"Well said——!!!!"

Count Angt, who had been suppressed for a long time, stood up directly, roaring and waving his iron fist: "Byrne has elected her new duke, tell His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Dome Palace, if he does not agree, we will accompany him to the end!"

"As a vassal of the Empire, Byrne will naturally obey the will of the Heavenly Dome and the royal family of de Salion. ”

The proud Charlotte snorted coldly, her gaze was unabashedly sharp: "But while Byrne is showing his loyalty, please also ask the Empire to maintain the least respect for her, and not to accuse our Duke as rudely as now!"

"The Byrnes have endured three full generations of humiliation, isn't that enough to prove our loyalty?!"

Count Eckert, who looked solemn, also stepped forward and looked at the young duke without humility or arrogance: "The Council of the Round Table is an ancient tradition of Byrne, and the election of a new duke is also Byrne's internal affairs, please don't interfere with the Heavenly Dome Palace." ”

"Loren Turin was convened by the Council of the Round Table, accepted the testimony of the Holy Cross and the allegiance of all the knights, and drank the golden cup, which represented the blessing of all Byrne, to whom Byrne would offer all his allegiance until the end of his life. ”

"Please be sure to tell Your Majesty the Heavenly Dome Palace... Please leave the affairs of the Byrnes to the Byrnes!"

As soon as his words fell, countless excited shouts rang out in the hall, and the knights, who had just been overwhelmed, all showed hearty smiles.

Even the way they looked at Loren turned from suspicion and apprehension to pleasing and reverence.

The affairs of the Byrnes should be left to the Byrnes, and there is no room for outsiders to interfere.

Even the Heavenly Dome Palace, even His Majesty the Emperor is the same!

In the center of the hall, the indifferent expression of Yuli Wirtz was still the same as before, not paying any attention to the impassioned voice just now, and the noisy shouts at the moment, a pair of silver eyes as sharp as a blade, staring at Loren without squinting.

As he said, there was only one person in this hall who was qualified to speak to him.

"Good, I see. ”

The Duke of Ellemont's clear and serious tone sounded again: "I will report this matter to the Heavenly Dome Palace, and relay your and Byrne's reply on this matter to His Majesty Eckhart II word for word, and His Majesty will personally judge it!"

"That couldn't be better. Loren said in a deep voice, neither humble nor arrogant: "I believe that Your Majesty will be able to uphold the fair attitude of the imperial trial, and let the former knightly hometown regain the glory that belongs to us." ”

"I hope that this matter can get a proper ending between the Heavenly Dome Palace and Byrne, so that the believers of the Holy Cross and those loyal to the Empire will not kill each other and lose their lives. ”

Yuri Wirtz bowed slightly: "Avoid a pointless civil war, let this matter have a proper ending—this is also the purpose of my visit to Byrne as an Imperial envoy." ”

As the meeting between the two officially began, the atmosphere began to gradually ease, and the noise in the hall gradually decreased, and the knights, who were not noisy, gradually began to really concentrate on the conversation between the two.

"When the news of the Red Blood Fortress reached the Heavenly Dome, His Majesty Eckhart II was furious, and immediately ordered the Imperial Council to investigate the matter, and quickly came up with a solution to the whole matter. ”

The Duke of Ellemont looked around and looked at him calmly: "The document is long, so I will briefly announce to you the final resolution of the Heavenly Dome Palace. ”

"First, as the first culprit, Gaspar Vane will be held accountable, his immediate family will be demoted to serve in the Western Mines, the Vane family will be removed from the imperial nobility, the family crest will be destroyed, and no one will be regained for three generations. ”

At the same time, however, anyone who retaliated for this was punished severely by imperial law, ranging from deprivation of title to summary execution. ”

Yuli Wirtz's expression was still indifferent, and he continued to speak:

"Second, in view of the bad impact of the Blood Order incident, the Sky Dome Palace will no longer appoint a new Imperial Governor to govern the Duchy, and the Thirteen Lords of Byrne will return to the control of Duke Byrne. ”

"The payment of the tax rate of the Empire, the number of conscripts, the duration of regular service, and the manner in which the laws of the Duchy and the Empire are enforced, temporarily return to the state of the tenth generation. ”

The details will be decided after the two sides discuss them one by one in the future. ”

"Third, after discussions with the Church of the Holy Cross, the Church agreed to reduce a portion of the Mithril trade to Byrne as compensation for the incident. ”

"The cost of restoring the cathedral is to be borne in full by Byrne, and the Byrne Church must elect a new bishop as soon as possible so that the faithful of the Holy Cross in this land can rediscover their faith. ”

"The above is the final decision of the Heavenly Dome Palace. Yuli Wirtz raised his gaze, his voice still serious: "This is also the best plan that the Empire has come up with to express its concern and sympathy for Byrne after discussion." ”

"Reasonable. Loren nodded, and the result was similar to what he thought: "Byrne will also support the Empire's verdict, and we will get the church back ...... as soon as possible."

"In the meantime!" the young duke's gaze rose suddenly, interrupting Loren's words:

"The Heavenly Dome Palace has shown the greatest sincerity, and I also ask Byrne to make the least gesture to show his loyalty to the empire!"

As his words fell, the younger counts at the round table looked as confused as the knights in the hall, not knowing what the Duke was talking about.

However, several people, led by the Count of Eckert, frowned one after another, staring at the Duke of Elems with an indifferent expression.

Showing loyalty to the Empire... The most loyal move for the empire is, of course, the Duke himself leading his army to serve in the Broken Mountain Fortress!

Now that Loren has just succeeded to the throne, he still has no firm foothold in the Duchy of Byrne, and now letting him serve in the Broken Mountain Fortress is no different from house arrest - the Heavenly Dome Palace does this in order to take the opportunity to control Byrne.

If he agreed, Loren Turin would stay at the Broken Mountain Fortress for four or five years, completely unable to interfere with the Empire's every move against Byrne, and the Broken Mountain Fortress was still Connod's chassis, and only God knows what would happen.

But if he refuses, it is tantamount to issuing an ultimatum to the Empire, allowing Byrne, who is currently unprepared at all, to face the Empire Legion and the 100,000-strong coalition of Ellemonts, and completely break with the Empire.

In the silent hall, the eyes of all the knights and counts turned to Loren Turin.

Charlotte, with a solemn expression, slowly looked back, and the silent black-haired wizard was reflected in her pupils, her hands clenched into fists.

"Good!"

In the next second, Loren suddenly smiled and spoke, and a sonorous voice echoed in the hall: "Since the empire has shown sincerity, Byrne should naturally fulfill his due obligations!"

"Knights of Byrne, you may not know it, but right now, right now, as we are arguing about all this......" Loren took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice.

"We, brethren in the East, the brave hussars of the Duchy of Boi, are using their flesh and blood to defend us against the iron cavalry of centaurs, and tens of thousands of foreign mongrels are ravaging the territory of the Empire and wantonly slaughtering the herdsmen living in the Great Green Sea!"

As he spoke, Loren suddenly took out a letter from his bosom and held it high above his head: "This is a letter for help written by Laszlo Varna, Grand Duke of Boi, 100,000 centaurs have swept across the east of the Great Green Sea and are heading towards the hinterland of the empire!"

There was an uproar in the hall.

Everyone's expressions changed—the impassioned knights, the knight lords who went from surprise to surprise, Charlotte who forced a smile, Earl Eckert who smiled calmly and comfortingly, and Ayton Grenwell with a look of "sure enough......

Count Angett, who snorted softly, patted his chest and stood behind him.

The real letter for help is still in his arms.

The indifferent Yuri Wirtz stared at Loren Turin, who was "generously speaking", pursed the corners of his mouth tightly, and looked solemn.

He's already seen through this guy's thoughts.

"As the Duke of Byrne, I will accept the request of Grand Duke Laszló Varna and lead all the knights who are willing to follow me to the Great Green Sea, and follow in the footsteps of our ancestors, and drive these alien mongrels back to their homeland!"

"Byrne will prove his loyalty to the Empire on the battlefield with iron and blood——!"