Chapter 16: The Apprenticeship Ceremony
The Apothecary Workshop did not open today, but the apprentices of the Apothecary Workshop appeared outside the Apothecary Workshop one by one, and they were told that many distinguished guests had come today and must be greeted well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The apprentices of the potion workshop all knew that today was the apprenticeship ceremony held by Lord Cologne for Ark, although they were very envious of Ark in their hearts, they also knew that Master Cologne's vision had always been very harsh, and they could not envy it, so they could only sigh at Ark's good fortune.
The apprentice of a general store has now become a disciple of Master Cologne.
In fact, in addition to envy, many apprentices are also very excited today, after all, they can see many distinguished guests, Senior Brother Lorraine has told him a thousand times, and the identity of the distinguished guests who came this time will not be simple.
But how it is not simple, many apprentices do not have much idea.
However, it wasn't until a distinguished guest came to the door that they didn't know how heavy the VIP weight of Lord Cologne was. The first to arrive was a nobleman with a domain.
Although this nobleman is only a lowly-ranked baron, and he is also a small town baron within the jurisdiction of Kansley City, but in any case, it is also a noble nobleman, and in the entire Kansley City, only the city lord is a nobleman, and the others are not nobles no matter how high their positions are.
Therefore, the arrival of this baron surprised all the apprentices, but they did not expect this baron to come in person.
With the arrival of this baron, people came one after another, but these apprentices did not know each other, but from their introductions, they all knew that they were some nobles from the vicinity of Kansley City.
Even some nobles from other cities came. In addition to the aristocracy, there are also some leaders of the Chamber of Commerce in Kansley City, etc., which are endless.
After waiting for a while, there was another team of knights, and the people and knights below were all arrogant, and some of the well-informed apprentices couldn't help but gasp, because in the middle of this group of knights was a middle-aged knight, who was the head of the Kansley City City Defense Regiment.
The commander of the city defense regiment is definitely a high-ranking figure in Kansley City, except for the city lord, only the head of the city defense regiment has the highest status.
Unexpectedly, even a big man like the head of the city defense regiment would come to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony of Lord Cologne, which was really surprising.
Although some of the apprentices in the Apothecary Workshop have been in the Apothecary Workshop for a long time, they don't usually see such big people coming, and Master Cologne is also very low-key, looking like an ordinary pharmacist.
Who would have thought that just a ceremony to receive apprentices, there would be so many big people, and some clever apprentices had already faintly realized that the identity and status of Master Cologne in the pharmacy workshop were probably extraordinary, and they were by no means as ordinary as they imagined.
"Look, there's another guy. ”
Suddenly, the apprentices found another group of knights coming, but this time the knights, although the number of knights who came, but all of them were magnificent, just the gaze made people shudder, this is definitely a knight who kills people on the battlefield.
Among them, there are two men, one dressed in gorgeous costumes and the other with long brown hair, and the whole person looks polite and friendly. The other was dressed in light armor and looked like a murderous aura.
"This ...... This is the lord of the castle. ”
"Oh my God, even the lord of the castle is here......"
The apprentices seemed to be about to suffocate, a big man like the city lord, who they usually couldn't reach, but now they came to the potion workshop in person, just to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony of Lord Cologne.
However, the identity of the solemn-faced man beside the city lord was even more amazing. He was the commander of the Ninth Legion, leading a single regiment of knights, stationed in Kansley City all year round.
This Legion Commander is not from Kansley City, but is only stationed in Kansley City to defend against the Wesker Empire, and it is rumored that this Legion Commander is a well-known earl nobleman, who also came with the city lord.
Some apprentices thought that when they accepted apprentices some time ago, it seemed that two people who claimed to be from the Count Bauhinia family came from afar to worship Lord Cologne as a teacher, but they were rejected by Lord Cologne.
At that time, some people thought that Lord Cologne might get into big trouble, after all, the other party was a noble family and was very influential in the entire Fenan Kingdom.
But now that he saw the commander of the Ninth Legion, who was also a dignified earl, he had come in person, even the most stupid people knew that Lord Cologne was definitely more than just an ordinary pharmacist on the surface.
Counts, viscounts, barons, and even celebrities from all walks of life have come to attend a ceremony of apprenticeship of Lord Cologne, who would think that Cologne is just an ordinary pharmacist? Unless he has a bad brain, he will really think that Cologne is just an ordinary pharmacist.
After seeing so many VIPs, many apprentices did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and they were extremely excited, welcoming the distinguished guests one after another.
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By the time Ark arrived at the Apothecary Workshop with his family, the guests had almost arrived.
The apothecary workshop was bustling, and although Ark didn't know the identities of the guests, she knew it was not easy just by looking at what they were wearing.
"Ark, come here. ”
Suddenly, Yak heard the voice of Mr. Cologne.
Mr. Cologne was talking to a group of people in a low voice, and Ark walked up with Uncle Reiner and the others.
As soon as I went up, before Mr. Cologne could introduce him, Uncle Reiner asked softly, "Are you the head of the regiment?"
"Huh, are you?"
The commander of the city defense regiment looked at Uncle Reiner suspiciously.
Uncle Reiner hurriedly said with a straight expression: "I am Reiner, the leader of the 3rd Brigade and the 11th Squad, the City Defense Regiment!"
"It turned out to be one of Old Buck's subordinates. ”
The head of the city defense regiment nodded with a smile, but his gaze stayed on Ark's body for a while, as if he was guessing the relationship between Ark and Uncle Reiner.
At this time, Ark took the initiative to step forward and introduce: "Teacher, this is Uncle Reiner, I grew up in Uncle Reiner's house since I was a child, this is Aunt Amanda, and Sister Celie. ”
Yak introduced them one by one, and the others nodded slightly.
Teacher Cologne smiled and said: "It turned out to be Ark's family, hello, I am Cologne, and I have to bother you to come here this time because I want to accept Ark as a disciple! ”
The first thing to introduce is the middle-aged man with a strong aristocratic atmosphere, who turned out to be Felix, the lord of Kansley.
"This is the commander of the Ninth Legion, Count Terry. ”
This is even more noble, he is actually the head of the Ninth Legion sub-regiment, and now the man who has the strongest force in the entire Kansley City is not even comparable to the head of the city defense regiment.
"This is the head of the city defense regiment......"
After being introduced one by one, Ark was shocked. Although he had speculated before that the identity of the Cologne teacher might not be simple, but at today's acceptance ceremony, so many heavyweights came at once. Almost the most powerful people in the whole of Kansley City came.
"Teacher, it's time. ”
Suddenly, Senior Brother Lorraine came to everyone and said softly.
Teacher Cologne nodded and said, "Okay, it's almost time, please take your seats, the ceremony is about to begin." ”
In the face of so many VIPs, Mr. Cologne seemed very casual, and it seemed that there was no basis at all about how heavy these VIPs were, which couldn't help but make Ark even more curious, isn't Mr. Cologne just a pharmacist? What is so extraordinary.
Except for the city lord, the head of the Ninth Legion and the head of the city defense regiment, Cologne did not introduce other guests to Ark, even if there were some nobles among them, but Mr. Cologne didn't pay much attention to it at all.
And the nobles took it for granted, and did not feel wrong at all.
Such a performance made Ark even more secretly frightened in his heart. As for Senior Brother Lorraine beside Teacher Cologne, his expression also seemed very calm, he must have known something about the situation.
Just as various thoughts flashed through Ark's mind, Lorraine's voice rang out: "Yak Andrinor, would you like to worship Cologne as a teacher today?"
"Disciple meets the teacher!"
Ark knelt down directly and made a solemn salute, the process was not complicated, but it was witnessed by everyone. From this day on, everyone knows that Jacques is a disciple of Cologne, and since then Cologne has a third disciple.
Cologne seemed very happy, it was not easy to accept three disciples in his lifetime.
As a result, many guests gave gifts, and the reception began to be lively, with beautiful maids coming and going in the hall, holding exquisite red wine and all kinds of fruits. It seems hard to imagine that the outside of Kansley City is facing a severe test of war.
The reception was held for a while, and the city lord, the head of the Ninth Legion and the head of the city defense regiment all said goodbye and left, they were all big people, and things were busy, especially now that the Wesk Empire was almost under the city, so they had almost no free time. Being able to squeeze in such a moment to attend the ceremony shows how much they attach to Cologne.
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The party was held late, and Mr. Cologne certainly didn't stay long, and Ark drank a lot of wine during the party, and finally returned home drunk.
Uncle Reiner looked at Ark with relief, he had been worried about Ark before, and he was afraid that he would be sorry for his dead friend. But now, Ark is on the right track, and he has become a respected pharmacist under Cologne, which is much better than these soldiers who show off their strength and wander on the brink of death.
Uncle Reiner didn't stay at home for long, the front line was tight, and he, the captain of the city defense regiment, had to go to the front line and couldn't leave for too long. Therefore, Uncle Reiner left in a hurry that night, but he left with a smile on his face.
Ark fell asleep, and slept deeply. He also had a nightmare in which he dreamed that he had become a great apothecary, able to concoct many miraculous potions.
But he couldn't resist the army of the Wesker Empire, he saw many strange monsters rushing into Kansley City, killing the people in the city, even the old York, Jack, Aunt Amanda, Uncle Reiner, Celie, etc., many of whom he was familiar with were brutally killed by these monsters, but he had no choice.
In the end, the ferocious monsters smirked and swarmed at him......