After Roland recorded Prius's treatment method on the paper, he put down the quill and rubbed his sore neck.
Nightingale's voice sounded in his ears, "Your Highness, do you need me to help you relax?"
"There are more than 30 people who need to be dealt with later." Roland shook his head with a smile, raised the bell by the table and shook it a few times. The earlier he finishes these trivial matters, the earlier he will be able to start the work of popularizing education in Border Town. And the exploration of Anna's new abilities also made him full of expectations.
The person who was brought into the parlour by the personal guard was a tall knight. At first glance, he felt that he was handsome and extraordinary, and he was not too conceited compared to Carter, who had the face of a male god. Of course, this kind of handsomeness is a deduction in Roland's eyes. He glanced at the list, "Filin Sylt?" Unlike the others, there was a note behind the other's name, which he also read out, "Commander of the Lion Knights, Dawn and Morning Light, the first knight in the West. ... You have so many titles."
"Yes, Your Highness." Ferrin knelt down on one knee.
"I thought that people like the regiment commander and the first knight would take the lead in charging on the battlefield," Roland raised his eyebrows, "How did you survive?"
"I hid behind." He said calmly, "As long as the horse's stride is well controlled, it looks like it is sprinting at full strength, but in fact the speed of the horse will not increase much."
Such a straightforward answer surprised Roland. He thought that the other party would find some excuses to hide the fact that he was afraid of fighting and escaped. It seems that this matter is not as simple as he thought.
Sure enough, Flynn quickly continued: "On the morning of the third day of your pursuit, that is, the day when the Duke was defeated, I followed him all the time, trying to find a chance to kill him. It's a pity that his bodyguards were numerous and posted very closely. It's tight, I couldn't find a suitable opportunity to get rid of it. Fortunately, your troops killed him." The knight lowered his head deeply, "Dear Your Highness, I thank you for this, any place that needs me, Please send as you please."
The last sentence can be regarded as an oath of allegiance. Roland was stunned for a moment before he said: "You stand up first. Tell me, what happened?"
"Yes," he said, getting up. "My wife, Erin, was originally a commoner woman who worked at the Longsong Fortress Theater. We met by chance and fell in love. I wanted to marry her, but I My father and mother did not support the wedding, so I had to move out of the territory and rent a room on a farm near the fortress, where the wedding was also held. Soon after the wedding, Irene finally got her first official performance." Knight His voice was a little low, "I didn't expect the Duke to watch that play and fell in love with her. It didn't take long for him to break into the house and rape Irene while I was out on a mission."
"It took a long time for me to know this from her mouth. I wanted to ask the Duke to clarify, but Irene knelt down and begged me not to be reckless. I also know that if I do it in person, I don't say how likely it is to succeed. , even if I kill him, I can't escape from the guards, and Irene... is likely to be the target of revenge by Duke Ryan's heir. So I endured it until he went to Border Town."
"Although I couldn't take revenge myself, Irene can finally sleep peacefully and no longer have to worry about someone breaking into her room at night, and I am also free from this heavy burden. So please allow me to thank you again. "
"I see." Roland tapped the table with a quill. This was a signal that he and Nightingale had agreed upon in advance. When he needed to check whether the other party was lying, he would tap on the table. Soon he felt Nightingale's finger pinch on his left shoulder blade, which meant that what the other party said was true... But the pinch was a little hard, causing Roland to grin. "Are you literate? How about reading and writing?"
"Uh..." Fei Lin was stunned, as if not following the prince's train of thought, "I will."
"Then I will pronounce the sentence now," Roland repeated what he had repeated many times, "... What is your choice?"
"Your Highness, don't you need me to fight for you? Whether it's a duel on a single cavalry or a battle in a group, I will do it all"
"No, I don't need it," Roland interrupted. "I don't have nobles in my army, and I won't recruit nobles in the future. They are an army made up entirely of people. And you can't have arms anymore. Chance."
"Is that so?" Fei Lin was silent for a long time before nodding, "I understand, since this is the case, I choose to become a teacher."
"A wise choice. Teachers can get housing and have fairly good salaries. I will send someone to pick up your wife and live here well." Roland made a gesture for the knight to leave.
"Please wait, Your Highness, forgive me for asking," he hesitated. "Did you say the same to the other knights? If they can't become teachers, they will have to work in the mines for twenty years?"
"That's right."
"…Your Highness, I have a subordinate named Haron. He is an experienced old knight, but he is illiterate. Can I exchange a golden dragon for his punishment not to be sent to the mine?"
"Of course not," Roland spread his hands and said, "If you can redeem your crimes with money, I will let you go in the fortress."
"But he's almost fifty years old, and that kind of hard work will destroy his body."
"I don't have the strength to mine, but I have the strength to attack Border Town?" And my mine is not a black coal mine. Not only is there a steam engine to help transport the mine and pump water, but the employees also have regular holidays, okay? Roland picked up the bell, ready to call the next one in.
"His Royal Highness!" Filin gritted his teeth and knelt down again. "I have a treasure map handed down from my family. It has a history of at least four hundred years. I am willing to exchange him for Haron's freedom."
"Four hundred years of treasure map..." The prince frowned, "Are you sure your ancestors didn't just draw it with charcoal to make the younger generation happy?"
"No, it's not traces of charcoal or ink," he shook his head slightly, as if recalling the drawing, "I can't tell what exactly it was drawn with, the texture is very delicate, smooth and supple to the touch, and kept in the basement For decades, the graphics and text have not faded in any way. My father said it was handed down from generation to generation by ancestors. The location of the treasure it describes is deep in the hidden forest in the northwest, but it is already a wild place. It is impossible for ordinary people to get involved at all.”
Roland tapped the table again with a quill, but Nightingale was still pinching on the left.
"Well, even if what you said is true, this treasure map should be hidden in the basement of Sylt's house. You have given up your inheritance rights, I'm afraid they won't be happy to see you again."
"Indeed," Fei Lin nodded, "but I have completely memorized the content of the drawing, and I can roughly describe the pattern and text on it."
"Then draw it and see," Roland pushed the pen and paper to the table. "If it's true, I can make an exception to allow your request."
"Your Highness is merciful." He walked to the table and began to draw the treasure map.
As a matter of fact, Dawn Light Filming Sylt is not only good at fighting, but also talented in painting and calligraphy. Soon, a rough topographic map appeared in front of Roland.
The range shown in the figure is behind the Desperate Mountains. The continuous mountains occupy the lower right corner of the entire paper from small to large. An equilateral triangle is drawn in the center of the drawing, and three acute angles connect three positions, one of which falls at the foot of the northern slope. At the end, another point is in the Hidden Forest, marked with a six-pointed star, presumably the so-called treasure location.
But Roland's attention was completely attracted by the triangle, which was located in the wilderness, represented by a zigzag hill with the words: Taquila. (. If you like this work, you are welcome to come and vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Please come.)