Seemed like it would last for quite a while.
And it didn't take long for this prediction to be proven correct.
An incident occurred.
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"Ahem, ahem..."
In Florida, knights easily became objects of admiration.
First, it was knights who defeated the army of those evil slave owners, and it was also knights who reclaimed abandoned land and distributed it free to Floridians.
Above all...
CRASH!
"The winner of this jousting tournament is Sir Rodrigo!"
"Really! Really, Sir Rodrigo won!"
Jousting tournaments were "cool."
Even without jousting tournaments, it didn't matter. Just watching them control mechanical devices taller than a person, defeating enemies, and incidentally plowing fields smoothly, was impressive enough.
Floridians felt the kind of exhilaration that 21st century people feel when watching giant mecha shows.
