Chapter 110: The First Man to Take the Initiative
Coughing lightly twice, David closed the gift box again with his usual face, and noticed that Sharon was still staring at the gift box, so he pushed it over: "I see that you seem to like it very much, so I'll give it to you." ”
Sharon put it away, not polite to David at all.
As a cleanliness girl, she wants to be able to take a good shower after a lot of exercise every day, and this jewel is very suitable for her needs.
At the same time, the vibrating orb is great for relieving muscle problems that arise after a lot of workouts.
"What other gifts did you receive?"
"It's all jewelry, swords, and stuff that is still piled up in Earl Stewart's house." David paused, and seeing that Elias hadn't left yet, he asked by the way, "It shouldn't be difficult to hire someone to help transport these things, right?" ”
"It's not difficult, there are a lot of people to pick up this kind of transportation work." Elias asked again, "Do you need to buy a carriage for Lord Baron and Miss Rogers?" ”
Elias already knew that this Sharon's surname was Rogers, and with Sharon's appearance and temperament, she didn't look like she was from a civilian family, and regarded her as a similar situation to himself - her ancestors had been nobles, but now she is down.
However, this Miss Rogers is expected to change her future, and it looks like she should become Baroness of Glamorgan.
In fact, it is not surprising that Earl Stewart would misunderstand the relationship between David and Sharon.
David traveled from the most remote part of the kingdom of Tiran to the royal capital, hoping that he could cross that threshold and enter the aristocratic class, in this case, he was accompanied by a beautiful young girl, and anyone would misunderstand the relationship between the two.
If it wasn't related to her own interests, why did this Sharon accompany David to come so far to the royal capital? Don't want to be sure if your future is bright?
Earl Stewart thinks so, and so does Elias now, including the pharmacist Cordell and the knight of the guard, Gareth Stanton, who came to report the next day.
They couldn't have imagined that David brought Sharon because she was very good at fighting!
It's just that these people have seen all kinds of things in the royal capital, and they are not stunned young people who don't understand anything, and before the Baron really introduces 'this is the Baroness', they will not call themselves arbitrarily, but just maintain due respect, and call Miss Rogers and it will be over.
Over the next two days, Elias completed all the formalities and left at any time if David wanted to.
It's just a slight delay on Gareth Stanton's side.
It's not that he can't recruit at least ten good soldiers, but Gareth Stanton, a knight of the guard, who is looking for the reason of the Lord Baron Glamorgan, to select as young and good as possible and without a family, and refuses Earl Stewart's suggestion to help.
This surprised David a little, this Gareth Stanton, who became his own guard knight because of His Majesty's order, is still very loyal!
In addition, David has been greeted by ten cavalry guards sent by the king, and these ten knights will protect Baron David-Glamorgan until it is safe to reach the territory of Wintertown.
Ten Kingdom Guards Cavalry is already a lot of combat power, but the real deterrent is their formation, the exclusive armor on their bodies, which symbolizes the royal family of the Kingdom of Tiran.
These ten cavalry guards are actually showing an attitude: Baron Glamorgan is directly loyal to His Majesty the King.
Those nobles who have bad ideas, it is better to honestly put away those ideas.
In addition, Earl Stewart directly arranged carriages and guards to help David transport those gifts, and negotiated with David that after the team arrived in Winter Town, they would decorate Winter Town's specialty potatoes as a reward, and there would be no additional shipping costs.
"Those drawings you gave me called high heels and maid outfits are the best reward." At the end, he also reminded David: "By the way, have you seen the illustration I drew by myself?" ”
"Illustrated?"
"It's in the box! I think you can think of it without any hints, because I can feel that the two of us are the same kind of people! ”
“……”
David, who understood the gift when he saw it, was a little panicked, could it be true that he was actually the same kind as Earl Stewart said?
But after this separation, there shouldn't be much chance to meet in the future, right?
Three days later, Gareth Stanton finally selected ten elite soldiers, who will be led by Gareth Stanton himself, and will return to Winter Town together as Baron Gramorgan's personal guards to protect Lord Baron and Lord Baron's property.
The team of more than thirty people was ready to go, and after Elias had once again confirmed that Lord Baron Glamorgan was indeed not ready to recruit any more, he began to inform all of them to leave.
Just then, an unexpected visitor arrives to visit Baron Glamorgan.
David, who was ready and even retired from the room, met this visitor in the lobby of the inn, and it was actually the Tyran Knights who had been defeated by himself during the gathering of countless nobles in the royal capital of Tiran, the Knight Freud.
"It's you!"
"Yes, Lord Baron." Floyd wore the standard armor of the Knights of Tiran, did not wear a helmet, and the hair on his head was meticulously arranged, but a closer look could still be seen to be slightly haggard.
"You're looking for me?"
"Yes, Lord Baron." Floyd paused, as if thinking of a wording: "I want to swear allegiance to my lordship." ”
A sentence that clarified his intentions and at the same time attracted the attention of everyone around him.
There was no one in the lobby of the inn at the moment, and it was basically the people who were going to follow David to Winter Town.
These include Elias, the ceremonial officer, Cordell, the apothecary, Gareth Stanton, the knight of the guard, and the four guardsmen, as well as Sharon and Newton. Other than that, the innkeeper, the waiter, and two people who were talking to the innkeeper.
Everyone was silent now, including the Kingdom Guard cavalry who had just walked in and was about to inform David that he was ready to go, and they all kept looking at Floyd.
"You want to pledge allegiance to me?"
"Yes." Freud replied crisply, completely ignoring the scrutiny, curiosity, and wonder that kept shooting at him, 'Is this man warts in his head?' Wait for the eyes.
"Why?" David immediately added: "I know my situation very well, I can't even recruit the most third-rate mages and ordinary knights, as the teaching knight of the Knights of Tiran, there is no reason for you to defect to me, a small country nobleman, right?" ”
David's question was also the question of everyone present, and everyone present kept their mouths shut, wondering what kind of wind was pumping this teaching knight of the Knights of Tiran?
"I'm no longer a teaching knight of the Knights of Tiran." Floyd struggled to control his expression, but there was still a slight hint of bitterness.
"Oh~"
It was only David who spoke, but Floyd seemed to hear everyone here 'oh~'.
"You've left the Knights of Tiran?"
"No, but I'm not going to stay in the Order."
David looked at Floyd, finally at the expressions of the people around him, and made a decision: "I accept your allegiance. ”
He didn't know what Freud had chosen to leave the Knights of Tiran to join his command; He didn't bother to investigate what trouble the Freud had had with the Order.
There was only one reason why David decided to accept Floyd's offer: he was the first person to choose to join his team in the true sense of the word.
No matter what trouble he was in now, the identity of the knight of the Knights of Tiran was really there, and there was no reason for David to push this kind of talent out, especially when there were so many people watching the excitement in the audience.
Spreading his hand slightly, Elias took out the saber that had been in the box as David spoke, and then handed the hilt to David's hand.
David took advantage of the situation and grabbed the ornate saber that Stewart had given him, and drew the longsword. With the melodious sound of the sword, Floyd was already on one knee in front of David.
With his head bowed, his hands on his knees in front of him, he faced the Baron David Glamorgan, to whom he would be allegiant, and recited the oath of allegiance in a loud voice.
"In the name of Freud, the Knight of the Knights of the Kingdom of Tiran, I will use my sword and shield to drive out all enemies who stand in my way, Baron David Gramorgan...... (omitted)...... Here, I offer my loyalty! ”
The people behind David avoided the sides very appropriately, and quietly watched David put the back of his long sword on Floyd's shoulders after Floyd finished his oath.
"I, Lord of the Barons of Wintertown in the Kingdom of Tiran, David Glamorgan, accept the allegiance of Knight Floyd."
The ritual was simple and uncomplicated, but for Freud, it meant that his life would go in another unknown direction.
After David motioned for him to get up, Floyd secretly let out a sigh of relief.
No matter how much entanglement and hesitation there was before, he had already taken this step, and I hope his choice was not wrong!
He raised his head slightly, wanting to take a look at his future monarch, but collided with David's gaze.
David looked at Floyd, who was slightly flustered, and said softly, "You made the right choice." ”
The sound was quiet, but the quiet environment made David's words clear to everyone. The innkeeper and the two men who were talking to him, as well as the guards standing at the door, all looked disapproving, and it was obvious that they did not agree with David's words in their hearts.
"Take care of your own business and catch up with the team when it's done."
Instructed Freud to deal with the follow-up matters of the Knights, David led the people out of the inn, stepped on his warhorse, and officially set out on the journey back.