With a humble smile, Leo straightened his robe and took a few steps forward respectfully, walked to the bottom of the steps of the throne and stopped just right, stroked his chest again and bowed deeply, and quietly waited for the follow-up of Bernadotte I

There was silence in the luxurious palace at this time, and the carefully selected candles mixed with honey emitted a faint sweet fragrance while burning, and the two rows of palace guards who relied on and guarded them, and their breathing was inaudible with good training

Closing his eyes and taking a few deep breaths, Bernadotte I stood up, his crimson robe inlaid with gold lace that looked a little wide on the emaciated emperor, and he opened his eyes and looked at Leo with a gaze that seemed to penetrate people's hearts, and he whispered in a voice that only two people could hear

"With the help of the Cresters, the empire has been unified, whether they live in poverty or wealth, for hundreds of years, at least people have lived in a relatively stable environment without war, also from Pande, my Grand Duke, I hope I will not finally regret the decision I have to make today, you ...... Shape up or ship out! ”

After saying that, Bernadotte I raised his head, looked at the Marquis of Auston at the end of the crowd, and ordered in a voice that was somewhat muddy from phlegm

"My Chief Officer, hereby I, the Emperor of the Empire of Issos, officially recognize and canonize Léo Chang as the new Duke of the Empire, and make all the vast and rich Northern Realms his fiefdoms, allowed...... Archduke Leo was allowed to officially establish an independent state...... And within the scope of the law, allow the new principality to legally own the army, taxes and make policies and other related rights! ”

The silent forehead leader ordered, Auston secretly sighed, until now all the planning and expectations have really become a reality, and the subsequent formal writing and linguistic rhetoric will be completed by himself, anyway, the final formation of a standard official document of the empire

As for whether the emperor will repent, no one has any doubts in this regard, if such a thing really happens, so many nobles of the empire and their families here are enough to completely ruin the Bernadotte family in terms of reputation, and by that time, all the authority of the empire will be gone

Waving his hand tiredly, Bernadotte I said to Leo and the other nobles

"That's all for today, wait for Auston to make the official documents, and after I confirm and seal them, the relevant certificates and other things will be delivered to the Archduke Leo by someone, if nothing else......"

"Of course, Your Majesty, please allow us to retire for the time being, I have to say that you have made an incomparably wise decision, and the Empire will definitely benefit greatly from it!"

The Duke of Lancaster, who was very colorful, immediately took his leave

Seeing that Leo and the others were about to leave after saluting, Bernadotte I hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth to stop Leo

"Leo, don't let me down, I'll give you a grand allegiance ceremony in a few days, be loyal to me, be loyal to the Empire, and don't get involved in something you shouldn't be involved in, understand?"

Pausing slightly, Leo turned respectfully and saluted with a smile on his forehead

"As you wish, my majesty"

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After saying nothing all the way, everyone walked out of the palace in silence, and after gathering their guards and knights, they slowly walked out of the distance, until the magnificent palace was only a vague outline in sight, and the Duke of Lancaster pushed open the curtain of the carriage and whispered a smile to Leo who was riding side by side

"Now I am afraid that we can change your name early, and the birth of another principality in a few decades will not be a good sign of our prospects? What do you say, Your Highness...... Haha"

At first, he smiled reservedly, and then Leo couldn't hold back any longer, and let out the same hearty laughter, even with the unicorn mount, he seemed to feel the joy of his master and hissed happily......

Time passed quickly, and a week passed in the blink of an eye, during which Leo made an oath of allegiance to Bernadotte I in accordance with the ancient rites and witnessed by all the important nobles of the imperial capital

The day after the allegiance ceremony, the document representing Leo officially becoming the Grand Duke of the Northern Principality was also officially announced by the royal family, which was expected to cause an incomparable sensation in the entire central region......

And Leo himself didn't care about these at all at this time, because there was a bigger and more urgent matter that made him angry in a rare way

"What? I can't believe that it took you more than three days to let me know about this, and I am afraid that now, dear Professor Pericles, the chief counsellor whom I have so hard to obtain, may have become a feast on the table of the barbarians, or a sacrifice to some totem? ”

Finn looked at Leo, who was almost jumping to his feet, and only after he finished speaking, did he explain the reason

"I'm sorry my lord, there are a lot of things during this time, because your new manor is not equipped with servants, so the professor is still temporarily living in the mansion of the Marquis of Auston, because it is your people, the guards and servants of the marquis's mansion have not paid too much attention to and interfered with the professor's actions, so ......"

"So, Mr. Professor was alone, and on a whim, he wanted to do a new research, and then the new topic turned out to be the study of those damned barbarians! I knew, I knew, Finn, could never trust the assurances of these researchers, and I'd rather the professor still live in a dilapidated tavern than he is now, at least then the army wouldn't find traces of the Professor's presence in the excrement of some barbarian! ”

After turning around in place a few times, to be honest, Leo still has a great impression of this professor who is devoted to research and is somewhat unsophisticated

Although Pericles is old-fashioned, stubborn, long-winded and unreasonable, Leo has to admit that he has a heartfelt respect for his professor, perhaps because he will never be able to be such a person......

"Bang!"

Under the surprised gaze of the two, Auston hurriedly pushed the door suddenly, didn't care about greetings, and directly grabbed Leo's sleeve and spoke

"I, my men got the news from the mouth of the city guards, and some of them saw that the professor had left the city and was heading west, and besides, just a day earlier, the Knight of Glory was at the outskirts of the patrol circle, and he was seen going alone into the depths of the forest, and the knight who led the team tried to dissuade him, but it was a pity...... Leo, I think we need to take action, if we are lucky, the professor may not be fine, after all, there are not ten barbarian villages around the imperial capital that have been wiped out, and maybe only in the deepest part of the forest can still be seen traces! ”

Leo smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My friend, you probably also know some of Professor Pericles' personality, I'm afraid his destination is exactly what you call the so-called ten not one, I need your help, manpower, news, I need all this, after all, my ability is limited in the imperial capital!" ”

"No problem, I've got a guide who knows the jungle best, we can go now, and the officers close to us in the city defense have promised that they will send some soldiers to assist us, don't worry Leo, I'm sure the professor must be alive somewhere now......"

(To be continued.) Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info)