"You know, since many years ago, I didn't have the slightest affection for your rotten academy. "A group of energetic young people, brainwashed by the stories of the bards, immersed in the glory and boring fantasies of the past, dreaming of boring heroes, and being dictated by the descendants of a whole bunch of shit aristocrats in the council, I certainly don't want my granddaughter to go into this kind of place." ”

Morgan took a sip from his teacup, "You're talking about what the academy used to look like, old friend, it was more than a hundred years ago, and the current Palatine Academy is no longer a place where nobles can cover the sky with one hand." ”

"Commoners have more freedom and rights than before, and if you are willing to take half the level of the arcane field, and carefully consider the changes in the political ecology of the empire over the past hundred years from the perspective of a professional scholar, you will find a fact: the commoners are playing an increasing role in the empire, the status of the nobility and the church is constantly being weakened, and the movement between classes is becoming more and more frequent, if you read my paper published last year, you will know ......"

"Stop!" cried Joey in exasperation, "I've never had half an interest in the imperial politics that the old pedants of your academy have been studying. ”

"Then why are you coming to me?" Morgan yawned, "I'm very busy right now, and you know that the Imperial Martial Arts Conference Trials are underway, and you, the Dean, still have the leisure to hide in the tower, and have nothing to do with your group of demon servants to play chess, or wander around a space rich in magic raw materials in the Upper Universe." ”

"I, the dean, can only stay in this office day and night, staring at a group of young people in the ring, harvesting flowers, applause and beautiful eyes, I am also helpless, Cizeriel, by the way, the little guy who entered your academy is also here to participate in the competition this time. ”

There was a hint of surprise in Joey's tone, "Rommel, that kid, he's here to compete, and the guys on the council who value the face of the empire more than the ass of the Lord of Radiance will agree?"

"This is the decision of His Majesty and me. Morgan raised the teapot and did not put it down until the tea reached two-thirds of the height of the cup, "No matter how powerful the council is, you must always respect the opinion of Your Majesty and his old man, our Palatine Academy is not like your Royal Academy of Magic has a great first dean, not everyone has the courage not to bow to power." ”

"The duty of the knight is not to pursue the truth, but to protect the interests of the world, so the orders of the royal family, we must and can only obey. Dean Morgan blew on the teacup, and the hot mist quickly drifted away, "The victory ten years ago made the subjects of the empire begin to be proud and comfortable, and they feel that the Dragon Lance Dynasty is no longer a threat to the empire, and it is a good thing if Rommel can make the empire vigilant again, and the martial arts conference is a good opportunity." ”

In the eyes of the ordinary people of the Holy Empire, especially those young people who yearn for chivalry, the five-year Imperial Martial Arts Conference is a stage that symbolizes glory and blood.

But for the upper echelons of the empire, this ancient and traditional event has more extraordinary significance.

"Judging from the information obtained so far, the generation of dragon lances that will grow up in ten years will be stronger than their parents. ”

"Needless to say, Rommel, a dragon vein warlock with dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, the kid named Pompeii of the Cahuis family, about seventeen years old, already has a bit of his father's appearance, counting Nero of the Wismal family, Caesar of the Bertrand family, and Ulysses of the Claudius family, in less than twenty years, the Holy Empire is afraid that it will face four dragon knights again, and this is still not considering the situation of the dragon lance princess who even I feel perverted. ”

Morgan shook his teacup, "In today's empire, many people are still intoxicated by the victory of ten or even four hundred years ago, and lack a clear enough understanding of the potential of the dragon lance, the dragon of war, which makes our wise emperor feel very uneasy. ”

"That's why Your Majesty instructed that young man to participate in the competition, and I support this, the Imperial Martial Arts Conference has been held for hundreds of years, and it's time for some fresh blood. ”

Joey was silent for a while, and then said, "Aren't you worried about overplaying? If Rommel really wins the game, won't the royal family and the Holy See lose face at that time?"

Morgan smiled slightly, "Your Majesty and I never do things that we are not sure of, don't worry, the little guys in this academy are not as weak as you think, and there are still people who can beat Rommel." ”

"For example?"

"You've probably heard the name Roland Austen, right?"

"It's the stinky boy who seduced my granddaughter. Joey snorted coldly, his face gloomy. "Two years ago, I wanted to throw him into the lake and feed him a few mouthfuls of water. ”

Morgan smiled bitterly, "Roland has never done such a thing as seducing girls, he just happened to save Claudia back then, and in the past two years, he has also taken great care of your granddaughter, but he has done nothing wrong." Compared to your grandfather, who is obsessed with magic and chess all day long, and hardly cares much about her, Roland Austin has done a very good job, and that kid is impeccable in every aspect, a good match, what is there to dislike about your grandfather?"

Joey grimaced, "I'll admit that kid seems to have some skills, by the way, what is the swordsmanship he practiced?"

"I've heard that the boy's future goal is to join the Templar and become a Templar. Morgan said, "During his years at the college, he has been studying the sacred sword form of the church, and the college's library happens to have a lot of this collection." ”

Joey secretly wrote it down, and then suddenly shouted: "Oh no, I remembered, the coordinates of a certain teleportation circle seemed to be drawn wrong yesterday, and the brilliance is on it, I have to hurry up and change it back, otherwise one day my old man may have to wander into a corner of the universe to be a beggar, next time we talk, old drunkard." ”

With that, he hurriedly turned off the teleportation crystal projection, leaving Dean Morgan with a dazed face.

According to the past practice, Joey often first talked and talked endlessly, eager to spit all the stars on Morgan's face, and finally forced Morgan to turn off the crystal to keep himself away from this unnutritious nonsense, but today it was Joey who chose to take the initiative to go offline.

Morgan was stunned for a long time, thinking that something was wrong, he didn't know much about magic, but he also knew that even an ordinary high-level arcanist was unlikely to make such a low-level mistake as writing the teleportation coordinates wrong, let alone a figure like Joey who could be called a grandmaster in the arcane field.

......

Constantine has already left Fountain Square and walked around the academy, I have to say that the Palatine Academy, as the oldest and most top institution in the Holy Empire, is indeed not shallow, the scenery in the academy is beautiful, and there are traces of history everywhere, which is not inferior to the Royal Academy of Magic.

He looked at the quaint and elegant buildings he passed by, and his eyes showed admiration.

A ring in his pocket suddenly glowed pale blue.

Constantine silently turned into a remote corner, and with a slight touch of his finger on the edge of the ring, the face of old Joey appeared before him.

"How's the game going, little one?" said Joey, who seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile.

"It's ok. "Constantine is very calm, today's game, maybe in the eyes of some people, is incredibly fast, but for the bounty hunter who has experienced life and death, it is nothing at all. "What are you looking for me?"

Joey said triumphantly, "Of course it's an important thing, remember when I told you that if you have the chance, you want to help me beat up that guy named Roland Austin?"

"The heinous knightly scum who seduced underage girls in your mouth?" Constantine stared at old Joey helplessly, "You've told me more than once, but I don't know him, so I can't trouble him during the game." ”

"Listen to me, little one, if anyone in the martial arts tournament can make it to the final ring, that Roland will definitely be one of them. Joey snorted coldly, "Don't underestimate him, although my old man doesn't like him very much, I have to admit that his strength is indeed extraordinary." ”

Constantine couldn't help but be a little curious, there are very few characters who can make Joey affirm in such a contradictory tone, looking at the entire Icadia continent, what is this Roland?

"What kind of swordsmanship did he practice?" asked Constantine.

"Divine sword style, I have checked the information, this is the oldest set of swordsmanship in the Church of Light, created by the epic hero Paladin Paladin thousands of years ago, and perfected by the powerful people of the Templar Church, Diana's little girl is also involved in this set of swordsmanship. "Historically, most of its users have also been followers of the Lord of Light. ”

Constantine was noncommittal, "Any swordsmanship, as long as the user's own strength is strong enough, can exert good power, but looking at the name of the swordsmanship is actually not very meaningful, what I want to know is to what extent he has mastered this set of swordsmanship, only when I understand his true strength, I can formulate countermeasures." ”

Joey sneered, "You think I don't want to tell you?" but in fact, in his three years at the Palatine Academy, no one has ever seen his true strength, because all the people who fought against him didn't make it to more than five minutes, come on, little one." ”

After turning off the projection of the magic ring, Constantine pondered for a long time and finally decided not to think about it for now.

At this time, he looked up and found himself in front of a magnificent building.

This is the sacrificial place of the sages of the Palatine Academy.

Here are the sculptures of the wise men and generals of the past generations who came from the academy, all of whom are heavyweights in the history of the Holy Empire.

However, one of the most famous sculptures is not inside the sacrificial hall, but stands outside the sacrificial hall.

Perhaps because its status is too transcendent and noble, even those famous ministers and good generals in the history of the empire are far behind, and even the academy itself is not too embarrassed to put this sculpture in it.

Because the original figure of this statue is the famous Paladin Paladin.

He is best known as the first of the six epic heroes of Icadia, and together with another epic hero, the Nibelungen, he is recognized as the two greatest knights since the golden age of mankind, and one of the legendary figures written in the epic by the great poet Schiller.

Constantine glanced at the statue that Mordred had told himself a long time ago, the most famous statue in the entire imperial capital, the legendary hero of the epic had been carved to life, and it was so well maintained that hundreds of years of wind and rain had barely left a trace on the stone.

The paladin's posture is majestic and upright, his heroic and perfect face is like a god, his long flowing hair is like an unfurled flag, his sword is upside down in his hand, and his gaze in front of him is as quiet as water, but it carries the majesty of a mountain.

Just by looking at it, anyone will probably be in awe, and then bow down.

When the stone statue of the legendary figure entered the young man's pupils, Constantine had a strange feeling, a very strong feeling, but absolutely not related to worship and awe, a familiar and ...... that was about to be forgotten by him Feelings of fear.

A ridiculous thought came to his heart: where had he seen the statue itself.

But how is that possible?

His heart was beating sharply, and under the mask, the boy's face became paler and paler.

He stood in front of the stone statue for a long time, his body motionless, as if he had become another stone statue.