Chapter 36: Knight Ranks
With the completion of the assembly of the strong men on the island, everyone began to enter a state of combat readiness under the command and dispatch of Geraint. All the islanders who joined the army were gearing up and training intensively, ready to resist the invasion of the Imperial Knights.
Haig, on the other hand, had been in deep thought since his return from the Prophet Freud.
That night, in Mallory's Manor, Haig began to have dinner with his wife, children, and housekeepers as usual. However, Haig at the table seemed to have lost his soul, and did not pick up the cutlery in front of him for a long time.
"Daddy, what's wrong with you today? When you came back from the mountains in the evening, I found that you had not said anything. What are you thinking?" asked Hernar, munching on the meat on her plate.
"Haig, did you hear something mysterious from Mr. Floyd again?" asked Shi Yin.
"Yes, this time the great prophet said a lot to me and gave me a lot of revelations, and this is the first time in my life. Haig responded, "I saw a lot of things in the images he showed me. And he also gave a piece of advice in Zuihou - let the light be planted with the wings of freedom. So I've been thinking about what the light represents, and how we can give it wings of freedom. Or that the Wings of Freedom are us, so who are the people who are in our ranks and will play a pivotal role?"
"Dad, Grandpa Freud is very capable, but you don't need to take his every word as the will of the Radiant Goddess, right?" Haynar shook her head as she ate her dinner, "I remember when I was very young, Grandpa Prophet gave a prophecy. What to say When I saw myself in the mirror, I touched the key that opened the door of destiny. He also said that I in the mirror was not necessarily the real me, and that I would fall in love with the same person as me. These words are still difficult for me to understand. And I can see myself in the mirror every day, but I don't see me getting any keys. ”
"Henar, there must be a moral to what your prophet grandfather said. Maybe he meant something else when he said 'look in the mirror'. Haig smiled and glanced at Henar, "But I remember when you were a baby, the prophet came to see you. At that time, he smiled and said to me that although this child is a girl, she will definitely grow up to be a little mare who has lost her bearings. Now it seems that he is right!"
"Daddy, you're so bad......" Heinal listened to Haig's words, and her face instantly turned red.
"Alright, dinner is getting cold, don't discuss this kind of thing at the table, eat them up quickly!" Shiyin smiled at Haig and Hanal. This smile may seem very kind to ordinary people, but only Haig and Hannal can understand the murderous look in the eyes of Natsune when he makes such a smile. The two of them were silent all at once, quickly cleaning up the food on the table.
"Hehehe, no one would have thought that the leader of the Wings of Freedom, who is usually outside in full scenery, would be so afraid of his own wife!" Neil chuckled inwardly.
Early the next morning, Haig and Geraint received information from the mainland. According to the intelligence, the Blue Dragon Knights under Parsa's command will arrive at the port in three days with some of the main forces of the White Dragon Knights.
"It seems that the Imperial ships are coming sooner than we thought!" Hagrid sighed, "Isn't there any news from my good friend Roger?"
"Master, since the Blue Dragon Knights are leading elite troops to launch a blockade operation at sea, we have no way of knowing what is happening on Roger's side. Neil responded.
"Mr. Haig, I've always had a question on my mind that I want to ask you!" Suddenly, Geraint interrupted the conversation.
"Knight Geraint, what do you want to know, please ask. I must know everything!"
"In the years I've been living in seclusion on the island, I've always heard of the name of Roger's pirate group. And the leader of the pirate group is said to have a very close relationship with you, Lord Haig. I wonder if this Captain Roger of the Pirate Regiment is the Captain of the Blue Dragon Knights of the Reims Kingdom who mysteriously disappeared six years ago - Lord Roger?"
"Oh, Knight Geraint. I don't think I need to answer you directly, do I? I already have the answer in your mind, don't I?" Haig smiled at Geraint.
"I think too, to be able to fight against the strongest naval force of the Reims Kingdom, the Blue Dragon Knights, only that man can do it. Geraint nodded.
"Alright, since it has been determined that the enemy will land from the port of Broken Grass, let us make all preparations and wait for the great battle to come!" Haig shouted out of the tent to the people present, "please follow the command of Lord Geraint, I am confident that our Wings of Liberty warriors will be able to protect our homeland." ”
"Hehe, I can't wait to fight the guys from the Imperial Knights. Mai Lun laughed below.
"Hmph, aren't you just a shrunken-headed turtle who likes to hide behind a shield? don't brag to me here!"
"What are you talking about, you stinky hillbilly, Cork, I guess I can only tickle the warships of the Blue Dragon Knights!" McLun said as he glared at Cork.
"Well, you two barbarians, aren't you afraid of being ashamed to quarrel like this in public?" Oliel glared at them.
"Hmph!" the two men looked at each other, their eyes as if they were about to release sparks.
"Please ask the friends of the four phalanxes in the north to camp in Duanmao Harbor first, and when I have settled the remaining troops in the Furt neighborhood, I will come and make peace with you immediately!" Geraint announced to the crowd. The Wings of Freedom fighters assigned to the mission began to march towards Broken Mouth on Jayrant's orders, while the others followed Jaylant and began to deploy in the Furt neighborhood.
"Uncle Geraint, and me!" At this time, Joshua stepped forward and pulled Rajrante's sleeve, "Am I going to the battlefield with you to see and see?"
"Joshua, war is not child's play, the front line is too dangerous, you better not follow me. If it was the troops who invaded Mallory before, I could take you with me to fight. But in three days, we will be greeted by the White Dragon Knights, one of the strongest elite troops in the Empire, and this is no joke. Geraint admonished Joshua, "You've learned a lot from me, but you're still far from combat. You haven't forgotten the lesson you learned from your last hunting, right?"
"Uncle Geraint, I'm a lot stronger now than I was then, don't you believe you?" said Joshua, drawing his iron sword to compete with Geraint.
"Joshua, after the last lesson, although you have improved, at most you are the standard of a trainee knight, and you can't even reach the level of a knight, I will definitely not let you go to the front line! I will take care of you for your parents!"
"Knight rank?" is that what Uncle Haig mentioned last time, saying that you are some kind of first knight of the Golden Dragon Knights?" asked Joshua.
"That's right! When we used to serve in the Knights, we used to measure a person's strength by the rank of knight. "Generally speaking, young people who are new to the Order are given the title of Trainee Knight without special training. They are usually responsible for simple security patrols, no different from ordinary soldiers, and do not go directly to the battlefield. ”
"So when you reach the knight rank, you can go to war?" asked Joshua.
"Yes! After the special training of the Knights, generally those who have successfully promoted to knighthood can be able to defeat one enemy and two on the battlefield, like the knights of our Five Dragons Knights can even deal with three to five ordinary soldiers at the same time. Geraint explained to Joshua in detail the rank of the knight, "And then up there is the rank of the Knight of Black Iron. However, this level is no longer something that ordinary knights can easily reach through training. Because he needs the knights themselves to be able to have a fighting spirit. ”
"What is vindictiveness, Uncle Geraint?" Joshua began to understand a little.
"Fighting spirits are a bit complicated to say. In short, it is a kind of liliang that people get by stimulating their physical potential or by transferring to the cultivation of magical elements. People with fighting spirit can basically be promoted to the rank of non-commissioned officer or above or become a member of some special forces in the Knights. "And those of us who have been knights are used to using the knight rank directly to measure a person's vindictiveness. For example, above the Black Iron Knight is the Bronze Knight, above the bronze is silver, and above the silver is the Golden Knight. In the entire Gaia continent, there are only a handful of people who can reach the level of a golden knight. And the fighting spirit of the same knight level can also be divided into top, intermediate, and junior third. The leaders of the Five Dragon Knights all have a top-level gold-level fighting spirit!"
"Is there a higher rank above the Golden Knight, Uncle Geraint?" Joshua seemed to have endless questions.
"Of course there is!" Geraint nodded, "That's the legendary paladin, a brave man who is rare to see in a hundred years, and there may not be such a person on the current Gaia continent." ”