You and me under the world tree

"I just want to say that magic talent or something is really mysterious, and it has nothing to do with bloodlines or anything... At least it is the case for human beings, so what kind of achievements will Little Ivar have in the future? It’s also hard to draw conclusions.”

Then, the duo moved on.

They quickly walked through the majestic corridor with warrior statues, then stepped up the stairs and came to the courtyard.

The palace below, guarded by the Skywrath Guards, belonged to King Siegfried.

The place including the courtyard and the bedroom belonged to Siegfried.

After stepping on the last step of the stairs and entering the courtyard, Siegfried visibly relaxed.

Because even he could feel the protective barrier covering the courtyard.

There are no warrior guards here, but only some of the maids in charge of the garden and the little girls adopted by Siegfried who have lost their parents and family members.

By the way, it is worth mentioning that a considerable number of maids (shield girls) in the court are borrowed from the Kingdom of Iceland.

On the one hand, they kept the dormitory in good order, on the other hand, they also taught Siegfried those little girls who lost their parents, training them to be qualified shield girls.

But now, because it was time to rest, the entire dormitory looked empty, with only a small number of patrolling shield maidens wandering in the corridors.

In the end, Hodder stopped in the courtyard.

"You go to rest first. After all, you may have to get up early tomorrow, and you have to deal with the backlog of government affairs. Hagen even started to stay up late to fight."

After hearing what his uncle said, Siegfried couldn't help but make a bitter face.

Although at this point, he is obviously used to this kind of life.

But habit is one thing, being pointed out directly is another.

This kind of feeling is like a social animal who has been working on the blessing report and has been living an extremely regular overtime life, but one day he is suddenly pointed out that he is in 996.

"It's so uncomfortable to go out for dinner once."

"To be honest, the system in the Netherlands is perfect enough. In fact, you just need to go through some important documents."

Looking at Siegfried's bitter expression, Hodder said.

"Of course, it's okay if you want to relax a little bit. Now, immediately entrust the lords with real power and completely divide the territory of the Netherlands, instead of letting the 'lords' of various regions report to you regularly."

Yes, until now, Siegfried has been crowned king, but the Netherlands has not separated any real lords.

In fact, in order to appease the hearts of the people and motivate the people, the Netherlands did not abolish the lord system in the end, but he greatly limited the power of the lord.

At least compared to those guys who have independent territories and go to war without authorization, Siegfried still controls the mainstream army.

The lord has jurisdiction in his own territory, but he needs to report regularly to the real king.

The lords of the Netherlands enjoy a high status and can take part of the local taxes as expenses.

Naturally, they also have the right to form private armed forces, but the number of such armed forces must naturally be strictly controlled.

However, it is worth mentioning that most people in the Netherlands don't really care about this.

After all, this is a world of 'individual heroism'.

Most of the people who can make great achievements in battle are powerful heroes, and these people are generally one-sided.

To put it simply, for people like them, the only thing that matters is that honor.

They have become lords through their illustrious military exploits, they have their own 'administrable' territories, and they can collect part of the taxes from their territories as income.

And other than that, they don't really care too much about other things.

Even, for some people, they don't even want to manage their own territory, how good is it to throw it to others as a shopkeeper?

For the Netherlands today, Siegfried is the real chosen king.

He stands at the apex of all heroes, so just pledge allegiance to him.

Because of this situation, it can be said that Siegfried, who started from scratch and has been in control of the army, took control of the entire kingdom with ease, at least he took over most of the power.

"It's still free."

Finally, after hearing Hodder's expressionless words, Siegfried quickly shook his head.

"The entire Netherlands still needs stability. It cannot be divided, and the territories cannot fight each other."

"It's not over."

Finally, Hodder reached out and patted Siegfried on the shoulder.

"Come on, the days ahead are still long."

After hearing Hodder's words, Siegfried couldn't help curling his lips.

"I'm going to bed, I have to get up early tomorrow."

Under such sighs and sighs, the slightly tired king was about to leave.

But at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from below.

It didn't make any metallic sound, and it could be seen that the person's steps were brisk, and the clothes on his body were also quite light.

Hagen...

The man who stayed in the palace to deal with most of the trivial government affairs suddenly ran up.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There is urgent news! A letter has arrived from Goth!"

Chapter 21: Invitation

Gothic……

After hearing this extremely sensitive word, both Siegfried and Hodder couldn't help being taken aback.

For Siegfried, the Gothic Kingdom is a strong opponent, and the young prince who symbolizes victory and seems to have never had any defeat so far is equally famous as him.

Even, he became famous earlier and has richer experience than him.

Siegfried has only traveled the entire atrium world in a few years.

But that prince, Dietrich Dietmarsen, lived for a long time in Jotunheim, the kingdom of giants.

Although there is actually an agreement between them that has no written backup, let alone vows, or magic restrictions, no matter what angle you stand at, the current Gothic Kingdom is the top priority after all.

And it's even more so for Howard.

So at this moment, Hagen who was running was greeted by two sights.

For him, that momentary gaze was no less than being stared at by two ferocious beasts.

Siegfried is the god of war in the world, and now he has been in a high position for a long time, so he is not angry.

But this majesty is usually based on his identity.

Knowing his identity, the person concerned will be overwhelmed by the battle history passed down to this day by the ancient Irfin tribe.

But Sage Hodder was different.

His majesty seems to have nothing to do with the ruler or anything.

He only represents himself.

And when he was staring at him, Hagen could feel the almost instinctive trembling.

It has nothing to do with status and status, and there is no sense of historical weight. It seems to be pure oppression.

Even if Hagen himself is not a pure human, but a hybrid with dwarf blood.

However, it is worth mentioning that for Hagen now, this feeling is only for a moment.

Because soon, both Siegfried and Hodder returned to normal.

Because they didn't go back to their rooms, they didn't change their clothes.

They looked like two young men standing under a tree.

And Hagen didn't slow down his speed, he just ran all the way to the front of His Majesty the King.

Without any hesitation, he directly bypassed the sage, and first handed the ornately decorated envelope to Siegfried.

At the same time, Siegfried also stared at the letter.

In fact, the envelope itself was nothing special, but it was marked with a flying eagle.

The flying eagle is a symbol of the Gothic kingdom.

Even though there are many lords in the Gothic Kingdom, these lords have their own flags and marks.

In fact, only the royal family of the Gothic Kingdom can use the flying eagle mark.

Moreover, even if taking a step back, this may be a letter given to him by some lords in the Gothic Kingdom, but he definitely did not send it in his own personal capacity.

He must represent the camp of the Gothic Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Siegfried's fingers caressed the seal of the envelope.

"I didn't open it."

After seeing Siegfried's actions, Hagen added this.

"Because I think this matter may involve a lot, so I dare not unseal it without authorization."

After all, Hagen is a smart person. When he got the letter, he immediately noticed the flying eagle mark on the letter.

Facing the letter with the symbol of the kingdom, Hagen obviously didn't dare to make a claim.

For when this letter from the Gothic kingdom reached the Netherlands, it was no ordinary letter.

This is an exchange between two kingdoms, and a little carelessness can cause many problems.

Not everyone knows about Siegfried's specific experiences during his travels.

Most people knew that Siegfried had met the Gothic prince during his travels, and that His Royal Highness even helped him in concealing his identity.

However, Hagen didn't know that there was actually an agreement and covenant between them.

Under such circumstances, he naturally chose the safest and wisest course of action: he took himself out of the matter.

Although the letter passed through his hands, as long as he didn't open it, what was written in it has nothing to do with him.

Because of this, Siegfried was still the first person to unseal the letter, and no matter what, he couldn't be blamed.

In fact, Siegfried had to do it whether he cared about it or not.

Not because of anything else, but because His Majesty the King now has trust in him, so all his actions must be worthy of this trust.

After all, no matter how strong the trust, no matter how strong the so-called friendship is, it must be maintained.

What can I intervene in?

When can you make a choice instead of His Majesty the King?

And when should you stay out of it?

Hagen had his own way of dealing with the world in this regard.

After all, Siegfried is willing to be his friend and has always put down his airs to communicate with him, but he will not get carried away because of this.

In his heart, he still enshrined the young King His Majesty in a high position.

At least, as a courtier, he felt that he should abide by this bottom line.

However, Siegfried obviously didn't know what Hagen was thinking in his heart.

In fact, he didn't think that there were so many things left, but quickly tore open the closed envelope, and then, he spread out the folded snow-white letter paper inside.

Then, the beautiful handwriting appeared.

However, at the moment when he saw the handwriting, Siegfried's complexion obviously changed.

In fact, he didn't observe the content depicted in it immediately, but looked at the handwriting.

Although this is not a job he is good at, but he has been a king for a while, but he still has some skills.

But then, he frowned.

Because he found something.

"This handwriting is a bit strange..."

After hesitating for a moment, he still said so.

And after hearing what Siegfried said, Hodder, who was standing next to him, also glanced directly.