The Danish victory was a hard-won victory, thanks to the support of Mecklenburg, which made Banuk's decision to convert to Catholicism seem correct, and thus established Banuk's position and no one questioned his authority.

"A castle needs to be built on Norwegian soil to prevent the barbarians from attacking again." In the palace guest room of the King of Denmark, looking at the scenery outside the wooden window, Arold looked out the window and said to Grace behind him.

"Well, it's really boring, I haven't seen each other for so long, can you tell me this?" Grace said with some dissatisfaction, she tried to make Arold notice that she was well-dressed, and even after giving birth, Grace's beauty did not diminish in the slightest.

"Well, you're the queen, and this is your palace, so I think you should try to keep as little of it as possible." When Grace's hands wrapped around Arrod's waist, Arrhode quickly parted her hands and turned to her.

"Banuk doesn't dare to mess with you now, you are his savior, and those terrible warships alone are enough to threaten the Danes." Grace said to Arrod with a smile, and pulled at the collar of his skirt, revealing a deep line of career.

"I didn't expect that old guy Banuk to be quite kind." Arold said with some jealousy, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the V-word.

"Haha, it turns out that this is the reason why you are cold to me." Grace walked to the large bed in the guest room, lay down casually, and said to Arrod.

"Well, didn't I leave you a shield?" Arrold once gave Grace an idea, leaving three riddles that even the Vikings, who were the best at solving puzzles, could not know the answer to the riddle unless it was revealed by Grace herself.

"I had to tell Banuk the mystery." Grace lay down on the bed and looked up to Arrod.

"Oh. Why? Arold frowned.

"Because, I'm pregnant, and the baby is yours." Grace looked at Arrod affectionately and told him the secret in her heart, and Grace did not expect that after a night of spring breeze, she would be pregnant with Arold's child.

"My child?" Arrold looked at Grace in surprise.

"That's right. Your child, if it weren't for you, would I have put up with that old man? With a hook of her foot, Grace tripped Arold over the large bed, and at the door of the room two Teutonic knights were guarding with their swords, when they suddenly heard a crash in the room.

The two Teutonic knights immediately placed their hands on the hilt of their swords and looked at each other, ascertaining whether Arold had been attacked, but soon the cheerful moans of men and women rang out in the room. and the overwhelming creak of the wooden bed, the two Teutonic knights smiled in a way that only a man could understand, and relaxed their hands from the hilt of their swords.

The Duchy of Mecklenburg and the Kingdom of Denmark joined forces to quell the Norwegian rebellion, and the smooth trade routes meant that Arrode's financial routes were opened, and a steady stream of wealth was enriching Arrod's treasury, and over time, the Duchy of Mecklenburg became the best of the northern possessions.

"Your Royal Highness, there is the latest news of the Duke of Mecklenburg." Prince Otto rested with his wife by the lake, not far from the palace. A spy from the royal family came to his side, after getting a nod from Prince Otto. Two royal knights let him close.

"Oh, what has my friend Arrod been doing lately?" Prince Otto stood by the lake, dressed in the fine garb of the Germanic nobility, with a little crumb of bread in his hand, and was throwing it into the lake, where several graceful swans stretched their necks to fight.

"The Duke of Mecklenburg personally led the army. Defeated the Norwegian infidels who attacked King Banuk of Denmark. The spy knelt respectfully before Prince Otto and said.

"United Danes? Didn't he know that it would cost to start a war? Prince Otto stopped feeding the swans, his brow furrowed, and he said with some dissatisfaction.

"I don't know why, but I have another interesting piece of news to report." The spy hurriedly lowered his head and said to Prince Otto.

"Tell me about it." Prince Otto threw the remaining crumbs down. He patted his palm, turned around and asked.

"The Duke of Mecklenburg was missing for some time, but our spies in the Duchy of Burgundy found him, and our Duke pretended to be a physician to treat Hugue's daughter and received a sum of money from Lord Huger." The spy said to Prince Otto.

"Oh? I got a sum of money from the old fox Huge, ha, I really underestimated this friend of mine. Prince Otto nodded, he had been keeping an eye on Mecklenburg's movements, because he was in dire need of Mecklenburg's funds.

Prince Otto soon sent an envoy to Mecklenburg, this envoy will bring important news from the royal court to Arold, in fact, Prince Otto does not look for Arold, Arold is also preparing to meet with the prince, after all, with the expansion and development of the smelting base, the right to issue currency is becoming more and more important in Arold's heart.

"His Royal Highness wants me to go to Quedlinburg?" Arold looked at the emissary from the royal family in front of him and confirmed to him.

"Yes, Your Excellency Duke of Mecklenburg, His Royal Highness would like to discuss the matter of currency with you in person." The messenger spoke respectfully to Arrod that as he marched all the way to the Duchy of Mecklenburg, he could often hear the praises of the Duke of Mecklenburg, and in the taverns and inns the people were drunk, singing praises of Arrod's exploits and legendary poems.

"The prestige of the Duke of Mecklenburg is in high esteem in the Northern Realms." The messenger said this in his reply to Prince Otto, but of course he was unaware of the role of the Brotherhood of Blood in guiding public opinion.

"I will take my noble wife with me to Quedlinburg." Arold accepted Prince Otto's invitation.

It is not a simple matter for a duke to go to the royal domain, visiting the king and the prince, the event itself means the rise of Arold's status, although the dukes of the tribes do not care who the king is, but the king's will still plays a decisive role at some point, so people are all concerned about the movements of the Duchy of Mecklenburg.

"The king has sent another letter asking us to confirm our allegiance to Prince Otto." The Duke of Bavaria listened to the report of his subordinates, the old and strong duke, who had just sent his son to the throne of the Duke of Franconia through a transaction.

"Hmph, I think of the United States, skipping my eldest son, but choosing the younger son, and canceling the inheritance of all princes?" The Duke of Bavaria sat on his throne, the light from the castle skylight shining on him, and the duke's crown on his head shone golden.

"Lord Duke, there will be no peace within the royal family." The grey friar, standing beside the duke, said to the Duke of Bavaria.

"This is not in line with the Carolingian tradition, is he going to force all the dukes to choose which little mongrel of Otto in the vote?" The Duke of Bavaria stood up and slammed his glass on the ground.

"What are you going to do, Lord Duke?" Brother Robert asked curiously.

"I'm going to see the Bohemians." With that, the Duke of Bavaria strode away, leaving only Brother Robert stunned.

"Bohemia?" Brother Robert pondered, wondering why the Duke had gone to see the Bohèmes.

(To be continued.) )