The Sun King's Evidence

It was still dark the next day, around seven o'clock in the morning, and the mercenaries got up one after another and began to pack their things and prepare to set off.

Ryan had already gotten up. He was holding a war hammer and standing at the door of Teresa's tent, watching the mercenaries packing their things. He shook his head secretly: The mercenaries suffered too many losses in yesterday's battle, and everyone was injured. In this situation, Under the circumstances, there was no way for Ryan to force them to march, otherwise their bodies would not be able to support it.

But he couldn't abandon this group of mercenaries and chase Belt by himself.

Teresa's situation is very bad. The sorceress is just holding on. Everyone knows how fragile she is now. If the sorceress's magic power continues, then the mercenaries will not dare to make mistakes. In this situation, if the mercenaries Someone in the group really has bad intentions. Theresa might really get her wish by the little mercenary. Ryan feels that the mercenaries are not worthy of complete trust. At least the Blood Ax Mercenary Group no.

Again, as long as there are enough benefits, mercenaries can sell anything.

Then leave the mercenary group behind and take Teresa with you to catch up first?

No, Belt is such a cunning demon hunter. If this happens and the fallen hunter turns around and confronts him directly, then the weak sorceress will become a burden again. Ryan will not only have to fight, but also Protect her. In this case, Ryan is really not sure that he can defeat Belt. Belt has been famous for more than ten years and has destroyed countless monsters. He is a legendary powerhouse awarded the title of Demon Hunter Master by the Demon Hunter Association. Before he fell, It's hard to say that Ryan is 100% sure of taking him down. God knows how much stronger he has become after being thrown into Chaos?

In the final analysis, Teresa had too little combat experience. The sorceress did not allocate her magic power reasonably, nor did she consider the loyalty of the hired mercenaries. Perhaps in her view, these mercenaries were just like servants. , must have succumbed to the power of magic, but Ryan didn't think so. There were quite a few witches and wizards who were betrayed by their own guards, died miserably, and were even sold into slavery.

Marienburg is the largest "talent market" on the mainland.

This is also the reason why Ms. Aurora entrusted Teresa to his protection. The sorceress with little combat experience is in great need of a powerful and experienced melee protection, and Ryan is a very good choice.

She learns quickly, doesn't she? Most spellcasters are full of wisdom. They will make mistakes because of unfamiliarity, but they will not make mistakes because of stupidity.

Today's weather is no longer snowy, but a cloudy day. The clouds in the sky are not thick, and the gray sky can be faintly seen through the clouds. The biting cold wind keeps blowing by Ryan's ears, and the knight's cloak is His back was swinging, and combined with his height of 1.85 meters, heroic figure, and handsome face, he looked like a battlefield veteran guarding the pass, always ready to deal with incoming enemies.

But in fact, I am just looking out for another woman... Ryan thought as he listened to the sound of changing clothes in the tent.

It feels so bad.

Ryan finally understood why many legendary level experts were unwilling to go on the road together with the female spellcasters of the Gloria Council. How could this be a companion? This is clearly a nanny!

The little mercenary has packed his things and is looking around. Ryan knows what he wants to do. The little mercenary wants to find a chance to talk to the goddess.

A delicate hand wearing white lace gloves lifted the door curtain: "Good morning, Ryan."

Teresa's beautiful face appeared in the cold wind, with icy muscles and jade bones, and a pair of moving silver eyes that seemed to be able to speak. She was still wearing the sea blue mink fur coat from last night, but the pearl necklace on her chest was covered by It was replaced by a slender sapphire gold chain, and triangular gold earrings engraved with magic runes hung on both sides. Ryan felt the fluctuations of magic from these jewelry.

They are so rich. Ryan has heard more than once about the wealth and temper of these Gloria members. It is said that a lord of the Nord Kingdom once came to Teresa's mother Aurora for help because of the rampant beastmen in the territory.

The lord had been addicted to alcohol and sex for a long time, had poor strength, and had a bad reputation. Aurora happened to be doing important experiments. The result was that before the poor lord had time to speak, he was teleported to the place by the angry Grand Wizard of Gloria. In the big lake near the Sky Castle, he was directly sunk into the lake and almost lost his life.

So people, strength is the most important asset.

"Ready to go, do you feel better...?" Ryan noticed that Teresa was in much better spirits, and was about to ask, but then he discovered that the long legs under the sorceress's mink coat were still a little trembling. , knowing that she still hadn't recovered, but she just didn't want others to see it: "I'm going to get the horse, please wait here."

The corners of the sorceress's lips curled up. This man knew how to save face for himself. He was indeed different from those reckless men who only knew how to fight and kill. My mother made the right decision by choosing him as my companion.

Most of the female spellcasters are knowledgeable and well-informed, which also makes their eyes higher than the top. It was not until this moment this morning that Theresa understood and accepted Ryan as a companion.

The group packed up their things and set off on the road again. Ryan was not interested in the mercenaries' talk about drinking, eating, and robbing women. He took the initiative to chat with Oliver from the Empire: "Mr. Oliver, your outfit...huh? Quite... Fashionable, is this the latest fashion in the empire?"

Today's businessman's outfit is very strange. This imperial businessman wears a helmet and a white fox fur coat, but he also wears a layer of breastplate on the outside of the fox fur coat. There is nothing strange about the thick trousers and riding boots. Yes, but he also wore greaves (also known as shin guards) on the outside of his riding boots, which looked nondescript and quite funny.

"Well, Mr. Lane, you have to understand that after experiencing something like that, adding some appropriate protection can always make me feel better." Oliver was a little embarrassed, but the businessman's face naturally allowed him to recover very quickly. Come over: "Life is more precious than anything else. If I die, my mother-in-law may be very happy. She can remarry with a lot of money."

"But your lover will be very sad, and your son will be bullied by his adoptive father, right? They are just vines climbing on your big tree. Once you fall, everything will be over." Ryan complained.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" The mercenaries and the merchant's guards all burst into laughter. Even Boris, who was injured and unable to move, laughed wildly. After laughing, he even complained that it hurt.

Only Teresa, who was riding on the horse, let out a "hum", thinking that this person knew these things very clearly. Thinking about it carefully, she couldn't help but smile. Her mature and gorgeous charm made Banda who was following her. He was stunned.

Female spellcasters are not as experienced as those knights who fight all day long in adventure and actual combat, but they are a hundred times better than them in matters related to the palace and upper class society. Ryan is young and unmarried, and even maids and lovers are No, it is indeed surprising to know so much about these upper-class things.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Oliver, you are from the Empire. Can you tell me what kind of business you came to Nord to do??" Ryan caressed his horse. He named his horse Pinecone. .

"Ah, this, there is nothing to keep secret about this. I came to Nord this time to trade bulk commodities. We set out from Marienburg, loaded up with armor and food, and then came to Nord. After I got rid of it, I bought a large amount of gold and silver ore and animal skins, um, and magic crystal ore. I originally wanted to get some fierce fire oil, but I didn't get it."

"How much can you earn from this trip?" Ryan then asked.

"The profit is estimated to be five to six hundred gold dinars, but judging from the recent situation, I may earn a little more. Just like the war some time ago, I made a lot."

"Hmm~ I heard that a war broke out between Britannia and the Empire some time ago? In the end, the Empire won and the two sides re-signed an alliance?" The group of people walked along the dirt road. Fortunately, it was the middle of winter now. The temperature is very low and the roads are frozen solid, making it easy to pass. Who knows how muddy and difficult the roads will be when the snow melts after spring starts in early May next year.

"Exactly...but it's not as you think. The two sides in this war are not the Empire and Britannia." Oliver coughed and began to talk about the past two months between the Empire and Britannia. A war broke out.

The Empire is the largest and most powerful human country in the world. During the Great Catastrophe about 1,800 years ago, a human tribe leader named Charlemagne rose rapidly and finally established the Empire. Under the witness of the gods He was crowned the only emperor of mankind. It took him about two hundred years to conquer the entire world. The empire at that time was vast, and its ruling territory included the entire continent today. It was so powerful that all races bowed at its feet. It was the entire The master of the world.

The current empire is just a part of the empire at that time.

The empire resisted foreign enemies for nearly a thousand years. Until a few hundred years ago, civil war continued. The empire, with foreign enemies on all sides, finally gave up most of its territory except for its core territory under the vote of the emperor and the senate. The province of Tania is one of them. When this land was suddenly abandoned by the empire, all the nobles and civilians fell into despair. At that time, Britannia had to face both the undead, barbarians and There are other abandoned human factions plundering, but also facing the hordes of Chaos Beastmen to the east and the Greenskin hordes to the south, which seek not only to pillage but to destroy everything in their sight.

A young baron named Arthur led his knights to fight alone, struggling to fight against external threats, but to no avail. Seeing that the people of Britannia were facing the crisis of destruction, Arthur fought several battles in succession. After being separated from his army and seriously injured, in despair, he came to the Fairy Lake where the gods lived in legend. He knelt down in front of the Fairy Lake and prayed with tears in his eyes, no matter what he was asked to give. , Arthur only hopes to save the people of this place and save this land abandoned by the empire.

The plea received no response at first, and Arthur fell into complete despair. However, the young lord did not give up. He gritted his teeth and decided that he would fight to the death in tomorrow's battle.

In the early morning, the Fairy Lake suddenly emitted a white light that penetrated the sky. A deity called the Lake Fairy responded to his request. The Lake Fairy used the holy water in the Holy Grail to help him heal his injury, and gave him firm faith and Eternal blessing, with the help of the Lake Fairy, Arthur regrouped his troops and raised the battle flag blessed by the Lake Fairy. In a battle with a strength ratio of one to thirty, Arthur led himself to be defeated. The blessed army of knights fought bloody battles and won a great victory.

The victory of the Knight Lord was like a beacon in the darkness. The Brittanian army united again and won twelve consecutive games in an epic combat career, completely wiping out all invading Britannia. The enemy of the knights, Britannia, the kingdom of knights, was established.

Under the mediation of the Fairy in the Lake, the Kingdom of Knights established diplomatic relations and formed an alliance with the Empire on an equal footing. Since then, the relationship between Britannia and the Empire has been good. Although wars have occasionally broken out over hundreds of years of history, they have not They all abide by the bottom line and never kill prisoners. Even if they put down their weapons on the battlefield, they can guarantee their survival. This is really because there are too many threats from the outside. There is a deep tacit understanding between the Empire and Britannia, and they will never Precious manpower and material resources are consumed in internal fighting.

"It's Marienburg, Mr. Lane. The emperor of the empire has tried to take back Marienburg for the third time, but the Grand Duke of Marin is not to be outdone. Because the empire violated the founding ceremony written by His Majesty Ludwig, Brei Tania chose to join the Marienburg side. At this time, Britannia's knights errant, who were eager to make meritorious deeds, suddenly rushed into the imperial army without warning, and for this reason triggered a comprehensive war. War." Oliver slowly talked about the development and process of the matter: "The war lasted for a whole day, and His Majesty the Emperor and the Knight King were sober-minded. After a day of fighting with a hundred thousand troops, only more than 3,000 people were killed or injured. In the end, His Majesty the Emperor concluded a peace treaty with Britannia and re-signed the alliance, and returned the captured nobles. His Majesty the Emperor could only renounce the recovery of part of the sovereignty and governance of Marienburg."

"Marinburg's annual income is almost one-fifth of the empire's total fiscal revenue. It is normal for His Majesty the Emperor to covet this port city. If I guessed correctly, those knights errant must have been instigated by the Archduke of Marin. Did you rush into the imperial army later?" Ryan asked with interest.

"Yes, after experiencing this failure, it seems that the prestige of the current King of Knights is no longer, but I don't know which Duke will take over the position of King of Knights." Oliver nodded: "It doesn't matter who will take over as King of Knights, as long as With the Lady of the Lake here, there won’t be many problems with Britannia’s trade.”

The system of Britannia is very interesting. The entire country surrenders under the skirt of the Lady of the Lake, that is, the Lady of the Lake. The King of Knights is the apparent ruler, and the Lady of the Lake is the one who truly rules the kingdom. , after every knight king abdicates or dies in battle, the Lady of the Lake will summon all the dukes of the principalities to vote and discuss who will be the next knight king.

In addition to these things, the most important thing that the Lady of the Lake is best known to the world is that she personally established and standardized the "Eight Virtues of Chivalry". Her priesthood includes the "Eight Virtues of Chivalry" and "Eight Virtues of Chivalry". It is an important benchmark and code of conduct, so her belief is not limited to Britannia. There are also many knights across the continent who believe in the Lake Fairy. For example, Ryan will occasionally pray to her twice.

"By the way, can you tell me about the empire? I heard that a few years ago, the elector Andrea of ​​Brescia led his army to launch a full-scale war against the red-horned beastman tribe on the edge of the territory, but unfortunately he failed. Die?" After thinking about the Holy Grail Knight, Ryan asked about the empire again.

This time, Oliver did not answer immediately. The imperial businessman pondered for a while, and then spoke slowly, his tone was low, even a little sad:

"Yes, the war failed, the elector died in the battle, the beastmen withdrew into the forest before the emperor led his army, several towns in Brescia were bloodbathed, no one survived, and the elector's seal was also lost. "

"The only legitimate daughter of the Elector of Brescia family also disappeared in this turmoil. The direct bloodline of Bernardino was thus extinct. The holy sword 'Fire of the West' that symbolized the electorate of Brescia also lost its trace. Now the former empire Only four of the twelve holy swords at the time of its founding are still in the hands of the empire."

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