Although King Uther said that he had entrusted Arturia to Le Yuan's care, he never ignored the child he sent away. In order to confirm Arturia's situation, he even asked Le Yuan to use magic to make it He sees Arturia's growth all the time.
King Uther has no heirs who can inherit his throne. Even Artoria is difficult to convince the public because she is a woman. In addition, Artoria's identity as an illegitimate daughter makes her inherit the throne in an orthodox way. The possibility is slim.
In order to make Arturia succeed to the throne, King Uther could have thought of countless ways, but in the end he could only entrust everything to Le Yuan, whom he trusted most.
The issue of the king's heirs has always been an important factor in maintaining the stability of a country. As King Uther gets older, the possibility of giving birth to offspring becomes increasingly slim. Therefore, the entire Kingdom of Camelot is in turmoil. A large group of knights and nobles became increasingly restless.
In order to make this atmosphere disappear, and to convince everyone, in the winter of Arturia's fifth year of learning from Le Yuan, a church was located in the northern part of the Kingdom of Camelot, adjacent to Sir Ector's territory. Inside, on the eve of Christmas Eve, after the confession, a gorgeous sword inserted into the stones in all directions appeared in front of everyone.
Such a strange scene not only surprised everyone, but what was even more surprising was that there were gold letters written around the stone slab where the sword was: "Whoever can pull this sword out of the stone platform and is born in England, it will be King of all England.”
Such a great name, he could become the king of England with just one sword. You know, even King Uther only rules the area of Camelot, but there is still a big gap between ruling the entire England.
Wouldn't it be too simple to pull out a sword and become king of all England
After everyone had said mass, under the witness of the bishop of the church, all the people present stepped forward one by one and tried to pull the sword out of the stone platform, but everyone, whether they were strong knights or respected clergy, No one can shake this sword in the slightest.
Seeing that this sword became more and more magical, the bishop immediately sent ten knights with extraordinary martial arts to guard the sword, and at the same time continuously reported the matter of this "sword in the stone".
As the name of the Sword in the Stone became more and more famous, people from all over England tried to pull out the sword in an endless stream. However, these people all came in good spirits and returned disappointed, and all failed.
In the palace of the Kingdom of Camelot, King Uther, who was already looking old, looked at the loser who drew his sword displayed in the crystal ball, and still asked Le Yuan in front of him with uneasiness: "The great great king Mage Merlin, there will be no accidents with the Sword in the Stone, is there really no one else who can pull it out?"
Regarding King Uther's question, Le Yuan smiled and felt indescribably relaxed.
"It's natural. The sword in the stone is my favorite work. Although it is not the true sword of the king's choice, there are several harsh conditions required to pull it out."
"Conditions? Is it a condition that only Arthur can meet?"
King Uther is not stupid either. Since Artoria has to pull it out in the end, the conditions for pulling it out must be met by Artoria.
Le Yuan raised his three fingers, and then said to King Uther: "Condition one, this person must bear your bloodline, in other words, he must be your heir!"
This alone can reject all those who draw the sword. Although the magic Le Yuan cast on the Sword in the Stone is not a professional DNA test, according to the effectiveness of the magic, the accuracy rate is more than 90%.
"Condition two, you must have the blood of a dragon. After Arthur was trained by me and strengthened by the blood of the red dragon, his strength limit will be a hundred times that of ordinary people. This is a condition that ordinary people cannot achieve."
"The third condition is that the person must have a righteous heart. If he has selfish motives when drawing the sword, there will be no possibility of pulling out the sword in the stone. This sword is definitely an indestructible sword in the hands of an upright person, but if used If it is done unfairly, it will become as fragile as a scrap."
When Le Yuan picked this sword out of the treasure trove of those long-eared guys in Avalon, it was considered a precautionary measure.
Looking at King Uther who nodded with satisfaction, Le Yuan actually concealed other conditions for pulling out the sword in the stone. The most critical point in trying to pull out the sword in the stone is the one that was added when Le Yuan set it up: only women can pull out the sword.
Nowadays, men account for 90% of those who try to draw the sword. Even if women occasionally try, they still cannot draw the sword in the stone under the constraints of the previous three conditions.
With the emergence of the Sword in the Stone, the instability in the Kingdom of Camelot temporarily subsided. Although it did not fundamentally solve the hidden crisis in the Kingdom of Camelot, it bought Arturia time.
In this way, another three years passed. During these three years, Igraine, who was the queen, unfortunately fell ill and died, and King Uther's condition was also not good. Although the disease did not kill him immediately, it made King Uther look even more aged.
With the death of Queen Igraine, King Uther could no longer endure such a blow.
In the year when Arturia was 13 years old, King Uther died. The entire kingdom of Camelot had no time to mourn the death of their king, and the entire kingdom fell into civil strife.
Fortunately, King Uther still left some of his power. Combined with Le Yuan's prestige as the Archmage of Merlin, although the chaos in the entire Kingdom of Camelot was relatively serious, the most popular one was still suppressed.
And Le Yuan used Merlin's identity to deliver the last words from King Uther: whoever pulls out the sword from the stone can inherit his kingdom.
Although this approach is a bit childish, as the previous king's order, no one could resist directly. All the knights and nobles in Wang Kingdom were looking for various ways to pull out the sword in the stone.
In this way, the Kingdom of Camelot spent two years without a king. Although such days seemed a bit absurd, Han Jiande was at peace with the maintenance of many noble forces.
In that era, only by becoming a knight could one truly have an identity that could be respected by others. General nobles who want to become knights also need certain qualification verification. Only nobles who are 21 years old can be awarded the qualification of knights after passing the test of the tournament.
When Arturia was 15 years old, his adopted brother Kai finally met the qualifications to participate in the tourney and become a knight.
Kai has been training for 10 years under the training of his father, Sir Ector. Kai, who is tall and powerful, can be said to be quite confident in himself.
On this day, Kai, who was riding on his horse, put on his helmet and said to Artoria beside him: "Hey, hurry up and get my lance. There is less than a month left before the tournament. What I want is to be foolproof!”
The weight of a lance is not light, but this is nothing to Arturia.
And Arturia, who had been training and studying with Le Yuan for 10 years, just felt bored when she saw the flaws in her sworn brother Kai's riding skills. Although he was very interested in the so-called competition, when he thought that he still had to wait for another 6 years, he felt that time was passing too slowly.
To want a knight means that he is strong enough to fight one against a hundred, and to deal with the so-called civilians who have not been trained in swordsmanship and can cause massacre. Even when faced with so-called monsters, he still doesn't fall behind at all.
Arturia's current strength is already a level higher than that of ordinary knights. It is not impossible for a human to defeat a troll alone. This is the effect of the bottle of dragon blood potion.
There are two things tested in the tournament. One of them is swordsmanship, and the other is lancery. After all, when fighting right away, the power of a lance is more powerful than any sword. It is the weapon that can decide the outcome with one blow.
Although Artoria, who is only 15 years old, cannot participate in the selection of knights, this time she will serve as Kai's retinue and go to the tournament with Kai.
With everything in the castle settled, Arturia once again went to the forest alone, which seemed quite dangerous to outsiders.
Roar-
A loud roar came from the depths of the mountain forest, and countless birds in the distant jungle left the treetops. The birds and animals deep in the forest seemed to be fleeing out of the mountain in panic, as if they were hiding from the god of plague.
The trees in front of Arturia shook for a while, and then a huge head jumped out, rushing towards Arturia's chest with a roar.
Arturia, on the other hand, did not dodge or dodge, opening her arms to face the big head that was charging towards her.
"Hahaha... stop licking, Simba... it's too itchy... Hahaha..."
Artoria, who was thrown to the ground, was not unhappy at all. She had long been used to the warm welcome of her partner Simba. However, Simba's enthusiasm is not something that everyone can enjoy. The barbs on his tongue will definitely scratch the skin of ordinary people.
Arturia, who has already integrated the characteristics of a dragon into her own body, can already be described as inhuman, so she can ignore such harm.
Patting Simba on the head, Arturia followed the road that he had traveled countless times and arrived at Le Yuan's hut.
For ten years, Arturia could only see Simba or Le Yuan every time she came to the hut, while Morgan seemed to be avoiding Arturia on purpose. As soon as he sensed Arturia's presence, he automatically disappeared, or even simply left the hut.
"It smells so good. Could it be that Teacher Meilin is making a cake?"
If you want to say which part of Arturia's favorite is the castle or Merlin's hut, Arturia can tell you 100% that it is Merlin's hut that is her favorite.
Arturia, who was trained by Le Yuan's various snacks and feasts, can be said to be striving for excellence in food. Although it cannot be said that she cannot eat other foods, she will never waste a bit here in Le Yuan. food.
"Congratulations, this cake is specially made for you..." Le Yuan walked out with an exquisite cake, "It is your graduation gift. Your studies have come to an end for the time being. What you have to face next Difficulties are the most important choices in your life!"
"The king's thorny road of salvation, or the ordinary civilian's road of confusion, make your choice, Arturia!"