While Meyer was struggling to find a way to suppress domestic and foreign unrest, Lord von Locleret was in the assembly room of the Duke's Palace admiring a series of epic paintings that the famous painter Dürer had just completed. The Viscount commented on the paintings in the tone of a connoisseur.

The old duke and his son, Jens von Hinterfingen, were full of praise for the refined taste of the Duchess von Locle.

They then had lunch, all of which were of Vinria's specialty, during which the Viscount shared his thoughts on cider, roast pork knuckle, and sauerkraut in a refreshing way of speaking, and his high-altitude accent pleased the Duke and his son.

"Viscount, you are really a civil and military all-rounder, I think so, my family has a good relationship with the most famous Seven Towers Magic Academy in the mainland, you can go there to study for two years, and it is easy to get a position in the imperial court with the school's graduation certificate. With the Principality of Vienria as the backing, it is not out of reach to the high position of Prime Minister of the Empire in the future. ”

"Haha, the old duke is in love, and the contemptible people are free and comfortable, and I really don't want to be trapped between the palace curtains. Lord von Locle refused in the most sincere tone.

"Yes, everyone has their own ambitions, and I really can't force it, so do you have any plans for the future?"

"Oh, I'm going to walk around, there's no specific goal. ”

"I see. I understand. ”

Bidding farewell to his master and leaving the Duke's Palace, Sebastian was a little surprised by today's meeting, but he didn't think much of it. It wasn't until then that things turned out much more than he expected.

The founding festival of Meunihao finally came to an end, and Meyer said goodbye to Max and returned to the "Stlingenburg" in Heichengen, Schwartenn. In fact, it was Aphroa who replaced Salion. She returns to her hometown as Meier to recruit mercenaries in the name of preparing the Imperial Central Army. Of course, Salian also gave her the space ring of 100,000 gold coins, and it will be easier for this shadow to change his clothes in the future.

And the Duke of New Mark himself quietly changed back to his original identity and went west to the countdom of the Paledina Palace to attend this year's Estates-General of the Empire. It's just that he walks all the way, avoiding encountering Max or other people involved.

As soon as he arrived at Karl Harbour, he joined Lorana Ise, Anna and Fritz the Younger, who had come south by boat. In this way, it was as if he had come directly from the Northeast. It just so happened that the spy Cezella also arrived at his side and brought the latest news.

The arrival of an Imperial Elector has made the Archbishop of Fort Koney, who is also a first-rank prince, hospitable to Salian, a far cry from the lukewarm situation of three years ago. Now that the Duke of New Mark is a popular man in front of the emperor, and he has heard that he has a very close relationship with Pope Alex VI, the archbishop of Fort Cornai will naturally be very strong.

Later, the archbishop invited the Duke of New Mark to join him in the county of the palace, which Salian gladly accepted, and it would not be wrong to strengthen his ties with a prince of the most important church in the empire.

In this way, the Duke of New Mark and his entourage took the grand carriage of the archbishop and again came to the city of Palatinate, the capital of the Count of the Palatinnais.

Because of the poor relationship between Salian and the regent Hans von Ensbach, he did not go with the archbishop to visit the Earl of the Palace, but stayed in the rooms prepared for the princes in the Palatinate Palace and waited for the meeting to be held. During this time, he also met with the representative of the forest district, Duke von Koenigs.

"Nephew, the forest area has been very unquiet lately, and a group of people called 'Poor Conrad' have appeared, who are moving around, have you heard?"

"Yes, uncle, now the central part of the empire is fine, and even large-scale collective riots have appeared in the south. ”

"Yes, civil strife is almost at a tipping point. ”

"Uncle, please be relieved, the current emperor Higismund V is also a promising monarch, not to mention that he has an excellent heir like the prince Makminus, it is inevitable to create a prosperous era in the future, and now it is just a test for them. ”

"Hehe, it's good to have faith. But you should not underestimate the power of peasants, miners, and urban civilians either. ”

"Well, I understand that the collection of information has not been left behind. I monitor the situation at all times. ”

The Estates-General meeting was convened on time. Because there are so many topics, we'll just talk about the main points. First of all, Anna, the aristocratic representative of the southwest district, and Mantufer, the representative of the city, reported on the situation of the "Chinese American army" and the "black army" of the local uprising, and Miss Emma, the representative of the central and southern districts, also reported on the movements of their "shoe club" there, and the other "poor Conrad" in the central region were also explained by the representatives of various places. Higismund V agreed to coordinate the repression in the empire, and ordered the Duke of New Mark and his subordinate Meyer to establish a new army under the central government. These things were already underway.

In addition, the church aristocracy was mainly concerned with the situation of the two heresies in the north and the south, the "forty-two points" proposed by Minzel in the south has become the guide to action and the core demand of the "Chinese and American forces", and the "sixty-five questions" made by Lindemann in the north was the beginning of the division and reform within the church, and many people supported his opinions, including some great nobles, especially the Duke of Kirzen, which made his contradictions with the church nobles more prominent.

Fritz, the son of Duke Nova Mark, was also officially approved by the Emperor to be elected Grand Master of the Knights of the Sword. So much credit was given only to a position in the most remote area, and many people complained about Salian. But the Duke himself did not have the slightest opinion.

Moreover, the Emperor was furious that the Mars Mountains were not represented at the convention, and there were signs that the mountain people were forming themselves as a Confederation state for complete independence. Accordingly, His Majesty appointed the Commander of the Praetorian Guard in Aldenburg, Count von Riedhof's Eichenburg Army, as the main force to attack the independent forces in the mountains, and instructed Miss Emma to return to the front line of the suppression of the uprising in the south-central district, and to convey the order to send troops to the Mars Mountains, who was fighting the rebels there, to Count Sebastian von Riedlingen, who was fighting the rebels there, and to march together with Count von Riedhof as an auxiliary army.

For the rest, the Emperor's desire to establish the Imperial Supreme Court, the collection of ordinary taxes, and the re-establishment of new Imperial General Law were all rejected by the Estates-General. Neither the hierarchy wanted the emperor to take back the judicial, financial, and war powers that were already in their own hands. It was only the fact that the formal Estates-General meeting in the Palatinate every two years had been approved by the delegates from all over the country, and they still needed a place to reconcile contradictions.

At the end of the Estates-General, Salian had a secret conversation with the Emperor's father and son.

"Von Hohenstringen, what do you think of the resistance to my reforms?"

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, wait for the ministers to build a new army with Meyer, fight a few victories, let the reputation of the Rokenhausen family spread all over the world, and the princes will naturally be obedient, and all problems will be solved when the time comes. ”

"Hehe, it's good that things are going so well. By the way, there are also rewards that must not be forgotten, Aiqing has repeatedly performed miraculous feats for the Empire, especially to make Franthos's ambition for Borundy come to naught, but I am very reluctant to reward a remote knight order's territory. I want to expand your territory in Schwartenn, how?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be like this, the minister just wants to develop the remote places in the northeast for the empire. Salianton said.

"It's rare for Aiqing to be so hearted, so let's do it! I have made an agreement with you, the land east of the Oder River can be cheap, and if there is any territorial gain, it will be your territory, and I hope you will expand the territory for the empire. ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, the minister's broken bones are beyond retribution. ”

"Hahahaha, Max still has something to look for you, step down!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

In another room of the palace, Salian met with Maxinus again.

"Your Highness, why did the ministers come here?"

"Hehe, Salian, don't be so rusty if you haven't seen me for a few days, let's call me Max. Lola has gone back to Brandy, and she would like to thank her father for your help!"

"Don't dare to be, I am a nobleman of the empire, and when I encounter this kind of thing, I will naturally come forward. Besides, at that time, there were also von Ridlingen imperial counts and ministers advancing and retreating. ”

"Well, of course I will reward Sebastian there, he is also a pillar of the court. Let's talk about the matter in front of us first, this time I brought a set of armor, which is the latest pleated dome armor, which can withstand direct fire from the magic gun at close range, of course, your armor is also made by famous artists, but it is a little powerless to deal with the new weapons that appear today!"

"Hehe, then thank you Max, the armor you made for Anna back then has already made the minister envious. ”

"Hehe, it's good if you like it, I also brought the blacksmith master this time, you can quickly try the size, if there is a discrepancy, you can change it immediately." The attached vest is also complete. ”

The process of transforming the armor took a day, and while Duke von Koenigs was still there, he asked Lorenais, who had the best relationship with the duke, to bring the armor and a thousand Gur shields to ask him to attach a powerful anti-magic array to this new set of armor. The rest is the finishing of the surface, which Salian personally processes. Now the silver-white armor finally changed to the black and red color scheme characteristic of the Hohenstlingen family. On the diamond-shaped dome protruding from his chest, Salian carved the image of Medusa in the style of the famous ancient emperor Alexander the Great, and a pair of black dragon heads were decorated on both shoulders, and on the top of the matching long-tailed helmet he also pressed a tuft of oriental three-legged black feathers, which was bought from an exotic merchant, which was extremely rare.

These improvements were completed in just two days. Under the watchful eyes of the courtiers and the emperor's father and son, Salian wore a full set of new black and red dome armor and rode the same new clothes "Doros II". Holding a chain hammer and a three-pointed claw shield in the palace, the faint purple flames that emerged from the hollow gaps of the long-tailed helmet made his image like the reincarnation of the demon king once again capture the hearts of the Tutonian girls.

"Well, so I only need one artifact, and there are still two months to go, and the materials are ready, and I am short of the manufacturing method of the Seven Towers Magic Academy. I'm going to have to use my brain. ”