On the Seven Towers

"The king and queen are here!" As the voice of the duty officer sounded. Everyone stopped talking and turned their eyes to a door on the side of the throne.

The king, escorted by four guards, walked into the hall wearing a robe interwoven with gold and green, a crown on his head, and a sword hanging from his waist. The queen's dress matched his and she walked beside him dignifiedly. There were two other servants, one holding a long magic wand and the other holding a folded robe, walking behind the two.

The king and queen walked to a platform with five steps at the end of the hall and sat on two thrones respectively. Four guards and two servants also walked onto the platform and stood around them.

People in the room quickly stood in their respective positions, with noble officials, mages and priests clearly separated. Then, under the command of the duty officer, they saluted the king. Most of the ordinary nobles bowed to salute, while mages, priests and knights performed their respective professional etiquette.

Xiao Chen saw the king again after more than two months and found that he was completely different from the king he saw in the warehouse at that time. At that time, even if the king was not in good health, it was difficult to see the signs from his appearance. But now it is not an exaggeration to say that the king is seriously ill. His face is as pale as if he had been powdered, his lips are pale, and his eye sockets are deeply sunken and black, as if he had applied eye shadow. If this is considered a recovery, I don’t know how sick he must have been before.

The king leaned forward slightly with his hands on the armrests of the throne, turned his head and scanned the crowd in front of him, smacked his lips and said, "There are quite a lot of people here today."

Marquis Francisco, who was in charge of court etiquette, replied, "Your Majesty, all the mages and guests who came to participate in the ceremony of enthroning the Tower of China today have arrived. Can we start the ceremony?"

"Well, I have met with Xiao Chen and Master Luo Ling in private. They are both very good young people. I think the undeveloped land in Montenegro will become famous in their hands." The king said slowly, "However, many of you here don't know them, and some people have questioned me before, wondering whether these young people can protect this land? Although I trust these two young people very much, the tradition of the kingdom is tradition. So today we need these mages from Montenegro to prove themselves here. "

Marquis Francisco was stunned, obviously surprised: "Your Majesty, do you mean to question the challenge?"

"That's right." The king looked at Xiao Chen, "Xiao Chen, you are outsiders, you may not understand the origin and rules of questioning the challenge, please ask Marquis Francisco to explain it to you. I believe there are many nobles here, and they have almost forgotten it. Today, many people brought their eldest sons and daughters, just in time to listen to it together. "

The people in the office felt that this matter was very sudden. They originally thought that they came here to gain experience and get benefits today. Unexpectedly, the king suddenly came up with such a move, and everyone was either indignant or worried. Xiao Chen had received a warning from Master Gordon before, and he was prepared in his heart. Although he didn't know how this questioning challenge would be carried out, as Master Kona said, at most he would compare fists.

Count Carlos, not far away, shook his head slightly at him, showing a disdainful smile, as if he was mocking the king's pettiness.

The guests around were also talking about it. The king's words were very clear, that is, he wanted people to challenge Xiao Chen and his team's qualifications for obtaining the fiefdom. This change made people who were just watching the fun feel very interesting. However, most of the people who promoted this plan were very dissatisfied.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Francisco cleared his throat and asked everyone to be quiet. "Sir Xiao Chen, 'Questioning Challenge' is a rule established by the founding king of our Iberian Kingdom, Allen I. Allen I believes that any noble or wizard who is capable of managing a fiefdom must have four qualities: justice, courage, strength and wisdom. So when he enfeoffs the lord, any guest present is allowed to raise questions. All questioners can choose three people to challenge the enfeoffed family. The challenged family also needs to send three people to conduct three one-on-one duels. If the questioner wins more than two times, it means that the enfeoffed person does not have enough power to protect his territory. This enfeoffment is considered unjust, and the king will take back the territory." "If you cannot defeat your opponent, it is considered unjust?" Li Jia asked, "Doesn't justice talk about right and wrong? If the challenger is a saint, who can win the challenge?" Marquis Francisco explained: "Alan I said that the greatest injustice of the lord is It is incompetence. If you are a lord and you or your subordinates cannot defeat the enemy, then it is naturally wrong. Because when the enemy wants to invade, they will not consider your strength. "

Xiao Chen frowned and looked at the king and asked: "Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, such a challenge has not appeared for many years, right?"

The king smiled meaningfully on the chair: "Indeed, since I became king, I have only encountered such a situation, and that was more than 20 years ago. The challenge was initiated by a family that had a grudge against the then-titled person. In that duel, the titled family defeated the challenger cleanly. And today, the decision of the story is in your hands, but you can only decide the win or loss, and you are not qualified to decide whether to fight or not. Because in the Kingdom of Iberia, questioning challenges is a sacred tradition. As long as someone proposes it, no one else can interfere. You have no other choice but to fight or give up. "

"Then let's start. Don't waste everyone's time. "Xiao Chen said coldly.

The king waved to Marquis Francisco, who announced, "Now we are entering the questioning phase. I would like to ask if any of the guests present question the ability of the Tower of China to manage the fiefdom. Please stand up."

The people in the hall were talking and commotion, and at this time a male magician walked out of the crowd. He said, "I question it. I am Arus from the Tower of Thousand Thoughts, with high-level peak strength. I come from the southern part of Montenegro. I have never heard of any decent magic inheritance in the northern part of Montenegro. If it is just a random inheritance, it is not qualified to obtain such a large fiefdom, so I want to challenge them!"

Then came out a knight in armor, "I am Savah from the Legareta family, a high-level knight."

The knight did not say the reason for his challenge, but Luo Ling whispered to Xiao Chen, "This family is the actual controller behind many daily necessities trades in northern Suero. Our business has a great impact on their family."