The Sun King's Evidence

Midsummer Festival, one of the traditional festivals of the human kingdom in the old world, is held around June every year. On this day, people light bonfires to celebrate the arrival of summer.

Since Ryan came to the Baron of Jean, the territory has undergone earth-shaking changes. More wooden buildings have been built, and roads extending in all directions cover the wilderness and connect five villages and towns.

Brand-new canals divert clean water from the Chinon River to irrigate farmland.

The serfs were happy to find that even during off-farm time, they still had something to do. The knights issued various recruitment orders. As long as they were willing, there were many paid jobs for them to participate in, which made their lives easier. many.

More projects are still under construction. Along the Chinon River, many workshops have begun to take shape. Many free people have moved to the Barony of Jean, looking for opportunities for advancement.

Tomorrow is Midsummer's Day, and all the serfs will go to the lord's castle collectively. They will each receive a cup of ale and a piece of rye bread according to their names on the roster. This is the mercy of the knights.

At the baron's castle, Ryan was also having a banquet with his retainers. The banquet was attended by his tax officer Gasparton, his butler Katzenberg, his brother Angron, and the paladin Alfred. Germany, two knights errant, Lops and Olivier.

Unknowingly, the Baron's own team gradually became thicker. Both Lops and Olivier recruited several knights' retinues. As for the big man Angron, Ryan explained that he was his brother who was kicked out because he committed a crime. When he got here, he took him in himself.

There seems to be no problem.

There are many Nords in the north who are tall. Although Angron is indeed too tall, no one pays special attention to it.

Wine and food were served, and candles were burning on the big wooden tables and walls. Ever since Ryan treated the serfs differently, the serfs had indeed burst out with labor and enthusiasm, and the progress of the project had accelerated a lot. Although many places upstairs and in the steeple were still being renovated, The city wall was still being built, and the craftsmen packed up the banquet hall as quickly as possible for the baron's use.

Ryan raised his ivory wine glass and said to everyone present: "Everyone, let us drink this cup together. I am here to wish everyone good health!"

"I wish everyone good health!" Everyone raised their glasses, beer foam splashed everywhere, and Angron was the fastest. He took a sip of a large glass of ale, then burped and continued to cover his head. Eat and drink a lot.

Everyone looked at him with a little fear.

At first, everyone in the territory thought that the baron's brother came here to ask for shelter and to eat and drink.

But since the Baron offered to train him, everyone saw the strength of this big man.

He grabbed Ryan, who was the winner of the Fairy of the Lake Goddess Selection, and gave him a hammer. The legendary mid-level Holy Grail Knight was helpless in front of this big man, and was beaten until his face was bruised and embarrassed.

Ryan didn't care at all. His injuries were often completely healed in one night, so he found his brother again the next day, and then he was beaten again with bruises and bruises on the face and teeth everywhere.

As time passed, everyone knew that the Baron's brother named Angron had unfathomable strength, and they all respected him.

Everyone sat down again and continued eating.

Then, a dining cart came outside the banquet hall, and the dark elf Orica pushed the dining cart into the banquet hall.

"Oh! God, this smell, is it?"

"Praise ma'am!"

"My baron, how generous you are!"

Smelling the sweet smell, some of the people already guessed what was coming.

"Thank you, madam, for giving us such delicious food. I will take it out to share with everyone today. I hope everyone can do their best and work hard." Ryan stood up and walked to the dining car.

Picking up the dinner cover, small white loaves appeared in front of everyone.

This kind of bread is very small, less than the size of Ryan's fist. The surface of the bread is baked to a golden color, exudes a sweet smell, and is smeared with delicate butter.

"It's Queen's Bread! It's really Queen's Bread!" Gasparton stood up. The tax officer's face was very excited, and he was even about to cry: "My Baron, how can we get such a gift from you? ?”

"This is a reward for everyone's hard work and an encouragement for the upcoming recruitment work." Ryan said with a smile.

As a result, the small round white bread was distributed in front of everyone. Each person only had one piece, the size of a palm. But except for Ryan's brother Angron, everyone felt like they had found a treasure and carefully divided it with knives and forks. , chew carefully.

Only Angron smiled at his brother. The World Eater Primarch grabbed it and swallowed it in one gulp. Then he nodded with satisfaction and gave his brother a thumbs up.

Ryan smiled when he saw this.

This kind of bread is made by using finely ground wheat flour sent by Morgiana, the witch of the lake god, adding eggs, milk, honey and vanilla, and using beer yeast instead of ordinary leavened dough. After careful fermentation, he bakes the cream. Bread "Queen's Bread".

This kind of bread may not be a rarity for Ryan, who came from heaven in his previous life, but in this world, this kind of butter bread is a super luxury product in the true sense. Even the king cannot eat it every time. .

At least when he participated in the Holy Day Festival of the White Wolf God of War as a White Wolf Knight, the most he could get was some barbecue and wine.

The thirty kilograms of finely ground wheat flour sent by the Lake Fairy is a real high-end luxury product. Many Dukes may not have such a large inventory in their homes. This not only proves the wealth of the Lake Fairy, but also proves her preference for Ryan. Ryan knew he could only express gratitude.

Of course, Ryan knew deeply in his heart that this kind of thing must not be given in large quantities, and it must not form a routine. Everyone only needs to eat a little to taste it. This kind of thing is too precious, and they must not let them think that the Baron Your Excellency has a lot of people, so it is too stingy to give us this little bit, and we cannot let them get used to such luxurious food.

The favor of rice rises, and the hatred of rice rises.

This is also the reason why Ryan stopped the food supply for the serfs and classified them based on labor efficiency. If you eat well, no one will thank you. Once these serfs get used to the excellent food of the lord, then this project may not be completed in the next year. If the corvee is recruited again and there is no such food, the serfs will even riot. They will not remember that the corvee does not provide food.

After tasting the Queen's Bread, Ryan coughed and said, "Speaking of which, the news of the conscription was announced. How was the response?"

"The response has been very enthusiastic, my baron!" Lops smacked his mouth, seeming to still savor the taste of the Queen's bread: "The serfs are vying to join the infantry regiment, or send their sons to the infantry. In the Corps, everyone is asking the lord what kind of young man he wants.”

Ryan nodded. His brand of Holy Grail Knight was strong enough. It was not surprising that the serfs would react like this.

In Britannia, there are two ways to enter the infantry regiment. The first is that when the infantry regiment suffers serious losses, the lord will select people from the serfs to enter the infantry regiment. This is regarded as a bad idea by the serfs because The knight master will greatly reduce their salary because of their indiscriminate use, so that their income level is similar to that of ordinary serfs.

The second is the Recruitment Day on Midsummer Eve. The serfs will take all their boys to the lord's castle, hoping that the boys will be selected by the knights as members of the infantry regiment. For serfs, it was a great honor for their children to become infantrymen. Not only could they enjoy a sheltered house, but they could also enjoy food rations and a salary much higher than that of serfs.

Militia members also have the opportunity to be promoted to become sergeants or even rangers. If they can reach that point, it will be a supreme honor. They will gain the status of free citizens and move to castles or towns, completely changing their lives.

(Sergeants and rangers generally mean the highest achievements of serfs. Unless there are extreme circumstances, serfs cannot become knights)

Of course, the knight masters will not make it so easy for the serfs. It is not difficult for a serf to become a sergeant or even a ranger. Some serfs have been rejected by the knight masters for their entire life. Only the Holy Grail knights will treat the serfs' contributions fairly.

If you want to become a glorious sergeant and win the status of a free citizen, the only way is war!

The serfs are even more eager for war than their knight lords! The loot captured, the knight's reward and the room for advancement are their hope for survival!

A few people talked about the recent internal affairs for a while, and there was a sound of flapping wings and horses neighing outside.

After hearing this, Ryan said directly: "Then please continue and have a drink. I'm going to leave in advance."

"Yes, my baron!" "No problem, brother."

So Ryan left the banquet hall on the first floor.

Outside the castle, under the moonlight, a proud Pegasus stood proudly in the beautiful moonlight, with its white wings fully extended, its silver mane shimmering, and its strong limbs full of beauty.

On the Pegasus mount, a beautiful female knight with blond hair and blue eyes was taking off her helmet. Behind her was Emilia, who was wearing the summer student uniform of Winford College. Seeing Ryan standing below waiting for them, the little maid was excited He waved his hand: "Mr. Lane! I'm back!"

"Welcome back, Amelia, and welcome, Miss Sulia." Ryan's tall figure stood up straight, and the Baron smiled warmly: "How could it be Miss Sulia who sent you back in person?"

"Uh..." The standard uniform of the academy is a vest, a white shirt and a plaid knee-length skirt. When worn on Emilia's body, it felt like a baby waiting to bloom. When the girl saw him and had questions, she quickly said sheepishly: "President Sulia was kind enough to send me back. Because there was something going on at the academy, it was already a little late when I wanted to come back. President Sulia was worried that I would not be safe alone, so she sent me back on a Pegasus. .”

"Hey, it doesn't matter if you come back later if you are busy." Ryan said with a wry smile. The female knight sent the little maid back with just a little effort. From Brynhild, you can ride on the Pegasus and fly at full speed over the mountain peaks directly to Jean. You can get there in fifteen minutes, which is just a ride for the female knight.

But Ryan had to accept this favor: "Thank you Miss Sulia for your kindness."

"It's okay, Sir Ryan. Miss Amelia hasn't been back to Jean for a long time. I saw that she was a little anxious, so I sent her back." The female knight shook her head, indicating that it was okay.

Emilia has not been back to Baron Jean for a few weeks since she went to Winford College to study. She has just enrolled and has a lot of things to do. The college only has one day off a week, so she often has something to do and has no time to come back.

Emilia felt a little guilty about this matter. She had three days off on Midsummer Day, and she felt that she had to come back anyway.

Ryan didn't say anything. He nodded and motioned for Amelia and Sulia to follow him.

On the way back, Amelia cautiously said to Lidya Su: “Is he angry?”

The female knight smiled and shook her head: "Don't worry, Lord Ryan is not a narrow-minded person, otherwise he would not be able to become a Holy Grail Knight."

All the way back to the small wine castle in Baron Jean, Ryan took out the king's order from behind the table and handed it to the female knight: "This is the order from His Majesty Richard. This year's chivalry war general is the Marquis of Anchi. May I ask you Do you know him?"

Emilia was a little uneasy. When Ryan saw this, he gently patted the little maid on the shoulder, indicating that he had no objection to her, but that there were some things that he was anxious to deal with.

The baron clapped his hands, and Orica brought juice and Queen's bread from outside for the female knight and the little maid to enjoy. Sulia was a little surprised to see that there was Queen's bread in Ryan's place. The female knight was not polite, and ate it directly after thanking her.

Seeing that Ryan had no objection, Amelia also started to eat. She seemed to be no stranger to this kind of food.

"The Marquis of Anchy? It's really surprising that His Majesty Richard would choose him." The female knight, like Emilia today, was wearing a white blouse, a blue plaid skirt, and a pair of slender and straight beautiful big breasts. Her long legs were wrapped in black stockings, and she was wearing a pair of fiery red stilettos. After hearing Ryan's words, Sulia said strangely: "The Marquis of Anxi is about the same age as Lord Ryan. He has participated in many wars, but he is still the first to personally command as a general." Second-rate."

"Has Your Excellency the Duke received the King's order?" Ryan was even more surprised. Didn't Duke Winford receive the King's order?

Shaking her dazzling blond hair, the female knight shook her head: "No, His Majesty the King generally does not issue royal decrees directly to his father. Usually, envoys come to negotiate with his father about the number of people participating in the chivalry war and the amount of war tax."

The Baron began to realize something was wrong.

He is obviously a baron belonging to the Duke of Winford, so why does the king's royal order go directly to him?

Doesn't His Majesty the King even understand the truth that "the vassals of my vassals are not my vassals"?

No, it is absolutely impossible for the king not to understand this, otherwise he would not have been sitting in the position of king for twenty-four years.

Well, the only explanation is.

His recent actions have made the great nobles of the Knight Kingdom have objections.

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