Chapter XXIV
Three days after Stormterror's attack.
Inside the Knights of Favonius.
Outside the office of the head of the Qin regiment, on the floor carved with countless luxurious patterns, dozens of knights of the west wind in armor were bustling at this time.
The crowd stood silently, and many familiar figures had long since disappeared.
Stormterror destroyed nearly half of the Knights' living forces, shaking the foundations of Mondstadt.
Repressed, silent.
Everyone was reminiscing about that bloody day.
Suddenly, the knights were in a commotion, and there were bursts of suppressed cheers, which slightly dispelled the haze that seemed to be like a substance above everyone's heads.
Under the leadership of Qin, Ye Feng walked out slowly.
"Look, that's the hero who fought off Stormterror."
"Hero!"
"If it weren't for him, I'm afraid Mondstadt would have been..."
"Shut up, don't say such frustrating things!"
"We can't let that dragon go any longer!"
"Revenge!"
"We need revenge!"
Qin stood on the high platform, and naturally heard the whispers of the knights below.
She frowned, the paleness of her face flickering.
She had not fully recovered from the injuries she had sustained during the battle with Stormterror that day, but she was supposed to be meditating in the cathedral to recuperate, but she did not heed Barbara's persuasion due to her concern for the current situation in Mondstadt, and dragged her injured body here.
"Ladies and gentlemen."
She coughed in pain and stopped the crowd from intensifying.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Ye Feng, a foreign traveler, the hero who repelled the Wind Demon Dragon, and will be exempted from those cumbersome assessments, and will officially become a member of the Knights of Favonius from today."
Everyone in the audience stopped talking one after another, and silently stared at Ye Feng, who took a step forward with a relaxed smile on his face.
He was already dressed in silver-white knight's armor.
"In view of the current shortage of Knights of Favonius and the merits of the Knight Ye Feng, I will appoint him as an honorary knight of the Knights, as well as the second squad leader of the Guerrilla Knights, and henceforth become the sharp blade of Mondstadt, sweeping away all external threats and protecting Mondstadt from the shadows."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one made any comments.
If it weren't for this young man's action that day, I'm afraid Mondstadt would have suffered a heavy blow, and such a great feat would have been more than enough to serve as a squad leader.
After receiving the Zephyr sword given by Qin, which symbolized the identity of the squad leader, Ye Feng performed a non-standard knightly salute, and walked off the stage after making a knightly oath according to custom.
From this day on, he is a member of the Knights of Favonius.
Jean nodded in satisfaction, but the tiredness on her face was a little less.
With such a powerful knight on board, Mondstadt will surely be even better off in the future.
"Also, revenge is a matter of urgency, don't be impulsive, Mondstadt can't accept this kind of attrition anymore."
"And Dvalin, once one of our guardians of the four winds, has guarded Mondstadt for more than a thousand years, and such kindness should never be clashed with again unless it is absolutely necessary."
"This matter, forget it."
As soon as these words came out, the scene was as violently agitated as boiling water.
"What does this mean? So many knight brothers have died, and in the end, we have to swallow our anger? ”
"Captain Qin, why? Why did you let that dragon run rampant for so long, why? Is there nothing Mondstadt can do about it? ”
"Captain Qin, on the day of the Stormterror attack, the brothers fought to the death and did not retreat, and the knight brothers who died in the battle were countless, and the corpses were almost lying all over the square, such a big sacrifice..."
"I'm not reconciled, Captain Qin!"
The knights were furious.
Under everyone's questioning, Jean silently clenched her fists, and her fingers were exposed by excessive force to expose the blue blood vessels under her skin.
How willing she was.
She was also there that day.
She watched the knights' performance.
Gallant.
Fearless.
Even to death, he did not take half a step back.
But the will of man is of no significance under the blow of this natural disaster.
If Mondstadt is in the period of total victory, with countless strong men, it will naturally be able to easily pacify the raging demon dragons.
But now that Grand Master is gone, and Mondstadt has no one in his army, he seems to be a little powerless to deal with the dragon again.
And Ye Feng, the hero who repelled the demon dragon, could only injure the other party with the cooperation of everyone with all their might.
If it weren't for the fact that Stormterror had some accident and left, and the battle was until the last moment, I am afraid that everyone would have died.
As the leader of Mondstadt, she has a lot to think about, and she can't get carried away by hatred.
"Enough!" Seeing that the situation was getting worse, the always gentle Qin rarely shouted angrily.
"Do you still have me as the acting head in your eyes!"
Looking at the stunned crowd, Jean's tone returned to its former softness, but she never explained her concern.
"Don't talk about this anymore, let's stop here."
She looked around, but didn't find the familiar figure.
"How's the conscription going? What about the Acting Deputy Head of Mission? Where is he? ”
Seeing that everyone shook their heads, Ye Feng stood up: "I had a meeting with Mr. Deputy Head some time ago, maybe he is in the family." ”
"Is that so?" Jean glanced at him, but she didn't have too many doubts.
"Then please tell him, the conscription assessment continues, everything is tight, within three days, the last knight will be selected among the candidates!"
"I'll tell you the truth."
Ye Feng took the order with a smile.
On the side, Kaeya looked at the familiar figure and fell into deep thought.
.......
The meeting is over.
Although the knights were still a little indignant, under Qin's prestige and orders, everyone had no choice but to leave.
It didn't take long.
A young knight led Ye Feng to a large room.
"Honorary knight senior, here's your office."
"I'm sorry for you." Ye Feng smiled and walked in.
"No trouble, no trouble." The knight was flattered and waved his hand repeatedly.
Looking around, the interior of the white room is spotless, the tables and chairs are neatly arranged, and not only that, but there is a soft bed in the corner of the room, which seems to be the perfect place for the tired to take a nap.
Although there is a slight gap with the deputy head of the group's office, Ye Feng is also quite satisfied.
Turning his head, he looked at the knight who had not left with some surprise: "Is there anything else?" ”
The knight scratched his head, gritted his teeth, and finally spoke: "Honorary knight senior, my name is Vader, I want to know what you think of the order of the head of the qin, the knight brothers have obviously died so many people, but she is like this..."
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment and chuckled.
It's a stunned young man.
Seeing that Ye Feng didn't speak, Vader was visibly more excited: "Obviously, everyone knows that if the Wind Demon Dragon is not eliminated for a day, the disaster in Mondstadt will never stop!" Senior, is it really right for the head of the piano to do this? ”
"Captain Qin naturally has a reason for saying this, and fighting the Wind Demon Dragon won't do us any good." He came to the chair and sat down.
"Whether it's the loss of troops or the loss of property, these are not acceptable to the current Mondstadt."
"But—" Vader was about to open his mouth.
"Calm down, you've been carried away by anger." Leaf wind duct.
"It may be humiliating to take a one-sided beating and let Stormterror wreak havoc, but if you think about it, the damage it caused didn't actually cost Mondstadt anything unbearable."
"The destroyed houses, the dead lives, these are also within the controllable range, if it weren't for the knight selection that day, the people gathered, and they couldn't easily get out, the loss would not be so great."
Vader was silent.
He pondered silently, only to find that it seemed to be true.
"Senior, I know what you said, but I'm just a little unwilling."
He sighed, only to feel a little bitter.
"It's right to be unwilling." Ye Feng chuckled.
"No one likes to be a victim of not being able to fight back, but Captain Jean is right to be concerned about Mondstadt's reluctance to go to full-scale war."
"Strictly speaking, you're not wrong."
"If there is a mistake, it is that the fault is that the strength is too weak."
"But the enmity of the brothers, the dead citizens, the shadow of Mondstadt all the time, what time is such a day?" Hearing these words from the mouth of the hero who fought off the demon dragon, Vader couldn't help but feel a little desperate in his heart.
Even the Honorary Knight Seniors said so, and perhaps, before the Grand Master returns, no one really will be able to stop it.
"Not really." Ye Feng slowly stood up, turned around, and looked at the sunset.
A moment later, cold words came out of his mouth.
"The current Order is too weak, it's an indisputable thing."
"But after the recruitment is completed, the power of the Knights will definitely be extremely inflated, and at that time, I will try to convince Captain Jean to raise a large army and avenge my brothers."
"And all of this needs everyone's support."
"You, and the brothers behind you, would you like to join me?"
He turned around again and extended a cordial invitation to the bewildered knight.
With Ye Feng's words, Vader's spirit perked up, and a new flame seemed to ignite in his eyes.