"If both parties insist, then I, the priest, will act as the referee of the duel. Just Knight Ryan, I want to remind you that you are proposing a duel for the honor of your son, and William is not a warrior. He will use the holy sword Bringing it back is a meritorious service."
Father Bernard interrupted the duel between the two and took the initiative to act as the referee of the duel. He looked at Little William aside, hoping that he would hand over the holy sword, so that he would have a reason to protect him.
If the truth of the matter is that William protected the brave man's holy sword when he returned from the battlefield, then William not only had no fault, but also had great merit.
As long as William is willing to hand over the holy sword to the church or the empire, then William's merits will be enough to be honored, and he can even be canonized as a knight and become a monarch.
If you want to become a monarch, you only need to present the holy sword to the emperor. It is that simple. There are more than 300 states in the empire and thousands of hereditary knight territories. The king counts every ton and the princes travel everywhere.
His Majesty the Emperor has given up on the idea of centralizing power in this country.
Handing over the holy sword and canonizing it as an imperial knight that cannot be hereditary is actually selling the holy sword at a low price. If you have a little bit of power, then it is not impossible to canonize it as a hereditary knight.
Therefore, in Father Bernard's opinion, this duel was completely meaningless.
The purpose of a duel was to settle matters of property, honor, and adjudication of disputes, and to be decided with the consent of both parties.
As long as William dedicated the holy sword to the church, the Archbishop of the Rhine would happily present it to the emperor, and William would become a knight and a monarch with his own territory.
Even the lowest knights are equal in status. William, who has received the protection of the church, is not afraid of the persecution of Baron Andager at all.
Once there is a duel, if William is killed, his death will be in vain. The holy sword will fall into the hands of Prince Brant. If he wins, William will get nothing.
This is a bad deal and cannot be called fair at all.
"William, if you defeat me, then I will certify that you are qualified to become a knight. I will personally canonize you as a knight, and I will share the holy seal I possess with you."
Knight Ryan spoke calmly, as if he was saying that he was not promising to be crowned a knight, but was instead giving a piece of black bread to the young man in front of him.
Knight Ryan's arm shows a complex pattern that is shining. This is the holy seal jointly given by the lord and the church, and it is also the source of the knight's extraordinary power.
No matter how ordinary people practice, their physical progress has limits. Although people's bodies cannot be generalized, humans themselves have limits.
Hans is like this, and so is Captain Klein. Various exercises may make his strength and skills far better than ordinary people. He can fight tigers with bare hands and knock down black bears with one punch. All physical qualities can be said to be at the pinnacle of ordinary people.
But this is only the peak of ordinary people, symbolizing the limits of mortals, and the power surging in Knight Ryan breaks through the limits of mortals and becomes a first-level knight.
The reason is the power from the Holy Seal.
"Knight Ryan, are you serious? Although knights can also be canonized as knights, but..."
Prince Brant said with a look of astonishment. At this time, he was jealous of the holy sword owned by William, but the other party was surprised by Knight Lane's "generosity".
The Holy Seal is the source of the knight's power. Every monarch, prince, and princess in this country has the power of the Holy Seal. Prince Brant also has the power of the Holy Seal, but this power is the result of his father Anda. Gifted by Baron Gerard.
The titles of princes and princesses are noble but cheap. If he does not inherit the title, then even the prince who is a duke is not as good as a real knight.
The king's power comes from God, and the king's power is divinely granted. In order to facilitate his rule, the king will allocate part of the territory to the great nobles. The great nobles must swear allegiance to the past, assume military service and other obligations, so the great nobles rule the place. actually shared the king's royal power.
The king has his own knights, and the great nobles will also confer middle-level nobles, and they will also confer lower-level nobles. Through land as a link, the king, nobles and knights established a subordinate hierarchy.
The king cannot canonize another king, but a knight is eligible to canonize another knight.
Anyone who is qualified as a knight has the right to canonize others as knights. The church has given moral meaning to knights. Therefore, if you want to become a knight, you need to use the religious rituals of the church to become a true knight.
Loyalty to the lord and acquisition of territory was regarded as a "surrender ceremony", while the "sword granting ceremony" meant willingness to be loyal to the King of God, uphold the spirit of chivalry, be pious to God, devote oneself to the faith, and defend the church.
Only by performing the "Sword Granting Ceremony" can you transcend the mortal class, obtain the Holy Seal, and possess your own extraordinary power.
Theoretically, if a noble is willing to split up the territory under his name and bribe his knights and church, then even a powerless person can be promoted to a knight and become a noble.
It's just that the reason why knights are canonized is because they have to fight for their lords and perform military service. Therefore, once there is a war and the knights want to fight for their lords, the consequences of parallel knights going to the battlefield can be imagined.
It is for this reason that even high-ranking nobles cannot distribute their holy seals to sons other than the eldest son. The remaining princes can only travel the world alone, and Hans can only hope to get it by slaying the dragon. The people in the village took a good look at his father's approval. The reason was that Hans could not get his father's approval.
Knights can canonize another knight. During the Crusades in the past, the Knights Templar only performed a "sword granting ceremony" and did not perform a "surrender ceremony". This is how the poor knights came.
In this world, Harvard University is not the only place where you can get a diploma. You can also get a diploma if you go to my community college.
If there is a difference, of course there is a difference. If there is no difference, of course there is no difference.
The energy of the holy seal possessed by each knight is also different. The more powerful the knight, the higher the quality of the energy of the holy seal he possesses. The more outstanding the knight's attendant, the most complete energy of the holy seal he can inherit from his master. .
But their identities are the same.
"Since you are willing to grant me the status of a knight, why are you not willing to grant it to Hans?"
William raised his head and looked up at Knight Lane. Hans was not weak. If he hadn't held the holy sword in his hand and restrained Hans as an undead, he would have died long ago.
"Hans and I are not just a father and son, but a knight and a knight's squire, a master and a servant, and a mentor and a student."
Knight Ryan said calmly, "As a father, I am very happy for my son to become a knight, but as a tutor, if the student is not qualified, he will not be able to graduate. This is related to my teaching. No matter what kind of weapon it is, as long as the master blacksmith does not agree, then It cannot become a commodity.”
"William, if you say you want to fulfill Hans's wish, let me see if you have a greater weapon and stronger talent than him, the sword holder of the Holy Sword."
"Either step on my shoulders and become a knight and continue to move towards your dreams, or die here."
Come on, if you have the ability to realize your dream, then I will help you and be a stepping stone for you. If you are a waste, just die.
