Joao opened the umbrella, and Leafa gently helped Xavier get on the silver mining locomotive. The high-pressure sodium lamp was loaded on the locomotive, penetrating the heavy rain and fog.
"Really or not, how do you know her? That's the singer from Punocay Castle!" Yekarena leaned close to Joao's ear.
"At that time, I was still studying at St. Nother..."
"Joao, if this is a very long story, then tell it to Sister Anael later." Xavier raised his eyes, his ice-blue eyes making the two of them tremble.
"Long time no see, Your Highness. Your condition is not very good. This is not good news for the upcoming Battle of Vientiane."
The middle-aged man sitting in the driving seat of the motorcycle turned his head and smiled slightly.
"Long time no see, Mr. Helvin. As my father's personal driver, thank you for your hard work."
"As expected, His Highness Xavier, your dear brother is just as good at greeting people as his mother." Helvin shook his head and gave a bitter smile.
"Your Excellency Hervin, you will be punished with death for insult if you say this." Joao looked at Hervin.
"Haha." Helvin said haha.
"The Jingalong Tunnel is about to be completed. Your Highness, this is your great idea. It may bring about a new era of locomotives." Helvin looked into the distance. It was a huge project.
Everyone was shocked when they heard Xavier's proposal, but under the words of the Duke of Richelie, "You can try it."
As soon as the final word was finalized, this project that countless people regarded as a joke began in full swing.
The Golden Gallon Tunnel connects Baidanding and Danfengboluo, so that the Rose Family, the Rose Family, and the Holy Capital are no longer too far apart. Moreover, the passing steam locomotives have greatly shortened the distance between the regions, making Santino
Asia is more compact.
"This is a great initiative that spans the century."
A bard lamented that after more and more people realized the benefits of the Golden Gallon Tunnel, they became more afraid of the Rose Family. With Riche and Xavier, no one can predict what the future of the Rose Family will be.
What status can be achieved?
Perhaps it could completely monopolize the power of the Holy City, or even... replace this country with ecclesiastical imperial power.
As it becomes more and more powerful, there are also more and more dangers in all aspects. Its power will threaten more people's interests. This is how a big tree attracts wind.
"Your Highness, we are here." Helvin turned back and glanced at Xavier, who was thinking deeply.
This little highness often falls into selfless contemplation like this. No one knows what he is thinking. Maybe this is how those strange thoughts appear.
"I understand, Knight Ekarina, Joao, come down with me." Xavier nodded, patted Leafa's head gently, and asked her to stay in the car.
The little maid glanced at Xavier uneasily and nodded hesitantly.
"We have been waiting for you for a long time, Your Highness Xavier. The prisoner has been captured by us. As long as you give the order, he will be hanged or something, and he will have been deprived of his knighthood."
Xavier stepped off the motorcycle, and the military uniform on his body was particularly conspicuous. The golden flower embellishments, the complex patterns on the coat, and the rose family emblem on the chest intimidated others.
The officer in front of him had a flattering smile on his face, while Yekarena behind her could not help but frown.
The cold rain was pattering, as if it was trying to get into people's skin. At the Deniabo Knight Training Ground, all the officers and trainee knights stood motionless in the rain.
They were still wearing summer military uniforms, and many trainee knights were shivering in the cold autumn rain, but they did not dare to move and could only curse the culprit in their hearts.
The boy kneeling in the sand raised his head stubbornly, letting the rain wash away his angular face.
The officer kicked his head off again and again, but no matter how much blood was drawn on his face, he still raised his head proudly.
"Your Highness, is it him?"
The officer commander waved his hand, and the officer in front of the young man grabbed the young man's silver hair and let Xavier take a closer look at his messy face.
"Bah! Nobles? They are just blood-sucking moths. If it weren't for our sacrifice, how would you be able to sit in a high position!"
The boy's spit was mixed with blood, and his eyes were so bright. He looked at Xavier viciously. In those ice-blue eyes, he only saw indifference and coldness.
"boom"
The corner of the officer's mouth trembled, he glanced at Xavier in fear, and then kicked Arthur hard on the mouth.
"Ahem..." Arthur spat out a mouthful of donated blood, but he still did not lower his head. He used his last strength to raise his head, thinking of all the disdainful eyes he was looking at this noble young master.
But he only saw indifference and calmness in Xavier's eyes. Why, why could he remain indifferent?
If it were those nobles, shouldn't they have stepped on their heads angrily by now?
They like this kind of condescending insult. In their eyes, they are just dogs whose dignity can be trampled on by others.
"What's the significance of your military ranks? As a knight and a soldier, shouldn't you die on the battlefield?"
"Black!" came an exclamation from the trainee knights, and in the drizzle, a figure rushed out from the trainee knights' team.
"Protect Your Highness!" The officer suddenly stood up, but before he could react, a trainee knight wearing steam armor had already rushed to Xavier's side.
Where did he get the steam armor? The officer yelled in his heart. You must know that steam armor is not something that ordinary trainee knights can use. Unless there is a special mission, only knights who have actually joined the army can touch this kind of thing.
Yekarena smiled slightly. She stood behind Xavier. She had already sensed the murderous intention the moment the trainee knight set off.
But she couldn't say that she didn't just come to visit Xavier this time. Her purpose this time was to ask the Duke of Richeille whether she could continue to train Xavier on his observation mission.
She was the special envoy representing the Duke of Richeille. She also knew that Joao should have known about it for a long time, and the one who was really confused was actually His Highness Xavier.
"Establishing authority? It is indeed establishing authority. Little Xiwei is still so smart." Yekarena thought, and she was also very curious about how Xavier would complete this test.
"Click"
The blade had appeared in front of Xavier's eyes, hot steam filled the air, and everyone heard this special sound.
"Click"
That was the sound of the solid iron blade breaking.
At that moment, Xavier stretched out his right hand, and when he held the blade, he squeezed it hard, and the iron blade was instantly broken into pieces!
From beginning to end, Xavier didn't even turn his head. He kept staring at Arthur's eyes, and Arthur's eyes reflected the shadow of the boy behind him.
"Black!" The officer came to his senses and kicked the boy behind Xavier in the knee. The boy screamed in pain and fell to his knees.
"Arthur, I have to remind you. His Highness Xavier's military rank is real. It is accumulated bit by bit through military merit. A waste like you cannot even reach one ten thousandth of His Highness!"
He crushed the most proud iron blade in the world with one palm?
So the trainee knights looked at the young man on the sand in horror. The officers smiled bitterly. They knew that this time would cause great fear and doubt in these recruits.
The iron blade used by all knights was so easily broken.
But how do they know that His Highness Xavier is wearing the brocade of God?
"You, smashed the indestructible iron blade?" Arthur's teeth were chattering. His head lowered for the first time. His eyes were dark, and he looked at the sandy land where the rain was flowing in confusion.
"My name is Xavier Kay Dancer. Are you and Black willing to be my knights?"
Xavier suddenly spoke. This was the first time he spoke. Everyone was stunned. Only Yekarena and João had a smile on their lips.
"Your Highness, what do you mean? If you want to choose a knight, we have a better one..."
"Just them, I'll give you an hour to reply."
"It's 10:59 noon. Okay, it's 11:00 now. Are you willing?"
"Why can you be ours..."
"Just because I can change your destiny. Is this answer satisfactory?"