Ten days later, Count Noktras returned to the maelstrom of Shipwreck Graveyard with his flagship, the Scarlet Raider, after successfully raiding the Estalya Billibari Duchy.
Few people knew that Count Noktras's original name was Niklaus von Castein, and that he was a member of the Castein family. After three successive vampire counts died in front of the Empire, Niklaus came to the conclusion that due to the curse of Nagash, no vampire would win the final victory against the humans. This was because either a few brave warriors from the Empire would appear and defeat the von Castein family, or endless internal strife within the family, or they would be defeated by the cunning and treacherous nature of betrayal.
After carefully studying the history of the vampires, Niklaus deeply realized that it was impossible for the von Castein family to succeed in conquering the world on land.
After getting tired of fighting among his own kind, Niklaus found another path to power. Among the dusty books that recorded necromancy and witchcraft, he found a large number of nautical charts that recorded the flow and ebb of magical winds that spanned across the world. This revelation made Niklaus realize that if he could master the art of sailing, he could make use of the magical winds that drifted across the ocean.
In the depths of the Great Ocean, there was a terrifying place. It was the legendary Maelstrom of Shipwreck Graveyard. The strong magical winds here pulled all the dead in the ocean here, maintaining the rotation of the Maelstrom. Niklaus spent a long time preparing a necromancy spell. He summoned thousands of undead, arranged them into a necromancy array, and raised his entire undead castle. After a long-distance teleportation, he instantly appeared in the Maelstrom of Shipwreck Graveyard.
Since then, Niklaus von Castein had disappeared, leaving behind the self-proclaimed king of the Undead Ocean Empire, Count Noktras. Out of respect for the Blood Ancestor, he only called himself Count.
Relying on the power of magic, the wreckage of the ships was pulled over by the Great Necromancy Spell. The whole undead castle was surrounded in the middle of it. It was a daunting sight. At the top of the castle stood the cliff of the ancient Sylvania Castle. The stone base of the castle gathered a large number of decayed ship remains, and under the terrible power, they had fused into a strange whole. In the end, the Bloody Marauder was formed. It was a three-kilometer-long supership, carrying dozens of undead pirate legions, several teams of giant corpses, zombies, corrupting crabs, and corrupting leviathans.
Of course, the most powerful army was the Bloody Marauder's Deck Guard Legion and the Colossus Legion of Gallows Giants. Count Noktras swore to drown the world in the Tide of Death.
However, he failed. Twenty years ago, Captain Roger Ross, the pirate king from Satusa, defeated Count Noktras in the Battle of the Shipwreck Cemetery. At the cost of his life and the destructive collision of the flagship, the Hammer of Salvation, he buried the ambition of the king of the Undead Ocean Empire.
Captain Ross' sacrifice was honorable, but Count Noktras was a cunning vampire. He had already prepared a way to resurrect the members of the von Castein family. In just ten years, he was resurrected from the Shipwreck Cemetery and regained his strength.
More than ten years later, the complacent Count Noktras returned to the Shipwreck Cemetery after launching a successful and terrible raid on Estalia's Billibari Duchy. He was surprised and furious to find that his lair had been raided by the enemy! The enemy had stolen at least eighty chests of treasure from the Shipwreck Cemetery! They had also stolen a High Elven Holy Relic!
The surviving vampire pirate admirals revealed the identity of the enemy!
The enemy's ship was branded with the Phoenix Emblem!
The enemy's general's guard was called the Phoenix Guard!
The enemy's target was the High Elven Holy Relic!
"High Elves!" Count Noktras' angry roar echoed throughout the Shipwreck Cemetery. The Undead King declared his revenge, "Very good! Very good! "
"I will let blood and fire burn all of Ossouin!"
… I am the High Elven Phoenix Guard's division line …
At the same time, in the Old World, Brittany, Muxilon Duchy, Muxilon City.
After hundreds of years, Muxilon City finally had a trace of its former glory, although the streets were still empty and there were not many people living here.
After the city was rebuilt, about a few thousand families moved into Muxilon City. The Holy Grail Church finally reopened in Muxilon after many years. Merovin Castle, located in the center of the city, was now the territory of Laing's flag bearer, Baron Merovin Armand.
Now, the Knight King and Queen were about to arrive in Muxilon City. All the nobles of Muxilon Duchy had gathered and held a grand banquet in Merovin Castle to welcome His Majesty Laing and Queen Suria.
The civilians in the city spontaneously came to both sides of the road to welcome their beloved King and Queen. The Old Guard in dark blue coats and white shirts lined up in two rows by the roadside to maintain order. Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the Deputy Commander of the Old Guard, Davu, strode forward and opened the carriage door, indicating that the King could come down.
The door opened, and Laing, wearing the King's robes, slowly walked down from the carriage. He looked at the crowd on both sides of the road. Muxilon's main residents were now a mix of Muxilon natives, people from the Empire, and other Brittany immigrants. After many years of hard work, the people here finally saw themselves as part of Muxilon Duchy.
It was originally impossible to really eliminate the differences, but there was a good thing between the Empire and Brittany: the two countries had the same roots. In terms of race and faith, the people of the Empire and the Brittany were also very similar. The eight gods of the old world were completely the same. The only difference was that there was some friction between the Church of Justice and the Church of the Lake Nymph. However, this had been resolved with the alliance between Laing and the Empire, so it was relatively easy to integrate.
This was also the reason why Laing only considered immigration from the Empire and not from the southern countries or even Alabi. The southern countries had different races, and Alabi had different races and faiths.
The road in Muxilon had been replaced by a cobblestone road. Laing waved to his people, and the people of Muxilon responded with the most enthusiastic cheers and applause. The King smiled with satisfaction and said to Davu, "So, is Bertrand ready?"
"He is obviously ready, Your Majesty." Davu squeezed out a smile. The old guard of the Holy Grail was obviously flattered that the King would speak to him, but he quickly realized that his status was different from before. He slowly calmed down and continued, "But I want to say that this is an honor that belongs to Bertrand. He has served Your Majesty for more than ten years. This is what he deserves."
"Yes, this is what Mr. Bertrand deserves. The first thing we do this time is to attend his wedding." A small hand wrapped in a white lace glove reached out from the royal carriage and placed it on Laing's big hand. Queen Suria appeared from the carriage. Today, Queen Suria was dressed relatively casually. She was wearing a gray molly windbreaker and a milk candy threaded silk dress. Under the dress, her long, slender legs were exposed. Suria gently walked out of the carriage and said to Laing and Davu, "We would like to congratulate Mr. Bertrand. He is in his forties this year, and he is finally getting married."
That's right, the first thing Laing and the others did when they arrived at Muxillon was to attend the wedding of Bertrand, the commander of the Old Guard. The commander of the Old Guard was finally getting married. His bride was the daughter of Count Dulin of Muxillon, Charly de Kesma Dulin. Charly de Kesma Dulin was a very beautiful girl with chestnut hair and diamond-like eyes. Her beauty was equally famous for her wisdom and pride. Originally, she should not have married a "bumpkin" like Bertrand.
However, with the death of Count Dulin and his Kesma Guards in the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition, Count Dulin's family suffered a great loss. Although they received a lot of compensation, their family members and direct military forces suffered heavy losses. Therefore, the family immediately decided to get closer to His Majesty Laing. Count Dulin's eldest son, Count Charly, who inherited the title of Count, immediately decided to marry his sister to Bertrand, the commander of the Old Guard.
For the Old Guard, this situation was not uncommon. For example, Laing knew that Raymond, the commander of the halberd battalion, had recently been in a good relationship with Stefana, the daughter of Baron Chevalier. By the way, the Chevalier family had just been stripped of their noble title and their fief because they could not provide enough knights. Laing naturally knew why they were in a good relationship.
Speaking of which, Raymond had never dared to imagine that he would be pursued by the daughter of a great noble. It was said that he didn't even last long before he fell in love with her.
On the other hand, the single officers of the Old Guard, especially those with the title of knights, were often pursued by the daughters of fallen nobles. After all, as long as they married into the family, they could keep their noble titles. If they lost their fief, they could get it back. At the very least, they could keep their titles by marrying the knights of the Old Guard. This was the consensus of a large group of fallen nobles.
Laing thought about it and didn't say anything else. He held Suria's hand and walked into Merovin Castle.
This notorious castle had been rebuilt over the years, and the traces of the undead's corruption had faded away. However, Armand's definition of this castle was clearly not a palace or a holiday villa, but a real military fortress. Most of the decorations inside were very serious and defensive, which made the atmosphere of the whole wedding seem a lot more solemn.
Due to the disappearance of Archbishop Isabella Giovanni of the Church of Milmidian Goddess of War, Laing did not let Morgiana officiate the wedding this time. Instead, he asked her to stay in the Fairy Tower in the middle of the lake and promised to spend a few days with her. Morgiana agreed easily.
The scene of the wedding ceremony was very lively. Under Laing's diligent governance, the Muxillon Duchy vaguely showed the glorious shadow of the former era of Llanduin. One by one, the nobles came up to pay their respects to the king and queen.
What was noteworthy was that this time, the grand commanders of the three southern knight regiments in the Araby Expedition had all come. On one hand, they had returned to their country to explain the situation, and on the other hand, they had specially come to pay their respects to the new king.
They were Grand Tutor Sir John Tylvelde of the Knights of Holy Auriga.
Grand Tutor Morgan Blazing Flame of the Knights of Flame.
And the leader of the Knights of Lyonassai Expedition, Duke Adahad's cousin, Phoebe Dragondrum.
These three grand tutors of the Knights of Lyonassai Expedition brought several pieces of news and swore allegiance to the new king, Laing. They had more than 3,000 knights, squires, and an army of more than 20,000 soldiers under their command. Laing was not surprised because the north coast of Araby, especially the rich ports and towns in the northernmost part of the Nicohalla Desert, were now all occupied by the Brittany Expedition. They had separated the original Araby Empire in this way, leaving only a few big cities and tribes in Araby, and could no longer unify. Occasionally, the Expedition would go deep into the desert to fight the undead army in some mysterious pyramids and plunder their wealth.
In addition to the Brittany Expedition, the southern countries and the Empire also had many strongholds on the north coast of Araby.
At the wedding, the nobles stood together and chatted with wine glasses in their hands.
"You're saying that the Bilibari Duchy was attacked by the undead pirates? The attacker was the legendary Earl Noktelas of the Undead Ocean Kingdom? "Laing held his wine glass and frowned as he listened to the news from the three grand tutors.
"Yes, more than 20,000 people died in this attack." Grand Tutor Sir John of the Knights of Holy Auriga looked very disgusted and angry. "Those undead scum really don't remember. Your Majesty, do you plan to punish them?"
"We just finished the Eight Peaks Expedition not long ago. We don't have the strength to deal with these things at the moment." Laing shook his head and said to the three grand tutors, "For now, the best punishment is to stay in your post. We need some time."
"Your Majesty, we've heard about the Eight Peaks Expedition." Morgan Blazing Flame, the Grand Tutor of the Blazing Knights, said, "Unfortunately, we were fighting the tomb army in the desert and could not participate. However, according to the reports of the scouts, a large number of green skin tribes seemed to have been forced to go south because of the huge failure of the war. The skeletons in the pyramids are now repeatedly fighting with the green scum for territory."
"Yes, very good." Laing nodded and told the three grand tutors to strengthen the defense and not participate in the war between the tomb king and the green skin.
After the three Great Teachers left, Juan, the Grand Baron of Biokari, walked up. Juan was almost 30 years old this year. He was already married and had a family. He had just welcomed his first child. Sulia had also carefully prepared a congratulatory gift for him. "Congratulations, Juan."
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty and Lady Suria." Juan was as shy as a big boy. He was indeed a little embarrassed. "It's a great honor. It's my first time being a father. I don't know what to do."
"You'll slowly get the hang of it, Juan." Suria's face was full of motherly radiance. The queen gently encouraged Juan. After Juan left, Suria reached out to hold Laing's arm and whispered, "Dear …"
"What's wrong? Suria? "Laing asked curiously. He noticed that Suria's face was full of red.
"Do you remember when we got married?" Suria's face was getting redder and redder, especially after many toasts. "I was a little …"
"A little what?" Laing pretended not to understand. "I think you drank a little too much, dear."
"Laing, you like this!" Suria knew that Laing was doing it on purpose. She was a little embarrassed and reached out to slap Laing's hand. "You like to make me show strange expressions. And you like to see me … that in front of you."
"I didn't. You've wronged me." Laing knew that his wife was touched by the scene. The king gently hugged Suria and said softly, "Let's go preside over the wedding first. We'll talk about it after that."
"Okay." Suria leaned on Laing's shoulder. Her pair of long black stockings rubbed a little uncomfortably, making a rustling sound. She didn't know what was wrong with her, but she just wanted to lean on her husband and not be separated from him.
Only Olica, who was secretly observing from the corner of the hall, narrowed her eyes and looked at Suria with a sweet smile.
The Dark Elf thought to herself that the new product was quite effective. She could secretly let Veronica and Theresa try it out and add a few more ingredients.
Thirty minutes later, all the guests arrived. Under the blessing of the queen and the host of the king, the Old Guard Commander Bertrand finally got married under the blessing of the Bishop of Tarr, the God of Nature, and the Patriarch of the Western Brittany Diocese, Alfred Frey, who had rushed over in a hurry.
Everyone gave their blessings to the newlyweds. Laing even secretly teased Alfred Frey, asking him when he would be the host of the wedding with Ingrid. Alfred Frey was very embarrassed and said that he wasn't ready yet. Also, Afu said that Archbishop Vicmar had already said that he would personally come to Brittany to preside over Alfred Frey's wedding.
Laing's mouth twitched after hearing this. He thought that Afu was a little too much. Archbishop Vicmar was coming in person.
In the next ten days, Laing and Suria inspected the Mu Xilong Industrial Zone together. After the inspection, the Mu Xilong Gun Factory officially started its trial operation.
However, the arrival of a piece of news caused a storm in the originally calm Mu Xilong.
"News from the Empire! The Garland Council has been destroyed! The Sky Castle has collapsed from the mountains! "
"Thousands of witches have died tragically in the snowy mountains!"
"The champion of the Chosen of God, Zi A-Zanaik, has announced that this is his masterpiece!"
"The only thing we can confirm is that Elder Garland Veronica and the two hundred or so witches and apprentices under Aurora's command have survived!"
"The survivors are on a ship returning to Brittany!"
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