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There are several ways to obtain the title, one is that the commoner voluntarily votes to a knight, starting from the city, raising horses and sharpening swords for the knight, and striving to cultivate martial arts for the lord to charge, if you can make meritorious contributions and get the lord's appreciation, you will be promoted to a knight, and then you can accumulate military merits to get the opportunity to be promoted to the knighthood; the second is hereditary, and the children and grandchildren enjoy the unearned lord treatment under the shadow of the ancestors; the third is the reward of His Majesty the King for meritorious heroes, this kind of lord reward is limited, even if it is a king, it is impossible to reward subjects at will, the level of the title, the size of the fief, the limit of private soldiers, etc., need to be discussed by the members of the parliament to pass。 Liang Ke's baronial title is the third case.

The baron is the lowest level of all titles, and the Imperial Baron has eight hundred if not a thousand, so although a conferment ceremony is also required, the process is much simplified.

In the triumphal hall of the palace, the ceremonial officer first sang and read Liang Ke's exploits, explained the reasons for granting him the title, and then received the letter of appointment, the certificate of territorial ownership, and the medal representing the baron's status from the Speaker, and the Imperial Prime Minister personally presented Liang Ke with a certificate and wore the medal. Then, His Majesty pressed the Sayuri scepter on Liang Ke's shoulder, announcing his decision to everyone present, and Liang Ke of course had to swear his loyalty with the utmost respect.

According to the normal process, this award ceremony is over, but to everyone's surprise, at the end of the ceremony, Archbishop Cergus, accompanied by Joanna, came to the scene of the award ceremony, held a holy water baptism ceremony for Liang Ke, and personally awarded Liang Ke the title of "saint". The gold content of this saint is much stronger than that of the saint given to him last time, and in some remote areas, the words of the saint are more useful than the words of the local governor. Liang Ke understands that this is Joanna laying the foundation for her life in the aristocratic circle, otherwise those guys with their nostrils will not accept him as an alternative, although he doesn't want to integrate into the life of the imperial capital, but he is still grateful from the bottom of his heart for everything Joanna has done for himself.

Of course, Mr. Aragorn, the new baron of the empire, could no longer live in the house of His Royal Highness the Prince, and Ramboer's father, Dean Krupp, was originally going to give him a manor, but Liang Ke always felt unsteady walking after eating soft rice, so he exchanged a small bag of amethyst. Krupp admired Liang Ke's style of doing things, smiled and accepted the bag of amethyst, and Liang Ke moved to a new house alone on the day of the award.

Krupp's manor is not very large, just on the edge of a small wetland on the southern outskirts of the imperial capital. A housekeeper and two maids in the manor were very happy with the arrival of this easy-going new master, Liang Ke held a small drinking party in this manor, invited a few friends who were familiar with each other in the imperial capital, Joanna and Lampauel were of course the two pearls that accompanied him at the reception, Annabelle was also invited, but for some reason, she did not come in person, but just sent a maid to bring her gifts.

According to the rules of the temple, Liang Ke came to the temple as a saint the next morning to worship the gods, and the service lasted for a very long time, not ending until the afternoon. In Chirgus's office, Liang Ke said goodbye to the archbishop and expressed his unwavering love for Joanna. During the conversation, he also asked euphemistically about Gandosa, but Cergus didn't seem to know anything, and Liang Ke didn't ask deeply. After all, according to his agreement with Meghan, Liang Ke is responsible for settling Gandosa's wife, and Meghan is responsible for passing the news to Gandosa and trying to rescue him, so he only needs to go back to the territory and wait for the news.

Three days after the ceremony, Liang Ke and Joanna set out on the road south with several truckloads of daily necessities purchased from the imperial capital, while Ramboer stayed in the imperial capital to complete his studies, and when she completed her studies, Liang Ke's territory would also be on the right track, and then he would return to the imperial capital to marry the bride.

The reason for Joanna's entourage is very simple, there is a new lord in the land of the empire, and the inhabitants of the territory must of course listen to the gospel of God, Liang Ke applied to the temple as a saint, hoping to send a clergyman to spread the gospel in the territory, and this glorious task fell on Sister Joanna without any suspense.

Although the southbound road was not so peaceful, Liang Ke didn't take it to heart, after all, demons like the Storm Queen are rare, not to mention that there is such a demon-level helper by his side.

The group had not gone far before the young man brought news that the Imperial Chancellery had allocated all the Gallic wastelands in the southernmost part of the province of Marinco to the Baron of Aragon, and that the knights of the Empire had run around there with a notice, which was considered to be a sign to all the natives to know. Due to the remoteness of Baron Aragon's fiefdom, although the territory area is large, but the aborigines are scarce, Cocoba led everyone to find a larger tribe first, rented a few dilapidated houses, and settled down. However, there is no problem for these people to fight and kill, and if they are allowed to engage in construction, they will not even think about it. It seems that it is not easy to have a home, Liang Ke is worried about his new home, and tells the horsemen to speed up their horses, and the speed of the convoy is much faster.

All the way to the line, this day the team in the squeaky axle friction sound into the mountain Ka Gobi, June Shanka has been too hot to speak, the endless gravel flowing with a rolling heat wave, the scorching sun in the sky will be the original black stone baked white, even the head has been flying in the sky of the young man does not seem to adapt to the heat here, drooping wings and landing on the head of Sanduo, refusing to fly into the sky, but also from time to time to wail twice.

Liang Ke took off his shirt, revealing a bronze muscle, a straw hat made of cane on his head, and a ladies fan bought from the imperial capital in his hand, how he looked like a hooligan who had just bullied a widow. Joanna is better, the light magic "refraction" has not been interrupted since entering the Gobi, as if there is a huge mirror on her head, reflecting all the strong light, although she will still feel stuffy, but at least it will not be scorched. Sanduo carried Liang Ke and Joanna, so he was also stained.

"Daddy Ziano, how long will it take us to get through this damn place?" Liang Ke asked from Sanduo's back and to one of the oldest coachmen beside him.

"Oh, Lord Aragon, it's too hot to stand it, is it? Drink some water! You have to walk for three days in such a place, and it is a big trouble to get sick from the heat. The kind old man untied his water bladder and handed it to Liang Ke.

Liang Ke took the water bladder and shook it, found that the water in the water bladder had bottomed out, and returned the water bladder to the old man.

"Thank you, Daddy, I'm not thirsty!

Liang Ke licked his chapped lips and asked, "It's only June, why is it so hot here?"

"How do you say this?" the old man smiled, wiped his sweat and slowly explained to Liang Ke.

"You may also feel that this Gobi is much hotter than other places, and nothing grows except for some weeds. Further south, as soon as you leave this place, you will immediately feel much cooler, hehe! The monsoon wind in Lancer Bay is pleasant!"

"Then don't go back, and make a home in my territory. ”

"Then what's the matter? My family is in the imperial capital, and they still expect me to eat! Oh! Look at me, I'm old, and I'm too far away. ”

Liang Ke shook his head and laughed.

"It's okay, it's a long road, it's a pastime to say something!

The old coachman saw that the young baron spoke in an approachable manner, without the usual arrogance of the aristocratic lord, so he opened up the conversation box and talked endlessly about some little-known things in the rivers and lakes.

"There is an old legend that many years ago, the gods lived in the same world as their devotees. God can hear everyone's prayers, and people can get God's help, but as the years go by, God finds that people start to become more and more lazy and greedy, they don't go to work in the fields, they kneel at God's feet every day to eat and drink, and ask for more and more things. The laziness and greed of man finally angered the gods, and they assigned the god of fire to give humans a choice, either to exchange their land for a winter ration, or to return to the fields and harvest their own rations. At that time, the people were accustomed to this kind of unearned life, and they could no longer hold hoes with their hands and feet, so they chose rations, thinking that after this winter, it would not be too late to cultivate again when they came next spring.

The gods left the earth and flew to their heavenly kingdom, leaving behind food for the winter for mankind. As a result, when the following spring came, the foolish people found that the land had become so hot as coals that they would be burned even if they walked on it, let alone grow food, and they had to pack their bags and flee from their home, which was as beautiful and happy as the Garden of Eden, and move to another place to live. From then on, although they continued to pray daily, they never received any help from Heaven.

That piece of scorched earth is the mountain Ka Gobi under our feet, and I heard those priests say that 'Shanka' is the word of God, that is, the meaning of warning, and this barren land is the warning left by the gods to human beings, hoping that human beings can be self-reliant and self-reliant, and do not pray for the help of the gods in everything. ”

After hearing the story, Liang Ke touched the stubble that had just grown under his chin thoughtfully, and he turned to look at Joanna to ask for proof, but it was clear that the new missionary had not paid attention to their conversation.

That's just one of the sayings. The old coachman waved his whip lightly to make the carriage go faster, and then continued to himself: "It is also said that this place of Shanka is in the era of the gods...... Oh, that is, more than 10,000 years ago, it was a battlefield of the gods, the god of light and the god of fire once met here, they fought for three days with their powerful divine power, and the result was not a winner, but turned this place into a furnace-like place, the sun in the sky is stronger than other places, and the land is hotter than other places. ”

This story is far-fetched if the previous story still has a certain philosophical dimension, according to which each particular landscape can be explained by the remains of the gods. In his opinion, it is normal for the Gobi to be hotter, but the hot season here is earlier.

The group had lunch at an oasis, rested the animals for a while, and then continued on their way against the sun, when it was nearly dusk, and a burst of yellow sand suddenly blew in the distance, and the horsemen restrained the frightened animals, and forced the convoy down the narrow and rugged gravel road, and formed a circle behind a low slope, ready to withstand the coming storm.