Chapter 404 Fear and Guilt

The end of the roundtable also heralded the upcoming convening of the merit-rewarding conference for the two large-scale offensives of "Spring Awakening" and "Summer Wind" that many people have been eagerly awaiting.

The meeting on merit and rewards is scheduled for 2 days after the end of the round table meeting, that is, October 27.

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October 27, 290 in the Imperial Calendar of the Britannia Empire.

Britannia Empire, Pendragon, Baiyang Palace, Council Hall.

"First, sir! There are so many people!"

Deng Jiaer said to Su Cheng next to her in a happy and nervous tone.

Although Su Cheng has not been to this conference hall for a long time, the conference room has remained unchanged. A long red carpet in the middle divides the conference hall into two halves.

At this time, many civil servants were already standing on the left half of the red carpet, and many knights were already standing on the right half of the red carpet.

"After all, this is a merit-based reward conference." Su Cheng said, "Come on, follow me. Let's go to the knights' queue."

"Sir." Deng Jiaer swallowed and patted his chest, "I'm so nervous...my hands and feet are shaking slightly..."

"Relax, Deng Jiaer... If you are too nervous to speak later, it will be a big embarrassment."

"Well...Sir, if you say that, it makes me even more nervous!"

Since Su Cheng led Deng Jiaer into the meeting hall, the two of them attracted the attention of almost everyone in the hall.

The two of them suddenly became the focus of the audience.

"Look, it's Mr. Su Cheng and...who is that little girl? Why are you staying with Mr. Su Cheng?"

"Black hair, golden eyes, small stature...ah, this little girl should be the Deng Jiaer, right?"

"Deng Jiaer... Oh, he is the Deng Jiaer who comes from the O'Brien family in the Dukedom of North Munster, right?"

"Well, it's her, the one Deng Jiaer who defeated 15,000 Luolin troops with 5,000 cavalry in the 'Xia Feng' offensive."

"It's really amazing...it is said that Deng Jiaer is only 15 years old this year."

"Then it seems that Deng Jiaer's military ability and talent may be even higher than Alyssa's..."

"Can you command 5,000 people... It seems that this Deng Jiaer already has the ability to become a knight."

"Well, being able to command 5,000 men and achieve such a beautiful record is indeed enough to become a knight in terms of ability. I heard that at today's reward conference, this Deng Jiaer will be promoted from a knight's retinue to a knight."

"Wow! Is it true? To become a knight at such a young age? Has the standard for becoming a knight in our empire gotten lower recently?"

"No, the standard has never been lowered. The standard for becoming a new knight has always been to have the ability to command 5,000 people. This Deng Jiaer proved in the 'Xia Feng' offensive that she has the ability to command 5,000 people. ability, so she was promoted to the new Laurel Knight. I think this is reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it."

"Yes, I think so too. Who said you can't become a knight at a young age? Mr. Su Cheng only spent 24 days to become a knight."

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Although these people in the hall tried their best to lower each other's voices, there were always some people who were simply not good at lowering their own voices.

Many discussions about Deng Jiaer reached Deng Jiaer's ears.

"Hey hehe..." Deng Jiaer scratched his hair,

Smiling a little shyly, "Sir, many people praise me... This is the first time I heard so many people praise me..."

Looking at the shy Deng Jiaer, Su Cheng, whose face has not been very good-looking in the past two days and whose smile has become much smaller, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and raised his hand to rub Deng Jiaer's soft black hair. Fa, said:

"It's really great. You have finally become a knight. It's a big step towards your dream."

"Yeah!" Deng Jiaer raised his head and showed a bright smile to Su Cheng, "Sir, I'm really happy!"

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The steps for a knight's retinue to be promoted to a knight are somewhat different from those for an ordinary soldier to be promoted to a knight.

Before a knight's retinue is promoted to a knight, the central government will send someone to ask the knight's retinue if he wants to be promoted to a knight.

After all, knight retinues are different from soldiers. Knight retinues are not "official employees" of the empire.

There are many knight retinues who have no interest at all in becoming knights or becoming "official employees" of the empire. Therefore, before a knight retinue is promoted to a knight, someone from the central government will ask the knight retinue if he has any plans to become a knight.

Last night, people from the central government came to visit Su Cheng's home and Deng Jiaer to see if they were willing to become a knight and serve the empire.

For Deng Jiaer, who dreamed of becoming a powerful general, she naturally agreed hastily without thinking.

Deng Jiaer was so happy that she asked Alan to hit her to see if she was dreaming.

Su Cheng was actually not that shocked that Deng Jiaer became a knight.

To become a new knight of the Britannia Empire, there are quite a few criteria, the most important of which is to prove that you have the ability to command an army of 5,000 people.

In the "Xia Feng" offensive, Deng Jiaer successfully defeated Luo Lin's army that was three times her size with only 5,000 cavalry. This has perfectly proved her ability to command 5,000 people and win the battle.

This is also the reason why Alan has no chance to become a knight. starter

The empire wants commanders who can command troops in combat, not reckless men who can only fight, so Alan has no chance to become a knight, and it is very likely that he will never have the chance to become a knight in his life.

However, Alan has no interest in becoming a knight at all. She just wants to follow Su Cheng's side, so even if someone asks her if she wants to become a knight, she will definitely refuse without hesitation.

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Just when Su Cheng led Deng Jiaer into the knights' queue——

"Hahahaha! You're here, Su Cheng!"

——A somewhat heroic voice came over.

Su Cheng and Deng Jiaer followed the sound.

Then, he saw a very energetic middle-aged man, holding the shoulders of a middle-aged man with black lines on his face, walking quickly towards Su Cheng and Deng Jiaer.ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

"Good morning, Mr. Albert." Su Cheng gave a somewhat ugly smile to the owner of the voice, the very energetic middle-aged man.

This very energetic middle-aged man is Albert, and the middle-aged man with black lines on his face is Allen.

"Mr. Albert, Mr. Allen." Deng Jiaer said to Albert very politely, "Are you two just here too?"

"Ah! Yes!" Albert responded, "I just arrived. On the way to the meeting hall, I met Alan who was also walking towards the meeting hall."

"Hey...Albert..." Allen, who had been hooked on the shoulder by Albert and had dark lines on his face, said in a very unhappy tone, "I'm not very familiar with you, right? Why are you hooking me? Shoulder?"

"What do you mean we are not familiar with each other?" Albert said very enthusiastically, "Aren't we two comrades who were born and died on the southern front and on the Feihai Plain? Since the two of us have been through life and death together, then the two of us are We’re friends, aren’t we?”

"...I don't understand what you are talking about at all. What you say is illogical...Forget it, do whatever you want."

After saying that, Allen snorted coldly through his nose, then turned his head, crossed his arms, and pointed the back of his head at Albert.

Facing Allen's rude behavior, Albert did not mind at all, but continued to say to Su Cheng very enthusiastically:

"Su Cheng! The awarding ceremony should be about to start. Let's get to the front line. You, the number one hero of the 'Xia Feng' offensive, can't hide behind!"

"Yes, I know." Su Cheng responded in a calm tone.

Albert continued to hook the shoulder of Allen, who still had a black face, and walked towards the front of the knights' queue.

After Albert and Allen left, Su Cheng turned his head and said to Deng Jiaer:

"Let's go, Deng Jiaer, let's go to the front."

"Huh?" Deng Jiaer looked at Su Cheng in astonishment, "Should I go to the front too? Isn't that bad? In terms of merit, how can I be qualified to stand at the front with you, sir?"

"Deng Jia'er, don't forget, you are actually one of the protagonists of this award ceremony, so it is reasonable for you to stand at the front of the queue. Let's go, Deng Jia'er."

After saying that, Su Cheng took Deng Jiaer's little hand and pulled Deng Jiaer to the front of the queue in a semi-forced manner.

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"Oh! Standing at the front, the scenery is different!"

After being pulled to the front by Su Cheng, Deng Jiaer suddenly saw a different scene in front of his eyes, looking around with bright eyes.

Su Cheng's current state was exactly the opposite of Deng Jiaer, who was full of energy and curious about everything in the meeting hall.

Since entering the meeting hall, Su Cheng has been expressionless, as if he has no interest in the things around him and doesn't even want to say anything.

Albert, who was standing next to Su Cheng, naturally noticed that Su Cheng was in an abnormal state.

After looking at Su Cheng for a few times, Albert turned his gaze back to the front of him.

While turning his gaze back to the front of him, Albert whispered at a volume that only he and Su Cheng could hear clearly:

"Su Cheng...Jacob...should have told you some things, right?"

"...Well." Su Cheng nodded slightly after being silent for a while, "A few days ago, he handed me a letter, and I already knew that this was going to be a heavy burden on my shoulders. .”

"Are you afraid? My future colleague."

"……Of course."

Speaking of this, Su Cheng's face revealed an ugly, bitter smile full of bitterness.

"However, rather than fear, I feel more guilty now. I feel guilty for breaking my promise..."

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