“............ I understand. After a little struggle, Will lowered his head.

"You're a good fighter, Will. But you have to remember that once an order has been given, it must never be disobeyed. Terenus said, "No matter how unreasonable that order may be, an order is an order, and it is your duty and your highest duty to carry it out!"

"If you still want to follow Her Highness Helena...... Tyrenus sighed, "if you still want to follow the banner of the Radiant Cross, keep this in mind." ”

"Shall I take charge of this operation, then, as compensation for being so merciful to Your Highness, and for not pursuing such an offense. Will asked tentatively, "Besides, I'd love to see that famous fortress too." ”

"I've given this task to another knight, so you don't have to go. Terenus refused, "Your task now is to keep Your Highness safe and to be careful at all times, especially when I am not there, and when Your Highness occasionally wants to go out alone. ”

"Just like last time?" Will smiled embarrassedly, "I should have greeted the city guards here earlier, but I was derelict in my duty and caused such a big embarrassment to His Highness." ”

"That's right, just like last time. You must follow closely by His Highness's side and not leave for half a step. As he said this, Terenus also looked at Ain, who was standing proudly behind Helena: "If you encounter someone who is particularly difficult or in the way, you are allowed to take some special measures." ”

"Understood!" Adjutant Will thumped his chest, "Will the Knight of Dawn obeys!"

At this time, a noisy noise suddenly came from outside the castle wall, and a few wandering knights who looked a little shivering in their clothes fought with three or four guys who looked like the children of nobles.

"Oh my God, the Radiant Cross is up, what are they doing?!" Terenus looked at the crazy guys in disbelief, "Can anyone tell me who these people are?!"

"Uh...... I think they should be knights who have come to swear allegiance to His Highness. Will said in an uncertain tone, "In other words, they are also the soldiers you are about to recruit." ”

"It's really unfortunate to have such a group of soldiers. The corners of Terenus's mouth twitched, "I shouldn't have had hope for these wandering knights in the first place. ”

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The fastest thing on this shijie is known as the wind, but there is one thing that is faster than the wind, and that is the variety of stories and gossip that people are passionate about. The bards in the taverns, as well as the travelers who love rumors, take these stories far and wide, and everyone in Zuihou will know that these are originally unremarkable, beautiful haodeaiqing stories, or maybe scandals.

After Helena led the coalition forces and the Silent Forest to completely defeat the Orcs of the Tal tribe of Kosai, the shocking news spread throughout the North as the armies returned. Over and over again, the bards told this legendary story in the taverns and inns of the major towns.

Of course, just like all stories and rumors, by the time Zuihou himself knows about it, what he hears is completely different from the original, completely unrecognizable, and may not even have anything to do with it at all--because the storyteller always likes to embellish it and add some content that the people like to see, and when everyone has tampered with a little "detail", the story will be completely different.

After receiving the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Helena to Harringus Castle, a few wandering knights or nobles came to swear allegiance to her every day during the short winter in the north, and this became more frequent after spring.

Of course, there were a few episodes in the midst of this--of course, most of the country knights who had not seen much of the world were shocked by the charm and beauty of the princess as soon as they saw her, and they wanted to go and break all those damned orcs to pieces right now, but there were also some knights who found that Princess Helena was not quite the same as they had heard. How did Her Royal Highness, who looked a little delicate, wield a two-meter-long sword, held a one-person-high shield, and rode a war horse with a length and width of three meters all the way to the front of the orc leader Kosai, and then pierced it through the heart with a sword on the spot?

In any case, these wandering knights, who come a few times a day, have almost become a scene in Harringus. People tend not to pay much attention to familiar old faces, but if there are three or four knights every day who have never seen before, it is more appealing to curiosity.

Although many of these wandering knights were unseemly unseemly, and extremely inexperienced in warfare, they were only a little better than the peasants who had just come out of the fields. But this is also one of the few sources of soldiers. Terenus divided them into two subordinate units, the Ranger and the Sergeant, and established Helena's own armed forces as quickly as possible.

However, there is a lot that needs to be done to train them to be truly qualified soldiers -- the knights of the north, more or less advocating individual heroism, are very unsuitable for the infantry phalanx mode, marching and fighting in unison. It takes quite a bit of time to train.

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"I hereby swear to you, blood of the great Pendragon, Her Royal Highness Princess Helena. From this moment on, my sword will be wielded for you, and I will fight for you and your enemies, and in the name of the Radiant Cross, I ask you to grant me this supreme glory, and I will repay you with my life!"

A young knight with curly black hair and a slightly tattered outfit fell on one knee in the center of the castle hall. He kept his head down, and his voice was slightly dull and hoarse.

Although the leather armor on his body looks a little worn, it seems that the clothes have not been washed in a long time. But this knight's body is quite clean, with a black loose trouser underneath and a long legging skirt to cover it, which looks quite out of place.

"I am glad to accept your allegiance, Your Excellency. Helena whispered, "I grant you permission to join the Knights of the Dawn, and Commander Terenus will be in charge of your duties. ”

"Thank you very much for your grace, Your Highness Princess. The man still kept his head down and never raised his head to look at it, as if he was shy: "Only sacrifice can be repaid!"

"This guy is weird. Knight Ain, who was standing behind Helena, muttered in a low voice: "I am obviously wearing such a thick leather armor, but I also have to match a long liner, and I am so ugly to die with such a long coat underneath, what kind of place is this aesthetics." ”

"It's a very bad act to talk about how someone else is dressed behind your back, Knight Ain. Will reminded in a low voice: "The other party may have their own considerations, or maybe there are special reasons for this." ”

You're right, most likely for some special reason. Ain smiled evilly, and a string of malicious conjectures appeared in his mind: "Maybe it's because his thighs are too fat, so he wants to cover up his ugliness?"

"Your mind is incomprehensible, Knight Ain. Will shook his head helplessly: "The legs are too fat, it's funny, this young man looks quite athletic, I am very experienced in this area, just by his arms and appearance, you can see that he must be a guy who is often on the go." ”

"But there was something peculiar about his dress, which he had never seen before, as if he was a mess. But that's not something you make fun of, for whatever reason!"

"Weishenme doesn't look up?" Helena, who didn't hear the "whispering" of the two guards behind her, smiled and looked at the knight who was still kneeling in place: "Are you so unwilling to see my face?"

"I don't dare, Your Royal Highness the Princess!" said the knight, but his tone remained calm, "But I really look ...... It's so unbelievable that I'm afraid of tarnishing your eyes. ”

"There is nothing undefiled, raise your head, and tell us your name. Helena was still smiling: "You are now my warrior, raise your head and let us know you." ”

So saying, Helena got up from her main seat and wanted to go down. But she was stopped by Ai Yin behind her, and the young female knight scolded loudly: "Didn't you hear Your Highness's order?!Knight, are you planning to disobey Her Royal Highness's order?!"

The young knight looked a little hesitant, but Zuihou stood up and walked to Helena's main seat, of course, with his head bowed.

Step by step, the knight's mood seemed to begin to become agitated, as could be seen from his faster and faster steps.

But a figure stood in his way, a shadow about his size, and suddenly stood in the way of Helena. The knight even heard the sound of the other party's sword blade being gently drawn.

"I'm very sorry, Lord Knight. Will's voice was very easy-going, but it was cold to the bones: "Before you meet Your Highness, can you discuss with us why your clothes are so peculiar, this little question?"

"Will?!" Ain exclaimed, "What are you doing?!"

"Or ......" Will's voice grew slower and colder, "Take out the stuff hidden in your pants and show us?"