"Knight Link, you can do it." The little princess, of course, now identified as Carols, held two white hands and stared at Link with her big eyes shining with water: "
I believe you can do it!"
"This, this", Link looked at the half-wall of the cliff, which had no idea how high, and only a small red dot remained on the flower that sprouted horizontally. He felt a little incredible: "I said Carol, you are really
Have you never learned fighting spirit or magic? Then why are your eyes so good?!"
He turned around and looked around. Whether it was Earl Weir standing next to him or the group of guards assigned to him by Master Victoria, both of them looked depressed. God knows the nobles from this imperial capital.
The little girl, why is she still so lively? She likes what she sees, wants to pick what she sees, and she can even see such a beautiful flower at such a high place.
It is now the fourth day since a group of them left Colo Castle and set off for the Sakara Empire. For safety reasons, they took the route chosen by Link this time, starting from a small road in the outer part of the foggy night forest.
, leading to the Sakara Empire.
Although there is a commercial road from Fort Colo to the Sakara Empire, which can accommodate more than a dozen carriages driving side by side, according to Earl Weir's original idea, he just wanted to take a big carriage and go straight to Sakara.
This is the most comfortable way since the capital of Kara Empire is located.
However, after studying the specific passage conditions, Lord Victoria and Link rejected this plan without hesitation.
You must know that the Sakala Empire is somewhat special compared to the Bavarian Empire. In the Sakala Empire, although commercial trade still accounts for a relatively large proportion of the empire's total economy, due to Sakala's
According to the long-standing tradition of the Kara Empire, the status of merchants is still much lower than that of the Bavarian Empire. At least in the Bavarian Empire, merchants have the freedom to live and move, and can even participate in the selection of knight apprentices.
, became a knight recognized by the empire, and entered the ranks of the lower-level nobility of the empire. However, in the eyes of the merchants of the Saqqara Empire, these were unimaginable.
In the Sakala Empire, no matter how rich the merchants are, they can only settle in a few cities designated by the imperial royal family. As the original little girl Ailian said, they are simply prisoners of well-clothed and well-fed people.
, although now with the increase in the economic power of merchants, many merchants have privately bribed many senior officials of the Sakala Empire, thus extending their tentacles to many places, but in the imperial capital of the Sakala Empire, or the imperial capital
There are basically no traces of merchants nearby.
Therefore, if you want to follow this road built by developed commerce, although it is comfortable to walk, you must go in a big circle. Out of contempt for the businessmen, these businessmen's
Most of the gathering places are on the edge of the empire, separated from the imperial capital by thousands of mountains and rivers. Even if they are connected by other roads, it will probably take a lot of time.
Although Earl Weir and Lady Vidoya have told Link that after arriving in the territory of the Sakara Empire, the Sakara Empire's army will come out to protect them, but the great Knight Link does not rest assured that he will officially take over.
The first task was to be handed over to a group of troops from the Sakara Empire in an environment that was completely unfamiliar to me.
As early as the two empires jointly suppressed bandits, Link had already seen what the actual combat effectiveness of the seemingly majestic armies of the two empires looked like.
On a continent that has been peaceful for a long time, in addition to commercial trade between countries, there are only occasional ceremonial exchanges between the royal families of various countries. Whether it is Link or Master Victoria, they have no regard for people outside the commercial city of the Sakala Empire.
The place can almost be said to be completely unfamiliar. Count Weir had been a minion in a royal delegation a few years ago and had been to the Sakara Empire. However, in this guy's mind now, in addition to remembering the special snacks of the Sakara Empire,
Apart from how delicious it was and how nice the skin of the girl who came to receive it was, I was not impressed by anything else.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Link still chose to believe in himself. Based on Master Victoria's map, he set up a route through the foggy night forest next to Colo Castle to reach the Sakara Empire, and then went straight all the way to the Sakala Empire.
The route to the imperial capital is a direct and quick one. As for Earl Weir, who is always thinking about whether he is comfortable or not, that is not something that Link needs to think about.
Although it is said that there are many fierce monsters living in the foggy night forest, with Link's current strength, these monsters have long been no threat to Link, and he has been wallowing in the foggy night forest since he was a child, so of course he can find them.
Find a safe and easy way through the foggy night forest.
Of course, safety and ease of walking are relative. At least Earl Weir doesn't think so. Earl Weir, who has long been accustomed to riding in a comfortable and spacious carriage, has already felt in his heart when walking on this path full of muddy leaves.
He greeted Link for the thousands and tens of thousands of times. In his mind, the true face of this fighting hero was that he was a huge pervert and masochist.
However, whether it was when he was still in Castle Colo, with the support of Lord Victoria, or now, in front of those soldiers who are all fanatical admirers of Link, Earl Weir could only make a fortune in silence, even most of the people
I dare not say a single word of complaint.
But what depresses Earl Weir the most is that the one who is the most troublesome is not Link, but the little princess.
Instead of riding in a carriage all the way to the capital of the Sakara Empire, being able to walk such a journey in person was truly the most rare experience for the little princess.
Therefore, the little princess was extremely happy from the very beginning when she learned about this route. This was one of the reasons why Earl Weir had no room for objection at that time. Although the little princess was extremely tired along the way,
, but it is also very frustrating. Ordinary flowers and plants, or some birds and other things that are most common to a child like Link who grew up in the mountains and forests, can make the little princess scream.
In order to seize the opportunity, not only were the guards forced to fight repeatedly, but Count Weir was also forced to give up his noble dignity several times and climb high and low.
"But, it's okay, hehehe." Count Weir looked at Link, who was holding back a grimace, and laughed secretly in his heart: "After all, I'm not the one who's most unhappy! Boy, who told you to insist on doing this?
It’s a bad way to go, it’s called reaping the consequences!”
"Great Knight Link, this is the last time." The little princess's eyes seemed to be brighter, and she promised loudly, but she still hurriedly added: "Today is the last time, okay?"
"If I remember correctly," Link responded listlessly, "This seems to be your seventh and last time, dear Miss Carlos!"
"Really? Has it really happened so many times?" The little princess smiled, but she didn't feel like she had been exposed. She still said cutely: "There are so many fun things here. I used to be in Miyagi
...Uh...when I was in the imperial capital, I had never seen so many big trees growing together! Knight Link, please go to trouble again!"
"Caros", Count Weir, who played the role of the little princess's cousin, also seized the opportunity and said seriously: "How can you always embarrass the great Knight Link like this? Look how high this cliff is,
Knight Link will be in danger, why not let me go, after all, I am also a golden knight."
"What are you talking about?!"
"How dare he say that Link Knight is afraid of danger?! He is insulting Link Knight?!"
"Is the Golden Knight great? Our Link Knight is greater than the highest level Paladin!"
"That's it, why do you think this little broken cliff is so dangerous? Not to mention the great Knight Link, even I can climb it! Who are you trying to scare with the title of Golden Knight?!"
Before Link could reply, many of the guards from Fort Colo assigned to them by Lord Victoria were already shouting and jumping up, loudly refuting Count Weir's words.
The guards in Colo Castle have all become Link's fanatical admirers. Although after getting along with each other in the past few days, they have already seen clearly that the great Knight Link is not what they thought.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was impassioned, as if his whole body was emitting light, and because he was back in the familiar foggy night forest, sometimes he behaved like a half-grown boy who could scream and jump, but these guards had no regard for Link's
Their admiration has not diminished at all, but they all feel that this kind of Link Knight is more real and greater.
Regarding this, Link had no choice but to feel helpless. He used to often fantasize about being a great hero, but after being stuffed to death by the group of admirers in Castle Colo with drinks and snacks,
After the experience, the mentality of pretending to be a hero has faded a lot. Now seeing the appearance of these admirers, I feel a little scared. These fanatical admirers really don’t want any of them.
Reasonable.
"Okay, okay!" Link turned his head and glared at Earl Weir, and shouted: "Stop arguing! I'll just go!"
This guy has often fanned the flames these days. Several times, Link was incited by this guy and had to follow the little princess's wishes. He really felt sorry for his little princess.
Niece, there’s no need to be so painful.
After careful consideration that day, Lord Victoria just told Link that as long as the group of people were safely delivered to the imperial capital of the Sakara Empire, the mission would be completed. And after being reminded by Star,
Lady Victoria also emphasized that this mission was not simple and that she might encounter some weird enemies on the way, but in the end she still did not tell Link the true identity of the princess and her party.
On the surface, this is certainly due to the little princess's request, but in fact, after thinking about it for a long time, Lord Victoria felt that perhaps not revealing the princess's identity would be helpful for Link to complete this mission.
More beneficial.
After all, according to the current situation, Link can legitimately be the master of the entire mission and play a decisive role. If the identity of the princess is revealed to Link, it will be based on the principle that all knights must be loyal to the royal family.
, if the princess has some wild ideas then, Link will really be in trouble.
But what Lord Victoria didn't expect was that Link did not detect something amiss among this group of people through his own observations as he imagined. Instead, as Lord Victoria said,
It was as if he believed it all. It wasn't that Link was stupider than Victoria-sama thought, but it was just that Link never felt the need to worry about these things.
"Ah, great Knight Link", the little princess exclaimed in surprise: "You finally agreed?! You are so kind!"
"Well done, Link Knight!"
"That's right, how can Knight Link be afraid of danger? Knight Link is the bravest!"
The guards also made a fuss, forgetting about Count Weir who was standing aside and snickering, and came over to praise their idol loudly.
"Can I not agree? But..." Link shook his head, turned to Earl Weir, and smiled: "Dear Golden Knight, Earl Weir, I sincerely invite you to follow me.
Let’s complete this glorious mission together!”
"Me?" Count Weir was caught off guard for a moment. He looked around and then confirmed that Link was talking to him. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Great Knight Link, there seems to be only one flower on the cliff."
"Of course it's not to pick flowers. If it's just to fulfill the wish of the beautiful Miss Carlos, then any brother here can definitely fulfill it." Link glanced over and saw that all the accompanying guards were the same.
The little princess nodded her head with admiration, and the little princess's eyes even curved into small crescents. Link looked at the slightly stunned Earl of Weir, and his face turned into surprise: "My respected Golden Knight, Earl of Weir, could it be that
Don’t you understand what I mean? Don’t you know that I invite you to complete the mission with me just because I want you to have a chance to prove your bravery?!”
"Brothers," Link turned his head and said to the group of accompanying guards: "What do you think is the most important thing for a knight?!"
"Honor!" the guards shouted in unison: "It is honor, the honor of knights, the honor of heroes, the honor of warriors!"
"So I invite you to go with me, just to safeguard your honor, Your Excellency, the Golden Knight, Earl Weir." Link finally found some feeling of being a hero, clenching his fists and shouting impassionedly: "Can't you even
Do you understand my hard work? Is your bravery already..."
"I understand, I really understand." Count Weir quickly stretched out his hand to stop Link's words, and bowed slightly to Link with a depressed face: "Great Knight Link, I was talking to you just now
Just kidding, come on, let’s prove the knight’s honor and bravery together!”
Of course he understood that this time he was tricked by Link, but now he could clearly feel that something was wrong with the way the accompanying guards looked at him. If he continued to evade or remain silent, he was afraid that those guys would despise him.
The look in his eyes could drown him.
"I know you are joking." Link chuckled secretly, but continued to put on a smile on his face: "Dear Golden Knight, Your Excellency Earl Weir, your bravery has always impressed me.
How about this, we don’t use the floating skills in Dou Qi, but purely use the power of the body to challenge the peak!"
"Knight Link really knows me best," Earl Weir gritted his teeth, but he still had to smile like Link and said, "Then so be it!"
"come on!"
"How awesome!"
"Hey hey hey", Link listened to the call below, deliberately slowed down, turned his head, looked at the mud of Earl Weir who was rubbing hard at the side, and suppressed his laughter.
With the cultivation of Earl Weir's Golden Knight, even if he is trapped by Link and cannot use his fighting spirit to float in the air, climbing such a rock wall will definitely not be too dangerous.
But in the past few days, Link has learned that Count Weir has been in the imperial capital for a long time, and his attention to the neatness of his appearance is really harsh to the point of perversion. Now that he is covered in mud, it doesn't matter.
This is the best punishment for this guy. I can't really beat him up.
Link doesn't have any unpleasant feelings towards Count Weir now. He has stayed with Mentor Calvin and the old perverts in the Mage Tower for a long time. Without a guy like Count Weir, he can do something.
It’s so fancy, but I’m not used to it yet.
"Your Excellency, Earl Weir, the Golden Knight," Link looked at the flower that was already in front of his eyes. He looked at Earl Weir, who was trying not to climb slower than him under everyone's gaze, and joked: "You are so awesome.
If you don’t slow down a little on purpose, I can hardly catch up!”
"Well", Count Weir tried to keep his breathing steady and spoke. Under the eyes of so many people, he, the golden knight, could not lose to Link, the trainee knight, but now that he was covered in mud, it really made him feel
His breathing was a little unsmooth, but he still held on and said: "It's slow enough. If it were normal, we would have reached the top of the mountain by now."
"Then why don't we just climb up to..." Link was about to continue teasing Earl Weir, but suddenly his unusually sensitive sense suddenly made him clearly feel that someone was spying on him on the top of the cliff.
"Be careful!" Link only had time to tell Earl Weir beside him. Like a whirlwind, he rushed to the top of the mountain so fast that even Earl Weir beside him couldn't reach it.
See clearly.
With his current ability, even without using any magic power, he had already reached the top of the cliff in just a few breaths by relying on his fusion sense of the surrounding magic elements.
What caught Link's eyes was a small platform on top of a bare cliff without even a tree. Not to mention a person, there wasn't even a shadow of a bird or animal.
"That's weird." Link frowned slightly and looked around. Of course, he was very clear about his speed and the time he took to reach the top of the cliff. Now standing on the top of the cliff and looking around, he saw
There are no obstacles. If someone can retreat to a distance that prevents him from being seen in such a time, then I am afraid that there are not many people on this continent who can do it.
What surprised Link even more was that on the top of the cliff, Link could clearly sense no fluctuations in magical power or fighting spirit at all, which was even more unusual.
Apart from Old Scuva, is there anyone else on this continent who has mastered the power of the ultimate rules?!
"It seems that this mission is really interesting!"
Link looked at the empty surroundings and frowned.