Leon couldn't remember how many orcs he killed in such a frenzied charge. He only knew that he had to keep fighting like this because he might be killed by a sneak attack if he took a short rest.
His long sword was stained with the blood of the green-skinned orcs, and the short goblin turned around and ran away when he saw the tall, fully-armed knight.
Leon and the Holy Grail Knights beside him drove and killed these green-skinned orcs and goblins whose morale had collapsed like eagles chasing chickens.
When the smoke clouds overhead cover the bloody sun, the massacre truly comes to an end.
Standing outside the city of Bohemund where corpses were strewn, Leon was panting and covered in blood. He had almost no strength to support his body. In half a day, they slaughtered tens of thousands of greenskins. Even if they slaughtered tens of thousands
It takes a huge amount of physical strength to carry an animal, not to mention tens of thousands of green-skinned creatures that are at the end of their rope.
When Philip came from the crowd, Leon finally couldn't help it, limped towards his uncle, and hugged the real savior of Bohemund City tightly. In other words, this time, uncle Philip really became the real savior of Bohemund City.
Tonya's savior.
Of course, Leon also knows that his uncle will not inherit such a feat. In Bretonnia, no mortal can be the savior. If there is, he will be the chosen one appointed by the Lake Goddess. Without the approval of the Lake Goddess,
No one has the right to say that they saved Bretonnia.
Of course, the achievements of the expeditionary force have been witnessed by tens of thousands of residents of the city of Bohemund.
"I don't know how Victor would evaluate this battle..."
"Is this important?"
In Bohemund City, Lyon, who was taking a short rest, called his uncle Philip into his temporary lounge.
In the dim room, Leon handed his uncle a glass of warm water, picked up the towel on the hanger, and gently wiped the scars on his hands with the wet towel.
"Isn't this... important?"
Leon was a little confused by his uncle's question, and he asked in surprise.
"Compared to the substantive results of this battle, Victor's evaluation is no longer that important."
Phillip said, walked outside the window, and looked at the boiling crowd under the tower——
"See, they are the most important."
His uncle's reminder suddenly made Leon realize. He followed him to the window and saw countless reveling crowds below. The knights of the expeditionary force and those dedicated and loyal Holy Grail knights had become heroes and idols of the people of the whole city.
"Our king may oppose us and object to our unauthorized disobedience of orders. Or he may rebuke our reckless behavior in the king's hall in Cologne. Or, in order to appease the people, he may pretend to boast about our achievements.
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"But no matter what he said, it didn't matter anymore. The residents of Bohemund saw everything and saw how the knights of the expedition fought bloody battles for a city that had nothing to do with them. Selflessness, dedication and
Sacrifice, these ancient traditions once again appear on today's battlefield. Without too much evaluation, everyone already has the answer in their hearts."
"But he is the king after all..."
Leon frowned and muttered.
"The king is in the hearts of his people, not in what he says."
Phyllis said earnestly.
"If we are betrayers, then what about these Holy Grail Knights? Are they also considered betrayers?"
As Phyllis said, her eyes rested on those Holy Grail Knights who were worshiped by the people.
Leon was suddenly speechless again.
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Cologne, capital of Bretonnia.
On the glittering throne, King Victor Charles stood up abruptly, his eyes flashing with anger——
"According to the law, the land that has no owner should belong to the king!"
The king was furious, not because the expeditionary force disobeyed orders and returned without authorization, but because the ministers opposed his taking over the "unclaimed land" of Gray Tree Castle.
"Talinam died in battle. He had no heirs, not even a legal wife. According to the law, the land without a lord should belong to the king."
The king shouted loudly. All the ministers looked at each other, but some loyal people stood up and opposed Victor.
"Your Majesty the King, yes, according to the law, that land should indeed belong to the king, but now is not the time."
Sir Ribery stood up straight in the hall and persuaded word by word——
"Philippe and his nephew Leon have returned to Bretonnia with the expeditionary force and defeated the greenskin army that invaded the country. At this time, the whole people have focused their attention on this heroic army. The urgent need now is to reward this army.
The Legion of Glory demonstrates the royal magnanimity and appeases the people. As for the acquisition of the territories under Talinnam's command, we can wait for a while and wait until this storm has passed. Otherwise, such an eager acquisition of the unclaimed land may cause objections from other territories in the country.
."
The old knight stood up straight and spoke sonorously. He had been loyal to King Charles, and also swore allegiance to Victor when he succeeded to the throne. In order not to violate his oath, the old knight tried his best to bring this proud young king to the right place.
way.
However, Victor seems to have his own plans and ideas.
"Reward this traitorous legion? Oh! That's impossible! If every Bretonnian legion is like them, disobeying orders and going out without authorization, then what is Bretonnia? A divided place filled with warlords.
Why? Why can they ignore the king's order and return without permission? If the greenskins didn't happen to appear in Bohemund, can I regard their behavior as self-promoting and treason? "
Facing the angry king, the old knight looked helpless and could only sigh deeply in his heart.
Thinking back to when the old King Charles was alive, the situation in Bretonnia was also very bad, but with King Charles's wise and decisiveness, Bretonnia still survived one disaster after another and continued to grow and develop in the face of adversity. But now, only a few years have passed.
The kingdom is devastated.
The war has unknowingly spread to the entire kingdom. Ribery knows why the new king is so eager to take over Gray Tree Castle. Over the years, continuous expeditions and constant wars have emptied the treasury and even the royal family's pockets.
.The royal family has borrowed huge sums of money from the Bannesto family last year to maintain military expenditures.
The young king tried to make up for the shortfall in funds by winning the expedition, but he did not expect that the expedition went wrong and the elite expeditionary force was wiped out in Death Valley. This undoubtedly dealt a blow to the royal family and made the already poor royal finances even worse.
The collection of Gray Tree Castle can just make up for part of the funding gap. However, Sir Ribery also knows that this asset is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for the huge gap in the royal family's funding.