Black Iron Crown

What Earl Redmara thinks about Rainer doesn't know, all his thoughts are now on how to win over the lords.

December 13th, twenty-five years of the Empire.

noon.

All the lords gathered in the banquet hall in the main castle of Mecaron. This time the banquet was much richer than the one two months ago. All kinds of precious ingredients were delicately processed and served. dining table.

The royal lords and their families and vassals drank all kinds of wine provided, and had a good time talking with acquaintances. They hadn't seen each other for several months after the Southern Counter-Insurgency War.

"You said, what is the purpose of Reiner calling us to hold the tournament this time?" One lord asked the other while drinking.

"Who knows, maybe it's to unite our group of people..." The lord took a sip and said, "The new nobles are really deceiving people too much, and the damn queen and Red Mara count!"

"Obviously we are the ones more worthy of her trust, but she trusts Earl Redmara more!" said the royal lord angrily.

"Who says no? Since the death of Grand Duke Mabula, the new nobles have gone too far. If Earl Rainer can really represent us, I don't mind following his orders!" Another lord also joined the conversation.

The rest of the people also nodded approvingly, apparently having no objection to the lord's words.

At the same time, there was a lot of people in Mecaron City. Many wandering knights and knights under the command of the royal lords were in the city. They were either buying some gadgets, or having fun in the tavern. , or wandering aimlessly around.

More than a thousand knights gathered in the city of Mecaron, and their followers and family members added up to four to five thousand people. Apart from them, countless businessmen entered the city in search of business opportunities.

If it hadn't been for the city of Mecaron to undergo an upgrade by Reiner, I am afraid that it would not be able to accommodate so many people that have increased in an instant.

Among the taverns, it was far more crowded than usual, and countless knights or followers drank here to brag to the people around them.

"Haha! The champion of this martial arts competition must be me! I will win this competition! The prize money will also be mine! The glory will always belong to me!"

The knight looked rather strong,

However, he was only wearing a worn-out leather armor. Even with the only protective gear, this leather armor was not so coordinated on his body.

Because this leather armor is really too small, it can barely cover his strong body.

"After I get the bonus! I will recruit troops...to take back..." At this point, the knight's feast came to an abrupt end, and a thin servant who was only wearing a half-length leather armor tugged at his clothes. sleeve.

The figures of these two people are simply two extremes, one is extremely strong, and the other is very thin, so thin that if someone says that it is a little girl, they will be believed.

Two people sitting together is like a monkey sitting next to a big bear.

"Aha..." The strong knight rubbed his head and smiled embarrassedly, his face was flushed, and he didn't know whether it was because he was drunk or ashamed.

The people who pricked up their ears and wanted to hear the story behind it couldn't help but look back in disappointment.

The knight stroked the lightning emblem on the long sword's weight, his eyes turned red, and he took a deep breath and said, "I will take it back, I will take everything back, father!"

As he said that, he looked at the simple lightning on the weight of the sword hilt with piercing eyes, and he was bound to win the championship this time.

Because, the prize money for the champion of this martial arts tournament is a full 200 gold coins and five sets of full-body chain armor and armor complexes, which means that Leiner took out five sets of Sergeant Moreland's equipment as prizes.

Two hundred gold coins, this is the entire income of a baronie for 20 to 30 years, and even a piece of land the size of a baronie can be bought from an earl, which is enough for him to use it as a starting point for revenge.

"Aquino..." The servant beside him looked at him worriedly.

"I'm fine, don't worry!" Aquino said, showing his big white teeth and recovering.

The banquet went very smoothly. Although there were a lot of people in the banquet hall, when Reiner came in holding Frante's hand, there was no sound. They maintained enough respect for Reiner.

"A toast to you, Respected Grand Duke Reiner of the North!" After Reiner and Frant took their seats, Baron Moricado stood up from his chair with his glass and said to them with a smile.

"A toast to Grand Duke Leiner!" The rest of the royal lords also raised their glasses one after another, and thousands of people in the entire banquet hall stood up in unison at once, their voices almost toppled the entire castle.

Reiner responded with a smile and a toast, and the whole banquet enjoyed itself.

Just as the cups were mingling, Reiner said in a low voice: "Everyone, through this banquet, I hope to reach a consensus with you!"

The royal lords did not speak and waited for his next words. In fact, these royal lords already knew what Leiner wanted to say, and they just wanted to hear what Leiner had to say.

"Everyone also knows that the queen colluded with Earl Redmara to favor the new nobles like bumpkins, and even sacrificed our interests to satisfy them. The territory that should have belonged to the royal family was shared by her and Earl Redmara. The gang of new nobles!"

"As for the orthodox royal family, we have suffered huge losses on the battlefield, but we are so light-hearted. They don't care about us who have lost our strength anymore!"

"Everyone! We should discard our pride, our arrogance, and our hatred for each other! We have the same blood flowing in our veins, and we are all descendants of Merland! Give up internal discord! In order to resist Queens who eat inside and outside and those bloody upstarts, we must unite!"

"Yes, that's right! We want to unite!" Earl Jollal had the most irritable temper, and his second-rate personality was like listening to a powder keg.

But now that's exactly what Reiner needs.

"Indeed, we should unite as one!" The Earl of Princeton also nodded slightly, agreeing with Reiner's words.

Reiner looked at the two with a smile, and then continued: "After the death of Grand Duke Mabula, our group has no leader. No one can speak for our interests!"

"So, now, I, Rainer Merland, the Grand Duke of the North, is willing to stand up as the spokesperson for our interests! I will fight for the interests of all of us and the imperial capital! Any behavior that harms our interests will be punished." By our collective opposition!"

Reiner stood up, scanned the crowd and said, "What do you think?"