After establishing the Red Lion Empire, Alessandro brought the entire Red Plain into the royal domain. In order to compensate the Coburg family, His Majesty the Emperor allocated a large area of fertile land in the south for his father-in-law.
At the same time, the Coburg family was allowed to retain the oldest castle of the family, because the ancestors of the Coburg family rested there.
On horseback, Yin Leya recalled the history of the empire that she had just made up for some time ago, while looking around curiously.
It has to be said that people living in Hongyuan generally look wealthier than other places. Even farmers are wearing new clothes.
In addition, His Majesty the Emperor has recently reopened the tournament, and the King's Avenue is full of people heading towards Lionheart Castle like the female lord and others.
Among them were burly warriors with strong muscles carrying all kinds of weird weapons, as well as big jeweled businessmen dressed in gorgeous clothes from head to toe, with the smell of money in every pore.
They are often accompanied by beautiful and enchanting dancers.
In addition, there are also bards, many of whom are slightly famous. When they are recognized, they will cause a burst of exclamation, and a convoy of aristocratic carriages with different flags...
But with the appearance of the female lord, everyone's eyes involuntarily focused on her.
There was no way, mainly because the team behind her was too eye-catching.
During this time, the King's Road has been full of people coming and going, but no one has ever seen so many people at once.
The black mass of heads could not be seen at a glance. There were at least several thousand people, directly blocking the King's Avenue, which could allow four or two carriages to travel side by side.
Moreover, there are all kinds of people inside, including mercenaries, civilians, nobles... You can't imagine it, and there is no one you can't see. These people who are usually unrelated to each other are actually gathered together now.
Miss Rabbit was visited by many people along the way, and she was already numb until a cavalry group appeared in front of her, numbering more than a hundred people, and rushed towards her.
There was a shield embroidered on their cloaks, and behind the shield were two crossed swords. Yin Leiya recognized it as the emblem of the Royal Knights.
"Whose team is this?"
The leading knight had a pair of round brown ears and a long nose. The female lord looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere.
After a while, Yin Leya remembered that after learning that she had left Yanxue City, her stepmother Vanessa had sent a team of mercenaries to find him. The leader's nickname seemed to be Honey Bear, which was similar to the one in front of her.
The knight looks a bit similar.
Apparently they all come from the same family.
"I am the head of the Arias family, the daughter of Blood-Eyed Russ, Yinlea from the Green Field." the female lord replied.
"I am Steve from the Boleslaw family, the son of Duncan the Oak Sword, and the branch leader of the sixth branch of the First Knights of the Empire." The visitor also introduced himself.
After a pause, he continued, "We received reports that a strange army appeared on the King's Road. For the safety of Lionheart Castle, we have to ask you to stop here."
"But His Majesty the Emperor wants me to go to the city to participate in the tournament." Miss Rabbit moved out as a shield.
Steve patiently explained, "Of course you can go to the royal capital, but you can't bring so many subordinates with you."
"They are not my subordinates." The female lord shook her head, "Sir Steve, can't you see that the vast majority of them are civilians?"
"Civilians?" Steve was stunned. He looked behind Yin Leya. Sure enough, except for a few noble guards, the rest were almost all civilians.
"Why are there so many civilians following you?"
"They are not following me, they are following Merlin."
"Merlin, who is that?"
"The prophet of Saturday's religion, the spokesman of Saturday in the world."
"Okay, I don't care who he is, but let him take these people away quickly."
"It's a pity he's not here now."
"Then where is he? Didn't you say that these people are following him?"
"Merlin is currently on vacation in the Kingdom of God, and his next arrival will be in two days. Moreover," the female lord said, "as you can see, these people are just civilians, and His Majesty has not prohibited civilians from going to the royal capital."
"This..." Steve thought for a while, "It seems that there is no such law."
"Then why did you drive them away?"
"Because they're all together."
"As I said before, they are just following Merlin. Merlin has removed the curse from them, or is helping them remove the curse. Even if I drive them away now, they will not leave."
"Indeed, I can testify." Wilder on the side interjected, "I am the head of the Singleton family, Greymane Wilder of Cornucopia. The prophet Merlin performed a miracle and saved my granddaughter."
"And I."
"I can also testify." Tregg and Rogers also agreed, "The prophet Merlin's power is extremely powerful, which I have only seen in my life."
"You'd better not say such things in front of His Majesty." Steve said, "He doesn't believe in any gods except the goddess of life. But..."
The branch leader changed the topic, "Since these people follow Merlin voluntarily, I can't force them to separate."
After saying that, he looked at the female lord again, "I just want to give you a suggestion. You can persuade the prophet Merlin and let him take his followers back home."
"Why?"
"Because he will definitely not get good results in the royal capital. Priest Cornelia will teach him a lesson."
"Merlin will not go back halfway, because I am going to the royal capital, and he will definitely accompany me."
"I have warned you with good intentions. If you don't listen, then just move on," Steve said. "As long as you don't regret it in the future."
"Thank you for your concern." Yin Leya said neither humble nor overbearing.
Steve nodded slightly, and then led the others away.
He came quickly, left even faster, and was not sloppy at all.
The female lord also led the people to move forward.
Until dusk, the team was stationed on the roadside to rest. At this time, there were only a little more than two days away from Lionheart Castle.
Yin Leya could almost see the towering white walls of the royal capital. She slept in the tent for one night. When she opened her eyes the next morning, she felt that her neck was a little sore, as if she had been hit by something.
The female lord subconsciously reached under the pillow, and finally found something.
It was a wooden carving, with a nursing woman on it, a crown of thorns on her head, and a red snake wrapped around her chest.
Miss Rabbit was stunned for a few seconds, then her face suddenly changed when she thought of something, and she threw away the wood in her hand.
This chapter has been completed!