The New Civilization of Witches
Chapter 32: Knights
When Brian woke up, the first thing that caught his attention was the white ceiling. The sunlight shining through the window was rather bright, so he had to close his eyes slightly.
Then when his eyes got used to the sunlight, he opened them again, only to find the scene in front of him unchanged.
Feeling that it was not a dream, he thought, I. am still alive?
He tried to move his body, but soon realized that he could only raise his finger slightly.
It seemed that the strength of his entire body was gone.
Then he heard someone screaming,
“He's up!
Go and tell Your Majesty!
” His majesty? Brian felt his brain was filled with pasta and his thought process was many times slower than usual.
By the way, what happened after I passed out?
I can only remember that Viper pierced my chest and that I was dying, and in my last moments, he said, I can see a ghostly woman who defeats all enemies in an extraordinary way…
Soon a servant came to help her stand up so she could sit on the bed.
Then another waiter came holding the basin and sat down next to him and immediately began to help him clean his face.
Brian's whole life had never experienced such extensive personal service, plus his servants were all young women, which made the situation very awkward for him.
Fortunately, the situation did not last long. As soon as the 4th Prince entered the room, everyone left.
Brian could feel a heat wave in his heart.
There was too much she wanted to ask, but then, when she tried to open her mouth, she did not know where to start. But contrary to what he expected, he,
Roland nodded and said, "I already know all your past achievements, and Brian, you deserve the title of hero."
Hearing the word “Hero”, Brian suddenly felt his eyes start to glaze over.
He began to sob and his voice choked,
“No... His Majesty, my friend... is the real one.” Roland patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
It was exactly as Nightingale had predicted. After Fierce Scar was dragged into the torture chamber,
he began to tell her everything he knew even before the warden put his hand on it.
The person behind this group was neither his sister nor his other brothers,
the Longsong Stronghold Deer.
Count Elk contacted his distant relative Hiller Dmitry.
After that, Fierce Scar controlled most of the city's patrols with the lure of rewards.
In addition, he also sent an assassin to replace one of the team members to prevent the accident from happening in action.
The purpose of this group of people was not to kill Roland as he thought, though,
rather they intended to burn the food reserves in order for him to obediently return to the fortress.
Their conspiracy resulted in the death of an innocent person –
Greyhounds. He tried to stop Fierce Scar when he heard of his criminal intentions, but he was stabbed to death with a dagger by one of his own subordinates.
It is not known the whereabouts of the patrol members replaced by the Viper. When he does not see the fire on the castle grounds and realizes that Fierce Scar failed to return,
he may realize that the plan was found and run away..
To help stabilize Brian's mood, Roland promised him,
"Your friend Greyhound, he will get a suitable funeral for his sacrifice, and his family will be well cared for, they no longer need to worry about food in the future."
"Thank you, Your Honor," Brian took a deep breath,
"I should know. Fierce Scar...
is he dead?”
"No, he's alive." Brian painstakingly closed his eyes. He would rather they didn't save Fierce Scar so he would be dragged to hell than they both stay alive.
But now, the chance to fulfill his wish became slim…
There was no doubt that Fierce Scar was guilty, but sins committed by nobles could always be redeemed for money.
As long as his uncle was willing to protect him, it was highly likely that Fierce Scar would not die. Most likely he doesn't even need to go to jail.
Roland could naturally guess his thoughts, though,
“Hiller Dmitry, uncle of Fierce Scar, is also a distant relative of the Deer family in Longsong Stronghold. The head of the family is Luke Dmitry, a follower under Duke Ryan,
but the fact that he is a distant uncle of Fierce Scar.”.
“ will not affect the final decision. Fierce Scar had been sentenced to death by hanging, and there were only three days left until his execution.
If you can recover your body then, you are invited to witness it if you wish. “
Brian was shocked, "But... But Your Majesty, members of the nobility can buy their freedom, this rule you must not break -"
Roland waved his hand nonchalantly, indicating that Brian should not worry himself with that,
“He is a Noble?
Maybe for you, he was born in the Deer family branch family, so your status and he is as far away as heaven and earth.
However, it was a fact that he did not possess any title or land, so he could not be considered a noble.
Moreover, even if he was a noble, to lead the invasion to the prince's royal residence and try to burn down the food supplies, ignoring the fate of the two thousand people in Border Town, carrying enough guilt.
Adding these three sins together, he could not be forgiven. ”
By the time Roland ordered Tyre's death, he felt a little doubt in his heart,
but Fierce Scar falls into a category that is completely unforgivable.
If he succeeds, all of Roland's own future plans for Border Town will be destroyed,
and he would never get a chance to change the situation. It's more hateful than a direct assassination attempt on Roland himself.
As for the possibility that his actions would disturb Longsong Fortress?
Who cares!
Since the other party was unwilling to cooperate with him, naturally he would not compromise with them, either,
they even tried to choose a fraudulent tactic to trap the entire Border Town residents.
At the same time this incident also gave a lesson to Roland –
the political struggle of this world was different from what he knew from the previous world, there they would mostly concentrate on the competition under the table,
but here they are more likely to put the table aside and use a much bloodier method.
“Brease well. You lost too much power, so don't leave the castle.
I've arranged for others to take over your patrol work, and at the end of the Demon Moon, I'll hold your canonization ceremony. “
"Your Majesty," after hearing the words 'canonization ceremony', Brian looked at the prince in disbelief,
"I mean sir..."
“Yes, you will be one of my knights, Mr. Brian,” Roland replied with a smile.
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"Prepare - stab!"
Van'er stabbed the wooden puppet with a spear, and on both sides of his team members also did the same thing, with the same power and also from almost the same angle.
This time, it was already his hundredth stab. He only had a tingling feeling left in his arm and he already thought that he would never survive this training.
Despite the fact that he started to have these thoughts after his fiftieth stab, he still persisted.
After one week of conditioning, it was already his natural reflex to obey every command given.
To be honest, he himself was most surprised that he could still survive.
“All – break!”
After Iron Axe shouted his orders,
Van'er could suddenly hear the sound of a puff of breath from everywhere around him.
Van'er let also exhaled, then he put down the spear as he sat on the ground.
Now, he finally realized that their own militias were not responsible for becoming a messenger force for the guards or knights.
After one week of eccentric training, the training turned more into a battle section.
For example, now they stand on the city wall and stick out their spears according to the command of captain –
although these spears were replaced with wooden poles, anyone could imagine their role in the future.
The logistics team would never do such a drill, so this also meant that they would face the evil monsters on the wall.
Naturally thinking of this, Van'er felt afraid. He even thought of sneaking away, though,
but he didn't know why, seeing his teammates around him with thoughts of eating three meals a day and a good salary slowly changed his mind.
TN: uncle Hill was turned into uncle Hiller
