The core of the Viscounty of Gerten is, of course, the city of Gerten.
Generally speaking, civilians in this world do not have surnames, only nobles have them. The surname of a noble is their title. In order to emphasize this point, most of them will name their ruling center after their family surname.
For example, for Duke Zhang San (assuming there is such a duke), the capital of his duchy is called Zhang Sancheng—oh, it should be called "Zhang" City, because "Zhang" is the surname.
Another example is the two candidates currently competing for the right to inherit the Viscount of Gerten, namely Romon Gerten, who claims to be the illegitimate son of the old Viscount, and Steele Gerten, the niece of the old Viscount.
Then, take Lei, who is currently wearing the incarnation of Sui Xiong as a hat on his head. He must also have a last name, but he just refuses to say it.
Of course, it is not necessary for nobles to have surnames. Many priests also have surnames. For example, a priest who is favored by God can receive a surname given by God. For another example, if Sui Xiong's Holy Land is built, the senior clerics involved in the construction and management of the Holy Land can also use the name of the Holy Land as their surnames. Of course, there are cases where non-priests are given names... but in any case, they are still a minority.
In general, in Sui Xiong's view, the level of civilization in this world is really not high enough. It has not developed to the point where it is necessary to register the names of civilians on a large scale, so that it is necessary to give civilians surnames. On earth, China However, this work was completed in the Warring States Period at the latest. If we compare the productivity level, even if we do not consider magic, the productivity level of this world is higher than that of China's Warring States Period!
It can be seen from this that the rulers of this world, whether nobles or gods, are all a group of war scum that hinders the development of civilization!
While Sui Xiong was slandering the rulers of this world, Lei was already heading to Gerten City with Steele along the dirt road that was obviously not well maintained.
He did not ride his Velociraptor, but when he was close to the edge of the Graystone Mountains, he had released it and let it regain its freedom. Because the feature of "black-armored knight riding a velociraptor" is too conspicuous. In comparison, just "black-armored knight" is much more common.
In order to restore the nature of the beast to this fully domesticated riding animal, he, who has always been proud and stubborn, specifically asked Sui Xiong for help. With the help of Sui Xiong's power, he inspired the wildness in the Velociraptor's heart so that it could adapt to the mountains and forests. life in.
When the horse that had been with him for several years suddenly showed a fierce look in its eyes and seemed to want to attack, but carefully considered the strength of each other and then walked away without any attachment, Sui Xiong noticed that the lone thief had a look in his eyes. Deeply sad.
Maybe... For this man who has been accustomed to being alone for many years, the mount is almost his only friend. At this moment, they parted ways, and it could be said that they completely broke off their friendship. He couldn't help but feel sad.
Lei's riding skills were very good, which surprised Steele. Although she called Lei "knight", she didn't really think of him as a knight in her heart - who had ever seen a down-and-out knight without a mount, carrying a gun and sword, trekking alone in the mountains
A true knight, no matter how downcast he is, is indispensable for having a sword and a horse in his hand. Without these two most important weapons, his strength will be greatly reduced.
But when she witnessed the astonishing riding skills of the black-armored knight, she doubted her previous judgment.
A man who made a violent horse become docile and obedient with just two touches of his hands; a man who rides a horse as easily as he walks, and even the rhythm of his speech is not affected at all; a man who rides on a horse , the movements of man and horse are completely coordinated, and it seems that he can draw his sword and fight at any time... This kind of person is not a knight, so the standard of knights is too high!
In her impression, that was all the most famous knights led by Gerten.
Could this mysterious black-armored knight really be a powerful knight
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel anxious again.
Knights, especially powerful knights, usually have a good background. There are two most common origins, one is the children of aristocratic families with low inheritance order, and the other is the elite specially trained by the church. No matter which type, they must have seen the world and are familiar with the "laws of nobility".
She was confident that she could control an adventurer who knew little about the aristocratic world, but when faced with a knight from a true aristocratic background, or a high-level reserve carefully trained by a certain church, her confidence would inevitably be greatly reduced.
Will she be better at scheming than other nobles? Obviously not. If this was the case, why was it that the illegitimate son with a very questionable background was parachuted in to seize power and almost lost his life
So, compared to the preparation of the church’s top brass? I'm afraid it won't be much better, after all, they were trained to compete with the nobles and scheming with each other. Maybe he is better at using his brain than using a sword...
Thinking of this, Steele couldn't help but feel uneasy, feeling that she seemed to be a bit suspicious of driving the tiger out the front door and letting the wolf in the back door.
To make matters worse, the tiger at the front door is still there...
Steele Gerten, who had always felt that she was very smart and beautiful (the latter was especially important) and could be regarded as the essence of the younger generation led by Gerten (perhaps if she only considered certain things), suddenly felt that her previous choice might not be the best choice. So wise.
But as the saying goes, "there is no turning back when you open a bow." Now she was forced to a corner, and stretching her head or shrinking her head was nothing more than a knife. Like a commoner who was forced into a noble court, the charges and punishments were all arranged, and the trial was just a formality. At this time, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, you must use full firepower and use your rhetoric to the fullest. It is best to be able to swamp the whole audience and make the plaintiff and the judge speechless.
In this case, even if the imperial bard sings "No matter how wonderful the prisoner's defense is, he is not worthy of applause" the next day, at least he has tried hard and can still smile slightly and say silently "This is the point" on the gallows. "I mean, it's not a crime of war" and win the final dignity for yourself.
Thinking this way, Steele felt relieved.
No matter what, it's better than being fucked and strangled to death by those lovers...
The two horses carried the knights on their backs and walked towards the city of Gerten in a leisurely manner. When he saw Steele passing by on horseback intact, the guard captain responsible for guarding the city gate's eyes widened, almost to the point where one doubted whether his eyeballs would fall out.
"Miss Steele?!" He subconsciously stopped in front of Steele's horse, but didn't know what to say.
Say "welcome back"? It's inappropriate. If Master Luo Meng finds out that he welcomes Miss Steele in public, you don't have to think about his fate!
So, "Why are you here?" No, Miss Steele is still the heir to the Viscount, second only to Master Romon in the succession. I am just a janitor, and this is not a **, how can I be disrespectful to her! Do you really think that a terminally ill tiger can't kill a person
What should I say...
A layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on the burly captain's forehead, and they quickly moved closer to each other and grew larger. In less than half a minute at most, they turned into two lines of sweat flowing down his cheeks.
Fortunately, he was a veteran after all, and he was quite quick-witted. He managed to come up with an excuse, and asked with a smile: "Miss Steele, didn't you take a group of people out of the city before? Why did you only bring one when you came back?" ?”
Steele smiled coldly, completely losing her usual sultry attitude of ogling people when she saw them. She raised her head, looked at people with her nostrils, and said in an extremely noble and arrogant tone: "I don't know yet. A guard at the gate of Gerten City actually dares to question the lord he is loyal to - do you think that I need to report to you what I do and what followers I bring?"
These words are indeed a bit harsh, and they have simply risen to the level of class struggle. The captain suddenly became excited, stood at attention, put on the most upright military posture, and shouted loudly: "Line up! Welcome Miss Steele back to the city!"
Although the soldiers didn't quite understand, when they saw that their superiors had been dealt with, they didn't know how to be alert! They immediately formed two teams according to their usual training and put on a welcoming formation.
Strictly speaking, what they did was not in line with the rules. The courtesy of lining up to welcome them was something that only the lords could enjoy. Now that the old Viscount has passed away and the position of Viscount is vacant, no one in the Gerten Territory is qualified to receive such a welcome.
But at this time, who will dig deeper
If the original plan was followed, there probably would be, because Luo Meng arranged two people at the city gate just to deal with possible accidents.
But seeing this scene from a distance, one of the two people had already jumped on his horse and ran towards the Viscount's mansion to deliver the message. The other person, who seemed to have good strength, thought about it again and again, but finally did not come to stop him.
These two people were able to be entrusted with important tasks. Of course, they were not fools. Seeing that Steele, a weakling who was about to die, suddenly transformed. Not only was she full of confidence, but the group of bribed lovers around her were also replaced by a man of unknown origin. The black-armored knight immediately felt something was wrong.
Since something is wrong, we cannot act rashly. In particular, the strength left behind is extraordinary, close to the level of a high-level swordsman, and his vision is outstanding. He looked at Lei carefully, and was shocked to find that although the black-armored knight was riding a horse, his body was in a position that could respond to attacks from any direction at any time. He was simply invulnerable - this could no longer be described as "strong". It's completely beyond imagination!
He has seen all the most powerful knights in Geerten. Those few can maintain such a state, but only when facing a battle. But this black-armored knight obviously has no intention of starting a fight, but can maintain this state in his daily life.
He came to the conclusion easily without any complicated logic.
A conclusion that made his legs weak with fear.
This black-armored knight of unknown origin is likely to be a high-level adventurer, maybe even close to a legend!