Magic Industrial Age

This was the new Lion King's first day arriving in his city.

Naturally, there were numerous procedures to follow and many things that needed to be completed step by step.

Parading through the streets, accepting the cheers of the populace, and allowing his subjects to recognize him as their new Lion King was only the beginning.

Afterward, Roy had to accept the fealty of all vassals and knights within Lion Manor.

They didn't come all at once, but family by family, each required to recite their oaths according to ancient rituals and agreements.

Roy, in turn, had to place the knightly sword on their left and right shoulders, accepting their allegiance.

Don't think it was nothing; in fact, only in this way could the alliance passed down from ancient times be considered complete.

From that moment on, Roy was their lord, and they were Roy's vassals.

Between the two sides, there were obligations, rights, and mutual constraints.

Overall, in the magnificent palace, under the witness of countless people, the oath echoing under the dome was still very solemn!

The problem was that he had to complete the same oath and the same action dozens of times, which became somewhat boring.

Moreover, he had to remember everyone's name, appearance, family members, and territory, which seemed cumbersome.

Roy didn't know if others had this ability, but he had asked Deep Blue for help early on.

Besides, these nobles couldn't be without ambition.

However, when Roy revealed the holy artifact Ring of Proverbs, and when three Catastrophe-level powerhouses stood behind him, they could only carefully restrain their ambitions.

This ceremony took a very long time, and by the time it was over, it was evening.

Fortunately, the Hoover butler had taken over the manor early and organized the servants, with Ang's silent support.

Therefore, the operation of the entire manor had no problems, and a decent dinner was prepared.

At the dinner, Roy made a brief speech, but he didn't say much, just a few nice words.

After a big feast, the succession ceremony was considered over.

The whole process was grand and simple, but in any case, the oath of allegiance had been sworn, and the process had been completed.

From this day on, Roy was truly the master of this Flower Territory.

He was also the leader of hundreds of thousands of humans on this 3,000 square kilometers of land, the most powerful Lion King.

It is worth mentioning that on this first day of succession, Roy did make some achievements.

He issued three orders as Earl Raymond.

The first, he called: Amnesty!

That is, from the day the news arrived, as long as those bandits laid down their weapons and returned to their villages to honestly cultivate the land, they would no longer be held accountable for their previous mistakes.

This had never happened in the Old Continent!

Bandits, if caught, would either become slaves to be bought and sold, or be directly killed to earn military merit.

There was almost no precedent for him to directly pardon them like this!

However, as Earl Raymond's first order, none of his vassals dared to say anything.

Secondly, open the granaries and release food!

Farmers and free people themselves had very few assets, and the grain they harvested was just enough to eat.

But this was only in normal circumstances; after the territory fell into chaos, it was difficult for them to even eat their fill.

Therefore, becoming bandits and robbing was their only way out.

So, pardon alone was useless; if they were pardoned but had nothing to eat, they would still starve to death.

Therefore, opening the granaries and releasing food was the only way.

Fortunately, Flower Territory was not short of food; even the smallest knight's territory had ample reserves.

Almost all the granaries were filled with grain!

However, these knightly lords were not kind enough to give food for free; they were considered benevolent if they lent seeds.

But this time, Roy required that the granaries be opened for free and soup kitchens be set up to ensure that the people did not starve to death.

Of course, this was the food of the knights and nobles, not Roy's.

Therefore, Roy promised that the grain they consumed could be deducted from the taxes they paid.

Lower nobles naturally had to pay taxes to higher nobles; in this area, Roy Raymond was the greatest.

Therefore, their taxes had to be handed over to him, not just money, but more grain, animal furs, and the like.

Roy was willing to use the new grain of the coming year to exchange for the old grain in their hands, which was definitely a profit for them.

The third order was that no matter how many transgressions these vassals and knights had committed before, he would pretend not to know and write them all off.

However, from today onwards, if there were still some 'bad' things happening, then don't blame him for being impolite.

It could be clearly seen that with the issuance of this third order, many nobles breathed a sigh of relief, as if they were completely relaxed.

If their actions during this period were truly pursued, Earl Raymond could have confiscated their homes and exterminated their clans.

Roy said that he would not pursue them, which was tantamount to lightly dismissing all of this.

In fact, this third point was the foundation for the true implementation of the previous two points.

In Roy and Deep Blue's view, the Old Continent's system of governance could not be described as rough, but was almost non-existent.

The rights of the nobles were infinitely great, and ordinary people could only bow their heads and submit in front of the nobles, nothing more!

If Roy wanted to implement certain orders, he could only rely on these vassals in areas other than his directly controlled territories.

With the issuance of the three orders, it was obvious that the atmosphere of the banquet became lively.

Many nobles dared to approach Roy, wanting to become familiar with him.

Of course, this day did not involve fundamental issues; Roy didn't even mention magic-powered machinery.

Therefore, almost all the nobles and vassals knew that the things that needed to be discussed were not over yet.

It just wasn't appropriate today.

This banquet lasted until the second half of the night, and Roy announced its end because he really didn't want to delay any longer.

This night was a sleepless night for many nobles.

However, Roy slept very soundly and sweetly.

Because, although this day was tiring, at least no nobles within Flower Territory would openly oppose him.

In the future, even if there were any dissatisfaction, it would only be secret conspiracies and tricks that could not be brought to the table.

The next day,

In the morning, Roy got up early and prepared to implement the three orders of yesterday one by one.

Thereby stabilizing the Flower Territory as quickly as possible and resolving the internal chaos.

As for the others, he had to think more and see more in order to determine where to start.

However, just as he was eating breakfast, a servant came to report that there were two mages outside, saying that they were old acquaintances of Roy and had come to visit.

Roy really didn't know what old acquaintances he had in this Flower Territory, but the visitors were powerful mages, so it was worth seeing them.

After eating the food in a few bites, Roy went to the living room under the guidance of the maid.

Then, when he saw the visitors, he was stunned.

Speaking of old acquaintances, they really were old acquaintances!

Douglas Hill was wearing a moon-white mage robe, with an exaggerated smile on his face. When he saw Roy, he grinned and said, "What's wrong? It's only been a while, and you don't recognize old friends anymore?"

Roy paused slightly, then immediately strode forward and gave him a big hug.

"Douglas, when did you come?"

Douglas Hill's smile grew even wider, and he said, "I've been waiting here for many days. Yesterday I saw you parading through the streets, how high-spirited you were?"

"I was even afraid to come and recognize you, lest you, the Earl, would not welcome us old friends!"

"What are you talking about?"

Roy couldn't help but punch him and said, "Don't you know my personality?

If possible, I really don't necessarily like being this Earl.

If I were still in Oakland City, how carefree my life would be!"

Douglas Hill asked with a teasing look, "Then why don't you come back with me now?"

"Cough cough!"

Roy said with a straight face, "I am now the Lion King, bearing the livelihood of millions of people on my shoulders. How can I leave whenever I want?"

Douglas couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Isn't it just because you can't bear to leave?"

"That, is it that obvious?"

"What do you think?"

"Okay, okay, now that I've sat in this position, I naturally don't want to come down."

Roy finally reacted and asked, "No, Douglas, you didn't run all the way here just to catch up with me, did you?"

Douglas Hill asked with a blank look: "Didn't you ask me to come?"

"When did I..."

Roy also had a blank look, but halfway through his words, he seemed to remember something: "Wait, are you talking about the communication magic array?"

"Nonsense!"

Douglas said speechlessly, "When you left, you insisted that I help you find someone to set up a communication magic array for you. I still remember it.

After finding a way, I hurried here, and you actually forgot about it?"

Roy slapped his forehead and said anxiously, "I'm sorry, really sorry. I've been too busy these days, and there's too much to do. I've become confused.

So, have you found someone for me?"

"Of course!"

Douglas Hill stepped aside and said, "Let me introduce you solemnly."

"Zenith Mage Tower, Tier 3 Transcendent Mage, Mennon Becker, specializing in space magic, is best at arranging communication magic arrays or remote teleportation magic arrays."

This was an old mage with white robes, white hair, and a white beard, but with a ruddy face and skin that didn't look very wrinkled.

He was not tall, had a round figure, and his eyes were clear and gentle.

If Douglas Hill hadn't introduced him, Roy would have even thought that this person was more like an old grandpa next door.

Seeing Roy looking over, he bowed slightly and said, "Mennon Becker, greetings, Earl."

Roy also nodded slightly: "I'm very happy to meet you, Mage Mennon. I'll have to trouble you this time."

However, what he didn't expect was that the old man directly asked, "The communication magic array is easy to say, I'll definitely set it up for you.

What I want to ask now is, what exactly is the Earl going to do with the batch of Imperial staff who were detained?"

It's too late, but I still posted it!