Lord Harland.

Chapter 481 Successfully crowned king
After Catherine led Marta and Covenant Fang to defeat the body of the Red Moon Goddess, the power of the Church of the Dawn once again gained the upper hand in the Red Moon plane.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Papal State of Dawn and the Harland Territory launched a counterattack against the enemy. Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the defeat of the Red Moon Goddess, the two armies easily penetrated the enemy's defense line, as if entering an uninhabited land. In this situation, even the remaining troops of the Holy Glory Empire seized the opportunity to come over and take advantage.

The three parties joined forces and dispatched 300,000 troops to directly expel the forces of the Red Moon Holy See from the Deen Continent and won a brilliant victory.

This war completely damaged the Red Moon Holy See. Pope Gloria was killed by Richard and Sophia, and the soul could only be reincarnated. Even if the power is restored in another twenty or thirty years, the lifespan of the soul will be exhausted. Unless a life-extending treasure similar to the water of life can be found, or the Red Moon Goddess is willing to grant divinity, Gloria can have a chance of extending her life.

The saint's body of the Red Moon Goddess was also severely damaged by Catherine and the others, causing damage.

Although the Church of Dawn is still unable to eliminate the Red Moon Holy See in one fell swoop, it has taken control of the Central Continent after this battle and seized nearly four million square kilometers of land, equivalent to two and a half Harland Dukedom.

In addition to the Holy Glory Empire, Harland also made great achievements in this battle. After discussion, the Holy See of Dawn decided to allocate 600,000 square kilometers of land to Harland.

When the Holy Radiance Empire invited the Harland Territory to enter the Red Moon Plane, it gave up 1.2 million square kilometers of land. In addition to the 600,000 square kilometers sealed in this battle, the Harland Territory was in the Red Moon Plane. It already has 1.8 million square kilometers of land, which is much larger than the territory of the Dawn Plane.

But the foundations of the two sides are not comparable.

The Harland Territory has a solid foundation in the Dawn Plane, with an army of 200,000. After nearly thirty years of accumulation, it has developed a rudimentary industrial civilization, and its magical civilization has also advanced to a relatively high level.

After controlling 1.8 million square kilometers of land, Harland owned six magic crystal mines and could dig out 15,000 magic crystals every year.

Even the 1.2 million square kilometers of land ceded by the Holy Glory Empire can only be managed with difficulty. The 600,000 square kilometers of land occupied by the Red Moon Holy See is even more unpopular and full of crises.

It is by relying on this strong army that the stability of the occupied area of ​​​​the Red Moon Plane can be maintained.

After all, the soldiers who enter the red moon plane are carefully selected, and the lowest are high-level apprentices with outstanding physical fitness. The number has exceeded 30,000 in the past five years. The natives selected from the red moon plane have also undergone years of training. Many have stood out and more than a thousand have been promoted to the professional level.

In the Red Moon Plane, due to the bewitchment of the Red Moon Holy See, the environment is completely similar to that of an enemy-occupied area.

The Red Moon Plane was full of enemies, and it was impossible for Richard to carry out any industrial revolution in this plane. He was not even going to establish education, enlighten the people, and make the soil of the territory more suitable for industrial civilization.

The three parties joined forces to carve up the Deen Continent in the Red Moon Plane.

In addition, a large number of artillery, magic airships, and even the Flying Dragon Knights entered the red moon plane. Basically, they were all transferred to the red moon plane.

After all, a bare noble cannot control the territory at all. Without enough repressive force, they will soon die in the wave of resistance.

These hereditary heroes are mainly from the indigenous people of the Red Moon Plane of the Dawn Papal State. Harland has led Harland into the Red Moon Plane for less than five years, and his foundation is not deep. Only the highest trained indigenous soldiers can be promoted to third-level warriors, and knighthood has no effect at all.

In Richard's conception, the territory of the Red Moon Plane was completely transformed into a colony in a short period of time. On the one hand, it was used to collect taxes to support the army and dump high-value goods. On the other hand, it provided extraordinary resources, and by the way, it completed the mission of the Holy Glory Empire and transferred the crown to the Red Moon Plane. Wear it on your head.

After more than thirty years of operation, Richard has gained a high prestige among Harland leaders. Especially the local population of more than 10 million people has a very deep foundation.

Because the microorganisms in the two worlds are slightly different, it is difficult for ordinary people to survive after immigrating to the Red Moon Plane. In addition, the cost of opening the plane passage is too high, and Richard is unable to immigrate to this world on a large scale. Therefore, the Red Moon Plane can only adopt the rule of restraint. On the one hand, it can win over the local nobles, and on the other hand, it can reward many hereditary heroes.

Simply looking at the quality of soldiers, the army in the Red Moon Plane is somewhat stronger than that in the Dawn Plane.

As for the officers in Feng Chenxi's plane, Richard also thought it was not feasible after evaluation.

Now Harland has 60,000 elite troops stationed in the red moon plane. Although the number is still small, the combat effectiveness of this army is quite amazing.

After winning this divine war, the territory of the Dawn Papal State has greatly expanded, reaching almost 5 million square kilometers. The territory of Harland Territory in the Red Moon Plane has also increased to 1.8 million square kilometers. , even the Holy Radiance Empire, which was preparing to evacuate here, retained 600,000 square kilometers of land.

Although the land area of ​​the Red Moon Plane is one-tenth less than that of the Dawn Plane, this plane is not barren.

The population here, whether they are the remaining nobles or serfs, are all believers of the Red Moon Goddess, and they are eager to kill every invading enemy.

Richard could only rely on 60,000 elite soldiers to suppress these people.

Only the natives with a foundation in the red moon plane can stabilize the situation with the support of the garrison. To truly control the situation, Richard needs to mobilize an army of 200,000 in the red moon plane and cultivate a class that supports him.

The most intuitive point is that there are huge reserves of magic crystals on the land of the Red Moon Plane.

Although it is not as good as the Dawn Plane in general, according to the statistics of the Dawn Church, the magic crystal reserves in the Red Moon Plane are equivalent to one-third of the level in the Dawn Plane.

It is precisely because of having such a huge reserve of magic crystals that the Church of Dawn and the Holy Empire of Radiance can open plane portals so frequently.

After seizing the new territory, the Harland Territory can dig 25,000 magic crystals in the territory of the Red Moon Plane a year, which can basically cover the cost of opening the plane portal.

Moreover, the magic plants grown from the red moon plane and the magic potions refined can also make profits for Harland.

Because Catherine and Marta are permanently stationed in the red moon plane, after discussions among the three parties of the Dawn Church, the Harland Territory, and the Holy Radiance Empire, they decided to once again reduce the frequency of opening the plane channels.

Opening a plane channel once a month allows the two planes to communicate.

After reducing the frequency of opening the plane channel, Harland Leader can even earn a large amount of magic crystal profits from the red moon plane.

In order to maintain the stability of the situation, Richard continued to increase troops to the red moon plane. By July, Harland's army had expanded to 80,000 people in the red moon plane.

At this moment, Harland has entered the red moon plane for five full years. He has consumed 100,000 magic crystals before he can gain a firm foothold in the red moon plane. To recoup this investment, I am afraid it will take six or seven years for the Red Moon Plane to remain stable. This does not include the investment in gold coins and the sacrifice of personnel.

Just the elite who entered the Red Moon Plane from the Dawn Plane lost more than 2,000 people due to battle and illness, and the number of wounded soldiers exceeded 10,000, but most of them were able to recover, and only 1,600 were disabled. .

These people receive a pension of nearly 40,000 gold coins every year. After all, they are not ordinary soldiers. The soldiers who enter the red moon plane are basically officers. Many of them have longer military service and will have to pay higher pensions if they die in battle.

It took as long as five years, and the handover between Harland and the Holy Radiance Empire was finally completed.

According to the agreement between Richard and Emperor Edward, after the transfer of territory in the Red Moon Plane is completed, a crown will be placed on Richard's head.

According to common sense, the establishment of a border kingdom is a very complicated and troublesome ceremony.

Richard needs to take his elite legion to the San Siro Castle, pass through the Arc de Triomphe, accept the cheers of the San Siro subjects, put on a flower crown, and parade along the San Siro.

After the parade and celebration, Emperor Edward VII will personally crown Richard with the blessing of the Holy See, so that this frontier kingdom can be recognized by the Holy Radiant Empire.

Harland is more than 16,000 kilometers away from San Siro. Even if there are military stations along the way, a round trip will take a lot of time. Purchasing supplementary supplies along the way will also cost a huge amount of money.

Moreover, after entering the Holy Empire of Glory, safety is not guaranteed.

After considering the above factors, Richard decided to discuss with Earl Truss to simplify the coronation ceremony, and it would be best if a prince of the Holy Glorious Empire could enter the Territory of Harland with the crown.

Compared with the false reputation of being recognized by the subjects of the Holy Glorious Empire, Richard was most concerned about getting rid of the shackles of the Grant Kingdom as soon as possible, gaining complete autonomy, and making the Harland Territory a new one.

After Richard is crowned king, the spiritual temperament of Harland's subjects will become more confident, and they will not feel inferior after meeting the Nolan people.

Auxerre Castle is the headquarters of the Church of the Dawn. From here, there is an ultra-long-distance teleportation array directly into San Siro, the Holy Empire of Light.

Even though it takes thousands of magic crystals to activate a teleportation array, it can only teleport twenty or thirty people at a time. When divided, each person needs to bear hundreds of gold coins, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary people. Even small and medium-sized hereditary nobles can wipe out their family wealth by taking a few long-distance teleportation arrays a year.

Even the great nobles of the earl class in the eastern countries would feel physical pain when opening a teleportation array.

But this level of consumption is already a drop in the bucket for the Harland leader. In the two years before entering the red moon plane, just opening the plane portal every year, the Harland leader had to share 36,000 magic crystals.

Richard directly paid the Count of Truth to return to the San Siro Palace to discuss with Emperor Edward VII about the title of king.

With the Dawn Goddess awakening and the demigod Catherine descending to the realm, the situation in the Dawn Plane has changed again.

Among the seven gods of the Dawn Plane, although the Gods of Glory, Fairness and Justice are powerful gods, according to the agreement signed by the seven gods, the four gods of Glory, Justice, Wealth and Truth cannot come in person. When the real body is unable to lead the generals, the power of the three gods of Dawn becomes even more tyrannical.

In the past three thousand years, the three gods of Dawn have been seriously injured and fell into sleep. Therefore, the Holy See of Glory has developed the best. The Holy Glory Empire is the only one. After the orc war a thousand years ago, it completely surpassed the God of Royal Power and became the richest in the Dawn Plane. The land is in your hands.

Now that the goddess of dawn has awakened, the top-level combat power cannot be balanced. The Holy See of Glory must slowly give up its dominance according to the changing situation, otherwise it will face a religious war.

Because of this background, Emperor Edward was not willing to offend Richard, the favored person of the Goddess of Dawn. The Holy Glory Empire readily agreed to Richard's request.

In fact, according to religious ethics, Richard's crown should be canonized by Pope Dawn. After all, Richard is the favored one of the Goddess of Dawn and has a very close relationship with the Church of Dawn.

However, the Goddess of Dawn has been sleeping for more than three thousand years, and now the Holy Empire of Radiance is the co-owner of mankind in the plane of Dawn. Most people believe in the God of Glory, and if they want to be recognized by the nobles, they must be canonized by the Holy Glory Empire.

Time entered August, and Henry, the third son of Emperor Edward VII, entered Fort William and placed the crown on Richard's head under the witness of Pope Covenant of the Church of the Dawn.

Thirty-five years after traveling to the Dawn Plane, Richard went from being an ignorant and fearful ten-year-old child to reaching the first peak in his life.

The hereditary nobles of the Dawn Plane have reached this point and have reached their highest peak.

After the establishment of the Harland Kingdom, it owned 1.54 million square kilometers of land, divided into the direct territory in the north and the Dukedom of Rex in the south.

The Dukedom of William and Earl Philip are considered branches of the Harland family and are still vassals of the Grant royal family, just like the former Dukedom of Jonathan.

If there is an opportunity to complete the exchange of territories in the future, we can also negotiate with the Grant family to merge these two territories into the Kingdom of Harland. Of course, this will take opportunity and time.

The Northern Territory covers an area of ​​1.26 million square kilometers and has a very large space for expansion. Whether it is the northern prairie, coastal forests, or northern ice fields, it is now considered a terra incognita.

As long as the Orc Grassland Governor-General is defeated, this land will be within his grasp. By controlling the northern prairie, the Eagle Mountains, and the Silver Wolf Mountains, the Harland Territory will become a powerful kingdom covering an area of ​​tens of millions of square kilometers.

If it could unify more than twenty scattered countries in the south, its potential would be comparable to that of the Holy Radiant Empire.

The only thing that can limit the rapid expansion of the Harland Kingdom is the population. Without sufficient population, even if Richard defeats the Prairie Governor-General, he will not be able to control the place.

According to this year's census, the population of the Kingdom of Harland is close to 28 million. However, compared with the vast territory, many areas have not been effectively developed and look deserted.

Generally speaking, the Dukedom of Rex is the most densely populated after years of development by the United Kingdom on the east coast. Richard is preparing to slowly draw out the population from the Dukedom of Ricks to support the development of the eastern coastal areas and even Puliland.

(End of this chapter)