“...... How do you feel, I heard that bastard from Gayyo say that you haven't closed your eyes since the day before yesterday, and you shouldn't be in a good mood when you just woke up?" Sir Leonardo Cambrai sat at the coffee table and watched Edward try to get up from the bed with his eyes open: "Would you like a cup of mint tea, this thing will make you sober up a lot!"

As he spoke, Leonardo reached out to pick up the teapot on the coffee table, but was snatched away by another petite figure. The girl held a small cup and filled it with Edward, and looked at him with a somewhat flattering look: "Your mint tea, Lord Edward." ”

"Oh...... Thank you, dear Angela!" Seeing the strange gaze cast by Leonardo on the side, the black-haired boy's expression twitched slightly: "Uh, dear Angela, can you wait at the door, this Lord Leonardo has something to say to me." ”

Angela got it. The girl nodded obediently, and moved slowly to the door, tiptoeing to lock the doorknob that was taller than hers.

"Don't you see, you guys like such a small one?" Sir Leonardo glanced at Edward in surprise, "Is this child ten years old - maybe I should remind you of the laws and traditional morals of the kingdom?"

"This kid is just an orphan I found in Pipe Town, adopted—though I admit, it sounds weird. Edward knew that someone would smell it, so he prepared a lot of words, and his expression was full of "kindness": "I'm sure you must have thought of something unhealthy." ”

“...... Anyway, I'm not like some suspicious, and I don't have much of an eye on your private life, so pay more attention to yourself - I've played with everything when you're your age!" Leonardo waved his hand, obviously not interested in the matter, "I know you must have a lot to ask. ”

"What the hell is going on with Captain Gaio Valens?" Edward's brain was still stuck in the moment before he fell asleep, "Why did you suddenly transfer him away?"

"Otherwise, Grand Master Mercer Kane would not be able to explain to the adults in the throne hall what was happening in Pipe Town. Gaio had done nothing wrong, but his methods were so ruthless that they had to be given a result - it would be better to temporarily transfer him to the East to deal with the Order's preparations for the winter than to demote him. ”

"But this qiē is just a trick, just something on the table. Edward said suddenly, "It's just a compromise between the Knights and the Minest family, right?"

Leonardo was silent for a moment, but when he saw Edward's burning gaze, he could only show a wry smile: "You're right, it's all just a compromise to maintain stability, and that's it." ”

"Marquis Holard Minest has promised to support the Knights of the Sacred Tree for this year, and a sum of gold will be delivered to the Order's headquarters in the East after tonight - believe me, that's a lot of money to buy food and ordnance, and to maintain our manpower and troops. By the end of winter, the Order will have five thousand elite sergeants and twice as many auxiliaries, not counting the one thousand in Turin, and we will have enough men to continue the battle against the infidels in the bloody desperation. ”

"The price was for Gaio Valence to leave Turin for the time being, and to give up continuing to hold the Mineste family. Edward nodded: "The Knights can't refuse such a good offer. ”

"yes, it's impossible to refuse. Sir Leonardo pursed his lips: "I know you are crying out for Gaio Valens, the brothers of the Knights know that this is wrong, but since the day the Knights were born, the war with those heretics has been our mission, and we have been fighting for the living space of the people in the east of the kingdom in the blood cliff, we ......"

“...... He fought there for three hundred years, long before His Majesty Levy Marcheirus unified the entire kingdom of Turin. Edward took what Leonardo had to say: "All these Sir Torniers have sued me, and many have sued me, and I understand. ”

"That's the best. Leonardo smiled reluctantly, "Do you know what the last thing that guy Gayor Valens did before he left?"

"Warn Grand Master Mercer Kane never to believe my nonsense?" Edward asked with a smirk, "Surely it must be- kill him quickly, or there will be endless trouble, right?!"

"He said two things, though they seemed to me to be one thing—he was watching you all the time, from the first time you went to Spear Street to catch that Blood Banner Brotherhood spy, and until the moment you fell asleep. ”

"And then ......"

"He gave Captain Mercer Kane two ideas, the first of which was to kill you immediately, before it became too late. Leonardo said in a deep voice: "The other thing is to recommend you to become a knight of the Knights of the Sacred Tree." ”

"Any squire who wants to join the Order and become a member of this glorious group must have a chief knight as a guarantor, in addition to the knight master he serves, and another way is to prepare the knights in the east every year, but that requires nobility, at least the son of a baron. ”

"I don't think I have a chance to become a reserve knight. Edward tugged at the corners of his mouth: "So...... What was Grand Master Mercer Kane's decision?"

"And after the Grand Master's inquiry, Gaio and I, after careful consideration and judgment, recommend you to him. Sir Leonardo Cambrai stood up and looked at Edward with a solemn expression: "We have sent someone to the Radiant Cross Church and ask the archbishop to choose a suitable priest to conduct the ceremony for you!"

"I, I...... Sorry, I can't seem to speak with excitement. Edward's expression looked really "panicked", like a real squire: "But I haven't scraped together enough salary, and I can't afford to buy a full set of armor, overcoats, and weapons!"

"That's not a problem, Gayor Valence paid you in advance before he left - as a gift to congratulate you on your official entry into this glorious group, hehehe...... He snatched me of what I wanted to do!" Sir Leonardo finally laughed, and looked at Edward with his hands behind his back, "Well, are you willing to take on this glorious status?"

"I ...... With the glorious cross on it, I don't know what to say!"

"Just say 'I do'. Leonardo kindly patted Edward's shoulder: "Don't be nervous and don't be afraid, this is a qiē you deserve, and it is also a heavy responsibility that you are about to carry." ”

.............................. "Have you read this letter, Archbishop Castro?" The Chief Cardinal, dressed in a black robe with a sword at his waist, walked over from the table with the seal of the Knights of the Holy Tree, and opened it with a light touch on the letter: "Mercer Kane only ordered someone to deliver it half a day ago - but it seems that you have already read it." ”

"Yes, it was a kind request, and I was about to grant him the choice of a priest of good character who could bear the honour to preside over the ceremony and bestow the blessing of the Radiant Cross. The archbishop smiled mildly: "You look quite surprised, my dear Peter. ”

"I'd be amazed at how much he'd done in just a short time since he'd been in Turin. Bishop Peter nodded, and put the letter aside with his hands behind his back: "This is no ordinary child, at least he has proven it himself. ”

Of course, he was blessed with the Radiant Cross, and God's blessing shone on him to embark on his own great deeds. The archbishop smiled, "What reason do you have now to suspect that the Radiant Cross is protecting him and blessing him?"

"Even so, it doesn't prove that he was really resurrected by the Radiant Cross who was given divine power!" Bishop Peter still "quibbled", but unfortunately his tone was not as strong as it was at the beginning: "Of course, even if it is a country boy, we must now consider a suitable person, at least so that Master Mercer Kane does not feel that we are perfunctory to him. ”

"Is there any good candidate, dear Peter?"

"There are one or two more: Solamu, who just returned some time ago, and whose church in Pipe Town is in dire need of restoration, and who has been put on this mission before that will increase his resume and experience in preparation for taking charge of a diocese in the future, or the elderly Schöpp in Xicheng who presides over a ceremony for a young knight before he leaves us for the rest of his life in the monastery, so that he can find something worth remembering in his boring life. ”

"They're all good candidates, but I know there's a better and more suitable young priest to take on the job, but I don't know if you'll agree with me. ”

"And who is that fortunate young clergyman?" said Peter, turning his hands behind his back, "perhaps you may tell me, Archbishop." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, he seems to be preaching on Spear Street, and he won't be back until the evening. The old man smiled and beckoned to the priest Caddow on the side: "Child, can you do me a favor as an old man?"

"Please do what you command. ”

"Go to Lance Street in the evening and call Priest Weber Alexander. The old man didn't pay any attention to the embarrassed Archbishop Peter, and continued with a smile: "Ask him if he would like to be in charge of such an honorable job. ”