Chapter 17: The Story (1)

"In the beginning, my family and I were always wondering, what kind of army is this? They can be ruthless to their enemies, and those who have done evil will inevitably die even if they tremble and lay down their weapons. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 But after the battle, they put away their swords and guns but were able to treat the civilians gently, distribute food, and gently persuade them, and even the daring children stained their fine armor with their dirty little hands, and none of them showed a look of disgust. ”

- Lester Crester

"I'm from Pande......"

The heavy bluestone in the castle hall blocked the entry of light, but the pleasant beating bonfires and the large number of candlesticks embedded in the walls made the room bright and warm, and the only fly in the ointment was that these medieval inferior candles and oil lamps faintly emitted a foul smell, which made Leo a little uncomfortable for the unaccustomed people.

The banquet had been going on for a while, and Baron Leicester, who was sitting in the center, had a flushed face after drinking, and excitedly raised a silver cup that was very rough in Leo's eyes, and said loudly to everyone in the hall, "My dear friends, let us drink this cup for the health of His Royal Highness!" ”

"Ho!" With the baron's toast, whether it was his subordinates or Finn and Case, they all happily drank the wine in the cup, smacked their lips, Leo licked the remaining wine on his lips, this plane of inferior brewing technology, so that the nobles' collection of wine, also with a very unpalatable viscous and sour, as a guest courtesy, Leo reluctantly drank a few rounds of toasts from the baron, sat in the position of the most distinguished guest, slightly to the opposite baron and the baroness who accompanied the head of the bow to express his gratitude, and said at the same time in his mouth " Thank you for your hospitality, and I feel the sincerity of your Lord Baron, from the wonderful drinks and the exquisite food! ”

Seeing that the baron and the others showed a look of satisfaction and listening, Leo smiled, "So, my friends, don't you want to continue to listen to me tell the story of my hometown, the Pande continent?" It was really difficult to swallow the food of this era, Leo had to find a topic that could divert attention, and during the previous banquet, the baron also asked roughly, probably because he didn't want to leave a bad impression on Leo, and after Leo's ambiguous answer, he didn't continue to ask, but in his heart, for this mysterious and powerful highness his hometown, I believe that the baron and his family are still very curious.

"Yes, my Royal Highness, I confess that I have always reserved the greatest curiosity and anticipation for this." After speaking, the baron turned his head and said to the butler who had been standing behind him, "Leonard, can you please help me bring me a cup of piping hot black tea for every distinguished gentleman here!" After the butler turned to leave, the baron put down the wine glass, knife and fork, put his hands crossed on the table, and looked at Leo with some burning eyes, "Your Highness, we are all listening. ”

"Pande~ It is a seductive, populous, and extremely prosperous continent~" Leo, who is more and more accustomed to this era, begins his narration in an aria tone, well, it is also a story he made up.

Looking around at everyone, Leo believed that even he could deceive the sincerity in his eyes at this time, his fingers subconsciously tapped on the table, and with the rhythm, Leo's seductive voice continued, "The Pande Continent originated from a long time ago, an ancient empire that completely unified the continent, and Pande is his name. But, as the sages said, even the strongest stone turns to sand over the years, and so did the Pander Empire, which as time went on, the vast empire gradually fell apart, and the descendants of some of the old, most noble nobles re-established five powerful nations on the continent. ”

Speaking of this, Leo paused for a moment, smiled and thanked the baron's butler who brought the hot tea, and his lips lightly touched the hot tea, and then continued his story (story) "Among them, the knight-rich Sarion occupies the most central and rich land on the continent, His Majesty the King has worked hard, and the 'Lion Knights' directly under his command are proud of the continent's combat power, in addition, the kingdom also has the most skilled workshops and forges in the entire continent, and the most aristocratic 'war lords' who are born from war. ”

Looking at the people who had already listened to the gods, Leo nodded with satisfaction, and continued to tell the story of Pande, "And in the south, Marius, who leads almost all the traditional nobles, goes against the sky and proclaims himself emperor, and the empire under his command controls almost one pole of the entire continent, due to the mountainous and forested territory, the army under the command of His Majesty Marius is mostly infantry and bows and crossbows, and even the knights directly under the command of the immortals also exist as horseless knights. ”

"But if you don't have a mount, how can you be called a knight? Your Highness! Ken, the baron's son, couldn't help but ask, and asked in a somewhat embarrassing interjection.

After nodding to the baron, Leo looked at Ken, who had perfectly inherited his mother's genes and was already a handsome guy, and smiled and said, "Good boy, whether you can have the respectable title of knight, I don't care if the knight has a mount, or even whether the knight's force is strong or not, but with us." As he spoke, Leo patted his heart, "Look here, do we have a strong heart, do we have the persistence of never giving up virtue, and do we have the courage to never back down in the face of desperate situations!" Leo said in a high voice.

"I see, Your Highness, thank you very much for your teaching!" The young Ken saluted deeply to Leo with some excitement, and at the same time, because of Leo's words, several knights present, including Andrew, looked at Leo with respectful eyes. "You are truly a wise and upright man, Your Highness!" The baron couldn't help but speak.

"Well, let's continue to listen to His Highness!" Baroness Evely couldn't help but whisper.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of hot tea, Leo first nodded to the baroness in thanks, and then continued to speak, "In the east of the continent, the former nobles seem to have given up their honor, and in order to survive, they even recruited pirates to train their armies for them, but over time they have formed an extremely fierce fighting style, and because the Fieldsweins despise horseback riding and archery, this is not obvious when they are pirates, and there is a strategic gap after landing. So their king decreed that prisoners and slaves should form archery units, and noble women should bring their own horses to join the national war, so this most contradictory country has a unique Valkyrie Knights on the mainland. ”

Hearing this, all the people present except for Feinkes and the two let out a low exclamation, it was incredible, in this era when women had almost no rights, in the mouth of a noble archduke, they actually heard a powerful knight order composed of all women, or female nobles, the impact of this can be imagined, only Baroness Evely's eyes flashed with excitement at the moment.