Proof of the Sun King

The bustling town of Jean, the downtown area. Crazy Sand Literature Network

One of the old guards was walking down the street, and his attire made one can tell at a glance who he was.

The envious and jealous eyes of the serfs and the complicated eyes of the knights and nobles made Raymond feel a different feeling.

Who would have thought that the fugitive slaves of Leonathay would have such a day?

Old guard?

Raymond was quite proud. In fact, there was no need to wear a bearskin hat on such a day. Now the weather at the end of July has passed the best season in Brittany, but wearing a bearskin hat still makes people feel a little hot. He He knew in his heart why he chose to wear the old guard's uniform to go home.

With a few gold coins in his arms, along the familiar and unfamiliar streets, Raymond walked home.

It is familiar because there are street signs on the road. Since joining the army, Ryan has carried out a certain amount of literacy work on soldiers, and then after becoming a company commander and being a sergeant, Raymond was semi-compulsorily indoctrinated. The old guard's current level of education is equivalent to those of the common village elders in Brittany, and he can read and write hundreds of words.

If you don't know it, that's because the town of Jean is changing too fast.

This town is like being blessed by the Lady of the Lake. Almost every year, every month, every month, amazing changes are taking place. It seems that after the Lady of the Lake drew a circle in the south of Brittany, it It is a miracle that all the serfs and knights in the vicinity were miraculously gathered together to form the present city.

This miracle was written and sung around by many bards, and it was named "Story of Heaven".

Today, the market in Jean Town has become a large trading market, where you can see any kind of goods from the old world. The dark beer and various specialties of the empire have become part of the life of the people. From The poorest half-human swill to the highest Wynford grand cru wine "Lysalis", from the worst homecloth to the highest quality silk, dyes, oils, grains, flour, from the worst black bread to The highest grade black pepper grilled steak can be found in Jean's market.

However, there are still some luxuries that are currently beyond the reach of serfs, such as the spices of Lustria and enchanted gold statues, such as coffee imported from Tyrell, such as wood elf handmade gemstone jewelry and handmade clothes, such as those strictly forbidden to be eaten by serfs. Another example is the most expensive, high elf chocolate, which is said to be sold for seventy or eighty gold crowns per pound, and only the great nobles can taste it.

Raymond thought he had a chance to try it, but not now, he came to the door of the store, the crowd was bustling, going back and forth, this store did not look familiar, it was most likely newly opened, and the opening of the store was obvious. A shepherd of Carcassonne, Duke Hubbard finally decided to learn from Ryan after Duke Ryan won the battle to retake Musillon.

In the words of the locals, a lot of "sheep" have come to the south recently.

This has two meanings. One refers to the fact that a lot of sheep did come from Carcassonne, which directly led to the recent price reduction of sheep. Every household can eat sheep. The shepherds of Carcassonne came with batches of sheep. Sell ​​it and leave contented with bags of gold and silver coins.

The second meaning is that many free people from Carcassonne entered the town to try to settle down, which made the already crowded town even more overcrowded, which made those local people, especially before Ryan came to Jean The local serfs who settled here have some opinions, but due to the improvement of living conditions and less competition for jobs, plus both sides are people from the Knight Kingdom, the conflict is still within the control range, and Lane has promulgated. Musillon Development Order, ready to move a sufficient number of serfs from the crowded towns to Musillon's new territory.

Like the Raymond family who have obtained free citizenship, they are not interested in moving to Musillon, but there are still many serfs who are willing to go to Musilon to seek opportunities to change their fate.

Seeing that an old guard appeared, the market was boiling, and people gradually approached with curiosity and fear, pointing at Raymond.

"Wow~ That's the old guard!"

"That's an old guard who can only become an old guard after having gone through three major battles and serving at least five years!"

"Look at his medal! He followed His Excellency the Duke in the Battle of Blackstone Stronghold, the Battle of La-Maisonnell Abbey, and the subsequent Conquest of Mousillon!"

"Good...what a handsome dress!"

"When my child grows up, I must send him to be a soldier! Be an old guard!"

"You think too much, the old guard is so good? You don't want to see if your son can survive three battles?"

"That's better than being a serf all your life!"

Compared with the reverence and worship of the Holy Grail Knights, the townspeople have a closeness to the old guards. People know that they may not be able to achieve the knight class, but the old guards can really be achieved through hard work. Who wants to? Be a serf forever? Who doesn't want to be a freedman and glorify a freedman? So when Raymond appeared, people dared to point fingers and talk a lot.

This is a soldier from our serfs!

Seeing this, Raymond was a little helpless. He knew that they were now destined to be watched as models, so he could only nod his head in all directions with a serious face. This was considered a greeting, and then he came to a man who was obviously a Kacasson. In front of the open sheep shop.

Why do you say it's obviously Carcassonne? Because this shop is red and blue, with a sword in the middle, and the coat of arms of the Duchy of Carcassonne with irises on both sides, hanging outside the shop.

The sheep shop sells raw and cooked sheep, and even sells lamb pies, lamb bread, lamb stew and so on with Carcassonne characteristics. The owner is a typical Carcassonne person, not very cultural but very good. Strong and highly skilled warriors, this is because the whole Carcassonne is so martial, in its long history, this principality has resisted almost all invasions from the south, so the people here have a savage temperament, but When faced with an endless horde of greenskins and beastmen from the Black Mountains, your best bet is to be more savage than them.

"Hello! Dear Mr. Konoe, what would you like to eat? Sit inside. We have the best sheep from Carcassonne, both raw and cooked!" The shop owner saw that Raymond appeared clearly Somewhat surprised, he said quickly, with a smile on his face.

"I want to buy some cooked sheep." Raymond nodded.

"Please see for yourself and tell me how much you want." The boss said politely.

Raymond bought two kilograms of cooked lamb chops. This kind of best sheep cost him a few silver coins. With the oilcloth, Raymond returned to his home.

Since the town is very safe and it is relatively close to the city center, the door of his house was not closed. The old mother was sitting at the door washing vegetables. Although her eyes were a little cloudy, her spirit was very good. Recognized his son: "Raymond! My son!"

This sound attracted the attention of the entire street, and Raymond immediately felt that he was being watched by dozens of pairs of eyes. The son reluctantly ran a few steps and walked to his mother, habitually saluting: "Mom, I'm back. !"

"Hey~ It's good to be back, it's good to be back, Thomas keeps saying that you are a big brother, why haven't you come back!" The old mother stood up happily, she fixed her eyes on her son's uniform, originally excited The heart that wanted to get closer suddenly became a little panic. She quickly reached out and wiped the vegetable washing water on her apron. Standing there hesitantly, even though she was wearing good clothes made of linen, the old mother still felt that Feeling ashamed, she became nervous again: "Ah, Raymond, I..."

"Mom, where's Thomas?" Raymond didn't care, he reached out and handed over the cooked lamb chops: "I brought something good for Thomas to eat."

"Thomas is still going to school at the dwarf's side... Oh, there's no shortage of everything at home, why did you buy this?!" The old mother was very happy to see that her son had no life. She took the lamb chops and was very happy. The nervousness on Kuai's face turned into a complaint: "Why did you buy this?"

"What? Thomas doesn't like sheep?" Raymond was a little stunned. He remembered that his brother Thomas liked sheep very much.

"No, no, it's like this, I heard that you are coming back today, I..." The old mother hurried into the house, she took out something from the kitchen.

The hind leg of a lamb.

Looking at the lamb chops I bought, and then seeing the lamb shanks bought by the old mother, the mother and son laughed together: "Hahahahaha~"

There is a cheerful air inside and out.

That night, after the lively brother Thomas came back, the tormented family finally got together for dinner again. They never thought that, as runaway slaves, they could really live such a good life.

Two new maids were added to the family. They were bought by the old mother when she was on the street. It was unbelievable for the old mother, who had always been saving, to spend a lot of money on maids. However, Raymond soon discovered that apart from One of the maids was an aunt who was responsible for housework, and the other was indeed a young and beautiful girl. She looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, and her facial features were very decent. I heard from the old mother that it was from Leonace. She looked at her. When she was working as a day laborer on the street when she was hungry, she was pitiful and brought her home.

There are a lot of people in Leonasser in the town recently, especially women, and Raymond thought it was not surprising, but when the old mother proposed to arrange for the maid to go to the military camp to serve Raymond's daily life, the old guard quickly hurried Shaking his head: "No, no, Mom, the military discipline of the Old Guard is very strict, and there can't be any family members in the barracks. We usually train together, eat together, and live in the barracks. We only have two days off every ten days. You can go home."

"Can't you get married?" The old mother looked very surprised.

"You can get married, but even if you are married, you must live in the military camp. You can only go home for vacations and worship." Raymond said helplessly: "Unless you retire from the old guard or are ordered to be transferred to other positions."

"It's too strict..." The old mother kept reciting some rambles, but after learning about the treatment of the old guard from Raymond, the old mother didn't say much, she and all the people in the whole territory. Like the serfs, they all have blind trust and worship to the Duke.

Thomas was twelve years old now. The boy who used to be as thin as a little monkey was now taller and stronger. He buried his head in the bowl and ate the fat and oily lamb in big mouthfuls, watching Raymond Want to laugh: "Thomas, don't rush to eat, no one is robbing you."

"Brother, you're finally back." Thomas raised his head from his rice bowl, his face stained with oil: "I was beaten by the dwarf master today!"

"Why? Did you do something naughty again?" The old guard was a little strange.

"I said I'm taller than Mr. Deron." Thomas said a little embarrassedly.

"...If it were me, I would definitely peel you off." Raymond couldn't help laughing.

"Hehe...hehehe..." Little Thomas lowered his head embarrassedly: "Brother, I want to study in Nur."

The show is here! Raymond raised his head when he heard the words, he put down the knife and fork in his hand: "Go to Nur to study abroad? Is it the meaning of the school?"

"Well, the school plans to send 300 children who are about my age to study in Nuer. Your Excellency the Duke has already made contact with Nuer." Thomas nodded, and he said timidly: "Ai, the honorary president of Nuer University. Your Excellency Manoli has already agreed to this request, so I was currently selecting candidates, and at school, my grades were the best, so the dwarf master asked me if I wanted to study in Nuer."

"I know, the five-year study abroad plan, His Excellency the Duke once said this." Raymond frowned, and the old guard hesitated.

When Thomas went to study in Nuer, Raymond felt that Yu Yuli was not very opposed to it.

But if Thomas goes to Noor, what about the old mother? Is she alone in the family soon?

Is this home still home?

"Five-year study abroad plan...is it?"

At the same time, the ducal castle, the tower of the fairy in the lake.

"Yes, a five-year study abroad plan."

Ryan was sitting with his wife Surya, the head maid Sylvia, and the post maid Orika, and the duke told Surya of his plan: "They will study in Nur and learn the advanced knowledge of the empire. technology and knowledge, and then come back to build this country."

"Well, Nur is the industrial center and academic center of the empire. International students will definitely gain something." Suria nodded, and she suddenly said a little sourly: "Emmanoli promised really refreshing~"

"That's because I placed an order for weapons of 8,000 kroner in Nur!" Ryan complained: "Amelia really doesn't spare a single face~www.wuxiamtl.com~ The opening price is 10,000 kroner, It took me a long time to get this result."

"Are you going to see Count Doolin and Count Larot in the evening?" Suria did not continue on this topic, but the female knight focused her attention on another matter.

"They are all old Musilon nobles and are ready to come and serve me." Ryan nodded.

"Has the south of Leonathay also decided to surrender?" Suria thought for a moment, and she set her eyes on her maid: "Then let Sylvia accompany you, she will represent me and also can help you."

"..." Ryan wasn't sure what Suria meant. He looked up at Sylvia, but found that the head maid's face was very red, and he seemed to be enduring something. Seeing Ryan's eyes cast, She nodded her head to say no.

"Okay then." Ryan didn't think too much, he agreed.

What the Duke didn't notice was that the dark elf maid standing behind him gave the head maid a small smile, while Sylvia shook her head desperately in fear, while Olika just sneered.

After the meal, Sylvia took Ryan out of the fairy tower in the lake, and the head maid whispered to Ryan: "Lord Ryan, whether it is Earl of Doolin or Earl of Larot, they are all Mu Xi. The famous family among the nobles of Long, please don't lose your courtesy, otherwise it will damage your family name."

"I know." Ryan expressed understanding.

"I..." The head maid took a few steps forward. When she was about to say something, Sylvia suddenly blushed like an electric shock, and immediately squatted down like she lost control. She bit her lip, and the watch looked She tried her best to endure something: "Well..."

"Silvia, what's the matter with you?" Ryan was a little strange.

"No... nothing..."