Chapter 129: Declaration
At the sound of long trumpets, 5,000 heavily armed troops lined up in a neat line and crossed the welcoming sea. The warm atmosphere will dispel all the dark clouds that have shrouded Baldur's Gate for a long time, and the bright morning light will return to the long-lost land, bringing a warm and bright atmosphere to the whole city.
A long queue of neat queues is slowly but forcefully crossing this most prosperous street. At the same time, in the castle of the Grand Duke of the Silver Shield, the political core of the Gate, the gate was opened, and surrounded by a large army of iron horsemen, the Grand Duke of the Silver Shield came in full costume and rode his horse, and in the square in front of the Duke's residence, he joined the army returning from afar.
Behind Archduke Anta Silvershield followed all the nobles and high-ranking figures of Baldur's Gate who were qualified to attend such an occasion. Grand Duke Yindun took the lead and galloped past the center of thousands of onlookers around the square.
With the return of the expeditionary force, suddenly a hundred horns sounded in unison!
The desolate and long horn resounded throughout the square and, under the influence of magic, spread throughout Baldur's Gate. With the sound of the desolate trumpet, the castle of the Grand Duke and the major temples of the city rang the bells, welcoming the heroes of the expeditionary force with practical actions.
The square was already crowded with onlookers, but on such a grand occasion, there was no special viewing platform, whether it was nobles, merchants, rich people, commoners, or adventurers, all stood on this square on an equal footing, watching this grand and solemn welcome ceremony.
The desolate trumpets and melodious bells suppressed the noise of the people, and the majestic army and solemn ceremonies unconsciously conveyed a kind of majesty to the hearts of all people.
The returning knights formed a tight phalanx and stood in the center of the square. Beneath them are tall and mighty horses, their bodies covered with battle-marked iron armor, their left hand is a shield of silver crowns shining with copper nails, and their right hand is a dazzling spear and greatsword.
Their faces are carved with edges and corners polished by the wind and snow, their expressions are solemn and solemn, in silence, they are like heroic sculptures precipitated by history in the castle, there is no movement, just standing here, an invisible force is passing out from them, making the whole square silent.
The majesty of silence, like an iceberg that exists forever, is quiet and heavy. In the face of them, even the boldest and most out-of-the-box people could not help but be quiet in the Lord.
"Tata ......"
A steady stream of soldiers marched in neat steps, coming from the rear, the neat marching steps, the strong rhythm, as if not stepping on the drum beat of the music, but on the hearts of all people, people can't help but beat faster, blood swelling.
The scene suddenly became solemn, and all the people watching the ceremony involuntarily held their breath, and for a while, the entire square was extremely silent, only the sound of neat footsteps remained.
Dugu Feng and the knights walked to the middle of the square, facing the Grand Duke of Silver Shield who led the team to greet them.
"Salute!"
At the sound of an order, the knights drew their swords in unison and saluted the Grand Duke of Silver Shield.
This seemingly ordinary action, but behind the Grand Duke of the Silver Shield and some people in the crowd couldn't help but change color slightly, this etiquette of the knights is clearly the courtesy of the army when they are inspected and received by the king, although the Grand Duke of the Silver Shield has the sole power and almost all the rights of the Baldur's Gate, but after all, he is only the nominal elected Grand Duke, not the real king of the Baldur's Gate.
Now that this kind of etiquette is openly made, it is clearly a deliberate momentum, to carry out a preliminary temptation and momentum for the crowning of the Silver Shield family as the king!
Archduke Anta Yindun had a solemn face and solemnly returned the salute. The Grand Duke, who was about to reach the pinnacle of power, had blonde hair as bright as the sun, and although he was over fifty years old, he did not have the slightest sense of twilight in old age. He wore a crown of the king inlaid with six-colored gems on his head, his beard and hair were neatly trimmed, and his whole person was like a lion, full of majestic majesty.
Anta Silver Shield glanced around as if a lion were patrolling his territory, and said in a calm and majestic voice, "The people of Baldur's Gate, the knights, and all the inhabitants of this great city. Eight hundred years ago, right here, our ancestors came from the Comanso Valley, from Cormier, from Tassel...... From all over the continent, they came here with their bare hands and nothing. They have no solid armor, no heavy walls, no sharp weapons, all they have is an unyielding heart, and a blood that never cools, and they reclaim the wilderness with courage and sacrifice, and challenge orcs, trolls, and ogres with flesh and blood...... Countless warriors fell, but many more stood up. It is the courage and perseverance of our ancestors who are not afraid of sacrifice and dare to challenge all evils that we have overcome the countless monsters in the wilderness little by little, reclaimed farmland, built estates, villages, and even towns, and even the most beautiful and rich city in the west, and won us a free and dignified life......"
In the low and full of vicissitudes of life in the narration of Anta * Silver Shield, it seems that everyone recalls the difficult history of human beings who first established themselves on this land, as if they saw countless warriors stepping on the road of opening up the wilderness without hesitation, using fists, swords, and wars to expel and kill one orc tribe and troll tribe after another, and gradually expand the space for survival......
The voice of Grand Duke Anta Silver Shield gradually turned from low to high: "A thousand years have passed, the heroic deeds of the ancestors have become history, time has worn away the glory, and the memory has dimmed. I often ask myself, have we lost the bravery of our ancestors now? Have the most precious things left by our ancestors to our descendants faded in time? However, today, I can proudly declare that. No, we have not lost the most precious treasure given to us by our ancestors, and we still have the will to climb higher. We have the most valiant knights, our knights are enough to tear any enemy apart, we have defeated the orcs, we have defeated the trolls, we have defeated the coalition of wilderness monsters, we have defeated the terrible lich, we have defeated the armies of Am, and all the enemies who have tried to invade westward have been crushed again and again in our cities at the hands of our fearless warriors......"
"And today, I proudly announce that we have yet another glorious victory, and that Efresta, the proud elves of the Northlands, have to bow their heads and pull us for help...... The Ferin Demon Queen, the terrifying race that once destroyed the ancient Magic Empire, was also defeated by our army...... And my daughter, the pride of Baldur's Gate, the princess of Slaughter who trembles at all evil, has also inherited the glory of the Silver Shield family, and like our ancestors, has once again led Baldur's Gate to victory...... This is the favor of our ancestors, and it is also the glory of our Northlanders, which is a testament to the greater strength of our kingdom of Rain, and it is also a tradition of the Silver Shield family since ancient times. Now, let's cheer! ”
"Salute to the ancestors!"
"Salute to the Silver Shield Family!"
"Salute to the Princess of Slaughter!"
The knights belonging to the Silver Shield family saluted in unison, and countless shouts converged into one voice, filling every corner of the square like thunder, and the warm atmosphere encouraged the soldiers watching the ceremony, making most of the army can't help but cheer.
Grand Duke Silver Shield smiled and watched the army and the people cheering unconsciously under the atmosphere, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. With the help of this welcome ceremony, the splendor of the Killing Princess and the Silver Shield Family is bound to the history of Baldur's Gate, and people unconsciously accept the impression that the Silver Shield Family has been the leader of Baldur's Gate "since ancient times", which is the top priority of this propaganda.
Fortunately, perhaps there have been too many things that have happened in the recent period, and the continuous impact has left everyone with little time to think, and under such a warm atmosphere, they can't help but be infected and edified, and no one has stood up against it for a while.
Archduke Anta waited until the cheers had passed, and seized the opportunity to proclaim in a loud voice: "This is a glorious victory, a great victory, which greatly proclaims the strength of our Baldur's Gate, therefore, in the name of the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, I have decided to keep the name of this expeditionary army forever, and to bestow this legion with the title of glory......"
The words of the Grand Duke of Anta Silver Shield immediately stirred up huge waves in the hearts of all the nobles and high-ranking people of Baldur's Gate like a stone thrown into a pool. For a long time, because of the balance of forces on all sides, the official force of Baldur's Gate is only the "Fist Flame" mercenary group in the form of mercenaries, and Anta * Archduke Silvershield announced at this time that he would permanently retain the military establishment of this expedition, which is simply a blatant attempt to break the balance of Baldur's Gate and establish an official force that truly belongs directly to Archduke Silvershield.
Although Archduke Anta Silver Shield now holds almost all the power of Baldur's Gate, he is still the nominal Archduke in name, not the king who everyone has sworn allegiance to, so it is too obvious that he has broken the political rules of Baldur's Gate all along.
"Hooray!"
"Salute to the Grand Duke of the Silver Shield!"
Without waiting for the others to react, the knights and soldiers directly under the Silver Shield family had already prepared to shout and raise their swords in salute.
And Dugu Feng was even more prepared to raise his sword at the same time, and the aura formed by the legendary power directly covered the entire army, and directly fused the power of all knights and soldiers as a commander.
Five thousand knights and soldiers breathed in unison, and the strength and will of five thousand people resonated in a small space, and they soared into the sky in an instant.
Suddenly, five thousand knights and soldiers raised their swords in unison, and the majestic will of the legion directly brought up a pillar of qi that soared into the sky, rushing into the sky thousands of meters in one fell swoop, stirring up a huge storm vortex in the calm sky, and the clouds that were originally floating in the sky were instantly blown apart and torn apart.
For a while, emotions such as shock, envy, admiration, pride, fear, and disbelief flashed in the eyes of the nobles who were watching, when did the Silver Shield family have such a great reputation and be able to completely control this legion silently?
God, it's changed!