Chapter 1009

the next day.

The holy soul wizards and imperial councilors entered the palace of Fuberden, walked through the square surrounded by guards, and climbed up the steps step by step. In front of the opened gate of Reik Palace, two rows of extreme fighters stood to form a passage leading to the palace internal.

Walking into the palace, a majestic aura rushed over.

Facing the end of the gate, a tall golden throne came into view. Huge columns on both sides supported the dome, and guards stood all around.

They wore bright yellow power armor, and their heavy and broad bodies were like a metal wall, making the imperial councilors feel awe.

Imperial Fist!

These silent and powerful extraordinary warriors are mainly responsible for the defense of the palace. They are closer to the emperor than the Rick Guards, and only slightly worse than the Rainbow Dragon Knights.

The Rainbow Dragoons have replaced the Ricks Guards as the Emperor's true Custodians!

There are more than a dozen rows of seats under the golden throne.

Frank, the emperor's most trusted chief of staff, led the officials of the Dutch palace to guide the imperial councilors to sit in their own seats. As a matter of course, the most powerful holy soul wizards sat in the front row, closest to the emperor, and then the cabinet ministers and imperial councilors sat in order of strength and status.

The atmosphere in the palace is solemn.

People sat down and looked at the people next to them.

Except for the Holy Soul Wizard, everyone was excited and nervous.

This is the first time the emperor has convened a meeting after being crowned. The dozens of people present today are all important figures in the empire.

However, some Imperial MPs have spotted several unusual participants.

His Excellency Lusper, the great arbitrator of the Church of Justice, His Majesty Laudia, the Patriarch of the Church of the Earth, and Belisarius, the Chief Vice President of the Steam and Machinery Union. The status of these three is no less than that of Holy Soul Wizards, but their status is special and they are not members of the Empire.

In addition, there are several unfamiliar faces.

They all appear to be spellcasters, young and old; and two elves, both female, and the rare drow and blood elves!

Most people quickly guessed their identities.

The drow mage is Your Excellency Kuilu, the "Dancing Girl of the Moon", an archmage; the blood elf is Countess Livlin, the head of the Knights of the Holy Spear.

when!

A magic bell rang in the palace.

The light and shadow on the golden throne blurred for a moment, and a tall figure leaped from the heart, and appeared on the throne in an instant, wearing golden armor and a cloak on the back, with a body more than five meters tall like a giant, sitting on the throne exuding a sacred with an air of majesty.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up and saluted the emperor on the throne, paying their respects.

"Everyone, please sit down." Ren waved his hands casually, glanced at the people in the palace, and said straight to the point: "I have called everyone here today, and I have a few things to announce."

He stood up while speaking, and left the golden throne.

Although the Golden Throne has been preliminarily remodeled and will no longer extract life force and soul power, the Golden Throne is too big, and the body size must be increased to more than five meters to sit properly. The officials below have to look up to see the people above, which is very oppressive , but it is very inconvenient to communicate with everyone.

I don't need this kind of scene to reflect the authority of the emperor.

The most important thing is that Ren always feels unlucky to sit on the golden throne, so try to stay as far away as possible.

There is a wide platform in front of the throne, which is not too high. An ordinary seat has already been set up. Ren sits on it. The height is just right enough to see everyone in front of him clearly, and everyone can see the emperor clearly. expression.

"the first thing."

Ren sat down and said, "I have decided to make Viola Silvere my queen, and I have obtained her consent."

"Viola, please come up."

All eyes fell on Viola.

She already knew that Rennes would announce today, and she was already mentally prepared. However, when she really waited for this moment, she still couldn't restrain the excitement in her heart.

The half-elf stood up in the crowd, her beautiful face tried her best to keep calm, but she couldn't hide the tears in her eyes.

Although Viola is the Minister of the Interior, her seat is not high.

At this moment, she became the focus of the audience!

Under the gaze of the Holy Soul Wizard and the imperial councilors, Viola stepped out of the crowd and walked towards Rennes under the golden throne step by step.

Emilys and Franjaska were both present, and a bit of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

The three sisters, Silver Star Duke, Storm Queen and Kui Lu, were a little envious, but Silver Star Duke was more pleased. After all, Viola is his great-granddaughter, her surname is Silvere, and he watched her grow up, and now becoming a queen is a good thing for himself and his family.

Livlin, who was sitting in the back, looked at Viola's back, feeling a little jealous in her heart, but that was all, she never expected to be a queen.

Oxilia was as indifferent as ever, she didn't want to do that.

Athena has ideas, but not strongly, so she just regrets that she didn't get to know Ren earlier.

When Viola stepped onto the platform, Ren stood up to welcome him and extended his hand.

She put her hands on Ren's palms, lightly clenched them together, then turned around to face the ministers, accepting congratulations from everyone.

"Meet Your Majesty." Everyone stood up and saluted.

Generally speaking, the queen is also called Your Majesty just like the emperor, but Viola has another identity. She is the Pope of the Goodness Church, the chosen one of the long-haired lady, and the spokesperson of the gods in the mortal world. She has a detached status. The queen is a secular title, so it is more appropriate to call her mianxia, ​​just to distinguish it from the emperor.

"Soon I will hold a coronation ceremony for Viola and canonize Octavius ​​as the crown prince." After Ren finished speaking, he placed another seat beside him for Viola to sit on to show his status equality.

Viola looked at the big figures below, including the holy soul wizard she had to look up to, feeling excited and proud.

At this moment, she finally had the feeling of being the mother of the world!

"The second thing."

Everyone is listening carefully. Everything the emperor said today will have a profound impact on the empire and determine the future of hundreds of millions of people.

Ren continued: "I am going to spend three years reforming the Imperial Army."

Hearing this sentence, the faces of many people below changed slightly.

Although Allenus is a world where great power belongs to itself, and high-end combat power plays a decisive role. A powerful individual, such as a holy soul wizard, can stand up to a legion, but a large number of extraordinary troops are still indispensable. , is the pillar of the ruling empire.

When they heard that Rennes wanted to reform the army, everyone's first reaction was that the emperor was about to become a dictator and put all the army under his control.

Ren can see the changes in everyone's minds, which is human nature.

But that's exactly what he wanted to do.

There is a saying in the previous life: The Son of Heaven is for those who are strong in soldiers and horses. The great teacher also has a wise saying: Power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

As the emperor himself, of course he must control the army of the entire empire and never allow others to get involved.

Ren said slowly: "The times are developing and technology is improving. Especially the application of mechanical vehicles and soul guns makes the legion mode no longer suitable for today's wars."

"Seven years ago, I created the 'Duke Guard'. This brand-new army organization and combat mode has proven its strength many times. Repelling the undead army, recovering Los Santos, and eliminating the abyss demons in the Sunshine State are all dukes. Guard record."

The seven heads of the four major legions of the empire and the three major knight orders sat below.

Ren looked at them, "I believe you are more or less aware that the prevalence of soul guns has put your army under pressure."

"If you are not convinced, I can arrange for the Duke's Guard to fight other legions."

"The number is set at ten to one. The Duke's Guard will send out 500 people, and the Imperial Legion will send out 5,000 people. Let's see the result."

The expressions of the seven regiment leaders were all different.

They looked at each other, and the leader of the Griffin Legion, Lai Griffin, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need for the competition, so as to avoid unnecessary damage. The Griffin Legion completely obeys His Majesty's orders and resolutely implements His Majesty's military reforms." .”

The Griffon Legion has 30,000 people, all of them are Griffin Knights, and its overall combat power ranks first among the seven armies of the empire.

Lai Griffin is also the strongest among the seven regiment leaders.

He is a level 29 Frost Demon Swordsman!

In the entire empire, there is only one extraordinary profession other than spellcasters who has reached level 30 or above, and that is Luspel, the great arbitrator of the Church of Justice, followed by Ragriff, whose rank is second only to the great arbitrator , two levels higher than Batura, and even expected to hit level 30.

However, the Griffin Legion has always followed the command of the Nether faction. In the lineup half a month ago, they were the only legion that did not explicitly support Rennes and remained neutral.

This was fine.

But Ren won the victory and ascended the throne to become the lord of the empire. The Griffon Legion was in a state of panic, worried that the emperor would settle accounts after the fall.

Now Legriffin felt bad when he heard that Rennes wanted to reform the army, so he was the first to express his opinion.

With him taking the lead, the other heads also expressed their obedience.

The other three legions, the Storm Legion, the Rick Guards, the Hammer of Alpha, and the three Knights, the Sword of Arcane, the Steel Knights, and the Dragon Lizard Knights, each leader stood up and responded. If he declared his allegiance to the emperor, he would naturally not go against Ren.

"very good."

Ren nodded in satisfaction.

"The Duke's Guard will revoke this name and reorganize it as the 'Imperial Defense Force'. There are currently a total of 100,000 people. The 250,000 men of the seven major legions of the Empire will be merged into the Imperial Defense Force and reorganized into about 25 divisions. But you can keep your professional characteristics."

"The three knight orders each retain the number of a division, inheriting the honor and history of the knight order."

"The Rick Imperial Guard canceled the name of the legion, and only retained 10,000 elites. They will continue to be responsible for the guarding of the palace, but they will no longer be the main force, but will serve as the auxiliary army of the Imperial Fist."

Hearing this, Hesktor, the leader of Rick's Imperial Guard, looked gloomy.

With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Rick Guards ended their mission in their own hands.

But he dared not have any objection.

Ren looked at Hesktor and said, "The 10,000 extra members of Rick's Imperial Guard will be organized into a division, and you, Hesktor, will be the division commander."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hesket stood up and took orders.

He calmed down, the emperor finally had no plans to push himself to the end. Although the division commander was downgraded and far away from the center of power, at least part of his power was retained, and there was still room for promotion in the Imperial Defense Force in the future.

"The Storm Legion has 100,000 people, and it will be directly reorganized into ten divisions to form a brand new legion, tentatively designated as the Second Legion."

While speaking, Ren looked at Alain Mosgreen, the head of the Storm Legion.

As early as more than ten years ago when I was in Wezeland, I met Alaian, and this green dragon knight left a deep impression on me. Not long after that time, Alayan was promoted to the rank of holy powerhouse, and now he has reached the 22nd level, which shows that his talent is outstanding.

The Storm Legion is the largest army in the empire, but the average level of soldiers is low, so the overall strength is only in the middle.

However, the Storm Legion has always been a supporter of the Mordu faction.

That is, our own people.

Ren said very gently: "Alaian, you are the commander of the Second Army."

"Obey, Your Majesty." Alaian got up to accept the order, and his calm posture became more calm, which made Ren even more satisfied.

Next, Rennes announced the arrangement for the "Hammer of Alpha".

This legion, named after Emperor Alpha, has a long history and is stationed in the southwest of the empire, bordering the World Mountains. The rise of the Great Alpha Empire and the creation of the empire are inseparable from the support of the dwarves, so there are hundreds of thousands of dwarves living in several provinces in the southwest, and they are the purest people of the empire.

Half of the 70,000 soldiers of Alpha Hammer are dwarves, and the leader is even a king of the hill.

His name is "Falstaran".

Because of the relationship between the City of Friendship, Festalan secretly took refuge in Rennes very early on. Therefore, Rennes did not intend to cross the river and demolish the bridge, nor did he want to completely erase the traditions left by Emperor Alpha, and announced that the "Hammer of Alpha "Adapted into the third army, retaining honor and history, with Falstaran as the commander.

Moreover, the Third Army will expand to 100,000 people and add three new divisions.

Falstaran happily took the order.

Finally, Ren looked at Legriffin and said: "The 30,000 Griffin Legion are all Griffon Knights. They are fast, flexible, and maneuverable. They are good as scouts and scouts, but the air combat mode of Griffin Knights is too strong. Falling behind and needing improvement.”

Hearing this, Legriff's heart skipped a beat.

"My idea is that the Griffon Legion divides 20,000 people, and forms dozens of reconnaissance battalions with 500 people as units, and organizes them into various divisions. Keep 10,000 elite knights and adapt them into a flying air force division with reference to the Knights of the Holy Lance , you will be the teacher."

"Captain Legriff, what do you think?" Ren stared at him and asked quietly.

Legriff's face turned pale.

His body trembled slightly, and he looked at Congerald Great Sage and Kronomanser as if asking for help, hoping that these two holy soul wizards who once belonged to the Nether faction could speak out for the Griffin Legion and pull himself together Bundle.

But neither of them responded.

Legriff was desperate. He had expected such a day that the Duke of Redstone was dead, the Duke of Greyhawk was expelled, and the Griffin Legion would be liquidated by the emperor sooner or later.

He sighed, stood up and said, "I obey, Your Majesty."

Ren nodded and stopped looking at him, and continued: "After this adaptation, the Imperial Defense Force will reach 350,000 people, but it is far from enough. I plan to expand the Imperial Defense Force to one million within twenty years." People, and continue to build the Empire-class Star Destroyer, the total number reached thirty! Do you have any opinions?"

After the voice fell, the entire palace fell silent.