Lords go left, Emperors go right

The iron fist of Queen Margaret III was most likely inherited from her mother, Maritia II. However, the only grandson, Prince Aosta, was a little special. He did not seem to have inherited the iron fist from his mother and grandmother, at least not on the surface.

The father of Queen Margaret III and the grandfather of Prince Osta, is the current overlord of the Eastern Continent of the Human Race. The contemporary emperor of the Glenniers Empire, Granmart IV, who is the first in comprehensive strength and military strength. This grandfather is a famous monarch of the Eastern Continent of the Human Race. Not only does he have great talents and great strategies, but he is also very powerful. He is a genuine high-level dragon knight.

This is much stronger than his son-in-law, Augustus VIII, the Emperor of the Obelisk Empire. Osta's father's own strength is far from reaching the level of a dragon knight. In terms of single-person combat ability, he is 100% no match for Osta's grandfather.

For unknown reasons, Osta's grandparents only wanted one daughter, that is, Osta's mother, Queen Margaret III of the Obelisk Empire. Therefore, they doted on their daughter. The habit of protecting their daughter was 100% inherited. In Osta's generation, he was the only grandson, so he doted on her beyond measure.

Shortly after Osta was born, his grandparents arranged the future for their grandson in advance: the next Pope of the Church of Light and the only heir to the throne of the Glenniers Empire. Osta's mother, Queen Margaret III, preferred to support behind the scenes, and naturally passed the inheritance rights to her only son, Osta.

In the battle for the succession to the throne of the Obelisk Empire, which was still unclear, Osta could stay out of it. Unlike other royal brothers, he did not need to fight for his father's throne. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, he would at least inherit his grandfather's imperial throne and his grandmother's position as the Pope of the Church of Light. He was the type who would inherit the family business if he lost.

This advantage allowed Aosta to stay out of the battle for the succession to the imperial throne and remain a leisurely spectator. The other princes and brothers automatically ignored Aosta and generally would not openly cause trouble for him.

"Lord Aosta, there is plenty of space at the port dock. Should we allow this fleet to enter?"

"Sophia, let the fleet enter the port! However, the reception location needs to be changed slightly. We can't entertain guests in the lord's mansion, at least not now."

"No problem, Lord Osta. We have prepared a spare lord's mansion and are waiting for your consent."

"Sophia, then follow the original plan you made and receive the guests in the spare lord's mansion. By the way, from now on, this place will not be used as the lord's mansion for the time being."

"Understood, Lord Osta."

In the Bloomfield region, in the important coastal port town of St. Louis, the lord of Aosta, Prince Aosta, was a little flustered by the sudden visit of the fleet of the Church of Light. He did not make relevant preparations in advance, and the lack of preparation made him passive when the time came.

It was impossible to refuse entry to the port. The Church of Light was his family, and Aosta could not find a suitable and legitimate reason to refuse the church's fleet from entering the port. According to Sophia, the exclusive accompanying combat maid of this gentleman prince, she had conducted a remote investigation in advance. Victoria, the commander-in-chief of this large fleet of the Church of Light, had a strong bond with Aosta.

Princess Victoria is one of the fiancées of Prince Aosta. She was born in a super empire in the Eastern Continent of the human race. She has the dual identities of an imperial princess and a senior clergyman of the Church of Light. She is the prospective granddaughter-in-law personally selected by Aosta's grandpa and grandma. Her empire was once on par with the overlord Glenniers Empire, and the competition was fierce. In the end, under the coordination and control of the Church of Light, this political marriage was achieved as the basis for the alliance.

Osta didn't expect that the first fiancée to visit his territory would be Princess Victoria. He had expected Princess Cecilia or Princess Silveira, but the result was beyond the expectations of this gentleman prince, so he had to make adjustments in the reception.

The manor house has to be moved to another place, at least this manor house is not suitable for the moment. A certain gentleman prince has a beautiful mistress in his manor house, hiding many secrets, and these secrets cannot be known to his fiancée for the time being. At least the engagement must be officially completed, and after the wedding, after the person is deceived, he will consider whether to let them know.

Cecilia should be fine, but I'm not sure about Silvira and Victoria. These two princesses are not from the human race's southern continent, so they may have other differences in their views on slavery.

Osta specifically instructed his beautiful servants to arrange a new temporary lord's mansion. Fortunately, Chris and the others had foreseen it and arranged everything in advance, preparing several spare city mansions in advance, which were enough to meet the special needs of a gentleman lord from time to time.

"Praise the light, Your Highness Aosta. I am glad to see you at last. You are much more handsome than I thought."

"Your Highness Victoria, you are too polite. You don't need to flatter me like that."

"Your Highness Aosta, etiquette cannot be ignored."

"Your Highness Victoria, what kind of image do you have of me?"

"Your Highness Aosta, this question is a little difficult to answer, but no matter how ordinary you look, it will not affect our engagement."

Soon after the reception and reception work was completed in Aosta, the fleet of the Church of Light entered the port under guidance. This ocean-going fleet of more than 300 ships entered the port in an orderly manner according to the command and guidance of the port lighthouse, and docked at the well-prepared dock.

The first person Aosta saw was his fiancée, Princess Victoriata. The first person to walk down from the fleet's flagship was Princess Victoriata. Princess Victoriata was tall, about 172cm tall, wearing a snow-white priest's robe with a clear symbol of the Church of Light on it.

Princess Victoria dressed like this to hide her identity. People who don't know the actual situation will probably mistake Victoria for a beautiful high-ranking priest of the Church of Light. Through this snow-white priest's dress, you can vaguely see Princess Victoria's slender figure with obvious contour curves.

After years of special training, the princess had a well-proportioned figure, almost reaching the golden ratio, and the effect of the training was obvious. The only regret for the gentleman prince of Aosta was that the thin underwear and panties worn by Princess Victoria under her snow-white priestly robe were 100% snow-white, and it was not obvious from the outside.

Victoria rarely wears a thin, light, and highly transparent outfit. It would be better if the color of the thin underwear inside could be changed to a brighter color. Princess Victoria has long legs, so it is not a problem for her to be a model on the catwalk. The height of her upper body is not low, reaching the level of size D. She wears so formally and conservatively, which obviously seems to be a waste of resources. If you can give your fiancé some benefits in advance, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.

"Your Highness Victoria, what are you doing in my territory this time? You brought so many ships with you. Are you here to do business?"

"If I remember correctly, Sophia told me before. The rules and teachings of the Church of Light clearly stipulate that church clergy cannot engage in business while serving God, otherwise..."

"Your Highness Aosta, I'm here to visit my future husband. Should that be enough reason?"

"Enough, of course it's enough, we..."

"Well, Your Highness Aosta, there are too many people outside, so why don't you invite me to your house?"

Princess Victoria had elegant manners and a gentle voice. She had smooth golden hair, a standard long straight hairstyle, a pair of sky-blue eyes, and an exceptionally beautiful face. Her facial features seemed to be carefully carved, and her skin was as white as top-grade white jade. She was so beautiful that there was almost no flaw to be found.

Because of her long-term practice of light and sacred magic, Princess Victoria has a strong sacred and pure temperament, just like a goddess descending to earth. She has a strong goddess aura, which makes people feel awe in their hearts and want to protect the goddess wholeheartedly and desperately protect the inviolable sacredness.

This goddess's aura, in the Church of Light in the Eastern Continent of the human race, can only be cultivated by a few people such as the saints of the church. Compared with the two fiancées that Aosta had met before, Princess Cecilia and Princess Silveira, they cannot compare with Princess Victoria in terms of temperament.

The three princesses have different looks. Everyone has different aesthetics and preferences, so it is difficult to compare them. In terms of temperament, Cecilia and Silveira are really not as good as Victoria. The former is a lolita and the other is a maiden, and their aura is slightly inferior to the latter who has goddess attributes.

When Princess Victoria talked to Aosta, she kept a bright smile on her beautiful face. That smile was not artificial, especially in her clear blue eyes, which were full of sincerity and she looked innocent, as if any outsider could easily see through her thoughts.

Aosta was a little embarrassed, and almost didn't dare to look Princess Victoria in the eye. The goddess was too pure, which made a certain gentleman prince feel quite ashamed in his heart. He kept a beautiful woman in the manor of the lord and played some indescribable special games. Aosta always felt a little sorry, after all, Princess Victoria seemed to be unaware of this.

"Your Highness Victoria, what do you think of our engagement?"

"Your Highness Aosta, I believe this is fate's arrangement. Of course, if you feel that we are not suitable for each other, I can go back and talk to Her Majesty Maritia..."

"Your Highness Victoria, I don't mean anything else. You don't have to think too much."

"Your Highness Aosta, that's good. I thought I didn't do it well and annoyed you. Tell me what you think and I will change it until you are satisfied."

"Your Highness Victoria, you don't have to be so accommodating to me."

"Your Highness Aosta, this is the responsibility you should fulfill as a wife, not an accommodation."

Princess Victoria behaved very modestly, with a sincere look in her beautiful eyes, without a trace of hypocrisy. It was only later that Aosta learned from Sofia that his grandmother, Maritia II, the bright pope, had taken great pains to select a future granddaughter-in-law for her only grandson.

Soon after her grandson was born, the pope used secret methods such as divination and astrology to find girls who matched perfectly with Osta. As long as the girls were in the Eastern Continent, they would all be accepted into the Church of Light under various names. No matter what their background was, whether they were members of the imperial family, nobles, or commoners, the Church of Light would always find a way to bring them into the church.

Among these candidates, the most suitable one is Princess Victoria. Pope Maritia II took her away and trained her as a granddaughter-in-law since she was a child, training her as the future Pope of the Church of Light and the candidate for successor.

The Pope had already planned everything, knowing that her grandson might have to succeed her husband, Emperor Granmart IV of the Glenniers Empire. The Church of Light could inherit at the same time, and let her grandson's wife Victoria secretly assist, which was the best of both worlds.

The long-term training of Pope Maritia II was very successful. Princess Victoria was currently one of the best young people in the Church of Light. She was stronger than the saints of the same period and many predecessors. The only one she couldn't compare with was Sophia, a special and stunning beauty. She was a special existence beyond the standard.

Princess Victoria is powerful, but because of the long-term ideological indoctrination of the female pope, she is different from the other two fiancées of Aosta, Princess Cecilia and Princess Silveira. The initial favorability of this imperial princess to her fiancé Aosta is almost full, and the favorability is full.

Princess Victoria was not affected by the rumors that had been circulating in the past few years, and she simply ignored them. Even if her fiancé, Prince Aosta, was really just a passerby prince with no ability as the rumors said, she would not despise or hate him.

After chatting for a while, Osta found that Princess Victoria got along very well with him and they could find many common topics. Even though this gentleman prince had a peculiar look in his eyes and did not hide his desire for her body, Princess Victoria did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.

Under the premise of a political marriage, Prince Aosta was very happy to find such a suitable fiancée. It was a huge profit. If it weren't for the fact that Princess Victoria might be here to do business, there would be many things in the manor of this gentleman prince that he couldn't let her see for the time being. Aosta had the idea of ​​letting Princess Victoria stay overnight in his manor, so that he could have a special pre-marriage experience with his fiancée in advance.

"Your Highness Aosta, the facilities in your lord's mansion are so new, could it be newly built?"

"Your Highness Victoria, this mansion was indeed built not long ago. Please don't be so polite when addressing me. I'm not used to being so respectful."

"Dear...dear, I'm mainly here to give you some gifts and visit my husband."

"Madam, these gifts are not as important as you. Are you included in them?"

"My dear, the answer to your question is obvious. Of course it is included!"

After arriving at the new lord's mansion in Aosta, Princess Victoria blushed a little, but she finally followed the special request of a gentleman prince and called him by a more intimate nickname. Princess Victoria's fleet visited the Central Continent and Aosta's territory, mainly to give gifts to her fiancé.

The more than 300 ships flying the flags of the Church of Light were transporting a large amount of supplies. The items were of various types, including all kinds of supplies, from gold and silver treasures to strategic materials.

Because of the flag of the Church of Light, the voyage was smooth and no pirates or naval fleets from the island empire dared to cause trouble. There was no need to think about stopping robbery. Among the human race, the consequences of offending the Church of Light were much more serious than offending the empires.

Before arriving at the Port of St. Louis, Princess Victoria's Eastern Fleet encountered the Northern Fleet on the route near the dock. After careful consideration, the Northern Fleet took the initiative to give way and temporarily did not enter the port, giving up the port position to the Eastern Fleet of the Church of Light.

Although the port town of St. Louis had expanded its dock, the number of berths available was still limited, and it was unlikely to accommodate two super fleets at the same time. Therefore, the Northern Fleet took the initiative to give way. The commander of the Northern Fleet was Princess Silveira, Aosta's fiancée. According to the prior agreement between the two parties,

By mistake, she inadvertently gave way to other ladies. At this time, Princess Silveira did not know that Princess Victoria of the fleet over there was actually Aosta's fiancée like her. After all, they were a family, and Silveira's unintentional help allowed Victoria to seize the initiative.

While Osta was teasing his fiancée with words and admiring Princess Victoria's pretty blushing face, he felt secretly happy. At the same time, he was looking at the ship cargo list he had just received, which recorded in detail the list of goods transported on the more than 300 ships of the Eastern Fleet of the Church of Light.

Osta's expression did not change much on the surface, but the more he looked, the more surprised he felt. The Eastern Fleet had brought so many gifts that if converted into wealth and currency value, it would definitely be an astronomical figure, and it might even exceed the total investment made by Lanis and the other "rich ladies" from the northern continent of the human race in the first batch of financing projects of the Blom Treasury.

This huge amount of financial sponsorship, like a pie in the sky, hit Aosta hard on the head. The gentleman prince almost had a short circuit in his mind because he was not used to it, thinking that he was still dreaming.

"Honey, are you sure you got the right gift? Are they all for me? The amount is enough to build a country..."

"My dear, of course it's for you. There's no mistake. These gifts are..."

Princess Victoria was very honest and directly explained to Osta the origin of this huge gift. It turned out that after Osta established his territory in the Central Continent, all the empires in the Eastern Continent prepared gifts for him. The other party was the future successor to the position of the Pope of the Church of Light, the next Pope of Light, and the overlord of the continent, the only heir to the throne of the Glenniers Empire, and the next emperor of the empire.

The royal families and nobles of the various empires in the Eastern Continent of the Human Race all wanted to establish a relationship in advance and build friendship with the emperor of the future continental hegemony. When Osta himself was still in the Western Continent of the Human Race, living in the capital palace of the Obelisk Empire, these empires in the Eastern Continent were reluctant to publicly send gifts to the Obelisk Empire due to political influence, fearing that it would cause unnecessary diplomatic misunderstandings.

It was different when Osta arrived in the Central Continent. He could give gifts openly without having to consider the feelings of the Obelisk Empire. In addition to the royal nobles of the various empires in the Eastern Continent, half of the gifts came from various factions within the Church of Light. The purpose of these church elders was not simple, and they had to consider more than those empires.

The various factions within the church wanted to give gifts to determine what kind of personality the future Pope of Light would have, and to roughly predict what kind of personality the future Pope of Light would have. Although the strong management of Pope Maritia II brought glory to the development of the Church of Light, many factions within the church had been secretly advocating the restoration of the original old system, that is, the system of the Church of Light during the prehistoric civilization period.

The Pope of the Church of Light at that time was just a figurehead, a mascot without real power, and the real power was in the hands of the Cardinals. After the demise of the prehistoric civilization, a power shift occurred within the Church of Light. In the great change, the Pope won and took back most of the power from the Cardinals.

Until now, the power struggle between the Pope and the Archbishops has not been completely resolved. Due to the strength of Pope Maritia II, when she was in power, the Archbishops were completely suppressed and naturally dared not to mess around. When the Pope abdicates and her grandson takes over, it is not ruled out that these Archbishops will make a comeback and try to seize power from Aosta.

Pope Maritia II anticipated this, but did not completely destroy the power of the archbishops. She wanted to see if her grandson, Aosta, was capable of handling it, so she specially trained Princess Victoria to assist her grandson.

If Osta couldn't handle it, she would intervene. After listening to the explanation of his fiancée, Princess Victoria, Osta had a subtle expression on his face, and felt that the gifts he took over were a hot potato. The grandmother secretly gave this gentleman prince a big problem. Fortunately, his fiancée Victoria still liked Osta very much. Among the three fiancées, Osta was currently the most satisfied with Victoria.

"Honey, what are you thinking about? I..."

"Wife, I want to discuss something with you."

Chapter 24: Restless Territory Separatist Forces

In the Bloomfield area, in the coastal area of ​​the territory, in the important port town of St. Louis, after the fleet of the Church of Light from the Eastern Continent of the human race arrived at the port, Lord Aosta officially met with one of his three fiancées, Princess Victoria.

Osta was very satisfied with this beautiful princess with blond hair and blue eyes. The gentleman almost wanted to hold the wedding directly in his territory without waiting for the official engagement. Although Victoria had no objection to this and would probably not object, after careful consideration, Osta finally gave up this tempting idea for the time being.

The families of the three fiancées of this gentleman prince all put forward similar pre-marriage tests, requiring Osta to find a specific thing. Osta always felt incomplete without completing this requirement. Therefore, he decided to consider future matters after completing this test.

Some procedures are necessary. If you want to skip them, there will be many problems. If Osta officially takes Victoria now, it will be difficult to explain to the other two fiancées. Princess Cecilia and Princess Silveira will be in trouble. They may misunderstand and cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

The main thing that Aosta entrusted to Princess Victoria was to give her a special ring in advance. This silver ring, which looked simple in style, had a special mystical magic array set on it. It had a special positioning function, which could transmit the wearer's real-time location information, allowing the giver to easily grasp relevant important information.

Osta hoped that Princess Victoria would wear the ring at all times and not take it off easily, so that he could know the princess's location in real time. Osta had a good first impression of Victoria and was very concerned about the princess's safety, so he gave her the ring.

As for the true power of the ring, Osta would not speak out for the time being, as some things could not be made public. He was afraid that after Princess Victoria knew the truth, she would misunderstand and think that a gentleman prince had other unspeakable thoughts and purposes in giving her the ring.

"Honey, is this an engagement ring? Got it, I'll wear it all the time."

"Baby, I'll give it to you later when I find a more expensive ring. This engagement ring is temporary and may not be of high quality."

"My dear, I like all the rings you give me, regardless of their value. I like this ring very much and will cherish it."

"Baby, when the territory is built and the wedding room is decorated, I will pick you up here."

"Dear, you arrange it, I'll listen to you."

Aosta personally put the "heart eye ring" on the slender ring finger of Princess Victoria's right hand. Although the ceremony was not formal, Princess Victoria's beautiful face showed a happy smile and a happy expression. For her, the symbolic meaning of this engagement ring is far greater than its value and practical function.

Princess Victoria had already sensed the magic formula hidden in the "heart's eye ring" when she put it on. She could roughly guess what functions this engagement ring had. Princess Victoria trusted Aosta very much and did not suspect that her fiancé would set a trap for her. She did not feel that there was anything wrong with her real-time location information being known to her fiancé. She was also very smart not to point it out to her face and reveal the real function of the engagement ring.

Victoria is extremely talented and intelligent. Moreover, she knows when a lady should pretend to be a little dumb. It is not a bad thing to rely more on your lover. Not every gentleman can accept that his partner is too strong and stronger than the other person.

Princess Victoria did not stay in the port of Aosta for too long. She commanded the fleet and delivered the transported materials to Aosta before returning. This was not a formal visit, but just a visit while transporting gifts. If it was a formal visit, Princess Victoria would definitely put on the most beautiful clothes in her wardrobe and dress up carefully. She would never come to visit in her usual work clothes like now.

Aosta was particularly understanding and did not try to persuade her to stay. He only told Princess Victoria to be careful when she returned to the Eastern Continent and to contact a certain gentleman prince more often. The short separation was for the sake of reunion in the future. Victoria did not shy away from using more intimate names when talking to Aosta. The way they got along was similar to that of a newly married young couple, showing a strong sense of déjà vu between lovers.

"Yulia, these materials are secretly stored in the underground storage of the Blom Vault and will not be made public for the time being. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Understood, Lord Osta. I will handle this personally."

"Dear, let's contact each other later!"

"Baby, remember our agreement."

"I know, dear, I won't take off the ring."

Osta personally accompanied Princess Victoria to the dock of the Port of St. Louis, sent his fiancée on board, and accompanied Princess Victoria throughout the journey, and finally said goodbye at the port. After seeing off his fiancée, Osta specially arranged for his exclusive accompanying combat maid Yulia to secretly store the huge wealth sent by the Church of Light in the Blom Vault and transfer it to the newly built underground warehouse there, and temporarily not disclose any information to the public.

As for the visiting human race Eastern Continent fleet, it was to transport supplies. Osta took strict confidentiality measures to block all related news to the greatest extent. Although the current Blom Treasury is thriving in all aspects of business, it is in a stage of rapid development and business is booming. However, Osta has kept a backup plan in advance and kept this unexpected huge wealth as a reserve fund and did not disclose it to the public.

In the event of any financial risk in the future, this huge amount of wealth will become the key funds for rescue and turnaround. Aosta will not use it easily unless it is absolutely necessary, and will keep enough trump cards and the final killer.

Osta holds the key to the mysterious national treasure house that has been passed down to this day in the Abigrans Empire. He also left behind important royal family members of the Abigrans Empire, including the eldest princess Granrita, the second princess Granlisa, the third princess Granniel, and the beautiful prince Granlis.

As a gentleman, Osta had no intention of "killing all" from the beginning, and plundering the treasury of the Abigrans Empire in a "killing the chicken to get the eggs" style. After all, a part of it had to be left, and at this time, the usefulness of the reserve funds was reflected.

"Lord Osta, we have already found out that the northern fleet commanded by Princess Silveira has moved to the western continent.

"Lord Osta, Princess Silveira should be following the wishes of your mother, Queen Margaret."

"So that's how it is. Mother is too impatient. How come she is meeting her daughter-in-law so soon?"

"Chris, please continue to collect relevant information in this regard. If there is any news about Princess Silveira or her northern fleet, please tell me as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Lord Osta, Her Highness Margaret should have a reply to us soon."

The fleet of the Church of Light stayed at the port of St. Louis for three days before unloading all the goods. Because of the need to keep it secret, the unloading was done at night. People who were not aware of the situation thought that the dark merchants' cargo ships and merchant ships were carrying out some secret black trade activities.

Aosta's fiancée, Princess Victoria, returned home in advance on a warship in the fleet. The other fiancée of this gentleman prince, Princess Silveira, commanded the Northern Fleet, which did not dock in the Central Continent as scheduled this time. Instead, while waiting for the Eastern Fleet of the Church of Light to leave the Port of St. Louis and give them a vacant docking position, it suddenly changed course and left.

Aosta was somewhat caught off guard, but he soon felt relieved after he arranged for someone to inquire about the relevant situation. Princess Silveira did not choose to evacuate because she had seen through the true face of her fiancé, Aosta, the gentleman.

The northern fleet changed its route temporarily mainly because it received new contact information. The direction of the route change this time was the human race's western continent. Aosta's mother, Queen Margaret III of the Obelisk Empire, invited Princess Silvira to visit the imperial palace.

Although Princess Silveira had no feelings for her "unknown" fiancé, she dared not neglect her future mother-in-law. After receiving the invitation from Queen Margaret III, Princess Silveira immediately commanded her northern fleet to change course and set sail. Silveira temporarily put aside the new energy mineral, the deep blue crystal.