"Victor, William Pendragon of the Holy Roman Empire!"
The fairy raised William's hand high and announced the news of their victory to the audience outside the arena. Although it was a bit unexpected, the audience still responded with enthusiastic applause and cheers to the battle.
Francis lay on the ground and coughed. At this time, he was suffering from the fire of purgatory. He looked at William, his eyes were filled with neither jealousy nor anger, but pity, "William, you don't know at all. What path have you chosen?"
"I will follow the example of His Excellency Francis and follow the path you have taken." William half-knelt down and paid high respect to Francis. Without him, he would not be where he is now.
Francis smiled bitterly, he could already feel his death coming again.
Why Liam died is because the final winner of the tourney will be the brave man who fights the dragon. Therefore, before fighting the dragon, the brave man can suffer setbacks, fail, or even become a slave like Hercules. , but the bottom line is that a brave man must not collapse.
Liam, who put on the armor blessed by the saint and became the protector of the dragon-slaying hero William, has the possibility of fighting the dragon on behalf of the hero. Therefore, fate urges Liam to kill Francis. The only way to do this is to kill Francis. Francis was able to claim his share of the Dragon Slayer's fate.
Therefore, if Liam does not put on the holy armor, then fate will allow him to escape and survive, but once he puts it on, he must die if he cannot win. Liam has blocked the way to a true dragon-slaying hero. No, this is something that fate and the gods and saints do not allow.
Therefore, even Francis is now facing the same situation as Liam. Putting on the armor blessed by the saint, he also buries the hidden danger of death.
"I am nothing more than a poor Dog of Kuran."
The Dog of Couran, Cullan, is a hero in Celtic mythology. According to legend, he is the son of Luger, the god of crafts. He is born with supernatural powers and is a brave and capable warrior. When he was a boy, he accidentally killed the hound of the blacksmith Cullan. , in order to express his apology and repentance, he promised that until the new hound grew up, he was willing to take the place of the hound and protect the blacksmith Kuran's family property, so he changed his name to Kuran's Dog.
Because of the oath Kuhulan made himself, he automatically had a prohibition on himself: he could never eat dog meat.
For a hero, breaking the restrictions usually means disaster. On the contrary, if he abides by his restrictions, he can gain peace. But who would have thought that when he was near the end of his life and about to participate in the war, he would be a guest elsewhere and his master would serve him dog meat. , which made Kuhulan face double restrictions.
Breaking the vows you have made and breaking the prohibition means disaster. Similarly, if you refuse hospitality, you will break another prohibition, which is also disaster. This is a double bind between a dilemma and a dilemma.
Eating dog meat means violating one's oath and breaking the prohibition, which is a disaster. Not eating dog meat and refusing hospitality is going against the rules of a guest and a host. Breaking the prohibition is also a disaster. In the end, Kuhulan ate the meat prepared by his master, and his fate was the same. It was determined at that moment that Kuhulan was killed on the battlefield he later participated in.
Fate is always so cruel and ruthless, and the only choice is to die in a decent way. This is true for Liam, and the same is true for Frances.
"Since you want to follow the path I have walked, then William, you must win. Win after you win. Don't lose to fate!"
Francis laughed heartily, and when he saw William saying that he wanted to follow him, his eyes showed pity, relief, and some relief at the same time.
"Do you know why I must wear the holy armor? Because I know that I am weak and the strength I have is insufficient, so I always use my own strategies to fight against opponents stronger than myself. Courage and wisdom are the same It is also part of the strength of a warrior. Opportunism is just an appearance. The real reason is that if you don't use tricks, you cannot win. There are so many warriors who want to become a dragon-slaying hero, but why am I the only one who can obtain this title and receive the blessing of the Archbishop of Rhine? .”
Francis seemed to want to defend his past behavior and said helplessly, "This is the tragedy of being a mortal. I tried my best, but in the end I can only rely on you."
"Minerva (Athena) is more powerful than Mars (Ares), which shows that the power of wisdom is better than force. If you want to deal with the dragon, your idea is correct, but strength is also necessary, just like O Ding always relies on his own wisdom to win, so you can rest assured."
William grasped Francis's hand with his own, and finally the fire of hell was extinguished, just as the fire of Francis' life was extinguished.
Odin is the "Father of the Gods" in Norse mythology. He is in charge of poetry, wisdom, war and magic. He can give people courage or deprive them of intelligence.
He once hung himself upside down from a sacred tree for nine days before finally mastering the mysterious runes and thus being able to foresee the future. Compared with other gods, Odin values the pursuit of wisdom more. In order to drink from the fountain of wisdom, he would rather give up one eye.
Odin is powerful and awe-inspiring on the battlefield. But he always relies on wisdom to win the war.
Since pure force cannot defeat the dragon, why not try the combination of strength and wisdom.
"Since there is no one to challenge William Pendragon, I now declare William to be the winner of this tourney and he will be the Destined King of Roman Britain and Ireland."
A beautiful light shone in the sky, and the entire arena shimmered. Lily was dressed in palace clothes, and her skirt fell to the ground, emitting dots of light. She came to William's side and announced the great news to everyone.
"King of Britain and Ireland! Long live His Majesty William!"
"King of Britain and Ireland! Long live His Majesty William!"
"King of Britain and Ireland! Long live His Majesty William!"
Warm cheers resounded throughout the arena. William looked at the beauty in front of him without any disturbance in his heart. Lily put her white hands on his face and said, "I will bless you, William, you will be like the stars." Shining beauty, your beauty shines like the stars, your appearance is not inferior to Adonis, Canumedes, Hyacinthus..."
Black lines appeared on William's forehead, Adonis was robbed by the Queen of Hades, Goddess of Love, Canumedes was robbed by Zeus, Hyacinthus was robbed by Apollo, and the beautiful boys mentioned later did not seem to have such endings. wonderful
Lily's face turned as red as drunkenness and she looked at William infatuatedly, "My beautiful boy, please enter the fairy palace, the goddess has prepared a banquet for you."
"I've become more handsome!" William asked.
Lily pursed her lips and smiled, "From now on, your title is the Beautiful One, William the Beautiful!"
