It seems that the lord has gained a lot of benefits, but if you think about it carefully, after this series of events, the person who actually benefited the most is actually the king himself.
The first is the portal of Lion City, Seven Forks Fortress.
Secondly, Eldred died in a duel, so the king easily controlled Seven Forks Fortress's army. These were thousands of elite soldiers.
Finally, Royal City Guard was relieved of his duties as commander of Andrew, while Ulrich did not appoint anyone else. The bodyguards formed by hundreds of noble children are now led by the king himself. These are hundreds of elite cavalry.
King Ulrich is also obviously aware of the role played by the lord in this.
Therefore, he agreed with the territory transaction between Li Ang and Countess, and even turned a blind eye to the price of 1 dinar.
Privately trading territory is actually an illegal act.
In order to avoid large-scale annexation of land, territory exchange or sale requires the permission of the supreme lords of both parties. This is also an important matter managed by Noble Council.
Therefore, King Ulrich is actually releasing a 'fair' attitude.
The funeral was over, but the lord did not go back immediately.
He wants to accompany Amy to visit Madam Philina.
Amy's mother, Madam Philina, has always been in poor health. She got seriously ill a few days ago and her body is already weak.
When she heard that her son was accused of treason and murder, she rushed to Lion City all night to ask Ulrich about the situation, but she fell ill again in anxiety.
King Ulrich obviously still cares about this sister and sent many palace doctors to diagnose and treat her, but the effect seems not to be good.
Philina stayed in the king's private residence, the former Pendor Noble Council Tower.
This is the first time Li Ang has entered the tallest building Lionheart Kingdom - although it is only ten stories high.
Contrary to imagination, the interior of this building is extremely simple.
King Ulrich, who likes gold, does not seem to have added any gorgeous decoration to this building.
It looks like an ordinary private residence of a small nobleman, except that it has more floors and a larger area.
However, the garden outside the ground floor is extraordinary.
It's mid-January, the coldest time of the year.
But this garden is full of Fleur-de-lis in various colors, including golden iris and purple iris - this kind of flower usually blooms from April to June!
Perhaps because of the unique vitality of this garden, the palace doctors advised Madam Philina not to go back yet, but to rest here for a while - most of the doctors in this era were very talkative and valued mysticism much more than medical skills.
Madam Philina is now lying on the soft couch in the garden. Even though her face is haggard, she still looks graceful and graceful. She must have been an outstanding beauty when she was young.
"Mother!"
Amy shouted softly beside the bed.
Philina turned sideways with some difficulty. "Amy... Why are you dressed like this...Godric is teaching you something else!"
Amy is wearing a swordsman's uniform, a light half-armor, high-cut studded boots, a sword on his waist, and a knight's cape - this is a meeting gift given to him by Li Ang, a lightweight female knight's uniform that can be used for almost all occasions.
"Ah, this... there may be enemies on the road... it's safer to wear this."
In fact, she wears this outfit all the time - she likes this light, flexible but combat-effective equipment, which makes her feel like a real heroine...
Amy doesn't seem to want his mother to know that he is practicing martial arts. Maybe Philina wants her to become a lady.
Although this lady had already been on the battlefield and had personally shot enemies, she seemed a little worried about being exposed in front of her mother, and subconsciously winked at Li Ang behind her.
Later, Philina also saw the lord behind Amy.
The haggard lady's eyes suddenly widened, as if she had seen something extraordinary, and she looked at Li Ang carefully several times.
"Young man, what is your name?"
Philina's voice actually trembled a little.
"I am Li Ang Griffin, Madam Philina, and my fiefdom is next to White Deer Fortress."
The lord behaved very politely. After all, Madam Philina certainly didn't want her daughter to hang out with gangsters or the like.
"Griffin? Ha... luckily they figured it out..."
Philina suddenly laughed, with a complex expression in his eyes, which seemed to be filled with relief and memories.
Li Ang can probably guess that Madam Philina must know his parents, maybe even more so than Godric.
Looking around, the attendants were all standing far away. The palace attendants were all very sensible.
Li Ang didn't want to guess all day long, so he simply asked directly, "Madam Philina, do you know my parents?"
Philina also looked around, making sure that no one could hear except Amy, and then said, "You are exactly the same as your father. If I am not mistaken, you should have come from Barkley... How are your parents?"
Li Ang was stunned. "I told Lord Godric that they passed away."
Philina's eyes dimmed in an instant. "How could...Godric didn't tell me... did he not believe me..."
"Madam Philina, what happened that year?"
The lord's curiosity was completely aroused, and Amy also stepped forward and hugged his mother's arm, looking forward to it.
"This starts from when we were young..."
--Thirty years ago, Pendor Calendar 325 years, Lion Lake City.
"Leonardo, you can't do this... that's the king's will!"
"The king's will? Godric, we are Lion Knight! Lion Knight will only protect the country, believe in chivalry, respect civilians, and abide by the spirit of chivalry-but we will not serve any king!"
"Stop it! Leonardo, don't you want to restore Lion Knight Order's legal status?"
"Is it the king who has the final say on whether it is legal or illegal? Is Lion King's will legal? Why did they massacre that village? Is it legal to kill civilians? Is it legal to snatch women and children? Is rape and robbery legal? These are the wills of that mad king?"
"Leonardo, it's really hateful for those nobles to use excuses... But you finally managed to get the king to acknowledge the existence of Lion Knight Order... If you do this, Lion Knight Order will be completely exiled! You will not be able to live in this continent!"
"Make way! Godric! You shouldn't protect those lunatics! You are my best friend, and I don't want to point my sword at you!"
"But I have my responsibilities... I have a child, Leonardo! You saw, Philina is pregnant! I can no longer accompany you on your adventures..."
"Princess Philina! Godric, why did you bring her to Lion Lake City! If it weren't for her nonsense and mobilizing the nobles to provide relief, that village would not have been massacred!"
"This is not Philina's fault, she just wanted to help the villagers!"
"But her help killed thousands of people, Godric! That's more than a thousand lives! I must kill those bastards! You'd better take Philina and leave my sight immediately... immediately!"
Philina didn't dare to say a word at that time. She was frightened by her angry friend...
But she has since learned that if she wants to help others, she must first have a suitable method.
She also knew that those noble knights were not as upright as in knight novels, nor were they as chivalrous as her knight friend.
That night, in the banquet hall of Lion Lake City, a total of one hundred and forty-five nobles, one hundred and forty-three were killed.
Rivers of blood flowed.
They died at the hands of an elite troop, which bore a bright red lion emblem.
Like blood.
"Alma Holden? I know you were not involved in those bastard things, get out of the way..."
"Leonardo, if the king dies, Lionheart Kingdom will fall into turmoil! I was also Lion Knight, you should still remember the first tenet of the Lion Knight oath!"
"I swore to maintain the stability of the country - but his current behavior has already affected the stability of the country! Alma, just because of a girl and a rumor, he can order mass arrests and massacre of villages! Let those nobles rape and kidnap Stealing... thousands of lives! Can such a king still protect this country? Alma, look at what he looks like now - he has been lost in wine and poison... How can he be sober for a minute?"
"Leonardo, the question is, if the king dies suddenly, what will the other nobles do? What will Bacchus Empire, Fieltzwe, Raven Kingdom do? This is not a simple matter of light and darkness. The chivalrous spirit cannot be used to govern the country! Enough people have died today! I will block the news and leave while the king is still awake!"
"Okay...Alma, you'd better not make me regret it!"
Alma Horton, the only one who survived because he did not commit any evil, fled back to Lion City with the drunk and unconscious king.
A few days later, Alma was named Lord Lion Lake City.
And this tragedy was as if it had never happened.
--Twenty-five years ago, Pendor Calendar 330 years ago, Lion City.
"Do you regret it? Leonardo, you are the invincible 'Blood Lion'... Originally you would have become a famous general in the kingdom, Earl, even a duke..."
"Regret. I regret not killing that mad king... You are now the captain of the guard of this castle? These three Fleur-de-lis are very beautiful... But, do you still want to stop me? Lord Godric Earl?"
"Are you sure you want to do this? With your skills and reputation, you could have become the leader of Royal Knights! But now, you will be wanted by the whole country and will be killed without mercy!"
"A group of robbers broke into my house and stole my fiancée. Shouldn't I come to rescue her? What would you do if someone else caught Philina?"
"I will fight all the way in... hahaha..."
"Then why are you stopping here?"
"Leonardo, I just want to tell you that Mad King died suddenly! Before his death, he cleared all the information related to Lion Knight! The successor King Ulrich is not a madman, and he doesn't know anything. There is no need for you to do this."
"Godric... What happens to Ulrich is none of my business. Mad King seemed very wise when he was young, but what happened? I just want to take my fiancée away. This has nothing to do with Ulrich."
"Okay... I didn't expect that Mad King could catch her before she died. But, where is your knights?"
"Mad King people can snatch her away from my station. What do you think will happen to my knights? Do you think I am here to reminisce about the past?"
"...Leonardo, you have already killed everyone, and now you are so injured, are you still planning to kill an entire city by yourself?"
"Come on, stop talking. Godric, I understand your difficulties, but I have my principles... I am the last Lion Knight, and I cannot let the glory of Lion Knight fall into my hands!"
"Well, with my skills, of course I can't stop the unparalleled Blood Lion Knight--oh, look, I'm injured... my subordinates can't stop me either... what the hell are you looking at! After talking for so long, you should rest, right? Take her and get out of here!"
"Godric..."
"Get out of here! I don't know a brainless idiot like you!... Oh, Philina, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to give His Highness Griffin..."
"My name is not Griffin...Philina, my name is..."
"Your name is Griffin! Remember, from now on you can only be called Griffin! Take the money and leave quickly! Go to Barkley and don't come back!"
--
Now, Pendor Calendar 355 January 20, Noble Council Garden.
Madam Philina is still telling stories lightly, with eyes full of nostalgia.
"On the day after they left, Godric resigned from his position at Royal Guard and was sent to White Deer Fortress to guard the border. The reason was that he could not stop the enemy alone..."
"This is actually an order I asked Ulrich to give. Godric and I both want to stay away from those troublesome things."
"Ulrich's father, also known as Mad King, is my uncle. However, if Godric and Ulrich hadn't protected me, I would have almost been killed by him... hum... he is really a lunatic..."
"This crazy king massacred many people just for an inexplicable rumor... He has completely lost his mind. Under the instigation of the nobles around him who only know how to eat, drink and gamble, he has done anything that is not done by humans."
"Actually, at that time, everyone, including King Ulrich himself, was looking forward to his early death."
"But it wasn't until twenty-five years ago that he died drunk in the toilet of the palace."
"After Ulrich succeeded to the throne, he ambitiously wanted to change the country. Therefore, he encountered great resistance... In the first dozen years, he was unable to even build up his real power."
"It wasn't until nine years ago that Ulrich rebuilt Lion Knight Order that it truly took control of the country. But unfortunately, this is a compromise..."
"The new Lion Knight Order built with Royal Guard is different from the previous Lion Knight."
"Lion Knight, who served the country and the people in a chivalrous and righteous manner, is gone. Your father, Leonardo, is the last real Lion Knight."
"As for Griffin... that's not your mother's name, but the crest on her sword..."
Madam Philina finally finished telling this long story, looked at the coat of arms on Li Ang and smiled bitterly, "That coat of arms is golden."
Probably because she talked too much, Philina was obviously a little tired. She supported Amy to stand up and looked at Li Ang again.
"How did your parents die?"
"I also want to know..."
The lord smiled bitterly.
Madam Philina looked at Li Ang in silence for a while, and finally sighed, "It's okay not to know..."
Li Ang also nodded seriously. "Indeed, it's okay not to know."
After saying that, the lord looked at the tall tower of Noble Council, exhaled a long breath, and then bowed respectfully to Philina.
"Thank you for your help, Madam Philina, but I still want to know a question... what was my mother's original name?"
Philina was stunned for a moment, then understood, with a melancholy smile on his face, "Since they passed away, I really should let you know... Her name is Helen, Helen·Pendragon."
Amy widened his eyes and covered his mouth.
Pendragon... This is the last name of the creator of Kingdom of Pendor, late king Kavala.
Li Ang didn't show any surprise, he just wanted to know the name. He could guess this surname.
Of course, the only one who can be captured into the palace by Mad King is the last Pande Princess.
"Thank you for telling me this, please don't worry, I don't remember it at all. Let me introduce again - my name is Li Ang Griffin, Baron Wheat Fragrance Territory."
The lord knows that both Philina and Amy will definitely understand what he means by introducing himself again.
Philina looked at Li Ang's calm face, smiled and nodded, "Very good, Li Ang Baron Griffin... In fact, you can call me aunt. I used to be as close as sisters to your mother 'Griffin'."
Madam Philina is indeed quite clear, because she said 'Griffin'.
"Thank you for your kindness, Madam Philina... but I can't do this, and Lord Godric doesn't want me to call him uncle..."
Li Ang shook his head seriously, expressing that he did not want to implicate your family. "By the way, where did Lord Godric go?"
Philina smiled, "I asked him to take a detour from Lion Lake City back to White Deer Fortress. He is probably still on the way."
Amy was a little confused. "Why did you let your father leave alone?"
Madam Philina stroked Amy's hair. "Andrew was accused of treason at the time. If Godric does not return to White Deer Fortress to lead the army... the whole family is with Lion City, who knows what will happen?"
Amy understood, and frowned slightly. "Are you threatening the king with your father? King Ulrich are no longer willing to listen to you?"
"Everyone is like this... When you are young, you can have pure feelings without any interest, but everyone will eventually be different from when he was young. The king is also a human being..."
Philina shook his head gently.
Amy frowned even deeper. "Then it's not very safe for you to live here..."
"As long as there are people, there is no absolute security. With me here, the king can rest assured about Godric... and Godric is in White Deer Fortress, which can guarantee the safety of me and Andrew..."
"... the army and the castle are the real guarantee."
When he said the last sentence, Madam Philina looked at Li Ang.
The Lord Lord nodded and bowed again. "I understand, Madam Philina, thank you again."
The army and the castle are the real protection.
The lord is convinced.
Since he was not a relative of Count Oden, Li Ang did not go to Kewen Village to attend the funeral. After all, Pande Continent did not want to hold a table for ten people.
After bidding farewell to Madam Philina, he returned directly to Wheat Fragrance Territory with Amy, intending to build an army.
Exactly one hundred chapters.
Next, we are about to enter the farming stage.
You can use the background of the game to guess who is the person who killed Leon Griffin's parents?