January 20, 2506. Fourth Field, Heavy Karma, Beta-4 C27· F591, Antiga Star (subject).

Since the power problem of the ground-based starport has not been solved, a group of dozens of people can only take the Pelican troop carrier to the surface of the planet Antigia.

It's extravagant, but there's nothing else you can do.

An Biyu led the group to Antiga's Star Duhu Mansion and washed the dust for the group in the canteen of the Duhu Mansion. In the reception room, there are two large tables of banquets. An Biyu invited everyone to take a seat.

Without prior discussion, the group of people carrying the boxes first tacitly arranged their boxes in the corner, and then sat down at the same table.

The others sat directly at another table, and they all took their seats, and there were a few more seats at one table. The girl who recognized Xie Wenxi before looked left and right and didn't find Xie Wenxi. was puzzled, only to find that Xie Wenxi was sitting at another table.

She was about to call Xie Wenxi over, but at this time, the old classmate began to toast her. After two drinks, I put the matter down.

Xie Wenxi's side was different, a group of knights sat in their positions, and they were not in a hurry to move their chopsticks (tableware). They started to introduce themselves one after another.

After a circle, each other's speculations were confirmed.

All of them are knights, but most of them have just obtained their knightly qualifications and have not yet held office. Either he is the only child in the family and is not allowed to join the company.

For example, Xie Wenxi.

The knights of the empire were a very special group. First of all, you must have spiritual power, be able to use spiritual power, be rated according to combat effectiveness, and finally obtain the knight qualification. After having qualifications, it is not over, it is just equivalent to graduating as a fresh graduate. The most important thing is to be inducted.

There are two options here.

One is to directly hang the entry, which is equivalent to the school employment of graduates. The entry unit is generally a front-line combat unit, and there are no special requirements for this category. Correspondingly, there are also some departments that require special requirements, such as the Star Law Division, which requires a judicial license. Among them, if one does not have imperial citizenship, then only front-line combat units can be chosen.

The second is to join various knightly orders, which is equivalent to labor agencies or trade unions. Different orders have their own reputations, and their members are of roughly the same level or skill bias. The various departments of the empire can hire some or all of the knights of the Order on a short-term or long-term basis according to their own needs.

Among them, the more representative is the Sea Knights, who have been employed by the Imperial Navy for a long time. That is, the knight order where Xie Wenxi is.

The Knights were in principle employed by the Empire as a country, loyal to the State and accountable to the Emperor. Although formally the Order resembles an unofficial mercenary organization, the Order is an official organization of the Empire. It's just that the autonomy is relatively higher.

As for the reason, it is very simple, even with the size of the empire, good knights are very rare. Instead of taking advantage of the knights' loyalty to the state, they wantonly take what they want, but strive for the maximum benefits of the knights in the form of a market economy. In this way, the income of excellent knights can be maintained for a long time, and the loyalty of the entire knight group can be maintained.

This is a knightly system that began with King Arthur and matured with Frederick the Great.

Whether the system is good or bad, the theological armament of the empire has always been far ahead of the other powers of the human world. It is only the desperate warrior system established by the Federation Drager family, which has emerged in recent centuries, that has greatly narrowed and even equaled the imperial theological armament for a time. Fortunately, there has been no news of the Drager family recently, and the samurai of the Federation seem to be unable to say it.

Therefore, the various knights of the empire have quite a high degree of autonomy. And in terms of income alone, knighthood is definitely the highest-paid profession. I don't know how much higher than the income of those "doctors" and "lawyers", of course, this refers to the average income.

Because of the existence of the knight system, only knights who are good enough will have high returns. Knights, on the other hand, who are not so good, tend to be trained until they are excellent or take on less demanding positions.

After all, the work that knights have to do is the most dangerous in the whole army. Even the Star Law Division has to constantly face all kinds of thugs, murderers, and mentally ill people of the Third Interstellar Classical Theological Civilization......

Not to mention the frontal battlefield, where the theological armaments of both sides are the focus of attack. It is not necessary to deal with the theological armament on the opposite side, but also to guard against the black guns from the regular troops. The Armed Theological Response Support Battalion is basically a standing formation. Even if it really doesn't, it will equip the infantry with some anti-theological weapons in the same way as some anti-armor weapons.

Therefore, the cruelty of the war forced the empire to issue a rule prohibiting the last person of the family species from joining as a knight. During the reign of Frederick the Great, the last person in the knightly family was directly forbidden to engage in any risky affairs. Spiritual power, what kind of height can be reached, is always related to talent, and talent is related to genetics. Good genes are a necessary condition for high spiritual adaptability and strong comprehensive combat effectiveness.

In all novels, even if the protagonist is mediocre at the beginning, there will be a shocking background to be dug up in the end. Parents are double cows, is the basic operation. The grassroots counterattack is really ...... Even the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" illustrates this problem, the reason why the ugly duckling can become beautiful is because it is originally a swan.

Therefore, the knights of the empire always lag behind the federal warriors in numbers, but they always surpass some in terms of overall combat effectiveness.

Most of the knights present were forbidden to join the company because they were the only son in the family, or the last child in the family. The last son can also expect his brothers and sisters to get married and have children soon. The only son was in trouble – according to the decree issued by Frederick the Great, if he was an only son in the family, he had to give birth to a child and the child could not be admitted to the post until he reached the age of fourteen.

Xie Wenxi's father left when he was 14 years old.

In addition to this, there are some special ones here. They are not the only children in the family, nor are they the last. They are all members of the Sea Knights. When it comes to the Sea Knights, most of you understand. Xie Wenxi himself is from the Sea Knights, so of course he knows the reason.

Eight years ago, no, it's already the ninth year. In the midst of that court upheaval, the Sea Knights were on the wrong side and were liquidated by the woman. Almost half of the Sea Knights are at home and retire in advance.

After a circle of communication, I confirmed that each other was my own person. A stout boy asked in a low voice, "Everyone, do you know what the eldest sister is calling us to do this time?" ”

That makes it unclear for a moment whether it's really showing off or asking. It's just that at this moment, a boy at the far end opposite Xie Wenxi interrupted his speech.

"Wait!"

As he spoke, the boy's fingers clicked a few times in the air, and a layer of aura barrier completely separated the two tables. None of the people at that table were Imperial, and he couldn't believe it, even if there were his classmates in it. The stakes are huge, and it's okay to spread it among yourself, but it's definitely not okay to spread it outside.

Xie Wenxi saw the boy's movements in his eyes, and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart: What a clever method.

The boy obviously knows this well, and his movements are skillful, and he casts spells silently. Once the procedure is in effect, it is almost imperceptible. Even Xie Wenxi himself could hardly feel the existence of the blocking technique, but he couldn't detect the situation after the partition. But I can't see anything abnormal just by relying on my eyes.,The other side is still drinking and punching as before.。

To see whether a person is an imperial person or not, it depends on whether he drinks or not.

After the boy did all this, he said with a smile: "I wonder if Miss Dong hasn't shown up now, will this be a test, she herself is observing us in the dark." ”

As soon as he said this, even Xie Wenxi definitely had this possibility.

"After all, we don't have any merits, and if we want to be entrusted with a heavy task, it's normal to investigate."