Chapter 3: The Knight Who Brewed Coffee
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Dwarves are natural weaponsmiths and warriors. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info They are not good at using magic directly, but they are extremely talented at attaching magic to their weapons. Many humans are proud to have an elite weapon crafted by dwarves. However, the vast majority of human beings do not know that the dwarven weapons that generally flow into human society and can be used by humans are nothing more than defective products that are discarded at will to dwarves. And the high-quality products created by the dwarves are all self-aware and self-conscious gods who can choose their own masters. In other words, without the dual approval of the weapon itself and the craftsman himself, these divine weapons are nothing more than a slightly sharper scrap metal no matter who holds it in their hands. But it also shows that if the dwarves are willing to carefully build such an exclusive weapon for a human, it means that the dwarves have unreserved trust in this human.
The sword and longbow that Spyruk Ironforge crafted for Tismu and Joika's apprentices were one such weapon. Although it was only a half-finished product at first, after setting the hedron provided by Regunor, the Mithril longbow truly had a soul of its own. Joyka can use a specific password to make the longbow focus a large amount of qi element, forming a huge amount of wind energy, and launching an astonishing "hurricane arrow".
However, in addition to the "Hurricane Arrow", this longbow has another hidden ability.
The "electric field arrow" is another way to use the qi element, the electric energy released is not strong, but it can disturb the bioelectricity in the human body, interfere with the human nerves, and paralyze the whole body and lose consciousness instantly. Since the release conditions of the electric field are not related to the speed of the arrow itself, Joyka can be launched at a relatively slow speed without the whistling sound of rubbing the air, and the elemental fluctuations that form these electric fields are relatively weak, which cannot be sensed by the general anti-magic enchantment, which makes the "electric field arrow" more unguardable and deadly than the "hurricane arrow". Of course, this power comes at a cost, with the Electric Field Arrow taking up to a week to reload, while the Hurricane Arrow takes only 48 hours.
In order to instantly subdue the eight guards outside the study without attracting the attention of others, without taking their lives, Joika decided to use a very valuable "electric field arrow". Therefore, no matter how you look at it, the fact that these eight guards were incapacitated in an instant does not mean that they are incompetent or derelict in their duties, and if any one of them were to be attacked by such a silent and incapacitating person, it would have the same result.
But the chief of the guard, Sakolos, didn't think so. This leaves Queen Catherine completely exposed to the intruders, for no reason. After the incident, Sakolos was very ashamed and regretful, although objectively he had nothing to be ashamed of, but Sakolos firmly believed that if he had been on guard outside the door himself last night, instead of handing over the task to the eight guards, that would not have happened. It is with this thought that Sakolos now refuses to leave Catherine's side for a single step, no matter what he says.
However, some people turned a blind eye to his sense of honor for his devotion to duty.
"Go fill it for me. ”
Joyka pushed the empty cup on the table and scorned Sakoros with contempt.
"What do you say, I'm a knight, not a servant!" said Sakoros, furious. Joyka's unadorned humiliation stabbed the most sensitive part of his heart fiercely.
"I said you still have a problem with your ears or eyes, don't you see my coffee finished?" Joyka leaned back, lifted her feet, and unscrupulously rested his mud-stained boots on the gold-trimmed precious tea table in the imperial study.
Such rude behavior caused the other three people sitting at the same table with Joyka to frown. Cassius twisted her head away in shame, Sophia shook her head at him and motioned for Joika not to do so, while Catherine, as her master, gently covered her nose with her hand. As for the only person standing in the room, Sakolos was already furious, and it didn't matter if he insulted him personally, and he couldn't tolerate insulting Her Highness. Holding the hilt of his sword, Sakoros pulled out the long sword at his waist, and said righteously: "Stand up, I will propose a duel to you with the honor of a knight!"
"Duel, yes!" cried out with a smile as Joika slapped her thigh, "but what is the best of our dueling? When it comes to sword fighting, you're no match for me." Otherwise, let's duel and make coffee. See who brews the most fragrant and delicious coffee...... See this fat man? This guy can't do anything else, but he has tasted all the food in the world, and it is perfect for the fat man to be a judge, but for the sake of fairness, you can also let your queen be the number two of the notaries and judges, how about it, reasonable...... If you don't speak, you accept it. Our duel begins now. Since we are guests, for the sake of fairness, it is up to you to prepare your work first, and then I will prepare my work after everyone has tasted and rated it...... I know how confident you are in your coffee-making skills, and since you know you can't win, don't challenge yourself and waste your time. ”
Sakolos repeatedly wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Joey was so stubborn that he didn't give him a chance to fight back at all, and Sakolos was speechless when he said the phone, and he could only stare dryly. Sakoros was not only a loyal knight of King Duris, he also had a craft of brewing coffee. Although this is not a skill to learn as a knight, he has been interested in it since he was a child, and the coffee he brews is praised even by King Durris. So Sakolos swore that his coffee would only be made for two people: King Duris and Queen Catherine. Now Joyka is actually questioning and challenging his level of brewing coffee, which is undoubtedly a more serious blow than questioning his chivalry. He was almost ready to fight, but at the thought that he could not leave Catherine's side, he swallowed the words that had already been spit into his mouth.
"Sakoros, you go. Since someone has proposed a 'coffee duel' to you, you should generously accept the challenge. You have to let everyone know that the knights of our Pole Kingdom are the best at everything, including making coffee. Seeing that Sakolos could barely hold back, Queen Catherine couldn't help but feel relieved for him.
"But......" The loyal captain of the guard turned his suspicious gaze to Sophia and the others.
"Believe me, there has never been a time when I feel safer than I am with the heroes who saved Hansar City twice. Rest assured. Queen Catherine tilted her head slightly and smiled.
"That'...... All right. I will be back as soon as possible. Sakolos finally "reluctantly" agreed.
In fact, Sakolos had long wanted to "fight", just waiting for Catherine to open his mouth to give him a step down. The loyal captain of the guard left the study, away from Catherine, whom he had to protect, but instead of letting his guard down, he doubled the number of troops guarding the door of the study, and then left in trepidation.
"Poof......
Sophia couldn't help but laugh: "Joika, you are really bad, you shouldn't tease a wonderful knight like this. ”
"Well, Sophia, can you blame me? Who called this guy once wanted to murder you. Joyka pretended to be very "innocent".
He is talking about last year, after the battle of the "Tower of Seven Sins", when his friends were recuperating in the palace, because they learned that Sophia was the identity of the princess of the previous dynasty, Sakolos personally led people to assassinate her. In the end, Sakoros returned home, and since neither Sakoros nor his people were exposed at the time, the companions and King Duris decided to ignore it out of consideration for not affecting the relationship between the two parties.
"It's been so long, don't mention it. Sophia sighed.
Joyka was about to speak, but Cassius said, "I said you, Joika, can you put your feet down? ”
"Okay. Joyka stretched and returned to her normal sitting position.
Catherine, as the master, was not angry that she was left aside, she waited for the communication between her partners to end before she took the initiative to ask, "I have helped you get rid of Sakoros." Princess Sophia, you have returned to Hansha City this time, and you are still ...... What's the point of visiting in an interesting way?"
"We wanted to make sure that rumor was true. Cassius was a little clueless.
"What rumors?" Catherine frowned.
"As soon as we entered Hansar City, we heard rumors that Duris, who had not been seen for several months, might have been killed by the old nobles of the previous dynasty. Sophia said.
"Do you think my husband would be such an easy man to kill?" Catherine smiled, "and even though this is highly classified, it doesn't hurt to tell you." Duris is still alive, but he had left Hansar City a few months ago. As for where he is, please forgive me for not being able to tell. Until he returns, I will have to sit on the throne and govern the country for him. ”
"What! a king left his guard behind and left the capital alone?" asked Joyka, somewhat disbelieving.
"That's right. Duris's departure is extremely confidential, and only me and Sakolos know about it. Therefore, Sakoros must stay in the palace, because as long as the chief of the guard is there, it means that Duris is still there, so Sakoros's existence is not only to protect my safety, but also to stabilize the government and the opposition. "Your Royal Highness, you could have been informed through official channels, but you went to great lengths to sneak in at night, and even the fact that Sakolos was good at making coffee, shows that you have been lurking in Hansar for many days, and you should all know whether that rumor is true or not." Princess Sophia, you should have other plans, right?"
"Clever! Joyka slapped her palms a few times, "Okay, let's get straight to the point." Since Duris had left Hansand City a few months ago, it meant that the matter had nothing to do with him. ”
"I don't understand what you're saying. ”
"Sophia, it's up to you to do this. ”
After receiving the ball thrown by Joica, Sophia stood up and asked with a serious face, "After we left Holy Pope Island, we encountered two attacks, one was the 'Night Stalker' organization we encountered in the Republic of Monis, and the other was the Griffin Knight we encountered in the sky. Originally, we suspected that it was the work of Duris, but now it seems that the real messenger behind the scenes is you, Queen Catherine. ”
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