In the Cape Cathedral, solemn music sounded again, and hymns lingered among the magnificent frescoes, this church that has survived many storms and brought back the memories of the long years with the heavy history it carries.

Ernest wears the most formal knight's attire and wears the Little Blue Sun badge he received in the Battle of Lands on his chest. The fitted knight's blouse is painted with a bright red cross, and the delicate fabric is threaded with gold threads, which create a variety of delicate patterns around the cross. The leggings were interspersed with the midnight crest of the Jericho family, and although Ernest personally did not like this pattern, as a rule, he had to wear his own family emblem to receive the emperor's canonization.

With a sword hanging from his waist, the sword that had cut off one of Swain's legs in the Interior building, was not to drink blood, but to enjoy the moment as an ornament. Similarly, Ernest's royal blue cloak is particularly showy, almost trying to attract the attention of others.

The glorious and resolute knight slowly walked through the church to Alexander, then knelt down on one knee, drew his sword with his left hand, and presented the sword and glory to the emperor.

Alexander looked at the sword that Ernest handed over with one hand, and there was no dissatisfaction on his face. In fact, although Ernest looks glamorous today, his wounds have not been healed by this bright dress, and until now, his wounds in the war are still aching, especially in his right hand, which could not even use the strength to raise a sword with both hands, so he could only hand the sword to the emperor in a slightly disrespectful way.

Alexander took the sword, touched the back of Ernest's neck and shoulders with the back of the sword, and then said solemnly: "In the name of the patron saint St. George, I, Emperor of Syriur, co-master of Dehebas, Essini, Illan, Skavana, Orknis, Great Borus, and Belgre, guardian of the Shariah, Alexander Nikolai Fyodor No. Gion-Godunov, abide by the law and honor, and in the witness of the Church and the Constitution, enshrine Ernest no Jerichot as a knight of Dehebas." ”

The Emperor pressed the back of his sword against the back of Ernest's neck, and Ernest could feel it from the slightly trembling sword, and His Majesty the Emperor was not so comfortable holding a sword.

"Ernest, with your loyalty and courage, you have saved the hope of the Empire in the most perilous time, and I hope that you and your descendants will never forget what brought you honor and what brought you glory. ”

"Loyalty will be rewarded, the light of the Lord will shine on every believer, good conduct will be seen by the Lord, and the Almighty Father shall praise every good deed and punish all evil. ”

"Even though the road ahead is dark and lightless, you will be able to light the way forward with a torch lit with courage, and light and courage will accompany you and help you overcome obstacles. ”

“Avencez，Rise Sir Ernest.”

Alexander lowered his sword, and a breath of relief came out of his slightly open mouth.

Ernest bowed his head deeply and prayed the knight's oath:

"I will be friendly to the weak

I will be brave in the face of the strong

I'm going to fight those who do the wrong thing

I will fight for those who cannot fight

I will help those who ask me for help

I will not hurt women

I will help the knight brothers

I will be loyal to my friends

I will be sincere in love."

Finally, he made a cross on his chest.

"Amen—"

With a satisfied smile, Alexander handed the sword back to Ernest.

"Your deeds for the Empire have always been evident to all, in Lantztown you heroically held back the rebels of Pritown in a land that they had been disgraced by their actions, and in Desvide, you fearlessly fought the rebels to save the hope of the Empire. Therefore, I am here today to confer on you an official knighthood. ”

Alexander raised his hand, put his palm on Ernest's head, and said loudly: "I have made you the Earl of Glamorgan, and from now on, you will receive the noble tax of Glamorgan, and pass on this glorious title to your descendants, so that the glory of the empire will be passed on in your blood from generation to generation!"

Subsequently, Alexander also gave Ernest a golden spur and a brocade cloak in the name of the emperor, and if it was the previous era, there should have been a set of armor. But obviously, this kind of bulky thing is a little too inconvenient to even make decorations in this era.

Ernest kept his head down, as if he was quietly listening to the emperor's reward, but in fact, he was thinking something else.

That's not what I wanted.

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"Congratulations, Ernest, after so many years of hard work in the imperial capital, it has finally paid off. At the banquet given by Alexander, Prime Minister Pitt patted Ernest on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "In any case, old Winston can be proud of you in heaven, a new Earl Jericho, which is unique in the Jericho family." While it may be a bit unworthy of the late Maxsimian, congratulations, Your Excellency Earl of Glamorgan. ”

There was not a hint of a smile on Ernest's face, as if he was not the one who had been knighted. "He's not going to be happy. His eyes as deep as autumn water stared at Prime Minister Pitt unmovingly, "Even in hell, he will curse me, curse me to go with him for the sake of his ridiculous Jericho tradition." ”

Prime Minister Pitt scratched his red cheeks in embarrassment, of course he could hear that Ernest meant old Winston, and it was precisely because of this that he was not able to speak - the contradiction between father and son was not the same as the old prime minister.

The resourceful Prime Minister hurriedly looked elsewhere to hide his embarrassment, and it just so happened that Wood's figure caught the eyes of Prime Minister Pitt, so the Prime Minister hurriedly beckoned his old friend to come over.

"Wood, come here, Ernest is knighted now, you should be happy!" Prime Minister Pitt stepped forward to take the arm of his old friend and take Wood here, but he had just taken a few steps when he suddenly found that Wood's face was very pale under the light, and the whole person was in a trance, and he didn't seem to hear his call.

"Wood?" Prime Minister Pitt patted Wood on the shoulder, "what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly tapped on the shoulder, Wood seemed startled, and looked around several times before he saw Prime Minister Pitt.

"William, it's you...... I'm sorry, I'm ......" Wood lowered his head, and Prime Minister Pitt noticed the sadness in the elderly justice's eyes, "I'm really sorry, I'm not in the mood to talk to you much today." ”

"What's going on?" Seeing that Wood was leaving, Prime Minister Pitt hurriedly grabbed his arm, "Today is the day of Ernest's knighthood, why are you so sad, what happened, shouldn't you be such a person?"

Wood's dry lips trembled twice, as if he wanted to say something, but as soon as he looked up, he saw Ernest walking this way, and the old man's face suddenly became even paler, and his mouth, which had finally been opened, was closed tightly.

Prime Minister Pitt looked at Wood strangely, and then at Ernest in confusion, a little puzzled as to what was going on.

"Ernest. The Prime Minister looked at the new earl with a very serious expression, "What the hell is going on, don't tell me you don't know." ”

Ernest was silent for a moment, his expression calm as he looked at Wood, with neither apology nor comfort. "Actually, Wood's second son, Herbert, ......"

"Don't say it!" Wood cried out, his face terrible, "don't say it, this matter, just, I haven't heard of it...... Please. ”

Because of Wood's shouting, many people around turned their eyes to this side, and they looked at Wood in surprise, wondering why this famous justice of the imperial capital was so out of shape.

Prime Minister Pitt was also startled by Wood's shout, and he was stunned for a moment before noticing the impolite looks of the people around him. "Go back and rest, Wood. The Prime Minister patted Wood on the back and comforted him gently, "We know you're tired, and Ernest and Your Majesty will understand." ”

Wood's head bobbed up and down mechanically a few times, then he turned around tremblingly, and walked out numbly as if he had lost his soul.

Prime Minister Pitt looked at Wood worriedly, until he saw Wood's figure disappear by the door, and then he asked Ernest beside him: "What is going on, what is going on, could it be Wood's son......"

Prime Minister Pitt didn't say anything, but the meaning of his words was clear.

Ernest nodded, then shook his head again, leaving Prime Minister Pitt a little confused about what he was trying to say.

"Wood's second son, Herbert, was found dead in a residential building in the Alfonso district the other day. ”

"Is that really the case, the death of his son has dealt a big blow to him......" Prime Minister Pitt's eyes darkened, he could roughly understand Wood's pain, "So, how did Herbert die, and why did he die in that poor alley?"

Prime Minister Pete's brows furrowed tightly, he was not very familiar with Herbert, in his impression, Wood's two sons did not have any noteworthy characteristics, the eldest son Carl was too silent, and the second son Herbert was too profligate, so as soon as he heard the news, he subconsciously thought that Herbert had an accident when he was messing around outside, but out of caution, he still asked.

"I don't know. ”

"Huh?" Pete looked at Ernest suspiciously, "You don't know?"

"Yes, all news of this case was sealed, except for some of the police who dealt with the scene at the beginning, who did not know the specifics of this case, including me. ”

"Is someone deliberately covering up the news of this case?" the old prime minister's brows furrowed even tighter, "So, there is a problem here, we only know the identity of the deceased, but how he died, and why he died, these details are not known? Even you, the commander of the imperial capital garrison, don't know the specific information...... Does Wood know that?"

Ernest shook his head. He only knew that Herbert was dead, and what was behind him, he didn't have the heart to listen to it. ”

The old prime minister let out a long sigh, and he was now more sympathetic to the old friend.

"So, who is blocking these messages and investigating this case?"

Ernest's eyes deepened, and suddenly, Prime Minister Pete, who was standing beside him, felt a fiery anger rise around him.

"Thirteen lessons. ”

"Thirteen lessons!" Prime Minister Pete was taken aback again, "That's—that's not ......"

"Yes," Ernest said with a slow nod, "it's that guy, the cursed guy who is investigating this case." ”

Prime Minister Pitt's face twitched, he couldn't help but feel ridiculous, Ernest actually said that his son was "a cursed guy", but when he turned his head and thought about it, he felt a little sad, it seemed that this family was cursed, and father and son would always hate each other, and forcibly split a family one by one.

"Sven Noe Jericho. ”

Ernest looked indifferently straight ahead.

"Here he comes. ”