"I am the rumored 'Cruel Black Sun' of Schwartenen!"

At this moment, Salian radiated a purple light unique to the terrifying knight from his eyes, mixed with a majestic and terrifying aura. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Haha, it turns out that the lord has arrived, please come in. Heck, please let me know in advance next time, I'll make arrangements first. ”

Then, the terrifying sea of flowers behind this demonic tree instantly opened, and a wide path reappeared. It seems that these are the masterpieces of the Hellvine Vegli, and with it here, the castle's garrison has been strengthened, and it also comes with a peerless beauty of the Long-Eared Clan. Salian thought he had a lot to do with her.

"Hehe, we're on our way to challenge the last big demon king in Demon King City, right?!"

"It's a pity that the Great Demon King is right next to you, dear Chieko. You've been eaten by him a long time ago. ”

In this way, after a thrilling battle, Salian finally returned to his castle. For the rest of the summer vacation, he happily circled among several beauties, which can be described as a spring breeze. But there is another person whose holiday experience is even more thrilling, and the story of Salian's encounter can only be compared to his garden and flowers.

That man was the Imperial Count Sebastian von Ridlingen, the wielder of the "magic sword" Iltrosa, the control of the Great Knight known as the "Soul Reager", and he really had a magnificent adventure this holiday season.

He left Sana by boat on the first day of the course. It just so happened that one of his classmates was accompanied by Sebastian, his neighbor, the heiress of the family of judges, Madame Countess Emma von Passau, an intellectual beauty with magic glasses. Both of them were lords of the south-central region of the empire, which served as the base for the Divine Grace Empire's expedition to Itkanria, and had long been the emperor's direct domain, so there were no big feudal lords, and most of them were direct vassals of the emperor. Moreover, many of the nobles from the region have historically been able to enter the central administration.

Unfortunately, starting with the Mixed Dynasty of Declining Regime, the Emperor's control over the region gradually diminished, and gradually became the object of erosion by the surrounding powers, and they did not have the support of the Emperor, so they declined day by day.

"Dear Miss Emma, I have heard Salian, Duke of New Mark, say that he went to visit your father, Count von Passau, who at that time was only a Count of the Frontiers, and who has now become a Duke by election. That meeting didn't seem to go well, and your father was reluctant to support Salian's plan directly. ”

"Yes, my father's ambitions have long since been worn out because of a life of depressed relationships. Alas...... I have often heard of the glorious deeds of His Excellency the Duke of New Mark in the Academy, but unfortunately the Duke Shenlong has not seen the beginning and the end, and it is difficult for me to recommend myself to him. Actually, I'm willing to help him, and I think my legal knowledge is still somewhat useful. ”

"Hehe, I'll introduce you to him as soon as I get back to school. The 'Knights of the Absolute Soul' that I established with the Duke has always been eager to find talent, and you are not only a comrade-in-arms of the same class as us, but also a very rare legal talent in the Empire now, and your knowledge is indispensable if the Empire is to establish a perfect system. I would like you to join the Order as a legal advisor and ombudsman. "Another high position in the Order has finally been earned.

"Haha, you really are the duke's right-hand man, and I should be your good helper. ”

"I look forward to your work for the Order and the Empire. ”

Five days later, the two of them spent money to open several commercial teleportation circles, and finally returned to the territory of the Divine Grace Empire. The southern border of the empire was Sebastian's defense zone, so they entered the Freising fortress first.

This large, well-established military fortress guarded the southern gate of the Empire, located in the middle of the Mars Mountains, and was far more important than the borders guarded by Aicherin, who was also a Count of the Empire. Because Freising connected the Divine Empire to the northeastern part of Itkanria, where several city-states were very rich in the plains, but as long as they crossed the Mars Mountains, there was no danger to defend, which was extremely conducive to the attack of the Divine Grace Empire. What's more, it is the only road within a radius of hundreds of kilometers in the Mars Mountains that can pass through the large corps.

"Your Excellency, your fortress is an easy and difficult place for a layman to see, situated on a delta formed by the confluence of two rivers, on one side of the land, except for a large road, which no one can pass through. ”

For hundreds of years, every great Emperor of the Divine Grace Empire has passed through this place, marching into Itkanria, or to be crowned, or to change the Pope. ”

"Hey, it's a pity that in the past hundred years, our country's strength has declined greatly, and it is no longer able to control Itkanria. ”

"Yes, but such a great king will surely appear again in the future. That's why I'm still armed with the fortress. ”

"Well, your fiefdom is actually quite large, there are almost fifty villages and towns, right?!"

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor, in view of the importance of my family's territory, assigned us a territory no less than a bishopric. ”

"Next, this summer I will build the framework of the Knights, Salian gave me a lot of money, I also have some savings, plus donations from other places, there is no problem in terms of funds, but talents are rare!"

"I can think of a way to get the administrative talents, and in any case my Passau family has some reputation among the civil servants of the Empire. ”

"Hehe, then please stay with me for the time being, we are destined to spend this summer on horseback, I will travel to many places in the empire to contact comrades from all over the country, and there will definitely be many things to trouble you at that time?!"

"Hehe, I'm just trying to gain knowledge, this trip is going to be extraordinary. ”

After a day's rest, Sebastian left Freising Fortress with Miss Emma and set out on a journey, where the Imperial Count had already discussed with Salian at school that if time allowed in the summer, he would go to a maximum of four predetermined targets, so it was important to hurry up from the beginning of the holiday.

While on the way, Sebastian talks to Miss Emma about her ideals. Because the feudal system of the Divine Grace Empire developed significantly differently from François and the Isle of Three Kings, the feudal system here was never dominated by the supreme king, but rather the process of increasing independence of the local aristocracy, ecclesiastical forces, and urban businessmen. Therefore, most of these people only know the interests of their hometown, short-sighted, lack foresight, although there is no lack of wisdom and courage, but they are always scattered.

Now the neighboring countries are in the moment of national awakening, and new ideas and theories have also spread to the empire, and Salian and Sebastian are their representatives, they understand that the old way is no longer working, so they should try to win over as many comrades as possible who have the same political beliefs and reform the imperial system. With the good wish of rebuilding the prestige of the Empire, the "Knights of the Absolute Soul" was established.

"Your Excellency, the narrow-eyed man you spoke of, I think we have already met. ”

Miss Emma kindly reminds Sebastian, who is completely immersed in her own world, of the unexpected situation that arises before her eyes.

At this moment, two groups of men stood in the way of their path, but they were probably not there to deal with them, because these two groups of men were facing each other with weapons in their hands and angry eyes, and they did not notice them at all.

Sebastian, who came back to his senses, also noticed this strange scene. I saw a knight leap out of each of the two groups of men. They rode around each other for several weeks, and then began a conversation, and Sebastian had already dragged Miss Emma into hiding and quietly observed.

"Marco von Gertz, please withdraw from my territory, or I'm welcome. The first to speak was a young female knight with black plate armor all over her body, except for her unhelmet.

"Hmph! The location of this road is obviously in my family's ancestral territory, and it is you who will quit!Ruth von Signauit!" Opposite the female knight was a young man in bright silver-white armor.

The two talked for a long time, and it seemed that they could not reach a consensus. Then they retreated to their respective camps, and then the earth-shattering war drums were heard, and the female knight leaped out again with a three-meter-long bat spear in her hand, and her opponent was armed to the teeth, holding a broad-bladed longsword, and carrying an open monolithic compound bow, with a pot of iron arrows hanging from her waist. It turned out that the two were not speculative, and wanted to settle the dispute by duel.

In the Divine Grace Empire, according to the ancient legal code of Tutun's Mirror, conflicts between nobles could be resolved through regular judicial duels, but the two were clearly not authorized and did not have a notary to oversee them, so it was illegal.

"Dear Emma, these two people are what I'm looking for. I didn't expect to be able to solve them together, so I looked for them separately. ”

"Oh, yes, you're the inspector here, you know them well, right?!" asked Emma cautiously.

"Well, not only that, in order to win them over, I already know the two of them. We were lucky to have this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and save a lot of time, you just have to ...... like this."

"Haha, I see, Your Excellency. ”

The agreement was settled, and Sebastian and Miss Emma pretended to have just passed through the place, and rode slowly back to the two men who were about to start a duel.

"Yo, this isn't my good friend Viscount Marco von Gertz. Oh, and Count Ruth von Siegenait, the heroine of the southern part of our empire, how can you two be on this road at the same time?, and why are you both still armed?!" asked the Imperial Count von Riedlingen, smiling and pretending to be ignorant.

"Oh, it's Sebastian, what wind is blowing you here, I'm negotiating with this nasty woman. Weapons are only for self-defense, so we don't have the slightest intention of dueling. The Viscount replied as Sebastian meant.

"yes, we're just negotiating. Sebastian, you're the Inspector, please judge me!"

"Haha, although I am an inspector, I don't know much about the law, but you are very lucky today, and this person next to me is Miss Justice Emma von Passau, the heir of our Southern Central District Circuit Court. ”

"Ahh

"Yikes!"

The two heavily armed young men and women exclaimed in unison, what they were doing in violation of the law was undoubtedly caught, but it was not broken by Sebastian and Emma. At the same time, because the Count of Justice family is in charge of this kind of thing, this time they can be regarded as having a great favor from Miss Emma.

"Miss Emma, I, Viscount Marco von Gertz, a direct vassal of His Majesty the Emperor and Lord of Liberty, sincerely ask you to be the arbiter of my dispute with the Signaits. ”

"Yes, I am Ruth von Signait, heir to the realm of Ersitine, and I agree that a professional like you should judge us. ”

Sebastian smiled slightly, things were moving in the direction he had encountered. The biggest difference between the Imperial Count von Ridlingen and Salian is that he likes to hide in the shadows and manipulate everything. And not in person.