After Lin Xiao and the other two people sat down, the old man who exuded a strong aura of a wise man said with a hint of apology: "Dear Mr. Mercenary, I was really rude just now, but I forgot to tell him about this.
This has caused a misunderstanding, I hope you can forgive me."
After the words fell, the young knight stood up quickly and said with a trace of apology: "I almost delayed your important commissioned task by Mr. Lin Xiao. Artolis expresses my sincere apologies to you."
Lin Xiao felt the sincerity from Artolis's words, and immediately smiled and said: "I am very happy that things can have a satisfactory result. Artolis, just sit down."
Hearing this, Artolis glanced at the old man and raised his head. Artolis then said softly: "I'm sorry." After he sat down, Lin Xiao continued: "Let me introduce myself formally. My name is Lin.
Xiao, it’s a pleasure to meet you, and I hope we can complete this commission together.”
"Your Excellency Lin Xiao, since this is the case, I, Merlin, will not mince words. Now let's talk about the details of this commission." Merlin glanced at Artolis, and then his tone was a little sad.
"The old motherland of the Kingdom of Britain has been living under the protection of the powerful Roman Empire many years ago. People live in peace and tranquility. It can be regarded as an ideal country. However, since the decline of the Roman Empire, the kingdom has been divided into
Multiple nations and tribes.”
"But the terrible aliens took this opportunity to come and snatch the land and resources. In this way, war, destruction, and death swept across this land in an instant. Britain, which was suffering from internal and external troubles, was on the verge of destruction. That era was the Dark Ages.
"Here Merlin stopped, his old eyebrows trembling slightly, perhaps thinking of all the terrible things in the distant dark age."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn, which made Lin Xiao dare not disturb the old man, and quietly listened to Merlin's complaint with Artoris.
Merlin calmed down for a while, and then he continued: "In response to that sentence, after darkness comes dawn, a great king was born, and he united the kings to resist the Pictish invaders from the north.
and the Saxons, finally achieved certain results. Although these kings still had certain frictions, they were all in peace under the mediation of the great king. The people of this land finally ushered in peace.
And this great king is King Uther, the king of Camelot."
Merlin's tone was full of respect and pride, perhaps this is the charm of a hero.
"The peace that was finally obtained was finally broken by a new careerist. His name was King Vortigern. He was born in Britain. He was the incarnation of the white dragon who wanted to destroy Britain. He promised to give the Saxons their dream.
Want the land, use the power of foreigners to satisfy their own desires - to unify the whole of Britain."
"The kings would never allow him to do this. As the representative of the kings, King Uther had a fierce decisive battle with the humble king Vortigern, which ultimately ended with the destruction of the British hub - the fortress city of Londinium.
And King Uther also fell at the same time..."
Merlin took a deep breath and said sadly: "Now the other kings are still fighting against the humble king... And after the death of King Uther, a sword suddenly appeared in a church. This sword
The sword is inserted into a huge square stone, and there are golden words written around the stone: Anyone who can pull out this sword will be the King of Britain. This magical sword has attracted countless people.
Excellent knights all want to pull out the sword, but they can't pull it out at all. This is where the legend of the Sword in the Stone comes from... Just this year, a magician attacked the successor of King Uther.
It has been chosen and is the incarnation of the red dragon. On the prophesied day, the new king will pull out the sword in the stone and gather the knights of the Round Table to defeat the humble king."
"Your Excellency Lin Xiao, Artolis is the son of King Uther and the future king who will save Britain. The entrusted mission is very clear. I beg you to escort him to the Holy Cathedral, where he will pull out the sword in the stone and save
All of Britain." Merlin said sincerely.
After listening to such a long story, Lin Xiao finally understood what was going on, that is, is this guy the future king? Thinking of this, Lin Xiao glanced at Artolis, who had a serious expression. Such a serious guy
He should be a diligent king.
But from the details of this mission, I clearly feel that this mission does not seem to be easy to solve. Escort the future king? Maybe if you really succeed by then, will you get some rewards? These things will wait until the mission is completed.
Think about it later, now the mission must continue,
At that moment, Lin Xiao promised: "Leave this matter to me, there will definitely be no problems."
"Okay, you are indeed a powerful mercenary. If that's the case, you two should leave as soon as possible. It's not safe to stay here for too long. If you leave early and reach the church, I will feel relieved." Merlin said solemnly.
"Is it just me and your Excellency Lin Xiao? Teacher Merlin, aren't you with us?" Artolis looked at the teacher. Teacher Merlin had been teaching him swordsmanship, chivalry, and the way of being a king ever since he could remember.
Artoris, who had left his mentor's side, said with doubts and some uneasiness.
"The minions sent by the humble king are searching for the Son of Prophecy everywhere. They can't wait to destroy the king who brought new life to Britain. I have to stop them. Artolis, you have grown up, even without me by your side.
, you can already take charge of yourself."
"Of course, I will not let down the teacher's teachings, but Teacher Merlin wants to do such a dangerous thing, Artolis is a little worried, so let's go out together." Artolis understood that Merlin wanted to deal with those humble kings alone.
At the same time, he also wants to attract the enemy's attention by doing this, so that he can successfully reach the church.
Merlin said to the young knight in a solemn voice: "Artolis Pendragon, you are the son of King Uther, the son of a hero. Your destiny is to become the king of Britain and save Britain. No matter what happens, there is only this one."
You must never give up on something, and you must never fail because of anything.”
"Yes, Teacher Merlin, then we have agreed to meet at the cathedral." Artolis said solemnly.
Merlin showed a kind smile and nodded.
At night, the two sent Merlin away. Lin Xiao and Artolis rode the sweat-blooded beast in the opposite direction where Merlin left. The sweat-blooded beast looked like an earth dragon because the sweat left behind after running was red.
Name, the speed of running is equivalent to that of ancient war horses, but the endurance is stronger. The two people riding the sweat-blooded beasts headed towards their destination, the Holy Cathedral.