The Emperor’s Angel of Death

After experiencing this ordeal, the Linnae Kingdom, which had always been reclusive, realized that they were not safe. Faced with real enemies, whether it was Tyranids more than a hundred years ago or the Fallen Humans this time, they had little power to fight back. Lacking naval and air power, even their massive Mountain Dragons could not truly protect their homeland, so they were particularly eager to obtain long-term security.

Veronica also hoped to establish a solid military security system between the Royal Court and the Linnae Kingdom, instead of waiting for the other party's distress signal before hastily organizing troops for rescue. This was not only inefficient but also prone to various emergencies.

But this required solving a fundamental issue: the relationship between the Linnae Kingdom and the Eternal Court.

The Eternal Court was essentially a new regime, nominally a revival of the old empire, but its own system and social structure were vastly different from the old empire. Now, it was more like a theocratic state built around Isha's daughter, Veronica, a demigoddess. Its establishment was not a case of a couple starting from scratch and leading their people through hardships, but rather a spontaneous gathering of many supporters. This led to a relatively chaotic state in terms of both culture and social structure within the Eternal Court. The Savage Folk gathered together, the Ark Folk still lived according to their respective Ark divisions, and the Gormo wanderers lived in fixed cities. Under these circumstances, it would be difficult for a maiden world to directly join, as it would have a huge impact on the entire Court's population structure and power structure.

So, Soshjan came up with a solution, a rather traditional one—

A vassal state.

That is, Veronica would only be the nominal supreme ruler of the Linnae Kingdom. The Linnae Kingdom would still maintain its own relatively independent political and social structure, as well as complete territorial ownership and personnel exchange rights. Unless it was an envoy appointed by the Queen or related military personnel, no personnel from the Royal Court could freely enter the territory of the Linnae Kingdom. The Eternal Court would not interfere in the internal affairs of the kingdom, only conducting symbolic conferment when a new successor ascended the throne. However, the Linnae Kingdom would use the name of the Eternal Court externally, and diplomatic power would be completely transferred to the diplomatic department of the Eternal Court. In return, the Royal Court would promise to provide military security obligations and establish a small military base on Prayer Island, deploying corresponding land and air forces to maintain the security of the Webway Gate and prevent a recurrence of incidents similar to this attack, which prevented the Webway from opening normally.

In addition to this, there were other mutual rights and obligations.

For example, the Linnae Kingdom also had military obligations to the Eternal Court, requiring them to provide a 1,000-strong combat unit. Military assistance must also be provided when the Royal Court was attacked. At the same time, the kingdom must also provide "tribute" to the Eternal Queen on time, mainly in the form of various dragon taming or natural resources.

The corresponding powers were naturally not few. For example, the Linnae Kingdom could also send its own representatives to participate in the Royal Court's Spirit Tree Council and Phoenix Grand Council, gaining political voice. A female member of the royal family could send one person to serve in the Queen's inner court. Economically, the Linnae Kingdom could trade for needed goods through the Royal Court's free market.

Of course, although the Linnae Kingdom had a strong degree of autonomy, it still had to follow the Eternal Queen's will in major policies and national policies.

Such conditions could be described as generous. After all, many Ark Worlds could barely protect themselves. In this chaotic era, it was already very rare to obtain a long-term military guarantee. After inquiring about some details from Soshjan, Valentino Ravich and other representatives of the Linnae Kingdom did not hesitate too much.

".The people of the Linnae Kingdom will always be followers of the Mother Goddess Isha. Our ancestors also taught us not to forget the glory of our ancestors. When a great enemy invaded our territory, it was also the Phoenix King who sent mighty troops to assist and save the White Deer King, avoiding the misfortune of our ancestors' souls and preventing the destruction of the people of the Linnae Kingdom. The grace is as heavy as a mountain, and it will never change."

In the hall of the White Deer Palace, Valentino Ravich led his brothers, as well as the clan chiefs of other clans in the Linnae Kingdom, kneeling on the green carpet, bowing to Veronica and Soshjan, who were sitting on the vine throne.

"Our clan and descendants will forever be loyal to Her Eternal Majesty the Queen and your bloodline, may the Royal Court reopen the glory of our ancestors for all ages!"

Veronica smiled and raised her hand slightly.

"King Valentino Ravich, please rise, everyone, please rise."

After standing up, Valentino Ravich's younger brother, Odvar, lowered his head and said to Veronica:

"Your Majesty, my two daughters, Shari and Kay, hope to serve by your side. They are both very excellent dragon knights, but they grew up in the countryside and are afraid of losing their manners."

"It doesn't matter, I have seen both little girls, and I like their liveliness very much."

After that, a simple conferment ceremony was held. Veronica used the Spirit Seal Edict to confer Valentino Ravich as the Prince of Linnae, and also granted him membership in the Spirit Tree Council. Since then, the subordinate relationship between the Eternal Court and Linnae was officially confirmed, and the flag of the Eternal Court was raised above the White Deer Palace.

After the conferment ceremony, Veronica went to inspect other areas of the island, such as the orchards and farmlands. However, the Eldar here did not personally carry hoes to farm, they controlled a small machine similar to a spinning machine bee for farming. The farmers were more like technicians. Out of curiosity, Veronica also went to see the huge and magnificent dragon群, and was very surprised by the huge Mountain Dragons and Brachiosaurus.

She even ran to Emerald Island for a look. As a breeding area for the dragon群, there were also huge forests and grasslands there, as well as special plants for a large number of herbivorous dragons to eat. In addition, some herbivorous dragons had the habit of building nests for hatching, so you could see many nests built with branches remaining on the grass.

After visiting various places, it was getting late, and Valentino Ravich had already arranged a banquet for Veronica. This banquet was a family banquet, and the participants included Valentino Ravich's wife and children, as well as Odvar's wife and children, and adopted daughter Luvia Greta.

"Respect the Mother Goddess, respect the Royal Court."

Valentino Ravich, sitting in the first row on Veronica's right, raised his glass, and everyone else around him raised their glasses. Soshjan, sitting next to Veronica, also raised the large glass prepared for him.

"Her Majesty is not good at drinking, so I will drink this cup for her."

After Veronica became pregnant, Lorena suggested not to drink alcohol, and Soshjan also agreed, but this matter is not convenient to say at the moment, so I can only find a reason.

After drinking a cup, Veronica also used chopsticks to pick up a small piece of a light green dish made from the roots of some unknown plant and put it in her mouth, chewing for a moment, and nodded slightly. (It's normal for wild bean sprouts to use chopsticks, right?)

".These are all country things, if there is any inadequate hospitality, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."