The northern coast of the Panda Empire, the Duchy of Arnotay.
The Duchy of Arnotay, this is the richest territory in the entire Panda Empire.
Two rivers run along the territory from the south, creating a fertile flood plain for the territory.
At the mouths of the two rivers, two seaport trading cities with strong commercial atmosphere have been formed.
Although Arnotay is not a huge territory, it is one of the most powerful imperial territories.
There are 60% of the merchants of the Panda Empire gathered here, and almost half of the foreign trade happens on this territory.
Someone once joked: "Whoever controls this territory will control half of the economy of the Panda Empire."
The mouth of the Aran River, the main city of the Duchess of Arnotta, Semiya.
In the sea-blue palace of Duchess Freya, Emperor Norman was playing naked with Freya wrapped in sheets.
Norman patted his butt gently, feeling the softness of the big bed under him, and couldn't help sighing: "Freya, this bed, even the big bed in the palace, can't compare to it."
Freya giggled and said, "If your majesty likes it, Freya will immediately order someone to send this bed to the imperial capital."
This is an extremely comfortable bed that cost a lot of money to build. The cost of just one bed is enough to equal the annual tax of an ordinary small county in the Panda Empire.
The reason why Freya is so generous is not to please Norman completely, but because just today, Freya told Norman the news of her pregnancy.
The 25-year-old young emperor finally became a father.
Norman was stunned for a moment, then caressed Freya's cheek and kissed her forehead. Facing this proud sister who was 5 years older than him, but never married, she rubbed the tip of her nose and said: "Be born, and I will give him everything he deserves."
Freya's slender arms were hooked around Norman's neck, and the two seemed to be true lovers, their eyes facing each other with affection.
Norman, as the emperor of the Panda Empire, rumors from the outside always believed that this little white-faced emperor, with the help of the hand of the Panda virgin Margaret, won the battle for the throne and climbed to the throne.
After becoming the person with the most power, Norman began to neglect the queen and left most of the government affairs to the people around him.
Turning around, he began to get entangled with the powerful female nobles in the empire, spending every day drinking and drinking, singing every night, and being very happy.
In the empire, including An Rui, the Norman Empire was a young, powerful, mediocre, and timid emperor.
The people of the empire did not expect the emperor to bring them a happy life and a bright future, and they almost pinned all their hopes on the virtuous Panda virgin.
It's just that the saintess are being neglected today, and the emperor who cares about spends more of his energy on the "body" of other female nobles.
But Freya knew that the man who was pressing on her was not the mediocre person rumored by the outside world.
Although Norman became the emperor of the empire by relying on the army commanded by Margaret, the empire was already in turmoil at this time, and the nobles supported by the defeated prince had not been completely eradicated.
A violent civil war may break out again in the entire empire at any time.
However, Norman relied on his own diplomatic means, first to appease the largest royal lord on the eastern border.
Then he promised a lot of direct jurisdiction and aristocratic power, and temporarily exchanged for the apparent support of the three grand dukes near the emperor's direct jurisdiction.
Immediately after that, he went south to the southwest border, and with his superb driving skills and rhetoric, he pulled the "Valkyrie" who assisted Norman to the throne from the dragon to his side.
Then the "Queen of the North" on the northern border, the only second emperor of the empire, that stupid woman, was also lured by Norman with such an inferior trick.
After that, Freya herself, as the lord of the Duchy of Arnotay, has never seen any tricks in this land with a strong commercial atmosphere of intrigue.
Although Norman tried his best, he only stabilized Freya so that she would not stab Norman in the back.
But Norman needs more than just Freya who doesn't stab the knife, but a staunch political ally who will provide financial support for his feudal crusade behind his back.
Not long ago, after thinking about it, Norman still gave Freya an ancestral royal chromosome. It was not until now that Freya was pregnant, which was in exchange for Freya's support.
There is no so-called relationship between the two parties, it is just a trade-off that weighs the pros and cons of each other.
Norman and Margaret have no children yet, but the child in Freya's belly has been recognized by Norman as a legitimate illegitimate child.
Then it means that in the future, Freya can even use the child in her womb to gain the entire empire for her.
Put your own child on the throne and make her the real master of the empire, the powerful woman.
It might look like a unilateral blood loss from Norman, but it wasn't.
What Norman gained was not only an ally established by blood, but also a pocket for the north, which had become the last cornerstone of Norman's plan to cut the feudal lands.
And most importantly, a legitimate illegitimate child means that the child in Freya's belly will be named after the royal family. If Freya dies, the royal family will have a legitimate reason to directly take over the most fertile territory of the empire.
Of course, Norman has Norman's plans, and Freya also has Freya's own plans. Whether the future of this territory will follow the father's surname or the mother's surname, this has to be marked with a big question mark.
After all, this legitimate illegitimate child is still in Freya's belly.
Although the two are like newlyweds who have met Ganlin for a long time, they each have a ghost in their hearts.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A sudden knock on the door suddenly broke the tacit silence between the two.
Norman frowned. He didn't expect that someone would disturb him when he and Freya were in a relationship.
Freya didn't expect that, she also instructed the maid outside the door not to disturb the house, no matter how big it was.
So Freya also sat up, pulled the silk to wrap her body, pouted, and apologized repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I will take care of those rude maids."
Norman looked at the silky body of Freya, and felt somewhat disappointed by the sudden interruption. He curled his lips and was about to say something when he heard someone outside the door shouting: "Your Majesty! Michel, the shield of Alan. General Er's urgent report!"
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Norman's eyes widened sharply, and it was not Freya's maid who disturbed him and Freya, but his own personal attendant.
With the news from Alan's Shield, Norman's body trembled violently, his heart skipped a beat, and he silently prayed: "Margaret! It must not be bad news for Margaret! Damn it!"
Immediately stood up, regardless of being naked, he rushed to the door, "creaked" and opened the door, glaring angrily: "What happened to Alan's Shield? What did Michelle say!?"
Those Freya maids looked at Norman naked, blushed, knelt down directly, lowered their heads, and stopped looking at Norman's body.
And that person handed over the magic letter in his hand tremblingly, and Norma grabbed it and read it carefully.
"To my esteemed majesty:
Your Majesty Wan'an, don't talk nonsense, the land of the abyss is urgent.
Her Royal Highness's reconnaissance team was wiped out, and the Southern Demon King's Army sent an envoy, proposing that the Alan River be the boundary, and the south would be handed over to the Demon King's Army called Huaxia in order to redeem Her Royal Highness.
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Alan's Shield defender Michelle. "
Michelle's emergency report was short, but Norman saw the seriousness of the situation.
The hands holding the stationery trembled, his eyes were red, and after a moment he roared in vain: "Go! Summoning order! Summoning all the lords in the empire! Let them use all their forces! I want to penetrate the abyss! Rescue Margo. Rita!"
"Yes!"
Just as the follower was about to leave, Norman stopped him: "Tell Michelle, take off the head of the demon king's army messenger!"
"Yes!"
Freya was lying on the bed wrapped in silk, looking at the furious Norman with a playful expression.
"Are you recruited from all over the world? Hehe, just look at this little guy's ability."
But watching Norman get angry for Margaret, he felt a little bit disappointed: "Oh, true love? You want to penetrate the abyss."
ps. This book belongs to the 404 series, and as a result, the group of book friends is one step ahead of the 404, and the poor group of more than 200 friends have sacrificed to the sky. The new group number: 739297872, this article is easier to read with the map in the group. In addition, where did the armed beast in the group go after the group was bombed, the old group was bombed, come to the new group. I originally planned to put it on the shelves after 30w words, but the editor told me to put it on the shelves on Friday. The current manuscript leads the serialization by 14 chapters.