May 13, 1176 in the Imperial Calendar, as if by coincidence, the date was fixed here, but fortunately, there was neither Judas with the thirteenth guest, nor Black Friday with the Passion, so no one expressed any objection to the date chosen by Leo......

If you put aside the date, this day is indeed a suitable day, spring and summer meet, and the northern territory is also ready to usher in the beginning of the best season of the year, in the clear blue sky without industrial pollution, occasionally a few white clouds drift lazily with the breeze, in the warm daylight, everything is pure and almost perfect

The Colosseum, the main venue of the ceremony, had been filled by the enthusiastic Stormwind and its surrounding residents, and even the middle class from other aristocratic territories from afar

Fortunately, the quality of the long-term affluent life, and the conscientiousness of the champion swordsman who is responsible for maintaining order, allowed the somewhat chaotic environment to quickly settle down, and nothing happened that embarrassed Leo

Before 9 o'clock in the morning, Leo had already arrived at the large second-floor viewing platform in the arena, accompanied by the nobles who had greeted him, and the chairs with the finest velvet cushions had already been arranged by the servants, and in the center, the one that was obviously tall and prominent was where Leo was today

A moment before the time began, the servants at the table in front of them were serving a stream of well-prepared delicacies and drinks, and even at Auston's urging, his beloved mutton soup became one of the options......

Leo couldn't hide the joy on his face, carrying Elena through the nobles, chatting with each nobleman proudly, and his enthusiastic attitude did not make even a baron feel despised by him

I don't know if it's been a long time since I've seen lovesickness, Elena, who has always been glued to her side on this day, feels that Leo's unique male demeanor and charming atmosphere fascinate her even more, or that power can really fundamentally change a man's temperament......

Time flies in conversation, and after the butler approached and whispered a few words, Leo subconsciously turned the scepter in his hand and apologized to a baron who bowed slightly in front of him

"It was a pleasure to talk to you, but I must say sorry, dear friend, my butler informed me that the time for the ceremony to start is coming, please forgive me for missing for a moment, if you still wish, we can continue the conversation after the ceremony!"

"When, of course, honorable Your Highness, this, this is my honor!"

The baron of the Northern Lordship stammered a little as he spoke with Leo's kind smile, and after bowing his head again, he retreated with joy on his face

After patting Elena's little hand lightly, and watching the other party return to their chairs and sit down, Leo nodded to Fain in front of him, who immediately conveyed Leo's order with a flag

In the audience, tens of thousands of spectators who also came here to witness everything also stopped talking in the shouts of the soldiers who maintained order around them, of course, there are always some unresponsive people, but the soldiers at this time will not be polite, when they encounter this kind of direct smashing with the hilt of their swords, the parties not only do not get sympathy, but also be despised by other civilians around

After waiting for a while, when the huge arena had completely quieted down, Leo stepped to the terrace, first touching his chest and bowing slightly to the neatly seated nobles

"Here, I must thank you for coming, it is your help, it is everyone's unsparing help that has made me, so that we can have everything today, in return, I am also very happy to share my joy with everyone, in the first step after the official start of the ceremony, I sincerely invite all distinguished gentlemen, to accompany me to review the army belonging to Stormwind City, belonging to our armed forces!"

Leo's words caused a slight disturbance among the nobles, this time they had not experienced it, although they had never participated in similar ceremonies, but almost everyone had read the history books carefully before coming, but they had never heard of any duchy or even the establishment of an empire with such a program

"Review? Your Highness, I have to say that you use this word very well, and we will look forward to it! ”

Or the Duke of Lancaster touched his gray beard, and opened his mouth with a smile to take the lead in responding to the peace, for him to see Leo now is more and more satisfied, not to mention anything else, even if he looks at the relationship between his granddaughter and Leo, even if there is a problem with the ceremony, the Duke will say that it will be a lot of flowers......

When the other nobles behind him followed the duke's words and praised them again and again, Leo smiled slightly, and gestured to Finn, who was temporarily serving as the herald, he believed that everyone who had never seen these would be overwhelmed by the first military parade in the history of the mainland

The flag acting on the conductor waved again, and the falcon-like eyes swept over all the nobles who also stood up, and Finn spoke in a deep alto

"First of all, what will be reviewed by the adults is the Punishment Knights who have sworn to protect His Highness with their lives!"

Before the words fell, the low sound of horses' hooves came like rolling thunder, and the flat and solid ground below the arena began to tremble rhythmically at the same time, except for Finn, the remaining 98 punishment knights were fully equipped, and the riding guns in their hands were towering like a forest, and under the leadership of Keith and Anthony, they formed a queue of 20 meters apart from the front and back 10x10 and slowly entered......

When the last punishment knight stepped into everyone's sight, the leading Keith and Anthony stretched out their right hands at the same time, and all the knights stopped at the same time, and the body and the unicorn mount that was also draped all over the body were completely free of the slightest confusion and dislocation, no matter from any angle, even the riding spear held high in his hand was definitely above a horizontal line

Without waiting for the crowd to give their heartfelt praise, Keith and Anthony's hands were lowered in unison, and all the Punishment Knights began to circle the arena in a posture that slowly accelerated before charging

The mount of the divine horse, the gorgeous and delicate shield weapon that can become a work of art, the streamlined full-body armor that highlights the figure, although you can't see the true face under the face armor of the tall and muscular knight, but these points alone have already triggered a tsunami-like shout from the arena audience

Among them, the residents of Stormwind City are particularly excited, the Knights of Punishment have not only refreshed their misunderstanding of nobles and knights from a long time ago, but also in many battles, they must be on the front line in every battle, and there is almost no enemy under the command of the spear, and when they see the protector of their city appear, the residents still refuse to give up even if they shout the last breath of air in their lungs

A small number of spectators from other territories, or merchants from other parts of the empire, were amazed at the fanaticism of the people of Stormwind at this time, and compared to the other knights they had seen before, even the most reluctant people could not help but be deeply fascinated by the heroic appearance of the knights of punishment

There are also a few bards who are already conceiving new verses and legends in their minds after seeing this......

The sound of horses' hooves knocking was as neat as a sound, which made the nobles behind Leo change color except for a few people, and even those who wanted to disobey Leo Yang secretly wiped the sweat on their foreheads

The Duke of Orlando, who once dominated the northern territory, did not lose, and with this tacit understanding and training alone, at least in their cognition, the Knights of Punishment were unique

The huge field was soon circled, and near the viewing platform where Leo was, Keith and Anthony raised their arms again, and the sound of the horse's hooves was in vain, and all the unicorns under the crotch of the knight were punished, and at the same time the front hooves were raised and half erect, while the knight on the horse did not move

At the same moment, the 98 people clenched their fists with one hand and slammed into the breastplate, and the deafening sound of metal impact even made the faint of heart tremble, and all the punishment knights turned their heads slightly, and the 98 burning gazes stayed on Leo at the same time, and an incomparably passionate battle cry came from under the visor

"For the sake of honor! For the sake of honor! For the sake of honor! ”

At the same time, Leo and Finn, who were standing on the viewing platform, also buckled their chests very seriously and returned the salute

At this point, under the leadership of the two deputy commanders, the punishment knight turned out neatly and silently again......

In fact, Leo originally wanted to put his trump card in the final finale, but considering that Anthony and Keith also had to take people to be responsible for safety, they finally had to agree to the requests of several people, but fortunately, the shock of the opening scene must make some people hidden in the audience think about it!

"Pap~Papa~~Papapapa"

After a short period of applause, the applause changed from sparse to dense, and the Duke of Lancaster clapped his hands and walked from behind, asking with a slightly puzzled face

"Your Highness, your direct Order of Knights is impressive, and it makes me feel that any honors and achievements they have achieved before are well deserved...... But...... I wonder why there is a vacancy in the front row of the formation. I guess it's definitely not an oversight."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke, you read that right, the place there should have belonged to a glorious and benevolent knight, Reinhardt von Ruhr...... He will always be one of us......"

(To be continued.) Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info)