Hanta introduced himself to Astraea a little stiffly: "Hello, Master Sword Saint. I am Hanta, and I am a ranger. It is an honor to serve you."
"He is the best driver in our union. Don't underestimate him. He is still a Mithril-level adventurer. Even if he encounters any trouble on the road, he can handle it. If he really encounters trouble that he can't handle, it shouldn't be a problem."
After all, the Sword Saint is able to kill the Goblin King and an army of goblins alone. If someone is blind enough to cause trouble for them, that would be a unlucky guy. The president wants to laugh when he thinks of that scene.
"Well, thank you for your help, Hanta."
"My pleasure!"
Hanta was a little excited.
This is natural. As an adventurer, who doesn't have a dream of becoming a hero?
Being able to travel with a legendary hero like the Sword Saint is something that adventurers have always dreamed of. Although he is just a coachman, it is just right because he is just a coachman. If he were asked to be the companion of the Sword Saint, he would not dare to do it. But being a coachman is simply the best thing. In the future, maybe his name will appear in the story of the Sword Saint.
He can tell his children about it later.
I used to be a coachman for the Sword Saint, and I must have received admiring looks from children at that time.
"let's go."
Si took Elysee into the carriage.
"Yes, President, let's go."
"Okay, be safe. I'll wait for your good news." The president knew where the Sword Master was going this time and was ready to watch the show.
He is very clear about it.
The kingdom's sword-fighting competition this time is to put on a show for the kingdom's warrior-chief. Because the warrior-chief is born as a commoner, his situation in the kingdom is not so good, and the warrior-chief is also a supporter of the king. This makes the kingdom's nobles very displeased with the warrior-chief, so the warrior-chief now urgently needs a competition to prove his strength.
And the king was very confident in the warrior captain.
He directly announced the holding of a sword-fighting competition to select the strongest warrior in the country. If the warrior-chief can win the final victory in this competition, then he will prove that he is qualified to be the warrior-chief of this kingdom!
Originally, the warrior leader had a good chance of winning, but now there is no hope.
The president looked at the carriage moving further and further away.
shook his head.
It's not that he looks down on the warrior captain.
The Sword Master is just too strong.
That was not an opponent from the same dimension at all. After all, he was also a third-level magic caster, so of course he could understand the horror of this sword master.
Moreover, news came out not long ago that the Empire's Four Knights, Thunder, were defeated by the Sword Saint's maid. The Warrior Captain is at most a figure comparable to the Four Knights, and he may not even be able to deal with the Sword Saint's maid.
Not to mention the Sword Master himself.
"You are really unlucky."
The president sighed.
If the Kingdom had not been putting pressure on the union, questioning the Sword Master's expedition against the Goblin King, and preventing the bounty from being paid, the Sword Master would probably not have thought of competing in the Kingdom's fencing competition.
This was originally what the aristocrats did.
The warrior captain was innocent, but now, it was this innocent unlucky guy who was about to suffer.
But who can blame him for having bad luck?
Besides, it is absolutely impossible to say that the old king has no problem at all in this matter.
If he admitted it, no matter how unwilling the nobles were, this matter was ultimately just a trivial matter and would not cause any trouble, because the essence of the matter was just to disgust the Empire and the Sword Saint.
But the king just didn't say anything, so there was nothing wrong with the Sword Master going there to cause trouble.
Some time after Si and his companions left, the Four Knights, Lei Guang, and the Chief Magician came to the mansion at the same time as yesterday, knocked on the door and asked for a meeting.
These guys have been at it for two weeks.
However, today they knocked on the door for a long time, but no one came out to open it. It was not until a while later that an adventurer came over to tell them.
The Sword Master left for a long journey early this morning.
"Do you know where they went?!" Fruda asked anxiously.
The adventurer replied, "It seems they said they were going to the kingdom to watch the sword fighting competition. They have been gone for an hour. You will definitely not be able to catch up now."
"You went to the Kingdom?"
Fruda was dumbfounded.
He looked at Bajod eagerly.
The big guy shook his head and said anxiously, "Don't joke around, there is no room for negotiation. You should know that the kingdom and we are enemies. We have to go back and report this to His Majesty first, and you have to go back with us!"
"..."
Fruda was so angry that his eyes widened. In his opinion, if it weren't for the big guy stopping him, he would have met Astraea long ago, and would never have encountered such a thing!
But fortunately he also knows the importance of it.
Sword Master can
They don't have the ability to ignore the threats from the enemy country and go to the other side to cause trouble.
Even if it's him.
Running to the kingdom would also lead to death.
"Wait a minute, I'm not going to the kingdom, but I want to go in here and take a look."
He said, pointing at Astraea's mansion.
This old man is not prudent!
Bajode gasped. This old guy actually wanted to break into the Sword Master's house and rob him!
"no!"
What a joke.
If the Sword Master knew about this.
Wouldn't he be dead by then?
Chapter 21: History Repeats Itself
The Blood Emperor looked at the report in his hand and sneered, "I didn't expect the kingdom to still not give up. They held a royal competition back then, but they were not satisfied with being laughed at. Now they dare to hold a swordsmanship competition here. Do they want to nominate their warrior leader? Ha, let our swordsman recreate the scene of that year and let them know what despair is!"
Ten years ago, the king of the kingdom was still very courageous and capable. At that time, he did not allow those nobles to ride on his head and pee and shit on him like they do now.
At that time, the old king even dared to hold a royal competition in front of those nobles to find an outstanding young man to be the kingdom's warrior captain.
If the old guy had succeeded at that time, maybe the kingdom might really have undergone a revolution. However, the possibility was very small because the old king had no suitable successor, so even if he found an excellent warrior captain, he would be unable to change the situation in the kingdom.
However, as the kingdom's rival, the empire didn't even want to give them this hope.
The Empire dispatched the Sword Master, and had him go to the Kingdom under an assumed name to participate in the Imperial Competition, and then defeat all opponents in the competition to win the final championship.
The final result, of course, was that the Sword Master won the championship. It was not a competition on the same level at all. Even though there was a similar age difference between them, the Sword Master was already a powerful man who had one foot in the realm of heroes. He was simply not someone that those talented warriors of the same age could defeat.
As a result, the contestant in the kingdom who was known as a talented swordsman was so shocked by the sword master that he began to doubt his life. He refused the royal family's recruitment and later became a mercenary. He even became a bandit.
The runner-up at that time was a warrior of civilian origin who had no reputation before. He could be said to be a dark horse that suddenly appeared. If the Sword Master had not participated in the competition, he might really be able to live up to the king's expectations.
But the dark horse never won, and in the end the Sword Master completed his mission of suppressing the confidence of the kingdom's genius and returned to the empire. The position of the kingdom's warrior chief fell to the civilian warrior who was the runner-up at the time.
Although this genius warrior leader was determined and did not lose his confidence after being defeated by the sword master, he was a commoner and won the runner-up instead of the champion. Even after becoming the warrior leader, he could not fulfill the old king's expectations and was always oppressed by the nobles of the kingdom. The biggest reason for this was that the old king had given up, because the person who suffered the most in the imperial competition was the old king, and he could no longer see any hope of turning defeat into victory.
The Empire's suppression plan was a complete success. If the Sword Saint had not been unwilling to participate in the subsequent war, the Empire would have conquered the kingdom before the Blood Emperor came to power. However, if this matter really developed in this way, the Blood Emperor would have had a headache at that time. Because the nobles of the Empire were not in a good situation at that time. If the kingdom was conquered at that time, it would have strengthened the power of these nobles. It would have been much more troublesome for the Blood Emperor to deal with them than before.
Therefore, the Blood Emperor was very grateful to the Sword Saint, because if the Sword Saint had not refused to help those nobles, it would not have been so easy for him to complete his plan to cleanse the nobles, and the Sword Saint also left him a big gift package of the kingdom.
"It seems that the kingdom can't last more than three years." The Blood Emperor said to the Four Knights and the Chief Magician. If the kingdom, which was already on its last breath, experiences another blow to morale, it will probably be finished within the next two to three years.
The Four Horsemen said nothing.
Freud stroked his beard and said, "It's not surprising that the kingdom is going to fall. It's a big taboo for the royal family to have no heir, not to mention that the old king lost his ambition after being hit by the Sword Saint."
"They have allowed the nobles to harm the people over the years. Although the Golden Princess seems to have done a lot, it is meaningless in terms of the results. Because of the old king's inaction and the growing power of the nobles, they can find countermeasures for any policy. Even if the Golden Princess can understand this, it will be useless. After all, she has no right to inherit the throne."
"Do you think that if I visit him in person, I might be able to convince the Sword Master to help me win this battle?" The Blood Emperor knew that the only threat to the kingdom now was the Warrior Captain and his troops, because they were a group of people with faith. They firmly believed that the kingdom would overcome the difficulties and usher in a new life. They had performed very well on the battlefield several times before.
Even the Blood Emperor couldn't help wanting to recruit that Warrior Captain last time. After all, their Sword Saint was still addicted to magic at the time. Besides, except for the first Sword Saint, all the previous Sword Saints would only take action when the empire was about to be destroyed by foreign enemies. They would never interfere in the internal affairs of the empire, and would never participate in the wars initiated by the empire. So compared to the Sword Saint, he actually wanted someone like that Warrior Captain who was completely loyal to him.
He wanted to find his own talented warrior, but the warrior leader refused.
Because he had sworn allegiance to his master, it was impossible for him to be loyal to the Blood Emperor again, even though he admired the Blood Emperor's personal charm.
If the Sword Master is willing to fight.
This warrior leader is obviously nothing.
Although the Blood Emperor admired the other party, he did not take it too seriously. After all, he had a stronger Sword Master, and the Four Knights were not much worse than the other party. There was no need to waste his time on the other party.
If you fail to recruit him this time, then forget it.
However, the opponent's equipment equipped with the kingdom's secret treasure is indeed a problem on the battlefield. The Four Knights are no match for the Warrior Captain in that state. Even if Fruda takes action, there is a certain risk of failure. In this situation, it is not worth doing so at all.
But even so.
If the war can be avoided, he certainly doesn't want to drag it on. If the Sword Saint takes action, all problems will be solved, so he wants to persuade the Sword Saint so much.
But he also knew that the possibility of persuading the Sword Saint to take action was very slim. This time the Sword Saint ran over to mess things up, which was already a pleasant surprise for him.
As for the issue of the Blood Emperor.
Fruda said bluntly: "Impossible, just give up, with what you did before, I guarantee you won't even be able to get into her house!"
The corner of Bajod's mouth twitched.
Look at this old guy scolding Your Majesty.
I couldn't help but complain in my heart.
It seems like you are in the same situation too.
Didn't he even go through the door?
When the Blood Emperor heard what Fruda said, although he knew that what he said was very likely to happen, he was still reluctant to admit it and refuted: "I am the emperor after all. Astraea should give me some face and not be blocked from the door like you."
"hehe."
Fruda smiled.
I don't bother to refute this matter.
If His Majesty really dares to visit, he wouldn't mind joining in the fun.
"We'll discuss this later. Go prepare for the war first. It's about time."
[Chapter 22: Arriving at the Royal Capital]
After a long journey, the dusty carriage finally arrived at the capital of the kingdom.
Because of the sword-fighting competition that will be held soon, the atmosphere in the royal capital is very lively.
Paid the entrance fee.
The carriage slowly drove into the kingdom's capital.
Many guards can be seen patrolling the streets.
At such times, there are many people coming from other places, even foreigners will come to visit. Even the aristocrats do not want outsiders to see the bad side of the kingdom. Moreover, this country already has a very distorted foreign etiquette. When dealing with outside visitors, they will try their best to show their elegance and nobility.
The soldiers' armor looks great, and they look like noblemen. They do look very impressive on the surface, but it's hard to say how strong they actually are.
Si opened the window and looked at the soldiers outside.
Her evaluation can be summed up in one word: weak!
These people are simply too weak.
Not even as good as a goblin.
Hanta said to the adults in the car, "My lord, we have arrived at the capital of the kingdom."
"Got it. Let's find a hotel and book a room first. Can we find one?" Si looked at the bustling city and thought of the experience of not being able to book a room when she went out to travel during the holidays. This situation would occasionally occur in modern society, let alone this backward society. At least she could go to a high-end hotel and book a room, but now she doubted whether there were any hotels in this royal capital with vacant rooms.
Don't ask her why she didn't join a tour group or book a hotel in advance. Everyone makes stupid mistakes sometimes. The price she paid was that she originally planned to save money but ended up paying a high accommodation fee. Since then, she has stopped traveling during festivals and has mostly gone out during off-peak travel periods, when hotels and local prices are on sale.
"Yes, I have already contacted them in advance."
As an experienced person, Hanta said that this was no big deal. He had already written to his friend who runs a hotel here and asked him to keep three vacant rooms.
