Throne of the North.

Chapter 325: The dawn is crowned, the empire witnesses, is the dust settled?

Looking ahead, the soldiers of the army pulled the gate of the castle on the hillside. The heavy gate slammed heavily on the ground, raising a large amount of dust.

Ryan was riding on a warhorse at the back, watching the Harper family members being brought out and slowly coming to their front.

"Your Excellency, I think you also know the purpose of this war."

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, Grand Duke Harper roared angrily.

"Establish a kingdom? Become a king? Is McReynolds qualified? The heritage of their McReynolds family is not as ancient as that of my Harper family. What qualifications do they have to establish a kingdom!"

Grand Duke Harper stared at Ryan like an angry old lion, and then saw the emblem of the empire on Ryan's body. The golden cluster of flowers surrounding the long sword belonged exclusively to the Flor Empire.

"Are you a noble of the Empire? Was his establishment of the kingdom supported by the Empire?"

Grand Duke Harper calmed down. This matter seemed to be more troublesome than he thought and involved the empire.

"His Majesty the Emperor hasn't given any order yet. This is my choice. Why does Grand Duke Harper seem unconvinced?"

Grand Duke Harper was somewhat helpless and avoided the question.

"It took you less than three days to capture my castle. You are far better than your title."

"With the establishment of the Kingdom of Sera, your territory will remain your territory, the King and the Harper family will still exist, and you will become the only two duke families in the Kingdom of Sera."

Ryan's words shocked Grand Duke Harper. He looked over and asked in disbelief.

"Has old man Carlos agreed?"

"That's right. Archduke Carlos has sworn allegiance to McReynolds under the banner of the Griffin. From now on, all Carlos members will be McReynolds' loyal followers."

The change in his old rival suddenly made Grand Duke Harper look ugly, and he no longer clamored for his soldiers to take back their own castle.

"How is this possible..."

Grand Duke Harper still found it hard to believe.

……

When Ryan led his army to the Earldom of Olson, the Earl... ran away.

Yes, he ran away, leaving behind part of his army to fight to the death against Ryan's army, but they were captured in less than a day.

"Why would he abandon his territory? And he even fled with his entire family. Where did they go?"

No matter how I think about it, it doesn't seem right. An independent earldom with huge wealth and power is just given up like that? Is this reasonable?
"My Lord, Count Olson left a letter."

The soldier brought the collected letters to Ryan. He opened them and frowned.

"The bloodline of Carlos will never allow another king to rule over us."

"This land will always belong to Carlos!"

Count Olson wrote the letter with his own blood, which gave Ryan a headache. It turned out that this was an absolutely loyal admirer of Carlos' bloodline, who claimed to be the orthodox of Carlos and would inherit Carlos' will.

Now, Ryan's army helped him solve all the troubles. Whether it was the Carlos family, the Harper family, or the other Earl Flynn family, they would all become subjects of the new Serra Kingdom, allowing the remaining Olson to completely inherit the ancient Carlos honor and reputation.

No one knows whether Carlos will be recognized by the southern world for the ownership of this land, or whether the newly born Kingdom of Serra will obtain the legitimate property.

This is one of the huge hidden dangers, but this is not something Ryan should worry about. Since McReynolds has made a choice, he must bear all the grievances and contradictions behind this matter.

Half a month, it only took half a month, the four noble lords in the south and the nobles around McReynolds all gathered in the city of the McReynolds family. Here, with the help of Chaofan, a luxurious mansion was built in a short time.

The new king's robe was draped on the Grand Duke, and the temperament of the Griffin Grand Duke gradually changed from that of a powerful magician to that of a noble Majesty.

Just as Ryan thought, Carlos, Harper, Flynn, and a young man of the Olson family who was captured and became the new Earl Olson, who was one of the people Earl Olson could not take away, swore allegiance to McReynolds in the square of the mansion under the gaze of countless people.

Each noble took a long oath of allegiance, and this part alone took nearly six hours.

Taking an oath is not just an oath. Every nobleman must present his flag and noble emblem to the king with both hands. After the king's blessing, they will loudly swear their loyalty to McReynolds under the king's witness.

Someone would carve these oaths on the stone wall and place them in the king's palace. The king would then grant fame, power and a series of other things. After that, it would be a prayer to the gods. The process went smoothly, and the holy light of the Lord of Dawn fell on Grand Duke McReynolds, now the King of the Serra Kingdom.

This means that the faith of the Serra Kingdom still belongs to the Lord of Dawn, not some alien god.

This scene also made many loyal nobles feel relieved. They were really afraid that the king would suddenly say he believed in light and drive out the clergy of the Dawn Church.

But obviously, if this is the case, the establishment of the Kingdom of Sera will not receive much support from the empire.

Because the king's oath mentioned the Lord of the Dawn instead of the God of Light. Although they are the same great being, on the Norris continent they represent the position disputes between the Church and the Empire.

This was also McReynolds' choice. In the southern land, if the newly born Kingdom of Serra wanted to gain widespread recognition from the nobles, the best choice would still be the Holy See, because the Holy See influenced all the lands except the empire.

But Ryan felt that he wanted everything. After all, as an imperial baron, he also had the identity and status of a count in the Kingdom of Sera.

"The great Lord of the Dawn is witnessing the glory that belongs to McReynolds. Under His gaze, the Kingdom of Sera will become His devout kingdom of faith on the Norris continent."

The voice of Grand Duke McReynolds resounded through the sky and the earth. At this moment, the Kingdom of Serra was completely established.

During the three days and three nights of carnival, Ryan also got his own rewards.

Outside the Unicorn, he will own a manor, a 6,000-acre land, most of which is arable land that can be directly planted, and 2,000 slaves who will be responsible for planting and serve as manor servants.

This is naturally not the most important thing. What is important is that all of Ryan's actions within the Kingdom of Sera are not done as an outsider, but as the Earl of the Kingdom of Sera. This is the invisible greatest benefit.

"I didn't expect Baron Ryan to be the biggest winner."

Legion Commander Farrell said enviously as he drank the liquor in depression, not expecting that things would go in a completely unknown direction.

What was even more unexpected was that Baron Ryan would suddenly possess a distinguished status in the Kingdom of Serra.

Ryan smiled. The biggest winner? It's hard to say.

"Has His Majesty still not given you an order?"

The Violent Elephant Legion has been stranded for quite some time. Although the daily expenses are covered by the McReynolds family, it is strange that the emperor of the empire has never ordered them to come.

"Yes, but His Majesty still seems to want us to help His Highness Adams of the Andara royal family become the new king."

Damian has been cursed to death by the blood curse, and the only children left of the old king of the Andara royal family are Adams and another guy named McPherson. However, the emperor gave the order but did not provide any means to help Adams fight the blood curse.

"I got news from King McReynolds that the Holy See should choose His Royal Highness McPherson to be the new king of the Andara Kingdom." Ryan said meaningfully. After the death of the old king, a series of problems that arose in the Andara Kingdom began to waver the nobles in the kingdom. They re-established contact with the McReynolds family. After all, in the past, the McReynolds family was undoubtedly the big brother in their circle.

However, this connection is no longer close, after all, the two parties are no longer in the same kingdom.

On the contrary, after a series of changes, the nobles of the Andara Kingdom began to gradually accept Grand Duke Leta, the only remaining duke's family in the Andara Kingdom. They were once not welcomed by everyone because of witchcraft and historical reasons, but now everything has changed.

It can be said that the Leta family has achieved its goal, but the problem is that the development of the situation is difficult even for the Leta family.

The nobles were waiting for the new king of the Andara Kingdom with cold eyes. Perhaps at that time, the Andara Kingdom would declare war on the ninth kingdom on the Seranoris continent - the Serara Kingdom.

Not far away, Otto and Roland also approached Ryan and the others. The two people from the empire were relatively dazzling in this banquet.

"Your Highness Otto, Your Highness Roland."

Ryan performed aristocratic etiquette towards the two men, and in one leap, McReynolds became a member of the royal family, and the two men also became princes of noble status. They could be ignored before, after all, there was no definite title, but now it is no longer possible.

"Mr. Ryan."

Otto and Roland said this. Ryan is a baron, and in the Kingdom of Serra he is an earl, but in the final analysis, he is a lord of the empire and a descendant of the nobles. Therefore, the two of them did not know how to address each other for a moment, and could only address him as Your Excellency.

It is indeed a respectful title, and this word is often used to describe legends.

The status of a legend is no less than that of a great noble in the world.

The purpose of their visit was very simple. Under the gaze of the nobles around them, he invited Ryan to become the military adviser of the Kingdom of Sera. This was something Ryan had proposed before. He had no power, and he couldn't even do anything. He couldn't control any army with it. Strictly speaking, it was just a nominal position.

But Ryan must be paid 10,000 gold coins every year.

The king agreed, and Ryan understood that this meant that the Kingdom of Sera was unwilling to give up the friendship of the Empire. King McReynolds wanted to play both sides between the Holy See and the Empire.

Ryan didn't know whether he could succeed, but five days later, at the coronation ceremony in the Unicorn Fortress, a cardinal from the Vatican came to crown King McReynolds, and the Empire also sent His Highness Volvo to watch the ceremony again. This emperor elect probably hadn't even returned to the imperial capital before he came here again.

Unlike the last time in the Andara Kingdom, the number of noble representatives who came to witness the establishment of the Serra Kingdom this time was only one-third of the last time. This one-third was due to the attitudes of the Holy See and the Empire. Otherwise, I am afraid that no noble family would send people to witness the birth of a kingdom.

This is the dilemma that the McReynolds royal family is facing now, just like the relationship between the McReynolds family and the Leta family within the Andara Kingdom when they were in the Andara Kingdom.

When they were still the Griffin family, the nobles in the southern lands praised and envied them, but after they became a royal family, the nobles began to harbor malice and no longer looked at them with the same expression as before.

The Kingdom of Sera was indeed established, but it was not an easy task to gain a foothold on the land in the south.

At the coronation ceremony, the gift of dawn descended again. This was all routine. After watching the meaningless speeches for a while, Ryan lowered his head and stared at the map of the current Serra Kingdom.

Judging from the map, the current territory of the Kingdom of Serra is like a carrot. Ryan has this feeling because he is holding a carrot in his hand and chewing it. It was sent from another kingdom in the south near the ocean. The McReynolds family has put a lot of effort into today's coronation ceremony.

The south is thick and sturdy, while the north is thinner, represented by the Griffin Mountains. This is the overall appearance of the Kingdom of Serra. This territory is roughly the size of two and a half provinces of the empire... maybe three if the Griffin Mountains are included.

It owns more than three-fifths of the land of the Andara Kingdom. After all, the Andara Kingdom has now lost a huge territory, and the area centered on the Griffin Mountains no longer belongs to Andara.

But no matter what, the two northernmost kingdoms on the Norris continent are undoubtedly the two weakest among the nine kingdoms on the continent.

It was hard for Ryan to judge which one was weaker between the Andara Kingdom and the Sera Kingdom.

After all, it's impossible for the king to go to the battlefield in person every time there's a war, right? If that were the case, the nobles' recognition of the Sera Kingdom would probably continue to decline.

"It's actually quite simple. As long as the Sera Kingdom can survive on the continent for a hundred years, the influence of time will erase all disapproval. The Sera Kingdom will be the bloodline of a kingdom that is truly respected on the Norris Continent."

After presiding over the coronation ceremony of King Serra, Archbishop Raymond from the Holy See went to the Kingdom of Andara in anger, because at the coronation ceremony, he did not condescend to ask King Serra to bow his head to him.

This King, the 'Wind Emperor', allowed the belief of the Dawn to appear in the Kingdom of Serra, but he did not allow the majesty of the Church to override the King.

This also caused some nobles to look more profound.

"Later, an archbishop will come to the Kingdom of Sera and be responsible for all of Dawn's will on this land."

"That Cardinal Raymond will go to the Andara Kingdom to hold a coronation ceremony for His Highness McPherson. He will become the new king of the Andara Kingdom. This Cardinal should be able to resolve the blood curse that has descended upon him."

The foundation of the Church is still strong, and it can handle the curse of the gods. Roland said this with a sour tone.

"In order to maintain its influence in the north, the Church should help the Andara royal family to be baptized and wash away the hidden dangers that prevented them from transcending after being cursed."

Before, due to the blasphemy of the Andara royal family, the Holy See would never do this. However, the emergence of the Serra Kingdom made the Holy See feel that its control over the north began to decline, which they viewed as a very bad sign.

Therefore, re-supporting the Andara Kingdom became the best option, allowing the Andara royal family to completely become believers of the Dawn, loyally rely on the Holy See, and become their eyes and a nail in the north.

Strengthen the authority of the Holy See in the Norris continent and begin to block the Empire's resistance to them from all aspects.

This is still a confrontation between divine power and royal power.

"Everything was settled after the birth of the new king. Commander Farrell should be the saddest one."

Ryan looked at Farrell and said, he was not joking, the legend's hope was shattered, the emperor's order should arrive soon for him to return to the Wing Canyon, there would be no more legendary events here, allowing him to obtain legendary factors, the power of the Wing Canyon would also fall into the hands of others, and the transaction between him and Master Ryan would be interrupted.

At this moment, Commander Farrell was finally unable to suppress the boiling blood in his body. Commander Violent Elephant's frenzy made him very dissatisfied with the result.

But what's the use? He can't change it.

He suddenly looked at Ryan and said:
"Baron Ryan, why don't we support His Royal Highness Adams to become the new king of the kingdom?"

Ryan rolled his eyes at the legion commander and asked a question that was probably the least relevant to the matter.

"Captain Farrell, what can you do to fight the red cardinal who just arrived?"

Farrell was discouraged and defeated. Not to mention the Red Clothes Man, he couldn't even deal with Pastor Soto, the Feather Dragon Legion, and Captain Eiffel.

Indeed, the Kingdom of Serra was established under the witness of the Holy See and the Empire, and the Kingdom of Andara also welcomed a cardinal to take charge. The apparent stability of the two kingdoms means that the disputes on this land have been settled, and future disputes will be disputes and conflicts between the two kingdoms and within the kingdoms.

"Do you think such a big thing will have an impact on the world and history? Will it give rise to legendary genes?"

Farrell still asked unwillingly, but Ryan was still a problem.

"The founding of the kingdom certainly counts, but who do you think is more likely to receive that legendary favor, you or His Highness Otto?"

Ryan pointed at Otto. Indeed, the establishment of the Sera Kingdom actually represented another thing. That was that His Highness Otto, the heir to the Sera Kingdom, might no longer have a muddy road to becoming a legend, but a smooth one.

"Instead of thinking about these things, you might as well pray...for that guy in the north."

Hernan.

(End of this chapter)