Warm Dragon

On June 26, 5585 of the Dragon Calendar, the welcoming delegation of the Red Castle drove down the snowfield and arrived at the small oasis of Yunmengze.

They rode non-stop along the newly repaired asphalt road - Yunmeng Avenue, heading straight for Cigar Castle.

Along the way, the preaching knights of the delegation loudly announced the purpose of the envoy team's arrival to the passing manors.

"His Highness Shadow Flame and the Council of Elders have unanimously decided to welcome the Earl of Thunder Flame Russell·Fluorescent Mushroom to the Red Castle to inherit the position of Grand Duke!"

"The Earl of Thunder Flame Russell·Fluorescent Mushroom has been promoted to the Magic Dragon Knight. He has made great contributions to the country and is about to ascend the throne as the Grand Duke!"

"Welcome the Earl of Thunder Flame Russell·Fluorescent Mushroom to the Red Castle to inherit the throne!"

Accompanied by the propaganda of the preaching knights, the people of the entire small oasis of Yunmengze soon all knew the news that Russell was about to inherit the position of Grand Duke.

"Master Russell is going to be a Grand Duke!"

"The dragon is watching, praise Master Russell!"

"Praise the fluorescent mushroom family, praise Master Russell!"

"Master Russell should have ridden a dragon to become a Grand Duke a long time ago. Master Russell will definitely lead the Knights to fight off the snow demons!"

"I knew it, I knew it!"

"I have seen Master Russell. When he was a child, he often visited our Ghost Town. At that time, everyone respected him and expected him to become a dragon knight!"

"Just like in the play, Master Russell is going to the Red Castle to marry the princess and then kill the snow giant!"

"Praise the master!"

The public's call for Russell to ride a dragon has always been very high, but before that, Russell had always restrained his followers and kept his mouth shut, so the people did not know whether their lord could ride a dragon.

But at this moment, Russell was going to the Red Castle to become a Grand Duke, and naturally, everyone knew that Russell was going to ride a dragon.

Otherwise.

There is no reason for a knight of a foreign surname to ascend the throne in the Red Castle.

Of course, the people didn't know the specific reasons, and they didn't care. They just knew that their lord was going to be the Grand Duke, and that was enough.

Proud of it!

The most important thing is that after the lord ascends the throne, he will definitely spend money on the territory, which is the real pride.

Whoosh!

The two-legged dragons escorted the delegation's convoy all the way to Cigar Castle.

Charles, Eric and others were already waiting at the archway of the Cigar Castle to welcome the arrival of the delegation. When the dragon knights landed, they quickly came to the gate to escort Lord Quinbe, the chief steward of the interior, who was holding the imperial edict.

Russell stood at the gate, looking at the arrival of the delegation with a calm expression.

Lord Kunbei stood in front of Russell, performed a knight's etiquette, and then unfolded the edict and read it: "By the order of the Shadow Flame Dragon, the supreme lord of the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame, the eternal existence of Shadow Flame Volcano, and the guardian of all citizens, we welcome Earl Thunder Flame Russell Fluorescent Mushroom to inherit the Grand Duke's throne!"

The content of the edict is very simple.

But the main body of the edict is the Shadow Flame Dragon, which means that the gold content of this edict is unmatched.

At least in the past 25 years, whether it is the edict of Grand Duke Kunstan or the edict of the Senate, it is not as important, authoritative and legal as this edict issued by the Shadow Flame Dragon.

After reading the edict.

Lord Kunbei immediately closed the edict and knelt on one knee: "Please accept the edict, Earl Thunder Flame, and go to the Red Castle immediately to inherit the Grand Duke's throne!"

Hu La La, all the people in the welcoming delegation followed Lord Kunbei, knelt on one knee, and asked Russell to accept the edict and ascend the throne.

"The Grand Duke position has been vacant for too long. Please, Lord Russell, put state affairs first, ascend the throne as the Grand Duke, and protect us!"

Charles, Eric and others also knelt on one knee: "Please, Lord Russell, ascend the throne as the Grand Duke, and protect the people!"

"Please, Lord Russell, ascend the throne as the Grand Duke!"

"Please, Lord Russell, ascend the throne as the Grand Duke!"

"Please, Lord Russell, ascend the throne as the Grand Duke!"

The shouts were continuous, and the sense of ceremony of the scene was created instantly.

There was no form of three refusal and three declines.

Russell took the edict directly, and then sighed slightly: "I don't want the Grand Duke, I hope the wind and snow will stop!"

Then he held up the edict and said to everyone: "The threat of the snowfield has never stopped. Now the country is in danger and people's livelihood is in decline. I, Russell, the fluorescent mushroom, have been valued by the Shadow Flame Dragon. How can I sit back and watch and let the overall situation collapse!"

Put down his arms.

Russell said loudly: "Everyone, please stand up. I will set off immediately to the Red Castle to ascend the throne!"

"Welcome the Grand Duke, set off to the Red Castle to ascend the throne!" Lord Quinbe stood up and shouted loudly.

"Welcome the Grand Duke, set off to the Red Castle to ascend the throne!" Everyone shouted together, making the scene more lively.

"Roar!" Black Oil Dragon Rosse jumped down from the dragon column and came to Russell.

Russell jumped up, rode on the back of the black oil dragon, and then waved: "Everyone, follow me to the Red Castle to ascend the throne!"

"Follow Your Highness!"

"Follow Your Highness!"

The knights shouted, while riding dragons and horses, surrounded the welcoming delegation, followed Russell, and left the Cigar Castle.

No food, no water, just a formality in front of the Cigar Castle.

Of course, when passing by the Fluorescent Castle, the welcoming delegation finally rested well, ate and drank, and stayed in the Fluorescent Castle at night.

Although he had not yet ascended the throne.

But after receiving the imperial edict, everyone changed their address to Russell as His Royal Highness and treated him respectfully as a Grand Duke.

"Your Highness can go back and forth to the Red Castle in an instant, but he still has to go the distance." Lord Quinbe said to Russell after the dinner, "So please bear with me on the way and follow the welcoming delegation to complete the return journey."

"I understand this rule." Russell nodded, "Anyway, there is no rush in these few days."

The next morning, the welcoming delegation set out again. This time, there were more people accompanying them, and everyone from the Fluorescent Mushroom Family set out with the delegation.

Now is the warm season.

The power of the snowfield is weak, so there is no need to worry about the large-scale invasion of the snow demon, so the safety of the territory is guaranteed.

The team entered the Mountain River Trade Road, spent three days crossing the snowfield, and then walked in the volcanic oasis for two days, and arrived at the Red Castle on July 4. Along the way, nobles continued to join the delegation and support Russell to ascend the throne.

"Your Highness Russell, the coronation ceremony is scheduled for July 8. Please stay in the small castle in the outer castle and wait for the ceremony to begin."

"Okay."

In the past three days, Russell did not see any guests. He just lived quietly in the small castle and rehearsed the necessary steps for the coronation ceremony.

"Master, Master Roland and Master Mel are here." Butler Morris said a little nervously. He came with Russell and will serve as the chief steward in the Red Castle in the future. His status is rising, but the pressure is huge.

After all, at the beginning, he was just a steward of a separate courtyard, not even a steward of the castle.

Now he is rising to the sky and is about to become the chief steward of the Red Castle, the largest castle in the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame. He manages at least tens of thousands of servants. The pressure can be imagined.

"Please let them in." Russell was very calm. His confidence came from his strength, so he was not at all nervous.

Let alone the position of Grand Duke, even if he was asked to be the king of the Blazing Torrent Kingdom, he would not be uneasy at all.

Big brother Roland and cousin Mel came together.

After entering, he immediately greeted respectfully: "Your Highness!"

"Sit wherever you want." Russell put down a book in his hand, "Have the main tasks of the coronation ceremony been arranged?"

"Everything is ready, just waiting for you to take the throne tomorrow."

"That's good." Russell smiled, "The coronation ceremony is just the beginning, and you will still be busy after I take the throne."

Roland smiled and said, "Serving the Grand Duke is a matter of course."

Mel smiled bitterly and said, "You won't even give me time for my wedding, right?"

"Haha, how could that be? I will give you a three-month long vacation, and you can help me after you have your honeymoon." Russell has already told the two that after he takes the throne, he will reuse the two and participate in the formation of the cabinet.

The purpose is to train the two to become his right-hand men.

Of course, given their age, they certainly cannot be cabinet ministers, but they can shoulder the responsibility of ministers.

"That's good, three months is enough!" Mel smiled.

"It's hard to imagine." Roland suddenly sighed, "After tomorrow, we brothers will be king and subject."

Russell smiled calmly: "We are both king and subject and brothers."