Almost all the people of Camelot focused their gaze on the Royal City, because their King was about to be born there.
The four Grand Dukes of the Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest instantly suppressed all rebellions, not even taking a month! The powerful mobility of the Knights was fully displayed at this moment.
The rest was easy. At the suggestion of the four Grand Dukes, and with the approval of the Marquises, Viscounts, and Barons who had other ideas but lacked the strength, it was finally decided that this month, all the Grand Dukes and Knights would gather in the Royal City. The one who could pull out the sword in the stone would be the recognized King of Camelot.
The Knights' character and integrity were trustworthy. Since this decision had been made, naturally, all the Knights and Lords had no objections.
Queen Igraine was merely a figurehead, and her daughter Morgan was not of royal blood. This matter simply wouldn't fall to the two of them to manage. After King Uther's death, the one in charge naturally fell to Merlin, who held a position similar to a Chancellor.
When Kailar heard that Merlin would be presiding over this sword-drawing event, he stayed up all night to write a scroll of parchment and had someone deliver it to the Royal City overnight.
The so-called cheating was a joke. With Kailar's intelligence, he immediately saw that this was a magical setup by King Uther and Merlin. As for the part about 'all the Knights in the world, including Knight Marquises,' if one looked closely, King Uther's true illegitimate son was among them. If one inferred a bit more carefully, that illegitimate son was likely a Knight Marquis. This man named Arthur, later known as King Arthur, was probably hidden under a great noble, quietly waiting for the day of the sword-drawing.
Since the King was already decided internally, Kailar wouldn't bother so much. He wrote suggestions for Merlin on how to arrange the nearly fifty thousand Knights of the entire kingdom. (Although I wanted to say one hundred thousand, I thought about it and felt it didn't fit Camelot's national conditions. Besides, fifty thousand would make the Knights of Red Leaf Ridge seem a bit numerous, which is due to Kailar's vigorous economic development. You haven't forgotten the truth that one cavalryman equals five infantrymen, have you?)
He proposed dividing the entire Royal City of Camelot into six areas, including the outer perimeter of the Royal City, and requested that the Lords bring their own tents and food. If it wasn't enough, they would have to pay to buy more.
This way, the Royal City would not only make a fortune but also revitalize the economy. Additionally, after the four Grand Dukes arrived, there would be a three-day wait for the other nobles to arrive, and then the sword would be drawn.
Kailar planned this in great detail. As for how much of it could be implemented, it would depend on Merlin's execution.
Speaking of Merlin, Kailar found her quite strange. He had many odd people under him: a Claymore girl who was half-demon, half-human; Holo, the ancient species who took human form as a cute wolf; and a Unicorn. He also knew many people, such as the yandere girl "Seven Luminaries Mage" Patchouli, Remilia, the young mistress and owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion who was a "Vampire," and Izayoi, the maid chief and "Time Ranger" who seemed to be immortal.
Even slightly more powerful individuals, like Kazami Yuuka, Kailar had met. Kailar could usually deduce the origins of most of these people from their daily behavior, but only this Merlin... it was truly difficult to find any clues.
As for Light Magic, not only had the immortal young mistress Remilia never seen it, but even the Seven Luminaries Mage Patchouli had never seen such a rapid recovery magic.
The so-called Seven Luminaries Magic refers to the seven elemental magics that constitute all things in the world: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, sun, and moon.
But even she had never seen Kailar's magic, which made it quite eerie.
Unless—this was an entirely different system!
Kailar knew perfectly well that if he guessed correctly, Merlin probably came from the same place as the organization that created Claymores. However, from their actions, it seemed Merlin probably didn't know such an organization existed.
But the breakthrough for this organization would definitely have to start with Merlin.
Kailar mused.
But the date for the sword-drawing slowly approached.
Today, all the Knights of the territory were fully prepared. Eight thousand Knights, majestic and imposing, were lined up at the city gate, waiting for the Grand Duke.
Kailar, in a white robe, patrolled among the cavalry, constantly greeting and saluting the Knights.
Behind him, in white armor and a skirt made of exquisite white silk robe with golden trim, sat on a white horse, she was incomparably beautiful.
The entire Red Leaf Ridge was like a festival. Every household put on their newest clothes, watching their own Knights or Knights related to their family, who might pull out that sword, thereby bringing glory to their family and rising to prominence overnight.
This was a grand gathering for heroes.
Because King Uther had no heirs, the one to pull out the sword would definitely not be someone of blood relation, but rather the strongest Knight!
The strongest hero!
Glory beckoned to the Knights!
What were they waiting for?
Almost no one believed they could become King, because their mindset from the beginning didn't involve them becoming King.
Artoria was very nervous, constantly touching her sword or patting her beloved horse's neck. Kailar saw her nervousness but didn't know the reason. In fact, many Knights were very nervous. Although they were battle-hardened warriors, facing such a rare situation in life, they inevitably felt nervous... If old warriors were like this, let alone Artoria, who was still a fresh recruit.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Kailar no longer paid attention to Artoria and began inspecting the equipment of the infantry. Once in the Royal City, Knights, regardless of their status, would absolutely not be willing to act as maintainers. The task of maintaining order and ensuring security in the Royal City would still fall to Kailar's three to four thousand infantry.
Ordinary Lords didn't value infantry at all; thirty or forty constables were usually enough to maintain order within their territory. Why bother with time-consuming infantry who would instantly be miserable when encountering a Knight?
Therefore, all of Kailar's infantry, except for the most basic five hundred, had to go.
In addition, Kailar's disciples also formed a group of disciples to attend the ceremony, planning to establish an academy directly upon their return.
Many, many people also wanted to go and watch, making the entire scene quite grand.
Kailar had no objections. Instead, he was somewhat concerned about what kind of existence the historically illustrious King Arthur would be. If according to true history, this person, who had a great sense for war but was terrible at understanding people's hearts, probably had a personality opposite to that of Leader H*tler... A pure soldier... King Arthur? Kailar smiled, and the worshipful and hurried gasps of the young girls nearby suddenly increased...