I will be crowned king

"Code of the Free Confederation (Draft)":

“We—Grey Pigeon Castle/Long Lake Town/Black Lagoon Port/Red Hand Bay/Winter Torch City—on behalf of all the people of the New World who yearn for freedom and dignity, we would like to completely abolish the previous relationship with the evil empire and the Hred royal family. any contractual connection, justly independent, united into a free and independent association, and hereby solemnly declare:

The official name of the Confederation was the ‘Union of Free Republic Cities’;

The status of each participating republic city-state (former colony) is equal. If a new city-state joins in the future, it will also enjoy the same rights and status as the five initial founder city-states, and bear corresponding obligations;

The people of the confederacy enjoy equal status in all confederate city-states, and have the rights to do business freely, work and reclaim land, hire and be employed; they have the right not to be enslaved, not to be oppressed beyond their due obligations, and they have the right to act at will, and automatically join or withdraw from any party. A city-state with the right to choose where to live or build new colonies;

The Confederation established the "Supreme Free Parliament" as the highest authority, with the power to start wars, alliances and peace negotiations, with the power to tax the participating city-states, formulate unified tariffs, laws and recruit soldiers to defend the Confederation; with the power to coordinate the relationship between the city-states and make The power of final arbitration;

The Confederation established the 'Provisional Security Joint Committee', which temporarily freed the parliament from power until the next convening of parliament, or the end of the war against the empire; the committee members were served by the speakers of the autonomous parliaments of each city-state, and rotated randomly and were re-elected every six months.

The Confederacy established a "Free Corps". Each participating city-state should provide no less than three infantry regiments of troops and equipment, and temporarily established an army of approximately four infantry divisions - which happened to be the size of a standing army in Clovis.

The Confederacy announced the formation of the "United Front of the Imperial Resistance" with Port Beluga, and invited Anson Bach, commander-in-chief of the Port Beluga garrison, to serve as the chief of staff of the "Free Corps" to assist and cooperate with the Confederacy in formulating combat plans;

The Confederacy declares the Circle of Order to be the only legal religion, and any other belief is heresy and does not receive any legal protection; the League of the Faithful Keepers is the only legal religious organization in the Confederacy, and has the freedom to organize gatherings, develop members, and reasonably self-defense within the Confederacy..."

A variety of draft codes with dozens of articles were constantly voted on amidst constant quarrels and formations. The "Free Confederacy" that originally existed only in the "Declaration of Resistance" and in words began to take on substance with the passage of bills one by one. The significance of this made the colonists who originally simply wanted to protest against the tyranny of the empire gradually have the consciousness of "building a country."

Various kinds of information continued to gather on the desks of the congressmen, and they who were originally frightened by the empire gradually began to see their own "hard power" clearly:

Excluding the fallen Pigeon Castle and Sail City, the population of the four major colonies currently controlled by the Confederacy, excluding "beast slaves", is about 700,000 to 900,000 - yes, there is such a big error, this is still a small secretary The result after special calculation.

At the same time, the Confederacy also has nearly 50,000 troops, but 99% of them are militiamen who have not been released from work and have been trained for no more than three months. They are scattered in various cities, villages, towns, and farms, and they are not equipped to fight away from the station. Ability.

According to Karl's estimation, if cross-border fighting is really necessary, in addition to supplying storm divisions, each colony can provide at most one reinforced infantry regiment, which is the limit. The colonies close to the battlefield can probably have two more, with a strength of about one. Thousands of people.

As for how much fighting power these ten thousand people can have, well...

For things that have no hope or do not exist, the Storm Division generally chooses not to discuss it, and Commander-in-Chief Anson will not take the initiative to bring it up.

In addition, the meeting also designed the flag of the Free Confederacy - because the five colonies were originally subordinate to the empire, it was inevitable that some local elements would be mixed in: blue and white style, ring of order, symbolic patterns...

In the free cities of the local empire, the flags usually have elements such as keys, sun, moon, stars, or scales; this is mainly because most of the founders of the city-state are not nobles, and many of them are not even knights. They have no family coat of arms at all, and the church has more They will not be easily allowed to use religious symbols.

So after many votes on the scene, the flag of the Free Confederacy was designed to be blue (the same as the Empire), with six four-pointed stars surrounding a circle pattern - at the same time, because the free cities of the Empire mostly used white patterns, in order to prove their independence , the color of the stars is set to gold.

Looking at the blue star ring flag being raised high amidst the thunderous cheers in the hall, an unusually strong sense of déjà vu arose in Anson's heart.

In any case, it is a good thing that the Confederation can be successfully established; with the so-called "Supreme Free Council" as cover and white gloves, it will be much easier for the Stormtroopers and the Rune family to interfere in the affairs of the new world, and they can legitimately win over and Instigate the forces of rebellion against the Empire in the New World to fight against the Empire.

As for the title "Chief of General Staff of the Free Corps" awarded to him by the Confederacy, apart from once again reflecting the struggle of this group of people to rely on the Stormtroopers to fight against the Empire, and not wanting to appear too much like a vassal, Anson himself did not have much opinion, and even quite Satisfied - It would be inappropriate to be the commander-in-chief, as it would mean that you would also be responsible for the Confederate army.

What's more, whether it is the Chief of General Staff or the Commander-in-Chief, the armies of both sides must coordinate and cooperate in operations; as for who will "coordinate" and who will "cooperate" with whom, well...

Anyway, if the Free Confederacy expects the Storm Division to actively cooperate, then their end will definitely be quite tragic; it is not possible to move the friendly forces like mountains when they are in trouble, but in the new world... Anson has enough assurance and confidence to handle it. get.

Of course, the whole meeting was not completely smooth sailing: probably to show his loyalty to Anson, almost as soon as it came to the official election of the Speaker of the Parliament and the "Interim Security Joint Committee", the Speaker of Winter Torch City couldn't wait to jump out and support Bo in a high-profile manner. Lena Frey was elected.

This unabashed approach immediately aroused an uproar at the meeting site - not that anyone denied the status of Gray Pigeon Castle and the Frey sisters, but it was obviously impossible for them to lead the Confederacy in their current situation.

Black Reef Port was the first to protest, stating that it was the "front line against the enemy" and what qualifications did a colony in the rear of Winter Jue City have to dictate there? At the same time, the strange and strange Dong Ju City was not in a good position to "purge the loyalists" and was suspected of serious collaboration with the enemy.

Faced with such unreasonable accusations, the Speaker of the Winter Torch City and the council members became angry on the spot, but with no evidence to speak of, they could only rely on their "home field advantage" to curse at the Black Reef Port representative.

The representative of Red Hand Bay tried to stand up to mediate the conflict, but soon exposed his "ambition" to become the capital of the Confederacy; Speaker Hollande of Long Lake Town immediately stood up and stated that this city-state is the only choice for the capital...

As the "center of the storm", Polina Frey was trembling in her position, looking for help at a figure standing on the sidelines in the distance; even the entire Gray Pigeon Castle liberal group also Because of the small number of people, he was completely transparent in the noisy hall and was ignored by others.

As the atmosphere gradually heated up, the several speakers who still maintained their last shred of sanity immediately called a halt and temporarily adjourned the meeting - finally preventing verbal persuasion from turning into physical persuasion.

………………………

"The Speaker of Winter Torch City is too impatient. Even if he wanted to show his loyalty, he would not do so."

In the lounge on the left side of the hall, Anson, who was hiding in the room and smoking a pipe, complained and handed the cigarette case to a certain chief of staff who came uninvited: "Do you think he was bribed to cooperate with Gray Pigeon?" Where’s the Fort Liberal show?”

"Me? I don't think so." Carl, who took the cigarette case from Anson's hand and lay comfortably on the chair, lit the cigarette skillfully and puffed away leisurely:

"With his clever brain as a Clovis man, it is unlikely that he would be able to do such a thing; on the contrary, those in Long Lake Town and Red Hand Bay seem to be planning to take advantage of the chaos to make profits. , I suggest you be more careful."

"There's no need to remind you, and why do you still remember losing to me in a bet?" Anson resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "So what are you doing here?"

"A reminder to our Commander-in-Chief, lest he forget the most important thing because of a pair of innocent and lovely sisters."

Facing Anson's "question", Carl Bain smiled playfully, and the orange-red cigarette butt curled up with the corners of his mouth.

"most important thing?"

"Uh... Although I personally think you have not forgotten, but just in case I want to say one more thing: you should remember that at least in name, you are still a subordinate to the governor of Ice Dragon Fjord Colony, right?"

Looking at the adjutant's cautious expression, Anson thought seriously for a second, and his face suddenly turned ugly: "You mean, Sophia Franz..."

"He is the honorary governor of Ice Dragon Fjord." Karl quickly added.

Anson Bach: "...Isn't she coming to Beluga Harbor?"

"Well, that's not the case."

Karl replied immediately, and before Anson could breathe a sigh of relief, he immediately changed the subject: "But the news I just received is that her other new courier has arrived at Beluga Port, ready to meet with you, the commander-in-chief and first officer. The executors discuss matters regarding the bank.”

"So fast?!"

"Really? I think it will be soon; but Miss Sophia seems to have solved the funding problem. It is said that she has won over the Northern Chamber of Commerce, and the other party is willing to invest in the development of the resources of the Clovis colony, especially the coal mines." Karl replied .

Northern Chamber of Commerce?

Anson was stunned for a moment. He only had a very vague impression of this name. The person seemed to have some relationship with the local railway committee and had a background from a wealthy family in the empire.

Is this chamber of commerce really so powerful that Sophia can go out of her way to "win over" it, or even show it off as the fruits of victory?

"Who is that messenger?"

"I don't know, he seems to be named Reinhard Roland..."

"Reinhard Roland?!"

"Uh!" Carl was startled and looked at Anson who suddenly stood up with a serious expression:

"you know?"

"do not know!"

Anson said loudly, and his decisive answer almost made Karl fall off the chair, but then he revealed the answer: "But his surname is Roland!"

"My surname is Roland, so what..."

The words stopped abruptly.

Karl's eyes widened little by little, and his expression became more and more incredible: "You mean...he...he is..."

"A direct blood descendant of the Holy Grail Knight, a member of the Roland family." Anson nodded slightly and said solemnly.

This makes sense... Being able to persuade the Roland family to invest in the Clovis colony's industry, even just expressing an attitude, is enough for Sophia to show off.

"But we're still at war with the Empire!"

Karl was particularly confused: "If I remember correctly, the Roland family is very loyal to the Herred royal family. Why would they invest in Beluga Port at this time?"

"This shows that there are huge differences between the Roland family and the Herred royal family in terms of colonial interests." After learning the truth, Anson calmed down:

"It doesn't matter what the specific reason is, but if we can take this opportunity to tie the Roland family to our chariot, and if we want to take back the colony in the future, the empire will have to take action!"

"Do you want to go back to Beluga Port?" Looking at his expression, Karl also became nervous.

"No, since he missed it, don't force it anymore. Just let the White Whale Port Council entertain him - of course, after the meeting here is over, Miss Talia can return in the name of the Luen family. That is enough."

Anson shook his head: "The more times this happens, the less we can let investors feel that we are asking for help; we must let them see our potential and strength, and believe that Storm Master can ensure that their investment is absolutely safe. There will be no accidents due to war.”

"You mean, not only should we not worry about the imperial army in Sail City because of the Roland family, but we should also show some shame to the colonial minister in front of them?"

Karl immediately guessed what Anson was thinking and asked tentatively.

"And the speed must be fast, and the momentum must be loud. It is best to organize a decisive battle to make the Roland family realize that the empire is no longer tenable in the colonies - investing in us is the best choice to ensure their interests. ." The corners of Anson's mouth began to slowly rise:

"Since Sophia can convince the other party to come to Beluga Port in person, it proves that the investment is already a certainty, and the next step is just a question of how much; so the harder we fight against the empire, the more the other party will invest, and the more Eager to finalize the bank matter.”

"I understand, the worse the empire loses, the less choice the other side has."

Karl nodded slightly, and just when he wanted to continue asking for details, he suddenly noticed that Anson's expression was a little more different, and then he felt something light up behind him.

Before he could look back, Anson, who was holding a pipe in his mouth, suddenly kicked the chair under Carl, grabbed his head and shoulders, and threw himself towards the corner of the smoking room while not forgetting to look out. call:

"Incoming artillery fire—take cover!"