The Sun King's Evidence

Belegar fled for more than five days. He led 3,000 remnant soldiers to flee for their lives along the bad land. It was not until they fled near Barak-Haimen Pass that the defeated troops stopped and camped to rest.

At this time, the dwarf expeditionary force was already in an extremely embarrassed state, and had been without food for two days. This meant that dwarves, a particularly tenacious creature, could persist. Even so, when Belegar fled near Haimen Pass, this group of dwarves reached their limit. Their beards were disheveled, and many of them had wounds on their bodies, some of which had begun to scab or even pus.

In the distance, Haimen Pass appeared in front of the expeditionary force.

Haimen Pass is a unique dwarf fortress in the old world. Unlike most dwarf fortresses, this dwarf fortress is close to the sea and is a giant deep-water port and the station of the dwarf naval fleet. This fortress was built on the cliffs on the northern coast of Black Bay. Merchants from all over the world unloaded their goods here and passed them through the Skull River, and then transported them overland to the Eternal Peak to trade with the High King of the Dwarves.

Although the scale of the fortress at Haimen Pass is lagging behind places such as Eternal Peak and Eight Peaks Mountain, it is the second largest trade center in the old world after Marienburg. In addition to the local 100,000 dwarf aborigines, At least 50,000 imperial people have settled here, and the floating population is as many as 100,000. Here you can find spices from Arabia, red wine from Britannia, bear skins from Kislev, ores from Nord, and high elves' minerals. Jewelry and even various precious medicinal materials from Lustria.

The defense strength of Haimen Pass is extremely strong. No army can approach the roadless cliffs under the continuous bombardment of hundreds of cannons. Only by attacking the deep-water port of Haimen Pass by sea can one approach the towers of Haimen Pass. However, obviously, in Under the joint protection of countless coastal defense batteries, the Imperial Navy, and the Dwarf Ironclad Fleet, no attack successfully approached the sea gate.

Angrond's expeditionary force set out from here, and now that they returned from defeat, Belegar looked at his beard and couldn't say a word.

After a long time, the chief engineer of the Angland clan, Harhav-Gold Digger, spoke: "My king, this expedition failed. What we have to do is to gather the defeated army and make other plans."

"...That's all we can do, but where else can we go now?" Belega once again tasted the pain of failure, but in his three hundred years of life, he has learned to be strong, and he has become the self-proclaimed leader of the Eight Peaks Mountain. Wang currently does not control any piece of land in Bafeng Mountain, not even a place to stay.

And now what he has to face is that he has borrowed soldiers and money from all the dwarf kingdoms in the Roof Mountains of the world, including Haimen Pass in front of him. The king of Haimen Pass is named Baiernov, and he is a resolute man. A stubborn man, Belegar had borrowed two thousand troops from him, and now only five hundred returned.

The king of Angland only felt that he was shameless to meet these dwarf brothers who had helped him. He did not want to go in and the sea gate was closed: "I don't want to go in. Let's continue walking west, Harhav, you go in and let Komarnik comes out with the child, and we will leave immediately."

"Yes..." Halhav knew that Beleja was in pain, so he responded in a low voice.

Cormanike is the queen of the Angland clan and Belegar's wife. She is staying at Haimen Pass with Belegar's only legitimate son, waiting for news about her husband.

Dwarf marriage is very unique, because among the total population of dwarves, female dwarves only account for about one-tenth of the total population. Therefore, dwarf marriage is different from that of humans and elves.

Among dwarves, several brothers usually marry one wife together, and even in poor families, the entire clan marries one wife together.

This custom has long been a tradition. The three main gods of the dwarves, Gruni, the god of mines and blacksmiths, and Grimnir, the warrior god, are brothers, and Valaya, the god of healing and protection, is their common wife.

Only a noble-born king like Belegar could marry a wife alone without having to share a wife with other dwarves.

Belegar could not stay near the Sea Gate Pass for long. He knew that once Skarsnik defeated the Skaven, he would definitely send an army to chase him. While Halhavr entered the Sea Gate Pass to find Komarnik, Belegar dismissed all the dwarf mercenaries. , leaving only three hundred Angrond's sworn bodyguards composed of Ironbreaker Warriors and Hammer Warriors and a group of dwarf rangers. These people were his most loyal subordinates. They swore that no matter where Baelor went, they would I will follow you to the death.

After waiting for several hours, the queen of clan Angland appeared with dozens of sworn guards.

This female dwarf is plainly dressed, about 1.4 meters tall, with two big brown braids. She is holding a dwarf. This dwarf is only in his forties this year, and is still a minor among dwarves. He is Belegar's son, the last bloodline of King Rune of Angrond royal family.

"Komanik..." Belega almost shed tears again when he looked at his wife's plain clothes. His wife was of noble birth and married him with a generous dowry, but Belega always took it as his mission to regain the Eight Peaks Mountain. Years have passed, and Cormanik's generous dowry has long been used up. Now the queen of the Angland clan looks like an ordinary female dwarf, without much gold and silver jewelry on her body.

This was simply a shame for a dwarf royal family, but Komanik never said anything and silently supported her husband.

Seeing Belega's defeated and embarrassed look, Komanik sighed: "We can't stay in Haimen Pass any longer. Belega, we are almost out of money. The rent in Haimen Pass is too expensive and we can't live here for long."

"We can't stay here for too long. The Evil Moon clan is temporarily entangled by the rat-men, but I know Skarsnik. As long as it defeats the rat-men, it will definitely send out pursuers." Belega knew that his The queen was trying to save face by not talking about his defeat.

As for the cut of his beard, since Belega wears a helmet all year round, it is difficult for everyone to tell at a glance that his beard is shorter.

"We can no longer go to the Horn Castle. Last time, King Arik-Rufusun only helped us once for the sake of our ancestors. We can't help but ask him to take us in. We are heading further west. Bar."

Further west is the Gray Mountains, where there are two dwarven fortresses, Karak Desolation Keep and Karak Breeze Keep.

Belegar thought for a moment. Whether it was the Roof of the World Mountains or the Black Mountains in the south of the empire, he had already sought help from all the dwarf forces. After being defeated, he was too embarrassed to see these dwarf kings again. None of them even had an inch of land in the Eight Peaks Mountains. Is the king who rules the Bafeng Mountain still a king?

"Let's go to Breeze Castle. I'm familiar with King Rorek-Granite Hand there. He should be willing to provide me with some help." Belega thought for a long time and finally decided to go to Breeze Castle: "We won't enter the sea gate and close it. Let’s go directly to Breeze Castle!”

"Yes." Komanik knew that her husband's habit of saving face had relapsed. Belegar was really unwilling to enter the sea gate and be laughed at by the dwarves. He would rather escape overnight than take a rest first.

"Let's go."

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It's mid-May, Britannia, Earl of Glamorgan, Fairy Tower in the Lake, afternoon.

The thick fog is covering the entire tower. Under the gorgeous decoration, the four-legged bed in the room is shaking gently, and strange sounds are constantly coming from inside.

After a long while, the shaking stopped.

Lake God Witch Morgiana's face was flushed, and her face was full of beauty. She leaned on Ryan's chest, and then used her index finger to draw circles on the earl's chest: "According to our agreement, you still owe me two days. .”

"..." Ryan nodded speechlessly: "My Royal Highness is really strict."

Ryan first went on an expedition to defeat Egil. After returning from the expedition, he spent a lot of time dealing with internal affairs. The most important thing for him now is to prepare for the marriage between him and Sulia, so he has not been to the Fairy Tower in the Lake for a long time. This way.

Morgiana waited for several weeks to see him but didn't come. She just said that she had something to discuss and asked Ryan to come to her.

Ryan spent a few more days dealing with internal affairs, and Lidya Su also returned to Helen Hilde. It was a rule that the two would not meet again before they were officially married.

After Sulia left, Ryan found some time to go to the Lake Fairy Tower to look for Morgiana. As a result, the Lake God Witch looked resentful. She turned her fingers to count how many days Ryan had been on the expedition and how many days he had not come, and then announced Ryan owed her a few days.

She needs treatment.

Ryan had no choice but to accept it shamefully, and the two of them had been doing it all morning until now. It wasn't until Morgiana couldn't exert any strength and didn't even want to move her fingers that she let Ryan go.

By the way, why do you feel like you have to pay public taxes? ? ? Ryan thought so, and he hugged Morgiana: "My lord, let me hug you."

"Hmm~" Morgiana was extremely lazy. She let Ryan pick her up, and the two of them went to the bathroom downstairs to take a bath. Ryan helped the Lake God Witch change into a white and bleached hollow low-cut skirt. Putting on a golden flower crown, he held her in his lap.

After a few hours, they finally got down to business.

"More than 100,000 people died in the Chaos invasion. Darheide has resigned as Duke of Lyonnaise, and his legitimate son Aldreeld will succeed him as Duke of Lyonnaise...Aldreeld is an impulsive young man, no matter what Knowing what his youth and vigor will bring to the Principality of Lyonnaise, which has suffered heavy losses." Morgiana placed her hands clasped on her lower abdomen. She was thinking about the recent series of changes in the kingdom's political situation. Ryan knew that despite the serious injury, , the Lake God Witch is still paying close attention to the political situation of the kingdom.

The silver spirit pattern engraved wings on Morgiana's lower abdomen have been fully expanded, and the spirit pattern on her body has completely matured.

"It won't get worse anyway." Ryan said casually, and he was also thinking: "Leonnax needs this kind of energy now."

"Where's Hubald?" Morgiana then asked: "I know he also participated in the battle of Leonese."

"Your Excellency Hubald continues his journey to the Holy Grail. I heard him say that he planned to go to Estalia, where there have been many beastmen recently... He told me that he will definitely bring beasts with him when I get married. The head of the Beast King is here." Ryan continued: "I have sent invitations to all the dukes and nobles in the kingdom."

Ryan and Sulia’s wedding is scheduled for the birthday of the Lake Fairy, Lilith’s Day, in a few months. The wedding will be held at the Lake Fairy Cathedral in the Principality of Carcassonne. Morgiana will also lead the Lake Fairy at that time. All the Holy Grail Knights and Lake God Prophets of the Fairy Holy Land attended in person and, as envoys of the Lake Fairy, blessed the marriage of the two people.

News of his impending marriage had spread throughout Britannia and the surrounding areas.

Emperor Karl Franz said that he would send Bayershazer Geert, the great alchemist of the Imperial Academy of Wizards, to express his congratulations.

Boris Todbringer, Elector of the White Wolf and Grand Duke of Middenland, said he would come in person.

Axel Gris, the grand leader of the White Wolf Knights, said that he would come in person with the gift from the White Wolf God.

Orion, the king of the wood elf forest, and his queen, Alaire, promised to send envoys to attend his wedding.

The Dwarf King Lorek of Karak-Breeze Keep agreed to send people to participate.

Lane's adoptive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman, said they would come in person.

Ivan Ferdinand, Duke of Griffin and Grand Master of the Griffin Knights, will come in person with Anton Ferdinand.

Lawn-Leo Cornwall, Duke of Connet, Aldreard, Duke of Lyonnaise, Hagen, Duke of Guisoleaux, Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, Boderick, Duke of Bordeleaux, Ca Duke Hubald of Casson, Duke Fourcade of Montfort, and Duke Casfan of Palavon, who had just paid enough ransom to be released from the imperial prison, all expressed that they would be present in person.

Grand Duke Van der Guber-Schulz of Marienburg also expressed that he would come in person.

Ryan's prestige is evident from this. His wedding almost shocked the entire old world. It is said that the high elves also learned about his killing of the Chosen Champion of Khorne and seemed to plan to send someone to congratulate him.

"I can imagine how grand the wedding ceremony will be." Morgiana smiled after hearing this: "It will be the largest event in the old world, comparable to the wedding of Emperor Karl-Franz a few years ago. "

"I didn't want to create such a big battle, but... I hope Sulia will be satisfied." Ryan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Sulia's feelings are the most important, and François means the same, since it's him My daughter wants the best, so I agreed."

After hearing this, Morgiana kicked Ryan angrily with her stocking feet under her skirt.

Every woman hopes to marry well, how can Lidya Su be exempted from this?

Speaking of this, there was another thing that made Ryan very embarrassed. A few days ago, François came to pick up his daughter and asked Ryan to provide a bride price of at least five thousand gold crowns.

Francois is not greedy for money. He said that he will not ask for this money. It is all for Sulia. He needs this money to ensure that if something happens to Ryan after marriage, Sulia can still live a noble life as a marquise. Life will not be affected, and Duke Wenford will pay more dowry to his daughter.

This is the love a father has for his daughter.

Before Ryan could say anything, his brother Angron agreed on the spot, saying that there was no card for five thousand gold crowns, I would give ten thousand, and I would pay the money.

This is the love of an elder brother for his younger brother.

The matter was settled.

"Speaking of which, your brother is the only one participating here?" Morgiana asked curiously: "There is no one else? Then the wedding scene will look a bit awkward."

"No, a lot of people will come by then." Ryan smiled and said, "Let me show you off, my highness."

Morgiana wanted to ask more, but Ryan just shook his head.

The emperor had already prepared his son's wedding gifts and the people who would attend the wedding.

The list of nobles on Ryan's side is even more luxurious.

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