The morning on the frozen coast arrives early, so the sky is already clear, but the temperature has not yet risen, and if you happen to catch a cold wind, the feeling is definitely not warmer than bathing naked in the snow. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Unlike outsiders who are afraid of the cold, the natives of the frozen coast are unconcerned about the cold in the early morning, and the streets are already crowded with people almost as soon as the sky is clear.

"Your Excellency, our itinerary may need to be changed. ”

Billy's voice woke up the distracted Bishop of Kalian, who withdrew his observing gaze and turned to look at the young man behind him, "What's wrong Billy, what's going on?"

"I went to inquire and found that the area around the cave where Count Cheno's Slay Bartow was already under martial law, and the guards at the outpost would not have allowed us to pass through without an official statement from the Morte Lord. ”

"That's right? It's nothing, anyway, our destination is only Silver Gray City, the reason why we chose this road is just to see the place where Count Cheno's murder of heretics is, even though there is martial law ahead, then we can just take another path." ”

Waving at the young priest, Bishop Kalian replied unconcernedly. His mind was now full of how to complete the oracle of the Lord of Dawn, and it was hard for him to take anything else to his heart.

"Alright, let's head north, if nothing else, we will be able to reach Silver Gray City in three days. ”

Billy was not angry at Bishop Kalian's ignorance, he knew that the other party was thinking about how to complete the task of the gods, so he took care of all the trivial matters on his own.

Of course, every time he saw Bishop Kalian's brows furrowed, Billy was anxious for him in his heart, but until now the other party had not told him the contents of the oracle, so the young man who had nowhere to do it could only be anxious.

"By the way, I haven't heard about martial law two days ago, why did you suddenly block the road?"

Bishop Kalian asked casually, for some reason, but he felt that there seemed to be something behind the matter that was related to the task he was trying to accomplish.

"Listening to some well-informed businessmen, it seems that it is to cooperate with the mission of the Knights of Champions......"

"Wait, you mean, the Knights of Champions are here too?"

Bishop Kalian's interruption made Billy a little strange, but he still answered the bishop's new question: "Yes, they arrived a few days ago. ”

"A few days ago?" muttered Bishop Kalian, "what are they here for?"

There are a total of four civilized knightly orders on the Material Continent, and unlike the national armies stationed on the border to resist orcs and barbarians, these four legendary knightly orders are the private soldiers of a certain force.

The composition of the regular army is complex and intertwined. According to the terms signed by the various temples and nobles, the national army of the empire could only be stationed on the border to defend against foreign tribes, and civil wars were not allowed.

Therefore, these knights who belong to the private army are a great deterrent. And the Knights of Champions are the private army attached to the royal family.

One cannot but mention George III when it comes to the Knights of Champions.

In the year 257 of the Divine Calendar, the orcs of the Vowvarich steppe were once again unified and invaded the border, in a vain attempt to tear a large chunk of land from the empire and serve as a new gathering place for their tribe.

Humans and orcs fought to the death on the Karghali border, countless human knights stained the border, and countless orc tribes were wiped out. After a three-year tug-of-war war, the hard-hit beasts retreated to the depths of the grassland again, silently recuperating from their **** wounds.

This war, known by historians as the "Battle of Calgary", had nothing to do with George III, but I don't know what the king thought, and actually went to the border and inspected the defense line after the war.

Many ministers were persuaded to do so, but George III was determined to come to the border, as if he could have anything to do with the victory in the Battle of Cagley after this inspection.

Finally, the monarch who behaved very differently came to the border as he wished, and was mysteriously captured by the barbarians.

What is the real situation inside has not been circulated. The version recorded by historians is an excerpt from a statement made by the royal family to the outside world.

In this statement of inquiry, the small group of barbarians roaming the border was defined as the advance force to spy on the border defenses, which happened to coincide with George III while patrolling the border.

In order to prevent the repaired Calgary Line from being seen by the barbarians and attract them to take advantage of the fire, George III decisively led his army to attack and sent heralds to warn the headquarters.

At that time, George III did not have many men at his side, and although he fought bravely, he was eventually captured by the enemy because he was outnumbered.

No one believed in the authenticity of this historical document, except for the simple and virtuous people, who knew what George III was like, and that the ruler who loved art and literature was by no means as bold and decisive as the statement suggested.

What's more, after George III was captured, the first thing his younger brother, the Grand Duke of Cyberna, had to do was not to send troops to rescue, but to prepare to convene a parliament to clarify his temporary leadership of state affairs.

Any discerning person can see that the Grand Duke is planning to seize the throne. You know, parliament has always been known for its slow efficiency, and when they finish arguing and George III's body is cold, Cyberner doesn't need to do any state affairs temporarily, just put on the crown and announce his accession to the throne.

Although the royal family is also one of the real nobles, because of their embarrassing status, they have always been boycotted by the real nobles. Therefore, the succession process of the royal family is the bloodiest, because the Succession Act has very few protections and restrictions on them.

Everyone knew that George III's capture was strange, but no one said anything.

The alternation of each royal ruler is a game of forces from all sides, among which the temple is the most enthusiastic, and the water inside is very deep, and people with a little insight are reluctant to meddle in it.

At the time, everyone thought that Cyberna's ascension was a foregone conclusion, but fate played a big joke on everyone - George III returned.

Of course, this unlucky king did not run back on his own, and if he really had that ability, he would not have been captured by a small group of barbarians.

When the herald came back to report the news, he did not immediately tell the news to Cyberner and other high-ranking officials, but first reached the ears of the captain of the palace guard.

This also shows that George III's political sense is dull, even his knights find others unreliable, and he dares to show off his might and power around the border with a few guards, and it is really normal to be calculated.

However, although George III was not strong in politics, he was still very good to his subordinates, at least these knights of the guard who belonged directly to him were loyal to him

If according to the regulations, without the transfer documents issued by the royal family, the private soldiers of the royal family cannot be mobilized without authorization, but in order to save people, the captain of the guard can't take care of much.

Without any intention of reporting, he just went to the rescue with hundreds of knights under his command.

The decision of the captain of the guard was undoubtedly correct, and as soon as he got the news, the Grand Duke of Cyberna sent people to watch them, but because of the timely departure of the guards, the people sent by the Grand Duke were in vain.

Such an accident was not taken seriously by the Grand Duke of Cybernah, and he did not believe that the knights would be able to catch up with the barbarian squad at such a large distance and rescue George III from their hands.

Unfortunately, it was this carelessness that allowed George III to return unharmed, and some time after his return, the ambitious Grand Duke was "killed" of illness.

In September of the 260th year of the Divine Calendar, the knights of the palace guards traveled through the dense forests and mountain roads, running for nearly 4,000 miles, intercepting the barbarian squad, at this time, only 47 of the palace guards with 140 knights remained, and the other knights were buried in the mountains and forests.

The dense forest mountain road on the border line can definitely be called the road to the underworld, all kinds of fierce beasts and poisonous plants that make people smell and change their colors, bandits and robbers who wander around, and orc barbarians who have been expelled by the tribe, all of which are synonymous with death.

Rao is palace guards did not enter the heart, the obstacles and dangers were still beyond their imagination, in order not to slow down the speed of the troops, countless loyal knights volunteered to become bait and cut off the personnel to stay in the mountains and forests.

As for their fate, at least so far I have not heard of a living knight of the Guards coming out of the forest.

As it turns out, the number of people is not necessarily the difference between victory and defeat. At least forty knights charged twice as many barbarians as they were, and not only won the victory, but also rescued the monarch from prison.

Of course, while the results were remarkable, the price paid was also extremely tragic. Of the more than forty knights, only twelve survived, and they were wounded. Even the loyal captain of the guard, George III's brother-in-law, died in the battle......