Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Progressor and the Knight Commander (II)
There is an elegant flavor in every gesture.,Only about thirty-five or sixteen.,Looking at Natsume who entered here with an interesting face.。
"We will use nostalgia for the past as motivation to protect this country."
"Use the expectation of the present to create a new future for Liliang."
Answering unconsciously, Natsume was puzzled by his own move.
Is this the 'discourse' between them?
"Come on, even if the terrain here is not good, the wine is first-class, and it is even more delicious than the wine of the great nobles you stole in the first place."
"Weishenme suddenly mentioned that?"
Natsume smiled, although it was a little unnatural, but now was not the time to care about that kind of thing.
What he wanted to know, what happened next, what the knights were doing, and what might happen.
It's in the shade, so the overhead sun hits the top of the wall, and some birds perch on it to groom their feathers in the sun.
The temperature difference in this coastal city is not large, and the climate must be very mild, so it is also very pleasant to live here.
Natsume picked up the wine that the other party pushed over, sniffed it, and drank it all.
The sensation of heat and comfort came at the same time, which was a little incredible, and the smell made Natsume not only taste after.
This man seems to be the Knight Commander.
The man who intends to protect the country from the inside, the man who carries out the principles of chivalry to the end.
Natsume leaned back in her chair, opened the window, and enjoyed the smell of the sea tide passing between the walls and the house, the tulle curtains raised under the gust of wind, and the words came out of her mouth at the moment of flying.
"Why did you call me here?"
"Isn't it okay to relate to the past? The world is not so indifferent as not to allow knights and mercenaries to talk together. ”
"That said, that knight is the supreme knight who guards the British Crown."
"I'll take that as a compliment, William."
The Knight Commander smiled and took a sip of the red wine in front of him.
As if enjoying the mellow aroma, the Knight Master spoke before the delicacy dissipated
"The weather outside is really good, and those guys are also training, after all, they are about to go to meet Her Royal Highness the Third Princess, who has returned from the brigade."
"Really? So what are you still doing here? With such a big task, can't you, as the main bodyguard, be so leisurely? ”
"Give it back to you as it is, who do you think brought me here? You, you've been in a lot of chaos since you became a mercenary, and you've been to the battlefields of Russia and Ireland, as well as the slums of Africa. ”
"Unlike you, as a mercenary, as long as I have money, I can go anywhere."
No kidding, the Knight Captain pretended to be serious Pepe and talked.
"How about giving you a bunch of treasures to join the Knights?"
"I refuse."
"It's not what you said."
"Really?"
Natsume would not join the British Knights, not only because he would join the Roman Orthodox Church later, but also because he wanted to see the country clearly as a 'periphery'.
In a country with "the most complex cross-religion culture on shijie", there are some things that those in power cannot understand.
Even if the virtuous and good queen of England protects the country with all her heart, she cannot interfere too much in the affairs of the outside world, and the powerful Liliang, which is limited to British land, will sooner or later collapse because of this.
"Speaking of which, the Weishenme knights will pass by that place."
"You're talking about the coastal generation?"
"Well, instead of going all the way along the coast, it's better to walk on the post road, which will not only increase your speed, but also train them on the way. Besides, if you want to get back here, you don't have to go to great lengths to bring so much heavy equipment. ”
"You know that. But the reason why they did that was just to understand the current situation. ”
The Knight Commander looked out the window, the clouds casting a shadow at the top of the wall.
"In the past, due to the widespread spread of Cruciception, most of the old liliang on the American continent was in the hands of the Spanish Star Cult, and British trade and politics could not interfere at all, but were blocked by it on the way. It's like the nobles always like to consolidate their strength by fighting in secret. The Spanish Star Cult suppressed Britain with its influence on the American continent, thus making France more and more rampant, and if it continues, not only the development of the sect, but also the political system of the country will change. ”
So, the head of the knight clenched his fist.
"It must be resisted under this torrent, and this route is only to investigate whether there are any landings of sects and armed men from other countries, and of course, the focus must be on the third princess."
"I see, invisible aggression is more terrible than armed aggression. Although the political and economic structures are different, there is a possibility of assimilation and absorption under the influx and transformation of a large number of people, and the British are also worried about the invasion of other magical sects. ”
"I didn't expect you to analyze so much, come, take another sip."
"Your tone of surprise is still so infuriating, Captain."
"The same is true of your name, which makes me angry."
Is it? The two men asked questions at the same time, and then they began to drink.
Unlike Natsume, the Knight Commander, who had taken a sip of his drink, stopped his movements and his expression became serious.
He looked around and made sure there were no outsiders before speaking
"Don't talk about those things, this time, I have a request."
"Oh? A request from the head of the British knight to me, a worthless mercenary? ”
"Don't make it difficult for me, I know how much your liliang is, so there are some things that only you can do."
"It might be easier to use Liliang of the Knights."
"What do you think it would be like for the Order to cross borders? Challenging the battle between nations with a joking mood? ”
The meaning of this sentence is to let Natsume investigate it.
The Knights' crossing of borders would certainly be used by the militants as a condition for declaring war, even if it was a coveted opportunity for the British, but this condition should not be created by the Knights of a country.
Natsume nodded, motioning for the Knight Commander to continue.
"The third princess, Vilian, will soon arrive in England. But before that I received the news that someone would be unfavorable to the princess, so someone had to investigate the safety of her journey, and if it were you, I could believe it, because the route back to China was a secret and could not be easily revealed. ”
"Aren't you afraid of my words?"
"You can try it."
"I see, don't look at me like that."
Haode, the Knight Captain put away that expression and turned it into an elegant smile.
"I'll write it down as a letter, and you can burn it after you read it."
"Understand, then ......"
"Yes."
"Drink!" ”
In this humble café, two people decide on the big things that matter between countries.