Chapter 147: Incorporating the Tiger Knights
Arsene, the leader of the Tiger Knights, the first of the four major knightly orders, died just like that, without any ability to resist.
The original banquet became a little heavy because of Arsene's death. Everyone was silent as they looked at Arsene who was held in Frodo's arms, especially the other knights leaders of the four major knight orders. They all felt like they were dreaming.
They also have a new understanding of Lear, who is still standing over Arsene's body. He is powerful and has a tough style!
Lear acted nonchalant after killing Arsene in public. Although Arsene's death was his own fault, they still felt a little creepy to see their old friend being killed in front of them.
After a brief silence, Lear raised his head and looked at Letitia not far away.
The leader of the Red Eagle Knights also covered his mouth in shock.
"Captain Letitia, can you please do me a favor?" Li Er said to Letitia with a smile.
"Ah?" Laetitia was startled and stood up straight. "Oh, of course, no problem, Master Li Er, what can I do for you?"
"Please notify the other members of the War Tiger Knights for me." Li Er said casually, "Yasen is dead. I will recruit the War Tiger Knights. Those who are willing to stay will gather at Triumph Square in three days. Those who don't want to stay can leave on their own."
At this point, Lear paused, "Well, of course, if anyone has questions about Yassen's death, they can also ask him to come to me."
Laetitia listened to Li Er's words quietly and nodded vigorously, "I will definitely inform the War Tiger Knights!"
"That's troublesome." Lear smiled slightly, put away the Night Rose, and returned to Albert.
The guests looked at each other in bewilderment. Albert also spoke up at this time, "I'm sorry about what happened to Yassen. I have always had high hopes for him, but there are some things that cannot be touched."
"Lear was assassinated on his way back to the fortress. After arriving at the fortress, he was also attacked by a carriage filled with explosives. I can't believe that Yassen dared to do such a thing, but this is the fact."
"I'm sorry to have let you watch such a farce. I hope I didn't spoil your fun."
Albert raised his glass and shook his head helplessly.
The originally heavy atmosphere returned to normal after Albert's narration. The guests all smiled and started talking with Albert, while also looking at Lear.
This is the Faro Fortress. Arsen was indeed a popular figure in the past, but now he is dead. A dead person has no value, not to mention that Arsen committed the serious crime of assassinating the lord's heir!
Perhaps Albert had instructed Lear to do this? To enhance Lear's prestige and demonstrate the strength of the Stuart family? No one knew the real reason, but after tonight, the name Lear Stuart would be deeply engraved in the hearts of these guests.
"Arsene just died like that?" Finn still found it hard to accept this fact.
"When Arsene had those inappropriate thoughts, his fate was already doomed." Finn's father said lightly, looking at Lear in front of him while speaking.
"From now on, you should stay with Master Li Er. His strength is stronger than you think. I have a feeling that the attack just now was not his full strength."
"Father..., are you kidding?" Finn also looked at Lear.
"The magical fluctuations emanating from Young Master Li Er just now do not seem to be at the level of a mid-level professional." Daud said lightly.
"Father, do you mean that Master Li Er has reached a high level?" Finn's eyes widened.
"Maybe. Master Lear is a dual-law professional. But although I can feel the strong fluctuations of the law of war from Master Lear, I can't see Master Lear using any of the professional skills of the law of war." Daud muttered to himself.
The banquet ended in laughter and joy. Lear met all the knights who were canonized. There were four of them in total, corresponding to the four major knightly orders.
Except for Arsene, the other three leaders of the four major knightly orders are descendants of these lord knights.
These people did not become alienated from Lear because of his forceful killing of Arsene. Instead, they respected Lear even more.
This is the case with believers in the law of war. As long as you are right, the tougher you are, the more respected you will be.
When everyone left, the Bishop of the War Church was the only one left in the banquet hall.
The War Bishop came to Lear with a helpless smile on his face, "Master Lear, can you come to the War Church when you have time?"
Li Er was stunned for a moment. This sounded familiar. Someone had invited him to the War Church more than once. The War Bishop had invited him once before. During the knight selection, a believer of the War Church had also invited him.
Why was the War Bishop so persistent in having him go to the War Church?
Lear felt something strange.
As if seeing Li Er's doubts, the War Bishop smiled and said, "Master Li Er, please rest assured. It is not a bad thing to invite you to the War Church. You will know when you come."
Li Er looked at the mysterious look of the War Bishop, pondered for a few seconds, and finally nodded, "Okay, then, I'll go after I recruit the War Tiger Knights."
"I will be waiting for your visit, Master Li Er." The War Bishop smiled, and his words were full of honorifics from beginning to end.
Watching the War Bishop turn and leave, Li Er shrugged and said nothing more.
…
What happened at the banquet quickly spread throughout the fortress, and everything about Yasen was exposed.
For a moment, the adventurers and citizens in the fortress were talking about it, and most people were shocked by Yasen's death.
The same was true for Hana and the other two, but what really concerned them was not Arsene's death, but the fact that Sheila was captured and tried by Lear.
Does this mean they don't have to pay Sheila back?
I got three bottles of magic resonance potion for free.
All three of them had a weird feeling.
"You said that Master Lear wants to recruit the War Tiger Knights. Can we still join Master Lear's Knights?" Hana said with some concern.
In addition to Arsene's death, another piece of news also spread that Lear would not re-form the Knights Templar, but would incorporate the original War Tiger Knights.
The War Tiger Knights were already very powerful, and there were many leading knights among them. If Lear incorporated the War Tiger Knights, would these selected knights still count?
Hannah's worries did not last long. Three days later, they received an order from Lear to gather.
…
In the Triumph Square, the four major knightly orders were training as usual, but the once strongest War Tiger Knights seemed a little restless.
The leader of their knight order is dead, and now the entire knight order is leaderless. There are two mid-level professionals maintaining order in the crowd. If Lear were here, he would definitely be able to see that these two are the two who participated in his knight selection before.
"Captain Nathan, will Master Lear really accept us?" a knight in the crowd said somewhat uneasily.
As he asked this question, the other knights around him also looked over.
This is what they all want to know.
Arsene was dead, and he was killed by Lear himself for committing a serious crime. As members of the Knights under Arsene, how could they not be worried?
If Lear thought they were in cahoots with Arsene, they would probably end up like Arsene.
The knight named Nathan had some sweat on his forehead. He didn't know whether there were any problems with the other knights, but he was very close to Yasen. As Yasen's confidant, he did a lot of shameful things for Yasen.
It was also Yassen who arranged for me to participate in Lear's knight selection.
He turned his head and looked at the other person beside him.
Miha.
He is also Arsen's confidant, and at this moment, the two of them are more panicked than the other knights.
Just when the War Tiger Knights were in panic, not far away, Li Er, along with four selected knights and Avian, slowly walked over.
With the appearance of Lear, the four major knight orders stopped their training and cast their eyes over.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Almost all of them were stares of awe.
Li Er nodded to Letitia and the other three knight leaders, then walked to where the Fighting Tiger Knights were.
The originally noisy crowd quieted down because of Lear's arrival. Lear glanced over and most of the knights lowered their heads and dared not look him in the eye.
"Raise your head." Lear said in a deep voice.
The serious voice startled the members of the Fighting Tiger Knights, but they all obeyed Li Er's order and raised their heads.
"I heard that you are the best of the four major knightly orders, but what I saw today disappointed me." Li Er's eyes swept over the knights again.
"What are you anxious about? What are you afraid of?" Li Er continued, "I should have informed you long ago that the War Tiger Knights will be recruited. Those who are willing to stay can gather here, and those who are not willing can leave on their own."
"Since you're staying, what are you worried about?"
Li Er's voice was so loud that the members of the War Tiger Knights present fell silent.
At first, the members of the Tiger Knights thought that Lear might be angry with them because of Arsene, but the facts were completely different.
"You are knights of the Stuart family. You are loyal to the Stuart family, not Arsene!"
After a brief silence, Lear continued: "I will not persecute any knight who is loyal to the House of Stuart..."
After hearing Lear's words, the knights present gradually calmed down from their anxiety, but Lear's next words made their hearts anxious again.
"But, at the same time, I will not let go of any knight who has ulterior motives towards the Stuart family."
As Lear spoke, he looked at the two knights in the lead, who were the two who participated in his knight selection.
"Do you want me to catch you out myself, or do you want you to come out on your own?" Li Er said lightly.
Following Lear's words, the other knights looked at the two people in front of them in surprise.
Under the gaze of everyone, Nathan and Miha's faces turned ugly.
Nathan took a deep breath and gave an innocent smile, "Master Li Er, what are you talking about?"
"I heard that Yasen promised to confer you the title of Lord Knight?" Li Er said with a smile on his face, looking at Nathan, and then looked at Miha, "You too, Yasen also said that he would give you a large fiefdom?"
Nathan and Miha's faces became even uglier because of Li'er's words, which were what Liason had said to them in private.
If Arsen inherited Stuart's title, they could also rise to the top in one step, but why did Lear know about it? Wasn't Arsen killed by Lear on the spot? Lear looked at the two silent people. These news were told to him by Sheila. Before coming to recruit the War Tiger Knights, he got a lot of useful information from Sheila.
Although rumors about Yasen are circulating throughout the entire War Tiger Knights, the only people Yasen truly trusts are the two people in front of him and Shira, who have had a good relationship with Yasen since childhood.
After a long silence, Nathan and Miha raised their heads and said in a humble tone: "Master Lear, that's what Yasen told us. We don't have any ill will towards the Stuart family?"
"That's right! We really have no ulterior motives. When Arsen wanted to spread rumors before, we refused!" Miha on the side also echoed.
The two men sang the same tune, trying to get Lear's forgiveness, but Lear remained unmoved and his expression remained indifferent.
Seeing this, the two gritted their teeth and finally struggled to ask: "Master Li Er, do you have to arrest us? We can atone for our sins!"
Lear shook his head. Once a person develops hatred towards you, he will not be grateful to you for letting him go. He will only bury this hatred in his heart, and then it will burst out and bite you back at some point.
He deeply understands this truth.
Nathan and Miha were both a little desperate about Li'er's tough attitude. After a few seconds, Nathan gritted his teeth and drew out the long sword at his waist.
Surrounded by the four great knightly orders, it was impossible for them to escape. In that case, even if he died, he wanted to take Lear with him!
Nathan roared and rushed towards Li Er.
Hana and the other two behind Li Er were shocked when they saw this and instantly entered combat mode, but before they could do anything, a bone-chilling chill emanated from them.
Nathan rushed towards Lear and was frozen into an ice sculpture before he could take two steps.
Lear stood there, motionless. Seeing this, Miha behind him knelt on the ground with a dejected look on his face.
"Tie them up." Lear said lightly.
Walton walked out from behind Lear and knocked on the ice that froze Nathan with the axe in his hand. The hard feeling shocked him a little.
Walton hesitated holding the axe. He couldn't break the ice if he didn't hit it hard, but he was afraid of killing Nathan inside if he hit it hard. At this moment, Lear waved his hand.
The ice that froze Nasan slowly thawed, and Nasan in the ice fell down while maintaining a charging posture, trembling all over.
After doing all this, Lear rushed over and looked at the remaining members of the War Tiger Knights.
"Now, the termites in the Knights Temperance have been cleared out. You are all excellent knights and will form a new Knights Temperance!"
"It is also my own knight order!"
(End of this chapter)