Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"As long as you win this duel, you will be defending the honor of the Midwinter nobles. This will greatly enhance your reputation and be worth ten years of hard work!"

Rezan Arthur Pendragon was not interested: "I am now an official Knight of the Round Table and have received the blessing of the Holy Grail. Isn't this enough?"

Marquis George said without breath: "Your opponent this time is the Donghuang Group... No matter who the other party plans to let fight on their behalf, it is a big deal."

"In the past, the nobles in Midwinter suffered a lot at the hands of that Roman barbarian, and they felt a bad breath in their hearts."

"How could it be that the great nobles didn't add fuel to the flames when we got to this point today? They were just unwilling to shed blood themselves."

"As long as you win, your personal prestige will be greatly improved."

“And with the Queen’s birthday coming up, this is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself.”

"Many knights are desperate to try this stage. It is the wealth that comes from heaven."

"As an illegitimate child, it's not easy for you to reach this point, but if you want to move up, you must get rid of this shackles and use your reputation to cover it up."

"After that, I will have the opportunity to marry the princess and reach the pinnacle of life."

Marquis George also tried his best to plan his godson's future and persuaded him to accept it.

Lei Zan was silent for a long time and then replied: "I listen to my godfather."

"Okay, okay." Marquis George was very satisfied: "I know your strength. As long as you take it seriously after playing, no matter who your opponent is, you will definitely not lose!"

Lei Zan held his cuffs as if to strangle the red dragon's neck: "I'm not interested in the reputation of the nobles, but as long as I go to the duel field, I will naturally go all out. I just hope that the opponent is strong enough and does not let him. I'm so disappointed."

Chapter 779 The city is full of turmoil

"Did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"duel……"

"Ah, I heard that a peerless master came from Rome. He said he wanted to sweep through the entire midwinter martial arts world. He said he was invincible under the canonization, and he is invincible after the canonization."

"This is simply arrogant, please elaborate!"

"Please read the newspaper for details."

"Have one!"

"Give."

"Say it!"

"Don't you have a newspaper?"

"I've already bought the newspaper and you still want me to read it myself? Why do you have this mouth open for me? Tell me what's going on!"

"Okay, listen to me...this is so, so, so, so."

"It sounds like the nobles invited two knights to duel. Isn't it as exaggerated as you say?"

"Hey, as a Daxia person, isn't it normal for me to exaggerate my rhetoric a little bit? It's like this saying, 'One sword frost freezes fourteen states'."

"Isn't this realistic?"

"...It seems so."

The newspaper seller patted his knee: "But this duel is indeed the focus of all the nobles in Midwinter. Tickets for the sword fence duel field in the morning are now hard to get."

……

In the same breakfast shop, the newspaper sellers were chatting and talking loudly.

On the seat next to him, Bai Yu silently drank hot coffee and took a bite of the soft bread that had just been baked.

"The news spread so fast, the whole city was already aware of it just the next day."

"Isn't that true? I don't know who made such outrageous claims... When did I trade one for the other?"

Bai Yu felt tired. He was really spreading rumors and couldn't move forward to refute them.

Melusina closed the newspaper and frowned slightly: "There must be someone who is adding fuel to the flames and making a high-profile announcement. Is this an attempt to play psychological warfare? It's despicable enough."

"It seems that the nobles have selected a suitable candidate, and now they want to make a big fuss. If they are not sure of winning, who will publicize their failure?" Bai Yu spoke while eating, and said with true energy: " And not surprisingly, the chosen duel agent is Pendragon."

"Are you so sure?"

"On the one hand, it's intuition, and on the other hand, it's because the carriage last night was traveling in the wrong direction."

"What's wrong?" Melusina tilted her head.

This expression made Bai Yu so cute that he couldn't help but want to pinch the president's sister's face.

But as soon as she lifted it up, she was held by Melusina.

The CEO sister noticed that there was jam on his fingers, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then lowered her head and stuck out her tongue, like a kitten drinking milk, and licked it.

Bai Yu's originally coherent thinking was immediately disrupted.

"So, why is the direction wrong?"

"Uh, well, this..." Bai Yu may have been controlled by Xiaotou for a second, causing memory loss and confusion: "What did I just want to say?"

Isn't this the bus to kindergarten?

No, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

"Humph~" The CEO sister gave her a very charming look and put down her clean fingers.

After breakfast, Bai Yu was held on Melusina's arm.

She was wearing high heels, and the height difference between the two of them was less than three centimeters, so they couldn't be said to be in love with each other.

"Does Donghuang have a newspaper office here?"

"The media are tools controlled by the nobles. What they want the citizens to see is what the citizens can see. Just like now... the streets of the capital in the middle of winter can discuss this duel overnight."

"They didn't think about what would happen if they lost?"

"The media may not mention this matter at all by then." Melusina knows this set of operations very well: "The cold treatment is...or throw out other hot spots to cover it up. It just so happens that the Queen's birthday is also celebrated. arrive."

Bai Yu smiled: "It seems like they can't suppress it either."

The president's sister thought for a moment: "Ah, that's true."

The delivery of "The Sun Never Sets" is still a big deal, and it will definitely not be suppressed. Who among all the media would dare not to report it?

If Bai Yu wins this duel and returns the eternal sun, the nobles will not be able to suppress the raging public opinion, and they will have to pinch their noses and publish in the newspapers to praise him for his great lack of virtue.

"However, this newspaper..." Bai Yu glanced at the paper products all over the street: "It really gives me a feeling of being both advanced and backward."

Rome has fully entered the modern information age, but in the middle of winter... it is still at the stage where newspapers and magazines are the main carriers.

After all, Midwinter and Rome are different countries, and it does not have access to Rome's Yggdrasil network operating technology.

But in fact, the World Tree is produced in the Fairy Kingdom. There is a World Tree in Midwinter, and there are far more than one.

It's just that they are quite uninterested in developing technology in this area.

The reason is that the market in mid-winter is very small. The arrival of the information age means that a new free market is provided, which makes it difficult for the nobles to monopolize the market.

Therefore, even if the world tree is obtained, the technology of Midwinter has only developed to the stage of television. People in Midwinter can only watch fixed TV programs. Other media are still mainly newspapers and magazines.

It cannot be said that it is a policy of completely obscuring the people, but it is indeed a closed-door policy.

Therefore, the nobles were afraid of the capital monsters bred by the free market in Rome. They knew very well that once free trade was opened, their industries would be smashed and penetrated, and even the entire midwinter economy would be crushed.

They are trying their best to disrupt the succession of the Laurentian family, and publicizing this duel in a high-profile manner is essentially deceiving themselves and others.

It is obviously a struggle of interests within the family, and it is obviously a conflict between the great nobles and outside groups, but it is named in the name of the country's righteousness.

Just deceive the citizens, don't deceive yourself, right?

I feel like I’ve seen this expansion somewhere.

Bai Yu pinched the bridge of her nose, looked at the not too bright sun and said, "There is nothing new under the sun."

Melusina asked, "Do you want to retreat for two days to adjust?"

"The name of the duel agent will be announced tomorrow. There is no need to worry now. On the contrary, it seems that you are not confident." Bai Yu said with a smile: "Just treat it with a normal attitude. Let's go to the theater... I will tell you on the way. story."

"A fairy tale?"

"That's right, an adult fairy tale..."Hamlet"."

……

Buckingham Palace, back garden courtyard.

Lyudmila was in front, Cordelia behind.

The former is dressed in ordinary clothes, and the latter is dressed in holy robes.

"You two, please come in." The palace maid led the way: "The Queen, Prince and Princess have been waiting for a long time."

This place is the private territory of the royal family, and no one can enter unless invited.

Although the saints and saints of the Roman Church have noble status, they cannot violate the rules here at will.

Fortunately, this meeting is not in public, and the rules must be looser.

Despite this, Cordelia was still secretly nervous. Even though she usually met a lot of big shots, this time she was going to meet Victoria.

Queen Victoria, she is a legend.

This is a queen who has never traveled all over the country, but was canonized because of her extraordinary vision.

Unlike Rome, the royal family in Midwinter has no mandatory canonization inheritance system. This also means that the imperial power in Midwinter is not particularly powerful. Only when there are particularly powerful emperors and princes can there be a conflict between the imperial power and the aristocratic council. Strike a balance.

There is no doubt that the emergence of Victoria allowed Midwinter's national power to rise by several stages.

Although Midwinter is still considered backward in the eyes of Rome, in fact, before the Queen came to the throne, Midwinter could be said to have only half a breath left.

During her reign, she not only recovered Nelson's ghost fleet, but also cracked down on the market monopoly of the nobles. By establishing friendly relations with Rome, she obtained certain technology transfers and financial support. At the same time, she promoted the development of scientific and technological progress and relaxed immigration regulations, no longer focusing on the nobles.

These and other measures brought the dying Longdong to the level of a normal person, even though he still had one leg longer than the other.

Queen Victoria has a very high reputation among various countries and is very popular because she has a very far-sighted vision and can always give very accurate and sophisticated advice, so countless people want to meet her.

The number of requests for meetings alone is already ten years in the future.

Most girls regard Victoria as their idol, and Cordelia is no exception, and it is inevitable to feel nervous.

After entering the garden, she didn't dare to raise her eyes for a while.

The garden here is an entire greenhouse. It is said to be a garden, but many types of plants are planted.

There was a small table placed between several trees, and three members of the royal family were sitting and waiting for the guests to arrive.

The Queen, the Prince and the Princess... a family of three, but Victoria seems to be the youngest.

"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, right, Lyudmila." Victoria smiled. She looked like she was only in her forties at most. She looked like a well-maintained lady, with a warm, pleasant and approachable temperament. : "Is that the lovely Dewdrop next to you?"

"First time, your Majesty." Cordelia saluted.

"No need to be formal, it's just a private meeting." Victoria smiled and said, "Take a seat."

The princess poured two cups of black tea herself and asked with a smile: "You two have worked hard escorting Sunset. If it is convenient, can you let me take a look at it?"

After Lyudmila sat down, she said directly: "The Sun that Never Sets is not in our hands now... someone will send it to us on our birthday."

When the prince heard these rather rude words, he looked slightly displeased: "The saint is joking. If it's not in your hands, where is it? You can't leave such an important thing to idlers, right?"

"Of course it is in a very safe place." Lyudmila replied.

"I want to know the more detailed location." The prince asked, turning to look at Cordelia.

"In the hands of a friend of mine." Cordelia felt that there was no need to hide it. She came here just to talk about this matter: "He is from Daxia, and we discovered The Sun That Never Sets together. Without him, Without help, I cannot bring back the lost treasure."

"Oriental?" the princess asked in surprise: "What's his name?"

"Bai Yu, Bai Yujing."

"It's a very peculiar name." Victoria smiled and said, "Why don't you bring the person together?"

"He has some personal matters that need to be dealt with." Lyudmila picked up a biscuit and threw it into her mouth: "You don't have to think about keeping the talent, you can't keep it."

"Oh?" Victoria tapped her fingers on the table: "The more you say that, the more I want to 'see' him with my own eyes."

"There will be a chance." Lyudmila held her chin: "Victoria, it's time for us to talk about something else. You know I'm not here to catch up with you."

"Um...Okay." Victoria ordered: "Children, take your guests for a walk elsewhere."