Chapter XXXIII

Delia naturally smiled at Eddard's arrival, and nodded as if to reassure him.

Without waiting for Ed to respond, little Eleanor led him to the middle of the crowd, stood still and waited for something, Ed looked at almost all the knights around him, he didn't know any of them, and the little fat man himself was like a fish in water, secretly whispering something to them.

After a moment's wait, a number of lords and knights entered the hall, including Tennison, who had met in the tavern earlier, and Crown Prince Charles seemed to think that the people were almost there, and he raised his hand to signal that he had something to say.

The crowd fell silent and waited for the crown prince to speak.

"Today the kingdom of Roland has welcomed an important person, who has promised to bring us hope and victory, and I, as the only legitimate heir to the throne, will solemnly pledge to give her my greatest trust. Charles took a breath and continued.

"It is well known that the monarch of Ingier, at the instigation of his cunning minister, blindly regarded us as enemies, which is extremely wrong, but we have been enduring this irrational treatment, and today I am here to announce that the kingdom of Roland can no longer endure it from this moment on, and we will fight back, and we will drive them back to their islands!"

Prince Charles's face flushed, and he stood up straight from the throne excitedly, obviously these words had been brewing in his heart for a long time, and the strength of the enemy had been overwhelming him.

The Minister of Parliament, who was standing to his right, suddenly coughed heavily, as if his body was itchy.

The crown prince on the throne suddenly paused, and he looked at his important ministers.

Is this reminding yourself, as the king of a country, that you can't scold your enemies in your own castle?

Indeed, he is not a monarch yet, and the eyes and ears of the enemy are very likely to reach out to his side, thinking of this, Charles turned pale, slowly sat back on the throne, and then continued.

"After consultation with the ministers and lords, I have decided to immediately prepare to send troops to support the city of Ovare, and the responsibility of the commander will be entrusted to this Delia magician, and the knights who are willing to go on my expedition will report to her as much as possible, and the rest of the soldiers and supplies will be raised by the kingdom and will be sent out within three days. ”

After saying this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have exhausted his strength, he looked at the knights below and discussed, his own parliamentary minister got up and left with satisfaction, and Delia stepped forward with hope to bear the eyes of everyone.

"Poor little girl, where will those old fellows give in lightly and hand over the power to you, I don't know how many hidden traps are waiting in front of me, but if you are really my hero, you should be able to overcome them all!" Thinking of the unknown thought, the crown prince got up and left the hall with his retinue, leaving his troubles behind.

When the big names left one after another, the chatter in the crowd boiled like a pan with the lid peeled off.

How did this little girl standing in front of the stage pass the test of many people in power? What means did she use to persuade the crown prince, who had always avoided war, to agree to the army to go to the front? and how could she take over the responsibility of commander-in-chief of the army as soon as she appeared?

Little Eleanor was surrounded by people and asked him about every detail he knew, but when it mattered, Ed ignored him and instead walked into the center of everyone's attention.

"Congratulations, haha, I knew you could make it!" Ed said as he walked up to Delia, yesterday's companion seemed to have flown up the branch and turned into a phoenix, leaving the boy a little overwhelmed.

Delia looked into his eyes with a penetrating gaze, "I can't do this without your company, and in the future, are you willing to help me, even if I have to face the threat of war and death." The words were full of hope, like a lost little girl clinging to the bear in her arms, for fear of losing something precious.

Ed'an relented and smiled brightly at the girl, the change of status could not break the bond between them, and it turned out that each other's worries were superfluous.

"Of course, I will protect your safety with my life, give myself to you as you trust me, turn into a sword in your hand, and cut through an enemy that stands in the way ahead!" he bent down slightly and kissed the back of the girl's hand, the first time he had been so close to her.

Spiritually, the two are closer to each other, a girl who implements the concept of the gods in her heart and embarks on a long road of no return, and a confused wanderer who has returned from another world, and has made an unbreakable oath with each other.

In the hall, all the knights witnessed this scene, Eddard, a strange boy, completed the ceremony, and officially became the first knight in the army, but most people were still waiting, Delia was not the son of the Grand Duke, and had never proven himself in front of people, and it was far from enough to get the allegiance of other knights.

Even the most warlike young knights, such as Tennison, were hesitant, and the people slowly dispersed, and they needed more time to inquire about the commander and how she did it.

Delia didn't care about this, her goal was to lead all ordinary people to stand up, these knights would eventually stand on the opposite side of her one day in the future, not to mention that she had just gained her first knight, and the trust of her companion alone was worth the allegiance of a hundred knights.

Ed looked at the little fat man, who was still surrounded by the crowd and couldn't explain it in any way, and decided not to cause trouble, he walked out of the hall with Delia and met Andre who was too late for Sansan.

On the way back to their accommodation, Ed repeated the Crown Prince's decision and the knights' reactions to Andre, and told him about himself.

Delia did not take the initiative to talk about the process of receiving questions from the crown prince and others in the afternoon, and Ed and Andre did not ask too much, and even if the companions kept secrets, it would not affect the trust between them.

Little Eleanor returned in the evening with the two knights of the family, who lived not far from the main castle and close to each other.

Ed found the little fat man for the first time, and explained his behavior of abandoning him in the afternoon before he was forgiven, in exchange, little Eleanor also got a lot of news from him, but the core Ed still didn't confide in it all.

Bidding farewell to little Elinor, Ed walked on the road thinking about some of the front-line information he had just gotten from him, and based on the information he and Andre had gathered, there was indeed a great conspiracy behind the attack on Murray Town, the supply hub behind Auare, and the news of Ameraburg's request for help was spread to the military camp in Murray Town shortly after Ed and the others left.

There were knights who saw the soldiers who delivered the news that they had not reappeared for a long time after entering, and there was no news from the upper echelons of Murray that they were going to increase the number of troops in Ameraburg.

It seems that it was the higher-ups in charge of Murray's work who suppressed the relevant news, which led to the breach of Amerafort and the successful attack of Murray by the Ingiers.

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