Lord Helanza

Helanza City is located in the West Tara Pakant Region of Pena Province. It is a very beautiful mountain city.

The city of Helanza is surrounded by mountains in the southern foothills of Mount Paglos. It is rich in gold and silver acorns. This kind of acorns does not really contain gold or silver components, but Describes the color of the shell of acorns when they are ripe. These two kinds of acorns contain a lot of oil and are a very precious fuel when dried.

Nobles like to throw a handful of acorns in the fireplace. These acorns burn with a unique fragrance. Fish, hares and pheasants smoked and roasted with acorns will have a unique flavor. Every fall, a large number of merchants gather in Helanza city. Everyone buys gold and silver acorns here. They will ship these acorns to all parts of the empire. As the acorns open the market in the Imperial Capital, more and more nobles start Try to buy, the price of acorns is continuously increasing every year...

Helanza, a little-known small town, began to gradually come into the eyes of the nobles of the Grimm Empire.

Surdak rode a horse and saw the beautiful mountain city halfway up the mountain from far away.

The mountain city is surrounded by green hills. At the foot of the mountain, there is a clear stream winding. A winding mountain road leads directly to the only city gate of the mountain city.

It is called Camel Mountain. From a distance, this mountain looks like a dromedary camel lying on the ground. There is a huge rock on a mound at the foot of the mountain. It looks no different from the head of the camel. The city of Helanza is Relying on the hump, stacks of white houses are distributed in the mountain city in a stepped manner. From a distance, they appear to be neatly arranged in rows.

When we arrived at the mountain city, it was almost twilight. Surdak rode a horse into this small mountain city. The guards of the city gate did not even verify Surdak’s identity. With his leather armor and a badge on his chest, he went unimpeded all the way.

The layout of this mountain city is very limited. All the buildings are crowded together. Most of the buildings in the city are built on the mountain, which looks like a stack of building blocks. The streets are very narrow. You can always find narrow sky bridges above your head. The only main street here is also a gentle slope. Walking up the street feels like climbing. The only guards standing at the head of the city were the lance infantry and the archer. When they looked at Surdak, they had envy and awe in their eyes.

When pedestrians on the street saw Surdak, they all avoided, for fear of offending Surdak.

Suddenly I heard someone on the stone arch bridge above my head say: "Mr. Knight, where are you from?"

Surdak lifts the head, I just saw a knight-errant The dressed-up youngster smiled and looked at himself.

"Handanal County." Surdak spoke to the youngster on the bridge with a local accent.

The youngster leaned on the railing of the stone arch bridge with one hand, turned over and jumped off, his body is very light, and he landed firmly in front of Surdak.

The youngster has a badge hanging on his chest. It looks like he should be a nobleman, so Surdak obediently gets on the ground. Otherwise, although it is not a serious crime to offend the nobleman, he doesn’t want to find it for himself when he arrives in Helanza. Such troubles.

The youngster has curly maroon hair, a high nose, and deep-set eye sockets. He looks very sunny when he smiles, but he is a little thin.

"What do you want to do when you come to Helanza, what can I do for you?" The young nobleman spoke very politely. He pinched his waist with one hand and put the other hand on the dagger around his waist. Standing in front of Surdak, he was only a finger shorter than Surdak.

Surdak thought about his purpose of entering the city. In addition to inquiring about the location of Wall Village, the most important thing is to register his reserve Knight identity on the register. As for the place where Knight’s identity is registered, of course it is the local area. The Knight regiment, so he asked casually:

"Where is the Helanza Knight regiment?"

The young nobleman looked at the badge on Surdak's chest, with an inexplicable eye in his eyes. With a smile, he pointed to the road ahead and said:

"Go forward from here, after three streets, turn left, then walk all the way to the end, then turn right, passing through a circle The archway, bypassing the small garden over there, is the third house in the alley behind the garden...Forget it, I'll take you there."

Speaking of the end, the young nobleman felt almost given When he was fainted, he decided to lead the way by himself.

Along the way, the young nobleman enthusiastically introduced the layout of Helanza City to Surdak, the trading companies and shops on the street, those who can do transactions with confidence, and which ones need to be more careful when doing transactions. It is also said that this city is not too big, as long as there is a small half-day, it is enough to stroll around this mountain city.

The young nobleman did not inquire about Surdak indiscriminately.

The layout of this mountain city is very compact. The two of them passed through a circular arch. Sure enough, there was a circular garden surrounded by red bricks in front of them. Around the circular corridor in the garden, they found it. An alley paved with stone strips.

At the entrance of a low building in a small alley, there was a plaque of "City Defense Department". The young nobleman pointed inward, then pointed to the stairs outside the low building, and said casually. Sentence: "Second floor!"

……

Surdak tied the horse to the pegs at the door. The young nobleman didn’t mean to go upstairs, so he climbed the oak stairs alone. .

Coming to the second floor, Surdak knocked on the door, then pushed the door and walked in. It turned out to be a very small room, and the room was full of various rolling cabinets. The old Knight in half-length armor was sitting on a chair, resting his feet on the oak tabletop, with a pipe in his mouth, and was sleeping with his eyes squinted.

Surdak walked in and didn't take the initiative to wake him up. He stood in front of him, took out his reserve Knight certificate, and placed it on the oak table.

After finishing this, Surdak sat on the bench on the side of the room and waited patiently.

After a short while, the old Knight snorted suddenly and awakened himself from his dream. Then he opened his eyes and looked around and found himself sitting in a small room. Inside, I saw the roll cabinet of neat and tidy behind me again, and then I came to my senses. I just had a nightmare just now and didn't fight blood on the battlefield.

Then he saw Surdak waiting in the room, and quickly put his feet off the tabletop, coughed, then picked up the reserve Knight certificate on the tabletop, and carefully checked it for a long time. , And then lifts the head, looked at Surdak again from top to bottom, stared at Surdak and asked:

"Your name is Surdak?"

Surdak nodded, obediently and honestly Said "yes".

Old Knight glanced at the name on the Knight’s certificate, stood up with difficulty, limped to a rolling cabinet, and kept talking:

"Let me see, enlisted in the army in 2583...oh, here...you are from Wall Village?"

"Yes." Surdak replied.

Old Knight turned out a bundle of roster scrolls, found Surdak’s name on it, and asked him the number of his army. Surdak answered them fluently. The old Knight was holding a certificate from the Reserve Knight with a face full of expression. He said with emotion: "Not bad! Young man."

He checked the roster, and then said very regretfully:

"commoner background, I have never been to Knight Academy. When I retired, I actually got into the status of Knight in the reserve. Didn't you think about continuing your military career? Have you retired?"

Surdak nodded, said frankly: "Retired? I feel a little homesick... …"

Old Knight was slightly nodded, and then recorded the information on the Reserve Knight’s certificate, and said to Surdak:

"Now you can’t be regarded as an official Knight. You still need to go to Knight. If you are ready, you can come to me for the official diploma of Academy. I can write a recommendation letter for you. Our Knight Academy in Helanza City is very good. Of course, you can also choose an individual Academy, but I I can’t guarantee whether the letter of recommendation is useful or not. As long as you successfully graduate from Knight Academy and you come to me with your Knight Academy’s diploma, you can exchange it for an official Knight certificate."

" With the official Knight voucher, you can pick up a piece of Fiefdom that belongs to you in the ruling hall of Helanza."

Old Knight finished speaking, and before Surdak could ask, he waved his hand and motioned to Surdak. Can leave now.