Warhammer Throne

When the group came to the Kuilau ancient tomb belt behind, the two hundred knights led by François were already waiting here.

This is a large low-lying basin filled with a large number of stone buildings. Judging from the patterns and markings on these stone buildings, it is undoubtedly the ruins of high elves abandoned buildings, even after thousands of years. In the past, the high elves' buildings are still blooming with moving art, but most of the buildings and towers have collapsed, and the walls have been covered by vines.

Among the high elven complexes are tombs and large groups of tombs. These tombs are filled with various skulls. Many stone chambers have open doors and are full of cobwebs and dust. The wealth inside has long been covered by green skins and humans. All looted.

There are hundreds of such stone chamber tombs in the entire basin. Under the cold winter wind, the glory of mankind seems to be in the past, and the future of the world has only countless bones and endless desolation.

The entire army of knights passed by this ancient tomb belt, wearing a full set of Mithril blue and white bottom armor, wearing a Holy Grail cloak behind his back, and François with a unicorn sword hanging from his waist, squinting his eyes, his face looked heavy. I stayed silent for a long time while holding this ancient tomb belt.

"The stuff left by the high elves is obviously not as strong as the dwarf man." Bellegar looked at the fragments of tombs and the declining scenery, and he felt uncomfortable. The king of Bafeng Mountain thought of the fallen Bafeng Mountain, where the ancestors were also placed. Shrines and ancestral temples.

Bellegar was never willing to show weakness, he had to say it hard.

"Here, it looks like a colony? It is the town left over by the humans when the high elves retreated from the old world, but why did it become a tomb group?" Ryan felt the desolation and depression of the whole area. There are animals that still remain extremely hostile to the outside world. Unexpectedly, François signaled the knights not to attack. He just sighed and let the army pass faster.

"These animals are not enemies. They are all witnesses and guards of the Principality of Kuilau. You must have heard of Ryan, Suria, Yuri, and Jerod. There were dozens of cloths. The Lietani tribe crossed the gray mountains and settled in Brittania, but when Arthur established the kingdom of knights, there were only fourteen principalities left, right?" Francois looked at the gloomy sky and said to everyone.

"I would like to hear it." Su Liya whispered. She and Julius both knew the whole story. François wanted to tell Ryan more stories, and the female knight said empathetically.

"The Bretons crossed the Grey Mountains about a thousand years ago. In the next two hundred years, small tribes were destroyed or annexed. Sixteen Breton tribes were divided into Brittany. The sixteen principalities, apart from the Principality of Artois and the Principality of Aquitaine, which you all know, were destroyed because of the vampire incident. Before the founding of the first Knight King Arthur, there were actually two principalities. The history of these two principalities has been Buried in the dust [m.], few people know it now."

"That is the Principality of Kuilau and Granbeule."

François raised his hand and pointed to all the buildings and tombs in the entire low-lying land: "This is the original site of the Duchy of Kuilau."

"..." Everyone was speechless.

"Hundreds of years after coming to Brittany, these tribes who produced the best riders of the old world fought for a long time with the greenskins and wild orcs and the Estalians and Tyrells in the south. Then, A huge greenskin invasion came about a thousand years ago, and the entire Brittany was in a huge crisis. The greenskins were rampant on the land of Bretania, destroying everything, burning down the village, and destroying everything. Everything you have seen." François continued: "It was at that time that the Duchy of Cuilau and Granbeul faced the attack of the green wave hao, and both duchy gathered all the knights. Resistance, ending...you see it now."

"At that time, the entire territory of Bretania was full of flames of war between humans and greenskins and wild orcs, but all the principalities were fighting on their own, and the empire on the opposite side of the mountain was in decline. The Lietani people provided support. At that time, it was my ancestors. The Duke of Winford and the Duke of Berleón led a large army to support but saw the end of the Kuilau Principality, so the two ancestors decided to use The championship duel decides who the land of the principality belongs to." François had an elegant smile on his face.

"Obviously, Duke Weinford won." The result is not difficult to guess. Now the land belongs to the Duchy of Weinford. Ryan followed the old husband's words and said, "What then?"

"Twenty years after the demise of the Principality of Kuilau, the crisis faced by the Bretons has become more and more serious. Greenskins are raging, the northern barbarians looting, the beasts attacking, and the gang has spread throughout Breton At this time, many dukes have left a few isolated cities, and their population has greatly reduced. In the face of enemy attacks, many dukes can only sit in the isolated cities and watch the greenskins and wild orcs destroy the villages and people."

"At this time, the Duke of Bastogne gained fame in Brittania. He killed the huge red fire dragon alone and became the famous dragon-slaying champion warrior of the kingdom, and his name is..."

"Arthur." Gerrod said: "The great first knight king, the King of Breton himself, the real Breton, Arthur Le Brittany."

"Not bad." François continued, looking at the clouded sky and the white forest, sea and snowy plains, and continued: "The rise of Arthur gave people hope, but Britania was still in a state of division at that time. Twenty-five years later, Brittany ushered in the largest invasion in history. The Principality of Granbeule was razed to the ground during the Greenskin attack. At the call of Arthur, Brittany For the first time, the Nians united. Silluf from Lyonace and Landuin from Moussilon joined Arthur’s "Anti-Greenskin League", "fighting for Brittany". The slogan sounded for the first time in this land...You all know what happened after that."

Everyone nodded, and then Arthur fought against the Greenskin tribe but fell into despair, and met the fairy in the lake, and then the twelve greatest and greatest epic battles, the establishment and deployment of the Brotherhood of the Holy Grail The birth of the Kingdom of Letania.

The twelve holy grail knights are the dukes of the twelve dukes, and their great deeds will be remembered and proclaimed forever until the end of the world.

The young people are fascinated.

Ryan felt that François had something else to say. He tried to continue to ask: "So, we must unite and resist the invasion, otherwise the battle will end up like the Principality of Kuilau, turning into ruins and tombs. Just leave it for everyone to admire?"

"No, how could you not understand such a simple truth." François smiled, and he reached out and patted Ryan on the shoulder: "Think again! Ryan."

"Uh..." Ryan had to continue to think: "It is fame and strength. The immense fame and strength that Arthur has accumulated through slaying dragons gave the entire Bretonians the reason and belief to unite."

"It's still not accurate enough, Ryan, you won't fail to think of this." François was still laughing. The elegant Duke just smiled at his son-in-law, and motioned to Sulia who was anxious to be quiet: "Think about it. , Why are Silluf and Landuin the first to join? Why not Agilgar of Pallaon? Why not Balduin of Berleon? Why not Rumbad of Carcassonne? Why not Wen Duke of Ford at the time, Redmond, Arthur's distant relative?"

"Because Silruff, Duke of Lyonese, is the husband of Arthur’s sister Rosalind, who is also Arthur’s brother-in-law, and Landuin has fought side by side for Arthur countless times. Between these two men and Arthur The most familiar..." Ryan caught something immediately.

He began to understand.

The chosen champion of the fairy in the lake smiled, and François taught him another lesson: "No matter how great the strength is, no one knows it is useless, even if there is a common enemy, the combination of childhood playmates and marriage. The resulting relationship still played a decisive factor in the early days of Arthur's alliance."

"Very good." François smiled and stroked his beard again and again. He really liked his son-in-law more and more: "It's good if you can understand."

There are two meanings that Lao Zhangren conveyed to Ryan.

First, since the founding of Arthur’s country, the unwritten standard for promotion among the nobles is still picking capable people from acquaintances, or picking acquaintances from capable people. Although this may not be fair, this standard has remained the same for thousands of years since the founding of the country. The most effective, even in Ryan's view, is the same in previous lives.

Second, if two people who are not related must be able to trust each other, the easiest and most convenient way is to fight side by side for many times in the war to establish friendship, or through family marriage.

It is like that since Francois let Sulia and Ryan married, not only did the Duke regard Ryan as his family, Ryan also regarded François as a reliable elder and firm ally, starting with the marriage of Ryan and Sulia. , The Earl of Glamorgan and the Duke of Winford’s family were both prosperous, and both lost.

This is the power of marriage, this is the means by which nobles form alliances through blood.

More importantly, the mutual benefit and trust brought about by this marriage are needed by both parties.

Ryan's personal strength is strong, with the support of the fairy in the lake behind it, and it is shrouded in a veil of mystery. The Duke of Winford is a large noble family that has been passed down for thousands of years. The Duke's family needs to absorb Ryan's fresh blood to grow and develop. François, who is aware of the disadvantages of serfdom, also needs to use Ryan's practice to observe how changes should be made.

Ryan's roots in the kingdom are still shallow, and the champion of the Lake Fairy's choice knows how to fight and is outstanding in martial arts, but he does not particularly understand the rules of the court and the nobility. He also needs the help of the Duke of Winford's family.

Therefore, the shrewd, wise and visionary François has long been matched with the talented Ryan as his son-in-law, and he has closely combined the interests of both parties, and Ryan has therefore released a positive signal response until After Ryan was promoted to earl, although other great noble families in the kingdom also had some very good young knights, François had already recognized Ryan, because Ryan and Suria’s marriage benefited both Ryan and the Duke’s family. Leah is also very fond of Ryan.

Therefore, from the expressions of son-in-law Lane and daughter Su Liya, it can be seen that this marriage is very happy.

François is also telling Ryan that not all marriages are boring. The marriage between you and Su Liya is not. You don't need to carry such a heavy burden in your heart, just enjoy your married life.

Ryan's head went around in a big circle, and it took him a long time to think before he realized that François had conveyed so much content from this story.

The amount of information is huge. The earl himself and his wife looked at each other before nodding to express their understanding.

Ryan wanted to say something, but François motioned to Ryan to continue listening: "My story is not over yet."

"Okay." Ryan lowered his head and really listened to the old man's teaching as a son-in-law.

"After the 30th year of the founding of the Kingdom of the Knights, the second year after the second-generation Knight King Lewis took over the throne, and the sixth year after Arthur's death, Silluf and Landuin had a battle. The championship matchup is said to have something to do with Silruff’s wife, Arthur’s sister Rosalind and Landouyin’s personal affair, and the long-term territorial dispute between the Principality of Lyonasse and the Principality of Moussilon."

"In this duel, Landuin defeated Silruf and left a terrible scar on Silruf's face. The deep friendship of decades of fighting side by side has since vanished, and the duel ended. Later, the grieving Landuin returned to Moussilon to autistice and never left his castle. Forty-three years after the duel, Landuin was found dead in his sleep. This strength is still there. The grand knight of the Holy Grail above Arthur, the Duke of Moussilon, was still under one hundred and fifty years old when he died." Francois continued.

The holy grail knight of the holy grail has a very long lifespan. Another holy grail knight of the holy grail, Silluf, lived close to three hundred and fifty years old before he died in the Sandnes River.

Speaking of this story, several people sighed. The former fellow human beings, the close comrades of the Chivalry, the companions of the Holy Grail, Silluf and Landuin fought side by side, participated in the twelve battles of the founding of the country, but in the end For some reasons, they turned against each other and made the knights regretful.

"...The enthusiasm brought by dreams will always cool down, but the desires are endless. Even the Knights of the Holy Grail. Presumably, Lord Landuin must have been painful when he defeated Silruf." Ryan whispered: " So he never left his castle again. He knew that he was not going to duel with Silluf, but he was not only a holy grail knight, he was also the Duke of Moussilon! When Moussilon’s interests were affected. When infringing, when his reputation is infringed, he must stand up and use all his strength to defeat Silruf and end this dispute, otherwise this would be the greatest blasphemy against knighthood!"

"This is the second lesson I want to teach you, Ryan." François stared at Ryan with sea-blue eyes, and he said softly: "A group gathered simply by dreams and personal prestige cannot last long. And to maintain harmoniously, only mature rules and regulations can guarantee the operation of the royal court. Since that duel, the second-generation knight king Lewis, who was wary of himself, began to formally draft the first draft of the law of chivalry and established the prototype of chivalry. It was perfected, and a complete system of nobility enfeoffment and kingdom laws were established. Since then, no holy grail knights have duel due to differences."

"Thank you for your teaching!" Ryan bowed deeply again, and he was taught.

"Yeah." François accepted Ryan's courtesy calmly, and the Duke hesitated for a moment, and finally said.

"Richard "Tiger" is about to abdicate. The person he wants to designate as the king is Duke Raun of Lionheart. The king's abdication has been put on the agenda of the royal court, Ryan...what are you going to do?"