The Thorn Mercenary Group returned to Aranza's small garden building, changed their formal attire, and prepared to set off again to attend the canonization ceremony in the evening.
Among the new members, Nicole, Karu and Ife, Aranza gave up the fight with Nicole, so she and Ife, who is a clergyman, did not need to swear to be Aranza's guardian knight, and Karu was defeated.
, you need to swear an oath to become the guardian knight of Aranza at this banquet.
Cyril rarely took off his mask and put on a lilac backless dress. Under his wild and gentle face, his body was so fair that he seemed weak but full of independence and strength and was outlined by the lavender material.
She also wants to attend this banquet. Knight, this is the title that Cyril's father defended with his life. Although the guardian knight that Aranza wants Cyril to become is not the same definition as the knight, they are finally classified in the same field.
Cyril is full of intrigue and mystery.
As for Silas, although Cyril has always regarded it as a friend rather than a mount, and Aranza, Jessie and others also regard it as a formal member of the Thorns Mercenary Group, after all, it is not suitable to participate in the banquet and can only be forced by Jessie.
Ling stayed in the living room, and she found old Follett and asked him to help take care of Silas in terms of food.
After setting off, passing through the stone gate of Black Chain Castle engraved with mysterious magic circuits, bypassing the luxurious spiral staircase and long narrow corridor, the group arrived at the door of the banquet hall.
Alpha was standing by the door, still with a faint smile on his face. Behind him were two new soldiers and original members of his mercenary group.
These original members did not attend the daytime activities. Jiexi glanced over and said to Aranza: "Including those two soldiers, Alpha's mercenary group has seven members. Excluding Alpha, the rest are actually
Warriors, and their combat prowess is above level five."
"Well, so...?" Aranza touched her head.
"So, we finally collected some information about him," Jexi continued, "Those warriors should be assisting him. Every magician hopes to have enough warriors to protect him from being blocked when casting magic."
"Are you guys talking about me?"
Just when Jessie was whispering next to Aranza, Alpha suddenly stepped forward and spoke, with the same expression on his face, as if he was having a pleasant conversation, which really shocked Jessie.
"Well, Sir Alpha," Aranza replied without fear of him, "When Carew's sister chose to join my mercenary group, your reaction seemed a bit strange."
Hearing this, Alpha did not have the emotional change that Aranza expected, and said: "No, I just felt disappointed because I invited Miss Ify to the last banquet and was finally rejected. Your Excellency Aranza, congratulations on getting a very talented person."
A good pastor.”
After Alpha finished speaking, he apologized to Aranza, and then turned to say hello to Elita and her entourage who just came over. It seemed that this conversation with Aranza was just a necessary etiquette for him to stand at the door and meet the oncoming guests.
Ilita and her party also saw Aranza, and Li was sitting on Ilita's shoulders, shouting to Aranza: "You big radish! Why are there all women behind you?"
"Well...hehe." Aranza smiled bitterly, looking like she wanted to cause trouble but was embarrassed, which made Jessie behind her want to kick him.
Soon, everyone who was supposed to attend the banquet came. The new butler appeared on the ceremonial stage, and it seemed that he was always present wherever he could raise his profile. Moreover, the family head and the elders did not attend this banquet. The guests at the banquet,
Apart from the contestants of the rookie competition, there were only officials of all sizes who were responsible for witnessing the canonization ceremony.
The new butler suddenly felt like a dominant person.
He waved to the band, asking them to stop playing temporarily, and then he began to give a long and boring speech. When everyone in the audience began to show slight impatience, the new butler stopped talking.
"Now! Let us witness this historical moment together. Oh, no, maybe you will think that this banquet is not enough to be recorded in history, but I believe that the glorious Ryan will make this banquet full of meaning in the future, because, in the future
The hero will swear allegiance to the future king here!"
The new butler excitedly announced the start of the canonization ceremony with such impassioned tone that even Aranza clapped excitedly.
However, in later generations, people seem to have forgotten this extremely important banquet, because not long after, another event with more historical significance is about to take place. In the long history, a few hours may not even be counted as a moment.
But because of that moment, fate changed quickly.
At this moment, Aranza was wearing a white gold-embellished flower-collar dress that represented dignity, standing quietly in the center of the presiding platform, holding a pure gold knight's sword flat in his hands. This kind of weapon that only pays attention to appearance only represents glory.
In the loud introduction of the new butler, Carew strode onto the stage. His strong body was dressed in a black dress, which seemed a bit out of place. However, the solemn atmosphere at this time made people dare not laugh.
Carew knelt down on one knee towards Aranza and put his right hand on his heart.
"Gods above. My name is Alanza Lane. Here, with the glory of my family and my majesty, I canonize you as my guardian knight." Aranza looked seriously at the person in front of her, "
Your destiny is my destiny, become my sword, and serve as my armor; wherever my sword points, your sword points, those who are my enemies are those who are my enemies. In the Lane Calendar, it is the spring of the year 123."
"Gods above. My name is Karu Mond. Here, with the glory of my clan, my heart, and half of my body, I dedicate myself as your guardian knight," Karu also swore, because of his other
A profession, his other half has been worshiped as a priest of Aragorn, the god of war. He continued, "My life is your life, it is your sword, it is your armor; whatever your sword points to, my sword points to."
, the people who are your enemies are the people who are our enemies. In the Lane calendar, spring of the year 123."
Aranza nodded and gently handed out the Golden Knight. Carew lowered his head completely, held it in both hands, and took the sword. From then on, he will become Aranza's guardian knight.
Cyril looked at this scene blankly. Is this the knight's oath?
Of course, fortunately, Aranza did not see her expression at this time. Every change in her mood always caused Aranza to become dazed. And the reason for the daze, Aranza herself could not explain. As for the knight's oath, it was different.
The knights' oaths all differed.
After Carew took over the sword, everyone who witnessed it said at the same time "Gods be upon you", which is a kind of etiquette left over from the long history, and then warm applause broke out.
This was followed by the guardian knight canonization ceremony for the other two contestants by Elita. The process was similar. Li seemed to like the female mage in red very much. When she took over Elita's knight sword, the Fulan girl said "
"Yohoo" she shouted excitedly, forgetting to even say the polite words "Gods are above", I believe the gods will not care about this cute little girl.
Since Alpha has always abstained from voting, he is not qualified to be canonized as a guardian knight at this banquet.
After the canonization ceremony, the banquet was no different from any ordinary banquet.
Aranza and his party found a separate box in the side hall of the banquet, where Nicole, Carew and Effie were all present. According to Jiexi's instructions, Aranza should have a good exchange with the three new members.
But to be honest, most of Aranza’s understanding of the members of the Thorn Mercenary Group only focuses on their combat prowess. Except for Jie Xi, whom he grew up with, and Cyril, whom he pays special attention to, the rest of them, to Aranza,
, there is still a thin veil between him and them.