After attending the ceremony, Arthur returned to Madeira with his retinue and knights to fulfill his duties as Grand Duke. Among them, in addition to Arthur's sense of responsibility, another reason is that the rumors of Lancelot's affair with Gnavelle are becoming more and more violent, and Arthur and Gnavelle have never had an heir, which is also quite criticized.

So Arthur stayed in Madeira until 1676, when Gnavier finally gave birth to Arthur's first child, and in honor of the mentor Merlin, who led him on the path of knighthood, Arthur named his newborn daughter Merlin.

After Merlin was born, Arthur began to sit still again in Madeira, and in a conversation with the knights, Arthur revealed: "As a knight king, you should spend your time in adventure, not in the palatial palace, doing boring business." ”

And an incident occurred in 1677 A.D. that aroused Arthur's desire to leave the palace. In that year, the king of Gosamodo, Liao Dekuan II, officially ascended the throne, and Prince Du Yuxiu succeeded him as King Du Yuxiu I of Gosamore. As the largest nobleman in Gosamodo, Arthur was invited to participate in this meeting.

After returning from the succession ceremony, Arthur couldn't bear it anymore thinking about all the hardships he saw on the road, so he overrode the public opinion, organized the knights' circuit court again, and began the second knightly circuit in the Duchy of Merochou.

In the last knight tour, Arthur, who adhered to the knight's creed, couldn't play those nobles with all kinds of means, so for the matter of tracking down Gowall, Arthur couldn't track down a few substitutes who were kicked out by the nobles, so he had to stop it, and this time Arthur was ready to restart the investigation into the cause of Gowall's death.

In addition, Arthur also plans to further advance the "Knight Training Program" and begin to set up a knight's hall in the main cities of the Principality of Merochou except Madeira, so that the knight's hall can expand beyond Madeira and expand to every corner of the Principality of Merochou.

There are eight knights' halls in Madeira, and they are still under Arthur's nose, and there are so many things that happened when they were newly built, Arthur said that he was very worried about the construction of knights' halls in other main cities where the knights were weak, so he set up the knights' circuit court to assist the knights' halls in various places as quickly as possible.

Since Arthur was leaving Madeira again, Arthur once again gave Lancelot the government affairs of the Duchy of Melochu, mainly the Knights, and let Lancelot hold Avalon in his hands and take charge of the kingdom again.

By 1678, the situation on the eastern coast was again turbulent, and with the defeat of Sharo at the Battle of Shrike, the defeated Sharo had to retreat from the killing of the Duchy of Odehan Mador (which was not the same concept as the state of Hammador), which was then occupied by Laventica and then forcibly incorporated into its own puppet state, Hammador.

After the loss of the Principality of Hammador, there was only one last piece of territory left in Sharo, the basic territory of the Sharo people, the Duchy of Sharo, it can be said that the situation has reached the most critical moment. And in this case, Gosamore's position is extremely delicate.

If Laventika were to attack Sara now, there were two routes to take, one to the west from the new Duchy of Casag, and the other to the north through the newly conquered Duchy of Hammador.

If the former route is chosen, the Duchy of New Cassag can only face Sharo alone, and Laventika can only go by sea if he wants to pass, which is more than worth the loss.

If the latter route is chosen, if the long grain route is cut off, the army going north will be left alone by making dumplings. So how did this long grain route cut off, and by whom? Gosamodo, to be exact, the Duchy of Merochu in Gosamodo.

The Duchy of Melochu had amassed a large number of troops on its previous border with Sharo, which is now the Duchy of Hamadore, and these armies were not withdrawn even when the barbarians invaded. If the main force of Laventica's army were to make an expedition to Sharo, this army would have been outflanked and cut off in a roundabout way, and the situation would have been unimaginably beautiful.

So Laventika sent envoys to Lagar to ask the new king, Du Yuxiu I, for his opinion on the war, and as time went on, Raventika's envoys became more and more severe.

So for Du Yuxiu I, how should Gosamodo choose? The answer is that I don't know, the ministers in the court have already quarreled.

"Laventica's wolf ambition, helping Laventika to destroy Sharo today, even if we can get a few territories, but will we be as strong as Laventica?

The minister who said this was one of Du Yuxiu I's cronies, and Du Yuxiu I's own attitude was also expressed by this minister, avoiding letting himself as a king make the final decision. After all, as long as the king of Gosamodo did not make a clear statement, everything was still open to talk about for Laventica.

However, the opinions of the opponents should not be ignored: "But even if we win this war, what good will it do us in Gosamodo? After fighting the most powerful country on the continent for many years and killing countless people, all we get is to avoid the possibility that it will happen in the future, and there is a certain probability that it will happen in the future, a war between Laventica and us?"

The minister of the supporters replied according to the script: "Well, since our country helped Sharo repel Laventica, does Sharo want to thank my country? If the thank you fee cannot be paid because of the years of war, one can be owed, and the other is that the land can be used to repay." ”

"Joke, then what land can we get? The land of Sharo bordering the Principality of Satsuma is only the core of the Principality of Saluo, the Principality of Saluo, and you said that they will repay the land of the Principality of Salo? If it is repaid with the Principality of Hammador, please! The Principality of Hammador does not border our Principality of Satsuma!"

Yes, there is no border, the Principality of Satsuma in Gosamodo and the Principality of Hammador in the former Salo are completely separated by the Principality of Merochu, if you want to get this piece of land, it is just an enclave, an enclave isolated by the Principality of Merochu, it is tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it.

What if you let the Principality of Merochu swallow the territory of the Principality of Hammador? I'm afraid you're thinking too much, but now the Principality of Merochu is already bigger than the Principality of Satsuma, and if the Principality of Merochou grows bigger, it will be difficult to say whether this Goshamodo will be the Goshamon of the Goshamo people or the Goshamo of the Gochusha people in the future.

However, a group of people got together and came up with a genius (weird) idea: that is, Gosamodo and Sharo would ally with Sharo, in addition to the employment fee that Salo would give Gosamodo, and also allow the New Cassag Principality to join Gosamodo.

Gosamodo had thought about this, and heard that as the war was decided, Laventika's promises were becoming more and more relevant, so Gosamodo could pull the new Principality of Cassag to his side.

What? You say that the Duchy of New Cassag and Gossamodos are separated by the Duchy of Salo and become an enclave? It doesn't matter, Gosamodor has never wanted to control the Duchy of New Cassage, as long as the Duchy of New Cassag is willing to give itself a little tax every year, it is enough.

As long as Sharoken agrees to this condition, Gosamodo is willing to ally with Sharo, after all, Laventica in the south is the "eternal" enemy of the countries of the eastern coast.

When Sharo got the news from the envoys that Gosamodo was finally willing to move, he was naturally overjoyed, but at this time Sharo felt that he could still fight for a while - mainly because the new Kasag Principality began to release water, so Sharo began to argue with Gosamodo over the issue of employment fees and territory.

Sharo felt that the new Principality of Cassag was originally his own, and now it should still be his own, and it is okay to return it with the Principality of Hammador, Goshamodo said that you mmp, the Principality of Hammador is going to be beaten into nothing, and it is especially an enclave, and it is embarrassing to say this kind of thing in exchange.

While Gosamodo and Sharo were happily and anxiously arguing, a small piece of gossip that frightened Du Yuxiu I began to circulate from the corners of the eastern coast - the Duchy of Merochu was preparing to join Laventika and annex the Duchy of Satsuma at the cost of becoming a vassal state of Laventica.

"Don't worry, Arthur I, the Grand Duke of Merochow, is a stunned knight, and he would certainly not do that with a chivalrous spirit," Liao Dekuan II, the king of Taishang, comforted Du Yuxiu I.

But Du Yuxiu I still felt that he was not afraid of 10,000, but he was afraid of what happened: "If Arthur I really rebels against the water, let alone support Sharo, our Principality of Satsuma will be in danger!"

The reason why this is the case is because the Duchy of Merochu is not a territory conquered by Gosamodo, but in the last East Coast War, through diplomatic negotiations, the entire Duchy was voluntarily incorporated into Gosamodo, which led to the strength between the royal family and the Duchy of Merochu, and if the Duchy of Merochu received the assistance of Laventica, it would be dangerous.

When Lagal fell into anxiety and suspicion, Madeira, the capital of the Principality of Merochou, was also surging, and as this rumor spread everywhere, many people in the Merochou family were indeed moved. But after all, they are only one of the clansmen, and such a big matter must be decided by the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Merochou, the patriarch of the Merochu family, Arthur I himself.

Fortunately, Arthur I also ended the knight tour ahead of schedule, quickly rushed back to Madeira, and recalled all the knights of the round table.

Arthur I returned, and when he returned, he brought a prisoner who had been tied up, and gathered all the family elders and important people in the hall, Arthur I pointed to the man who was tied into a ball, and said: "He is the messenger sent by King Angwu VI of Laventica to persuade him to surrender, and he also released the news that I am going to betray Gosamodo." ”

When Arthur said the word "betrayal", the members of the Merochou family seemed unimpressed and eager to try it in the face of any small nobleman in the country.

One might ask, shouldn't Laventi get along with Arthur to do it secretly, and why should it be known to everyone?

Because Arthur is the Grand Duke of the Principality of Merocchiu, which is an independent political entity with autonomy, even if it is rumored that the Principality of Maranch is going to betray, he is not afraid that the royal family of Gosamodo will eliminate the traitors in advance, because Gosamodo cannot directly execute local officials.

So in the eyes of the confident Raventica messenger, this trick also helped Arthur make a decision in advance.

Looking at the family members with different expressions, Arthur raised his hand and pressed down to silence them, and then solemnly said his decision: "I know that you have a thousand words, and you have various ideas, but for me, this kind of thing does not need to be discussed by the elders, because the mistakes of my ancestors in the past will not be repeated in me." ”

The silence, the silence, and the look of consternation on the face of the Raventica envoy, before a moment later someone whispered "why".

"Because I'm a knight, that's why. ”