Knighthood? Two at a time?
Within the entire camp, all the knights, nobles, freedmen, serfs, and even the Lake God's prophets were looking at the two Sanctuary Witches who were receiving the King's edict.
It could be said that there was no precedent for a Wizard to be knighted. However, everyone knew that Veronica and Teresa had been by Laing's side for a long time and had always been favoured. Veronica was generally acknowledged as more favoured, but Teresa and Laing had given birth to a daughter, Xi 'er, so her status was not to be underestimated.
Laing was the ruler of the Knight King Kingdom, and he was also the one who granted Mu Xilong's newly developed land. Thus, no one could say anything. The King himself could grant whoever he wanted, at most some people would come out and say that it was against the rules.
However, this could not change the overall situation.
There really was a Wizard who had been knighted!
Veronica's direct disciple, Melissa, was so jealous that her eyes turned red. Teresa's direct disciple, Emma, also clenched her teeth and lowered her head. In addition to envy, a trace of jealousy had also begun to rise.
At this time, Teresa was already in a state of surprise, absent-mindedness, and panic. The Sanctuary Sorceress knelt on the ground, her leather pants, knee-high boots, and white fox fur coat were all touching the ground. Teresa had never thought that there would be a day when she would be knighted. She foolishly knelt on the ground and was in a daze.
Veronica, on the other hand, was much more experienced than Theresa. Furthermore, her thoughts were different from Theresa's. The female chairman believed that she deserved it. Even though she was extremely excited to the point of ecstasy, she wasn't in a daze. Veronica first smiled sweetly, then noticed Melissa and Emma's red eyes that were filled with envy.
Veronica sighed in her heart. Although she had changed the name, she was still unable to solve the problem of the Sorceress Assembly's "Original Sin" for the time being.
What was "Original Sin"?
It was very simple. The origin of the Garland Council was the Sorceress Assembly. This was a group of Sorceress Odelia, who had split the Empire during the era of the Three Emperors. They relied on secular aristocratic organizations to obtain social resources and wealth in order to strengthen themselves and cultivate magic.
In the Marvel Blue Parliament, the first president, Margarita, had followed the Savior Ludwig through the great Holy War as his lover and female minister. She had relied on the Savior's strength, power, and wealth to establish the Marvel Blue Parliament.
When it came to Veronica, Margarita, as his lover and female court leader, she relied on Laing's power, wealth, and strength to rebuild the Sorceress Assembly.
Therefore, by now, the witches in the Sorceress Assembly had almost formed a fixed line of thought. Compared to their own struggles, the witches were more willing to believe in the course of history – choosing a good man and climbing up to a powerful military aristocrat was more important than anything else.
Even Veronica was powerless to change this mindset. She had relied on this mindset to get to where she was today.
After reading the king's edict, Talleyrand hurriedly asked Veronica and Teresa to stand up. The Talleyrand's face was full of smiles. As Laing's personal vassal, Talleyrand was very clear about the importance of these two witches in Laing's heart. He laughed and said, "Congratulations to Madam Veronica and Madam Teresa. In the future, I will add the word 'Lord' between your names and address you respectfully as Your Excellencies."
"We will obey Your Majesty's edict." Veronica and Teresa first bowed to Talleyrand again. The two Sanctuary witches were already in a state of ecstasy. They were the first two witches in the history of the Old World to be ennobled. Their names would be remembered and branded in history.
On two large silver plates were two sets of specially modified Duchess dresses. One was a dark red velvet coat with white fur edges, the other was a light-colored silver ring inlaid with six silver balls, and the other was a custom-made Duchess dress.
However, Veronica, who knew a certain someone very well, quickly checked it. Sure enough, there was a difference between hers and Teresa's!
Teresa's dress was ankle-length and only exposed the back of her feet, while Veronica's dress was knee-length and exposed the entire calf.
Similarly, the stockings were different. On Veronica's large silver plate was a pair of black translucent Lycra diamond-shaped silk stockings. The bottom of the stockings and the top of the stockings were decorated with special ribbon bows. They were bright and charming, and a little cute.
On Teresa's plate was a pair of velvet stockings with navy blue satin. The surface of the stockings was faintly fluorescent, elegant, sexy, and cool.
"Please take a bath and change your clothes, ladies, and then move to His Majesty's side." Talleyrand smiled and said, "Just wear the new dresses."
Veronica and Teresa looked at each other. How could they not know what Laing wanted to do?
There was no choice, and it was not a difficult thing to do. The two witches nodded and said, "Got it."
"He actually gave us a title. When mother said that before, I already gave up the idea of a title. Well, how can a witch be given a title?" Teresa said in a daze. The sorceress held the large silver plate with both hands and was still a little confused. She felt that it was not real and said, "But … but when mother asked him to give us a title at the turkey banquet, he didn't agree. But now …"
"Oh, my little Princess Jialan! Isn't it good to be given a title? " Veronica's face was full of "disgust". The female president held the large silver plate with both hands and looked at the shiny duchess dress on the plate. She could not help but have little stars in her eyes. Laing gave her a title! Laing really gave her a title, which was something she dared not even dream of. "Hurry up, hurry up!"
"But …" Theresa still didn't understand why Ryan wouldn't give it to her even when Aurora had begged for it. She didn't even show that she cared or wanted it, so why was Ryan so generous?
There was nothing she could do about it. Teresa had just arrived and did not even have a place to stay. Veronica saw this and simply gave her the bathroom in the manor to Teresa. This was the first time Laing's female courtiers bathed together.
After bathing and changing their clothes, the two newly conferred duchess walked out of their residence in a dazzling manner. Theresa's figure was slender, cold, and a little excited. Veronica was tall and sweet, but at the same time, her sharp eyes swept around. Under the endless envious gazes of the crowd, they parted their beautiful legs and prepared to leave.
Just as they stepped out of the small courtyard, Laing was already standing outside.
"Your Majesty!" Teresa was a little frightened and hurriedly wanted to kneel down.
"Laing! You're here? "Veronica went up to greet him.
"Good, good, good. The person, the clothes, and the title are good." Laing said with a smile. "I personally picked out the clothes for you. They look very suitable. Get up, Teresa. You don't have to kneel to me in the future. There's no need."
"My dear, why don't you go accompany your marshals? Come find us? " Veronica deliberately twirled in front of Laing coquettishly and showed off her duchess clothes. Then she put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "You're finally willing to give me the title?"
"Back then in Nord, in order to celebrate the promotion of a little warrior to the Legendary rank and the knighthood of the kingdom, his little friend and partner, a little witch who came from a humble background and did not have any decent assets, thought for a long time and took out a ribbon, tied herself with a bow and gave it to the little warrior as a gift." Laing nodded and said in front of everyone in the camp, "At that time, I promised you that I would not let you down. I will not let you down."
"A duchess, a council, status, glory, and even other things … I can give you everything. Are you satisfied, my dear?" Laing held Veronica's hands that were wrapped in black lace gloves and said affectionately, "Let Garland bloom in the mortal world once again. Everything is with me. Whether it's Chaos, the Green Dwarfs, the Undead, or anything else, we will never be separated again!"
"You still remember. So many years have passed, and you still remember." Veronica's face was full of tears. "I've always been worried that you would forget. I've always been worried that only I remembered and you forgot."
"Back when we had our first taste in my room in Castle Ortne, you said the same thing when we lay together and looked at the brightest star in the night sky," Laing's face was full of reminiscence. "You said that men become bad when they have power and influence. I will forget."
"You will, one day." Veronica lowered her head.
"I will never forget!" Laing said firmly.
The female council leader was shocked by Laing's affectionate confession. She screamed and covered her face with her hands. Tears slipped through her fingers. "You like to make me cry, don't you? Laing, you are such a bastard! "
After talking to Veronica, Laing turned his eyes to Teresa. The Sun King smiled and said, "My dear Teresa, do you still remember? When we first met, you and Lady Aurora warned and despised my little tricks. Then we went on an adventure together. Along the way, we stumbled. You were so stupid. Hahahaha! "
Teresa suddenly felt embarrassed. The sorceress did not dare to look into Laing's eyes. "At that time, I had no experience …"
"Then we went on an adventure. I was in charge of fighting to the end, and you were in charge of idling." Clayon chuckled. "Then, when we went out to sea to Marlin Castle, you were finally able to play a role, and the council asked you to go back. At that time, I thought, what are you doing here?"
"Oh!" Teresa was embarrassed and angry. Why did this bastard tell Veronica such a beautiful story, but tell her such a disgraceful story?
Was she not as important as Veronica in Laing's heart?
You abandoned everything in the Parliament and the path that your mother had set for you to come here to find me. In the battle of Helmgard, you were almost assassinated by assassins in order to protect the civilians. I know that the Warlock's bloodline has limited your progress, but it doesn't matter. I'm here for you. Are you willing to trust me? "
"I'm willing." What else could Theresa say at this point?
"Hahahaha! That's good, very good! " Laing laughed. He held the hands of his two female courtiers and smiled. "Come with me, Your Excellencies. Let's go inspect Palawon's hunting camp!"
Veronica and Teresa looked at each other. Before they could say anything, Laing held one of them in each hand and carried them into the carriage.
About five minutes later, Laing brought Veronica and Teresa to Palawon's camp.
In Laing's military reform, Palawon and Montfort duchies were very important experimental fields. Among them, Laing paid the most attention to the 'hunting corps' mentioned in the reform.
What was a hunting corps?
The hunting corps referred to specific light infantry and cavalry units. They were the so-called semi-professional soldiers. They were fast and were good at long-range combat. They were also good at mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare in mountainous and forest environments.
To put it simply, the hunters were equivalent to caravan guards, semi-professional freelance conscripts, as well as some trained woodcutters, hunters, and others. The quality of these soldiers was clearly inferior to the freelance army, but they were definitely superior to the serf infantry regiments, regardless of whether it was in terms of morale or tactical level. They might not be able to fight in the field, but they had no problems fighting in public order.
Laing placed great importance on the hunting corps. The light infantry couldn't hold the line and weren't good at shooting, but they could restrain the enemy's army. More importantly, the hunting corps was a reserve army. They only needed 15 to 30 days of rigorous training before they could become a regular army and enter the battlefield. During peacetime, they would act as public order troops and escort Merchant Bands. The hunting corps could also protect the citizens, expel Orcs, Green Dwarfs, and protect villages and Merchant Bands.
As everyone knew, Duke Ford of Montfort had never been fond of Leon. Furthermore, Axe Pass was the main trade route between the Empire and Brittania, so there was already a very complete and complete security army system and roaming cavalry system. Naturally, Duke Ford didn't pay much attention to the construction of the hunters. Furthermore, Leon's hunting fees were raised by the local Duke and the merchants themselves, so Duke Ford didn't really care.
On the contrary, Palawon used the Gray Lady's Road to conduct trade with Nur. The Gray Lady's Road was important, but it wasn't safe. Naturally, the hunting corps started to develop.
Now, thousands of Palawon Mountain Hunters were present. (The number of hunters wasn't included in the Knight's army).
Duke Casson immediately ordered, "Begin!"
The soldiers, who were wearing yellow and black robes with breastplates and leather armor inside, were training.
They were quickly passing through an open area, looking for trees, bushes, stones, and even snow to use as cover. The hundreds of people who were demonstrating quickly scattered into the open area. Then, they took out short bows, crossbows, and muskets imported from the Empire. They also had machetes or longswords at their waists. They looked like they were running away, but in fact, they were scattering.
After the soldiers found a suitable place, they occupied the open area. A few Horned Beasts were released from their cages. The ferocious Orcs could fight against ten Horned Beasts, but under the crossfire of the hunters, they were riddled with holes by arrows and muskets.
"Loyal! Loyal! Regiment! Regiment! Must! Victory! "
"Loyal! Loyal! Regiment! Regiment! Must! Victory! "
Then, the hunters showed Laing, Veronica, and Teresa how to react at night or when camping, how to traverse mountains and forests, and how to deal with small Orc gangs, Green Goblin raiders, and small Green Goblin gangs.
Of course, the stronger the hunters were, the harder it was to deal with them.
"The knights are always ashamed of dodging. They prefer to charge and face the enemy head-on, and they emphasize on determining the outcome of a battle. I almost thought that all Britanians are like that. I didn't expect the hunters of Palawon to be so similar to the Nord Marines." Veronica hugged Ryan's arm and leaned on him. A gentle breeze blew, and the sweet female president's face turned red. She quickly pressed down her skirt and let the ribbon on her stockings flutter in the wind. "These soldiers are good at security, but they are not good at field battles."
"We don't need them for field battles. If we do, we only need to train the hunters, and they will become outstanding free soldiers." Laing nodded and smiled as he said, "How is it, Teresa?"
"They are still slow. The light infantry are fast enough, but we don't deal with humans most of the time." Theresa's face was also slightly red. She felt that something was wrong with her, as if she had forgotten what she was wearing after taking a bath. However, the duchess dress, the floral shirt inside, the duchess crown on her head, the stockings on her legs, and the high heels on her feet all told her that she had a full set of duchess dress. The sorceress could only say, "I'll go back and do some research. I'll see if there are any suitable props in the workshop."
"Loyalty! Loyalty! Regiment! Victory! Must! Victory! "
"Loyalty! Loyalty! Regiment! Victory! Must! Victory! "
When the hunters saw the Sun King inspecting them, they were all extremely excited and shouted their slogans loudly.
"Did you come up with this slogan? Kasson? "Laing felt that this slogan was familiar.
"Simple, easy to understand, and direct. I came up with it." Duke Kayan was quite proud. "It turns out that, as I saw in the Holy Grail Expedition, the knight's virtues and many theories are too complicated. It's better to simplify things for soldiers."
"Well, it's not easy for you to have such knowledge." Laing was interested. "In that case, let me give this legion something!"
Laing took the military flag of the Parawon Mountain Hunters. On the back of the military flag, the Sun King waved and left his own words.
After these three words, they became the soul of the Brittanian hunters, and this military flag also became a sacred object.
"Loyalty, Honor, Unity."
— — Knight King, "The Sun" Laing Macado.
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