Chapter 1168 1150. Duel of Honor
?A little afraid to look at Lan En, Lincoln tilted his head and whispered.
“Sir, because of your relationship, the most commonly used and trained weapon among the knights has now been replaced by the long sword of the elves.”
As he spoke, Lincoln stretched out a finger and tapped Lan En''s waist cautiously and slightly.
Lan En''s own head also went down in this direction and saw the Lake Lady''s Sword hanging on his waist.
After being adjusted by Lady Galadriel, it not only has a graceful and smooth arc, but the weight ball, handle, sword grid, and sword body all have the elegant, complex and beautiful carvings of the elves in the world of Alda. Long knife.
“If people want to become better, they must always set a goal and a benchmark, then imitate him and get close to him. Finally, he will become a better version of himself.”
Stewart''s calm voice said.
"Perhaps it''s not what you think. I hope to become a demon hunter in order to make this body that has been damaged to the point of being unable to fully recover strong again. And then this idea affects other people."
"But others wish to become a witcher, mostly because you are a witcher, my lord."
"So now." Lan En rubbed his face helplessly, "How far has things developed?"
?Stewart and Lincoln looked at each other, and Lincoln took a step forward and whispered.
“Do you still remember the alchemical recipes you left behind to assist the demon hunters in fighting? Alchemy bombs and sword oil.”
“I, uh don’t. them.”
Lan En raised his eyes and glanced at Lincoln, and then the young man''s voice changed immediately.
“They have learned a lot.”
As he spoke, Lincoln blocked a small bag hanging on his waist. Of course, he knew that this behavior would not stop Lan En from observing, so he had an awkward, small smile on his face.
Lan En’s nose twitched slightly. He didn’t feel it just now, but he smelled it now.
“Bear fat, flea wormwood, and lotus root are [strengthened corpse-eating bio-oils].”
?Lan narrowed his eyes and looked at Lincoln in front of him.
“You boy!”
But after watching for a while, Lincoln still looked cautious and embarrassed, but he did not back down under Lan En''s gaze.
?This is what Lan En said before: the Ember Knights respect him and obey him, but still maintain a high degree of subjective initiative.
“Huh~forget it.”
Finally, Lan sighed.
"I understand your expectations of becoming a witcher. But until I have a way to improve the Trial of Grass formula, I will not let you come into contact with those things."
“I don’t want to have only a dozen people left here in the blink of an eye when I come back, do you understand?”
“Of course, sir!”*2
?At this time, Stewart and Lincoln loudly responded to him.
Lan waved his hands. The bigger reason for this was that he still couldn''t let go of Stuart''s body, which was almost crippled compared to before.
It was the body that was condemned and maimed before him.
For the sake of the overall situation, Lan En could not save him and his father together. This made Lan En feel somewhat regretful and indebted.
“Okay, I’ve made up the account, it’s time for me to leave, there are still things to do.”
Even without a chair, Lan En almost ignored the Cavaliers and was ready to leave.
But Lincoln blinked after hearing what Lane said.
“Sir,” the secretary of the Knights scratched his head, “When you say ‘there are still things to be done’, do you mean Elland’s side?”
“Huh?” The demon hunter raised his head in surprise and looked at Lincoln.
How could he know such a thing? Regarding the safety of the Pontal Valley, even letting the market know about this kind of thing is enough to cause huge economic shock and panic.
??Whether it was Foltest or Demavi of Aedirn, it was impossible for the news to leak out casually.
But when I thought about it, it became clear.
Since these are the only people qualified to reveal the news, they must have informed the Ember Knights stationed here.
“Foltest’s messenger has also been here?”
"Yes, sir." Stewart would uncontrollably move the iron chin on his mandible as he spoke, "Just to be cautious, the messenger only delivered the message to me and Lincoln after confirming the command of the Knights."
"King Foltest briefed us on the situation and said that you would probably be involved in this matter." Lincoln added on the side. "But the decision-making power of whether the Knights should dispatch lies with us, that is, your will."
"Of course, we all hope that you will use our power in this unexplained trouble."
"It has been a long time since we fought together, my lord. Although our loyalty is unquestionable."
??Stewart also took a step forward, looking at Lan En with eyes as calm as an ice lake.
“But we all hope to experience this glory again. Furthermore, the location of the Pontal Valley involved this time is too important. It is estimated that there will be powerful nobles there.”
“Even for status and respectability reasons, you need someone to follow you.”
?Lann looked left and right at Lincoln and Stewart, who had persistent expressions but were still ready to obey orders.
“You all came out of the sword and spear with me at Sodden Mountain. If you want to fight with me again, of course I agree.”
Lan En was also relieved.
"But the number of people cannot be too large. I will only bring ten people, otherwise it will slow down the journey. You two are responsible for picking out the people, that''s it." The final order was given. After Lincoln and Stewart looked at each other, they saluted Lan En. , left the room, went outside and announced to the knights, and executed the order.
Lan En thought about picking out ten people. This should be done by just naming them.
?So he simply sat on the large special chair and began to look through the accounts of the Knights during this period.
?The accounting issues were handed over to Mentos for review very quickly, and they were basically integrated at the same time.
But in the courtyard outside the main body of the castle, there was originally just the sound of neat training. Later, Lincoln and Stuart read out the order after they went out.
But it turned into a high-pitched shout almost instantly.
The Knights of Ember are well-organized in peacetime. Every member is from a noble family, follows rules and etiquette, and was perfected by Lan En in the last war.
??But once the quota for being able to travel side by side with Lan En again, or even fight side by side, was released, this knightly order did not even make much noise in the past.
Suddenly, like an ember that was about to go out without any ripples, a bursting flame suddenly ignited!
While Lan En was sitting on the chair, he had just finished checking the accounts, and according to his efficiency, it only took less than two minutes.
Suddenly, there was an explosion of swords clashing in the castle courtyard outside!
Lan En was stunned for a moment, and so was the flannel ball. The Witcher and Ellu looked at each other on two chairs, one large and one small, at the same time, with two pairs of cat eyes looking at each other.
“.Fuck me!”
Then Lan En blurted out as if he suddenly understood.
He knew very well what was going on at this moment—
I asked you to pick someone out, but it ended up being an honorary duel here! ?
?Ten honorary swordsmen were selected on the spot, right?
Lan En stood up from the big chair, and the velvet ball jumped on the small chair and landed on his shoulders.
?Go to the window and take a look, sure enough!
“Meow!”
??The flannel ball, which was lying on Lan En''s shoulder and looking down, twisted its body excitedly, its elongated body like a cat bug.
?Even though it looks cute, it is actually a war madman who likes to immerse himself in fighting and the intersection of blades.
?For example now, it cheered when looking at the scene below.
In order to obtain or compete for the honor of being able to stand beside Lan En again and fight together, the Ember Knights, who were already like brothers, began an internal competition.
Except for Stewart’s cold face, he announced that he would not join due to his own health and the reason of ‘not to delay the adults’ schedule’.
At the moment when the news was announced, all the knights'' originally rational and calm eyes were suddenly covered with a layer of fanatical fighting spirit like a blazing fire!
There were no more words, and everyone separated amidst the sound of slight collision of armor.
With sharp eyes scanning everyone except himself, he took off the elf-style long knife hanging on his belt, went to the edge of the training ground, and replaced it with an unedged training knife.
At the same time, they also took off the armor they had been wearing, leaving only the silk shirts underneath.
Hands are judged purely on the basis of martial arts.
?Even an unedged training knife will appear too **** a body that is not wearing armor.
??But letting the blade pass over their bodies and showing off their swordsmanship and martial arts skills at the moment when their hairs stand on end is what they are pursuing.
?With the Ember Knights’ organizational power that is so superb that it even surpasses the times, they completed a series of simple rules such as grouping and competition format in only half a minute.
??Everyone faced each other with knives in the open space they had found, with joyful and cheerful smiles on their faces.
Half a minute later, there was a "dang" sound like a metal collision!
??The competition began, followed by the sound of dense sword clashes, and Lan En was led from his seat to the window.
In combat without armor, while the level of danger and technical requirements rise sharply, the entanglement time drops sharply.
Because the slightest mistake can cause a person to fail and exit the game.
??This high hill castle, which was entrusted by Foltest to the Knights of Ember, had twice as many grooms, cooks, and servants as the number of knights.
??These human support personnel also assigned by Foltest have actually considered themselves familiar with the style of the Ember Knights in the past two years of getting along with them.
?This knighthood is significantly different from other knighthoods they have come into contact with.
They have seen even a knighthood composed of all descendants of nobles, let alone a knighthood with civilian warriors mixed in.
But none of those knights has such a self-restraint as the Knights of Ember.
?Each of them seems to be pursuing the goal of keeping themselves calm, rational, and elegant at all times.
?While being strict with himself, he also did odd engineering jobs such as repairing roads and repairing bridges.
Compared to those arrogant knights, these handymen have always felt that the Ember Knights are simply perfect and abnormal.
??But when a series of knife-tip clashing sounds were heard, these handymen hurriedly and at a loss from their work poked their heads out to check, only to find that they actually did not understand the other side of the Knights.
Violence, ferocity, fearlessness, enthusiasm.
?At the moment when the blades met, these people broke out in an honorary duel for the privilege of "fighting with Lan En".
Only then did they show their greatest characteristic of being the top knight order in the world today—absolute force!
(End of this chapter)