The richly decorated box slowly opened, revealing a golden cup with gold inside, engraved on the edges, and decorated with an abundance of pearls, emeralds, amethysts, and sapphires, which shone dazzlingly in the sunlight.

"It's ...... Grail? William spoke again, somewhat unconvinced.

What is the Holy Grail? It is a wine glass used by Jesus after he sent away Judas Iscariot and his 11 disciples at the Passover Supper (Last Supper) in the Jewish calendar in 33 C.E., on the 14th day of Nisan in the Jewish calendar.

Jesus once took the cup and told his disciples to drink the red wine that symbolized his blood, thus establishing the Memorial Rite.

The legend that if you can find this chalice and drink the water it contains, you will be rejuvenated, resurrected from the dead and gain eternal life, this legend can be traced back to the capture of Jesus a thousand years ago, and will continue to be passed down for thousands of years until later generations, and this legend has also been used in many literature, film and games.

"Yes, this is the Holy Grail, the real Holy Grail!" Uraka stared at William with a pair of wonderful eyes, and said in an unquestioning tone.

"Why is the Holy Grail in your hands? Isn't it long lost in history? William said in disbelief.

"It was about sixteen years ago, in 1050 A.D., that Egypt was plunged into a terrible famine, when my father, Ferdinand I, put aside the hatred between Christians and *** and extended a helping hand to Egypt.

I remember very vividly that my father, Ferdinand, had almost emptied the treasury of food in order to help the Egyptians survive the famine.

With the selfless assistance of my father Ferdinand, the Egyptians survived a rare famine, and this agate-encrusted chalice was also given as a gift to my father, King Ferdinand I of Castile, by an Egyptian *** chief at the time, just to thank Spain for lending a helping hand when Egypt was in the midst of famine. ”

When Uraka talks about this past, his eyes are full of fond memories of the past.

"Uraka, how did it end up in your hands?" William asked again with doubts in his heart.

By this time William had believed Urraca's words, and this chalice was the chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper, the real grail.

The chalice was unremarkable at the time, and had been brought to León from Cairo by other Egyptian sheikhs as gifts from their fathers.

It was hidden by Kudo's treasures until my father found it! Speaking of this, Urakar's tone paused, and he fell back into memory:

"My father, Ferdinand, seemed to have been guided by God, and among the many treasures, he was the first to discover the existence of this holy grail.

Since then, the Holy Grail has become a symbol of legitimacy for the royal family of Jimena's rule over Spain.

Until then, the Holy Grail had been in the possession of my father Ferdinand himself until last year, the year we visited my father in León, who gave it to me.

At the time, I wondered why my father would give me such an important treasure.

It is only now that I understand that my father had anticipated his death at that time, and that he suspected that his sons had something to do with it, so he entrusted me with the Holy Grail. ”

With that, Uraka carefully took the chalice from the box and handed it to William with both hands.

"This is the treasure of your Ximena family, and I can't take it." William carefully held the chalice and hesitated for a long time before finally shaking his head and refusing.

"William, take it! Having accepted the Holy Grail, you are the Emperor of Spain, the King of Castile, and the rightful heir of Ferdinand I. This is also my father's legacy! ”

"Uraca, I will definitely take back Castile for you, and you will be the queen of Castile in the future!"

This time, William no longer refused, holding the chalice in both hands, and his eyes were shining with a bookish light.

......

"Pass Your Majesty's order, the entire Second Army Corps is assembled!"

"Your Majesty's will, the entire Third Legion is assembled!"

"The Fourth Legion assembles..."

"The Fifth Legion..."

Numerous orders were transmitted to the corners of the Norman Empire through the well-developed post station system, whether it was the Second Army stationed in Burgundy, the Third Army stationed on the Rhine, or several standing armies around Paris and London, all of which assembled in Paris as quickly as possible after receiving William's mobilization order.

Before the legions arrived in Paris, the princes and ministers of the empire and the commanders of the legions were the first to arrive, and they were summoned by William to rush to Paris for a military conference.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Sancho, King of Castile, Alfonso, King of León, and García, King of Galicia, who had committed sensational crimes against their father, Ferdinand I, and then against each other's brothers. These three people are really great traitors, and their sins are unforgivable!

As the son-in-law of Ferdinand I, the husband of Uraca and the second in line to the throne of Castile, I once again declared war on Sancho of Castile, Alfonso of León and Garcia of Galicia!

Would you like to fight alongside me? William denounced Sancho's crimes and urged impassionedly.

"Your Majesty, the minister is the sword in your hand, what does it matter if your finger is pointed, the minister will go here." Rodrigo stepped forward first, knelt on the ground, and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to go!"

Then all the nobles knelt on the ground and said in unison.

"Excellent! It will now be up to me to assign the task of this battle. William nodded slightly with satisfaction, looked at Duke Rodrigo and Duke Andrew, and said: "This battle will be led by Duke Rodrigo as the main force, leading the Second Army, and the 4th and 5th Army of 36,000 men from the west side of the Pyrenees, that is, Navarra and Bis, to attack Castile, with the goal of directly targeting Burgos.

The second route will be led by Duke Andrew, with the 3rd, 7th and 8th legions, with a total of 35,000 men, attacking from the direction of the Duchy of Barcelona on the eastern side of the Pyrenees, with the initial goal of occupying Zaragoza, and then cooperating with the Duke of Rodrigo's first line to flank Burgos. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Rodrigo seemed to have anticipated what William would do, and although his expression was slightly agitated, he did not show any surprise.

However, the Duke of Belgium Andrew was very excited, after all, this was the only time he had participated in such a large-scale war in recent years, and before that, his task was only to lead the Third Army to defend the Rhine Plain, so that he missed the previous Italian war.

Now that he finally has the opportunity to perform, how can he not be excited?