Chapter 105: A Good Example
Floyd stood up in the arena and challenged David, not because he also wanted to be the lord of Winter Village, or because he had any special thoughts about Princess Sophia.
The reason for his death was embarrassing: the three noble children who had been defeated by David had all received the guidance of him, a teaching knight.
Three people in a row, in the blink of an eye, were defeated by a young man from the countryside, which made Freud very embarrassed, and when today's events got out, he probably had no future in the Knights of Tiran.
In order to prove his strength, and to some extent to keep his job, Floyd had to go down to prove his strength.
And then...... Then he was knocked down by David.
The battle between the two was much more exciting than the previous three, and Floyd, with his superb martial arts and stronger physical fitness, launched a fierce attack on David.
It's a pity that his attack couldn't pose a real threat to David, and was easily defused by the other party, just when he wasted a lot of strength and wanted to stabilize a little bit of strength, he was seized by the young man on the opposite side and simply put it on the ground.
Still pressed to his throat by the sharp blade of the spear, Floyd fell to the ground and looked at the young man standing beside him, as if he was in high spirits, knowing that his future was completely over.
The sensation suffocated him, and even though David had withdrawn his weapon, he had risen from the ground again, but his face was still pale.
"Alright, that's the end of the challenge!"
While several young people in the surrounding crowd were still hesitating whether they wanted to end the game, His Majesty suddenly announced that the challenge was over.
"David has proven his strength and is fully qualified for the position of Lord of Winter Town."
His Majesty's words surprised the nobles at the scene a little, and the dukes, marquises, and counts present all involuntarily began to look at their colleagues around them, while the viscounts and barons looked at David in the field with envy and jealousy.
“?”
David thought that if he didn't defeat a dozen or twenty noble children today, this matter would not be over, and now it seems that things are much better than he expected.
As for what these eyes around him meant, he couldn't guess too much, and he could only judge that his biggest purpose of coming to the royal city was achieved.
His Majesty's words just now are not Winter Village, but Winter Town!
As the head of a country, Ebertson can't talk casually, and judging from Ebertson's previous interactions, the king spoke very carefully, so it couldn't be wrong.
This means that the upgrade of Winter Village to Winter Town has been directly finalized by His Majesty the King!
In fact, as David guessed, after proving his ability, His Majesty the King announced on the spot: Winter Town is the newest border town of the Kingdom of Tilan - this announcement means that the official of the Kingdom of Tilan directly gave David the administrative level of a town, even if David's village does not meet the minimum requirements of the town, this level will not be affected.
Correspondingly, there will be no follow-up assessment or anything, and the name of Winter Village will be completely replaced by Winter Town after today.
"If you show your ability, you will be better ......"
Earl Stewart hinted at David, but he really didn't expect it to be in such a crisp way.
"The official ceremony will take place tomorrow."
His Majesty, having announced his decision, motioned to the people to continue their previous activities, and to come to the meeting today, and to talk about the business tomorrow.
After whispering something to Earl Stewart, he continued to chat with his wife, daughter, and other royal dignitaries, and did not come back to ask David about Wintertown.
As the knight of the guard carried both weapons away, the small arena was transformed back into a dance floor, and David walked to the corner where Sharon and Earl Stewart were.
"Congratulations!" Earl Stewart raised the wine glass in his hand and congratulated David: "You have officially become the Lord of Winter Town in the Kingdom of Tiran. ”
While it is uncertain whether David will be knighted or knighted, there is no doubt that his rule in Wintertown has been legally recognized by the Kingdom of Tiran.
Earl Stewart originally didn't think that David could directly get the title, but some words from His Majesty just now made him shake his judgment.
"Aren't you happy?" Seeing that David did not speak, Earl Stewart thought that the young man was immersed in great joy and had not yet come back to his senses.
"I thought it was a more difficult competition."
"You mean the contest just now?" Stewart took a sip of his wine, "As I said, it would be more advantageous for you to have this kind of competition on an occasion like today." ”
Under the gaze of His Majesty the King, the Queen, and the Princess, among the countless high-level magnates of the Tilan Kingdom, no one dared to use the means to do so, and at the same time, the standard punishment for victory and defeat was also very strict, after all, so many people watched, and everyone knew in their hearts who was strong and who was weak.
In order not to embarrass their family, those who fall behind must simply admit defeat and not be entangled repeatedly.
On the contrary, David, a hillbilly, does not have too many restrictions, after all, in the eyes of the upper class, it is not surprising that these mud legs do any ridiculous things.
Of course, if David's strength is not enough and he is still entangled, although it is not death, the end will not be good.
The king can't clean you up when he is watching, and when the party is over, the nobles have 10,000 ways to make a commoner feel that life is worse than death.
"Will there be any trouble after that?"
"You won't be in any trouble until tomorrow."
His Majesty has already said that there will be a formal ceremony tomorrow to confirm David's identity.
"As for tomorrow and later, I don't know."
Sutton Stewart had several guesses in his mind, and whether David would be in trouble after that depended on how His Majesty the King would settle the new Lord of Wintertown tomorrow.
The crux of the question is not whether to make David a knight or give him a knighthood, but whether David's Winter Town will become a fief of Her Royal Highness the Princess? Is David loyal to His Majesty? Or is it allegiance to Her Royal Highness the Princess?
What will happen to the specifics, maybe even His Majesty the King will have to consult some information after returning before he can make a decision.
Stewart's guess about His Majesty was not wrong, and after the party, King Ebertson-Tiran, when he returned to his office, directly opened the papers that had been placed on the table long ago.
Looking at the information about Winter, David, and Irontree, the official reports sent by Irontree, and some of the information sent from Irontree, Ebelson understood why David didn't go to Irontree Castle and went to the Tilan King Capital to apply for a village upgrade, and even wanted to 'allegiance' to his own majesty.
"Hmph, a bunch of insatiable guys!" Throwing aside the papers about Irontree, Ebelson picked up the thin document containing David's personal information: "Very smart young man, not like an ordinary civilian. ”
Eberson, like many nobles who had come into contact with David, expressed doubts about David's origins and made some reasonable guesses.
Unlike the other nobles, however, Eberson just guessed casually and put these things aside.
For His Majesty the King, David's current status as a young commoner who has risen through the ranks of the Pioneer Order and will soon become the Lord of Wintertown after proving his abilities, and that is enough!
It doesn't matter what David's origin is! What Eberson wants to see is a successful example of civilian success, a pioneer order.
"In that case, it's just that the knighthood is not suitable."
Thinking of this, Ebelson made a decision in his heart, and immediately issued a series of orders to prepare for the ceremony that would take place tomorrow.
Meanwhile, David returned to the inn, but to his surprise, Earl Stewart did not return home and decided to spend the night in David's suite next door.
"Why stay here for one night?" Even for dinner, Earl Stewart ate with David, and at the dinner table, David took the opportunity to ask the earl's intentions: "What do you think will happen tonight?" ”
"Yes." Earl Stewart had already finished eating, and his face was full of waiting to see the excitement: "I am curious what kind of decision His Majesty will make." ”
"You can get an answer by staying here?"
"Of course." Earl Stewart looked at David, and the more he came into contact with him, the more he felt that David was very contradictory, this young man seemed to know a lot, so much that people doubted his origins; Sometimes he can be very 'ignorant', and if he really comes from that kind of background, he should know some things very well: "You don't think you don't have to do any preparations before the ceremony, do you?" ”
"Uh......" David immediately realized that Earl Stewart was waiting here for the envoy of the palace, and then learned of His Majesty's decision: "Is that ceremony troublesome?" ”
"It's not a hassle, you can remember the whole process after listening to it once." Earl Stewart gave his advice: "As long as you are honest and at your mercy and don't talk nonsense, there will be no problem." ”
At this moment, the palace envoy that Earl Stewart was waiting for arrived, and what he was most concerned about was what kind of clothing was specially sent by the attendants.
"Is it armor? Or a dress? ”
As the Queen's younger brother and a well-known figure in the royal capital of Tiran, Earl Stewart did not need to avoid it at all, and could even ask directly about what he wanted to know.
The envoy of the palace also answered the earl's question very simply: "It's a dress, my lord." ”
Hearing that it was a dress, Earl Sutton-Stewart couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, then turned around and congratulated David on the side very formally: "Congratulations, while there is enough time, think about the pattern of the family crest." ”