Chapter 268: Superior, Inferior (I)
The Violet Knights' residence is sprawling, with a vestibule planted with flowers and delicate fountains, and a vast jungle and meadow of amethyst tigers, bypassing the magnificent castle used for living, simple training and deliberations.
On the edge of the grassland, a circular gladiatorial arena with a diameter of more than 200 meters is particularly eye-catching. The entire floor of the Colosseum is paved with a smooth and incomparably strong Levin crystal mine. The surroundings are shrouded in a seemingly non-existent layer of transparent energy. Under the sun, the violet pattern on the floor of the gladiatorial arena shimmers with a bright and dazzling shimmer, looking mysterious and noble.
"Raels, you go and gather everyone, I have something important to announce!" Princess Lena commanded as she walked straight to the arena, her tone full of unmistakable confidence and majesty.
Raels was not angry but happy when he heard this. He originally thought that Princess Lena was just a delicate and willful girl, but when he saw her extraordinary bearing, he looked at this delicate royal lady differently, and secretly had a trace of expectation in his heart.
"Yes, Your Highness Princess!" he glanced at the two knights beside him, who immediately retired, and in a short time brought all fifty of them to Princess Lena.
From the appearance of all fifty-one people, to the roar of Raels giving the order to assemble, to the remaining fifty knights standing in a fan-shaped arrangement centered on Raels at the front of the queue, it was only five or six seconds. Seeing the discipline and professionalism displayed by these knights, Princess Lena couldn't help but nod her head slightly in approval. With a peek at the leopard, she was enough to conclude from the reaction of the knights that the Violet Knights were razor-sharp daggers that pierced the chests of all enemies, a victorious army with great combat power.
But even so, this is not what Lena wants. For most of the knights looked at her with approval, but none of them had reverence or respect. These knights are like the Order's name, Violet: delicate and noble, but fragile and thin, unable to withstand the weather!
Her ideal Violet Knights can become stronger, purer, and more loyal!
"Raels, read the command on this scroll to everyone!" Princess Lena tossed the scroll to Raels, and beside him, Ronin's face added a look of confusion,
Raels quickly finished reading the scroll. The knights followed him and knelt down on one knee towards Princess Lena, offering their loyalty with an oath! Although they were somewhat suspicious of the young leader, the glory of the Violet Knights made them make the right decision.
The noble and brave knights swore allegiance to the chief, who responded to the knights' loyalty with a rhetoric. This is the standard script that exists in the minds of all knights. If someone else were to do the same, most of them would have thought the same.
However, no one expected that Princess Lena's next words would directly smash their illusions to pieces.
"Fifty-one? The Violet Knights don't need so many people! I, Lena Winston, the third-generation leader of the Violet Knights, only accept the allegiance of the thirteen strongest knights! The best and the fittest! This is the law of survival in nature! The thirteen most powerful people will remain to form the most powerful knights of the Morrowind Kingdom. And those who lose, starting today, will be expelled from the Violet Order!"
"What!"
"What a joke!"
"What qualifications do you have to expel us?"
"That's right! When Lao Tzu's own father followed His Majesty the King to gallop through the ice field, you didn't know where it was!"
As soon as Princess Lena said this, the knightly order, which had been disciplined a moment ago, suddenly appeared in its original form, and the team of fifty-one people was like a boiling oil pot, and there were bursts of noisy discussions. Raels had just recovered from the shock of Princess Lian Lina's explosive remarks, and suddenly heard the chaotic voice behind him, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although the knights of the Violet Knights are all strong, most of the people who support them are from the sense of honor of their respective families.
Although he didn't understand Princess Lena's intentions, he could roughly guess that if the deep knights could still stand as straight as a rock statue after hearing Princess Lena's decision, and there was no dissatisfaction or confusion on their faces, then things might have a turn for the better. But now...... Alas, he only hoped that the young princess in front of him did not deliberately toss himself on a whim, but did have a plan in his heart.
Raels also knows that now is the time to step up!
"That's enough!" he used his fighting spirit, and shouted like thunder, shaking the eardrums of everyone around him. The noise behind him suddenly stopped, and the fifty knights saw that he turned his head slightly, and his face was as cold as iron, and they immediately shuddered, and they all shut up, and stood straight and straight, like a javelin standing upright.
Princess Lena gave him an approving look, and at the same time took out a golden violet brooch from the crystal box in the magic bell's hand and placed it on Raels's chest!
I saw a beam of light on the back of the brooch, and a thin hook spike stretched out from the light, instantly piercing into the position of the violet pattern stamen on the breastplate, which was even more luxurious and exquisite.
"Lindor Raels, your performance has conquered me, you have earned the first qualification to stay!" Princess Lena took off her gloves and reached out to Raels, her eyes full of sincere appreciation. Admittedly, Raels failed to twist the fifty-one members of the Violet Knights into a single strand, and the leadership is up for debate. But the strength of the White Eagle Knight Raels is unquestionable. As for the person leading the Knights, she glanced at Luo Ning, who was still confused, and had other plans in mind.
Raels has a stubborn personality, and he knows that he is not capable of refining this group of aristocratic sons into real steel masters. Being the Knight Captain of the Violet Knights, this was a great shame for him. So he was ready to leave the Order. Who knew that the princess would be the first to leave herself.
Surprised, he hurriedly half-knelt on the ground, held five slender fingers like white onions, and lightly pressed his lips to the back of Princess Lena's hand, and the thought in his heart was racing: "Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Princess still wants me to continue to be the chief knight?"
"Could it be that Princess Lena has a candidate for the chief knight ......" He stood up silently and carefully looked at the ordinary-looking red-haired young man in front of him.
At this moment, Princess Lena's voice reached everyone's cochlea. Although the voice was not loud, the content of the words was no later than the second thunder.