Golden Dream IV

Four Two Silver Knight

"His Majesty the King is coming!"

The guards shouted loudly at the gate, and the current king of Heil Milan, Durand Morris, accompanied by senior officers, stepped into the training ground of the Royal Knights. The officers and soldiers of the Knights stopped training and saluted the king.

King Durand celebrated his 45th birthday last month. Two days ago, he held a 12-year-old birthday party for his daughter Selysia, and then threw away the trivial matters of his family and devoted himself to military affairs. In the eyes of his subjects, like the founding monarch a hundred years ago, this king is an energetic and diligent and wise monarch. With his deep wisdom, the courage to break all obstacles, and with the assistance of his ministers such as Rollinforth and Lanold, Haier Milan's national strength is like the rising sun. Climbing. Of course, because of his vigorous style, he even deprived many hereditary nobles of their rights and interests, and there are many people who hate him in China.

Durand traveled to the mainland as a prince when he was young, and then absorbed the civilizations of other countries into his own system one by one. Soon after the Kingdom of Heland witnessed the grandeur of the "Pure White Rose" Knights, which is known as the first in the mainland, the prototype of the Royal Knights appeared in Heil Milan. Soon after Gutlund inspected the current situation of mineral resources exploitation, a unified research institute responsible for resource exploration, exploitation and scheduling was set up in Heil Milan (thanks Mrs. La is one of the beneficiaries of the aristocratic class); although Silas is only commendable for his strong force, Durand has learned how to squeeze the outstanding but lower class into the upper aristocracy, forming a strong and loyal military group around him... All these are just small episodes on the road to governance after his accession to the throne. As the ministers commented, this is an amazing and awesome virtuous king.

The Royal Knights are named after the goddess Faris and are divided into the "Youmir Knights" with noble officers as the main body and the "Finril Knights" with the magician as the main body. As far as the knight's name is concerned, it is divided into four levels: "Dragon Knight", "Haya Knight", "Silver Knight" and "Bronze Knight". Of course, as the subjects know, the Eumir Knights and the Dragon Knights are mostly served by the upper nobles, and the real strong soldiers are concentrated in the Fenrill Knights and the Hayes and Silver Knights. Therefore, for those recruits, the above name is far more attractive than the seemingly gorgeous "Dragon Knight".

The weekly inspection is Durand's routine. The officers and soldiers of the Knights have long been used to his haunted figure, so they can be displayed in front of him with the strongest spirit every moment, but His Majesty is not proud of it. No matter how elegant the knights in front of him are, few people see him. Will show a satisfied smile. This must be because he has extremely deep expectations for this order...

The king sat down in the officer's rest area of the exercise ground and then motioned the knights to continue the drill. The captain who was originally in charge of commanding the playground ran forward and handed over a thick list to him:

"This is the list of promoted knights that has been selected and assessed a month ago and determined the day before yesterday. Please have a look."

Duland narrowed his eyes and began to carefully browse every name on the list:

"Are they bronze knights and silver knights... These knights are quite young..."

"Exactly, among the new bronze knights, the oldest is only 14 years old, while among the silver knights, the younger is 15 years old."

"Isn't it too cruel to send such a young man to the Knights too early? Should we impose certain restrictions on the members of the Knights in terms of age?

"Maybe it's not reliable in terms of age alone... But your majesty at least doesn't have to doubt their loyalty to the kingdom. And as long as these young people pass the corresponding training, they can show the fighting spirit and ability as adult knights. They will become the elites of the Royal Knights in the future.

General Lannold, the supreme commander of the Knights, was full of confidence in those young people, so his worries about Durand did not attract much attention. His Majesty frowned slightly:

"That's not the way... No matter how strong the fighting spirit is, it is impossible to make up for the gap in strength caused by age. Although the Kanafaris countries are enjoying an atmosphere of peace now, we can't relax our military consciousness... I'm just thinking, if there is a war one day, will we have the heart to send these young people who represent the future of the kingdom to the battlefield?

"What Your Majesty said is... but these fresh blood is also a necessary nutrient for this towering tree of the Knights. Your Majesty will realize the significance of their importance to the country as long as you visit those young people... With all due respect, which knights on the battlefield can become the real main force... Your Majesty should be very clear in his heart. Therefore, as long as those young people are willing to become members of the Knights, we should not object to it.

"Do you mean to adopt a voluntary rule when it comes to age... This is not a reasonable solution. And when it comes to the rectification of military discipline, it is easier for young people to accept it. But your way of speaking is more and more like the old guy Rollinforth, and you often have an unpleasant preaching tone!"

"That's because Lord Rowlingfus is a huge octopus. Anyone close to him can only be dyed black by his ink if he doesn't want to be swallowed."

Durand and the officers around him laughed happily.

"Speaking of which... I seem to have some impression on the names of these young people. If I remember correctly, this young man named King is your son, isn't he, Lannold?

"It was the second son of a humble position. He just turned 14 years old. He wanted him to receive the necessary training to inherit the honor of the family, so he sent him to the ranks of bronze knights."

"What you did is actually a bad precedent, General Lannold. Under your influence, I don't know how many powerful people have to send their children into the Order.

"If you can contribute their strength to the kingdom, it will be okay to set such a bad precedent many times."

"I sincerely hope that your son will not hold a grudge against you for this... This Fusen Luke is the son of Reno, right? And this Alex Brown, who should be General Rosen's child? It seems that there are a lot of noble blood among the bronze knights alone.

"This is our necessary love for our children as fathers. However, because of this, these young people often fight with each other because of their family's reputation, and I have to remind commanders that it is necessary for them to accept common sense that they are not familiar with in the family.

"People who are only keen on private fighting will be cowardly when they encounter a national war... This is common sense, just do it boldly. In addition... I remember just mentioned that there is a 15-year-old young man in the Silver Knight?"

"This man's name is Leon von Erian, and his father is one of His Majesty's most loyal comrades-in-arms, Marquis Carlos."

"It turned out to be Carlos Qing's son... I've always heard a saying - tiger father has no dog son, and I believe that this young man is among the silver knights with real talent and learning, right?"

"If your majesty is interested, I will call him now, and you will soon be able to make the fairest evaluation of your intuition."

Durand nodded with interest. Lannold gestured to the captain standing aside. The captain saluted and ran to the training ground. A few minutes later, he returned to the king with a brunette teenager:

"Prince Lyon, this is His Majesty King Durand, and standing beside him is General Lannold."

The knight named Lyon is the "goblin prince" who appeared in the backyard of Xilu that day, and now he is salute deeply to His Majesty the King. Although Durand is not the kind of layman who can easily have likes and dislikes just by his appearance, he also has a good impression because of the other party's valiant and heroic posture:

"Are you Carlos's son? I fought side by side with your father when I was young and fully learned his bravery and wisdom, so I hope you also inherit his noble bloodline. I heard that you have been listed as a silver knight on the 15th of this year, which is really a great achievement for young people, so I want to see it with my own eyes.

"I respectfully follow your order, I don't know what your majesty wants to do?"

"Knights naturally judge in a knightly way, so you don't have to worry about those unnecessary problems. As for your opponent... Mr. Klaus, let you be one of the best swordsmen in the royal city.

The young officer named Klaus came out from behind the king, then took off his armor and saluted Lyon. Lyon also expressed his acceptance of this challenge with the same courtesy. The captain standing next to him couldn't help worrying:

"Prince Lyon... Lord Klaus's swordsmanship is the crown of the royal city. You must be careful."

"Thank you for your reminder, but as a knight, you can't retreat because of the strength of the other party."

"That's right, Prince Lyon, I have also heard of your father's reputation and admire his merits. You and I are among knights. The so-called swordsmanship or strength are just useless excuses. I just want to compete with you as friends.

"It's really an honor to be regarded as a friend by Mr. Klaus, but I hope you won't show mercy to me for this."

"Of course! Otherwise, won't we become those empty airs? Between knights and knights, the most important thing is to spare no effort to show the highest level of respect for your opponent, so I will not treat you as a silver knight, but as an opponent at my level!"

"Thank you very much! Then I will express my gratitude to you in the same way!"

Maybe this is the so-called hero cherishing each other? But when they met for the first time, the two became close and shoulderless friends. I have to say that friendship is indeed a wonderful term that makes people yearn for infinitely. Sometimes only one look can establish a strong bond in each other's hearts. Of course, this is also due to the open mind of the two knights. However, after the two came to the playground to draw their swords and confront each other, this strong affection was quickly replaced by the fierce sword spirit.

Duland looked happily at the two entangled figures on the playground:

"It seems that he is not a false appearance, and Carlos's son is indeed a lion that is not inferior to his father... Maybe in ten years, the name Lyon will be known to all the royal city, right?"

"Maybe it only takes five years... Your Majesty should be able to understand this young man's talent. I believe that soon, countless young girls will be crazy about him.

"Hahaha! That's really enviable! The greatest hope of you and me, who are no longer young, is to regain the memory of the past like him, right? We also had the passion to draw a sword and duel for our beloved woman!"

Although it has been highly praised by the king... However, the gap in strength due to age and experience is still obvious. After 20 rounds of entanglement with his opponent, Klaus easily picked off the sword in Lyon's hand, but he did not show a look of ridicule, but grabbed Lyon's shoulder and laughed cheerfully:

"Well done, little guy! Among young people like you, you are the first to stick to it until now! If the Silver Knights can have your strength, our Knights can honor the mainland countries! I'm so happy today! Come and have a drink with me! Lyon!"

"I'm honored... but I'm not old enough to drink."

"How can a knight say such depressing words! Whether drinking or duel, no matter what happens, look straight ahead! Just think of it as my second challenge to you today by drinking! Fight happily, opponent!"

There was still a hesitant look on Lyon's face, and Klaus couldn't help but take his hand and walk to the other side of the playground. Durand looked at the two young people who cherished each other, and unconsciously showed a trace of envy in his eyes:

"Lanold... Speaking of which, you and I were the same when you were as young as them, right?"

"Yes, when I was young, I fought side by side with Your Majesty. In my spare time, I tried swordsmanship or drank together... I miss such a past very much, so it's not too much to be jealous of these young people... Then please continue to patrol. Those bronze knights still need your teachings."

"Well, this is very necessary, and I also hope that those young people can grow into qualified gentlemen faster... Speaking of which, do you know that Lyon has a suitable marriage contract?"

"Is your majesty concerned about the marriage of Mr. Lyon? Did you intend to take the princess...?"

"This is equivalent to exerting ten times more pressure on him, right? So I'm not thinking about the little girl. However, if young people like this do not confirm their marriage as soon as possible, it may cause unnecessary **.

"Hahaha... Your Majesty's worry is indeed very reasonable. I think maybe a lot of impatient fathers have begun to think about him, right? Once he is trapped in the flowers, unnecessary troubles will follow... Speaking of which, someone has indeed hinted to me that. I don't know if your majesty also wants to join the fun?

"Oh? Which adult has such a sharp eye to notice that this gold mine is still buried underground?

"This man will make your majesty feel a headache... Count Rams, he intends to take the second daughter, Miss Xilu..."

"It turned out that it was him... This Lord Raspud did something as unexpected as rumored. I remember that when I was the crown prince, he often confronted me on military and political affairs..."

"And not long ago, he casually resigned as the supreme commander of the Gun Corps, saying that he would put his energy on the territory for the rest of his life... If he hadn't been familiar with him, he would have misunderstood the conspiracy of territorial independence. In fact, Luo Linfusqing had received a lot of impeachment against him. , but it was just suppressed by him.

"Humph...it's really an offensive guy. But I don't hate his style... At least his loyalty to the kingdom is unquestionable. In addition, I heard that his eldest daughter, Fei Linwen, is a woman with a gentle personality, but her second daughter is not very familiar.

Speaking of which... Miss Xilu and Miss Fei Linwen are simply different. They have been domineering and wanton since childhood, almost a replica of Count Rams's youth. When I visited Raspud a few years ago, she pulled out a beard.

"Oh? So, will the Lord Raspud also encounter problems that annoy him? Hahaha, I really want to see how he can deal with this thorny daughter! But... Since he wants to marry this daughter to Lyon... I don't know if Lyon can deal with her?"

"Conquering the enemy's territory and conquering the girl's heart are the responsibility of the knights. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about Prince Lyon."

"What you said... I'm really looking forward to the next story. Will it be the calm Lake Libita or the turbulent Vicroute Strait? Hahaha..."

The high bell rings, which means that the Knights' day of training is over. The young knights came to the bath to relax their exhausted bodies and plan the next trip. Since tomorrow is a holiday every Sunday, the bath is now full of their excited discussions. Topics such as which is particularly attractive and where is the favorite person of the opposite sex are strictly prohibited, now we can communicate with each other without hesitation.

Because he was forced to open a drinking ban today... Leon's head was a little confused, but he was even more dizzy when he soaked in the warm pool, and he had to lean against the corner in a daze. After his companions found his abnormality, they surrounded him curiously:

"What's wrong with Lyon? Did you get injured in today's training? You are not as depressed as usual!"

"No... because I was forced to drink some wine by Lord Klaus just now..."

"Klaus? Is that the guy known as the first swordsman in the royal city? Did you drink with him?

"I just competed with him... and then he pulled me to drink..."

"Oh, oh, oh!"

The companions showed an "incredible" expression and made a loud noise;

"You actually competed with him! I can't imagine! How did it turn out?"

"Of course he lost... After all, he is Lord Klaus..."

"But you were invited by him to drink! Ah, ah! Does that mean that he admits your strength!"

These silver knights are several years older than him, but they may not have the confidence to defeat Lyon in terms of strength. Based on the affirmation of strength, there is no gap between them and Lyon. However, as soon as he heard that he was appreciated by the rumored swordsman today, he still showed more or less envy and jealousy:

"Although we are all silver knights... but your luck is really not ordinary!"

"That's right! We are all equal in strength! Why is it only you who have good luck!"

"I'm not willing! You annoying guy! But it's really amazing! You, this family!"

"Hey! This means that you will be appreciated by the royal family immediately! It's just a smooth step!"

"Maybe you will be the commander of us silver knights in the future! In this case, should we beat you up first?"

"Commander... I didn't think about that... I just want to be an ordinary knight to protect my family... and my beloved partner..."

Lyon said his ideals seriously, and the knights were stunned for a moment and then laughed:

"Oh! What an indifferent ideal! It seems that there is no desire to make progress at all! This won't work!"

"Yes! Knight is a very glorious title! You should also have a matching performance!"

"Don't think we are opening a letter! And if you were our commander... at least I wouldn't object!"

"Me too! I just like guys who are stronger than me! But you have to buy us a drink every day!"

"As for the girl's affairs... Don't worry! Soon you will be favored by countless nobles! Maybe you will receive a steady stream of love letters from tomorrow!"

"That's really enviable! But in this way, your chances of duel with others have greatly increased! Maybe we will become your opponents in the duel! Then we can beat you justly!"

"Hey! Do you have a favorite partner now? If not, we can help you introduce the right one!"

"If you want to say something... it's not without..."

Lion is always speechless under everyone's siege, and every time he rarely says a sentence, he will be overwhelmed by the loud comments of his companions:

"Oh, oh! Already have it! Which daughter dug you out of the soil so well?

"Isn't it a civilian? As the book says, did the knight fall in love with a civilian girl? That's a very romantic thing!"

"But if you dare to do that... Maybe those sad daughter will tear you to pieces! I can feel the sword-like eyes behind you now!"

When Lyon heard the strange talk of his companions, he couldn't help smiling bitterly:

"It's not as exaggerated as you said... It's true that the other party is a famous family... And it's also a surprisingly arrogant and capricious famous family... metaphorically... just like a rose..."

"This metaphor is too vulgar! However, it is also the knight's duty to cultivate roses into white lilies! You are really keen on challenges!"

"Whether it's rose or white lily, do it boldly! Let's be your support group! Just say what we need to do! As long as it's not for us to do things like dragon slaughter..."

"But! Once any noble daughter becomes serious, she is no less than a female dragon! If you pursue success, it is equivalent to winning the title of Dragon Knight!"

Lyon became more and more dizzy under the impenetrable bombardment of his companions, but he was still grateful to these seemingly rude but affectionate friends, so he still kept a smile on his face until he fainted in the bath...

Young people's feelings, whether warm or indifferent, will be unconcealed in front of others, and friends often have fewer grudges and more sincerity. Perhaps this is the greatest favor given to them by youth.

Of course... Now is not the time to thank this kind of favor...

The companions hurriedly helped Leon up... and then laughed fiercely because of his strange drinking capacity.