Just as Robit and the others slowly left Alto's territory, Caldis rode his horse to Nedow alone.

Because Caldis's mount was a rare BMW on the other side of the ocean, Tarrett and his party did not catch up in time, but were pulled further and further away by Caldis.

As they passed through the city of Nedo, the guards were led by Miró to meet them, but Caldis refused to enter the city to rest.

Miró had no choice but to have someone bring him countless food to Caldis, and then send someone to escort him west out of Nedo.

On the way to escort him, the knight of Miro asked puzzledly, "Lord Duke, why don't you go from Hwaseong to the south, so that you can leave all the way west along the territory of our Knights." From our Nedo, to the west of Nedo, is the barbarian-occupied Ritunburg, which is very dangerous. ”

Caldis's expression was indifferent, and he replied, "It doesn't matter, it's not safe to go anywhere anyway." ”

The weather in August is changing, and the sun is still scorching, and in the blink of an eye the sky becomes overcast, and soon it rains heavily.

Caldis was covered in wounds, and he didn't want to hide from the rain, but Miró's knight chief was very enthusiastic and dragged Caldis to a cave to rest.

Looking at the dense rain outside the cave, the chief knight asked with interest: "Lord Duke, I heard that you duel with the barbarian Anthony when you were in Lisburg, and you directly beat him away. I've always wondered why you're so good that you haven't trained in our knight camp, and even that powerful Anthony can't beat you? How, exactly? ”

Caldis replied slowly, "Anthony was not beaten away by me, he had a planned retreat. I really haven't been through the gates of the Knight's Training Camp, and I don't know anything about your moves. If you had been thrown into the barbarians' gladiatorial arena since childhood, and you had survived, I believe you would have been no worse than me. ”

"Oh my God." After hearing this, the chief knight exclaimed: "It's incredible, it turns out that the Duke has gone through so many tribulations. In this way, you have figured out all these skills yourself, and you are too powerful. ”

Caldis smiled bitterly and said: "It's nothing powerful, it's just to survive, it's not a skill." ”

Rain trickled down the stone wall from the cave entrance, thunder and lightning outside the cave, and the rain became more and more rapid, accompanied by countless roaring winds.

Suddenly, several dark shadows appeared at the entrance of the cave, and the chief knight stood up vigilantly and drew his sword, and signaled the guards to prepare for battle.

However, it was Simon, the head of the Knights and the chief of affairs of Hwaseong, who walked in, waved his hand to wipe the rain on his face, and anxiously asked the people inside, "May I ask if it is Lord Caldis who is sitting inside." ”

After hearing this, Caldis raised his head slightly, looked at the strange commander and said, "I am Caldis, who are you?" ”

Simon was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly beckoned the knights into the cave to hide from the rain, and then said happily: "Oh, thank God, we finally found you." ”

After speaking, Simon came to Caldis, reached out and took out a scroll of paper from his armor, handed it to Caldis, and said, "Dear Duke Caldis, after our Lord Betty heard about you, we arranged for me to come to Nedo to meet you overnight. We, Lord Betty, have admired you for a long time, and would like to invite you to Hwaseong as a guest, hoping that Lord Duke will appreciate your face. ”

Caldis reached out and took the paperwork, and after reading Betty's signature, he looked up and asked Simon, "If there is anything, you can just say it, don't beat around the bush." ”

Simon was stunned for a moment after hearing this, he glanced at the chief knight next to him, then coughed, sorted out his thoughts and said, "That's the case, we, Lord Betty, admire your talent very much, and want to invite you to join us in Hwaseong. As long as the Duke nods, in order to show the sincerity of Hwaseong, Betty is willing to dedicate one-third of Hwaseong's territory to you. ”

Caldis smiled coldly, reached out and returned the paperwork to Simon, and replied indifferently: "Thank you, Lord Betty, for taking a fancy to me, but I'm very sorry, I have no interest in these territories, and I don't want to get involved in your power struggles anymore, I'm very sorry." ”

Simon showed a disappointed expression, he turned his head to look at the knight behind him, and after hesitating for a long time, he asked Caldis again: "I heard that the Duke has been looking for a noble girl, isn't she in our Hwaseong?" Didn't the Duke want to be with her? As long as you go to Hwaseong, even if I accompany you to look for her door to door, I will definitely be able to help you find her. ”

Anything else may not have piqued Caldis's interest, but the aristocratic girl who had twice given her bread by the river moved Caldis.

After listening to Simon's words, the corners of Caldis's eyes twitched slightly, and soon he fell into deep thought.

Seeing that it had some effect, Simon began to praise Hwaseong for how close to the people and love the people, and to the people like a brother.

Caldis didn't pay attention to Simon's next words, he really wanted to find the noble girl named Julia, and if she was willing to go with him, then take her with him to live in seclusion. But Caldis looked back and thought that since people often went out of the city to distribute food to the hungry, then her family background must be very noble, and she didn't know what kind of nobleman her father was in Hwaseong. When he thought of Mozart, the Duke of Hwaseong, and the struggle for power with the nobles of Knight, Caldiston had no idea.

And Caldis also thought of a key question, now that he has become so depressed, even if he finds that noble girl, what will people look up to?

Thinking of this, Caldis smiled and said, "I know that your Hwaseong Castle is the only one of all Knight territories that cares for the people the most, and your Lord Betty and Duke Mozart have really done a good job in this regard. ”

"That's it!" Simon said very arrogantly: "Under the governance of Duke Mozart, our Hwaseong has always adhered to the tradition of diligent government and love for the people. The world tends to focus only on the nobles and knights, but always ignore the importance of the people. Without ordinary people, we eat, drink, and wear, and without people, where would we be nobles and knights. The so-called peace of the world must first appease the people's hearts, in which the people's hearts refer to the hearts of the common people, not to envelop those nobles and knights. ”

Caldis listened very carefully, and he nodded again and again in praise: "No wonder the Hwaseong Territory has done so well in the past two years, it turns out that it is because of the assistance of a knowledgeable Lord Simon like you, and your Lord Betty trusts you so much, that is really a wise hero." ”

Simon shook his head and smiled, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm not worth mentioning compared to Master Caldis." Since Lord Duke also admires us Hwaseong so much, what are you still hesitating about, is it because you are worried that Cologne will come back to you for trouble? You don't have to think about that, Mistress Betty will do her best to take care of it. ”

"Hey." Caldis got up and said, "When I rescued His Royal Highness the Prince, it was with great difficulty that we Knights finally awakened new hope. However, because of my dereliction of duty, His Royal Highness the Prince fell ill and died in Yuguan, destroying all the hopes of our Knight. After so many things, I can see that I, Caldis, am not a good commander, nor a good lord. Since I don't have that ability, there is no need to take on more positions, and people like me should retire to the mountains and forests and spend the rest of their lives repenting for their mistakes. ”

Caldis, who was in front of Simon, spoke a lot, and his mood was slightly cheerful.

Simon nodded, and also sighed and said, "Hey, some things are planned by people, and it depends on the sky to succeed." If Providence does not help us, we will not be protected by the gods, and no matter how well we plan, it will not help. Perhaps, Prince Railton is not the king sent by God to save us at all, he is just a flash in the drought before the old kingdom is dying. As for what will become of our Knight in the future, none of us know at the moment. But one thing is certain, my Nate clan is not so easy to perish, as long as we Nate people are still in the house, then we can't call this war a defeat. ”

Caldis nodded, and he looked out of the cave entrance, where the rain had stopped, and a ray of slanting sun appeared in the clouds, and the weather had begun to improve.

So Caldis saluted Simon and said, "Thank you Simon and Betty for your kindness, but now that I'm Knight's sinner, I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble to Betty and Hwaseong." Let's talk about it in a few years, when the people don't hate me so much, I will consider coming to Hwaseong to find you. ”

Despite Simon's repeated persuasions, Caldis refused to accede to his request, and then he bid farewell to Simon and Miró's chief knights, and continued to ride west alone.

Simon had no way and couldn't force Caldis to Hwaseong, that would only be counterproductive.

When Simon returned to Hwaseong, he personally presented Caldis's words back to Betty.

Young Betty appeared calmer, and she showed composure that was completely beyond her actual age. She is only thirteen years old, but her whole body reveals a domineering woman, and her beautiful appearance and figure are like the goddess of heaven, so that everyone who has seen her is convinced.

But Betty didn't think she was so good, at least that Caldis didn't accept her invitation. She felt that maybe Caldis was not interested in Hwaseong, after all, Hwaseong did not have the unique advantages of Dragon City, and there was no Duke Thatcher who could preside over the overall situation of Kneth, or maybe he Caldis did not approve of him.

Thinking of this, Betty's face showed a trace of sadness, she silently said goodbye to Simon, slowly moved to her attic, and stood quietly in front of the window looking out of the northwest direction.

The evening sun came into Betty's eyes, and the slanting sun quickly burrowed into the cracks in the clouds, just like the mighty knight kingdom of the past, after burning out his last rays, leaving only an afterglow in the sky.

Betty knew that Knight, like the current twilight, would soon enter a long night.