Black Iron Crown

The sun gradually fell from the sky, and darkness gradually enveloped the entire earth. The entire continent was plunged into boundless darkness. Only in a few places, there were dots of light appearing.

Lomas City, the capital of the Ridka Empire, is obviously the brightest place. As the capital of the empire, there is a prosperous business here. Even at night, the streets are brightly lit.

The nightlife of the people in the imperial capital is very rich. The taverns in the city are at their peak at this time. People who have been busy all day will come here for a drink, and some men with some spare money in their pockets may look for A girl who I think looks good to spend a good night together, or find a like-minded friend to take out a wooden sign for entertainment.

People with higher status, such as big merchants and court nobles in the imperial capital, have more choices, such as the magnificent Willens Palace run by the royal family, which has the best entertainment facilities in the entire empire and Beautiful girls, whether they want to have a meal, play a game with friends, or spend the night with beautiful girls, they can find the service items they like.

In addition to here, the Marisa Opera House is also a good choice. There are opera performances of different repertoires every day. Beautiful girls and handsome boys sing elegant and beautiful songs with their throats on the stage, or have strong or soft bodies. Perform a classic repertoire on the stage.

It may be tear-jerking, or it may end in tragedy, or it may be impassioned after watching it, the love story between a knight and a lady, a noble lady and a prince, a heroic knight who is tear-jerking but passionate on the battlefield, and of course, there are also some folk tales in childhood. Strange talk, these are the contents of their performances.

On both sides of the road in Lomas City, there are many vendors selling their own things. They are closed during the day, and they specialize in selling some attractive gadgets at night. They can make a lot of money in one night. Bowl full.

The barrel-shaped buildings emit dots of light, and the lights and dances of thousands of families are the best way to describe the capital of this empire.

However, under this bustling scene, what is hidden is the turbulent situation in the empire.

The business girl doesn't know the hatred of subjugated country, but she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river. This famous sentence that has been passed down in the celestial dynasty for thousands of years does not make people feel that it is against harmony. The situation of the royal family is very dangerous. No one knows when Whichever great noble will rise up to rebel against the rule of the royal family.

They are all ambitious people. Although they had no resistance under the army of the Ridka Kingdom led by the emperor, once the empire showed its weak side, they would pounce on them like the most vicious wolves. Gnaw away the last trace of flesh and blood of this young empire.

No one knows when such a situation will happen, but what is certain is that as long as the current imperial emperor, His Majesty Winks Moreland's condition does not improve, then this kind of thing will inevitably happen.

At this moment, outside the magnificent and majestic palace, a group of dignified nobles were waiting outside. They had already been urged several times, and only then did they get the Queen, Earl Wesley, Grand Duke Marbula, and Earl Redmara and other royalist aristocrats will receive their news in the side hall of the palace.

There are about forty or fifty of these people, and everyone is wearing extremely gorgeous clothes. They are obviously high-ranking officials of the empire or nobles who are loyal to the royal family.

Under the guidance of the guards, a group of people walked quickly to the side hall.

The seemingly graceful queen is holding the crown prince who is only four or five years old in her arms. Sitting next to her is Earl Wesley in a luxurious robe. As a close member of the royal family, he has such a huge territory and powerful Its military strength is one of the most important supporters of the royal family.

on the other hand,

It is the Earl of Redmara who has inherited his father's title for more than three years. Unlike her father, he has grown up under the royal family's training since he was a child. supporters.

His territory is very close to the fief directly under the royal family. It is just in the northwest of the royal family's territory, bordering the royal family. It is completely different from the ghostly place in the northern border. He has a huge grain output and has a lot of food. The regular army is at his disposal.

Not to mention Grand Duke Mabula, he is now the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor. He has a huge territory with a total area of ​​80,000 square kilometers, which is extremely prosperous in business and has developed agricultural output.

This is a territory equivalent to one-tenth of the size of the entire northern border. Such a large territory means that there will be many people in his territory. He has more than 2,500 regular troops including the army of vassals. It is not impossible to really launch a ruthless mobilization of an army of seven to eight thousand people, including the serf soldiers.

With the support of these powerful nobles, coupled with their own incomparable strength, the royal family can steadily suppress the lords in the empire without resistance.

But now the emperor is seriously ill, coupled with the loss of some troops during the Eastern Expedition, the current royal family can be said to be quite weak. It cannot effectively deter those ambitious nobles.

"Grand Duke Mabula! Your Majesty the Queen! Now the lords of the empire who keep saying that they are loyal to the empire have completely exposed their fangs!" An old nobleman stepped forward and said angrily: "Shen Buji from the south The Duke has led his vassals and minions to seal off our southern trade routes! Our goods cannot flow to the south at all!"

Countless goods and wood cannot come to the imperial capital, come to the royal territory and our territory for sale, and we can't go anywhere to do business, and now our financial situation is very bad! "

And after he finished speaking, another nobleman also spoke up: "It's not just the south! That damned Earl Zhebo in the north, that damned barbarian from the north, has integrated many lords who were ungrateful for profit and who were originally loyal to the royal family. The road to the interior of the empire is completely blocked!"

"Although there is no great benefit in the northern border, we can no longer get all kinds of precious furs and wood from the northern border, and most importantly, our source of iron has been completely blocked by that damn northern barbarian. !"

The small scale of the few iron mines in the interior of the empire is simply not enough to support our army expansion and armor building plans! Now even the iron pots we eat are melted to make weapons and equipment! But it is still a drop in the bucket! "

"If the damn Earl Zhebo sells iron materials to the forces that oppose the royal family, then we will become very passive in the next activities and struggles! We must pay attention to this matter! This is far more important than the Southern Merchant There are more important things to do when the road is blocked! This is about our army!"