The King of Knights in a Different World

However, it seems that this scene has already been thought of. Lucifer grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Leah, listen to me." Lucy Fellow paused before continuing.

"As for me, I'm not very good at defensive things. Compared with guarding, I'm better at attacking, like an extremely sharp sword. But sometimes the sword is too sharp and may hurt yourself or even the people around you. The existence of the scabbard is necessary at all times. If the sword is a sharp weapon to protect the important people around you by killing, then the scabbard is a special treasure for protecting the sword."

The previous battle with Lothar made Lucifer discover that there was still a trace of the abyss left on his body. It doesn't matter whether these auras are from the duel with Overlord Vornier, or from the battle with Manus, the Lord of the Abyss. But it is true that they have unintentionally affected my mind before.

As the last member of the undead team, Lucifer wanted to leave guarantees for his future in advance. And that guarantee is Artoria.

"The scabbard is the guardian sword?"

"Yes, at the same time, it is also to restrict the existence of the sword when it goes berserk. I want you to be my scabbard that restricts me, and pull me back when I may become a mad king, or even deviate from the once kingly way. This is Something only you can do."

Facing the king's expectation, the girl knight hesitated.

"Such an important thing. I... can't do it. Whether it is force, wisdom, or even experience, I am unqualified. In the previous battle, the king could easily defeat Anses, but I didn't even stop him until the king came. I can't even do it. I like this..."

"If you can't do it, no one can. I believe in the girl knight named Arturia, and nothing else."

"..."

"Don't underestimate yourself! If you don't have enough ability, I can teach you when you go back. But the key is that you have to believe in your own possibilities first." Lucifer calmly said to the girl.

Lack of ability, so self-doubt. Because the ending is bleak, I doubt whether my choice is correct. This is also human nature, but the important thing is not what the result is, but what you think of when you choose at that time.

Arturia looked into Lucifer's eyes seriously, and what was revealed in her eyes was extremely serious. At this moment, the girl understood that the king had really entrusted her with perhaps the only task. Like that precious scabbard.

"This is the best gift I've ever received." Arturia put her hands on her heart, and finally a smile appeared on her face.

Yes, at least for this moment. She felt that the scabbard in her heart was a treasure that far surpassed the holy sword.

"Don't get hurt anymore, or my heart will hurt." Lucifer put his hand on top of the girl's head.

"Um!"

The dumb hair that emerged from between the fingers was shaking wildly at the moment. *

no.43 Iron and Blood Prime Minister (asking for tickets, asking for flowers)

(Thank you for the reward from the book friend "World View". I am busy on New Year's Eve today, and there is only one update, and I will try to add another update tomorrow. In addition, I wish all book friends a happy new year, and you can fulfill your ideals in the new year.)

The disastrous defeat on the eastern front of France soon spread to the royal city of France. In fact, before the rout, a small number of knights escaped the bridge that had not been destroyed, but that was only a very small part of the scouts, and they obeyed Lothar.

It was not until a few soldiers and even minor nobles fled back that France finally determined what happened on the front line. By this time the last 70,000 men of the French Legion were surrounded, making escape almost impossible.

In the Royal Palace of France, many noble ministers are discussing the current happenings intensely. Many people's first impression is disbelief, but facts are facts. After discussing for a long time, they still haven't figured out how to transport the remaining 70,000 people back from the front line. Even if the wounded are left behind, as long as they are normal, they must be transported back.

The cruel fact is that it is impossible for them to build so many ships in a short period of time, and even if they have ships, they still risk being sunk. Some of them are also a little weird, though. Why did the Britons just surround the last 70,000 people instead of destroying them directly.

Regarding this question, Prime Minister Bismarck, who had been silent before, gave his answer.

"The reason why the other party didn't do their best to destroy our last legion can only explain one problem." Bismarck looked like a blond man in his forties, with a short and delicate golden beard hanging on his calm face.

Bismarck knew very well that the reason why the opponent did not kill all the remnants. Just because they are hostages and will be used to negotiate. If all these people are killed, France is likely to fight to the death, and there will never be peace talks.

Of course, if the French side wants to fight to the death first, they don't want to talk about it. Then Britain will definitely kill everyone immediately. With these 70,000 people, it is equivalent to the possibility of peace talks between the two countries.

"What's the problem?" Earl Charles, who was in his thirties, asked suspiciously.

"They are waiting! In other words, the new king of Britain is waiting for us to negotiate with him." Bismarck said the only possibility.

His words caused a lot of discussion in the hall, and many people agreed with Bismarck's words. However, some of them seem to be wrong.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, since the British are waiting for me to negotiate, let them wait. Anyway, we are not the ones who are in a hurry. Let them wait, maybe they will beg us to negotiate peace with them. We will let these The British barbarians paid the price for their aggression." The green-clothed nobleman named Karl stood up, and just looking at the way he was speaking, he probably thought that he was the victor of the war.

"That's right." Another nobleman came out and echoed.

"That's it! That's it! Let them wait!"

"We will never negotiate unless their king kneels down to beg us."

...

For a time, such words spread throughout the hall. Many seem to have forgotten their disastrous defeat on the front line, thinking that they have a great advantage.

"Shut up, idiots! Our frontline army is almost wiped out, and you still want them to beg you. Do you still think you are the winner? Are you brainless?" Bismarck yelled.

Discussing state affairs with these guys, he doubted his IQ more than once, and he wanted to strangle these idiots more than once.

The prime minister's roar like a dragon made the hall become silent, and many nobles subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Prime Minister! You...you! You just said that they are waiting for us to negotiate. Since this is the case, of course we..."

Karl wanted to say something more, but Bismarck had no intention of listening here.

"Duke Charles, can you shut up your people? We don't have time to waste now, not even a minute. And these idiots are still dreaming." Bismarck looked at the middle-aged nobleman who was the leader of the group of idiots.

Charles himself is actually very hard. Although he said he was the superficial leader of this group of Harmony factions, he was actually only superficial, and the people below would have convulsions from time to time, and there was nothing he could do about it.

At this moment, the emperor who had been silent all this time spoke up.

"Bismarck, what will happen if we delay the negotiations?"

"The result will be very troublesome, Your Majesty."

"What kind of trouble?"

"Britain's victory this time can be described as a miracle. From the time of departure to the present, the three major armies of our country have been severely disabled in less than a month. No matter how they did it, this matter has a great impact on the others. The country will undoubtedly have a huge shock. The two countries that were originally planning to attack Britain will also reconsider the current situation and Britain's combat power at this time."

Previously, they had received news that Rome and Rose had moves, but now this happened. Whether the two countries will take the opportunity to send troops has become a question. After all, judging from the results, the new king of Britain is very capable of fighting, and no one wants to follow in the footsteps of France before they figure out the situation.

"You mean they will withdraw their troops?" Pepin calmly mentioned a possibility.

"Ross will definitely. But Rome is not necessarily. We have received information before that the Roman Senate has been arguing for a long time about when to send troops, and until now there has been no result. This means that their legion has not moved yet. Your Majesty, if Now that the news has reached Rome, the King of Britain will send an envoy to negotiate terms with Rome and carry out a joint attack. At that time, the three major armies of Rome may turn around and go south at any time, and things will turn into another quite terrible situation."

Bismarck had just finished speaking when another heavyweight took over his speculation.

"The three major armies of Rome are heading south from the center, and the Britons come from the west to kill the last troops of our three major armies. Based on the current combat strength of the British Legion, the remaining troops in the west will definitely not be able to stop the new king of Britain. At that time, we can only With the deployment of troops from the center and the north, the situation in the north of France will become very dangerous." Florence, one of the three marshals, stood up, and he was an old man who was nearly fifty years old. His white hair hides eagle-like eyes.

"Marshal Florence, not only the two of them, Macedonia in the east, Alexander will not let go of this good opportunity." Bismarck continued to mention the more serious possibility.

Once Rome and Britain move at the same time, it is almost impossible for Macedonia to the east of France to say that it does not move. By that time, France will instead face a three-sided siege. Sure, they might be able to block the east and north, but the west was the biggest problem.

Before the inside story of the legion's demise came back, none of them knew how strong Britain was at this time. Maybe they can fight Britain again. But in case, in case it is defeated again this time, France may never recover from the fall. Before they have a better choice, they dare not bet on their national fortune. *

no.44 Is the King of Conquerors a good man?

"No. Prime Minister, are you thinking too much? Alexander has been focusing on Rome and Helen recently, so how could he suddenly attack France? Besides, Alexander is an excellent king, so he will definitely not take advantage of it. Suddenly attacking such a despicable thing at this time." Carl continued to retort.

His territory is close to Macedonia, and he has a good impression of Macedonia.

This time, Bismarck didn't even look at the clown. He reported the current situation directly to the emperor.

"It's so stupid to put your own life on the expectations of others. Your Majesty, the international community is such a reality. If you win, everyone will look up to you. But if you lose, you may face other powerful countries. We There's no time to talk nonsense here."

"My prime minister, what do you think should be done?"

"The most urgent task is to sign an armistice agreement with Britain before Britain and Rome unite, and stabilize the situation in the west while keeping the remaining army. Otherwise, once the Britons and Romans are united, and even Macedonia is added. France's The situation immediately becomes very dangerous."

"Do you think their king will think of your current move?"

"If we hadn't thought of it, our army wouldn't have been defeated so badly. The female fox in Britain was one of the things about the Roman senators. The new king of Britain quickly eliminated the main force of our army after he went south. All this proves that they have planned ahead Everything. Use the Senate to delay Rome's dispatch of troops, and then quickly resolve the three major legions of our army. In this way, the initiative of the situation will return to the hands of Britain. It is no longer whether we want to talk, but whether we can compare They're faster."

In the past, France had significantly more options than Britain. But with this defeat and the loss of troops, France has lost its dominance in this war. Of course, if it's just about their two countries, he can fight Lucifer to death.

Unfortunately, there are nine countries in this continent. Once the changes in other countries are not considered, it may face a devastating blow.

In the end, the meeting ended with the emperor appointing a prime minister as a peace negotiator. After the meeting was over, many nobles were discussing the current situation in groups. The prime minister was summoned by the emperor alone.

"Bismarck, in the following peace talks, as long as it is within the scope you decide, no matter what price you pay, you must bring my son back." Pepin solemnly told Bismarck that it was inconvenient to say at the meeting export thing.

"Please wait here for my good news." Bismarck nodded and exited the hall respectfully.

After leaving the main hall, he didn't go back to his home, but went directly to the Wyvern squad left behind in the imperial capital. Taking several trusted secretaries with them, they quickly flew to the west of France under the leadership of three flying dragons.

It's not that Bismarck doesn't want to prepare too much, it's just that he really doesn't have time now.

Just one day later, Bismarck had already appeared on the opposite bank with his team. He did not fly over directly, but formally sent a signal for peace talks to the British army on the opposite side. At this time, it was the third day since the French Army on the shore was surrounded.

During this period, this army had been trying to sneak across the river, but they were all discovered. After losing many soldiers, their coach gave up such an idea. Afterwards, his subordinates wanted to charge again, but were beaten back directly.

They were about to run out of food, and they were in a desperate situation. Now their morale has dropped to the extreme compared with the previous two days. Their only hope is that the motherland on the other side of the river can rescue them.

Most of them knew very well that they would starve to death without waiting for rescue, or even be beheaded by the British knights in front of them. Seeing the prime minister of France appear at this time, a lot of hope rose in their hearts.

They hope Bismarck will take them back.

In the British camp, Bismarck, who had just been brought over by a small boat, was being led by Gawain to Lucifer's big tent.

In the big tent at this time, Lucifer was discussing the next attack plan with the other knights in a serious manner. Of course, this is just a trick, in order to add chips to their own negotiations.

To be realistic, Lucifer did not tell these knights, so most of these people really thought that the king was going to attack the remaining French army.

It had been a while since Bismarck came here, but Lucifer seemed to have no intention of talking to him for the time being, but was talking about the 'vicious' attack plan. Yes, at least Bismarck sounds vicious.

Finally, through Gao Wen's report, Lucifer deliberately seemed to see the prime minister in front of him for the first time, and he waved his hand to make the leaders retreat. There are only a few clerks left in the big account in front of me, and a total of six officially participating personnel from both sides.

The sand table on the command table was taken down and replaced with a beautiful tablecloth, which was still a spoil of war confiscated from France.

Bismarck originally had some adverse reactions because of Lucifer's placement, but after seeing this thing, he was even more sure that Lucifer was deliberately demonstrating. Bismarck sat across from Lucifer on a three-meter-long table, and they looked at each other.

"The new king of Britain, unexpectedly young. No wonder, as a king, you must have never formally learned the etiquette of being a king." Bismarck frowned, trying to restore his momentum between words. At the same time, it also reveals the superiority of the nobility.

But when you think about it, compared to Lucifer, who ran out of nowhere, Bismarck is from an aristocratic family. Counting three generations forward, they were all big men like earls and dukes.

"No way, thanks to the blessing of a neighboring country, I rushed from the royal city to the border non-stop, and even the coronation ceremony was not carried out normally. Compared with expelling evil enemies from outside, etiquette can only be left behind. After all, Even the country doesn't exist anymore, and the king's etiquette is just a dispensable thing, isn't it?" Lucifer spread his hands and said casually.

Hearing this apparently joking sarcasm, Gawain and Artoria behind Lucifer couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Never studied? Even military command?" Bismarck was a little surprised that Lucifer even went to military school.

"With a little research, I can be regarded as self-taught. Fortunately, my learning ability is not bad. Of course, after this war is over, I will definitely learn some relevant knowledge systematically. The current rudeness can only be asked Forgive me a lot, Prime Minister of France."

"We are here to end this war."

"Oh! I thought your dwarf Wang Peping should come and talk to me about this kind of thing." Lucifer had a playful expression on his face. *

no.45 Wang does not understand etiquette (asking for tickets, flowers)

Pepin the dwarf is also known as the king of the dwarves by other countries. But how to put it, he himself seems very dissatisfied with this title. The random words used in Lucifer's words aroused Bismarck's dissatisfaction.

"Watch your words, King of Britain."

"Words? Dwarf King? Don't everyone outside call him that. I think this title is very good, at least much better than the Warhammer King he calls himself. After all, you see, if it is a Warhammer, it will change. Is it like hitting a hammer or something?"

Lucifer's teasing words gave Bismarck the urge to leave immediately. At the same time, he became more and more certain in his heart that Lucifer must have made second-hand preparations behind being so calm. Thinking of this, he could only continue talking firmly.

"Can I understand that the King of Britain at this moment is not willing to negotiate peace?" On the surface, he looked like he was about to leave, but he began to worry about this negotiation in his heart.

"What you think now should not be whether I have the willingness to negotiate, but whether you can show me the sincerity of the peace talks. Do you understand, the Prime Minister of France? At least 30,000 of the 70,000 people on the opposite side have lost The ability to fight. The remaining people are the prey on the tip of my sword. If you want to talk, you must first show me your sincerity. The king can face the king, but he sent his own prime minister, Gao Wen, you Do you think they are sincere?" At the end of the words, Lucifer turned his head and asked the knight on the left.

Gao Wen's answer was only two simple words.

"No."

"..."

"Did you see it? Because of the invasion of France, many of our soldiers sacrificed their lives for this. Prime Minister Bismarck, what do you think should be used to repay the price of this blood?"

Having said that, Bismarck finally heard the hint to get to the point. When it comes to repayment, it is naturally time to negotiate conditions.

"France signed a truce with Britain for three years. At the same time, we will compensate Britain for its losses in this war, a total of 200,000 gold coins. In exchange, Britain will let the 70,000 troops return home and release all the prisoners. "Bismarck stated a condition that was far from the bottom line, and was ready to deal with the next bargaining.

Unfortunately, what he saw was Lucifer's expression of lack of interest.

"You think this is sincerity?"

After the rhetorical question, Bismarck immediately increased his chips.

"300,000. The truce contract is four years, the three holy swords will not be recovered, and Britain will not be held accountable for killing the two commanders of our army."

This time, Lucifer didn't want to sound like it anymore, or he didn't want to waste time here with this guy. He directly stated his conditions.

"The truce contract is for seven years, and the gold coins are 700,000. The holy sword is our trophy, let alone the coach. At the same time, with the Rhine River as the boundary, the two countries re-demarcated the border, and the west of the Rhine was defined as British territory. "

"you!"