#429 - The right path
Count Ferlin had already sent an envoy to contact Tahina.
The location of this invitation is a clear and green meadow dotted with valerian and wild flowers.
More than a dozen Golden Lion Knights surrounded Count Fillin.
Princess Baigang had already arrived.
She was dressed in white, standing in this cold spring.
Everyone knows that she is strong and tough, beautiful and cold, and worthy of the blood of Ionos.
So, Count Filin smiled and declared his allegiance to her, allegiance to the royal blood in her body.
He brought the banner of the Lion Territory - a majestic golden lion leaping on a black background, with a heart of loyalty burning hot.
Tashina did not agree. Her posture was as silent as a statue, her facial features were deep, and her long hair was like a red river.
The banner of the legitimate Iron Throne fluttered behind her.
"Your Highness?" the Earl called softly.
The earl thought to himself, the smile disappeared from his face, and he became increasingly uneasy.
"My Lord Earl, please go back." A group of people and horses appeared in a hurry, trampling the weeds with their iron hooves. Jet and Dick came with the Silver Moon Knight.
The cold wind tore at the flag with thorny iron rings, and each iron thorn felt very sharp.
Deputy Head Dick said calmly: "No one will accept your allegiance."
"Your Highness, I only invited you, no one else!" The Earl's heart seemed to fall into the abyss, suspecting that he was betrayed.
The moment the Silver Moon Knight appeared, the Golden Lion Knights became extremely uneasy. They rode their horses closer to the Earl, hoping to escort him back to the castle if something serious happened.
Tashina spoke up: "No one will fight during negotiations."
She made a promise with such conviction that the Count felt somewhat relieved.
With a stern face, he said to the two captains and the Silver Moon Knights: "You are overstepping your authority!"
The Earl accused the Valley of not intervening in his negotiations with Iotashina, and all the nobles would abide by the sacred agreement between them.
Jet replied: "Her Royal Highness the Princess has entrusted my Lord to help govern the Lion Territory."
The earl's chest rose and fell violently. He asked sinisterly, "Will my land belong to the princess in the future? Or to Roman? Only one person can make the decision!"
Jeter said: "Of course it is the former."
The count's face became more gloomy: "Then it should be our noble princess who should answer, right?"
Jet moved his mouth but couldn't refute.
When he got the news, he quickly brought people here.
He was worried that Her Royal Highness would agree to the Earl's loyalty for the sake of temporary benefits.
This is very possible!
And he had followed Roman for seven years, and he knew very well how much Roman hated the old forces.
Your Highness believes that the old forces are reactionary.
This group of people are against both progress and social change. They are a tumor of humanity and we must never be lenient with them!
Liquidating the old forces is an inevitable process in Roman's conquest of the earth, and the blood shed is just the pain of the times.
And once Iotashina agrees, they will become enemies!
Jeter wanted to stop this.
But did this behavior cross the line? Did it constitute an actual offense against the royal princess?
They had no idea.
Tashina glanced around with cold eyes.
She had her own judgement and had made a decision before receiving the news.
But now the Golden Lion Knight and the Silver Moon Knight appeared together. The confrontation between gold and silver really opened her eyes!
She called herself the Iron King, but no one recognized her.
To this day, they still call her Princess.
Her good-for-nothing brother was pushed onto the Iron Throne in Black Castle by the Grand Duke of Fury, and he was able to mobilize an army of hundreds of thousands.
The Shattered Armor went on an expedition, the Oak sealed itself off, and the Raging Tide stood behind the Dark Iron Throne and ruled everything.
What about her?
She now wants to strengthen herself at all costs!
A savior will be born from the bloodline of the kings - that prophecy still lingers in her mind.
The legendary never-ending night is about to come, and the darkness will completely swallow up the human race.
In the depths of the boiling ocean, at the end of the dead ice field... there will be the birth of a terrifying alien enemy...
"Tana, you have the eyes of a king." The words of my father rang in my ears. "Wear your crown and hold high the sword of light..."
She never asked, but was asked.
The White Knight who finally followed Ionos taught her this since she was a child.
They trained her into a qualified king, believing that she would be reborn in the face of adversity.
Even now, the White Knights still stand behind her, quietly watching all her decisions, following her in life and death.
Tashina closed her eyes gently.
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"Count, go back," she had replied.
Count Filin's face was filled with shock, fear, horror, and hysteria!
"Do you know what you are saying? Who do you think you are rejecting? You are rejecting the prestige that the Filin family has built up over hundreds of years in the Lion Territory! The conquerors back then also had to rely on our strength!"
Tashina opened and closed her eyes, and said coldly: "So I don't have to repeat the mistakes of my ancestors. I have my own way to go!"
She is vigorous and sharp, and her sharp words seem to be able to cut people.
For a moment, white flames danced on her forehead, like a dazzling crown, but disappeared in an instant.
Count Filling took a step back in horror.
But soon, he became angry and shouted: "You will regret it!"
"I am the king of the earth! How dare you disrespect me!" Tashina's eyes flashed with dazzling light, shining brightly and giving off an astonishing sense of oppression.
The white knights responded to the king's wrath by drawing their swords and holding them in their hands.
This is a legendary type of soldier, even the Raging Tide Knight is no match for it.
Count Felling was terrified. The horse under him seemed to be frightened and went mad. He grabbed the reins and fled in panic.
Tashina did not chase after him. She turned her head and focused her attention on Jet and the others.
"I didn't choose Roman, I just chose the right path." She said. "Don't teach me how to do things, swordsman, there will be no second time, unless Roman wants to be my enemy!"
She turned and left, leaving Jet in silence.
…
Roman received the report that day.
"Don't worry about it, quickly pacify the Lion Territory." He responded, rolled up the letter and put it into the mailbox on Crow's Feet.
Roman felt that Tahina no longer trusted the nobles.
First, in the battle of Tianma Plain, Black Castle came under fierce attack from the forces of the Vatican.
At that time, most of the nobles were fence-sitters, neither helping the Church nor Iorion, but waiting until the dust settled before daring to take sides, behaving like insects.
Who can guarantee that this situation will not happen a second time?
With Tashina fighting on the front lines, who can guarantee that Count Filin will remain loyal to her until death and will not turn against her?
Secondly, Roman also believes that Tashina did not choose him, but chose higher productivity.
Although the River Valley System does not advocate democracy, freedom, harmony and equality, it can only ensure that workers get what they deserve for their work.
But compared with the abominable feudal slavery, it is basically a complete crushing level.
Tashina should have realized this a long time ago.
Otherwise, she would not have chosen to entrust Roman to help her govern the Lion Territory.
Trusting the people you employ is the basic principle for a ruler.
