After the Sun Knight Gawain's rotating Sword of Victory concentrated attack, the Orkney ship was finally free from the attacks of those annoying harpies, and was able to move smoothly on the sea. It took two days to sail south.
However, now they finally ran into a little trouble again.
That's actually because the weather at sea today is a bit unfavorable, and there seem to be some signs of a storm coming...
At this time, the dark clouds in the sky were very thick and rolling. They directly blocked the sunlight. Moreover, the sea wind was very strong and the waves were a bit big, but it was not yet necessary to stop the boat and find a place to dock. Go to shelter from the wind. Therefore, this medium-sized warship from Orkney County, this lone boat on the sea, is still cutting through the wind and waves quickly, and is still sailing stubbornly on the turbulent sea.
"..."
When he started to notice that the weather was different, Gawain had been worried that it would rain!
Because he knows that when a ship encounters strong winds and heavy rain at sea, it will be a disaster... By then, no one on the whole ship will want to rest!
And when it starts to rain heavily, not only the sailors on the deck need to constantly check the sails and cables, but also everyone in the cabins below the deck needs to constantly use various tools to drain water out of the ship. Whether it's pots, pans, buckets, spoons... Otherwise, if water is kept pouring into the cabin along the various hatches or gaps in the deck, it will sink when it reaches a certain level.
Although wood can float on the sea, this does not include this sea ship loaded with people, horses and various supplies!
Of course, that bad situation is not happening now...
Because Gawain saw that except for the cloudy sky and strong winds and waves, there seemed to be no other conditions here. Although the sky looked like it was going to rain soon, it didn't happen either... even if The dark clouds have always been very thick, preventing the sunlight from shining down, but they are just rolling with the wind so willfully.
Therefore, with some doubts in his heart, he had to stagger to the bow of the boat and found the middle-aged man who could stand firmly without holding on to the edge of the boat or other things.
Although almost everyone in Orkney, which is located in the archipelago, is proficient in water, is no stranger to wind and waves, and will not get seasick. However, Gawain, who rarely goes to sea all year round, must be very capable in terms of his ability on a sea ship. It can't compare to these busy sailors and the captain who are going back and forth quickly.
"Captain, is there a storm about to happen?"
"Will something happen to the ship? Do we need to find a place to dock to take shelter from the wind or the coming heavy rain?!"
After grabbing a cable, Gawain turned to the captain who was standing at the bow of the ship, looking ahead with wide eyes, and from time to time giving various orders loudly to the helmsman behind the ship and asked.
Now they are not very far from the coastline on the right. If possible, he hopes to find a suitable place to anchor the boat and take shelter from the wind now to avoid the upcoming or possible storm! After all, there are still three of his Gawain brothers and a full fifty powerful heavy-armored knights and cavalry in this ship. Don't accidentally flip them all into the sea!
When the time comes, although the entire army may not be completely annihilated, it is certain that there will be heavy casualties. He will never take that risk!
"No, it's not raining now!"
"Your Highness! Here, these damn clouds are like this. They are just ordinary sea breezes. They are not storms!"
As the captain, he didn't need to stay at the bow of the ship to check the sea conditions ahead, but no matter what, a certain person on their ship who was the most experienced and had the best eyes, the lookout who was also known as the 'Eagle Eye', was there the day before yesterday. He was captured by those damn harpies!
Now, I guess that unlucky guy is about to turn into the excrement of monsters, right?
Because of this, because they have now lost the eyes that are said to be able to see the farthest distance, and the useless clever ghost who just replaced the lookout position on the top of the mast, the hull of the ship is being shaken violently by the strong wind. Under the circumstances, he must have been shaken so dizzy that he was lying in the observation deck shivering, right?
Therefore, as the captain, he could never entrust the lives of the entire ship to that stupid guy above. He could only run to the bow of the ship and plan to personally guide the helmsman behind him out of this dangerous sea area. He is actually not afraid of storms, but he has to be afraid of those damn rocks!
"But Captain, the wind is so strong now, even if it doesn't rain, it would be a good idea for us to find a place to take shelter from the wind?"
"Look! Ahead, in the distance... the waves there are bigger than here!"
Gawain looked at the sails that were blown up by the strong wind, and then looked at the captain in front of him who could stand firmly on the bow of the ship with only two legs. After thinking about it, he still suggested loudly to the other party. .
In his opinion, they don't have to rush to fight. Arriving at Camelot two days early or two days late doesn't seem to have any impact. It's better to find a place to take shelter from the wind and rest until the weather calms down tomorrow. , no matter how comfortable it is to set sail, it won’t be the same?
"Your Highness, you are thinking too much!"
"There is no need to take shelter from the wind for the time being. Now we are driving with the wind. A little further on, it is about half a day's sea route, passing a small place called Edin, and then to another sea area in front. The wind will naturally gradually decrease! We call this wretched place the Howling Fjord, it’s just like this, but we didn’t have good weather today, so the wind got a little stronger!”
"So, please don't worry!"
"Please believe me, it's still dangerous for us on the shore!"
After understanding what the prince said, the captain unceremoniously refuted the other party's proposal.
Now in a place like this, he would not change course and move closer! Because the shore is the territory of the barbarian Saxons, and it is also a densely populated area. Where will they stop?
If they were accidentally discovered by those crazy guys and they sneaked up, they would have a whole boat of hundreds of people, and no one might be able to escape by then! Regarding navigation, he would not listen to Prince Gawain on this fatal issue, even if the other party was powerful, polite and loved by them!
He would rather fight the storm in this Howling Fjord, and would rather be shaken by the strong wind and waves for a long time, than go to the shore and be captured by the barbarians and used as a slave or have his head chopped off with a 'click'!
"Also! Your Highness, you'd better go to the cabin and stay there. If you fall into the sea later, we don't have the ability to pick you up in such big waves!"
Seeing that the other party was holding on to the cable and staggering from time to time, the captain frowned and pointed in the direction of the cabin door.
This is not nonsense. In this environment, no matter who falls into the sea, they can only resign themselves to fate and pray for God's blessing. No one can rescue them, and there is no way to stop the boat!
In front of this violent sea, all creatures are equal!
Here, there are no princes or commoners, and there is no distinction between high and low, only life and death... Either, defeat these small storms and find a way to survive; or, sink in this sea area, and then... die! And this is the current situation of navigation in this world. People who go to sea, especially long-distance voyages, are as dangerous as a battle.
"Okay, Captain, you have the final say!!"
Panting heavily, he looked at the situation around him. Although he felt a little helpless, since the other party was sure that there would be no heavy rain and no bigger storm, Gawain had no choice but to nod. Turning around and holding on to the cables, mast guardrails, etc., the ship swayed with the waves and made a groaning and creaking sound as the wood twisted violently, almost as if it was about to fall apart at any time, and cautiously returned to the deck. In the cabin.
Soon, there were only the busy sailors outside, strong winds, big waves, and an old captain standing with his legs on the bow of the ship and following the ups and downs of the ship.
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The territories of various countries in southern Britain suddenly started to become turbulent and treacherous for some unknown reason... The various lords who were originally in harmony began to intensify their troops in unison, and they didn't know what they were doing for that?
The farmers in those places only knew that the lords ordered them to hand over more grain and asked them to prepare weapons, armor and other things... Obviously, they must be preparing for a war!
However, there is basically nothing going on here in the Kingdom of Camelot.
Arturia Pendragon, who acts as the princess and governs Camelot, is still busy every day dealing with the never-ending political affairs of this small place, and worrying about how to train the newly recruited people. Those new recruits! For many things, because there were no suitable helpers and knights to assist her, she had to do almost all military affairs by herself, which made her a little distracted for a while, and she suffered from busy and boring things every day. .
Of course, today, she has one more thing to do, and that is: preparing to train the first batch of griffin knights in the training department!
She didn't expect to achieve success overnight. She probably just trained about ten new knights like this, first set up an air force, and then slowly trained and developed them! Because now those griffins have resettled in this small fortress in the north of Camelot. They were forced to move their entire family, and there were actually 233 of them, male, female, old and young, in total. So many!
Among them, there are at least about 150 that can carry manned combat. If you calculate it this way, you can almost form three entire griffon knights with a strength of fifty people.
However, the most terrible thing is that Artoria herself doesn't even have a gryphon knight!
This kind of terrifying creature that only appears in myths is much rarer than those trolls in the north. If a certain court mage hadn't caught them, I'm afraid many people would never see such a creature in their lifetime. Then Let alone ride them.
So, one day later, a certain idiot couldn't wait to announce the recruitment of gryphon knights from all the soldiers!
So, now they, the hundreds of preparatory players, the most powerful soldiers in the army of less than a thousand people, came to the outside of the fortress that was renamed Griffin Castle, surrounded by ten giant The tawny adult griffin is here in this large grassland, where the preparation and recruitment ceremony for the first Royal Griffon Knights of Camelot is going on!
However, things did not go as smoothly as a certain idiot king imagined...
"Hahaha……"
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"It really made me laugh to death!"
"Guys like them still want to be a gryphon knight? Sister Da Mao, let me tell you, idiots like them who are so stupid, so weak, will definitely be beaten by the griffins one day. Eat it as food!”
Looking at the distance, another group of soldiers fearfully climbed onto the backs of the griffins that had been forced to surrender, and then were thrown off one after another during the training of accelerating running and low-altitude flying. After the elimination was announced, little Annie, who had been watching from the sidelines, laughed heartlessly.
In fact, this selection process for gryphon knights is quite simple. There are only three simple requirements:
First, the applicant needs to lie on the backs of the griffins, and then let them speed up, run, turn, jump, etc. If they do not fall, then they pass the test!
Second, if you pass the first level, then start testing low-altitude projects! After running quickly and turning back, the griffins will start gliding around the grassland for several times at a height of about three to five meters. If they can stay on the back of the griffins, they will pass the second level. .
Third, after passing the second level, the griffon will soon continue to hover into the sky until it reaches a height of thirty to fifty meters, or even a higher altitude of about a hundred meters, and perform some tactical actions such as large-angle turns and dives. , then...if you are still not scared out of your wits or unfortunately fall off, then it will be declared that everyone is qualified!
After passing three levels, you will become a reserve recruit of the Griffin Knights, and will soon join the daily flight training conducted by Her Royal Highness Queen Artoria, and become a glorious member of the Griffin Knights!
But it is a pity that the number of people who have passed the test is: zero!
And the reason why Annie appears here is as an insurance. Artoria wants her to help her, just in case the soldiers fall from a high altitude, so that they can save them a little bit and save those who fall. , some unlucky guys who were thrown to death when the griffins had no time to capture them!
However, it turns out that Anne being dragged here now is completely unnecessary! None of those useless Camelot soldiers could reach the third level.
In this short period of time, those idiots selected six groups of people!
Except for the stupid-haired king who could hold the largest white-haired gryphon and move or dive at will in the high air, and perfectly completed all the tactical moves she made herself, the six groups of people just now were all without exception. The ground failed!
Among them, twenty-seven people were mercilessly thrown down and eliminated when they were running and jumping at high speed on the ground... Then, the remaining thirty-three people were all eliminated by the low-altitude flyby. stage!
And among the thirty-three of them, the best one persisted and flew for almost two circles before falling down.
But those who were close to it, after luckily passing the first level, were thrown down in various postures when the griffons accelerated and began to fly through the air!
Therefore, now little Annie has nothing to do except staying aside to watch the fun and taunting the adults.
Anyway, no one would die if he fell to the grass from a height of three to five meters. In addition, the physical fitness of the people on earth at this period was still very strong, so she didn't even think about helping. She just watched with gloating. Those people were thrown to the ground, or lay on the ground wailing and screaming in misery.
"Sissy sister!"
"Didn't I ask you to put on those gryphon riding equipment first and then form your Royal Gryphon Knights of Camelot? Look, with all their stupid guys now, there will definitely be no qualified ones. You today It’s really all work in vain, you might as well train those pikemen!”
"besides!"
"Let me tell you quietly, I just secretly cast a spell to see it, and their square formation is actually oval... Those guys, just a bunch of people gathered together, there is no formation at all!"
In the distance, those strong adult griffins were looking down haughtily at the seventh group of soldiers who were about to be selected. Not to mention Anne, even those animals looked down on those stupid guys!
When she saw their so-called strongest soldiers tremblingly climbing up the tall backs of the griffins with the help of square stools and hugging their thick feathered necks tightly, Anne couldn't help but Once again, I reminded a certain stubborn idiot sister.
"If you put the riding gear on, they might have successfully passed part of it."
The attitude of the griffins is actually very obvious. They completely look down on the useless soldiers climbing on their backs, and are not happy to fly with them! From the eyes of those ferocious beasts, Anne could see that they did not agree with those "brave" Camelot soldiers who signed up!
Because they are too weak... lack of both strength and courage!
And some people were so scared that they closed their eyes and screamed when they only flew to a height of five meters, and some almost peed their pants... Guys like that, when the griffons flew to a height of more than a hundred meters , wouldn’t he be directly frightened to death? !
And if it weren't for the existence of the gryphon feather, guys like them wouldn't be able to get close to those ferocious big guys at all, right?
Maybe, they will be eaten directly?
Think about it carefully, in the world of Azeroth, when those griffins appeared in groups, it was said that even giant dragons would have to take a detour or stay away from them! Therefore, if you forcibly carry those useless guys, I am afraid that apart from forcibly reducing the combat effectiveness of the griffins and turning a group of beasts into mounts, there will definitely be no other use.
"Riding equipment..."
"No! If they can't even complete this simple selection, then I will definitely not let them become my Griffin Knights!"
"My order of gryphon knights only needs the strongest, bravest, and most adaptable to the sky!"
Without even thinking about it, Artoria directly rejected Anne's suggestion and refused to put the griffins on their riding gears and then select her griffon knights.
Because she has already regarded these air troops as her trump card in Artoria's heart, as the core strength of her Kingdom of Camelot and the most powerful external deterrent! She has already decided: after the selected gryphon knights are trained and initially formed into an army, they will not only be directly given the new title of 'Royal Gryphon Knights of Camelot', but they will also be directly given a small piece of land that is about the size of a small village. Such a large no-man’s land fiefdom!
She takes the Griffin Knights very seriously!
Even if no one has ever used this kind of air force in the British war, Artoria can imagine how much help they will bring to her when the time comes! Therefore, in line with the principle of "preferring to do nothing but not too much", she would rather raise the assessment requirements a little higher than let just anyone sneak into her Royal Griffin Knights!
Moreover, after her attempt just now, she felt that it was not difficult to pass her assessment!
As long as you relax your body, hold the griffon's neck tightly, and then overcome your instinctive fear of heights, you can soar into the blue sky! Just now, she had already experienced that refreshing feeling.
Originally, selection like this was very unreliable, but for some reasons, she was not worried about the loyalty of the future gryphon knights, because she controlled the gryphons' fate in her own hands. Ownership, that golden feather, only she can use! Once anyone dares to rebel or disobey her orders, those ferocious big guys can eat the 'luncheon meat' they carry on their backs at any time!
All right……
The term 'luncheon meat' was definitely not mentioned by Artoria herself, but she accidentally heard it after a little girl told her about it.
In short, it is absolutely impossible for her to agree to the fact that riding equipment is required for selection now!
Those guys who can't even fly a few meters high will be frightened and scream out of fear, even if they are really forcibly trained with riding equipment, but those guys who don't have the courage to soar and fight in the high air like eagles, even if they are riding What kind of combat power can a gryphon have?
What Artoria wants is a group of wolf-like warriors who can spy on the enemy from high in the sky and are ready to prey on and kill them at any time, not a group of winged sheep flying in the sky!
"It's up to you, but if you insist on doing this, you might not be able to get a single gryphon knight today!"
"Haha! Look, they really fell down again, right?"
As soon as Anne finished speaking, she saw the soldiers of the eighth group participating in the selection once again fell from the griffins that were running or flying at low altitude... Moreover, there was an unlucky one. Guy, it seems that one of his hands is crooked at a weird angle, and I don’t know whether it is fractured or dislocated... But no matter what, he must have received at least several months of paid leave, which is great. of.
"You'd better lower your demands quickly. Those guys are really stupid. How can they be the best?"
"Otherwise, it will take a long time for your gryphon knights to come together!"
After laughing happily, Annie felt a little sad again.
She captured the griffin and other things for the other party, but... now there is no gryphon knight, which is a bit not fun. Although those big birds in the distance are very powerful, if they rush to the ground and fight hand-to-hand, they may be killed!
"It doesn't matter!"
"There is no need to rush this matter. Besides, both the riding equipment and the short spears suitable for high-altitude throwing will take a lot of time to build, so we still have plenty of time!"
Even after seeing that only the anxious ninth and tenth groups of soldiers were left to participate in the selection, Artoria still stubbornly planned to continue to act according to her original plan.
As for the soldiers who were being trained in the military camp in the east of the city, she had no choice for the time being. After all, she couldn't spare much time to train them, so she could only leave them to the low-level officers. Anyway, she didn't intend to let those ordinary soldiers participate in the fierce battle, as long as they could shout for cheers and then form a neat formation.
Even...an oval square formation will do, and things will get better gradually!
Now she is more concerned about the creation of the griffins' riding gear, chest protectors, head protectors and protective armor for their limbs. Although the little guy Anne has given her a complete set of griffon protection drawings, but for those blacksmiths She was a little anxious whether they could build it on time.
Because, at most, her coronation date will be in about ten days. By then, she hopes to see at least ten gryphon knights in gold-plated armor appear at her coronation ceremony to intimidate Camelot. At the same time as these conspirators, can you also give a blow to the dishonest lords and kingdoms around you?
If you can't recruit gryphon knights, just gryphons will do!
"Ha! Alright!"
"There must be nothing to do with me now, right? Look, your 'Royal Gryphon Knights of Camelot' has been completely wiped out. They didn't choose any of them!"
Gleefully pointing to the tenth group of soldiers in the distance who were being thrown off the backs of the domineering and arrogant ferocious guys, Anne mocked them without giving them any face.
Now that there is a problem of griffons and no knights, let the other party handle it. She doesn't want to have to deal with these troublesome things! In a few days, when she secretly launches several military satellites from the Koprulu sector into the orbit of the earth, her strategic sandbox will be almost completed.
At that time, she can use God's vision to hide in the castle and fight great battles! She's very good at fighting and stuff like that! In those simulated battles on the Hope, no matter how miserable the fight was or how chaotic the command was, she never lost.
"..."
"It doesn't matter, I will continue to expand the scope of the selection tomorrow! Even ordinary citizens of Camelot can participate when the time comes!"
"There are tens of thousands of people here in Camelot. I firmly believe that dozens of people can definitely make it together!"
Seeing a hundred soldiers all spiraling, Artoria was a little annoyed, but she quickly decided: Tomorrow, she would recruit from all the citizens of Camelot City and nearby villages, as long as they met her requirements. Both men and women can come and participate! Moreover, she will also provide a high-end salary package of at least two Ori every month, and then she will definitely be able to select a Royal Griffin Knight that satisfies her!
"That's up to you. I hope you can come out soon. I really don't want to be here to help you keep an eye on those stupid guys!!"
"You're so stupid, you deserve to fall to death!"
In Annie's opinion, the dwarves from the world of Azeroth are better at gryphon knights and the like! Because they are short, small in size, but very strong, and some have special powers. At the same time, due to their weight, they can also reduce the burden on the griffins, so they are the most suitable candidates for griffin knights!
However, I'm afraid there are no such dwarves on this earth...
But no matter what, Anne is definitely not very optimistic about the big soldiers over there. Although they look very strong, they are really too heavy, so it is better to replace them with lighter ones! For example, is it a female, or someone younger?
"Huh? Why is that guy here again?"
Anne saw two guys walking on the path in the distance. One of them was an old stickman in the church. The day before yesterday, the other guy was trying to trick her into believing in their god!
"Because soldiers have been injured since the first group, and the archbishop's priests have some small magic that is very effective in recovering injuries, so I just sent someone to ask for them."
However, what Artoria didn't know was why the archbishop came in person? Moreover, who is the nun next to him? Judging from the clothes the other party was wearing, it seemed that her status was very high, but why did she never know that there was such a nun in the church in her previous life?
(Little master, I found a bad guy who looks very much like Merlin. He might be with Merlin, so there must be some connection. Do you want me to go out and kill her now?
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——Tibbers could not detect the difference between Merlin and Merlin. It only scanned it with its senses and found that the nun's aura seemed to be somewhat similar to Merlin's, but the fluctuations of the soul were different, that's why. Such a judgment)
"oh……"
"Forget it, Tibbers, wait until she does something bad."
Annie glanced at the beautiful elder sister over there and didn't pay much attention. Now she has more interesting things to deal with. Even if the real Merlin comes out, as long as she doesn't take the initiative to provoke her, she, Queen Anne, won't bother to pay attention.
"Good day, Princess Artoria!"
Finally, Archbishop Patrick, who brought a young nun with him, came to Artoria tremblingly, and saluted the somewhat confused Dumbao.
"Good day, Archbishop!"
"I'm sorry, who is this?"
After saying hello, Artoria naturally looked at the young nun next to the archbishop who was looking at her with a smile. She had a beautiful appearance, like an elf in the lake, and had an extraordinary temperament, which made her believe , she herself, including in her previous life, has indeed never seen this person!
"Ah, let me introduce to you: This is the temple nun who was just sent here from the Archbishop of Rome not long ago - Mellie Ambrosius!"
"She was ordered by His Majesty the Pope to inspect the development of the church in Britain. However, after arriving in Camelot, the nun heard about you, so she planned to stay in Camelot for a while."
At this time, Padric stepped forward and explained this to Artoria with a smile. Then, when he found that the little girl beside him didn't seem to care much about the 'Merry' next to him, he was heartbroken. Then he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became more natural.
"Hello, Princess Artoria, nice to meet you!"
"You may not know that I am very 'admired' by you for daring to claim the title of king as a woman! So, I took the liberty of asking the archbishop to bring me here!"
"I've also heard that. To be able to put down so many rebellions in Camelot in such a short period of time, you must be an extraordinary being!"
"If possible, on behalf of the Pope in Rome, I would like to bless you at your coronation ceremony!"
"I believe that you must be the greatest queen in the history of Britain and even the Roman Empire!"
Looking at the heroic Arturia Pendragon in front of her with blue eyes, looking at the opponent's blue shirt and silver armor, Melly's eyes flickered for a while, and she became very serious. He sighed with fake emotion.
She could finally see that every move the other party made these days, as well as his skillful skills in handling government and military affairs, were definitely not what a fifteen-year-old girl could do! And coupled with the other party's calm temperament now... this makes Mei Li very puzzled!
That Morgan and the little girl next to her that she didn't dare to look at. What did they do to her Artoria and her 'Arthur'? !
"Thank you for the compliment!"
"Sister, I'm actually not that powerful. I just want to do my best in everything."
"..."
"Then, Your Highness Princess Artoria, do you mind if I attend your coronation ceremony then?"
"Of course I don't mind!"
“It will be the honor of my life to have you, a Sister of the Temple from Rome, present and acknowledge me!”
"Thank you for your generosity, I'm really pleased!"
"By the way, I heard that your soldier is injured. I am very good at treatment. Do you need me to take action now?"
Mellie pretended to glance in the direction of the group of soldiers and griffons, although this was not the purpose of her visit today.
"Of course, please come this way!"
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