Chapter 618 – Breaking News
Chapter 618 – Powerful News
King Rodney XVIII slowly sat down on his throne.
Prince Jasim, Yuriko, August, Catherine and Paul, also came to sit on either side of the king, each of them having a seat.
Paul’s appearance caused a lot of surprise, they were nobles who were more familiar with the royal family, most of them were from the Jingyao and King’s domains, and a few of them were from other domains.
Who was this young man? Why was he with the royal family?
Questions such as these popped up in many people’s minds.
“All of you must have gone through a lot of hard work in arriving at Jingyao from your respective territories, my heart is very excited.”
Rodney XVIII opened his mouth to speak.
His voice was very majestic and carried a powerful intrusiveness that struck straight into everyone’s hearts.
Although the crown on his head had just been put on for a short while, Rodney XVIII seemed as if he had already been king for several years.
“My uncle labored his entire life for Aldo, and the Lord of Light took pity on his hard work and finally took him back into his arms.”
“His life was a life of honor and a life of loyalty and dedication, and he is an example to us all!”
“Rodney XVII has left us a rich legacy, and we thank him!”
“And we will carry on his legacy ……”
……
The new king rattled off words for over an hour, mostly remembering his uncle and inspiring the crowd to work together in good faith to make Aldo even greater.
The lengthy speech reminded Paul of listening to the principal in his previous life at school, and if he hadn’t been sitting in an eye-catching seat, he might have started to doze off long ago.
“But we can’t linger in grief forever, so I’m going to take the opportunity of all of you being here in Jingyao to make a big announcement!”
Rodney XVIII’s eyebrows raised, and the heavy expression on his face from a moment ago seemed to have been swept away.
He turned his head to the side and said in a soft voice, “Dear Paul, dear Catherine, come here!”
Paul and Catherine stood up and came over to the throne.
In a loud voice, the king announced to the lords in the hall.
“Under the watchful eye of the Lord of Light, my sister, Princess Catherine Rodney, is to be betrothed in holy matrimony to Earl Paul Gleiman of Alda, Northwest Bay!”
“Ho-ho!”
Before Rodney XVIII’s words even left his mouth, a wave consisting of surprised voices resounded in the golden hall.
The king continued, “Just like the countless pairs of men and women in Aldo, they will form families and contribute to the continuation of this country ……”
Before he could finish, the hall had exploded.
“Did I hear correctly just now? It’s Princess Catherine who is engaged?”
“You heard right, it’s Princess Catherine!”
“That’s Princess Catherine!”
“Ah, asshole, who’s that Paul kid?”
“Whoever he is, I’m going to fight him!”
……
The lords and nobles exchanged words and discussed.
There were those who expressed surprise and those who expressed anger.
The various voices made up a wave that was higher than a wave.
Some of Catherine’s most trusted subordinates, the Order’s generals including the three of them, Ofina, Klein, and Lester, stood in a corner within the hall with mixed feelings in their hearts.
Her Highness had already told them that she was going to marry far away from the Northwest Gulf and instructed them to stay in Jingyao and serve the new king well. But this was against their personal will.
“Ofina, Lester, and all of you, where should we go from here?”
Klein asked his fellow officers hesitantly.
He was now confused in his mind as to whether the new king would continue to harbor doubts about the princess if he followed her to the Northwest Bay.
If he stayed to serve the new king, his heart was always twisted.
Besides, His Majesty Rodney XVIII had his own loyal bureaucrats, would he continue to reuse them, Catherine’s men?
Lester was silent and didn’t say anything, he had always been of that disposition.
When Klein turned his inquiring gaze to Ofina.
The beautiful dark-haired, dark-eyed lady grunted, “I’m going to follow Your Highness to the Northwest Bay anyway, whether she agrees or not.”
“Ah, you’re a woman.” Klein said, “It’s a convenience, and the king shouldn’t think anything of it in his mind.”
“Yes, she is a woman! No one will say anything if they follow the temple. “
A general named Dempsey said, a note of malice in his voice.
“By the way, you can serve as a chaperone for His Highness. Ha! Maybe that boy named Paul will take you as his sidekick.”
Ofina was furious and instantly picked up the cup on the table next to her and splashed Tempus with water!
“You!” Dempsey was infuriated and looked at Ofina angrily.
Ofina warned him, “Dempsey, if you dare to say one more word, I will definitely cut out your tongue!”
“There!” Klein immediately separated the two who were about to fight.
He looked around, fortunately people were discussing the princess’s engagement and no one noticed the little hiccup here.
“You guys don’t even look at what kind of occasion this is, if His Majesty and the Princess find out about this, they will definitely punish you!”
Klein warned Dempsey seriously.
“Dempsey, I know you have anger in your heart, but you shouldn’t take it out on your companions, your words are too vicious!”
Dempsey averted his face to one side.
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No matter how much surprise there was, no matter how much anger and jealousy there was, the audience of the new king would still always go on.
All the lords who were here, some of them emissaries sent by the lords, swore an oath of loyalty to Rodney XVIII in turn.
Paul even saw the emissaries of the Archduke of Giles and the Archduke of Veblen, who surprisingly also represented their respective lords and offered their loyalty to the new king in full view of the public.
It looks like Catherine’s strike against the southern rebel forces was not entirely successful, but at least it made them not dare to blatantly defy the royal family, and still recognize themselves as the bannermen of the Kingdom of Aldo in plain sight.
After accepting the allegiance of the lords from all over the world, the next step was to receive the blessings of the ambassadors from various countries.
The countries here were mainly some of the countries surrounding Aldo, including the Holy See, the Horned Bay countries, and the furthest away was the Gabella Empire located in the interior of the continent.
Paul noticed that although the Horned Bay countries were fighting in a frenzy, their envoys were just now discussing something together – most likely taking this rare opportunity to get together to bargain for the ongoing war.
But as the envoys began to bless the new king of Aldo, something big happened.
The envoys from the Duchy of Eton did not immediately retire after the blessing.
He bowed to Rodney XVIII, “Your Honorable Majesty!”
Then he turned to face the crowd.
“And all the nobles present!”
“I am here by order of Archduke Eaton to announce to you that our nation will recognize the legitimacy of wizards!”
This was a news that was N times more powerful than the princess’s engagement just now.
(End of chapter)