Chapter 1078 309. The New King
Annan lowered his head and picked up the "Rule Book".
The moment you touch it, the "rules" about it come into your mind.
Having been exposed to the "Apocalypse Forecast", Annan is no stranger to this kind of information that appears directly in his consciousness.
Its effect is similar to what Crowe said: the holder sets the rules and designates a being for the competition.
"It's over."
He turned back and said to Vitalig and Maria and Gale whom he called.
Maria stared at the "Rule Book" for a long time, feeling the painful soul in it: "This thing is ominous."
"Well, but it may have miraculous effects in facing some troubles." Annan accepted Enter the magic ring.
The rule book is more useful than the apocalypse forecast. Annan doesn't like apocalyptic predictions very much, and always feels that the future is determined after touching them.
And who knows the side effects of too much use? After all, there seem to be a lot of chess pieces in this set that are called evil spirit chess pieces, rather than angel chess pieces or good guy chess pieces.
But one thing is embarrassing... After Crowe lost, everything he owned was gone, including the crowns and cloaks of the previous kings of Rekaner...
"If it's gone, it's gone. ." Vitalig, who had died once, was very open-minded.
"That's good if you think so. Give glory to the crown, not be proud of wearing the crown."
Annan comforted. Vitalig chewed on these words silently.
They walked out of the palace, and there were many officials standing outside in the cold wind.
The three legends stood at the front, followed by the princes, nobles, ministers, parliamentarians, and then ordinary officials.
Annan thought so. Otherwise, just managing such a large piece of land and these people would be a headache.
Maybe both the eldest sister and Olmedo will grow gray hair.
Vitalig stood on the steps and said to them: "If Cloo dies, I will be your new king!"
Annan was about to sneak aside, but was grabbed by Vitali and forced to accept the audience of the MPs and ministers.
Vitalig's succession ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow, the first day of the new year.
It was a good day, but time was tight. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, everyone was busy.
The New Royal Capital is currently divided into two factions: the Kingdom and the Free Blade.
It's almost the same as when Crowe was king. The two different factions suddenly turned from enemies to allies.
Annan couldn't take these people back, so they defected to the Freedom Blade. Annan was willing to give them a chance. But they weren't sure whether the new king would give them a chance - what if the new king liquidated them or rushed them to the edge as soon as Annan left?
Even so, almost half of the soldiers and two-thirds of the officials were willing to stay - because Annan said that he did not tell Vitalig that they were the Blades of Freedom.
Annan said this deliberately so as not to bring the rat shit...the black sheep...the wallflower...in order not to bring these nobles he disdained to the Liberty City.
Except for some special talents, such as Reynado.
Claude left things alone, and the parliamentarian secretly resurrected Vitalig. The military minister was indispensable to the kingdom's stability.
It is more than enough for him to assist Olmedo in Liberty City - Renaldo is also willing to start a new life in a rising floating city.
After eliminating those who were willing to stay with the Free Blade, Annan handed over the military power to Vitalig.
He was seizing the time to get closer to the three legends of the kingdom.
Although the legends betrayed the previous king, the fault is not theirs, and it must not be their fault. Kingship is not eternal, but legend is - except Agarwal. Only by winning over Legend can Vitalig implement various policies in the kingdom.
For example, the agricultural tax that Annan cares about most is halved.
As for the lords who oppressed the peasants... Ever since the Blade of Freedom plowed through the south of the kingdom and hung the domineering lords and nobles on the gallows, the remaining nobles had to shrink their shoulders when going out.
As for whether they will recover after they leave...it depends on whether the new king will keep his promise.
Vitalig also liquidated the nobles involved in Crow's conspiracy, and the money squeezed out should be enough to develop the kingdom for a period of time.
The kingdom's trade objects have also changed. The original largest trade object has been changed from the Principality of Keating to the Free City.
Who made them make the wrong bet? Moreover, the supplies provided by Liberty City were of higher quality and cheaper, and specialties such as Fast Pants had no middlemen to make the difference.
Vitalig also gave Annan a theater and commercial street as a future king. It seems that he did a lot of research during his days in Liberty City.
Liberty City is also busy. In addition to constantly sending people back to the new royal capital and Gemstone Bay, they also had to formulate various cooperation projects with the kingdom. The officials were both sad and happy.
While issuing invitations, adjusting officials, and solving each other's problems, they also had to keep an eye on the rat men's movements.
The McKeon clan has lost its spokesperson inexplicably, and they will definitely not give up. And after helping them steal the throne, the Steen clan will definitely ask for reward...
They planned to delay it as long as they could, give some sweetness if they couldn't, and let Annan go if the sweetness was no longer useful.
Even Annan is busy now: he is preparing gifts for the new year again.
Compared to last year, I have to prepare many more New Year gifts this year, mainly because I have met so many people this year. The Crimson Princess, Princess, Colette and others from the southern group, as well as everyone from the Kingdom of Dimon and Rekaner from the northern group, as well as friends who once knew each other but were forced to separate and finally reunited.
January 1, 1003 in the Saint Laurent calendar.
The new king seems to have changed a lot due to everyone's busy work.
The streets in the outer city are no longer deserted. After the gangs and their Gray Gloves ran away and died, some business order was restored on the streets.
Due to time constraints, very few people came after receiving the invitation.
In addition to the leaders of the reinforcements from Liberty City and the Kingdom of Dimon, the only messengers from the empire who were brought by Annan were Princess Sayles.
The messenger came from the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was a guy Annan didn't recognize. Under his pure black mage robe was a pair of standard leather boots. His shoulders were bulging and he looked very burly. He seemed ready to drop his staff and take out his war hammer at any time.
Annan, the leader of the reinforcements, and the imperial envoy stood at the front, watching Princess Seles personally hold the scepter, hand it over to Vitalig like a legacy, and then put a crown and a cloak on him. Complete the ceremony.
Vitalig, who officially became the sixteenth king of the Kingdom of Ruikan, publicly announced his philosophy of governing the country: to let his people live and work in peace and contentment, return to the old land, and wash away the shame.
The ceremony was followed by a grand banquet. The imperial envoy was not interested, but Annan met with him before leaving.
The envoy, who always had a straight face, told Annan that the Imperial Military Department gave him the order. If Vitalig still has blood, forgive him. If you are as coward as Crowe, kill him.
The envoy is indeed not from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Annan does not doubt the authenticity of these words, even if he is just an epic.
After seeing off the messenger, Annan looked back at the noisy banquet and raised his glass to the new king Vitalig, who was looking over here.
The war is over, Liberty City got what it wanted, and the strength it showed made all forces unable to ignore it easily.
Now, they can finally take a break for a while...
(End of this chapter)