Chapter 431: The Legend of the Knight King (4) Accepting Apprentices
On the recommendation of the chief priest of Madeira, Leng Yi pretended to be an ascetic Merlin and legally visited the mansion of the Merochou family under the pretext of receiving a claim from the apocalypse that there were people loved by the gods here
The Merochu family originated from the Sharo god of war, Merochu, and is the origin of the family's name today, but before Merochu was born, the Merochu family existed, they were one of the many Shavavi tribes recruited from the wilderness after Sharo's invasion of Hanmador, and thus became a nobleman of Salo until Merochu was born.
With the meteor-like rise of Merochu, Merochu's family has become the most powerful aristocratic force in Sara, and the establishment of the Gongwei Principality symbolizes the glory of the Merochu family.
However, the moon was cloudy and sunny, and at the peak of its strength, the Merochu family had a civil war between the new Merochu Principality and the Gongwei Principality, which led to the destruction of its halo and the decline of the family's power step by step, and after the end of the "Gosamoddo War", the Merochu family was revoked from the old principality and exiled to the desolate frontier.
After struggling for two hundred years on the barren frontier, the Merochu family became increasingly dissatisfied with Sharo, and in the Second East Coast War, the Merochu family turned their backs on Sharo and switched to Gosamoredo.
Although Gosamodor is inferior to Sharo in all aspects, in Gosamodo, the Principality of Merochu of the Merochu family is the most powerful force, stronger than the king, and that is enough. Rather than a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail, the Merochu family walked out of the decadence of the Salo period in Gosamodo, and lived a unique and prosperous life.
In 1656, 18 years after the end of the Second East Coast War, a new era was entered for the Melochu family, and a new generation of Melochu members born in the Gosamodo era had grown up, the old generation of old clansmen full of saro symbols began to retreat, and the patriarchs and elders began to change.
Due to the exile of Sharo to the western frontier for 200 years, the Merochu family's sense of identity with Salo is quite low, and after defecting to Gosamodo, under the guidance of the Merochu family, a vigorous "New Culture Movement" was launched in the Principality of Merokhu, the so-called devaluing the decadent old Salo culture, and combining the Gosamo culture with the Salo culture.
As a result, the inhabitants of the Principality of Melochu have changed from the original Sara people to the independent Gocho people, who have both the influence of the Goshamo culture and the remnants of the Sara culture.
Last year, the Principality of Melocho had a new Grand Duke, the 46-year-old Chakju IV, the wife of the Grand Duke is a princess of the Satsuma royal family of Gosamodo, which marks that the Principality of Melocho has broken away from the influence of some saronia culture, embarked on a new level, and has a closer connection with Gosamoredo.
As if the god of the sky celebrated the happy event of the Merochu family, in the following year 1656, another dervishmin named Merlin sent a new surprise to Chakju IV.
Merlin, an ascetic with violet strength, arrived in Madeira and visited Chakju IV through his distant relative, the Chief Priest, who claimed that he had heard of the gods' revelations in the wilderness, and that there might be a great man in the Merochu family who could compete with him, and that Merlin had been given the right to teach that great man.
Although some members of the clan thought that Merlin made such remarks because he had been walking in the wilderness for too long and was not awake from his mind. However, Chakju IV ignored these gossip, and he saw Merlin's arrival as a blessing from the god of the sky, proving that he had ruled the Duchy of Merochu with the blessing of the god of the sky.
Seeing the other party as a messenger of blessings to the gods, Chakju IV's attitude towards Merlin was full of kindness and pleasantness, and he asked in a gentle tone: "I don't know your Excellency Dervis, which member of our family do you think the great god of the sky thinks has the qualifications to be comparable to the great ancestor of Merlocho?"
Leng Yi touched the beard that he had only put on when he was incarnated and said: "The instructions of the gods are ethereal, I don't know now, but I am sure that this person with extraordinary talent is not more than ten years old, why don't you call them all out, let me take a closer look, how about it?"
It happened that the family enlightenment school had been bloodletting, so as Chakju IV clapped his hands, the servants brought the children of the house to Leng Yi as much as possible.
Among these children, Leng Yi threw out the target he was looking for at a glance, Arthur. There is no other reason, this Arthur looks really like a protagonist, with blonde hair as dazzling as gold, and a delicate face like a ghostly axe, of course, Leng Yi can find out that the most important reason for him is Arthur's height that stands out from a group of his peers.
"That one," Leng Yi pointed at the stupid big man without hesitation, Arthur noticed that Leng Yi was pointing at him, and actually showed a sincere smile, making Leng Yi wonder if this thing was from a noble background.
Chakju IV cast his gaze in the direction of Leng Yi's finger, and found that it was indeed one of the few people he expected, but it was the worst expected target.
It's not that Chakju IV doesn't like Arthur, in fact, Arthur is Chaukju IV's nephew, and Arthur's father Yuser has a very good relationship with Chaukju IV and is a faction, so Chakju IV also put a lot of attention and help into Arthur's child.
Because Arthur was very eye-catching as a child, Chakju often paid attention to Arthur when he was not yet the Grand Duke of Merochow, but it was only in this way that Chukju IV discovered Arthur's problem.
Arthur is too honest and duty-bound, almost as long as he does not have malicious intentions, he will believe whatever others say, it seems that he really believes in the truth, goodness and beauty of the world, and believes in the promises made casually by those nobles.
For example, the theory often propagated by the aristocracy was that the nobles were nobles and commoners were commoners, because the nobles had noble virtues, while the commoners were mostly lowly in virtue. The nobles are talking like this no matter what they think in their hearts, but Arthur really believes it and works hard to be a nobleman with high moral character!
As far as Arthur's character is concerned, if he is an ordinary peasant, it is okay if he becomes the Grand Duke of Merlochio...... Two hundred years ago, in the era of peace in the sky, he might have been able to get a good end and mix the identity of a virtuous king, but at the moment, the "Third East Coast War" may not be fought, and this kind of person will be the Grand Duke of Melokqiu, which is definitely a nightmare for the Melokyu family!
But fortunately, Arthur is only 8 years old now, and his cultivation talent is also excellent among his peers, so he is a material that can be made, and there is still a chance and time to save. Chakju IV had already discussed with Youser that when Arthur went to college, he must bring back his naΓ―ve character and let him understand the true meaning of nobility.
As a result, now this Merlin came, pointed at Arthur and said that he was the chosen one, and he would become a great man one day, and he also wanted to teach Arthur, which gave Chakju IV a headache. After all, most ascetics are paranoid, and if you let this kind of person teach Arthur, you may teach Arthur what the hell will be.
But for the same reason, the ascetics were mostly paranoid, and this one claimed to have received the Apocalypse, and if he refused his request, he might come up with something.
So Chakju IV summoned Yuser to discuss for a while, and decided to agree to this Merlin's request first, after all, it is just a teaching, everyone is from the past, and they have all experienced it.
As a result, the next day, this Merlin and Arthur disappeared, and they only left a letter in the bedroom telling him that he had taken Arthur and accepted the will of the gods to train him as a true knight.
The Meroqiu family was stunned, how could a violet-level master take away a nobleman under the noses of so many people, and disappear silently. Chakju IV hurriedly summoned the chief priest of Madeira and asked the chief priest for information about Merlin, but the chief priest of Madeira replied with a bitter face, saying that this Merlin had left home since he was a child, and he lacked much understanding of him.
Unable to open a clue from the chief priest of Madeira, the unwilling Merochou family launched their own forces in the Duchy of Merochou to find Arthur and the mysterious Merlin, but unfortunately found nothing, so they gave up the search.
Some members of the Merochu family tried to use this as a reason to attack Chakju IV's unknown knowledge, so as to attack Chakju IV's prestige, but Chakju IV beat him upside down, saying that this Merlin is so mysterious, doesn't it mean that what he said is true, and the apocalypse is also true, and Arthur was really chosen by the gods, isn't this a great thing?
King Arthur's Biography, Chapter 1: Merlin's Mentor (excerpt)
"The great virtuous king King Arthur has been intelligent since childhood, and has long embodied the qualifications of the virtuous king, because of his noble character and firm will, he has been unanimously valued and cultivated by the whole family, and King Arthur's uncle Chakju IV has long said that the next Grand Duke of Merochou after him will definitely be King Arthur. β
Therefore, King Arthur was chosen by the great god of the sky, who disdained to interfere in the human world himself, so he reincarnated his servant in the mortal world under the name of an ascetic named Merlin, ready to teach King Arthur. β
But before teaching King Arthur, Merlin needed to make sure that King Arthur was really a king, so he transformed into an old and ugly beggar and begged in front of the palace of the Merochou family. β
β...... When King Arthur, who was only eight years old, knew how to perform the mercy of the eight virtues of knighthood, Merlin was delighted and said to the gods, "This is the chosen one we are looking for!" β
β...... Hearing that Merlin was going to take King Arthur away for cultivation, Chakju IV, the Grand Duke of Merochow, was very unhappy, because he was an uncle who cared for his family and liked King Arthur very much. β
"'You say you're the embodiment of a servant of the gods of the sky, but you don't have a basis for what you say!' Chakju IV patted himself on the belly and smirked, 'My wife, the beautiful and virtuous Princess Satsuma, lost the necklace her mother gave him ten years ago, and you must get him back so that you can prove that you are a magical servant.' ββ
β...... Chakju IV was stunned to see the long-lost necklace appear in front of his eyes, but his love for his nephew still prevailed: 'If you can do this, it means that you are a great mage, but it cannot prove that you are a great divine servant, unless you can bring the head of the favorite son of the evil king of the south, Laventica, which can prove that you have abilities that mortals can't!'"
When the head of King Laventica's favorite prince appeared in front of the crowd, everyone was stunned, and the servants kissed Merlin's boots reverently, shouting that he was a servant of the gods. Chakju IV was also a little flustered, he already knew that Merlin was a servant of the gods, but the thought of his wise nephew leaving him for a long time made Chakju IV feel painful. β
"'Not even a servant of God can take the wise Arthur!' cried Chukju, and then Merlin was invited out of the mansion and hidden in the deepest part of the palace, 'so that Merlin could not take Arthur with him!'"
β...... Chakju IV was about to go to see how his clever nephew was doing, but when he went to Arthur's hideout, he found that Arthur had disappeared, leaving only a note from Merlin in the room, claiming that he would take Arthur away and raise Arthur to be a great king. β
β...... Chakju IV sighed and said, "Merlin is a great mage who can do so many powerful things, and in this case, it is good that Arthur is taken away by him, which shows that everything is the will of God." ββ