The Strongest Knight

Looking across the long curved stone bridge, Gray could already see the castle inside.

At the entrance, someone was already waiting for Gray to arrive.

Lined up in a row were Kelu's ten disciples, including three middle-level knight apprentices and seven lower-level knight apprentices.

Behind the disciples were fifty cavalrymen from the Knights' Castle.

Want to resist? Gray on Hei Yu's back had a calm expression, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Greetings, Senator!" As the Red Guards got closer, the strongest brown-haired young man among Kelu's disciples took the lead, kneeling on one knee to greet Gray.

Gray stretched out his hand to signal Andre and the others to stop and let Hei Yu step forward. Gray spoke condescendingly: "You are blocking my way. Do you want to resist the rule of the city hall and riot?"

The brown-haired young man bit his lip and said, "The councillor has misunderstood. The castle is the teacher's private property. Even if the teacher is dead now, we have the obligation to guard the castle for the teacher. So many soldiers appeared, and we had to come out to stop them in panic."

"Hehe, private property?"

"Do you know how much gold coins the City Hall allocates to the Red River Valley Elite Knights Castle every year? How did this place become Kelu's private property?"

In fact, Gray didn't know how much of the City Hall's share Colu had given to the Knight's Castle, but he just needed an excuse.

The power of the knights of the Red River Valley must be in his own hands, since he is the only knight among the four councillors.

"Please, Senator, spare the Knight's Castle. Our teacher's family and all of our teacher's disciples are here. We just want to keep things as they are. If you agree, from today on we will obey your orders and cooperate with all your actions." The brown-haired young man gritted his teeth and said.

He was betting that Gray wouldn't dare to actually attack them.

He is fighting for the opportunity of autonomy for the Red River Valley Elite Knight Academy so that he can gain the greatest benefits and may have the opportunity to seize a seat as a member of parliament in the future.

"You...really don't know how to appreciate my kindness."

Gray patted Kuroba's head gently.

Heiyu understood what Gray meant and spread his wings and flapped them gently.

Amid the whistling wind, small tornadoes mixed with sharp auras rolled towards the brown-haired young man one after another.

"Congressman! I am a resident of the Red River Valley for generations! I have not broken any law! How could you do this to me?"

"what!!"

With a scream, the brown-haired young man who tried to escape was entangled by the tornado summoned by Hei Yu before he could take a few steps.

Stab! Stab!

The figure of the brown-haired young man who was caught in the small tornado could no longer be seen. Only waves of horrible tearing sounds could be heard.

With his level, after a dozen seconds, all his skin and flesh were scraped off by the tornado. When the tornado dissipated, only a skeleton was left in its place.

At this horrifying scene, a sound of people gasping for air was heard.

"This person attempted to separate the Red River Valley Knight Castle from the Red River Valley's rule. Such divisive behavior must be dealt with severely!"

"Andre, take over the Knight's Castle and find his accomplices! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!" Gray's cold and ruthless voice sounded.

......

Half an hour later, Gray took a seat on the highest platform in the main hall of the castle.

Kelu arranged this seat like a throne. Sitting on it, one can have a panoramic view of the entire main hall.

In the main hall, under the watchful eyes of the Red Army soldiers, Kelu's disciples and families stood trembling in the center.

"Now, I declare that the Red River Valley Knight Castle is officially renamed the Grey Knight Castle, and I will officially take over this place."

"You, what's your name and what did you do in the castle before?" Regardless of the reactions of the people below, Gray pointed at an old man in his early fifties, dressed simply, and standing some distance away from Kelu's family and asked.

"Sir, I'm Giroud, responsible for the sanitation and cleaning of the castle." Giroud, with half-haired hair, spoke. He was just an ordinary man, and his early fifties were not considered young for an ordinary person.

When Cluj was there, Giroud was always in danger of being fired due to his age.

Colu's family had no respect for this old man who had served the castle for more than ten years, so Giroud had actually become completely disappointed with the castle.

Even if Kelu hadn't asked to fire her, he was ready to leave the castle after this year.

However, he did not expect that Lord Colu died in an accident before he could resign, and the entire Knight Castle had a new owner and a new name.

"I now appoint you as the steward of Grey Knight's Castle, in charge of all matters. Are you willing?" Grey said.

This old man is obviously not close to Kelu's family. Besides, people of this age are the most stable and reliable. Gray is alone and needs someone to help with chores. This is a good candidate.

Giroud was stunned for a moment, but soon stepped forward excitedly: "I am willing!"

He resigned because he was not respected. Now that the current owner of the castle is willing to use him, why would Giroud still think about resigning?

Giroud simply ignored the gazes of the Coru family members nearby.

"Well, good. From now on, you are the steward of Grey Knight Castle. All servants in the castle are under your command."

"Here are a hundred gold coins, take them, and you'll be able to spend them later." Gray took out a bag, Giroud respectfully stepped forward to take it, and then stood beside Gray.

Standing on the edge of the platform and looking down at the people below, Giroud suddenly felt that the view from this position was really good.

"As for you, those of you who are willing to stay, please step out." Gray looked at the hundreds of people standing in the main hall.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally, all of Kelu's family members chose to leave.

They took away their personal property, and this time Gray did not stop them.

One third of the servants left, and the rest, at Giroud's signal, declared their allegiance to the new master Gray.

Among Kelu's ten disciples, the eldest disciple was directly beaten to death by Heiyu. Gray originally thought that they would all be hostile to him, but he did not expect that among the remaining nine disciples, one man and one woman actually chose to stay.

Gray did not comment on this behavior and asked the two of them to stand aside.

As for the cavalry in the castle, they are essentially all students of Colu.

Colu's Knight Castle is different from the Birch Castle. Anyone who joins the Knight Castle will become Colu's student and call Colu his teacher. Colu will let the real disciples teach together and he will occasionally teach in person.

Among them, those who stand out and condense the soul of the knight will be accepted as formal disciples by Kelu.

These cavalrymen had received orthodox instruction and could fight alone against three Red Guards who had only been trained in battle formations.

"This is a good idea. No wonder half of the castle cavalry chose to leave. Under the influence of this teacher-student relationship, I may have become an enemy in their eyes."

"But what does it matter? I will immediately prepare a new freshman recruitment ceremony and relax the conditions. There will always be some talented guys among them. In just half a year, I will have a cavalry team that completely obeys my orders."

Walking in the cleared out Grey Knight Castle, Grey was in a very good mood.