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First, ask for the date of the knighthood. This was the main purpose of Aluka and Sinon to attend this dinner, so that the nobles in the royal city would have an impression of them, knowing that they were the people under the princess, and that they would have less doubts and troubles when they were knights. After all, it is still relatively rare for civilians to be knights, and it is generally necessary to obtain some merit in war. Catherine didn't mention it when she called them to the dinner, but Aluka could figure it out herself.

Finally, from Roland's mouth, he learned that a ceremony would be held the day after the dinner party, and they would be ordained knights along with ten other noble young masters.

Second, it's a private matter. Tonight, the court scholar of Wren Reed also attended the dinner, but he was so anxious and depressed by the affairs of his little grandson that few people dared to go up and talk to him. In desperation, Aluka had no choice but to drag Catherine with her to say hello to Wren Reed, and after a while, she mentioned that she had a younger sister studying at the Noble Academy, and asked him to help take care of her...... Afterwards, the scholar of Rennes returned to the college to check, and only then did he learn that the sister of the celebrity next to Her Royal Highness the princess had been sent to be the concierge, so frightened that he called the student supervisor overnight, criticized and threatened, and first removed himself from this matter.

It's called ...... There are people in the DPRK and China who are easy to do.

In fact, even if you don't take Catherine to the fox and fake the tiger, after Aluka and Sinong are knighted, Bellamy's status will rise, at least not so poor that she has to go to work to earn living expenses. But Aluka has never had any principles, and in his opinion, all the resources that can be used can be used. In a sense, he and Xinong's ideas are quite similar.

In the final analysis, the above two things are done by Aluca for others, and there is only one thing he really does for himself...... Eat well, drink well, and feast.

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Early the next morning, Aluka and Sinong changed into their mercenary outfits and went to the headquarters of the Knights of the Burning Sun to be knighted. Compared to other noble mansions in the city, the architectural style of the headquarters of the Knights of the Burning Sun has a unique style. The entire headquarters consists of hundreds of buildings, surrounded by high walls, and the eight entrances and exits are guarded by knights.

Walking into the headquarters, you will find that the knights do not wear armor all the time, but are not much different from the clothes of ordinary nobles. Civilians and knightly attendants also came and went in a hurry, outnumbering the knights. As time went on, the war in the north intensified, and the forces of the Duchy of Guy could not stop the Hill Empire at all, and the situation was developing towards the surrender of the whole country, so the atmosphere in the headquarters was tense. Countless expedited orders were sent out of the royal city by the herald, and the garrisons of the Knights of the Burning Sun were mobilized to fight north against the Hill Empire. But the garrison inside the headquarters could not be moved, and this was the last line of defense of the Rhine Kingdom.

Today, a huge war that will change the continent has finally begun. Countless lives will be dissipated on the battlefield in the following ten years, along with swords, guns, swords, and halberds. Torrents of steel have trampled across every inch of land, and the figures of the gods hidden in history and legend have also taken to the stage, turning from spectators to actors......

These Aluca don't know yet, and he's still confused about what to do in the future.

The knight's canonization ceremony was held on the school grounds, where a guard of honor of twenty-five knights was already waiting. Archduke Roland Hunt presided over the ceremony on behalf of King Rhine, and this was again for Catherine's sake. Due to the increasing number of knights who have been knighted in the past hundred years, it is impossible to maintain the tradition of knights being awarded by the king himself, and the knight captains, elite knights, and even knight captains have been awarded instead.

The Duke of Roland, dressed in golden armor, was unusually heroic, very different from his demeanor at the dinner last night. You only need to look at him to know that he is a warrior who fought out of the sea of corpses and blood, and even time cannot wear down his will, but can only take his life. A man like Duke Roland will only be destroyed, not defeated.

Under the leadership of the attendants, the two of them stood in their own place. One after another, the other ten noble young masters also arrived. Not all aristocrats are as brainy as Sir Bruno, and as a follower of the Red Cult, bravery and fearlessness are the qualities to boast about. From a very young age, the nobles had to learn how to fight.

The canonization ceremony has been held countless times, and it is basically a passing scene. The Duke of Roland said something and pressed the tip of his sword on the shoulders of the recipient, ordering him to swear allegiance to the Rhine royal family and the sun god. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the sword on Aluca's shoulder was a little closer to his neck...... Duke Roland's gaze at Aluca was also a little inquiring.

Arouca was not afraid, and ended the oath without breathing. It's just that he thought a lot in his heart, since there really is a sun god in this world, will this oath also have a certain binding effect? However, the witness at the time of the oath was the Duke of Roland, not a ghost or god, and there would be no serious punishment for breaking the oath......

After the canonization ceremony, the new knights of the same period communicated with each other, and Xinon was also pulled over. Aluca, on the other hand, ignored it and embarked on a journey out of the city on his own, led by his attendants, in order to get to the manor given to him by the royal family. The life of a knight is very busy, not only do you have to report to the nearby branch and headquarters of the knights every day, but you also have to take care of your own profits and losses on the estate. After many civilians were knighted, they were dragged to bankruptcy by the manor due to lack of financial resources, and they absconded into debt and became wandering knights.

If it were to be left to Aluca's own choice, he would certainly not want to become a knight. But for the sake of Xinong...... He is such a contradictory person, most of the time he doesn't care about other people's thoughts, and sometimes he doesn't care about how much he will pay for others.

The knight's manor was connected outside the royal city, and if it was well run, it was a capital to show off, and if it was not run well, it would be ridiculed by his comrades. When Aluka arrived at his manor, he was suddenly a little powerless to complain.

I saw a small farm surrounded by a fence, and two bungalows in disrepair were on the farm. The field was barren, the grape trellises were scattered, and there were two farmers in their hammocks smoking cigarette puffs......

Aluka reluctantly said to the attendants beside him, "This is my manor?"

The waiter's expression was also a little painful, and he said embarrassedly, "I think ...... Possible...... At first glance, the estate is indeed deserted, but the land must be fertile and that's why you came here. This is a treasure land!"

"Did you believe it yourself?" said Aruka, squinting at each other.

The attendant immediately looked left and right and said to him: "Lord Aluca, there will be a butler to explain the details to you when you arrive at the manor, if there are no other questions, I have to go back to the headquarters." ”

"Yo-he...... I've become an 'adult' too. Arouca laughed at herself, waved her hand, and said, "You can go." ”

Aluca sighed for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to walk towards the manor, reached out and pushed the gate on the fence...... and with a "squeak", the door fell.

"I'm going to wipe it! Don't go so far! Roland, I'm not done with you!"

After all, the royal family would not give him another piece of land, so Aluka had to continue walking inside. The road is similar to the wasteland, full of weeds, no cattle and sheep, and withered fruit trees...... True to his main bloodline, Wasteland Walker.

Before coming to the bungalow, Aluka knocked on the door nervously, for fear that a man with five big and three thick men would come out of it, claiming that he was the butler, and calling him master when he met, and there was more hair on his thighs than hair......

Fortunately, an old gentleman dressed in silver and shining walked out of the door, and his legs and feet were quite dexterous, and it was certainly not difficult to go up to the fifth floor in one breath. He glanced Aluca up and down a few times and asked, "Lord Aluca?"

"Don't call me master......" Aruka said bitterly, "Am I old?" ”

The old gentleman did not care about this, bowed, and said, "Hello, you can call me Alexander, I am the steward of this manor. ”

"Huh...... Manor...... I'm really stressed......" Aluka dragged Alexander to the field, pointing to the farmer who was smoking a cigarette pouch and asked, "Can I ask what they're doing?"

The pressure is high...... Oh no, Alexander glanced at it, and said without changing his face and without any pressure: "Young master, do you know, now is not the busy season for farming, and it is not suitable for growing crops. ”

"Oh~" Aluka dragged a long voice, looking at the neighbor's manor, where more than a dozen farmers were weeding insects and weeds in the corn field, and some people were carrying dung to apply fertilizer, so a busy and fun idyllic scene......

"Forget it...... I don't really care about it anyway......" Arouca sighed again and asked, "I'm only curious about one thing right now, how did you three get to this place where you are now......"

Alexander still maintained a humble attitude and said, "Tell the young master, we will occasionally go to the back mountains to hunt. The fur merchants in the city would come here every month to collect the furs, and we would keep the meat for ourselves. ”

"Isn't it good to have the time to farm!"

"Hehe......" Alexander smiled, and Arouca always felt like he was saying: You know an egg.

Hold back, I want to hold back, isn't it just a manor, I don't need it...... Comforting herself inwardly, Aluka walked towards the farmer, who was more scattered than herself. The two farmers lying in the hammock raised their eyelids and glanced at Aluca, ignoring them, and continued to smoke and bask in the sun.

Aluka circled the two of them a few times, squinted her eyes and stood still, "You guys...... It's fat. ”

"Yes," said the bearded farmer sorrowfully, "...... the doctor from the East said that I had gallstones, and you are really clever, sir." ”

"Call me young master!"

"Yes, sir. It's up to you, sir. ”

Aruuca was shocked, was this the Present Newspaper? He remembered the story of himself molesting the temple administrator......

"I remember...... The manor is subject to poll tax, land tax, and harvest tax...... Is it really okay for you to do this? The tax collector is here, I don't care, don't want me to go into debt. Arouca threatened.

This time it was the turn of another bald farmer to answer, and he was very good-looking, with a red face that was not condescending to a farmer. The bald head smiled kindly and gently, and said to Arouca as a matter of course: "Young master, don't we still have a backyard?" ”

"it...... it!" Arouca was so shocked that she couldn't speak, and she thought to herself, where the hell she had come? What do you mean by a backyard? Is there something buried in the backyard that is not suitable for children, such as the tax collector's...... It's scary to think about.

The old butler Alexander leaned over and said politely: "Young master, now you know, in fact, there is nothing wrong with this manor. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! It's worse than the slums full of wanted criminals!"

Alexander patiently explained: "Master, do you know that the rate of wanted criminals among the slum dwellers is only fifty percent, which is far worse than ours. ”

“...... Can I return it......" Aluka was already squeezing words out of her throat.

Alexander shook his head and smiled: "What do you think...... We're here to come and go, and don't forget...... We also have a backyard. ”

Is it really good to intimidate your master?

Aluca was tempted to pinch herself to see if she was dreaming......