"Get on your knees!" shouted the royal ceremonial officer sternly.

Before Jonah could react, he looked around blankly, and saw that Assay was standing in the audience and winking at him, and Prince Harimaya was anxiously kneeling, and he understood what the ceremonial officer was shouting. Prostrations were alien to astrologers, as kneeling on the ground was not a good posture to look up at the stars, and they did not need to bow to any gods or worldly idols with the stars as their only religion. But now it seems that on this occasion, it should be appropriate to kneel on the ground and accept the emperor's kindness...... What was he holding in his hand? a golden ribbon with a line of small characters embroidered with red silk thread, which of course was also the lingua franca of the Southern Continent, and it was completely incomprehensible.

The 17-year-old boy stood in front of the throne at a loss, making the whole scene slightly embarrassing, but Esaibaink the Great smiled tolerantly: "The Joint Amnesty Decree stipulates that the members of the five guilds do not have to bow down to anyone, and as long as I am in power for one day, the respect for the guild members will not change. D. Jonah II, I now grant you the hereditary title of Baron of the First Class of the Tocharian Empire, the title of Baron 'Ecbatana', with the right of 1,200 fiefs and 300 able-bodied slaves, possession of all contributions and taxes of the region of Ecbatana, and exemption from fiefdom land and agricultural taxes for three years. to take effect. ”

The Emperor draped the golden ribbon over Jonah's left shoulder, then tapped him three times on his right shoulder with the eagle scepter encrusted with a large ruby. The emperor's decision caused a commotion in the crowd, and even Prince Harimaya gasped, "Ecbatana......? "That's right, that's the place. Prince Shakar nodded solemnly, his face changing.

"Then, D. Jonah II, I entitle you as the Pioneer Officer, Tactical Advisor, and Lieutenant Colonel Officer of the Royal Fireblade Cavalry Regiment, and enjoy the benefits of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel regardless of whether you go to the post or not, and I hope that you will devote your strength to the Tocharian Empire, and spread the royal camel eagle coat of arms and the light of the main god Luta throughout the southern continent. Essaibaink the Great then took out a rectangular badge of pure gold, bent his tall body slightly, and pinned it to the astrologer's chest himself. The red Tocharian camel eagle on the coat of arms is engraved with two blue pentagrams, symbolizing the rather conspicuous status of a lieutenant colonel officer in the vast empire. The Emperor's words caused a stir in the crowd again, but the cold gaze of the royal ceremonial officer swept over and all the noise was extinguished.

The Emperor didn't understand half a word of what Jonah had said, and he stood stupidly watching Isaibaink's performance, not knowing what to do. In the end, His Majesty the Emperor actually fell to his knees for the first time, and the knee covered with gold armor crushed a priceless marble brick, and Jonah's waist sank, and a golden short sword with a golden scabbard, a golden jaw, and a golden hilt was hung on his belt, almost tearing the loose belt of the third-level astrologer to his knees. "This clan dagger bears the coat of arms of the Tocharian royal clan, and only the direct descendants of the Founding Emperor can use this camel eagle pattern entwined with green ears of wheat, may the heroic spirits of the forty-four emperors bless you from the flames of war, and your military luck will be long and your fighting spirit will be prosperous. ”

This time the crowd of onlookers under the throne was fried, and the sound of chatter drowned out the Emperor's last note, and the huge Valhalla was filled with a chaotic stream of whispers, like ten thousand noisy crows flew in. "What are they doing? The first excitement was because of the fiefdom, I understand, the second excitement was because of the rank of lieutenant colonel, I can understand, and the third excitement was because of the rank of lieutenant colonel, and what was the third excitement for? Isn't everyone this kind of dagger ha?" roared at Prince Asai Chong Harimaya. The hearing he had lost in the explosion had not yet fully recovered, and he couldn't help but raise his voice when there was a noise around him. The old prince covered his ears and replied: "Don't talk nonsense! Your short sword is engraved with an ordinary royal camel eagle crest, a status symbol that members of the royal family, nobles, and high-ranking military officers can have; but the clan crest can only be used by the direct blood relatives of the royal family, and only His Majesty the Emperor, His Royal Highness the two princes, and a prince can have it in the entire Tocharian Empire, and even I have no right to use it!"

Amir ibn Shaqqar's face changed several expressions, from envy, jealousy, hatred, to entanglement, annoyance, sorrow, and finally joy, relief, and laughter. "You mean that the Emperor has accepted Brother Jonah as his godson?" Asai suddenly reacted and covered his mouth.

"I can't speculate on His Majesty's intentions. At this time, the old prince changed into a dignified royal relative's face.

Now that the ritual had been completed, Emperor Isaibaink stood proudly, and the natural majesty immediately silenced the hall. "Baron Jonah will be invited to return, and the next to be honoured, Daubi Dauraban from Punjab......" The Royal Celebrant unfolded the scroll and read out the name of the victor. The third-level astrologer looked blankly, "Brother Jonah, come down, let you come down!" The Oriental put his hands together into a small trumpet and called out the name of his partner, and Jonah, who was confused, answered, bowed to the emperor, and walked down the steps back into the crowd.

The people around him consciously left him for a distance, and I don't know if it was because the astrologer's many new titles were disliked, or because he was frightened by the excessive honor. "Ah Sai, what the hell is going on, when did the battle end? I seemed to be confused for a moment, and then I came back to my senses and stood in front of His Majesty the Emperor. What did he just say?" asked Jonah as he walked up to Arsay, scratching his head.

"Hello, Lord Baron Ecbatana. The old prince respectfully stepped back and saluted, "Your Excellency, you don't have to be so polite...... What baron?" Jonah hurriedly replied, then was stunned.

The Oriental smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "You are already the baron of Ekbatana, the lieutenant colonel of the Royal Fireblade Cavalry Regiment, and the holder of the clan coat of arms, I am afraid that no one in the entire empire will dare to blatantly argue with you, and if you lose a single hair, you will be punished for treason!"

"What and what?" said the astrologer's head widened, "Wait, all the same, did we win the tryouts?

Ah Sai shook his head and nodded again: "Actually, we didn't win, the first place is a priest of the Holy Episcopal Church of the Divine Blessing Priest, he was the first to come to power just now and was awarded the title of Royal Camel Eagle Knight." However, his title is a non-hereditary, non-fiefdom baron, with the rank of major, which is much worse than yours. ”

Jonah struggled, "Take your time, I'm a little dizzy...... A priest became a knight, a baron, and a major?

"Priests who leave the church to join the army are called chaplains, and they no longer enjoy the salary and promotion opportunities of the Anglican Church, but they can receive secular titles. There is no contradiction between knighthood, baron and major the rank of army, - Brother Jonah, Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Fireblade Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Class Baron of the 3rd Class Astrologer. The Oriental squeezed his eyes narrowly.

"I don't want to walk around with so many titles on my back. Jonah looked at the dazzling array of trinkets on his body, gold ribbons, gold badges, and golden short swords, which showed the pompous style of the Tocharian Empire. "Why does His Majesty the Emperor treat me so favorably? ”

"He wants you to be his godson...... Ah no, no, be his loyal subordinate and go to war for him......" In the glaring gaze of Prince Harimaya, Asai swallowed back his vicious speculation and choked on his own cough. “...... Speaking of that priest, he is a guy with real skills, rich experience, good offense and defense, if it weren't for the prince's four soldiers secretly helping, we would definitely not be able to tie him at the current level. ”

"Yes. Where are those four?" said the astrologer, looking left and right.

"When the mission is accomplished, it disappears. Asai replied.

"I ...... I've killed so many people, and there's no punishment......" Jonah couldn't help but feel a little depressed as he thought of the innocent martyrs in the arena. Behind the throne was the ruins of the battle, the pillar of thunder had vanished without a trace, but the damage caused by the explosion looked shocking.

Dongfang comforted intimately: "The people who participated in the selection are mentally prepared to kill or be killed, you don't have to blame yourself anymore, I guess the emperor is very interested in your lethality to treat you very well, although the priest is strong, but the holy light spell of the healing system can not be used to attack the city." ”

Jonah found the legendary priest in the group of people opposite, the priest wearing pure white robes and the pendant of the concentric circles of the main god Luta on his chest was easy to identify, the astrologer thought it should be an old man with a white beard and a kind face, but he didn't expect that under the white hood was a too handsome face, it was obviously a handsome boy of little age, who looked a year or two younger than himself.

"Young people should not be underestimated, I think I was also such a cute teenager back then...... It's old, it's old......" Asai gambled and touched his face sadly.

Jonah and the pastor's eyes met across the space of Valhalla, and the young pastor nodded and smiled slightly, his expression relaxed and cheerful, full of the carefree of a young man. The astrologer bowed slightly, and found that his smile was becoming less and less apparent, and that the long journey had gradually worn away the youthful flying, and that his young soul had matured and aged prematurely, and had taken on a cloudy color disproportionate to his age.

Before he knew it, the royal ceremonial officer finished reading the name of the last chosen one, and the heavily armored swordsman with his left arm cut off slowly walked up to the stage to receive the emperor's reward, and turned around and threw a resentful look at Assai. "Please return to your lodgings for the time being, for tonight at seven o'clock in the evening there will be a great feast at the Harimaya Palace, and a royal carriage will be there to greet you in advance, so be sure to attend. ...... Then the selection of the royal warriors is over!" the prince ascended the steps and announced in a loud voice the arrangements, and after consulting Emperor Isaibaink, he announced the end of the ceremony.

"What about those who weren't chosen?" Jonah asked.

"They're all dead. The Oriental replied frankly.