Knight and Wand

Chapter 304: Sun Holy Sword (asking for monthly ticket)

The performance of the instrument satisfied Ledwin III. He knew that Leon would not fool him with meaningless witchcraft light effects. Its effect was related to whether the Zhili royal family's magic institution could be established and maintained. Even if it was a fake, it could only deceive people for a while but not forever.

Moreover, whether the things are useful or not, whether the competitors pose a threat or not, and the future reactions of the northern warlocks can also be verified. In a sense, the effect of checks and balances is also two-way.

Leon let the palace servants take away the testing equipment without feeling sorry. This thing was originally made with alchemical materials and funds provided by the royal family. This time it was also a tribute to Ledwin. It was considered an account of the initial results of the project to the royal family. When the next batch of materials arrived, Avalon could make more.

Besides, he could still use the instrument in the palace. If he put one in Orlando, he could save the trouble of searching for apprentices by Corvis or himself in the future.

They returned to the ranks of the nobles and came to the team of the Thorn Flower Family. The royal meeting in the throne room continued.

Taking advantage of the knights' competition in the royal capital, more great lords from all over Orland came than ever before.

The lords from all over the country respectfully reported to the king the situation of their counties. The content was secondary. After all, the really important matters were not decided at the royal meeting. This was just a formality. What Ledwin wanted was for the great lords to show their attitude of submission to the king in public one by one.

Ledwin summoned these princes and nobles to the royal court simply to take this opportunity to deepen the credibility of his royal authority.

However, Leon noticed that at the head of the courtiers closest to the throne, there was only Duke Wester, and there was no other nobleman dressed in the style of a duke.

After a quick look, it seemed that even Marquis Aorad, who had nearly died in the realm of lust, was not there, and his father, the leader of the nobles in the eastern part of the kingdom, Duke Osdor of Roman, was not present either.

Leon was secretly puzzled. In name, Redwin had now already incorporated most of Magya, Vosleria, and even Usato, the three great territories of Kantadal, into the rule of the Kingdom of Orland.

It is not wrong to say that they had taken over half of the weak and endangered Kantadar Kingdom, which was the time when they were at their most powerful and full of vigor.

Duke Osdor of Roman was so disrespectful to Ledwin III that he didn't even send his son to show his respect?

The imperial assembly continued, and Leon took the opportunity to quietly understand the general situation in various parts of the kingdom.

The North was as peaceful and trouble-free as ever, and the threat from Norse pirates along the western coast was less severe than in previous years.

Representatives from the eastern border counties stated that Duke Roman was now recovering from his injuries after repelling the barbarian army last year. The barbarians outside Hector were still eyeing them covetously. Marquis Aorad was now acting as the agent of the territory and was unable to spare the time to attend the ceremony in the royal capital.

A large number of border lords in the Roman Territory are in the same situation, and their reasons are impeccable. However, whether Redwin agrees with this statement or not, only he himself knows.

As for the south, which the entire kingdom pays the most attention to, after the ceasefire between Orland and the noble alliance of "Velozar Territory" in the west of Kantadar, only a small number of troops were confronting each other across the river in the south of Magya. It seems that even the trade routes have been reopened this year. I heard that even many knights from Velozar came to participate in this competition in Orlandon.

This was not surprising. Not to mention a truce, even if there was a war going on, it was normal to go to the enemy country to participate in the tournament. The host would follow the thousands of years of rules and traditions to ensure the safety of the enemy country's knights during the competition. However, the number of knights from Velozar was unexpectedly large.
As time passed, the royal assembly finally ended, and Leon left the throne hall with the crowd.

He returned to the corridor and did not leave with the princes and ministers. Instead, he walked towards Ines who had slowed down her pace.

Just now in the hall, he hinted to the other party with his eyes that he wanted to talk, and it was obvious that the little princess understood his wink.

Following Ines and Lady Agatha out of the main hall and into the courtyard outside the side hall, Leon saw her stop and turn around to look at him.

"It's only been a few days since we last met. Lord Leon, do you miss me?" Ines smiled teasingly, fanning herself gently with the folding fan in her hand.

Leon smiled helplessly and said, "Your Highness, I have something important to do."

"Really? I thought you deliberately didn't bring Lady Olivia~" Ines shook the handle of her fan with a sigh.

Corvis, who was following behind, looked at his nose and pretended not to hear.

Filippo and Colinte were secretly shocked by the rumor. Could it be that it was not groundless?

Leon shook his head, and then said seriously: "Your Highness, stop joking. I have something urgent to discuss with you in private. Is there a convenient place to talk here? Or let's meet outside the palace to talk."

Ines chuckled, stopped teasing the other person, closed the fan and was about to reply.

A deep and loud laugh came from the corridor beside everyone: "Oh? What's the urgent matter between you and my sister?"

Leon looked over and saw the man in a buttoned suit who had just stood next to Ines at the court meeting walking towards him.

The man was about the same height as himself, with a very sturdy build, signature blond hair, and a pair of green eyes.

Even without looking at the specifications and decorations of his court dress, Leon could tell that this was probably the rumored crown prince, Ines's elder brother.

The young crown prince with blond hair spoke in a cheerful voice: "Sir Pendragon, who severely injured Valencis Yassen, I have heard of your great name even at the border of Roman Territory."

Leon bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness Eric."

Eric came closer and nodded, saying, "You are quite large. I heard that you are six years younger than me. Come closer and you will see that you are taller than me. Are you really the son of a hunter as the rumors say? The hunters in Serrian eat really well."

"Brother Wang, is there something wrong?" Ines frowned, just wanting to get the silly brother away as soon as possible. She knew that since Leon said seriously that he had an urgent matter, it was probably a serious matter.

"I'm here to see how our Lord Snake Slayer looks."

Eric didn't hear his little sister's urging at all. He grinned and looked at Leon, then turned to Ines and smiled, "Your taste in choosing people is much better than your father's. I said Ackerman is not worthy of you."

Leon raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth to clarify, but Ines's unpleasant voice beat him to it.

"Baron Leon got married at the end of last year. Lord Leon and his wife and I are good friends. Please don't talk nonsense."

“Well, that’s a pity.” Eric was stunned when he heard this, and couldn’t help but shook his head regretfully, looking at Leon: “I came back from the East Territory, and I didn’t know that you had already married. I spoke out of turn.”

Although he thought it was normal for a grown man to have several lovers, there was no nobleman in the world who didn't have a woman outside of marriage, and there were many noble ladies who kept men outside of marriage, but his sister was of such a noble status that she naturally could not become someone else's mistress without a name.

At this time, a pleasant female voice came from a distance, calling out: "Eric~"

Leon looked and saw a young woman walking elegantly in the corridor, holding up her skirt.

The crown prince turned around with a warm smile on his face: "I'll be right there, Julie."

In response to his female companion's call, Eric smiled and said to Leon, "Since you can injure the dragon slayer in the south, you must be very skilled. I will also participate in the knight competition convened by my father. Let me learn your riding and martial arts skills. Remember not to be eliminated halfway."

After saying that, he turned around, walked over, took the arm of the woman named Julie, and left talking and laughing.

Ines glanced at the backs of the prince and the woman, and shook her head slightly.
Julie Osdor, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Roman.

It's really unpredictable. If it were more than a year ago, my father would never allow my brother to be openly together with the daughter of Duke Roman.

But now, the balance of power is tilting towards the Wang family, and the offense and defense have changed. My father is probably hoping that Eric can marry the daughter of the Roman family as soon as possible.

"Come on, you have something urgent to do, let's go to the garden courtyard where no one will disturb us." Ines said, turning around and leading the way.

Arriving at a corner of the palace garden, Corvis and others and Agatha were all guarding the periphery. Leon and Ines walked into a dome pavilion supported by six columns and sat down. He then solemnly told them the matter of Prince Rickdo.

After listening to Leon's warning, Ines fell into silence and thought.

Although she was surprised at the other party's method of discovering the assassin, which was a bit unbelievable, Ines did not ignore Leon's reminder. She was puzzled. Who did her second brother, who was harmless, had stayed away from the kingdom's politics for many years and only wanted to be a scholar, and had a very low presence in the court, offend? Who wanted to put him to death?
If what Leon said was true, wouldn't his second brother, who spent all day in the Royal Academy, be killed at any time?
After a moment's thought, Ines stood up and walked out of the pavilion to call Agatha.

The little princess covered her mouth with a folding fan and whispered a few words to the female captain of the guards. Agatha nodded and quickly left the garden.

Leon sat in the round pavilion without eavesdropping. After Ines had finished speaking to her guards, he stood up and walked over, saying goodbye:

"Since Your Highness has understood this matter, I will not bother you any more."

"Wait." Ines temporarily put aside her doubts about this matter and smiled at the other party: "If what you said is true, this saved my second brother's life, and made my second brother owe me a big favor. How can you not ask for some reward?"

"award?"

After hearing this, Leon thought about it carefully and said, "If you confirm that the man is really an assassin, you might as well give me more alchemical materials that I asked for. As for His Highness Rickdo, just reward me with some gold crowns."

Although Avalon is not so short of money now, the more money the better.

"What you want is quite simple and straightforward," Ines laughed.

Leon shrugged. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the mural on the giant door he saw before the audience. He couldn't help asking, "I've heard the story of the Twilight Knight for a long time since I came to Orland. How about Your Highness take me to see the Sun Sword? Of course, if the royal family's secret treasure cannot be peeped at, then forget it."

Ines waved her hand and said, "Haha, that's not necessary. According to palace records, the holy sword has been stuck in the stone foundation for thousands of years and no one can move it. No one can take it away. It is just a public royal landscape. It's nothing to show you."

Leon suddenly became interested.

The various swords in the legends of the previous life were all made-up stories, but in this strange world with magic and rare beasts, the magical weapons that had not rusted for thousands of years and could not be moved by anyone, now made him curious, whether as a wizard or a knight.

Is it made of dwarven steel?

Leon couldn't help but think of the "Blade of Thorns" that had transformed him from a fugitive to a knight lord.

Following Ines through the garden courtyard, Leon looked forward to the true appearance of the ancient divine weapon.

After a while, they arrived at a secluded courtyard. The place where the legendary Holy Sword of the Sun was inserted was unexpectedly quiet and simple, and no longer the grand place Leon had imagined.

There were only two palace guards on routine duty around, and not many guards.

"Well, that's it." Ines raised her chin and gestured.

Looking up, I saw a gorgeous cross sword with an elegant sword posture, reflecting bright golden light in the sun.

I don't know whether it is pure gold or gold-plated, or whether it is a beautiful sword guard made of gold, shining with light.

Apart from the faintly visible magic patterns on the surface, there are no gems or unnecessary decorations. The narrow silver-white diamond-shaped sword body is inserted into an ordinary ancient rock foundation.

Not only did Leon feel his eyes brighten, he also sensed the magical ripples emanating from the object in front of him.

The moment he saw Olivia's family heirloom, he knew it was something extraordinary.

Leon did not try to steal the idea for himself. He just felt a strong urge in his heart for the idea that flashed in his mind.
If around and at the bottom of the stone base, the summoning ritual of the Neti card is carved.

Is it possible for me to directly summon the Twilight Knight Gervin, who was said to have killed the dragon thousands of years ago and founded the bloodline and kingdom of the Drakmar family?

"Do you want to go up and give it a try? Maybe a hero like you, who is rarely seen in a thousand years, can pull out my ancestor's magic weapon." Ines joked, waving her fan.

Leon was a little surprised: "How can I, an outsider who is not from the royal family, touch the holy sword?"

"According to the records in the ancient palace books, outsiders were indeed not allowed to touch the Holy Sword of the Sun 700 to 800 years ago. However, perhaps after too many generations, it was discovered that no descendant of the Drakmar family could pull it out, so there was no rule in this regard."

Ines held the handle of the fan and spread her hands, then continued: "I heard that Lord Kailan and Lord Masques also tried to draw the sword in the past. Unfortunately, even the great knights who were capable of sweeping away thousands of troops could not shake him in the slightest."

Leon suddenly realized that trying to draw the Holy Sword of the Sun would become a regular part of the tour of the palace.

He asked curiously, "Your Highness, what would happen if I or someone else pulled it out?"

".If you pull it out.Hmm~"

Ines held the fan against her chin, thought for a moment, and shook her head, saying, "It won't be a big deal. If you really pull it out, my father will probably immediately have someone find a sword case for you to put it in, so that the ancestral sword can be stored deep in the treasury."

"Ah, that's it?" Leon didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He complained in his heart, didn't the Twilight Knight Gervin leave any prophecy before his death like pulling out the sword from the stone and becoming a king instantly?
Boring. Leon walked forward feeling a little bored.

The two Holy Sword Guards did not stop them.

Not to mention that the other party was brought by the princess herself, just considering the "safety" of the Holy Sword of the Sun, there was really no need to stop him.

Looking at this gorgeous and majestic ancient holy sword, Leon grasped the hilt with both hands.

He exerted a little strength and pulled hard!
Not moving at all.

Leon was shocked, frowned, held his breath seriously, and used 80% to 90% of his brute force.

There was a loud cracking sound!
The floor was shattered and cracked by the huge force of Leon's footsteps.

The guard at the side took a look at the cracked floor and was not surprised. He thought he had to report to the manager and ask the craftsmen to come and re-lay the floor tiles after a long absence.

"Huh~" Leon let out a breath and shook his head.

It's really fucking solid, as if it were welded.

In other words, with his current brute strength, he could forcibly pull out even the steel bars that were welded into the concrete piles in his previous life.

However, the Holy Sword of the Sun is indeed as reliable as the legend says. It will not move if you say so.

Leon clapped his hands and gave up regretfully.

In the two years since he came to this different world, he has experienced so many things and overcome so many difficulties. Now he has won the heart of a beautiful girl. He still thinks that he is a "protagonist" in some sense.

To be honest, when he first held the sword, he really had a fantasy in his heart that he was very special. Maybe he could really pull it out and show off in front of Ines.

As a result, this bad-tempered sword didn't even give him, a time traveler, any face.

Leon sighed, feeling inexplicably like a common man who was rejected coldly.

(End of this chapter)