Chapter 109: Gallant City
There was no sun and moon in the mountains, and by the time Liang Ke, Megan and the others came out of the dark cave at the bottom of the lake, it was already three days later. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Megan and Liang Ke told the same fake story to the rest of the people on both sides, the high priest of the orcs lost a left hand, and the warriors who came back alive were even less pitiful, which made King Wolf and Matt feel a little uneasy, but fortunately, Megan retrieved the precious bloodline of the beast, so that all the orc soldiers saw the hope of national rejuvenation, and after going back, it was good to explain to the Rhine the Great. The orc sappers quickly dug the makeshift dike, the lake of tears was refilled, and Prince Conrad fulfilled his promise and freed the tall and handsome Prince York. The orcs did not stop and returned to the Great Wasteland of Komnia with the fruits of this war.
Unlike the hurried return of the orcs, Gilgil, the deputy finance minister of the Gallant, smiled from ear to ear after seeing the priceless Adamantite Gold and Mithril, this war empire lost very little, but received a huge war reparation, and the harvest of this expedition was even more unexpected, he seemed to be able to see the coronation of Claire the Great to promote him to the first minister.
General Kan Delun set his sights on the frost dragon Tyrone, he announced the ownership of the dragon by the Northern Legion before everyone reacted, there has been no dragon knight on the continent for thousands of years, imagine that if a general of the Northern Legion can sign a contract with this infant frost dragon and become a dragon knight who travels for nine days, then it is undoubtedly a deterrent to all hostile countries in terms of high-end power. But what he didn't expect was that this little guy who didn't look like an adult suddenly changed his face when he heard someone want to turn him into a fighting machine, and his wings fluttered back into his body, and when the huge figure covered the slowly swaying military flag of the Northern Legion, General Kan Delun figured out the situation, it seems that it is not easy to get the friendship of the dragon, and he had no choice but to turn to the almighty Aragorn. Although Tyrone did not spit out the dragon's breath that had reached his mouth, the chill emitted from his body still made everyone present have a high fever, and the logistics department of the Northern Army was very busy these days.
A few days later, the commendation order from the imperial capital finally arrived. The long order of commendation was so painful to the trembling Prince Conrad that he read only a small part of it before handing it over to the clerk to continue reading. Liang Ke received a hereditary title of baron, and his fief was located at the southernmost point of the province of Quets, on a jutting peninsula near the Persian Sea. It is said that there are some indigenous people with simple customs and abundant products. Liang Ke didn't have any concept of the title, and a traverser now had his own place to live, which made him find some sense of belonging.
Originally, he wanted to take the document signed by Claire the Great and set off to the fiefdom immediately, but Prince Conrad asked Liang Ke to go with him to the imperial capital to meet His Majesty, and after Fergil's explanation, he realized that there was still a set of procedures for granting the title, and the scepter must be given by the Emperor himself to take effect. If you think about it carefully, you will understand, where is the reason to take other people's benefits and not say thank you in person?
Liang Ke sent Kekeba to lead everyone to escort the Holy Maiden of Lena to the fiefdom first, on the one hand, he could avoid the eyes and ears of others, and on the other hand, he also let the shrewd Kekeba settle the things in the fiefdom first, which was not within his ability. After Xinjiaer learned that Gandosa's ancestor was still alive, and Liana was Gandosa's wife, she was very excited, and she and the old Simon mage strongly asked to escort Liana to Liang Ke's territory, they are direct blood relatives, of course, there is no reason to refuse, so they have to tell them not to reveal the identity of the necromancer, so they can rest assured that they will be on their way.
On the night before they left, Simon used Tyrone's blood to perform that inhumane operation on Liang Ke. He cut through Liang Ke's flesh and carved those intricate magic circles into the white bones of Sen Sen. Liang Ke has experienced broken bones and tendons, but this continuous pain is indescribable, his pain is like rain, dead and alive, the Storm Queen really can't bear his kind of pig-killing howl, and cast a "silence" magic, which avoids waking everyone in the barracks. When the tattoo was about to end, after learning that Liang Ke did not want to become a magician, but to maintain the immortality of the soul of a little undead, she mercifully cast a "deprivation" magic, which can deprive the caster of various perceptions for a certain period of time, and now Liang Ke has lost all his senses for a short time, but he can't feel pain because of this. Simon's circle was successful, and the speed at which little Katyusha's soul dissipated was controlled, but she still fell into a stupor.
Originally, the Frost Giant Tyrone was going to rely on Liang Ke's side, but he was so dazzling that he would cause bursts of screams wherever he went, and later it was Kekeba who lied to him that the monsters in the sea tasted good, which made him willingly follow him to Quantus. Now Liang Ke is left with only Achilles, the Storm Queen, and Sanduo who can't leave him.
After the departure of the procession, His Royal Highness was much better from his cold, and in the following days the procession marched very fast, and they crossed the Bianso plain into Riru in the southwest, through the Beja Gorge, through Sangmu and Kribi, and after a long journey of seventeen days, finally came to the majestic imperial capital of Gallente.
The city of Gallent at sunset is like a sleeping beast, and the walls of the black stone are forty meters high, stretching to the sides I don't know how far. Rows of ballistas protrude from the wide battlements, columns of soldiers stand solemnly with longbows on the high arrow towers, and a golden Sayuri flower symbolizing the eternal glory of the Gallant family blooms in the wind on the huge city gate, adding a bit of inviolability to the city. At the city gate, the officials and nobles who had come to greet His Royal Highness lined up in an orderly manner on the left and right, and behind them, many civilians held flower baskets, eagerly waiting for the triumph of their relatives on the expedition.
"Woo! woo! woo ......" After a few long and low horns, a pair of knights in golden helmets and golden armor galloped out of the city gate, they were not many in number, but their movements were uniform, even the pace of the mount and the sound of the impact of the armor leaves were exactly the same, Liang Ke thought in his heart, the level of these people is estimated to be on par with the level of the honor guard of the motherland.
Behind the group of knights was a group of warriors with a solemn appearance, their bodies covered in thin and soft chain mail, and the giant swords behind them were inserted in the half-leather scabbards that were extremely easy to draw, and the sharp blades were still dazzling in the afterglow, and the sonorous steps made the earth tremble. If those knights just now were like flower pillows, then these samurai were definitely warriors on the battlefield.
Liang Ke had told his sweetheart in the letter a few days ago that he was coming to the imperial capital, at this moment, he was searching for Ramboer and Joanna in the crowd, his hot eyes passed through the black crowd I don't know how many times, but he didn't see the figure of his lover, when he was wondering, the guard next to him gently pulled him, he saw that Prince Conrad's family had stepped off the bright and luxurious carriage, so he quickly jumped off the back of Sanduo, as soon as he stood firm, he saw a huge golden carriage slowly driving out of the city gate, when the carriage stopped steadily in front of the door, all the nobles caressed their chests and saluted, and the civilians behind them were even kneeling on one kneeand place your head deep on your knees.
"Welcome to Claire the Great!" the ceremonial officer roared, Prince Conrad and other officials stroked their chests and saluted the carriage, Liang Ke was not a formal nobleman now, so he could only kneel on one knee aggrievedly to greet His Majesty Claire.
"My dear Brother Conrad, you have brought glory to me, to the Gallante family, and to the Empire, and the people of the Empire and I owe you for your merits. ”
The ruler of the empire, the Emperor Claire the Great, who was admired by all people, was of medium stature, and he spoke with a majestic and imposing voice, standing firmly in front of the golden carriage like a lion, his sharp eyes scanning the audience, and finally landing on the head of Prince Conrad. At this moment, the golden sword in his hand was gently pressed against Conrad's left shoulder, which represented the glory of the infinite trust of Emperor Giront.
"Sharing His Majesty's worries is Conrad's only wish!" Conrad bent deeply, showing great respect.
Claire the Great handed the golden sword to his attendants, leaned over to help his own brother, patted him on the shoulder, and asked for warmth, only then did the princes dare to come up and say a few words of concern. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Conrad reported the harvest of the trip on behalf of all members of the legation, after which the representative of the Northern Army read out the Treaty of the Great Ship, which showed the majesty of the Gallant Empire. The news that the empire, which had been plagued by orcs for many years, had finally taken advantage of the conflict and had been promised non-aggression instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the populace, who held flowers aloft and shouted Claire the Great's name, and even wandering poets improvised hymns to praise Claire the Great's exploits.
Liang Ke scoffed at this kind of performance with obvious directorial overtones, but he still admired Claire's awareness and ability to use current events to expand propaganda, and as a good ruler, it was quite necessary to seize every opportunity to spread national pride and strengthen patriotic education.
Liang Ke peeked through the crowd over and over again looking for his sweetheart, but still didn't find it, he dared to conclude that he hadn't missed a corner, but at the moment he couldn't find it, making him wonder if these two girls didn't come to greet him at all? Liang Ke was a little weak in his heart, and secretly leaned behind the golden-armored warrior beside him, and used the bright armor leaf to see if he had become ugly.
"Mr. Aragorn! Mr. Aragorn!" Liang Ke was plucking his nose hair at the shoulder of the golden-armored warrior, and did not hear anyone calling, until someone grabbed his arm fiercely, and he followed the gold-armored warrior who was more than two meters tall out of the team in a daze.
"Your Majesty wants to see you, please be careful about your words and deeds. Also, please give me your knife. ”
"Uh-huh!" Liang Ke looked up to see Prince Conrad, who was talking softly to Claire the Great, beckoning to him, and he quickly unslashed his broadsword and handed it to the warrior.
"Bang dang!ah......!" The careless Liang Ke forgot the weight of his giant blade, how could the warrior hold the thousand-pound giant blade, the finger that received the knife was instantly crushed, and the giant blade slammed into his foot, so painful that the golden-armored warrior sat on the ground with his broken toe and screamed.
The rest of the warriors didn't know what was happening, and when they saw that their companions were injured by Liang Ke's weapons and fell to the ground, they drew their swords and surrounded Liang Ke in the middle, and those who stood farther away raised their longbows, and their sharp arrows aimed at the vital points around Liang Ke.
Liang Ke looked at the unlucky man, then at Prince Conrad, and shrugged his shoulders innocently. Conrad saw everything just now, he whispered a few words to Claire the Great, and the calm Claire Emperor also showed a surprised expression on his face, he waved his hand to let the golden-armored guards disperse, and motioned for Liang Ke to come over.
"Aragorn to your majesty, long live your majesty, long live long live!" Liang Ke had never received the necessary training in court etiquette, and he didn't know how to speak to the ruler of this great empire, so he had to bite the bullet and learn the lines in those court plays.
Claire the Great was slightly stunned, he looked at Conrad suspiciously, Conrad smiled and shook his head, Claire the Great savored this sentence again, and then burst into a hearty laugh.
"Hahahaha! No one has ever slapped my ass so explicit in front of me, 'Hooray!', hehe! Don't say 10,000 years old, even if you can live for a hundred years, it is also favored by the gods. However, I have endured your sycophancy, and it would be good if I could borrow your auspicious words to live an extra year!"
After listening to Claire's words, Liang Ke bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty! Although Aragorn's words are somewhat exaggerated, there is a saying in Aragon's hometown. If everyone wants you to be healthy and happy, then this person is likely to live a hundred years, and if a bad person is cursed and suffers disasters every day, then this person is likely to live a short life. ”
Liang Ke's words made the face of the tall and thin old man wearing a purple robe tremble, and the staff in his hand touched the ground lightly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty! What Mr. Aragorn said is very reasonable, you will be blessed by the gods." I wish you a long and healthy life. ”
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your blessings!" Claire nodded slightly, then turned to Liang Ke.
"You've done a lot for me and the Gallent Empire, and I'll only give you the title of a baron, will you be dissatisfied with me?" Claire spoke in a steady, but direct.
Liang Ke didn't expect this emperor to ask so directly, but for a person like him who has no desires and no desires, it is not difficult to answer this question.
"Your Majesty, even if you don't have any reward, I won't complain. As Prince Conrad said, it is the people's responsibility to share your worries. Hearing this, everyone else thought that Liang Ke was hypocritical, but only he knew that the reward really didn't mean anything to him.
Claire squinted slightly, only revealing a glimmer of eyes and staring at Liang Ke's eyes, from that young gaze he saw the waves, and also read the calm and sincere, so he smiled and continued to ask: "I heard Conrad say that you are a military genius, but you are not willing to join the army again?"
"Yes, Your Majesty! This military experience was originally for the Empire's deal with Narondo, but now that the war in the north is over, my work is complete. Liang Ke did not back down on this point.
"Haha! I forgot, you're still my creditor!"
"Your Majesty is laughing! The dwarves of Narondo are your creditors! Liang Ke knew the emperor's mental tricks, and he hurriedly assigned himself to the right team.
Claire nodded, Liang Ke's answer made him very satisfied, and he was a little more convinced by the secret agent's description of Liang Ke's actions, as well as Prince Conrad's praise, and couldn't help but feel sorry for his talent, he patted Liang Ke on the shoulder, and said: "You don't like military life, I can understand this, young people like to be unrestrained, when I was young, I also fantasized about traveling to this continent, but the reality is that I am firmly trapped here by this country." It's far away, it doesn't matter if you don't want to fight for me, then you can stay in the imperial capital and help me do something!"
The princes and ministers on the side couldn't help but marvel, and they all cast envious and jealous glances at this young man, you must know that there are countless young talents in the imperial capital, most of them have a deep family background, have the aura of famous teachers and children, and are invincible in the political career paved by their parents, but they got the opportunity to meet His Majesty at a young age, and they were favored by His Majesty, and they personally invited them to be officials.
Liang Ke didn't care what other people felt, he didn't plan to really serve anyone, and he didn't think about wasting his second life on intriguing careers, not to mention that now that he had Gandosa's whereabouts, he couldn't wait to find him to solve the problem of the dissipation of little Katyusha's soul.
Liang Ke secretly looked at Claire's face, rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Thank you for Your Majesty's trust! However, Aragorn felt that he was too young and too inexperienced, and he had not seen many things. Although I dare to have the courage to take the errand assigned by His Majesty, once I mess up, it doesn't matter if others laugh at Aragorn, and it will cause His Majesty to bear a reputation of unknown employment, and Aragorn is really a big crime. I heard that Your Majesty will give me a small fiefdom, why don't you send me there first to accumulate experience, if I can govern my own territory well, then even if Your Majesty does not summon it, Aragorn will take the initiative to share His Majesty's worries. ”
Liang Ke's remarks are reasonable and modest, and in Claire's opinion, it is a manifestation of this young man who is sensible, knows how to advance and retreat, and will consider others, and he is more and more impressed with Liang Ke.
"Okay! Since you say so, then according to your opinion, after the coronation of the knighthood, you can go to the territory!" Claire's words made Prince Conrad frown slightly, Claire shook her head at Conrad without a trace, and beckoned the ceremonial officer to return.