As Britain's former King of Knights, Artoria has indescribable feelings for knights.
Therefore, after obtaining the fiefdom, he also followed the previous practice and canonized twelve Knights of the Round Tables whom he personally trained, and formed a true Knight Order team.
She requires these people not only to be strong in martial arts, but also to have noble character and follow virtues such as humility, honesty, mercy, bravery, justice, sacrifice and honor.
In the eyes of outsiders, all these actions seem so weird and unusual.
After all, for the entire Arathor Empire human race, protecting their right to survival is the first priority.
As long as this can be achieved, it is right to do whatever it takes.
But he had a good relationship with Artoria, Soladin and Allen, and even defeated powerful enemies one after another during the expansion period of Horde.
For most Empire nobles, they have no idea what the relationship between these three people is.
The only thing that is certain is that Emperor Thoradin trusts the two dukes far more than anyone else.
Therefore, many people with ulterior motives want to get close to Artoria following this opportunity to go on an expedition. On the one hand, they want to see if there is a chance to win the favor of the Empire and the only Duchess. On the other hand, they want to inquire about the preferences of Allen or the emperor himself.
As a result, before they could take any actual action, they were forced to retreat by Saber's indifferent eyes.
In this case, no one with a little bit of emotional intelligence would take the initiative to ask for trouble.
After Soladin noticed this, he immediately rode a horse to Artoria, smiled and teased, "Why, don't you look down on these young and promising nobles?"
"They all arranged it?"
Artoria raised his head, his eyes flashing with naked and undisguised annoyance.
That's right!
In her eyes, those so-called "young and promising" aristocratic men were basically no different from the flies and mosquitoes buzzing around her.
no way!
Most of the ruling class of the Arathor Empire were transformed from Tribal Era. They are far from the Stormwind Kingdom and Lordaeron Kingdom nobles more than two thousand years later, who have made great progress in art, economy, system, culture, etiquette and even food.
From a modern perspective, today's aristocrats are basically a group of nouveau riche and country bumpkins.
Some people don't even take a shower for several months, and body odor alone can kill them.
Unless Artoria is blind and has completely lost his sense of smell and taste, he would rather die than let these guys get close to him, let alone any marriage.
It's a pity that as long as she remains single, these guys who are extremely greedy for land, wealth and titles will never give up.
Emperor Thoradin knew very well what those nobles were thinking, and shook his head meaningfully. "No! I just selected some noble women of the right age for the teacher, and prepared to hold a banquet to choose a suitable wife for him. As for you, it was basically these nobles who jumped out impatiently. They have no idea what kind of strong soul is hidden under your beautiful appearance."
"Hmph! Don't waste your efforts! I guarantee that Allen won't even look down on any of the so-called aristocratic women you introduced. He has very high standards! It is estimated that only the versatile High Elf from the north can barely select one or two women that suit his taste."
When saying these words, Artoria's tone was full of contempt for Emperor Empire's meddling in other people's business.
Although she, like Allen, essentially agrees with the idea of being above human beings.
But for those of the same kind who are still struggling to survive, they don't have very good senses.
Because the current moral bottom line in human society is very low, it makes her, a person with mysophobia, very uncomfortable.
But Soladin shrugged nonchalantly. "How will you know if you don't try. Men and women are different. We are always very fraternal and will not give up a forest for a tree."
Artoria was obviously angry at these shameless remarks, and said angrily, "So this is the reason why you sent away those lovers and illegitimate children?"
"No way! Who told me to marry a real Queen. For the Empire, my marriage is not a small matter. The same is true for you and the teacher. This is politics, and those who are in the game can never get rid of it. You should think about it carefully."
As the last word blurted out, Soladin directly urged Warhorse to run to the front of the army, chatting and laughing with the noble who came with the largest number of soldiers to respond to the call.
Since he already knew the situation of the war ahead, he had no doubts about the upcoming victory.
In other words, Trolls has been tortured to such an extent by Allen. If he still cannot fight a beautiful battle of annihilation, the emperor can quickly abdicate and make way for others.
So currently, his priority has shifted from winning the war to connecting with the nobles to ensure that they will always be loyal to the Empire and their descendants.
This is something that every monarch needs to pay special attention to in the feudal era.
Otherwise, once the relationship and feelings between some nobles and the royal family fade away, various problems will soon arise, and even lead to the division of the entire country. Eventually, some nobles will leave independently and establish a new country.
Looking at Soladin, an outstanding human leader trained by Allen, a complicated expression appeared on Artoria's face.
Because she has read a lot of books and knows very well that no matter how outstanding Soladin's abilities are, limited by the flaws of the feudal system itself, as long as he dies, Arathor Empire will inevitably split and collapse soon.
This is history that no one can change.
Unless Allen is willing to help it abolish the feudal system and establish a unified Centralized System dynasty.
But that approach is not suitable for the actual situation where beasts and monsters are everywhere in Azerath. At the same time, the people urgently need a force guarantee that can respond in a timely manner to deal with these threats.
Just when Artoria was guessing what Allen would do, a female knight in her twenties immediately asked Warhorse to speed up, trotted closer, and asked cautiously, "Sovereign, are you worried about the safety of Duke Allen?"
"Worried about him? Stop joking! I'm worried about Trolls, but I won't worry about that guy." Artoria turned over Byakugan angrily.
"Then what are you worried about?" the female knight continued to ask curiously.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little annoyed by those nobles. Aliya, tell me, are bloodlines and family inheritance really that important?" Artoria finally asked a question that confused her.
"Of course it's important! With descendants, the family and glory you created can be passed on, the noble bloodline can also be continued, and we knights have someone we can be loyal to forever. But compared to these low-class nobles, I think Duke Allen is more suitable." The female knight known as Aliya expressed her opinion frankly.
Several other knights not far away also agreed after hearing this.
In their opinion, only Allen, who is also a duke, is worthy of the beauty, identity and status of their monarch.
"What? Me and him?"
Artoria was so surprised that he couldn't believe that all his subordinates held such a view.
"Why not? First of all, you and Duke Allen are both from the same Horde, and you can say that you are very familiar with each other. Secondly, Duke Allen is different from other nobles. He is very intelligent and capable. If you combine, you will definitely produce outstanding offspring that are both smart and strong. Finally, and most importantly, if you marry Duke Allen, then all the nobles will stop their unrealistic delusions, and you will no longer have to worry about their endless harassment."
It must be said that the idea of Aliya represents the universal values of most human beings in this era.
One is to reproduce and continue the bloodline and family, which is more important than anything else.
Another is that marriage should pay attention to being well-matched.
Only people on the same level are qualified to discuss marriage with each other.
Otherwise, like those mistresses and illegitimate children of Emperor Thoradin, when the real Queen comes, they will be kicked out immediately.
But understanding is understanding. If Artoria could accept this reality, she would not be the King of Britain that ended in tragedy.
But the suggestions from these knights gave her another idea, that is, to have a fake marriage with Allen.
Just like when she married Guinevere to stabilize the turbulent political situation in the country.
And with Allen's attainments in magic and magic, creating a child out of thin air is as easy as eating and drinking, and there is no need to worry about outsiders seeing the flaws.
After having this idea, Artoria decided to find an opportunity to talk to Allen alone after completely annihilating the invading Trolls.
It would be good for both of them.
It's a pity that Saber ignored one thing, that is, the marriage of two dukes in the Empire would cause Emperor Thoradin a headache.
At the same time, outside the fortress in Allen's territory, Trolls had built enough engineering equipment and finally began to launch a fierce offensive against City Wall day and night.
This time, they were no longer just testing, but rushing towards the city head crazily, trying to capture the first City Wall as a base to continue their attack.
But humans have long since broken away from their fear of Trolls and bravely fought against it.
The city head, which was originally yellow-brown, was soon dyed black and red by the thick plasma.
The corpses were piled up into a hill inside and outside City Wall.
Among them are both Trolls's and humans.
Both sides are fighting for the right to survive. A brutal and extremely bloody fight began.
No one noticed at all that on the treetops not far away near the forest, two High Elf Ranger wearing magic leather armor were hiding in the dark and silently observing everything.
After more than ten minutes, the male among them asked without looking back, "What do you think of these humans?"
"Very brave! Very smart, or cunning. I believe you should have seen the battlefields of their previous battles. The human lord took full advantage of the cavalry. If it were not for the lack of enough poisonous arrows in his hands and the relatively small number of troops, these Amani Troll would have completely collapsed before reaching the fortress." Another female High Elf Ranger gave a high evaluation.
As a spy sent south by Quel'Thalas to collect information, she was full of admiration for Allen's performance in this war.
Because even High Elf, without the help of magic, would not be able to hold tens of thousands of Trolls's troops in the wild and beat them, and create several battles in which a small number of people defeated a large number.
Similarly, as a ranger who uses bows and arrows as her main weapon, she also realized for the first time the important role Horse Archer can play in war.
I plan to report it to the council after I return to see if the rangers can also be organized to fight mobile warfare with Trolls outside the forest.
"So, you also think we can have some contact with him?"
As he spoke, the male Elves ranger turned around and stared into his companion's dark blue eyes.
The latter nodded without thinking, "Of course! The task given to us by the council is to find out the relationship between these humans and Trolls. If they are hostile, then try to contact them and establish Alliance, and together we can deal with the increasingly threatening Amani Empire."
"Then when do you think the best time to make first contact is?" the male Elves ranger continued to ask.
"Well... I think tonight is the best time. In order to avoid crowds of people, we sneak directly into the mansion of the human lord and talk to him face to face."
When saying these words, a trace of Elves's unique arrogance appeared on female elf's face.
You don't need to ask to know that she wants to use this method to give Allen a show of strength, and establish High Elf Kingdom's psychological advantage over Human Empire in the subsequent conversation.
Male Elves had obviously thought about it, and immediately responded with a smile, "Okay! Just do as you say. When night falls, we will climb over City Wall Stealth and enter the lord's mansion to see if this guy who has repeatedly created amazing results in the battle with Trolls is qualified to be our ally."
"For Quel'Thalas!"
"For the glory of Silvermoon City!"
Soon, the two uninvited guests disappeared into the shadows again.
When the sky gradually darkened, they put on their magic cloaks and crossed the moat as easily as shadows in the dark. They easily climbed up City Wall with a rope, bypassed the patrolling soldiers, and successfully entered the fortress.
Except for accidentally disturbing a dog, no one noticed the whole process.
The dog that discovered the infiltrator was mistaken by its owner for going crazy, and was immediately put into a kennel as punishment.
At this moment, the nobles in the hall were eating a sumptuous dinner hosted by the host.
Female elf, who had been hiding in the woods for a day in the wind, unceremoniously took a plate of duck roasted until golden brown and a bottle of mead from the table to share with his companions.
After eating and drinking, they headed towards the direction of the study together.