Everyone present was stunned. No one expected that Li Ang would bribe the king in public!
But... this kind of behavior of "returning personal belongings" is blameless, and it is a virtue no matter where you go to find money...
The rhythm of Alma and Renier reversing black and white was disrupted.
But the matter was not over yet, Renier started shouting loudly again, "Ailedge..."
But as soon as the words left his mouth, he was directly interrupted by Li Ang, whose voice was high-pitched and passionate. "You were questioning the honor of a lord just now! Sissy, I want to duel with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he threw his gloves directly into Renier's face.
King Ulrich looked at Li Ang in surprise and challenged him to a duel in the throne room. This is very rare.
Throwing a glove to the other party represented a challenge to a duel between nobles, which was a common code of conduct in the Middle Ages. Picking up the glove or drawing a sword represented acceptance of the duel.
As for throwing it in someone's face, this is a challenge that is obviously insulting.
Alma was startled and was about to speak, but Li Ang said something first, "Your Majesty, please allow me to conduct an honorary duel under the witness of late king!"
Okay, now that everyone's mouths have been blocked, no one can stop the duel.
The lord doesn't want to argue with others - the other party must be knowledgeable and cooperative, and you will suffer a loss if you follow other people's rhythm.
So first of all, I unexpectedly bribed you with a large amount of dinars to stop King Ulrich's mouth. This means - Your Majesty, please remain neutral. They won't give you money if they get Wheat Fragrance Territory, but I can! I can give you a lot!
But if you don't treat me fairly, these tens of thousands of dinars may be 'lost' again...
And the king obviously understood.
The response given by King Ulrich is also very clear - I remain neutral and you can solve it yourself, but in a reasonable "upright noble" way.
The king is also a human being, and the king also needs dinars.
Then, Li Ang stopped talking nonsense. There would definitely be a conflict anyway, and the other party obviously planned to kill him, otherwise he would not interfere with his decision to be crowned a baron at this juncture.
If that's the case, then just turn the conflict into a duel right from the start.
Anyway, there are many reasons for dueling.
And Li Ang's reason for dueling is quite honest. In order to protect honor, this is an example of chivalry.
Lionheart Kingdom is a place that pursues the spirit of chivalry, and dueling represents fairness and honor.
Therefore, many unreasonable behaviors can be linked to honor and status through the traditional ritual of dueling...
In order to prevent the proliferation of duels, the kingdom promulgated <Duel Code> a few years ago, which stipulated which disputes could be resolved by duels, and also stipulated that only nobles could apply duel rules.
According to the code, any duel involving honor is protected by law, and not even the king can stop it.
Li Ang was the first to characterize this matter as an honorary duel, which must be done according to the rules of knights. The parties involved can only choose whether to accept it or not.
But... who would challenge someone to a duel in the throne room in the palace...
Alma and Renier really didn't expect that Li Ang didn't play by the rules! Shouldn't the throne room be reasonable and wait for the king's decision?
Renier is already confused and has nothing to say yet!
Is this a duel?
He didn't react for a while and said hesitantly, "Duel? I..."
As a result, before he could say the word 'no', Li Ang interrupted him again:
"Don't you dare to duel? Has that thing on your crotch been bitten off by some man? That's right, I'm just humiliating you, draw your sword, sissy!"
Now Renier's claws are numb.
Just now it was just out of 'questioning the lord's honor', so it doesn't matter if he doesn't accept the challenge, just admit that he made a mistake, say that he will no longer question it, and apologize.
But as a knight, it is impossible for a knight to endure this kind of public humiliation, otherwise he will be regarded as a coward for the rest of his life.
If you don't accept the duel to cleanse your reputation, you will really be laughed at for the rest of your life!
Renier had no idea that Li Ang was doing something so weird. He originally thought that Li Ang would accuse him of burning down the village and robbing the village - and he wouldn't care. Ailedge was once Renier's own territory. In this era, no one else could care about how he caused trouble to his own territory.
But I didn't expect that Li Ang didn't mention these real crimes, but directly viciously humiliated...
--In fact, when encountering this kind of situation, any knight from the Lionheart Kingdom will directly draw his sword...
However, Lord Rainier dare not.
How did that guy Li Ang get the Pioneer Lord certificate? Everyone present knows this...
Renier thinks he is not as good as Sir Rayman. He is still very young and he does not want to be hacked to death!
And now he doesn't even know how to refute - Li Ang's intention is to force him to a duel. No matter what he says, Li Ang will continue to challenge him. He will only be continued to be humiliated, and all the previous preparations will be useless.
Maybe Renier's family is powerful and has many connections, but so what, the current situation is that he will not accept a one-on-one challenge! Moreover, Renier himself is just a knight - he can't have anyone fight for him.
Renier looked back at Duke Alma, then looked at the gloves that fell in front of him, hesitating.
The young Knight of Burning Village was obviously dragged into the misunderstanding of the rules of knighthood.
Seeing Alma frowning and planning to say something else, Li Ang prodded again with a look of disdain. "You coward, cut that thing off and sell yourself, maybe you can become a famous prostitute... Come on, come and duel! The winner will enjoy Wheat Fragrance Territory!"
Li Ang has once again added a price tag to the duel, which is further disrupting the opponent's rhythm - don't you want my Wheat Fragrance Territory?
I've made an offer, but can you afford it?
Moreover, Li Ang said it very rudely. Usually no noble could accept such an insult.
Oden grinned, with a look of approval in his eyes. With these continuous interruptions, Li Ang was the only voice in the throne room for a while - and the king watched with interest from the side, as if he was looking forward to the situation turning into a duel.
Renier's face had turned purple, his anger was visible to the naked eye, and his hands were shaking violently, but he still refrained from taking the glove or drawing the sword.
He stared at Li Ang and said fiercely, "Asshole! Let's see!"
After saying that, he took a step back and seemed to want to leave.
Can you tolerate this situation?
Li Ang thinks it is incredible, this guy really has no sense of honor as a knight.
Even King Ulrich started shaking his head.
However, Renier's reaction made Li Ang feel deeply wary - the humiliation just now was enough to make any nobleman his mortal enemy. It would be terrible if he refused to accept the duel.
This kind of person is thick-faced and has no sense of honor. If he cannot be killed, he will definitely take revenge on himself endlessly in the future.
"Renier Knight, are you really not going to accept the duel?"
Oden also found it unbelievable. He originally thought that Renier would probably die in the duel.
But even though Renier's face was blue, he still kept his composure and turned around and left without saying a word before Li Ang could speak again.
When he left, his eyes were full of hatred.
Alma took a deep look at Li Ang and left.
Li Ang felt a little heavy in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it. Anyway, the fact that the enemy did not interfere with the knighting ceremony was already a victory.
The current situation is much better than following the enemy's rhythm.
At least, he knows who the enemy is and will soon have the ability to proactively attack.