Augustus hesitated and chose to wait outside the door, and then about 10 minutes later, the sound of small leather boots clashing against the wooden floor was heard in the room, and then the door was opened as the girl said goodbye. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Augustus had imagined how Sophia would react when she first saw him in the past half an hour, after all, he waited at the door to tell the people in the room that he had heard their conversation very immorally, so Sophia, who was completely a beautiful girl in front of Albert, must have realized that her unique cold arrogance in front of strangers had been exposed, so would she glare at Augustus viciously and silently condemn the latter's immorality, or would she simply be angry and even want to kill him?

This should be an interesting picture.

It's a pity that Augustus is going to be disappointed.

Sophia opened the door, and at first glance saw Augustus sitting in a wheelchair about 1 meter away from the wooden door, stunned and inevitable, but then Sophia quickly restrained the smile that remained on her delicate little face, and once again resumed her usual cold look, she bent her knees slightly and lifted her skirt, and then indifferently left a lonely and cold back, leaving alone.

It surprised Augustus, and it took a long time for Augustus to shake his head and smile, what a little princess of Constantine with character.

He restrained his playfulness and knocked on the door that was not closed.

Inside the room, it was miserable.

If it weren't for the fact that the old butler must have thoughtfully arranged for the servants to serve, I'm afraid it would be difficult for Augustus not to fall into deep self-reproach for the scene in front of him, in front of him, dirty clothes and torn socks were scattered everywhere, and the neat quilt that he had just changed was also crumpled into a ball and piled up in the corner of the small bed, no wonder Sophia would choose to sit at the desk in the room, the huge room, I'm afraid that the desk is relatively clean, Augustus can hardly imagine that the little princess of Constantine can endure such a harsh environment, and it is especially outrageous, at this moment, the middle-aged man in front of him is squatting in front of a dirty dress, constantly groping for the pockets of clothes, with the sad look on his honest face, it is completely the image of a farmer who worries about the next meal.

Augustus struggled to hide his unnaturalness, and after getting permission to enter the room, he smiled forcefully: "I'm sorry for the neglect of these two days, I hope to get your understanding." ”

The middle-aged man didn't look up, changed his clothes and continued to grope, and said in his mouth: "Sluggish? No, I live very well, and I really haven't lived so comfortably for a long time, you may not know that when you are in the imperial capital, no matter where you live, you can never expect to be quiet, once you let the servants stay away from your room, they will even threaten with their lives, it is simply terrible." ”

Augustus was speechless, looking at this middle-aged man who ruined his three views very much, he couldn't equate him with Albert, the first knight in the continent.

The only true knight on the continent?

What about elegance, what about demeanor, what about cultivation, what about temperament?

Augustus took a deep breath, believing that even the Lord would prefer to be guarded by perfect knights like Katieni and Arthras.

He watched the First Knight Albert change his clothes again and continue to grope, realizing that it was difficult for the latter to stop and talk to him, so he had to take the initiative to speak again, and said: "Thank you for your leniency, I came this time to ask you, do you have any specific plans for the 500 Knights Cathar sent by the Bishop of Mass?"

"No, since it was sent to you by Mass, I won't interfere, oh yes, as for the title of knight deputy head given to me by Mass, you ignore it, I have already explained it to the knights. ”

Speechless again, Augustus wanted to thank him for his generosity and trust, the problem was that Albert kept rummaging through every dirty laundry with his back to him, it was really difficult to arouse his desire to speak, Augustus, who had participated in countless meetings in his past and present lives, and had successfully persuaded or defeated countless people with his words, wondered for the first time if he was really not good at talking.

So a subtle atmosphere develops in the room.

A sloppy middle-aged man in a coarse linen robe turned his back to Augustus, flipping through one piece of clothing scattered on the ground one after another.

Augustus, who was in a wheelchair, watched him turn helplessly, but he didn't know how to speak, which was very embarrassing.

It wasn't until Albert finished rummaging through the last piece of clothing, still not finding something that seemed to be important to him, that he finally remembered that there was another person in his room, turned around and saw Augustus in a wheelchair, and he smiled innocently: "I'm sorry, I forgot, by the way, why are you still here? The lich will set foot on the wasteland tomorrow at most, you should be very busy, right? Leave me alone, your old butler has done everything, I'm satisfied, you go and go about your business." ”

Augustus struggled to squeeze out a smile and said with difficulty: "Actually, I have one more important thing that I would like your help with. ”

"You say. Albert sat down at last, and sat down on the little bed, though his eyes were constantly roaming, but his back was not to Augustus.

It is normal for Augustus to meditate in his heart that the big man has a little bit of various quirks, it is really normal, and he continued: "You may feel presumptuous, but please forgive me for being abrupt, can you personally command the knights?"

As if the topic was interesting to Albert, he turned to Augustus and said, "Why am I in command? In a way, I may indeed be a knight, but the problem is that I am not a general who is good at war, and I personally think that your knight captain and that beautiful boy are better suited to command war than I am." ”

Augustus didn't speak for the first time, considering the identity of the other party, he didn't know if his sneer at the belief in knighthood would make Albert disgusted, no matter how he said that he was also the only real knight on the continent, but after hesitating for a moment, looking at the only real knight in front of him, Augustus still frowned and said: "No, the two of them are not suitable to decide this war, at least for the current war, they are not suitable." ”

"Why?" asked Albert with interest.

Augustus thought for a moment and said, "I'm not denying the fundamental belief of the knight of attacking, charging, and then triumphing, but I think there's an important link missing from this. ”

Meeting Albert's eyes, he said slowly: "Attack, charge, then live, and finally triumph, this is the true knightly belief that I understand." ”

Albert's eyes were suddenly bright, but soon dimmed, and for a moment, Augustus finally saw the shadow of the knight in him, and he said with emotion without warning: "Yes, if you can't survive, then what triumph and glory can you mention, death is dead, where is there the so-called triumph and glory." It's a pity that no matter how simple this truth is, no one may really understand it when they are young. ”

"Childish and cheap blood can't change the world, it can only either self-destruct or become a sword in the hands of others. ”

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Augustus certainly didn't know why Albert had such a sudden emotion, but Albert's words did make him breathe a sigh of relief, and he felt that Albert should help him.

But Albert's next sentence was: "You should know that obedience is also the fundamental law that underpins the knight's faith, so why don't you consider directing this war yourself?"

Augustus was stunned.

"I know what you're trying to say, it's just that you've never done anything like this, and I'm afraid that your participation might make the situation worse, but the question is, is it worse for you to take command than your knight captain or that kid to command? Yes, we can all expect that once those two guys who have been brainwashed by chivalry take command, Alfred's power will face great losses in a head-on confrontation until it is finally exhausted; ”

Augustus pursed his lips and thought about it, still hoping for Albert's direct help, he stubbornly believed that war was something that could not be participated in if he wanted to.

However, Albert didn't give him time to speak at all, and the middle-aged man at this time finally had the temperament that a knight should have, of course, it could only be temperament.

"Have you ever noticed that when you first woke up and faced despair, you could do anything at any cost, without thinking about any consequences, and you even dared to contact Mass as a sinner, you probably don't know what Mass means in the Empire, right? Well, you did get in touch with him, and managed to get his help, but now, you have hope of survival, and you have a good chance of getting out of the desperate situation in front of you, but I am afraid that you don't even realize it, you are looking ahead, you are afraid of loss, you are afraid of Alfred's power suffering in the lich, but the question is, can you not lose? Even if you lose, can it be more desperate than the situation you faced when you first woke up?"

"War itself is a meat grinder, and if you want to go to war with the preparation to reduce losses as much as possible, or even not to lose, then you are no longer far from death. ”

"Augustus, I saw that the letter of the Mass came because I read from the letter of the Mass about your stubbornness and your unyieldingness, and I did appreciate your firm will, but what do I see now? I see a slick nobleman with scheming and means, I see a treacherous nobleman who sees only profit in his eyes and only seeks to obtain the greatest benefit, what about the strong-willed young man? Sorry, I don't see it. ”

Albert finally said seriously: "I have to say, I thought that there was finally a person like me in this world, and after my death, the real knight will finally not become a ridiculous legend on the mainland, but I must tell you, if you have lost even this minimum will, you are destined to not follow the path of knighthood, what is faith? The basis of faith is to have the strongest and most unshakable will." ”