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Chapter 293: Lord Qinghui, whoever gives him milk is his mother!
With Mephis, the Grand Knight of Storm Heart, the Knight Lords stopped talking and didn't bother about the issue any more.

Good, good, good! You are indeed a good dog of mine! (Purely in a positive way)
Westhead was very satisfied with Mavis's loyalty to his master, but relying solely on the blue-haired girl to attract firepower was still a little insufficient, so he quickly changed the subject:
"I think you all know that the idea I proposed during my pilgrimage was to abolish the serfdom in Yonglan. Since you have sworn allegiance to me, it seems that you all have accepted this reform, right?"

Accept the Bull Demon!

The move to abolish serfdom would not receive the full support of any normal knight lord, except for a few rangers who were inspired by chivalry. The only difference was the intensity of the resistance. Although some lords believed that the ancestral laws could not be changed, in comparison, it was not worth it to conflict with a qualified and powerful knight king.

".We will abolish this system during your tenure as Knight King."

Yonglan Knights are always straightforward and say whatever they want. Someone said bluntly:
"To be honest, most of us do not think that abolishing serfdom is a wise move. It is damaging the foundation of Yonglan. Until now, our wish is for Your Majesty to reconsider."

The past knight kings had also made drastic reforms to the Kingdom of Yonglan, especially the three kings of chivalry. Although none of them had ever excavated the serfdom like Westhead did, they had also made some people-friendly measures that the current knight lords were not used to, such as reducing taxes and levies, canceling the sword test order, and adding more channels for knights to be promoted.
Finally, everything was cleared up.

As I said, when all mortals die, Westhead can't stay in that position forever. When a person dies, the government ends, do you understand?
He would naturally realize that this approach was a dead end when the consequences of abolishing serfdom backfired, even without having to wait until Westhead abdicated.

But Westhead looked at this group of confident knight lords, just shook his head and chuckled, saying:

"One of the common problems of the Kingdom of Order is that they always blindly imitate the experiences of the God Ancestor, as if this would bring them closer to the Knight God. But in my opinion, you are just making a poor imitation and do not understand the way of chivalry at all."

"You are a fool! You are just a waste who can only wallow in the mud! You still don't understand that in the future, there is no need to torture the serfs to undermine Yonglan's foundation! In the future when the gods are far away from the mortal world, what awaits us is endless wars!"

"With so many battles to hone your will, it's foolish to still cling to that extremely inefficient and slow screening mechanism!"

Westhead's fierce insults did not arouse the anger of the Knight Lords. Instead, they became very interested in the Knight King's words:
"Wait, Your Majesty, are you planning to launch an expedition?"

Westhead laughed and said:

"When I began my pilgrimage, I promised you something else: a great expedition, the likes of which has never been seen before."

He opened his arms and walked forward, passing by some of the most heroic and beautiful knight lords:
"In the past, the Kingdom of Yonglan was restricted by the laws of the God Ancestor, and its military could only be directed towards the Chaos Realm, to expand territory and gain glory in that uncivilized land. However, it was still too difficult to conquer the Chaos Land, and even if we tried our best, it was difficult to achieve satisfactory results. The most important thing is that ordinary people cannot resist the erosion of Chaos, and naturally they cannot gain experience from the expedition."

Westhead's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his not-so-loud voice aroused everyone's expectations and emotions, because most people guessed what the Knight King would say next.

As expected, Westhead smiled slightly, raised his head and said:
"Then everyone, why don't you conquer the mortal world!"

"Even mortals who have not embarked on the path of knighthood can move freely in the mortal world and temper steel and storm souls with pure war. This is the righteous path demonstrated by the Knight God! Think about it carefully. The Knight God Yonglan has never used his weapons to inflict his followers behind him. What he has done throughout his life is to keep advancing and fighting."

"Fight against the great enemy of chaos! Fight against despicable villains! Fight against monsters and monsters! These are the spirit of Yonglan! These are the virtues of a knight. If you have forgotten, I will remind you!"

All in all, it is a bit too humorous to try to influence the knight lord with a mind as hard as steel through moral criticism. The best way is to make an offer that the Yonglan Knights cannot refuse.

Serfdom was a harsh environment artificially imposed to make mortals suffer and thus hone the qualities that a knight should have.

Lord Qinghui's advice is not to endure hardship without any effort, because the hard times are still to come. In times of strife, if you want to suffer, there will be endless suffering.

Isn't it better to temper your will in war than to hide in your own castle and love your people like paper?

If you directly say that you want to abolish the serfdom system, the people of Yonglan will say that you are a bit too extreme. But if you say that the reason for abolishing the serfdom system is to take everyone on an endless expedition, then no one will care about serfs or not.

Anyway, what Westhead needs is only the military force of the Yonglan Knights, and the Yonglan Knights will never reject a fight. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, it's a win-win situation!

Westhead's impassioned speech made the knight lords excited and eager to fight. After a glance, the Lord of Yingxi Castle stood up as the first "confidant" to support the king.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly the ultimate goal of our expedition. It seems that you and we have the same goal."

Uther saluted first, then said: "In the expedition that ended before, our goal was actually to clear the Chaos threat around Yonglan and then try to expand towards the neighboring Order border."

"According to your wishes, if you want to pursue the battle, then you can only go to the Empire."

The Yonglan Knights did not want to come into conflict with the Empire. As both were orderly kingdoms protected by the gods, it had become a habit for them to keep to themselves. Even the arrogant and warlike Yonglan people would not think of encroaching on the Empire's territory at the first moment. At most, they would just look for a fight.

"We must go to the empire, not to the frontiers, nor to the frontier territories, but to the core provinces."

Westhead said this calmly, causing everyone in the audience hall to gasp.

Uther's brows also twitched wildly, looking at Westhead in surprise, and then glanced at a certain white-haired dragon lady.

Duke Qinghui, are you planning to lead Yonglan's cavalry to march to Luoyang and explain the pros and cons?

Is the status of Knight King and [Branch of Prosperity] not enough to satisfy his ambition? Does he still want to covet the power of the empire, or does he want to help this princess ascend to the throne?
But that's not right. I heard that this Dragon Blood Princess gave up the throne voluntarily.

Sir Black Knight was a little confused for a moment.

Fortunately, Westhead immediately explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to invade the Empire, but to help the Empire out of its predicament as a good neighbor."

"You may have heard that the empire is facing a very severe disaster. The erosion of the Chaos enemy has caused the small sacred trees in various provinces to become corrupted. I don't know how much of the empire's vast territory has become a den of ghosts. The empire is unable to defend and recover these areas, but how can I sit back and do nothing?"

Westhead turned to look at Leixia:
"Don't worry about the authorization issue. Leixia is the governor who governs the southeast of the empire. Her and my duties are to suppress the chaotic creatures within our jurisdiction. As long as we get her consent, we will have a legitimate reason to send troops."

The silver-haired princess reached out to brush away the hair by her ears and nodded.
"I have no opinion."

Not to mention helping to quell the chaos in the empire's territory, even if they really led troops to invade, Leixia would lead the way without hesitation.

This is the value of West's single recommendation! With the endorsement of Leixia, Westhead's words seemed more convincing. He clenched his fists and said passionately:

"Therefore, this is not an invasion, nor is it taking advantage of the situation. Instead, it is an act of righteousness and a helping hand extended to a friendly country out of hatred for the great enemy of Chaos!"

"I launch this expedition as the Knight King. The Knighthood Expedition will never stop until the mortal world and the High Heaven are connected again!"

Westhead held up a clenched hand:

"Everyone, are you willing to join this expedition?! I promise you only endless battles, glory and death!"

Careful people might speculate on Westhead's thoughts, but most of the Yonglan people were too lazy to think so much. They only knew that the new Knight King promised a chivalric expedition of unprecedented scale.

It is enough, absolutely enough, to be able to set foot on land that has never been set foot before and fight against the raging chaotic enemy.

As for aid and reform, they are all trivial matters. We in Yonglan like this, and there is no point in talking about anything else!
The knight lords were so excited that they immediately raised their swords and enthusiastically echoed:

"Long live Yonglan! Long live the expedition!"

"I'd like to join the expedition!"

"I have already mobilized for the previous expeditions, and I am ready to join them at any time!"

"I will follow your majesty's orders!"

"If it is a battle of honor to die, how can we refuse it?"

Westhead looked at the lively scene in the audience hall with satisfaction. With just a glance, he knew that most of the knight lords had completely sided with him and cheered for the decision to go on the expedition.

This is understandable, the Yonglan Knight is so warlike and bloodthirsty, and Westhead admires such pure warriors.

It has never happened before to set foot on another country's territory and defeat the chaotic enemy. To participate in such an event is to spend all your money and even die. It is worth it.

"In that case, all those who are willing to join me in this expedition can start preparing."

Westhead pulled the chain in his hand, and Mephis immediately stepped forward to listen to the monarch's instructions:

"I will not interfere too much with how you mobilize your troops, but I will send inspectors to supervise the abolition of the serfdom system. How about letting the Knights of Mist Heart take charge of this?"

The blue-haired girl immediately knelt on one knee in front of Westhead and said:

"The Qinxin family and its knights will carry out your will!"

Not only did Mephis express her loyalty, she also looked at Ankhesius and others who were at the front of the audience hall and said righteously:

"Senior! If you don't come to support His Majesty, who else will do it?"

When the great knights such as Ankhius and Levu, who had been silent until then, heard this question, they nodded to Westhead and said:
"If Your Majesty needs our assistance, we will certainly fulfill our obligations and serve Your Majesty at our utmost."

As a knight family stationed in the Heart of Storm, the Steel Guardians are different from other lords. Ordinary knight lords only need to fulfill their ordinary subordinate responsibilities to the Knight King, but the Steel Guardians have a lot to consider.

Because once the Knight King ascends the throne, [Heart of Storm] will be the King's direct territory, and the local knight families will automatically become the Knight King's direct subordinates - whether they like it or not.

Westhead also knew this and rubbed his hands and said:
"In that case, all the troops of Storm Heart will be dispatched. We will serve as the first vanguard of the expedition, and I will lead them to the empire personally."

Ankhius frowned: "Send out all of them?"

"Yes, that's right. Right now, all the chivalric expeditions throughout history have been led by the king, and this time will be no exception. Moreover, in the expedition to the empire, I will be needed to lead the way, so that you don't fail to deal with the conflicts with the local people of the empire."

Ankhsius hesitated for a moment and said, "Then the people who stayed behind in Yonglan."

Westhead shook his head: "Stay behind? No need to stay behind. Offense is the best defense. Now only Yonglan people can attack."

The Kingdom of Yonglan is the most special among the kingdoms of order. Thanks to the laws of the God-Ancestor, over the long years of the past, one chivalrous expedition after another has plowed away all the chaotic forces around this kingdom.

As a result, under the influence of the isolation between gods and mortals, the chaos could not even exert influence on the Kingdom of Yonglan, and not even a major chaos wave broke out! It was simply against the will of heaven.

As long as the disaster brought by the [Heaven-Devouring Wave] is eliminated, the Kingdom of Yonglan will be the most peaceful rear base. It can dispatch an army of knights to export military force to other countries and just stay in the hometown for a while. Anyway, there is no need to worry about the risk of [Heart of Lan] falling.

Westhead walked out of the audience hall and looked toward the sky. The wind and snow surrounding the Heart of Mist seemed to stop for a moment at noon. The bright sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone directly, casting a layer of silver light on the structure of God.

"I have stayed in the Kingdom of Yonglan for too long. It is time to return."

With Westhead's strong push, news of an unprecedented expedition drifted to all parts of the Knight's Land like fallen leaves in the wind and snow. Countless Yonglan Knights enthusiastically joined the great expedition promised by the Knight King, ready to kill everyone in the entire mortal world.

However, when this news reached the empire, it did not receive unanimous recognition from the locals.

In the border province of the Empire adjacent to the Kingdom of Eternal Mist, in the fortress of the Valkyrie Alexia, extremely angry curses were heard:

"Lord Qinghui is the mother of all milk! He will be the Knight King of the Yonglan people!"

(End of this chapter)