"Captain Bacon, please get out of the way." Christina raised her head and shouted to Bacon who was blocking Orlando's military tent: "You said that General Orlando was dealing with some personal matters, but now a full eight hours have passed, even if he We’re not done yet, so we have to eat. Let’s meet him and ask him a few things face to face. How much time will it take?”
Bacon was secretly anxious, because it had been almost a day since Orlando and the others left through the teleportation magic circle, and in the afternoon, Christina, the former personal guard of Queen Catherine, suddenly came to the door with some young holy knights, hoping to meet Orlando. Talk in person, but Orlando is not in the imperial capital at all. Not only him, but also Faras and Victor are not here, and they also know what bacon they are going to do. He is very worried if this matter is leaked. It will cause turmoil in the Imperial Capital. After all, the three people who are in charge of the Imperial Capital have all left together.
In desperation, Bacon had no choice but to use all means to delay until now. However, after midnight fell, the dark night sky still could not stop Christina and the others from their belief. Looking at their posture, it was obvious that they would never give up until they saw Orlando tonight. , and the expressions and attitudes of Christina and the others also told Bacon that once this matter is not handled well, evil incidents are very likely to occur.
Bacon has a high prestige in the military camp, but it is only among the older holy knights. In recent years, the military camp has greatly expanded its strength. These young knights have only spent a short time with the older generation of knights such as Bacon. It can only be said that they are familiar with each other. To say who is the most prestigious among these young knights, I am afraid it has to be the Christina in front of me.
Under Catherine's instructions, Christina often came into contact with the young knights. In their view, the current methods of the imperial capital were too gentle. Those rebels should be forcibly conquered with thunder strikes, and lightning-like attacks should be used against the enemies of the imperial capital. The offensive directly defeated them, just like how Orlando led the Royal Knights to defeat several times of Senat's army in just a few days.
However, because Orlando did not agree with this concept, many young and energetic knights felt that Orlando was too conservative under the guidance of Catherine. Moreover, due to the struggle for power between Faras and Catherine in the imperial capital, these young knights also felt that Orlando was too conservative. I think Orlando is probably favoring Faras, because Catherine is nominally the only master of the empire, and under Catherine's Ruowuowu induction, many young knights firmly believe that as long as Catherine takes the throne, they can use force to solve the problem. The crisis of the empire also gave individuals the opportunity to make contributions and made them full of desire for the future.
"You are going too far, Christina." Bacon knew that he could not show any weakness at this time, otherwise the situation would worsen. He reprimanded Christina in a loud voice and said: "Isn't this a military camp? Are you planning to disobey military discipline?" , I warn you, your current behavior is quite dangerous."
"I will bear all the consequences of today." Christina stared at Bacon without fear and said: "Now, please ask General Orlando to come out and give us an explanation. Captain Bacon, or in other words, General Orlando is not here at all. Maybe he Currently with Farasi."
"Here comes someone." Bacon's expression changed. He loudly called the guards next to him to come forward, and the eight guards on duty holding long swords drew out their swords without hesitation and pointed at Christina. Bacon's face Quite seriously, he shouted righteously: "Please return to your military tent immediately. It is already late at night. According to the regulations of the Royal Knights, you are not guards on duty. It is important that you still appear in the military camp." If the situation arises, I can take you down directly, and if you resist, I can kill you on the spot."
Hearing Bacon's words, the expressions of the young knights following Christina changed drastically. When they received the knight's basic training, they were instilled with a lot of ideas such as obedience and compliance. The martial law in the military camp at night is iron-clad. regulations, and they are now following Christina to seek an explanation from Orlando, which is obviously a violation of this military discipline.
"Hmph, Mr. Bacon, you are so calculating." Christina retorted without fear: "It has been delayed from this afternoon to now. I'm afraid you have already planned to use this excuse to deal with us."
"I'll count to three. If you're still here, I'll kill you. If you have something to do with General Orlando, please report it to me step by step according to the rules of the military camp. Are you all a bunch of rabble? You don't understand any of these rules." There are tens of thousands of people in the whole military camp, and everyone comes directly here if they have something to do. Is this still a military camp, or is it still the invincible army that is famous for its discipline?" Bacon's words once again hit the hearts of those young knights hard, making them A sense of fear arose in their hearts,
Seeing that Bacon had the upper hand, and her own people were a little confused, Christina decided to make a desperate move. She suddenly drew out her long sword, and then made a scar on the palm of her left hand, letting her hot blood flow on the blade. , and Christina said loudly as usual: "I swear on my honor, I, Christina, want to meet General Orlando today not for my own personal grudges. As long as General Orlando answers a few questions of mine in public, I am willing to bear the consequences." All consequences come.”
When Christina said this, she changed the topic and said: "Now that things have reached this point, General Orlando still refuses to come out to see me. Could it be that he feels guilty, or..."
"Shut up, you wantonly insulted General Orlando." Bacon said angrily: "You are just a trainee knight, and now you are inciting everyone to make trouble here. What are your intentions?"
"I have sworn a blood oath. Now please come out, General Orlando." Christina ignored Bacon's words. She shouted at Orlando's military tent: "Everyone knows what the blood oath means. Now please come out." The general came out and answered a few questions for me face to face."
Bacon screamed in his heart, because the blood oath of the Holy Knight is quite serious, and he would not do it unless he had to or had a strong will. Christina's attack not only eliminated Bacon's advantage as a military camp commander , and directly forced Orlando to a point where he had to show up, otherwise it would be Orlando ignoring the greatest honor of a holy knight. For Orlando himself to be a holy knight, it is a crime second only to blasphemy.
But now Orlando and the others are not here at all. Bacon is anxious but doesn't know what to do. The knights around him took heart after Christina made the blood oath and shouted in unison: "Please come out, General Orlando, please come out." General, come out."
The momentum grew stronger and stronger, and soon it swept through the entire military camp. After hearing about Christina's blood oath to see Orlando, the knights who were supposed to be sleeping all couldn't help but ran over. As a result, the entire military camp suddenly became chaotic.
The situation in front of Bacon was out of control. He gritted his teeth and determined to take down Christina by force. If it was no longer possible, he would rather have his reputation damaged than implicate the leader. But just as he held her hand When he picked up the hilt of the long sword, General Orlando's majestic voice came from the military tent: "What are you doing?"
Orlando's voice was not loud, but his words at a normal volume spread to the ears of every knight present. It was like a heavy hammer hitting their hearts, making them involuntarily take a few steps back. Christina was left standing still,
"Creak." With a sound, the door was pushed open, and Orlando walked out with his head held high. Bacon was overjoyed. He was about to go up and tell Orlando about the situation at hand. Unexpectedly, Orlando stood still and looked around. As far as the eye could see, every knight seen by Orlando couldn't help but take several steps back, leaving an open space for the boss in the middle.
"Don't you want to see me? I'm here now." Orlando's calm voice reached everyone's heart: "Since you refuse to obey Captain Bacon's order, since you have blatantly violated the discipline of the Royal Knights , and you have to pay the price of a blood oath, just to see me, okay, I will stand here and give you a chance to speak."
"General Orlando." Christina took a step forward without fear. She subconsciously performed a knight's salute to Orlando, and then said loudly: "I am trainee knight Christina. I came today to ask General Orlando, what are we doing?" Where is Her Majesty the Queen?"
"Is this why you want to see me?" Orlando had already guessed the purpose of Christina's trip. In the process of protecting Catherine, Orlando had noticed that this former trainee holy knight had slowly been on the path of faith. Lost, and even kept inciting the young knights to fall to Catherine. It was just that Orlando didn't know Catherine's true identity before, so he tolerated it. Now that Catherine has fled, her escort knight actually came to the military camp to think about it. Ask for an explanation from yourself in person. Is this because Christina doesn’t know the truth or she has become Catherine’s loyal lackey
"Ms. Christina, first of all, I want to deprive you of the honor of being a trainee holy knight because you have violated the knight's creed of humility and you have violated the discipline of the Royal Knights. From this moment on, you will no longer be a member of the Royal Knights. Member." Of course Orlando couldn't follow Christina's question. Wouldn't it be giving the initiative to others, so Orlando announced the punishment for Christina before anyone else, and then solemnly said to everyone present: " Regarding the former Queen of the Imperial Capital, Her Majesty Catherine, I can only regret to say that from the beginning of the new year, she is no longer our Queen."