The celebration started very early, the sky was not yet bright, but the Aurora Borealis was projecting down in the sky, and the magic lights on the main road. Wake up from sleep.
When the salute sounded, the white eagle representing peace (Tu De, the pigeons bought in the south all froze to death) hovered over the entire Defende, the whole city fell into joy, and the week-long Peace Day celebration officially began .
In the streets, real and fake undead with pumpkin heads and ghost masks walked on the streets and began to perform their own programs to enhance the festive atmosphere. Bards and bands began to play, and various food stalls and small shops also appeared. Never miss a great opportunity to make money.
And in the square in front of the palace, well, it should be called the Peace Day Square now, the citizens were waiting anxiously, wrapped in heavy cotton coats, the temperature was still very low before the sun came out, the white air in their breath was clearly visible, and their faces were frozen. It was red, but everyone did not complain, that was because the most important program of the celebration day was about to start.
"Peace Day military parade begins!"
The sound of magic made this sleeping city no longer silent. The power that shook the earth in the distance represented that the new legions were ready, but on the temporary high platform, those invited guests were looking forward to the future. After all, for them, it was a real interest and the destination of their trip.
But for me, I have mixed feelings. These are the wealth I have finally saved, and it is also my future hope. It is really not easy to get to this point.
When the silent snow-white ghost knights entered the venue, the entire venue took a deep breath.
On top of the uniform snow-white soul warhorse is a knight covered in ice and snow, still the ancient royal knight armor, and behind it is still the familiar battle flag of Lan.
Flying Wing's mount has chosen the same one-horned Pegasus form. The armor shaped by the extremely cold ice is indestructible, and the unstoppable ice long sword, spear, and dragon spear are also loaded on the ice and snow vehicle.
Just like in the records, they are the most almighty knights, and they are the super knights that are known to be invincible. Today, there are as many as 500 people who appear in front of the world!
This legendary knight order, which once disappeared in the long history, reappeared in the eyes of the world. When the aurora battle flags they waved flew from the square, the crowd was boiling.
But when they approached the main stage, they all spread out, revealing the fifty-four knights among them. Their ice armor is still solid, their spears are still sharp, but their flesh and family have disappeared in the past history. , did not even leave his name.
But even if there are only skeletons and souls left, as long as the Lan people need their presence again, the veterans will not be discharged from the army. At this time, the snow-white Soul Knights still carry them and enter the battlefield again.
"All! Salute!"
Across the long sword, it is a knightly ceremony that represents humility and justice, hitting a shield is a knightly ceremony that represents protection and courage, and waving a battle flag is a knightly ceremony that represents loyalty and justice. My vision seems to have spanned a long distance. Time is long, and a familiar scene has reappeared in front of us after the reincarnation of the years.
"aurora!"
"eternal!"
Only they have the qualifications to reach the forefront, and only those veterans who have guarded for more than 300 years are qualified to represent the guardians of this ancient country and accept the cheers and trust of the people.
But this time, they are not the lonely army surrounded by a hundred times the enemy army. Hundreds of young aurora knights surround them, watching their mentor with reverence and trust.
The sown seeds have sprouted, and one seed has gained ten harvests. The newly born aurora have not only taken over the armor and weapons of their predecessors, but the military spirit and inheritance that have lasted for countless years have not been interrupted. The Knights of Glory are still alive, and the country's most trusted guardian is still alive.
The cheers from the field have resounded through the sky, and the audience from other countries around me is full of exclamations. The reputation of the golden Aurora Knights has been spread throughout Ashe for thousands of years. The legendary Knights that can never exceed 100 actually appeared. Five hundred and four rides, how can people easily accept this shock.
"My lord, is this for sale? As long as you make an offer... ah!"
Obviously, the powerful knight moved Earl Hubble from Rodnan, but as soon as he exited, he found that he could no longer move, like a frog that had been targeted by a python.
The silver sword light had already rested on his neck, and the white air he breathed had been frozen into ice cubes, but his guards had not had time to react.
Next, the knife light disappeared, but found that his body of more than 200 kilograms was suddenly lifted. In front of him, there were only those angry eyes that were burning with icy flames, and the still-cold death grip on his neck.
"...If there is a next time, I will regard it as an insult to the entire Donglan. You will only be greeted by war and death."
Then, I left him casually, took out a handkerchief and wiped my hands patiently, as if I had accidentally touched a garbage with dirty hands.
Hubble took a deep breath, and at the same time, those northern princes and nobles were also talking about the scene in front of them.
"It's really stupid, how could Rhodenan send this idiot. Doesn't he know how to read the history books? What does the Aurora Knight represent to Dong Lan? How dare you ask if it's for sale? Almost sold."
"... Hehe, Hubble, is your head for sale? How determined are you to give up the treatment, does the king who sent you out know?"
Except for one of the parties who sat on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time, these small details were quickly ignored, because the more impressive legion appeared.
The plain old armor, the military formation with a mix of wooden swords and iron swords, are mostly thin and short, even flattering, without the visible coercion and magic power of the Aurora Knight, and without the gorgeous and luxurious armor, but when this batch of The Shabby Knight had just appeared, but it was greeted with more enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.
"Royal Knights! Long live Donglan!"
"Royal knights of Donglan, long live our knights!"
Yes, the seemingly weak knights in front of them are the direct subordinates of the royal family, the Royal Knights. He is a new Royal Knights rebuilt on the model of the Royal Knights destroyed by Diffende.
In all countries, the Royal Knights are the most elite knights and the royal guards. They enjoy the best treatment and the best equipment, but of course they have the strongest combat power in the country and undertake the most important and most dangerous tasks. task, only their existence and reputation are also regarded as the glory of that country.
In most countries, every soldier regards joining the Royal Knights as his highest honor. This is the case with the White Wolf Guard of the Oran Empire, which is full of silver combat power, and the same is true of the Land of Arashi in the past.
But the same people have different fates. Donglan's royal family is very poor, and the royal knights are even poorer. The treatment of royal knights is not even comparable to the private soldiers of some wealthy minor nobles, and the tasks they perform cannot be high-level glory wars. Or guarding the royal family, spending most of the time busy between the poor villages and the mountains, doing small tasks such as disaster relief and expelling wild animals that even mercenaries feel that there is no oil or water.
Perhaps their martial arts are not outstanding, and their equipment is also junk left by their predecessors, and they are even ridiculed by the private soldiers of the local nobles as rogue soldiers, but compared with other royal knights, one thing is the same.
"Glory and Loyalty!"
"Fight for the royal family, fight for the people!"
Yes, for so many years, they have not broken their oath. They have been guarding the royal family to which they are loyal and acting as the most trusted arm of the royal family.
When resisting the herd in winter, they charged forward, and when facing the invasion of foreign enemies, they were wrapped in horse leather. They never failed to live up to the "Fortress of Arashi" emblem on their arms.
Two years ago, when the army of orcs invaded the realm, this old knight order, which was already exhausted, turned into the sharpest sword with Renee's call. The regiment had lost more than 70% of its members and was almost wiped out. Even if only a lot of new civilian knights and warriors had been added, the combat power could not be restored in a short period of time.
Renee is desperately waving to her loyal knights, she has not forgotten her loyal knights, and I will not forget them.
But what came next made everyone silent.
"… "
It was a team of knights that were even more broken than the royal knights just now. Their knight swords were broken, their dragon spears had been bent, and their battle flags had been worn into rags. They walked silently without making a sound. The audience They gasped, and instinctively retreated, which is the instinctive fear of the living for the dead in the group.
The silent black knights came together, without slogans, without hesitation, without fear, or even hatred, they just marched silently, as if everything didn't care, but it reminded people of the death gods lined up.
They are also knights with the honor of the Royal Knights. When they walked in front of the stage, they just glanced at me silently. Those guys no longer need any slogans. Their perseverance and loyalty have been witnessed by heaven and earth. I don't need to be in the opinion of the outside world... For more than 300 years, I have trusted them, and their allegiance to me is enough.
"Dissatisfied?"
"Come on!"
Well, I obviously said some things too early. The two signs that suddenly stood up, and the malicious faces at some people, they obviously didn't care about anything.
"Damn undead!"
"asshole!"
What came from behind was the sound of curses from the Church of the Holy Church. I looked back at the young female Paladin who jumped in anger, and I smiled proudly.
It is not without reason that two Royal Knights from different eras came together.
Donglan's Royal Knights have broken their inheritance and lost their core combat power and future, while the Royal Knights of the Land of Lan are powerful, but they have lost their hematopoietic function and foundation, and the future of both is missing. Therefore, I decided to put them together.
They can finally unload the heavy responsibility that should not be undertaken by them. The task of city defense and disaster relief will be handed over to the future city management knights. The future royal knights will be reorganized by old royal knights such as Great Sword Saint Ferdy as instructors.
The total number of people is scheduled to be 5,000, all of them are ace troops and elite knights of the Arashi. Maybe it will take a little longer to grow up. They will eventually become the guardians of the royal family and the ace soldiers who will win the battle, just like the royal knights of other countries. .
"May the Holy Light purify those damned undead!"
"I have lived for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen such an arrogant undead."
Glancing at the clergymen who were still full of righteous indignation, I shrugged indifferently. Who told you to keep provoking trouble these days, my knights have restrained themselves from bothering you directly.
Perhaps, this legion built by the living and the dead will attract unnecessary attention and criticism, and perhaps my unacquired saint title will fly away because of this, but as my knights said on the board.
"The bald man has taken his fancy to the nun. What is the matter with the clerk. We are here to take care of your church's affairs? It doesn't look good? It's just to fight."