"In a while, the so-called important princes and clan leaders will come to the Sky Palace to attend the Empress's birthday banquet, and I will also officially announce Artoria's status as the crown prince at that time. Until then, relax and enjoy the Dawn Festival as a tourist. The emperor didn't care why Lu Xi's attitude suddenly changed drastically, and said in a kind tone: "Artoria should be coming back soon, you go down first." Don't let her know I'm here, huh? This is also a man's agreement. ”

It turns out that the man's agreement is such a cheap deposit! Lu Xi sighed and went downstairs, leaving two old friends and a cold and noble personal bodyguard who was relatively speechless.

Gilbert took a sip of the broth, and then said in a slow tone, "Have you already decided?" ”

"Don't you know me best?" Otto looked at his old friend with whom he had known him for at least fifty years, "This is the best choice." If there is still an objection, it means that he has turned his back on my country. Then, I won't let them leave the Skyrim Palace alive again. ”

"Northerners have been locked off on this plateau for too long. It is not necessarily their body that is closed, but also their soul and knowledge, not everyone will understand you. ”

"Then don't try to understand anymore." Under the emperor's indifferent tone, it seemed to contain a sense of oppression that could shake heaven and earth: "This is a rare opportunity for Virgians in fifty years, but my time is running out. Before leaving, I must leave Artoria with a splendid land of iron buckets. ”

The marshal stared at his friend with an unrecognizable gaze, and after a long moment he couldn't help laughing: "That kid is right. You're really a hopeless woman! ”

"You don't have a daughter, how can you understand my feelings." The word female control. It was simply a compliment for the emperor, and he said by the way: "By the way." How's that going? ”

"The 50,000 new troops have all been trained and have secretly driven to the Eagle Valley, twenty miles from Carmelo, under the command of Elliud, which should be the third armed force directly under it. In terms of individual strength, they are naturally far from being the opponents of the royal knights and heavy samurai, but in terms of discipline and cooperation on the battlefield, they are far superior. Gilbert smiled and said, "This may be the last big thing I will do for you in office." ”

"Times have changed. Victory requires not only military aristocrats and a few strong men who are a hundred, but these professional soldiers who only live by fighting. The Confederation and Auckland have already gone ahead of us in this area of military reform, and it should be too late to start catching up now. ”

The emperor and his old friends were upstairs discussing the affairs of the world as if no one was around, and Lu Xi returned to the second floor.

The steaming mutton soup has already been served, and dim sum, lavender lamb shank, barbecue steak and other delicacies have also been set up on a table with a variety of dishes, enough for seven or eight people to eat. To Lu Xi's surprise, Artoria, who went out to buy bread, has not returned.

"That girl can't be lost, right?" Take Artoria's natural stay dù. This possibility is still in existence.

Just as the mutton soup began to cool and Lu Xi was wondering if he should go to find her, Artoria finally appeared at the staircase with a large paper bag of bread.

"I don't mean to keep you waiting." With a bright smile, Artoria pulled out a loaf of bread from the paper bag and handed it to Lu Xi. The bread was baked just right. The rich aroma of oil and the smell of flour are skillfully combined, and the golden appearance is even more appetizing. It seems to have lived up to Artoria's praise for it.

Lu Xi took a bite, only to feel that the touch of the dough accompanied by the sweetness of milk and honey instantly spread to the entire mouth. Between the lips and teeth, only the soft but rich taste remains.

"Well, it tastes good." Artoria asked.

"Supreme deliciousness. I now understand why Artoria had to go for so long. ”

"I should have come back a long time ago." Artoria said embarrassedly: "But I accidentally encountered a little emergency. So delayed until now. ”

"Emergency?" Lu Xi looked at Artoria curiously.

"The most popular item in Aunt Asha's bakery is actually this honey toast bread, which is sold out before dawn every day. I was actually a little late when I went. So there are only two left. As a result, he fought with a little girl with red hair. ”

"Little red-haired girl? Fighting? ”

"It's a small red-haired girl with two braids, she must be a foreigner. It was right behind me when I was in line. I bought the two remaining loaves of bread, and she was not pleased. Why should I buy two by myself, it is not easy for them to come all the way to Vigia. She was willing to pay three times as much as she would buy it and give it to her lord to taste. ”

"Oh, she's a very loyal little girl, too." Even you, 1.54 meters, dare to say that people are small, how small is that girl?

"I think so too." Artoria nodded solemnly, "But I refused." ”

"Eh, why?"

"If I give her one, won't Lu Xi's share be gone?" Artoria said in a tone of course.

…… Well, even if you say that, I'm too, well, I'm really happy and moved.

"All in all, we had a very unpleasant quarrel because of this bread problem. At last the little girl offered a duel, and the bet was bread. ”

…… This, this is really an unprecedented, poignant duel!

"Of course, although the girl's temper is a little quicker, I don't hate this kind of person. However, in that case, I can't throw in the towel. Artoria continued: "I took a heavy sword from a nearby weapons shop and played a few tricks with her. ”

"Hehe, judging from that child's temper, your behavior is likely to make her very angry, right?"

"There's no way around it. So many people were there. I've never used the Sword of Victory of the Oath. Artoria said, "Of course, that little girl's skills are still good. Although small. But it is also an innate divine power, and the paladin's combat skills are very good. Warhammer's moves are also extremely sophisticated, as if he were a veteran fighter with decades of combat experience. ”

"But in the end, I still lost to you, right?"

"The sword I bought was broken by her, but she also took the opportunity to trip her up. If it's a competition, I'll win. But the kid seemed to think of it as a duel to the death, and told me to buy another sword to continue...... Fortunately, she was stopped by her lord, who was a short-haired girl with a very beautiful appearance and a very good temperament. Well, Aunt Asha also promised to bake one more bread for them, in general. It's a great joy for all. ”

"Oh, I see." Lu Xi nodded: "As long as nothing happens, it's fine, just do a pre-meal exercise, maybe you can eat more." ”

"That's what I thought too." Artoria smiled and nodded, then shouted at the kitchen: "Uncle, another pot of river fresh weed porridge!" ”

This incident was ignored by the two as a small episode, and no one thought much about it.

After three rounds of meals, half of the food on the table was missing, and Lu Xi was already full. But Artoria had no intention of stopping at all, looking at her lovely appearance, and thinking that one day in the future, she would sit on the throne of the Sky Palace and accept the worship of ten thousand people. Lu Xi suddenly felt a twitching pain in his heart.

"Artoria, the future ...... Well, you're on your own for the future. Any plans? ”

"This? The future? Well, didn't I say that I wanted to be a knight to defend the country and the people? ”

"Hmm. Knights...... This is not a conflict...... "Lu Xi said: "Have you ever thought about one day, inheriting the position of His Majesty Otto." Become the Empress of Veguia. ”

"Empress?" The familiar and unfamiliar word made Artoria stunned for a few seconds, and she shook her head vigorously, "No, I definitely can't." ”

"How do you know you're not good? Didn't you get the approval of the Sword of Victory of the Oath? This is Virginia's sword of the town, and it has always been worn only by the Emperor. ”

"This ...... But my father told me that because I was a girl, he lent me a sword for self-defense. When the time comes to decide on the storage location, it still needs to be returned. ”

And then you believed? How natural do you have to be to believe it?

"I'm also self-aware. I've never been very smart, well, in fact, I'm probably the dumbest of the four siblings. ”

Less than twenty years old is the Golden 5th Order, even if you have a brilliant artifact in your body, it is enough to show your talent. If this is all stupid, then how many people will have to kill themselves to thank the world because of their IQ as chickens? It's just because you happen to have the attribute of natural stay.

"Brother Char is a natural famous general, when he was twenty years old, he led 5,000 people to break the 30,000 army of orcs, and now he is even more experienced in a hundred battles to shock the northern country, even the imperial generals such as Hector and Ferre admire him. And I, well, the only time I've been on the battlefield so far was two years ago, and I took 100 people to follow my brother to fight, and I stayed in the Chinese army and didn't go anywhere. ”

How could that dead sister really let you go to the front line to charge?

"Brother Enleko is now the mayor of Carmelo and the Empire's Minister of Commerce. Although he was very young, after taking over, the empire's commercial income increased one after another, and many ordinary citizens benefited. In addition, the city of Carmelo has been expanded by nearly half compared to before, and it is much more prosperous. Everyone said that if he hadn't been born as the heir to the throne, he would have become a virtuous man who would not lose to Auckland's Yark and others. In addition, don't look at him as very gentle, but in fact, he is still the surveillance officer of the Nord Heavy Warrior Regiment, and if he really wants to fight, even Char's brother is a little afraid of him. ”

Well, I can see it in the back, but I really didn't expect it in the front. Sure enough, all the pseudo-mothers in the world are hidden bosses?

"As for Olivier, well, although he hasn't been very careful, Uncle Longheim, and many old lords who have survived the overlord era are optimistic about him. Well, there must be something special about him. ”

Olivier, why are there so few comments when I come to you? Don't you want to cry?

"None of that matters! Artoria," Lu Xi couldn't help but interrupt the girl: "The biggest element of the heir to the throne is not ability, professional work is naturally taken care of by professional people." If you ascend to the throne. Let your eldest brother go out as a general, and the second brother will open the government to govern. Olivier, you can also use it to sell cute ...... The key question is also on yourself. ”

"Me? Am I not who I am? Artoria still seemed a little confused. There was a look of embarrassment on his face. She looked at Lu Xi's solemn expression, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then she gradually became heavy, and said in a serious and heavy voice: "If there really is such a day, I will not shirk my own responsibility." ”

Well, that's like my Artoria. Lu Xi couldn't help but let go of his heart.

At this time, Artoria's expression suddenly twisted, and a noticeable flush appeared on her face: "And...... If you're around, it doesn't matter what it is. I'm not afraid. ”

…… How can you tell me to take this sentence?

In the following days, Lu Xi completely relaxed his mood as the emperor said, and began to enjoy the Dawn Festival as a tourist. As for whether the Federation and Virginia are going to form an alliance to pit Oakland, according to Master Russell, it is natural that there are professionals to deal with it, and since this is the case, it is considered that it is not known.

And certainly not just play. Now that he knew that he would soon have a difficult copy with Artoria, Lu Xi had to make some preparations. The reason why he wanders around the bustling bazaar of Dawn Festival every day is to find more tasks to brush up on experience, and by the way, prepare some necessities for killing people and setting fire to the next dungeon.

D-Class and C-Class missions have encountered a few. Although the experience earned is not much, it is better than nothing, and it will actually be very objective to add up to a lot. In addition to this, Lu Xi also triggered a B-rank mission for "Gladiator Ring". To put it bluntly, a group of Nord men who have exercised their muscles in their heads have made a wild arena, sincerely begging visitors from all over the world to come and learn some martial arts and the like.

Since it's a martial arts competition. Naturally, you can't use magic. In order not to let anyone think too much, Lu Xi didn't even use Dou Qi and Sky Dome Sword. In this way, he fought to the end with a set of ancient Auckland knight swordsmanship, although it was dangerous, but he finally completed the task and obtained 8000 experience points and 5 attribute points. In addition, the knight's swordsmanship has been upgraded to level 7, and the "Swordsmanship Mastery 10" has also become "Swordsmanship Mastery 1", and the strength and dexterity have also increased by 2 points unconsciously, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.

In this way, more than a week has passed, and Lu Xi, who maliciously brushed the task, accidentally got more than 20,000 experience and 5 additional attribute points, as for the skill points, they are not tasks below A-level. He has accumulated all of these, and when he encounters a situation in the next dungeon, he will be able to see the move.

During this period, the wheel of history continued to move forward with an inescapable strong attitude. At Empress Elise's 50th birthday banquet, Emperor Otto officially announced his decision to the guests who came to celebrate his birthday, and Artoria would be his heir, and once she had access to the path of the Heroic Spirit in the mountains of Guò, she would be the future Empress Nord.

Everyone was in an uproar, and Lu Xi, who had already been mentally prepared, looked at the petite girl's figure with worried eyes, but he couldn't see it really. Although he was a guest invited by Artoria, it was impossible for a young magician from the Federation to sit very close to the emperor's family at this banquet where all the Virginians gathered. He could only look at the girl in the distance from afar, standing there in a daze, ignorantly accepting everyone's questioning and surprised eyes

"What will happen to Her Highness Artoria if she ascends to the throne......" Sehireu said in a worried tone.

"The Nord dynasty will have its first empress in history, the people of Virgian will have a good and upright ruler, and the image of the fierce and stubborn nation may be reversed, and Artoria will surely go down in history. Well, it's a win-win-win situation. Lu Xi replied in a lukewarm tone.

"You know what I'm asking." Sai Xiliu glared at Lu Xi, "Aren't you worried at all?" ”

"Karin will also become the Empress of Auckland, and it wouldn't be a big deal to have one more Artoria. Well, in fact, once this setting is accepted, isn't it quite emotional? ”

Sai Xiliu was stunned for a long time, and then looked at Lu Xi with an expression of visual wonder, shook his head and muttered: "It's not helped, you guy is really helpless......"

"Speaking of which, Sehiru, there will soon be a copy that can be experienced, treasure hunting, and visual wonders. You need to be prepared. ”

"Ever since you've been taking us around shopping for medicine supplies and spell casting materials, I know what you want to do." Although she didn't understand what a "copy" was, Sai Xiliu knew Lu Xi very well, and she just said angrily: "You guy, are you going to take us to do something dangerous?" Just like the last time I went to Black Man. ”

"Don't say that. When are we not in danger? And thanks to these so-called dangers, just over a year of growth is almost worth ten years of penance. This time, I'm sure we'll be able to get back with a full load. ”

This is indeed a fact, during the period of running around with Lu Xi, Sai Xiliu felt that he could have a new understanding after every battle, and the increase in strength was almost visible to the naked eye, leaving his peers far behind. This feeling has never been felt before. At first, she thought she was a genius and would only open up in actual combat, but after asking Lim and Grant, she knew that they actually felt the same way.

This guy is really not an ordinary person! The so-called divine grace in the world should refer to Lu Xi, right?

Following Lu Xi, watching this guy who is very different from the mainstream of the world in terms of style and ideas can go to the point where people worship him, this has also become one of Sai Xiliu's interests.

It's not that she doesn't want to leave Lu Xi's side! It's true!

In this way, two more days passed, and when Artoria appeared at Lu Xi's door in military uniform, she was shocked to find that Lu Xi and his subordinates had also packed their packages and were fully armed and ready, as if they were about to set off for battle.

The knight princess was still a little speechless, biting her lip and considering the language, but Lu Xi asked rhetorically, "Are you ready?" Artoria? ”

"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you again this time." Artoria whispered, "As I said, as long as you're here, I'm fearless. (To be continued.) )

PS: I'm so tired, I'm tired, I don't want to do anything. I really want to quit my job, and then take a break for two months, one month to travel, and one month to hide at home and play games...... In addition, can Dazhang be regarded as repaying debts?