The scene is like a mime, with the knights moving slowly forward, and the people and livestock spraying white mist in the bitter cold. In the procession, the Duke of Mordcaesar was tall and serious, he was from a military background, he was accustomed to not smiling, and only looked around with a cold look, while the crowd was silent, only looking at the holder of the holy sword.

Parallel to this is the acting of the royal family, the king with a rod, and the consul personally designated by the king - the consul of Dulun is a middle-aged man with a grim expression, only slightly younger than the duke in appearance, but both of them are cold temperaments, and they complement each other when they walk together at the moment.

The snow fell, and the light of the torches swayed through the heads of the people.

It is rumored that the current consul is at odds with the Phoenix family, but at this moment, the two are riding side by side, and this rumor seems to be self-defeating. It's just that Sylvid saw this scene, but she bit Fang Yuan's ear in a low voice:

"It seems that the rumors are true."

"What do you say?" Fang Yu couldn't understand it at all.

"The annual hunting season celebration is a political show organized by the royal family and the locality," Sylvid looked in that direction, "but looking at the appearance of the two big men, it doesn't look like they are intimate." ”

Fang Yu shook his head, thinking that the expression on the execution ground was nothing more than that. And he didn't even want to do superficial work, how can he imagine in private, he thought of this aspect, and only then could he understand the statement of the aristocratic daughter.

Behind the two big figures is the bishop of the temple of Olli, who symbolizes the sun, light and pure flame, and fire is under the scope of his duties, so the Phoenix Sacred Sword is also one of the sacred relics of Olli.

On weekdays, the holy sword is also kept in the Grand Sanctuary of Dulun, blessed by the power of the sun, and only when necessary, or at this time of year, will it be taken out of the sanctuary and seen to the world.

In the past, it was only a sword in the hands of knights, but the symbol of pinning on it has grown day by day, and it has gradually become one of the hopes of stability in people's minds. It seems that as long as the Phoenix Sacred Sword remains, the tranquility of the southern realm will continue day by day.

Archbishop Olli was dressed in a robe and held a golden scepter, and he was completely dressed up, and he was a kind old man just by looking at his appearance, and he couldn't tell that he was one of Olli's surrogates in the mortal world. The contemporary bishop is a good man and the pillar of stability in Dulun, and it is precisely because of his face that the king and the prime minister do not directly intervene in the south.

But the old man looked at the increasingly tense consuls and dukes, and could not help but sigh in the cold wind.

"I heard that His Majesty the King has sent the Duke to Goland."

"His Majesty the King is just a child, and I'm afraid that's what the Prime Minister meant......"

"It's not a good feast."

"But the Phoenix Sacred Sword symbolizes loyalty, if the Duke is not like this, how can he show that he is truly loyal to the royal family, don't forget that this is the foundation of the Phoenix family's foothold in the south."

"Doesn't Prince Coleman also represent royal legitimacy? The first king, the prince and the duke fought on the same battlefield, and I heard that the three of them had a great friendship......"

"Shhh......h

"What's wrong with that?"

"Super Athletic League Regulations."

"Bird Feather Alliance, what virtue-"

Fang Yu heard someone whispering in the crowd, just listening to this tone, he knew that the spokesman was their fellow countryman on earth, after all, the citizens of their duty would not dare to be so bold.

Previously, the alliance issued a specious rule, requiring the southern electors to prohibit participation in the fight between the aborigines, which sounded nothing wrong, but Sophie couldn't help but sneer when she saw it.

This is only allowed to be set on fire by the governors, and the hearts of the electors are naturally mirrored.

It's just that invisibly, the justice that people expect in their hearts seems to be deviating from the position of the majority. In private, it is just a complaint of dissatisfaction, and over time, it seems to turn into monstrous anger.

Fang Yu watched everyone fall silent, thinking about this in his heart, and sighed a little disappointed.

The era after the stargate he is in seems to be gradually moving away from the shadow in his heart, is this a fallacy in the past, or is it just that he was born at the wrong time?

They were talking about the history of the Battle of Byrne, the duke, the prince and the old king fighting side by side with the southern nobles at Nognes. At that time, the old king admired the Duke of Mordkaiser very much, and gave him a war horse in front of the battle, which was called the Black Rose, which was now under the duke's mount.

Although the black rose is old, it is still a tall horse in the eyes of everyone, majestic, it is a rare good horse in the south - a type of war horse in the Lyon region, and this one, according to legend, has the blood of a dragon, although it is very weak.

The horse was so famous that even the Owl had heard of its name. After all, in the battle of the White Rock Hills, it ran fourteen kilometers from the battlefield carrying the wounded Roban and saved the life of this famous hero-

The first king was actually one of the few virtuous kings in the history of Kaulin-Iherion.

In the prime of life, he was in power and won the friendship of dwarves and elven allies. The Battle of Byrne was ordered to settle the empire in a war, and then there were many measures to pacify the cult and support the Southern Alchemist Alliance.

His reign lasted only seventeen years, but it created a prosperous era in the history of King Kaulin-Ihurian.

Prince Coleman is his half-brother, and although the old king was born with an ugly face, the two have always been in a relationship. Prince Coleman was the right-hand man of the former king during his time as crown prince, until his accession to the throne.

The two can be said to have depicted the kingdom today, with the assistance of the monarch and the courtiers, and it is enough to tell a good story in the history of Kaulin-Ishurian.

It's just that once a son of heaven and a courtier, ten years later, how many people can think of today's situation?

Fang Yu didn't know much about the secret court histories of Kaulin-Ishurian in the past, but after being involved in this series of events, he, or Miss Tata, did his homework and let him grasp some of the joints in it.

As for the suppression of the prince by the prime minister's side today, how much of it is due to the old king's dying intentions?

Fang Yu couldn't help but shake his head.

The ups and downs of royal power, who can say this well?

However, in the final analysis, these had little to do with him, Fang Yu only separated the pedestrians, wanting to get closer to the team, which caused a wave of scolding around. But he didn't care about this, after all, he was a teenager, and he was very curious about what the rumored fire phoenix looked like.

It was a fantastic view.

As for the battle for royal power, let it be put aside for now.

Sylvide was a little amused, and he only took one hand, and the two of them walked through the crowd. As for the huge structure, it has long been put away for fear of attracting attention.

The crowd came closer, and it was only then that they could see the riders in the ranks.

After the two big men and the bishop, behind him was a tall young knight, with a pale complexion and a vain expression, the other party only lowered his head, and his dark eyes were cloudy - Fang Yu saw that this person was wearing a black cloak and a phoenix emblem on the neckline, and he was surprised by the identity of the other party - a member of the Phoenix family?

Suddenly, he heard a low cry.

He looked left and right, and only then did he hear the voices of the people: "It's Young Master Rochele, the city guards have found him......"

Fang Yu felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

Suddenly, a hand reached out and stabbed him. He looked back and saw the serious expression of Her Royal Highness Princess Silver Veslan, the weather was a little cold in the middle of the night in the harsh winter, and Sophie's face was slightly pale - he couldn't tell whether it was the cold and hypothermia, or nervousness.

She exhaled and said, "It's Rochele-Maudekaiser." ”

Fang Yu also suddenly remembered who this person was. It's the name engraved on the rusty armor.

He was the eldest son of the Duke of Maudecaesar.

But didn't people say that he was missing, and that he was recovered?

It was only when he thought of the origin of the armor that he felt a little uneasy in his heart. He looked at Sophie, and the uneasiness in the heart of Her Royal Highness the silver princess of Vislan was obviously also derived from this. "There's a problem here, Ed......" she whispered.

"What do you suspect?" Fang Yu asked.

Sophie shook her head, it was just her instinct, but how to find a reason for it for a while. She couldn't take the armor and go up to someone to question her, not to mention whether they had the qualifications or not, and it was easy for the other party to explain it.

She said the armor walked in a blizzard, but how many people would believe it? Even she couldn't be sure if it was a delusion.

Sylvid watched the two of them from the sidelines.

Only then did Fang Yu notice the gaze of the nobleman's daughter, and asked, "Sylvide, what do you think?" ”

The girl shook her head slightly, "Let's wait and see." She said.

With this episode, everyone's thoughts about watching the excitement faded a lot, but they had to wait until the ceremony was over before they could leave. It's just that the three of them glanced at each other, and they always felt that tonight's matter was not so simple.

After Rochele-Maudecaesar, he was only a young knight, no more than the same age as Fang Yuan, not tall, but unusually handsome.

When Fang Yu saw this man, he recognized who the other party was, he had already heard of his name, but he did not see him—there was no doubt that the other party was Enan Maudecaesar, the rumored young son who was not liked by the duke—compared to his brother, Enan was indeed a little out of place with his brother, although he also wore a black cloak, but he was not equipped with a sword, and he was not in a military uniform underneath.

It looks polite and bookish, but it is also very different from others.

He couldn't help but look behind him at the uncrowned crown.

But because of Dress, both of them didn't come out of the hotel-

It's just that the uncrowned friend, the young swordsman 'Forest' they had met once before and had died in the Ash Mountain Forest added at this time: "Mr. Enan has a good reputation among the Electors, and he has always been close to the top of the Southern Alliance......"

After the dissolution of the Southern Alliance, these people had nowhere to go for a while, so they simply stayed with Driss—after all, the little princess of the Sirin-Sibika family, apart from Sylvid, was only closest to the Uncrowned Crown.

As for Mr. Graystone's side, there is also Ms. Quesu's team anyway, and it doesn't matter if there are more people.

He listened to the words of the forest, and it was not strange in his heart, after all, when they arrived in Dulun, they had also been helped by Miss Fios.

When Aen-Maudekaiser appeared, many of the electors cheered in the crowd, attracting a strange look from the natives. Sophie couldn't help but shake her head when she saw this scene: "...... Quite mentally retarded. ”

What she said was that she was naturally the Elector-

Fang Yu also understood in his heart that the Elector's behavior would only be harmful to the other party's status in the Phoenix Family, but who would care about this? In the minds of most Aborigines, these are lawlessness.

The Duke also frowned, but the Archon watched this scene with some amusement.

The riders all glanced back at the young man, who sighed and looked around a little preoccupied.

Fang Yu looked at this handsome and extraordinary young man, and couldn't help but glance back at Sylvide, but Miss Ship Officer seemed to be still thinking about what had happened before, and she didn't care at all about anyone passing in front of her.

It was only after a moment that she noticed Fang Yuan's gaze, and then she raised her head, and looked at him with shallow sea-like eyes a little funny: "What are you looking at, captain?" ”

"No, nothing ......"

Sylvide showed a clear gaze, and the tip of her eyebrows was slightly raised, but she smiled lightly and did not expose him.

A group of knights slowly walked to the center of the square, where there was originally a platform, and when they came to the front of the platform, the duke turned over and dismounted, and the others also dismounted and walked forward on foot. The knight's long, dark cloak was particularly conspicuous as it dragged through the snow.

The group walked up to the stone platform, and the ceremony seemed to have reached the most important moment, and the square was silent, and people waited with bated breath.

At this time, the duke turned around and raised the phoenix holy sword with both hands, and after the old bishop's blessing, he pulled out the holy sword with a bang—the long sword reflected a firelight, which seemed to be bright in the snow, making everyone can't help but squint their eyes and turn their heads.

But the next moment, the people looked at the holy sword in the hand of Duke Mordkaiser, and they all let out a low cry of admiration.

The holy sword is actually no different from an ordinary longsword-

It's just the light of the blade, swaying against the firelight. The sword is about three feet long and gradually narrows from back to front, forming a dragon's tongue-like shape, with the texture of flame hidden on it, and winds upwards along the spine of the sword.

It is not so much the sword that people admire as the pride of Dulun, and once a year, they witness it here.

Only then did the Duke of Mordkaiser raise the sword in his hand, pointed to the front of the square, and said in a calm voice:

"The people of Dulun."

"Thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, we can expand our territory here."

"The Sword of the Phoenix bears witness to the history of Dulun, and also witnesses the blood and sweat of our generations here."

"It's a symbol of the South—"

"It's also a portrayal of perseverance."

"The soul of the phoenix will be born from the fire."

"And we also die from the fire."

"Gather here, people of the South."

"Listen to this ancient voice."

In the square, everyone looked up and stared at this moment. It seems that on this day every year, the souls of the ancestors also gather in the empty space of this square, and they bow their heads and silently gaze at this land for thousands of years.

with their descendants.

Above the night sky, the light of the fireworks had long since disappeared, and after the dust fell to the ground, only the empty sky remained—it was a winter night, and there were not even a few distant stars left, and it was lonely and dark.

Duke Mordkaiser pointed his holy sword at the sky.

It was at this moment that a red light jumped up from the top of the sword, as if it was soaring into the sky.

But a voice stopped the ritual at this point, "Wait a minute. The grim voice swept through the square, causing everyone to frown, and the ritual was interrupted, which was a bad sign.

But the one who spoke was none other than the consul next to the Duke of Mordkaiser, and the citizens in the square dared not speak in anger.

As for the Electors, they just came to see the excitement—

It's clearly a good show right now.

So, of course, no one will have any opinions.

The duke stopped his movements, only frowned secretly, turned around, and looked at this colleague from the royal family. He didn't show anything on his face, only asked calmly, "What is the opinion of Lord Archon?" ”

"It's nothing," the archon shook his head calmly, "I just heard that the Phoenix Soul is known for its fairness, and the situation in the south has been unstable recently, and my men have caught some chaotic parties, and I want them to identify their comrades in front of the Holy Sword." ”

As soon as he said this, there was a burst of discussion in the square.

The Holy Sword is kept in the Sanctuary, when can it not be accessed? At this time, the other party is clearly looking for trouble - besides, why the situation in the south is chaotic, the world does not say it, and it is natural to distinguish it in his heart.

It's not the prime minister's side that caused the incident.

But people talk about it, but they can't object to it. They only looked at the duke, hoping that the lord of the southern realm would reply to this unreasonable demand.

But Duke Mordkaiser was silent for a moment and asked, "Messy party?" ”

"That's what the Prime Minister meant," replied the archon, "and besides, isn't it just a matter of course?" ”

Duke Mordkaiser glanced at him before nodding his head.

The consul smiled coldly: "I know that Lord Duke is loyal. ”

Duke Maudecaesar was silent. However, the consul had achieved his goal, and did not press any further, but only turned back and beckoned, and then the crowd parted, and a group of people came out from below, and people realized that the other party had already prepared.

The 'rebels' sent to them were old and young, and most of them were adventurers, but there were no electors. Most of the electors are unruly, and even if they are caught, most of them will choose to commit suicide immediately.

And since these people are 'chaotic parties', they naturally will not be treated well, and everyone is ragged and shivering in the snow. Under this cold night, everyone in the square was sad when they saw this scene, and the crowd couldn't help but take a step back.

The atmosphere at the scene was a little weird for a while.

Fang Yu looked at the people in the stands below, he didn't know any of them, most of them were locals. However, a good ceremony turned into a judgment meeting, which made him a little disappointed.

He glanced at Sylvid again, thinking to himself that the noble daughter should be regarded as a member of the 'chaotic party' at this moment?

But just because he doesn't know him doesn't mean that someone doesn't know him. The swordsman 'Forest', who had spoken earlier, actually whispered at this time: "It's Mr. Palomo!?" ”

Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, followed the other party's gaze, and only saw an old man with gray hair. "Who's that?" He asked. Forest shook his head and replied incredulously, "He is Lady Miranda's old servant. ”

"Lady Miranda's old servant?" The Uncrowned Crown had previously said that Lady Miranda, at Fios's behest, had taken them in for a while, but it was only then that the matter was revealed that they had to leave Dulun.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the other party was arrested. However, Fang Yu looked at those people and asked, "What about Ms. Miranda?" Is it in it? ”

He had seen a portrait of Miranda, but there didn't seem to be such a lady on stage.

With a sad look in his eyes, the Forest replied with some sadness: "I have heard that the Prime Minister has convicted Lady Miranda of treason and hanged her......"

Fang Yu couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this-

He subconsciously remembered the lady with a warm smile on the frame, and paused for a moment before he came back to his senses. It's no wonder that the uncrowned crown spoke of this lady in that tone. He looked in that direction again, but there was a sudden 'pop' in his heart.

Something not so good came to mind.

……