The Commonwealth of Mifata was a strange country. It didn't have a decent government, and the country's politics were decided by the Grand Parliament composed of mages. The Grand Parliament was divided into two parts. The House of Commons, composed of senior mages, was responsible for the country's main government affairs, such as finance, taxation, and personnel. The House of Lords, composed of legendary mages, was only responsible for foreign affairs and military affairs. The masters were very busy and had no time to deal with those trivial matters.
"What are those legendary mages busy with?" Sui Xiong asked curiously.
Ray thought for a while and said, "Generally, they're studying how to break through the biological limit and step into the realm of demigods. Anyway, the masters I know are all studying this."
"Do you know any legendary mages?"
"Not really. I do know some of them, but they probably don't remember me," Ray said with a smile. "When I was young, I came here to study for a period of time. At that time, I was in the capital of the Commonwealth of Mifata, the Highest Tower. Because of some luck, I was lucky enough to meet two masters, and I also met another two masters, as well as Master Green. Among all the 14 legendary mages in the Commonwealth of Mifata, I know exactly how many of them there are. Many middle-level and low-level mages must be envious of them. "
"With your current strength, even if you don't consider your background, you're totally qualified to meet those legendary mages," Sui Xiong said with interest. Sui Xiong said with great interest. "Will we pass by the territory of any legendary mage on the way? I think we can go and meet them. "
Ray carefully recalled and shook his head. "To be honest, I don't have much impression of where the masters live. For example, His Excellency 'Green Sea Dweller', I know of his existence, but I didn't know that he was originally in the Green Tree City."
"Is this kind of information kept confidential?"
"Probably not, but I was not interested in information at that time. When I got a little older and started to be interested in these things, it was already … "Ray's face suddenly became gloomy. He sighed deeply and stopped talking.
It was obvious that he had recalled some sad past events.
Sui Xiong gently patted his shoulder to comfort him. "Don't be sad. People can't always live in their memories. You have a bright future ahead of you. Why do you always worry about those unhappy things in the past? "
"You're right." Ray smiled and nodded, but his expression was still gloomy.
However, he was a veteran adventurer after all and was very good at adjusting his emotions. It didn't take long for him to return to normal and bury the sad past deep in his heart.
The Commonwealth of Mifata was made up of many towns and cities. Because of the protection of the Magic Towers, the public security in the cities was usually quite good. But once you left the cities, you would encounter all kinds of demons and moths. Even on the main roads, there were often many demons and monsters.
This was because the terrain here was very high — the southern part of the Main Plane was a plateau with a high concentration of magic. This was also the reason why the mages chose to concentrate on building the Magic Tower here.
The relatively high density of mana caused a large number of mages to gather here, and it gradually developed into the Mage Country. However, the high concentration of mana also caused the monsters to emerge endlessly. They were like weeds in the wilderness that couldn't be eradicated. There were even times when the patrols had just swept through a certain area, and in the blink of an eye, a large number of monsters would appear like bamboo shoots after the rain.
Ray brandished his longsword, hacking a roaring minotaur into four halves along with its axe. Then, without even looking, he stabbed out with his spear, piercing through a shrieking birdman's heart. At the same time, his feet weren't idle either, running as if he was flying, conveniently kicking a mutated slime that was covered in spikes flying. Only when it smashed into a large tree did the extremely ingenious power completely erupt, this monster that should have been immune to most physical attacks was blasted into a pile of mud, splattering everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen demons and monsters were killed by him. The ground was full of dirty blood, and the place was a mess.
"Why are there so many monsters here?" Sui Xiong was puzzled. "Neither the Gray Stone Mountains nor the Wild Swamp of Ancient Wood have so many monsters!"
Steele flew back from a distance, holding a wooden board in her hand. There was a line of words on it: You ask me, but who should I ask?
So the man and the pig both looked at Ray.
Among them, Ray was the only one who had been to the Commonwealth of Mifata before.
"I don't know either. I came here by water by boat, then landed at the White Tower Harbor, and directly went to the Highest Tower using the short-distance transmission spell," Ray said. "Later, when I was in school, I basically never stepped out of the Highest Tower, so I learned about the actual situation of the Commonwealth of Mifata from books."
"You don't pay attention to the outside world, and you only read the books of the sages. Back then, you had a very exam-oriented education style!"
"What is exam-oriented education?"
"Just like you, concentrate on reading, and don't care about anything else."
"That's a really good way of life," Ray said with a smile. Ray said with a smile. "Peaceful, peaceful, and aloof from worldly affairs. My teacher always wanted me to be a scholar, not a knight who fights and kills."
Steele laughed, took out the wooden board, and wrote two lines of words: A scholar who kills and sets fires? Specializing in robbing?
Ray couldn't help but smile bitterly, shaking his head as he laughed.
Sui Xiong thought for a moment and asked, "What about you now? Do you want to be a scholar or a knight? Or … have you made up your mind to be a successful robber? "
"If I could, I still want to be a knight," Ray said. "But it's unlikely. The requirements for a knight are very high."
"I don't think so. You are a strong person who is about to reach the legendary level. If this is not enough, how many knights can there be in the world?"
Ray sighed. "This is not a matter of strength, but a matter of morality. To be a knight, one must follow the eight virtues: modesty, honor, sacrifice, bravery, compassion, faith, honesty, and justice. I will not repeat the corresponding oaths … In short, I have deviated from the virtues of a knight. Even if I am strong, I can't be regarded as a knight. "
"It seems that knights seem to be very high-class …" Sui Xiong whispered. "There is such a high moral standard …"
Steele laughed again, took out the wooden board, and wrote a big word: Lie!
"Lie? What do you mean? "Sui Xiong asked curiously.
Seeing Steele take out the wooden board again, he simply waved his hand and gave everyone a temporary Language Proficiency, so that Steele could directly communicate with others in the language.
"The virtues of a knight are nothing more than a formality when knighthood is conferred. The lord or the bishop presides over the ceremony, and the knighted knight makes a hypocritical oath — in fact, no one will take it seriously, "Steele said with a smile. "I have seen many knights, but I have never seen a knight who can conform to half of the eight virtues, let alone eight."
"You don't even have half of them?"
"Of course." Steele took out the wooden board, wrote the eight virtues on it, and explained them one by one. "Modesty, this requires a knight to be humble to everyone, to lower his or her attitude, not to be arrogant, and not to be arrogant. Most powerful people are more arrogant, and only the weak will be humble. The knights I've seen are indeed humble in front of people of higher status, but that's all. "
"This also counts as half," Sui Xiong said.
"Okay, it counts as half," Steele continued. "Honor, this requires a knight to firmly protect his or her honor, not to do anything that will damage his or her honor, and never to retreat in order to protect his or her honor. This was one of the most commonly mentioned virtues of a knight. 'Honor is my life' was always on the lips of many. However, when they had to take the risk to protect their honor or pay the price to protect their honor, most of them would shrink back. I have only occasionally seen knights who are willing to protect their honor — fortunately, there are still some. "
"Then this counts as one."
"Yes. There is no need to mention sacrifice. After all, knights are warriors who obey the lord or the church. As a warrior, it is not appropriate for him to retreat at the last minute. Therefore, this can be considered as the most well-executed of all the virtues of a knight. "
"Two and a half."
"Bravery, many hotheads can do it. But most hotheads can't become knights, and those who can become knights are not very brave, "Steele said. "Among the noble knights, there are basically no brave ones, but if you count the knights of the church, then there are still some brave ones among the church knights."
"Does this count as one?"
"At most half," Steele said. "Next is mercy. Anyway, I have never seen a knight with this virtue. When you see it, you can invite me to take a look and broaden my horizons. Faith, noble knights don't have much faith. Church knights, of course, have faith, but they don't believe in justice or justice. They believe in their own God — even if it's an evil God. "
"Does this count as a virtue?" Sui Xiong asked.
"Maybe some people think so, but I don't think it is a virtue to believe in a god fanatically, and to draw your sword against anyone who conflicts with your god's teachings."
Sui Xiong smiled. "This indeed does not count."
"Honesty and justice, these two things should be counted together — because I have never seen either of them. Like mercy, these three virtues are very rare. Not only have I not seen it among the knights, but I have also never seen it among the nobles. "Steele painted on the board, and finally smiled.
There were only three virtues left.
Sui Xiong turned to look at Ray, his expression a little gloomy. Obviously, Steele's criticism of the knights' moral level made him very unhappy.
"Only by following the eight virtues can one be called a knight," Ray emphasized. He emphasized, "There are fakes everywhere, not just among the knights. Nobles also have their own standards of virtue, but how many nobles can fulfill them?"
Steele laughed twice and did not take it seriously. "Nobles are rotten to the core! Look at me, besides being a little lascivious, do I have any other shortcomings? Didn't I still get deprived of my inheritance … "
"You are not 'a little' lascivious, you are too lascivious!"
"It doesn't matter, it is just a little personal style problem …"
Ray and Steele habitually quarreled. Sui Xiong looked at them silently, secretly planning.
Maybe … when his church was built, should he hold a canonization ceremony for Ray?
Well, let's do that!
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