Quedlinburg was the palace of the East Frank Kingdom. At this time, King Henry was lying in the palace, like an old lion struggling to retain his lost life. ○ Henry coughed while recalling his life's achievements. As a king who was elected through the Carolinian tradition. His first half of his life was just a lucky choice, but Henry was definitely not a monarch who was lying down to enjoy the fruits of victory. He conquered the old king who was unwilling to abdicate with force, seized Lorraine's territory from the West Frank King, and used strategies to balance the power of the tribal dukes. Even the terrible Magyars were settled by him.

"You need to rest your father." Prince Otto walked in. He walked to the wooden bed and greeted the cross hanging on the head of the bed first. However, he also knew that even the Archbishop Mainz's personal blessing did not work. It seemed that Henry was terminally ill.

"Oh, my favorite son, the next king." Henry lay on the sickbed with a pale face. He stretched out his arm and waved Prince Otto, with scratches on his arms. It was the bloodletting therapy given to the king by the doctor.

"Did the Dukes agree to support my inheritance in the vote?" Prince Otto asked Henry.

"I will be holding a meeting. What can be confirmed is that the Duke of Swabian is on your side, and for this I have recognized some of his privileges. But the Duke of Franconia is a greedy guy, and we must find ways to satisfy his greed so that he can stand on your side." Henry carefully analyzed to Prince Otto with his long-term experience in governing.

"However, the Duke of Bavaria will be a hindrance." Prince Otto said to his father.

"Don't you have a friend? Let him solve it. Now is the time to test his loyalty and value, isn't it?" Henry smiled, a hint of rosy on his face, and he was referring to Prince Otto's friend Arod, Duke of Mecklenburg.

"But I don't have enough ways to trade, whether it's territory or money, Arod is above me." Prince Otto shook his head with a wry smile.

"What do he want?" Henry asked curiously.

"The currency of the entire kingdom is made of Mecklenburg," Prince Otto said to his father.

"Oh, does he have this strength?" Henry asked in surprise.

"Maybe, Arod is the only noble I cannot see through." Prince Otto said.

"Give him, the benefit of the king is to make a promise to others." Henry said with a smile.

"Those tribal dukes may not buy it. What if I become king but can't do it?" Prince Otto held his forehead, and he hated to use the promise of holes to perfunctory things.

"Ha, my son, you are going to be king. You need to get used to these things. This is how the king acts." Henry said to his son.

After crossing several territories, Arud and his group finally arrived at the land of the Duchy of Saxony, with dense forests and abundant rivers. However, Arud saw that several castles were being built or being built on the Saxony territory in the east.

"Boom~." As Arod looked at the castle spires from the carriage window, the roar of horse hooves came from the trail, and the trained Mecklenburg soldiers immediately became alert, because this was a large-scale cavalry unit.

"Stop moving forward, defensive posture." Ron rushed forward, drew out his sword, and formed a team of soldiers holding weapons and Teutonic knights. They focused on protecting Arod's carriage.

In front of Arod's convoy was a Saxon cavalry unit. They wore pointed iron helmets, chain mail and Saxon Principal badges. They held a shield under the left hand, and there were more than forty riders in total.

"Stop, this is the carriage of the Duke of Mecklenburg." Ron held a sharp sword and stopped the horse in front of the convoy. Even facing the cavalry with more than 40 cavalry, he shouted loudly.

"We are sent by His Majesty the King to welcome the Duke." The cavalry led by him quickly said to Ron.

It was only when I heard that the king sent everyone to him. There were often robbers and bandits peeping at the convoy along the way. If it weren't for Ron and others' caution, it might be unknown what accidents would have happened. However, even though the Saxons claimed the king's name, Ron still did not dare to be careless until he followed the cavalry and saw the lively town.

"Why did His Majesty the King build so many castles?" Arod sat in the carriage and asked the Saxon cavalry who were accompanying him.

"Oh, Lord Duke, that's because when His Majesty the King had just ascended the throne, we often faced the challenges of the Slavs. For this reason, His Majesty the King ordered the construction of many castles to prevent the Slavs from invading the West." The Saxony cavalry said respectfully to Arod.

"I think these castles are probably not just for defense, right?" Arod looked at the castles that stood in dangerous places in the passes. There were horse farms outside these castles. The Saxon cavalry usually stationed and trained in the castles. These castles were not simply for resisting the enemy, but for military fortresses that were strongly attacked.

"Oh, I don't know this. I'm just a job." The cavalry smiled at Arod, showed his snow-white teeth, and then kicked the mount hard with the spur on his heel and rushed forward.

Quedlinburg is surrounded by mountains, with a humid climate and fertile fertile fields. More importantly, the people here are full of security. They firmly believe that Henry is a powerful leader who leads them without being invaded by foreign enemies. However, people's hearts are now shrouded in shadows, because the man known as the Sword of the Session was tortured by illness.

"Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo

"Look, that's the king's castle." Princess Josie looked up at the castle above her head. The castle was in a cloud of mist, as if it were dreamy, especially the walls painted with white lime shining in the sun.

"God, I can't believe my eyes. Is that the king's residence?" However, Princess Josie's good mood was immediately hit by a burst of clamor. Lina's adoptive parents shouted, making everyone laugh. The Saxon cavalry leading the way turned around and talked to each other.

"Hey, shut up, or I'll sew your mouth in after I go in." Ron walked up to Lina's adoptive parents angrily and said threateningly to them.

"Oh, yes, yes." The old man quickly shrank his neck, afraid that the angry noble would really do that.
Chapter completed!