Working Prophet

After establishing the Red Lion Empire, Alessandro incorporated the entire Red Plain into the royal domain. In order to compensate the Coburg family, His Majesty the Emperor allocated a large area of ​​fertile land in the south for his father-in-law.

At the same time, the Coburg family was allowed to keep the oldest castle in the family, because the ancestors of the Coburg family rested there.

On the horseback, Ilea recalled the history of the empire that she had just made up for some time ago, while looking around curiously.

It has to be said that people living in Hongyuan generally seem to be wealthier than other places, and even farmers wear new clothes.

In addition, recently, His Majesty is catching up with the reopening of the martial arts tournament, and the King's Avenue is full of people who are going to the direction of the Lion Heart Castle like the female lord and the others.

Among them were burly warriors with strong muscles, carrying all kinds of weird weapons, and big jeweled businessmen dressed in gorgeous clothes from head to toe. The smell of money was revealed in every pore.

They are often accompanied by beautiful and enchanting dancers.

In addition, there are bards, many of whom are not lacking in minor fame. They were recognized and caused a burst of exclamation. Aristocratic carriages with different flags...

But with the appearance of the female lord, everyone's eyes involuntarily focused on her.

There was no way, mainly because the team behind her was too eye-catching.

During this period of time, the King's Avenue has been full of people coming and going, but no one has ever seen so many people at one time.

The black mass of heads could not be seen at a glance. There were at least several thousand people, directly blocking the King's Avenue, which could allow four carriages to travel side by side.

And there are all sorts of people inside, including mercenaries, civilians, nobles... You can't imagine it, and there's no one you can't see. These people who usually have nothing to do with each other are actually gathered together now.

Miss Rabbit had been visited by many people along the way, and she was now numb. Until a cavalry team appeared in front of them, numbering more than a hundred people, and rushed towards this side.

There was a shield embroidered on their cloaks, and behind the shield were two crossed blades. Ilea recognized it as the emblem of the Royal Knights.

"Whose team is this?"

The leading knight had a pair of round brown ears and a long nose. The female lord looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere.

After a moment, Ilea remembered that her stepmother Vanessa had sent a team of mercenaries to look for him after learning that she had left Rock Snow City. The leader's nickname seemed to be Honey Bear, which was similar to the one in front of her. The knight looks a bit similar.

Apparently they all come from the same family.

"I am the head of the Arias family, the daughter of Blood-Eyed Russ, Ilea from the Green Field." the female lord replied.

"I am Steve from the Boleslaw family, the son of Duncan the Oak Sword, and the branch leader of the sixth branch of the First Knights of the Empire." The visitor also introduced himself.

After a pause, he continued, "We have received a report that a strange army has appeared on the King's Road. For the safety of Lionheart Castle, we have to ask you to stop here."

"But His Majesty the Emperor wants me to go to the city to participate in the tournament." Miss Rabbit moved out as a shield.

Steve patiently explained, "Of course you can go to the royal capital, but you can't bring so many subordinates with you."

"They are not my subordinates." The female lord shook her head, "Sir Steve, can't you see that the vast majority of them are civilians?"

"Civilians?" Steve was stunned. He looked behind Ilea. Sure enough, except for a few noble guards, the rest were almost all civilians.

"Why are there so many civilians following you?"

"They're not following me, they're following Merlin."

"Merlin, who is that?"

"The prophet of Shuangxiuism, the spokesperson of Saturday in the world."

"Okay, I don't care who he is, but let him take these people away quickly."

"It's a shame he's not here right now."

"Then where is he? Didn't you say that these people are following him?"

"Merlin is currently on vacation in the Kingdom of God, and his next arrival will be in two days. Moreover," said the female lord, "you can also see that these people are just commoners, and His Majesty has not prohibited commoners from going to the capital, right?"

"This..." Steve thought for a while, "It seems that there is no such law."

"Then why did you drive them away?"

"Because they all came together."

"As I said before, they are just following Merlin. Merlin has removed the curse on them, or is helping them remove the curse. Even if I drive them away now, they will not leave."

"Indeed, I can testify." Wilder on the side interjected, "I am the Patriarch of the Singleton family, Greymane Wilder of the Horn of Plenty, and the prophet Merlin performed a miracle to save my granddaughter."

"And I."

"I can also testify." Tregg and Rogers also echoed, "The prophet Merlin's power is extremely powerful, the only one I have seen in my life."

"You'd better not say such things in front of His Majesty." Steve said, "He doesn't believe in any gods except the goddess of life. But..."

The branch leader changed the subject and said, "Since these people follow Merlin voluntarily, I can't forcefully separate them."

After speaking, he looked at the female lord again, "I just want to give you a suggestion, you can persuade the prophet Merlin to let him take his followers back home."

"Why?"

"Because he will definitely not get good results in the royal capital. Priest Cornelia will teach him a lesson."

"Merlin will not go back halfway, because I am going to the royal capital, and he will definitely accompany me."

"I have kindly warned you guys. If you don't listen, then just move on," Steve said. "As long as you don't regret it in the future."

"Thank you for your concern." Ilea said neither humble nor overbearing.

Steve nodded slightly, and then led the others away.

He came quickly and left even faster, without any sloppiness at all.

The female lord also led the people to move forward.

Until dusk, the team was stationed on the roadside to rest. At this time, there were only a little more than two days away from Lionheart Castle.

Ilea could almost see the towering white walls of the capital. She slept in the tent for one night, and when she opened her eyes the next morning, she felt her neck was a little sore, as if she had been stabbed by something.

The female lord subconsciously reached under the pillow, and finally found something.

It was a wooden sculpture of a nursing woman with a crown of thorns on her head and a red snake wrapped around her chest.

Miss Rabbit was stunned for a few seconds, then her face suddenly changed when she thought of something, and she threw away the wooden carving in her hand.