Warhammer in a box

Chapter 375: The Fusion of the Empire and Bretonnia
Soon Helmut was caught and made an example of. The consequence of openly resisting was that he would be deprived of everything he had. Land, wealth, power and other things would no longer have anything to do with him.

He was not executed outright because of his ancestors, but this was the last kindness shown to him.

His fate will be the same as Wolfram's. Unless something unexpected happens, he will spend the rest of his life in the dungeon of the Church of Sigmar.

The tragic experiences of the two frightened all the electors who intended to resist. There were many people who held Helmut's ideas, not only those electors who opposed Terra, but even those electors who had previously supported Terra also felt rebellious when faced with the fact that their rights would be abolished.

Originally, they were very happy to see Helmut actually take the initiative to be the first to step forward. They even hoped that Helmut would succeed in the end, so that they could follow his example, even if they were weakened, they could still retain some of their privileges.

But seeing Helmut's end, they all realized that negotiations are based on the premise that the strength of both parties is equal, or at least similar.

Now Sigmar and the God-Emperor have reached a consensus that this size is not something that the Electors can contend with. We are notifying you to give you face. Since you don't want face, then don't ask for anything else either!
Just like diplomacy between countries, the truth is always in the hands of the strong, and the weak have no say. And aren't the Electors independent small principalities within the empire?

When Sigmar, the God-Emperor's priests and the officials of the Empire came to the Electors one by one, no matter how reluctant they were, they had to hand over their rights obediently. At least on the surface, these Electors who had existed for a thousand years always had a group of loyal retainers and soldiers who were willing to continue to be loyal to them.

Zhang Heng didn't care about this, after all, it was impossible to eliminate it.

Those electors who were originally close to Terra also held higher positions than other electors after the reform. For example, Countess Emmanuelle still served as the chief executive of the Nuln Foundry. Although she did not have the status of an elector, she still had enormous power.

At Yurik's suggestion, the Church of Yurik also directly supported Sigmar and the God-Emperor's new system, which allowed Boris, the Elector of Middenland, to obtain the title of general. On weekdays, with the assistance of the White Wolf Church, he was still responsible for the defense of the northern part of the empire. Although the title changed, the actual work content did not change much.

The reform also ushered in a period of pain, but as long as the common people did not make trouble, Zhang Heng did not care much about the problems of the nobles. If the few nobles dared to make trouble, they would be killed! The nobles were no longer the middle power of the empire, and the common people with the largest population were also the group with the largest audience of Zhang Heng's Divine Emperor faith. Although they were also surprised by the abolition of the electoral system, it was too far away from them.

The change of regime did not leave them hungry or cold, nor did it require them to die on the battlefield, which meant that nothing changed for the civilians.

Thanks to Terra's daily efforts, the base of the Empire's pyramid is as stable as it can be, which also minimizes the impact of regime change.

As the empire became completely unified and stable, Sigmar asked Carl to invite Lawn to Altdorf to discuss the formation of a complete alliance.

Of course, Zhang Heng had already invited Laun, and before Carl even sent out the invitation, he had already rushed back to Bretonnia from Ulthuan.

And set about organizing an unprecedented grand and large delegation to go to Altdorf to participate in this invitation.

Under the operation of Terra, the Empire began to spare no effort to publicize the formation of this Bretonnian mission.

Civilians were very curious about this. The Empire had fought with Bretonnia before. Although the two countries could not be said to be hostile, they definitely did not have much relationship. On the contrary, there were quite a lot of knights from Bretonnia appearing in the Empire. Those adventurous knights who had gone on adventures everywhere in pursuit of the Holy Grail and the Kingdom Knights had a good reputation in the Empire.

For example, if a village chief or a town is attacked by some evil creatures, if there happen to be knights nearby, they will only charge a small amount of money or even no money and will take the initiative to kill these evil creatures, which will only let Lilith see their virtues.

As their lives began to be secured, civilians began to pursue other things. Many civilians near Altdorf took the trains built by Terra in various places to Altdorf at their own expense to see the envoys from Bretonnia with their own eyes.

With the influx of a large number of people today, the entire Rick Territory has never had so many people, and it has shown unprecedented prosperity.

But it was hard for the nearby guards and demon hunters of the Inquisition. Almost everyone had their vacations cancelled and were forced to work on ensuring the smooth progress of this important meeting.

Laun did not rush to lead the team directly to Altdorf, but took the dragon knight recruits who stayed in Bretonnia and rode the dragon slowly above the delegation. "Leo! Did you hear what King Laun said? This time Bretonnia will form a military alliance with the Empire! And the military passes between the two countries will also be cancelled. What does this mean? The great God Emperor wants the two countries to stand together slowly and thoroughly. This is an unprecedented event! Several of us are actually qualified to participate!

This is witnessing history! We can brag about it to our grandchildren for the rest of our lives!"

Ron said excitedly to Leo.

Leo tried his best to appear not so excited, but deep down he felt the same as Ron. Even his father was not qualified to participate, but now he had done it. He had achieved an achievement that his entire family had never achieved before.

The people that Lawen brought with him this time were the most devout in their faith in the God-Emperor.

"Ron! Calm down! We're almost there. Did you see that? The imperial welcoming team is already in front. Don't embarrass King Ron and Bretonnia!"

"Oh oh oh! Right now!"

And Lawn also spoke at this time.

"My best knights, show your spirit. You represent not only Bretonnia, but also the loyal and powerful dragon knights of the God-Emperor! Calm your dragons, form a formation, and we will go down together!"

"Yes! King!"

Laun was flying in the front riding Osiris, and a group of young dragon knights also landed below together. Behind them were regular Bretonnian knights wearing heavy armor with a golden double-headed eagle printed on their chests.

"Karl, it seems that Bretonnia has become much stronger than before under the guidance of the God-Emperor. However, just like before, they still value personal bravery more."

"Indeed, great Sigmar, the one in front riding the largest dragon is their king, Laun."

Ludwig also appeared in the team as the Emperor's messenger. At least half of the welcoming team were Terra's personnel.

Laun landed in front of the imperial welcoming team. He turned over and jumped off Osiris. He immediately saw Sigma in the front.

Laun's eyes moved slightly. The founder of the empire, Sigma, actually appeared in front of him. Even he could not put himself on the same level as Sigma.

Laun came in front of Sigmar and bowed slightly to this great human hero.

"Great Sigmar, I, Laun Leocornwall, a follower of the God-Emperor, the King of Bretonnia is honored to meet you. I have come here in response to the call of the Empire. Bretonnia is willing to form a life-and-death alliance with the Empire!"

"Lauren, I'm so glad you can do this!"

"Ludwig, long time no see!" Laun greeted Ludwig again. The two men, both believers of the God-Emperor, were particularly close.

Carl was the only one who felt lonely among the group. Sigmar's return did not bring him back to the peak of power. Looking at Lawn opposite him made Carl even more uncomfortable. He had already begun to think about abdicating the throne. The political schemes he once excelled at were useless in the empire at this time. He wanted to return to being a pure warrior and follow Sigma to fight again as a warrior.

(End of this chapter)