Author's Note: A 5200-word chapter!
Emmanuel was like a lioness. Her long blonde hair was braided into a gorgeous Duchess hairstyle. As the Duchess of the Empire worked, her fierce and sharp side was fully displayed in front of everyone.
As a former maid, she had had enough. What were Karl-franz, Archbishop Vicmar, and Boris Todbringer doing? What the hell were they doing? What the hell were they doing?
If it wasn't for this, I would've gone to Brittany to reunite with my man's family!
And the result?!
Wasn't the White Wolf Church trying to emphasize that Emperor Charlemagne was once Yurick's Chosen Champion? Wasn't it to show that the White Wolf Church was a level higher than the Church of Justice? But did they forget? Charlemagne's ascension was personally approved by Yurick, and this has been proven over and over again!
Vicmar still insisted on gathering the army to fight outside the city to prove you're right? Don't you know that Savior Ludwig risked his life to enter the White Wolf Holy Fire, and with great difficulty, allowed the two churches to stand together again after hundreds of years?
And Karl-franz, as an ordinary mercenary and the Duchess of Nur, couldn't she tell that the Dwarven pistols were made of pure silver? Do you think I can't tell the difference between pure silver and steel? I'm just being considerate, so I'm too lazy to expose you!
Good, good, very good! These stinking men are all so hypocritical, so pretentious, so disgusting. For the sake of the Empire's unity, she put down her pride and came personally to mediate, but Boris, that stupid donkey, actually dared to ignore her for half a day?!
She suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.
"You wasted my entire day. Good, very good. I'll go back now and bring Nur and Wissen to join the Knight King Kingdom. You guys continue! Just treat it as if there's no Empire in this world. It's divided! "Emmanuel stood up and roared angrily," Do you think I want to come here? Do you think I'm a lobbyist? What do you think I am? "
Looking at the Duchess of the Empire who was as crazy as a lioness, Boris was also extremely shocked. Kurfürst White Wolf almost couldn't close his mouth.
What was Emmanuel trying to do?
She was trying to divide the Empire. She wanted to divide the Empire that the Savior spent so much effort to reunite!
"This is impossible! How can Nur and Wissen join the Brittany Kingdom? "
Boris's first reaction was to refuse to believe it... Nur is the city where Ludwig the Savior came from. This city and Wissen will never join the Knight King Kingdom. You and Wissen can't join the Knight King Kingdom. You can be Laing ', Laing, but what about your people? Nur's'? Wissen '''s's' '? How could they be willing to leave the embrace of the Empire!
"How is it impossible? Boris, Nur and Wissen, especially Nur, where does their recognition of the Empire come from? Basically, it's Ludwig the Savior himself. Nur's' 'pride is that a Savior was born here. " Emmanuel said sarcastically, "That's our Emperor. But now, the throne belongs to the Great Prince Rick, and the capital is Brunswick. If you are independent, the capital will be Mildenheim. What does you have to do with Nur? You're not our Emperor, and neither is Karl! "
"Don't forget, in recent years, the whole of Nur has made a fortune because of the orders from Laing and his brother Fulgen … If civil war and the nightmare of the era of the Three Emperors appear again, what do you think the Nur ''s' ''?" Emmanuel continued to sneer.
"So, it's okay to raise your butcher's' 'knife against us?" Boris continued to roar, "Is this how you solve the problem?"
"Then here's the question. Who went to Brunswick to cause trouble?" Emmanuelle retorted, looking like a lioness: "Do you still need me to repeat the same thing? Idiot! Or maybe you can send someone to Nur to do the same thing? "
An indescribable anger filled Kurfürst White Wolf's chest. Shock, confusion, anger, and disdain. In the next second, Kurfürst White Wolf roared at the Empire ''s' 'Countess, "Betrayal! Shameless betrayal! Emmanuel, do you know what you're saying?! "
"Do you know what you're doing?!" The Empire's' 'Countess roared back.
"Of course I know!" Boris's hand gripped the handle of his seat. Kurfürst White Wolf glared. "I'm just getting back the respect Yurick deserves! I'm doing this for the Empire and Yurick! "
"And I'm doing this for the humans! I have nothing more to say to you. The people of Nur and Wesson will understand my choice. We won't be on the same side as someone who raises a butcher's knife against his own brothers. " Emmanuel was so angry that she laughed. She lifted her skirt and stood up. "It seems that Midden is ready for war, right? Very well, give the order. Order the attack to the south bank. Order you and your White Wolf Knights to cross the Brunswick River and bring war and internal strife to the Empire. Thousands of human soldiers will be sacrificed in the civil war. What will be left will be the laughter of Chaos and the green skin. Ha, and the undead and that damned Von Karstein! All of this is because of a dispute between the two churches! "
"This is very important! Without Yurick, there will be no Empire! " Boris was also angry. He stood up. Kurfürst White Wolf roared at the Empire's' Countess, "I can't believe you're Andrea's daughter. You're the mistress of Nur. Didn't His Majesty Ludovic, the Savior, unify the Empire with Yurick's blessing?"
"So this is the choice of you idiots? Yurick created the birth and unification of the empire, while Charlemagne built the empire and carried it forward. The two churches should be as close as brothers, but what happened? " Emmanuel was also angry. "Fine, you can fight it out. It's best if every believer bleeds until the last believer of Yurick or Charlemagne dies. Very well, I've finally seen through you Yurick believers. Please forgive me for not keeping you company!"
"Stop right there!" Boris immediately grasped the hilt of his Rune Fang – Devour Kick. "I can't allow you to leave here! You're a traitor who wants to split the Empire! "
"Traitor?!" Emmanuel also grabbed her Rune Tooth, Fire of the West. Unlike Boris, she unsheathed her sword. Golden flames surrounded the blade of the Rune Tooth. Even in the Kurfürst's palace, the light on the blade was still so dazzling.
Seeing Emmanuel unsheathe her sword, Boris's years of military experience and instincts made him unsheathe his sword as well.
"Clang!" In an instant, the two Rune Fangs clashed.
The crisp sound of divine weapons clashing echoed the anger of the two Kurfürst's.
At the same time, the Armoured Nur and Teuton Guards outside heard the noise in the hall.
Almost at the same time, the Teuton Guards all raised their two-handed battle axes and hammers. The Armoured Nur also raised their long-barreled muskets. The champion of the Nur Kingdom, Theodore Bruckner, strode forward. This towering man had already grabbed the hilt of his sword. In response, the Grand Commander of the White Wolf Knights, Axel, and Duke Blucher of Karonburg also pressed down on their weapons in response.
However, the two sides didn't really fight. Seeing Boris block her sword, Emmanuel laughed self-deprecatingly. The Countess of the Empire raised her Rune Tooth and held it vertically with one hand. The Countess of the Empire said in a low voice, "Look at this rune. Boris, can you tell me what the runes of the dwarves mean?"
"How can I not know? I've been taught how to use this sword since I was three years old! You too! " Boris also put away his sword. He suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "There isn't a single Kurfürst who doesn't know the meaning of the Rune Tooth. It's a symbol of power and status!"
"A gift from Kurgan Ironbeard, the Supreme King, and Alaric the Lunatic, the Master of Rune Craftsmen, to the Imperium. At that time, we stood side by side and accepted the gift as the twelve Kurfürsten of the Imperium." The face of the duchess of the Imperium gradually turned pale. She gnashed her teeth and said, "Why was the Imperium established? Was it to commemorate Charlemagne's contributions, or to thank Yuric for his gift? "
Clang! The Countess of the Empire stabbed her Rune Tooth into the ground of the Kurfürst Palace. Disappointment filled Emmanuel's voice. "This is my gift to congratulate you on your coronation, Boris. Since the reason for the Empire's existence has changed, I don't need it anymore."
After that, Emmanuel raised her skirt and roared, "Theodore, Wagner, Jubal, let's go!"
"Yes!" The Nur Champion, the Nur Master Engineer, and the Armoured Nur Commander accepted the order. Under their protection, the Countess of the Empire strode out of the palace in her high-heeled boots and left her Rune Tooth behind.
The Countess of the Empire was so fierce that even the Teuton Guards and the White Wolf Knights were shocked. For a moment, no one went up to stop her.
Looking at Emmanuel's back, Boris's anger gradually subsided. The Kurfürst slowly put down the Rune Tooth in his hand and signaled for everyone to leave. Then, he sat in his seat alone in a daze.
He seemed to have returned to two thousand years ago, when Charlemagne, the Chief of the Carolingian Tribe, and Ochun, the Chief of the Thuringian Tribe, climbed a snowy mountain that was thousands of meters high with their bare hands and had a great duel in front of Yuric's divine fire to decide who was the leader of mankind.
Were they fighting for their own interests or for power?
No, they were fighting for the survival of mankind, to prove who was the best warrior and who could let mankind survive in the darkness and the four enemies.
This was the reason why the Empire was established and born.
In order to celebrate the birth of the Empire and the unity of mankind, the descendants of the twelve chiefs gathered together and swore the Rune Tooth Oath. No matter what difficulties they faced, mankind would always be united and fight for the Empire and mankind.
At that time, the twelve Rune Teeth clashed in the banquet hall. What a beautiful scene it was!
After that, the Empire went through a lot, a lot, until Emperor Boris, the Moneygrubber, turned the Empire into a place of corruption and gluttony. He himself died from suffocation due to the excessive fat on his neck. The Black Death War almost destroyed the Empire. It was Emperor Mandred, the Rat Exterminator of Midden, who led the army to defeat the Skaven Rat Men. However, this great Wolf Emperor was assassinated by the Skaven Rat Men. Since then, the Empire was divided. There was no need to mention the dark and painful history of the Three Emperors Era and the Vampire War.
It was not until the great Holy War that the Empire was reunited.
Then, after such a short period of time, would the Empire be divided again? Because of him? Because of Yuric?
Boris reached out and pulled out the Rune Tooth left by Emmanuel — the Fire of the West. The sharp blade, the burning flame, and the bright light of the runes were so bright even in the dim Kurfürst Palace.
Of the original 12 provinces of the Empire, only 10 were left.
The Drakoward Province was destroyed in the year 1110 of the Empire. Kurfürst Wilrill was unfortunately killed in the war against the Orcs, and his successor died together with him. The last proclaimer, Duke Conrad Aldrich, died from the Black Death. The Rune Tooth Beast Killer was sent back to the Empire. In the following centuries, the Drakoward Province did not receive any support from any of the Three Emperors in the Civil War. The entire province was destroyed by the Orcs and became the Drakoward Forest that was filled with Orcs today.
In the year 1708 of the Empire Calendar, the Sol Hill collapsed in front of the legendary green-skinned warlord "Iron Claw" Gobard. The Kurfürst Eldrad and his entire family were killed in the battle. The Sol Hill Province was completely turned into ruins and was eventually incorporated into the Wesen Hill. The Rune Tooth Complaint was found in a green-skinned lair in the Ridge of the World a few hundred years later. It was now Marshal Rick's sword.
Tragedies happened again and again. When did humans ever learn from their mistakes?
That's right. In the name of Yurick, I cannot make the same mistake as my ancestors! Boris closed his eyes. He seemed to have understood something. The Kurfürst began to pray, "Yurick, God of Winter of the Empire, Lord of the Hunt, Father of the Wolves, please guide me. What should I do?"
As if there was some kind of response, a cold wind blew in from outside the tent. It was mixed with some kind of terrifying warning and whisper. The divine light of the Wolf God appeared around Kurfürst White Wolf and quickly disappeared.
Tens of minutes later, the bright fire of the White Wolf enveloped Boris. He was blessed.
"White Wolf Flame!"
"God's Will!"
"Yurick, bless us!"
The Teuton Guards and White Wolf Knights outside the palace erupted in cheers. Boris, who was inside the palace, finally showed a smile. He reached out his hand and pulled out Emannolie's Runic Tooth. Then, he asked his flag bearer Tuggenheim amidst the cheers, "How long has our Countess been gone?"
"Fifty minutes, Godfather," Tuggenheim said respectfully.
"Send someone on a fast horse and return the Rune Tooth to Emmanuelle. It belongs to her in the first place!" Boris turned the Rune Tooth and pointed the handle at his godson. "Send it back personally. Be quick. Follow the Rik River to Marlin Castle."
"Yes!" Tuggenheim immediately took the Fire of the West. He could feel the power of this ancient divine weapon from the blade. He called a few White Wolf Knights and got on their horses.
"Wait!" Boris suddenly shouted. Kurfürst White Wolf hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Forget it. I'll go myself!"
"Godfather, what?!" Tuggenheim and the White Wolf Knights all exclaimed in disbelief, "How can you do that?!"
"This is Yurick's order. Do it." Boris nodded. The anger in his remaining eye dissipated, leaving only calmness. "The Empire can't repeat the previous mistake."
In the end, Boris and the White Wolf Knights got on their horses and followed the Rik River to catch up to the Countess of the Empire.
"The Empire won't split, and we won't repeat the mistakes of our predecessors." Boris turned the Rune Tooth over and handed it to Emmanuelle. "Take back your Rune Sword."
The Countess of the Empire nodded. She didn't reach out to take it. Instead, she pulled on the reins of the Elven horse. "Are you sure about this, Boris?"
"I'm sure. But I hope that Karl-franz and Archbishop Vicmar can understand your efforts!" Boris said coldly. "They have to do something."
"Heh, all you need to do is reveal our conversation to them." Emmanuel nodded and took the runic sword: "Idiot, you wasted my entire day."
"Hahaha, I have to say, I don't know what you learned from Laing." Boris nodded. "I owe you one, Emmanuelle. Also, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" The Countess of the Empire sheathed her sword and asked casually.
"Don't mess with a woman." Boris laughed. "Especially a woman who has been living alone for a long time and finally has the chance to see her husband."
"You bastard!" Asshole! "The Duchess was so infuriated by Boris that she almost wanted to stab the Kurfürst White Wolf.
But no matter what, she had achieved her goal.
An internal problem of the Empire had finally disappeared. Mideng Hill was the first to withdraw its troops from the border and expressed its willingness to reconcile. Boris then wrote letters to all the Kurfürst families of the Empire and revealed his conversation with the Countess of the Empire, Emmanuelle.
The entire Empire was shocked.
Under the threat of Nur and Wesson possibly leaving the Empire, Archbishop Wickmar realized a very serious fact.
No matter what, Nur could not leave the Empire. The Church of Justice had to give in on this matter, or else he would have to bear the consequences of the Church of Justice's split. Don't forget, Nur also had a Grand Chanter, Casmir IX.
If Nur split, it would mean that the Church of Justice would split as well. This was something that Wickmar could not bear.
In the end, both sides apologized. Archbishop Wickmar reluctantly compensated for the losses and once again emphasized the freedom of religion. The Church of Justice recognized the White Wolf Church's missionary legitimacy and equal status, while the White Wolf Church recognized the belief of Charlemagne. Both sides withdrew their troops from the border, and a huge storm was resolved.
In the history of the Empire, this famous peace negotiation was known as the "Calonburg Peace Treaty", also known as the "Peace Treaty Forged by a Single Sword". Later generations wrote poems praising the courage and wisdom of the Empire's Countess, "The Countess's Sword Settled the Rivers and Mountains, the Empire's Song Resolved the Internal Problems."
After the matter ended, the Empire's Countess finally stepped on the road to Brittany to reunite with Laing.
What the mortals did not know was that the Emperor's golden figure was watching everything that Emmanuelle was doing in the void.
The Lord of Mankind nodded his head, which was a rare sight, with a look of approval on his face.
“Aye。”
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