Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 478: Welcome Ceremony Shock

Shame on you! The royal envoys who lived to this age who had suffered such a great deal of insult in their lives not only defended their own marines battalions, but even sent battalion cavalry to march in two rows to trap their riding horses in the middle. The good news is the escort, the bad news is the escort. You know, they are envoys of the kingdom, envoys sent by His Majesty the King, not prisoners under surveillance...

Only people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and the only thing that made the envoys of the Kingdom feel better was that the colonel leader of the local guard corps accompanied them on the road, rather than sending some junior officer to deal with them. This has made the envoys of the Kingdom feel a little more comfortable, feeling that their status has not been taken lightly, and retaining the dignity of the envoys of the Kingdom.

In fact, when those four kingdom envoys, representing emerging commercial aristocracy, ordered that farm to catch piglets, they simply wanted to get a few piglets to bake them, and there was nothing complicated about that. As ambassadors of liquidation and accountability personally appointed by His Majesty King Sterling XI on the Kingdom's soil, wherever they go, they are held hostage for fear of dissatisfaction. And their command is that no one dares to disobey.

I just sat in the carriage and saw a bunch of piglets flourishing in the front yard of the farm, and it did feel lively and cute. I don't know who mentioned the delicious meal of the court, the honey roasted pork, but the counties around the kingdom were left empty by their ambassadors of liquidation and accountability, and few farms could function properly. It's been a long time since they tasted this delicious honey roasted pork.

So someone proposed to go to the front farm and get some piglets, and at night at the camp, they could taste this delicious again, and subconsciously instruct the people to do it. They are accustomed to staying on the mainland of the kingdom, they do not pay for the concept of shopping. When local counties are hegemonic, they see what fingers, and naturally someone will serve things well.

So they forgot whether they were now overseas special envoys to the kingdom, or whether it was customary to order soldiers to grab a few piglets. If it was the county of the kingdom itself, the owners of the farm could only cry on their knees for their mercy and ask them to show mercy and restrain the soldiers from plundering their poor possessions.

It's just that this is a direct overseas jurisdiction, and the owner of the farm not only shot and killed the Marine Battalion soldiers who came to rob it. Soldiers entering the farm were also expelled by force and confronted with guns and Marine battalions attacking their farms. At the same time, the alarm bell was set ablaze and the residents of the surrounding kingdom were asked to come to the support, and the special envoy of the kingdom tried to make a few little things like piglets into a major riot, eventually causing the pedestrian of the special envoy of the kingdom to be escorted away by local guards...

This is disgraceful. It's a good thing that overseas jurisdictions are here. If this happens in Wangdu or the kingdom itself, then the envoys of the seven kingdoms will be jokes and disgrace to the nobles. However, the royal envoys could only bury the thought of revenge in their hearts, spit on themselves, and pretend to smile in an unprecedented and tolerant manner with the colonel leader of the local guard corps to climb into the family, secretly prying into the details of the war zone under their direct jurisdiction.

It's funny, too, that the royal envoys are secretly cursing the storm fleet's naval officers for their rubbish and idiots. They spent almost three years in the port of Cobichous, under the direct authority of Tyrsim, spending most of their time in pubs in the dock, except to escort merchant ships and earn money for patrols in the war zone. Not knowing anything about the situation and changes that have taken place in the war zones of the Direct Administration, even many of the major events that have taken place in the Direct Administration have come to their senses only from listening to legends in the taverns or occasionally reading the news in the newspapers abandoned by the taverns...

You should know that the royal envoys also asked these naval officers for details of overseas jurisdictions while they were on a boat at sea, except that these naval officers were heard, or, perhaps, should be, adjectives that were not certain of what they said, were rumours heard in the pub, and no one knew if it was true or false.

Since few of these naval officers had access to the details of the battle zones of the overseas territories, the envoys of those kingdoms had retained the impression that the battle zones had not been established, which had resulted in a loss of face. Fortunately, they put down their shelves and tried to get along with the colonel leader of the local guard corps. Instead, they heard some news from him about the area of direct jurisdiction.

For example, that local joint defence is a new initiative introduced in the war zones under the direct jurisdiction to maintain law and order. Simply put, one side has difficulty in supporting the other side, mainly through joint defensive operations against family farming and pastoral industries, such as those outside the city, in the event of external attacks.

Last year, three Standing Regiments of the Kingdom of Hicks landed in the fishing port town to surround Langhu City, and the Royal Cavalier Reserve sent two light cavalry regiments to sweep Mormarie's airspace. At that time, Mormali's local guard forces were drawn to protect the port of Cobichous under Tyrsim, making it very easy for the entire territory to be occupied by the Hicks.

Immediately thereafter, the Hicks dispatched a number of squadrons to raid grass, such as ranch farms and farms, all over the Territory, causing the deaths and injuries of more than 2,000 innocent inhabitants. If there was a local defense then, the Hicks' light riding squad would be scattered all over the administration for little or no return.

So after this war, the immediate territorial battlefield launched a new initiative of local joint defence in the respective territorial areas, both to maintain law and order and to prepare for future counter-invasion in the immediate territorial battlefield.

The border between Tyrsim and Mormary was soon reached, and the Colonel's commander handed over the motorbike of the Kingdom envoys to a battalion of cavalry from the Mormary Regional Guard and returned with his own men and horses. Once again, this affront to the dignity of the Kingdom's envoys, who feel they have been handed over as human beings...

Seven more days later, the motorcades of the Kingdom's envoys arrived at the border between Mormary and Amphiston, and this time the treatment of the Kingdom envoys appeared to have improved slightly, escorting them to a light rider regiment of Thunder Division II.

After handing over the light cavalry battalion to the area under Mormary's administration, the Colonel Commander of the Thunder Division II was impatient to return the firearms that had been handed down to the relatively obedient Marine Battalion along the way and to have them packed so as not to lose the face of the Royal Army during the welcoming ceremony and on entering the city.

Two days later, the Kingdom's envoys finally arrived outside Lake Lang, while the Acting Supreme Commander of the direct territorial war zone, General Bolognick, and the chief logistics officer of the war zone, General Skerry, had led the way outside the city to greet the Kingdom's envoys.

The first division of the Rock Legion and the immediate guard corps of the Ward Logistics Department are neat, the uniforms are strong and the guns are bright, arranged in two new and unusually tight directions, awaiting inspection by the Kingdom envoys.

In the middle of the two soldiers' squares, a straight red carpet was laid on the ground, two metres wide. Behind the square, on both sides of the Big Red carpet, the surrounding people of Lake Lan are crowded. Those who are local officials and those who have status will stand in front of the people with a smile on their faces, accompanied by women dressed as flowers, and will pay tribute to the envoys of the Kingdom for the first time.

Six luxury carriages stopped near the red carpet, and naturally several young soldiers came running in a bundle of red carpets, laying the red carpet next to the carriage and connecting it to the red carpet not far away. And the commander of the Light Riding Regiment, who escorted the King's envoy to the Thunder Second Division in a car, disembarked and ran to General Bolognick, standing up and holding his hand and reporting loudly that he had accomplished the task of escorting the Kingdom's envoy.

The kingdom envoys in the trunk saw everything outside through the window, and their excitement could hardly contain the joy of their hearts, shouting out loud. It was immediately decided to implement the first option they had agreed to along the way, reading in public the will of His Majesty the King to entrust them with the takeover of all powers in the area of direct jurisdiction, and to discharge the five generals of the area of operations first. In this way, the power of the theatre is in their hands, and all the grievances on their way back will be slowly avenged in the days to come.

As for the cancellation of the theatre, the disbandment of the two regiments, and the taking of the joint fleet, things can be taken care of slowly. It is imperative that, in the presence of those people who come to welcome them, the theatre be deprived of its authority, and that the fact that they, the envoys of the Kingdom, take over the jurisdiction of all overseas jurisdictions be a fait accompli, so that even those who have the heart to do something will not be able to do it...

“I knew that for more than 300 years there had been no place in our kingdom where a general would dare to resist His Majesty's will, even if the Overseas Territories were so far apart. But let us now all calm down and wait for us to read His Majesty's will at the welcoming ceremony and take over the authority of the zone of direct jurisdiction before we have time to rejoice. The next good days are long, we'll take our time, no hurry.” Viscount Olivet reminded the three kingdom envoys in the same car.

“Understood, the first time we read His Majesty's will, we took control of the five generals in the war zone and did not let them leave. Put them under house arrest in front of us for the reason that it takes time to deal with the size of the battlefield. Didn't we make contact with the soldiers who came down here to escort us? I heard that the five generals have a high reputation in the Overseas Territories, are doing justice, are vigorously developing the economy of the Direct Territories, and are highly respected by the immigrants of the Kingdom?

We can totally get His Majesty to sign those orders for tax fines that he wants us to do, get to the place in their name, see if they will be scolded by the immigrants of the kingdoms in these direct jurisdictions, and then we can mediate, clean up the mess, so that a lot of local people who want to find a relationship will come to us and ask for us, and it will bring us rich gifts and benefits... ”Count Davanel's Yin laughs.

“Well, let's not talk about it. Get out of the car and let these overseas leopards see the royalty of our kings.” Baron Fogley once again sorted out the tux on his lower body.

In a joyous song, seven royal envoys disembarked from the carriage with a friendly smile on their faces, greeting General Bolognick and General Skerry with a very gracious greeting and embracing each other and showing a very cordial enthusiasm. The distant audience sent a warm cheer and rejoiced to witness this historic moment.

General Bolognick asked seven royal envoys to inspect the elite units in the theatre, and everyone followed the red carpet towards the two soldiers' squares.

Count Davanel whispered as he walked, "General Bolognick, aren't there three more generals in your war zone? Why aren't they here? ”

General Bolognick replied with a smile: "General Claude was rushing back a few days because of a sudden accident in the Port Vibato administration, and now he's done with it. General Beechlin is far away in the Rodex Bay colony, and it will take some time for him to get back from there. As for General Albert, because of the recurrence of the old wounds, he is currently sleeping in bed and resting, so there is no way to welcome the arrival of the envoys..."

“So it's all right. It's all right. I'm just asking.” Count Davanel was relieved, two generals were not in Langhu City, and one was a sick son, neither of whom would obstruct the implementation of the plan. By the time they took over the power of the theatre, even if those two generals had returned, they would have to be demoted from service in accordance with His Majesty's will.

The soldiers of the two factions gave guns to the envoys of the Kingdom and performed seven basic tactics, such as array marches and array changes, which were evaluated by some impatient envoys of the Kingdom as “good”.

Then came businessmen from the direct administration, locally identified persons and local officials from the direct administration with their families to pay tribute to the royal envoys, and the audience behind them cheered loudly, throwing petals on the red carpet to extend a warm welcome to the royal envoys.

The royal envoys extended their cordial greetings and condolences to these businessmen, officials and local representatives and their families. Finally, they were greeted on a high platform erected at the end of the red carpet as envoys sent by His Majesty the King, who would address the people under the stage.

General Bolognick made a speech and his personal deputy removed a magic scroll from his purse and tore it from the stage. This is an amplified magic scroll, a harmless spell designated by the Kingdom's special department and used exclusively in speaking scenes to ensure that the speaker's voice is clearly transmitted to the ears of a wide audience.

The only downside to this amplification technique is that it's a little short and can only last 10 minutes. At the price of a magic scroll of ten golden kroner, the golden kroner spent on this magic scroll is not a small amount if the speaker speaks for a long time. It can be seen that public speaking is also affordable for rich people, but General Bolognick is walking away with public spending this time.

General Bolognick said from the rostrum with emotion: "When the people and soldiers of the direct territorial war zone won this colonial war to resist the invasion of the Hicks, they missed the bounty of the kingdom and His Majesty, far from the sea, all the time. For the sake of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom, and in order not to fail the efforts of the late King Sterling X to develop the Overseas Direct Jurisdiction, all the peoples of the theatre and the Direct Jurisdiction stood together, endured painful ordeal and made heroic sacrifices, and finally won this colonial war.

Today, the Overseas Territories welcome once again the Kingdom's envoys, who have brought His Majesty's cordial greetings to the Overseas Territories' war zones and once again shed the brilliance of Royal Sterling's mercy on the Nubian continent. Let us extend a warm welcome to the envoys of the Kingdom on this occasion of common celebration, the honour and pride of all the people and soldiers under the Overseas Administration of the Kingdom of Ovieras, who deserve a royal emigrant and a royal soldier.

I now give the floor to the Special Envoy of our Kingdom... ”

Generally speaking, on such welcoming occasions, the Royal Special Envoys would mostly say good words and words of appreciation to the local population and responsible officials, making the atmosphere of welcoming even more welcoming, which is the tacit and dignified nature of both hosts. As for the purpose, talks and negotiations could be held in private, and the spirit of harmony and solidarity and fraternity between the outside world should be maintained.

General Bolognick's personal deputy tore apart a magic scroll of amplification once again.

Just so that all the surrounding people, the local officials, those with status and the officers and soldiers of the two factions could not have imagined that one of the seven kingdoms envoys came out and read out in public with the will of His Majesty the new King Sterling XI in his hand.

His disrespect for the Overseas Territories' war zones was underscored. When he became the new King of the Kingdom, he not only failed to serve him in the first place, but also stopped paying taxes and contributions to the treasury and the royal family. At the same time, during the Kingdom's civil war, we watched the Kingdom's homeland suffer from the scourge of war without being rescued by the army.

Originally, His Majesty was very angry, but because the five generals in the immediate war zone had made modest achievements in preserving the territorial integrity of the overseas territories, His Gracious Majesty decided to turn a blind eye and not pursue the crimes of the five generals in the direct jurisdiction. They were simply discharged from all their positions and demoted from the ranks.

With regard to all powers in the Overseas Territories' war zones, this moment, which is to be read out, is transferred in its entirety to the Special Envoys of the seven Kingdoms. From now on, all matters in the direct jurisdiction war zone will be handled and decided by the seven Kingdoms' envoys, and no one else will have to ask!

Silence! Then all the people under the stage started to make a little noise, even the officers and soldiers of the two factions crossed their ears, the formation was in chaos, and even some shouted out that it was unfair!

The envoys of the two kingdoms stood before General Bolognick and General Skerry, tearing apart the shoulders of their Lieutenant-General and Major General and asking them to hand over their knives.

The noise under the stage grew louder and louder, and Baron Fogley stood on the stage and shouted, “What do you want to do, become the rebellion of the kingdom?" It is His Majesty's will! ”

Without his attention, the soldiers of the two factions have gathered to protest aloud against the Kingdom envoys on stage: "Your Majesty is unjust and we do not accept such a will! ”

“Let me do it.” General Bolognick, as if he were ten years old, slowly arrived at the stage, indicating to his personal deputy that he would tear another magic scroll of amplification.

“Soldiers, please rearrange your ranks. Your duty is not to protest here, but to maintain order and return to your cantonment camps and do your duty as soldiers of the Kingdom. As an old soldier in the kingdom, I am willing to accept the punishment imposed on me by His Majesty. In the meantime, on behalf of a member of the Royal Army, I ask you to obey the orders of the Special Envoy of the Kingdom, as they represent our Majesty..."