Riding and Slashing

Chapter 100 Funeral and Duel

morning three days later.

The earl's funeral began.

The scale of the funeral was not large, and the letter did make King Ulrik realize that he should be cautious and not take any risky actions.

Ulrik did not welcome the coffin into the city a week ago - he was busy restraining the imperial guards who were accused of murdering Oden.

But when the coffin leaves the city, he will be the leader in front, sending Earl Auden on his last journey.

This is a king's courtesy to a famous general who has passed away.

Bunches of petals were sprinkled on Earl Auden's coffin and coffin. The king was leading the way on a horse in full armor, and the countess and Joanna supported each other.

The guards carried the coffin and followed behind them, and the coffin was covered with Auden's double lion shield banner.

The Royal Orchestra played mourning from behind.

On both sides of the road, the lion knights put on black dresses, held their lances and performed knight salutes.

Although simple, everything can be called solemn and solemn.

Earl Auden will not be buried in Sarleon City. According to the countess, the earl's tomb will be placed in Kewen Village near Long River Town, which is the countess' hometown and the place where she first met Auden.

Therefore, the ceremony in Sarleon City is actually a memorial and farewell, not a complete burial.

The lord followed behind the team, walking with the thoughtful old man Baron Hereward.

Baron Eldred was naturally also in the crowd.

He hasn't been able to get out of the verbal battle for the past three days. Hereward, the old man, has a sharp tongue, and he has been fighting lawsuits in the throne room over and over again, which has made him exhausted.

The long line went north along the King's Road, and gradually came to the city gate. This was also the end of the ceremony. When the coffin left the city, the funeral ceremony would be over.

But at this moment, King Ulrik stopped, and the procession also stopped.

In front of the city gate, in the middle of the road, a young man was kneeling on one knee, with his head bowed and a sword in both hands.

He wears noble dress, but has a heraldic burqa, heraldry, which is Auden's double lion shield.

This is Charles.

Seeing the team stop, Charles raised his head, looked at King Ulrik, and said loudly: "I am the son of Alden Fletcher, Charles Fletcher! I want to testify, Baron Eldred Killed my father!"

"As the son of Alden Fletcher, under the witness of Eunomia and His Majesty, I will launch a duel of revenge against Eldred! I swear by blood, let the murderer Eldred take revenge Repent under the sword! Please the gods judge my oath!"

After finishing speaking, he cut his face lightly with the blade, and a stream of blood flowed down.

King Ulrik looked at Charles in surprise, and then looked back at the countess.

The countess nodded: "Charles Fletcher is my second son."

Ulrik raised his eyebrows, and led the horse out of the way—the revenge of blood relatives does not need to be reasonable, and there is no need to show evidence. No one can stop it, and the winner has the final say.

"Eldred, draw your sword!"

"Wait... the funeral is going on right now, can the duel be arranged in the arena after the funeral?"

It was Lehman who spoke, and he frowned 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 unconsciously touched Baron Hereward with his elbow.

"Sir Lehman, if you wait until the funeral is complete to avenge Earl Alden, can the Earl rest in peace? I think it should be done in front of Alden. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The old man Hereward walked up knowingly.

King Ulrik didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at the crowd behind him, then at Charles, and finally locked his eyes on Baron Eldred.

Then Ulrik paced on horseback, walked out of the city gate for a few glances, and then came back again.

"I've already finished my funeral journey... close the city gate and open it after the duel is over!"

As expected, King Ulrik still had that temperament, lest there would be chaos in the world-his funeral journey was indeed only to the gate of the city.

"Eldred, it's time for you to fight! Do you want to fight by yourself or ask someone to do it for you?"

It was obvious what the king meant, he wanted to see this duel!

For a king who has been promoting the law of chivalry in the country, this is too normal...

But more importantly, because of the previous letter, Ulrik has also realized that the city gate has been kept open for the funeral.

So he took a look at it on horseback—it was safe and sound, and there were no enemies.

So what are you worried about?
Eldred is indeed full of doubts. The old man Hereward has been arguing with him for three days. King Ulrik has long been tired of it, and he has to reverse the case for his nephew Andrew...

Charles is going to duel with him, that would be great!
If Eldred died due to a duel, this may be a satisfactory result for everyone. After all, it is the judgment of the gods, and this is the only way that will not cause the garrison of the Seven Fortress to rebel.

This is blood revenge, and Eldred must fight.

He didn't bring a knight of honor with him, so he could only fight by himself, but he was very skilled, and he was not afraid to fight in person.

It's just that he wasn't prepared for this matter, and he didn't expect Earl Auden to have a son at all, so he felt a little flustered.

After drawing out his sword, Eldred went forward, and the two stood facing each other under the city gate.

A large group of nobles formed a circle around it.

The countess stood at the front, looking at Eldred coldly.

And in an inconspicuous corner under the wall, Liwa dressed up as an ordinary maid, holding a flower basket in her hand.

The lord 'looked' at his team panel.

It reads: 'Charles (Tax Collector), 99%'.

I can't see the specific attributes, but the current life state or body state is 99%; this percentage can be considered as a combination of physical strength and vitality, so it is probably more appropriate to call it a 'body state'.

The subordinates with specific duties will be listed separately and display their vitality status.

The position that Li Ang gave to Charles was the tax officer of the Maixiang Territory, but in fact his territory does not collect taxes at all now...

After all, Mai Xiang was exempted from the commercial tax, and the agricultural tax had to wait for several months.

In fact, there is no way to do this. The lord has tried it, and only the regular territorial positions will appear in the list alone, such as quartermaster, doctor, charge captain, etc...

If there is no normal position, Charles will be judged as a 'Knight of Sarleon', and his name will not be listed...

However, without heavy armor, he could be judged as a knight by the system with only a light noble dress, which also shows that Charles' ability is quite good, much stronger than what he claims to be "very average".

After all, it was brought up by Earl Auden since he was a child, and it is generally not much different.

After becoming an official member of Li Ang's team, he still 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 for a circle, Charles made a direct move, pointing his long sword at the opponent's vitals, and pounced very hard.

Charles's swordsmanship is actually pretty good, at least at the upper-middle level among the Knights of the Sarleon Realm.

But Eldred is obviously a real master. He blocked Charles's straight stab with one sword, and the second sword made Charles hang the color, and hit Charles' left shoulder.

Current status 91%.

King Ulrik frowned.

Li Ang also sighed, the difference in level between the two sides is still too big, it seems impossible to fight without some dirty tricks.

Looking at the bright sun in the sky, the lord quietly began to move and choose the angle.

Charles could be called a desperado now. He already knew that he was definitely not Eldred's opponent, so after losing the lottery, he began to attack with his life, every move was to fight for his life.

This is what he said to Li Ang before - because he was afraid of death, he had to work harder and kill his opponent to survive.

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