Black Iron Crown

Reiner reached out to catch the map drawn on parchment, bowed his head and said humbly: "Remember my lord's teachings!"

After awarding the map, Brother Ryder took out the long sword from the tray held by the monk behind.

Brother Ryder held this gorgeous long sword horizontally in front of Leiner, and said: "In the name of the Great Emperor of the Empire, I grant you the right to exercise troops, wars, and collect taxes on this land!"

Brother Ryder put the long sword in Leiner's hand, and his hoarse voice kept ringing: "Soldiers and knights, important weapons of the country, use swords indiscriminately, the Holy Father hates it!"

"Follow my lord's teachings!" Reiner said the agreed canonization words, which he had memorized before.

After handing the long sword to Leiner, the last thing was granted immediately.

Brother Ryder held a scepter made of pure gold inlaid with various gemstones in his hand. His expression was solemn and solemn, which made people feel that he didn't dare to bother.

After seeing the scepter, all the people present gasped. Such a scepter made of pure gold and precious stones was worth hundreds of gold coins at least.

In addition to being envious in my heart, I also have a more intuitive understanding of the royal family's terrifying financial resources.

Brother Ryder didn't have any expression on his face, and his movements seemed to be half frozen. He just held the scepter in both hands, and only his lips moved all over his body.

"In the name of the Great Emperor of the Ridka Empire, I hereby grant you the right to make laws and make decisions! Legal classics are what the people rely on, and severe punishments and strict laws will inevitably destroy you!"

When he said the last sentence, Brother Ryder raised his voice a lot, handed the scepter to Reiner, and at the same time took the long sword that he had given earlier from Reiner's hand.

He drew out his long sword and placed it on the shoulder of Reiner, who was kneeling on one knee. The two crowns on his head shone brightly under the light of the oil lamp, and his monk's robe rendered him as inviolable as the son of the Holy Father.

"Baron Rainer Merland, I canonize you as the Earl of the Northern Territory in the name of the Great Emperor of the Empire! At the same time, I transfer all of His Majesty's vassals to you. Now you can call yourself the Earl of the Redcar people in the Northern Territory! "

"But in contrast, you need to pay loyalty! Taxes and military service are given to His Majesty the Emperor. You must remain loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and never betray you. You must give one-twentieth of your annual income to His Majesty the Emperor As a reward for his protection of you! You must serve in the Emperor's Majesty's military service, and ensure that there is a sufficient number of troops to join His Majesty's conscript!"

Brother Ryder glanced at Reiner,

He glanced at the surrounding people again, and asked loudly, "Can you do it?"

"Yes, my lord, I swear to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and bravely resist betrayal! I will not hesitate to sacrifice blood for His Majesty the Emperor! At the same time, I will give one-twentieth of the income from my territory to His Majesty the Emperor, I will also ensure that there is an army of sufficient quality and quantity to serve His Majesty the Emperor at any time!"

Leiner knew that the sudden emphasis on these things was to make himself swear in front of everyone that he would abide by them. Although Leiner had always been very obedient, some lords in various places had already given up such an oath. To be on the safe side, he let Leiner Na swears in front of these people.

As soon as Brother Ryder's words came out, the nobles present immediately talked about it.

There is no other reason for them to make noise at this time regardless of etiquette, and that is what Brother Ryder said to transfer all the northern lords to Rainer!

Originally, they were nothing as vassals of the royal family, and their daily losses were not great, not to mention that the royal family was far away and the emperor didn't care much about the northern border, which made them feel like emperors without a king.

But now, their lord has suddenly changed from the royal family far away to Reiner who is close at hand.

"How could this be? This is really..."

"In other words, our next master is Mr. Rainer... the Earl?"

"Maybe it's even a good thing, maybe he can take us further and make us stronger!"

In this way, amidst the extremely noisy discussion, Brother Ryder patted Leiner's shoulder three times with his long sword, and said in his mouth: "Very good! From today onwards, you completely own the northern border The title of earl!"

As he spoke, he picked up an olive branch from the tray held by another young monk, and at the same time shouted loudly to stop the nobles from discussing.

After he was completely quiet, he dipped the olive branch in his hand into the holy water twice, then splashed the water on Reiner's face and body, and at the same time announced loudly to everyone: "The man in front of you, today You have completely become the earl of the Ridkar people in the north, please dedicate your loyalty to him!"

Brother Ryder is still quite authentic, and he will let these lords swear allegiance to Reiner directly, otherwise it would be reasonable for him to pat his ass and leave after the canonization is over.

Glancing at Brother Ryder with a grateful smile, he waved his hand and walked off the high platform. Now this place belongs to Reiner.

After hearing this, the lords looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't expect to be so anxious that they would show their allegiance to Leiner today, and they were not ready yet.

After Brother Ryder went down, the scene suddenly fell into a brief weird atmosphere, everyone was silent, especially the nobles, they were all observing the reactions of others.

The smile on Reiner's face gradually faded, this is not giving me face!

Just thinking about how to deal with this group of people in the future, I saw Baron Azak leading his beautiful wife slowly towards the high platform.

Baron Azak walked up to Reiner with his wife, and they knelt down on one knee in front of him.

I saw Baron Azak press his right hand on his left chest, bowed his head and said seriously: "Count Rainer Merland! The earl of the Redcar people in the north, I, the owner of Van Laisburg, Azak Guerra Ann and my wife, Marissa Graan, swear to you that we will always be loyal to you, provide you with our taxes! and promise to never refuse your call!"

Baron Azak is a very shrewd person. He knows that Reiner was the leader of this alliance before. Although the status of the two parties is slightly equal, there is still a difference between the upper and lower.

Now, it's just that Leiner's leadership has been formally confirmed. He has the largest and strongest army, and has contributed the most in the war. It is not too much for him to be the leader or the king.

What's more, even without this canonization ceremony, isn't it true that he took the initiative? It's better to stand up and swear allegiance earlier, so as to leave a good impression on Reiner's heart.

After Baron Azak finished speaking, his wife, Marisa, repeated it. At the same time, she raised her head to look at Reiner, showing a coquettish expression, and winked at Reiner playfully...