Chapter 2436 Weak Baris
The Palace of Courage is a fortress-like palace complex. Construction began when Grand Duke Olga was still alive, and it was not completed until his death. Therefore, under the second High King After Mathias succeeded to the throne, in order to show his loyalty and remembrance of Grand Duke Olga, he spared no effort to build a statue in the highest place of the Palace of Courage in accordance with the noblest image of Grand Duke Olga.
It has also become the most obvious symbol of the entire Palace of Courage.
The entire Courage Palace covers an area of 15 square kilometers and is divided into an inner city and an outer city. It can be said to be a completely independent small city. The outer city has a fifty-meter-high city wall based on a granite platform. The wall is supported by double rows of giant alloy columns every five hundred meters. The main body of the wall is made of polished granite and appears in a perfect cylindrical shape.
There are a large number of platforms staggered on the parapet wall. Various spire castles are surrounded by towering steps. Huge weapons sit on them and look down proudly at the civilian world outside the wall.
After entering the outer wall, the steps descend step by step. There are many exquisite buildings inside. Some are the residences of nobles, and some are the residences of bureaucrats, attendants and other prominent people serving the royal family. They are exquisitely crafted. The houses built of wood and stone are arranged according to status and class, and the walls of all buildings are gleaming with dazzling white marble.
There are four huge central towers in the outer wall, and their towering gradient shapes are all wrapped in thick alloy.
This is the station of the royal attendants' mechas, also known as the guard tower. There are more than 140 royal attendants and their mechas stationed in these towers, waiting for orders from the highest at any time. Under the king's order, they would also patrol the outer city in detachments on weekdays, monitoring everything that happened in the city.
Corresponding to the four guard towers is a main road around the city and four separate lanes along with the outer and inner walls. Each of these four lanes is up to 80 meters wide, along with the outer walls in four directions. The gates, each one hundred meters high, are the only way to enter the Palace of Courage.
However, these doors will not open without orders. Huge engines stand on the parapets, coordinating huge chains. Each link of these chains is a behemoth, and they control The elevators outside the wall are enough to bring hundreds of people and their vehicles into the city each time, and there are smaller elevators at the edge of each terrace for those with less high status.
Everyone knows that there is only one situation where the door to the outer wall will be opened -
The High King orders a grand knight parade, or a war, at which time huge knight mechas will march from the inner city. Go out with brightly colored flags to show their power and glory.
Today, all the doors are open. Guards in armor are lined up on the protective walls. The streets that used to be crowded with people are already deserted. The attendant mechas are all guarding the high ground. Walking out of the tower, standing on both sides of the city's main roads, quietly shouldering the responsibility of guarding.
Sitting in a mechanical carriage and wearing the attire of a noble knight, Basri straightened his neat mustache in the mirror. He was already thirty-four years old and had some signs of age on his face. Traces, which made him look more like someone he only dared to mention at home.
Then he returned the mirror to his wife, who was dressed in fine clothes, and she smiled gently at him. As a farmer's daughter, her status was not very low, but compared to Ba A genuine aristocrat like Sri still only belongs to the ranks of "untouchables", so the marriage between the two initially attracted a lot of criticism. However, Basri has an incredible bond with his wife. He believes that love is far more important than the so-called status. , fortunately, High King Mathias finally guaranteed his marriage, so these criticisms barely disappeared.
Of course, Barris's status was still somewhat damaged because he chose to marry a commoner, but he didn't think this was a bad thing, or that falling in love with his wife had a certain meaning of "escaping".
He just wanted to stay away from the inner circle of the nobility. Ever since he suffered an assassination that almost killed him at the age of 20, Barris realized that the more marginalized and inconspicuous he was, the safer he was. .
Barris may not be a brave warrior, but he is a very delicate person. The rumors that have been circulated for so many years have long made him aware of the possible secrets of his life experience. He knows that if he wants to survive , you have to behave low-key or even humble enough, and it is best to appear weak, because this is the quality that knights despise most.
He didn't think about so much fighting for power. He just wanted to live in peace with his family, even if his descendants were no longer knights, it didn't matter.
This is a peaceful world, much stronger than most worlds in the empire. Perhaps this is what his father hopes for him.
But - Barris looked down at the pocket watch in his hand. There was a family photo there, with a boy in his wife's arms in the middle.
Sere, his son, is so similar to Grand Duke Olga, not only in appearance, but also in abilities and even personality, and may have attracted the attention of the High King .
The trees want to be quiet but the wind is not stopping——
Barris sighed softly and turned to look out the window. The carriage had been lowered from the elevator and was heading towards the inner city along the exclusive passage for nobles. As they galloped away, carriages bearing the emblems of other nobles could also be seen running along the road.
As long as he raised his head slightly, Barris could see the figure of Grand Duke Olga bowing her head in prayer reflected in the sunlight. It seemed to be the glorious symbol of the rise of the Dupont delin family and the highest point of the Palace of Courage.
Today, he seemed to be looking at himself -
"Master, you look very depressed, shouldn't today be a good day?"
Maybe it's consciousness. Today, her husband's mood was a bit wrong, and Barris's wife asked softly.
“Are you still worried about Sere?”
Upon hearing his son's name, Barris chuckled and shook his head.
"I don't need to worry about that kid now. But I'm surprised that the Knight Academy didn't let them come back. Logically speaking, the Chapter Leader shouldn't be going to the Knight Academy this time."
< br>"This is not necessarily true. What if that person wants to see the trainee knights studying?"
"You have never met him, nor have you dealt with Astartes, although at that time I am still young, but I can also feel that they are cold and pragmatic warriors. The chapter leader probably only cares about the family's combat effectiveness and does not care about so many trivial matters. "
After the carriage jolted slightly, they came to an independent suspension bridge and quickly passed rows of huge pillars, leading to a cylindrical passage passing through a granite platform.
As long as they pass here, they will enter the real palace area of the Palace of Courage. Under normal circumstances, no one can enter this area by car without an edict. The High King has been establishing authority and rules, and naturally has also formulated many complicated etiquette. .
But today I have to put these things aside.
(End of this chapter)