Volume 1 Forest Knight Chapter 75 Trial by Combat (3)
Secondly, it will also make Miss Jesses extremely disappointed with him. Whether it is because she is afraid of betraying the sincerity of her beloved or offending the future countess, in any case, if Balian withdraws now, Miss Jesses will be very disappointed with her.
All good intentions will be doubled and turned into hatred.
Third, and what Balian is most worried about, is that his withdrawal will affect the entire Tucker family. In this era, the honor of the family determines many things, and Balian cannot let the family be embarrassed no matter what.
In addition to these three points, Balian's sudden withdrawal will also make his subordinates who have just gathered together and are loyal to him lose confidence in him, and it is very likely that some people will abandon him. Because a person who does not pay attention to honor and commitment
Lords are not worth following.
Thinking of this, Balian resolutely interrupted Gamgee's persuasion. He smiled and patted his friend on the shoulder, "Gamji, my good brother, no matter what, I am here and I am going to compete.
No knight would shrink back like this.
You don’t have to worry about me. If Vulcan doesn’t side with me, you can go to Frondo Town in Lower Holy Lake County and inform my parents. Tell them that Balion Tucker has not brought shame on the Tucker family.
In addition, Fort Nolandenburg will be handed over to them."
After saying that, Balian took his bucket helmet, put it on, got on his horse, came to the waiting position, and stood side by side with Sir Thorg.
At this time, Puli, who was arrested on suspicion of heresy and suspected of being a witch, was also taken to the competition venue. This young girl was dirty and had a look of despair on her face.
The monks in Yangweixiao Cathedral who were responsible for dealing with heresy pushed Puli, who was wearing heavy handcuffs and shackles, out of the cage in the carriage, and then dragged her to the execution platform set up in the venue.
After that, Puli was tied tightly to the triangular wooden frame. The bottom of the wooden frame was filled with dry firewood and several clay pots of oil for combustion. Once the knight who represented Puli in the trial by combat was defeated, then Puli's feet would
The pyre will be lit immediately, because the result of the trial by combat represents the will of the God of Fire.
After Puli was dealt with, a monk came to Earl Gerry and Bishop Yang Weixuo, and whispered a few times in the ear of the senior cleric in blue robes. Then Bishop Yang Weixuo told Earl Gerry
, you can declare the start of the trial by combat.
On the continent of Verin, the God of Fire is the only creator god, and any other religion is a heresy. Since it is a major belief that everyone believes in, the clergy have great power and can almost compete with the secular government. This is consistent with
The history of Balian's previous life was very similar to that of medieval Europe.
The hierarchy of clergy is mainly divided into four levels. The highest clergy in a country is the archbishop, who wears expensive purple robes; the highest clergy in the Grand Earl District at the provincial level is the bishop, who wears expensive blue robes;
At the county level, there are red priests, and below that there are gray priests.
The Bishop Yang Weichuo whom Balian met today is the blue-coated bishop, and Father Dunhill, who often comes to Nolandenburg for preaching but actually drinking, is the grey-coated priest.
After hearing the bishop's words, Earl Gerry stood up directly and came to the front of the altar. He looked at everyone and said: "Today, we are here to hold a trial by combat. Let the great Vulcan decide. This one is called Puli.
Is the girl in question a witch? Now, our Lord Bishop will introduce to you the participants in this trial by combat."
After Count Grie sat down, the half-white-haired bishop in blue robes came to the podium in high spirits. He said loudly: "Now, please invite the accuser of heresy, Sister Murat of Valombre Cathedral, to enter."
After Murat took his position as the accuser, the bishop began to ask, "Sister Murat, when did you find out that the girl named Puli was a witch?"
"It was one night half a month ago. When I got up at night, I heard Puli sneaking out of the bedroom. I followed curiously and found her kneeling down to the moon and mumbling.
Weird words.
After she finished this mysterious ritual, she went back to her bedroom to sleep, but I stayed up all night. As a servant of the God of Fire, I found clues of heresy under my nose. How could I tolerate it?
Woolen cloth?
Early the next morning, I found Count Gerry's wife and called two guards. We raided the house where Puli lived, and in her room, we found this ugly thing."
As Murat spoke, he took out an ugly doll made of wheat straw with a dark body. The doll had a black body, blood-red eyes and white-painted fangs, and its ferocious appearance looked very scary.
After seeing the doll, the people around were frightened, and then the frightened people became angry. They angrily demanded that Puli be executed immediately and the witch suspected of heresy be burned to death.
Hearing the angry shouts of the crowd, Sister Murat showed a contemptuous smile on her lips. Her smile was clearly seen by Balian, who was not far from her. Balian couldn't help but hate this vicious old woman.
Balian knew that Puli's end was related to Miss Jesse's affection for him. Sister Murat was sent by the Duchess. She must clear all obstacles for Sir Charles to marry Miss Jesse, even if it is potential.
Nope either.
As soon as Janis showed her rebellious spirit and admiration for an excellent knight, Sister Murat used the life of her personal maid to threaten and warn her, so that Janis would follow her teachings steadily, and so on.
I will marry Sir Charles honestly in two years.
Murat had this wishful thinking. After she found out that Janis had found Sir Balian and persuaded Earl Grie to hold a trial by combat, she found Sir Thorg, the three-time champion of the Northern Knights Tourney.
Sir Thorg heard that Balian was going to hold a trial by combat on behalf of the witch. He hated Balian so much that he agreed to Murat's request without thinking, but he asked Murat to convince Earl Grie to hold a trial by combat on horseback and lance.
, because he knew that he and Balian had different strengths.
After entering the venue today, when Sir Thorg saw Balian coming to participate in the trial by combat, he was very happy. Today he will win back honor for himself and kill Balian to avenge his cousin Sir Sark.
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The bishop could not guess what the following people were thinking. After the people's shouts calmed down, he began to ask Puli, "Puli, do you have anything to say about Sister Murat's accusation?"
Pu Li, who had been very weak during this period of time, steeled herself up and shouted angrily: "This old maid who can't get married is all lies. I never went out to kneel down and worship the moon in the middle of the night. I don't know about that disgusting doll either."
Love, she must have put it in my house and framed it for me!
Lord Bishop, don't be deceived by Murat. She is a vicious old woman. She doesn't want my young lady to have her own ideas. She wants to punish me to threaten my young lady to listen to her. My lord and madam, you don't want to either.
I was deceived by this old woman!”
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Pu Li wanted to say something else, but the monk standing beside her directly stuffed a rag into her mouth to prevent her from continuing.
Opposite Puli, Murat's face turned red with anger when he heard these words. He would definitely not feel too comfortable being scolded as a "vicious old woman".
The bishop felt unhappy when he heard that Puli was scolding the clergy who were also servants of Vulcan, but he still continued calmly: "Okay, next, I will announce the charges on behalf of this trial by combat.
The two knights of the party and the accused party.
The knight who represents Sister Murat, the accuser, is our northern hero, three-time champion of the Northern Knight Tourney, Lord of Waterside Town, Sir Sauger!"
The crowd of onlookers immediately cheered when they heard Sir Soger. This heroic figure who had just defended the championship had become a star in Yangwei Shuocheng. When people heard his name, they immediately aroused high emotions.
Sir Soger listened to the cheers of the crowd around him, waved on his horse, and responded to his fans with full enthusiasm.
"The person representing the accused party, Lady Puli, participating in the trial by combat is Sir Balian, the palace knight, deputy sheriff of the immediate county, and lord of Fort Norland." When the bishop introduced Balian, he obviously did not introduce Sir Sorg.
enthusiasm.
After hearing Balian's name, the onlookers were silent for a while, and then fell into whispering. Only some of them had heard the bard tell the story of Balian's duel with Sir Yellen.
Only fewer people know that Balian annihilated the three major gangs on the south bank of the Carr River and performed extraordinary feats in the battle to recapture Maple Leaf Manor. However, many people know that Sir Sogg was defeated by Balian in a sword fight.
It is precisely for this reason that the people of Yang Weixuo had a complicated emotion after hearing Balian's name. On the one hand, because Balian is the only person they know who has defeated Sogg, they are looking forward to Balian and Sogg.
This is a duel between rivals who have their own problems.
On the other hand, they have no good impression of the knight who helped the witch. These ordinary people who were easily deceived by an ugly doll have now completely believed Sister Murat's words. They believe that Puri is the witch. Therefore, of course they will not
What is a good attitude toward a knight who represents a witch in a trial by combat?
The attitude of the onlookers made Sir Thorg, who had just accepted everyone's cheers, very happy. He defeated Balian before the official fight.
He turned his head and looked at Balian, who had also put his head into the helmet so that outsiders could not see his expression. He sneered, allowing Balian to hear his ridicule to him.
Balian, who heard Sogg's sneer, didn't take it to heart at all. Just now, he had already thought of a way to deal with Sir Sogg. Although it was very risky, as long as he succeeded, he could defeat Sogg in a duel.
Sir Greg.
Puli, who was originally desperate about whether she could survive, felt hot after hearing that Balian participated in the trial by combat for her. She knew that it must be her own lady who asked Sir Balian to save her.
Puli knew Balian's superb martial arts, and she knew she had great hope of survival. Thinking of this, Puli, who shed tears, silently prayed to the God of Fire in her heart, asking the God of Fire to bless Sir Balian and ensure that he would win.
A trial by combat was a matter of life and death for three people, but in the eyes of the bishop, it was just a good show. After announcing the names of the two knights, he ordered the trial by combat to officially begin, and then he returned to his seat.
, quietly waiting for the two knights Balian and Sogg to start fighting.
After hearing the Bishop's order, Balian and Sogg each turned their horses and prepared to enter the arena for a competition.
As the two passed by, Sir Thorg whispered to Balian: "Sir Balian, kneel on the ground and beg me for mercy in a moment, and call me 'dear father', and I will spare your life."
Hearing what he said, Balian sneered and responded: "I know, good son, I will definitely show mercy to your father in a while, otherwise your mother will not go to bed with me in the future. In that case, I will be very sad."
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"Hmph!" Sir Thorg made an angry groan in his barrel helmet, "Save your sharp teeth for hell!" After saying this, Sir Thorg put his horse under his belly and galloped away.