Lying on the wooden bed, Wu Ming put his hands on the pillow, thinking about the harvest this time.
"According to Knight Thakur, the usual training of knights is to master various weapons, as well as practice riding skills, and at most some breathing techniques to cooperate with, to discover the potential of human beings... Even if you practice to the top, you can't do it. That's all I am now!"
Through insinuations, Wu Ming found helplessly that the knight training, which was rumored to be miraculous, was actually just an ordinary exercise method.
In fact, this kind of family-style inheritance and exploration is perfect, many of which are not as effective as the one he summed up, at least it can exercise the body to the limit of the race.
Therefore, although Thakur revealed the intention of accepting him as a follower, Wu Ming still chose the status of a free citizen.
"It is rituals and holy oil that make knights truly powerful!"
A flash of light flashed in Wu Ming's eyes: "The knight servant who has exercised his body to the limit, and then went through a series of cumbersome rituals, fasting, bathing, praying... It will take seven days in total, and holy oil must be applied every day, and oaths must be made in front of the statue. …
After going through all this, the knight himself will open the 'source', or 'fighting energy', or 'life energy', and obtain extraordinary seeds, and some aspects of strength, speed, and recovery ability will be improved. The gift of God... But the families of other great nobles seem to have secret treasures of holy oil, so their knights only need to swear allegiance to them to get the same gift! "
Obviously, holy oil is just a kind of secret medicine, and it is monopolized by the church and the great nobles.
Although Baron Terry is a nobleman, he is not powerful enough and does not have a collection of holy oil. Therefore, the knight canonizations under his command are all carried out in Howling Castle, and he needs to pay a large fee for this.
"In Fengying Plain, whether or not a knight can be truly 'canonized' is also a benchmark for measuring the strength of a nobleman! In the past, only the Earl of Blue Mountain of Wind Howling Castle had this strength, but now, there is another Viscount Garcia..."
Without this, Viscount Garcia would not be able to defeat the Earl of Blue Mountain, and promoted and canonized a group of new knights after the war.
"To sum up, if a real knight wants to be promoted, there are only three ways in Fengying Plain: Earl of Blue Mountain, Viscount Garcia, and the church?"
Wu Ming rubbed his nose, feeling a little helpless: "I never thought that the rules of this world are so strict, and the promotion of the extraordinary is so troublesome..."
He also inquired about druids, priests, mages and other legal professions, or news about elves, dwarves, goblins and other alien races, but he was despised by Thakur for a while, the kind of 'Are you an idiot? 'The general expression is still fresh in his memory.
It seems that either there are no legal professions and alien races in this world, or even if they exist, they are extremely low-key and not accessible to people at Thakur's level.
Of course, the holy oil is only the path of the extraordinary knight.
If you just want to be a knight lord, as long as there are nobles who are willing to split the land under their own name and canonize it, even ordinary people without the power to restrain chickens can become knight nobles. When the courtiers are obliged, hehe...
"Holy oil is not a panacea. I heard that the process is not only painful and difficult, but also the first condition to be induced is physical fitness! At least it must reach the limit of the race, or be close to the limit, otherwise those nobles would have been in the sun all day long. In the holy oil, have you become a superman?"
Wu Ming thought about his own path.
There is not much problem with the identity of the free people, and the next step is to choose from three directions.
Originally, if he took refuge in Baron Terry's command, if he had accumulated enough credit, he might be able to be promoted in Howling Castle like Thakur did. He was just a baron's subordinate, and the chances were too few.
"It's a pity... It would be great if the time travel was a little earlier, before the war. Viscount Garcia is from another place, so he must be very generous. He promoted a group of knights... Unfortunately, the last train will not be able to catch up!"
War, big war! It has always been the best way to promote civilians.
As an outsider, Viscount Garcia was also famous for his generosity and concessions, which made Wu Ming who missed the opportunity feel very regretful.
"Next, let's roam the Fengying Plain and look for opportunities!"
When he first came, he was unfamiliar with the place, and his own strength was low, and he had no identity certificate, so he could only choose to go dormant.
But now, after several months of activities, he has gained a little strength, some start-up funds, and the most important thing is that he will soon have a freeman's identity certificate, which makes him start to think about traveling.
Although most civilians only know the way of knights, Wu Ming has no intention of hanging himself on it.
Even though there is no clue of the power of the legal system in Fengying Plain, what about other places? For example, the highland where Viscount Garcia was born? Or the unexplored wilderness
"And... in the church, there should be a little inheritance of force, and clues to the legal profession..."
Although Wu Ming is quite accomplished in martial arts and immortality, he is specialized in immortality, so he is naturally closer to legal professions.
…
"William! As a reward for your loyalty and bravery, and for saving the Knights of Thakur, in the name of Baron, I grant you the status of a free citizen..."
A few days later, in the study room of the city lord's mansion.
Wu Ming bowed humbly, and took a thick piece of parchment from Baron Terry.
This paper is thick and straight, light yellow, with an indescribable texture when rubbed, and it has been smoked with a special drug, so it is waterproof and mildew-proof. It is of high value and is generally only used for recording precious documents and signing important contracts.
What was entrusted to Wu Ming was the proof of his identity as a free citizen. Apart from a series of gorgeous rhetoric and meaningless lace, the most important thing was the baron's autograph and seal in the lower right corner.
With this document, William can obtain the same freeman status and treatment in every city in the Windying Plain.
This is guaranteed in the name of Baron Terry, and all nobles must abide by the rules.
"Thank you again, my lord Baron!"
Wu Ming saluted.
"If you want to thank, thank Thakur Knight!"
Baron Terry waved his hand, apparently not taking Wu Ming seriously.
"I thought he would warmly invite me to be a town guard captain or something..."
Wu Ming walked out of the study, touched his nose, feeling a little pretentious, and immediately saw Thakur Knight.
"I have seen Lord Knight!"
He hurriedly saluted, he was still within the rules of the game, and he had to abide by the rules when he didn't have the strength to break the rules.
Wu Ming wouldn't call himself a lifesaver, just forget about it.
"You don't have to be so alien, just call me Thakur!"
Although Thakur said so, his stretched brows and smiling face were all saying the opposite.
"I would also like to thank my lord for obtaining the status of a free citizen for me!"
Wu Ming bowed slightly: "Just one more thing, I want to ask adults for help!"
"Huh? What's the matter?"
Thakur asked directly, feeling a little relieved.
After all, he himself paid a lot to operate William to obtain the status of a free citizen, and he feels that he has repaid most of his kindness.
Some people think that if they don't expect to repay their kindness, their kindness will accumulate. They are really deceiving themselves and others, but they don't know that the benefactor is living in suffering every day, which is also a kind of torture.
But Wu Ming was not like this, he directly chose to cash out, and at the same time, he did not lose the courtesy, without the slightest arrogance, which made Thakur very happy.
"It's just a small thing, I want to pay the taxes for Aunt Roya in the town..."
Wu Ming briefly explained the matter.
A few Jin Delong might arouse the coveted eyes of tax officials, and even Lorian's name can't be suppressed, but Thakur is different.
After all, he is a real knight with a manor and hereditary inheritance, a quasi-noble!
What Wu Ming said to Thakur was just to use his name so that Aunt Roya could get some protection in the future.
"I see! I agree!"
Thakur smiled: "Do you need me to accompany you?"
"I am very grateful to get the nod from the adults!"
Naturally, Wu Ming would not do this, and directly bowed and said.
"Pity… "
Looking at the back of him leaving, Thakur felt a little regretful. This William knew how to advance and retreat, was polite, and his key strength was also very good. Naturally, I will not take the initiative to bring it up, so as not to be embarrassed.
…
"Although a knight retinue is good, it is too difficult to be promoted...and is also restricted by the oath, which is also a big trouble..."
Once you become a servant of a certain knight and take an oath of allegiance, it is basically equivalent to being tied to that knight. Although it is not impossible to violate it, the consequences are quite serious.
After all, among a group of aristocrats established by relying on the power and obligations of lords and vassals, how many are willing to accept knights who have broken oaths
Whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, leaders value loyalty very much.
Not to mention, the promotion path of the squire is also strictly limited, unless the heavens bring great luck, otherwise the squire will be destined for the rest of his life.
Even if he has the protection of a knight and his status is half a level higher than that of a freeman, Wu Ming will not take it.
…
Dangdang!
Gold coins and silver coins rolled down on the table. The tax officer Fei De looked at Jin Delong and Yin Thaler with an extremely interesting expression on his face.
"Five Gold Delongs, seven Silver Tales, count them!"
Wu Ming's voice was not very polite.
Fei De swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and immediately asked in doubt: "William, how did you get so much money?"
As far as he knew, the expedition team suffered a big defeat. Although the young man in front of him was lucky enough to save the life of Thakur Knight, he should have gained nothing.
"Of course it was given by Lord Thakur!"
Wu Ming choked Feide back with one sentence, and he immediately took Thakur's name as a tiger skin when he got the approval: "Bring the tax payment certificate, you must have your signature and seal!"
After a while, he held a receipt with a smile on his face: "Give this to Aunt Roya, and William's relationship will be completely over."