The Sun King's Evidence

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The king's envoy Armand de Aquitaine was standing in the middle of the hall of the baron's castle holding the king's documents.

In the hall, the crowd was dense, and all the knights and officials in Ryan's territory came. Ryan knelt quietly in front of the king's envoy without saying a word.

"Baron Jean, Lion Macado, has made outstanding military exploits and excelled in civility since the enfeoffment. He used courage, honor, and faith to prove your worth to the lady and the king. Here, King Dino, Knight of Britannia A-Jean-Richard de-Le-Angoulant hereby proclaims Jean-Baron Lion Macado the Count of Glamorgan. I hope you will use your loyalty, your life, and your piety to prove your love for the lady and The value of a king." Armand held the king's document and said calmly.

"I'll take your orders." Ryan didn't say much, he replied simply.

Because there was no need for him to say anything more, Richard did not ask him to go to the royal capital to receive the title. Instead, he randomly sent a special envoy to seal him. This was a very obvious signal that the king did not want to grant him the title and did not want to see him. When it came to him, he had no choice but to grant him a title, so he sent a special envoy directly to his fief.

Ryan is too lazy to do those empty things, he just wants to do it.

Armand nodded: "May the brilliance of the lady illuminate your path forward."

Then the kingdom's envoy waved his hand, and the attendant approached from the outside holding several pieces of clothing. The earl's dress was trimmed with white fur, a crimson velvet coat, the soft hat was sewn with three strips of mink to indicate the title level, and there was a gold-plated silver ring on the crown. , the upper edge is decorated with 8 silver balls.

Armand hit Ryan's shoulder heavily with his long sword, and the ceremony was completed.

In fact, this ceremony is a bit unruly. Normally, the king should confer a sword on the king, but again, Richard doesn't want to see him, and Ryan doesn't want to see the king. It's better not to see each other than to hate each other.

From today on, Ryan will be Baron Jean and Earl of Glamorgan at the same time. Thinking of this, Ryan tried hard to keep his face as normal, but his shoulders were still shaking slightly.

Twenty-five years have passed since he came to this world, and he is finally a hereditary noble!

After drinking ice for twenty-five years, I know whether it is warm or cold.

Britannia's titles are divided into five levels, namely baron, earl, marquis, duke and king. Among them, marquis has only appeared in recent years. It is mainly awarded to express special commendation and attention to the earl. In essence, the title of nobility in Britannia is divided into five levels. There is not much difference between the above and the earl.

In addition, there are lords and knights. The former rewards nobles, while the latter can be rewarded to anyone. In the history of Britannia, some serfs even received knighthoods.

But there is a big difference between an earl and a baron.

As we all know, going from baron to earl is not only an improvement in title, but also represents an essential change. That is, through his own efforts, Ryan has officially entered the ranks of the hereditary nobles.

This starts with the status of the baron. In the Dark Ages before the founding of Britannia, due to the retreat of imperial power, Britannia fell into the Dark Ages. At that time, tribal clans began to divide territories for autonomy, among which The title of Duke began to appear. This title was usually awarded to the tribal leader who led the tribe to conquer.

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Knights, the twelve first-generation Holy Grail Knights were named twelve dukes and were divided into twelve principalities to form the Kingdom of Knights. Therefore, the Duke is the highest title after the King.

In order to make it easier for the Duke to manage his territory, he also created earls. The earl means "Uncle Fang", which means they guard one side. The earl obeys the order of the duke. If he does not obey the king's order unless it is special, the earl will be killed by the king's army if he dares to cause trouble. Suppressed, or sanctioned by other nobles, the title of earl can be inherited by descendants, but the total number will be reduced or increased because some earls lack heirs. Currently, the total number of people in Britannia who hold the title of earl does not exceed one hundred. And half of them are virtual titles, that is, they only have titles and no fiefdoms.

Then there is the baron. In the earliest days of Britannia's founding, there was a name of baron but no title of baron. Baron means "free noble" or "servant of the king". By the time Arthur's eldest son, the second-generation knight king During the reign of Lewis, Lewis conducted a large number of canonizations of barons. Most of the senior secular nobles were granted the title of barons, but there were only a few barons with actual fiefdoms, and most of them were fictitious titles.

Barons once accounted for a large proportion of the nobility, but later the King of Knights realized that it was not good to indiscriminately grant barons, so he began to control the number of barons. Only then did the barons stand out from the knight class and become the highest level of the knight class. The lowest level among the nobility.

Brittanian law stipulates that the baron is not hereditary. The son of the baron who wants to inherit the title must be recognized as a knight of the kingdom in order to inherit his father's title, but the son of the duke does not need to.

To advance from a knight errant to a knight of the kingdom requires a lot of life and death experience. It can be seen that the succession of the baron gives priority to those with strong war capabilities and martial arts, while the succession of the duke depends directly on blood.

Therefore, barons have a low status among the great nobles. Strictly speaking, barons are nobles whose class is not stable. They are purely military nobles who serve in war.

To sum up, there is a hurdle from baron to earl. Now, Ryan has passed it. He has become a real hereditary noble. The earl has the ability to independently launch wars, appoint officials and manage local affairs independently. Responsibilities.

The king's document was handed into Ryan's hands, and the king's envoy Armand smiled and said: "Hello, His Excellency, Earl of Glamorgan."

Glamorgan? Ryan always had an indescribable strange feeling when hearing this title, as if it was describing some kind of stupid person or thing.

Now I can’t enjoy that much. When Ryan saw this, he smiled and said: “Hello, Mr. Armand.”

"Congratulations, Mr. Ryan, you are the champion of ladies." Armand said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations on your promotion, can I ask you for a drink?"

Before Ryan could speak, Marquis Sulia walked up with a smile on her face: "Of course, Mr. Armand, you are very welcome."

At the same time, the female knight stretched out her little hand and scratched Ryan's palm with her green-white fingertips, signaling him to listen to her first.

Ryan thought to himself that the attitude of the kingdom's special envoy was very good, and it seemed that he did not intentionally want to embarrass himself. He did not know what Sulia meant by doing this, but he still listened to the female knight's words, so he said enthusiastically : "Of course, please move to the reception room."

The king's envoy walked towards the reception room, and Ryan deliberately took a step behind: "Sulia?"

The female knight gently held Ryan's hand and whispered in his ear: "Lian, don't be rude to your future vassal."

"Future vassal?" Ryan was a little confused, but Sulia motioned for him to go in quickly. The female knight took out a bottle of Winford's top wine "Lysalus" and entered hand in hand with Ryan.

The exquisite glass goblet was placed on the table. Sulia opened the cork lightly, poured the red wine into the goblet, and then sent it to Armand: "Hello, Mr. Armand."

"Hello, Sulia, congratulations to you, the winner of the Knights Conference." Armand nodded and smiled, and then he noticed the clasped hands of Ryan and Sulia, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

Armand's appearance looks like he is in his thirties, but the vicissitudes in his eyes show that he is no longer young. His long black hair, parted in the middle, is draped twice. His appearance is unremarkable, but there is something natural in his blue eyes. Have your own strength.

"Let me introduce you to the Holy Grail Knight Armand de Aquitaine, the winner of the Knights Conference twenty-one years ago, one of the first Holy Grail Knights, the last bloodline of Fredmond, Duke of Aquitaine, and the King's Flag Officer." Sulia introduced to Ryan.

"So you are..." Ryan opened his mouth. The person in front of him was the last bloodline of the Duke of Aquitaine? Or the winner of the Knights Conference? Knight of the Holy Grail?

"Sorry, I was rude, I didn't recognize him right away!" Ryan apologized quickly.

There was nothing but vicissitudes of life on Armand's face. He forced a smile as endless memories flooded into his mind.

He recalled the past. At that time, he was still a young and vigorous knight, and his mind was full of revenge for his family and ancestors. He was the last bloodline of the first Duke of Aquitaine, Fredmund. When the Blood Red Duke massacred his own family, his lineage (descended from female courtiers and had no inheritance rights) survived because they were still fighting in Arabi.

Armand has sworn since he was a child that he would make the Red Duke pay with his blood. At the age of seventeen, he aspired to win the knight's crown. At that time, King Richard had just ascended the throne, and when he wanted to make a difference, Richard planned to make Armand a baron. , but was rejected by him. Armand didn't want the fief, he just wanted revenge.

In his twenties, Armand embarked on the Road to the Holy Grail and started his own expedition. It took him nearly ten years to travel all over the old world, and finally he arrived near Magritte, the capital of Estalia. After killing a terrible legendary beastman, the Beast King, he was recognized by the Fairy of the Lake. He drank from the Holy Grail and became a Knight of the Holy Grail.

Returning to Kurona, Armand received endless glory of his own. Like his ancestor Fredmund hundreds of years ago, Armand became the king's flag bearer as the Knight of the Holy Grail. He was responsible for lifting the The banner of the King of Knights "The Battle Banner of the Lake God".

Yes, it is the blessed military flag that Arthur, the first knight king, received from the Lady of the Lake. The flag is painted with the image of the Lady of the Lake holding the Holy Grail and the pattern of iris. This war flag possesses the magical power of the Lady of the Lake. On this flag Under the military flag, Arthur led the knights to complete the unification.

It is said that as long as this military flag appears on the battlefield, the knights will never be defeated and fight to the last man. Under this military flag, the knights will never fear or escape.

"I just want to say thank you, Mr. Ryan." Armand broke away from the memories. He couldn't control his excitement, and his tone was full of expectations: "About the Red Duke..."

"I killed him." Ryan nodded: "I ended him completely, I'm sure."

"I'm not doubting you, Lord Ryan, but... the Red Duke has always run very fast. He often withdraws from the battlefield as soon as he sees that the situation is not good. The speed of the zombie dragon is unmatched. I can know how you seize the opportunity to kill Are you going to kill him?" Armand asked repeatedly. The king's flag bearer was very anxious. As a Knight of the Holy Grail, he should not be so rude.

But under such deep hatred, no one can remain calm, and the Holy Grail Knights are human beings too.

"He is a descendant of Amber Wallace. Of course he runs very fast, but I am not bad either." Ryan suddenly said playfully: "Because I learned a lot from a lady named Zhang, that is, as long as you run Be fast enough and time won’t catch up with you.”

"??????" Neither Armand nor Sulia understood what Ryan was talking about and wanted to ask again, but Ryan signaled that he could say no more. He took out a sword: "In this case, today I will use this Return the sword to its original owner."

"This is... the Sword of Aquitaine!" Armand immediately reached out and took the sword.

The hilt of the Sword of Aquitaine is engraved with an iris pattern, and the sword is engraved with mysterious runes. For hundreds of years, this sword has been followed by generations of Dukes of Aquitaine, and has been passed down to the Blood Red Duke. On hand.

Armand took over the Sword of Aquitaine. He did not refuse. The sword originally belonged to him. The last blood of the Duke of Aquitaine reached out and caressed the sword. His voice was indescribably sentimental: "Finally came back."

"I tried to purify this sword, but..." Ryan was about to say that the Sword of Aquitaine had completely lost its power and turned into an ordinary sword.

But Armand turned a deaf ear, and the Holy Grail Knight cut his hand.

The hot and sacred blood dripped on the blade of the Sword of Aquitaine, making a burning sound.

A miracle occurred. When the Sword of Aquitaine was raised again in Armand's hands, it recovered. It had been in the hands of the Blood Red Duke for five hundred years but could not be completely transformed. In the Holy Blood of the Holy Grail Knight In the purification of the sword, in the blood of Aquitaine, it recovered. The decay and rust on the sword had disappeared, and it released a pure aura like the sky.

Then, Armand knelt in front of Ryan.

"I, the Knight of the Holy Grail, Armand de Aquitaine, swear allegiance in the name of the Lady to the Lady's chosen champion, Lion Macado."

Ryan's face was a little surprised, and even a little suspicious, but he soon realized that the Holy Grail Knights would never make fun of the Lake Fairy, and they would follow their words.

So Ryan put the sword on Armand's shoulder. The goddess of revenge was burning with white flames, and the purifying flames were burning on the sword: "Then I will make you my knight and my flag bearer."

The simple ceremony of granting the sword to the Lord was completed. Not long ago, Armand gave the sword to Lord Lane, and just a few dozen minutes later, the king's envoy pledged his allegiance to Lane in the same way.

Sometimes, life is so magical, and reality is always more incredible than fiction.

But there is something even more incredible.

Armand took out a huge military flag. This military flag was full of sacred power. It was woven from the soft velvet satin left by the high elves. It was painted with an image of the fairy in the lake holding the Holy Grail and a golden iris pattern. .

"Is this??!!" Ryan shouted, losing his composure.

"The king did not allow me to take this flag away. He said it was the property of the royal family." Armand smiled: "But the lady told me in a dream that this military flag never belonged to the king, it only belonged to the lady."

"And by the Lady's oracle, it is yours now."

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