The first thousand two hundred and fifty-one chapters protect the country beast
After the welcoming ceremony on the airship platform, the subsequent welcome banquet began in the Golden Rose Palace. The nobles of this ancient kingdom gathered together in the "Eagle Hall" hung with crystal lanterns and gold silk curtains.
"Enjoying fine wines and delicacies, they exchanged glasses during the banquet, enthusiastically and politely getting involved with those dignitaries who could bring more benefits to themselves, and every nobleman present was paying attention at any time.
Standing at the end of the long hall was the royal valet wearing blue and red uniforms. Whenever the valet read out a family name, at least one nobleman would stand up and come to the high platform to greet the triumphant return of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
They raised their wine glasses high above their heads and chanted all of Veronica's titles again and again. Everyone was smiling, as if they really cared for this knight.
The princess seemed happy to return home safely.
The defeat in the west of the kingdom seemed to be forgotten, and no one mentioned the crumbling defense line in the Shadow Jungle. The nobles unanimously used "triumph" to describe today's grand occasion, although from a certain perspective, leading the knights through the entire
The Land of Chaos, bringing crucial frontline intelligence from the depths of darkness, and several feats of assisting the Western Fortress in repelling the monster army are indeed commendable, but is this kind of glory what the knight princess wants?
, it is unknown.
Hao Ren was not used to this kind of banquet that seemed lively but actually had no warmth from the beginning, so after looking at it for a while and realizing that nothing happened to him, he asked to go outside the hall to get some fresh air. Rudolf III obviously thought that this was the case.
A guardian from a thousand years ago was not very adaptable to this strange environment a thousand years later, so he happily agreed: Originally, today's banquet was mainly to welcome Veronica and the Knights, and the "ancient guardian" was an accident.
The character that appeared, His Majesty the King was already troubled by the problem of poor hospitality to this ancient warrior. At this moment, seeing that the guardian was not interested in these noble orders, he was of course happy.
The silver-embedded oak door of the Eagle Hall closed behind him, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Hao Ren was guided by the guards to the terrace, and took a deep breath of the clean air of the Land of Order. Baicheng is located in the center of the Great Plains, with the heat and humidity coming from the south.
The air and the cold wind from the north are blocked by the mountains and forests, so the climate in the hinterland of the plain is quite pleasant. The night breeze is slightly cool, with just the right amount of moisture, and a deep breath is refreshing.
The city was still brightly lit, and the bustling Baicheng had the richest nightlife on the continent. Hao Ren saw several larger firework fairs in the main city below, and some places seemed to still be continuing the unfinished celebrations during the day. He
Withdrawing his gaze, his eyes fell on the exquisite white stone pillars next to him: these ancient elf-style stone pillars support a circle of stone ring beams above the terrace, and the ring beams are entangled with blooming roses and some unknown alien world.
Plants. As far as he could see, what he could see were either people celebrating in peace or exquisite and luxurious decorations. These things were in sharp contrast to his experience in the Land of Chaos.
It's hard to imagine that this world has been sinking in an endless spiral of war for ten thousand years. This world of Koro is different from every "doomsday solitude" he has ever seen. The reason for this difference seems to be at first glance.
It was a short-sighted dream, but thinking about what the old knight Morian said on the airship, Hao Ren felt that it was not entirely like this.
The sound of footsteps came from behind.
Hao Ren turned his head and saw Veronica with purple hair. Her Royal Highness the Princess finally changed out of her blood-stained knight armor and put on a gorgeous light blue princess dress. Even her hair was carefully scrutinized by the maid.
Her hair was combed into a style commonly used by aristocratic girls, and it seemed that her whole style had changed. But when she saw the aura of the princess walking towards this side, Hao Ren knew that the other party's style had not changed at all: Vero
Nika strode towards this side, her gorgeous and complicated long dress being kicked around like a cumbersome rag. She was probably the only one who could walk out in such a gorgeous dress with the momentum of a rapid march.
"Lord Guardian," Veronica came to Hao Ren vigorously and said casually, "Why are you out?"
"It's a bit boring," Hao Ren smiled, "Come out and get some air. Why are you coming out too?"
"Disgusting," Veronica said with an exaggerated expression, "After they finished flattering me, I quickly found an opportunity to sneak out. This damn dress is driving me crazy, I really don't know how my sister can
Walking around in this kind of clothes every day is more difficult to deal with than the scale armor of the Everwinter Frost Guards."
Hao Ren also knew the temperament of this princess. Anyway, none of the princesses he had met had a normal style, so he just laughed it off and said, "It seems you don't like those nobles."
"They said I returned in triumph," Veronica frowned, "but I know what happened at the border. An entire legion was almost eliminated. I heard that the scattered soldiers who returned were less than two after reorganization.
Brigade, that is obviously a defeat."
"In the war with Chaos, as long as you come back alive, it will be considered a victory. If you come back alive without letting Chaos cross the barrier of order, it will be considered a great victory." Hao Ren recalled what Sir Morian said to him,
Using the common saying of this world, he replied, "'Whenever you return home, you will make a triumphant return.' Don't you all say that?"
"I know," Veronica sighed, "And I also know those nobles... In fact, they are not stupid. Of course they know what happened and what they are doing. This is their duty. They must maintain
An upward atmosphere allows the people to believe that our kingdom is still strong. Even if the walls really collapse one day, they have the responsibility to ensure that everyone dies after eating their last meal. As the Kord people say: good wine
It is better to drink it in your belly than to spill it on the ground."
Hao Ren smiled: "That makes sense."
Veronica shrugged: "Yes, it makes sense, but unfortunately I don't like this theory. I feel like I am more like a soldier. Only when soldiers win the war is it worth celebrating, rather than escaping in disgrace."
"It's really not like what a princess should say."
"Your tone really sounds like my father." Veronica turned her head and looked at the cloudy and starless night sky, "But again, you are an ancient person from a thousand years ago."
Hao Ren suddenly coughed violently...
After finally stopping his coughing, he quickly took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and handed them to Veronica: "I have already told your father, and he agreed to use the power of the kingdom to help me find someone for me.
Just give these information to you, take it and take a look."
Veronica immediately took the pieces of paper. She had already been extremely curious about who the "old friend" mentioned by the "Ancient Guardian" was who was still active in this world, and she was extremely positive at this time.
. She knew very well that the friend of the ancient guardian was naturally another guardian warrior who could survive from the previous generation to this day. In any case, he would not be an ordinary person. If such a powerful person really lived in seclusion in the kingdom, then
It would undoubtedly be great news if he could be invited out of the mountain in the name of the ancient guardian.
But after she unfolded the pieces of paper, she was a little stunned.
Several pieces of paper are printed with exquisite portraits. Such exquisite portraits are not unusual. The gadgets made by alchemists can print similar things, but the people on the portraits are a bit inexplicable. The first piece of paper is
A girl with short black hair and a bright smile is sitting on the beach eating melon. The girl does not have the temperament of an "ancient warrior" at all, but more like a quirky girl next door; the second piece of paper
It still seems to be her, but the back of her head has turned into a long silver-white hair with a pair of triangular wolf-like ears on her head. There is actually a furry tail behind her. She is standing in an unknown wilderness, lost in thought.
He stared at the full moon in the sky, his temperament calm.
If the changes in the second picture are still imaginable, then the third picture is a bit unbelievable. On the third picture...
It was a huge wolf... or maybe a dog, because Veronica had never seen a wolf smile like this.
Although it was a bit rude to say it, Veronica was stunned to see an expression of silly joy from the bottom of her heart on the face of a canine creature...
"These..." Her Royal Highness the Princess raised her head and looked at Hao Ren with searching eyes.
Hao Ren nodded: "The three paintings are all about her. I don't know how she will appear in front of you, so I have to list her three forms. Oh, by the way, there is a reference object missing in the third picture.
Please tell me, the height of that big white dog...wolf is roughly equivalent to the height from here to the small balcony below."
Veronica was stunned: "...Three forms?!"
Then she glanced at the balcony below and exclaimed: "It's so huge!!"
"Well," Hao Ren nodded, "She has three forms. Facing different enemies, she can exert five to ten times the normal power, but only in the first two forms she has the ability to communicate with people.
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"Could she lose her mind in the third form?" Veronica's expression was particularly confusing. She didn't even know how she accepted the three forms, and she could follow this logic and ask, "This is
...Complete animal transformation?”
Hao Ren tried hard to be serious: "It's not like she lost her mind. It's just that in the third form, she can't speak human language, and communication basically relies on barking... You'd better find someone who is good at dog training to negotiate with her to prevent misunderstandings.
In a fight, to be honest, you knights alone may not be able to defeat her with a single blow."
"Is she the divine beast that protects the country in ancient times?" Veronica murmured to herself with a dull face, and added another sentence without waiting for Hao Ren to answer, "The secret skills of ancient times... are so wonderful."