Chapter 64: The Northern Provinces
His current identity is the eldest prince of the Bacchus Empire, and the people who can come to this banquet are all princes and nobles of the Bacchus Empire, as well as high-ranking figures of the Church of Light.
The Bacchus Empire is one of the three major empires of the Order Faction, and its national power is strong.
And as the heir to the Bacchus Empire, Xu Ning naturally has a high status and is respected by everyone!
Not only that, Xu Ning has shown amazing talent since he was a child, he is the youngest golden knight in this world, and he has also received the blessing of the god of light.
Xu Ning has experienced three worlds, and his mentality has long been different.
On such a solemn occasion, Xu Ning did not lose his temper at all, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and walked gracefully among the crowd.
The banquet was held until late at night, and the nobles of the palace in the hall slowly left.
During this period, many aristocratic girls boldly proposed the idea of staying overnight to Xu Ning.
This is the first time Xu Ning has been pursued by all girls, but he is not an abusive person, so he rejected them one by one.
After sending away the last reluctant aristocratic girl, Xu Ning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!
"Arthur, my child, do you have a crush on any noble girl?" A deep voice rang out.
The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes, it was none other than Marius, the king of the Bacchus Empire, and from the aesthetic point of view of Westerners, this made him definitely a charming old handsome guy!
"Father!" Xu Ning straightened up and saluted respectfully.
Ma Luo stepped forward and patted Xu Ning's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Arthur, don't be shy, you are also at the age when you should get married, and if you like any girl, you will go to the door to propose!" ”
"Father, I'm still young, I'll talk about marriage when I'm older!" Xu Ning said.
Hearing this, Marius also nodded, "That's right, after all, your marriage is related to the future of the empire, so you should think about it carefully!" ”
Afterwards, the two stood in the banquet hall and chatted casually, most of which were topics of concern to the children of some fathers.
However, Xu Ning intends to move the topic closer to national affairs.
"Hey!" As he spoke, Marius suddenly let out a long sigh.
Xu Ning asked curiously, "Father, did something happen?" Why are you so sad? ”
Marlo replied: "Not long ago, there was information from the northern provinces that those green-skinned monsters poured out of their nests, defeated the Third Knights, and plundered and destroyed the northern provinces! ”
The so-called green-skinned monster in Marius's mouth is actually an orc race that believes in the god of war.
The orcs are strong and not very intelligent, and live in the barren land in the north of the continent.
When winter comes, they invade the three major human empires in the south to plunder a large amount of winter food.
After plundering enough food, the orcs will retreat like a tidal wave.
The Third Order of the Knights was left on the northern frontier by the Bacchus Empire to prevent the orcs from moving south.
Over the years, the Third Order has been able to hold off the orcs and keep them out of the border, with only a small number of orcs entering the northern provinces.
Unexpectedly, this time, the Third Knights were actually defeated by the orcs, and the entire northern province was completely exposed under the noses of the orcs!
"It is said that it was because of the union of several large orc tribes that caught the Third Knights by surprise, otherwise with the combat effectiveness of the Third Knights, it would not be like this!" Marius explained with a sigh.
"However, I have already dispatched the Sixth Knights to the Northern Province to rescue, and I don't know if it's too late!"
Xu Ning saw that the time was almost up, so he sincerely requested: "Father, I want to go on the expedition with the Knights, and I ask my father for permission!" ”
"No, as the future prince, this is too dangerous!" Marlo didn't think about it, so he refused.
"Arthur, the affairs of the northern provinces, I can arrange them freely, so you don't have to worry about it!"
Saying that, without giving Xu Ning a chance to speak, Ma Luo turned around and left.
Looking at the back of Ma Luo leaving, Xu Ning smacked his lips, since the soft one can't work, then it can only come to the hard one.
He knew that at the age of fifteen, the northern provinces of the Bacchus Empire had been breached.
It was also from this day that the entire northern province fell completely, and since then it has fallen into the hands of the orcs, never to be recovered.
The Bacchus Empire raised several expeditions, but all of them ended in failure.
It is also through the multiplication of the northern provinces that the orc clan is growing stronger, the fire of war is gradually spreading to the surrounding areas, and the power of the god of war is gradually increasing.
Driving the orcs out of the northern provinces can weaken the power of the god of war to a certain extent.
Nothing was said all night.
Early in the morning, more than a dozen knights in heavy armor galloped on the streets of the imperial capital, led by a young and handsome young man.
Xu Ning showed his warrant to the city gate guards, and the city gate was immediately opened.
Immediately, under the leadership of Xu Ning, a group of more than a dozen horsemen went wildly towards the north.
At this time, Marius was still sleeping, and was woken up by the minister early in the morning.
"What? Arthur went north alone! After hearing the news, Mario suddenly fell asleep, "When did it happen?" ”
"Prince Arthur, he just left." The minister replied truthfully.
"What nonsense!" Marlo rubbed his head, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Forget it, it's good to go out and see the world!" ”
"Darian, immediately send a message to the Captain of the Sixth Knights, Andon, and tell him to keep Arthur safe!"
"At the same time, appoint Arthur as the temporary deputy head of the Sixth Knights until the end of the war!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xu Ning led more than a dozen knights to gallop on horseback, these knights have been guarding Xu Ning since he was a child, and each of them has the strength of a golden knight, strong and loyal.
The cultivation system of this world is the cultivation of Dou Qi, and cultivators are usually referred to in the name of knights.
And the cultivation level can be divided into knights, bronze knights, silver knights, gold knights, diamond knights, earth knights, sky knights, and holy knights!
At the age of twelve, Xu Ning was already a golden knight.
However, in order to protect Xu Ning's safety, this matter was not publicized, and only a few high-ranking members of the Bacchus Empire knew about it.
Now, at the age of fifteen, Xu Ning's strength has reached the level of a diamond knight, and he is already at the same level as the captains of the major knights.
King Marius knew about this, so he did not send someone to recover Xu Ning, and appointed him as the deputy head of the Sixth Knights.
Xu Ning and his party hurried all the way, all of them were armored and fully armed, but no one who was not long-sighted dared to stop them.
Five days later, Xu Ning finally caught up with the Sixth Knights as he approached the northern provinces.
Two days earlier, the Sixth Knights had received a letter from the imperial capital, and Anton had personally received Xu Ning and, according to the king's order, appointed Xu Ning as the deputy head of the Knights.