Jerusalem.

After a while, the city has become bustling again.

An endless stream of caravans was hawking by the roadside.

Knights, nobles, merchants, and commoners came and went, forming a crowd of people, rubbing shoulders one after another.

In the streets, pilgrims, speaking all languages, look at the city with reverence and awe.

Lothar wears a winged lobster helmet - a hussar helmet with winged decorations on the sides.

This is the reward of the Winged Rider Commander, who can infinitely increase the energy of his crotch mount.

Very practical.

But it didn't do much.

Unless he has a dragoon.

But unfortunately, although as a dragonborn, he has the ability to transform into a dragon after fully awakening the bloodline of the dragonborn.

But he can't ride himself on his own.

The black dragon scale armor made Lothar not as striking as before, and the plate armor, which was already about to become popular in Jerusalem, was not as rare as it was at the beginning.

However, the unique and unified shape of the hussars still attracted a lot of attention.

In the Holy Land, except for a few knights, there is no such uniform attire, and all the knights are dressed in fancy clothes, trying to show off their personality as much as possible.

Some seemed to recognize the hussars' outfit and whispered to their companions.

Jeanne asked, "What are they talking about?" ”

Lothar shook her head and said, "I don't understand either." ”

On the European continent, the main languages are Latin and Germanic.

The kingdoms of Castile, León, and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula were actually countries pioneered by the Crusaders of Albion and Gaul.

But just because the dominant language is like this doesn't mean that Lothar can understand what they're saying.

Everywhere there are dialects, Low Germanic, very similar to Albion, but at first glance to High Germanic it sounds like another language.

Follow the crowd.

"Is it a special holiday today? How are there so many people. ”

Lothar instructed one of the hussars, "Potter, you go and inquire. ”

Potter immediately dismounted and squeezed into the crowd.

Long.

Potter returned breathless, sweating profusely in the crowd: "It is said that Baron Mongiza is going to challenge His Majesty's newly appointed court advisers. ”

Lothar frowned: "Don't worry, take a breath first and speak slowly." ”

Potter organized the language, poured saliva, and then explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.

This court advisor turned out to be Nisya, a student of the witch Anna, and Anna had mentioned this to him, in addition to this identity, she was also the head of the "Levantine Wizards' Office in Jerusalem".

Baron Mongiza, an old acquaintance of Lothar, originally married Princess Sibylla and won the title of King of Jerusalem.

"It turned out to be this old unlucky bastard."

Lothar looked inexplicable, Guy had lost to Baron Gaufrey's son Berriand in the last duel.

This prevented him from marrying Princess Sibylla again.

This time, he fell in love with Nisya's little witch again, and began a fanatical pursuit.

The little witch, naturally annoyed by his pursuit, had to propose that she would not agree to Guy unless he could defeat her.

Thus, this duel was brewed.

Fringira scoffed, "Is this Guy a fool?" Nisa is also Anna's master, where can ordinary people deal with it? ”

Lothar shook her head: "It's not stupid, it's still greedy." If he can marry a witch, it will be a powerful help for him and the Queen Mother behind him. ”

There may also be some open and covert battles involved.

For example, Nisya's teacher is a princess of the Ducasse family, and she is from the same family as Lagaia, the empress of the Eastern Empire.

Although the Ducasse family has had a long period of marriage and cooperation with the former royal family of the Eastern Empire and the Komnenos family, they are by no means of one mind.

At the very least, the Komnenos were unhappy to see the power of the Eastern Empire being held by Empress Lagaia, who came from the Ducasse family.

Although the legitimate heir to the throne of the Eastern Empire is actually Emperor Alexios Komnenos, the daughter of the regent Lagaia, the eldest princess of Ila.

And the Empress Dowager Maria Komnenos, who favored the Lords, and her daughter Princess Isabella, obviously would not have the support of the Ducasse family.

Guy's desire to pursue Nisa is likely to be a temptation by the Empress Dowager (Empress Dowager Agnes) to seek the support of the Eastern Empire.

Actually, this is actually Lothar thinking too much.

His rise was attributed to the contribution of many nobles in the Holy Land, so Guy's pursuit of Nishaya this time was actually a personal act.

He wanted to replicate Lothar's rise to prominence.

At the same time, the Queen Mother Party behind him is also happy to see this, and has plans to promote Lothar's concept.

"Let's go, let's go see the excitement."

Lothar pushes his crotch mount.

Baldwin IV held the scepter in his hand and sat on the throne at the top of the knights' dueling arena.

His expression was serious and he didn't say a word.

Baldwin IV was actually opposed to this duel.

He didn't want the little witch beside him to come to the stage like this.

In a holy place with a very strong theological atmosphere, who knows what the consequences of such a move will be?

Although, according to the theory that all the great power of the Church belongs to the Father, there are also rulers who wash the ground for the sake of witches.

But the church still keeps a lot of respect for witches.

There was a theocratic struggle involved, even more serious than the doctrinal struggle between the Catholic Church in the Papal City and the Orthodox Church in Constantinople.

If witches are all "holy women" with divine powers bestowed by the Father, then what else does the church do?

Is it the witch who has the final say, or is it the Pope who has the final say?

Is there a transcendent person in the church?

There is a high probability that there is, because the church is the biggest feudal lord of this era.

But it's impossible to say how high the level is.

This is a major event that can shake the foundation of the church.

William, Archbishop of Tyre, shouted: "This is a fair duel witnessed by the Father, and Miss Nishaya from Constantinople will use her divine skills from the Heavenly Father to summon a knight who has ascended to heaven to fight a knightly duel with the Baron of Mongisa and Knight Guy from Lusignan." ”

The onlookers had different looks.

Some clergy frowned at Archbishop William's remarks, all of which were derived from the Father's divine skills, and if a knight wins, doesn't it mean that the Father's power is also limited?

"At the same time, this is also a test of the Heavenly Father's Knight Guy, and only by successfully undergoing such a test can he prove his piety and perseverance, and be qualified to pursue Miss Nisya." ”

After he finished speaking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, and couldn't help but feel a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart - there should be no such thing as a witch in this world!

"Let's get started."

On the side of Baldwin IV.

A little witch with a staff in hand, wrapped in a black robe, chanted a spell softly.

Accompanied by a high-pitched neighing of a war horse.

A translucent, sturdy, spear-wielding knight appeared in the middle of the field.

The knight waved the riding spear in his hand and smiled, "Miss Nisaya, it is an honor to be able to take on the challenge of this madman in front of you on your behalf. ”

The knight's face was blurred, but in fact it was not a heroic spirit at all, but just the manifestation of a spell.

Not to be outdone, Guy said, "Don't talk nonsense, come on." ”

He put on his helmet, pulled down his mask and, with the help of his attendants, picked up a fleur shield and a riding spear.

The palms of the hands are dripping with a layer of sweat.

Fighting a witch, if you don't have pressure in your heart, it's impossible.

But thinking of the battle in front of him, whether it is a knight duel that he is familiar with, in the field he is most familiar with, or a cavalry battle, he should also have the power to fight.

What's more, he felt that with his handsome appearance, this witch might not have no heart for herself, and this test might just be a girl's reserve.

If you can get a witch wife, your future status in the Queen Mother Party will definitely rise.

Just like that Lothar!

Think of the series of victories that Lothar recently won that the people of the Holy Land talked about.

And after he won the battle, he successively obtained Alaindere, Port Ella, and Philorn, which fiefs were several times more prosperous than his small city of Mongisa.

The port of Ella, in particular, is said to have a daily dock of merchant ships laden with spices.

How much wealth does this have to provide him?

Every time he thought of this, his heart was both jealous and powerless.

Er –

Opposite side.

The summoned translucent knight, his mount digging through the dirt beneath his feet, two beams of white smoke spewing out of his nostrils.

The crowd of onlookers subconsciously held their breath.