Huh? Are they all real?

In the imperial capital, the emperor was watching with interest the indignation of the nobles below.

They were furious, and almost all the time they were shouting to hang the thief who stole the country.

But the emperor could hear the hidden fear in their anger.

This made him feel very interesting.

Amid the meaningless excitement of the nobles, a royal knight quickly walked through the crowd, knelt on one knee in front of the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, Trajan has already started his army from the southern border!"

"The momentum is very huge, and according to our intelligence, it is said that people are joining his troops every moment."

The emperor became interested:

"People are joining his troops every moment?"

"Yes, your majesty."

"Didn't he wait for his vassals to gather and march directly to the border?"

"No, your majesty. The soldiers in the southern border have already assembled. The main force has been Beside him."

"Then why do you say that people are joining his army all the time?"

The knight hesitated for a moment before telling the truth:

"Retired veterans, ordinary farmers, and even those working class people in the city, they all took up arms and slowly gathered in Trajan's army."

The emperor asked with more interest:

"Are there many such people?"

"Very many. At the beginning, our spies could still try to count their numbers, but soon they couldn't. There were too many people!"

The nobles present were instantly in an uproar.

They had just fought with the North not long ago, and the South not only did not participate in the war, but they didn't even suffer any losses twenty years ago.

And now, their already powerful military force has such support?!

In this worry, the atmosphere that was originally fierce on the outside but weak on the inside became more and more sluggish.

Seeing his subjects like this.

The emperor couldn't help but shook his head.

It seems that they are really scared.

He leaned on the throne and asked the knights below:

"I heard that he proclaimed himself emperor?"

This question almost froze the atmosphere on the scene.

No matter what, the southern border is still the territory of the empire.

And Trajan is one of the pillars of the empire.

If he proclaims himself emperor, it will undoubtedly be a huge spiritual blow to the entire country.

And this also means that there is no chance of easing between the two sides.

In the past, no matter how much they fought, it was an internal dispute.

Everyone still eats at the same table, so there is still a chance to talk.

Now.

The knight hesitated again. The emperor said:

"The facts will not change just because you don't say it, just speak frankly."

"Your Majesty, we just don't know how to describe it."

"What do you mean?"

This time, the emperor was really strange.

"All the news in the South, including all the people in the South that our spies have been able to contact, are saying that Trajan has become emperor."

"However, according to the news we first received, Trajan himself did not seem to have this intention, and he did not publicly declare it."

In response, a noble finally said angrily:

"Is there any need to think about this? He thinks that he is entitled to be emperor, so he is too lazy to even say it!"

"Otherwise, why do so many people call him emperor!"

"The voice is so loud that I can hear it at home!"

The crowd instantly echoed.

"Traitor!"

"The shame of the Seven Dukes!"

"Hang him!"

The nobles were so angry that they did not leave them any room!

They really didn't even want the nobles' face!

Amid the huge anger of everyone, the emperor laughed heartily.

"So he really became emperor?! Hahahaha!"

"Trajan became emperor! Good, good, good, God, he actually became emperor!"

What he feared most was that his word game was useless.

So he needed a backup plan, and Trajan was the most suitable candidate.

The South was strong enough, even after separating from Baratheon, the size of his territory seemed a bit ambiguous in the concept of the empire.

But as long as Trajan was added, no one would doubt the value of this new empire.

Trajan was such a person.

So from the beginning, he thought about letting Trajan go.

Otherwise, he had no backup plan.

As for Trajan not being an angel of glory.

This was not a problem, his reliable allies would help solve this problem.

"The Emperor?!"

Hearing the Emperor's laughter, the nobles were stunned.

What does this mean?

Why could the Emperor still laugh at this time?

This was a very serious matter!

In response, the Emperor finally stopped laughing slowly.

He was indeed a little out of control just now, after all, Trajan, who he had been guarding against for so many years, actually acted step by step according to his own ideas.

It really made him a little at a loss for words.

However, there was one thing he was sure of, that is, he was surprisingly happy now.

After a few more chuckles, the emperor shook his head and stood up from the throne.

He walked down the steps, stood in front of the crowd and said:

"What's so scary about a group of farmers and old men?"

"What's so scary about a traitor who broke his oath and openly put himself against justice?"

"Before today, many people were confused about our legitimate demands because they didn't know who the truth was."

"But now, Trajan has told them the answer directly. The pillar of the empire and the leader of the seven princes has openly treason!"

"Just wait, there will be countless allies around us soon."

"Because they want to fight for justice and justice!"

The emperor's voice was full of power, making this group of nobles eager to give it a try.

I feel like Trajan is just a nightmare from the past.

"Your Majesty is wise!!!"

As one noble shouted, all the nobles repeated this sentence with excitement.

However, they all fell silent immediately.

Because the emperor chuckled and asked:

"So who is going to stand up and give Trajan a head-on blow?"

The emperor originally thought that they would be eager to try.

But in the end, the deafening sound just now disappeared as if it was an illusion.

The emperor looked at his ministers in surprise.

"Is there no one who would like to receive the honor of being the first to confront Trajan?"

The heads of the nobles were so close to their chests.

The emperor was not angry, he just smiled helplessly and said:

"It seems that you still lack a little courage. It doesn't matter, as long as someone starts to fight against Trajan."

"Then you'll know he's just a false nightmare, so who wants to fight?"

It was not time to defeat Trajan yet, he had to wait until Prince Adela arrived and then verify whether the word play worked.

If that doesn't work. He had to fight Trajan with all his strength.

Therefore, his plan was just to hold back Trajan.

But he didn't expect that it would be like this, and these people had no intention of going up.

"We still have the border fortress in our hands, but no one is willing to do this?"

For the first time, the emperor showed a surprised look.

The crowd remained silent and continued to dodge the Emperor's gaze.

The emperor shook his head and looked at the Grand Duke of the Lion Family, one of the Seven Dukes.

The other party is also preparing to go out.

But at this moment, a deep voice sounded from the crowd:

"Great Emperor, I do!"

The corner of the emperor's mouth raised.

All he wanted now was to hold Trajan back. He definitely couldn't leave the imperial capital. As for his six old friends, they were not suitable either.

Trajan knew too much, and he was worried that something might happen if the two parties came into contact.

I thought there was nothing we could do, but I didn't expect there were still people here who dared to fight.

The crowd moved out of the way, revealing a serious man with an iron tower.

He is not a high-ranking officer, but judging from his clothing, he is a senior officer with a military rank as high as lieutenant general.

Seeing his arrival, the emperor nodded and said with a smile:

"You are a lieutenant general, and also a vice admiral of the navy? Ah, vice admiral, I know this. My little Ansa has reformed the military system and counted those airships as part of the navy."

The reason why Baratheon is a landlocked country but has a navy is that they include the "air force" in the navy.

"In our time, there were no such useful things as airships. Organized air forces were rare in countries like ours."

Because of the strange technology tree and religious factors, the development of the air force here has been very slow.

"Tell me your name, kid!"

"Horatio Nelson, the Great."

"General Nelson? Well done, the empire needs talents like you!"

The emperor patted his shoulder with satisfaction. He remembered this person. He was from the royal party, and he was promoted by Queen Ansa because of his outstanding ability.

Ability and loyalty are both undisputedly good.

It would certainly be appropriate for him to hold Trajan back.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I will lead my most loyal legion to the front line, Emperor!"

The Emperor clapped his hands with increasing satisfaction.

He even handed his sword to Lieutenant General Horatio Nelson, and said to his general with great seriousness the moment before handing over the sword:

"General Nelson, you are now the marshal. I grant you the authority to command all the troops on the front line, just as I grant you my sword!"

"Show Trajan what you are capable of, Marshal Nelson!"

"Don't worry, Emperor!"

General Horatio Nelson solemnly took the emperor's sword.

When Nelson's large fleet set sail from the imperial capital.

Countless newsboys, urged by the sponsors behind them, spread brand-new newspapers to every place in the streets and alleys:

"The nameless man-eating demon king is approaching the empire's frontier!"

"The Imperial Marshal Lord Horatio Nelson has been ordered to go out to defeat the devil!"

In this world, the title of king and king are extremely special. Calling a mortal a king, even a non-existent evil title like Demon King.

Also highly inappropriate and dangerous.

But for some reason, no one from top to bottom or anyone else noticed this problem this time.

As if that were the case.