Chapter 232: Funeral of the Silver Moon Knight

In Ryan's imperial capital, the low and sad sound of horns rang out for three whole days.

The people spontaneously took to the streets and began to mourn the passing of the imperial hero.

The life of the Silver Moon Knight has long been known to the people of Llane, and many young men can count every victory of the Silver Moon Knight.

He is such an admirable hero and has been the patron saint of the people of Ryan for hundreds of years.

This grand and solemn funeral is what this hero deserves.

The coffin of the Silver Moon Knight entered through the gate of the imperial capital and was carried by ten legendary paladins all the way to the square in front of the palace. The silver-white curtains on the palace walls had been replaced with black. The young Emperor Ryan walked to the coffin and read the eulogy for the hero in a sad tone.

The atmosphere of sadness filled the air. No one knew when or where it started, but the crying sounds gradually became one and the tens of thousands of Ryan people who came to see him off cried until their eyes were red.

After the Emperor finished his memorial service, the Silver Moon Knight's coffin was sent directly to the cemetery and buried in the center.

The person who was originally buried here was another general from hundreds of years ago, but the emperor personally ordered that this general's tomb be moved to the side and the Silver Moon Knight be buried here to honor his achievements.

However, this order caused the descendant of another general to commit suicide.

The descendants failed to maintain the glory of their ancestors, forcing their ancestors to move their graves. It seems that this humiliation can only be washed away with blood.

Of course, this was just a small matter for the empire, and few people knew about it, and those who knew about it didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

After the funeral, the empire will observe a month of silence and any large-scale entertainment will be banned. Passers-by are advised not to smile on the street, even when a child is born, otherwise they will be attacked by the crowd.

When the people of Ryan shout that the empire respects people, they must accept the other consequences of this extreme.

After the funeral, the young Emperor Ryan returned to his palace.

Alan's father, the Supreme Judge of the Empire, reported to him solemnly, "Your Majesty, because of Winston's accident, we have to suspend our offensive against the orcs. The morale of the army is not suitable for attacking now. We can only try our best to defend the city we have captured now."

The young emperor rubbed his brow and asked, "Without him, will the Empire really be unable to defeat the orcs?"

Supreme Judge James Watson said calmly: "It's not that we can't win. Ryan's national strength is superior to other kingdoms. We have the most powerful army and the most steadfast faith. It's just that if we continue now, the casualties will be very large."

The emperor raised his mouth with a mocking smile and asked, "Casualties? When did my empire become afraid of casualties? I have heard since I was a child that the Lion army would not have any morale problems even if more than half of them were killed or wounded. The war has already begun. If we don't take this opportunity to defeat the orcs, how many years will we have to wait?"

James Watson frowned and explained, "Your Majesty, our army is not afraid of casualties, but unnecessary casualties are the commander's stupidity. It is indeed not suitable to continue fighting now, at least until those boys get used to Winston's absence."

This is a bit blunt and sounds impolite, but James Watson dared to say it.

In recent years, Ryan has changed emperors too quickly. He, the Supreme Judge, has already served three emperors.

The young emperor was only sixteen years old and had been on the throne for less than three years. He was young and not very smart, so it was difficult for him to have any prestige.

The young emperor could hear James Watson's disrespect, and he said angrily, "James Watson, you are just my subject. Don't think you have all the power. I am the emperor, and I can make a supreme judgment."

James Watson was too lazy to waste words with the little emperor, and said calmly: "Then please choose a suitable candidate as soon as possible, Your Majesty. I am also old, and it is time for someone else to take on this important responsibility."

The emperor did not expect James Watson to be so decisive. Instead, he was in a dilemma. If he did not agree, wouldn't he lose face? If he agreed, how would he know who could take over the old man's position? James Watson looked at the emperor's angry but afraid expression and sighed in his heart.

This young man was originally a member of the royal family who lived a life of idleness and waited for death. He had never received a proper education since childhood and could not even become a holy warrior. He should have lived a mediocre and ordinary life like other ordinary nobles. Who would have thought that among the royal family, he was the only one who could make the dragon armed forces react a little.

The only thing he had to worry about after he ascended the throne was having children. James Watson couldn't even remember how many children he had. After the birth of his sixth son, the Supreme Judge no longer cared.

This kind of blind animal-like breeding seems more like a blasphemy.

Everything left behind by the great founding emperor, whether it is bloodline or glory, is about to disappear.

James Watson began to wonder if the royal family's selection criteria were no longer appropriate.

But James Watson had no choice. The election of the emperor was controlled by the royal family. Unless he, as the supreme judge, wanted to rebel, he had no right to express any opinion.

Fortunately, the power in the empire is very clearly divided, and the emperor cannot make decisions in the court controlled by the Supreme Judgment, unless the young emperor is ruthless and replaces him with someone else to be the Supreme Judgment.

Obviously, the emperor did not have such determination. He just said "I'm tired" and left the magnificent palace angrily.

After the emperor left, the Supreme Judgment came to the throne and looked at the relief on it and fell into deep thought.

The throne is carved with the feat of the founding emperor who killed the dragon and established the empire. It was built by the second emperor after Arthur Ryan's death. Arthur Ryan did not like this kind of personal worship when he was alive. In the records, this founding emperor had almost no shortcomings except that he was too conceited about his appearance. He was the most perfect saint king in Ryan.

Who could have imagined that, seventeen hundred years later, the emperor sitting on this throne would become like this.

James Watson said to Arthur Lane on the relief: "Your Majesty, your descendants are no longer able to manage this empire. If you were still alive, what would you do?"

The relief would not give any answer to James Watson. When he said this, he was actually asking himself.

However, he himself had no answer.

James Watson could only raise his head, look towards the window that was letting in the morning light, and pray silently in his heart, hoping to get guidance from the Lord of Dawn.

However, the divine light did not appear, as if James Watson's doubts were not important to the Lord of Dawn.

At this time, James Watson thought of his youngest son who was far away in the mountains of orcs. The army sent news saying that he had listened to the oracle of the Lord of Dawn not long ago, and perhaps he should bring him back and question him.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But the Supreme Judge had no right to interfere in the affairs of the army, so he could only say hello to the new commander-in-chief of the empire. This man was the grandson of the Silver Moon Knight, Anlun Wright, who was over 70 years old this year and was considered a veteran in the army. With his background as the grandson of the Silver Moon Knight, he was quickly recommended as the new commander-in-chief.

This is just an honorary position. Ryan's supreme commander usually has no military power. Only when necessary, the emperor will appoint the supreme commander to lead the army into war, and the military power will be taken back after the battle.

It's just that the Silver Moon Knights are too special that they have absolute dominance in the army.

Now, I'm afraid Ryan's army will have to adapt to the old rules again.

All kinds of troubles came up at once, and James Watson felt a little tired, but he had no time to rest. James Watson had to go back to the court to start today's work.

But when he returned to the court, he saw an emerald green letter placed next to a pile of official documents.

An envelope like this is a magical letter from Silvermoon High Court, and the seal on it can only be opened by the recipient.

Normally, the letters sent from Silver Moon High Court would not be in this form. The people below would open the letters and check the contents, and then convey the important parts to James Watson. If he had to check every letter in person, he would not have that much time.

But the magic letter is different. It must contain extremely important top-secret information that can only be known to James Watson.

"What's wrong with the elves?"

James Watson did not dare to neglect it. The elves were Ryan's biggest ally, or even his only ally. The content of such an important letter was definitely not simple.

After carefully opening the letter, James Watson found that there was only one simple sentence written on it: "I have news about Arthur Ryan. Come to Silvermoon High Court to discuss in detail."

After James Watson finished reading the letter, the words on it quickly caught fire and burned the entire letter to ashes.

There was no polite embellishment, just this one sentence that was hard to understand. Arthur Ryan had ascended to the Kingdom of God for many years, what did it mean to have news about him?

If the letter was sent by someone else, James Watson would simply order someone to severely punish the prankster.

However, the letter was signed "Hildas Terra", the name of the previous Elf King. As we all know, Hildas Terra was a good friend of Arthur Ryan. The two had traveled the continent together for many years and were also one of the heroes who fought against the dragon tyrant.

James Watson also had a good personal relationship with the former Elf King, and they often exchanged letters with each other.

The same sentence spoken by different people will have completely different effects.

James Watson had to seriously consider the invitation, but as Ryan's Supreme Judge, the Silver Moon Knight had just been buried, and at this critical moment, he simply couldn't get away.

Looking at the documents on the table again, James Watson sighed and cast an enhanced version of Vitality on himself. Now he could only finish the work at hand as soon as possible, and then apply for a visit to Silver Moon High Court.

(End of this chapter)