Standard Terran Calendar 972.M41, Bracato System, Pasagadi
As the penultimate planet in the Bracato System, Pasagadi is not like most dwarf planets Such a harsh environment, but with the exquisite adjustment technology of the ancient Ida Empire, it was placed in a suitable orbit, and two small satellites were arranged to balance its rotation and stabilize the earth's axis, so Pasagadi has considerable A good natural environment, one ocean, two continents, and both the North and South Poles are covered with ice and snow.
When the Astral Knights first arrived on this planet, there were only more than 10 million people on the two continents and maintained a relatively dispersed social form. There were parliamentary federations and feudal kingdoms. The immigrants in the past Some technologies have still been brought, and the planet's technology can basically remain at the level of the electrical age and automatic firearms as the main weapons. Agriculture and industry can basically achieve self-sufficiency.
Afterwards, the Dubandlin family obtained this family territory that belonged to them from Soshyan, and the High King of the Knight Family naturally became the lord of Pasagadi.
However, Grand Duke Olga once signed contracts with many small states and cities on the planet. He will not change the lifestyle and social structure of the existing residents, nor will he take away their land at will. Everyone will only You just need to pay taxes according to the standard.
Only the newly reclaimed land and newly established cities did the High King have the right to allocate and dispose of.
During the period when the Dubandrin family ruled the planet, immigrants from Nessen IV and Sanctuary came to this world one after another. Currently, Pasagadi has a population of nearly 20 million. , more land was reclaimed, and four new and relatively large cities were formed. The largest of them was the planetary capital Olga. This city was named after Grand Duke Olga, the recreater of the Dubonnet family. With nearly two million inhabitants, its core is the Knight's Fortress of House Dubondrin and the Palace of Courage, where the High King resides.
After High King Mathias succeeded to the throne, he enfeoffed his brothers, but did not break the contract with Grand Duke Olga. All the knight lords received were newly reclaimed lands and newly established towns. Many of their people were exiled criminals or debtors, so they were more appropriately described as serfs than farmers.
This makes the situation in Pasagadi a little weird. The planet itself can be called a civilized society, even a basic industrial society, but feudal serfdom and manors also exist, and of course there are knights. Lords would develop commerce and primitive industry, just like many social forms kneaded together in a complex way.
Despite the biting cold of the morning and the stiffness of his muscles, Sere was in good spirits as he rode his four-legged beast of burden through the busy streets of the city.
During the two weeks of field training, he spent almost two weeks in the saddle, or slept on the cold ground. Although he felt that he might not be able to use this knowledge at all in the future, as the knight instructor said, This is a way to sharpen your will. As a knight, it is very possible to be alone or in a desperate situation. Will is often the key factor that determines victory or defeat, life and death, and it is definitely impossible to stay in a comfortable academy. To train the will.
On this point, Sere agrees. After all, he is already 14 years old and will take the first knight assessment in two years. For students who aspire to become an official knight and obtain a knighthood, Generally speaking, there are two major exams that must be passed. The first is the preliminary exam at the age of 16. They will undergo tests in four aspects: physical, knowledge, mental and mental agility. Those who pass will go on to further study, and those who fail will Those who want to continue studying for two years will either continue to study for two years for the final assessment, or switch to becoming a squire and start studying, or completely give up their fighting career. However, the probability of success in "re-study" is very low. After all, the requirements have increased to an incredible level, and becoming a squire is very difficult. Means a harder road.
This is a rule set by High King Mathias, so even if he has the family name of Dupont Delin, he is not an exception, not to mention that his father is just the most ordinary baron - and According to rumors, this is because he has a nominal "brother" relationship with the High King. As the adopted son of the great Grand Duke Olga, Sere's father Basri is indeed not a very strong warrior, nor does he have any outstanding characteristics, but he is gentle, fair, and rarely empathizes with his subjects. As a lord, he was often called the "Cotton Baron" by people around him, but he didn't care about it, which made Sere suffer a lot of hardship and ridicule in the academy.
However, Sere never complained about his father, because his father was not only gentle to his subjects, but also to his family. Compared with other knight parents who were often educated with sticks, he was considered amiable and amiable. Sere is also very lucky to have such a father.
So he has been working hard, just to use his own strength to clear his father's name and shut up everyone.
But even so, the two weeks of wilderness survival training still left him physically and mentally exhausted, but fortunately it was finally over.
The night before returning to the academy, he took a hot bath in the manor where he stayed to wash away the dust he had collected during his adventure in the desolate wilderness. When he lay down on the bed, his head was almost Fall asleep before hitting the pillow and wake up feeling refreshed when the alarm goes off.
Now, he and his classmates are about to return to the academy. During the field training, they were divided into groups of 10 people. Serre formed a group with his classmates who were closer to him. At first, everyone was still talking and laughing. But after that, almost all that was left was traveling, eating and sleeping.
Before entering the city, Sere changed into his training clothes and put on a plain cotton sweatshirt. The wide collar of his black coat was embroidered with silver thread, and he wore a freshly washed and dried outer layer. A fur cloak and a three-cornered hat were placed on his head, with the emblem of the Dupont de Lin family pinned on it. Its design was very old-fashioned, but he liked it very much.
Sere's somewhat immature face looked very three-dimensional in the sunlight. He was a handsome young man, partly inherited from his father and partly from his mother, who was born as a commoner. However, he had heard some rumors in the academy. It seems that some older knight instructors have said in private that his eyebrows are quite similar to those of the great Grand Duke Olga, and as he grows older, he seems to resemble the image in the photos taken by Grand Duke Olga when he was middle-aged. Getting closer and closer——
This did not bring any benefits to Sere. In fact, it only brought more trouble and hostility from nowhere. When he talked about this matter with his father, My father was always silent.
It is well known that Grand Duke Olga, who re-created Dupont Delin, has no children, but the rumors in the academy make Cere have some doubts.