The Palace of Courage is a fortress-like palace complex. Construction began when Grand Duke Olga was still alive and was not completed until his death. Therefore, after the second High King Mathias succeeded to the throne, in order to show his loyalty and filial piety, In memory of Grand Duke Olga, no expense was spared to build a statue at the highest point of the Palace of Courage in accordance with the noblest image of Grand Duke Olga.
It has also become the most obvious symbol of the entire Palace of Courage.
The entire Palace of Courage covers an area of 15 square kilometers and is divided into an inner city and an outer city. It can be said to be a completely independent small city. The outer city has a fifty-meter-high city wall, based on a granite platform, with protective walls every five hundred meters. There are double rows of giant alloy columns to support it. The main body of the wall is made of polished granite, appearing in a perfect cylindrical shape.
There are a large number of platforms staggered on the protective wall, and various spire castles are surrounded by towering steps. Huge weapons sit on them and look down proudly on the civilian world outside the wall.
After entering the outer wall, the steps descend step by step. There are many exquisite buildings inside. Some are the residences of nobles, and some are the residences of bureaucrats, attendants and other prominent people serving the royal family. They are exquisitely crafted. The houses built of wood and stone are arranged according to status and class, and the walls of all buildings are gleaming with dazzling white marble.
There are four huge central towers in the outer wall, and their tall and gradual shapes are all wrapped in thick alloy.
This is the station of the royal attendants' mechas, also known as the guard tower. There are more than one hundred and forty royal attendants and their mechas stationed in these towers, waiting for orders from the Supreme King at any time. They usually Li will also patrol the outer city in the form of detachments, monitoring everything that happens in the city.
Corresponding to the four guard towers is a main road around the city and four branch roads with the outer and inner walls. Each of these four lanes is up to 80 meters wide. Together with the gates in the four directions of the outer wall, each of them They are all hundreds of meters high and are the only way to enter the Palace of Courage.
However, these doors will not open without orders. Huge engines stand on the parapet, coordinating huge chains. Each link of these chains is a giant, and they control the elevators outside the wall. Each operation was large enough to bring hundreds of people and their vehicles into the city, and at the edge of each terrace there were smaller lifts for those of lesser status.
Everyone knows that the door to the outer wall will open in only one situation -
The High King ordered a grand knight parade, or a war. At that time, huge knight mechas would step out from the inner city, carrying brightly colored flags to show their power and glory.
Today, all the doors are open. Guards in armor line the walls. The streets that used to be crowded with people are already deserted. The attendant mechas all walked out of the guard tower and stood in front of them. On both sides of the city's main roads, they quietly shouldered their guard duties.
Sitting in a mechanical carriage, Basri, wearing the attire of a noble knight, straightened his neat mustache in the mirror. There were already some traces of time on his face at the age of thirty-four, which made him see Sounds more like someone he only dared to mention at home.
Then he returned the mirror to his wife, who was dressed in fine clothes, and she smiled gently at him. As a farmer's daughter, her status was not very low, but compared to a real aristocrat like Basri , still only belongs to the ranks of "untouchables", so their marriage initially attracted a lot of criticism, but Basri has an incredible bond with his wife. He believes that love is far more important than the so-called status. Fortunately, the Supreme King Ma Díaz finally vouched for his marriage, and the criticism reluctantly disappeared.
Of course, Barris's status was still somewhat damaged because he chose to marry a commoner, but he didn't think this was a bad thing, or that falling in love with his wife had a certain meaning of "escaping".
He just wanted to stay away from the inner circle of nobles. Ever since he suffered an assassination that almost killed him at the age of 20, Barris realized that the more marginalized and inconspicuous he was, the safer he was.
Barris may not be a brave warrior, but he is a very delicate person. The rumors spread over the years have long made him aware of the possible secrets of his life experience. He knows that if he wants to survive, he must behave adequately. Be low-key, even humble, and preferably weak, for this is the quality that knights despise most.
He didn't think about so much fighting for power. He just wanted to live peacefully with his family, even if his descendants were no longer knights, it didn't matter.
This is a peaceful world, much stronger than most worlds in the empire. Perhaps this is what his father hopes for him.
but--
Barris looked down at the pocket watch in his hand. There was a family photo there, with a boy in his wife's arms in the middle.
Serre, his son, was so similar to Archduke Olga, not only in appearance, but also in abilities and even personality, that he had probably attracted the attention of the High King.
The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop -
Barris sighed softly and turned to look out the window. The carriage had been lowered from the elevator and was speeding along the noble passage towards the inner city. On the road, carriages bearing the emblems of other nobles could also be seen galloping.
As long as he raised his head slightly, Barris could see the figure of Grand Duke Olga bowing her head in prayer reflected in the sunlight. It seemed to be the glorious symbol of the rise of the Dupont delin family and the highest point of the Palace of Courage.
Today, he seems to be looking at himself——
"Master, you look very melancholy. Shouldn't today be a good day?"
Perhaps realizing that her husband's mood was a bit wrong today, Barris's wife immediately asked softly.
"Are you still worried about Cere?"
Upon hearing his son's name, Barris chuckled and shook his head.
"I don't think I need to worry about that kid now. But I'm surprised that the Knight Academy didn't let them come back. Logically speaking, the Chapter Master shouldn't be going to the Knight Academy this time."
"That's not necessarily true. What if that person wants to see the trainee knights learn?"
"You have never met him, nor have you dealt with the Astartes. Although I was young at that time, I can also feel that they are cold and pragmatic warriors. The Chapter Master probably only cares about It depends on the fighting ability of the family, and it doesn’t care about so many trivial matters.”
Following the slight bumps of the carriage, they came to an independent suspension bridge and quickly passed rows of giant pillars, leading to a cylindrical passage passing through a granite platform.
As long as they pass here, they will enter the real palace area of the Palace of Courage. Under normal circumstances, no one can enter this area by car without an edict. The High King has been establishing authority and rules, and naturally has also formulated many complicated etiquette. .
But today I have to put these things aside.
(End of chapter)
