Chapter 24: The Man Who Looks at the Mountaintop

Medals equals glory, and the Iron Oak Medal is the highest honor among a soldier. No Noxian soldier was willing to give away the Order of Iron Oak, a symbol of status and glory, and no one smiled like Augustus to trade money with the Order of Iron Oak.

Caterina turned a blind eye to the angry expressions of the two family knights behind her at Augustus' act of desecrating the glory of the army. Caterina looked down at the Iron Oak Medal on the table, which belonged to him for at least half of the credit, looked at it for a long time, then looked at Augustus, and said, "Fifty thousand gold coins are enough for me to arm a knight order of fifty high-ranking knights, is a small Iron Oak Medal worth this extra gold coin?" ”

Hooking his nose, Augustus chuckled softly, unimpressed by the insult hidden in Katerina's words. In fact, he is not the kind of iron-blooded soldier who values merit and even life, he is more like a politician, if there is a benefit, he does not mind lowering his status and groveling. "And how much does Miss Caterina think this Iron Oak Medal is worth to scatter the gold coins?"

Caterina is a little troubled, but she is very good at fighting and killing, and she can be called an expert. But she was just a rookie in the business of trading, and if Cassiopeia was here, she would definitely not be able to ask for any benefit from Augustus, who had a big smile on his face.

"An Iron Oak Medal symbolizes the highest glory of a Noxian soldier, so any estimate I have of him before I know why you want to sell this Iron Oak Medal is a matter that is detrimental to the dignity of Noxian soldiers, so Master Augustus, if you want to buy this Iron Oak Medal, you must tell me why, why did you buy this Iron Oak Medal?"

"Worthy of a noble lady! Elegance and the skill of a politician have become an instinct, and even a hot-tempered woman like Caterina looks so elegant and politician in the face of interests. After hearing Caterina's words, Augustus couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Augustus did not hide his purpose, he took out a bag of gold coins and put it on the table, and said, "There are seven hundred gold coins in this bag." All I have now, Miss Caterina, do you think that 700 gold coins can afford to buy a high knight, a high knight, and twenty-one middle knights with armor and weapons? ”

Katerina shook her head indifferently and said: "No, a set of armor, helmets, weapons and equipment that meets the cultivation of the median knight needs at least one hundred gold coins on the market, and as for the armor, weapons, and helmets of high-level knights, it needs at least five hundred gold coins, so push it up, the higher the level of the knight, the higher the requirements for armor and weapons, so the seven hundred gold coins in your hand can only buy the armor of two intermediate knights!" ”

Augustus nodded and said, "That's true, that's why I have delivered this Iron Oak Medal, which symbolizes the highest glory of Noxian soldiers, to Miss Caterina!" An Iron Oak Medal is a rare thing. But if this Iron Oak Medal can be exchanged for a chance of survival and other opportunities to get from the Iron Oak Medal, it is not a worthwhile deal! ”

"And at least half of this Iron Oak Medal belongs to you, Miss Katarina, and as an honest knight I can't deny that!"

Honest? Hell you're being honest! For Augustus's face and heart to say his honest words, Caterina was eager to poke a few holes in Augustus's body with a knife and bleed, with Caterina's understanding of the human body, it would only take a few minutes for this cunning and treacherous guy to be speechless.

Katerina didn't respond immediately. The fact that Augustus was about to take the median knights he had recruited from the slave exchanges to the Nightmare Zone of Noxus on an expedition to Ferreljord, was not a secret to a family with a deep background like Caterina.

Burnham was stingy with only the gold coins that Augustus had organized for the Knights to purchase slaves, but not the money for Augustus' knightly equipment. Therefore, Augustus's lack of money was also expected by Caterina, but Caterina did not expect Augustus to do everything to use the Iron Oak Medal to trade with her.

Caterina was a little angry, she even wanted to say. Don't you know that this Iron Oak Medal also has half of mine? Recalling that Augustus had received the Iron Oak Medal in the first place, Caterina tried her best to restrain her emotions, but she couldn't help but burst into a rage, how could she be eager to cut off every muscle on Augustus's body with a smile with the delicate knife in her hand.

Originally, this Iron Oak Medal belonged to Caterina nine times out of ten. Caterina had already cornered the senior commander of Demacia, and was only about to leave with the heavy feat of the last sword, but who knew that an arrow would fly by. A sword pierced the throat, and the feats in hand were directly snatched by Augustus shamelessly.

Caterina, who had a hot temper, was angry at the time, and then launched a fierce attack on Augustus, but because she was seriously injured, she was not only not taken advantage of in the battle with Augustus, but was almost forced by the ruthless Augustus to be in danger, and finally made her give her first kiss, and finally kissed Augustus, taking advantage of Augustus's momentary distraction to give Augustus a backleg, and finally left angrily.

"Behind each medal of glory is a memory of something that is still fresh in the memory, so for Noxian soldiers, the medal is equivalent to the existence of life. But children, you have to remember that when you get a dazzling medal, at the same time, you also carry a heavy burden! At this time, the military talent began the second stage of growth. ”

At that time, Caterina asked General Du Kekao, who had a family crest on his chest and never wore any badges, and said, "Father? How can you get through that phase? ”

Du Kecao smiled faintly, "It's very simple but very difficult, remove the rows of medals that hang on your chest, and you've already passed the second stage!" ”

Caterina shook her head.

Du Kekao smiled and touched his daughter Katarina, who was only around his waist, and said meaningfully: "When a soldier is no longer attached to the medal on his chest, but uses the medal on his chest as a bargaining chip, then he has already passed the second stage!" Such a soldier may become a good politician, or he may become a commanding general, and of course, he may also die on the cruel battlefield. ”

Caterina asked curiously, "Is there such a person now?" ”

Du Kekao smiled, picked up Caterina, looked up at the castle in the distance, and said softly, "Svein, Darius!" The former is an excellent politician, the latter is a general like no other in the world! And, of course, I'm Du Kekao! ”

"20,000 gold coins plus an Iron Oak Medal!" After a moment of silence, Caterina spoke.

Augustus smiled and said, "Yes! Immediately, Sean behind him directly took down the iron oak tree on his body and threw it on the table, and Sein did not hesitate at this time.

Caterina didn't blink, didn't even look at Sein's Iron Oak Medal, and refused: "I need Augustus's Iron Oak Medal, not Theon's!" ”

"Then Miss Caterina wishes me a safe return from the permafrost Fereljord!" Augustus smiled brightly.

Caterina did not speak, picked up the Iron Oak Medal belonging to Augustus on the table, put it in her arms, got up silently, and left the tavern. The knightly guards on the side took out a crystal card from his pocket with the Duquecao family's sunflower insignia and handed it to Augustus, who followed behind Caterina.

Picking up the bag on the table and throwing it to Sain, Augustus said with a smile: "Take it, your travel expenses have been settled, and now all you have left is armor and weapons!" ”

Instead of refusing Augustus's kindness, Sain silently followed Augustus behind him with a money bag full of scattered gold coins, walking towards the auction on the Dolan Exchange. Needless to say, Augustus made up his mind this time to organize a small, well-equipped order of knights.

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Coming out of the auction house, there were less than five thousand scattered gold coins left in the crystal card. Sean got an enchanted armor of "Lava Fury", which was only stronger than the "Frost Sorrow" on his body, and this enchanted armor had quite terrifying defensive power, which was difficult to pierce with a single sword with an ordinary broadsword.

In addition to the valuable "Lava Fury" on Theon's body, and the equally gorgeous 'Iron Blood Armor' on Augustus, the two also purchased more than two dozen high-quality broadswords, swords, scimitars, spears and other weapons on the Dolan Exchange! and twenty-one pieces of ordinary armor of the highest quality, 22 horses, and horses that knights could not live without.

The knights of Noxus preferred to use broadswords, while Demacia preferred to fight with spears.

These utensils directly cost three-quarters of the 20,000 gold coins that Augustus had earned from Caterina. This made Augustus have to sigh that the Knights are a giant beast that devours gold coins.

After all, it was time to part, and Augustus waved his hand at Sein, who bowed his head and bent down, then turned his horse's head, straightened his waist, and left St. Peter's City with the lava wrath that Augustus had given him, as well as seven hundred gold coins.

Standing alone in the silent meadow, Augustus looked up at the sun flying high in the sky, and said to himself, "Look up at the man on the top of the mountain, may he have noticed the path that the man on the top of the mountain has walked?" I, Augustus, am walking on my way to the top of the mountain, will there be anyone on the top of the mountain looking up at my majestic back and watching the path I have walked???? ”

In the direction of the Polsan Manor, the horses galloped wildly, and the arrogant and domineering spirit that was restrained by the powerful atmosphere of St. Petersburg completely bloomed, and for a time the domineering and extraordinary eyes were everywhere, and a high roar resounded through the heavens and the earth, saying: "Who can be like the eternal and immortal sun hanging in the sky, only I Augustus!" ”

Under the scorching sun, this sentence seemed to announce the arrival of a future king.

PowerbyYOZOSOFT (To be continued.) )