Black Iron Crown

September 5, twenty-three years of the empire.

The temperature in the imperial capital seemed to be getting hotter and hotter, and even the dog guarding the house was listlessly panting on the ground with its tongue out.

The coronation ceremony of the little emperor has been completely over, and the emperor's honorary title has been transferred from the dead Emperor Kafeet to the prince.

The turmoil that lasted for a long time finally settled down. Some lords who were not from the imperial party did not show enough respect for the little emperor. Some members of the imperial party were already worried and lost their previous confidence.

After the coronation ceremony, the lords other than the imperial party left the imperial capital as quickly as possible.

They are not greedy for the delicacies at the banquet in the imperial capital. Now anyone can see that the volume of the turbulent waves that have been brewing under the water surface is about to show their heads.

At this time, you must return to your own territory to sit in command, otherwise you will be very passive in the face of possible turmoil.

As a distant branch of the royal family, Reiner was born an undisputed imperial party. After establishing initial contact with members of the royal family such as Grand Duke Mabula, he led the Scarlet Griffin Knights to the north without stopping.

The distance of more than 2,000 kilometers, even if everyone had a horse, took more than a month to reach the northern border. It was already October in the 23rd year of the empire.

The weather has gradually turned into autumn, and the crops sown in July are slowly starting to turn yellow, and they will mature before the first snow falls around December.

After running around all the way, even Reiner and the Scarlet Griffin Knights couldn't help feeling tired. After returning to Mecaron City, they immediately took a hot bath and slept comfortably on a bed covered with several layers of sackcloth. Sleep.

Early the next morning, Reiner got up from the bed and walked to the study as usual.

He has entrusted the imperial family to convey the news to him immediately if there is any accident in the empire.

He didn't want to die for the royal family impatiently, but wanted to grasp the environment of the empire at that time, so that he could make the most accurate judgment on the situation.

The soldiers who enlisted in June have been trained for four full months, and in terms of the degree of training alone, they have initially reached the standard.

However, if they want to fully reach the level of their captain, they still need at least one to two years of training.

The soldiers before were all troops poured out with blood in battles,

No matter how well you practice on the training ground, you won't be able to do it without going through the tempering of iron and blood, fire and sword.

Reiner, and everyone in Mecaron City could hear the wake-up calls of the soldiers training outside the city and the numbers shouted during training.

Although the citizens sometimes feel tireless, but to be honest, having this group of soldiers stationed outside the city gave them an incomparable sense of security.

Reiner stood in front of the study window, frowning, looking at the scenery outside with worried eyes.

There are few leaves left on the few remaining branches in the city, and large pieces of withered yellow coconuts swirl and rustle down from the branches with the autumn wind.

Reiner's current mood is as volatile as these fallen leaves, gloomy and gloomy.

Now he can't see the way forward at all. Although there is a system, the time given to him to develop is still too short. It only took two years to unify the entire northern border.

This is already the limit of what he can do, and he thinks he can't do better. Although he had no ambitions for a while at the beginning, he has been striving for his great cause all the time afterwards.

However, it is impossible to predict what the future will be like now, and it is difficult for him to protect himself in the current situation.

He asked himself that he didn't want to lose his current life. Although he felt tired occasionally when dealing with official duties, it was better than freedom and the sense of superiority and pride in his heart.

He will never forget the thoughts of small farmers from the bottom of the Chinese dynasty. He will be very happy when he sees his citizens and villagers showing respect for him.

This is not the so-called oppression. Whenever he hears blessings for himself from these residents, he is very happy.

He actually felt the feeling of being poor and being alone, and being able to help the world. Seeing the full grain of the residents under his command and the air-dried meat on the house, he felt that it was his own credit. People's lives become better.

What's more, he also has his own relatives, Mrs. Moreland, Lumbare, Wende, Baron Cod, and he has so many loyal subordinates, Baron Valas, Baron Logan, Baron Leyland, Wacker Sir Xi, he didn't dare to imagine what would happen to these people if he failed.

Looking out of the window quietly lost in thought, he suddenly clenched his hand tightly, beat the palm of the other hand all at once, and said viciously: "I want to win!"

"Bang bang bang..."

There was a knock on the door, and Baron Corder opened the door and walked in.

"Is there something wrong, Uncle?" Reiner looked back at Baron Cod, who looked slightly old but couldn't hide his integrity.

"Uh... In fact, I have a lot of things I want to report to you, but these files and documents are still being sorted out and will be sent to you in about three days!" Baron Corder lowered his head slightly.

After a pause, he said hesitantly, "I came here to ask... how is the royal family...?"

In fact, as a courtier, Reiner's palace minister, he shouldn't ask about things that his lord didn't take the initiative to mention.

But after all, he is also one of the distant branches of the royal family, not to mention the situation of the royal family is directly related to the development and living environment of the northern border, so he can't help but worry about it.

Just when he asked the question, nine fast horses carrying three messengers were galloping on the road to Mecaron City, sweeping a large swath of dust.

Their faces and bodies were already covered with dust, and they looked extremely dirty and embarrassing.

"Mecaron City is ahead! Hold on to Watt!"

A courier was out of breath and shouted loudly to a pale courier behind him, his voice had already become hoarse, perhaps because the crazy horse galloping had consumed too much of his physical strength and energy, so There was even an indelible tiredness in his voice.

However, as soon as his words fell, the messenger named Watt staggered and fell from the horse's back.

"Go and tell Earl Rainer the news first! I'll take care of him here!" Another courier hastily reined in his horse, jumped off the horse and staggered to the side of the fallen courier.

They rushed frantically along the way in order to inform Earl Rainer, the Lord of the North, of this news. Such important news cannot be delayed. Who knows what will happen in half a day.

With a slightly contorted face, the messenger touched the letter that was tightly hidden in his arms, and he wiped the mud mixed with sweat and dust on his face casually.

Glancing back at the two figures on the ground who no longer knew what to do, he turned his head resolutely and continued to run towards the city of Mecaron on the horizon.

"The 15th earl and 123rd baron in the south and west rebelled!" A hoarse voice full of grief and anger came in from outside the city.