Elf brother as my tool man

The clock struck eleven, and the Marquis walked out of the drawing room surrounded by the maids.Qiao Chenxi was at the front of the team. At this moment, she was the attendant of the Marquis. "Please those knights who are about to be awarded the title, please enter the drawing room. No one else is allowed in." Qiao Chenxi's tone was soft with a hint of magnetism.When her father was still alive, Qiao Chenxi watched many such ceremonies.At that time, it was her sister who stood where she is now.The two sisters, who knew the rules of the ceremony well, were confident that the ceremony would be a success.Eight human warrior knights entered first, followed by two elves.All the attendants were left in the foyer, waiting for their lord to complete the ceremony.In the traditional knight canonization ceremony, senior lords often hit the knights hard on the cheeks, ears, necks or shoulders. This ritual is intended to warn these warriors that their territory is the place where the lords and their predecessors are exposed to frost, dew, and beheading. A place of size only for thorns.If they lose these territories, they will not only be sorry for themselves, but also their lords.But because the current Marquis is the heroine, this ceremony was simplified to "sword giving" based on the ritual of the forest elves next door.The knights knelt on one knee in front of the Marquis. The Marquis tapped the recipient's shoulders with the side of her sword and presented him with a piece of motto in Elvish language.Qiao Chenxi stood on the right side of the Marquis with a sword, and kept announcing in Elvish language that a knight was coming to receive the title.Although she doesn't like the red tape of the nobility, after all, after enjoying the rights of the nobility, she must fulfill the corresponding obligations.In fact, for humans, the gap in combat power between knights and ordinary soldiers is huge.Ordinary knights must go through a "Thanksgiving Sacrifice", and this ceremony will be held in the church after the investiture.During the Eucharist, the new knights partake of the Eucharist and in the process swear an oath to the Holy Light, thus receiving the blessings of the Holy Light.The combat effectiveness of warriors who have the blessing of the Holy Light is completely different from before.Of course, the elves do not have the Holy Light talent as strong as humans. For them, the "Thanksgiving Sacrifice" step can be completely dispensed with. "Next, knight Shang Song." The sword-awarding ceremony for the eight human knights ended quickly, followed by the two elf knights, the two who Qiao Chenxi was most afraid of.Asun and Constantine looked at each other with doubts in their eyes. "The next one is Knight Shang Song." Qiao Chenxi emphasized his tone.Sure enough, this horse thief seemed to have forgotten his name. "Let you go first." Even Constantine winked at Ah Song, seemingly dissatisfied with his behavior of not even knowing his name.Ah Song, who had made a fool of himself, had no choice but to walk and move to the steps in front of Madam Marquis.After he knelt down gently, the Marquis stood up and raised her silver sword without losing dignity. "In front of the Holy Light, are you willing to swear allegiance to me, be my loyal knight for the rest of your life, and serve me with your courage, force and wisdom?" "I, Shangsong, swear allegiance to my lord Leti Sia Dupont, committed to loyalty, never leaves the right and left." He knelt down on one knee, placed his right hand on his chest, looked at the face of the Marquis lady unswervingly, and said every word.He spoke Elvish language not as naturally as speaking Human language, so much so that Qiao Chenxi once suspected that the elf in front of him was a human pretending to be a human.The Marquis seemed to have the same idea as Qiao Chenxi. She struck him hard on the back of his neck and back five times with the back of her sword, just like she did to the eight human knights in front of him. "May you stick to your heart." Ah Song gritted his teeth and endured the pain, seemingly surprised. "Next, Knight Constantine." Before Ah Song could react, Qiao Chenxi couldn't wait to drive him away.Ah Song had no choice but to get up and move to the eight big human men waiting on the other side.These humans stared at Ah Song, their eyes seeming to reveal evil spirits.They seemed to want to say something, but unfortunately they couldn't.After all, the ceremony is still in progress, and everyone has to give face to the Marquis on the stage.Qiao Chenxi also wanted to complain, but for now, she was more like a tool person.Constantine casually walked up to the Marquis.Both the Marquis and Qiao Chenxi knew that this knight's identity and his territory were part of their generations-long "friendship" between the Dupont family and the Doyle family.Thanks to this friendship, the two races have always maintained a good relationship in the Le Pen Marquis Kingdom, and the founder of this relationship was Tian Tianci 50 years ago.The Marquis raised her sword, but unlike what she had just said to Ah Chan, she only used the side of the sword to gently stroke Constantine's shoulder twice, and did not let Constantine read that separate oath.After all, everyone knows that although it is "friendship" on the surface, it is actually just a transaction.Indeed, the Marquis treated Asong as a meritorious knight, but treated Constantine as an ordinary elf real estate knight.Qiao Chenxi knew why, and a smile appeared on her face. "The sword-giving ceremony is over." Eight human knights lined up in a row, their plate armors making a neat scraping sound. Ah Song and Constantine stood at the end, while Qiao Chenxi stood with a serious expression. in situ.The Marquis walked down the steps, hung the medals of the "Le Bon Marquis" on the knights one by one, and closed the ceremonial iron helmets herself.Of course, Asun and Constantine are elves, so this next step is omitted.Elves and humans, warrior knights and real estate knights are loyal to the lord at the same time. This is a strange sight that only exists in the Quisling region.Therefore, this region independently developed a set of etiquette that is slightly complicated but sufficient to cover most occasions. "In the name of Saint Guisli, we swear an oath." After the Marquis completed this set of procedures and returned to the throne on the steps, the leader of the human knights in the queue shouted. "I swear to heaven to make my ambition clear; I will not bully the weak, but live my days with humility; I will not be afraid of strong enemies in the battles I have fought; I will attack any wrongdoings, women, weak children, and elders, and do it in battle; I will imprison each other. If you ask for help, please do your best to help; women are delicate, but they must not offend; colleagues share the same ideals, and do their best to support each other; treat friends sincerely, and treat them as gentlemen; my beloved, loyal and unswerving." "Please all knights to exit in an orderly manner." Qiao Chenxi led. Following the maids, they walked to the door of the living room and opened the door for the knights themselves. The eight human knights left one after another from the entrance of the living room.Thank God, the ceremony finally ended without any mistakes.Qiao Chenxi, who had been afraid to move just now, finally breathed a sigh of relief.Although Ah Song had a little episode here, it was nothing serious.If the growth of a decorated knight is compared to going to college, then the allegiance ceremony is like the graduation ceremony of the knights.In any case, all ten meritorious knights will become independent lords, take charge of a territory, and fulfill their obligations to the Marquis.However, among the knights who swore here, how many will be able to fulfill their oath in the future, and how many will regard the spirit of chivalry as nothing for personal gain? "Don't forget, take your entourage to have lunch with us later. ." Just as Ah Song was about to leave with the human knights, Qiao Chenxi whispered to him in a voice that only he could hear.