Chapter 1: The Beginning (the protagonist doesn't appear so soon)
"Arthur, you shouldn't do that. Lancelot is a good man. He deserves the title of knight. He has saved me before! And he is still a noble!" Young squire Merlin
While taking off the armor of the equally young prince Arthur, he complained about his prince's inhumanity. "You can't throw him into the stable, that's what the servants do!"
"Shut up! You idiot! You are just a servant, you have no right to decide who owns the title of knight!" The young prince reprimanded impatiently while throwing his iron gloves on the shelf. But after the reprimand,
After that, Arthur hesitated, pretending to be casual and explaining his previous excessive tone. "You'd better not let your words be heard by my father. My father doesn't like his servants discussing things they shouldn't discuss."
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But Merlin was angry at his prince for failing to recruit an outstanding knight, so he didn't care at all about the prince's reprimands and explanations. After all, Merlin was an old man, and he didn't know how many times he had done it.
Arthur's father who angered him was the famous King Uther. But something surprising happened. King Uther, who was known as a tyrant in the outside world, actually forgave Merlin's mistakes again and again.
Of course, this is not out of kindness, but because Merlin has a good teacher and a good friend. With the help of these two people, Merlin is able to avoid danger every time and survive the crisis safely. This also makes Merlin more courageous.
He is so big that he even dares to forge nobility certificates.
"By the way, Merlin. Which family did you just say that Lancelot is from?" At this moment, Arthur just remembered that Merlin once introduced Lancelot's origin. At that time, Arthur didn't pay much attention. He didn't pay much attention at first.
I thought about what kind of amazing person Merlin would introduce. At that time, Arthur promised Merlin to let that Lancelot do the test, just because Lancelot saved Merlin from the gryphon's jaws, and never thought about that Lancelot.
Te can actually pass the test. Although the method is a bit upright, Arthur is still willing to give him a chance.
Of course, there is no need to tell Merlin. Arthur is afraid that Merlin will tell Lancelot his thoughts. If this happens, it will be pure cheating. This is not what Arthur wants to see.
In short, Arthur felt that Merlin had seen the right person this time, so he now needed to get to know this Lancelot. If he was really qualified, then Arthur would be willing to accept him as a member of the Knights.
But this unintentional question made Merlin suddenly startled. Yes, it was said before that Merlin forged nobility certificates just for Lancelot!
Lancelot is handsome, tall and burly, with a natural and impressive demeanor. Everyone who sees him fighting can't help but sigh that he is brave and good at fighting. In Merlin's view, if a person with all these excellent qualities cannot
If you become a knight, then no one in this world is qualified to be a knight.
But there is only one problem with Lancelot, and that is that he is a commoner. A commoner whose ancestors have been farmers for generations, and even among his ancestors for eight generations, he has never been related to the nobles.
"He is the fifth son of Lord Lausanne." Although Merlin looked calm on the surface, he was actually panicking inside because he had made up all this nonsense. Now he could only pray that Arthur had never heard of this family.
When Merlin chose to be born as Lancelot, he felt that this family was too remote and low-key.
I don’t know if God heard Merlin’s prayer and let him get away with it.
"Oh, it's Lord Lausanne." Arthur's eyes were confused, but he pretended to know on the surface. In front of his friends and attendants, Arthur didn't want to be looked down upon.
Well, Arthur is a scumbag... This guy's favorite thing since he was a child is to dance with swords and guns. Over the years, apart from passing the court etiquette, he can barely read. How could he remember everything?
What about the coat of arms and family names of the nobles? You must know that there are as many as three books on the knowledge of noble heraldry, and each book is at least as thick as the stone bricks on the city wall. It is not easy for Arthur to use these books as a shield.
Ask him to remember all the questions? Stop being ridiculous!
Although Merlin and Arthur only got along for a few months, Merlin still knew the character of this prince who was simple and even a little silly. Seeing Arthur's virtues, Merlin also knew
Okay, this matter is over.
Since Arthur didn't know about this so-called Lausambia family, he naturally wouldn't continue this topic to avoid showing his cowardice, and Merlin naturally didn't intend to continue this topic either, just right. So the two of them had a very tacit understanding and didn't talk about this topic anymore.
After cleaning up briefly, he headed to the restaurant. King Uther happened to be free today, so he planned to have a good meal with his son and daughter, so Arthur came back from the Knights early today.
Walking along the white corridors of the royal city, Arthur suddenly noticed that the roses in the garden had begun to bloom. Seeing this scene, Arthur suddenly stood still and turned to look at his attendants.
"Merlin, what month is it now?"
Merlin was a bit unresponsive when Arthur stopped suddenly, and almost bumped into Arthur. At this time, Merlin was still thinking about how to help Lancelot.
"May? What's wrong? Is there anything special?" Merlin knew that his prince was a fool who couldn't even wear clothes after leaving his servants. He was always insensitive to other things except fighting. So for Arthur
He didn't know what year or month it was now, so he wasn't surprised at all. He just wondered why Arthur suddenly cared about this.
"May...that is to say, it has been ten years now? Kai..." Arthur did not answer Merlin's question, but muttered to himself.
Merlin felt a little strange when he heard Arthur suddenly spit out a name. This was the first time he heard this name. Kai? This name is really weird. But just when Merlin was about to ask who this Kai was, Arthur suddenly said
He walked forward without saying a word.
Merlin saw Arthur, who was usually full of energy, suddenly become depressed, and suddenly felt a little bad. After all, creatures like the energy fool can always find reasons to keep their fighting spirit high. Apart from sleeping, this kind of guy can't do anything.
It might have been quiet, but now it suddenly looks like this... Could it be that the end of the world is coming?
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When they arrived at the restaurant, Merlin noticed that the atmosphere today was a bit strange. King Uther, Arthur and Arthur's sister Princess Morgana all seemed worried. Although King Uther was not a cheerful person, he usually ate as a family.
It wasn't very lively, but at least it was a family, and the atmosphere felt decent, unlike today, where the low air pressure in the restaurant squeezed out water, and it seemed like it would rain heavily at any time.
Arthur casually picked up the food on the silver plate with the cutlery, lowering his head without saying a word.
King Uther held his beloved golden wine glass and drank one mouthful after another. He leaned against the tall backrest and stared blankly ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.
And Princess Morgana, this gentle princess who always wore a warm smile in the past, also lost her smile at this time. She just stared blankly at the newly bloomed roses outside the window without saying a word.
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Seeing the beautiful and kind-hearted Morgana like this, Merlin suddenly felt distressed.
Everyone in Camelot knows that Morgana is the most beautiful and kind-hearted princess in Camelot and even the whole world. Her appearance can make the birds in the sky fall from the sky and make the fish in the stream stunned.
So much so that she forgot how to swim. Her beauty can make the bright moon in the sky hide in the dark clouds, and can also make the most beautiful flowers feel ashamed and wither.
More importantly, Princess Morgana is also famous for her kindness. At the same time, she is the only one who dares to advise King Uther. Although her advice is generally useless, after all, King Uther is a stubborn king in addition to his reputation.
.But her kindness is enough to make everyone feel grateful to her. She could not finish her good deeds in Camelot for three days and three nights.
She is the dream lover of all men and the object of longing for all women.
Merlin was no exception. Before, Merlin only lived in a small village. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen was just the daughter of a tavern owner at the east end of the village, a little woman with freckles on her face. Finally, he came to Camelot.
The moment he saw Princess Morgana one day, Merlin realized that there really was a woman in this world who was as beautiful as the gods.
At that moment, Merlin forgot all about his daughter in the tavern at the east end of the village. Princess Morgana became his new dream girl.
Seeing the lover of his dreams so depressed and sad, Merlin wished... Merlin was just thinking about it. He was just a servant and was not qualified to comfort the princess, let alone anything else. As for King Uther and Arthur, Merlin was just a servant.
Do not care.
King Uther is a cruel king, and Merlin doesn't like him. Arthur... Arthur is a fool, who will worry about him?
After a long time, Morgana spoke first.
"Father...is there really no news about Kai? No news at all?" It was easy to hear the strong sense of luck in her words. Morgana was expecting her father to give a different answer.
This is also the second time Merlin heard this name today.
King Uther raised his head and looked at his two children. The serious and even gloomy expression in the past finally relaxed at this moment. It became sad and soft. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he was still depressed.
shook his head.
Morgana closed her eyes, turned her head to the other side, and covered her face with her hands.
At this time, Arthur raised his head and said loudly and loudly: "Kai will be fine, he must have been delayed for something! He is the strongest knight! No one can defeat him! Not even death!"
Arthur's eyes were full of determination.
King Uther wanted to comfort his children, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out. Because he was also lucky. Compared with his children, he was the one who spent the longest time with Kai.
. He doesn’t know what others think, but he knows that he has always regarded Kai as his own son, even as different as Arthur.
But as a king and a father, he needs to let his children know what reality is, so King Uther is very entangled...
Just when King Uther was about to make up his mind, he suddenly remembered the bells of Camelot. As the king of Camelot, he could naturally hear that these were the bells on the city wall. This meant that there was an enemy.
