Thank you for the invitation. I am in Terra, just under the stars.

As their conversation began, the atmosphere on the round table completely relaxed - Xintrea began to eat desserts, Viviana looked at the Shining Knight curiously, and Shining also paid some attention to his friends.

Under their gaze, Margaret thought seriously and said:

"Sports knights and battle knights are both knights, but they are not knights. Times are changing, but this does not mean that what was once called virtue and justice should also change.

"My understanding of today's Casimir comes from more information from the agent. Maybe I should go see it with my own eyes. I hope I will have time in the future.

"For the time being... my idea is to separate a knight with a title on top of the competition knight and the battle knight, and give the title to knights who meet the comprehensive standards in terms of strength, contribution, thought and moral character."

Margaret has some feelings for the knights. If possible, she does not want to use anything to eliminate the knights, but to make the knights themselves better.

Otherwise, it is actually the most efficient to follow Tallulah's example, and directly let the administrative system be completely responsible for the seaweed head. There is no need to worry about the turmoil caused by the change of political system. There is no shortage of iron-blooded heavy industry in food, army, public opinion... these aspects.

"There is also the power of the conquering knights over the territory. Taxes can no longer be set by private individuals. I want to establish a tax bureau that will specifically handle this aspect."

High taxes have always been a problem outside the city of Casimir. Many villages that cannot pay taxes are in a state of self-destruction. Some lower-class knight families even pretend to be bandits to rob.

Viviana asked:

"Would the knights of war cause trouble?"

Collecting taxes from the territory is one of the few privileges of the war knights today.

Merchants exploited city residents, while knights exploited village territories. This seemed to have almost become a customary rule in the past.

Although the taxation of the territory is not high, there are definitely many people who regard it as their lifeblood.

Not only was the knight fighting against the poverty of the general environment, but also because it was a symbol of "privilege" from the glory of the past, almost like a "positive yellow flag", and a source of pride for some people.

Margaret has always despised this phenomenon.If someone is really noble, she feels that it should be someone who has contributed to this society, not those scum who will only rot after inheriting the name of their ancestors.

She glanced at the long sword placed beside the table and said firmly:

"I can handle it, and my sword will not be confused. If I get cold feet at this point, then my thoughts and persistence will be a joke."

Perhaps because they were talking about business, Knight Yao seemed to be slowly breaking away from the previous atmosphere and becoming serious.

"Do you insist..." Viviana whispered.

If it can be implemented, this is indeed a good change for the knight. At least to a certain extent, it restores the 'sacredness' that the 'knight' should have, or in other words, it is closer to the knight she longed for when she was a child. .

Zhou Cheng intervened in the conversation at this time, found a topic for them and asked:

"Where did Viviana know about knights?"

"Knight? That's a long story."

Viviana was startled for a moment, then glanced at Margaret. Seeing her nodding towards her, she slowly said with a reminiscing look:

“I am the illegitimate daughter of a great nobleman in Leitania, and I spent my childhood on a high tower.

“The tower was lonely, I never heard any outside sound up there, and darkness enveloped me every night, from all directions.

“That was a very unforgettable and bitter memory.

"...but mother...will secretly bring me some candles."

"Wax...candle?" Margaret was a little confused.

She didn't understand why it was a candle.

Viviana didn't seem to pay too much attention. She looked at Zhou Cheng who was sipping grape juice. She kept looking until he made a gesture of inviting the bright moon with the goblet of grape juice, and then the corners of his mouth showed a slight smile. With a smile, he said softly:

"Lights are always easy to spot, and candles... there are many decorative candles in noble houses. If there are just a few, no one will notice.

"At that time, I read a lot of books by candlelight, including poems, novels, essays, etc. It was also at that time that I read books depicting knights.

"In the book, knights are always beautiful and righteous. Even if there is a dark psychology, knights will overcome it, but... the reality is not like this."

"I see……"

Margaret was thoughtful.

From Viviana's words, she got a glimpse of this elegant and gentle candle knight's past.

The story of an illegitimate daughter is always a pity. No matter what the parents are, there is nothing wrong with a life that comes into this world in ignorance.

Without needing to elaborate, Margaret just imagined a pitiful story about a sickly and delicate mother and a girl who could only live in the darkness, living alone and dependent on each other.

At this moment, Viviana suddenly asked:

"Miss Margaret, could you please tell me what knighthood means to you?

"Also why you wanted to participate in the knight competition in the first place, and what changes have taken place in the Glory Knight after leaving Casimir...

"I'm deeply curious about this."

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115. To illuminate this land

When she first set foot on the Knight Arena, what Margaret was thinking was actually very simple.

If everyone takes their eyes away from 'Glory', then she goes to where people are paying attention and tells everyone that the knight is still there.

It cannot be said that there is no effect, it can only be said that the effect is very little.

During her journey away from the descendants of Casimir, she had seen natural and man-made disasters, she had seen infected people being oppressed, and she had also seen infected people commit atrocities.She had been confused for a long time, and this confusion lasted until she met Jagged Heavy Industry in Kazdale.

It is the infected who are oppressed on this land, but it is not just the infected.

Many infected people were the objects of oppression and exploitation before they became infected. Just like Kazdaele in the wilderness, in Casimir, the reason why most infected people became infected is because they were engaged in work related to the Origin Stone and were in contact with them. Caused by improper protection of the Source Stone during the process.

The reason why such situations occur in large numbers is simply because the owners of the Casimir factory are unwilling to adopt compliant but more expensive protection measures.

Infected people are born in various ways, but most of them are suffered by people who are already poor.

Is this the right thing to do?

In other words, should they be oppressed and exploited?

Margaret read a lot and thought a lot.

Then she found her answer in unified Kazdaele.

To save those who are not treated as human beings, we must deal with them at the source.

“...After that, the boss said he wanted to stand up for me and took me back to Casimir.

"What happened next is known to everyone."

Unable to retreat, Margaret sat down in her current position half-heartedly.

She never thought that she would become a country's decision-maker. If it weren't for the support of a large number of administrative seaweed heads from Jagged Heavy Industry behind her, she would have to read relevant books for more than ten hours a day to learn how to make decisions, otherwise she would simply be silent. I don't have the heart to do it, let alone have the time to attend the party.

Before leaving Casimir and becoming a competitive knight, Margaret was just an ordinary student.

At that time, others evaluated her as reserved, restrained, and a very classic image of a literary girl, which was completely opposite to her enthusiastic and cheerful sister.

It wasn't until she left Casimir and saw a lot and experienced a lot that she slowly became outgoing.

"As for knights... I think, 'The so-called knight is a noble person who lights up the entire land.'

“You don’t have to be a combat knight or a competitive knight to be a knight, everyone who brings good things to others should be a knight.

"This is also the purpose of setting up the title knight."

Speaking solemnly, Margaret's heroic face seemed to be filled with brilliance.

Viviana was stunned, then sighed softly:

"The whole land... not everyone can light up the whole land, but if you are here, maybe you can do it."

They are really all great people.

The boss of Tiexue Heavy Industries, the director of the medical department... Although she didn't know much about them due to limited channels, she also knew that they were the forces that made the business federation's negotiations become ugly.

What surprised Viviana was what they did for the infected, as well as the changes in people's livelihood in the Drak Empire and Kazdaele in Margaret's words.

It is hard to imagine that there are still big people with such thoughts in this land.

Viviana looked at the dignified and peaceful Sakaz, her eyes passing between her towering white hair and pure white horns, and the slight disgust in her heart due to some subtle factors disappeared.

“Then there’s disaster relief.”

"Disaster relief...?"

Viviana looked at Margaret again.

Knight Yao, who had a serious face, held a cup of black tea in his hand. He held it in front of him with both hands without drinking it. He stared at the water in the cup with eyes like burning gold and said slowly:

"Outside the city, many villages in Casimir are in a state of self-destruction. Natural and man-made disasters, ore diseases, and bandits and bandits... The war knights who are supposed to protect the people are singing and dancing in the city. They can't see them. They can't see those people. The people they have an obligation to protect.

“We can’t see them starving to death in the streets, freezing to death in corners, being robbed by bandits, or being attacked by natural disasters.

"They and they seem to be people from two different worlds. I once saw a war knight who came from the National Yuan say something like this - 'If there is no food and it is robbed, why don't you go to the city to buy it? Hire a guard? Money, if you don't have any money, why not rent out the unused house at home?'

"They...even the most basic understanding of others has been lost.

"I can't even tell if this is deliberate sarcasm or if their thinking is really that stupid."

Margaret finally took a sip of black tea. She didn't seem to pay much attention to the taste in the tea cup, or she was already tasting the more bitter tea leaves. There was a lot of emotion in her expression.

Before leaving the Grand Knights, even though her family was not considered rich and they often sold off some of their property, Margaret was definitely considered a eldest lady to ordinary people.

She has a life where she has no worries about food and drink. She lives in her family's house, attends a school with good educational resources, and has classmates who live similar lives.

The justice and virtue in her heart come from the inheritance of her family, the education of her parents and grandfather, and the words of her uncle Ma Enna.

Only when you actually see it with your own eyes will you know what kind of land is hidden in those words.

perhaps……

Being kicked out of Casimir was also a good thing.

If she had been living in the Great Knight Territory, if the Business Federation had not cared about her and even praised her, so that she was confused in the arena...

Margaret could not imagine how terrible and disgusting that was.

"Just stupid."

A very indifferent girlish voice.

Xintrea, who had been eating dessert silently, heard her understanding words and said something casually. After she finished speaking, everyone looked over.

Sakaz's peace, Pegasus's friendliness, Elafia's curiosity...

And the encouragement from Zhou Cheng’s smile.

Xinteleia inhaled slightly, and then straightened her chest - because she was too barren, this action was not obvious.

But it didn't matter. After the girl who was used to being a little transparent made this move, she felt that her courage suddenly returned to herself.

She tried to calm down and said calmly:

"Those people don't know how the people below live, and they don't care. Instead, they will impose their own ideas on others as a matter of course, and will not allow others to think that they are wrong.

"Even if they can't change people's minds, they will still cover your mouth and make a stupid sound that makes people laugh."

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116. The Shining sits firmly on the bronze bird stage

After even the most taciturn Xinteleia participated in the speech, the atmosphere of the party became completely relaxed.

Margaret didn't say anything more about her future plans, because Viviana began to ask her about some things she was interested in - such as what she saw and heard at Iron Blood Heavy Industry.

"My life in Iron Blood Heavy Industry?

"Well... I basically get up at 6 o'clock every morning, then run two laps around the base to warm up, have breakfast at 7 o'clock, read and rest at 7:8, start the morning knight training at 9 o'clock, and start practicing wearing power armor at [-] o'clock Fight.”

"Power armor?"

"The Shadow Guards in the Chamber of Commerce building were wearing power armor, and so was the 'Lion King' on me, but it looked a bit retro."

Looking at Viviana, who showed some doubts on her gorgeous face, Margaret, who was holding a teacup in one hand and drinking, patiently explained: