Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

"Anthony, don't be stunned. This is your first time to meet His Majesty. You must seize this rare opportunity and leave a good impression on him."

"Ah, I'm sorry, Lord Freed."

The young man known as "Anthony" looked a little panicked and quickly followed the team.

He looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a rather delicate face and a slightly thin figure wearing simple clothes.

Just now, Anthony raised his head and stared at the majestic gate of the palace, which was tens of meters high. It was not until Fried personally reminded him that he came back to his senses.

"No matter what, remember the etiquette I taught you."

His tone paused.

"Besides, your Majesty appreciates brave people, so don't faint in the hall."

Freed's eyes were clearly looking at Anthony, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead.

Anthony nodded quickly in response, and then walked silently on the road. He couldn't suppress the anticipation and nervousness in his heart, and his heart was beating fast.

The distance from the palace gate to the main hall is a thousand meters. This distance is just a trivial punishment in training, but Anthony feels that it will never end. He can't help but recall his tragic experience. Until the experience after joining the "Dragon Oath Hall".

From the dark, narrow, filthy basement to the magnificent palace today.

The dragon carving on the door is lifelike and full of majesty, as if it is inspecting all comers.

It opened slowly and made a heavy sound.

"It's unbelievable."

Anthony couldn't help but think this way.

The flying dragons guarding the stone pillars on both sides of the road raised their heads and roared loudly, which made him even more uneasy about the upcoming meeting with His Majesty the King.

After all, this magnificent palace is far beyond the imagination of the poor Anthony, and what about the rumored "Purgatory Natural Disaster", the "King of Burning Embers", the Dragon Lord who single-handedly destroyed tens of thousands of armies? Some power? Although he had watched from a distance, he had never been so close, let alone met him.

The remaining eleven teenagers are also about the same age, and their immature faces still show unconcealable tension and shock - including Anthony, these twelve people in total are the first batch of "" selected by Fried. Dragonsworn Paladin" candidate.

Most of them are young men with innocent backgrounds who have received favors from the kingdom. After numerous selections and arduous training, they will be brought to the Red Dragon to receive the favors. As a former Knight of the Black Lion, Freed is very comfortable with this kind of work.

Walking on the wide road, Fried turned his head and whispered:

"ah"

The difference was so vast that Anthony almost suspected that he was having a magnificent dream, but he knew that he could not imagine such a scene.

Anthony's father was an ordinary farmer, or rather a "serf" bound to the manor, one of hundreds of serfs under the rule of Baron Solly.

And his father was lucky enough to find a wife who allowed him to be born in a stable. Anthony originally had no name, but was given a title meaning "wheat grain".

According to a normal life trajectory, he would have become a humble serf, spending his life in fatigue and hunger - just like his grandfather who died of starvation early in his thirties.

However, as Anthony grew up, the steward who managed the manor was surprised to find that he was not as yellow, hungry, and disgusting as an ordinary "gray animal", but instead showed a rather delicate appearance.

So the housekeeper bought him from his father for three bags of soybeans.

According to the steward, Anthony was "going to the city to enjoy the blessings of the noble lord." Maybe it was for the precious food, maybe he really wanted his son to live a good life, or maybe he had no room for refusal, so The father gladly accepted it, and he was only eight years old at the time.

The steward took him in a carriage to the bustling North Wind Castle and to the magnificent Baron's Mansion.

Young Anthony didn't understand what all this meant.

So, the nightmare began.

Baron Solly entertains Anthony cordially and takes him to the basement, where darkness reigns.

This is the moment it begins.

The baron finally took off his mask of gentle aristocracy and revealed his devilish nature.

Anthony was imprisoned in a dark and damp basement, begging the guards of the Baron House to drop scraps for him every day. He always expected to be free and escape from this hellish and painful situation, but it never happened.

He often hoped that the "gods" in the manor church could save him, but there was never a response. Presumably, a god who could protect a devil like Baron Solly would respond to the begging of a victim like him. ?

Baron Solly would often wear a neat white ecclesiastical robe and have a pleasant chat with the church's pastor, but the gods never punished him.

This situation lasted from the age of eight to thirteen.

Gradually, Anthony became a little numb and even got used to this kind of life.

Until that day - the ground shook violently, and even he in the basement could hear the sound of gunfire.

In the end, he was rescued from the basement by the tiefling army of the Burning Kingdom. In Anthony's eyes, although these tieflings looked like devils, they were far better than the gentle-looking baron who hid the devil in his heart. .

When he saw the sun again for the first time in five years, he was already uncomfortable and had to block the dazzling sunlight with his hands, but the sight between his fingers was something he would never forget - the huge red dragon standing on the city wall, spreading its wide wings. The wings seemed to cover the sky.

The giant dragon raised its head slightly and let out a loud roar that echoed through the sky. This sound was like ringing the death knell of the order of the old era, and it was also like the beginning of a new order.

That scene has been deeply engraved in his mind, like a miracle.

Give him a new lease of life.

Later, without any status in the city, he was personally selected by Freed of the Dragonsworn Hall and became a substitute for the Dragonsworn Paladin. Freed also named him "Anthony", which means "brave one". ".

Fried just told them bluntly that the great red dragon has changed your destiny. There is no place for you in the old order of the Northland nobles, and the only choice is to join the new order of the Ember Kingdom. , gain the power of the Dragon Oath and become part of the great blueprint.

Anthony, who had eaten white bread for the first time in his life, struggled to swallow the food in his mouth, his eyes full of determination.

Therefore, he went through arduous training and passed many rigorous selections before finally arriving at the palace, where he was about to become a supremely glorious and powerful Dragonsworn Holy Warrior.