At this moment, Van Rexo also stood up from his seat.
His face showed no shame whatsoever; he simply stated calmly, "Originally, Van could have defeated Sedira on his own. However, I simply didn't want to see the future Royal Knight Commander receive my knightly baptism with a wounded body."
Wang Jun cursed and was about to attack the royal cavalry.
As for the king's former officials, they were all terrified, but dared not utter a sound. Because in this place, their power was the weakest, and no one could guarantee their safety.
“You are all too foolish. The methods the King uses are correct as long as they achieve the goal!” Van Rexor declared.
Chief of Staff Ike's eyes widened: "Van Rexor, you actually call yourself king?"
The Royal Knights have surrounded the exit of the palace, trapping everyone else inside. To escape, they must defeat the Royal Knights, led by Vanrexor, who are besieging the palace.
However, for Wang Jun, who was currently outnumbered and outmatched, and whose leader was even seriously injured, this was almost impossible.
"So, your goal today is to eliminate Wang Jun in one fell swoop?" one of Wang Jun's men demanded sharply.
Van Rexor used the meeting to bring together Wang Jun's leaders.
He replied, “No, no. Do you think that the only force I have is the Royal Knights? Do you think I would be afraid of your Royal Army? The purpose of summoning you here today is simply to ask you whether you are willing to join our Royal Knights. As for the consequences of your refusal—you can see what happened to Sedila.”
Chief of Staff Ike remained silent, neither refusing nor agreeing. His entourage behind him dared not utter a sound.
"I have something to tell you—the Southern Barbarians have already pledged allegiance to the Royal Cavalry half a month ago, something that even the King and Silver are completely unaware of."
A few months ago, the Southern Barbarian tribes were defeated by the Silver Knights, and the Battle of the Canyon resulted in the loss of more than half of their forces. Taking advantage of this, the Royal Knights absorbed the remaining Southern Barbarian troops and recruited them into the Royal Knights.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jun and the others were all speechless with surprise.
"Let me tell you something else. Do you remember the riots eight years ago? Do you remember the necromancers who appeared back then?"
The events of eight years ago in Shidu were a nightmare for the royal army. After bringing Princess Priscilla back, the king once again dispatched the royal army to Shidu to wipe out the residents who had turned into zombies.
However, the necromancers, lurking in the capital, used strange magic to confuse the minds of the royal soldiers, even causing them to kill their own comrades.
In the end, the group of less than a hundred necromancers turned most of the royal army soldiers they had sent into their own corpse puppets.
Faced with Van Rexor, who had already taken control of the situation, Chief of Staff Ike was powerless and bowed his head in surrender.
"Those who understand the times are wise." It seems Chief of Staff Ike is much more sensible than Commander Saidila. Commander Saidila, so this is what a dignified commander is really like? Entrusting the future of the motherland to someone as weak as an ant like you really worries me.
Therefore, your royal army now only has two paths to take—either you all surrender to the Royal Knights, or you face certain death.
"don't want!"
Sadila was still screaming in agony. Ike made a decision, ignoring Sadila's own pain, and forcibly opened Sadila's breast pocket, taking something out.
It was a military seal symbolizing the power of the King's army. It was about the size of a thumb and made of mysterious purple magic crystal. It could leave a unique magical mark on white paper, making it a one-of-a-kind proof of power.
General Ek threw the seal at Vanrexor in frustration, who caught it easily and laughed, "You're quite efficient indeed. We Royal Knights won't treat you unfairly!"
Fan watched everything unfolding before him without saying a word.
All he has to do today is defeat Sadila.
He was extremely grateful to Van Rexor for saving his life in the critical moment.
Although he had already secured victory and it was only a matter of time before he won the battle.
"The first item on today's agenda has been successfully completed. I assume everyone agrees? Now, let's move on to the next item on the agenda."
Van Rexor feigned a question.
Imperial knights remained heavily guarding the main gate of the palace. No one was allowed to leave until the meeting tonight was truly over.
At this point, Wang Jun, whose chances of survival were slim, dared not voice any objections in order to save his life from Van Rexor's clutches.
As for those subordinates who had remained silent, they obediently stood aside, maintaining a silent, bystander attitude.
Van Rexor looked at Van with solemn eyes, “King of the Kingdom—Van Tytalon.”
The young man whose name was called seemed to be jolted awake, and then, completely disregarding his injuries, he performed a perfectly standard kneeling salute to Van Rexor.
"You helped the Royal Knights unify the Royal Army, which is a way for you to atone for your crimes. Considering your desire to join the Royal Knights, I will give you this opportunity. However, before accepting you into the Royal Knights and baptizing you, I have two questions for you, and you must answer them truthfully."
Fan's injured right shoulder was still throbbing, but he still managed to raise his right hand, clench his fist close to his left chest, and answered loudly, "Yes, sir!"
Vanrexor had his men bring over a magic book.
This is a ritual item specifically used for the knighthood ceremony. It was passed down from the founding of Valentino and is imbued with powerful blessings of honor.
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