When the group of people came to the ancient tomb area of Kuileu at the back, two hundred knights led by Francois were already waiting here.
This is a large low-lying basin, which is covered with a large number of stone buildings. Judging from the patterns and markings on these stone buildings, there is no doubt that this place was once the abandoned building ruins of the high elves, even after thousands of years.
At that time, the buildings of the high elves still bloomed with moving art, but most of the buildings and towers collapsed, and the walls were covered with vines.
Mixed in the middle of the high elf buildings are tombs, large groups of tombs. These tombs are surrounded by various skulls. Many stone chamber tombs have open doors, and the inside is full of cobwebs and dust. The wealth inside has long been taken away by greenskins and humans.
Looted everything.
There are hundreds of such stone chamber tombs in the entire basin. Under the cold winter wind, the glory of mankind seems to be in the past, and the future of the world is filled with countless corpses and endless desolation.
The entire knight army passed by this ancient tomb belt. Francois, who was wearing a full set of mithril blue and white plate armor, a Holy Grail cloak on his back, and a unicorn sword hanging on his waist, squinted his eyes and looked at it with a heavy expression.
Looking at this area of ancient tombs, I was silent for a long time.
"The things left by the high elves are obviously not as strong as those made by the dwarves." Belegar looked at the tombs and the decaying scenery. He felt very sad. The King of the Eight Peaks Mountain thought of the fallen Eight Peaks Mountain, where his ancestors were also buried.
shrines and ancestral temples.
Belegar was never willing to show weakness, so he had to speak harshly.
"This place looks like a settlement? The original humans used the towns left behind when the high elves retreated from the old world, but why did it become a group of graves?" Ryan felt the desolation and bleakness of the entire area, and also
There were animals that were still extremely hostile to the outside world. Unexpectedly, Francois signaled the knights not to attack. He just sighed and let the army pass quickly.
"These animals are not enemies. They are all witnesses and defenders of the original Principality of Kuileu. Ryan, Sulia, Yuli, and Jerrod. You must have heard that there were dozens of animals in total.
The Breton tribe crossed the Gray Mountains and settled in Britannia, but when Arthur established the Kingdom of Knights, there were only fourteen principalities left, right?" Francois looked at the gloomy sky and said to everyone.
"I'd like to hear the details." Sulia whispered. She and Julius both knew the whole story. Francois wanted to tell Ryan more stories, and the female knight helped understandingly.
"The Bretons crossed the Gray Mountains more than a thousand years ago. In the next two hundred years, the small tribes were destroyed or annexed. Sixteen Breton tribes were divided into Brittany.
There are sixteen principalities, except for the Duke of Artois and the Principality of Aquitaine, which you are familiar with, both of which were destroyed due to the vampire incident. Before the founding of the first knight king Arthur, there were actually two principalities. The history of these two principalities has been
Buried in dust, few people know about it today.”
"That is the Principality of Kuileu and the Principality of Granboyle."
Francois raised his hand and pointed to all the buildings and tombs in the low-lying land: "This is the original site of the Principality of Kuileu."
"..." Everyone was speechless.
"Hundreds of years after arriving in Britannia, these tribes that produced the best riders in the old world fought with the greenskins and beastmen for a long time with the Estalians and Tyrells in the south. Then,
A huge greenskin invasion came about a thousand years ago, and the whole of Britannia fell into a huge crisis.
They rampaged across the land of Britannia, destroying everything, burning villages and destroying everything in sight." François continued: "It was at that time that the Duchy of Cuilleu and Grand Beuille
Both principalities faced the attack of the green-skinned wave, and both principalities gathered all their knights to resist. The outcome... you have seen it now."
"At that time, the whole of Britannia was ablaze with the war between humans and greenskins and beastmen. However, all the principalities were fighting on their own. The empire on the other side of the mountain was in decline and refused to fight for the people on this side of the mountain.
The Bretons, my ancestors at that time, provided support.
The Duke of Winford and the Duke of Berleon led large armies to come to support but saw the end of the Kuileu Principality being completely destroyed, so the two ancestors decided to use a championship showdown to decide who owns the land of this principality."
Francois had an elegant smile on his face.
"Obviously, the Duke of Winford won." The result was not difficult to guess. This land now belongs to the Principality of Winford. Ryan followed his father-in-law's words and said, "Then what?"
"Twenty years after the demise of the Principality of Kuileu, the crisis faced by the Brittanians became more and more serious. Greenskins were raging, northern barbarians were plundering, and beastmen were attacking. Chaos spread throughout the land of Britannia.
, at this time many principalities have a few isolated cities left, and their population has been greatly reduced. Facing the enemy's attack, many dukes can only sit in isolated cities and watch the greenskins and beastmen destroy the villages and people."
"At this time, the Duke of Bastogne became famous in Britannia. He single-handedly killed the huge red fire dragon and became a renowned dragon-slaying champion in the kingdom. His name is..."
"Arthur." Gerald spoke: "The great first generation of knights, the king of the Brittanians, the true Brittany, Arthur-le-Breton."
"Yes." Francois looked at the misty sky and the vast white forest and snow fields, and continued: "Arthur's rise gave people hope, but at that time Britannia was still divided. That's it.
Another twenty-five years later, Britannia ushered in the largest invasion in history. The Principality of Grandboyle was defeated by the Green Skin.
was razed to the ground during the attack. Under Arthur's call, the Brittanians united for the first time. Sirruf from Lyonnais and Landuin from Mousilon joined Arthur's army.
The slogans of 'Anti Greenskin Alliance' and 'Fight for Britannia' rang out in this land for the first time... You all know what happened after that."
Everyone nodded, and then Arthur fought fiercely against the green-skinned tribe but fell into despair, and met the Lake Fairy by the Fairy Lake. Then came the twelve most epic battles, the establishment and deployment of the "Brotherhood of Holy Grail Companions".
The birth of the Kingdom of Retania.
The twelve Holy Grail Knights are the twelve dukes of the principalities, and their great deeds will be remembered and praised forever until the end of the world.
The young people all looked fascinated.
Ryan felt that Francois had something else to say, and he tried to continue asking: "So, we must unite and resist the invasion together, otherwise we will end up like the Principality of Kuileu, turning into ruins and tombs.
Just for everyone to admire?"
"No, how could you not understand such a simple truth?" Francois smiled, and he reached out and patted Ryan on the shoulder: "Think again! Ryan."
"Uh..." Ryan could only continue to think: "It's fame and strength. Arthur's huge reputation accumulated by slaying dragons and his powerful strength gave the entire Brittanians a reason and belief to unite."
"It's still not accurate enough, Ryan, you can't figure this out." Francois was still laughing. The elegant Duke just looked at his son-in-law with a smile, and motioned to the anxious Sulia to be quiet: "Think about it.
, why were Sirluff and Landuin the first to join? Why not Argilgal of Palaon? Why not Balduin of Belion? Why not Rumbard of Carcassonne? Why not Wen
The then Duke of Ford, Arthur's distant relative Redmond?"
"Because Sirluff, Duke of Lyonnaise, is the husband of Arthur's sister Rosalind, that is, Arthur's brother-in-law, and Landuin is the one who has fought alongside Arthur countless times. The relationship between these two people and Arthur
The most familiar..." Ryan immediately caught something.
He began to understand.
The God-chosen champion of the Fairy in the Lake smiled, and Francois taught him another lesson: "No matter how great your strength is, it is useless if no one knows it. Even if there is a common enemy, the combination of childhood playmates and marriage
The relationship he brought still played a decisive factor in the early days of Arthur's alliance."
"Very good." Francois smiled and stroked his beard repeatedly. He really liked his son-in-law more and more: "It's good if you understand."
The meaning conveyed by the father-in-law to Ryan can be summed up in two parts.
First, from the founding of Arthur to the present, the unwritten standard for promotion among nobles is still to select capable people among acquaintances, or to select acquaintances among capable people. Although this may not be fair, this set of standards has remained the same since the founding of the country for thousands of years.
The most effective, even in Ryan's opinion, is the past life.
Second, for two unrelated people to trust each other, the easiest and most convenient way is to build a comradeship by fighting side by side many times in the war, or through family marriage.
Just like after François let Sulia and Ryan get married, not only did the Duke regard Ryan as one of his own, but Ryan also regarded Francois as a reliable elder and a firm ally. From the marriage of Ryan and Sulia,
, the Earl of Glamorgan and the Duke of Winford and their family both prospered and suffered.
This is the power of marriage, this is the means by which nobles form alliances through blood.
More importantly, the mutual benefit and trust brought about by this marriage are needed by both parties.
Ryan's personal strength is strong, and he has the support of the Fairy of the Lake behind him. It is shrouded in a veil of mystery. The Duke of Winford is a large noble family with a history of thousands of years. The Duke's family needs to absorb new blood like Ryan to develop and grow. At the same time,
Francois, who was aware of the shortcomings of serfdom, also needed to use Lane's practice to observe how changes should be made.
Ryan's foundation in the kingdom is still shallow. The chosen champion of the Fairy of the Lake knows how to fight and is outstanding in martial arts, but he doesn't particularly understand the rules of the court and the nobility. He also needs the help of the Duke of Winford family.
Therefore, Francois, who is extremely shrewd, wise and far-sighted, has long since chosen the talented and talented Lane as his son-in-law, and closely combined the interests of both parties. As a result, Lane released a positive signal in response, until
After Ryan was promoted to earl, although there were also some very outstanding young knights from other large noble families in the kingdom, Francois had already identified Ryan, because the marriage between Ryan and Sulia was beneficial to Ryan, the Duke's family, and Su
Leah also has a crush on Ryan.
Therefore, it can be seen from the expressions of son-in-law Ryan and daughter Sulia that this marriage is very happy.
Francois was also telling Ryan that not all marriages are boring, but your marriage with Sulia is not. You don't need to carry such a big burden on your heart, just enjoy your life as a couple.
Ryan's mind was spinning. It took him a long time to think about it before he realized how much Francois conveyed in this story.
There was a lot of information. The earl and his wife looked at each other and then nodded to express their understanding.
Ryan wanted to say something more, but Francois motioned to Ryan to continue listening: "My story is not over yet."
"Okay." Ryan lowered his head and truly listened to his father-in-law's teachings as his son-in-law.
"Thirty years after the founding of the Kingdom of Knights, the second year after the second generation of Knight King Lewis the Reckless took over the throne, and the sixth year after Arthur's death, Sirruf and Landuin had a fight.
It is said that the reason for the championship duel is related to the affair between Sirruf's wife, Arthur's sister Rosalind and Landuin, and also to the long-standing territorial dispute between the Principality of Lyonnais and the Principality of Mousilon."
"In this duel, Landuin defeated Silruf and left a terrible scar on Silruf's face. The deep friendship that had fought side by side for decades was wiped out. The duel ended.
Afterwards, the sad Landuin returned to Mousilon and secluded himself, never to be seen again.
Forty-three years after the duel ended, Landuin was found dead in his sleep. The Grand Knight of the Holy Grail, Duke Mousilon, who was still more powerful than Arthur, was aged 43 when he died.
Not yet one hundred and fifty years old," Francois continued.
The Grand Knight of the Holy Grail has an extremely long lifespan. Another Grand Knight of the Holy Grail, Siruf, lived for nearly 350 years before dying in battle on the banks of the Sannes River.
Speaking of this story, several people sighed. Former human compatriots, close comrades of chivalry, Holy Grail companions, Sirruf and Landuin fought side by side and participated in the twelve battles of the founding of the country, but in the end
Due to some reasons, they turned against each other, which made the knights regretful.
"...The enthusiasm brought by dreams will always cool down, but desires are never-ending. Even the Holy Grail Knights are the same. I think Lord Landuin must have been in pain when he defeated Silruf." Ryan whispered: "
So he never left his castle again. He knew that he had a duel with Silruf and that
It's not what he wants, but he is not only a Holy Grail Knight, he is the Duke of Mousilon! When Mousilon's interests are violated, when his reputation is violated, he must stand up and use all his strength
Defeat Sirluff and end this dispute, otherwise this will be the greatest blasphemy against chivalry!"
"This is the second lesson I want to teach you, Ryan." Francois' sea-blue eyes stared at Ryan, and he said softly: "A group that is gathered purely with dreams and personal prestige cannot last long.
To maintain harmony, only mature rules and regulations can ensure the operation of the kingdom's palace.
, after that duel, Lewis, the second-generation knight king who was deeply warned, began to formally draft the first draft of the rules of chivalry, established the prototype of chivalry and improved it, and at the same time established a complete nobility enfeoffment system and kingdom laws.
After that, no Grail knights ever dueled over differences."
"Thank you for your teaching!" Ryan bowed deeply again, he was taught.
"Yeah." Francois accepted Ryan's courtesy calmly. The Duke hesitated for a moment and finally said.
"Richard the Tiger is ready to abdicate. The person he wants to appoint as the king is Duke Lawn the Lion-Hearted. The king's abdication has been put on the agenda of the kingdom's court. Ryan... what are you going to do?"