Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Celebration Banquet
"Very well," said the Duke, "this banquet is your victory, your celebration." Sit down. Two high-ranking undead knights sat down at the head of each side of the duke, and then the knights sat down in turn.
Sitting to the left of the Duke is the Ice Sword Sauer, the first high-ranking undead knight of the Duke of Windsor's Castle. No matter what the occasion, he would carry a blue giant sword on his back, and the power of ice was sealed in the giant sword. Legend has it that at the castle jousting tournament a hundred years ago, he relied on a magical giant sword to defeat all the knights who challenged him and won the first place. There are also some stories about the Ice Sword Sauer that circulate privately in the tavern. It is said that when he was a knight, he once got drunk with ice fruit wine and secretly went to the duke's warehouse to chew ice mushrooms. As a result, after eating, almost even the soul froze. A great magician of the court happened to pass by and saved him, sealing the cold of the ice mushroom into his sword, so he had the ice magic sword. But this is just a joke, after all, high-level undead knights are not only able to outperform others alone, but also have a flexible mind.
Sitting to the right of the duke is the art of war Afaron. He had only one ceremonial sword, and was the second high-ranking undead knight in the Duke's castle. His characteristic is that he is familiar with the art of war, and the collocation of various arms and the operation of formations can be at his fingertips. Although he is not the strongest in individual combat, he can often achieve miraculous results when commanding his knights and infantry in battle. The legend about him has never stopped. Some say that he once went to the Kingdom of Verseti Military Academy to study and graduated with honors in the art of war, while others say that when he was a knight, he studied under the famous military master of the kingdom, Marshal Kulishi, and practiced for decades, and when he returned to Windsor Castle, he was already a high-level undead knight, so he was not necessarily later than Ice Sword Sauer.
These two high-ranking knights sat on the left and right sides of the duke, which further set off the nobility of the duke. Below the two of them are the chief knight of the duke, the knight belonging to the two high-ranking knights, and the high-ranking knight belonging to the chief knight. Bergo, who had always been unpopular, sat at the bottom of the list. Lu Jingzhi was only an infantry captain, and even though he was the guest of honor today, he could only sit at the end of the long table.
At the suggestion of the Duke, everyone raised a glass to celebrate this victory, of course, the undead drank ice fruit wine, and Lu Jingzhi drank wine - humans can't eat ice fruit, and they can't drink ice fruit wine. It contains too much cold, and if you drink a little bit, you will freeze your blood, and if you drink too much, you will freeze your soul. This was the warning that Lu Jing received when he came to the castle.
The atmosphere of the banquet was a little strange, and Lu Jingzhi could feel a series of unkind eyes shooting over. Since the beginning of the banquet, the Duke has been boasting about this victory, and it seems that he has been suppressed by the former Prime Minister Ados for a long time, and it is easy to have a victory, and he can't stop being excited. Among the knights present, except for the two high-ranking knights, only Bergo was the happiest. Because Lu Jingzhi is a subordinate of the Belgo knight, Belgo also has a share of the credit this time.
"Lord Duke, he's just a magician!" shouted a very fat undead knight, who was jokingly called him a bloated woman, and the knight's fat girl was of average level and status, and he was always the laughing stock of everyone, and everyone allowed him to mix in the knights, maybe just to have fun. In a banquet, there will always be a guy who doesn't drink well to get drunk first, and a guy who is drunk will always have a bad drinker who has a bad drink. Everyone is waiting for such a rising bird, so that someone will take the greatest responsibility when they follow the attack, and the fat girl stands up very consciously, which should satisfy everyone.
"Yes, he's just a magician. Ice Sword Sauer gave the fat knight a cold look, "But are you more courageous than him, can you challenge Ados's army?"
There was no doubt that the Fat Knight would not dare, he could not imagine himself facing a strong, nimble knight with a pierced armor and a spear in his hand, and he would only dare to use his class and authority to bully some unfortunate bastards like infantry. And Lu Jingzhi should be such an unlucky guy. No, he's not even as good as those unlucky guys, he's not even as strong as an infantryman.
"My lord, I'm going to challenge him. The fat chivalry pointed at Lu Jingzhi, causing a burst of laughter. It is well known that mages are only suitable for long-range combat, or large-scale warfare to kill on a large scale. But you can't even win a heads-up with an infantry, unless it's a great magician, that's another matter, a great magician is more class than a high-ranking undead knight. It is an indisputable fact that knights of the same class can crush magicians in battle, and it is really embarrassing for a fat knight to challenge a magician of only infantry in the class. However, the fat girl was originally a clown among the knights, and everyone naturally made a fool of himself.
Not all knights were indifferent, at least Lu Jingzhi's immediate boss Bergo stepped up.
"Fat girl, bully him, find me first. Bergo said in a gloomy tone.
Immediately there were many applause, and they knew that Bergo must be better than the fat girl, and these applause were undoubtedly Belgo's friends.
Ice Sword Sauer snorted coldly, and suddenly there was no sound. Even Lu Jingzhi, who was sitting at the very end, felt a chill.
"Lord Duke, we might as well take a look at the skills of this human boy, and then apply the quantity. "The art of war Afalon came out to play the round.
Duke Wensha had planned to watch a good show, and he wanted to know what method Lu Jingzhi would use to defeat the fat knight who was twice as tall and fatter than himself. But it is understandable for Bergo to protect his subordinates, and although Bergo's status is not very high, he has many knight friends, and the support he receives is much higher than that of fat girls, even the duke cannot force interference. Seeing that the show was gone, it happened that Afaron made such a request, which was in the hands of Duke Wensha.
"Yes, boy, tell me what magic you're good at. The Duke nodded. The fat knight paid attention at this time, he really hoped that this human boy was a long-range magician, whether it was he bypassing Belgo to challenge this boy this time, or meeting him elsewhere in the future, he was sure that he would be able to abuse his opponent.
"Lord Duke, the villain is deeply honored for your hospitality. Lu Jingzhi stood up and replied, his etiquette had always been very humble, it was the standard etiquette of the undead, this was the most attentive knowledge he learned after entering the castle, "As for the magic that villains are good at...... he quickly glanced at the fat girl who was listening with his ears outstretched, "Villains are better at fighting with their minds, rather than magic or martial arts." But......" he hesitated, as if he was considering whether to save face for the fat knight, but in fact he was attracting the attention of more knights at the banquet, "However, the villain thinks that what this knight can't do, is exactly what the villain can do, so the villain is confident that he can defeat this knight with any magic." He deliberately pulled out the word "knight" in a long voice to show his mockery of the fat girl. As soon as the words fell, a deliberately suppressed exclamation was heard.
The most important thing for a knight is reputation, for the sake of which they can sacrifice themselves, and the second is courage, which is also the basis for protecting reputation. If anyone dares to doubt the courage of the knights, they will undoubtedly pay a great price. After hearing Lu Jingzhi's provocation, the fat knight was really furious.
"Your way, human! challenge me. The fat knight cried out, "As a knight, I have my dignity, and you are trampling on my dignity." "No one will object, because it was Lu Jingzhi who provoked first, although he was just dissatisfied with the words and deeds of the fat knight, but he had to know that he was only an infantryman, even if he was an infantry captain, he was only an infantry class. The only thing he could do when he met the knight was to be patient, and now he finally got the chance to fight the knight fairly.
But in this way, even Belgo looked at Lu Jingzhi like an idiot. Bergo knew that his human boy had a good mind, but he didn't think that the mind could really play a role in a human boy's heads-up against an undead knight.
"Really?" Lu Jingzhi playfully picked up an egg from his plate and threw it to the fat knight, "See if you can stand it up on the table." ”
The fat chivalrous knight was so angry that his face was twisted and deformed, and with a hard pinch of his five fingers, the egg was shattered, and he shouted: "Human boy, are you an idiot for me? When I was suspicious, I heard the fat knight shout: "This round and slippery thing, how can you let it stand up?!"
Lu Jingzhi was relieved at this time, ignored the fat knight, and said to Duke Wensha: "Lord Duke, this knight is saying that his eggs can't stand up." If I can stand up the other egg, do I win?"
The Duke of Winsa had obviously not heard the story of Columbus either, and nodded, "So to speak, boy." ”
Lu Jingzhi picked up an egg, snapped his head down and gently smashed it on the table, and after the eggshell broke in a little, the egg stood still.
The knights looked stupid, but this is okay? Isn't this called cheating! Only the art of war Afaron's eyes flashed, and he was the first to applaud. Then there was sparse applause, and then there was applause from the audience, except for the fat girl and the Duke of Winsha. Duke Winsha's refusal to applaud is a self-esteem, and there is no need to applaud an infantry captain, while the fat girl is because she has lost the rules of mankind. As for Afaron, who applauded, he saw a new wizard in the art of war, a wizard who knew how to interpret what was not broken. As for the other knights, most of them are Ying He, only Belgo and his friends are really happy that Lu Jingzhi has passed the fat girl level.
"My lord, this ...... This doesn't count!" Seeing that the duke did not applaud, the fat girl still had a little hope in his heart, he hoped that the duke could stand on his side and deny Lu Jingzhi's cunning behavior, he was a high-level undead knight than that human being. But he forgot that the one who took the lead in supporting Lu Jingzhi was Afaron, who was a higher rank than him.
"Needless to say. The Duke glanced coldly at the fat knight, "This human is the protagonist of my banquet, do you want to embarrass him, or do you want to embarrass me? ”
The fat knight was stupid, and the Duke was not on his side?
"Big ...... My lord," said the fat girl dryly, "my honor makes it impossible for me to lose to an infantryman, please give me another chance to challenge him in our way." ”
If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.