Chapter 18 Awards Conference
Sean never expected that holding a commendation conference would be so troublesome.
He got up until about ten o'clock in the morning, washed up, and shaved his beard and combed his hairstyle under the service of several maids, and then put a thick layer of foundation on his face.
This made him look pale and bloodless.
After doing this, several people had to surround him, put on his clothes and socks for him.
It took me more than an hour to wear this dress. After wearing it, I had to wear a white wig and then a crown that symbolizes the identity of the lord.
In the words of Old John, festivals must be held on holidays and travel in full dress. This not only represents the authority of the lord himself, but also represents the noble image of the entire aristocratic class.
When he came to the castle gate surrounded by Old John and others, he found that except for the little Pierce who led the horse, all the male servants and maids in the castle knelt on their knees to express their lofty respect for the noble lord.
Standing on the steps at the door, little Tom, who was standing next to him, immediately spread the carpet underground, and then served the lord with Old John and others to board the ceremonial mount.
After riding on the white horse that symbolizes nobility, the gate of the castle wall slowly opened.
At this time, the four trainee knights who had been waiting outside had long been brightly dressed and energetic.
He held the long rifle with his head held high and then divided into two teams tacitly, one on the left and one on the right side of the lord, waiting for the order to set off at any time.
Such a pomp and such a style.
For the first time, Sean deeply felt the superiority from the noble lord.
He immediately waved his arms gently and said lightly: "Go!"
With a command, Little Pierce thrust his waist, then he took the reins and walked slowly towards the street ahead.
The four knights on both sides and a group of servants behind them supported the lord like stars and went to the scene of the commendation conference in a mighty manner.
Sean sat on a tall horse and looked around the street.
Above the narrow and long streets, there was a clean and tidy area. The streets that used to be covered with feces and garbage were cleaned up at some point.
There are rows of low houses on both sides of the street.
These houses are dilapidated and simple, most of which are made of mixed stones and civil wood. The roof is piled with a thick layer of thatch. If the conditions are better, the roof also uses a mud waterproof layer.
The overall layout of Black Hawk Town is like a shape of the character "Y".
The town center square is built at the Sancha intersection, which is the point in the middle of the character "Y". The church and government hall are also built in that area.
The three-way intersection leads to different places.
The intersection of the street on the left front is the border defense line leading to the northwest direction, and the intersection of the street on the right is the border defense line leading to the northeast direction. This road can go to the Bluestone Mine or to the Baron of Graystone Fort next door.
As for the road when Sean came, at the end of the street was the Lord's Castle, and then there was a big road at the entrance of the castle to extend to the left rear, which was a road leading to Snow Wolf City.
The distance from the castle to the town center square is not far, it is only more than 100 meters away, and it arrives soon.
After a long distance, people around the central square saw the lord's etiquette team appear, the crowd immediately caused a sensation. Then, the crowd of people knelt down, which was the highest standard welcoming ceremony.
Sean sat on the horse, and he could clearly see that the people of nearly four hundred territories all fell on their knees around the square and shouted, "Lord..."
Among these people, some were serfs, some were free people, government officials and orderly trainee knights.
All the serfs knelt on their knees, the free people knelt on their knees, and the government officials and knights bowed their heads to perform the courtesy of their subordinates.
Of course, around the entire central square, almost all of them were serfs kneeling on their knees, and there were too few free people in the Black Hawk territory.
Except for a few craftsmen, there are basically few free people.
When the lord travels, civilians only need to bow their heads when they see it, but because the lord is dressed up today, he gave the people of the territory the most noble appearance.
Therefore, in order to show respect, the people should also welcome the Lord with the most solemn etiquette.
Sean climbed up to the stands at the church door surrounded by everyone. At this time, the church door had been waiting for a fair teacher in black robe.
The justice master Paul held a sacred sacred box and nodded to the arrival of Shawn and said, "Welcome to the Lord Lord, may God bless you!"
"May God bless you!"
Sean nodded, then turned around and stood on the platform.
Looking around, the people around the square were still kneeling on the ground. At this time, Sean waved his hand and said loudly: "Get up, my people!"
"Long live Lord!"
Everyone shouted thanks in unison, then slowly got up, and the scene became noisy again.
Obviously, everyone seemed very excited in the face of this sudden commendation conference. Although they were not the recipients of the award, they could not stop their enthusiasm.
At this time, Kukochi, the government official standing under the steps, hurriedly reminded: "Silent, quiet!"
Soon, the scene became quiet again.
Sean stood proudly in the stands, his majestic gaze slowly swept across everyone's faces, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "I feel very honored to be able to gather here together today to hold the first commendation meeting of the Black Hawk Territory. Thank you for your arrival!"
Speaking of this, he paused and continued: "As the lord of Black Hawk Town, it is a lord's obligation and responsibility to protect the lives and property of every citizen in the territory. For so many years, our Black Hawk territory has been invaded and harmed by thieves, but all this will end completely from today."
After saying that, Sean pointed to the gallows hanging in the middle of the square with thieves' bodies and said in a sharp voice: "These thieves have repeatedly invaded my territory, hurt my people, and plundered our property for many years. However, just yesterday, I asked them to pay the price of blood. In the future, thieves dared to invade the Black Hawk territory. The corpses on the gallows will be their fate..."
As soon as these words came out, the central square suddenly became boiling.
Hundreds of people raised their arms and shouted, "Long live the lord, long live the lord!"
Everyone's reactions satisfy Sean.
He pressed his palm again, and suddenly, the scene returned to quiet again.
At this time, Sean said with a smile: "It is not my own credit to be able to successfully defeat the thieves and protect the lives, property and safety of all people in the territory, but to gather the courage and loyalty of many people, such as our Knights and our militias. Therefore, in order to encourage their bravery to fight the enemy, we specially held a conference to commend them today. Now the warriors who read the name are invited to the stage. At the same time, we also hope that everyone will inspire them with the warmest applause."
Soon, the government official Kukochi took a list and read aloud.
"Spark, Smith, Archer, Hill, Brandley, Raphael, Fitzgeral, Cecil..."
Under the stands, Hill was watching the fun with his wife and son. Suddenly, he heard his name calling from the stands and was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
Because in his heart, he never took militia training seriously and did not participate in crossbow training.
Although he usually spends three days to participate in militia training, he also stabs a dummy with a spear. His main purpose is to not build defense lines at the border.
Besides, last night the thieves attacked the castle and killed all the thieves were the credit of the nineteen crossbow shooters led by Knight Morris, and they had nothing to do with their twenty or so militias.
He clearly remembered that last night the thieves attacked, and the militias hid in the castle and did not dare to appear. They were so scared that their legs were trembling, and they almost wet their pants. In the end, even the injured thieves lying on the ground were all scared by the lord.
Today I suddenly want to reward these cowards, Hill thought that Lord Lord had made a mistake.
Not only Hill is the only one who has this idea, but many other militiamen who are stumbled on their way also have this idea. No one has the nerve to come to the stage to receive the rewards, and they feel that this is not true.
The stands were empty, and no one came up at all with the twenty militiamen who had their names reported, which made Kukochi a little angry.
Sean still kept smiling, thinking that these timid and fearful militiamen were embarrassed, but no matter what, they had to give them some rewards when they participated in the battle last night to enhance the enthusiasm and sense of honor of more people.
At this time, Kukochi, the government official in the stands, urged loudly: "If you read the name, please come to the stage."
Immediately afterwards, he repeated the name.
"Spark, Smith, Archer, Hill..."
Below the stands, around the square, crowds whispered and whispered, but no one came on stage.
Seeing this, Sean finally frowned and thought, I was holding a commendation conference for the first time. I originally wanted to take this opportunity to gain some reputation and support, but it was difficult to lose my mind?
Chapter completed!