"Count of Avarina of the Bavarian Empire, Golden Knight Weil, Imperial Military Counselor, has been ordered to go on a mission to your country." Count Weil followed the etiquette common among major empires and announced a series of his long names.
He shouted at the men and horses who were almost approaching the edge of the jungle: "Which general is leading the team in front of you? Please come up and check our access documents."
The Count of Avarina is a hereditary title granted to the Weil family. Avarina represents the fiefdom of their family. However, since the third emperor of the Bavarian Empire, these descendants of the founding generals who were originally granted the title of guarding various places have been
After being recalled to the imperial capital and resettled, the so-called fiefdom had long since disappeared. Now, the title of Count of Avarina is just a false title used to express the honor that the family once had. Such a title will only be used in formal diplomatic situations.
Titles, Count Weir shouted out such a long list of titles, not only to prevent those guys on the other side from pretending not to know, but also to remind those guys to understand that after he reveals his identity, he still wants to continue to have
If this action was taken, it would be tantamount to an open declaration of war on the two empires. No matter which side of the force, they would not have the guts to bear the consequences without guaranteeing that no information would be leaked.
of.
Link and the princess looked at Will's serious look and couldn't help but smile at each other. The little princess even stuck out her tongue at Link and made a cute face.
This kid, after these days of training, has become more and more calm. He can still maintain such a serious appearance when he threatens people at such a critical moment.
As they expected, after Earl Weir's shout was clearly heard, not only the villagers who had just recovered behind them screamed and made noises, but also the cavalry team that was marching immediately
He stopped suddenly, and with Link's extraordinary hearing, he could even hear the commanders of the cavalry team exchanging opinions and discussing something in a low voice.
"The Bronze Knight Zipa, the commander of the escort cavalry under the rule of Magister Périgueux, the Duke of Yorokburg in the Saqqara Empire and the head of the Fourth Military Council, sends his regards to Lord Count Vere." Fortunately, the leader of this cavalry team
He can be regarded as a decisive person. In just a few words, a loud voice sounded in the jungle. In strict accordance with the diplomatic etiquette between empires, he clearly announced a series of his titles.
, then continued: "According to the order of Lord Périgor, Zipa led the cavalry escort of the Fourth Military Council to greet...welcome all the envoys coming from afar!"
"It seems that this guy is quite clever." Link whispered to Earl Weir with a smile: "If you don't mention the princess, he won't mention it either. This will make it easier to do whatever you want."
"Why don't you say that this person has a good sense of confidentiality?" Count Weir glared at Link. Although he was now sure that this Zipa might have bad intentions, he still refused to accept the soft words and retorted: "These are two big
It’s the empire’s top secret, so it’s normal not to say it in front of so many people.”
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Link to speak, he quickly walked away and faced the cavalry who had walked out of the jungle and were walking towards them.
"Chippa has met Lord Earl Vere." This Zipa had a beard and was wearing full armor. He looked very bold. When he just stepped out of the woods, he saw Earl Vere coming out of the crowd.
When he came to meet them, he took the initiative to dismount from his horse and gave Count Weir a military courtesy: "We arrived late, and the Count was frightened."
"Knight Chippa, you are too polite." After so many years of experience in the aristocratic circle of the Bavarian Empire, Count Weil is naturally very good at dealing with these things. In just a few steps, his face
He had already put on a warm smile, and after returning the salute to Qipa, he patted Qipa on the shoulder very affectionately, then reached out to take the document handed over by a guard, and wanted to hand it to Qipa, saying
: "This is our identity document and a general document signed by His Majesty the Great Emperor of your country. In addition..."
"No, please don't hurt me." Zipa looked rough, but he was obviously still a very careful guy. He waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Such a document cannot be inspected by a knight of my level. Will
Lord Count, you’d better take it with you first, and then hand it over to our Lord Perigueux!”
"Isn't this good?" Link, who came up from the side, looked at Qipa and said with a pun, "How can you send us on our way if you don't verify your identity?!"
"This is..." Zipa was startled by Link's words, but looking at Link's harmless smile, it made people think that he just said it casually.
This really made Zipa a little unsure, and the smile on his face froze for a while, and he turned his attention to Link.
"This is the special and plenipotentiary bodyguard of our empire for this mission, His Excellency Knight Link." Count Weir made up the official title in a serious manner, but it also seemed to be similar, and Zipa was stunned for a moment.
Stunned for a moment.
"Qipa meets the guard officer." Qipa raised his hand, as if he wanted to perform the etiquette of a low-level knight meeting a high-level knight, but when he raised his hand halfway, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on his face, and he raised his head and asked: "
By the way, I don’t know what the rank of Link Knight is..."
"Pretend to be stupid!" Link, Will, and the little princess all clearly defined this definition for Zipa.
The bodyguard is a temporary official position and has no rank. However, according to the conventions of interactions between countries, Zipa can salute Link just like he did Count Weir. Now he insists on using some knightly etiquette to greet Link. The only thing is
The reason can only be to find out the true and false of Link.
Zipa looked at the three looks on his face, and his face blushed slightly, but he still stared at Link intently, pretending to be listening attentively, waiting for the answer.
Among the people he met, the one who puzzled him the most was the guard officer Link. Naturally, he knew the strength of those guards at a glance. The aura exuded by Earl Weir was not the same as his.
The ranks of the Golden Knights are also commensurate, but this Link not only seems to have a meaning in his words, but also what level of strength he has reached, Zipa really can't see clearly.
In order to carry out their plan the night before yesterday, Link and his party infiltrated into the villagers' team and changed into villagers' clothes. They haven't had time to change back yet, so they don't have any identification marks on their bodies. This also makes Zipa feel
An important cause of confusion.
"Rank", Link smiled, took out his knight's badge from his clothes, casually hung it on his clothes, and instead gave Zipa the salute of a low-level knight to a high-level knight, and said with a serious face.
: "Apprentice Knight Link, I have met Mr. Zipa, the Bronze Knight!"
Zipa was stunned for a moment. He stared at Link's knight badge in disbelief for a while. Then he looked at Link. He even forgot to raise his hand in the air pretending to salute. His whole body was in a strange posture.
Shi stood there blankly.
Although he did not dare to use his fighting spirit to detect Link in front of the golden knight Weir, but even based on intuition, he knew that the smiling boy standing in front of him was definitely not just a trainee knight.
Moreover, in the knight order, apprentice knights are only rookies who have just transferred from knight apprentices to stay in this level. Therefore, apprentice knights are generally in the position of half servants in the knight team. If it is said that due to
If a trainee knight acts as a full-power escort for envoys between the two empires, then all the high-ranking knights of the two empires should commit collective suicide.
However, the knight badge hanging on Link's clothes is definitely not fake. Among all the professionals on the mainland, the knight group should be said to be the most concerned about glory and reputation. For their own knight rank and representative
The knight's badge of rank is more important than one's own life. Therefore, for those knights on the mainland, the most serious punishment is for the Knights Guild to come forward to demote the knight and deprive them of the knight's badge that represents their rank.
, that is far more serious than killing them, so Zipa does not think that Link will deliberately pretend to be a trainee knight as a high-level knight. After all, with the pride of knights on the mainland, he will never do it.
Something like this happens.
So Chipa's thinking was really at a standstill for a moment, and he didn't know how to react.
"Ahem!" Standing behind Zipa was a guy who also wore the Bronze Knight logo. He probably felt that it was really embarrassing for his superior to stand there like a fool in that posture.
He boldly walked up, secretly patted Zipa on the back, and then saluted Zipa who had recovered a little, and said: "Captain, it's getting late, Lord Perigueux is still waiting.
It’s following us!”
"Oh, yes, yes!" Zipa finally regained his composure, waved his hand a little awkwardly, and said to Link and the others: "Lord Link and I hit it off as old friends at first sight, and we immediately got carried away. Sir Earl Weir, also
There is a bodyguard, so let’s leave first, Mr. Perigueux is still in the city waiting for us to return.”
Although he looked very careless, his reaction ability was extremely quick. He covered up the matter with a haha, his expression changed easily, and he didn't look embarrassed at all.
The captain of the escort cavalry of the Military and Political Council is essentially equivalent to the captain of the personal soldiers of the minister in charge. If Zipa is really as rough and powerful as he looks, he will not be able to sit in this position.
It is precisely because he is Lord Perigo's confidant that he is very clear about the goals and actions of this operation. That's why he pays so much attention to Link, a guy he can't understand, and even cares about him.
Then there was chaos and embarrassment in front of so many people.
"We have to say goodbye to those villagers first." The little princess who had been silent turned her head, looked at the villagers standing behind, and said, "It may take a while!"
"Yes!" Zipa saluted the little princess respectfully, then raised his head and said carefully in a tone of asking for instructions: "Then can I let the cavalry team under me go first and follow
Lord Perigueux, please report the situation here. Lord Perigueux has been nervously waiting for the news here since he learned the news about several envoys!"
"They are your troops. Don't ask us how they should act," the little princess said. She turned to look at Link and said with a smile: "And even if you ask us, you should ask Lord Link. He
He is our full escort officer for this operation."
"Yes!" Zipa had a look of surprise in his eyes, but he quickly lowered his head and answered loudly.
He straightened up, turned around, and said a few words to the deputy captain, who then took the order and walked towards the soldiers waiting in line at the edge of the jungle to give instructions.
The little princess and Link looked at the scene between them, then turned around and walked toward the villagers.
"I said," Count Weir secretly pulled Link and whispered, "Are we really going to throw ourselves into a trap now?!"
They all saw Zipa's reaction just now, and they all knew in their hearts that Zipa also knew the identity of the little princess, and it seemed that he could be regarded as a confidant of Lord Perigueux.
This incident has absolutely nothing to do with Lord Perigueux. Now that they have sent themselves to Perigueux's territory, it is not an exaggeration to say that they have thrown themselves into a trap.
"Go, of course," Link said with a smile: "Besides, if we don't go to the castle, where else can we go? Can we really get around it?!"
Will frowned, thought for a while, and had no choice but to nod.
Judging from the speed of this group of cavalry when they came over, we can know that the army under the leadership of Lord Perigueux can be regarded as elite, and it is obvious that this is also the area governed by Perigueux. With his ability
Judging from the ability to bring out such elite troops, I am afraid that relevant arrangements have been made long ago after learning this news.
And now there is a large group of organized cavalry watching from the side. With the abilities of Link and Weir, they may be able to come and go freely with confidence. However, now with a little princess, and those Bavarian Empire
It became impossible to follow the guards who escorted them.
Even if they add the Earth Wolf, if they are really ruthless, they can be sure to wipe out all these cavalry here, and then immediately return to the empire along the original route and plan other routes. But in this case, those villagers
That becomes a problem.
The status of the Military and Political Council in the Saqqara Empire is equivalent to the provinces of the Bavarian Empire. The Saqqara Empire is not divided by provinces, but by the Military and Political Council plus serial numbers. It is the Lord Perigueux who is the first.
The official position of the Minister in charge of the Fourth Military and Political Council is actually the highest official in this area, and this village is naturally within his jurisdiction.
These villagers may not know the name of Lord Perigueux, but they definitely know what the Fourth Military Council represents, and the Saqqara Empire is different from the Bavarian Empire. The Bavarian Empire encourages commerce and trade. Relatively speaking, society
Although the divisions between different classes exist, they are not so obvious. In the Sakara Empire, there is an insurmountable gap between civilians and imperial officials, not to mention the minister in charge of the Fourth Military and Political Council.
The entire empire belongs to the big shots at the top.
Judging from the expressions of the villagers talking to the little princess now, you can tell that they are still a little afraid of these officials. If they hadn't just been baptized by the earth wolf's fake true god, they felt that they themselves
They are all the chosen ones of the true God. I am afraid that now they don’t even have the courage to stand up straight and talk to the little princess.
It is absolutely impossible to kill these officers and soldiers of the Sakara Empire in front of their eyes and keep them silent.
unless……
Therefore, Earl Weir had no choice but to sigh helplessly. They would never consider this possibility.
"Okay, don't worry too much." Link smiled and patted Count Weir's shoulder. He looked at the jungle and saw the cavalry in formation, as well as the cavalry who were waiting respectfully for them to end the conversation.
Zipa said to him: "If it should come, it will always come. That's the way it is anyway."
"Uncle Klinde, Aunt Klinde, we are leaving first." At this time, the little princess had already begun to say goodbye to the villagers. She smiled and waved to the villagers: "We will see you again when we have time.
!”
"Okay, girl, you are good." Mrs. Klinde took the little princess's hand and said gratefully: "The true God will bless you!"
"Let's go, do you hear me? The true God will protect us." Link pulled Earl Weir, who was still thinking about what he just said, and said, "The true God is still with us, right?!"
His last words were spoken with his head lowered and facing the ground.
"Huh!" A low muffled sound from the earth wolf came from the ground, which was regarded as the answer to Link's words.
"Captain Chippa, we're done saying goodbye." Link turned to Chippa and said, "We can leave now!"
"Yes!" Qipa bowed and walked up, commanding the knights, pulling a few free horses over, and said to Link and the others: "Envoys, please get on your horses. We have horses to travel, so we should be able to arrive in time.