Age of Empires From Scratch

Although many nobles and officials died in the royal capital of Tilan, in fact, the important officials of the Tilan Kingdom were not wiped out. Most of them were stranded in White Rock City because of the war with the Holy Gunter Kingdom.

Abelson didn't forget this matter, so he and David specifically mentioned this matter during the meal.

In addition, he was also worried about the situation in White Rock City.

King Tilan's capital was turned into ruins, and all the people in the city died. After the news reached White Rock City, Abelson was not sure how those ministers and nobles would react.

But no matter how you look at it, White Rock City seems to be unable to defend it. Even if Earl Sutton-Stewart is still loyal to the Kingdom of Tilan, he can still control the armies such as the Tilan Knights, Guards Knights, and Infantry. It would also be devastating to the morale of the army.

Now Abelson is no longer concerned about whether the border can be held, whether the southern land will be occupied by the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt, he doesn't even care about those ministers and nobles, the only thing he worries about is his own daughter, and he also worries about the Earl of Sutton-Stewart .

"It's not a difficult task. I asked Gareth to take a team of Winter Knights to White Rock City to see the situation. If the situation is critical, I will bring them to Winter City."

So Gareth temporarily took over the mission and headed south with a small group of Winter Knights.

Seeing that David simply sent someone to protect his daughter, Abelson mentioned another matter along the way: "How do you plan to arrange the knights and soldiers who came to Winter City together?"

"I have ordered Gareth and Floyd to reorganize the other soldiers except the Knights of Tiran and the Knights of the Guards. Among them, those who perform well will become soldiers of Winter City."

David's answer was very straightforward. Now that Abelson has clearly expressed his attitude, David is not going to be polite to him: "As for the Knights of Tiran and the Knights of the Guards..."

Ebelson understood what David meant, and the other party asked him, which is enough to respect him, so he expressed his position very happily: "Let's reorganize together!"

He understood the current situation very clearly. As a king, he only had a false name. Power and the army were useless to him now. It was the best choice to hand them all over to David.

"In this case, why not keep the number of the Knights of Tiran and reorganize all the Knights of the Guards into the Knights of Tiran?" Abelson was so happy that David was a little embarrassed.

The population of the entire capital of Tilan was packed up, and the king was also abducted back together, and even his ace knights and guards were incorporated.

Before I knew it, I seemed to have done something similar to a certain prime minister. Could it be that he will be able to do many things in the name of the Kingdom of Tilan in the future?

The development of things is really similar to what David thought.

Abelson directly took out the letter of appointment written in advance, and named David Glamorgan as the Duke of Winter, whose territory included the entire northern plain.

The territory of David Glamorgan, the Grand Duke of Winter, is a completely independent principality, which is only nominally part of the Kingdom of Tilan.

As Abelson personally handed over the letter of appointment to David, Grand Duke Winter will officially take office, and then he will issue an announcement to spread the news to the entire Kingdom of Tilan.

At the same time, another order and announcement was issued: King Tilan was severely damaged by the conspiracy attack of the Temple, and His Majesty the King had to go to the north for a 'temporary residence' in Winter City, which is the kingdom of Tilan. Temporary capital.

Due to the conspiracy of the temple, His Majesty the King was ill and unable to handle government affairs and military affairs. The Grand Duke of Winter, David Glamorgan, represented His Majesty the King to handle all military and government affairs of the Kingdom of Tilan.

After several orders and announcements, David has become the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Tilan, except that he has not been crowned king.

For this series of appointments from Abelson, David also accepted them neatly. In just one meal, his identity changed drastically, and even he himself was a little confused.

It was not until he returned to his office at Glamorgan Castle that he gradually understood.

Abelson understands that it is impossible for the kingdom of Tilan to come back to life, and it is impossible for him to take power in Winter City, lead the army of Winter City to return to the old site of the king's capital, and rebuild a new city.

More importantly, he knew that his direct army could not beat the Knights of Winter at all, and even the knights of the Knights of Tilan and the Knights of the Guards could no longer fight for themselves.

They have already been killed by the Winter Knights once, and they know that they are not opponents.

What's more, these nearly 100,000 people are all resurrected by David, and these people's perception of David is many times better than that of the king.

Let these people choose, they will definitely choose David instead of themselves.

That being the case, it's better to arrange everything that can be arranged first, while one's fame is still a little bit useful. Abelson didn't even urge David and Sophia to get married early. He didn't think that a special existence like David could be bound by a marriage.

So whether or not he married his daughter is no longer important. Even if David wants the position of king immediately today, Abelson can immediately write the abdication document.

In fact, it is almost the same now. Cold Winter City has become the Principality of Winter Winter. It has obtained absolute independence in terms of law, and will be recognized by all forces on the mainland.

The Duchy of Winter can be changed to the Kingdom of Winter at any time in the future, it all depends on when David wants to wear the crown.

I am quietly living in Winter City for the elderly. For Sophia's sake, David should not treat himself badly. Maybe there is still a chance to see the day when the Holy Gunter Kingdom and the Temple are completely wiped out by Winter City.

"So, you are the Duke of Winter now?"

Listening to what David had finished, Laura was still looking at these appointment documents.

Although the appointments and announcements were all issued in the name of King Tiran, the specific sending and posting had to be done by the people of Winter City themselves.

So although David was promoted to the Grand Duke, and Winter City became the Duke of Winter, this matter always revealed a strange smell.

"It feels like you're coercing the king and forcing the king to make appointments."

"..." David wanted to say that he had similar feelings, but he couldn't admit it, and waved his hands and said, "You think too much!"

"Anyway, congratulations!" Laura put the letter of appointment back on David's desk: "It's one step closer to your goal, and it's a crucial step."

Laura had thought it would take David years to get to this point. Even so, it will not be easy to take this step in the end, and it may be accompanied by successive wars to succeed.

Unexpectedly, by mistake, the most important step was crossed so easily.

Duchy! Changing the principality into a kingdom was just one of David's thoughts. In the current situation, it is impossible for the Kingdom of Tilan to attack David's Winter City again.

However, Laura felt that it would be better for Winter City to maintain its status as a principality for a period of time.

Because using the Duchy of Winter as a transition, it can well receive the "inheritance" of the Kingdom of Tilan, which is much more reliable than directly claiming to build a country.

After all, the signboard of the Kingdom of Tilan has been standing for hundreds of years, and people living in this land recognize it. When the entire Kingdom of Tilan is in a state of war, the people of Tilan will habitually go to other parts of the Kingdom of Tilan. Fleeing within the territory, rather than directly fleeing abroad.

In this case, the Duchy of Winter, which is still attached to the Kingdom of Tilan, can receive more population. After receiving the population from all over the Kingdom of Tilan, they can use the banner of regaining the land that originally belonged to them for the people. , to expand the territory of the Duchy of Winter to other regions.

Not only is it irrefutable in terms of legal principles, but this kind of expansion can also gain the absolute support of its own people. At that time, it will be a matter of course to change its name to the kingdom.

"That's right." Laura originally wanted to leave to do her own business, because she knew that David would definitely have a lot of things to deal with, but before she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered: "Is your ability going to improve again? "

"Maybe!"

He was directly promoted from Earl to Grand Duke, and his territory has also changed from Winter City to Winter Duchy. His golden finger will definitely usher in an upgrade. It is not clear what changes will occur this time.

"I'll observe and test it later."

Leaving other things aside, the output of crystal mines and the energy contained in them may usher in another round of enhancement. Even if there are no other changes, this alone is enough to satisfy David.

Watching Laura leave, David originally wanted to ask Eva to deal with the announcement, but he didn't expect Edwin Van Cleef to come to him. This person must have something important to look for, so David had to make the announcement first. set aside.

"What's wrong?"

"A statement about the Raines missionary."

"So fast?"

After David returned to Winter City, he ordered the intelligence department to arrest the Raines missionary, and screened the people who came into contact with the Raines missionary to find out the spies sent by the temple.

The arrest went smoothly, and David didn't need to care too much about this kind of thing. He just waited quietly for the result of the interrogation.

Didn't expect it to end on the second day? He thought that the missionary from the temple could last ten days and half a month!

Speaking of this matter, Edwin Van Cleef also acted strangely: "The missionary from the temple may...probably...has abandoned his original belief."

"What's the meaning?"

"This Raines missionary seems to be ready to believe in the Holy Light."

"..."

"So after we arrested him, we didn't use any punishment at all. Basically, he would happily answer all the questions we asked."

Listening to Edwin Van Cleef's report, David didn't know how to evaluate the missionary, so he could only ask carefully: "Is it possible? He behaved like this on purpose, in order to really break into Winter City internal?"

"This possibility is not ruled out."