Heart of the Castle

Chapter 791 The Haze After the Victory Banquet

When the first ray of golden dawn appeared on the eastern horizon, the camp of King Arthur's army, which was full of joy and noise, gradually fell silent.The sentry posts usually served by lower-level knights and soldiers have all been served by high-level Griffon Knights wearing thick blue and white coats, chain mail inside, and full-face helmets. Most of the ruins of the Holy White Stone Fort On the ground, every commanding height can also see the figure of a sharpshooter wearing a gray-green half-cape.

Except for these never-slack alchemy units, everyone else was already drunk in front of the unprecedented battle and the brilliant victory that followed. Even the unsmiling Flame Wheel Knight Wilps couldn't help raising his glass frequently, Not to mention the Iron Fist Knight Dragoons who regards drinking as his second life.After Li Weiston announced the temporary cancellation of the prohibition in the name of the regent and the commander-in-chief, his cheers alone suppressed the voices of dozens of others in the tent.

Before the banquet and singing, the chief minister of the Kingdom of Arthur, Regent Li Weiston also personally read out a long list, which recorded all the knights and soldiers who made achievements in the third attack and defense of St. Whitestone Fortress. , especially those newly promoted knights who performed well, some gained wealth and awards, some gained fiefdoms and manors, and some gained promotions to official positions and titles.

And everyone on the list got more joy than they could have imagined.

Of course, joy is not equally distributed to everyone, and there are also people who feel extremely lost, those who hesitate in front of the swarming demons, those who choose to give up when shouldering heavy responsibilities, and Those who are scared out of their wits on the battlefield of life and death, abandoning their comrades in arms and timidly retreating, they will be severely reprimanded and punished.Especially for the last type of person, Li Weiston gave only one punishment, deprivation of knight qualifications, armor and horses, and expulsion from the sequence of King Arthur's army.

No one thought the young regent's punishment was too severe.Cowardice is the worst of all mistakes for a knight, and it is beyond redemption.Even if the Regent had not expelled them from King Arthur's army, they would not be able to reintegrate into the collective. No one would be foolish enough to trust their back and flanks to the protection of a companion who had retreated timidly. The result is either to volunteer to leave, or to die alone on the battlefield because there is no one to assist.

Glenn Worm, the ice dragon rider, was the only one who was sullen at the award that night.The three-headed dragon-breathing dog Nimitz he personally killed in the Blade Rift Valley was not an ordinary demon team leader, but the evil god of the abyss, Yeludiel, and Li Weiston. One of the three important goals ofThese three important targets are the cronies of the treacherous lord Shakross placed in the Holy White Stone Fort, with the mission of monitoring Yerudir and taking over the command of the guards when necessary, and only after removing them, the evil god of the abyss Only then can we rest assured to perform the wonderful duel performance at the end.

Levi Stone entrusted the task of resolving these three goals to Flame Wheel Knight Wilps, Steel Fist Knight Dragoonsson, and Shadow Assassin Alan Skett who had already touched the threshold of legend.The first two successfully resolved the target on the battlefield, but Alan Skett, who was a little slack on this, was a step late. When he saw the three-headed dragon-breathing dog Nimitz, he was already one after another. The headless corpse was gone, and the heads of three grinning vicious dogs were soaked in the pool of blood next to the corpse.

For a moment, Alan Skett, who felt so lost, even thought of killing people to silence him. Fortunately, he is no longer "the sharpest dagger in the hands of the demon lord". anger and punishment.

Grun Worm received an extremely rich reward for beheading Nimitz and dozens of other demons, and leading the troops to break through the north gate of the Holy White Rock Fort first.Queen Fleischer personally awarded him the title of Battle Hero of St. White Rock Castle, and it was she who granted him the title of Baron of the Kingdom, as well as a rich fief allocated from the outskirts of Fermeyer, including two manors that originally belonged to Arthur's royal family and a small town.

Although after more than a year of war, the newly restored glorious city of Fermeyer was left in a state of disrepair, and the so-called two rich manors and a small town were also in a state of desertion, but this is still an amazing job. The rich reward of envy.Especially the appropriation from the territory of the royal family of Arthur has a certain sense of intimacy.Many aristocratic knights of the royal capital who heard this order were already looking at Glenn Worm with different eyes, and even thought about whether there were any girls of the right age in the family.

The next banquet made Grun Worm reluctant to recall. He didn't like the sudden enthusiasm of the royal knights who were usually indifferent to others, and he didn't like the stupid expression of everyone smiling.Although the fine wine in the cup was sweet, and the food on the long table was also quite exquisite, Grunwalm found that he was not hungry at all, and he didn't want to celebrate the so-called Holy White Stone Fort victory with other people foolishly.

Less than halfway through the banquet, he used the excuse that he was too drunk to quickly leave the tent with steps that concealed his anger, turning his back on all the light and noise, and came to the blade rift where the cold wind was howling.

In the few hours before dawn, Grun Worm stood there quietly, stroking the hilt of the holy sword Tranyatesis with his right hand over and over again, his heart and mouth were full of bitterness. smell.

After leaving the city of North Aura, Grun Worm's road has been smooth sailing. With the help of the Holy Sword and his own efforts, Grun Worm has possessed the very unorthodox but undoubtedly very powerful vindictive energy of the ice dragon. Strength, and was promoted to Tianhua's level smoothly, making him the youngest title knight in the Kingdom of Arthur.

These honors would have turned him into a rising star in any era in the history of the Kingdom of Arthur. However, under the light of an equally young and more dazzling star, the brilliance of Glenn Warm was dimmed. Lost color, even many people only regard it as a vassal of Li Weiston, and it is an insignificant kind.

Although he had broken through the threshold of Dou Qi Tianhua at the age of 17, more than ten years earlier than Flame Wheel Knight Wilps, who was also known as a genius knight; Including the glorious achievements of an Earl of Abyss Alchemy; but in the Kingdom of Arthur, which is full of talents, the name Glenn Worm is not enough to be remembered.Compared to legendary powerhouses such as the legendary knight Sir Rodriguez, the alchemist Master Frederick, the fire wizard Juno Ameriste, and the emerald dragon king Zhanqing Augustus, those who have just reached the title of knight Glenn Warm's strength is indeed insignificant.

The evil disaster is coming to an end, and the Kingdom of Arthur is about to usher in a peaceful and peaceful life.Grunwalm believed that Levi Ston could reward him according to his merit and give him a fief and at least a title of lord, but he didn't know what he could do in this peaceful atmosphere.

He came from humble beginnings, his father was a butcher in North Aura, and he worked as a boy in the stables of the tavern until he was 14 years old.This kind of life experience made him neither capable of managing the territory nor involved in the political situation. Perhaps after his own strength has been further improved, he can have a place in the court of the Kingdom of Arthur, but even if he transcends the sanctification of fighting spirit - Although Glenn Warm thinks highly of himself, he never imagined that he would be able to surpass the Marquis Osiris, the green lion - he is still just a passing wave in the long river of history, or even a member of the family. Nobody.

Grun Worm grasped the hilt of the Holy Sword Tranyat. He was not reconciled, not reconciled to such a life, and even less reconciled to a mediocre ending. Heroes often appear when disaster strikes, and they are often able to turn the tide. Actually, if you want to do this, you must let the turmoil in the Kingdom of Arthur continue.

The thought startled Grunworm himself. "Let the turmoil continue?" He murmured palely, "No, it won't work, I can't do this, the price is too heavy!"

However, in his heart, a very sweet voice sounded, "You are wrong, Grun Worm, there is always darkness under the light, and those who make great things must be informal, don't you think the lion Vulture Lord Levi Ston's hands are spotless, right? Don't you think that the two organizations, the Sleepless Eye and the Shadow Knight, have never done any action to eliminate dissidents?"

Glenn Worm suddenly clenched the hilt of his sword, "Who is it?" He yelled in a low voice, while turning his head around vigilantly, "Whether you are a demon who controls people's hearts or an evil spirit that seduces with clever words, don't even try to Scheming in my presence! Get out of your hiding place, or this holy sword Tranyatesis will tear your filthy body to pieces!"

"Be sober, Glenn Warm!" The voice suddenly became very angry, "Of course you don't know I'm there, because you refuse to admit my identity, I am you, and I am your heart!"

Grunwalm couldn't help but took a step back, his body tensed like a bowstring. "What? You said you are my heart?"

"That's right, Grun Worm, you are too naive. As the chosen one who possesses the holy sword Tranyatesis, you should have made far greater achievements than you have now!" In the voice There was a hint of sarcasm, "What can you do by looking forward and backward? Could it be that being a little knight under the command of the same young Levi Ston is the future that the Lord of the Holy Sword has planned for himself?"

"No, of course not!" Grunworm roared angrily, and his voice hit the cliffs on both sides of the Blade Rift Valley, echoing through layers of echoes. "But it was too late for me to get the holy sword. If I could have been two months earlier... no, one month, I might be the one standing at the pinnacle of King Arthur's power!"

"Actually, it's not too late, Glenn Worm, everything is still in time. There is only one way to bring Arthur's kingdom back into a precarious and turbulent situation..." The voice seemed to be getting lower and lower, but the content of the words seemed to be Like a sharp blade, it dissects the hidden thoughts of the young title knight.

Grunwalm didn't need to continue listening to understand what the so-called method was, because this method was also a ridiculous idea that had troubled him for nearly half a month and could not be expelled from his mind no matter what.

"...Killing the guardian of Arthur's kingdom, Levi Stone, and returning Arthur's kingdom to a state of fragmentation, there is no other way."

(End of this chapter)