I really can't control myself

Time quickly came to four days later, when Linton's enthronement ceremony came.

It was similar to the enthronement ceremony held in Yalan before. Because of the previous experience in hosting it, the preparation for this ceremony was much smoother. In just a few days, all preparations have been completed.

Just like Linton's previous order, all the forces on the continent were invited by the Holy Empire of Elan to attend the ceremony, asking them to send people to come. Of course, most countries and forces also sent people.

Basically all the nobles within the empire were also required to return to the imperial capital to report on their duties, including of course the commanders of various legions. Including Esdeath, the commander of the Third Legion who was encircling and suppressing the rebels, and Garsain, the commander of the Seventh Legion who was stationed around the imperial capital.

There were also the three commanders of the 4th, 5th, and 6th legions who had been ordered to stay in place. At this time, they were all asked to return to the imperial capital to report on their duties and to be loyal to their new emperor.

During the previous rebellion, Linton did not order them to return to the imperial capital, which made them relieved at that time. However, what I didn't expect was that Linton would directly usurp the throne and now officially proclaim himself emperor. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, they have to come back, otherwise they will have no choice but to rebel on the spot.

Among them, the commanders of the fifth and sixth legions didn't have much idea. After all, they had originally planned to show their loyalty to the imperial capital, and they had no intention of starting any rebellion at all. Linton becoming emperor was completely expected for them, and they even felt that Linton being emperor was more suitable.

But the commander of the Fourth Army, Joery Bottom, was in a panic now. Yes, this Jory Bottom is actually the back-up man that the rebels have been waiting for.

According to the rebels' plan, a total of 200,000 troops from the First and Second Legions were pressing down on the border. The Imperial Capital was obviously going to send troops to deal with it immediately. As their back-up force, the Fourth Army Corps will definitely be transferred to counter the rebellion. Whether they are sent to the north to suppress rebellions or to garrison the imperial capital, the Fourth Army can play a key role.

If they go to counter the rebellion, they can switch sides at a critical moment and directly defeat the counter-rebellion troops. Then the three legions will unite to attack the imperial capital, and great things can be accomplished. If they were allowed to defend the imperial capital, then let them directly attack the city at the critical moment. This plan sounded perfect.

Jory Bottom was indeed convinced. On the one hand, he was indeed one of the generals promoted by the old emperor Wigley. The old emperor still had a favor for him. When he learned that the leader of the other party was actually the eldest prince Damian, he was naturally shaken.

On the other hand, even if he was thinking about himself, he felt that the success rate of the other party's plan was very high. Because after the new emperor ascended the throne, Bartem's life was not easy. He really couldn't feel that the new emperor paid any attention to him. In the previous wars, their Fourth Army had no share at all and had always just stayed at the station to guard the home.

Even the new woman named Esdeath can get the opportunity to attack the orcs. Butem feels that if his army goes there, this woman will have nothing to do. Why doesn't the new emperor give himself this opportunity?

Now this woman has become the commander of the Third Army, and is on an equal footing with him, which of course makes Bartem resentful. Thinking about how the old emperor Wigley promoted and valued him, and then looking at the new emperor's disregard for him, he naturally made his own choice.

However, the development of the situation was beyond his expectation. Not only did the Fourth Army not join the crusade, they didn't even have the chance to go back to defend the imperial capital. From the beginning to the end, the order given to him by the Imperial Capital was to stay where he was.

Without receiving the order, Bartem did not dare to act rashly. The incident with the First and Second Legion happened not long ago. If he made a casual move, he would be directly exposed. Of course, he also knew that the fifth and sixth legions were also stationed in place. The commanders of these two legions were not his own. If he moved, the empire asked their two legions to surround him. He couldn't fight one against two. .

Bottom decided to wait for the opportunity. Anyway, the First and Second Legions were rebelling over there, so they had to deal with it. In his opinion, the opportunity can definitely wait. However, everyone knows what happens next.

When he heard that the Third Army had directly defeated the rebels in one battle, Bartem was confused at the time. Is this a lie? How could such a thing happen? However, you have to believe it if you don’t believe it, it’s a fact. Bottom quickly verified the authenticity of the news, and then...he was immediately confused.

His rebellion ended before it even started, and Bottom fell into panic. Given the current situation, it is naturally impossible for him to jump out and rebel again. Not to mention whether he is willing or not, there is definitely no one below who is willing to follow him. But I don’t know what to do if I don’t jump out. How can I get away with it? Although his meetings with those who contacted him were very hidden, and no one else should have discovered it, he couldn't guarantee that the Imperial Capital wouldn't know about it.

He actually suspected that the Imperial Capital might have known something, otherwise they wouldn't have ordered their legions to stay where they were. However, he was never caught, which made him feel a little relieved. He didn't know whether he had gotten away with it or whether the Imperial Capital was still investigating, at least it hadn't been exposed yet.

Then he received a notice that Linton had usurped the throne and wanted to ascend the throne, and asked all the legion commanders to go back and report their duties and swear allegiance to the new emperor.

His first reaction after receiving the announcement was that the Imperial Capital was trying to trick him into going back again. He is the commander of the army here. Although he cannot guarantee 100% control of the army, he feels that the imperial capital does not dare to arrest people directly in his military camp. But after leaving the military camp, he was just an ordinary nobleman. Isn't this an arrest plan for him? Will he be arrested on the spot as soon as he returns?

But the other party's reasons are too good. The new emperor has ascended the throne. If you can't go back and show loyalty to the new emperor, what do you mean? How is it different from outright rebellion? He didn't know how to refuse this reason at all. He only had two options: going back and rebelling on the spot.

Bartem struggled for a day, but finally prepared to salute and went back directly. Although I know that I may be completely ruined if I go back this time, if I rebel in this situation, more people will die. Although he is a rebel, the people under him are all his old subordinates, and he does not want to drag them to die with him.

Just as Bottom was frightened here, another group of people was also brewing something.

Yes, the recent series of events in the Holy Empire of Elan have made some surrounding countries start to take action.

As I said before, no one wants to see a powerful neighbor staring covetously around them. Before, when the human race was still divided into three parts, this contradiction was not so obvious. After all, the three human empires fought fiercely with each other, and the surrounding countries benefited from it and lived a good life.

But since the unification of the human empire, life has become increasingly difficult. Not only do we have to be wary of a powerful enemy at all times, but the diplomatic and resource benefits that the three empires previously brought to each other's attacks are of course gone now.

Looking at the increasingly powerful new human empire, the surrounding countries have long been eyeing it. When the new empire was first established, they wanted to do something. Didn't they also find Ignis, the strongest "dragon man" in the mainland, to suppress the new saint-level Linton who had just emerged at that time? Unexpectedly, Ignis was directly killed by Linton. Their plan went bankrupt on the spot, and the matter could only be settled.

But they have been waiting for the opportunity. Their purpose is to contain and weaken the empire. The best thing is to restore the state of the previous three empires. For them, that is the best. On this point, they have reached a consensus.

However, from the establishment of the empire to the present, the development of the empire can be said to be smooth sailing. Although they have done a lot of dirty tricks secretly, they have not hindered the overall process at all. This made them even more anxious, and they have been wondering how to curb the development of the new empire.

Until this rebellion, they suddenly saw an opportunity.

Yes, the sudden rebellion of the First and Second Legions was a major event that shook the new empire. They were planning to make a big fuss out of it from the beginning, and it would be best if the empire was split directly.

Of course, they did not help the rebels from the beginning, because the rebels were so powerful at the time that it seemed like they could really destroy the empire. And they don't want the rebels to win at all. If the rebels win all of a sudden, wouldn't they still have to face the empire? It's just a change of leader, which is not what they want.

The best they want is for the empire to remain in chaos for a long time. So they decided to wait and see how the situation unfolded. If the empire suffers a setback, they will immediately send people to ask them if they need any help, supplies, troops, etc. If the rebels are frustrated, of course they will send people to fight. Even if they let you fight, it will not produce the best result.

However, what they didn't expect was that the rebellion ended overnight. After a battle, the rebels were dispersed. This was really unexpected by everyone. They prepared quite a few packages, but none of them were used.

Fortunately, although this rebellion failed to keep the new empire in a state of chaos for a long time, it should have seriously damaged the vitality of the empire. On the surface, two legions have been lost. The first legion and the second legion are all gone now, and the other legions seem to have some problems.

In short, this is the moment when the empire is weak, and they want to know the specific situation. At this time, news suddenly came that Linton had usurped the throne, and they were asked to watch the ceremony. They came here with the mission of exploring the reality of the empire.