In this world, oaths cannot be made casually, especially oaths made to dragons, as they will be watched by the dragons.
When the nobles of the Golden Duchy swore their allegiance, they generally took the golden dragon Vivian as a witness and judge to join their oath.
Moreover, this oath itself exists, and it is carried in the body of the dragon in the form of contracts.
However, the dragon cannot use the contract to see the inner thoughts of both parties, but can only determine whether anyone has violated the contract based on the status of the contract itself.
The reason why the Dragon Knight can easily rule a country is not only because of his own powerful strength, but also because he relies on this to ensure the stability of the country's ruling class.
Although Krober is not a dragon knight yet, he has already fought a psychic battle with Deep Purple and won, so he can use this ability in advance.
The reason why Kroeber didn't use it before was that he didn't want to reveal the existence of Deep Purple too early. Currently, the only people who knew about Deep Purple were the dozen or so soldiers who explored the island with him.
The second is that Deep Purple is currently in a dormant period and is quite irritable when it wakes up. Kroeber doesn't want to wake Deep Purple up from its sweet dream just because of a pledge of allegiance.
But since Shirley already knew their identities, Krober naturally couldn't let her go.
If you want to blame someone, blame that guy Victor.
But it seems that Shirley is not very resistant to this proposal. She is even happy about Kroeber's proposal.
"Of course, but you have to tell me your real name, otherwise I won't even be able to say my master's name when we take the oath later."
Krober let out a slight "tsk" sound. This unexpected feeling made him a little unhappy.
"My name is Krober, I am the first Prime Minister of the Golden Duchy and the patriarch of the Amethyst Rose Family.
You were originally one of the high-ranking members of the Blue Flame Grass Family. Did you ever swear allegiance to Edwin Bronze Wrath?
Krober thought about it carefully and decided that since things had already happened, he should maximize the benefits and directly bring Shirley into the family, which would just meet the basic conditions for promotion to earl.
However, before taking the oath, Krober felt it necessary to first ask Shirley whether she had ever sworn allegiance to Edwin Bronze Wrath. If the contract fluctuated, it would likely attract Edwin's attention.
It would take at least ten days or half a month for Edwin to hear about the "accident" that happened to the Blue Flame Grass family. During this time, he could use it to recruit troops and allocate supplies, which was of great strategic significance to him and the Golden Duchy.
Shirley shook her head after hearing what Krober said. She did not swear an oath to Edwin Bronze Wrath.
This is also within reason. After all, dragons also have their own pride. Nobles will generally only accept the oath of a family leader. It is impossible for a dragon to act as a carrier of a contract for some people of low value.
"Take the oath."
Now that it was confirmed that there was no problem, Kroeber signaled Shirley that she could proceed with the allegiance ceremony.
Shirley propped up her exhausted body and knelt down, saying in a solemn tone:
"I, Shirley, in the name of a knight, hereby swear a firm oath!
I will be loyal to my lord until death.
I will use my courage as a shield to protect my lord's honor and dignity, and use the sword in my hand to clear away the thorns and obstacles ahead.
My eyes will always follow the figure of my lord, and my heart will be connected with his will.
On the battlefield, I will charge ahead, fight for my lord, and even sacrifice my own life.
In peacetime, I will serve my lord faithfully and protect the country and its people.
I will uphold justice and fairness and practice the spirit of chivalry with my actions.
I will respect others, protect the weak, and maintain peace and order.
The lord's orders will be the guide for my actions; the lord's ideals will be the goal of my struggle.
I will always remain loyal to my lord and never abandon him until the last moment of my life.
This oath is sworn, with the Deep Purple Magic Gem Dragon as the witness, supervisor, and judge.
If you disobey, you will be punished by the dragon's breath, the burning of your body, and the pain of your soul being torn apart!"
Shirley Blue Flame Grass had died, so she did not bring her last name when she took the oath, because she no longer had a last name at that time.
What Shirley recited was the strictest and most tedious follower's oath. If violated, the dragon would punish her severely.
After learning that the contract had been formed through the mental contract, Krober slowly helped Shirley up. With the constraints of the contract, Krober also had basic trust in Shirley.
Before, he was more soft-hearted than trusting.
"Since you have sworn to be my follower, and considering your strength, I will naturally grant you corresponding status and honor.
Shirley, are you willing to become a member of the Amethyst Rose family and be...my adopted sister?"
Generally speaking, in this world, new nobles would use this method to increase the strength and population of their family.
And Krober naturally followed the local customs and used the same method to absorb Shirley, the Earth Knight, into the family.
But he had already estimated that Shirley would not agree to this request so easily.
And the fact was just as Krober had expected. After hearing that she joined the family as Krober's sister, her expression fell.
The resentment was about to burst out of the carriage and cause a drastic change in heaven and earth!
Kroeber had no choice but to tell Shirley that he already had a crush on someone and asked her to give up the idea as soon as possible.
"Who do you like? Is she as pretty as me? Is she as strong as me? Why did you choose her and not me?"
Krober really hated people with love-brain problems, but if the person with love-brain problems liked him, it wouldn't be so annoying.
"I like Grand Duchess Veronica, what do you think?"
This was the first time that Kroeber said that he liked Veronica. When Shirley said this, she was so shocked that she couldn't even speak.
"OK....."
Shirley's words were full of bitterness. She naturally knew the gap between herself and Grand Duchess Veronica, and she also knew that in her current situation she would definitely not be able to compete with Grand Duchess Veronica.
So she accepted Krober's proposal, joined the Amethyst Rose Family as Krober's adopted sister, and officially became the second Earth Knight of the Amethyst Rose Family.
However, at this time, Shirley just hid her inner feelings and did not give up her plan to pursue Krober.
She was just waiting, waiting for the day when she could become a dragon rider, compete with Veronica, and win Krober's "heart".
"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don't look down on a poor girl!"
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