Unknown Knight

After returning to his residence, Aix summoned Sir Bandak.

"Have you thought about it, Mr.

Although Aix is ​​now a great lord, he still prefers to use the old name for his old brother who has followed him the earliest, while Bandak still calls Aix "Sir" as before.

"Yes, sir, I have thought it over, and it is not only my intention, but Catherine's as well."

"Well, you don't need to take too much care of him. Just take care of him like your other children. His name is..."

Aix originally wanted to say "Moros", but when the words came to his lips, he felt a deep disgust, so he said to Bandak:

"You can choose a name for him, whatever you both like."

"Okay sir, don't worry, we will treat him as our own child and let him grow up healthy."

As early as the Valley period, Sir Bandak and Sir Catherine had already lived together as husband and wife, but Catherine had suffered a miscarriage when she was young and could no longer have children. After arriving at Tangquan Fortress, Bandak married a village girl according to Catherine's wishes.

However, this young lady was unlucky. She gave birth to two daughters for Bandak in two consecutive years, and died during childbirth of the second child. Bandak was disheartened and did not want to marry again.

Not long ago, the new nobles of the territory held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the child born by Katia. Although this child is a source of worry for Aix, he is the legal representative of Kudan City. If not handled properly, it will bring adverse effects to the territory, or even unrest.

At this time, Bandak stood up and said that he wanted to adopt the child. Everyone thought that the child should be handed over to a reliable person for upbringing, and Sir Bandak was just such a person, so everyone agreed to his request, and the matter was settled, so he and Aix had this trip to Kudan City.

After Bandak left, Aix felt uneasy. He felt particularly irritated when he thought of Katia's cold eyes and wanted to go out for a walk alone. He even rejected Aisu and Ran Ying who wanted to follow him.

Liu Tang, accompanied by four guards, followed him closely. They walked along the main road all the way to the wall of the inner city.

Aix looked up and saw that there were still people working on the city wall. It was just getting dark and perhaps the deadline was tight, as there were workers on the city wall working overtime to carry bricks and stones to the top of the city to raise the wall.

Axel wanted to go over and see what was going on. After all, it was because of his request that people were working overtime so late at night despite being tired. Even if he couldn't help because of his noble status, he could at least say a few words of comfort. Maybe that would make him feel less guilty.

So they climbed up the stairs and reached the top of the city wall, but these people seemed to be strangers to Aix. Aix said a few words of "thank you for your hard work", and the workers who were being comforted just nodded in response.

It was not until the foreman in charge of the city heard the news and rushed over in a panic that he explained the reason to Aix.

It turned out that the amount of work in Kudan City was too large, and the long winter meant that the construction period was tight. The local snow had just melted, and it was the time for spring planting, so there was a serious shortage of labor. As a last resort, Atiman had to entrust the Hammer of Justice Mercenary Group to hire more than 300 people from Viruga, Dehrim and other places.

These places are in the slack season after spring sowing, and there are plenty of abundant laborers available for hiring. As long as the local lords are given enough money, they are very willing to use the idle serfs to generate income for themselves.

When he heard that they were not his subjects and that they were hired by the territory, Aix gave up the idea of ​​expressing his condolences verbally and took a few people for a leisurely stroll along the city wall.

Unconsciously, they came to a section of the city wall by the river. Aix looked at the fishing lights that appeared and disappeared on the river. Somehow, he felt melancholy in his heart, so he turned to Liu Tang and the others and said:

"You don't have to follow me so closely. I want to be alone."

After saying that, he continued to stroll along the city wall. In order not to spoil his fun, Liu Tang and his companions had to follow him about 20 meters behind.

After walking for a while, a worker carrying bricks came towards them. It was not known whether the man was old or what, but he was mumbling something as he walked, and Axe did not pay much attention to him.

It was not until the man came closer that Aix heard what he was saying:

"Darkness is coming, the world is annihilated, only trust in my Lord can you gain eternal life!"

When the two men passed each other, Aix was stunned for a moment, as if he had figured out the meaning of the words. He was about to turn around and call out to the man, but he felt a loud thunderclap at the back of his head, a white flash in front of his eyes, and then a black flash, and then he fell against the city wall and lost consciousness.

The man behind him laughed loudly, holding the brick that was meant to hit Aix's back of the head, and pounced on him like a wolf, ready to hit him with a few more bricks.

It was just that the light was too dim, and he accidentally stepped on Aix's calf, lost his balance and fell forward. The brick he was holding high in his hand hit the battlement in front of Aix and was smashed to pieces.

As he hurriedly stood up, picked up a brick from the pile of bricks behind him and prepared to finish off Aix, a flying axe swirled and hit him on the head accurately, stopping him from committing murder.

When Liu Tang and others ran over to help Aix up, his head and face were covered in blood and he was unconscious.

The 1.80-meter-tall man was so frightened that he lost his mind, yelling and picking up Aix, and ran towards the city, shouting as he ran:

"Quick! Quick! Doctor, the doctor is there! Come to me quickly! Help, help the master!"

When Liu Tang ran all the way to the City Lord's Mansion along the main road, a long line of people followed him and the alarm bells in the city were ringing loudly.

When the doctor arrived, he found that the back of Axel's head was covered in blood and there was a four-centimeter-long cut that was still bleeding.

Fortunately, the doctor who came over was a military doctor of the local garrison, a graduate of the Institute of Biology and a disciple of Sir James. He had excellent skills and superb techniques. He skillfully stopped the bleeding, cleaned the wound, and sutured Aix's wound.

However, due to limited conditions, external injuries are easy to treat but internal injuries are difficult to cure. Aix is ​​still in a coma, and even the military doctor dare not determine Aix's condition. He had to send someone to Tangquan Fortress overnight to ask Sir James, the most skilled doctor in the territory, to come and treat him.

Just as the messenger was about to go out, Bandak stopped him and told him to go directly to Sir James and not to alarm anyone else, especially the three pregnant ladies.

The next afternoon, Sir James rode a fast horse to Kudan City, accompanied by Lady Catherine.

At this time, Axe's condition had stabilized, but he was still in a coma. After Sir James and Sir Catherine examined him, they shook their heads. They could not judge how serious Axe's condition was.

Axel was in a coma, with a swollen face and furrowed brows, and seemed to be in severe pain.