Chapter 21: Hanschel? Sir Segard's canonization ceremony and the fiefdom

The next day, Han Xing was woken up by the sound of metal falling to the ground, and found that Roy was clumsily dragging a shiny full-body plate armor, but accidentally touched the table, so the steel helmet with blue feather decoration fell off, made a "dang long" sound, and rolled on the ground for a while.

Roy looked at Han Xing, who was woken up by himself, with an embarrassed expression, and said: "Uncle Hanschel, I just... This is sent by Baron Albrecht, and he said, 'Today is the day when your Uncle Hanchel was ordained a knight, how can a knight not have armor?' Let him put on this suit of plate armor and come downstairs to meet me. So he had this suit of armor brought in. ”

Han Xing walked over and picked up the helmet, it felt heavy in his hand, and most of his anger disappeared immediately, he felt heavy, not to mention Roy, whose strength was far inferior to his own? It was not easy to barely drag him.

Neither Roy nor Han Xing had much experience in wearing such bulky things, so it took a lot of effort for the two of them to make Han Xing reluctantly put on this set of tin bumps.

Han Xing's first feeling was that he seemed to be wrapped in a quilt in the winter and went out, in fact, it was not heavy for Han Xing, but it was quite cumbersome, he felt like a zongzi, or gravity suddenly magnified more than five times.

Han Xing trembled downstairs with Roy's support, in fact, it didn't make much difference whether Roy helped him or not, if he fell, it would be nothing more than pulling a cushion on his back.

When the people in the castle saw this trembling knight lord, their hearts suddenly blossomed, and they thought to themselves, "With your old man's virtue, wearing this armor is not to mention going to the battlefield, I'm afraid that a gust of wind can blow you away!" Hahahaha" but one by one did not dare to show the slightest smile, so they had to hold their faces red, and occasionally they couldn't hold it back, so they made a laugh similar to the sound of a hen's cry "Ho ~ Ho

Han Xing and Roy came downstairs with difficulty and got into the carriage again, and their destination was the only church within a radius of ten miles. That's right, you guessed it, they had to take the chariot back to the church in Wetzlar for the canonization ceremony.

Han Xing didn't even know how he had survived these thirty minutes, the sun shining on this damn plate armor, causing it to become hot, making him feel as if he was in an oven, and the sealed armor caused his sweat to evaporate and not enter the air, so he could only cover it inside.

When they arrived at the church, Rao was Roy who obediently fanned him along the way, and Han Xing's whole body became red like a cooked prawn. Looking at Og wearing brand-new chain mail on the other side, humming a little song with a relaxed face, Han Xing felt that he was fooled by Baron Albrecht, why could he send chain mail to himself such an iron bump, this is fatal!

In fact, he misunderstood Baron Albrecht, after all, plate armor is much more expensive than chain mail, and the chain mail of Auger is actually his own previous one, but he just found someone to help him mend it, and washed it with sand.

When the two entered the church, Father Eugen greeted them, "Children, may the Lord bless you, I am honored to hear your prayers and offer you God's blessings!" "Father Eugen wore a simple but clean white robe, and even more rarely, a priest's hat, which looked holy and dignified, although it did not have the intricate patterns on it, nor the extravagant gold and silver filigree depictions.

Auger immediately fell to his knees on one knee, bowed his head, put his hands together on his forehead, and muttered a word in his mouth, apparently in a state of prayer.

Han Xing looked at him in surprise, he didn't know what he was supposed to do, he saw Father Eugen holding a small bowl in his hand, there was some water in it, and rose petals were floating on it, he thought to himself: "Oh Mom, your old man still understands my mind, and brought a bowl of water to quench my thirst." He snatched the bowl from Father Eugen's hand, drank it to the old priest's astonished eyes, wiped his mouth, and shoved the bowl back into the hand of the stunned Father Eugen.

The old priest had no choice but to tremble and go to get another bowl, and said to himself with relief: "At least this proves that this guy is not a devil" It seems that he was afraid that Han Xing would take it and drink it again, so he deliberately bypassed Han Xing.

Seeing Og with a face of concentration and prayer, Han Xing had no choice but to kneel down on one knee like him, pretending to close his eyes, put his hands together, and leaned on his forehead. But from time to time, he secretly opened one eye and looked around, as if he was listening to a monkey who was preaching the scriptures.

Father Eugen came to Og and dipped his right hand in the bowl of water and sprinkled it on Og's head, chanting: "May the Lord forgive you for your past sins, may the holy water wash away the blood and dirt from your body, and you will kneel as a sinner, but you will stand as a holy knight." Finally, he drew a cross on his forehead with holy water.

Feelings aren't for drinking! Han Xing immediately blushed, but fortunately, his face was already red from the heat because he was wearing that oven-like armor, but he couldn't see it.

Father Eugen came to Han Xing again and said, "Son, are you willing to abandon heretical beliefs and throw yourself into the arms of the One True God?" ”

Han Xing felt that he meant that he hoped that he would also convert to Catholicism, but Han Xing had no opinion on this, in fact, the people of the Celestial Empire were not so much atheists as pragmatists, and it was estimated that only the people of the Celestial Empire would make a deal with God in the world.

"I make a wish, you will come true, if not, goodbye." This is roughly an overview of the attitude of the Celestial Empire towards God.

So Han Xing nodded decisively, the ghost knows if there will be a barbecue meeting here to greet the infidels, it is better to follow the Catholic Church, and it will not lose a piece of meat anyway.

Father Eugen looked at Han Xing with a teachable look, and then sprinkled holy water on Han Xing's head and said, "Lost lamb! Return to the arms of my Lord, who will be merciful and will treat them equally. May the Lord forgive you for your past sins, may holy water wash away the blood and dirt from your body, and may you kneel as a sinner, but you will stand up as a holy knight. Then he drew a cross on his forehead as well. He was also given an additional small wooden cross, which was crudely handmade, probably by Father Eugen, and exuded a faint fragrance of roses, presumably soaked in holy water. Father Eugen also brought it for Han Xing with his own hands.

Han Xing, who was sprinkled with holy water, felt more comfortable than a "cool" word can describe, he speculated that maybe the person who invented this ritual was knowing how stuffy it was for a person like him to wear tin cans to come here, so he intimately joined this sprinkling link to cool down the visitors.

Han Xing didn't know how long he had been in this one-knee position, he felt a sore pain in his knee, and just as he had begun to hesitate to stand up and move his muscles, the door of the church was opened.

"Please note, Count Friedrich von Nassau, Earl of Nassau, Count Friedrich von Nassau, knightly lord of the Duchy of Hesse—here!" A servant shouted at the top of his voice as the Earl of Nassau arrived.

Unlike the lengthy ceremony that Han Xing imagined, the canonization ceremony was completed in a very short time, and the earl picked up the exquisite saber used to decorate his waist and tapped it on the left shoulder, the right shoulder, and finally on the back, of course, all with the spine of the sword.

Then he said a bunch of words of encouragement, and Han Xing's entire energy was focused on his sore knees and the stuffiness caused by this armor, and worse, the urge to urinate from drinking that bowl of holy water. So much so that he didn't hear what the Count said clearly, but silently prayed in his heart that it would be over, and he didn't want to be the first knight to pee his pants during his canonization ceremony.

It was probably the most devout prayer of his life, perhaps the God of his new faith, and his old man intended to reward him for his piety and to show him his miracles. Og next to him got up and drove the chain armor on his body to make the sound of "salad ~ salad", he hurriedly got up, his movements were very slow, very solemn, in the eyes of others, this noble knight lord seemed to be bathed in the glory of the Lord to welcome his new life. Only Han Xing himself knew that it was because he had been kneeling for too long, one leg hurt, and the other leg was numb! Both legs trembled.

The Earl of Nassau proclaimed, "Henceforth you will be called Sir Huntell Segaard." I give you Ganquan Village as a reward for your loyalty and bravery. ”

Finally it was all over, and Han Xing fled the scene with astonishing speed, only to notice that he was wearing a suit of armor when he hurried to the door of the toilet. The knight's armor of the Middle Ages can't be untied by one person, and if Roy hadn't caught up in time, he probably wouldn't have been able to avoid the doom of becoming a "peeing pants lord".

In fact, it could have been worse if he accidentally fell into the pit. Historically, there have been people who fell into the water while crossing the river while wearing armor, because the armor was too heavy (equivalent to throwing a large stone into the river), and drowned alive.

Han Xing said goodbye to Baron Albrecht on the grounds that he couldn't wait to see his territory, and fled the town of Wetzlar with Roy on horseback as fast as he could escape.

Although he didn't know how to ride a horse, after asking Space, he exchanged 200 survival points for entry-level riding. As for Roy, the red-haired boy actually rides a horse, and he rides it well, according to his own words, because his father sometimes takes him on holidays.

Although Han Xing could save those 200 survival points by asking Roy for riding advice, he couldn't pull this face, not to mention that 200 points was not too much for a little rich man like him.

It is worth mentioning that that armor is actually white quality equipment, although Han Xing feels cumbersome when he wears this armor, and walks like a drunk bear dancing, but in the spirit of not taking it for nothing, he still put it in the inventory, even if it is used as a façade.

According to Baron Albrecht, the village of Springs, located in the middle of the road from Wetzlar to Nassau, was a small and wealthy village close to the town, and was named because of the sweet water of the spring, from which the wine was a well-known specialty of the area. The village is located at a transportation hub, with Nassau Castle to the west, Wetzlar to the east, and roads to Frankfurt and Mainz to the south.

After riding along the main road for about 15 minutes, Han Xing and Roy arrived at Ganquan Village.

This is a small rich village, along the way you can see horse-drawn cars carrying goods passing by the road, although not like the modern society is full of traffic, but every 3,5 minutes you can see a caravan with less than one car, more than a dozen cars passing by, and 8 percent of them will enter the village for a short rest.

Although the village is still dominated by thatched houses, the brick-trimmed and white-plastered walls indicate that the inhabitants are living in relatively good conditions. Guarded by these huts, a miniature castle sits on a hill just 50 meters high. I think it's a local lord's mansion.

Han Xing looked at this small castle (more like a stockade to be exact) built against the river and built against the mountain. As soon as he thought that this was the lord's mansion where he would live in the future, Han Xing felt a burst of excitement in his heart! Brother in front, no matter who you are, you are such a good person to leave me such a beautiful house and a rich village!

However, according to Baron Albrecht, the village was a knight's family domain that had been passed down for two generations, but the previous owner was a powerful man who was unwilling to avoid entering the plot world by paying supplies, and then he never returned. And this village was returned to the earl's hands, and then it was used by the earl to win over Han Xing.

Before entering the village, Han Xing took the damn armor from his inventory and put it on, then pinned the elven sword to his waist. After all, he needed to make a good impression on his subjects.

Fortunately, he was riding a horse this time, and the horse given by Baron Albrecht was obviously a good war horse, and although it was pressed straight to the nose, it still dragged Han Xing into the village steadily.

The civilians in the village and the caravan members who were sitting on the ground looked at the knight lord in unison, and Han Xing suddenly held his head high, grasping the hilt of his sword in his left hand and the reins in his right hand, trying to give them a good impression that he was an excellent and noble knight.

Roy immediately assumed the duties of a servant, and he lightly "Drive!" With his legs between his legs, he trotted to the villagers, and said, "Please note that the vassals of the Earl of Nassau, Sir Hamchel Segard, the new lord of the village of Ganquan, have arrived. "His superb riding skills and mastery of his mounts could not help but make the caravan guards secretly admire. Secretly said: "Even the equestrian skills of the servants are so good, isn't this knight's equestrian skills even more exquisite!" ”

Although the villagers were dressed modestly, they were all clean, and they could compete with the servants of the Earl's Castle. As Roy announced in a loud voice, a hint of awe flashed in the peasants' eyes, and they all took off their hats and bowed. But it doesn't look like he's impressed by Han Xing's "noble" demeanor at all, but a little bit of respect.

Han Xing was not surprised by this, after all, this is not the real Middle Ages, although these ordinary people are only local aborigines, not reincarnators, but the first generation of reincarnation nobles still brought some advanced ideas of equality and freedom to this world.

He urged his horse under his crotch and headed towards the lord's mansion on the hill.