"Did I take the liberty? It should be said that I took the initiative to disturb your peace." Lucifer walked slowly to the side of a tree, and he put his hand on the trunk and said calmly.

He seemed to be talking to Robin Hood, or to this forest, even to the elves in the distant forest.

"Wang is so sensible, it's great. I thought I was going to be forced into the army again."

"I see something called will in your eyes. Human actions are meaningless without the support of will. Since you choose to fight in your own way, I don't want to force you to do anything."

Lucifer's words seemed to have seen everything, and Robin Hood fell into a long silence.

"..."

Yes, he thought he was fighting in his own way. Although it was different from the knight fighting way he had learned before, he never forgot the heart of knight he had learned. It's just that now he is no longer recognized as a knight.

Lucifer saw this, yes, just for a moment, the look in his eyes was like the former Undead team. The group of knights who swore with wolf blood and waved their great swords to prevent the abyss from spreading, were eventually swallowed by the abyss because they were too close to the abyss.

By the time Lucifer lit three beacon fires to open the door, the members of the undead team had only a dozen captains left because of mutual executions, and the corpses filled the hall. They raised their swords to pay tribute to Lucifer, the new member of the undead team, and asked him to kill them as the final test.

According to the inheritance at the time, I seem to have become the last member of the undead team.

Thinking of this, Lucifer retracted his hand, and he turned and walked towards his camp. Before leaving, he left a message to Robin Hood.

"This land has been caught in too many wars. The knights behind me are fighting for their beloved motherland. They don’t want to spare their lives. If I lose the battle, this place will be ignited by the war soon. At that time, please be your own Keep guarding this forest in the same way, knight."

The knights glanced at the former knight one last time, and they retracted their swords and followed the king's footsteps and left together.

It wasn't until long after they disappeared that Robin Hood came back to his senses. He leaned on the big tree and looked up at the leaves falling in the quiet air.

"Knight..., am I still qualified to be called a knight?"*

no.21 scabbard

On the moonless night, after the rapid march during the day, the soldiers were a little tired, and they built a camp and began to rest. The tents are clearly arranged according to Lucifer's orders, and the largest one in the center of all the tents is Lucifer as the king's lounge.

In the tent, Lucifer finally arranged things properly after a long order. At this moment he was about to tell Altoria who was guarding outside to go down and rest first, but suddenly, he felt something out of the air in the tent.

With fire in his eyes, Lucifer found an invading unexpected guest, or an acquaintance.

"Oh! A third-rate magician who likes to peep, if you continue to show off your illusion in front of us, I think something regrettable may happen later. It's just that this time it's not as simple as burning your robe. "Lucifer sat back in front of his throne and said with one hand supporting his cheek.

"It's the second time. Can you tell me that, how did you crack my illusion?" Merlin's expression was a little embarrassed.

This is the second time Lucifer has seen through the illusion, and his face is a bit unbearable.

"Is it important?"

"Of course it’s not important to you, but it’s a matter of life and death to me. The magic I am best at is illusion, and now it’s been cracked, I don’t know why. In case I meet someone like you next time People, I might be killed for it."

"Next? Killed? Oh, I see. It seems that you were a scumbag before, and you are so scumbag that enemies all over the world want to kill you." Lucifer deliberately misinterpreted Merlin's meaning.

But think about it carefully, with this kind of alive personality, maybe there are really many enemies. What he is best at is illusion. Once he loses this trump card, he might be on the streets next time.

"..."

"Don't look at me like that, I'm not a demon either. For the sake of you helping me before, I'm not so unkind. My eyes can see the flames burning in the living beings. From other perspectives, You are a person, but in my eyes, you are burning with flames. Well, your flames are full of conspiracy colors."

"Flame. The fire of sin?"

"I withdrew the preface. It seems that you are not as useless as you think, at least your mind is good. How about, scum magician, join my subordinates, I can give you the position of palace magician and even sage." Lu Syphile sent out an invitation just like Robin Hood did before.

These words sound a bit random. However, there is no alternative to this. As the new king, he has no background and no team. After that, if you want to manage this country well, you must find some people who can use it.

"It sounds very good. But if you think about it, forget it. I was originally entrusted to train a good enough king for this country. Your appearance made everything in the world unpredictable, and I didn't continue to stay. The reason for the next." Merlin did not hesitate to refuse. If the girl knight king standing here now, he would definitely agree to stay and train her.

But Lucifer in front of him no longer needs to teach as a mentor, he naturally has no reason to stay. Both of them understood this, and Lucifer didn't expect too much from the invitation just now.

"So, you came here today to say goodbye to me? There is no need, our relationship is not good enough to sympathize with each other." At this point, Lucifer waved his hands jokingly, as if driving away some pests.

"Your attitude is as bad as always. Even if it is treated differently, it is too bad. If it is the cute knight girl outside, you definitely have another expression now." During the words, the corners of Merlin's eyes twitched a little.

He is also a great magician anyway, so he doesn't have any status now.

"You also said that you are a cute knight girl. Isn't that natural? If you now say that you are the magical girl Merly, not the magical scum Merlin, I will change my attitude. So if you blame it, you will be born as a man. Yours."

Lucifer gave his reasons. And this reason made Merlin's face black.

"I suddenly felt that handing over this country to you was a wrong decision."

"Whether it is or not, you don't have the ability to stop me now. The only thing you can do is: wait and have hope in your heart."

"Waiting and hopeful... I like this sentence."

"A man said that all the wisdom of life is written in this sentence."

Although I don't know if there is an earl in this world, Lucifer used this sentence directly.

"Okay! Even though you treat me badly, it is for the sake of this sentence. I will return the gift I just prepared to take away. Take it, and you will become a true king, an undefeated king. . "Speaking of this, Mei Lin finally got into the topic.

He didn't run over tonight to chat with Lucifer, but to prove that he was the last one.

He took a gorgeous scabbard from his cloak and placed it on Lucifer's desk. The main body of the scabbard is blue, which is at the same level as the holy sword in terms of craftsmanship. You can feel the powerful magic power emanating from the scabbard just by touching it.

"Very beautiful, this scabbard." Lucifer slid his fingers across the scabbard, looking at a piece of art.

"The person who has this scabbard will have the ability to look back in time. From then on, you will not grow old, will not be injured, will not die, will no longer suffer from illness, and will no longer be troubled by time. It is better than the holy sword A more precious treasure."

"A miracle of time. Thank you, magician." This time, Lucifer put away the joking attitude before and officially said thank you to Merlin.

"I have done what I should do. It's up to you next, young king. I will witness everything about this country, including everything about you, on the tower on the other side."

Leaving these words, Merlin's figure disappeared in front of Lucifer's eyes in a burst of petals.

The Flower Mage has done his last duty, and there is no reason to stay. He will return to his tower to witness everything in this world from the perspective of a bystander.

Thousands of years ago, the only empire on the mainland split, and after years of fighting, there are finally nine remaining. For hundreds of years, the nine countries have been restricting each other and unable to completely annex each other, but now, an unexpected factor has joined them.

On the deserted cliff, Merlin stood here looking at the British camp from a distance. He sighed in the wind.

"What kind of changes will you bring to this world? That golden glitter will be very upset next."*

no.22 Heavy rain (please ask for tickets, ask for flowers)

On the third day of the march, the sky was raining heavily, as Lucifer told Gawain before. The heavy rain slowed the marching speed significantly, but due to the previous rapid march, the overall speed did not slow down. Taking advantage of this weather, the army had more time to rest.

The heavy rain fell for one day and did not stop completely until the fourth day, Lucifer led the army to move on. There were turbulences along the way. When they walked along the avenue to near a river, there was an extra figure in the middle of the road.

He was Robin Hood who had only seen him before. The water beach on the roadside hadn't dried yet, Robin Hood didn't hide his figure, but stood there directly.

"Stop there!"

Lucifer raised his hand to make a gesture, and the army behind him stopped one after another. He took Gawain and Altria out of the crowd and rode up to Robin Hood.

"It's you again! This time is much more upright than last time, so you don't need to be invisible?" Lucifer looked around and found that he was indeed the only one.

"I don't want to be misunderstood by your knight again. Not to mention me, the reason why I am here now is to tell you not to move on. It is better for you to be forgiving."

Robin Hood's words couldn't help but let Lucifer think of what might have happened the way ahead.

"What happened before?" he asked.

"Yesterday's heavy rain caused the water level of the river to soar suddenly. The only bridge that can go to the other side of the river has been washed away. Although the current is much calmer, the water surface is much wider than expected. If you lose the bridge, you can go ahead and pass. Can't stop the river."

The news brought by Robin Hood surprised the three of them. The bridge in front is their only way. If the bridge has been destroyed, it will undoubtedly delay their march.

"The bridge has collapsed and you can't cross the river? Leah, map! Gao Wen, you take a few knights to the front to check the river."

On the surface, he said so, but Lucifer did not fully believe Robin Hood's words. He asked Leah to bring the map while sending Gawain to determine the situation.

"Look!" Leah took out a cylinder from her horse, and there was exactly the map rolled up there.

Gawain returned to the queue and took a few knights out quickly. He needed to confirm the authenticity of this news as soon as possible. If it is true, it is necessary to determine the condition of the river.

After Gawain left, Lucifer had been looking at the map. He was observing the nearby bridge and even the terrain. In order to find alternative solutions. If the previous bridge is not destroyed or can be repaired, these schemes are naturally unnecessary.

But if the worst happens, an alternative way to cross the river must be found immediately.

"At present, the nearest bridge from here needs more than half a day, plus the time to restore the original road afterwards, and it will take another day." Lucifer murmured.

"Do you want to make a detour?" Leah immediately said the possible plan.

"No, we need to wait for Gao Wen to return to determine the situation. If the damage is serious, we cannot be sure whether this bridge is intact. If it is the same as the previous one."

Soon, Gawain returned with the knight. He got off the horse and came to Lucifer, explaining the situation truthfully.

"Wang, the water in front of the river has risen a lot, and the bridge...the bridge has also been washed away."

"Notify the troops to rest on the spot. Let's go there together, I want to check the situation on the spot myself.

Hearing this, Lucifer promptly ordered Gawain to stay, and he took dozens of knights to accelerate forward.

Soon they came to a river, and at the end of the road you could see a destroyed bridge. The piers are still only partially submerged in the water, but the central part has long since disappeared.

Under this situation, it is basically impossible for the army to cross the river. Although the river is quite calm, it still washes people away. Lucifer picked up a stone and threw it into the water, and found that the depth of the water far surpassed the height of an ordinary person. Coupled with the river surface of several tens of meters, it would be impossible to cross the river without a bridge.

The knight followed Lucifer's steps to the river and fell into silence as he watched his shadow reflected on the water. There was no problem for the previous three days, even their king considered and took advantage of the heavy rain, but no one thought that what should have been a small river prevented them from moving forward.

Lucifer kept calculating the time and feasibility in his mind, and finally fixed his eyes on the climate and a forest not far away.

"Robin Hood, are there elves in this little forest?" Lucifer asked the ranger beside him.

Compared with the previous forest, this forest can only be regarded as a small forest, but it does not mean that there are few trees in it. Lucifer calculated the distance to the river and found that they were enough to build a bridge.

"This is a barren forest. The magic power in the veins has long been exhausted. The elves will not live in such a place." Robin Hood looked at the distant woods and said the answer.

The place where the elves live is usually accompanied by the ground veins, and there is no magic power in the ground veins.

"That's good."

"What do you want to do?"

"Of course you need materials to build a bridge, don't you? Originally I was thinking that if there are elves here, I should discuss with them to borrow or buy some trees. After all, it is not very moral to disturb people's peace casually."

"Ah? You still care about this?" Robin Hood had a new understanding of Lucifer.

In his opinion, as the king, it is good to take this forest directly. This is what the nobles and even the king did before. Although this country is famous for its knighthood, there are very few people who truly speak the principle of knighthood.

"Of course, from a historical point of view, elves have lived in this land for much longer than humans. Moreover, since they live on this land, they are my people and part of this country." Lucy Phil expressed his opinion.

"You..., if you really have this kind of idea, I would really support it. I have heard elves complain about the impact of humans on their lives. It just so happens that this land currently has no owner, you can just cut it down."

"There is no master. The former master died in battle?"

"It is true that the former owner died. But he was not killed in battle, but in a duel. He has no descendants. According to the current laws in Britain, this land will be collected and returned to the royal family."

After Robin Hood had finished speaking, Lucifer suddenly felt that he was lucky. Of course, even if the land had a lord, Lucifer would still cut it, but he would go through a procedure and give that person some compensation. But since it doesn't, it saves some trouble.

"Oh! In other words, it's my thing now."

Lucifer's current identity is king, naturally, this land is also his territory. Although the official document may not be filed, at least it is in name.

Robin Hood thought at this time as if it was the same as Lucifer said.

"That's true. It's just that I want to remind you that even if the bridge is opened now, it will still delay a lot of time. Instead of wasting time and energy to build the bridge, it is better to take a detour."

"Under normal circumstances, you are right. But if you just build a one-off bridge, I have a special method."

"Special method?"

Lucifer didn't say what the special method was, but went to one of the many knights among the purple knights.

"Qing Lancelot, I heard Tristan say you are good at logging?" Lucifer asked a delicate question.

"Logging? If this is what the king expects." Lancelot was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood that it meant cutting trees. Although he didn't know what Wang wanted to do, he still obeyed the order.

"It doesn't need to be too neat, just cut down the trees in the fastest way. Then throw them into the river in rows and fill them up. Can it be done?"

"Yes! But if I want to do it as soon as possible, I need more manpower."

"No problem. Leah, tell Tristan, let him bring three hundred people over. Focus on choosing those who can grow stronger."

"Yes!"

Leah went quickly, and came back quickly. In a short while, three hundred knights appeared in front of Lucifer, who temporarily handed them over to Lancelot to command them, and then they started a huge tree-cutting movement over there.

Although they also had many questions in their hearts, since it was the king's order, they could only execute it. About an hour later, they took the cut tree trunks and quickly dropped them not far from the upper reaches of the river. The trunks drifted down the river.

While they were still wondering why Lucifer didn't use these things to build the bridge, but dropped these trunks, Lucifer had already come to the river. He drew the holy sword from his waist.