Chapter 55, The 13th Carolingian Knight

PS. If you have nothing to do, you can join the group to blow water. I also often communicate in the group, and the group number is in the introduction.

This old woman is teaching these children arithmetic.

Ryan narrowed his eyes, surprised at what the old woman had done.

This world is not the ancient celestial dynasty. In the ancient celestial dynasty, due to the imperial examination system, there were a large number of private schools and public schools. Even ordinary people would have the opportunity to study. Try to take advantage of this opportunity with all your might.

However, the background of the Middle Ages is different. In the world of lords and nobles, knowledge is a valuable wealth, and commoners basically have no chance to come into contact with this kind of wealth.

As a low-level nobleman, Ryan knows very well that of course the nobles study, but the nobles always study by themselves behind closed doors. It is almost impossible for the common people to study in the academy like the nobles. It's hard to get their turn.

In addition, there are two ways to study.

The first is the church. The pastor of the church will teach the children to read, but most of the children learn theological knowledge when they follow the church. The levels vary, and in the same way, if a child is found to have magical talent, he will also be taken away by the Garland Council or the Royal Wizarding Academy of the Empire, and he will also have the opportunity to study.

No matter which one it is, it requires a high tuition fee, which is generally unaffordable for ordinary peasant families.

The second article is more complicated. Let me briefly introduce it, that is, apprenticeship (godfather).

Therefore, even if the vast majority of civilians live a lifetime, they can at most recognize a few words. If a commoner can read and write hundreds of words, and can simply add, subtract, multiply and divide, then he can already be the leader of these civilians. When you are old, you are a respected elder.

However, this is also beneficial. With such a simple mind, it is difficult for civilians to be corrupted by chaos.

"A foolish mind is more easily filled with loyalty and faith."

——Dinoir-Jean-Richard, Knight King of Brittany "Tiger"

And this old woman is actually teaching this large group of children to count? Also created the use of small wooden sticks to assist teaching? This cannot but arouse Ryan's favor and attention. Being able to do this shows that this old woman has a background.

A short class is over. The children asked questions enthusiastically, and the old woman answered them generously. Seeing the happy smiling faces of the children, the old woman couldn't help showing a smile on her wrinkled face. Her hair fluttered freely in the morning sea breeze, as if there was something to make her happy.

Looking at the young faces of the children eager for knowledge, Ryan didn't know what to say. As a person from the Celestial Dynasty, he used to hate reading very much, hated learning, didn't want to go to school, and regarded school as a scourge.

It was only after he came to this world that he deeply realized how precious it is to have the opportunity to learn. Most common people will spend their lives in ignorance and blind obedience.

That's what's really scary.

At the same time, Ryan still felt that there was a big rock in his heart, which was very uncomfortable. There were too many things on his body, and he knew too much, but no one could confide in him. How much he wished to have a brother and himself Have a nice chat.

Impossible, his brothers were either missing, dead, or thrown into Chaos, and he had no one to communicate with.

As for his father... Ryan shook his head in pain. Every time he received a dream from his father, he was in pain.

Because communicating with his father is a difficult and painful thing. They may not have family affection for each other, and some of them just use and be used. His father has high expectations for him, and sometimes he does not know how to face this kind of situation. Looking forward, in fact, his father may not completely regard him as a knife,

But Ryan knew that he had to have the awareness to become a knife, because he was too weak now.

He is not yet qualified to be a chess player.

Just when Ryan was thinking wildly, Teresa patted him on the shoulder lightly: "Lion?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted." Ryan recovered quickly. Seeing the concerned eyes of the sorceress, Ryan smiled and said, "What's the matter? You don't want to stand here with me? Then you can go shopping elsewhere first."

"That's not true. I'm your partner, and I won't listen to your orders, but I won't leave my partner and leave alone." Teresa seemed to have suddenly completed some kind of amazing in just a few minutes. She smiled maturely in front of Ryan, then stretched out her index finger and pushed her glasses: "So, did our Mr. White Wolf Knight learn anything in the children's math class?"

After finishing speaking, she took the initiative to hold Ryan's left hand with her right hand: "Promise me, Ryan, let's face the future together, shall we?"

"Don't lose your temper with that young lady anymore?" Ryan chuckled.

"I've never had the right to lose my temper with you. It's because I think too highly of myself." The sorceress shook her head slightly, her dazzling black hair shaking Ryan's sight: "When I can prove that I am worthy I won't lose my temper with you until I become your partner."

"Then after you prove yourself, will you still lose your temper with me?" Who knew that Ryan would not accept this at all, and the tone of the White Wolf Knight was very cold: "Did you regard me as your partner? Or did you call me?" A guard who comes and goes, or a paid bodyguard?"

"Do you know why Jialan is not as popular among the nobles as the Royal Wizarding Academy of the Empire?" Ryan turned around, his blue eyes looked straight at the silver pupils of the sorceress: "Because you don't know how to respect, you don't have life It’s cheap to come down. When Charlemagne was a child, he herded cows and cut wheat. His Majesty Ludwig also went to work in the field when he was young. I was a weak kid, and I was beaten by a wild dog on the roadside for a piece of fruit. Die hard, according to your thinking, all men are worthy of your respect only after they prove themselves in front of you?"

"So in your eyes, everyone should be labeled as 'useless' first, and be looked down upon by you first? Do you know why Villard has such a bad attitude towards you? It's because he was dismissed when he was young. You Garland MPs despise."

"..." The sorceress wanted to refute. After all, she had received that kind of education since she was a child, but looking at Ryan's cold eyes, she knew that if she refuted now, not only would there be no relationship between herself and Ryan. Friendship, I'm afraid even partners can't do it.

Thinking that she would be a stranger to Ryan in the future, Teresa suddenly felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

No, don't do this!

The fierce collision of thoughts caused the female sorceress to close her eyes in pain. Her thinking was very chaotic, and golden red magic power and blue magic power radiated out uncontrollably.

The light blue psychic energy in Ryan's hands gathered, and immediately shattered Teresa's magic power. The man just stood there, quietly watching the woman make a painful choice.

The change of thinking does not happen overnight, but Ryan has opened a gap in Teresa's solid thinking, and now it's up to her to make a choice.

Is it always in a case? Or open your eyes and understand the different world outside?

Five minutes later, Teresa opened her eyes wearily. She was covering her head and was a little unstable. She is not only an ice warlock, but also a mind warlock. If her thinking is not well controlled, it will easily cause damage to herself. harm.

Seeing this, Ryan pulled her into his arms, hugged her gently, patted her on the back, and then let her go: "Have you figured it out? Tell me the answer."

Teresa's eyes seemed to be able to speak, the woman's eyes rolled around on the White Wolf Knight, and finally nodded: "I understand your suggestion, I will try to broaden my vision, and I will try to treat you as equals as possible. everyone."

"Very good~" Ryan finally nodded with satisfaction.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Teresa is amazingly talented and has a wealth of knowledge. As long as she takes this step and is willing to lower her figure, her future is still very worth looking forward to.

"Then you can take me around these few days~" The sorceress took the initiative to put her little hand in Ryan's big hand: "I need your guidance."

"I can't talk about guiding or anything, but as long as you like it, of course I would like to have a beautiful lady act with me, which always keeps me happy." Ryan nodded.

The woman was about to say something, but the man had already focused on the old woman.

This old woman has a lot of energy-raising skills. A knight and a witch are standing by and watching. She is not in a hurry. The children are a little nervous under the watchful eyes of the nobles. The old woman still takes the trouble to explain time and time again, until until all the children understand.

A class ended with the crowd watching, and a younger child began to pester the old woman to tell her a story: "Grandma Nora, tell us a story!"

"Yes, tell us a story!" The children pestered the old woman to tell her a story.

The old woman was so entangled by the children that she had no choice but to tell a story: "Then today I will tell you a story about Emperor Charlemagne more than a thousand years ago!"

"A long time ago, at that time, the world was mutated, wild beasts and monsters were rampant, human beings were very weak, and could only be reduced to food for monsters. There were only a few places where some people gathered and formed tribes. Barely maintaining their own rule..."

The old woman was talking about the most famous story about Charlemagne. This story is very popular on the mainland and everyone is familiar with it. Teresa was a little impatient when she saw this, but Ryan took her hand and motioned for the two to listen to the story together. use up.

The little hand was held by the man, and the sorceress gave the man an annoyed look. Garland councilors always have their own rules and ways of doing things. If something happened today, she would definitely not stay to listen to the story.

"Twelve Carolingian knights belonged to Charlemagne one after another. They are the greatest knight Roland, and the barbarian Li Nadu of Monteban! Archbishop Tobin of the Church of Justice! Magician Malakiji! Ogier, blessed by the fairy! Alstofor, a brave and handsome man~ and that..." Granny Nora kindly read out the names of the twelve Carolingian knights, and the children were mesmerized by it. With a look of longing: "In order to reward the twelve Carolingian knights who followed him to build the empire, Charlemagne found the supreme king of the dwarves, his best friend Kazadni! The iron furnace of the dwarf friends is non-stop day and night , the best materials have been made after several years! That is the holy sword! Every holy sword exudes a dazzling divine light!"

This is the origin of the holy sword of the emperor elector of the empire, Ryan thought to himself.

After Charlemagne unified the empire, he asked his friend the dwarf Supreme King Khazadni to build weapons, so the dwarf used all his talents and efforts to create thirteen holy swords. These magical weapons were defeated by Charlemagne. After the Chaos Army abdicated and disappeared, it became the status symbol of the emperor and the electors of the empire. However, after more than a thousand years of inheritance, the thirteen holy swords of the past, except the current emperor Karl-Franz-Friedrich Except for the "golden sword" Joyeus in his hand, only four are still in the hands of the imperial electors, and the rest are lost.

However, Karl Franz generally does not use this golden sword. He usually uses the treasure given to humans by the dwarves, the symbol of the Emperor, and the warhammer "Skull Crusher" Gail Malaz.

Dwarf brand warhammer, whoever uses it knows, it is good to use it.

"In addition to these twelve Carolingian knights, children, listen to me, in fact, there is another Carolingian knight who is also in Charlemagne's plan!" Granny Nora continued: "Charlemagne He wisely foresees that one day, good will prevail over evil, and one day, evil will make a comeback again. When human beings are no longer able to resist the invasion of evil, when the world will be swallowed up by darkness, the thirteenth Carolingian knight will Come to the world with the fourteenth holy sword 'Nemesis' in hand! Bring light and power to this world again!"

This is the most interesting part of this story. There are many versions of the legend of Charlemagne, no matter which version it is, it is pointed out that in addition to the twelve Carolingian knights who followed Charlemagne to found the country, there is also the thirteenth. The Knights of the Lin, the "Future Carolingian Knights" exist.

"Do you believe this story? I can't see that you are an idealist. You really put your hope in the so-called thirteenth Carolingian knight to save the world?" Teresa found that Ryan was in a faint trance, and she felt very angry Funny again.

"So do you believe it?" Ryan asked back.

"...I believe it, but I don't believe it." Teresa shook her head: "In fact, our Jialan internal information does show that there is a thirteenth Carolingian knight, and there is indeed a fourteenth holy sword. , which is certain, for many gods have witnessed the 'Nemesis' being thrown into the Warp by Charlemagne."

"However, in the great holy war one hundred and fifty years ago, people never waited for the arrival of this mysterious knight. His Majesty the savior Ludwig proved that he was not the thirteenth Carolingian knight, because he belonged to the empire. The emperor's holy sword 'Golden Sword' was proved to be his saber." The sorceress combined her point of view and gave a conclusion: "Nevertheless, the vast majority of imperial people and nobles still believe that When mankind is facing the final crisis, the thirteenth Carolingian knight will appear to save the world."

"So, having said so much, Ryan, do you believe this story?" the sorceress asked casually.

"Yes, I have always believed."

The man's eyes are deep, looking firmly into the distance.

If I don't even trust myself, who can I trust?