From Wild Mage to Wizard King.

Chapter 414 Iron Crown

As the Council's army took over and controlled the Royal Palace of Castornas and took in the Knights' Legacy, the last means of resistance of the Castornas nobles also fell into the hands of the Council.

Although they thought about sending extraordinary people and military support when they learned that the palace had fallen, they still made the right choice from the bottom of their hearts when faced with the legion soldiers patrolling around them. The four-digit mid-level extraordinary people were enough to make them give up all thoughts of suicide.

With the silence of these nobles, the committee's army successfully established preliminary rule in the densely populated area of ​​Castonas.

As the Knight's Legacy fell into the hands of the Committee, it became more convenient and easier for Roland to open the space gate. Therefore, at the port fortress, people and various strange machines teleported through the space gate poured into the city.

At the same time, the transport fleet on Lake St. Nicholas also began to work 24 hours a day. Relying on the superhuman power provided by the extraordinary people, it only took about four or five days for the fleet to make a round trip.

With the combined transportation of space gates and transport fleets, the War Council dropped a large number of personnel and supplies into Castonas.

When most of the personnel and supplies had been deployed, Roland closed the space gate.

After the committee established initial rule in densely populated areas and eliminated all possible unstable factors, Roland also walked out of the port fortress.

In front of the main hall of Castornas' palace, the committee had cleansed all the gore and blood from the palace, and the broken buildings were quickly rebuilt or completely razed to the ground.

Teams composed of Legionnaires and Ultramarines who had made outstanding contributions in this battle were stationed in various places, and on the road leading through the main gate of the palace, there were soldiers standing upright on both sides of the road.

At the end of the road, the patriarchs or representatives of all the remaining nobles of Castornas were waiting respectfully at the gate of the main hall.

Under the gaze of everyone present, an ordinary horse-drawn carriage was slowly driving towards them.

This is a very ordinary carriage, with ordinary materials, ordinary decorations, and ordinary horses. The only special thing is that the coachman driving this carriage is Brad.

The highest military leader of the committee's army stationed in Castornas, who had personally led the slaughter of dozens of noble families and frightened the nobles of Castornas, took off his military uniform, put on casual clothes, and drove the carriage like an ordinary groom.

Although the nobles had never seen Brad's true appearance, they could still recognize Brad at a glance. After recognizing Brad, the nobles present also knew that the real big shot was in the carriage behind Brad.

Apart from the chairman as the soldiers called him, the new legend who killed Kan Ozu, the nobles could not imagine who was qualified to make Brad, a mid-level and infinitely close to high-level transcendent, willingly serve as a groom.

Under their gaze, and driven by Brad, the carriage stopped in the aisle in front of the main hall.

Brad got off the carriage and spoke respectfully to the carriage.

"Chairman, we're here."

"Ah."

Roland responded, then he lifted the curtain, walked out of the carriage, and slowly walked down from the carriage as if floating.

Standing in front of the main hall, Roland looked up at the palace in front of him.

Lord of mankind, eternal master, supreme king, king of kings
As the first empire in human history, the emperor of the Central Kingdom was once given countless titles and addresses. He was not only the administrative head and supreme military leader, but also possessed supreme sacredness and was regarded as a living god.

The traditional knightly beliefs of Donnar, before the Central Kingdom entered the Great Void, the mainstream belief had long been the emperor himself.

Therefore, the emperor's residence was called the Holy Palace, the Temple or the Holy Palace.

And in front of you is the residence of the last emperor of the Central Kingdom.

Roland glanced at the soldiers around him who were on high alert.

Although Roland originally only planned to find a time to come and take over the legacy of the legend and the Central Kingdom, he never thought of making such a big fuss.

However, the temporary governor of the temporary province of Castornas and the supreme military leader Brad did not support Roland's idea. After all, this was once the capital of the Central Kingdom.

We have to show up in person anyway to boost morale.

Although Roland doesn't like various rituals, rituals still have their positive effects.

Celebrations or military parades after the war, with a strong sense of ceremony, help the war committee to unite the common will for victory and affirm the spiritual value of each soldier.

Therefore, under their persuasion, Roland agreed. After all, it was just a formality and the impact would not be that big.

Retracting his gaze, Roland calmly walked towards the palace in front of him with the help of the spell on his body.

As Roland walked, every soldier he passed by raised their weapons, lit their blades and saluted him.

As one strange weapon after another was lit up, some of the timid nobles who had witnessed with their own eyes how the scarlet blades could easily tear open the armor of the extraordinary people, although their faces did not change, their bodies were still shaking slightly uncontrollably.

Roland climbed the stairs in front of the palace step by step. In front of the palace, Roland turned around, looked at the soldiers present, and said.

"Citizens, you have worked hard."

“Fight for the committee!”

The soldiers shouted in unison, and the loud sound echoed all around. The nobles in front of the palace were sweating profusely after hearing the sound, while outside the palace, the soldiers in charge of other areas of the palace heard the sound and cast envious glances over here.

Roland saluted the soldiers, then turned and walked towards the temple.

As Roland walked by, the nobles of Castornas lowered their proud heads and submitted to Roland with aristocratic etiquette.

Under the blade of the committee, they have faced the reality. The previous rules of the game have completely disappeared. The War Committee will be the real master of Donnar's future. All they can do is adapt to the times.

As for those nobles who failed to recognize the reality and still tried to hold on to their own ideas, they have been physically eliminated by the army as an obstacle. Now no noble will try to challenge the rule of the committee.

After seeing the nobles of Castornas bow their heads, Roland did not pay much attention.

Even though they seem to be very honest now, once the committee takes control of Castonas and really wants to take action against them, it is estimated that few of them will accept the harsh conditions given by the committee.

After the killing, it was unclear whether ten people in this group would survive. Before Roland reached the palace, two Extreme Warriors at the door immediately helped Roland open the door.

Roland nodded slightly to the two of them, then strode into the palace.

Although the interior of the temple was spacious, most of the palace's windows had been sealed shut, so the lights inside the palace were not bright, with only a few rays of light coming in through the gaps.

Moreover, since the interregnum, basically no one has entered the palace. Therefore, there are no signs of human activities in the palace. It is very deserted and seems a bit depressing.

The door behind Roland closed automatically. Standing in the shadow, Roland raised his head and looked straight ahead at the empty throne illuminated by the sunlight.

This is the throne that every emperor of the Central Kingdom has sat on, witnessing the Central Kingdom's rise from weak to strong, from an unknown tribe in a remote corner of Donnar to a vast empire that rules the entire Donnar.

Although the material of the throne is not particularly good, it is just an ordinary throne made of some ordinary metals mixed with some extraordinary materials. Putting aside the significance of the throne, its quality is not even as good as the thrones of the Donnar Knight Kingdom.

However, the main reason is that the throne is just a chair after all, and there is no need to cast it very well.

On the throne was a crown made of a mixture of gold and various metals. The nobles of Castornas placed the crown on the empty throne to express their respect for the eternal royal power that no one could usurp.

However, everyone knew that the visible throne was empty, while the invisible throne was already crowded.

The interregnum of the Central Kingdom was a joint effort between the nobles of Castonas and the royal families and nobles of the various Donnar countries.

After entering the interregnum, the emperor's power seemed to be hanging high above the throne, and no one could interfere, but in fact it was divided up by them.

Although the quality of the throne is average, the crown on the throne that can be worn by the emperor at any time is different.

The Iron Crown, the crown of the emperor of the Central Kingdom, the sacred crown of Donnar, the symbol of royal power and rule. According to legend, the inner circle of the Iron Crown was cast from iron nails on the Trial Mountain, and the main body was made from the essence of all Donnar's soldiers. It is the embodiment of the eternal authority of the entire Donnar region and the iron wall representing the eternal royal power of the Central Kingdom.

At the same time, the Iron Crown itself is also an extremely powerful legendary equipment. As a symbol of the kingship and divine authority of the Central Kingdom, even in the world line where Castornas was conquered by the Green Tide, after the Iron Crown was broken into five pieces, each fragment was enough to look down on ordinary legendary equipment.

And now, since the death of the last emperor of the Central Kingdom, this crown symbolizing eternal royal power has remained here under the checks and balances of the nobles, and has no new owner so far.

Now, the committee's troops have arrived here, the nobles of Castornas have fallen to the ground, and the so-called eternal royal power has been controlled by the committee and Roland like clay in their hands.

Under the magnificent dome, the golden iron crown emitting supreme authority was sitting quietly on the purple cushion on the throne. The bright and shining light shone into the palace, illuminating the narrow road in front of the crown and Roland.

The Iron Crown waits for its destiny to come to it.

Standing in front of the throne, Roland looked at it calmly.

For the War Council, the Iron Crown, which symbolizes Donnar's eternal authority, is undoubtedly a useful tool to enhance the War Council's rule over the entire Donnar. The Central Kingdom has a long history of ruling Donnar, and countless Donnar people still recognize the authority of the Iron Crown. Relying on its existence, the Council can rule this land more easily and with higher legitimacy.

For Roland, the iron crown that symbolizes eternal royal power is within his reach. The nobles of Castornas have already prostrated themselves on the ground and acknowledged his authority. There have been no obstacles within the committee. All Roland needs to do is reach out and put on the crown in front of him, and he will inherit this eternal royal power.

The iron crown of gold, supreme authority.

Long reign, eternal kingship.
Roland looked at the Iron Crown in front of him in silence and stretched out his right hand towards it.

The Iron Crown did not resist Roland.

As one of the symbols of divine power, the Iron Crown also absorbed the countless beliefs of the Donar people. After being forged into a legendary equipment based on the beliefs of the Donar people, it was naturally affected by the changes in the Donar people's beliefs.

Even though he had been on the throne, the Iron Crown was aware of the current situation in Donnar and knew that Roland was the supreme leader of the war council that ruled nearly half of Donnar.

Therefore, it will not reject Roland.

Roland's right hand touched the Iron Crown and he picked it up with both hands.

Looking at the golden crown in front of him, Roland closed his eyes. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes again with a determined look.

"The kingship has no eternity."

Roland said this calmly, refusing the Iron Crown's recognition of its master. He calmly cast a spell to seal it up, and at the same time created a simple operating system that could easily control the Iron Crown without it recognizing its master.

After completing the spell, Roland also controlled the Iron Crown to shrink, and wore it on his right hand like a ring, just like the Crown of Domination.

As a symbol of royal power and divine authority, the Iron Crown has too much symbolic significance. Roland does not want the War Council to become an imperial country with a combination of politics and religion.

If Roland really wanted to do this, he could do it without the Iron Crown, and even more easily.

As long as he compromised a little after killing Kan'ozu, and refrained from purging and slaughtering the nobles of Donnar, but absorbed them peacefully, then even without the Iron Crown, Roland could, with their support, establish the Second Donnar Empire and ascend the throne to become the new emperor.

With Roland's ability, even if there are nobles holding him back, Roland can still reunify Donnar, and then he will completely ignore what happens in the outside world and enjoy all the glory and wealth in Donnar.

But Roland chose the more difficult path of insisting on committee rule, and in that case, Roland did not need the Iron Crown.

Moreover, when Roland gave up becoming the emperor, the effect of the Iron Crown was completely unsuitable for a spellcaster like Roland. Therefore, Roland's choice for the Iron Crown was:
The eternal royal power must be returned to the molten fire and recast into a banner belonging to the committee and all citizens, a banner belonging to the new era.

Roland took off the iron crown on his finger and turned to leave the temple.

After taking the Iron Crown and adjusting the shield of Castornas that relied on the Knight's Legacy, Roland left Castornas and did not choose to stay here and wait for the committee to completely take over the entire Castornas.

When a large number of legion soldiers and primarch soldiers walked out of the current control area and began to disperse into the ruins of Castonas, peacefully retaking or forcibly annexing the rebels in the ruins one by one, Roland himself returned to Apocalypse.

The area of ​​Castonas is really too large. Even if the committee wants to incorporate and annex all the resistance forces in Castonas, it will take a lot of time.

As for the transportation of personnel and materials, the personnel and materials initially projected over are almost enough, and the rest can be solved by shipping on Lake St. Nicholas. There is no need for Roland to stay there to open the space gate.

Moreover, as the chairman, Roland couldn't stay there all the time to open the space gate. That would be a waste.

(End of this chapter)