Section 7 Conflict

"I don't know if I will choose a deputy general from among us." Leo explained to Ashurufat. "Many border lords have not arrived because of the rain. In terms of strength, it is more appropriate to choose those lords who have not arrived. But if they refuse to come at both ends of the head and rat, they will be ugly. If we choose from those present, then we have a good chance. When we drive away the Paro, the status of an earl will definitely not be able to escape. It is really exciting..."

A man pushed Leo away roughly and stood in front of Ashu Rufate. It was Ryan.

"Who are you? Why are you qualified to be here?" Ryan asked arrogantly.

"Ryan, this is Sir Asu Ruffat. You should have met once." Leo introduced.

"Sir Asu Ruffat?" Ryan looked at the other party with a questioning look. Asu Ruffat could only nod, indicating that Leo was right.

"Oh, that's right. Lord Asu Ruffat." Ryan raised his voice and specifically emphasized the tone of the word "女" to form a sarcastic tone. "Can you tell me what title do you have?"

His voice was very loud, which attracted the attention of most people present. People gathered to see what was going on.

Thomas was in a corner with the king wrapped in black robe, but when he discovered the riots in the cocktail midfielder, he raised his head in shock.

"What? Can't you say it?" Ryan asked again sarcastically.

"Enough, Ryan!" Leo tried to pull him away, but Ryan pushed him away again.

"Knight Leo, I'm just asking Sir Asu Ruffat a very simple question. This is not a matter of a person who is not a good person? Can't even ask such a question?"

"I got the title of the Duke from a certain king." Ashrufate replied.

"Can I take the liberty to ask the king's title?" Ryan's words were very polite. The more polite he was, the more ironic it highlighted.

"This...is related to a little private secret."

"Private secret? Can a king tell others about his honor? Which king does not exist at all? Or is the king's throne self-proclaimed and has no land or people?"

Ryan deliberately delayed his voice so that everyone present could hear it.

Ashrufat felt a slimy coldness in his stomach. But he knew that he could not answer such a question, so he could only remain silent.

"If the name of that king cannot be told, then can I ask myself, Mr. Ashurufat, where is your fief? Didn't that king give you a fief at the same time as he gave you a title?"

"No." Ashu Rufate was silent for a long time and finally spit out two words.

"No fief? A simple title... hahaha... haha... haha... then am I lucky enough to know, Duke Ashurufat, where is your armor? Do you not even have your armor?"

"I have it!" Ashu Rufate would rather have a dragon or some other monster in front of him. If there was a dragon or a troll in front of him, he could at least fight. But in the battlefield of this language, he did not even have the ability to defend himself. Ryan was right. He asked some very simple and ordinary questions. But Ashu Rufate could not answer.

"Some of the nobles' heralds are not about finding a painter, just drawing two strokes on a piece of paper or a piece of cloth and counting them. Instead, they should be etched on the breastplate or shield. Oh, I forgot that Lord Ashrufate comes from the Central Seven Kingdoms, and the Knights there require that the armor is neat and not usually carve a private herald. But your shield should have your heralds engraved, right? You don't even have a shield!?"

He shouted the last sentence with his strong voice full of naked hostility and provocation.

"Of course he has a shield and an emblem." A voice rang out. Thomas appeared in the middle of the crowd. "I've asked someone to get it."

Before he finished speaking, a servant appeared at the entrance with a shield and ran towards the crowd. The shield was a pointed knight shield above and below, with a red dragon-shaped shape engraved in the middle of the shield.

"This is Sir Ashu Rufat's..." Thomas took the shield in his hand and showed it to everyone. "Blood Dragon Emblem."

"Dragon-shaped heraldry usually means related to elves. Only the elves have the ability to tame dragons." Thomas looked at the heraldry and explained. "Based on blood-red as the tone, it means fighting and blood. Usually, red will be used as the main color only if you suffer major damage. For example, in the battle where the king died on the battlefield, the surviving knights often change the main color of the heraldry to red. Or the nobles who vowed to revenge will also paint the main color of the elf. It also involves revenge and harm... I remember that to the east of the seven central countries, there was a small country called Seer bordering the elves. More than ten years ago, Seer was destroyed by Tulan in the seven kingdoms... Sir Ryan, you really should take some time to learn the heraldry, otherwise you wouldn't ask such a rude and stupid question!"

Thomas put down his shield and looked at Ryan.

After Thomas said this, Ryan was stunned and embarrassed. His combat plan, which he thought was perfect, suddenly became full of flaws. Boos came from the crowd, and others were talking about it. The knights even looked at Ryan with disdain, or sympathized with Ashu Rufate.

"Apologize to Sir Ashu Rufat, Ryan." Thomas ordered majestic.

"I'm sorry... Sir Ashu Ruffat..." After a long time, Ryan said unwillingly.

In another corner of the venue, the old king in black and the little princess stayed together.

"Look, they are in conflict... Some people question Sir Ash Rufate's aristocratic origin..." The old man in black said to his granddaughter. "This is a good opportunity to test your wisdom! Go and solve this problem!"

"Solved...how..."

"Use your brain to solve it!" The old man poked the princess with his cane in his hand in anger. "But I'll give you some tips..." he murmured in a low voice.

"That Ashu Rufate must be rewarded... He abandoned the Duke of the Paros and the fief of a province. If such heroic behavior is not rewarded, it will appear mean and be rude and make the ministers disinterested. But it cannot be rewarded too much, otherwise other knights will become jealous and dissatisfied. Moreover, there is no actual territory for rewards in your hands. An empty promise will cause general dissatisfaction, and a tangible future promise will make you lose a lot... Think carefully. Since that Ashu Rufate can resist such a high reward, it means that he is a proud person. What a proud person needs is a reward in reputation! Do you understand? Remember, it is all about Saint Gene's knights, and you must emphasize that you are Saint Gene's princess."

Ryan turned around and wanted to leave, but found that the princess was walking towards this side. Irina passed by him, and did not look at him much, but came straight to Ash Rufate.

"Earl Thomas, lend your sword to use it," she said.

Thomas turned the sword backwards and handed it to her with the hilt facing upwards.

"Sir Ashu Rufat, please kneel down," said Irina.

Asu Rufat was stunned for a moment, but still kneeled down on one knee as Irina asked.

Irina Ping raised her long sword and knocked hard on Ashrufate's shoulder.

"Sir Asu Ruffat, I give you the title of Earl in the name of Casilos and St. Gene's sole successor. I will give you the Danden area to you as your fief. From now on, you are my knight, will you fight for me?"

"Yes, I'd love to do it."

"Very good." Princess Irina looked around. "From then you will be the noble of my St. Gene, and no one can question your origin and status."

"Everyone." She declared loudly to everyone around her. "I now declare war on the Kingdom of Paro as the sole successor of Saint Gene and Casilos! Dear loyal ministers of Saint Gene, are you willing to lend me strength, follow my flag, and fight with me?"

"Affect your will!" Everyone half-kneeled and swore loudly.

"Earl of Thomas." Irina looked at Thomas. "I appoint you as General of St. Gene, responsible for commanding and dispatching all my troops."

"Earl of Ashu Rufat, Sir William Daly, Sir Ryan, Sir Leo. I appoint you as deputy generals and obey Marshal Thomas's command. I hope you can unite with all your heart, drive away the Paros and restore your country!"

"There are other lords. I hope you can fight bravely under the command of Marshal Thomas. Marshal Thomas, I hereby grant you the privilege of canonizing the knights! Before I announce the revocation of this privilege, you can grant the status of knights in my name to those warriors who show heroic performance on the battlefield. I also give you the privilege of executing traitors. Any noble who betrays his subordinates, who violate the ways of the knights, surrender to the invading Paro army, can execute and confiscate the territory in my name!"

...

Although the Paro people chased them desperately and were only a line away from their targets many times. Princess Irina finally successfully escaped from them. Four months later, in the remote area of ​​St. Gene, the princess officially launched an army to restore the country with the support of the border lords. She appointed the legendary veteran Thomas, who was over 80 years old, as the commander, gathered strength to fight against the pursuers.

When the princess raised her army, she had only a dozen knights and thousands of militias under her command, which seemed vulnerable. But this situation did not last long. After learning that the princess was safe and sound, Casilos and the lords of Saint Gene came to support each other and raised their troops to respond. Especially in Casilos, the rebellion against Paro's rule was like a fire. Paro's army found that they had to concentrate all their strength to suppress the resistance in various places. This made them lose the initial and best opportunity to destroy Princess Irina. Their only hope was that the Greyhound Knights - the Knights of the bandits they recruited - could even smash the princess' resistance. In fact, this was indeed possible, because this army had a great advantage in number.

——Excerpt from "History of the Stigia War"
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