners are stuck at the threshold of awakening throughout their entire lives.

But she didn't admit it. If Lord Ye Lin didn't deliberately deceive her, her realm was indeed far behind Judy and Cyrus.

Especially Judy Ringwood, the prison wolf of the north, who could actually become a national-level talent?!

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Judy about her true realm and ask her to show you a few skills and demonstrate her strength. Then tell her that I asked you to go and she will understand." After Ye Lin finished speaking, he lowered his head and stuffed one of the talents into his mouth.

After a while, he smacked his lips and commented, "Your talent is outstanding, but compared to my standard for accepting disciples, you are still two cup sizes short... No, you lack some talent."

"Let me show you some swordplay first."

Then, he motioned for Apona to squat down, take out his Trial Blade, and use your "talent" to feel the power of the Trial Blade.

(End of this chapter)