The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 1066 - 1063 Dazzling

“The Majesty’s speech was outstanding,” another said. “Our Flame Kingdom even inherits the great civilizations of the Moon Empire and the Sun Empire.”

“I know about the Moon Empire, but what is the Sun Empire?” someone questioned.

“Never mind what it is, just hearing Moon and Sun, you know the Sun Empire was as great as the Moon Empire,” another person chimed in.

“The Light emanating from His Majesty was so bright, I couldn’t even open my eyes,” another exclaimed.

“A kingdom, in my lifetime I have witnessed the birth of a great kingdom and had the honor to be a part in it, becoming a founding noble!” An Earl on the viewing platform was filled with emotion, having gone from a captive last year to a founding Earl this year.

An envoy from a duchy also expressed deep emotions, “King Liszt has truly become a legend of the Legendary Continent.”

A noble lady, her eyes twinkling with stars, almost fainting from excitement, covered her chest, “Although I might not agree with King’s fashion taste, his noble demeanor is indeed intoxicating… I truly hope I could have a chance to dance with His Majesty.”

“I want to ride dragons too!” exclaimed a little commoner boy, clenching his fists. His name was Jim; he had migrated to Flame Island with his mother during last year’s Pioneer Mandate War and was now attending Knight School.

“Life on Flame Island is so blissful, all thanks to King Liszt, who will always protect us!”

“His Majesty is the greatest knight!”

Countless praises were uttered by people of various standings, yet not everyone was moved by the king’s speech.

At least, Alexander White Iron, the envoy from Eagle Kingdom, had been anxious since the dragon display ceremony began: “Eight dragons… Although the founding ceremony is full of fanfare, Liszt’s strength is undeniable. Adonis tasked me with assessing Flame Kingdom, how should I report back?”

Liszt had indeed displayed unimaginable depth at the founding ceremony, any kingdom possessing eight dragons could dominate outright.

Alexander knew of King Adonis’s plans, which involved feigning weakness before striking a fatal blow. However, while it was easy to feign weakness, where would this fatal blow come from?

To kill Liszt?

A Dragon Knight who could conquer eight dragons, evade imperial assassinations—a Dragon Knight of such unfathomable strength?

With such Dragon Knights and eight dragons standing guard, it was clearly unrealistic to expect the Flame Kingdom to collapse easily.

“With the Flame Kingdom at the forefront is my Eagle Kingdom, Steel Ridge and Blast Furnace Fortress could perhaps make do, but where could my Eagle hide?”

There were cheers all around, yet Alexander remained silent.

However, he was not a solitary man, as the envoy from the Blast Furnace Fortress Kingdom was also silent beside him. Unlike Alexander’s deep concerns, although this envoy was also cautious, he was more thoughtful about how to maintain the balance of the four great kingdoms in the northeastern corner of the Legendary Continent.

A triangle is the most stable structure—people in this world who do not study geometry probably do not know this.

However, those with some political sensitivity would guess that three kingdoms could coexist easily. If one was powerful, the other two could ally to prevent being swallowed. But with four kingdoms, many variables could arise, and the powerful Blast Furnace Fortress Kingdom also had to consider more.

…

Liszt was indifferent to what thoughts the Dragon Ceremony and king’s speech might provoke among the envoys of various countries.

He quickly signaled for the founding ceremony to proceed to the next part—bestowing titles upon the nobles.

Honored knights were the first to be ennobled, and due to the large number, Liszt did not need to perform the ennoblement ceremony personally. He only needed to recite a few lines written in the script, “My followers, the war is over, but tomorrow still needs protection.”

Watching the knights lined up, Liszt declared with spirit, “I will repay courage with honor, loyalty with love, and betrayal with vengeance. Let the knight’s glory be witnessed!”

With a rustle,

A group of knights knelt on both knees, stood up straight, and focused their gaze on Liszt.

More than a dozen royal clerks held all the prepared materials and distributed them to each of the honored knights, including the badges, garments, cultural sticks, and fiefdom certificates.

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Once all the nobles had donned their badges on their chests, Liszt solemnly scanned the crowd and said, “Considering your performance on the battlefield, your bold charges, your fearless acceptance of life and death, and the splendid glory you have brought to the Flame Kingdom… now, as the King of the Flame Kingdom, I dub you as lords of the kingdom, in charge of fiefdoms, providing for knights, for my sake!”

The knights all stood up and solemnly performed the oath of loyalty to the knight again, loudly responding, “I will take charge of the fiefdom, provide for the knights, for my master’s sake!”

And so,

The ennoblement ceremony was established, and the lords left in turn, returning to their original positions in the viewing stands. After the lords, it was the barons, the same lines and process, and soon these over a thousand barons also returned to their places. Then came the three hundred and sixty-six viscounts.

Different from the ennoblement ceremonies of lords and barons was the “king’s callout” for the viscounts.

The clerks took care of distributing the ennoblement materials to the nobles, while Liszt stood nearby and loudly declared to a viscount, “Blair Steel-Nail, as the King of the Flame Kingdom, I dub you Viscount of Trifolium County.”

Blair, who had followed Liszt from Fresh Flower Town, performed the knight’s loyalty oath excitedly, his voice choked as he responded, “I will take charge of Trifolium County, provide for knights, for my master’s sake!”

Nodding slightly,

Liszt proceeded to the next viscount, loudly declaring, “Isaiah Moss, as the King of the Flame Kingdom, I dub you Viscount of Drizzle County.”

Every proclamation was met with a loud response of loyalty from a viscount. This lengthy yet solemn scene made the commoners and minor nobles watching the founding ceremony’s blood boil, especially the younger children, who could hardly wait to rush home to train in Dou Qi and become glorious knights.

They earned their achievements on the battlefield and accepted the king’s land grant.

Like the dazzling viscounts in the arena, receiving the attention of the entire crowd.