Heart of the Castle

Chapter 819 Great Celebration, Restoration of the Kingdom
"It's really a powerful military force that makes people quite vigilant, Sir Juan." Viscount Albany of the Kingdom of Florsa pouted at the Griffin Heavy Cavalry in the square, "But this has nothing to do with our mission , isn't it?" He then said with a smile, while raising the crystal glass full of summer red wine in his hand, "to the health of Her Majesty Queen Frasier I of the Kingdom of Arthur, cheers."

"Cheers." Sir Juan picked up the red wine on hand, clinked glasses with Viscount Albany, and then his eyes fell on the haggard Baron Roma, "Lord Roma, compared with us, your mission is very important." It's much more difficult, have you found that beauty in silver armor?"

"Of course, I found it." Baron Roma replied without a hint of joy, but became more gloomy, "There are not many female knights, and the family emblem is a circle composed of twelve long steel swords. This clue has been It's obvious."

"Then why are you still so depressed?" Viscount Albany raised one eyebrow, and a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, "Lord Rom, could that female knight be the powerful regent of the Kingdom of Arthur?" Does Your Excellency Wang have any intimate relationship?"

Baron Romm's expression looked a little dazed, and it took a full minute before he sighed lightly. "I don't know... It's completely beyond my expectation. Two days ago, I found out the name of the female knight. It's unimaginable... Sir Juan, the Kingdom of Deldes is known as the country of knights, I think What I know is, in your country, what is the highest rank a female knight can reach?"

Sir Zhu An was stunned for a moment, "Could it be that the female knight is very noble?" Then he showed a thoughtful expression, "There are about 40 female knights serving in the Knights of the Kingdom of Deldes, of which only two One person broke through the limit of the pinnacle of Dou Qi Sanhua, and reached the rank of a titled knight. There is also a member of the royal family who was awarded the title of Honorary Lord with a Sword, but he has never fought against anyone, and his actual level may be very poor. "

"I hope it's the latter." Baron Rom sighed again, "The female knight His Royal Highness Prince Locke fell in love with is Denise Ansair, one of the important ministers of the Arthur Kingdom Round Table Council, Ashes The deputy head of the Knights, and also holds the title of earl."

"Barud!" Viscount Albany looked very surprised, his voice was unavoidably too loud, and immediately attracted many dissatisfied eyes. He hurriedly bowed and apologized with a smile on his face, and waited until those eyes returned to the direction of the square. Then, he lowered his voice and continued, "As expected of a northern bumpkin who likes to be reckless, are those nobles and lords in the Kingdom of Arthur crazy? Not to mention letting a woman sit on the supreme throne, and letting a female knight play such an important role in the army position?"

Sir Juan shook his head cautiously, "My lord, Viscount Albany, I'm afraid the matter is not that simple. I also once had contempt for the Kingdom of Arthur, but the situation is not as we imagined - the incompetent steals the high position, if It is not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen in the peaceful years of singing and dancing. However, the Kingdom of Arthur has just recovered from the fragmented situation. It is simply a joke to say that the young regent has no knowledge of people. .”

"Yeah, I feel the same way." Baron Roma replied with a wry smile, "So when I learned that Countess Denise Ansair held a high position in King Arthur's army, I stopped meeting her in private. What the Countess wanted was to ask for an audience with His Excellency Levi Stern, hoping that he would make a promise for the sake of the Sigis Kingdom's strict neutrality."

"The Kingdom of Sigis wants to abide by its neutrality? Isn't that a violation of the sacred order of the Shining Temple?" Viscount Albany showed a somewhat artificial surprised expression on his face, "This is really incredible, the Kingdom of Sigis has never Are they all the most loyal vassals of the Temple of Glory? Didn’t His Majesty King Caraldini III of your country go to the Temple of Glory in person at the beginning of his enthronement, climb the holy mountain step by step, and ask His Majesty the Pope for his blessing?”

The shame and anger on Baron Romm's face flashed away, and then he retorted sharply, "It's not surprising, is it? Lord Albany, since even the old woodchuck hiding in the deep cave sniffs When the information about the changing seasons comes out, the attitude of His Majesty Caraldini III of Sigis will certainly change. The Shining Temple is indeed still ruling Sigis, but the end I am afraid that the day will not be too far away."

Viscount Albany's surprised expression this time was definitely not artificial, half of it was because of the opponent's sharp words, and the other half was because of Baron Rom's amazing courage. "Oh, Mr. Roma, your mouth really dares to say anything." He shrugged a little uncomfortably.

"This is not Sigis, nor Deldes or Floresa. The spies from the Temple of Glory are indeed pervasive, but they may not be able to sneak into the newly built capital of the Kingdom of Arthur in such a short period of time, not to mention there are still people who never sleep. The double protection of eyes and blood dagger." Baron Roma grinned, but the smile quickly disappeared from the corner of his mouth, "But these are not things I need to worry about, how to make His Royal Highness Prince Locke change his mind is what I have to face Biggest problem."

"This is not your style, Lord Roma." Sir Juan interjected in a half-joking tone, "Did you hit a snag with the Prince Regent of the Kingdom of Arthur, making you disregard your position and want to Have you persuaded His Royal Highness Prince Locke to change his mind? Haven't you ever thought of playing cards such as concluding a covenant or secretly communicating a song to fight for a political marriage?"

"Of course I have thought about it!" Baron Roma scratched his hair and replied a little upset, "Before I was allowed to meet His Excellency Leviston, I prepared at least a dozen good cards for myself. According to my The thought at that time could at least tempt the young regent. But..." He shook his head heavily, with a puzzled expression on his face, "but after I explained my purpose, Levi Stone Your Excellency suddenly coughed violently, followed by a burst of crazy laughter, and not only the regent, but many people in the room were laughing wildly. Gods, I have not had time to put forward any conditions, and I was asked A black-armored knight invited out of the room, and the only thing left to me was an endless sentence."

"The black-armored knight? Oh, that should be the leader of His Excellency Leviston's bodyguard, the legendary knight Rodriguez." Sir Juan glanced enviously at the center of the square, and of course he didn't see the black-armored knight His figure—colored silk flying all over the sky, rising smoke and dust, and spears, sharp swords, and armors reflecting dazzling cold lights—completely blocked his vision. "What nonsense did he say to you?"

"He said: If you want to have a taste of the unparalleled angry sword dance, go and convey your prince's request to Countess Denise Ansair." Baron Rom spread his hands and smiled helplessly. speak.

"Sounds like a threat?" Sir Juan touched his chin suspiciously, and then his eyes lit up, "Could it be Sir Rodriguez? The legendary knight is the lover of Miss Denise Ansair! It can explain why the Lord Regent, His Excellency Lee Viston, cannot agree to your request. For anyone, the allegiance of a legendary strong man is far stronger than the alliance request made by a neighboring country with ulterior motives."

"What you said is very reasonable, Sir Juan." Baron Romm nodded in agreement, but the doubts in his eyes did not disappear, "But I always feel that this is not the case, that black armored knight-Sir Rodriguez When looking at me, there was no anger or disgust in his eyes, but... seemed to be suppressing a smile?"

A burst of military horns sounded in unison, interrupting the conversation of the three members of the Shining Alliance Mission. A group of figures in gray Vaal wool cloaks appeared at one end of the square. There were hundreds of them in their hands. Gleaming poleaxes and spears, men and horses were all wrapped in gray steel armor without decoration, and a small crown with two swords badge was worn on their chests, which was the only decoration.

"That's the Knights of Ashes, the Knights of the Guards directly under the royal family of the Kingdom of Arthur. It is comparable to the Golden Dragon Knights in our country in terms of elite level, but the number is slightly insufficient." Sir Juan smacked his lips and said with some emotion.

Sir Zhu An has a thorough understanding of the four original knights in the Kingdom of Arthur, especially the Lightning Knights and Ashes Knights - the former was originally guarding the four southern counties and often had border conflicts with the Deldes Friction, and the latter is the imaginary enemy of the Golden Dragon Knights, the first knight order of the Kingdom of Deldes.

"Is this the strongest army in the Kingdom of Arthur?" Viscount Albany blinked suspiciously, "It looks...I'm not saying that this army is weak, in fact it is a quite powerful heavy cavalry army, The equipment is even better, but compared to the Griffin Knights who just appeared, it seems to be worse in some way."

"I heard that most of the Knights of Ashes were buried with the Dragon King when King Arthur fell. This is a new army that was formed later. It is only natural that the strength has declined?" Baron Rom guessed.

Sir Juan was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I have seen the magic images of the Knights of Ashes before the catastrophe came, and they are not stronger than this army. The newly formed Knights of Ashes are the same as in the past. Nearly [-] quasi-knights and seven Iron Guard knights with title knights, including the famous sky knight Marquis Osiris."

"The green lion of the Kingdom of Arthur..." Baron Rom murmured, "It is said that he is the number one knight of the Kingdom of Arthur. How strange, shouldn't the strongest knight of the Kingdom of Arthur be the legendary knight Sir Rodriguez? ?”

There was another moment of silence, and the three of them silently watched the Knights of Ashes performing tactical actions such as marching in formation, group charging, and reining in their horses to pay tribute in the square. , can be called a famous strong army.However, compared with the first regiment of Griffins just now, it is slightly inferior in terms of vigor and self-confidence, especially since this troop has been reorganized, it has always been responsible for the security tasks of King Arthur's court, and has not been baptized by several fierce battles. The movements of the members are more or less performance-like.

However, that childish feeling disappeared after the appearance of the seven iron guard knights.As the emerald green light of fighting spirit flew across the air, Marquis Osiris, who was wearing emerald lion armor and a dark green cloak embroidered with gold thread on his shoulders, took the lead and charged into the square like a green lightning bolt.The remaining six iron guard knights followed closely behind, and the banners with the family crests painted on them fluttered.Sir Juan and Viscount Albany exclaimed at the same time, but in comparison, Baron Romm's voice was like a wail.

"Golden Sun Flandala, please show mercy!" Baron Roma covered his face with his hands, his expression almost crying.

"Master Roma, your mental capacity is not so weak, is it?" Viscount Albany turned his head in surprise, "The strength of the Celestial Knights is indeed amazing, but you have even met and talked with the legendary knight Sir Rodriguez , how could you be frightened like this?"

"It's not Marquis Osiris, no." Baron Roma shook his head frantically, then stretched out his hand, pointing to the silvery white on the right side of the green figure, "Did you see that blond female knight in silver armor? She is Countess Denise Ansair, the beauty Prince Locke longs for day and night."

Viscount Albany and Sir Juan stared wide-eyed, and then both turned their heads, all four eyes were fixed on the body of the silver armored female knight, the flag flying above her head was indeed painted with twelve long swords The ring of steel, this familiar family crest, made Sir Juan slightly startled, and then turned to the relevant memory in his mind.

"That is the badge of the Ansair family, the uncrowned kings in the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur, and only the head of the family is eligible to use twelve long swords. If he is a descendant of the side branch, he can only use six to eight long swords. "Sir Juan swallowed hard, and then patted Baron Romm on the shoulder, "Come on, Lord Romm, you have to persuade His Royal Highness Prince Locke, this is one of the famous nine-pillar families in the Kingdom of Arthur, If he wants to bring Miss Denise into his palace, he will have to pay a very heavy price, right?"

Earl Ansair, who was raising his sword high and saluting towards the palace, suddenly sneezed loudly, the sound was so loud that it almost startled the mount under his crotch.He hastily stretched out his hand to appease the horse, and at the same time tried his best to use his fighting spirit and willpower to suppress the strange chill that suddenly rose in his heart.

"God of War Balud, what's going on here?" Earl Ansair couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Is there any hidden danger in this new body made by old Dish? After regaining his glory, last night was a little too crazy? But you can’t blame me, old Dish clearly assured that the new body has the appearance of an elf and the physical strength of an orc, it is simply the perfect template to make women crazy!"

The Earl of Ansair, who had just recovered his male identity, of course would not know that in the Sigis Kingdom, thousands of miles away, there was a prince whose Royal Highness had just caught a glimpse of him outside the city of Fermeyer, and he was going into battle. Ying couldn't forget it, and even sent a special envoy to propose marriage.

"Lord Earl Ansair, pay attention to the overall coordination of movements." Marquis Osiris reminded in a low voice urgently, "You are about to run out of the queue!"

Earl Ansair woke up immediately, only to find that the Knights of Embers had completed their final salute and was leaving the square in an orderly procession. Only the group of troops he led was still waiting for his order, and he seemed a little at a loss .

It's so embarrassing.

Earl Ansair felt a fever on his face, hurriedly raised his hand as a signal, and then led his team to leave the field.Fortunately, Marquis Osiris' reminder was still timely, and the group of troops he led just left the square at the last moment, so no jokes were made.

The performance of the Knights of Ashes aroused endless applause. In addition to paying tribute to this veteran team of the Kingdom of Arthur, most of the audience also thought that the military parade was over and it was time to move on to the next link.

So when the drums, brass horns, elven horn flute and military horn sounded at the same time, many people showed puzzled expressions on their faces.

"Isn't the Ember Knights the finale?" Grand Duke Zandora of the Kingdom of Deldes suddenly stood up from his seat, "Griffon heavy cavalry, sniper archers, alchemy airship fleet, air knight troops... the glory My lord, is it possible that the one who will appear next is..."

There was a sound like a series of thunderclaps rolling across the sky, and the ground began to tremble regularly, and the vibration became stronger and stronger, as if something huge was approaching.Almost all the envoys from various countries on the viewing platform couldn't hold back their nervousness. They got up one after another, holding on to the railing and looking in the direction of the vibration.At the beginning, they thought that what they saw were a few tall guard towers, but as those behemoths gradually approached, many people couldn't help but scream.

"That's the castle, behold! A moving castle!"

"Gods above, how can there be such a terrible weapon of war? Whether it is cavalry or infantry, what is the value of existence against such an opponent?"

"It's so huge! It's even bigger than the alchemy flying boat. What kind of power makes them move?"

Appearing on the edge of the square are five refurbished and transformed Commander's Wheel Palaces, but they are quite different from the original appearance. After the joint design of dwarf blacksmiths, elf craftsmen and human alchemists, these Commander's Wheel Palaces look like cloaked A giant guard tower with metal armor, catapults and ballistas show their ferocious fangs on each floor, and at the highest point of the wheel palace, the crown and double sword flag representing Arthur's kingship is fluttering in the wind, majestic and majestic!

(End of this chapter)