I Will Be The Crowned King

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Ice Dragon Fjord, Beluga Harbour.

It has been more than half a month since that night that was unforgettable for everyone; but traces of it can still be seen in every corner of the colony.

The signs of the Ring of Order can be seen everywhere on both sides of the cleaned streets. In the tragic ruins, there are also "statues" of the Ring of Order made by children with broken beams, wooden boards and chalk. With the donation of the alliance, a small church was built so that the fishermen could have a nearby and convenient place to pray before going out to sea.

Just as Baron Aix reproached himself in the past, the beliefs of the colonial people were more of a desire for "consolation" and "a sense of belonging" in a wild and foreign land; only truly devout believers were ecumenicals like Bishop Ripper. core members.

And Beluga Harbor, which has experienced catastrophe, is becoming "religious" like never before - it's just that this kind of piety is a little different from what the church hopes.

At the request of the Storm Legion, the Faithful Alliance finally gave up the armed forces that had begun to take shape, and accepted the disaster-stricken people in the form of employment to form part of the alliance's public service system.

Adult men are responsible for patrolling the streets, maintaining order in various activities, and participating in community management. The elderly and women are responsible for the easier tasks such as hygiene and food distribution. Children have to receive universal education and go to factories such as textile factories. Ports and newspapers as servants.

The more than 2,000 "faithful militiamen" who had originally undertaken the main work and needed to take up arms to defend the community when necessary, joined the Storm Corps together with several hundred other victims who passed the army test; the size of the army has also changed from the past. The 5,000 people in the group suddenly expanded to nearly 8,000 people.

Counting the shooting army, the commander-in-chief of the colonial garrison, Anson Bach, already had nearly 20,000 troops, which was close to half the strength of the standard standing army.

The larger the scale of the army, the more supplies it needs. In addition to the reconstruction cost after the catastrophe, the food, fuel, salt and various necessities needed are absolutely necessary for a small colony. Astronomical numbers.

But the Beluga Port at the end of the 101st year of the Saint calendar does not need to worry about these. The disaster and war have not affected the production and trade activities of the past year. Not only does the legion have independent farms to fill the vacancies, and the Free Confederation has And close contacts can also provide necessary assistance when needed.

Just ten days later, a small caravan from Changhu Town arrived at Beluga Harbor. A dozen four-wheeled carriages were loaded with hulled wheat and cured meat. The heavy wheels were covered with snow. left deep marks on the streets.

Although the number was not large, when the chairman of Changhu Town announced in public that the food would be donated free of charge and distributed to all the people suffering from hunger and freezing in Beluga Harbor, excited cheers resounded in the square in the center of the town. , excited for the friendship between the Free Confederation and Beluga Harbor, as well as the emotion of Long Lake Town.

As the mouthpiece of the Colonial Legion, "Beluga Port Good People" will naturally not miss such a good opportunity, constantly emphasizing the close relationship between Beluga Port and the colonies of the Free Confederation. Everyone is a community of destiny that is at stake in life and death. …as if the Ice Dragonfjord Colony and the Free Confederacy were already inseparable.

As for just a few short months ago, Beluga Harbor had just invaded Changhu Town, and even plundered such insignificant "little things", of course, everyone has long forgotten.

After seeing the "good deeds" of Changhu Town, especially after the other party talked about the "special relationship between Changhu Town and Beluga Port", the speakers and representatives of the other colonies were not far behind, and tried to find other directions. To be decent, we can't let the ambitious Changhu Town specialize in beauty.

Unfortunately, not long after the end of the War of Independence, most of the Free Confederation, except for a few colonies, has not really recovered. poor place.

But if it's just a show of solidarity with Moby Dick and the Storm Legion, or even a "friendship" with Anson Bach himself, generosity is not the only option.

On the second day after the arrival of the aid from Long Lake Town, Paulina Frey, the speaker of Grey Pigeon Castle and the leader of the Supreme Council of the Free Confederation, announced in public that she would marry her only sister to the president of the New World Company, Rhine. Hard Rowland.

The first wealthy family in Grey Pigeon Castle - the only wealthy family - the first heir, the marriage with the ancient family of the Order World instantly overwhelmed the previous assistance from Changhu Town, and rushed to the headlines of the "Beluga Port Good People", causing a sensation whole city.

For Paulina Frey, this is an absolutely dangerous move. Although the Roland family is famous all over the world for "not heavy on the lintel", the gap between the two families is too great. Even the Frey family in their heyday is only a A little aristocrat living in the colony, and the blood of the legendary seven knights can't be compared at all.

And according to the information she has collected, the other party is still the fourth-ranked heir to the Roland family... If such an existence hadn't been told by her sister that it was the other party's first gesture, she would never have the courage to speak up.

Thankfully, Reinhard agreed.

The first president of the New World Bank, His Excellency, is very active in wanting to open up a situation in the Free Confederation as soon as possible, so that the company's business can spread throughout the New World, and the marriage with the Frey family just meets his needs.

The Frey family's strength is not strong, but it has a very high influence and appeal in the Confederacy, so it can't pose a threat or restraint to itself, and it can also enhance the reputation and public goodwill of the New World Company, and even gain it invisibly. A credit guarantee - this is too important for a bank.

As for whether the family can agree to this marriage... This is not in Reinhard's consideration at all. In contrast, he may care more about Ansen Bach's opinion on the matter.

So after confirming again and again that "the commander-in-chief of the Colonial Legion has a good impression of Sister Frey", it was just a malicious rumor released by the enemy deliberately, Reinhard decisively accepted Paulina's marriage request.

And just when Beluga Harbour was cheering for the "love" between the couple, the parliamentary representatives of Black Reef Harbour and Red Hand Bay suddenly came up with a big news: whether to grant Ice Dragon Fjord a A formal seat within the Free Confederation, rather than participating in Confederate affairs as an "ally".

Not surprisingly, this news immediately overshadowed the marriage between Roland and the Frey family and became the latest hot topic of discussion in the entire Beluga Port.

Ice Dragon Fjord is a Clovis colony. If you want to join the Free Confederation, you must first break away from Clovis; but the representatives of the two colonies immediately stated that they can use the "autonomous council" without cutting off with Clovis. ' into the Confederacy.

This situation is not without precedent, and it is even very common - during the war of sectarian division, many duchies have seen vassals leave their lords and join the camp of the Empire or the Church of Order.

On the one hand, their territory still pays taxes to the lords and obeys military service as in the past, and on the other hand, they will establish trade, tariffs, and personnel flows beyond this alliance.

This is also the reason why the representatives of the two major colonies dare to speak up—the relationship between the Ice Dragon Fjord and the Free Confederation is actually very close to this situation, but it has not yet been specified.

In order to make their conditions seem more attractive, they also threw a bomb: If Beluga Harbor is willing to join, the two will vote to elect it as the venue for the Supreme Conference of the Free Confederation.

In other words, the capital of the Confederacy!

The two representatives also gave sufficient reasons for this, that is, no matter where the Supreme Council is placed, it will cause dissatisfaction with the rest of the colonies, and the Ice Dragon Fjord is a "neutral area", but it is closely related to the interests of all colonies. Better than all the rest of the members.

This is a nonsense, but it is indeed very topical and tempting. The proposal spread within the Beluga Harbor Council, and quickly spread to the entire Beluga Harbor, which is talked about by many farmers and businessmen.

Not even a few days later, even the council of Grey Snow Town sent several representatives to come to the White Whale Harbor Council to express to the Beluga Harbor Council that they were "still loyal and loyal ministers of Clovis", but if Beluga Harbor really insisted on insisting , they "will not object in principle".

The reason they gave is that Beluga Harbor is the capital of Ice Dragon Fjord and has the power to represent the Governor; no matter what decision is made, Grey Snow Town will faithfully implement it.

As for the actual reason... If Beluga Harbor really becomes the capital of the Confederacy, a large number of congressmen and their entourage, merchants, and mercenaries will gather in Ice Dragon Fjord, and the nearby Grey Snow Town will be able to get a lot of oil anyway. .

In the face of a national discussion that was obviously absurd, but has gradually turned into a public event, the "Beautiful People of Beluga Port" had no choice but to publish it in the headline position.

At the same time, Baron Aix, who has become a mad believer, is also not to be outdone, and he has been promoting the "Savior" heresy in the streets and alleys of the city almost continuously, even if he has a fight with the universal believers... Time Beluga Harbour is not a small hot event.

The generosity of the neighbors, the political marriages of the nobles, the absurd and exciting proposals, the preaching sermons of the fanatics... All kinds of news constantly hit the headlines, bringing vitality to the colonial media industry.

In the dazzling event, the colony finally ushered in the end of the 100th year of the saint's calendar, and the beginning of the 102th year.

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Beluga Harbour Council, smoking room.

Dark and straight military uniform and long leather boots, blood red lapels close to the neck, decorated with a sterling silver unicorn badge, a sky blue sash and silver belt make the torso slender and powerful, red on the sides of the trouser legs. The strip decoration emphasizes the slenderness and straightness of the legs.

On the hanger on the side are a triangular hat decorated with a golden unicorn cap badge, and a close-fitting military coat. It is light and dyed to the naked eye. It is not difficult to guess that it is several grades higher than ordinary military uniforms. fabric.

Well, anyway, Carl Bain, who was sitting opposite Anson, saw it at a glance, and almost wrote "envy" directly on his face.

Although the Clovis Royal Army has a unified form, there is almost no difference in the clothing of the officers except for the level marks, but the generals are an absolute exception; not only the decoration, but also the materials used are more meticulous, even allowing generals They custom-made military uniforms for themselves in standard form.

Even His Excellency the Chief of Staff, who claims to have never pursued the quality of life other than tobacco and alcohol, could not help but feel jealous when he saw this dress with his own eyes, and even fantasized about what he would look like wearing it. .

"...So, are you really going to see them dressed like this?"

After being silent for a long time, Carl couldn't help but break the silence: "Just today?"

"Just today." An Sen nodded slightly: "Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing is impossible, it's just..."

After a slight pause, Carl's face showed a very strange expression, as if he was entangled and didn't know where to start complaining:

"You know the reason you made it up... it sounds particularly unconvincing, doesn't it?"

"Of course, after all, I didn't intend to seriously think about it." Anson shrugged casually:

"This kind of thing can't be very convincing in the first place - unless I tell them the truth, and none of us can afford that."

"If that's the case, let's make the excuse sound more absurd; it's happened anyway, and it's impossible for anyone to prove that I'm lying, except for that small group of people."

"That's true, unless they can make Rune a witness in person..."

Carl couldn't help but complain: "But I don't think Baron Aix will give up easily. You have to consider the impact after the event - not to mention Beluga Harbor, even many people in the army believe it!"

"Because of this, my client should come up with the diametrically opposite 'truth', otherwise wouldn't the right to speak be taken away by Baron Aix?" Anson shook his head:

"It has been more than ten days since the incident, and the people who were initially excited about this incident should have calmed down a lot; in addition, we have specially contributed to so many 'heavy news' during the period, which has been dismissed. The influence of that 'heresy' - it's time for the truth to be revealed!"

Facing the worried gaze of the chief of staff, Anson was expressionless, but his eyes and tone had already explained his determination.

After struggling for a moment, Carl sighed heavily, and muttered a little self-sacrificingly: "Whatever you want, I can't control anything that happens - anyway, don't wait until it's over to regret it!"

"Of course I understand that, but thanks for the reminder."

With a chuckle, Anson stood up, put on his coat and hat, and walked towards the smoking room.

"Carl."

While opening the door, An Sen, who took out his pocket watch from his jacket, suddenly stopped and said coldly.

"what?"

"It's exactly twelve o'clock now." An Sen turned his head and looked directly at the figure full of envy and complaining:

"Happy New Year."