Chapter 0073: Canonized Knight
Seven intermediate-level magical beasts, the Vulture Beast, arrived at the Butterfly Castle and quickly alarmed everyone in the castle.
Aldington followed behind his parents, and at a glance he saw that the leader of the vultures was a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, and he had no trouble guessing that this was Prince Age.
King Edward XII of Plantagenet had two sons and two daughters with the queen, and belonged to the most prolific couple in the royal family. The eldest princess and the youngest princess have both married foreign princes, and the eldest prince inherited the title of Duke of Windsor according to tradition, and learned how to govern the country in the Duchy of Windsor.
Only the little prince Aiki Windsor remained, who stayed with the king and queen and was pampered.
There is no doubt that in order to show his importance to the nobility of the bloodline, the king sent his youngest son, Prince Agey, to congratulate Aldington on his awakening.
When Prince Aki got off the vulture, Baron Aureno immediately led the family and knelt down on one knee to greet him: "Your Royal Highness Prince Achi, Baron of Momiji Town, Aureno Lun Iris, sends you loyal greetings and the highest respect to the Golden Flag. β
"Baron, please rise, I heard that your son's bloodline has awakened, and my father has specially ordered me to visit Butterfly Castle to congratulate Aldington." Although Prince Aiji is young, he has received the education of the royal family since he was a child, and he speaks with a clear eye and a great style.
After saying that, he seemed to see Durontan's family at this time: "Durontan Bomber also came to Butterfly Castle to celebrate?" β
Durontan did not kneel on one knee, and as the "King of a Kingdom" Count of the Feudal States, he did not need to kneel to anyone, even to meet Edward XII, he only had to bend down and bow. The relationship between the nobles and the king of the feudal state is more like a collaborator than a subordination.
And an imperial baron like Baron Aureno is the real vassal and retainer of the royal family, and he needs to perform a one-knee etiquette to the king, queen, prince, and princess.
"Aldington is learning to ride with my son Dulick, so I came over to congratulate him on his awakening." Durotan explained simply, "Your Royal Highness, is His Majesty's body well?" β
"Father is all right, Bomber doesn't need to worry."
"That's good."
Prince Eggie turned to look at Aldington: "Baron, is this your son Aldington?" β
Aldington didn't want to salute a little boy at all, but the rules of knightly civilization were here, and he was reluctant in his heart, and he had to put on an excited look on the surface: "It's a pleasure to meet Your Royal Highness, I'm Aldington Lun Iris, a new apprentice knight, who has just awakened the power of thunder." β
Prince Aiki nodded, there was not much expression on his face, and it felt like he was doing things very formulaic, like a machine had been trained.
He turned to the attendants and said, "Bring the ritual sword." β
The entourage immediately handed over a gorgeous long sword, and Aldington didn't know why when he saw this, but Baron Aureno and the others had already seen it.
Immediately afterwards, I heard Prince Eggy say: "Father is very happy to hear that Aldington has awakened the bloodline, and he specially entrusts me to canonize Aldington as an Imperial Knight on his behalf, Aldington, come forward and listen to the seal!" β
Canonization of Imperial Knights?
Aldington reacted quickly, picking up a title for nothing, not for nothing, of course he did, immediately stepped forward, knelt on one knee again, and knelt in front of Prince Agey.
According to the flow in memory, a loud slogan was shouted: "My king! β
Prince Aki took the ceremonial sword, pointed the tip of the sword on his left shoulder, and said in a serious tone in a childish tone: "Aldington Lun Iris, wake up from a nightmare and stay awake, believe in the three gods, and fight for high honors." β
He shifted the tip of his sword to one side, placed it on Aldington's right shoulder, and continued solemnly: "Holding the sword I have given you, he has established and commanded the highest order: the order of the knighthood, and it should be unstained!" β
He handed over the ceremonial sword again.
Aldington took the ceremonial sword in both hands and swore an oath: "I will be a brave knight, and the three gods will give me the power of blessings, and I will destroy weak enemies with lightning speed." I will abide by the order of the knighthood and live according to the moral code. β
Prince Aiki nodded and said, "The three gods bless you." β
Aldington replied, "I will swear allegiance to Plantagenet!" β
So far.
The knighthood process was over, and Aldington officially became a glorious Imperial knight, the lowest class of nobility, and the tenure system could not be hereditary. Next, there is the knight's equipment gift, as well as the knight's fiefdom, which is about the size of a manor.
Of course, this does not need to be done in front of Prince Aiji, and the entourage he brought with him will help with all the formalities.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Baron Giovanni, Chief Knight of Royce...... Please go into the castle and rest. Baron Aureno beckoned everyone to enter.
This time, the entourage brought by Prince Aiki was basically noble, such as Giovanni was an imperial baron, a phantom beast knight, and he also served as the chief of the palace guard, belonging to the royal family. For example, Royce is a free lord, a phantom beast knight, and a palace guard.
In order to protect Prince Aiji, the people who accompanied him were either phantom beast knights or elite knights.
Baron Aureno went to the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau every year for a meeting, and naturally got to know the nobles of these capitals, drinking coffee and chatting enthusiastically.
"Your Excellency Imperial Knight, you must accompany Prince Aiki well, and from now on, you will act as an attendant to His Royal Highness." Lady Helena gives Aldington orders.
The topic of adult chat, Prince Aiki couldn't interject at all, so after completing the ceremony, his identity quickly changed back to a child.
Playing with children, Aldington was very annoyed, but for the sake of the knightly title he had just obtained, he still greeted Prince Eggy warmly: "Your Royal Highness, do you play colossal chess?" β
"No, it won't."
"Won't?"
"I have a lot of homework to study every day, and I can't get into beast chess just yet." Prince Aiki replied seriously, "However, my father promised me that when I am fifteen years old and canonized as a prince, I will be able to choose my favorite hobby." β
It seemed that royal life was not so pretty, and Aldington thought to himself that it was still comfortable to be a small nobleman in the country. The emperor is far away, no one can control it, and there is no need to study all day, just be able to read and go to the battlefield. Of course, he wasn't going to settle for country life.
"So, will you fight crickets?" Aldington decided to relieve the pressure on the child, "Our Red Leaf Town is rich in crickets, tiger heads, white hemp, jute, black spots, and bamboo whiskers are all very popular varieties in the market, and one-tenth of the crickets in Little Versailles are produced in Red Leaf Town. β
"Crickets?" Prince Aiji's eyes lit up.
However, Drucker, a middle-aged man in his entourage, who was a servant who took care of the prince's daily life, was also a berserker on the same level as the Phantom Beast Knight.
Drucker glared directly at Aldington and said, "Knight Aldington, please engage in some meaningful activities with His Royal Highness the Prince, instead of fighting crickets, which is a boring game of corrupting will. β
Aldington was tempted to roll his eyes.
Prince Aiki is the second son, and he can't inherit the throne, why do you keep such a high will, usurping the throne or rebelling?
He was substituted for those palace struggles in ancient China, and felt that everyone except the prince should raise pigs, but the second son of the royal family under the knightly civilization also had many tasks to perform, such as marriage, town side, being an official, etc. Of course, although there is a deviation in his thinking, it does not prevent him from putting himself in the right position.
Clearing his throat, he asked Prince Aiki, whose eyes had become dim: "Your Royal Highness, do you know how to write poetry?" β