It's been almost a month since the battle in White River City.

Solomon had been busy recruiting new allies all this time, and at first, only a few down-and-out nobles or minor lords rushed to Lionheart Castle with the idea of taking a gamble.

But with Solomon sending two dragons south to help the elves defeat the Woodland princes, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Red Lion Empire is over.

The lords of the Red Plains had just experienced a painful defeat, and they were no longer afraid, and the new land was the first place to be ravaged by the Wing Clan's army, and the most powerful of them, the Drummond family, was almost wiped out, and the remaining lords were also frightened.

The Golden Valley is in the midst of a fierce battle with the dwarves, and the Polos family of Elk Valley is still on the sidelines, as it was more than nine hundred years ago.

At that time, they supported the Lancayat family against Alessandro, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately chose to bow to the Vespasian family.

It's okay to expect them to be the icing on the cake, but it's unrealistic to send charcoal in the snow.

The Figuerola family in the west has only lost its head not long ago, and although the new head of the family, Hers, has escaped the tragic battle of White River City, but it is difficult to protect himself at the moment, and it is not easy to return home safely with an army of 10,000.

Because of the special climate and environment, the north has always been very calm, and it also has the royal blood of Allister.

However, it was almost impossible for the Monteverde armies alone to defeat this desperately powerful Wing army.

The rest of the place is even more playless.

Therefore, the current situation is already very clear, and the once invincible Red Lion Empire does seem to be at the end of its rope.

If you don't want to be buried with the Vespasian family, it's time to revisit your previous choices.

Although the nobles of the empire have always paid lip service to loyalty, it seems that loyalty is less important than survival.

So when they heard that the elves had regained the land they had lost nine hundred years ago, crossed the Spring River, and continued their march towards Lionheart.

Many of the nobles were shaken, and by the twentieth day it was no longer only the minor nobles who had come to Solomon, but some of the great families had also sent messengers.

The first of the twelve nobles to bow their heads were the Bracken family.

Their fiefdom was close to the Red Plains, and it was right on the way of the elven army, which forced them to make a decision first, as they would probably not be able to keep their fiefdom any later.

And with the Bracken family taking the lead, many aristocratic families who were still hesitant immediately fell to those Wing Clansmen.

This is especially true when Solomon promised that as long as he came seven days before to surrender, he would continue to hold his original territory.

Many people are hurrying to Lionheart, and even the town that seems to have been defeated by the war has returned to some liveliness.

This time, however, Solomon did not rush to summon the defectors, but sent for their names and families to be registered.

and announced that a jousting tournament would be held in seven days, which made all the nobles in the city a little confused.

Because Edward II had already held a tournament not long ago, the final champion was unprecedentedly won by Ilea, the female lord.

Now less than half a year has passed, Solomon suddenly announced that he would hold another one, so that people could not guess his intentions, and this tournament was not publicized in advance, except for those who had rushed to the royal capital to surrender, no one else could participate.

In the end, even if the champion is decided, it doesn't seem to have much gold.

Or are those Wing Clan people just planning to take this opportunity to show off their martial prowess in front of everyone?

A group of imperial nobles talked about it, but no one could say why, but some people's hearts and eyes moved quickly, and instead of guessing here, it was better to ask someone who might know.

And if you want to say who knows Solomon and those Wing people best in the royal capital now, you have to mention the two political stars that have risen rapidly in the royal capital in recent times.

It is said that they were originally two lowly bards, but they became nobles because of Solomon's appreciation.

After that, Solomon not only gave them a lot of errands to do, but also kept many important things from the two of them, apparently cultivating them as cronies.

In contrast, Iwan, the former head of the Imperial Intelligence Department who first came to Toucheng, did not have such treatment.

Although Solomon also used him, using his familiarity with the nobles of the empire, he compiled a list of people who could be recruited and who were best eliminated.

But Solomon got the list only as a reference, and did not accept it all, and obviously was also wary of Iwan.

This is not difficult to understand, after all, Iwang has served the Vespasian family for many years and served three emperors. It was also normal that Solomon did not immediately believe him.

In contrast, Kiran and Silverhand both had cleaner backgrounds, and were only bards, even if they had sung the praises of Elia and the Church of Doubles, which was normal behavior in Solomon's eyes.

He also talked to his compatriots who came to this continent in advance, and learned that the bards are a group of people who like to join in the fun, running wherever there is excitement, and blowing when they catch a hero.

Therefore, Solomon did not mind that Kiran and Silverhand had been close to Ilea before, and he did not even have much ill towards the female lord, but rather admired the latter.

In a sense, the Wing people are also a group of very pure guys, they believe in the principle of respect for the strong, and believe that the weak are born to be enslaved by the rule of the strong.

Therefore, the more powerful the opponent, the more they can get the respect of the Wing Clan.

As the first warrior of the Empire, Ilea killed three Winged warriors in a row, and slaughtered a dragon, even if it was only a black dragon that was only a juvenile and had not yet fully grown, it was enough to make Solomon look at her differently.

Of course, it's just a different view, in Solomon's opinion, the green field is too small, and there are too few people, and Ilea and that Shuangxiu Sect are not to be afraid at all.

Moreover, Sharjah has also taken people to the West, and although Solomon does not like Sharjah, he still recognizes the latter's strength.

Ilea was almost doomed this time.

However, it has been a while since Sharjah and the others left, and it is supposed that they should also return in the next few days, but Solomon has not seen the figure of Sharjah and his party.

And with Sharjah's usual arrogant character, after he succeeds, he will almost certainly make a lot of hype, and it is impossible to remain silent.

Solomon felt a little strange, but he didn't think much of it, and focused on the matter at hand.

When Kiran and Silverhand walked out of the Godwin family's mansion, they were immediately surrounded by Imperial nobles waiting on the side.

(End of chapter)