Riding and Slashing

Chapter 388 Founding Ceremony
Alina's plan can indeed solve the problem, but Li Ang's heart is quite complicated.

Of course he doesn't mind marrying Amy or Wendy. Amy is the girl he has the most in common with. Wendy saved Leon with her own blood, and both parties have enough emotional foundation.

But voluntary marriage and forced marriage are definitely very different...

Li Ang now feels that he is somewhat 'forced to use marriage to solve other problems'.

But if you really say that there is something you don't like - then you really don't, these are two beautiful beauties, what can you not like?
Besides...

Li Ang didn't dare not be unhappy!
Everyone thinks he took advantage of it - and he did take advantage of it...

If he still dares to say no, even old brothers like Eric and Klose will feel that his boss is a little ignorant...

In fact, most marriages are like this, and they are all completed with half-hearted push and half by two parties... Well, well, this time it is three parties.

Arina's arrangement has fully considered the situation of the three parties, and Li Ang himself felt that he had nothing to say.

But just like any man would think about before getting married, Li Ang immediately thought about an important question...

"The founding ceremony must be grand, the wedding must be grand enough, and the bride price should not be too shabby... But, Amy, Alina, I... have no money now!"

Li Ang dug into his pocket and turned out the two empty pockets.

Alina turned her head and raised the corners of her mouth towards Li Ang: "You don't need to spend money on the ceremony, you have already prepared for it... Well, you mean you don't have money for the dowry, right?".

"That's right... I now owe almost 100 million dinars to Pande Bank. If there is no accident, I should be the poorest person in the whole continent, and all my assets are liabilities..."

Li Ang nodded.

Amy smiled, and she also nodded: "If you want to say that, it is indeed..."

"...Master Li Ang, haven't you realized that the dowry you want to pay is not dinars... You can afford the dowry, but you are going to marry two queens!"

Arina walked to the wall of the study room and pointed to the map hanging on the wall: "The land of Sarleon and the land of Noldor, the entire territory of these two duchies, is the dowry you have to pay—all your current territories are It will be used as a dowry gift to become the territory of the two queens. You must know that most of the lords in Sarleon Land swear allegiance to Queen Amy, and you can't let them break their oath. Moreover, you still owe Amy a cliff Bay, that place is still in the hands of that Haakon of Fieldswell..."

Li Ang looked at the map blankly, then at Amy who was covering her mouth and giggling, and finally turned to Alina: "It seems that I can really afford the bride price, but I really want to be the poorest person in the world." people..."

"The poorest person in the whole country must be the king or emperor, so we must unify this continent, otherwise it will be difficult to get rich... This is what my teacher His Majesty Marius said."

Alina said to Li Ang seriously.

"...unify the continent. I know what I'm going to do, thank you, Arina."

Li Ang nodded: "Let your father go back to Boshi City, let him remind His Majesty Mario, don't forget to send me a congratulatory gift."

……

358th July 7 of the Pandeli calendar.

Changhe Town was empty of thousands of people, and everyone poured into the huge square in the center of the city.

In fact, this is the land reserved by Li Ang for the second phase of the Changhe City Central City Project, and the demolition has just been completed...

But this time, people aren't coming here for real estate.

The ceremony for the official establishment of the 'New Pendor Kingdom' is being held here.

Changhe Town also officially changed its name to Changhe City at this time.

Li Ang stood on a temporary high platform and raised the brand new national flag on the high flagpole with his own hands.

This new flag uses true red as the background color, and the heraldic pattern in the center of the flag is a golden griffin holding a diamond-shaped gemstone.

The silk thread used in this gemstone pattern is very special, constantly changing its colorful colors in the sunlight - this is a small piece of fabric cut from the luxurious silk robe that Wendy wore when worshiping her ancestors.

The background color is red, which represents the land of fierce lions.

The colorful diamond-shaped gemstones represent the brand-new 'Noldo Realm' - this is not the coat of arms of any Noldor family, it represents the entire 'Elf Principality'.In the era of the rule of the Sindari elves, the Sindari Empire used such a diamond-shaped emblem.

Together with the golden griffin, they form the national flag of the 'New Pendor Kingdom'.

The band that Sarah found played the ceremony march - this is not the national anthem, the current New Pendor Kingdom does not have a national anthem, and it is too late to arrange it so comprehensively in just a few days.

Besides, there are not many bands these days, and music activities are all brought to various places by bards like Sarah. It is difficult for the national anthem to be popularized by the public, so countries have not yet begun to formulate this musical symbol.

All the lords who supported Li Ang stood under the high platform, and the elf kings of all the Noldor tribes also appeared here-they were all a little restless, and the elves were not suitable for such a crowded occasion.

Behind the lords was a bustling crowd.

Tens of thousands of people in the entire River City are here, and most of the Noldor elves in White Hart Castle are also there, and there are also many people from Yongshield Castle.

But although there were many people, it seemed quite quiet and orderly.

Of course, this quiet and orderly state is not formed spontaneously by people - not everyone is aware that they are witnessing history, most people don't have that much thought, they are just instinctively joining in the fun.

People were able to keep quiet and orderly, mainly because Alina arranged for a large number of soldiers to disperse in the crowd to keep the rhythm.

"My friends... please remember this day..."

After hoisting the flag, Leon began to deliver his founding declaration.

"I declare that our new Pendor Kingdom is officially established!"

"Long live!"

Scattered rhythmic applause and cheers sounded from the audience, and then gradually turned into a massive cheer of thousands of people...

The essence of human beings is the repeater, and Alina obviously understands the operating principle of the repeater.

"We will inherit the legal lineage of the Pendor Kingdom, and protect all those who have suffered from wars and turmoil... No matter what nationality you were originally, no matter what status you used to be, whether you are human or elf, in the new Pendor Kingdom, you will be Treated equally..."

The cheers from the audience gradually decreased, and people gradually changed from repeaters to silent listeners.

They heard something different.

Alina was also stunned in the audience, she didn't expect Li Ang to say this - this is not the declaration of the founding of the country in the manuscript, she has read the speech.

"I have led troops to fight north and south on this continent. I have seen all kinds of outlaws, armies and knights from various countries, and people who have suffered from all over the continent..."

Li Ang glanced at the residents in the audience: "You! You are also from all over the mainland, and you are also people who have suffered through various ordeals!"

His eyes glanced at the new residents who moved here: "You were displaced by the war..."

The aborigines who swept across the eastern region: "You are under the attack of various looters and demons day and night..."

Swept over the Noldor elves: "You lost your homeland because of disaster..."

The audience became silent.

"You all know why you left your homeland and came to this Long River City?"

"Because of famine, of disaster, of poverty... of war!"

"I know, you have been talking about the Son of Prophecy, and you have been looking forward to someone who can unify the continent and end this endless war and suffering..."

"So now, as the founder of the new kingdom of Pendor, I swear by my life, my fortune, and our common honor - I swear to end the wars on this continent! I swear to build our kingdom into a new world of prosperity and abundance! I swear to let the citizens of the kingdom live and work in peace!"

"But it's hard...and you all know it's hard."

"We have to go through hard battles, face countless sacrifices, sweat and blood, and maybe go hungry..."

"So, I need your support, the support of each of you! ... I need every citizen to work hard, I need every soldier to obey orders ..."

"I need everyone, all looking in the same direction, listening to the same voice..."

"my voice!!"

At the ceremony with tens of thousands of people, only Li Ang's voice was left at this moment.

Everyone held their breath, looking at the new king who was waving his arms and speaking word by word.

The common people had never seen a king take an oath in such a way.

In the past, didn't kings and lords swear to each other, to serve or accept allegiance?
The commoners thought that they came here just to see the excitement, to see the lords who are not often seen, to see the allegiance ceremony between them and the new king, to see where they will be appointed as lords...

Then, make it the talk of the day for a long time to come.

But now, this king, this new king who has fought demons head-on, been struck by lightning, and is considered by most people to be the son of prophecy, is he talking to the commoners in such a grand ceremony?
Li Ang's speech is still going on, and people no longer need to be led to the rhythm, Li Ang is the rhythm.

Even Alina has been brought into rhythm by Li Ang...

She stared blankly at Li Ang on the stage, and she had forgotten that she was supposed to send a signal when Li Ang finished speaking, so that the soldiers would encourage people to cheer and applaud...

"I will not wear the crown, because I am just a leader who takes the brothers to fulfill the oath. Now... brothers who are willing to fulfill the oath with me, please shout out our kingdom!"

"New Pendor!!"

Li Ang raised his arms and shouted.

"New Pendor!!!"

All the lords at the scene drew their swords at the same time, knelt on one knee facing the high platform, put their swords on the ground with both hands, and lowered their heads so that their foreheads touched the backs of their hands.

"New Pendor!...Long live!!"

"Long live!!!"

No one took the rhythm, but Long River City still shouted long live, including the Noldor elves.

All shouting for their new pendor.

Li Ang bowed to everyone, Amy came on stage and put the 'crown' in her hand on Li Ang's head.

It was a garland woven of irises, not a crown of gold, but a wreath of a leader, a symbol of a guide.

Like the garlands hung on statues of the goddess Eunomia or Daemia.

……

at night.

There is a huge dining table in the hall of the lord of Changhe Town.

There are many dishes on the table, and a group of people are cooking around the table.

"Good brother... um, can I still call him that, Your Majesty? When will your wedding be held?"

Ramon asked vaguely while cutting the barbecue on the table with a knife, and he still kept chewing.

"Brother, the wedding has to be held in a few days. The cost of holding the ceremony is very high. I am very poor now..."

Li Ang said with a sad face.

In fact, it is not because of poverty that we do not do it now, but mainly because we wait for the lords from other places and the tribes of Islandil and Ardalian to come to Changhe Town—it is enough to have our own people present for the founding ceremony, but the wedding is to be invited More people.

"No money? No money, I can lend you!"

Ramon rubbed his greasy hand on his chest, as if he was planning to touch something from his pocket, looking very bold.

"Don't, don't, don't... I dare not borrow your money..."

Li Ang quickly stopped Ramon's 'good intentions': "Hey, I've heard that in the past two years, your biggest business is usury... or the kind that calculates interest on a daily basis, right? I But I can't afford..."

"Ahem, I call it a small loan. This kind of small business is not profitable..."

Ramon laughed dryly, then focused his attention on the roasted whole lamb on the table again, and muttered: "I don't accept pledges, and the interest is of course a little higher... Actually, the brothers will charge you a lot more money." Account expenses, and after deducting business commissions and bad debts that cannot be recovered, it is really not making money, it is all loss..."

Everyone at the table looked at him with contempt.

"All right, all right, I'm just lending usury... Didn't I have no other business to do before, and there were wars everywhere..."

Ramon was stared at uncomfortably, and he explained in an embarrassing manner that the mutton would not be cut.

"Ramon, good brother, you really know how to do business—you really don't want to sell slaves, but now... all those temptresses in Singal are under your command, right? You are also in charge of the opium dealers, right? You still Turned the hotel into a casino; now usury is also released... You have not lost a single piece of this illegal business..."

Li Ang sipped his teeth and counted on his fingers, and then looked at Ramon with a creepy smile: "And your guys who collect the bills are still Scorpio assassins... who dares to leave you any bad debts? It seems that the biggest debt in the entire continent The rich man is you..."

"Cough... good brother... don't look at me like that, just say what you want to do..."

Ramon's hairs stood on end, he felt that Li Ang's smile was a little scary now.

"Didn't I say that I'm short of money...but I don't want to borrow money from usury..."

Li Ang sat upright, took off his napkin, wiped his mouth, and showed a sincere smile to Ramon: "So, let's do some legal small business together, and stop doing these illegal businesses..."

"Huh? Business? That's no problem... I thought you were going to punish me..."

Ramon came to his senses all of a sudden: "Which country's throne are you going to sell this time?"

"How can there be so many thrones to sell... Good brother, a business that can last for a long time is a good business... For example, being a grain merchant."

Li Ang pointed to the bread on the table.

"Want to sell food?"

Ramon was stunned: "I don't have much food in storage, and I guess you don't have much either..."

"It's because we don't have any grain, so we should be grain merchants!"

Li Ang said seriously to Ramon: "From now on, buy a large amount of grain, any grain, no matter how high the price is...Ramon, spend all the dinars, as long as we start a full-scale war with the Bacchus Empire, Gold coins will quickly become worthless."

(End of this chapter)