Gill held a fork and a knife. The food placed in front of him was of a level that he could only eat if he saved up a week's worth of pocket money.
But Gill had no appetite at the moment. No one would be in the mood to eat while watching the upcoming beheading ceremony on the public execution platform.
This was indeed a harsh execution. Nearly two hundred servants in the Iron Nation's embassy were summoned to the dining hall with their families. They stood neatly in more than ten rows in silence.
Empress Yekana stood in front of them and looked at everyone with cold eyes. From time to time, those who were regarded as traitors would be dragged out of the line and taken away by the guards.
In the end, three of these servants were directly dragged away by the guards. Only then did Empress Yekana wave her hand to dismiss the group of people.
"General Fred, you are too negligent in the management of the entire embassy."
Empress Yekana looked at a ring on her hand. The ring was inscribed with a lavender inscription.
As an inscriber, Gill could tell at a glance that the gem inlaid in the ring was an expensive inscription stone. It was inscribed with magic of the illusion system.
"Your Highness, I was sent here by the king to retire." General Fred began to complain a little to Empress Yekana. "Noland is a nursing home with a good view. There is no reason to worry about spies from other countries in the nursing home."
"But now, I am going to assign you to a new battlefield, General."
Empress Yekana listened to the general's complaints and finally sighed softly. The general had made great contributions to the Iron Nation, but he was too old. He was so old that he would gasp for breath when he practiced with Prince Klaus for a while.
Although General Fred had asked the king to stay on the battlefield, the war was already over. The king had sent him to the city of Noland as an ambassador.
Under such circumstances, it was understandable that General Fred would complain.
"You mean the Holy Spirit Competition?" General Fred paused. "I didn't expect you to care so much about this … Magic Net game."
"It's the Karshilov Family who cares too much about this competition." Empress Yekana's voice contained a dense coldness. "In order to win this competition, they even used despicable means such as planting spies among the contestants and bribing the nobles of other countries."
Bribing the nobles of other countries? Gill was slightly surprised when she heard this. Speaking of which, the combat strength of the other countries' contestants was also unreasonably weak.
"Despicable, indeed, but common in war," said General Fred.
"Did the Chaos Devil say anything about holding a second round?"
Empress Yekana looked at Prince Klaus who was sitting at the dining table.
"Josiah Yanorod just told me on the Mana Net that the second competition is in three months. The prize is still the holy tree's crystal."
Prince Klaus received a message from Josiah on his way into the embassy.
In addition to informing Prince Klaus about the time of the next Holy Spirit Tournament, the message also asked about Prince Klaus' current location.
"Three months later? The next time the Noland Portal opens … "
Thinking of this, the horrified expression on Empress Yekana's face finally faded a little.
"General Fred, I plan to form a new guild," Empress Ekana suddenly said.
"Guild?"
"Just like our Gladiator Guild! Not only do I want to make those old foxes lose so badly in the next Holy Spirit Tournament that they can't even lift their heads, but in all future tournaments … I won't give them a chance to win. "Empress Ekana seemed to be serious.
"But Your Highness … that Chaos Devil might not always use the holy tree's crystal as a reward."
General Fred knew how precious the holy tree's crystal was. This time, Josiah had given it to the Land of Frost as a reward for winning the tournament.
Who knew what the Chaos Devil would give as a reward for the next tournament.
"General Fred! The next Holy Spirit Tournament's reward is still the holy tree's crystal, "Prince Klaus interrupted.
But his reminder was completely ignored by his mother.
"Disband the guild. But that Chaos Devil's ambition might be greater than I thought." Empress Ekana recalled the memory of her contact with Josiah and said, "He is deliberately stirring up hatred between us and the Land of Frost. A hatred that can only be resolved through the Magic Net game. In the end, the Magic Net game will be valued by me and the nobles of various countries … It will become a new battlefield."
Empress Ekana's words were just as General Fred had predicted.
"Your Highness, I will train strong enough soldiers."
General Fred heard this and had no more doubts. He accepted Empress Ekana's mission.
"In this aspect, I will also recruit in Steel Nation's Ossen Castle. I heard that there is a place called Internet Cafe there."
Empress Ekana paused and looked at Gill and the attendants sitting next to him.
"Although they lost this tournament, they all displayed abilities that are not weaker than the enemy. General Fred, do these soldiers have a reward?" Empress Ekana asked.
"Everyone has a reward of five gold coins."
General Fred answered Empress Ekana truthfully.
At this time, Empress Ekana also walked towards the table. Gill almost immediately put down the cutlery in his hand, wiped the grease stains on the corner of his mouth, and stood up from his seat.
"I remember that your father is a baron?"
"The manager of Kerryn Town. It is our honor to be remembered by Her Highness," Gill lowered his head and said in a humble voice.
"Today, you performed very well on the 'Holy Spirit' battlefield. Are you willing to continue to stay in the embassy as a contestant for the tournament?"
"Of course."
Gill could only answer this way. If he refused, he might not even be able to walk out of the embassy alive.
"General Fred, bring me the sword." Empress Ekana's next order scared Gill to the point that his soul almost left his body.
Her Highness does not intend to use magic, does she intend to 'deal' with me directly with the sword?
Gill stared at the general who took out a knight's longsword. The sword's guard was covered with complex patterns. It did not look like a weapon for battle at all.
This is a … ceremonial sword.
"Kneel."
Under Empress Ekana's order, Gill instantly understood what she meant and instantly half-knelt on the ground.
"Although this is only a guild that I established verbally, and there is no written document to indicate your identity, I will not mistreat any 'warrior' who fights for me on the battlefield."
Empress Ekana pulled out the longsword and gently patted Gill's shoulder with the blade.
Gill felt the coldness of the longsword on his shoulder, but his heart was so excited that he could only calm it down by clenching his hand tightly.
This meant that he had become a knight under the Empress' command! A knight under the Bloody Queen … This identity had far more power than a baron. God knows how many nobles in the Iron Nation had to speak to him politely when they saw this identity.
The position that everyone dreamed of suddenly fell into Gill's hands at this moment.
"But if you face such a tragic defeat next time."
Halfway through the ceremony, Empress Ekana suddenly put the longsword in her hand on Gill's neck, forcing Gill to look up at her.
"Not only you, but your family will also turn into dust along with your honor. Do you understand?"
"I … I understand, Your Highness," Gill said with a trembling voice.
"Then become stronger for the sake of glory in the future, Saint Knight."
Empress Ekana directly called the contestants' knights', which instantly elevated the status of the Weave players.
Gill raised his hands and caught Empress Ekana's longsword.
"I'll leave the rest to you, General Fred. There is no need to show mercy." Empress Ekana turned to leave the dining hall, but before she left, she looked back at Prince Klaus and said something that made him despair. "Pack your luggage."
"Understood, Mother."
Prince Klaus accepted his mother's order. He would eventually return to the Iron Nation, but before he left, he opened the Weave message. There was a message left by Ino.
"Where are you?"
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