Age of Empires From Scratch

Floyd stood in the arena and challenged David, not because he also wanted to be the lord of Winter Village, or because he had any unreasonable thoughts about Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia.

The reason for his end was embarrassing: the three noble children who had been defeated by David before all accepted the guidance of his teaching knight.

Three people in a row were defeated by a young man from the countryside in the blink of an eye, which made Floyd very embarrassed. When today's incident gets out, he probably has no future in the Knights of Tiran.

In order to prove his strength, and to some extent also to keep his job, Freud had to go off the field to prove his strength.

And then...then he was knocked down by David.

The battle between the two was much more exciting than the previous three. Floyd launched a fierce attack on David with his superb martial arts skills and stronger physical fitness.

It's a pity that his attack couldn't pose a real threat to David, and was easily dispelled by the opponent. Just when he wasted a lot of energy and wanted to take a little effort to stabilize for a while, he was seized by the young man on the opposite side. , put it on the ground neatly.

Still pressed against his throat by the sharp edge of the spear, Floyd fell to the ground and looked at the young man standing beside him, who seemed to be standing high above him, knowing that his future was completely over.

This feeling made him feel suffocated. Even though David had retracted his weapon, he had stood up from the ground again, but his face was still pale.

Okay, the challenge ends here!

When several young people in the surrounding crowd were still hesitating whether they should end, His Majesty the King suddenly announced the end of the challenge.

David has proven his strength and is fully qualified to be the lord of Cold Winter Town.

The words of His Majesty the King surprised the nobles at the scene. The Duke, Marquis, and Earls couldn't help but look at their colleagues around them, while the Viscounts and Barons looked at David in the field with envious and jealous eyes. .

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David thought that if he didn't defeat a dozen or twenty noble children today, the matter would never end. Now it seems that things are much better than he expected.

As for what the eyes around him meant, there were too many of them that he couldn't guess. He could only judge that his biggest purpose in coming to the king's city was fulfilled.

What His Majesty the King said just now was not Rinwinter Village, but Rinwinter Town!

As the lord of a country, Abelson can't speak casually, and judging from Abelson's performance in previous exchanges, the king speaks very carefully, so it is impossible to say something wrong.

This means that the upgrading of Rinwinter Village to Rinwinter Town was directly decided by His Majesty the King!

The facts are just as David guessed. After proving his ability, His Majesty the King announced on the spot: Cold Winter Town is the latest border town of the Kingdom of Tilan—this announcement means that the official government of the Kingdom of Tilan directly gave David The administrative level of a town, even if David's village does not meet the minimum requirements of the town, this level will not be affected.

Correspondingly, there will be no follow-up assessments, and the name Rinwinter Village will be completely replaced by Rinwinter Town after today.

If you show your ability, you will be treated better...

Earl Stewart hinted at David, but he really didn't expect it to be in such a straightforward way.

The formal ceremony will take place tomorrow.

After His Majesty the King finished announcing his decision, he signaled everyone to continue the previous activities. Today is for the party, and we will talk about the business tomorrow.

After whispering something to Earl Stewart, he continued to chat with his wife, daughter, and other dignitaries in the royal capital, and did not come to ask David about Winter Town.

As the guard knights carried away the two weapon racks, the small arena turned into a dance floor again, and David also walked to the corner where Sharon and Earl Stewart were.

Congratulations! Earl Stewart raised the wine glass in his hand and congratulated David: You have officially become the Lord of Winter Town in the Kingdom of Tilan.

Although it is still uncertain whether David will be made a knight or will receive a knighthood, there is no doubt that his rule in Winter Town has been legally recognized by the Kingdom of Tilan.

Earl Stewart originally didn't think that David could directly obtain the title, but some words of His Majesty the King just now made him shake his judgment.

Are you feeling very happy? Seeing that David didn't speak, Earl Stewart thought that the young man was immersed in great joy and hadn't recovered yet.

I thought it would be more difficult than the test.

You mean the competition just now? Stuart took a sip of his wine: I said before, in today's situation, it is more beneficial for you to conduct this kind of competition.

Under the watchful eyes of His Majesty the King, Queen, and Princess, among countless high-ranking dignitaries of the Kingdom of Tilan, no one dared to use low-level tricks. At the same time, the criteria for winning and losing were also very strict. Everyone knows who is strong and who is weak.

In order not to embarrass their own family, those who are at a disadvantage must admit defeat without hesitation, and should not keep pestering them endlessly.

On the contrary, David, a country bumpkin, does not have too many restrictions. After all, in the eyes of the upper class, it is not surprising that these mud legs do any absurd things.

Of course, if David's strength is not enough and he continues to entangle, although what awaits him is not death, the end will not be so good.

When the king is staring at you, you can't deal with it. After the party is over, the nobles have ten thousand ways to make a commoner feel that life is worse than death.

Will there be trouble later?

You won't have any trouble until tomorrow.

His Majesty the King has already said that a formal ceremony will be held tomorrow to confirm David's identity.

As for tomorrow, I don't know.

Sutton Stewart had several guesses in his heart. Whether David would encounter trouble in the future depended on how His Majesty the King placed the newly promoted lord of Winter Town tomorrow.

The crux of the problem is not whether to make David a knight or bestow a title, but whether David's Cold Winter Town will become the fiefdom of Her Royal Highness the Princess? Is David loyal to His Majesty the King? Or is it loyal to Her Royal Highness?

What will happen specifically, maybe even His Majesty the King will have to go back and look up some information before he can make a decision.

Stuart's guess about His Majesty the King was not wrong. After the party, King Abelson Tillan returned to his office and directly opened the documents that had been placed on the table.

Looking at the information about Cold Winter Village, David and Iron Tree Fort, the official report sent from Iron Tree Fort, and some secret information, Abelson understood why David didn’t go to Iron Tree Fort, but went to Tee King Lan came to apply for the village's upgrade, and even wanted to sworn allegiance to his majesty the king.

Hmph, a bunch of greedy guys! Throwing aside the documents about Iron Tree Fort, Abelson picked up the thin document that recorded David's personal information: A very smart young man, not like an ordinary civilian.

Abelson, like many nobles who had contact with David, expressed doubts about David's origin and made some reasonable guesses.

However, unlike other nobles, Abelson just guessed casually and put these things aside.

For His Majesty the King, David's current identity is a young commoner with a pioneering order, and after proving his ability, he will soon become the lord of Cold Winter Town, which is enough! .

It didn't matter what David's origin was! What Abelson wanted to see was a successful example of civilian success, pioneering orders.

In this case, just being a knight is inappropriate.

Thinking of this, Abelson made a decision in his heart, and immediately issued a series of orders to make corresponding preparations for the ceremony that will be held tomorrow.

At the same time, David returned to the hotel. Surprisingly, Earl Stewart did not come home, and decided to stay in the suite next door to David for one night.

Why do you want to stay here for one night? Even for dinner, Earl Stewart ate with David. At the dinner table, David asked the earl's intentions: What do you think will happen tonight?

Yes. Earl Stuart had already finished his meal, and his face was full of waiting to see the excitement: I am very curious about what decision His Majesty the King will make.

You can get the answer by staying here?

Of course. Earl Stewart looked at David. The more he got in touch with, the more he felt that David was very contradictory. This young man seemed to know a lot, so much that people doubted his origin; sometimes he would behave very 'Ignorant', if he is really of that kind of background, he should know a few things: You don't think that you don't need to do any preparations before the ceremony, do you?

Eh... David immediately realized that Earl Stewart was waiting for the emissary from the palace here, and then he knew His Majesty's decision: Is that ceremony very troublesome?

It's not troublesome, you can remember the whole process after listening to it once. Earl Stuart gave his own suggestion: As long as you are honest and at your mercy and don't talk nonsense, there will be no problem.

At this moment, the envoy from the palace that Earl Stewart was waiting for arrived, and what he was most concerned about was the style of the clothes specially sent by the attendants.

Armor? Or dress?

As the younger brother of the queen and a famous person in the capital of Tilan, Earl Stewart didn't need to evade at all, and he could even ask him what he wanted to know.

The envoy of the palace also answered the earl's question very simply: It's a suit, my lord.

Hearing that it was a dress, Earl Sutton-Stewart couldn't help raising his eyebrows, then turned around, and congratulated David very formally: Congratulations, while there is still enough time, think about the details of the family emblem. pattern.