From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

After breakfast, Krober quickly took action and began to pack his luggage, preparing to embark on the journey to the capital of the principality, Saint King Castle.

For this trip, Krober and others decided to travel light, because the conscription order issued by the Grand Duke was extremely urgent.

According to Count Daniel's inference, the war might break out soon. Therefore, Krober must reach the Knights' residence as soon as possible to avoid delaying time and being forced to go to the border to swear an oath, which would cause unnecessary trouble.

They only carried enough food and water to sustain their lives on the road, and then set off without hesitation.

The road from Flower Crown City to Saint King Castle is usually patrolled by patrols, and there are almost no robbers, so Krober gave up the idea of ​​taking a few soldiers with him. The entire team consists of only four people, Krober, Foster, Will and Sam.

Traveling light all the way, Krober spent nearly fifteen hours every day on the road, and the rest of the time was used for rest, eating, etc.

In order to catch up with the progress, they did not even stay in the city on the first night, but spent the night on the plains, just to reduce the time wasted on the road.

Saint Gold Castle is still a bit far from border cities like Flower Crown City. Even though Krober and his party hurried all the way and changed horses twice through the Golden Rose caravan on the road, it took nearly a week to arrive at the gate of Saint Gold Castle.

Saint Gold Castle is located in a fertile valley, surrounded by towering mountains. If you want to enter and exit Saint Gold Castle, you can only go through the only road in the southwest.

It is said that when the Grand Duke was still the princess of the Emerald Kingdom, he was optimistic about the characteristics of this place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the surrounding mountains were also very suitable for the golden dragon to live. The wild monsters living in it were the best hunting targets for the golden dragon.

That's why the Grand Duke decided to build the capital in this place. The military significance is quite important, but the transportation is not very convenient, but the Grand Duke doesn't care.

The city has a unique architectural style, which combines Gothic and Baroque elements. The towering spires and gorgeous decorations are eye-catching.

Of course, in this world, this style is uniformly called the Emerald Relief Style, which is a popular architectural style in the Emerald Kingdom.

The streets are paved with neat cobblestones, and the bustling crowds shuttle through them. The streets and alleys are filled with various aromas, including the wheat aroma from the bakery and the delicious food from the restaurant.

The merchants' hawking, the clatter of horseshoes and the laughter of people are intertwined to form a vivid city symphony.

On the outskirts of the city, on a peak of the northern mountain range, a magnificent castle was built, which is the seat of the ruling class.

It is worth mentioning that Saint Gold Castle is not golden. The name of Saint Gold Castle is just an abbreviation for the place where the golden dragon and the Grand Duke live.

The walls of the castle are tall and solid. It almost occupies all the space on the top of the mountain. It looks like the mountain was chiseled in the middle and a castle was carved out. It can be called a masterpiece of nature. (Picture below)

Because the Grand Duke settled the border and opened up the entire Golden Grand Duchy, almost all the nobles and people yearned to live in Saint Gold Castle.

There were even rumors that the Grand Duke at that time only built a castle on the peak of the northern mountain range, and the city below, which was called the capital, was built spontaneously by her followers, but it was collectively called Saint King Castle together with the castle.

It was already dusk when Krober arrived at Saint King Castle. The tired and sleepy people unanimously decided to find a tavern to rest and relax, and report to the castle early tomorrow morning.

Krober soaked in a wooden barrel filled with hot water, feeling the waves of comfort coming from his body, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

These days of sleeping in the open and riding fast really tired him. When he was about to get close to Saint King Castle, he almost had to eat immediately, and his sleep time was reduced by a few hours, just to get to the destination as soon as possible.

Lying relaxed in the bathtub, Krober planned the matters of reporting tomorrow.

According to Count Daniel, the Dragon Breath Knights were stationed inside the castle where the Grand Duke lived, and all training was usually carried out in the castle.

The castle where the Grand Duke lives has no guards, and the members of the Dragon Breath Knights also have to take on the task of patrolling and garrisoning the castle. It can be said that except for the Grand Duke and his servants, only the members of the Dragon Breath Knights can move freely in the entire castle.

So if Krober wants to report to the Knights, he must go to the Grand Duke's castle. After a series of inspections and tests, Krober can truly become a knight of the Dragon Breath Knights.

The Golden Rose Family also has members serving in the Dragon Breath Knights, but they are already too old and may have to consider retirement in a year or two.

The number of members of the Dragon Breath Knights often determines the status of the family in the heart of the Grand Duke.

In Krober's view, the positioning of the Dragon Breath Knights is like the relationship between the emperor and the eunuch (?) (fog)

Change one.

Just like in the previous life of A Song of Ice and Fire, when Robert Baratheon was king, the soldiers of the Lannister family almost occupied the Red Castle. Robert also said at that time that he saw Lannister's golden hair as soon as he opened his eyes. Even if he hated Lannister, he had to use Lannister people to walk around in his Red Castle.

The queen is a Lannister, the guards are also Lannisters, and even the wine pourer is a Lannister. This is the biggest advantage of occupying a position next to the king.

Of course, this world is different. The power of the dragon knight is enough to rule a country. When the power gap is too large, there is no possibility of rebellion. What's more, the Grand Duke is the most beloved sister of the Emerald King. He can allow his sister to escape the marriage and go to the south of the kingdom to open up wasteland. Isn't this the love of a brother?

He is strong enough to rule a country, and there is a powerful kingdom with many dragon knights behind him. It can be said that no matter what the Grand Duke does, those nobles have to flatter the Grand Duke and say that he does a good job.

But fortunately, the Grand Duke is also a wise ruler? Probably.

Under her governance, the strength of the entire principality has been thriving.

In order to gain more benefits for themselves, the nobles also stuffed their own suitable clansmen into the Dragon Breath Knights, just to get familiar with the Grand Duke, so that their families can get more favor from the Grand Duke in the distribution of interests at the national level.

If the Grand Duke's requirements were not too high, the Dragon Breath Knights should have filled the entire castle, instead of just a few dozen people to support the scene.

It is said that the nobles now have a preference for marrying with a family with golden fighting spirit, just so that their offspring can have a golden fighting spirit physique.

But it is not known whether the golden dragon has absorbed all the power of gold into its body. Most nobles still have their own fighting spirit physique even if they marry with golden nobles.

Only families with golden physique can stably produce offspring with golden physique, such as the Golden Rose family.

But the problem is that all families with golden physique in the entire Golden Grand Duchy generally have the trait of not having many children, that is, the trait of not having many children, usually only one or two.

Wiping his body with a towel, Krober felt that his chances of success in joining the Dragon Breath Knights should be quite high. When the time comes, he will show his face in front of the Grand Duke and brush up his loyal and patriotic personality. Maybe the Grand Duke can also grant him a knight's territory or something.

After all, granting one's own territory is completely different from granting the Grand Duke's territory.

Wearing comfortable pajamas and placing his weapon next to his pillow, Krober lay on the bed, concentrating his energy for tomorrow's Knight Order admission test.