''Chapter Ninety-Nine: Knight's Decoration''

''Mei Long, these are...''' My eyes widened as I looked at the large boxes in front of me, the boxes had been opened, and some of the worn gold coins inside were shining in the room, and the boxes of gold coins were really dazzling when put together. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"My lord, this is our income when you are away, most of it is from transactions, and there are also some taxes, a total of 127,340 gold coins. ''Mei Long reported to me.

''120,000! ''I was very surprised, I didn't expect that when I was away, Meilong and the others would also run the economy of the Tibetan Soldier City so well, and accumulate so much wealth for me, enough for me to squander once. However, I soon figured it out, business deals with the Alliance were still ongoing, and wealthy mercenaries and passing caravans would purchase our holy water, even if it was so expensive, but it was worth the money, and it could be sold for a huge profit. Coupled with the large number of system-level equipment produced by the blacksmith shop, our equipment trading has been good, and the market is very large. And during this time I was not there, the city lacked development, it has been accumulating, and after a whole month, such a amount of wealth is not difficult to imagine. After all, Fang Zi has already upgraded the whole city once with occasional commercial income.

"Great, I don't have to worry about money for the time being. I grabbed a handful of gold coins and let them slip between my fingers, delighted.

''Wow, wow, you're doing a great job, I'm reassured.'' I nodded in satisfaction, sat back in my chair, and continued to ask, "What was the reaction of the Legion and the Alliance in my absence?" ‘’

''The Legion has been threatening us hostage and extorting large quantities of holy water, totaling over 700 units. In addition to the holy water aided by Lord Fang Zi, the legion extorted more than 1,000 units of holy water and a lot of weapons and armor from us, and even asked us for the method of extracting the holy water several times, and even threatened us with your life. "Mei Long said this and looked at me: "But we don't have a way to refine the holy water, and we know that once you give it to them, your life will be even more dangerous." ‘’

That's right. I agree with that: "It's okay to have something, but once it's given to them and they break their promise, we don't have much leverage." ‘’

''As for the Alliance, they regret what happened to you, but these guys don't do much, and we don't expect them to. This was said by Philip, and when he said this, he "snorted" and was very disdainful.

They offered to help us, but the price was so high that we couldn't accept it. And they also took advantage of us, but they did help us a lot in rescue and provided a lot of information. ''Mei Long added.

''Their concern is nothing more than their own interests, that's obvious. Philip was still dismissive, but a little helpless.

''Interests are paramount, there is nothing to blame, but such a short-sighted, I also obey them. ''I'm speechless about the Alliance's actions, and sure enough, the Legion and Mario Town still have a good opinion of the Alliance, a bunch of guys who don't have a long-term plan!

We talked a lot after that, and in general, since I was taken under command by the legion, Philip blamed himself deeply, but he still presided over the overall situation with Mei Long for the first time, and calmed the hearts and minds of the army and the people in the city. After the news of my lord's arrest came out, the atmosphere in the whole city was very low for a while, and the situation that had just stabilized showed signs of chaos for a while. Fortunately, the two of them were tough enough to send troops to clean up the legion spies who spread rumors, strengthen the city defenses, and send troops to various towns and villages to stabilize the situation and control our sphere of influence. With Fang Zi's cooperation, the legion's several temptations hit the nail, and the force was completely useless. And Mei Long not only protected the caravan merchants and stabilized their economic resources, but also took advantage of the army's attack and the alliance to shrink the defensive line, took advantage of the situation to control all the villages on the road to Bieber Town, and turned the two small towns into our supporters. I am full of praise for their mature and effective set of solutions.

Later, Mei Long also told me a lot of things in the city, such as the hut and the tombstone after I left, all of which ran out of durability and disappeared within a few days, leaving behind a group of high-level and powerful troops. Mei Long did not divide these troops into various units as before, but formed a more powerful central elite brigade under the leadership of the original cabin instructors and elites! Mei Long believes that the formation of such a powerful force is an important force when it comes to fighting the legion or rescuing me. And after the knights' hall was built and a group of squires were produced, he assigned the squires to the knights who led the team, and asked them to lead the troops out on missions and train the squires. Sure enough, in a month, we had eleven knights who could be knighted, and ninety knight squires. And according to Mei Long, among the attendants this time, there was also a leader, he was focused on training as an excellent element, and when he rescued me, he was leading a team of people to clean up a group of sixth-order demonic beasts, and there were no casualties when he came back. I was very surprised by this, because from what Mei Long said, the strength of this elite with a 5% chance of appearing has already reached the level of a level 3 knight!

I was very surprised (don't wonder why I'm always surprised), a knight who has not been awarded a medal is close to a level 3 knight, so after the award, isn't it better than a level 3 knight? That strength should be no different from that of a high-level high-level warrior.

''I should meet him, and I should meet these future knights.'' ''I thought about it for a moment and told Mei Long.

''That's right, you ought to have seen them, and now that you're back, then...''' Meron stood up and saluted me with Philip:

''Please honour them and complete the ceremony of knightly honours!'' ‘’

''No problem. I agreed, but suddenly I found a problem: "But I don't know what to do?" ‘’

''It's okay, my lord, you'll find out then.'' Meron nodded, and Philip went out to announce the gathering.

Seeing this situation, I naturally couldn't shirk it, so I had to go out with Mei Long. Because it is a knight's ordination ceremony, important people in the city will go, of course I also invited my sister to participate, after all, she is the legitimate princess of the Subic Kingdom, and the effect will be better if she has her. Although the inhabitants of the tribal city don't care about this, a high-ranking guest is still necessary.

But while we were chatting on the way, she asked me a question that I had a hard time answering.

''Little Pan. She looked at me with those azure eyes, and I was enchanted by the purity of her gaze. ''Knighthood is in name, and when the kingdom used to bestow knights, the king did it in the name of the royal family and the state. But I'm curious, in what name are you going to honor them for your awarding ceremony? Tianhua? ‘’

Sister Avelia's question knocked me straight over. Indeed, our fortunes are like nouveau riche, with no roots in this world. My lord is self-appointed, given to me by the system, but I can't say it. But there are no knights in the Tianhua Empire, and even if I pretend to say that I am a civilian without the credibility of the government, I am not qualified to do so, so in what name should I award my knights with honors? I don't know how to answer her, but Mei Long has already stepped forward.

''In the name of justice, of course!'' In the name of glory! In the name of the lord! He paused and showed the posture of a knight: "To defend our homeland, to defend our rights, knightly awards, are to promote our spirit and defend our people from infringement." In the same way, it also protects the right of the weak to survive in front of the strong! That's our answer, that's what we honour them, Your Highness the Princess. After Mei Long finished speaking, he led us to move on, and Avellia looked at Mei Long's expression with a little more admiration.

We didn't go far before we had built the Knights' Hall in the open space between the base camp and the military district. The hall is made of stone, shining blue-white in the sun, with granite steps and arches and marble for the knightly sculpture on the roof. The blue satin is painted with the symbols of the royal kingdom, and they are "spread" over the building like carpets and tapestries, and triangular flags flutter in the wind.

''It's a beautiful and majestic building, and I feel like I've seen the great court in the royal capital, but it's more sacred.'' ''Avelia spoke highly of the building, not only for the building itself, but also for the knights and squires who lined up in front of the hall. Philip stood before them, beside him a young and handsome knight, who looked at me, and I could not help but become solemn and solemn, straighten up, and walk past them with neat steps, and under their gaze I walked up the silk steps of the knight's hall.

I looked around, and finally spoke: "Knights, squires. Today, we are here to witness a solemn occasion. Today, eleven brave and brilliant squires have distinguished themselves in battle and experience, and have become true knights. We know how bumpy the road to the knight is, and how dangerous it is to get there. Death passes by us, and life is as fragile and tenacious as weeds. But we know that the spirit of knighthood comes from the righteousness in our hearts! The character of a knight lies in our perseverance! A knight is not only an identity, but also a responsibility. When you shoulder this responsibility, our peace and justice will be guarded by you! "Reading the speech that Xiao Ling has prepared, I also feel a little excited.

''Today, before this sacred hall, I will inform you again of the rules of the knighthood, and I will tell you: I, your lord, am proud of you. Our city is proud of you! Our knights will defend our rights for our future. Our squires will work hard for the sake of the knight's code! As the lord of the Tibetan Soldier City, I once again announce that the following eleven knight squires will be promoted to knighthood under the escort and supervision of Justice and Glory! ‘’

''We swear once again that we will be for justice!'' For the sake of ideas! For the Tibetan Soldier City! Fight for the lord! ‘’

My generous speech was followed by the solemn oath of eleven knights, and the envious and uplifting gaze of the squires in the room. Under their gaze, I walked up to them, took the knight's sword from the hands of Meron and Philip, and solemnly handed it to eleven of them.

''Thank you, lord, thank you, teacher. ''Every one of them has taken a knight's sword, and he is to salute me and Meron Philip. When I reached the end of the line, I saw the handsome knight.

''Huron Concord'' I read his name, smiled and shook his hand, and handed him the shining knight's sword.

''Good knight, may glory be with you.'' I said to him.

''May glory be with your lordship.'' He took the sword and knelt down on one knee solemnly.

''Brother, do you know, watching your ordination ceremony, I know what a knight is. Sister Avellia smiled at me with a touching touch, as if she remembered something.

With the sound of drums and trumpets, the award ceremony ended. I was about to talk to the knights, only to find a goblin running towards us in a panic.