Chapter 17: The King of Kings
"This is Camelot!"
The clean and tidy stone streets can be seen at a glance whether they are residential areas or markets, and from the top of the palace, you can even see the pure white walls in the distance.
The legendary city of Camelot is a pure white holy city, and now they finally see the real thing.
They were now a little confused whether Arthur had deliberately made the holy city just like the legend had been, or if he had just cared about it at all, but the craftsmen had recreated it perfectly.
Even Arthur himself couldn't tell, but he was very proud of the city of Camelot, which was born in his own hands, and this legendary holy city not only looked magnificent, but also far ahead of its time, with all kinds of drainage and sewage facilities designed according to the standards of the 21st century.
"Unfortunately, due to the state of the art at this time, many designs cannot really be translated into physical objects. ”
Arthur felt a pity that his ideal city of Camelot should be an advanced city, and he didn't even want the city walls at first - the image of the city in the future world made him very tempted, a holy city without walls, once built, it seemed to have some special meaning.
It's a pity that reality doesn't allow him to do such crazy things, Britain in this era is not so peaceful, there are countless kingdoms in the entire British island, the relationship between these kingdoms is intricate, war is not a distant thing, and the city wall still has a very important role in this era.
"Kingdom?"
Seeing Ethan's puzzled face, Arthur briefly explained to him the general situation in Britain at this time.
There were countless powers throughout the Great Isle of Britain, all of which were nominally a kingdom, and the title of king was on the verge of rotting by this time.
Legend has it that the duel in which Arthur lost his sword in the stone was faced against a king.
Among so many kings, Arthur is of course very different from others, the kingdom he ruled is becoming more and more powerful, and countless small kingdoms around him are dependent on his country for survival, and later he dominates the whole of Britain, and King Arthur is also revered as the king of all realms: equivalent to the king of kings, referred to as the king of kings......
There were too many slots, and Ethan didn't know how to answer.
"What are you thinking?"
After all, after getting along for a while, Arthur knew Ethan quite well, and as soon as he looked at his strange expression, he knew that this old friend must have thought of something very rude.
"It's nothing, it's just that I didn't expect the king's name to be so worthless at this time. ”
Arthur squinted at Ethan in front of him, and did not put away his suspicions because he was answered.
"My feelings tell me that's not what you just thought. ”
"You're really thinking too much, I swear to the lamp!"
"There is a huge chandelier in the reception room next door where you can swear by it. ”
After chatting casually, it was soon time for dinner, and Arthur let his subordinates carefully prepare the dinner without disappointing everyone.
I thought that the food of this era was either boiled or grilled, and even the seasoning was very simple, and there would be nothing delicious, but I accidentally found that the food at this dinner was very exquisite.
"Always forget that King Arthur and Ethan have been to other worlds together. ”
It's not that everyone will ignore this, but no one thought that King Arthur would pay so much attention to what he eats, this is a deliberate study of the recipe, for fear that he can only eat those monotonous foods for the rest of his life?
"Food is very important, especially if a country and a civilization want to grow, they must pay more attention to food. ”
Food diversity can provide more adequate nutrition, and the average population can only improve their physical fitness and give birth to better offspring if they ensure their nutritional intake.
In this way, it will not be long before there will be a huge gap between them and countries where even eating is a problem, let alone thinking about nutrition.
Therefore, Arthur not only studied recipes, but also studied farming and animal husbandry, etc., to ensure the food needs of the people under his rule.
Even if he can't figure out the details himself, he can bring back the relevant knowledge and let his subordinates keep trying.
Today, the standard of living in Arthur's kingdom is very high, and his country has been able to become the most powerful kingdom in the whole of Britain in such a short period of time, and the abundance and variety of food have played a big role.
Speaking of which, Arthur inherited the throne at the beginning of his hygiene and attention to eating and drinking, which led to many nobles in the kingdom at that time having doubts about the new king.
Ethan noticed that Guinevia, who was sitting next to Arthur and hadn't spoken since he had been introduced once before the dinner began, was staring at him with a smile on his face as he recounted his struggles.
It can be seen that the relationship between the queen and the king is very good, and Arthur used his personal charm to completely conquer Guinevia - the queen's current appearance is a typical fan sister in the future generations!
As the dinner progressed, Arthur gradually told his story of the past ten years, although many details were not narrated, but everyone could still hear how much effort Riarthur had put in in the past ten years to finally create such a powerful kingdom.
"Britain has been united?"
"There are still a few smaller countries that refuse to surrender, but that's only a matter of time. ”
Unlike the legend, this Arthur did not accept any kingdom attachment, and Arthur, who had broadened his horizons, focused on developing his own strength at the beginning, and when the strength reached his expectations, Arthur showed his long-hidden fangs and directly swallowed up the surrounding kingdoms completely.
Britain with its many kingdoms could not be the country of his dreams, and this small island could only accommodate one country.
Of course, his approach caused desperate resistance from many kings, but it was of little use, because not all kingdoms could make up their minds to play with Arthur, especially after Arthur showed his strength.
His ambitions have also attracted many talented people to join, and the legendary Knights of the Round Table have even become even more powerful than in the story.
Ethan has not yet seen any of them, but from Arthur's description, it can be known that he has a very large number of talents, so many that several knights who are famous in the legend often have nothing to do and have to pick their feet at home.
For example, the famous Gawain and Lancelot, who are now resting at their home in Camelot City. Not only did he not go out to fight, but he did not even hold any substantive position in Camelot.
It can also be seen from this that Arthur has very good control over his kingdom, even knights with high prestige and status such as Gawain and Lancelot can let them go home and pick their feet without causing any dissatisfaction, as long as he continues to maintain it, and the occupation of the European continent does not dare to say, the whole territory of Britain can definitely be managed by him as an iron plate.
After the dinner was over, the group did not disperse after removing the dishes, and continued to chat here, and Guinevera stayed with her at first, but went back to rest halfway through, and was replaced by Bedwell, who was currently a knight of the guard, and finally met a legendary knight of the round table.
The Bedwell Knight was wary of the crowd, he kept a distance of one step from Arthur from the moment he entered, and his stance and hand position were kept in a state where he could shoot at any time, and at least he could get in front of Arthur in time.
This is a loyal and very dutiful knight.
As the night wore on, Bedwell reminded Arthur that it was too early and that it was time to rest.
Arthur is the ruler of a country after all, and it is already the limit to spend more than half a day entertaining Ethan, and if it continues, then the whole day's work tomorrow will be affected.
As the country grows larger and more populous, Arthur wants to make his country better, and he has a lot of things to deal with every day, and he must make sure that he has enough rest to be able to have enough energy to deal with those things.
Giving Ethan an apologetic look, Arthur knew that he had to go back to rest, but when he asked his subordinates to lead everyone to rest, he still left Ethan alone, wanting to say one more thing to him.
No one expressed curiosity, Ethan's partners knew that if it was not a secret, then Ethan would tell them when he turned around, and if he didn't tell them, it meant that it was not suitable for them to know, so there was no need to force him to stay and annoy people.
Everyone thanked Arthur for his hospitality and left the dining room, leaving only Ethan, Arthur, and Bedwell, the knights of the guard.
"Need help?"
"Yes. ”
Arthur didn't seem to know how to speak, and his expression was not very common, which only made Ethan even more curious.
"What is it about? Say it directly, you don't have to be embarrassed by our relationship...... If I don't think I can help, I'll just say no. ”
Arthur knew that Ethan was comforting himself, and smiled wryly and told the story.
"You should know...... I have a son...... The famous ......"
"Know...... Mordred......"
The key figure who eventually led to the end of the Arthurian legend has heard of King Arthur's son and nephew, even those who know little about the life of King Arthur.
But Arthur already knew his 'future', so he shouldn't have killed people 'again', right?
Looking at Arthur's embarrassed but polite smile, Ethan knew that Arthur had not escaped this trouble, and the bear child who had ended his kingdom and caused Arthur's serious injury and death still appeared.