"He looks like an experienced wizard." Laing said to François on the way to Culona, "Based on the information I have, I can't tell what kind of wizard he is."
"It's normal for wizards to come to Brittany when the knight's conference is near, but I still feel that something is wrong." François frowned, "Maybe we should talk to Her Highness Morgiana about this. Laing, I'll leave this to you."
"Me again?" Laing complained.
"You're the champion of the Lady's Choice, and Her Highness Morgiana likes you. Who else could it be?" François laughed, "You should spend more time with Her Highness Morgiana. It'll be good for your future."
"… Maybe." Ryan thought that Morgiana didn't reject the idea of coming into contact with him, partly because of the Lake Fairy's order, and partly because his Psionic Light increased the favorability of spellcasters.
"Laing, do you plan to live with us in Culona?" Sulia rode her horse and caught up from behind. The heroic female knight was a little shy when she saw her father. However, when she remembered her father's secret encouragement and affirmation, she mustered up her courage and asked. Francois immediately gave his daughter an encouraging look.
"Yes, I'm definitely with you. I've heard that you have your own mansion in Culona, Duke?"
"Of course. You're more than welcome." François nodded, "Baptiste? Gaston? I'll leave this to you. "
"Yes, sir!" The two Royal Knights of Winford lowered their heads.
The magnificent capital of Brittany, Culona, was right in front of them.
When the group approached the gate of Culona, a group of elite knights in silver armor appeared in front of Laing and the others. They all had thick beards and were adorned with the fur of white wolves. They held war hammers in their hands and wore wolf fur cloaks. On the red flag of the knights, there was a white wolf holding a war hammer and glaring at them.
"White Wolf Knights?!" Leon cried out involuntarily. "Heavens, an entire company of White Wolf Knights? Why are they here? "
If the most powerful knights in the old world were the Knights of the Holy Grail, then the White Wolf Knights were undoubtedly the most famous in the old world. The White Wolf Knights were established in the second year of Charlemagne's Empire. They were the oldest and largest knights in the old world. The White Wolf Knights had fifteen companies under their command, and there were more than eighteen hundred knights in total. They were a group of violent barbarians with a high degree of discipline and excellent military skills. Even the most bloodthirsty barbarians in the north who defected to the Chaos could not stand up to them.
"Haha, I heard that the Empire sent an ambassador for the knights' conference. I didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance of yours, Laing!" François smiled at Laing.
However, Laing's expression remained solemn. He saw the second group of knights, which was slightly smaller than the White Wolf Knights. There were only about forty of them. Their helmets were decorated with leopard heads. Their saddles and cloaks were also made of leopard skins. Their blue and silver armor shone under the sun. In the middle of their blue and yellow cheetah flags, there was the symbol of Charlemagne's two-tailed comet and skull.
The Cheetah Knight Regiment, one of the most outstanding Knight Regiments in the Empire, one of the few elite Knight Regiments!
"The Cheetah Knights … the White Wolf Knights. When these two groups of knights appear together, there is no doubt that it is Boris. Boris Todbringer is here. I didn't expect him to be the ambassador of the Empire," Laing muttered.
"Boris? The new Kurfürst of Vollich? "François asked curiously," Do you know him? "
"Yes, when he was still the successor, we went deep into the Drakwald Forest together to fight against the Orc tribe," Laing whispered, "Why is it him?"
Hence, Ryan rode forward on his horse. The Holy Grail Knight raised his warhammer and walked towards the White Wolf Knights and Cheetah Knights by himself.
After years of bloody battles, achievements, glory, and status, Laing's face was full of confidence and majesty. He was dressed like a great noble. He held his war hammer and blocked the path of the Empire's knights. He smiled and said, "Boris? I'm so happy to see you here! "
The White Wolf Knights laughed together. Most of them had recognized Laing. Only the Cheetah Knights glared at Laing, wondering who this Holy Grail Knight was.
"Oh, get out of the way, all of you, get out of the way. A little brat has come to me so arrogantly. Let me see how he's doing." A great noble with a full beard and thick red beard appeared from the crowd of the White Wolf Knights and the Cheetah Knights. He had a full body armor enchanted with runes and blessed by the Wolf God. On the wolf helmet, there was a golden statue of the main temple building of Urick. On the golden statue, there was a huge red and white peacock feather standing tall. One of his eyes was covered by a black eyepatch, and the other was staring at Laing. His eyes were shining. After looking at Laing for a long time, he laughed and said, "So it's you, little brat, Laing. Let me tell you, if it weren't for the oracle of my Lord, I would have smashed your skull with my sword!"
The holy sword that belonged to the Kurfürst, the Bite of Leg, was hanging on his waist.
Obviously, the person in front of him was the new Kurfürst of Vollich, the Master of White Wolf City, Boris Todbinger.
"I didn't expect Sir Boris to come here." Laing said with a sigh.
"What, am I not welcome?" Boris' face was full of tenacity and straightforwardness.
"Yes, you're not welcome. Who knows if you and your knights will cause any trouble in the Knights Conference. I'd rather you and your White Wolf Knights all stay in White Wolf City, and the Cheetah Knights all stay in the Cheetah Palace!" Laing said helplessly. This time, Boris came with an entire company of White Wolf Knights and dozens of Cheetah Knights. In addition, there were hundreds of attendants. In terms of the size of the ambassadors, it was really too large and too elite.
Were these people really here as ambassadors and not to show off?
"Sigh, there are some things that are not suitable to talk about here. Maybe we can find a place to talk about it in a few days." Boris' voice was full of helplessness. "I envy you. You have become the champion of the Chosen of God. Now you have nothing to do with these things. By the way, your father Norman is old. Commander Wagner said that it's time for him to retire."
"I think so too … Then see you later, Your Excellency."
"See you later, Your Excellency." With that, Boris Todbringer led the Empire's ambassadors into the city. The Empire's knights erupted with a magnificent aura that was not to be outdone. Many Brittany nobles and citizens came out to watch, and there was a burst of exclamations.
When Laing returned to the team, he found Emilia hiding behind Suria with a frightened expression, only showing her little head. After seeing the Empire's ambassadors enter the city, the girl came out from behind the female knight.
"Are you very familiar with this Kurfürst Boris?" François was interested. He thought that Laing did have a great advantage in this aspect. He had relationships with many forces in the Empire. It could be said that he was like a fish in water.
"Not very familiar. We only fought side by side once, and the opportunities to meet are also very few. But Boris is really a person worthy of respect." Laing said with a bit of sadness and admiration. "Boris is a truly tenacious person. If I were to tell him, it would be a long story."
"Then we can save this wonderful story for tonight. Let's settle down first." François motioned for the knights to enter the city first.
As one of the several grand dukes of the kingdom, Duke Winford had his own mansion in Culona. It was not very big, but the Knights of the Holy Grail's branch in Culona was nearby, and the Holy Grail Cathedral was a little further away.
Only the duke's family and Laing's group were qualified to stay here. Everyone else had to stay in a hotel.
François's son, Julius, had already arrived here in advance. This knight of the kingdom had been traveling for a long time and rarely returned to Helenhilde. Like his father, he was also very interested in the knight conference.
After a sumptuous dinner, Francois, Ryan, and the others gathered around the warm fireplace. The Duke's family had changed into casual clothes, except for Ryan, who was still dressed formally. He leaned against the soft sofa, as if he was still thinking about what to say.
François stroked his goatee, Suria and Julius sat next to their father, and Emilia sat next to Laing shyly.
They were discussing about the Empire's large and subtle attitude.
"It is indeed strange that the Empire sent so many people this time, but it also shows that if the Knights of the Holy Grail don't appear, perhaps Brittany's national strength is no longer enough to compete with the Empire." François's eyes flashed. He was telling his children and Laing the result of his thoughts. "Not long ago, you personally participated in the Battle of Colleson Plain in Marienburg, so you should know better. The alliance between Brittany and the Empire has gradually become an alliance led by the new Empire, Karl-franz - Frey Drich."
"Indeed." Laing nodded. He also felt it.
"I've met the former Emperor, Luitpold Franz Friedrich. He was a benevolent and far-sighted monarch. He tended to be soft and tolerant in character and administration. It was for this reason that the relationship between the two countries was equal and close under the rule of Richard, who was also good at reconciling contradictions and harmonizing relations," Lucien said.
François continued, "But everything changed after Karl-franz took over the throne. The new Emperor of the Empire was tough and domineering. Since he took over the throne, he had never stopped fighting and won every battle. Under such circumstances, Richard, who was weak and good at winning and controlling the country through political means, was naturally at a disadvantage. The Kingdom was already in decline after the Dole Tower incident, but the Empire changed under His Majesty Ludwig's reform and became the most powerful human country in the world. The new Empire has abandoned the rotten political system of the old Empire and the parasites of the old nobles. Which of the new nobles are not in charge of the army and the people?"
"Therefore, the ambassador of the Empire this time is a Kurfürst, a famous and prestigious Kurfürst White Wolf. This is a strong signal that Karl-franz has sent to Brittany." François did not look good. "In the long run, the alliance between the Empire and Brittany will be dominated by the Empire!"
"How can this be?! Father! " Julius immediately stood up. The young knight's face was full of anger. "What do the humans on the other side of the mountain want to do? Are they forcing us to surrender? "
"Sit down, Julius!" François stared at his son fiercely. Julius had no choice but to sit down. The duke continued, "We are weak, so we have to be humble. If we want the Empire to respect us, we have to be strong ourselves! What's the use of showing off? "
Julius agreed in a low voice, "Just as you said, father."
"Then, we need to know the background of this ambassador of the Imperium, the White Wolf Kurfürst that has been passed down since Charlemagne established the Imperium, and who led a large group of Cheetah Knights and White Wolf Knights to Brittany." Francois looked at Ryan. "Tell us, my baron."
"Boris Todbringer is a guy with a painful past and a bad temper. Since he was born, the pain in his life has been constantly inflicted on this great noble," Laing said.
"He lost his mother when he was young, and in recent years, he lost his father. In the Battle of Drakwald Forest, he blinded the Orc King 'One-Eyed' Kazak in one of his eyes, and Kazak took away his other eye. He married early, but his first wife, Maria Richthofen, died in childbirth, leaving him a son, Stefan. Stefan is a paralyzed young man who drools all day."
"Not only that, but Boris also learned that a female court official gave birth to an illegitimate son for him. He named him Heinrich. This illegitimate son is not only the eldest son, but also has amazing talents and talents. So, Boris has been troubled by who he should choose as his successor."
"This made Boris Todbringer become irritable and irritable. He is very strict with his subordinates and people. Many people don't like him, but at the same time, he is a great warrior and statesman. He is now forty years old, and his strength is estimated to be around the advanced level of legendary. His firm belief in the White Wolf War God has made him never give up hope and glory. His heart is as strong as the vibranium in the deepest part of the mountain, unshakable."
"If that's the case, then we will soon know why His Majesty Karl-franz sent this Kurfürst to Kurona." François nodded.
While they were still discussing, a servant suddenly barged into the living room. Seeing that there were many people in the living room, he seemed to be hesitant to speak directly, "My Duke? Someone is here. "
"Who is it? At this time? "François frowned," We are all on the same side. Just tell me who is here. "
"It's the new Duke of Connet, His Excellency Lauan Leo Cornwall. He asked for you … and Baron Laing," the servant said in a low voice.
Laing and François looked at each other in confusion. It was already eight o 'clock in the evening. Why would he come at this time?
"Let him in!" François said.
"Yes!"
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