in the name of the queen

Chapter 73 The only talker

Chief instructor?
  It was an interesting arrangement. Although she didn't know about it beforehand, Sif didn't object to it.

She heard the added instruction to respect her as much as he respected Roland.

She couldn't refuse.

Roland announced several orders in succession.

The first was to completely strip Stanley and Wharton of their positions as deputy commanders, without promoting anyone to take their place.

According to Roland, the Knights are now at most a knight brigade.

Does a brigade need so many leaders?
  "The Knights have and can only have one voice, and that is me representing Her Majesty the Queen! In addition, what Chief Instructor Sif said is equivalent to mine."

It was a rather domineering declaration, but no one dared to refute it.

Several Golden Knights indeed covet the position of deputy captain, but they are self-aware and know very well that both strength and qualifications are of little significance.

What's worse is that they have stains.

They had written documents of allegiance to Wharton and Stanley, but they were so guilty that they dared to object.

Roland burned the documents in the box in front of everyone, but the documents were not opened. Who knows what was written inside?
  What if you pretended to burn it, but hid the real pledge of allegiance?
  And there is someone on top of Roland.

A woman of extremely noble status.

Roland is so arrogant, he must have the support of Her Majesty the Queen.

In the Order of the White Rose, the Queen's orders are everything.

Roland is Her Majesty the Queen's lover, bah, a couple, so naturally he is the Queen's spokesperson.

Fight him?
  Look at Wharton and Stanley in the distance. They are still waiting to be tried.

Roland appointed Raikkonen as the Silver Knight and captain of the reconnaissance team, and Lisa as the Silver Knight and chief logistics officer.

No one objected.

The knights have only one question, who is Lisa?

It sounds like a female name, probably a beautiful girl who has a close relationship with Roland, right?

The knights were shocked and even a little numb.

This bastard Roland is not only Her Majesty the Queen's lover, but he also openly arranges for women to join the Knights.

Isn't this too arrogant?
  The knights were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred, but they did not dare to show it.

Don’t mix things up with big shots!
  This is the way to survive.

After announcing the personnel appointments, Roland asked the Cavaliers to report back wages one by one, and then asked Raikkonen to reconcile the bills.

Several Golden Knights looked at each other and chose to sell Wharton without hesitation.

Wharton has lost power, who will be tied to the sinking ship?
  Besides, Wharton has bullied them a lot over the years.

Publicly and privately, Wharton was their enemy.

The Cavaliers were furious, and they all revealed that Walton had taken kickbacks when paying back wages.

Roland nodded with satisfaction and said solemnly: "The Wharton traitor still refused to stop after Her Majesty the Queen came to the throne. If he is disloyal and dishonest to Her Majesty the Queen, he will be punished with an additional penalty."

"Who is going to capture those Wharton accomplices?"

Naturally, the Golden Knights would not miss such a good opportunity to perform. They stood up one after another, patted their chests and asked Roland to fight.

Roland smiled and nodded, letting them go about their business.

Several golden knights fled like hell, leaving only a group of silver knights in the conference hall.

There was no need to dispatch so many high-level knights to capture Wharton's accomplices. Roland just took the opportunity to drive them away.

After the Golden Knights left, Roland said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, you all saw the battle to capture Wharton, right? This traitor Wharton is an extraordinary person. He also used despicable sneak attack methods, but was easily captured by the chief instructor. Why do you think it is?"

The silver knights looked at each other, not daring to speak.

They know Wharton's strength very well, he is the strongest person in the Knights.

The reason for losing to Sif was firstly because she didn't have the weapon in hand, and secondly because she underestimated the enemy's carelessness. The more important reason was that Sif used a firearm.

Firearms are prohibited by default in knightly duels. Many people don't recognize Sif's victory, but they just don't dare to say it.

Seeing that no one dared to speak, Roland turned his attention to Raikkonen and asked him to speak.

Raikkonen finally caught the opportunity to perform and naturally he would not miss it.

He cleared his throat and said loudly: "This is the victory of the combat concept!"

Under the puzzled gaze of the Silver Knight, he patiently explained: "Whether you are willing to admit it or not, the emergence of muskets, magic, and alchemy has completely changed warfare."

"The traditional knight is dead. Not only on the battlefield, but not even in one-on-one duels."

The knights didn't like hearing this, but the bloody example was right in front of them.

Wharton has received formal knight training since he was seven years old. He is proficient in equestrianism, physical skills and the use of various weapons, and has rich combat experience.

He can represent the high-end combat power of traditional knights.

Such a powerful fighting force was destroyed by a single shot from Chief Instructor Sif.

If he hadn't reacted quickly and avoided most of the bullet fragments, he would have died.

The facts were right in front of them and they had to admit it.

Seeing the silence of the knights, Raikkonen became even more energetic. He was frothing at the mouth and criticized harshly how the knights' combat philosophy lagged behind the times.

When he finished speaking, not only the Silver Knights were confused, but Roland was also a little surprised.

A paparazzi reporter actually understands this?

It seems like I have to talk to this guy after the meeting.

After Raikkonen finished speaking, the audience was silent.

The Silver Knights are not fools, of course they know that the Knights are in decline.

Hard words are useless. Bullets and cannonballs on the battlefield will teach everyone to respect the facts.

But the dignity of the knights prevented them from accepting this accusation.

Finally, a silver knight in his forties couldn't help but stand up to defend himself.

"Captain, we are glorious knights. It is the glorious tradition of knights not to use hidden weapons!"

This was what Roland was waiting for. He smiled and asked: "Knight, may I ask which provision of the knight's code of conduct prohibits the use of concealed weapons?"

"This"

The old knight was speechless for a moment.

There is indeed no clear origin for not using concealed weapons.

Everyone knows that this is the method of their ancestors, but they don't know why their ancestors did it.

Seeing that the old knight was speechless, Roland said decisively:
  "Humility, honesty, mercy, heroism, justice, sacrifice, honor, soul, these are the virtues followed by knights and the basis of our code of conduct."

“We should uphold virtue, but how we uphold virtue can be flexible.”

"We are the Queen's sharp blades and the country's solid shield. If we can't even defeat the enemy, what is a sharp blade and a strong shield? On the battlefield, the enemy will not tolerate you."

Many knights were unconvinced by Roland's statement, but no one could refute his conclusion.

The enemy will indeed not tolerate your shortcomings.

If you have a problem, they will take advantage of the situation and attack you without mercy.

Many Silver Knights have accepted Roland's statement from the bottom of their hearts, but some do not.

They looked around, hoping that the Golden Knight would stand up and speak.

But they soon discovered that the Golden Knights were gone.

Someone reacted instantly.

But it was too late.

Just as the knights looked at each other, Roland loudly announced, "The Knights have reached a time when they must change. If they don't change, they will perish!"

“Those who don’t agree with the change, please stand up!”

(End of this chapter)