Chapter 6: The Death of the Emperor

"I want Avina to join us as well. "I finally got the words out of my heart

Avina looked a little embarrassed in front of everyone when I said this, but I could still tell that she was actually happy in her heart. Avina had always dreamed of becoming a mercenary, but fate had caused her to succumb to a small tavern. Now that I say this, the adventurous spirit in her body has been ignited by me.

The attitude of the others was not too strange, and they also hoped that Avina would join the Demon Hunter Mercenary Regiment.

"Well, I'll grant your request, but Ivina herself will have to do it, and I can't force her to join the mercenary group. A kind smile appeared on Heater's face

In my mind, old Heather will always be such a kind man. No matter how terrible things he went through, he was always able to smile indifferently.

"I do, I want to join the mercenary group too. Avina nodded happily in agreement.

In this way, Avina and I officially became new members of the Demon Hunter Blade mercenary group, and we swore with the blood of our fingertips in front of the idol of Idia, the Lord of Things, to fight for truth and justice!

Along with the mercenary's life badge, Ram also made it in the next few days, and handed it to me and Avina, and in this way, Avina and I officially became mercenaries of the Demon Hunter Blade Mercenary Group. Old Heated told me that in view of the current crisis, the base of our mercenary group is to be moved to Giant Bear Town in the Norsland Province, where the mercenary group will be rebuilt. This is the result of his careful consideration, and he also discussed it with us.

Where we are now is the town of Boship, in the eastern part of the Delman Empire, which is mostly inhabited by Delman people, who are descendants of the ancient Delman kingdom.

The Norsland Province was originally the territory of the northern aborigines of the Norslands, so it was also called the Northern Province. Old Heated was a native of Norsland, so it made sense that he would want to move the mercenary group to the province of Norsland.

As for the Norslans, the natives of the north, I have had a lot of contact with Heated over the years, and they are not like the Delmans, they are arrogant and rude, they are kind and tolerant, they are brave and good at fighting, they can stick a knife in both sides of their friends, and they can treat their enemies as if they were dead.

When old Cessed told the rest of the mercenary group about his idea, no one had much to say. But Kelvin said that he couldn't stand the climate in the north, and Fran told him to wrap himself in a bear skin, and Kelvin had to scold the rough knight in his heart.

After everyone agreed, they began to prepare for the move.

During this time, Heated told me and Nataya to go outside several times to inquire about the situation, and a team of three people with Frant and Nataya left the secret base to find out the news on the road to Giant Bear Town.

Avina wanted to come with us, but old Cessed wouldn't let her come with us, because Avina was far from being a real mercenary. With no choice, Avina had no choice but to practice the basic skills that a mercenary should have in the base.

Frant and Nataya and I left the secret base and left the town of Boship, and we traveled all the way north, and we saw many strange things.

The world has started to change, we just don't know what it will become.

Ever since the Destruction Wing Black Dragon Ildelai attacked the capital city of Kailandil, news of the death of the great Theodon the Great has spread throughout the Delman Empire, and the empire has become unstable due to the leaderless dragons.

First, because most of the nobles of the Norsland Province died at the hands of the Black Dragon along with Theodon the Great, and then a large-scale armed rebellion broke out in the Norsland Province.

This rebellion was not sudden, because it had historical roots. Since the young Theodon dominated the world, the Norslands of the north joined the Delman Empire. A large number of Theordon the Great's cronies and nobles came to the northern provinces, and these people became the leaders of the Norslans. Since ancient times, there have been irreconcilable contradictions between the leader and the led, and these imperial nobles are pampered in the north, and they only care about their own interests, so the Norslans at the bottom of the north are full of complaints.

But because of the greatness of Theordon the Great, the Norslands could only swallow their anger. Now that the news of Theoton's death had arrived, and several of the northern lords had also died with the Emperor, the fear in the hearts of the Norslans was gone.

After the arrival of the black dragon, natural disasters continued, evil spirits appeared frequently, and famine was serious in various places, but the high taxes of some remaining minor nobles were still a heavy burden on the shoulders of the Norslans. At this time, the Gnoslans were like a powder keg about to explode, and only a few sporadic fires were needed to explode.

Gravel was the key flame of this, and he completely erupted the anger that had been stored in the hearts of the Norslans.

Gravel was originally the captain of a small mercenary team, but was oppressed by the nobles, and finally decided to join the Imperial Resistance because of some things.

This Black Dragon incident can be said to be a turning point, allowing him to seize the opportunity to fan the people's discontent to the highest point. In just a few days, his ranks expanded rapidly, and even many of the Norslan troops that were originally under the empire joined his camp, and he became the commander of the Northern Alliance. He fought against the Imperial Army under the banner that the North belonged to the Northerners, and sang all the way, so now the North has basically become the world of Gravel.

We've also heard about these things from the caravans that come and go, and we don't know much about the situation.

And the imperial family was also in chaos, and the death of Theorton the Great left only the young Prince Keith and Princess Isabel. Princess Isabel is the heir of a previously deceased queen, and she was sent to the north since she was a child, so the day of the Black Dragon's attack was not in the capital city of Kailandil, but in the northern provinces.

As for Prince Keith, for some reason, after the attack of the black dragon, he and her mother, Queen Delena, miraculously survived unscathed.

The mother and daughter were helpless and became pawns of the generals who now held military power in the empire. These generals are now the de facto rulers of the empire, and they are doing evil and dividing the power.

At this time, Alonso, a valiant general, took the initiative to protect Prince Keith and his mother, and under the banner of maintaining the legitimacy of Delman's royal family, he fought against the evil forces that tried to divide the empire.

However, it was the Chief Archmage Morz, the former magical advisor to Theodon the Great, who really played a decisive role. This magically powerful mage assassinated all the generals who tried to establish themselves as kings by various means overnight. In this way, the situation in the empire began to stabilize.

Alonso was appointed Marshal of the Empire, in charge of all military powers, and was also the commander-in-chief of the reconstruction of the capital city of Kailandil, and was also made Lord of Kailandil.

Thanks to the support of archmages Molz and Alonso, the lonely mother and son of Dalena and Keith were able to settle down.

The rebellion in the northern provinces stimulated the western provinces, which were the territories of the Haruz, a nomadic people of the desert who were originally very different from the Imperial people, with dark skin and a language very different from the lingua franca of the Empire.

So soon, Lohand, the ruler of the Haruz themselves, submitted an agreement of independence to the imperial family. In view of the current situation, the Imperial Family had no choice but to acquiesce in this agreement.

For now, the stability of the southern province of Delman is key, because this is the foundation of the Delman Empire and the birthplace of the Delman people. As for the north, the empire never renounced sovereignty over this region.

As for the northwestern province of Kurut, the Empire's control over it was also fundamentally shaken and was now autonomous.

In the palace that was still under repair, looking at the bleak night moon, the hard-working mother and son of Dalena and Prince Keith, remembered the great Theodon the Great in the past, and tears of sadness could not help but shed tears of sadness in their eyes.

They didn't know where to go, and they didn't know what the Chief Archmage was really about.