The southwest wind brought the salty smell of the sea to the east coast of Slaver's Bay, diluting the smell of blood and fire on the battlefield below Poplar Slope.
The midday sun reflected the dazzling white light on the snow-white blade with seven or eight notches, causing Barristan and the others to squint slightly.
Seven wooden stakes stood behind Danny. The upper half of the stakes were freshly carved with the faces of seven people: a bearded man holding a balance (the Father), a smiling woman (the Mother), a young man with a long sword (the Warrior), a veiled girl (the Maiden), a man with a hammer (the Blacksmith), a hunchback old woman holding a lamp (the Old Woman), and a faceless man (the Stranger).
Danny tapped the sword three times on the shoulder of the excited bearded man and said loudly, "Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of Braavos and the Northerners, under the witness of the Seven Gods, are you willing to swear allegiance to me and serve me with your courage, strength, and wisdom for the rest of your life?"
She took off her helmet, and the silver hair on her grayish-black shoulder armor shone brightly under the sunlight. Her palm-sized fair face was filled with a solemn and respectful expression, and her smoky purple eyes only made people feel sincerity and dignity, ignoring her beautiful face.
Jon knelt on one knee and shouted excitedly, "I, the illegitimate son of Braavos and the Northerners, Jon Snow, swear allegiance to my Lord, Danny Liz Targaryen. I swear allegiance to you and will never leave your side."
"I accept your allegiance." Danny smiled like a blooming flower. "I swear, you will always have a place by my fireplace. You will drink wine at my table and eat meat with me. I swear, I will never let your service be tarnished. In the name of the Seven Gods, I, Danny Liz Targaryen, solemnly swear. "
She then sheathed her sword and looked around. Finally, her eyes fell on Jon's head and said softly, "As the Lord and Queen of Jon Snow, I declare that Jon Snow is the son of Luna Bolton. From today onwards, he will inherit his mother's surname."
"Jon … Bolton, thank my lord!" Big Beardy's voice trembled.
'Er, the fake main character follower I just accepted is gone.'
Dani took two more steps to the side and came up to another bearded man who was kneeling on one knee. She tapped his shoulder three times with the flat of her sword and said, "Bruce Wayne, descendant of the exiles from the Northern Region, under the witness of the old and new gods, are you willing to swear allegiance to me and be my most loyal knight for the rest of your life, serving me with your courage, strength, and wisdom?"
Well, Bruce was like many Westeros. He believed in the old traditional gods of the Northern Territory, but he was also respectful and pious to the Seven Gods.
In fact, Jorah Mormont was like this. He was a northerner, but he was baptized by the ritual of the Seven Gods and became a proper knight.
For Bruce, Danny's oath was slightly different.
After Bruce took the oath, the tall red-haired woman, Lara Amber, and the black-haired middle-aged man, Herman Tauha, were next.
This was not the end. When the four newly promoted knights stood up excitedly, Scar Back Simon, Fatty Morono, Black Man Tal, Centaur Cui Lo, and the other 25 warriors lined up in two rows and knelt in front of the statue of the Seven Gods and Danny.
This was a reward based on merit. The 25 people in front of them had made great contributions in today's battle and would be conferred as knights by Danny together.
Well, they could have other beliefs, but they would still be baptized by the Seven Gods and become the most orthodox knights — although many of them did not have proper knight skills at all.
Looking at Cui Lo's blushing face as he loudly swore to Danny, Aggo said to Rakkalou with a bitter taste, "I also want to become a knight."
"Me too," Rakkalou muttered.
Aggo was stunned. He shook his head and said, "No, Kalixi said that we, the Blood Guards, are her 'blood of my blood.' Our closeness and loyalty far surpasses that of knights and lords. We can't neglect the essentials!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Kalixi's father's kingdom was overthrown by his vassals, and the Sea of Grass has never had a Blood Guard who betrayed Khal." Aggo came back to his senses and said excitedly.
"Well, we are Kalixi's last barrier!"
In addition to conferring the 25 warriors as knights, Danny then conferred the title of a knight to each of them one by one.
A knight was not necessarily a knight, but a knight was only considered to have stepped on the threshold of nobility. A knight was considered a true noble.
Although it was the lowest level of nobility.
Danny was clear about rewards and punishments. The Rose Group had just joined her, so it was impossible for them to have the same rewards as the generals who had won a great battle for her.
After conferring the titles of knights, today's ceremony was not over. Danny still had to confer herself as a knight.
Well, knights and titles did not coincide. A knight conferred by the king could be respectfully called a 'knight', but he was not a true knight.
And even if Danny had the title of Queen, she was still not a knight. She had not undergone the baptism of knights, nor had she applied holy ointment, nor had she served a true knight.
How could the king of a group of knights not be a knight?
As the commander of the White Knights, if he was willing to use his reputation as a guarantee, he had the right to confer anyone as a knight.
Except for the king.
If the Mad King Eris was still alive, or even Danny's cheap second brother was still alive, Barristan could confer her as a knight with the status of a princess.
Princesses and crown princes could kneel to the commander of the Kingsguard, but only the queen or the king could not.
It was not that the queen could not become a knight. If the archbishop of the Church of the Seven Gods was here, he could represent the Church of the Seven Gods to confer Danny as a knight.
But now, there was not even a low-level cultivator.
But …
Danny let all the knights, including Barristan, line up below her and announced loudly, "There is no Church of the Seven Gods in Slave Bay, and there is no archbishop. So, I have decided to follow the precedent and concurrently hold the position of Archbishop Astapor. "
She was not exaggerating. The 'blessed by God' Saint Baylor, the one who locked her three sisters in the virgin house and buried the fuse of the Black Fire Rebellion, held both the position of king and archbishop.
If Danny could maintain her current persona until the moment of her death, then she would definitely be praised as' Saint Danny 'by future generations.
Her historical status in the Church of the Seven Gods was higher than Saint Baylor. It was probably similar to 'Saint Peter', 'Saint John', and 'Saint Paul' in Christianity.
At this moment, Saint Danny, as the archbishop, conferred Queen Danny, Liz I as a knight.
The Knight Queen Danny unsheathed her sword and inserted it beside her. She knelt on one knee facing the Church of the Seven Gods. Dozens of knights behind her pulled out their swords and scimitars. They followed Danny and knelt behind her with a solemn expression.
"I swear to be kind to the weak!" Danny said loudly.
"I swear to be kind to the weak!" The knights behind her shouted in unison.
"I swear to fight against violence bravely!"
"I swear to fight against all wrong and injustice!"
"I swear to use the sword in my hand to fight for the people of the world!"
"I swear to not hurt children and babies!"
"I swear to help my brothers as knights!"
"I swear to be honest and trustworthy!"
"I swear to abide by the basic laws and customs!"
"I swear to be ashamed of ignorance, to be ashamed of ease and work, to be ashamed of extravagance and debauchery!"
Danny recited a sentence, and her knights swore together. The scene was simple but sacred, and the atmosphere was even more solemn.
The surrounding soldiers quietly witnessed everything that happened. They were in awe and worship, but they also looked forward to it.
However, Danny's new "invention" of the Knight's Declaration was a bit … cough cough, too much of it. At the end, it was almost shouting "Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces".
Alright, the Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces were undoubtedly more advanced than the real Knight's Declaration … Well, the idea was more advanced.
The Westeros knights regarded the law as nothing. They were all ignorant, ignorant, extravagant, and greedy. It was time for them to be baptized by the advanced ideas of the Great Celestial Empire!
Danny said the last sentence of the oath loudly to conclude, "In the face of a strong enemy, be fearless. Be courageous, loyal, and upright. Rather die than submit. Protect the weak. Do not go against the law!"
As a feudal Knight Queen, of course, she couldn't let her subordinates forget about "loyalty and bravery."
If she didn't proclaim loyalty, should she encourage the knights to rebel?
Now that they were at war, bravery and fearlessness were even more important.
After the coronation ceremony, Danny stood up and looked around. She found that the morale and spirit of the soldiers were much higher than before. Obviously, they saw the glory and also felt the real benefits of military achievements.
The morale of the soldiers could be used!
Danny sighed and ordered the servants to prepare wine and meat. After winning the battle and conferring so many knights, of course, there would be a celebration!
After arranging the celebration for this afternoon, Danny gathered all the newly promoted knights to clean up the aftermath of the battle.
The Unsullied were in charge of leading the servants to clean up the battlefield. Gray Worm was the first to stand up and report the results of the battle, "Your Majesty, we lost 127 knights and another 206 were injured. We are unable to join the battle immediately."
Danny frowned. Even with such an advantageous battle situation, the casualties were still more than 10%. This ratio …
In addition, during the Bloody Wedding, when the Frey family (about two to three thousand people) and Bolton (about three thousand infantrymen) worked together to kill Robb's four thousand elite soldiers, the Frey family only lost about fifty people. Among them, ten were bitten to death by Robb's Direwolf, Gray Wind.
Yes, in the TV series "Game of Power", Gray Wind died tragically in the beast cage. He lived a pitiful life and died a cowardly death. In the original "Ice and Fire", Gray Wind was released by Reynold Westlin. He went on a killing spree and died a heroic death.
Reynold Westlin was Robb's brother-in-law, Jenny's elder brother in Steep Cliff City, and the eldest son of Lady Sibel.
Sibel did not tell her children about her collusion with Tywin. She was known as the number one spy in "Ice and Fire".
She even made an agreement with Tywin to find a Lannister wife for Reynold.
In the end, the traitor's mother and the loyal son, Reynold, committed suicide by jumping into the river during the Bloody Wedding.
Yes, he was outnumbered, but he was unwilling to surrender to the Frey family who violated the rights of the guests. He was extremely loyal and brave.
In addition, Robb's Direwolf was several times more sensitive to its master's danger than Danny's dragon. It bit and growled at Sibel and her brother many times in front of Robb to remind its master. However, it was very close to Sibel's son, Reynold.
.....
"Why did so many people die?" Danny looked at Barristan and asked.
She took Little Green and 500 knights to clean up the stubborn strongholds, but only 20 people died. Whitebeard led a large force to charge in the empty camp. No one should be able to stop him. After all, the camp had been trampled by the horses.
"We didn't lose many people in the southern camp, but when we changed horses to sweep the northern camp, we encountered a lot of resistance." The old general sighed.
Danny nodded and said nothing.
The Guise slave owner naturally put the mercenary group at the front of the camp. After seeing the situation of the enemy camp through the black dragon, Danny accurately cut the Guise Alliance's camp in half.
There were mostly traders and slave soldiers in the north. The threat was small and could be put aside first.
The mercenary group was at the south end, but they were all wiped out by her.
After Whitebeard's 2,000 cavalrymen swept through the mercenary camp several times, they changed to energetic mounts and swept to the north.
It was completely worth it to capture tens of thousands of slaves and traders at the cost of hundreds of casualties.
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