Chapter 24: Britain’s Economic Crisis

Artoria Pendragon was born without the knowledge of all ordinary people and most of the high-level officials.

There were no visions of heaven and earth, no loud gongs and drums, just a very ordinary baby girl was born.

Then he was secretly sent to a certain city in Britain by the magician Merlin and Viscount Anno, the lord of the British Knights of Glory, and was raised by Sir Ector who was already unemployed at home.

King Uther's body has long been unable to recover, and now it can only appear that he can barely hold on without falling.

Merlin and Annuo were both excellent at equestrian skills, and the horses they rode were said to have the blood of divine horses. They quickly delivered the baby girl named Artoria to their destination.

The two stopped at the Holy Lake on their way back.

Then Annuo was okay, Merlin was almost scared to death.

"W-Whose child is this!?" Merlin's face turned red, and he held back his words for a long time.

Anno was unperturbed.

The Lake Fairy is holding Lancelot on the shore with a loving look on her face.

"I picked it up from the shore." The lake fairy who was teasing the baby responded to Merlin's question casually without even looking at Merlin.

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, but his facial muscles were still a little stiff.

"Good day, fairy." Anno broke the embarrassment and walked to the fairy in the lake to perform a knight's salute.

"Good day, sir." Unlike her attitude towards Merlin, the Lake Fairy's attitude towards Annuo was still good, and she nodded with a smile.

Merlin also calmed down and came over with a smile: "Tell me what happened."

The Lake Fairy glanced at him and said, "The story is very simple. Lancelot was an abandoned baby abandoned by a woman."

Merlin and Anno looked at each other.

Annuo sighed.

The overall economic situation in Britain has been very unstable recently. The two larger surrounding countries have united with several small countries to launch trade sanctions against Britain. Britain is short of money from top to bottom.

Not to mention the common people, who are the first to be sacrificed in the country’s economic struggle.

Militarily, Annuo and the knights trained by Annuo are supporting him, but economically, Annuo is also weak.

You can't just bring the Knights to fight without trading Annuo with me. Britain's military strength is still at a low point, and its backbone is not that strong.

What's more, the three behemoths of Rome, France, and Ireland are still lying on the side, watching eagerly.

In this case, it is easy to understand why the people simply threw the children by the lake instead of exchanging their children for food.

"Can you give me a hug?" Annuo asked tentatively.

The fairy hesitated for a moment, then handed over Lancelot, who was looking curiously.

After taking the baby, Annuo's eyebrows that had been knitted together finally relaxed, his expression relaxed slightly, and he smiled kindly.

"Alas!" Lancelot chuckled, grabbing Anno's nose with his chubby little hands.

Anno nuzzled Lancelot's little hand, and Lancelot suddenly smiled even happier.

Merlin looked at Annuo and Lancelot from the side and said with emotion: "I haven't seen Annuo Qing so relaxed for a long time."

The Lake Fairy nodded in response: "It can be seen that Lancelot likes him very much."

Merlin meant something: "He is a human being, and Annuo is also a human being."

"You mean..."

"Lancelot can't call you mother, but he can call Anno father." Merlin smiled.