Chapter 82: The Beginning of Reform (I)

The sky was like a blue wash, and white clouds were clumping one after another.

It's another sunny day.

Not long after the bell rang, there was a crowd of people gathered around the temple, and every corner was filled with people.

With so many people, they can only gather at the annual harvest festival.

Some of them came to see the new lord, some came to see the canonization ceremony, and of course more often waited for luck to come, hoping that they or their children could become a knight squire with a great future.

Seeing that the lord had not yet arrived, a cacophony of chattering began to ring, and well-informed people began to share the latest news.

"Do you know about last night's arrest?"

"Of course, I know that the black market bosses are screaming so loudly that I can hear them from a few streets away. ”

"I was picking out leather armor next to me, and then a group of people suddenly burst out of the darkness, armed with weapons and riding armored horses...... I thought the enemy was attacking, and I almost got scared. ”

"Didn't those black market bosses keep saying that they had a lot of powerful friends, how could they say that they were caught?"

"The matter of the nobles, who said it clearly, I only hope that the new lord will not scratch the skin again, otherwise this day will really not be able to live. ”

"Hey, do you still think that the lord from the north will love us? I heard that he is going to restore the 'first night power', and we will have to give away the beautiful virgin in the future?"

"Abominable Yankee ......"

......

A dozen knights polished their armor and stood in the small open space, anxiously waiting for the arrival of the new lord.

Like yesterday, the Black Knight had kept them waiting again.

"Your Lord, you won't go back, will you?"

"Damn, what the hell is he doing, such an important thing didn't come on time. ”

"I'm afraid I was made weak by Ravenna last night, Madame's skill is not inferior to Reese's prostitute at all, tsk...... In this way, the new lord and I are also comrades-in-arms, so I don't know if I will have the opportunity to love my wife in the stable in the future...... It's really nostalgic. ”

The people on the periphery were talking, and the thoughts of the knights were constantly surging.

The new lords always act unexpectedly, yesterday's expulsion and arrest, and today's tardiness.

As he pondered, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance grew louder and louder.

As if stones were rolling down from a mountain, a black torrent flowed down the main road.

The Shattered Lava Giant's banner, tumbling in the wind on the pole.

Except for the red giants glazed on their breastplates, the other black knights, all black, appeared under the arch of a group of heavy cavalry.

He is very conspicuous, tall in size, and exaggerated in his sword, so that you can recognize this as the Black Knight at a glance.

......

Cheers, no.

The crowd saw hundreds of heavy cavalry rushing down, and in horror they made a way to pass.

However, the army came to an abrupt halt in front of the crowd, and only the Black Knight drove forward alone, crossing the path through the crowd.

"There should be more than 10,000 people, there are not many old people, and there are many women, but there are still the most men and boys. Jones looked at the crowd, and these people would be the basis for his next plan.

Jones was looking at the crowd, and they were looking at the Black Knight.

The cacophony of chattering continued to get louder, and people exchanged heads and ears, dodging and communicating, and the words that came were both good and bad.

"Is this our new lord? Doesn't seem to be right...... Looks like a truly formidable warrior. ”

"You can tell that, too? The mask hasn't been opened yet. ”

"That's it, under the black armor, there is a black heart, haven't you heard?"

"Old Harry, do you remember the jousting tournament that took place in Harrenhal more than ten years ago?"

"You mean to ...... Prince Rhaegara?"

"Shhh...... You feel that way, too?"

"Yes, Prince Rhaegar won the championship unstoppably at the Harrenhal Tournament where the entire Westeros knights gathered, and his heroism will never be forgotten by anyone who has seen him, how can I forget it. ”

"Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, Prince Rhaegar is a three-headed dragon with black armor and a red glaze on his chest. ”

"He's a ruby, don't you remember Ruby Beach, hey...... Don't say it, don't say it," before he knew it, old Harry was already in tears, and cloudy tears welled up in his eyes and brushed down the wrinkles on both cheeks......

For their generation, Prince Rhaegar was the perfect representative, he was tall and handsome, with melancholy eyes and silver hair, he was so dazzling that whenever Prince Rhaegar appeared, he would cheer even several times more than the king.

And Harry Sr. was one of those who cheered for him.

......

It was the rat-like chatter again, and Jones frowned at the listen, and in an instant he felt like he was back in the halls of Riverrun.

"Everything is going to change today," he clenched his fists, thinking to himself.

In fact, he was a lazy man, and his biggest wish before was to marry a beautiful wife, and then live a corrupt life of worry-free food and clothing, and servants.

But accidents always followed, and even though he fought hard for so long, he finally found that such a simple wish could not be realized.

He can't even marry the woman he likes, and he has to be sneaky when he goes to bed, and it's impossible to say that he doesn't hold a breath in his heart.

Before he knew it, becoming a great prince had become his new goal.

The Freys are just nouveau riche, but they still make Stark bow their heads and agree to marry them, isn't it precisely by virtue of their own strength?

Therefore, as long as he develops his own power, who would dare to point fingers at him and deceive himself as a 'poor boy'?

......

"Your Excellency!"

The respectful shouts of the jazzes brought his thoughts back to reality.

Jones stepped on the stirrup, jumped off the horse, and with a 'boom', stomped heavily on the ground.

Then he walked to the center of the clearing, snorted and opened his mask, his black eyes sweeping around the chattering crowd.

"So young," the bold man said before shutting up.

The faint of heart, after being glanced at, immediately fell silent.

After a while, the sound in the small square was extinguished, and under the black knight's terrifying gaze, everyone held their breath, waiting for his next move.

"Today will be a glorious day," a loud voice sounded from the center of the square, "not only for the glory of these knights, but also for all the lords. ”

"The scene of the new lord is okay," many people thought at this time, "I hope he still has the face of the nobles, and does not take pleasure in torturing the lords." ”

......

"The reason why I say it is glory for all is because I want to do two things, two things that will completely change our future!"

"First of all, I will set up a school of knights. ”

The discussion sounded uncontrollably again, and the vast majority of people were puzzled.

This time, though, Jones didn't stop it.

It wasn't until the people were quiet and looked at themselves wistfully that Jones continued,

"All minors, rich or poor, whether they have a noble surname, no surname, or an illegitimate child, may enter the knight's school, and if he obeys my commands and completes his course, he will be canonized as a propertied knight. ”