The finals started late in the morning because it was too fast to finish and it wasn't lunch time. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 There is still time for Rhodes and Ciri to return to the city inn for lunch, and spend the afternoon at will, and then enter the palace in the evening as agreed, to receive the reward, and to participate in the king's celebratory feast.

"Awesome, I suspect that Silna and I are no match for you combined. Morfan smiled and said, "He is really worthy of being the son of the great sword master of Faqin." ”

Rod glanced at him protestingly, Malfan must have deliberately complimented himself like this.

"I'm going to see King Elite in the evening, and maybe I'll become a knight of the kingdom of Antaili...... It's funny to think about. Silna also said with great interest, "By the way, speaking of going to King Elite, I heard some gossip about the ruling class of Antelli. Elite III and the chief mage beside him, Lady Sasha, are both homosexual, the king likes pretty boys, and the female mage likes soft girls. Elite is a little more restrained, and the female is simply a complete nymphomaniac, and after receiving the rating of a high-level archmage several years ago, she has accepted a wide range of female apprentices, all of whom are young and beautiful, her apprentice during the day and her lover at night. ”

Morfan was slightly surprised: "It's really fake, it seems that Xiao Luo should be careful of the king, and Ciri should be careful of Sasha." ”

"Wouldn't it?" Rod felt a chill in his back.

Ciri snorted: "I'm not afraid, what if I want Ms. Sasha to have a better personality and sleep with her." ”

"What kind of gossip are you talking about?" Dieter came out with a cold face and rolled his eyes at Sylna: "Say that others are gay, you see?"

"I just heard about it, you guy. The female swordsman hugged her chest in dissatisfaction and protested: "You want to teach again?"

"Hmph, I don't have time to care about you, but I can't see that you have spoiled the young man. Xiao Luo, remember, there is one thing that cannot be truly 'comprehensive and objective', and that is the evaluation and opinion of others. Always be rational and skeptical of what others say. Use your brain to determine which of them are pure fabrication and which are well-founded rumors. ”

Ditra rode to Rhodes' side on horseback with the reins: "But even if there is evidence, it cannot be fully believed, a matter will deteriorate in the process of word of mouth, and depending on the position, the angle and way of looking at things can be very different. Knowing another person from someone else's mouth is the most unreliable way, and Sylna said that King Elite likes boys, and you hear it, take it to heart, and remind yourself not to accept the invitation to stay overnight, and never let it affect your judgment and even manners, let alone help it spread without verifying it. Being a moderate and neutral person, although this may not necessarily bring you any material benefits, will make you appear more stable and reliable, even commoners can behave like a nobleman through self-cultivation, and a real nobleman should work harder to make himself more than just noble. ”

Rod nodded, taking it to heart. Sylna was a little unhappy: "you, Dieter, I'm just talking to him." Can you put on the appearance of a saint and a prophet and criticize everything?"

"Hey, let's talk about it...... It is precisely because of this casualness that even if you wear the most luxurious dress, you are just a civilian girl in your bones. ”

"I'll just be a civilian girl, you can't care about it. ”

In the midst of the noise, everyone returned to the hotel in the city. In order to celebrate Rod's victory, the lunch was quite rich, but the only pity was that in order not to delay the dinner party of King Elite, Dieter did not allow everyone to drink. In the afternoon, Rhodes and Ciri were called away by the king's attendants from the palace - they needed to prepare and understand some basic etiquette before attending the ceremony and the dinner party, so as not to make any mistakes in front of the king.

Rhodes had learned this since he was a child, and although there was a slight difference in the rules of court etiquette between Midland and Antelli, they belonged to the same cultural circle after all, and it was interesting to note that Ciri, who came from another world, also showed that he was familiar with the way, which made it easy for the officials who were tasked to teach them to complete their tasks and be happy.

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Eight young players gathered in front of the king, and Elite III sat in his chair, watching the winners of the match with satisfaction.

It was only then that Rhodes had seen the ruler of Antelli up close, King Elite was almost forty years old, and before this jousting tournament, Rhodes had heard all about the king's deeds related to the First Northern Expedition of Midland. It was this man who personally led the army, led the army and allies side by side against the Midland army to the north, and with the help of reinforcements from Ericon, repelled the Empire, and finally signed a peace agreement.

But in front of the young men was a fat man who looked twice as wide as Rhodes, who did not look at all like he could ride a horse and lead a soldier, his cheeks were fat and ruddy, his thick dark beard could not hide his chin, and his bulging lower abdomen looked like he was pregnant with a baby. Midland was more than three times the size of Antelli, and Rhodes doubted that Antelli could be three times as heavy as Midland in terms of ruler weight.

"Very good, look at you, you are all vigorous and good young men, looking at you, I can't help but think of the past when I was young. "Elite III's voice was indeed very loud, and it is no wonder that it was said that he commanded the army without a herald. He touched his stomach self-deprecatingly, and shook his head helplessly: "It's a pity that I can't stop the changes of time...... Okay, don't be crooked, according to the agreement, in addition to the bonus, I will also canonize you as knights, considering that each person's situation is different, especially the two good boys are not Antelli, if it is not acceptable for special reasons, I will not blame. ”

Elite III looked at Rhodes and then at Ciri, and seeing that the two of them were unresponsive, he nodded and got up from his chair.

His gait, a little unsteady from his fatness, looked like he was struggling to turn from behind the table, reached out to take the sword from his attendant, walked over to the young men, stopped in front of Rod, and coughed.

Rhodes was thinking about Silna's statement that Elite liked young boys, when he saw the other party walking towards him, he didn't react for a moment, and only woke up when he heard the cough, so he quickly knelt down on one knee and bowed his head.

Elita nodded, and tapped the young man on the shoulder with his sword, "Rorik Hart, in recognition of your skill and courage in the jousting tournament, I, Elite III, in the name of the God of Light and King Anteli, knight you. Within the limits of my authority, you will enjoy the privileges I have bestowed upon you, and you will have an obligation to be loyal to me and to protect me and my people!"

"I don't really want you to work for me, but if you're interested, you can consider staying in Antaili to develop. Rhodes was about to say something in the name of a false identity, when the king leaned over and whispered in his voice. Elite, who was not good at red tape, withdrew his sword without noticing that there was a lack of steps: "That's it, stand up." ”

"Salute quickly. The attendant on the side reminded. "Your Excellency. ”

So, Antelli's new knight, Rorick Hart, stood up and bowed to his monarch, and at the same time couldn't help but squeeze out a wry smile, he, the heir to the Duke of Midland, suddenly became the knight of King Antelli, although his identity at the moment was a commoner born in a merchant's family, but this feeling was still strange.

According to the gourd drawing scoop, King Elite canonized eight new knights in a row, and the simplicity of the process and the casual attitude made the archbishop of the Church of Light sitting on the side shake his head again and again: Canonizing knights, this is a very grand and formal thing in the Ericon Empire. It is often necessary to prepare for a few days to purify the body and soul - to put it bluntly, the body and mind are fully prepared before the official canonization is made. In addition to the ceremony, a series of symbolic symbolic items such as war horses, armor and swords must be provided...... In short, I tried my best to strengthen the sacredness and sense of mission of the recipient, so that his blood boiled and he swore to sacrifice everything for the emperor and the gods, instead of telling others so clearly: Your knighthood is just an honorary title, I don't give you too many real benefits, but cover you, no one dares to bully you.

It's as straightforward as a street gang.

There is no way, these kingdoms in the Western Continent do not have a long heritage, and the king is also frivolous and temperamental, so it is no wonder that they cannot survive in the long river of history like Ericon.

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"Well, do you have anything else to say?" asked the king, who was busy with the task, and with a slight sweat on his head, sat back in his seat contentedly after completing his task.

Ciri glanced at Rhodes a few times, but unfortunately the boy was full of legends that Elite liked boys at this time, and completely forgot about business, so he had to step forward and attract everyone's attention: "Your Majesty, I want to ask, do you know about the living dead?"

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