Everyone in the city went to watch the knights' tournament because of the grand occasion. Not only the hotels or the civilians in the city, but also the shops, taverns, clothing stores... all commercial shops were closed, and even the thief industry was temporarily suspended. Got a job.
In the church that guards the Sword in the Stone, the knights who were supposed to guard the Sword in the Stone all year round also rarely put aside their duties on this day and left the Sword in the Stone alone in the church.
Perhaps for them, five years of guarding had worn them out. After all, in the past five years, there have been between ten and eight thousand outsiders who came here to draw the sword, but without exception they were unable to pull out the Sword in the Stone.
Since no one can pull out the sword and take away the Sword in the Stone, isn't it okay to take a day off and leave the Sword in the Stone unattended
None of the knights thought that anyone would pull out the sword in their absence, so they all left the church with peace of mind.
And it was in this situation that no one witnessed it, Arturia followed the footsteps of the Lion King Simba and came to the empty church.
Sword, a sword that looks very conspicuous from the outside.
Although she didn't know why there was a sword stuck in the final stone slab of the church, Arturia was extremely happy. As long as the sword is brought to Kai, Kai with the sword will no longer die in the competition.
Not far away, the Lion King Simba was already lying on the stone slab, turning his head towards Arturia and whimpering continuously, as if calling her to hurry up and draw the sword.
Perhaps Artoria was not surprised by Simba's behavior, but she did not notice that the place where Simba's body happened to lie down was the key content described on the stone tablet: Anyone who can pull out this sword from the stone platform and was born in England, he was the king of all England.
Without seeing this piece of information, Arturia's mentality of drawing the sword would not be affected in the slightest. She came to draw the sword with only one purpose: to save people.
Although it is not a good thing to take a sword from the church, and this gorgeous sword does not seem to be cheap, isn't a human life worth less than a sword? With the mentality of saving people being important, Arturia stepped forward and stood on the edge of the stone platform, grabbing the hilt of the sword with both hands.
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When Artoria pulled out the sword with ease, she almost fell to the ground.
I just saw this sword inserted halfway into the stone slab. I thought it would take a lot of effort to pull out the sword. Who would have thought that pulling out the sword from the stone slab is as simple as cutting tofu cubes and takes more effort than... Not as good as picking up a broom and sweeping the floor.
"What a beautiful sword. Kai can definitely do it with this sword!"
After briefly checking the sword in his hand and finding no signs of breakage or rust, Arturia hugged Simba beside him and shouted happily: "Simba, you'd better get out of here quickly. Well, be sure not to be discovered by others. After today’s events are over, I will definitely go back to find you!”
After roughly estimating the time, Arturia realized that time was running out, and immediately stopped lingering to say hello to Simba, and then picked up speed again and ran towards the arena.
In the arena, there are still three groups of people before Kai's competition, but until now, there is still no sign of Arturia.
"What to do, what to do... Why hasn't Artoria come back yet?"
Sir Ector paced up and down, unable to sit still for a moment. It was about to be Kai's turn to play, but Kai was still using his bare hands. Could he just pick up a wooden stick and go on stage
"Father, Arturia didn't meet with an accident, did he? Otherwise, I would give up this year and forget the sword in the hotel. I am not qualified yet!"
Kai said to Sir Eckert on the side with a somewhat unwilling tone. Although he still wanted to give it a try, he knew very well that his opponent was not something he could handle with his bare hands. It would be better to give up temporarily if we die together.
Just as the father and son made up their minds, Artoria, who was holding the sword in the stone, finally arrived at the scene and came to Sir Ector and Kai's side in a flash.
"Sorry, Kai's sword is missing. I only found this sword. I think it should be able to replace it!"
Arturia held the sword in her hands and handed it to Kai.
"The sword is missing? Arturia, are you sure? You are not mistaken!"
Sir Ector is also a knight, so he naturally understands how much a good sword affects a person's strength. He did not look at the Sword in the Stone immediately, but looked at Arturia to confirm.
On the other side, Kai, who had just finished the sword in Arturia's hand, was staring blankly at the inscription on the sword in the stone. Then he widened his eyes and scanned the sword up and down, looking at the appearance of the sword again and again. Then he opened his mouth wide and called his father hesitantly.
"Father, father... father, this sword, this sword, is it that stone, stone... sword?"
The inscription translates to: Only a king can pull a sword out of a solid stone.
There would be swords with such inscriptions in the whole of England, but Kai had never heard of only one, which was the Sword in the Stone that happened to be placed in the church of this city, and he had tried to pull it out before.
Now Kai couldn't believe his eyes and wanted to ask his father to help confirm the situation.
"What?"
Suddenly hearing that this sword was the Sword in the Stone, Sir Ector's eyes widened. He quickly took the sword from Kai's hand and looked at it carefully several times. In the end, he had to believe it. This might really be the sword. The legendary sword of choosing the king.
Sir Ector tried to calm down his heart that was beating like a racing horse, but he still couldn't suppress the tremor in his voice.
"Artoria~" Even Artoria could hear Sir Ector's trembling voice, but as Sir Ector's adopted son, she didn't feel anything wrong. "This sword belongs to you." Where did it come from?"
"I couldn't find Kai's sword. In the end, I only found this sword inserted in the stone platform in a church. I will return Kai when he is done with it!"
Arturia replied in a calm tone, seemingly not aware of anything shocking in her behavior.
"The sword... was it really you who drew it?"
"Yes, I pulled it out!"
Sir Eckert really couldn't calm down anymore. Soon the news of the sword in the stone was sent to the guardian knights of the church. Although a large group of people found it incredible that the "thin" Artoria could pull out the sword, However, the tournament was temporarily suspended, and a group of people brought Arturia to the church.
There is only one hole left on the empty stone platform, and it seems that the sword in the stone has indeed been pulled out.
At this time, Arturia also saw the gold characters on the stone platform. Sir Ector reinserted the Sword in the Stone into the stone platform, then grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands and tried to pull it out.
"Huh? How could this happen?"
It was motionless, and even if Sir Ector used all his strength, he still could not pull it out of the stone platform. After him, the Guardian Knight and several others also tried it, and sure enough, it felt the same as the Sword in the Stone, unable to be pulled out at all.
After that, Sir Ector asked Arturia to draw the sword again in front of everyone, proving that what she just said was not a lie, and she had indeed pulled out the sword in the stone herself.
In order to prove her innocence, and as an intuitive instruction, Arturia walked to the stone platform and held the hilt of the Sword in the Stone with both hands.
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The sword in the stone that no one else could pull out was once again easily pulled out by Arturia. Such experiments were conducted several more times, and everyone was finally convinced of one thing, that is, Arturia was indeed the one chosen by the Sword in the Stone.
But even so, it is impossible for ordinary people to accept Arturia, an orphan who is only 15 years old and has no family background, as their king.
"咴咴~~"
At this time, there was an urgent sound of horse hooves outside the church, and then a group of knights in silver-white armor walked in behind a man with long black hair. The owner of that face was the real Le Yuan.
I saw "Le Yuan" leading a group of knights to Artoria who was holding the sword in the stone. "Le Yuan" knelt down on one knee and lowered his head. At the same time, more than a dozen knights who came in with him did the same. Lowered his head.
"Lancelot, the Silver Knight, leads the Silver Knights to see the Chosen King. Merlin, the greatest wizard, invites you to go to the Kingdom of Camelot and assume the throne!"
The sudden appearance of Le Yuan, or more accurately, Lancelot, the knight who bore Le Yuan's appearance, aroused heated discussions among countless people present.
Lancelot, rumored to be a legendary knight blessed by the Lake Fairy, became famous five years ago. Because he was blessed by the Lake Fairy to be able to walk on water, he became the most powerful knight in England in just five years. knight.
And he is the star cluster leader of the Silver Knights founded by Merlin. The Silver Knights are divided into three groups: the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. Each member is a knight worth one hundred, and if you want to become the leader of the group, you need to defeat the other knights in the group with one person.
The king recognized by Merlin, no matter how much a group of people did not believe that Arturia would be the new king of the Kingdom of Camelot, no one did not believe it under the dual guarantees of the great prophet Merlin and the Sword in the Stone.
Finally, Lancelot and his knights took Arturia and her adopted brother Kai to the capital of the kingdom.
After a group of people left, on the roof of the church, no one noticed that there were two people watching everything develop from beginning to end.
"Teacher, Arthur, will she really become the king? In order for her to become the king of England, you even created an artificial man named Lancelot based on yourself. Is this really worth it?"
Morgan, this 20-year-old girl, no, she should be called the Royal Sister, still looks like an 18-year-old girl at this time. The effect of the dragon's blood potion has begun to take effect, and the effect of time will become smaller and smaller on her.
"There is a kind of fate called destiny, Artoria... Arthur will definitely become the king. This is just the beginning of her destiny. Stay with me until the end!"