During ten days at the Mercian court, Oran successfully cleared up the misunderstanding. Although the unrest in the kingdom also spread to Mercia, after Oran divided his political interests, the county chiefs stayed with him.
And respecting Mercia as the leader of the alliance prevented Bergred from overthinking. North Pict and Oran will be entrusted to Nanding and Tyrrell to discuss and defend.
As before, it is impossible for the alliance to cede territory. It can be discussed by giving up some rights of activities on the border, sending some gifts, treasures and women, or sending two letters of apology.
As the county chief of a century-old family, Tyrrell has deep roots in the family. His personality is timid or calm and comfortable. With Nanding, who never makes any advances, there won't be too much conflict.
Oran asked the two to defend, no matter how forced the Scots were, as long as they could defend the main towns and roads.
Seeing that the Viking sea wolves were approaching in the east, Oran asked all his direct subordinates to select several locations where the Vikings might land and rebuild fortifications.
To the south lay Mercia, but after Oran himself came to offer his submission, no Mercian ambitions were aroused.
To the west are Ireland and Wales. Although Wales believes in Christianity and has a so-called archbishop, the territory is not unified. There are still several families fighting against the leader. It can be regarded as a weakened version of the Seven Kingdoms.
The Vikings in Ireland often plundered them. In Ireland itself, some of the losers who fought against the Vikings also migrated to Wales.
Wales and Ireland are currently in a very tight situation. The main targets in the west are the sea wolves on the island of Ireland.
"Ivar the Boneless" is active here. He is Oran's biggest enemy and the initiator of his tragic childhood.
Otto's Chester was very close to Catana's Manchester and close to the western defensive line.
Oran planned to go back through this route, have in-depth contact with Otto, and visit his former enemy. For safety's sake, he sent his men back first and mobilized the hospital riders towards Katana's territory.
On the fourteenth day after arriving in Mercia, Oran ended his trip and returned to Chester with Otto. To warm up quickly when communicating with a stranger, it is best to make him admire or even look up to you instead of being afraid of and resenting you.
So spending money can solve it. Being a generous lord and respecting the marriage, Oran conveniently arranged Otto's expenses after learning about the marriage tax collected by the King of Mercia.
After just a few days of getting along, Olan felt Otto's affection for him from his words.
The pride of the bloodline of the "Arcane King". So in the gift list, Oran gave him an ancient armor and knight's sword that Ella collected in a local manor.
And told Otto that this was a war weapon used by the late King Offa. No matter how good-looking you are, you will get tired of looking at them every day.
No matter how vicious and terrifying a person may be, there is always something to be praised for. Kunsang had no idea about this marriage, which was purely a combination of interests, and he would not coax the widow.
On the day she arrived in Chester, the bride couldn't hide. Olan's solution was to knock her unconscious with hundreds of pounds of gold and silver coins.
This was supposed to be a celebration of the birth of her first child, the remnants of the atonement scrolls, and the belongings Adisha had collected.
Wedding banquets at the Sheriff level often take more than two months to prepare. But in a state of quick completion.
The painter first draws the expensive satin dress on the sketch to enchant the bride's eyes. And bring all the necklaces, earrings, rings, and orb jewelry in stock to Chester.
Calculated, this is heavier than a woman's weight. Catana and other eastern nobles helped support food and drinks, and Oran paid for them. They sent bacon, ham, ale, fruit wine, etc.
Those who help the wedding banquet can have a good meal. The venue was held around the largest church in Chester, and a poet was found to record it, and a clown held the event.
The scale of the wedding banquet was no less than that of a prince and princess. Horan's attitude soon made him and Otto become friends.
"brother". Of course, as long as there is no danger yet, it can only be regarded as on paper. On the day of the wedding reception, the bride cried and put on jewelry.
For Kunsang, he felt great vanity and majesty. His loyalty to Oran was extreme.
Even if Olan asked him to marry a man, he would do it. Oran told himself that if he was not good at dealing with women, then he would use lies.
But Kunsang is too lazy to even lie. When the priest helped to bless and exchange rings, he pinched the woman's face and
"Your duty is to help me give birth to children. The more you give birth to, the more you can get. Tonight, I will..." Kunsang and Olan have the same surname.
At the wedding banquet, Oran shouted,
"This is a grand event between the Vijay family and the Perry family. Our relationship is like water and fish. In the future, there will be a deeper bond. Kunsang's child will be my 'godson'!" Godson is equivalent to a certain extent.
"Yoshiko". Oran's white eagle and Otto's white lion cross-star flags fluttered in the wind in the square. The never-ending supply of drinks makes people confused.
The banquet then reached its climax. Otto, whose eyes were red from drinking, and Oran, who had always maintained restraint, sat across from each other.
Oran had him drink drink after glass. Getting a very precious word is enough to offset this huge expense.
"Borgred...bastard...without my father, he has...wanted to be the king." That's right. He came to Mercia, a scene of harmony between the king and his ministers.
Everyone flattered the King of Mercia. For Oran, foreign nobles who do not want to rebel are not good nobles.
That night, Kunsang perfectly performed her husband's duties. The communication of souls can always penetrate into the depths of people. After this night, the woman felt that her husband was not that scary. In Chester, Olan got a lot of useful information.
Otto is a man who has emotions and anger written all over his face towards his trusted partner. He was easily tricked by Oran into getting information about the Kingdom's Sheriff.
There were two county magistrates, Olan, who did not find out their positions, but at this moment they completed the information.
"Your Excellency Oran, 'Shrewsbury County' was a county established later, relying on manual leather and metal processing. However, due to the invasion of the Vikings, they are now living a very hard life, and Sir Amon forcibly distributed the atonement rolls, so The nobles there were very dissatisfied. During the period of King Offa, Cambridgeshire built a large cathedral to celebrate martial arts. It also enshrined the relics of God's saints. The local priests controlled many book fields. Originally, the lord could collect a large amount of books. Tolls for pilgrims and tourists. But after the Viking Rebellion, not many people dare to travel now. It is also very painful. Besides, Your Majesty doesn’t trust the priests very much and always wants to take back the book fields.” The king wanted to take action on the priests. It made Oran's eyes light up. According to his intelligence, King Burgred did not show too much suppression of the priests.
As the exchange deepened, Olan became more and more surprised. It turns out that there are many problems within Mercia.
King Bergred gave a high-ranking nobleman to a foreign nobleman for marriage just to collect the marriage tax. This marriage is truly a blessing from God!
Olan gave up his plan to leave immediately and stayed for ten more days. At the same time, he warned Kunsang to behave like a gentleman and win the trust of his wife and Otto.
On the day he left Chester, Otto personally saw Oran off at the border.
"Your Excellency Otto, I thank you for your hospitality. When you come to our country in the future, I will repay your generosity today." Horo left for a while, and it was not until Otto looked at the Oran convoy that it turned into a black spot like an ant. leave.
"This kid is not as scary as the legend says. He is full of tricks. You see, he respects me very much and even calls me brother in private." Otto boasted about himself. On the other hand, within Oran's team, he regarded Mercia I looked at the map over and over again.
The car was empty. When he looked up, he saw his inner vision, sitting opposite him with their eyes facing each other.
"I want to overthrow a king again, do you agree?" He killed the king and emptied the kingdom. On the day when the child died, this ambition began to appear in Oran.
Maybe it will disappear at the moment of death...
