The golden cross spear is covered with amazing traces of damage. Those scratches seem to silently tell how many brutal battles this legendary holy spear has experienced.
Even though it was damaged, a strange brilliance still flowed on the golden spear. Almost the moment the spear was carried into the hall, the originally brilliant torches around it seemed to have lost their luster.
Everyone's eyes were focused on this spear. Even Knight Delon, the famous clown, was ignored by everyone at the moment. Everyone's originally disdainful eyes turned into solemn and careful stares.
The spear was carried in by two warriors in golden armor!
Soon, among the many important ministers, Camisillo, Baron Sac and other military generals suddenly stepped down from their seats and knelt down on one knee facing the Longinus Spear in the middle.
, bowed his head deeply.
Since the day of the last coup in the square, Prince Chen suddenly took out this long-lost artifact and destroyed the morale of the rebels in one fell swoop. This is the first time that the most powerful artifact in the legend has reappeared in everyone's sight.
In front of you!
As for Du Wei, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly and unnoticeably.
Compared to everyone present, Du Wei knew more about this gun!
At the same time, when the gun was placed in the main hall, Du Wei vaguely felt that the other two artifacts he had collected in the storage ring: the Crescent Moon Five Light Armor and the Jidu Luohou Instant Prison Arrow, at the same time
There was a silent and gentle trembling, as if some kind of force had inspired the divine power they originally carried.
That buzzing vibration sound echoed in Du Wei's spiritual consciousness. It was as if the two artifacts were stimulated and ready to move!
Du Wei took a deep breath. He quietly retracted his hand into his sleeve, and tightly clasped the largest storage ring on his thumb with his fingers. A trace of spiritual power was slowly injected into it, soothing the shaking artifact.
.
"I think everyone should know what this is." Prince Chen stood up and stood tall in front of the throne, looking down at his ministers. His voice was also extremely solemn and solemn: "This is the spear of the knight. It represents.
It embodies the spirit and glory of knights. Over the years, its loss has caused the spirit of chivalry to gradually decline on this continent. The spirit of warriors has also gradually declined..."
With that said, he gently walked down the steps, left the throne, came to the side of the two golden armor warriors, suddenly grabbed the spear with one hand, and held it in his hand.
"However, this spear should not be kept in the palace as a collection. It is a symbol of chivalry and the soul of glory for warriors. So, since I have made the decision to re-establish the Knights Association, then this spear...
..." As he spoke, his eyes fell on Knight Delon: "Delon, this gun of Longinus, from today on, from now on, I will return it to the Knights Association! I hope you will take good care of it.
Save it!"
Buzz!
This astonishing decision made everyone excited, and everyone couldn't help but whisper to each other. The old prime minister Rob Schell, who had always been quiet, nodded slightly and said nothing.
"Grand Duke Tulip." Prince Chen did not look at the excited Delong, but casually handed the spear to the president of the Knights Association. Delong quickly took it with both hands and held it firmly in his hand. As if he was holding the most important thing.
Like a precious treasure.
Prince Chen did not look at him, but turned to Du Wei: "Grand Duke Tulip, this proposal to rebuild the Knights Association was proposed by you. So, I will leave this matter to you! I think Knight Delon will definitely do it.
Very good at cooperating with you.”
Du Wei immediately stood up without hesitation and agreed loudly.
The Delan Mountain Warcraft, Camisillo and others in the circle next to them also stood up one after another, patting their chests and promising that they would fully assist Duke Tulip in completing this important task.
It’s just that the Finance Minister seemed to have some objections. He hesitated. He was about to raise the question about the cost of reconstruction. This is not to rebuild a small organization, but a Knights Association with an ancient history!
You can't just spend some money on repairing the association headquarters in the imperial capital and then be done with it!
To rebuild an association of a continental nature, all branches in various places on the mainland must be reintegrated, buildings should be built, expansion should be done, and the membership system of the Knights Association, the Presbyterian Council, the Knights Order, etc. must be rebuilt...
…
Not to mention anything else, there are so many provinces, so many cities, and so many places in the empire's southeast, northwest, and so many places that it is necessary to re-establish branches of the Knights Association. The cost of building such a huge framework is absolutely indispensable!
In the past two years, the empire has built the Kaspersky Defense Line in the north and established a new main battle corps. Although the Duke of Tulip has generously sponsored it, its finances are also very tight.
The old man had only one thought in his mind: Do you want money?
But seeing that the regent was handed over to Du Wei, the old man no longer worried: What are you afraid of? Du Wei has plenty of money anyway. Since he is given full responsibility, he will naturally have to pay for it.
Moreover, the old man still had a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart: The Knights Association has been ruined for hundreds of years. What does it have to do with the central government of the empire? You, Duke Tulip, are really full. Why do you worry about it if you have nothing to do?
Submit a proposal?
At that moment, the Minister of Finance made up his mind, half-closed his eyes and stopped talking. He decided in his heart: Play dead! Anyway, the Regent didn't order me to have the Finance Department pay for it, so I was happy to play dead and say nothing. One thing is worse than one thing less.
The ministers who were military generals were quite excited and praised the regent's decision. However, a considerable part of it was to save Du Wei's face: Can you not applaud the matter that Duke Tulip mentioned? Do you want to object?
That's just stupid.
Prince Chen smiled and looked at the reactions of the ministers below. There was no obstacle to this matter, and it was decided so easily.
"Okay, today's meeting is like this. I hope you can assist Duke Tulip in promoting the martial arts of our empire! Revitalize the spirit of warriors!" After pondering for a while, Prince Chen looked at Knight Delon.
As expected, this slick guy went on the road, and quickly expressed loudly and loudly the level of disgustingness in his bold and loyal words. He almost hugged Du Wei's thigh and called him his savior.
After the meeting, many dignitaries from various families exchanged greetings with Du Wei and then left. Camisillo, Delan Mountain Warcraft, Count Villa and others also gave Du Wei a look.
Everyone understood it tacitly and left.
It was Knight Delon, the clown in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital, who came up to him with a flattering look on his face. It was a pity for his handsome face: "Grand Duke Tulip, look at what's going on..."
Du Wei also knew a lot about this joker in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital. He just smiled at the moment, still looking very serious on the surface: "Knight Delon, you are the president of the association, what about this matter? After all, I am just
An outsider. And...I am not a knight yet. I am a magician. I think that when His Highness asked me to take responsibility, he just asked me to contribute more in the financial aspect. As for the specific matters, I still have to rely on you..."
Delong immediately shouted: "If you are not a knight, what are you afraid of? Sir, you just need to say a word. I will get you a knight status evaluation document tomorrow! Uh... it is not good if the level is low. In this way, I will personally
I’ll give you a ninth-level knight badge!”
Du Wei rolled his eyes and thought: No wonder the Knights Association declined. It would be strange if you met such a president. He didn't die!
The two of them walked out of the palace, but Delong had already made up his mind. He seemed to be convinced of Du Wei's favor, and insisted on inviting Du Wei to go with him to the headquarters of the Knights Association in the imperial capital.
Du Wei looked at it and saw that it was still early. He agreed with Camisillo and others to meet in the evening. He would have time in the afternoon anyway, and the old tailor who was the substitute emperor didn't need much training. So he agreed.
He sent someone to call the guard Elder Yan and brought several knight guards from the Tulip family. Du Wei followed the president of the knight association to the headquarters of the knight association.
When leaving the palace, Du Wei almost stopped laughing when he saw the palace servants bringing Knight Delon's mount.
This majestic president of the Knights Association, the mount of a ninth-level mainland knight, is simply a disgrace!
In front of Du Wei was a thin and small old horse...so old that it almost made Du Wei worried whether it could carry the knight in full armor. Moreover, judging from its size, this horse
The "knight war horse" is probably not much bigger than a donkey. Knight Delon is very tall. When sitting on the horse, his legs can almost drag on the ground, and he still needs to bend his knees ridiculously... This action is undoubtedly very...
funny.
And Du Wei's mount was naturally the best war horse produced in the grassland. When the two of them walked side by side, the Delon knight was much shorter than Du Wei.
Du Wei sighed in his heart and couldn't help but laugh: "Knight Delon, is the Knights Association already so strapped for funds? Don't you even have a decent war horse?"
Deron smiled carelessly, and he seemed to have casually thrown the "Longinus Spear" on the hook of the saddle, as if throwing away garbage, without even looking at the difference between this performance and what he had just said in the main hall.
Inside, he was holding a spear, with an excited and loyal look on his face. The difference was so huge that Du Wei couldn't help but want to hit someone. That was a magical weapon!
It was the most powerful artifact that Ares held back when he defeated the powerful demon god and the gods!!
Soon, Delong began to cry: "Duke, you don't know! The current Knights Association is simply struggling! Not to mention a good horse, many people in our Knights Association now can't even eat.
Problem!"
Du Wei frowned: "It won't be this bad, right? Although the Knights Association has declined a bit now, the military will at least hand over a group of officers and generals every year, and ask the Knights Association to conduct knight rating assessments. These will not be scored.
Few people pay application level assessment fees! Also, the mercenary group is so prosperous now, and knight associations in various places have a large amount of income from level assessment fees. And... I heard that you have received many 'special approvals' in the imperial capital.
Where’s the knight’s rank badge?”
With Du Wei's last sentence, he finally couldn't help but stab this guy. However, Knight Didelon's face was obviously thicker than Du Wei expected. He actually didn't even blush on his face and just laughed straightforwardly:
"Sir, you don't know! It costs a lot to maintain a large continental association! Don't look at the fact that the military will send a group of warriors every year to assess the level, but with that little money, we can't even maintain our Knights Association every year.
There are not enough branch buildings in various places! Now the Knights Association has a total of 168 branches across the continent, and the annual maintenance cost is tens of thousands of gold coins!"
Du Wei was surprised: "Just routine maintenance, how much does it cost?! Tens of thousands? Tens of thousands of gold coins, enough to build a new house!"
"Isn't it?!" Delong continued to cry: "My lord! The Knights Association is a big business! You don't know the houses in the branches in various places! They are not small houses! This is the Knights Association. When it was glorious, all the houses in various places
The branch house should be built as big and as grand as possible! Nowadays, the maintenance of those big houses cannot be spent with just ten or twenty gold coins! There are also many buildings that are hundreds of years old.
They are all old antiques and will be even more troublesome to repair!"
"Then it's better to just sell it and rebuild a smaller house."
"Sell? I would like to!" Deron curled his lips: "But there is an iron law in the imperial code that the real estate of the Knights Association cannot be bought or sold! There is nothing I can do! Keeping those big houses is a waste, and it will cost a lot of money to buy them.
Xiu, I really wish they would take care of themselves!"