Chapter 35: The Man Who Became a Knight in Only Twenty-Four Days

The morning of September 3, 289, the imperial calendar of the Britannia Empire.

Pendragon, Baiyang Palace, inside the meeting hall.

In the meeting hall, as before, civil servants stood on the left side of the meeting hall, and knights stood on the right side of the meeting hall.

Everyone present understood why they were summoned to this chamber today.

Today, a meritorious deed reward conference will be held to reward Su Cheng, the coach who just led 5,000 people to defeat 30,000 rebels.

The emperor hadn't arrived yet, so people in the meeting hall gathered in twos and threes to chat.

"I really didn't expect that young man to actually succeed. With a huge disadvantage of 1:6, he was able to defeat the rebel army with only a few hundred casualties."

"Didn't it mean that he had never led a soldier?"

"I really didn't expect it. It seems that his military talent is extremely high. I'm afraid Alisa and Enli are far behind him."

"It is said that he is only 17 years old this year."

"I don't know what reward he will get?"

"This Su Cheng's identity is very special. He is not a member of the army. He is just the teacher of Her Highness Ilsa. That is to say, he is just a commoner with no official position. There is no way to reward him for promotion. I I think it’s probably just sealing him some money.”

"If it's just rewarding him with money, then this Su Cheng will get so much money that he doesn't need to be a teacher anymore!"

"It would be great if he was a member of the army. If he was a member of the army, he must have been trained intensively. If he was a member of the army, then I think the probability of him becoming a unified knight is much higher than Ellie's." Where are Sha and Enli?"

...

Iser, Alisa, and Enli stood at the forefront on the right side of the chamber.

Both Alyssa and Enli had gloomy faces, especially Alyssa. When someone said that Su Cheng's military talent might be higher than Alyssa's, her face became even uglier.

And Enli was not much better, he clenched his teeth tightly.

The two people who originally planned to watch Su Cheng's jokes still find it difficult to accept the fact that Su Cheng, who had never joined the army or led a soldier, actually succeeded in defeating an army of 30,000 with only 5,000 people.

Enli roared in his heart:

How did he do it? ! Why can he do it? !

After realizing that the state of the two of them was not right, Isel said softly: "I always told you before, don't underestimate anyone, let alone be complacent. The reason why you are proud and complacent now is because you haven't found it yet. It's just someone stronger than you."

After hearing Iser's words, Alisa and Enli's expressions became even uglier.

"Father," Alisa whispered, "What kind of reward do you think Su Cheng will get?"

Iser pondered for a while, then whispered:

"It should be rewarded with some money. After all, Su Cheng is neither a member of the army nor a politician. He is just a teacher. He cannot be rewarded with a promotion, and he cannot be rewarded with a title for this little achievement, so he should also be rewarded. Just give him a sum of money that can never be spent in a lifetime."

Speaking of this, Isselton waited for a while, and then continued:

"It's just... I got the news. Yesterday afternoon, Jacob invited Su Cheng to his mansion for afternoon tea. Su Cheng stayed in Jacob's mansion for a long time before coming out... My instinct told me, The reward for Su Cheng today shouldn't be that simple..."

"It can't be that simple?" Enli said in a humble tone, "Could it be possible to directly canonize him as a knight? In this way, Alisa's record of 'the fastest person to become a knight' will be broken. "

Alisa nudged Enli with her elbow with a grim expression.

"Do you think it's possible?" Alisa said in a deep voice, "How could it be possible to become a knight just by fighting one battle..."

Iser, who has been paying attention to Alisa and Enli,

Noticing that the faces of the two are still very bad, he said:

"What? Are you still unconvinced? Su Cheng defeated 30,000 people with 5,000 people."

After hearing Iser's words, Alisa and Enli fell silent in a tacit understanding.

After a while, Alisa squeezed out words from between her teeth:

"This time... I was wrong... I didn't expect that this Su Cheng really has two tricks..."

"Oh...you two." Iser sighed heavily, "In this world, you two are not the only geniuses. Take this opportunity to remember this truth well."

"Now..." Iser said to himself, "I have to think about how to draw Su Cheng into the army. It would be too wasteful for such a great talent to be just a teacher... I have to find a way to bring Su Cheng into the army..."

"Mr. Issel!"

At this moment, a familiar old voice came from behind Issel.

Iser immediately recognized who the owner of the voice was—Jacob!

Iser turned his head and found that Jacob was standing behind him with a faint smile.

Seeing Jacob standing behind them, Alisa and Enli quickly saluted Jacob.

And Jacob waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to salute.

"Mr. Jacob," Issel frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"

The reason why Iser asked this was because when the meeting was held in the meeting hall, Jacob, who was the chancellor of the imperial court, usually followed Emperor Gozevin and entered the meeting hall together from the side door of the meeting hall. of.

But today, Jacob didn't come in through the side door with the emperor as usual—it was really rare.

After hearing Iser's question, Jacob just smiled slightly, and then said:

"The reason why I'm here is to tell Mr. Issel a good news."

"Good news?" Iser asked suspiciously, "What good news?"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about how to get Su Cheng into the army anymore."

"!"

As soon as Jacob's words fell, Iser's eyes widened in vain.

Because after listening to Jacob's words, he seemed to realize something.

"Mr. Iser." Jacob said with a smile on his face, "In the future, you have to be quicker and more decisive in doing things, otherwise someone may have already helped you with this plan when you are still thinking about the battle plan." Things are done."

"Jacob... are you—"

at this time--

"His Majesty the Emperor is here!"

A very loud voice came over.

The people who gathered in twos and threes to talk in the meeting room quickly ended their conversation and stood back to their positions. The originally chaotic meeting room became quiet in an instant, and everyone stood neatly and waited quietly. For the coming emperor.

Emperor Ge Zewen walked in through the side door of the meeting hall slowly, dressed in a fine attire.

Although Ge Zewen was not walking fast, the side door was very close to the emperor's throne, and soon Ge Zewen came to the throne and sat down.

After seeing that Gozevin had already sat down on the throne, Jacob ignored Isel next to him. With his hands behind his back, he walked up the stairs with unhurried steps, and stood beside Gozevin.

"I think everyone here understands what we are going to do when we gather in the chamber today." Ge Zewen said, "I don't like nonsense, so let's start directly! Start the meritorious deeds reward meeting !"

After Ge Zewen finished speaking, he looked at Jacob beside him, and gave Jacob a look.

Working with Ge Zewen for many years, Jacob, who had a tacit understanding with each other, immediately understood, took a few steps forward, and said loudly:

"Call! Su Cheng!"

...

Pat, clack, clack...

There were rhythmic footsteps outside the chamber, neither fast nor slow.

Everyone in the chamber turned their heads.

A man with black hair and black pupils, with facial features that look both like a prairie man and a bit less like a prairie man, is slowly walking into the meeting hall.

The man had no expression on his face, and he was wearing worn-out but exceptionally clean clothes. The worn-out clothes exuded a shabby atmosphere all the time.

Su Cheng, who entered the meeting hall wearing this shabby clothes, looked so out of place compared with other gorgeously dressed people in the meeting hall, it even made people laugh.

But no one in the chamber dared to laugh now.

Because they all know that this poorly dressed man defeated the 30,000 rebel army with 5,000 people in only 21 days a few days ago and returned smoothly.

Alyssa looked at Su Cheng who was walking slowly to the emperor with a complicated expression. She was always conceited and proud, and it was really hard for her to accept the fact that Su Cheng won more with less and returned with a big victory.

And Enli looked at Su Cheng in the same way as Alisa.

Soon, Su Cheng came in front of Ge Zewen, then knelt down on one knee, clenched his right hand into a fist and propped himself on the ground, lowering his head.

Jacob took a piece of paper from the guard beside him, then unfolded it, looked at the piece of paper and read aloud:

"Su Cheng, on August 10, 289 in the imperial calendar, led an army of 5,000 to defeat 30,000 rebels, successfully beheaded the heads of the three leaders of the rebel army and brought them back, put down the rebellion, and made great contributions to the empire. I am grateful for Su Cheng's contribution, and give Su Cheng money—8 million British Lang! And seal Su Cheng as—”

Jacob put down the paper in his hand, took a deep breath, mustered his breath, and shouted loudly:

"New Knight!"

...

silence.

surprisingly quiet

The entire meeting hall became silent.

After being stunned for a while, everyone in the hall turned their gazes to Su Cheng who was kneeling on one knee.

Everyone's expressions became wonderful and diverse, some were dumbfounded, some couldn't believe it.

Alisa looked at Su Cheng in shock, her attractive red lips parted slightly.

Enli murmured: "Impossible... how is this possible..."

And Iser folded his hands on his chest, closed his eyes, and said in a low voice: "So that's it...Jacob, have you helped me pull Su Cheng into the army...and directly helped him become Xingui Knight... this is really..."

Afterwards, Issel shook his head with a wry smile.

...

After a brief silence, the entire meeting room became noisy in an instant.

"Xingui knight? Did I hear correctly? You want to make this Su Cheng a Xingui knight?"

"This can't be described as reaching the sky in one step, right? You haven't held such positions as the captain of the ten-man team or the thousand-man team for a day, and you just became a knight?"

"Anyway, this is too fast, isn't it? After only one battle, he was named a knight?!"

"It's only been 24 days since he started playing, right? He became a knight in only 24 days? Who is the fastest person to become a knight?"

"I remember it was Master Iser's daughter Alisa. She joined the army at the age of 15 and became a knight in 1 year and 10 months. She was the fastest person to become a knight before today."

"It seems that Alisa's record has been broken! Alisa became a knight in 1 year and 10 months, while Su Cheng became a knight in only 24 days!"

"Become a knight in 24 days... Isn't this too exaggerated?! I'm afraid no one can break this record in the future."

"Above the Knights of Xingui are the Knights of Double Oaks, then the Knights of Fanlan, the Knights of the Four Royals, and finally the Knights of Unity. It took Su Cheng 24 days to become the Knights of Xingui. I don't know how long it will take him to become the Knight of Double Oaks in the future. , and is it possible to become a unified knight..."

...

The meeting hall became chaotic, and the conversations continued one after another. Jacob frowned, stamped his feet, and said:

"Quiet!"

After noticing the displeasure in Jacob's voice, the people who were talking obediently shut their mouths, and the entire conference hall became quiet again.

Seeing the meeting hall that became quiet again, Jacob nodded with satisfaction, and then retreated behind Emperor Gozevin.

At this time, Ge Zewen had already received a beautiful sword from the guard on the side.

From the scabbard to the hilt of the gauntlet, it is a delicate long sword in white.

Ge Zewen stood up and walked in front of Su Cheng.

"Then, Su Cheng." Jacob said, "Please read your oath of knighthood."

After learning that the knight's oath needs to be read, Su Cheng opened his mouth and said loudly:

"I will protect those who cannot fight."

"I will destroy the wicked."

"I will take back the sword from the common people."

"I will be honest with my fellow citizens."

"I will defend the Empire of Britannia to the death! Until the last drop of my blood is shed!"

These five vows were memorized by Su Cheng last night. Before entering this meeting room, he was also reviewing these five vows repeatedly.

Yesterday Jacob told him that when he was made a knight, he needed to shout out this oath, and Jacob specifically entrusted him not to recite the oath by mistake.

After hearing Su Cheng finish his oath, Ge Zewen pulled out the beautifully shaped sword in his hand with a "chuckle", laid the sword flat, and pressed it against Su Cheng's right shoulder.

"Here I am, officially canonizing you as a Knight of Xingui!"

After Ge Zewen shouted loudly, he inserted the sword back into the scabbard, and then held the sword in both hands, directly above Su Cheng's head.

And Su Cheng also raised his hands in time, holding the sword over his head.

This is the last link of the knight's ceremony. Every knight will receive a sword from the emperor. This sword is of great significance to the knight. People call this sword "Knight's Sword", which is equivalent to A symbol of status, only with this sword that you took over from the emperor, can you be regarded as a real knight! If he accidentally made a mistake and was dismissed as a knight, this sword will also be taken back by His Majesty the Emperor.

So this sword is more important than life to some knights who value reputation.

Su Cheng took the sword from Ge Zewen's hand, and at this point, the knight's canonization ceremony was over.

Su Cheng handed the sword to his left hand, then stood up, turned around and faced the people in the meeting hall behind him.

All eyes in the chamber were focused on Su Cheng.

Suddenly, there was applause.

It was Issel who was applauding.

Iser looked at Su Cheng who was holding the knight's sword in his forehand with a look of relief.

Iser's applause seemed so abrupt in the silent chamber.

However, soon some people applauded, the applause became louder and more numerous, and the applause spread rapidly. Soon, all the people in the chamber applauded, even Ge Zewen and Jacob Also smiling and applauding.

Alisa, on the other hand, bit her lower lip and clapped lightly. Although the applause was so small, it was so small that the humming of mosquitoes was louder than her applause. Her face was full of unwillingness.

Alisa loves her title of "The fastest knight in the history of the Britannia Empire", which is the title she is most proud of and proud of.

However, she didn't expect that starting today, her favorite title would no longer belong to her.

From today onwards, this title belongs to the person she looked down upon before.

Thinking of this, Alisa felt strongly unwilling!

This emotion called "Unwillingness" almost burst out from her chest.

At this time, Enli, who was standing next to Alisa, not only didn't applaud, but his expression was rather bad.

Because he suddenly remembered Alisa's mate selection criteria: I am a knight, and I only want to find a husband who is also a knight in the future, but I will only like knights who are stronger than me!

Now...Su Cheng is also a knight...

It's still a... a knight who can defeat 30,000 people with 5,000 people without any experience, and became a knight of Xingui in only 24 days...

Thinking of this, a strong sense of unease and fear enveloped Enli's whole body!

Enli raised his eyes, and cast a trace of resentment on Su Cheng who was standing on the stairs.

In the meeting hall, along with the applause, there were also some cheers.

Everyone is celebrating sincerely or pretending that the empire has a new knight of Xingui, and the empire has an additional rising star!

Hearing the rainstorm of applause and cheers one after another, Su Cheng couldn't help feeling a surge of arrogance in his heart. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he couldn't help grasping the knight's sword even harder with his five fingers. , firmly grasping the knight sword in his hand!

I, Su Cheng, now belong to the Britannia Empire—the Knight of Xingui!

...

The Chronicle of the Britannia Empire states:

On September 3, 289, the imperial calendar of the Britannia Empire, Su Cheng was canonized as a knight of Xingui, breaking the previous record of "becoming a knight the fastest" set by Alisa. The total time it took for Alisa to become a knight of Xingui was 1 year and 10 months, and the total time it took for Su Cheng to become a knight of Xingui was 24 days!