Heart of the Castle

Chapter 246 Knights Association, Registration Assessment
Li Wei and his party led the horses, passed under the arches and city walls, walked from the sun into the shadows, and returned to the place where the golden face of the Lord of Radiance shone, and the bustling interior of Dirk City came into their eyes.

The city is loud and welcoming.

Compared with this place, even Viscount Lane's castle seemed very remote. Not to mention the simple buildings, it was attacked by the demon army many times, and the city walls and other buildings were severely damaged.Apart from the Viscount's Castle, there is no decent place on the northern border, either a piece of scorched earth or a pile of rubble. Even the refugee camp temporarily designed by Li Wei was praised as a comfortable place for nobles to rest.

Viscount Ryan's mansion was the only building there that could be called luxurious. However, in Dirk City, the houses of ordinary residents were more magnificent than that mansion.It is true that most of these houses are of wooden structure, but the decorative patterns on the walls and roofs, the bronze parts of the door corners and handles, and the gorgeous glass inlaid on the windows are enough to make the viscount's mansion eclipsed. .

The closer to the central area of ​​Dirk City, the taller and more majestic the houses on both sides of the road. The red brick and stone mansions replaced the ordinary wooden buildings. These buildings are enough for the viscount to live in them without seeming disrespectful. , no matter where it is in the northern border, it can be used as the center building of the town.

However, in Dirk City, these buildings are like soldiers standing in a queue, standing side by side one by one. There is also some distance between the buildings, but most of them are less than ten meters, and they are separated by delicate fences. There are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants planted inside the fence, which look no different from the garden that the noble lady likes.

Under the leadership of Aaron, the guard of the Temple of Storms, Li Wei and others walked all the way to the central area of ​​Dirk City before stopping.Looking around, the huge Dirk City is divided into four areas by two wide roads that converge here.These two roads are paved with a whole piece of bluestone slabs, and there are underground ditches for drainage on both sides of the road, and there are people cleaning them every morning, so they look very clean.

"This is the center of Dirk City, Your Excellency Will." Aaron pointed to the most majestic and magnificent building in front of him and said, "The lord of our Dirk City is also the Sheriff of the Northern County, so this building It is not only the residence of the city lord, but also the residence of the county guard."

"Oh, the city lord and the sheriff are the same person." Looking at the resplendent and exquisite building, Li Wei couldn't help sighing, "Your Excellency must be amazing, right?"

"Of course, in Dirk City, there is no one who does not admire His Excellency Lord Ansair. Everyone says that without His Excellency Ansair, Dirk City would not be where it is now." Aaron said proudly .

Indeed, since Ansair, the governor of the northern border, chose Dirk City as his residence, this place, which was originally just an ordinary port town, has really developed rapidly. , so that unlimited business opportunities have been obtained here. At present, the population, wealth and buildings of Dirk City are increasing day by day, and it has become the largest commercial distribution center in the northern part of the Kingdom of Arthur.

After telling about the great achievements of the Lord of Ansair, Aaron led Li Wei and others to the next building.This building is somewhat different from the exquisite and gorgeous City Lord's Mansion. It is a huge square fortress, and it is built with huge stones as a whole, which is extremely strong.Moreover, the outside is surrounded by a half-meter-thick high wall. Below the wall is a dry moat, with countless horse repelling and pointed fences inserted in it. No one can pass through such a defense without paying any price.The building is communicated with the outside world by a heavy suspension bridge, and it looks like a city within a city.

"This is the location of the Northern Knights Association, Your Excellency Will." Aaron pointed to the building and said to Li Wei and others, "This building is only open to those who have obtained knight qualifications or are preparing to participate in the knight qualification examination. Others can only admire its majesty from outside the high walls."

"Mr. Aaron, can we go in now?" Levi asked.

"There should be no problem, let me ask first." Aaron said, handing the reins of the mount to Grun Worm, and walked towards the guard on duty in front of the drawbridge.

Looking at the building of the Knights Association, Li Wei couldn't help feeling a very special feeling in his heart.In the past hundreds of days and nights, he had imagined himself standing in front of this building for countless times, preparing to accept the knight qualification examination, but it was not until he actually stood here today that he realized that his own The mood can be so calm.

"It's ok, Lord Will, and Mr. Li Wei, the two of you can go in with me now, and the others will wait outside for a while. Those who don't have knight qualifications and are not ready to participate in the assessment are not allowed to enter here." Aaron came back and said.

Li Wei followed Aaron towards the suspension bridge of the Knights Association. On both sides of the suspension bridge stood a burly knight in full armor and wearing a silver cloak, staring at Li Wei with sharp eyes.But the young knight didn't feel any fear. On the one hand, he had experienced bloody battles with demons and undead. Not to mention the demon lord or the lich who was comparable to the nobles with swords, Li Wei once encountered in the Heihe outpost. The horned demon warlord is much more terrifying than these two ordinary knights.

Walking across the suspension bridge and through the heavy iron-clad gate of the Knights Association, Li Wei found himself in a hall. Although not everyone in the hall was wearing knight armor, they all wore long swords around their waists. , and the physique also appears to be quite strong.

A young knight wearing a long coat stood up from behind the desk. Like everyone else, he wore a long sword around his waist, but his appearance looked a little frail. Marked with bluish-black ink marks.

"Good day, you three." The young knight said in a friendly but somewhat reserved manner, "This is the Knights Association of Deke City, and I am the Knight of Telia in charge of reception. What are the three of you doing here?"

"I'm from the northern border, Grand Knight Commander Willpus of Viscount Lane. This is my friend Li Wei. We came here to participate in the knight qualification examination. I hope you can arrange it as soon as possible." Wei Wei Elps pointed to the golden double-sword badge on his chest, and then pointed to Li Wei beside him.

"Participate in the knight qualification assessment?" Knight Telia looked at Li Wei's somewhat young face with suspicion, "Mr. Grand Knight Commander, are you sure you are not joking? Is he over 15 years old now?" ?”

"I'm just 15 years old this year." Levi said, "And I heard that the knight assessment has nothing to do with age."

"Of course it's irrelevant, my young master." Knight Telia shook his head sarcastically, "I'm sorry, but I can't arrange for you to take part in the assessment right away. We can only wait for the next assessment in a month's time."

"All 20 places are full?" Wilpus raised his eyebrows. "The knight qualification examination is not only limited to 20 places, right? I remember that there should be 50 places in at least one assessment."

"There are only 20 places for the ordinary knight assessment. Of course, this is a new rule, and it only applies to the period that will start early in the morning the day after tomorrow." Knight Ironia explained in a slightly impatient tone, "This The first phase of the assessment was not ordinary. Not only did His Excellency Lord Ansair come to visit, but it is said that several big figures from the city of Glory, Firmeyer, were also present. Guys who are not as good as knights are fighting back and forth?"

"So there are only 20 places for ordinary knights, and all the rest will be assessed by high-ranking and above knights?" Li Wei asked from the side.

"That's right, my young master." A haughty smile appeared on the corner of Knight Telia's mouth, "So you can go back first, and I will definitely arrange for you to pass the knight qualification assessment in a month's time."

"The quota for ordinary knights is gone, so what about the quota for high-ranking knights?" Li Wei's question made Knight Tielia feel dissatisfied. You can't just take part in the knight's qualification test, if you don't have the ability to dissipate your fighting spirit, it's best not to open your mouth..."

The last few words of the Knight of Iron Leah choked in his throat in surprise, and just before his horrified gaze, Li Wei stretched out his left hand, and a cluster of silver-white grudge light like a flame rose from the palm of his palm!
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