The morning three days later.
Earl's funeral has begun.
The funeral was not large in scale, but the letter really made King Ulrich realize that he should be cautious and not take any risky actions.
Ulrich did not welcome the coffin into the city a week ago - he was busy restraining those Royal City Guard who were accused of murdering Oden.
But when the coffin leaves the city, he will be the leader and send Count Oden on its final journey.
This is the courtesy a king should pay to his deceased general.
Handfuls of petals were sprinkled on Count Oden's coffin and coffin. The king, fully armored and riding a horse, led the way. Countess and Joanna supported each other as they walked.
The guards followed behind them carrying the coffin, which was covered with the double lion shield flag of Oden.
The royal orchestra played in mourning behind.
On both sides of the road, Lion Knight people put on black uniforms and held up their lances in knightly salutes.
Although simple, everything can be called solemn and solemn.
Count Oden will not be buried in Lion City. According to Countess, Earl's grave will be placed at Kewen Village near Long River Town, which is Countess's hometown and the place where she first met Oden.
Therefore, the ceremony of Lion City is actually a memorial and farewell, not a complete burial.
The Lord Lord followed the team and walked together with the thoughtful old man Baron Heriwold.
Baron Eldred is naturally among the crowd.
He couldn't get rid of the verbal fights in the past three days. Herriwold, an old man with a sharp tongue, kept litigating in the throne room over and over again, which made him exhausted.
The long procession went north along King's Avenue and gradually reached the city gate. This was also the end of the ceremony. When the coffin left the city, the funeral ceremony was over.
At this moment, King Ulrich stopped, and so did the team.
In front of the city gate, in the middle of the road, a young man was kneeling on one knee, his head lowered, and his hands holding a sword.
He is wearing a noble dress, but he has a heraldic robe. The coat of arms is the double lion shield of Oden.
This is Charles.
Seeing the team stop, Charles raised his head, looked at King Ulrich, and said loudly, "I am Oden Fletcher's son, Charles Fletcher! I want to testify that Baron Eldred killed my father!"
"As the son of Oden Fletcher, I will launch a revenge duel against Eldred under the joint witness of Eunomia and Your Majesty! I swear by my blood that I will make the murderer Eldred repent under the sword of revenge! Please let the gods judge my oath!"
After saying that, he gently cut his face open with the sword blade, and a stream of blood flowed down.
King Ulrich looked at Charles in surprise, then looked back at Countess.
Countess nodded. "Charles Fletcher is my second son."
Ulrich raised his eyebrows and led the horse out of the way - blood revenge does not require reasoning or evidence, no one can stop it, the winner has the final say.
"Eldred, draw your sword!"
"Wait... there is a funeral going on right now. Can the duel be arranged in the arena after the funeral?"
The person who spoke was Ryman. He frowned and looked at Charles, but there was no hostility in his eyes.
In fact, this is a reasonable request. Logically speaking, the duel should not affect the normal progress of the funeral.
Li Ang touched Baron Heriwold beside him with his elbow without leaving any trace.
"Sir Rayman, if you wait for the funeral to be completed before avenging Count Oden, can Master Earl be able to rest in peace? I think it should be done in front of Oden, Your Majesty, what do you think?"
The old man Herriwold walked up understandingly.
King Ulrich didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at the crowd behind him, then at Charles, and finally fixed his eyes on Baron Eldred.
Then Ulrich paced on horseback, walked out of the city gate for a few glances, and then came back.
"I have finished my funeral journey... close the city gate and wait until the duel is over before opening it again!"
King Ulrich indeed still had the same temper, fearing that the world would not be in chaos - his funeral journey indeed only ended at the city gate.
"Eldred, it's time for you to accept the challenge! Do you want to fight on your own or find someone to do it for you?"
The king's intention is obvious, he wants to see this duel!
For a king who has been implementing the laws of chivalry in the country, this is too normal...
But more importantly, because of the previous letter, Ulrich has also realized that the city gate has been kept open for the funeral.
So he rode on horseback to take a look - everything was safe and there were no enemies.
Then what are you worried about?
Eldred There are indeed a lot of doubts. The old man Herriwold has been fighting a lawsuit with him for three days. King Ulrich has long been fed up with it. In addition, he has to overturn the case for his nephew Andrew...
Charles wants to duel with him, that would be great!
If Eldred died due to a duel, this may be a result that everyone is satisfied with. After all, it is the judgment of the gods. This is also the only way that will not cause Seven Forks Fortress's garrison to rebel.
This is blood revenge, and Eldred must fight it.
He didn't have an honorary knight by his side, so he had to fight on his own, but he was very skilled and wasn't afraid of fighting in person.
It's just that he was not prepared for this matter. He didn't expect that Count Oden actually had a son, so he felt a little panicked.
After drawing out his sword, Eldred stepped forward to greet him, and the two stood looking at each other under the city gate.
A large group of nobles formed a circle nearby.
Countess stood at the front, looking at Eldred coldly.
And in an inconspicuous corner under the wall, Liwa was dressed like an ordinary maid, holding a flower basket in her hand.
The lord 'looked' at his team panel.
It shows: 'Charles (Tax Officer), 99%'.
I can't see the specific attributes, but the current life status or body status is 99%; this percentage can be considered as a combination of physical strength and vitality, so it is probably more appropriate to understand it as 'body status'.
Only subordinates with specific positions will be listed separately and their vitality status will be displayed.
The position given by Li Ang to Charles is the tax officer of Wheat Fragrance Territory, but in fact, his territory does not collect taxes at all now...
After all, Wheat Fragrance Territory commercial tax is completely exempted, and agricultural tax will have to wait for several months.
There is actually no way to do this. The lord has tried it, and only the regular territorial positions will appear separately in the list, such as quartermaster, doctor, Charge Captain, etc...
If there is no normal position, Charles will be judged as 'Lion Territory Knight', and even the name will not be listed...
However, the fact that he was judged as a knight by the system just by wearing a light aristocratic dress without wearing heavy armor also shows that Charles's ability is quite good, much stronger than the "very average" he claimed to be.
After all, he was brought up by Count Oden since he was a child, so no matter how ordinary he is, he can't be much different.
After becoming a formal member of the Li Ang team, he has some advantages in some aspects - he can get bonuses in treatment and healing, and the lord can also intuitively see his physical condition.
After the crowd of onlookers dispersed in a circle, Charles took action directly. He pointed his sword directly at the opponent's vital points and struck hard.
Charles's swordsmanship is actually pretty good, at least at the upper-middle level among Lion Territory knights.
But Eldred is obviously a real master. He blocked Charles's straight thrust with one sword, and the second sword made Charles take advantage and hit Charles's left shoulder.
Current status 91%.
King Ulrich frowned.
Li Ang also sighed. The level difference between the two sides was still too big. It seemed impossible to fight without using some dirty tricks.
After looking at the bright sun in the sky, the lord quietly began to move and began to choose an angle.
Charles can now be called a desperado. He already knew that he was no match for Eldred, so after losing the lottery, he began to risk his life in attacks, and every move was a life-threatening one.
This is what he told Li Ang before - because he is afraid of death, he has to work harder and kill his opponent in order to survive.
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