While the Northland was busy reclaiming wasteland to settle the people, the Great Plains of Knight once again ushered in another great harvest in autumn.

With the deaths of Prince Railton and Duke Thatcher, the cohesion of the Knight is gone, and Dragon City has completely lost its domination over the Knight world.

Although Cologne was nominally the leader of the Knight world, his reputation was notorious, and many nobles did not obey his leadership, which created a huge obstacle for Cologne to control Knight. The day of paying taxes was approaching, and Cologne knew that it was unlikely that any nobles would send their taxes to Dragon City this autumn.

In order to successfully take power and become the new king of Knight World, Cologne summoned the nobles to meet in Dragon City, intending to clear the way for himself by paying taxes.

The world of the Knight is ruled by the aristocratic class, and the current situation of the dragons without a leader makes the nobles anxious, although many people are unwilling to obey the leadership of Cologne, but they have to rush to Dragon City in search of new opportunities for the sake of their territory and survival.

The courtyard of the Duke of Longcheng's Mansion was full of people, and nobles from various territories crowded the courtyard. But these were some minor nobles, and they were not qualified enough to enter the halls of the Duke's Palace to participate in the discussions, so they could only wait anxiously in the courtyard for the results.

In the hall of the Duke's Palace, the great nobles of each territory were full, except for the absence of a group of people from the Huiyuan territory, all the great nobles of the other Nete territories were present. Cologne sat in the ducal chair, quietly listening to the speeches of the people, and his arrogant appearance was like that of the king of Kate.

Carter had a special position, he sat in the Earl's chair on the right side of Cologne, becoming the only person other than Cologne who had the right to sit at the foreground.

Duke Odosa of the Castle Territory was speaking, and he stood in front of many great nobles and said loudly to everyone: "We Nate cannot be left without an owner for a day, if we do not continue to unite together, we will be eaten away by the barbarians step by step, and eventually we Nate will be wiped out." I don't know what you think, but I, Odosa, have always felt that the Duke of Cologne was the most loyal to the kingdom. For the sake of our Naite, the Duke of Cologne gave up his territory and stayed in Dragon City all the time to share the worries of the country, and personally went into battle to kill the enemy several times. Now that Prince Railton is gone, and even Lord Thatcher has died, according to the tradition of our kingdom, it is up to the Duke of Cologne to continue to lead us against the barbarians. ”

Mozart got up and said, "I don't think so." When Duke Thatcher was alive, the affairs of Dragon City were basically handled by Lord Carter. It stands to reason that after the death of Duke Thatcher, Earl Carter should succeed the lord. Moreover, Count Carter is the supreme commander of my Knight army, and it is the best choice for Count Carter to succeed us as the supreme leader of Knight. ”

"No, no, no." Odosa shook his head again and again and retorted: "I don't doubt Count Carter's ability, but after all, he is still too young, and most of our nobles in Knight don't know him, which is difficult to convince everyone." But the Duke of Cologne is different, to be famous, to have an identity, to have strength, the strength of the sunny waters does not have to be bad in any territory. ”

At this time, Carter got up and said: "Duke Odosa is right, I, Carter, still have a lot to learn from you, and I am far inferior to the Duke of Cologne in terms of ability and status, so I agree with the election of the Duke of Cologne as our new leader." ”

Mozart was dumbfounded when he heard this, he felt very incomprehensible, he was obviously helping Carter with all his might, but Carter in turn supported Cologne.

Carter sat down slowly, giving Mozart a hint in his eyes to stop saying anything more.

Odosa smiled happily: "Or Lord Carter, Lord Carter, is the fairest, do you have any other opinions?" ”

With that, Odosa turned his gaze to O'Higgins. After Thatcher's death, the real power of Dragon City fell to O'Higgins, who represented the entire Dragon City territory at this time. O'Higgins looked at Carter, and then replied, "I agree with Lord Earl Carter, that it would be more appropriate for the Duke of Cologne to be our supreme leader." ”

Odosa laughed happily, then turned to Mozart and asked, "Okay, Duke Mozart, now you're the only one left." ”

Mozart raised his head and sighed: "As soon as this Duke of Quat leaves, we will only have four large territories left." Since you Dragon City, Sunshine Waters, and Wucheng all support Cologne, then I, Huacheng, can only obey the majority. ”

After hearing this, Cologne immediately laughed and said, "Thank you, thank you Duke Mozart for your strong support, things will be easy to do." Next, let's discuss, since I am coming to succeed this leader, I must always have a name, not the title of leader, right? ”

Mozart sneered and said, "Yo, the Duke of Cologne is in a hurry, and he is about to discuss the name so soon." ”

Carter opened his mouth and explained: "That is, since it has been agreed that the Duke of Cologne will be the supreme leader of our Knight, the matter of this title must be implemented together, and we still have a lot of things to do in the future, so let's do it as soon as possible." ”

Mozart was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that Carter would completely stand on Cologne's side today, which made him very unhappy.

Cologne smiled and said, "Count Carter said well, then please tell me Lord Carter, how to call this name?" Is it to be addressed as a king, or is it a title of lord first? ”

Carter thought for a moment and said, "Now that most of our Knight territory is in the hands of foreign enemies, the title of king will not be appropriate until we have recovered all the lost territories." In my opinion, it's better to call him the king first, so that everyone can accept it. Everything has to be done step by step, but you must not rush it. ”

Cologne stared at Carter after listening, thought for a while, nodded and said, "Well, that makes sense, it's really not too ostentatious, after all, we still need to unite all the Knight people now." In this way, I'd better keep a low profile, let's call it the King of Dragon City first, and then continue to use the identity of Dragon City to lead the Knight's territory, what do you think? ”

Carter immediately got up and replied, "The title of King of Dragon City is the most appropriate, and I agree with it very much. ”

Odosa immediately agreed: "Wonderful, wonderful, that's a good title." ”

O'Higgins and Mozart then looked at each other, and then they got up and echoed each other.

After the discussion was finalized, Cologne walked out of the hall with several lords, and then Spartt loudly announced to the nobles in the courtyard: "After the election of the dukes and lords, the Duke of Cologne has officially become the king of the dragon city of my knight, and will lead us knight to continue to fight against the barbarians. ”

For such a result, most of the nobles had already expected it, and they began to flatter Cologne, chanting the slogan of Long Live the King of Dragon City, which made Cologne laugh from ear to ear.

Cologne was in a very good mood, and after decades of hard work, he finally survived the kings and princes, as well as the dukes such as Connor, Bronte and Thatcher, and waited for this exciting moment.

In gratitude for Carter's most crucial support, Cologne immediately announced: "Thank you for your great help, especially Lord Carter. Lord Lord Carter is the supreme genius of our Knight, and Count Carter has made great contributions to our Knight, and we must be greatly rewarded for such a meritorious service. Now there is no lord in Nedor, and it is under the majesty of Count Carter that we can reclaim the territory of Nedor. In gratitude for his hard work, Earl Carter is promoted to Duke Nedo of my Net, and Netdo is given his domain as the twelfth Duke of Net. ”

Due to Knight's custom, Caldis was the eleventh duke, so Carter was named the twelfth duke.

Cologne did not abolish the title of Caldis, because it was given by Prince Relton, and even if he became the king of Dragon City, he did not have the right to abolish the title of His Royal Highness.

However, Cologne did not win Carter's favor in doing so. Because the territory of Nedo has just been recovered, most of the people in the territory have already fled to Dragon City, and they are still facing the attack of the Tubisi people at any time, and Neido at this time is like a deserted territory, without any value.

Even so, Neddo is still one of Knight's sixteen territories, and after becoming Duke Nedo, this means that Carter has since stepped into the ranks of Duke Knight, and his identity has obviously become different.

The nobles returned to their territories after the gathering in Dragon City, but then the taxes from many places were not sent to Dragon City.

Cologne knew that many people were not convinced by their dragon king, and they all followed Mozart's example and watched the development of the situation. In order to remove Mozart's huge obstacle, Cologne sent Carter to lead a large army to Hwaseong territory under the pretext of urging taxes.

Mozart was certainly not stupid, but he deliberately refused to pay his taxes, all according to the wishes of his precious daughter Betty.

In front of the north wall of Hwaseong, Carter's army was stationed on the spot, and this time he only brought his own Knights of the Headquarters, and he had no intention of fighting Hwaseong at all.

Mozart went out of the city to meet him without fear, and Carter ordered the Knights to stand by and followed Mozart into the city without fear.

After arriving at the Duke's Palace in Hwaseong, Mozart retreated, leaving only Betty alone in the hall to accompany him.

Before Mozart could speak, Betty asked directly: "Carter, can you guarantee that you will sit on the throne of the Dragon City King in the future?" ”

Carter was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Betty smiled happily, stretched out her hand and pointed to the hall and said, "It's just you and me, and my father, let's talk about some things openly, you don't have to worry about anything." ”

Seeing Carter bow his head and remain silent, Mozart then said: "Carter, we have made an agreement for a long time, you shouldn't have forgotten it, right?" ”

Carter smiled slightly, he looked up and replied, "Of course I haven't forgotten, without your strong support, I Carter would not be where I am today." With Cologne on the side and Odosa on his side, it's really not appropriate for us to turn against him at this time. I, Carter, are dedicated to Knight, uniting all the Knight forces that can be united, and then working together to deal with the barbarians, this is my purpose. What the King of Dragon City, Duke Neddo's, it's not something I want, it doesn't matter to me if I have it or not. ”

Mozart was stunned for a moment, he frowned and asked, "But with Cologne's virtues, do you think he will deal with the barbarians wholeheartedly?" ”

Carter replied earnestly: "I don't know what he will do in the future, but for now, it looks like this." ”

At this time, Betty sneered: "Hehe, you are waiting for an opportunity, Carter, wait for him to make a mistake, you will take the opportunity to eliminate him, and then you can take power justifiably, right?" ”

Carter replied stunned: "I didn't expect the world-famous Lord Betty to look at me Carter like this." ”

Betty glanced at Carter and said lukewarmly, "Even if you didn't think so, you Dimiss must have planned it this way." Cologne is not a good man, and sooner or later Knight will be destroyed in his hands. It wouldn't be a bad thing if you found an opportunity to get rid of Cologne, at least your character was much better than Cologne's. ”

Carter smiled after hearing this, saluted Betty and said, "Thank you, Lord Betty, for the compliment, I really haven't thought about it." ”

Betty continued, "I've always wondered why you didn't stop Duke Caldis when he was expelled from Dragon City? Do you also want Caldis to leave? ”

Carter was silent for a few seconds before replying, "I was really angry that he didn't protect my sister Lisa. In addition, Cologne is powerful, and I can't oppose it in person if he wants to do it. Looking back now, I made a mistake and should not have allowed Cologne to get rid of the Duke of Caldis. ”

Betty sneered, "What's the use of talking about this now. I have heard that Caldis and they have taken the fortress of the Northland, and have gone to the Northland to settle the people who are following them. In the future, these people in the northern kingdom will definitely go their own way, and if my guess is correct, they will definitely not join our Dragon City team in the future. It's your own fault that you caused the division of our Knight world, but it's a pity. ”

Carter was shocked when he heard this, he slowly stood up, and asked Betty in a daze, "But I told Caldis before he left, as long as the situation in Dragon City improves, I will welcome him back to Alto's territory at any time." ”

Betty smiled and said, "It's hard, it's almost impossible." Cologne deliberately gave Lord Alto to you, and it was just a trap that he Cologne laid for you, in order to make Caldis break with you. Now that you are the lord of Alto, and you have robbed the territory of Caldis, you are equivalent to standing in the same queue as Cologne, don't you see? ”

Carter sneered twice after hearing this, and then replied, "Duke Caldis shouldn't be so stingy, you probably don't know his character yet." ”

"Really?" Betty frowned and looked at Carter and said, "Maybe." But in any case, the barbarians occupy the royal capital and Widun, and the dragon city in the north cannot be contacted, let alone controlled. ”

"Hmm", Carter nodded, sat down slowly and said: "Let's leave the affairs of the northern country alone, we have to appease Cologne for now, and you Huacheng should send the tax to Dragon City as soon as possible." ”

Betty sneered, "That's not going to work, unless you Carter gives us a promise." ”

"Promise?" Carter asked, "What kind of commitment do you want?" ”

Mozart smiled, leaned over to Carter, and said in a low voice: "Betty said, you must guarantee that you will replace Cologne in the future, this is for the sake of our Knight's overall situation, and it is not our own selfishness." ”

Carter was shocked to hear this, and hesitated for a long time before asking, "Do you have to let me replace Cologne?" Can't it be someone else? ”

Betty scolded, "Carter, you don't look like such a hesitant person. Now that Caldis has also left Dragon City, who could be more suitable to replace Cologne than you, aren't you talking nonsense? ”

Being scolded by Betty like this, Carter immediately calmed down. He stared at Betty, captivated by her stunning beauty, and soon Carter made a brave decision, nodding his head and replying, "I can't guarantee that I will succeed, but I will do my best to achieve it, so how?" ”

Before Mozart could speak, Betty immediately replied, "Yes, just with your words." We've already prepared the taxes, and we'll arrange for someone to send them to Dragon City in three days. ”

After hearing this, Carter immediately got up and saluted goodbye, and after taking a few steps, he turned to Betty and said, "I hope my performance today did not disappoint Lord Betty, please leave me a chance in the future and wait for me." ”

Carter turned and left the Duke's Palace, causing Betty to stand there in astonishment, without saying a word.

Mozart was a little confused, and he asked Betty in confusion, "What does he mean by this?" I didn't understand. ”

Betty was silent for a long time, and then replied to Mozart: "He, he may have said that he wants to marry me in the future, let me wait for him." ”

Hearing Betty say this, Mozart relaxed his eager heart and a big smile appeared on his face.