Knight and Wand

Chapter 245: Using force to make friends
The brief exchange with the rangers ended in great joy.

The knights who came from all over Orland for a single word were chivalrous men like Larian, who were straightforward and honest. As long as they were treated sincerely, it would be very easy to get along with them.

However, they were also wondering where the disaster that summoned everyone to deal with was coming from, and where they should go to destroy the huge number of undead mentioned by Larian.

Leon had to comfort these anxious heroes a little. This was not a crisis that a few warriors could fight alone. The soldiers of Avalon had just returned from the conscription and were exhausted both physically and mentally. They could not immediately join the battle in the distance, not to mention that some rangers were on the way and had not arrived yet.

Only by making all preparations can we reduce unnecessary sacrifices in the future. Moreover, such a major event is not the responsibility of Avalon alone. Leon also wants to discuss the long-term situation with Count Elliver.

Taking advantage of Azerien's wedding, he was able to discuss the matter within the Thorn Flower Family. He had sent out messengers to invite all the nobles of the Faroris faction, including the feudal lords, to attend the wedding banquet.

The scale of Azerien's wedding far exceeded that of an ordinary knight.

The number of invited nobles alone, including the lords' female companions and family members, exceeds several hundred people, not to mention the entourage they may bring. How to entertain so many guests to the banquet will also be a test.

Over the next few days, the Barony of Avalon was busy.

Lohak led the already formed Knights' Army and the Thorn Flower Garrison to exchange guard and take over the barracks fortress.

Leon and Azerien checked the soldiers' military achievements, personally awarded land and houses to those who fought bravely, promoted their military ranks, and then arranged for the soldiers to take turns to take leave.

As the only married person among Avalon's senior staff, Ms. Elena naturally began to lead the wedding preparations, while Miss Sally arranged the etiquette procedures on the wedding day.

Ms. Martha assisted Elena in purchasing and preparing large quantities of food, livestock and decorations for the wedding banquet.

Miss Raya, who is about to become a bride, is also not idle. She leads the painters and clerks she has assembled to carefully copy and reproduce the design manuscripts of the Holy Spirit Guardian Lamp every day.

However, no matter how busy they are, the bride and groom still need to take time to try on the outfits they have prepared for the wedding.

Azerien's was simple. He commissioned a new set of plate armor from dwarf craftsmen, which was completed during his expedition. That handsome and gorgeous armor was the best dress for a knight groom at the wedding. He just needed to add a cloak embroidered with the Flarel family emblem and wear a medal chain pendant.

As the bride, Raya was dressed much more elaborately, with a tailor-made long dress, a shawl and embroidered handkerchief, and jewelry. The already beautiful painter looked even more beautiful.

There was constant chattering in Raya's room. According to the customs of both Orland and Serrian, the bride in her wedding dress could not be seen by the groom and other men before the wedding. So the ladies and girls who took some time out from their busy schedule came to Raya to help her change the decorations and choose the matching items.

Elena, Martha, and Veresa, the three of them prefer dignified combinations, while Olivia, Treya, Little Lina, Sally, and Milena think that energetic and fresh styles are more suitable.

As a painter, Raya also has her own ideas. However, this important moment that only happens once in a lifetime, amidst numerous suggestions, makes her feel a little stuck in choices and entanglements.

In the end, it was the combination chosen by Miss Margarina that made everyone reach a consensus.

Although being forced to accept the wedding of that bastard from the Falcon family was part of the escape plan, the daughter of the Salein family had experienced a grand wedding of top nobles after all, and had a more authoritative opinion on the bride's dress.

Looking at Raya, who was wearing a gorgeous long dress and smiling happily in the mirror, Olivia's eyes flickered with envy.

She is also looking forward to the day when she will wear her wedding dress.

But the big thing was not over yet, and Olivia just suppressed this expectation and melancholy in her heart.

She gently touched the hairband behind her head and felt warm inside.

For me, it is more important to help Leon build the beautiful future that he talks about.

The moment she decided to pick up the sword, she vowed not to let the tragedy of Selva happen again, and now this scope also includes the entire Avalon County.

If I cannot defend everything that Leon and I are protecting, then even if I gain happiness, it will be illusory.
After deciding on the bride's outfit, Raya changed out of her long dress, and the girls chatted and laughed for a while before going their separate ways.

Back in the main castle, Olivia and Treia met Leon walking towards them in the corridor.

"I've taken care of it here, how about you girls?" Leon asked.

"Well, Raya has chosen it. She looks so beautiful in her wedding dress," the girl exclaimed.

Leon stepped forward, took Olivia’s hand, and leaned over and said, “Don’t be envious, when it’s our turn, I will definitely dress you up more beautifully.”

"That sounds good. Then you should keep your word."

Olivia glanced at him, but felt sweet in her heart.

"Of course~, just wait and see, I'll let everyone see what the most beautiful bride in the world is." Leon raised his eyebrows.

He was proud in his heart. This was not difficult. In his eyes, the designs of wedding dresses nowadays were still too conservative. No matter how luxurious the materials were, they were still simple compared to the ones he had in his mind.

I will find a high-end tailor to design the gorgeous wedding dress in my mind later. Just imagining how Olivia would look in it, Leon's eyes suddenly lit up.

White silk, hey
Olivia was confused by his "fiery" gaze. Although she didn't know what Leon was thinking, she felt that this guy was up to something bad again, so she pinched her palm hard to remind him not to smile foolishly, as Theresa was still watching her make fun of herself.

Leon had to temporarily put aside his longing, straightened his expression, raised his left arm and shook it, and suggested to Olivia: "We have time, let's go to the arena to practice. I haven't exercised for a while since I rested here to recuperate. My bones are stiff."

"Are your hands and chest wounds healed?" Olivia couldn't help but worry.

"You can move freely. I asked Laura, and she said that if you're fine, then you must be fine. In fact, your skin, flesh, blood and bones were completely healed in the tower that day, and you've only regained the ability to control them now." Leon comforted.

During this period of time, he could only simply verify the "skills" that he had inexplicably comprehended. Now he couldn't hold it in any longer and wanted to verify them with his little lion as soon as possible.

Olivia was relieved after seeing his assurance.

First go to the girl's room, and help her put on armor with Treya. Then Leon takes them to the fortress treasury where the treasures are stored.

There were big cracks on the griffin plate armor, and there were damages everywhere, so it had to be handed over to the dwarf craftsmen for repair. For the time being, he had to put on Dosen's serpentine plate armor again.

Seeing Theresia helping Leon put on his armor skillfully without any need for her to intervene, Olivia glanced at the three broken weapons and a feather helmet with a big hole in it on the shelf.

The first item was Leon’s previous sword, the replica of the “Blade of Thorns” given to him by Count Elliver, but it was now broken into two pieces, and it was unknown whether it could be reforged and repaired.

The other two were a Uriah sword with the front blade missing, and a long-handled halberd that had been burned in half.

These two damaged weapons belonged to the owner of the peacock feather helmet on one side, the great knight Cantadar who almost killed Leon.

These things left behind by the enemy were picked up as trophies by Azerien and Lohak when they led their soldiers to clean up the battlefield and search for the Neti cards, as proof of Leon's military exploits in this battle.

Olivia picked up the broken knife that almost killed her lover and examined it.

Even without seeing the man in person, she could sense a bloody aura from the scarred sword, as if it came from countless fights.

If I were there at that time, would I be able to fight against that great knight?
Her palm tightened around the hilt of the knife, and she felt an inexplicable sadness and urgency in her heart. It's not enough.
"Let's go, Olivia."

Leon put on his armor and stood up impatiently to greet them.

Everyone left the main fort and came to the training ground behind the middle-level barracks fortress.

As soon as he arrived at the arena where warriors competed and trained, Leon found that the open space was particularly lively. Many knights and sergeants stood there, and they seemed to be watching a contest.

Noticing that the big man Lohak was also standing in the crowd, cheering loudly, Leon and Olivia looked at each other and quickened their pace to pass through the crowd.

Only then did I see two people fighting fiercely in the open space. On one side was the guard knight Zabron, and on the other side was the ranger knight I met the day before, the wolf hunter Derek.

Looking around at the crowd watching the battle, he saw that the other six rangers and their attendants were also there.

Looking at the two people fighting fiercely on the field, Leon felt relieved when he saw that the lively atmosphere did not seem to involve any conflict.

He came to Lohak and asked, "What's going on?"

Seeing Leon and Olivia, Lohak quickly turned around to explain, "Those knights-errant saw us practicing, and probably because they were bored, they said they were curious about our sword and spear skills, so they asked for advice. I saw that their attitude was quite friendly, so I didn't refuse."

"You're on it too?"

Leon saw the big man's armor was obviously covered with dust and gravel.

"It's not just me. Filippo and the others have just gone up. Where did Larian find so many experts for us? They are really powerful. We have fought several games, and we have only won a few times so far." Lohak shrugged with an expression of admiration.

When he was fighting with the old knight just now, he was afraid that his strength would hurt the opponent. As a result, after only a few rounds, he was knocked to the ground by the opponent.

In the second round, he still didn't gain any advantage and was beaten out of the circle by his opponent.

"We actually have a winner?" Leon was surprised after hearing what Lohak said.

After all, his own Knights of Avalon were only recently established and were still very young, and the young knights were indeed strong enough to deal with ordinary enemies.

But those famous knights-errant had grown up by fighting on the edge of a knife and in countless battles. Leon knew their weight very well.

Right now, there are only a few people on my side whose martial arts can compete with these powerful rangers.

Chief Sheriff Larian, who was patrolling the town, did not count.

That guy, Canis, must have gone to another town to drink and have fun.

And he and Olivia had just arrived, so among those present, perhaps only Lockhart had some chance of winning against the younger rangers.

Hearing this, Lohak looked around awkwardly, then leaned over to Leon's ear and said, "These gentlemen gave me face and let Hawke and I win a few games."

"I'm sorry, my lord. My victory was not glorious. It brought shame to you and Olivia." Hawke on the side looked over awkwardly and apologized to his lord.

Leon looked at Zabron who was fighting hard and shook his head helplessly.

With his current "eyesight", he has already "seen" Zabron's defeat.

I'm afraid my old guard won't last more than five moves against the Wolf Hunter Knight.

Patting Hawke on the shoulder, Leon was even a little relieved: "Don't be ashamed. It's your ability to seize the flaws sold to you by your opponent. You performed very well."

Especially this young man from Selva, who has only been learning martial arts with Olivia and the guards for more than half a year.

The other party did not have the same sword-practicing foundation as he did in his previous life, and he even wanted to praise the other party for his extraordinary talent.

His gaze then returned to the two people who were currently fighting.

Unsurprisingly.

Derek's spear darted out like a venomous snake, and with the coordination of his steady steps, it pierced through the tightly defended shield of the guard knight and stabbed Zabron's waist with full force.

The armor plates shook with a clang, and he took two steps back due to the extremely fierce force. Zabron sighed slightly in annoyance, put away his sword and took off his helmet, indicating that he gave up.

Derek put away his gun, stood still, and saluted his opponent.

The scene was silent for a moment. After the small victories of Lohak and Hawke, the knights representing Avalon had lost several games in a row. Although the opponent did perform well after the victory, the morale of the soldiers on the scene was still low.

"Hey, it's Lady Olivia! Lady Olivia is here!" A sharp-eyed soldier saw the golden color and immediately jumped for joy.

Thanks to the girl's height, even if she padded her boots a little higher, she was still blocked by the big men around her. Most people only noticed the arrival of the Grand Master at this time.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly heated up again, and countless eyes looked expectantly at the powerful champion of the Knights.

The knights-errant in the crowd followed suit and cast their eyes.

Olivia, judging from the tone of the ending syllable, this pronunciation of course refers to a female.

Greenthorn stroked his beard and looked over there, seeing Baron Leon and the two armored girls beside him.

One was wearing gorgeous lion armor, and the other stood with a sword on his back. It was obvious who these Knights of Avalon were calling for.

But Greenthorne wondered why the arrival of a young girl suddenly won such a big cheer?

Leon looked at the soldiers who were shouting Olivia's name and sighed.

Hello, hey, hey, I'm here too, why isn't anyone calling me for help?

Of course, he was just joking. He was not jealous of his wife's reputation in the Knights Templar.

After all, all the warriors in the group who accepted martial arts instruction from the girl were her disciples.

He is the chief senior brother.

Now it seems like Olivia's school has been kicked out, and the disciples can finally see their own "master" come.

(End of this chapter)