Chapter 119: The Legend of King Arthur (12)
The Roman Empire, one of the most powerful states of the era, was in decline due to internal and external troubles, coupled with the invasion of the northern barbarians and the policy of co-governance of the four emperors implemented by Diocletian, which eventually led to the division of the empire between the east and the west.
But the name of the Roman Empire was still prestigious enough among the surrounding kingdoms.
Since the emissaries sent by the Roman Empire to Britain were beaten out of the palace by Artoria with a beating, they finally recovered from their injuries and rushed back to the empire immediately, adding fuel to the smear of Britain in front of the emperor, saying how the current king of Britain was disrespectful to the Roman Empire and how he treated them unkindly.
All in all, don't say good things, and say bad things as much as you want.
Whatever the credibility of these emissaries, at least the fact that Britain refused to pay tribute, the current emperor of the Roman Empire was furious and immediately sent his troops to Britain. He didn't know that Night Sky Star and Artoria had already made preparations and were waiting for the war!
Today's Britain is run by Nightstar and Artoria like an iron pass, the monarch and the ministers are united, and the soldiers are high.
They only need to look up and see the red figure soaring in the sky to be confident in the war.
The Knight King who controls the red dragon is invincible!
It had been a month since King Arthur's wedding, and although the great king was only now married, the ministers had not the slightest concern.
Because the king has left a successor to the throne.
Mordred. Pendragon, the youngest Knight of the Round Table, is also a princess of pure blood.
This princess is the crystallization of the great king before he became king, although it is quite unpleasant to say that he secretly eats the forbidden fruit. But everyone has a young age~ The nobles have said that it is understandable. Anyway, no matter who it is, as long as you see this face that is exactly the same as Wang's. Know her true identity.
However, Her Royal Highness the princess was unhappy with the exposure of her identity at this moment.
"Why, the Roman Empire attacked. As one of the captains of the Knights of the Round Table, why don't you let me accompany the king on the expedition?! ”
"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's useless for you to make a big noise, as the heir to the throne, you must stay in the kingdom to calm the hearts of the people."
As soon as one of the ministers finished speaking, he was stared at by a sharp blade. Although Mordred was wearing a gorgeous princess dress at this time, she was full of murderous intent.
"Do you want to say that my mother will be defeated?"
"No, I just mean just in case," the minister explained, stumbling as he wiped his cold sweat.
"In that case, what's the point of forcing me here? My mother has been invincible in all these years. As a king on horseback, should I, as her daughter, hide in the palace and be closely protected like a coward who is afraid of death?! ”
"This, this"
The ministers wanted to explain, but no one could say anything in the face of the ironclad facts. They can't say that the kings have been like this, can they? Otherwise, if King Arthur and Princess Mordred were killed in battle, would it be possible that Britain would have to choose a king with a sword in stone again?
But can such a thing be said?
These ministers knew very well that with King Arthur's current position in the hearts of the people, they were afraid that as soon as these words were spoken, the rioting people would raid their homes the next day.
Fight the tiger brothers. Father and son soldiers.
What Mordred wants to do most is not to be a princess who can't pick her feet, but to gallop on the battlefield with her mother, King Arthur, and use the blade in her hand to resist the invasion of foreign enemies. But these ministers wanted to be imprisoned in the palace as if they were canaries. How could Mordred possibly agree?
After glaring coldly at the restless ministers, Mordred strode back to her bedchamber with her skirt in hand.
Just when these ministers breathed a sigh of relief, it wasn't long. Mordred walked out, dressed in armor and fully armoured.
"Your Highness the Princess, you"
One of the ministers was just about to say something. He was put around his neck by a sword that shone with silver light.
This sword is considered to be "more dazzling than any silver" and has a value equal to that of the "golden sword of victory". It is the sword that is kept in Artoria's arsenal and represents the succession to the throne - the sword of the king.
Since Nightstar married Artoria Shun and officially announced her identity as the first princess of Mordred, he gave her the sword.
Mordred, who wields this sword, has the right to act as king when Artoria goes on a campaign.
It can be said that Mordred, who was awarded this sword, is equivalent to having already obtained half of Britain.
With this sword in her hand, she was the king of Britain in Artoria's absence!
"I'm going to go with it. Army. Go out. Attack! ”
Through the muddy voice of the helmet, it revealed an unwavering will. Mordred was not consulting with the ministers, but speaking out about her decision.
If the mother is defeated, then she will die by her mother's side instead of taking her place as king of Britain.
In Mordred's mind, no one can take Artoria's place, not even herself!
Without King Arthur's Britain, it might as well be ruined!
From this point of view, Mordred deserves to have been raised by Ms. Morgan.
In the face of such a wayward princess, what else can the ministers say? How else to stop her?
In the end, Mordred rode alone and chased after the army that had already set out.
Ever since the red dragon was subdued, he has been recuperating from his injuries. In other words, this is the first time that he has come out to move his body after the injury.
These times in the British Palace, it is well kept. Every day, someone delivers food to it on time, and after the meal, someone is responsible for cleaning teeth and bathing, and the life is very comfortable. Artoria would talk to it when she had time to see what else she needed. After all, the only person who can communicate with it is Artoria as a contractor, except for Night Sky Star.
The red dragon's requirements are not very high, and Artoria can easily satisfy it, which also makes it have a lot of good feelings for the king of the human kingdom who has no talent to sign a contract. Especially this king still has a trace of red dragon blood on his body, and he can also climb to be a relative. However, it is conceivable that Artoria's red dragon bloodline must have been left behind by a high-ranking dragon who could transform into a human form.
By the way, Night Sky Star also gave this red dragon a very loud name - Red Dragon Emperor!
It means the king of the red dragon.
Of course, this name can only be called among humans. Only in this way can Artoria appear to be riding it taller!
And this red dragon was also very happy after hearing this name. Although it knows that it does not live up to its name, everyone loves to hear good things, even the dragon. To this end, it also asked the Night Star how to pronounce its name in human pronunciation. Although it can't produce human sounds correctly, it can still understand it when listening, and at the same time, it has also developed a lot of interest in human culture, and has begun to actively learn human language, striving to be able to communicate with humans beyond Artoria and the Night Sky Star.
After all, it is the Red Dragon Emperor, the King of the Red Dragon~ How can you let those ignorant humans think of themselves as low-level creatures with no intelligence?
In this regard, both Night Sky Star and Artoria agreed very much. The relationship between them has also been strengthened through exchanges.
Standing on top of the Red Dragon Emperor's head and looking at the terrain in the distance, Artoria suddenly noticed that there was a man and a rider in the rear of the army who were rapidly approaching.
"That's it"
The familiar shape of the armor made her can't help but pronounce the other party's name, "Mordred? How did she get here? ”
Artoria said this, and her heart was still very happy. Truth be told, she also doesn't want her heir to be a vase living under heavy protection. Mordred's move also fully demonstrated her will.
If it weren't for the fact that the ministers were so annoying, she wouldn't have kept Mordred under the pretext of sitting in the palace instead of herself.
It's just that I didn't expect to be run out by her.
Artoria was even more surprised that the ministers would immediately succumb after being put around their necks with their swords. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for her to catch up.
Artoria ordered the Red Dragon Emperor to descend.
A huge red figure swept from a low altitude, and the coercion of the upper race calmed down the knights' superb riding skills just by making those war horses stir a little.
Dragon power is an important weapon on the battlefield, and Artoria doesn't want to lose even her own war horse once Dragon power breaks out. Therefore, the dung pulled out by the Red Dragon Emperor was used as a training tool, so that the knights' war horses could slowly adapt to it.
Her method is really good, and after gradually getting used to the existence of the superiors, the knights' war horses also have a strong resistance to Long Wei.
It is conceivable that once the Dragon Emperor's dragon power is released on the battlefield, the opponent's cavalry is in chaos, and his own side rushes over with a rainbow of morale, what will be the result.
The Red Dragon Emperor flapped his wings and stopped in mid-air, and Artoria said to the Night Sky Star who was leading the team in front: "I saw Mordred catching up just now, you go and pick it up." ”
"Understood."
Artoria nodded, and flew high into the air again.
Night Sky Star said to the tall and mighty Lake Knight beside him: "Lancelot, the task of the team leader will be handed over to you, and I will pick up Xiao Mo." ”
"Lancelot commanded."
Even though he is a friend in private, Lancelot pays attention to etiquette in public, and is not as careless as Night Star. In this regard, Night Sky Star will not go out of his way to ask others to be treated with affectionate names like themselves. For some people, intimacy is not determined by a simple title.
Like Lancelot and Artoria. (To be continued......)