People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 244 Knight vs. Witch Knight Showdown
Jerusalem.

After a while, the city has become bustling again.

An endless stream of caravans, hawking on the side of the road.

Knights, nobles, merchants, and civilians came and went, forming a crowd, shoulder to shoulder.

On the street, pilgrims speaking various languages ​​looked at the city with reverence and awe.

Lothar wears a winged lobster helmet - a hussar's helmet with wings added to the sides.

This is the reward for the commander of the winged cavalry, which can make the energy of the mount under his crotch unlimited.

Very practical.

But it doesn't help much either.

Unless he has a dragon ride.

But it is a pity that even though he is a dragonborn, he has the ability to transform into a dragon after fully awakening the bloodline of the dragonborn.

But he can't ride himself.

The black dragon scale armor made Lothar look less eye-catching than before. Moreover, plate armor, which is about to become popular in Jerusalem, is not as rare as it was at first.

However, the unique and unified shape of the hussars still attracted a lot of attention.

In the holy land, except for a few knight orders, there is no such uniform attire. All the knights are dressed up in beautiful clothes, trying to highlight their individuality as much as possible.

Some people seemed to recognize the hussar's outfit and whispered to their companions.

Jeanne asked, "What are they talking about?"

Lothar shook his head and said, "I don't understand either."

In Europe, the mainstream languages ​​are Latin and Germanic.

The Kingdoms of Castile, Leon, and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula were actually countries developed by the Crusaders of Albion and Gaul.

But the mainstream language is like this, it doesn't mean that Lothar can understand what they are saying.

There are dialects everywhere, Low Germanic, which is similar to Albion, but High Germanic, which sounds like another language at first glance.

Go with the crowd.

"Is it a special holiday today? Why are there so many people?"

Lothar ordered a hussar: "Potter, go and find out."

Potter dismounted immediately and pushed his way into the crowd.

for a long time.

Potter came back out of breath, and he was sweating profusely in the crowd: "It is said that Baron Mengisa is going to challenge the new court advisor appointed by His Majesty the King."

Lothar frowned: "Don't worry, take a breath first, and speak slowly."

Potter organized his language, drank his saliva, and then explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.

This court advisor turned out to be the witch Anna's student Nishaya. Anna had mentioned this to him. Apart from this identity, she was also the person in charge of the "Levant Wizards Association in Jerusalem Office".

Baron Mengisa, an old acquaintance of Lothar, was originally married to Princess Sibilla and Guy of Lusignan, who had won the title of King of Jerusalem.

"It turned out to be this old hapless bastard."

Lothar's expression was incomprehensible. In the last duel, Guy lost to Baron Godfrey's son Berrian.

This made it impossible for him to marry Princess Sibilla again.

This time I fell in love with the little witch Nishaya again, and launched a fanatical pursuit.

The little witch is naturally very troubled by his pursuit, so she has no choice but to propose that she will agree to Guy's pursuit unless Guy can defeat her.

Thus, this duel was formed.

Fringila sneered: "Is this Guy an idiot? Nishaya is Anna's disciple after all, how can ordinary people deal with it?"

Lothar shook his head: "It's not a fool, it's still greedy. If he can marry a witch, it will be a powerful help for him and the Queen Mother behind him."

There may also be some infighting involved.

For example, Nishaya's teacher is the princess of the Dukas family, from the same family as Queen Lagaia of the Eastern Empire.

Although the Dukas family had a long-term marriage and cooperation with the Komnenos family, the former royal family of the Eastern Empire, they were by no means of one mind.

At the very least, the Komnenos family was very unhappy to see that the power of the Eastern Empire was controlled by Queen Lagaia from the Dukas family.

Although the legal heir to the throne of the Eastern Empire is actually Emperor Alexios Comnenos, the daughter of the regent Empress Lagaia, Princess Ila.

The Empress Dowager Maria Komnenos and her daughter Princess Isabella, who are inclined to the noble party, obviously will not receive the support of the Dukas family.

Guy wants to pursue Nishaya, which is likely to be the party of the Queen Mother (Queen Angnes), and it is a temptation to seek the support of the Eastern Empire.

In fact, this point is actually Lothar thinking too much.

His rise was attributed to the contribution of witches by many jealous nobles in the Holy Land. Therefore, Guy's pursuit of Nishaya this time was actually a personal act.

He wants to reproduce Lothar's rise.

At the same time, the Queen Mother Party behind him is also happy to see this, and has plans to promote Lothar's concept.

"Let's go, let's go see the excitement."

Lothar urged the mount under his crotch.

Baldwin IV holds a scepter and sits on the throne at the top of the knight duel field.

He looked serious and said nothing.

For this duel, Baldwin IV actually opposed it.

He didn't want the little witch beside him to step up to the stage openly like this.

In a holy place with an extremely strong theological atmosphere, who knows what consequences this move will cause?
Although, according to the theory that all the great power of the church belongs to the Heavenly Father, there are still some rulers who speak for the sake of witches.

But the church still keeps a respectful distance from witches.

This involves a struggle over theocracy, which is even more serious than the doctrinal dispute between the Catholic Church in the Pope City and the Orthodox Church in Constantinople.

If witches are all "saints" who possess divine power bestowed by the heavenly Father, then what else should the church do?
Is it the witch who has the final say, or the Pope?

Does the church have supernatural beings?
There is a high probability, because the church is the biggest feudal lord in this era.

But it's hard to say how high the level is.

This is a major event that could shake the foundations of the church.

William, the archbishop of Tire, shouted: "This is a fair duel witnessed by the Heavenly Father. Miss Nissaia from Constantinople will use the divine spell she obtained from the Heavenly Father to summon a A heroic knight who has ascended to the kingdom of heaven, and Baron Montgissard from Lusignan, Knight Guy, will have a duel between knights."

The onlookers looked different.

Some priests frowned at Archbishop William's statement. They all got the magic from the heavenly father. If a knight wins, doesn't it mean that the power of the heavenly father is also limited?
Archbishop William said again: "At the same time, this is also the test of the Heavenly Father for Knight Guy. Only by successfully passing such a test can he prove his piety and perseverance, and he is qualified to pursue Miss Nishaya."

After he finished speaking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling a bit of dissatisfaction unavoidably in his heart—there should be no such thing as witches in this world!
"let's start."

At the side of Baldwin IV.

Holding a staff and wrapped in a black robe, the little witch softly recited a spell.

Accompanied by a high-pitched war horse neighing.

A translucent knight with a lance in his hand appeared in the field.

The knight waved the lance in his hand and said with a smile, "Miss Nishaya, it's an honor to be able to take on the challenge of this madman in front of you on your behalf."

The knight's face is blurred, but he is not a heroic spirit at all, but just the manifestation of a spell.

Not to be outdone, Guy said, "Stop talking nonsense, come on."

He put on his helmet, pulled down his mask, and with the help of his attendants, picked up his kite shield and lance.

A layer of sweat broke out in the palm of his hand.

It is impossible to fight against a witch without stress.

But thinking about the battle in front of him, whether it is a knight duel he is familiar with, or a cavalry battle in the field he is most familiar with, he should also have the strength to fight.

What's more, he felt that with his handsome appearance, this witch might not be careless about him, and it might be just a girl's reserve to make this test.

If he could get a witch wife, his position in the queen mother's party would definitely skyrocket in the future.

Just like that Lothar!
Think of the series of victories that Lothar recently won that people in the Holy Land talked about.

Also, after he won the battle, the fiefdoms he acquired successively, including Alandelle, Ella Port, and Fir Orn, were several times more prosperous than his own small town of Mengisa.

Especially the Port of Ella, it is said that every day a merchant ship loaded with spices docks in that harbor.

How much wealth does this have to provide him?

Every time he thought of this, he felt jealous and powerless in his heart.

咴er——

opposite.

The translucent knight who was summoned, the mount was digging the soil under his feet, and two beams of white smoke were blown out of his nostrils.

The crowd watching subconsciously held their breath.

(End of this chapter)