Chapter 473: The Eight Virtues of Knights

"Before I mention the third virtue, let me tell you a story. Richie said with a smile on his face.

"Storytelling, good storytelling, I like to listen to people tell stories!" On the aristocratic table, Baron Haas subconsciously slapped his palm, and his face jumped with joy.

"I'm also looking forward to what kind of story His Excellency Viscount will tell. A nobleman on the side also chimed in.

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"I'm sure there aren't many of you here who haven't heard of the legend of Earl Lerwick. As Leitch's voice fell, many people on both sides of the square immediately showed abrupt expressions, obviously knowing more or less about the legend of the Double-faced Earl.

"In the legend, Lerwick is a mage with advanced illusions, he first secretly imprisoned an earl of the Fast Empire, and then used illusion to transform into the earl, and then ruled his territory in the place of the earl for nearly two hundred years!"

The above is familiar to everyone. Speaking of this, Leitch paused slightly, and said with a sudden smile, "But what I want to talk about today is not to discuss Lewick's attainments in illusion, nor to criticize his crimes, but to talk about a real piece of history that happened in this legend." ”

"I don't want to be if you like drama, there is a famous drama called "The Man in the Iron Mask", which is based on the legend of 'The Double-faced Count'. ”

In the play, in order to eradicate the real count and keep the lie he had weaved, the fake Earl Lerwick mobilized a large number of mercenaries to surround the rescued real Count and the four knights led by d'Artagnan. In order to save everyone, the real earl took the initiative to put on the iron mask again and send them back to the prison tower, but the four knights regarded death as home, for the sake of their chivalry!"

"Then the false earl gave an order, and the smoke and dust rose everywhere, and most of the audience thought that the story ended with a heroic tale of singing and crying, but when the smoke and dust cleared, four knights of varying degrees of injury came out of the ruins! This made the false earl angry and shouted to attack, but all the mercenaries unusually threw away their longbows and swords, and stood solemnly to salute these four knights—at this time, power was no longer able to control in the face of such self-sacrificing chivalry!"

"What makes the supreme power suddenly eclipsed? Sacrificing oneself for the sake of others is the most precious point of chivalric virtue!"

"This is the third knightly virtue I'm going to tell you about - sacrifice!"

Speaking of this, Leitch's voice changed abruptly: "Maybe some of you will wonder why you have to make sacrifices for no reason, and if you become a knight just to sacrifice yourself to fulfill others, what is the difference between doing a loss-making business?"

"What I have to tell you, my knights, is that sacrifice is not the same as being stupid!"

"A knight is a symbol of nobility, but while you rightfully enjoy the wealth and status at your fingertips, I hope you will not forget the original purpose of all this—the white bread you eat, the wheat grown by the farmer after a year's hard work, the leather armor you wear, the leather that hunters have stripped after fighting the monsters in the mountains and forests, and the large amount of money you receive each month is a considerable part of the blood and tears of the merchants who have traveled from place to place to earn profits...... None of this is for nothing, and while you enjoy it, you also have to shoulder the responsibility and obligation to protect these people!"

"You have on your shoulders the expectations and trust of all the lords, and what they want to see is a group of reliable warriors who can protect their homeland, and not some moths who only know how to ask for it!

"So sacrifice is not a foolishness, but a true fearlessness, a noble feeling, a virtue that a knight must have!"

"It turns out that in the heart of Lord Viscount, we also have such an important position!" An old farmer who had not been able to occupy a place in the audience in time, but was just standing by the street, was stunned when he heard Leggie's sonorous words, and suddenly stretched out his arm to wipe the corners of his eyes, and his cloudy eyes were splashing.

"My original house was destroyed by those evil necromancers in the Kuroshio, and I planned to settle in this holy city of Lyra, when housing prices had just begun to skyrocket, and the price of the house was simply terrifying! Later, Lord Viscount introduced relevant measures in time to control the house price, which made me feel distressed for a long time. But now, not to mention several times, even if it is more than ten times more expensive, dozens of times, even if I go bankrupt, I will settle down here-not for anything else, just to live under the rule of a lord like Lord Viscount, I am relieved and comfortable!" In the audience, a pot-bellied merchant looked excited to several of his newly acquainted neighbors on the side.

"Self-sacrifice, chivalry?" said a priest in the crowd who did not know what temple belonged to, and his eyes were deeply confused.

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"The fourth virtue, valor!"

"War doesn't need cowards, and in the final analysis, knights are the tools of war in the hands of every lord, the most powerful deterrent weapon!"

"Armor, horses, reflective blades, a trumpet, the gates wide open, and the spirit of not turning back if you don't succeed—this is the heroism of a knight!"

"But at the same time, you must also remember that the bravery of a knight is by no means the same as the bravery of a horseman, and that it is only known that brute force is called courage and no strategy; the valor of a knight must be reflected in the accuracy and ruthlessness of his moves, the strength of his strength, the thoughtfulness of his tactics, and his calm thinking! You are a brave warrior in the Knights, and you are the rightful leader in other ranks, and this is a qualified knight!"

"The battlefield needs brave warriors, and the territory needs brave men to defend it. You may die on the battlefield one day, but the territory will never forget you!" As he spoke, Lei Qi suddenly pointed to the ten-meter bell tower behind him and said in a sonorous voice, "From today on, this bell tower behind me will be named 'Heroic Soul Tower', and the name of any knight who dies on the battlefield will be engraved on this tower for future generations to admire and remember!"

"In the name of my Viscount Black Wind, I promise you that your bravery and dedication will never be buried!"

"Glory is my life!" shouted from the eight thousand Black Wind Knights and Black Wind Knights in the square, and their iron will reached high into the sky and swept the sky!

Seeing this, Leitch nodded slightly, and continued: "The fifth virtue - mercy!"

"This fifth virtue can be understood many times as tolerance, forgiveness of those who offend you, forgiveness of the guilty, and even forgiveness of your enemies on the battlefield!"

"Perhaps some of you may wonder why tolerance, especially tolerance towards the enemy? Indeed, everyone has a temper, and it is possible for all kinds of grievances to generate anger, which can then cause all kinds of friction, and even turn into war! But in the end, war will only cause endless evil, a large number of houses and farmland, and countless innocent people will die because of it, and these may not have happened with a small concession between the two sides, a little tolerance!"

"I believe that not many people will really like war, and peace is the common yearning of all people!

"Papa-" As Leitch's words fell, the audience erupted in spontaneous, long-lasting applause—it was rare to see someone as vocal as Viscount Blackwind's call for peace, even in the entire Valley of the Dawn!

However, Leitch raised his hand to stop everyone's applause, smiled and shook his head: "I haven't finished my words yet—true tolerance is by no means the same as connivance!"

"To those who have malicious intentions against us, to those who have repeatedly tried to harm us, to those who are filthy and evil, take up your arms with determination, destroy the enemy, get rid of the evil, and learn to say to your enemies - our cause is just, fools!"

"Haha-"

"Hahaha-"

This time, everyone was really laughing, and some of them were even laughing so hard that they couldn't stand up straight - they knew that the Viscount was talking about something very serious, but they just couldn't stop the urge to laugh!

Maybe this is the unique personality charm of Lord Viscount?

Leitch didn't try to stop it, he even waited until the laughter had subsided, and then he began to say seriously: "When most of the people were laughing just now, my knights, you didn't laugh!

"At the same time, I also regret to tell those people who laughed a lot just now that it is probably impossible for you to become a Black Wind Knight in your life, I have to say that this is a great pity-"

“……”

Looking at Leitch's appearance that can't tell the truth or falsehood, many people can't help but feel a feeling of 'lying down' in their hearts. However, the vast majority of people didn't take this to heart, because they knew very well in their hearts that with their qualifications and strength, they really didn't have a chance to become a Black Wind Knight in their lives......

"The mercy of the knight is also reflected in the hoe to help the weak, while you swear allegiance to a lord, do not forget the justice in your heart!"

"Moreover, the true meaning of mercy also includes respect for the disadvantaged, especially for ladies!" "Women have always been an indispensable part of our social makeup, it is women who give birth to us, women who nurture us, and in the vast majority of families, wives work and give no less than their husbands...... It's a pity that I have always thought that the vast majority of women have not been able to enjoy the corresponding respect and care!"

"Among these women," Leitch said aloud, pointing to the women around her, "there may be your mothers, wives, lovers, sisters, or your friends' mothers, wives, lovers, and sisters, even if they are just unrelated strangers, learn to respect, respect these women who may not be conspicuous, but who are by no means ordinary!"

"This is the mercy that a true knight should have!"

(End of chapter)