I will be crowned king

Beluga Harbor, Command Prison.

Wearing only a thin pajamas, Sir Akers leaned against the cold stone wall, looking at the small and narrow iron window in a daze, his eyes in trance.

There was no fireplace, not even a brazier... Even though it was almost early spring, he still felt that the surroundings were as cold as an ice cellar, and it was still full of ice cubes, with cold air constantly pouring in.

He seemed to move his body and lie down in a different position; but his stiff limbs made every step extremely difficult, especially when his obviously numb palms and soles touched the iron fence and wood chips on the ground, the pain felt like It was magnified a hundred times, a thousand times, which made him miserable.

What on earth was the reason why he had fallen to this point?

Akers couldn't understand. He still remembered that before he set off, Governor Sophia Franz proudly praised Anson Bach and the Storm Legion for their loyalty to her, which could not be changed even if they were separated by the rough sea.

After arriving, the commander-in-chief's attitude was indeed "respectful" and he never showed any slight to himself; even so, Akers, who knew that he had no foundation in the new world, never acted too presumptuously. , handle the relationship between the two parties carefully.

As they spent more time together, Akers became more and more aware of the influence of the Rune family on this land and the fact that Anson Bach was already the de facto "colonial governor"; so he became more cautious and even avoided publicity as much as possible. Cause resentment to the other party and damage the relationship between the two parties.

Until that long night... Even now, Akers couldn't believe what he "saw".

Although Anson Bach denied it in the end, Akers still firmly believed that it was the scene of the arrival of the Ring of Order; or in other words, other than the Ring of Order, what other existence could erase the sky that hung over the entire city in an instant? Of storms, thunder, and nightmares?

So why exactly? What exactly did he do, or what happened, made Anson Bach suddenly decide to betray Clovis and collude with the puppets he supported?

Or should I say, he was actually from the beginning...

"Danglang——"

The harsh sound of opening the door made the dazed Akers turn his head subconsciously, and a somewhat overlapping figure appeared in his blurred vision; he squinted his eyes, and it took him half a minute to focus on the other person's face:

"Are you...Major Carl Bain?

"He is now a lieutenant colonel." Karl pushed open the iron door of the cell and chuckled without any complacency:

"How rare that you still know me, Sir Ax."

Ax looked at the other party with his eyes wide open, thought for a moment, and tried his best to raise his hoarse voice: "Are you here to kill me?"

"On the contrary, I'm here to save you."

The smiling chief of staff half-crouched in front of him and said in a seductive tone: "Tell me, Sir Akers, do you want to regain your freedom or... return to a place you are familiar with?"

"A familiar place...you mean Clovis City?"

"Well, it can also be your hometown, but I haven't heard of this. What's important is whether you are willing?"

"...Why do you want to help me?"

"Because although I and my respected boss are not good people, they don't mind showing kindness occasionally." Karl covered his chest and smiled as sincerely as he could:

"As long as you wish, we can prepare a sailing ship for you and your entourage immediately; it is March now, and the rough sea has begun to thaw; with enough luck, we can reach Northport in less than a month."

Akers, who looked dull, stared at Karl's smiling face and the vegetable leaves on his back molars, not believing a word of what he said:

"You let me leave because you wanted to show goodwill to Clovis, and at the same time, you could leave a bad feeling in the hearts of the people in Beluga Harbor because the locals had escaped, so that they would firmly believe the lies you made up! "

"No matter what you say, the result will not change." Karl shrugged. He didn't expect the other party to give him a good look.

If it were him who was snatched from his bed in the middle of the night and thrown into a freezing cell, he would probably... well, he would probably just give in and beg the other party to spare his life?

"So... sailboat or gallows, which one do you choose?"

Akers was silent for a few seconds and glared at Karl with difficulty:

"I will take a hot bath, change into clean clothes, and set off after dinner; the size of the boat does not matter, but it must have enough food and rum for us to last for two months, and no less than five thousand gold."

"No problem." Karl agreed without hesitation:

"We will ensure that you and your entourage set off safely until you leave the waters around Ice Dragon Fjord; there is no need to worry about the sailors and crew, they are all the most experienced ones in Beluga Port."

After all, the benefits brought by Sir Akers alive are far greater than those brought by his death; Anson does not mind satisfying him as long as the request is not too excessive.

Just when Karl completed the task assigned by his boss and was about to leave with a sigh of relief, he was suddenly stopped by the other party.

"Can you tell me something?"

Akers raised his head and looked at the Chief of Staff with a slightly confused expression: "Do you really think that you and your allies in the Free Confederacy can defeat the empire's counterattack and become the master of the new world? "

"Even if we take the empire's attitude into consideration to the greatest extent, the army sent will be at least three times yours; not to mention that after betraying Clovis, you will never receive assistance from the mainland; even if you really have the ambition to rebel, why do you have to be Now?"

"Wouldn't it be safer to wait until victory before declaring independence?"

Turning his head to look at the down and out and confused Akers, Karl, who was suddenly filled with emotion, let out a long sigh and said in a tone full of "experienced people":

"I am a veteran, a veteran who became an officer in his first year as a soldier, and witnessed his boss being promoted faster than a cannon. During this period, I witnessed countless rare things, and you know I learned from them. What?"

"The moment we see something incredible, incomprehensible, or even completely contrary to common sense happen, it only means one thing..."

"What we see are only the results and the appearance." Karl, with a meaningful expression, said with some emotion: "This is the main reason why we feel puzzling and confused."

"So what you're saying is that I don't understand because I don't know the whole story?"

"No, I mean you are in good condition now, very good." Karl shook his head, his tone suddenly became serious: "Stay confused, stay confused, never try to find the answer, and if you do..."

"Believe me, you will regret it."

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Under the full operation of the legion staff, Sir Akers and officials sent from the mainland were taken out of the cell one after another. Under coercion and inducement, they accepted the conditions offered by the "rebels" and left this place without saying a word. A colony that made them rich.

To be fair, Anson had not considered executing all these people. After all, letting them go would be equivalent to publicly declaring a break with Clovis, and it would be extremely difficult to repair it afterwards.

If not handled well, it is easy for the locals to misunderstand the loyalty of the Storm Legion.

But whether it is quietly shooting to death or burning at the stake in public, it is indeed very easy for the colonial people to vent their grievances, just like the liberals and loyalists of the empire massacre each other; the price is to go from one extreme to the other If taken to an extreme, it is easy to create the impression of "revenge for great vengeance", which is not conducive to unity.

Although they are all trying to extract the marrow, Clovis's goal is to obtain raw materials, and he is more inclined to cultivate upstream industrial interest groups in the colonies that can operate for a long time. Compared with the "I want it all" empire, it can be said to be a sustainable harvest. Coupled with the laissez-faire autonomy model, the grievances and conflicts between them are much smaller than those between the Free Confederation and the Empire.

After careful consideration, it was more conducive to the unity of Ice Dragon Fjord to let them leave; as for Clovis... I can only hope that the Franz family can understand their difficulties.

So the day after Sir Akers "escaped", "The Good Man of Beluga" published a series of detailed reports on the matter, detailing the "causes" and "shady behind-the-scenes" of the whole incident. Big and small spread throughout the streets and alleys of the city.

The newspapers denounced the various injustices that the mainland had done to the colonies for a long time, including but not limited to trade restrictions, price manipulation, technological blockade, economic exploitation... Even in terms of the treatment of citizens, the status of the two sides was very different.

"...Ice Dragon Fjord is the wallet of the Clovis Privy Council. When they want to be extravagant and wasteful, they will put their hands on our heads..."

“…We are responsible for providing one-fifth of the local steel and one-quarter of the coal; they used our steel, coal and lumber to build railways, leaving us with warm fireplaces and convenient gas. What is it? Leftover wine, despised jaggery, and inferior processed products..."

"...Anyone who wants to maintain this unequal relationship is a sinner and traitor in Ice Dragon Fjord! They rely on serving their local masters to exploit and enslave their relatives and friends, as well as thousands of others like him The colonists, in exchange for dog food that makes them feel superior to others, whose prosperity is entirely based on sacrificing the blood and sweat of others..."

Thanks to the construction results of the past year, the printing plant owned by the newspaper is now fully able to bear the volume of a colony of 100,000 people, and even has room to radiate to surrounding areas.

With the publication of "The Good Man of Beluga Harbor" regardless of cost, the propaganda offensive reached its maximum. From wealthy businessmen and congressmen to the indigenous people on the streets of the city, everyone knew that the Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Legion was for the benefit of the colony and his plans for Ost. The loyalty of the Telia royal family was forced to revolt.

Why join the Free Confederacy? That is of course because it is necessary to protect the remaining eleven colonies from the invasion of the empire; as the beacon of the new world, Ice Dragon Fjord and Beluga Harbor have the inherent responsibility to lead and protect all this land!

Of course, these propaganda can only convince the middle and lower class people, and they will not be easily accepted by the 500 members of the White Whale Port Assembly, Bishop Ripper, the leader of the Faith Keepers League, and his ecumenical fanatics.

Regarding the former, Anson told them plainly and clearly that the mainland had made up its mind to abandon the colony. In any case, they were already abandoned, and only the Storm Legion and the Rune Family could protect them.

The latter revealed a little information about the "Holy War Army". Once the Holy See army lands in the New World, the Universal Sect, one of the heretics, will not be able to escape. During the sectarian schism war, the tragedy of Order believers massacring Order believers will surely happen. Repeated again.

And this time, they don't have another "new world" where they can avoid being hunted.

As for Gray Snow Town... the moment Fabian, who led the Grenadier Regiment and the Cavalry Company, appeared outside the gate of the Autonomous Assembly as the deputy commander of the legion, the entire colony decisively chose to surrender and expressed its willingness to accept the rule of the Governor's Palace.

As a result, Ice Dragon Fjord, the headquarters of the Storm Legion and the Rune Family, finally recognized and accepted the reality, abandoned Clovis' Unicorn King flag, and replaced it with the eleven-star ring of the Free Confederacy.

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"...This is really, really unexpected."

In a magnificent palace, a middle-aged man stood by the fireplace, staring dumbly at the newspaper in his hand and muttering to himself; in his arms he also held a dirt-covered 13-star-ringed flag with a blue background, used as a package. .

Despite this, the middle-aged man wearing a golden crown and a robe with complicated patterns still didn't care, and was completely attracted by the "Moby Dick Port Good People Newspaper" in his hand: "How dare he! I mean... on earth... What gave him the courage to fight against the entire world of order?!"

"About that...I've told you."

A somewhat humorous voice walked out of the shadows of the palace. The tattered light-colored windbreaker, the trousers that were dragged down to the heels and the messy fiery red hair looked particularly special against the face full of a cunning smile. harmonious:

"Anson Bach is not a guy who can use common sense to reason. This person is terrifyingly calm and extremely decisive when making up his mind. He also has the ability to create storms as if he was born with it."

"I guess this is the opportunity you told me before?" The middle-aged man turned to look at the other person, his expression seemed a bit unbelievable:

"is that true?"

"It's absolutely true." The man nodded and said solemnly, "And you only have this one chance."

"Completely put down the rebellion in Naxir Port, defeat the coalition formed by the nobles, seize the land and population controlled by them, and finally... launch an attack."

"Unification, the Three Kingdoms of Beihai!" The middle-aged man who took over the topic flashed in his eyes:

"While everyone thinks that the Naxir royal family is in civil strife and their attention is focused on the New World, complete a great deed that has not been achieved in the past hundreds of years!"