From Baron to Lord

Allen kept speaking, and upon hearing this, everyone present was breathing heavily, their eyes turning red.

If the Allen Duchy really became the Allen Kingdom, then they would be elevated in status.

“Duke, the Radiant Empire might not agree with us doing this,” Albert of the Thorn Flower family said hesitantly.

Of course, he wanted Allen to advance further; as his son, how could he be treated unfairly? Moreover, the Thorn Flower family would also gain more honor.

However, he was still relatively clear-headed, fearing that Allen's actions would provoke the Radiant Empire's displeasure.

It's no wonder he was cautious; after all, the gap between the Radiant Empire and their Allen Duchy was too great.

A mere glance from the Radiant Empire could potentially annihilate them.

Moreover, without a legitimate reason, sending troops to allied countries for no reason, especially one that is a kingdom, is a major event.

Although Allen said it was to help them eliminate the undead, everyone with eyes knew the real situation.

“Rest assured, Marquis Albert.” Allen naturally knew what his cheap old man was thinking.

And Allen also said with a smile: “Do you think the Radiant Empire would start a war with me, a Legendary realm powerhouse, for the sake of a Norton Kingdom?”

That's right! Thinking of this made their eyes light up!

During the urgent war situation, they hadn't thought too much, but thinking about it now, that was a Legendary realm!

Not to mention the Radiant Empire, even the entire continent considered the Legendary realm an extremely powerful existence.

A small Allen Duchy naturally wouldn't be worthy of the strength of a Legendary realm; the destruction of the Norton Kingdom was perfect for Allen.

After all, just like the Dragon Knight's status was almost like a Grand Duke, the Legendary realm was in line with the King of a Kingdom.

Of course, the Legendary realm also had distinctions; like the previous King of the Norton Kingdom, and most of the Kings of Kingdoms, most of them were Legendary One-Star in strength.

And a step further was the strength of the twelve Royal Dukes of the Radiant Empire, and as for His Majesty the Emperor of the Radiant Empire, Allen suspected that he was at least Legendary Three-Star, or even higher.

(Norton's)

And Allen, with his current strength, even if he occupied the Norton Kingdom, the Radiant Empire wouldn't do anything, at most they would say he acted first without reporting.

After all, the King of the Norton Kingdom was already dead, and the royal family members were almost all dead, so no one would care.

Upon thinking of this, everyone nodded and agreed to Allen's proposal.

“Now those undead pose no threat to us, so I plan to divide our forces.”

“We will divide our forces into three routes. The other two routes will separately occupy the Hilton Duchy and the Jomery Duchy, and the remaining people will follow me to the Norton Kingdom.” Allen made a final decision on the plan; after all, the most important thing this time was speed, as combat wasn't really needed.

Perhaps by the time Allen and the others arrived, those skeleton soldiers would all be dead.

“Now we need to discuss who to send.”

Chapter 427: Set Sail!

“Next is to determine the candidates.” Allen looked at the people below and said slowly.

The people below fell silent instantly upon hearing Allen's words.

People like Sparrow, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Industry, etc., didn't care much, after all, it had nothing to do with them, and it definitely wouldn't involve them.

Unlike the nobles, they didn't like fighting, so they only needed to hide obediently in the rear during this war.

Allen looked below, also pondering. Currently, below him were his cheap old man, Marquis Albert, Marquis Copper Mountain, Marquis Iron Lizard, as well as Marco, Thomas, and Jackson, a total of six people.

All of these people were suitable. This time, the other two routes of troops almost represented Allen's intention to enfeoff them in those duchies, while those who followed Allen would mostly be enfeoffed as Dukes within the Norton Kingdom.

Although they were all Dukes, there were still some differences.

The Dukes of the Norton Kingdom were naturally enfeoffed within the kingdom's borders, and naturally could obtain more benefits, and the resources were even more abundant. They could almost be seen as Allen's closest people.

But establishing a duchy outside would be somewhat inferior. Not to mention anything else, even the geographical location was worse.

The closer to the center of the continent, the more fertile the land and the more abundant the resources. This was common knowledge.

Moreover, although being independent outside was more free, they wouldn't be as close.

“Marquis Copper Mountain, lead 100,000 troops to the Hilton Duchy. Marquis Iron Lizard, lead 100,000 troops to take over the Jomery Duchy, understand?”

Marquis Copper Mountain and Marquis Iron Lizard stepped forward with joy on their faces, “Thank you, Duke.”

They also had some self-awareness, knowing that their strength wasn't very strong and their abilities weren't enough. Their only advantage was that they firmly supported Allen from the beginning.

Although being assigned to this task meant they had no chance to become Dukes within the kingdom.

But upon thinking that they could establish a country and become the Duke of a country, they were still very excited.

After all, this was something they had never dared to imagine in their entire lives.

But Allen didn't care, after all, these two had supported him at Allen's most critical moment, and now that this matter was over, they would naturally be even more loyal.

Allen's own strength wasn't weak, and with the help of the system, he could quickly improve the strength of others.

Therefore, he didn't particularly value strength, but rather valued loyalty the most.

"But, Duke, our strength is insufficient, and we don't have dragons. Is it possible to establish a kingdom?" Count Copper Mountain and Count Iron Lizard looked at Allen, saying with some worry.

Although Allen had already told them, and they had indeed cultivated for some time.

Firstly, their talents were just so-so. Secondly, after becoming marquises, they definitely indulged in enjoyment.

As a result, they had only just broken through to the ninth-level Golden Knight realm, and the Saint domain was still a distant dream.

"It's fine!" Allen said casually, waving his hand, tossing two bottles of potions towards them. They hurriedly caught them.

"These are two bottles of advanced potions. Take them and strive to break through to the Saint domain. As for dragons, I'll find a way."

The others all looked at Marquis Copper Mountain and Marquis Iron Lizard with red eyes. This was an opportunity to become a Saint domain expert, which would definitely make people envious.

Fortunately, most of them were civil officials and didn't have much obsession with strength, and Marco and the others were already dragon knights, so they didn't care.

The most concerned was one person: Marquis Thistle Flower, Albert!

At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the potions in the hands of Marquis Copper Mountain and Marquis Iron Lizard, wishing he could snatch them away.

If it weren't for considering Duke Allen's face, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold back.

"Well, Marquis Thistle Flower, Albert, will stay behind in the Allen Duchy. When I'm not here, you must listen to his orders, understand?"

"Yes, Duke."

"Alright, step down!" Allen waved his hand.

He had to let them leave, his own father's eyes were turning red.

Good kid, you didn't give your old man a potion, fine. You even want me to stay behind in the Allen Duchy? Looking at the meaning, are you planning to give the Allen Duchy to me?

I'm your dad, you unfilial son!

Once everyone had left, Albert couldn't hold back any longer and was about to ask.

Allen hurriedly stopped him, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely enfeoff you as a duke in the kingdom, and you will definitely have a share of the dragon knight and potion."

Allen spoke so quickly that Marquis Albert couldn't react.

"Then why didn't you give it to me?" After thinking for a moment, Marquis Albert was still a little unconvinced, reaching out his hand to Allen.

Allen spread his hands, "I only have two bottles left."

Seeing that Albert was about to get angry again, Allen hurriedly said, "However, I can reconfigure them in less than a month."

"Moreover, the Allen Duchy is too important, I don't trust others, so it's better to hand it over to Father first."

Hearing this, Marquis Albert's expression softened slightly, "It would be best if that's really the case."

"Of course it's true, how dare I deceive you, Father?"

Marquis Albert's anger dissipated, his face full of smiles: "It's truly the gods showing their power, our Thistle Flower family can actually have a legendary realm expert, and we're about to become a kingdom."

Marquis Albert left with a smile, and Allen also breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, 400,000 troops gathered outside Sphit City. These Dragonblood Knights had all experienced great battles.

Although most of the time they were hiding behind fortifications, firing cannons and alchemical bombs.

However, the spirit and energy of the whole person have been greatly improved, looking different from before.

At this time, they can be called a truly strong army.

Allen rode a dragon to the front of the formation, seeing them all looking at him with admiration, he waved his hand and said, "Departure."

With a series of orders, the soldiers boarded the trains in batches.

Allen had previously issued an order that a large number of trains be urgently mobilized to transport the soldiers.

Moreover, some soldiers had already left yesterday, so this transfer was very fast and didn't take too long.

Two days later, 200,000 Dragonblood Warriors appeared on the border of the Allen Duchy. Although they had traveled a long distance, they still looked very energetic.

This time, they were going to pass through the Hilton Duchy and the Chomley Duchy, and directly arrive at the Norton Kingdom. Allen shouted, "Departure!" "Yes."

A shocking answer, the 200,000 troops began to march, heading straight for the Norton Kingdom, looking full of momentum..

Chapter 428 Meeting an Old Acquaintance, Duke Will!

"Duke, we are almost at the Norton Kingdom," Marco reported to Allen.

"Mm," Allen nodded.

In these three days, they had marched rapidly all the way, and had encountered many skeleton soldiers along the way, but naturally they were no threat.

Now, the number of skeleton soldiers encountered had become less and less, and Allen suspected that they were all gone.

Along the way, Allen had seen that the surrounding area had been badly ravaged by those undead, and even the land seemed to have been turned over, and plants and other things had naturally not escaped their clutches.

Fortunately, for some reason, they didn't kill everyone they saw, so there were still quite a few survivors.

This also relieved Allen. After all, this was the land he was going to rule, and it wouldn't be good if it was too bad.

Allen had strictly enforced military discipline all the way, telling them that the undead had disappeared and letting them go home.

As soon as they arrived at the Norton Kingdom, Allen saw that it was very different from what he had seen before.

In the large fields, many crops had not been harvested, but they were trampled by many people and were useless.