Click click click.
Amidst the dull sound of gears turning, the gate of Winter City slowly opened.
An envoy galloped out on a fast horse and galloped towards the camp of the Golden Lion Army outside the city.
It didn't take long for the Golden Lion Legion to gather and slowly march towards the open city gate.
At the same time, everyone in Lion's Roar Castle had already arrived at the gate of the city to greet them.
Colin and Archbishop Adjani stood side by side in the front row of the welcoming line, while Joyce did not show up at all.
The young third son of the duke obviously couldn't bear this upheaval of falling from heaven, and now he has abandoned himself and hid.
Of course, at this time, no one paid any attention to the third son of the Duke.
Unless there is a miracle, otherwise, he is doomed to miss the position of Duke of the Northern Territory.
"Viscount Angelet, Miss Vera hasn't been baptized yet, right?" Adjani said suddenly.
Ke Lin turned his head slightly, looked at the glamorous archbishop bathed in the morning light, smiled and said: "If I remember correctly, there is no express provision in the Lordship Law that only baptized knights can inherit the title?"
"Of course not." Adjani smiled lightly, and her perfect profile suddenly burst into a moving brilliance, "I just think, as the future Duke of the Northern Territory, how can there be no guidance from the Lord of Radiance?"
Ke Lin turned his head away, instead of answering Adjani's words, he watched the Golden Lions approaching slowly outside the city.
As a mage, Vera accepted the baptism ceremony of the church, which means she officially declared her conversion to the Lord of Radiance.
This is sure to irritate the Yevil Mage Council.
But if Vera does not accept the baptism, it will also bring a lot of trouble to her ruling the northern border.
Of course, for ordinary mages and northern dukes, it is actually not difficult to make this choice.
Colin had also prepared for a long time to let Vera openly convert to the Lord of Radiance after succeeding to the throne. Even if the Mage Council had any opinions, they would not dare to do anything to an imperial duke.
Except for this lunatic, Mr.
But according to Master Cusius, after Mr. Xi released the "Eye of Judgment" to kill the Duke of St. Hilde last time, he was also seriously injured, and it is estimated that he will not be able to cause too much trouble in a short time.
Moreover, even if he wanted to release the forbidden spell "Eye of Judgment" again, it would be difficult to find a city to sacrifice as easily as the first time.
However, Colin was not prepared to agree to Archbishop Adjani so easily.
Things that are too easy to get are never cherished.
What's more, he is planning to use this as a bargaining chip to extract some benefits from the church.
Soon, Vera's figure clearly appeared in front of everyone.
She was riding a white horse, wearing a solemn black dress, with a black silk scarf covering her face, her face was mournful, and her eyebrows were downcast.
Behind her, the coffin of the Duke of St. Hilde was placed on a carriage, surrounded by eight northern knights.
Colin and Adjani immediately led the crowd to greet them.
After saluting and greeting, Colin and Vera walked in front side by side, escorting the coffin of the Duke of St. Hilde into Cold Winter City.
A large number of people have already gathered on the streets of the city. Although some gossip about the Duke's death has been circulated in the city before, Lion's Roar Castle has never made a statement, and has never seen the Duke's body. Therefore, the son of Winter City Citizens still have doubts about the veracity of this news.
But now, when the hearse slowly drove into Winter City, the news of the Duke's death was confirmed.
Cold Winter City was suddenly enveloped in an aura of sadness and anger.
The people on both sides of the street knelt on the ground, some of them wept bitterly, some prayed silently, some had red eyes and were resentful...
It has to be said that in the hearts of these low-level civilians, the Duke of St. Hilde is still very important.
Having ruled the Northern Territory for more than thirty years, he personally beheaded a troll emperor, and he himself is a powerful paladin...
Such people, even though they have suffered some criticism in the past two years because of the troll invasion and the famine rebellion, in the hearts of the people in the north, especially the residents of Winter City, the Duke of St. Hilde is still a peaceful and peaceful man in the north. Stable guarantee.
But now, this person who is like a god of Dinghai has fallen.
Panic and bewilderment enveloped the people of Winter City, so that they could only vent their uneasiness by crying.
Amid the crying of thousands of people, the hearse slowly drove into Lion's Roar Castle.
The Duke's body was temporarily placed in the castle's backyard, waiting for another day for burial.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the meeting hall.
Several corpses here have been removed, and the blood on the ground has been cleaned up, but there is still a faint smell of blood in the air, reminding everyone that a fierce and cruel political struggle took place here.
Now the loser left sadly, the winner, um, the winner is still a little ignorant.
Vera asked Colin in a low voice, "Why didn't you see Joyce?"
Ke Lin shook his head slightly: "Maybe I feel a little uncomfortable, go back and rest."
Vera seemed to understand something, and immediately stopped caring about her younger brother, but turned around and stood on the high platform in the hall, glanced around, and asked loudly:
"According to the news sent back by the sentinels, the Menam family has joined forces with the Dawson family and is heading towards Winter City. It is estimated that they will arrive in three days. What do you think about this?"
Facing the question from the future Duke of the North, everyone turned their attention to Colin almost at the same time.
Obviously, everyone understands who will decide the future of the northern border.
At this time, Ke Lin also said without hesitation: "I think we should defend the city first, and wait for the rebels to be unable to attack for a long time and their morale has plummeted before looking for opportunities to take the initiative to attack."
Adjani frowned beautifully when she heard the words, and asked, "Viscount Angelet, didn't you think you should take the initiative to go out of the city and fight the rebels to the death? Why are you formulating such a conservative strategy now? It really doesn't suit you Such a heroic image of a knight of the North."
Colin curled his lips slightly, secretly thinking whether the archbishop really didn't understand military affairs, or whether he had other plans.
"Your Excellency the Archbishop, I am not cowardly. I just feel that the northern soldiers should not be allowed to make unnecessary sacrifices. Since we have a strong city like Winter City as a barrier, why should we give up our advantages and go to the rebels?" What about the army recklessly?"
Adjani glanced at the silent Viscount Walra, and said again:
"Viscount Angelet, I don't mean to doubt your strategy, but I feel that the dwarf rebels humiliated us so much and even sent assassins to brutally kill Earl Uman. If we hide in the city, will such hatred cause some The dissatisfaction of the generals."
Before Colin could respond, Viscount Walra took the initiative to speak:
"Principal, please rest assured. Although the soldiers of the Uman family want to avenge my father immediately, we will definitely obey Miss Vera's order!"
Ajani suddenly showed surprise on her face. She really didn't understand why the son of Earl Uman cooperated with Colin so much, and was indifferent to such stimulation from himself.
But after this trial, Adjani knew that she could do nothing more.
Vera and Colin have completely controlled Winter City, and it is difficult for others to influence their decisions.
Although the city defense army is still in the hands of Knight Louis, but with that little force, it is no longer possible to change the situation.
Even, this knight, who has never been considered a firm stand, may have already decided to completely rely on Vera.
Thinking of this, Adjani stopped talking.
Ke Lin glanced around, seeing that no one had any objections, he couldn't help feeling complacent, and then he spoke loudly again:
"Please rest assured, I have written a letter and sent it back to Ice Rock City, ordering the Shire knights to lead the main force of the black cavalry southward, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Winter City in a few days.
Moreover, the Duke of Merdewing of the Half-Elf Kingdom will also lead the Silver Moon Guards to go south to jointly attack the dwarven rebels.
After they arrive, it is the best time for us to take the initiative to quell the rebellion in the north! "
What Ke Lin said finally made the eyes of everyone in the meeting room light up.
Only then did they realize that the Angelet family actually had a new force in Ice Rock City.
At this time, no one raised any objections to Colin's strategy.
Moreover, their confidence in suppressing the northern rebels has also become unprecedentedly sufficient.
Vera and Colin exchanged a look, and then proudly announced loudly:
"Everyone, the peace and stability of the northern border of the empire needs your protection.
I swear in the name of the holy ancestor of the St. Hilde family, that I will go forward and retreat with you and suffer together!
The storm will eventually pass, and the evil will surely be defeated!
May the Lord of Radiance grant us the courage to witness our devotion! "
The girl's crisp and powerful voice echoed in the meeting hall, as if she already had a trace of the aura of the Lord of the Northern Territory.
Ke Lin immediately knelt down on one knee and echoed loudly: "For the northern border!"
Immediately, all the knights in the hall also knelt down and saluted.
Archbishop Adjani's eyes flickered, and finally he bent his straight waist and saluted Vera.
"For the northern border!"
(end of this chapter)