Whether it is the magical world or the Muggle world, there has been no serious knight for a long time. In many historical unofficial stories and legends, these idealistic and self-disciplined warriors wearing armor and holding swords have almost become synonymous with all kinds of romantic reveries.
Especially after going through the baptism of the mighty witch-hunting storm, the knights, who were mostly either gathered together or restrained under the Holy See, were the vanguard in sweeping away the witches.
However, many people nowadays do not know that there have been many indissoluble bonds between the Holy See and wizards, knights and wizards since ancient times.
I think that in the early Middle Ages in Europe, the bishop's palace left over by the ancient Roman wizard group was the predecessor of the Holy See; and the so-called knights were originally the mercenary guard group of wizards and even the kingdom's army.
It is a pity that all things in the world must decline when they prosper. In the past, the Kingdom Wizarding Group, which was once so powerful that it could control the affairs of various countries, was losing its inheritance at an accelerating rate due to frequent wars and disputes. The power of wizards gradually weakens, and their authority and wealth naturally fall away. This further leads to disagreements and turmoil within the wizards, triggering an avalanche of energy among the wizards.
When internal and external problems agglomerated, the once arrogant European wizards were finally smashed into pieces, thus laying the foundation for the subsequent witch-hunting trend.
During the period when the wizard group was divided, the leadership of the faith that had been regained began to be reshaped in the hands of the royal power with the help of the noble knights who were originally subordinates of the wizards - by the Byzantine Empire, that is, those dependents of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Roman bishop's palace controlled by the wizards and betrayers of the royal power was transformed, and the Holy See was born immediately!
The Holy See, the churches of various countries, the Knights Templar, the Religious Knights... Muggles and wizards began to separate from power and power, from the religious history and historical documents of various countries, from the descendants of nobles and subjects, and even from Between the pages of every storybook sold on the market.
Until the establishment of the Inquisition, combined with many foreshadowings, the witch hunt, which was essentially a self-consolidation of the royal power and elimination of future troubles, began with great fanfare.
The knights, who were originally armed by wizards themselves, were led by the Knights Templar who gathered all the elites and played the role of "witch hunters" among them.
Since ancient times, war has been an activity that can only be carried out with a large number of people. No matter how powerful the wizard is, most of them must rely on a larger number of warriors to exert all their knowledge and power. These knights themselves have amazing fighting power, and they are covered in magical equipment. At this time, they attack the wizards who have become scattered. Although the casualty rate is not low, the effect is really good.
However, no matter how strong the knights were at that time, they were still ordinary people without equipment.
At the end of the day, the knights never expected that when the witch hunting operation progressed to a certain extent and the "death of the witch" was almost a foregone conclusion, the sword of royal power would eventually fall on their heads.
Friday, October 13, 1307.
King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of all Knights Templar in the name of trying "heresies", and united other countries to launch a large-scale purge campaign against the knights.
It is worth mentioning that the Blois family, which had been forced to cut off their flesh and hide themselves from the world under the pressure of the current situation, suddenly suffered another disaster because many family members heard about it and pretended to be a knight family to avoid their attacks. After barely surviving that period of crisis, it took a long time to recuperate before returning to where I am now.
But obviously, the Blois family is not the worst.
The Viseu family to which Karolina now belongs moved and hid in the Americas during that period; although the Matuseyevich family of the powerful Yegor had lived in Russia since ancient times, they were once the best at cultivating children. The Mercenary Knights, whose main source of profit was casting magic equipment and alchemy equipment for combat, was greatly affected by this at that time and was forced to move north to a colder and more desolate area.
Only the family behind the "lazy priest" sitting opposite Karolina was the only winner among the four major wizarding families in Europe in an era when the world was in chaos.
As for the subsequent demise of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of the second witch-hunting movement, that is a story for another day.
To this day, when these three people sit together, the meaning is actually quite subtle and thought-provoking. Because the three of them happened to represent the "Wizard", "Knight" and "Holy See" of that era respectively. Thinking about it, you know how troublesome it would be for these three companies to come together to cooperate!
However, the sudden change in the defensive situation finally forced them together...
"Boom! Boom boom boom..."
A series of roars came from far away from the battlefield. It was obviously no longer the ash snake explosion caused by Carolina's two indigenous witches, but a more violent and terrifying explosion. .
"what happens?"
Even in the fortress hall at the rear, the ground shaking caused by the violent roar could be felt, and the big man Yegor suddenly stood up from his seat.
And at the next moment, as the space in the center of the hall continued to fluctuate, several figures appeared in apparition.
"Report! An unknown powerful individual appears in the enemy group on the front line. It is suspected to be the 'high-level individual' mentioned in the Federation's coalition battle report!"
"Report! The Pioneer Armor position was bombarded by powerful magic. The enemy has the ability to control unknown black magic fire. Enchanted armor and shields cannot completely defend against this kind of magic fire..."
Several armored men came back one after another to make urgent reports to Yegor. At the same time, some of the subordinates from Carolina and the "Lazy Father" also returned to report the changes in the defense line.
And soon, several tall wizards wearing black wizard robes also appeared in the hall, came to Yegor and whispered:
"We have seen that the black magic flame controlled by the enemy is very special. It has been mentioned in some intelligence collected in advance. It should be a kind of magic flame that can attack the soul!"
Yegor did not lower his voice after hearing this, and said loudly:
"Now I don't want to know the origin of the magic flame. What I want to know is, can those high-level living corpses be dealt with? How should they be dealt with!"
After a moment of pondering, the wizards who were probably the think tank glanced in the direction of Carolina and the "lazy priest", and were about to say something to Yegor, but unexpectedly, the space in the center of the hall suddenly opened again. There was a space fluctuation. The next moment, the black flames they were talking about spread out in the hall.
"boom!"