You and me under the world tree

No one knew better than Hiltebrand the style of King Dittmar. In order to unify the kingdom's internal forces, he launched a series of court struggles and bloody war methods.

When he was young, he was serious and majestic, and he forcibly unified the Gothic Kingdom, which tended to be divided, through iron and blood means.

Of course, there's a price to pay.

After his physical fitness gradually declined, the powerful lords who had been suppressed by him were ready to move again.

And in that situation, the returning Prince His Royal Highness showed the iron-blooded character he inherited from his father in his youth.

Killing, war...

Moreover, in terms of war, he did better than his father, because he also launched a series of foreign wars.

Through the war against the Netherlands, Denmark, and Burgundy ruled by the Hengding family, the Gothic Kingdom not only expanded its territory, but the prince also stabilized the hearts of the people with a series of victories, and directly suppressed those real power lords.

Come to think of it, he didn't even deal with diplomatic matters much.

Because of the repeated victories in foreign wars, generally speaking, the lords or even the kings of other kingdoms took the initiative to ask for reconciliation, and gave them a series of benefits including property, food, weapons and armor before letting them stop.

Of course, with Dietrich's character, he would definitely not offer any 'compensation' or anything like that.

Generally, the other party asks for a truce, and then the Gothic side comes up with various lists that have been made from the beginning.

From the beginning to the end, Dietrich never took the initiative to negotiate anything, and always used his fists to completely subdue the opponent, making the lords and kings beg for a truce.

Even in the end, during the war with the Netherlands, the Valkyrie had to come forward to prevent the continuation of the war.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, this should be the first time His Royal Highness has come to the main city of another kingdom with a relatively equal status.

"After all, I have already sent a messenger to reply." Hiltebrand spoke again at the moment when His Royal Highness fell into inexplicable thought.

And just when he was about to speak, Dietrich finally spoke.

"Look at those fighters."

"?"

When His Royal Highness said that, Studus and the others couldn't help but pay attention to those people.

At the beginning, they all subconsciously regarded them as soldiers defending the city, but after a closer look, it seemed that this was not the case.

If it is the most lowly soldiers, their armor and weapons are too gorgeous.

Those armors even had the feeling of shining in the sun.

"Those are……"

"It's Mithril. Whether it's a sword, spear shield or armor, the main material is Mithril, and the craftsmanship is quite excellent, at least it's a superior craftsmanship that most blacksmiths in the atrium world can't do."

When the most experienced Hiltebrand said these words, most of the warriors couldn't help showing strange expressions.

Wittig might be a little better.

As the child of the incomparably superior elf blacksmith Wieland, his armor and weapons are all masterpieces of his father.

For the so-called magical weapons, he actually doesn't have any real feelings, anyway, they are generally not as good as his.

But Studdas is different...

Unlike Wittig, who was born in Yeluzi and only had a father blacksmith to support the scene, Studus is the prince of Gitland after all.

Although he has no connection with the throne, but with his personality, he can't stop running around, wanting to know a little bit about everything.

Because of this, he can understand what this means.

"Mithril mines may not be considered rare in Midgard, but in the hands of mediocrity and genius, they are of two levels."

"There is news from the Netherlands that when Siegfried was looking for the treasure of the evil dragon, he discovered hundreds of sets of armor and other weapons and equipment deep in the dwarf kingdom... These were probably custom-made by some kings. things, but before they could be delivered, the kingdom was destroyed."

The situation changed, and after a hundred years, these things fell into the hands of Siegfried.

"The craftsmanship of dwarves is naturally much higher than that of human blacksmiths, and excellent weapons and equipment can double the strength of warriors."

Thinking of this, Studus couldn't help but start chattering again.

"No, I'm starting to feel sour. The weapons and armors His Royal Highness gave me may not be so good."

Then, the dragon slayer from the northern peninsula was watched by the soul of His Highness the Prince.

The bloody sight under the ram's helmet made him shrink back involuntarily.

"Okay, I'm joking, not to mention the armor, the sword given by the prince...is excellent."

After all, they are all dwarves' creations, and they cannot be worse than mass-produced goods.

As for the armor, there is really no way.

Although the armor of Studus is also Mithril, the blacksmiths in the Gothic Kingdom can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

"I heard that Siegfried has been selecting in the army after the war." At this moment, Hiltebrand said, "They will select those who have potential and trustworthy fighters, and let them form a new legion ...I guess this should be something like the Guards."

No one knows exactly how many sets of armor from the Kingdom of Gurnitahead in possession of Siegfried, but it is certain that he will use them for his own guards.

It is certain that this army, perhaps numbering in the hundreds, will be his most effective force.

"I heard from the residents who came and went before that this legion is called 'Sky Wrath Guards (Volsung)'"

"Since it is the Guards, it must know more than ordinary people, so let's just go there."

Then, Studus walked towards the city gate.

But before he took two steps, Wittig reached out and grabbed his shawl.

"Let Your Highness go first."

"I'm just going to ask for directions..."

Just when Studus said that, Wittig couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

"Ghosts believe you, you must want to wander around again."

"No! I'm really just asking for directions!"

"Come on, it's not the first time you can't do things with your brain."

Then, Wittig's words inevitably made others look away.

Impulsive and irritable...

Such was the character of Herme Stodtas indeed.

But is he too lively today?

Such thoughts could not help but emerge from the heart of the brave Hiltebrand.

In his impression, Studas had never been like this before. Although he was half a bucket of water in strategy, he could be considered to be able to advance and retreat.

Then, he couldn't help turning his gaze to His Highness the Prince.

Still, Dietrich, as always, looked unchanged.

However, he still noticed the sight of the weapon master after all, so he couldn't help but glance at him more.

"Your Highness?"

"Let's go."

Chapter 99: Quiet Streets

Skywrath Guards...

This is a small army of hundreds of people that Siegfried recruited elites from various legions to form after the war.

Compared with those legions with thousands of people at every turn, this army is not large in scale, but because of the small number of people, they are uniformly equipped with enviable mithril equipment forged by dwarves.

This is the honor of those fighters who have made great contributions on the battlefield, such as Raven Half, Pirate Queen Hevale, Ragnar, and Hagen.

Moreover, they have independent military camps and training grounds, and are qualified to spend time with their beloved King His Majesty every day.

It can be seen from the obvious that this hundred-man army stationed in the royal city and responsible for guarding the royal palace is favored by the future new king.

So all of a sudden, almost all fighters were proud to join the Skywrath Guards.

They are the king's guards, and they will never do anything like guard the gate on weekdays.

Now, the reason why they stand at the door and take over the duties of other soldiers is because the recent period has been quite important.

Not only the residents of the surrounding villages, but also messengers from various countries traveled to and from the city.

This is not an ordinary banquet, but an enthronement ceremony that attracts the attention of all the people, even the entire atrium world.

The coronation of a new king may only be such a grand occasion in the next few decades. Therefore, the royal families of various countries and the lords in the kingdom obviously gave enough face.

They either sent the heirs of the kingdom to communicate here or sent the princesses in the kingdom.

Regardless of whether these princesses can speak in the royal family, anyway, in terms of status, envoys from various kingdoms to the Netherlands are definitely not acceptable to normal soldiers.

In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and riots, these well-trained guards temporarily took over the city gate here.

It is worth mentioning that their titular leader is Siegfried, but because His Majesty the King has too many things to do, the ones who get along with them more are those who have no name yet but fulfill their royal duties. Hagen is responsible.

So long before, Hagen emphasized many times that they must have a 'wink'.

Even if you can't tell which ones are the envoys of other kingdoms at the first time, you must not just rely on your own identity to be proud there.

For this reason, he also urgently trained them for a month, in order not to let people see the jokes of the Netherlands.

And after a month of emergency training, Hagen selected several of the most outstanding fighters to watch the gate here.

At the moment, no one should be ashamed of being a 'gatekeeper', because Hagen is simultaneously feeding them another idea.

"You are guarding the gate of the royal city, you are responsible for the safety of the king, and you are even responsible for the face of the Netherlands!"

The same thing, different sayings will have different results.

Originally, in the hearts of the soldiers, the so-called gatekeeping work should be done by those who are not popular.

However, when Hagen said this, the soldiers let go of all their grievances, and even vaguely proud of it.

In the end, these first members of the 'Skywrath Guards' finally showed their achievements at this moment.

They also did a good job in the face of nobles from various countries and even princes and princesses of the royal family who asked to enter the city.

Although it is not necessary to create any special grand ostentation for them, let alone think that these foreign nobles will treat the citizens of the Netherlands harshly.

However, they did what they were supposed to do.

Treat those messengers with courtesy, and send someone to lead them where they should go.

They even send escorts if anyone wants to wander around the restored city.

In this regard, they have done their best.

Moreover, during these days, they also received a large number of princes and nobles.

For example, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Iceland, the Prince and Princess of Burgundy, and even the Prince Losger of Denmark have entertained them.

However, none of them can bring such intense pressure to them as the warrior in front of them.

He was just standing there, and if you look closely, he is not considered strong even in armor.

Still, the ram's helmet and the uncomfortably scarlet sight beneath it weighed heavily on them.

"Gothic Kingdom...His Royal Highness Prince Dietrich, and all warriors."

Under the inexplicable pressure, the warrior in mithril armor stared at the figures in front of him.

Although due to the problem of information channels, they may not be able to match the names of the twelve warriors under the prince's command with these people one by one.

However, they can perceive their extraordinary.

However, these things don't matter, and they will definitely not hold back from this.

Because they are young and have always been deeply proud of their identities.

They are the king's personal guards who stand out in the selection of the army!

In the end, biting his own tongue, the soldier who was facing Dietrich's invisible oppression finally broke free.

Then, he took a deep breath and smiled proudly.

"Welcome to the Netherlands, and welcome to the greatest city of Skywrath."

At this moment, no one would mention something ignorantly, including Dietrich himself.

No one would mention anything about the Hengding family at this moment.