When time passed through the severe cold of winter and came to the Flower Moon of the second year again, the Dome Mountains at the junction of the Rhône and Auvergne provinces also showed early blooming flowers and vegetation.
A wonderful view of lush greenery. And when night falls, there is a faint light of fire.
It was a ruined castle with cliffs on three sides and high terrain. There were many external wooden supports and wooden sheds scattered around; it was shrouded in the darkness with the chirping of night birds and insects. But at the lower edge of the castle, there were torches and candles brightly lit.
, resounding with the sounds of various musical instruments that are sometimes elegant and sometimes rich.
I saw only a few long tables covered with snow-white tablecloths, with plates and cups that had been eaten in a mess, with only leftovers and silver lamps left. There were also a dozen people standing behind the long tables, wearing uniforms.
The musicians were wearing brown button-down blouses and yellow narrow-mouthed trousers, dripping with sweat and playing hard.
In the open space in front of the long table, gentlemen wearing lace jackets, tights, and wigs, or ladies in various colored silk strapless dresses, with powder and rouge on their heads and faces, were singing along to the music.
The rhythm of the sound rises and falls, in pairs, and the figures spin and dance gracefully.
Just the muddy ground they stepped on, as well as the chickens and geese that scurried back and forth to peck at food from time to time, and were dodged by the dancers' familiarity, or kicked aside calmly; and the pig pens and sheep pens in the darkness.
, the chirping sounds came out one after another, which somewhat disturbed the scenery.
In fact, in the darkness where the firelight cannot shine, there are groups of spectators wearing linen shorts or shabby sarongs. They are all nearby tenant farmers, women and handymen, leaning against the wall or squatting on the rocks,
Looking at all this numbly and dullly; as if sleepwalking.
And this is the scene that often plays out during this period in the largest stronghold of the local royal party. Because, under the rampage of the mud-legged thugs from the south, they had to flee in groups.
There are comfortable city mansions and country estates.
So that they would not be pushed to the streets by those agitated untouchables and undergo great torture and humiliation in the name of a public trial. You know, even after the May Storm and the Blood Moon Incident, as a local aristocrat/royal party, they still
A firm hold on the town hall and the church.
It also maintained relative local stability, and even joined forces to extinguish and eliminate local armed riots and uprisings by liberals, republicans and even Chartists; and built the largest city in the south into a place where conservatives and old aristocrats in the south finally
Important base camp and fortress.
When the Burgundian family took control of the city of Seine and established the order of the new dynasty, the Burgundian faction among the local nobles also took advantage of the situation to overwhelm the old and new royal factions; liquidated and annexed the royalist forces in Lyon; and continued to control Lyon.
The city was built and became the new dynasty's military center in the south.
Therefore, with their concerted efforts, even the Verona invading army from the Western Empire could only stop in the province of Yinzel. However, the free army that rose from the south was defeated by the descendants of a fief knight.
Under their leadership, they easily destroyed everything they cherished.
They wantonly trampled on the decency and dignity of the noble bloodline, and also destroyed the fine traditions and virtues of the kingdom since ancient times; these noble families, who were the cornerstones of the kingdom, had to stay away from dances and banquets, and left their homes in exile, such as
Hiding everywhere like wild dogs.
Therefore, only in these open-air dances held regularly every week can these men and women who have noble titles and affluent lives, but have to hide in remote countryside and associate with ugly and despicable things, be able to regain some of their past.
Glory and wonderful memories.
However, with the sound of running in the darkness in the distance, and the long dragon-like torches and lights stretching out in the valley below, everything suddenly broke. Then a group of knights wearing black cloaks and armor, among many holding
The retinue of weapons came galloping around them.
Then, they were surrounded by these painted men and women at the ball, shouting and yelling. Because these black cloaked knights are sons, fathers, brothers and other adult men in their families, and they are also nobles who are active in the Dome Mountains today.
Armed backbone.
It's just that the armors of these knights and the weapons placed on the saddles were stained with blood and dust; it was obvious that they had gone through many battles and long journeys. When the team finally appeared with a carriage filled with various supplies,
, everyone present cheered and jumped for joy.
Therefore, this also means that this time the outing to collect local food supplies and the raid to seize the enemy's convoy was a complete success. And these nobles who were forced to condescend to the countryside and mountains, even if they were hungry, had to maintain it
We can live a comfortable life for a few days.
Therefore, the sound of musical instruments playing beside the long table sounded again, and the chickens and geese running around on the ground were also chased and caught; together with the screams of the pigs and sheep in the corral, they turned into pieces in the kitchen of the thatched shed.
The meat was racked and baked, and then placed on the long table with fat, blood and red meat.
Then a few wizened hounds were released, chasing around in circles, feasting around the long table for the sake of celebration, men and women in costumes or cloaked knights; for a piece of bone dropped anytime and anywhere, and
They roared, bit and rolled together.
However, after a simple meal, some of the caped knights did not hesitate to take off their armor, cloaks, and armor, and threw them to their followers. Then they wore sweat-soaked white shirts, dragging or dragging them around.
He hugged one of the women and left.
But almost no one refused, even if they were the daughters, sisters, wives or even mothers of a certain noble before; but after experiencing a whole winter of hunger, cold and elimination, in addition to making them hate the person who caused all this even more, they also became
become more realistic.
Therefore, in the auxiliary buildings of the ruined castle, clamor soon began to rise one after another; so that the remaining knights who had feasted, belatedly wanted to find an opponent, but found that only the remaining knights were present.
Some old and lustful people rushed to the maid/peasant woman because they were hungry.
Those armed guards who were looking forward to it waited for the leftovers left by the knights, and couldn't wait to grab and eat them. Then, amidst the movement and noise that echoed both inside and outside, no one noticed the cliff behind the castle.
There are already some dark shadows on the side.
Those were some tall knights wearing plate armor, dragging and lifting each other one after another, and climbed up the cliff one after another amidst the falling and impact of fine rocks, and the sound of matcha grazing the stomach of their armor against the mountain wall.
; After redistributing and assembling weapons, they stormed into the castle.
“Onward to Provence!”
"For the glory of knights!"
"For the subjects of the kingdom!"
Like the knights of the special attack company who descended from the sky, the fierce slogans one after another were like thunder. In an instant, they scattered countless pairs of mandarin ducks interacting in the darkness, and also submerged the largest royalist stronghold hidden in the mountainous area.
Amidst the flowing blood and fire.
In the end, as a large area of the hilltop city was set on fire, the dilapidated castle that had lost its peripheral supports seemed to be overwhelmed and collapsed. Many men and women who were naked and unable to dodge were thrown into the clouds of dust and smoke.
Overwhelmed and submerged in it.
However, the next moment, among the flying sparks and smoke clouds, there was suddenly a fierce crash and an indescribable neighing sound. Then a knight with his body covered in flames and black smoke suddenly appeared on his horse.
In the midst of burning ruins everywhere.
But the remaining members of the royal party and the armed retinue couldn't help but stop running away, and shouted in a desperate and fanatical voice:
"The Black Knight is the Black Knight."
"Our guardian."
"The Devil of Sleepy Hollow."
"Durla Khan is back."
At the same time, Jiang Tian, who was standing on the edge of the cliff watching the battle, also looked at the prompts in his field of vision, and said softly: "Finally found you!". Then, several small stone spirits/withered monsters were brought,
Under the stimulation of some invisible influence, he came to life and flew out.
...I am the dividing line...
At the same time, in Barcelona, the southern capital of the Holy Kingdom; the former Grand Knight who was released as a messenger and the current Border Sergeant Rodrigo was once again trapped in the prison and imprisoned in the former Colosseum. Now