From Baron to Lord

That was the territory of a duchy. Even if the Blue Moon Duchy was weak, resulting in a territory far smaller than an average duchy, it was still a duchy.

However, Allen restrained himself. Although this condition sounded tempting, it wasn't very useful.

If Allen accepted, it would inevitably make Grand Duke Ryan somewhat dissatisfied, which would be contrary to his purpose.

Moreover, Allen was about to head north. Annexing the Blue Moon Duchy now would not benefit him at all; it would be entirely thankless and exhausting.

"The land is unnecessary," Allen naturally refused.

"Grand Duke, I…"

Seeing that Grand Duke Ryan was about to say more, he raised a hand to stop him.

"I mean what I say. I have no interest in the land of the Ryan Duchy."

"However, I heard that the nobles under Grand Duke Ryan suffered heavy losses in this battle. Our Allen Duchy has quite a few Golden Knights."

Allen paused and looked at Grand Duke Ryan.

Grand Duke Ryan quickly reacted, inwardly lamenting. This was clearly an attempt to ask him for a few titles.

He would rather give the Blue Moon Duchy to Allen than place spies within his duchy.

But standing here, Allen naturally wouldn't let him refuse.

"However, Grand Duke, we did sacrifice two Marquises. We must thank you for your help."

Clearly, Grand Duke Ryan had stated his bottom line: two Marquis titles.

Allen didn't push too hard. After all, he only needed to monitor things, not launch a coup. Two Marquises were enough.

"Then thank you for Grand Duke Ryan's generosity. We will immediately send people to escort the citizens of the Ryan Duchy."

Allen said with a smile, very pleased. "The Grand Duke might as well stay for a while longer."

"Thank you, Grand Duke, but the Ryan Duchy has many affairs to attend to. We won't bother you any longer."

"Hmm, I'll have Oliver come to you later. He's very good at these things."

After Allen finished speaking, he didn't linger and walked out.

Watching Allen's back, Grand Duke Ryan sighed.

"Father, Grand Duke Allen is going too far," Prince Ryanasen said, looking at Allen with some anger.

Allen used to be friends with them, but now he was being so harsh on the Ryan Duchy, which made Ryanasen somewhat angry.

"Silence!"

Grand Duke Ryan roared, looking at Ryanasen sternly. Ryanasen immediately dared not speak again.

"You must remember that Grand Duke Allen is someone we can no longer afford to offend. Soon, he will be King Allen."

"In this world, there is no such thing as free lunch. Grand Duke Allen has been kind to us."

"You… Forget it, you should gain more experience!"

Ryanasen listened meekly. Grand Duke Ryan looked at Ryanasen, who was about the same age, or even a bit older, but it was truly infuriating to compare them.

Allen was walking within Skywolf City at this time, and the city was filled with laughter and joy.

Because Allen had ordered a three-day carnival for the entire Skywolf City with unlimited fine wine and food, they were immersed in a rare celebration.

The entire Skywolf City lacked the usual hustle and bustle of the streets. Everyone had a happy expression.

Seeing this scene, Allen was also very happy. After all, the Allen Duchy was now the biggest winner, and it was time for them to feel the taste of victory.

While they were happy, they did not forget Allen.

"Praise the Grand Duke!"

"That's right. If it weren't for the Grand Duke, how could we have gotten such good food?"

This ordinary-looking woman said happily.

A man beside her whispered, "Let me tell you, our Allen Duchy is probably going to become the Allen Kingdom this time."

"What? Are you serious?" The surrounding people immediately gathered around.

Seeing that he had attracted the attention of the people around him, the man became very proud.

"Of course it's true. Let me tell you, my younger brother is a soldier under the Grand Duke. He was transferred to the north by the Grand Duke a few days ago. Think about it, what war is there now?"

"The Norton Kingdom in the north is said to be in chaos because of those monsters. They must have gone to the Norton Kingdom."

"Now, in this peninsula, only our Allen Duchy still exists. Do you think it's possible?"

"This is great. We people of Skywolf City will rise to the top in one step."

"I followed the Grand Duke when Allen was establishing the country. How could I not know?" One person looked at him suspiciously.

"That's nothing. I followed the Grand Duke when he was still a Marquis. This Allen Duchy was built by me and the Grand Duke together," someone else retorted. "You are nothing. I am from Rose Town." As soon as this was said, everyone cast envious glances.

Allen listened to their conversation without saying much and turned to leave. He had other things to do today.

Although many people in Skywolf City were celebrating, that was for the commoners. For the officials, they were busier than ever before.

Although Allen had ordered the relocation to begin in three days, they were already preparing early.

They had to contact ships for the relocation, register all the residents one by one, notify them individually, and prepare some carts and cattle and sheep… Although Allen could use the Dragon Nest to help transport many things, it was still enough to overwhelm them.

The current Duchy of Allen is not like those small marquisdoms of the past. Just the area around Skywolf City alone has nearly a million people, and the preparations required are countless.

Chapter 436: The History of the Dwarves

Allen arrived in front of the blacksmith's shop. The previous hustle and bustle was gone, and the constant sound of hammering was replaced by the sound of moving things.

Allen watched many dwarves going in and out, carrying a lot of things.

Although Allen could help them take Skywolf City away directly, they still needed to bring tents, blankets, food, and other necessities for the journey.

"Your Grace!"

Seeing Allen, they hurriedly saluted, and Allen nodded in response.

As soon as Allen entered the blacksmith's shop, he saw Copperbeard and Red Steel forging weapons on the anvil.

"Greetings, Your Grace."

Seeing Allen, they hurriedly stopped what they were doing. "Copperbeard, Red Steel, can you forge artifacts?"

Allen looked at them, and suddenly thought of Keding's axe, and a crazy idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Your Grace, are you saying..." They seemed stunned by Allen, even forgetting to turn off the fire in the furnace.

"Just pretend I didn't say anything." Allen looked at them, feeling a little embarrassed.

Whoosh! Flames burst out from the furnace, and they quickly turned it off.

"Alas, Your Grace, do you know why we dwarves have a unique talent for forging weapons, but the dwarves have never produced a strong figure and are at the mercy of others?"

Copperbeard rarely showed a worried expression, looking at Allen as he spoke.

Allen naturally didn't know, and shook his head.

Copperbeard looked at Allen and slowly said, "A long time ago, it should be several thousand years now."

Allen listened attentively, after all, the history of this continent is very difficult to know.

"At that time, the dwarves not only had a unique advantage in weapons, but were also not weak in cultivation."

"At that time, countless dwarves, under the leadership of a strong figure, established the Dwarven Empire."

Copperbeard's face showed a look of reminiscence, "That period can be said to be the most glorious days of the dwarven race. Countless magical weapons and advanced ideas emerged one after another, and the dwarves could finally do what they liked in their own country."

"We forged countless magical weapons, but did not use them for fighting."

"Later, our king had been stuck in the same realm for a long time. In order to improve his strength and for the ideal of the dwarven race, he proposed a crazy move: to forge an artifact!"

"What? You have already forged one before?" Allen couldn't help but think, it seems that every empire, after its strength rises to its peak, will strive towards another high point, the gods.

"I wish we had never mentioned it." Copperbeard's face showed a painful expression.

"His Majesty's strength and forging skills were the strongest in the dwarven race. He gathered the most skilled people in the entire empire and worked with him to carry out this crazy move."

"Finally, after countless failures and spending decades of time, we were finally about to succeed."

"It was at this time that the most terrible thing happened. After the gods learned about this, they punished us. His Majesty and all the craftsmen who participated in the refining died violently, and the artifact that was about to succeed also disappeared without a trace."

"All the dwarves found that their cultivation talent had also plummeted, and the Dwarven Empire was destroyed. The entire dwarven race was divided into countless small tribes and scattered across this continent."

After listening to Copperbeard's words, Allen suddenly thought of the Aedis Empire and the Augustus Empire, and now there was another Dwarven Empire.

They all reached the peak of their strength, touched the existence that fascinated people, and without exception, received a fatal disaster.

It seems that the gods can only be worshiped by people from afar, and this is already their kindness to mankind.

If anyone tries to approach them one step closer, they will receive merciless punishment.

Then what is the meaning of the existence of gods in this world? Allen fell into deep thought.

"Your Grace, you must promise me, never try to forge an artifact again."

Copperbeard looked at Allen and said nervously.

Allen smiled, looked at his nervous appearance, and took out his trident.

"Don't think too much, I just got this and said it casually."

"This is?"

"I got this from the Aedis Empire." Allen didn't hide anything.

"Your Grace, there seems to be an extremely powerful force inside. Heavens, this is the most powerful weapon I have ever seen in my life." Copperbeard and Red Steel were almost driven mad by it.

Although the previous Dwarven Empire suffered a fatal disaster because of forging, the dwarves still loved forging so much.

Now, seeing such a powerful weapon for the first time is enough to drive them crazy.

"This is a semi-artifact forged by the Aedis Empire." Allen explained the origin of the trident to them.

They still knew about the Aedis Empire. After all, Allen's duchy suddenly mobilized before, and sent a large number of warriors to Spheit City.

They naturally knew that it was said that the undead of the Aedis Empire came and destroyed many countries.

Knowing that the Aedis Empire was destroyed because of the research on the gods, now seeing this trident, they naturally knew its origin.