At the end of the 60th anniversary of Arthur's birth, a rare blizzard ushered in the barren land, and the snowflakes flew in the sky to instantly cover the artemisia grass at a height of knees, and the cold and wet air swirled across people's faces, and the stinging sensation was like a knife cut.

In a small town in the Barrens, the homeless men lurking on street corners keep opening their mouths and cursing: "Damned gods, be merciful and let the abominable wind roll out of Fort Saint-Brieuh." ”

As they cursed, they futile wrapped their already torn clothes and curled up to reduce the loss of heat.

Fort Saint-Brieux is a very humble town, sparsely populated and in dilapidated buildings.

In the barren lands, there are dozens of desolate towns like this, and they are like old men who are about to die, reluctantly guarding the southern frontier of the kingdom.

The owner of Fort Saint-Brieux was Hanmilton Duncan, a descendant of the Duncan family and a prominent nobleman in the area.

However, its fame can only float in this desolate land, after all, there are hundreds of counts and viscounts in Arthur's kingdom, and a little baron like this who lives in a remote area can't attract much attention at all.

In fact, the rise of the Duncan family was a bit of luck.

A hundred years ago, His Majesty Rochelle Hope, the founder of Arthur's kingdom, was a wandering nobleman of the Allerhoz dynasty, and Duke Sam Duncan, the founder of the Duncan family, was the heir to a dilapidated tavern.

Perhaps by the ingenuity of fate, His Majesty Rochelle won the allegiance of Duke Sam with only one absurd lie.

According to historical records, His Majesty Rochelle said so at the time.

"Sir Sam, the Åleholz dynasty has been completely decayed, the emperor is greedy and cruel, the nobles are cunning and vicious, they shepherd us like cattle and sheep......"

"When we grow fat, we unceremoniously strip us of our fur and eat our flesh, we can no longer endure this oppression, we must rise up and resist......"

"Your Excellency, the people are in dire straits, and I, Baron Rochelle Hope, will carry the golden banner and fight for freedom and faith, and you, will have the privilege of sharing this glory with me!"

As a result, Sam, a country boy with little knowledge, became a loyal follower of the wandering nobleman Rochel in a flicker.

However, history is like a little girl who can be dressed up, and the real situation may make people laugh.

According to the memoirs of Duke Sam, the founder of the Duncan family, His Majesty Rochelle deceived himself with lies when he ate and drank in the tavern that day, but in the end he had no money to pay the bill.

And the lies used by the other side are very clumsy, not as thought-provoking as recorded in the history books.

"Sir Sam, there is a sleeping frost dragon in the Ambrizette Mountains, and I am a dragon slayer who is about to go to the mountains to eradicate the reptile that is about to plague Olehoz. ”

"Sir Sam, if you still have the blood of an Orleholz man, forgive me the money for this meal, and I will give you two large rubies when I return from slaying the dragon. ”

Sam, who is simple or a little idiot, actually believes the other party's words, not only waives the food money, but even takes all his belongings, rides a mule in the tavern, and threatens to become a follower of the "Dragon Slayer Warrior".

The guests in the tavern unanimously thought that he had gone mad, and in order to save the guy who had been brainwashed by knightly novels, the guests pointed the finger at Rochelle and asked him not to deceive the honest man.

However, His Majesty Rochelle, who was destitute at the time, could not let the fat sheep go, and immediately retorted in righteous words: "Your Excellency, Sam, do not let these foolish fellows defile your noble soul, for I admire your bravery and generosity. ”

Subsequently, the wandering nobleman Rochelle embarked on the great road of "dragon slaying" with his first retinue, Sam.

The two of them didn't know that what they were going to do next was many times greater than slaying a dragon.

In the first 40 years of the new calendar, the Oleholz Dynasty, which had experienced more than 400 years of ups and downs, gradually entered its twilight years, and the greedy and arrogant last emperor continued to increase the taxes of the people in order to expand the territory, which caused the domestic public resentment to boil.

At this moment, the great "Dragon Slayer" Rochelle Hope is leading his retinue Sam Duncan to cheat on a noble territory in the province of Roseflowers.

"Your Excellency Samuel, the Åleholz dynasty has been completely corrupted, the emperor is greedy and cruel, the nobles are cunning and vicious, they shepherd us like cattle and sheep......"

"When we grow fat, we unceremoniously strip us of our fur and eat our flesh, we can no longer endure this oppression, we must rise up and resist......"

"Lord Seliol, the people are in dire straits, and I, Baron Rochel Hope, will carry the golden banner and fight for freedom and faith, and you, I will have the honor to share this glory with me!"

In this way, His Majesty Rochel even coaxed and deceived to form his own team.

Thirty-six years before the New Era, as the Åleholz dynasty became more and more decaying, His Majesty Rochelle began to make good on his promises, and he secretly met with many old nobles in the province of Roseflower, and reached some kind of agreement with them.

Thirty-three years before the new calendar, Rochelle Hope, a once unknown wandering nobleman, resolutely carried a banner painted with a golden lion's head and began a vigorous rebellion.

At that time, many nobles and commoners could not bear the tyrannical rule of the emperor, so the rebellion burned like a prairie fire all over the land.

In the blink of an eye, the once-glorious dynasty of Ålehoz has faded from the stage of history.

After overthrowing the emperor, the next thing is to divide the territory.

His Majesty Rochelle Hope has gained a large part of the southern part of the Aurehotz dynasty with his shrewd political skills and iron-blooded slaughter, and he has earned him the most resounding title - King Lionheart!

In the first year of the new calendar, His Majesty Rochelle Hope was sixty-four years old, and Duke Sam Duncan was fifty-eight years old.

Mountains and rivers changed hands, and how many heroes were blown away by the rain and wind.

After many hardships and dangers, the wandering nobleman Rochelle Hope was finally crowned king, known as Hope I.

His followers were also well settled, and Sam Duncan, who was one of the first followers of him, was given the title of hereditary duke.

His Majesty Rochelle said at Duke Sam's canonization ceremony: "Sam, my dear friend, although I have not been able to get a large ruby for you, I can compensate you with the land. ”

He pointed into the distance: "Leave the Rose Province and go south, and the land that your war horse has stepped on will be the fief of the Duncan family." ”

So Duke Sam Duncan, who was over fifty years old, followed the instructions of his best friend and returned to the barren land with his wife and children, to his long-lost hometown.

Since then, the Barren Land has taken on a new name, the Duke of Duncan.