Heart of the Castle

Chapter 199 Sir Ridwan's Ambition
The news that the king's special envoy from the king's capital, Fermeyer, had arrived at the Viscount's castle spread throughout the Viscount's territory with the sound of horseshoes of the messenger cavalry. Even the Bartel knights whose fiefdoms were as far as the border had special messengers to deliver the letter.And every master knight who got the news packed up his luggage on the same day and came to the Viscount Castle as fast as they could, hoping to meet the king's special envoy as soon as possible to express his establishment when he ended the evil disaster. Great achievements.

However, they were all disappointed.

Although the king's special envoy met them and praised them for their merits, when it came to the specific rewards, he shirked everything to the old scholar Master Sujiad, claiming that only the details of his achievements obtained from Master Sujiad can be awarded. Eligible to be placed in front of His Majesty the King.

With the prestige and reputation of Master Sugard, these knights who left the castle certainly did not dare to mess around with him, but they were not willing to leave, so they all stayed in the Viscount Castle, and they brought many family members and servants. Let this castle look more and more lively.

On a cold and windy morning, the last knight, Sir Lidwan, the lord of Greencastle, led a team of five vassal knights and more than 30 cavalrymen to the Viscount Castle. There was a cold glow in the morning light.Sir Lidwan personally led the army, wearing full knight armor, with a cold face, and flying a banner with a dark green fortress as his family crest above his head.

This team could be called murderous. On the watchtower on the outer wall of the Viscount's castle, the sentry watched the team approaching with a stunned look, and almost wanted to ring the alarm bell.

Fortunately, the other sentry was calmer and recognized the eye-catching flag.He stretched out his hand to stop his companion's reckless behavior, then leaned out half of his body from the guard wall of the watchtower, and shouted down: "Sir Lidwan, and the knights of the Greencastle are here!"

The guards at the gate of the castle heard the sound from the watchtower, and immediately summoned their hands to push the winch. With the sound of squeaking, the two gates of the Viscount Castle opened left and right, and the green fortress flag fluttered unceremoniously. Come in.

Sir Lidwan was of course under this banner. He urged his horse through the gate of the castle, and the most eye-catching sight was the fluttering colorful banner.Sir Ridwan recognized less than a third of them, the flying fish banner of the Grand Knight Wilps, the one-armed giant banner of the high knight Dragonson, the two-headed moose banner of Dickwell and the tank. Burton's bloody spear banner, etc., and some other banners whose owners were not identified were not unfamiliar strictly speaking. Sir Lidwan remembered that those belonged to ordinary knights.

There was only one flag that made him feel very strange. It was a flag with an earthy yellow background. A ferocious bear head was roaring at him on the flag. That lifelike bear head must have come from the hands of a famous painter, Lidwan Jazz glanced at it, and he felt awe-inspiring.

"My lord, the street ahead is a little narrow, and there is no way for you and your men to pass through on horseback. Please leave the horses in the stables temporarily." The captain of the gate guard came up, first saluted respectfully, then Suggest in as firm a tone as possible.

Sir Ridwan gave the captain of the guard a cold look, and without saying anything, he dismounted from his horse and handed the reins into his hands.

"If it's a rule, of course I will obey it." Sir Lidwan said, taking out a silver coin from his pocket and putting it in the hands of the captain of the guard. "To reward you for your devotion to duty, now I want you to tell me, which knight owns the banner with the roaring bear's head?"

The captain of the guard put the silver coin in his pocket, and replied without hesitation, "Sir, that flag belongs to Lord Donner."

"Knight Donna? When will quasi-knights be able to have their own banner?" Sir Lidwan frowned and asked.The captain of the guard did not dare to answer his question. He seemed to have suddenly become very interested in the horse reins in his hand, and lowered his head to study it carefully.

Fortunately, the lord of Greencastle didn't expect to get an answer from a small city gate guard captain. He walked forward with a gloomy face, and his steel boots made a series of angry footsteps on the stone slabs of the street.Five subordinate knights followed behind him, their cloaks fluttering, and those cavalrymen could only stay in the market outside the castle because they were not qualified to enter the main building of the Viscount's castle.

The respected Grand Knight Commander Herbert and Lord Demon died together. With the strength of a Grand Knight and the Lord of Greencastle, Sir Lidwan, no matter in terms of personal strength or status, he is the well-deserved No. [-] in the territory. character, and he himself thought so.However, when Li Wei became the highest military leader in the territory under the joint election of Grand Knight Commander Wilpus and the old scholar Master Sugard, his status was inevitably shaken.

Sir Lidwan's candidate was Miss Lisa, Viscount Lane's niece. This consideration was not just out of respect for the stipulations of the noble succession law, but more because this noble lady had not received any education about becoming a lord.

In other words, there is no way for Miss Lisa to gain real power, and the military and political power in the territory will naturally fall into the hands of the alliance formed by Wilps, Master Sugard, and of course, Sir Ridwan.In addition, Lord Demon and its army have been destroyed. According to the records, the evil disaster that befell the Viscount Lane will gradually end in a few months, and the glory of ending the evil disaster will also inevitably fall in the hands of a few of them.

To Sir Lidwan's surprise, Wilps and Master Sugard did not consider this at all, but chose a surprisingly young Li Wei, who was only an apprentice servant, as the highest rank in the territory. military leader.Even if the young man did show surprising prowess in the subsequent raid on the demon's lair, Ser Lydwan was still resentful that the opportunity slipped through his fingers.

But after all, he can be regarded as a fair knight, and it is still impossible for him to play tricks to erase Li Wei's achievements.So Sir Lidwan chose to return to his territory and devoted himself to the reconstruction of the territory until the castle's messenger brought the news of the king's special envoy to Greencastle.

Unlike many low-level knights who were born soldiers, Sir Lidwan's family has been passed down for decades. He inherited the title and territory of Lord from his father, and he also inherited the experience of intrigue and struggle between nobles.From the news brought by the orderly, Sir Lidwan was keenly aware of a very critical issue.

Only those who have the qualifications of knights can get formal rewards, while those who do not have the qualifications of knights can only get the title of knights and some rewards of gold and silver wealth.

Perhaps this is the result that Wilps and Master Sugard have long considered?

The fire of ambition rekindled in Sir Lidwan's chest. If Li Wei could not get the official reward, the reward for ending the disaster would surely fall on someone with a higher status and status. That is to say, he, Lidwan The Jazz still have a chance this time to take a step up on the ladder of nobility.

As long as there is no one who can shake the No. [-] position in his territory, it will be fine.

A few faces finally flashed through Sir Ridwan's mind, and Levi was one of them, followed by the high-ranking knights Dragonson and Dickway.He thought calmly, the qualifications of knights had already made Li Wei miss the reward, and the qualifications of the two high-ranking knights, Dragonson and Dickway, were much inferior to his own.

Baron Lydvan, the anti-magic hero?A smile appeared on the face of the lord of Greencastle, the name seems to be very loud.

The main gate of the castle was open, and the banners of the knights gathered here to form a sea of ​​colors. Sir Ridvan saw many familiar faces.While saying hello, he strode over vigorously.

Knight Templeton, who had a blood-red scar on his forehead, greeted him and saluted him with a knight's sword. Sir Lydwan returned the salute by pressing the hilt of his sword, but suddenly a voice as thin as a mosquito came from his ear.

"My lord, the second Grand Knight Commander has appeared on the territory!"

(End of this chapter)