Following the call from the guards outside the hall, a total of eighteen people including Antonio had arrived at the stone steps of the hall, waiting for Allen's summons.
The first person to enter the palace was naturally Antonio, who was about to be crowned count.
"I've seen the Duke!" Antonio walked to the front, with a respectful look on his face, and bent down to salute.
"Antonio! Today I officially grant you the title of earl in the name of Duke Red Dragon. Do you accept it?" Allen stood up, walked on the steps, opened the brocade silk that he had prepared, and stared at Antonio with a serious face.
asked.
"My subordinate is willing!" Antonio knelt down on one knee and solemnly took the brocade silk handed over by Allen.
"I hope that while you enjoy the glory of the nobility, you can also assume the responsibilities and obligations of the nobility!" Allen said.
"Yes!" Antonio stood up and stepped aside.
The next person who came in was Kim. Kim is now the captain of the Giant Rat Knights. He has been fighting in the north and south, and has experienced the battle for the viscounty, the unification of Black Orchid Island, the battle to take over the earldom of Reagan, and the occupation of Cai.
There were many wars, big and small, etc., and the merits accumulated along the way were countless.
"Your Majesty the Duke!" Kim shouted with excitement.
"Well! Kim! Today I officially grant you the title of Viscount in the name of Duke Red Dragon. Do you accept it?" Allen nodded and said with an unchanged expression.
"I accept it!" Kim respectfully took the brocade silk from Allen and stepped aside with an excited expression.
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There were eighteen people in total, and Allen also said the same thing eighteen times. Among them, one of the canonized earls was Antonio, the four viscounts were Conde, Kim, Chad, and Quincy, and the baron was Tony and thirteen others.
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Next came the distribution of everyone's fiefdoms, and a huge map was hung on a long pole and displayed in front of everyone.
In addition to the seven counties that are very clearly divided, a larger territory called the War Territory is divided in the northwest corner of the map of the Red Dragon Principality. This is Antonio's fiefdom, and other people's fiefdoms are all mixed in.
Between the territories directly under the Red Dragon Principality and the war territories.
After the eighteen people each established their own fiefdom, the knighthood event officially came to an end. However, after that, there was still a major dinner party. In addition to the nobles of the Red Dragon Principality, officials from the nine divisions, and senior military officials also
Nobles from all over the world will attend, and newly minted noble lords are in high demand. People with daughters don’t want to miss this opportunity, so the dinner is extremely lively.
However, Allen was not very interested in this and left after only showing up once. After he was promoted to Duke, his status became different.
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The establishment of the Principality of Red Dragon has had a huge impact. The alliance between the Principality of Sid and Allen has also officially transformed into the alliance between the Principality of Red Dragon and the Principality of Sid. The Principality of Red Dragon has replaced the original Principality of Kane in the alliance with the Principality of Sid.
Under such circumstances, a situation of checks and balances among the four countries was formed.
As long as the weak situation of the Principality of Side relative to the two countries does not change, that is, the extraordinary strength of the Principality of Side does not recover easily from injuries, this situation will not change.
Of course, Allen is also happy about this. After all, even if the Red Dragon Principality is very strong, it cannot be said to be invincible. At this time, it is still necessary to have an ally like the Sid Principality.
Just when Alan was about to go to bed, Andy brought Alan good news late at night, which was a double happiness.
Speaking of which, Andy, as the chief of the Shadow Section, has made a lot of achievements in the past two years. Although he is not as bloody as Antonio and others, he is in an extremely important position and can be regarded as one of Allen's confidants.
confidant.
According to Andy's meritorious service, being made a Viscount this time is more than enough. However, because of his extremely special status and mastery of the secrets of the principality, it can be said that he must not be too public in his future life, and Allen is even less likely to let him go.
Going out, to put it cruelly, means that even if Andy does not die in his position in the future, he will not have much freedom after he retires.
For these reasons, he is not included in the list of knights this time. However, in response to Andy's sacrifice, Allen also promised that in the future, he will give the titles he deserves to his heirs and treat him favorably.
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"Andy! What's going on?" Allen, who had just come to the main hall from the bedroom, said with squinted eyes.
"Your Majesty the Duke! The shipbuilder you are looking for has been found!" Andy said excitedly. For Andy, finding the shipbuilder was a heavy burden relieved from his heart. This was something that the Duke kept urging him to do.
, now it is finally completed.
"Oh! Found it! Where is it? Have you brought it back?" Allen was stunned for a moment, then stood up immediately and asked excitedly.
"Yes! Your Majesty the Duke! But this person is still in the Kingdom of Austria-Hungary and may not be able to be brought back in a short time?" Andy hesitated for a moment and said.
"Austro-Hungary? You won't target the palace shipbuilders of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, right?" Allen's eyes widened after hearing this, and he said uncertainly.
As far as Allen knows, there are only three shipwrights in the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, and these three people all work in the royal court. How can they be easily brought back from the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, and the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom has a controlling knight?
And many elemental knights, considering today's Red Dragon Principality, they are existences that cannot be offended at all!
There is no doubt that once Allen takes up the idea of being their palace shipbuilder, he will definitely be hunted down. If his identity is known, the Red Dragon Principality will be in danger of annihilation.
"No, Your Majesty the Duke, it's not the case. We, the Shadow Division, naturally know the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, and there is absolutely no way we can try to take advantage of those three palace shipbuilders!" Andy said with a wry smile after hearing this.
"What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty the Duke! I don't know. In addition to the three shipbuilders, the Kingdom of Austro-Hungary actually has a shipbuilder named Sekesar. This time our Shadow Section's target is him!" Andy smiled.
He said.
"Impossible! How could it be? It is absolutely impossible for the Austro-Hungarian royal family to turn a blind eye to this shipbuilder...unless there is some special reason?" Allen shook his head at first, and then slowly came to a possible conclusion.
"That's right, Your Majesty the Duke! Although this Sekesa is a shipbuilder, he is not very popular with the Austro-Hungarian royal family! He was not originally from the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, but from the Kuroshio Kingdom. I don't know why he came here.
I arrived in the Kingdom of Austria-Hungary, but there are rumors that it was because I was escaping from my enemies!" Andy suddenly smiled.
"Kuroshio Kingdom?" Allen's eyebrows jumped. The relationship between the Kuroshio Kingdom and the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom is not very good. If this person comes from the Kuroshio Kingdom, how could he come to the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom?
Even if he wanted to escape from his enemies, he could go to the Charlie Empire in the east instead of coming to the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, which was hostile to the Kuroshio Kingdom. Allen felt that there should be some special reason for this.