Throne of the North

Ryan had to say that this method was very clever.

Combining royal power with divine power, rather than separating them to an extreme, would definitely benefit the empire more than the sum of its parts.

The most important thing is that in this way, the importance and legitimacy of the Church would not be so absolute.

The empire is also a believer of the Lord of the Dawn, and the Church is also a believer of the Lord of the Dawn. I exercise rights on behalf of the gods, and you also exercise rights on behalf of the gods.

Under the gaze of countless eyes in the palace, Columbus III personally wrote the Lordship system on a scroll of artifact. Once written, it will never be changed, and it also means that the Lordship system is completely recognized and confirmed.

Pairs of eyes looked forward to it until Columbus III finished writing.

So——

"Columbus! Columbus! Columbus!"

Inside the palace, all the civilians stretched their necks and roared with passion.

"Flo! Flor! Flor!"

The artifact scroll named Flor's Certificate was very large. Ryan was not far away and could see it clearly. The description of the lord on it was that he was a noble class and a pioneer of light.

The original lord was just a lord, a lord below the fifth-class baron and supreme knight, but now, he has the title of a pioneer of light, which means that they act for the gods.

The master of the empire, Columbus, is the pope of these pioneers of light.

With the sacred scepter in hand, there is no objection to the legitimacy of Columbus III.

The rights of the Holy See were deprived just like that.

"Umberto!"

The voice of Columbus III sounded, and then a tall knight came out from the crowd who were looking forward to it below and knelt on one knee below Columbus.

"My noble king, what do you want!"

Columbus III looked at Umberto, and his voice resounded throughout the palace.

"Umberto, a soldier of the Northern Frontier Corps of the Empire, in the winter of the invasion of the orcs in the northern border in the 122nd year of the Imperial calendar, killed a tribe of orcs alone and opened up dozens of miles of territory."

"Now, in the name of the Empire and Columbus, I will give you that land."

"And you will also become the first lord of the Empire and the first bright pioneer of the gods."

"You will become the master of the Umberto family and the noble of the Empire!"

Umberto raised his head and looked at Columbus III with fanatical eyes, and then shouted loudly.

"Follow your will and the gift of the gods!"

Columbus smiled and nodded, and then called out a few names again, including knights, civilians, and even a slave.

"As the master of the Empire, I will free you from your slavery and reward you with the land you have obtained for the Empire. You will become a lord of the Empire and a bright pioneer."

When the slave became a noble in an instant, everyone in the palace who was looking forward to hearing their names was shocked and unbelievable.

After Columbus finished his reward, he continued to speak.

"As long as you are open-minded and open up for the empire and the gods, even slaves can become nobles!"

Looking at the cheering and howling people, there was no sound from the seats where many nobles sat behind Columbus.

They were not shocked by Columbus III's actions. As political nobles, they knew very well what the other party was doing.

It was nothing more than the emperor of the empire who spoke.

Even a few months ago, these nobles did the same in their own territories, but it would not spread all over the world like today.

These are the basic qualities of nobles.

What Columbus is doing now cannot make these nobles lose their composure.

Moreover, their role here is just to make this matter more authentic.

"The lord of the empire will be recognized by the world! Whether in the empire or outside the empire, the lord is always a noble!"

Columbus was still roaring, stirring up a storm of faith like a real pope.

Then, he began to invite the observation groups of various countries to come forward one by one and imprint the tokens of the kings behind them on the scroll. Each mark represented their recognition of the noble status of the imperial lord in their territory.

This scene also made those who watched it more convinced.

Until the end, all the kingdoms, duchies, and even earls had gone through the formalities.

Thousands of eyes fell on the red cardinal of the Holy See.

The old archbishop finally opened his eyes. While waiting for Columbus III's call, he also whispered to the legion commander beside him.

"Damon, we are lucky."

Tang Walter, one of the nine red cardinals of the Holy See, second only to the Pope, had a terrifyingly calm voice, like the cold wind blowing through the window cracks in the cold winter.

"We witnessed the birth of heresy today."

"I will witness the glory of the dawn. When the dawn rises, no one can stand in front of the Church, and I will also be bathed in the glory of the Lord."

"Damon, I believe you will eliminate all heresies for my Lord."

After the cardinal finished speaking, he stood up and greeted Columbus with a disgusting smile.

He had no expression, but walked towards the other party step by step. At this moment, all the nobles in the palace became nervous, and the legends in the dark also stared at this picture closely.

The cardinal of the Church, wearing a scarlet robe, and the emperor of the Empire, wearing a golden robe, were approaching little by little.

The nobles were not nervous about the establishment of the lord system before, but now they were extremely worried that the cardinal would do something scary.

The cardinal approached Columbus III little by little until he was shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Tang, my friend..."

Columbus III had just opened his mouth when he saw the cardinal's originally ruddy face suddenly turn pale, and then the whole person was shaky. In just a breath, the cardinal fell from the high platform next to the emperor of the Empire like a kite with a broken string.

Bang! ! !

The clear sound made the palace quiet and audible. Everyone stared at the falling cardinal in a daze. Only five or six meters below the high platform, blood was all over the cardinal's body and spread to the feet of the civilians.

"Ah!!!!"

I don't know who shouted first, and then the whole palace became extremely chaotic.

In the distance, soldiers from far away quickly rushed over, dispersed the civilians, and blocked them ten meters away.

But it was too late. In order to show the popularity of the Columbus royal family, none of the soldiers in the palace today approached these civilians within fifty meters, and when they rushed over, everyone could see that the cardinal died in front of them, falling from the high platform.

A knight quickly ran up from the side, saying something to Columbus III with a stiff face, and then the emperor of the empire also looked very ugly.

Ryan saw that in front of him, the nobles also became agitated at this moment, but no one came forward.

They must avoid suspicion, and they must not get into trouble.

"It's ridiculous that a cardinal with the power of gods would fall to death."

In the front, Grand Duke Fleming sneered, but then there was endless murderous intent.

"How cruel! Using the death of a cardinal to start a war."