Chapter Five Hundred and Fifty Nine: The Lost Horse of the Runaway Kingdom
The lights are lit every night in Kurona. The lights in different areas are different. Some are advanced magic lamps, and some are just simple torches. Teams of sergeants and serf soldiers patrol the city walls and streets.
, the Millennium City got rid of the shadow of the undead and restored order.
In the private chapel of the Crown Palace, the dome made of colorful glass reflects colorful light. Carpets imported from Tilea and fine tapestries compiled by the prophets of the Lake God decorate the interior of the room. There are also those that record the ancestors.
There are paintings and sculptures of great stories, the most numerous of which are undoubtedly the various glorious deeds of the brave Cariod, the first Duke of Connet.
Cariod the Brave and the first Duke of Lyonnaise, "The Bold" Sirluff, are brothers. They went out hunting together when they were young. Unfortunately, they encountered a lion while hunting. The unexpected ending was this.
The two brothers teamed up to kill an adult lion, and then peeled off the lion's skin and put it on their bodies. The two brothers became famous throughout Britannia. After the rise of Arthur, Sirruf and Cariod took the lead.
Later he joined the team of "Holy Grail Companions".
Therefore, in the family coat of arms, Connet is a red and blue leaping lion, while Lyonnais is a red fire-breathing lion on a white background. It is precisely because of this that they both choose lions as an important part of their coat of arms.
reason.
After that, the Duke of Connet (also called Conronne) occupied more of the Knight King's throne. This is really because the capital of Corona is located in the Principality of Connet, so the Duke of Connet can always get more
opportunity.
Lawn-Leo Cornwall was fully armed. He was kneeling alone in the room of his family's private church. His face showed the weakness of recovering from a serious illness.
The north of Britannia has turned into a nightmare land, where undead are raging and riots continue. Mathubad and his undead army have reached the front of Curona and almost destroyed the country.
When Raun woke up, order had been restored, but what was left to him was the exhausted and fragmented knight class and the serfs struggling in hunger. The fact that the capital was not damaged may be the only good news, but
The whole city is discussing a terrible thing. "The Viper" Mathurbad is the illegitimate son of Duke Lawn.
Lawn could not make any excuse for this, and he did not want to defend or find reasons for himself. The glorious Holy Grail Knight would not lie. He never intended to deny that Mathubad was indeed his illegitimate son. This was his sin.
He must bear it himself.
The child's mother's face flashed across Lawn's eyes from time to time, and the Duke fell into deep sorrow.
"In the end, I couldn't protect anything, not my family, my children, my subordinates, not even myself."
"Venomous Snake" Mathurubard has died on the banks of the Sandness River. The Earl of Lane who defeated him... should now be the Duke of Mousilon. He is leading a huge army of Brittanian knights and imperial mercenaries.
The coalition of dwarf allies and wood elves swept across the entire Mousilon, working hard to regain the kingdom that had been lost for three hundred years, but it took Raun several weeks to get over his serious illness and pain.
.
Outside Richard's Castle, Raun was almost killed by Mathubard's Serpent Sword. It was his hippogryph Pyquis who saved him. For a long time, Raun and his horn
Eagle Beast had to drag his seriously injured body to survive in the wild. He was seriously injured, had no food, and no medicine. He was almost lost in the wilderness.
The only thing that saved him was the Sword of Kurona in his hand. This artifact exuded bright spiritual light no matter what the situation, guiding the direction. The steady stream of warmth from the sword body was injected into his body to help him replenish his energy.
Due to his physical strength, the wilderness in northern Britannia was not a safe place. There were often marauding Norscans, scattered greenskin tribes and the occasional undead in the wild, which almost made Raun feel desperate.
He eventually returned to Curona, but soon fell seriously ill.
Pain, self-blame, sadness, and shame almost overwhelmed Lawn. Many times, he almost succumbed to the power of the disease. Many times he felt the call of hell. Only the lady spoke to him deep in his consciousness.
Speaking, the voice of the Lake Fairy was as soft as the down of a unicorn, bringing strength to Raun. Her divine power poured into Raun's body and helped him maintain his life. The goddess encouraged Raun to muster up the courage to face it again.
All this.
Raun was in great pain at the time, and he was really unwilling to wake up and face reality. The Duke prayed to the goddess to let him leave this world peacefully, to free him, to end his duties and missions, and to save his soul.
But his mistress refused. At this time, the voice of the Lake Fairy became as ruthless as the sharpest sword blade. The goddess coldly rejected Ron's request. She calmly told Lawn that he could not end his duties.
, he can't just seek relief like this. When Lao En enjoys the gift and glory of the Holy Grail, he must also pay a corresponding price. He can't just die like this. The fairy in the lake will not allow his cowardice and evasion, she will not agree.
A lifetime of chivalry and devout devotion have destined Lawn's choice. He cannot refuse the request of the Fairy of the Lake. He will obey, and he can only obey.
So, the power of the goddess pulled him back from the door of hell, and Lawn held on to hope and his own life.
Now, the recovered Raoun-Leo Cornwall kneels before the statue of the Lady of the Lake. Every tapestry, every portrait and every sculpture in the room tells the ancient history of his family, and right in the room
At the end of the statue, the statue of the Lake Fairy is isolated here. The goddess's face is very calm, and her will is hidden behind the statue's vague smile, which is elusive and cannot be blasphemed.
"My lady, what should I do?" Raun asked in a low voice. He held the Sword of Kurona tightly. The bright light emitted from the sword made the room look less dim. The candles were still burning brightly.
Like the education he had received since childhood, Raun repeatedly prayed for the goddess's answer. Just like hearing the soft words of the goddess again when he was seriously ill and in a trance, he longed to hear the goddess's guidance again.
But the answer to him was only silence.
"Lao En, are you there?" At this time, an old voice came from outside the room.
"I'm here, uncle."
Coming in from the door was the current Knight King Richard. The old king was wearing a light blue silk robe and a white satin shirt: "Do you feel better?"
"Much better." Lawn turned around, and the Duke looked at his uncle. He suddenly felt that Richard had not seen him for a few days, and there were some... unspeakable changes in Richard.
When he was king before, Richard naturally had a domineering aura about him. Even though he was old, he was still deep and unpredictable.
But since Lawn recovered, Richard's aura has changed. He now looks like an ordinary old man, and he has a more elegant and easy-going feeling. The two sat opposite each other in the room.
The candidate for the future king has been decided, and his uncle has also relieved his burden, right? Rao En seems to have realized something.
Richard said kindly: "The Kingdom Council has reached a conclusion. Neither the Lake God Witch Morgiana nor Bohemond, Francois and Ryan intend to pursue your fault too much.
Ryan even proposed that you continue to serve as the regent of the kingdom, which is good news."
"Uncle..." Lao En didn't know where to start. He lowered his head in shame: "I feel guilty for your entrustment."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Richard shook his hand and said with a smile: "Actually, that's okay. I suddenly understand that neither I nor you may be able to bring this kingdom out of trouble."
"Ryan, he is such an amazing knight." It would be false to say that Lawn was not moved by Ryan for not pursuing his fault. After hearing the news, he felt relieved. Duke Connet sighed: "If it hadn't been for him,
Mahhubard has certainly turned the country upside down."
Richard did not answer Laun's words. On the contrary, the old knight king suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, even if there is no Mathubad, this country will be overthrown. The outbreak of the undead is just a prelude. This country is like
It was a speeding carriage, and the horse had no idea where it was. We were all relying on human power to support the carriage and run wildly with the carriage."
"Uncle?" Lawn couldn't help laughing, and the Duke shook his head repeatedly: "Your metaphor is too..."
"I'm not kidding." Richard stroked his beard and said with a smile: "When did the horses start to run out? It was probably after the Dole Tower incident? Since then, the out-of-control carriages have been running faster and faster.
, it’s getting more and more out of control, and those of us who are kings can only use
With a strong support, His Majesty Taylor pushed the carriage back to the road with all his strength. The two tyrants John I and John II thought that they could still control the carriage like holding the reins, but the outcome was
They almost pushed the carriage into a deep ditch on the side of the road."
Lawn listened silently. He suddenly felt sad. He knew what Richard wanted to say next.
"Didn't I want to control this carriage when I first became king?" Richard then smiled and said: "I also tried hard, but I can see it more clearly than John I and John II. That is, I have tried my best to control this kingdom.
I can give you a little help, but I can't if I want to regain control. Therefore, after my forge ahead in the first few years was repeatedly blocked, I spent the next thirty years as a paper framer, mediating the relationship between the dukes, maintaining stability and compromise.
It’s a label on me.”
"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't. If I continue to insist on controlling the carriage, I will end up like John II, being pulled off the throne." Richard continued: "Now it seems that even if you become the king,
You are stronger, you are more talented, and you can help me much better than me, but you can't change the fact that the carriage continues to run wildly, and it can't change the fact that the horse is gone."
"Uncle..." Lawn had tears in his eyes. After this major blow, Lawn had a better understanding of everything in the kingdom. He understood Richard's position. When he was young and vigorous, he also complained about why Richard was so hostile to him.
He turned a blind eye to many problems in the kingdom. Now it seems that he is not turning a blind eye, but is unable to change: "Then why can Ryan?"
"Have you seen the steam tanks of the empire?" Richard smiled even more happily: "Ryan gave up looking for horses to control the carriage. He knows the problems of the carriage better than anyone else. He is stronger than us combined.
While holding on to the carriage, he slowly replaced parts, added new ones, and eliminated old ones. Unknowingly, he had changed the wooden carriage into a semi-steam-powered iron carriage. At this time, was there any horse?
It's not that important anymore, but Ryan also found the horse."
"He has now taken control of the carriage and is preparing to retrieve the horse and load it back into the carriage."
"Mushiron...that's the horse!" Lawn said in a voiceless voice, "I understand!"
"Yes, Musilon is that horse. No matter which king he is, he knows this." Richard nodded: "But even if everyone knows, they still can't catch it back."
"Now it depends on whether Ryan can do it." Richard finally concluded, stroking his long gray beard: "Laun, your father Louis came to see you before, and he left a message for me.
Please tell me on your behalf."
"It's definitely not a compliment." Lawn thought of his father, Louis the Righteous (also known as "Louis the Righteous"), and could only smile bitterly.
"He said you brought it upon yourself."
"Hahahaha!" Lawn laughed self-deprecatingly, with endless sadness in his laughter.
"Yes, I brought it upon myself."
…………I am the dividing line that I brought upon myself…………
In early July, the cursed city of Musilon.
More than 20,000 troops have surrounded the city. The number of Mu Silon's undead garrison has dropped to the lowest point in history. The vampires of the Blood Dragon family who stayed behind in Mu Silon simply do not dare to go out to fight in the field. They are trapped in the isolated city.
Prepare to hold on.
At this time, no one doubted that the chivalry army led by Ryan could capture Mousilon Castle.
But what happened next made everyone feel troubled.
That is, Lane's army attacked fiercely for a week, with dozens of artillery firing at the same time. The rain of arrows from the wood elf army and the dense barrage from the thundering dwarf gunners firmly suppressed the vampire's counterattack, but Musilon was still extremely strong, almost
The ten-meter-high city wall seems to be mocking the overestimation of the chivalry army.
After several days of fierce attacks, Mousilon is still standing, without even the slightest sign of falling. The vampires stationed here are determined to resist to the end. Belegar has led the army to approach the city gate several times, but they have been beaten by the undead pouring blood or spitting poisonous mist.
To retreat, since Musilon is located at the mouth of the river, digging a tunnel is impossible.
The only effective siege weapon was the magic crystal cannon "Morgiana's New Toy". It blasted gaps in the city wall several times, causing the high wall to shake. However, the necromancers stationed in the city immediately chanted:
Use undead magic to strengthen the city walls and mobilize those tireless skeleton warriors to fill the gaps.
In the Chivalry Army camp outside the city, Ryan and others felt huge trouble with the situation of being unable to defeat the enemy for a long time.