People are in the Ark, I am the mastermind behind them

Rogue bandits, natural disasters, and even more disasters are all tragedies that have long been entrenched in Casimir.

Suddenly, Chesper recalled decades ago, and recalled the day when he first became a knight. He received the newly forged sword from his parents and vowed to bring hope to all weak people.

Those vows seemed to have happened yesterday. Chesper still remembered every word he said and the expressions of the elders who had died long ago.

But what about your own ideals?Where did it go?Where did it get lost?

The knight's figure was completely swallowed up by darkness, and his heart was deeply hurt.The blond knight seemed to have incredible power, and he made Chesper's rotten heart feel pain again.

“Do not fear justice.”

This is Chesper's family motto. It means that you should never be afraid of the price you pay for upholding justice. Even if the price is too high to bear, every noble knight will raise his sword and attack the darkness. charge.

“Do not fear justice.”

In the darkness, Chesper said this.

His ideals have dimmed, his beloved died in a conspiracy, his best friends succumbed to the powerful, and everything seems to have lost its meaning.

However, the blond knight whom he had just met pierced his shell of hypocrisy and reminded Chesper of something truly worth remembering.

That was the oath Chesper made decades ago. It was his determination to change the status quo after witnessing countless tragedies of ordinary people.

Chesper lowered his head. He took out a pendant from his armor and opened it. Inside was a faded photo.

In the photo is Chesper's true love, the lover he will never forget, Serena.

She still smiles so brightly, she always does, no matter what difficulties she encounters, Serena is never depressed.

Chesper still remembers that Serena and he acted chivalrously together. Together they fought off the bounty hunters who acted recklessly, and also tried to provide help to the villages that had lost the protection of the Knights of Conquest.

If she were still here, she would definitely support him with a smile, Chesper thought.

In the long night, a knight nodded slightly. After a long period of confusion and erosion, his noble heart was still not completely eroded.

He had seen too much darkness and injustice, and when that angry golden light shone into his heart, the knight instinctively wanted to follow it, as he should have.

However, the knight's goal has changed. At first, he just wanted to use a war to reverse the status of the Conquest Knights. But now, Chesper thinks further and wants to do more.

If possible, he wanted to help these poor people whom Casimir had forgotten.

Chapter 138: Your destiny is to change Casimir

1097/5/17

As the Casimir Trials approached day by day, Maria became more and more irritable. She instinctively wanted to participate in the knight competition to safeguard the honor of Linguang for her family.

However, Uncle Maena's admonition still stayed in her mind: "Even if Linguang is not Linguang, it is still as noble as ever."

The girl is still too young, and the girl cannot get the answer, or in other words, she needs something to strengthen her judgment.

After some struggle, Maria bought a ticket for the express train. She wanted to return to that country villa and the small village where her parents had lived.

She left a letter on the table for Uncle Maena, indicating that she would be back as soon as tomorrow.

Before setting off, the blond girl looked at the long sword in her room. She caressed it reluctantly, and finally decided to take it with her. She was afraid that Uncle Maena would get rid of the sword.

The train was speeding along the predetermined track. A few hours later, when Maria opened her eyes slightly tiredly, she had appeared in another place.

This is the countryside of Casimir. Maria followed the route in her memory and walked for a few more ten minutes, finally arriving at the village before dark.

For the villagers, Maria's outfit was too eye-catching. Many people dropped what they were doing and gathered around her.

"Ah, it's the knight, the knight who helped us that day!"

Someone shouted, and everyone became excited. Dozens of villagers rushed forward. They shouted long live the knight, and some even handed newly picked fruits to Maria.

The young Pegasus had never seen this formation before. Her pretty cheeks turned red. Maria wanted to explain that she did not kill the bandits herself, but she couldn't.

These villagers were so enthusiastic that Maria was treated like a hero. There were a lot of small watermelons thrown at her. In the end, the village chief came over in person to relieve Maria. around.

Along the way, the village chief kept waving to the villagers, telling them not to scare the hero who saved the village. From time to time, a child would hide behind the door and look at Maria with longing eyes.

"Master Knight, you have also seen that the villagers are very happy to express their gratitude to you. Please do not refuse tonight's dinner."

Before leaving, the village chief said this to Maria. This put Maria in a difficult position. She was really embarrassed to refuse these enthusiastic villagers.

Finally, Maria came to the villa that had not been taken away by the nobles again. She opened the door and walked in. She felt that her soul suddenly calmed down.

The girl turned on the Source Stone lamp and hung the long sword at her waist on the wall. She wandered around the room casually, imagining what her parents would have done.

Maria has never actually seen her parents. Not long after she was born, her parents were assigned a mission. After setting off, they never appeared again. Even though Ma Enna searched several times, it was all in vain.

Maria moved her favorite bench from the balcony, flattened it, and lay down.

The Linguang family is in trouble, which is caused by the lack of long knights. As long as Maria participates in the knight competition and wins a knight title, any problem can be solved.

But... is Maria's ambition really just that?The girl herself didn't know.

She is still young and she still has a long way to go.Maria's sister was too dazzling, and the [Glory Knight] had achieved achievements in the knightly competition that were beyond Maria's reach, so much so that Maria instinctively thought that she would not embark on this path.

Maria thought of her parents. The girl thought, what would they do when they were young?

Those are definitely more romantic and dangerous things, such as doing chivalry in the wilderness, chasing robbers and bandits, such as resisting the invasion of Ursus. In any case, their lives are more meaningful than Maria's.

Maria let out a long sigh and raised her head. From this angle, she could just see the golden sword hanging on the wall. These days, the girl was simply fascinated by it and had to carry it day and night. .

The girl thought of the scene that day again, and the golden knight standing in the sun. He was completely different from the knight Maria had seen on TV or on posters. He had a noble aura about him.

If she could, Maria wanted to be a knight like him, not afraid of the darkness and bathing in the light.

But what can we do to get closer to him?Maria couldn't understand.

Her thoughts became more and more confused and her eyelids became heavier and heavier. The blonde girl lay comfortably on the recliner and fell asleep in her favorite position.

On the wall, the golden sword shone with light, like crystal tears.

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Her body became lighter, and the blonde girl slowly fell into sleep.

It was different from any dream she had ever had. Maria could clearly realize that she was asleep and that everything in front of her was not real, but Maria could not wake up.

She could only give up in frustration, treating this dream as a temporary movie.

Among those turbulent scenes were things that Maria had never seen before.

"Kill, today, we are going to have a good time!"

A remote village was attacked, but the knights were not there. Countless bandits poured into the streets. They armed themselves with weapons, broke open doors from house to house, killed the villagers, and then set their houses on fire.

Flames, the entire village was ablaze, and the ferocious expressions of the thugs were reflected in the flames.

This is Casimir, the home of knights and the breeding ground of all violence and crime.

Maria clenched her fists silently, and the little Pegasus was silent. She already understood why she was treated like a hero.

The screen turned and came to the Great Knight Territory.

This time, Maria saw a dilapidated neighborhood that would not be marked even on Casimir's official map.

Although the Linguang family was in poverty, Maria was well protected. She had never been to that kind of place.

In the house that was about to collapse, there were many infected people lying there. They were covered with tattered blankets. Many of them were coughing. Their bodies were covered with Originium crystals, and the official medical treatment promised by Casimir never benefited this place.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the sky, which was the sound of the upper garbage treatment plant operating. Countless rancid garbage fell from the sky and scattered on the ground.

The infected struggled to stand up. They dragged their heavy bodies, their eyes were dim, and they tried their best to dive into the garbage pile to snatch the leftovers of the rich in the uptown area.

"Ah... these... these"

This picture really impacted Maria's outlook on life. Under the guidance of her sister, Little Pegasus certainly knew that there was corruption and injustice hidden under Casimir's false prosperity, but she still did not expect this injustice. To be able to reach this point.

What about those health care bill protections?What about those Poor Bill guarantees?What about those charities that talk about benevolence and morality?

Everything fell into chaos. When the dream calmed down, Maria found herself standing in the auditorium of the Knights Arena, with rows of people in charge sitting next to her.

"This match is between the infected knight and the left-handed knight."

The person in charge gave a meaningful laugh and ordered the attendants on the side to

"Go and inform the left-hand knight to torture the infected knight as much as he can. The audience likes to see this."

"In addition, you also inform the infected knight that if he can be beaten by the left-handed knight for an hour without falling, the Business Federation will give him everything he wants."

So, under the deliberate operation of the person in charge, Maria witnessed an extremely bloody knightly competition.The left-hand knight beat the infected knight arbitrarily, leaving him with a bloody head, broken bones, and difficulty breathing.

In the auditorium, all the spectators cheered. While cheering for the left-handed knight, they put their chips down and bet on how long the infected person could last.

The screams and cheers were rising one after another, and Maria stood among them, feeling cold all over.

This was simply a murder, a naked murder, but everyone was applauding, applauding this bloody atrocity, which was contrary to any education Maria had been exposed to.

A voice told Maria: "That's what knights are, whether you accept it or not."

The blonde girl slowly squatted down. She felt that her stomach was churning, and she was retching, almost vomiting out her soul.

"Master Knight, Master Knight!"

There was a voice calling Maria, waking her up from her dream. The person who came was the village chief. He was standing outside the door knocking on the door, waiting for Maria's response.

The blonde girl struggled to stand up. She wiped the tears from her eyes and opened the door.

"Ah, hello, village chief, I'm sorry, I overslept a little."

The old man smiled. He looked at Maria as if he were seeing his little daughter.

"It's okay, Sir Knight, everyone is waiting for you."

Maria nodded, forced a smile, and then followed the village chief and walked away.

The dinner was held under the street lamp at the entrance of the village. The villagers had prepared many large tables. On the tables were all the foods they were reluctant to eat on weekdays, including bacon, roasted feathered beasts, and newly brewed malt wine.

As soon as everyone saw Maria's figure, they burst into cheers again. They waved to Maria, and they sincerely thanked the knight who saved them.

Maria waved in the same way. She wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. For a moment, she remembered the tragic scene in her dream, and she seemed to be able to smell the smell of burning corpses.

If the golden knight had not appeared, would this village have turned into what it looked like in the dream?

Maria didn't know the answer, and she couldn't imagine it.

The banquet started soon, and Maria sat at the table with the fewest people. The village chief could see that the knight was still young and she was a little shy.From time to time, someone would toast Maria with a glass of wine, and Maria would respond with grape juice.

The cheerful atmosphere more or less diluted the depression in Maria's heart. She tried to forget those unpleasant memories and integrate into this cheerful party.

Perhaps sensing the change in Maria's mood, half an hour later, the village chief said he was tired. He took Maria away from the banquet and personally sent the girl back to his residence.

Along the way, the old man talked endlessly to Maria about the past visits and the names that only existed in stories.

"Master Knight, you come from a great family, the family called Linguang. Their knights are real heroes. They protect the entire Casimir."

In the end, the village chief sighed. He looked at Maria with complicated eyes. He hoped that Maria could be as outstanding as her ancestors, and he also hoped that the blond girl could grow up happily like ordinary people.

"Yes, I also long to become a knight like them."

Maria spoke, and there was no perfunctory expression on her face, and her golden eyes were shining.

To be honest, Maria doesn't like fighting. She especially hates fighting and blood.If everything goes well for Casimir, Maria may become the best blacksmith, forging weapons for her sister Margaret.

However, the family motto of the Linguang family is almost engraved in the blood. When the young Pegasus saw the darkness in the shadows, when she noticed the tragedy that she had not noticed, the girl quickly lost her childishness. .

If she could, she wanted to be a knight, a knight who would eradicate suffering and protect everyone.

Amidst the chatter, Maria returned to the house. She sat on the sofa, but her thoughts never stopped.

Ever since she got the golden sword, strange dreams have been flooding into her mind one after another, as if it was destined.

The girl climbed to the top of the building, where she could blow the night wind and quietly look at the village and the mountains surrounding the village.

The rice fields in the distance are still lit with lights. They are farmers busy harvesting, and the wind is filled with the fragrance of rice.

Maria sat on the ground, and she had a feeling that one night, her parents had sat like this, looking at a scene similar to hers.

That Snitz Linguang stood up and made a gesture of holding hands. He had the strength and determination to get rid of the suffering, so he should do this.

Beside him, Maria's mother, Yolanta Linguang, smiled with an affirmative and expectant expression, and then handed Snitz the sword.

Although Maria couldn't remember their appearance at all, the little Pegasus did indeed see the scene in her memory.

"Dad, Mom..."

In the night air, Maria stretched out her hand, wanting to touch something, but there was nothing there.

There was a complex look in the blonde girl's eyes.

The young Pegasus staggered forward. She had been so well protected. Now, the girl wanted to try to take a path she had never imagined. If Casimir needed it, then she should continue to walk.