Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Amidst stability and expansion, the empire also ushered in the first New Year of the imperial era.

It was not yet dark, but the major cities of the empire were decorated with lights and colors, preparing to welcome the arrival of a new era.

A group of retired kings and nobles from the continent of Sauron took to the streets to spend money lavishly, completely immersed in this joyous festival.

Lucanus did not stay at home writing books. Instead, he formed a troupe with the remaining bards and performed on the streets during the New Year.

However, according to the lantern dream, this would make Lucanus' mental state more stable, so Lind let Lucanus play according to his own ideas.

News came from Isha in the North that both the Northern Church and the Gray Collars had spontaneously organized commemorative activities for the Empire to celebrate the first New Year of the new era. Especially the Gray Collars, it was said that they even made floating light billboards. The magic show that was once only for the nobles to watch can now be seen everywhere in the major cities in the North.

Linde had just seen off Lilith, who came to have a free New Year's Eve dinner, and came to the observation deck specially built for the palace with Lena. The couple sat together and looked up at the sky of the new year.

Reina held little Lindrick in her arms, and she and Lind snuggled up to each other.

Today, Reina has realized all her original wishes, and probably even Reina herself did not expect that the girl who was once despised by the royal family would now become the queen of the empire. Not to mention Reina, it is estimated that those in the Lars family did not expect that the eldest daughter who had no knowledge of etiquette since childhood would be passed down to future generations for her kindness and wisdom.

The first New Year in the imperial era was not peaceful. Although people were very enthusiastic about holding activities, all government departments were also on high alert. Even Emperor Linde only had time to have a meal and rest with his sisters and wives after he finished his work.

At the same time, there is also a report about the dragon that needs Lind's review. The dragon's ability is so extraordinary that it doesn't even seem like magic or the power system on this continent. If you have to put it that way, it's more like a space spell, and space-related issues are related to interstellar travel.

Researching a completely new power system from scratch is a big project, but since it is the New Year, Lind decided to give himself a short vacation.

As Reina said to Lind: "Take a break and let everyone wait."

Smelling the familiar soapberry fragrance coming from around him, Lind temporarily forgot about his troubles, forgot about the other areas separated by fog, forgot about the strange waves coming from the depths of the universe, and forgot about the 550C still hanging in the sky.

Watching the sun slowly setting in the distance, the moon and stars gradually appear after the breeze blows.

Linde remembered that when Reina was still just his fiancée, the two of them had squatted together at the door of the military tent, gnawing on the roast duck that Reina had hunted. Reina had handed him the meaty duck leg with grease all over her hands, and she didn't look like a mother of the country at all. Of course, she had a little bit of that now, but not much.

Reina seemed to have remembered something, and she seemed to have returned to her former self, leaning against Lind. The queen, who represented wisdom in the empire, said to the emperor who was in charge of everything in the most gentle tone: "Would you like to eat roast duck?"

"all!"

After all, two people can sleep in the same bed together. Linde seemed to have forgotten his identity and wanted to reminisce with Lena.

Just like that, after handing little Lindrick over to the nun at the side, the couple squatted on the observation deck and started to cook roast duck in a rather tasteless manner.

The taste of roast duck was not very good for the two now, especially since Lena's cooking method was the same as before, which was just to pile up the ingredients. But Lena still broke off a whole duck leg as she did in the past, and handed it to Linde with her hands full of oil.

"Is it tasty?"

"Unappetizing."

As soon as he said this, Linde and Reina both laughed.

At this time, the night had completely fallen and the sound of fireworks could be heard from all over the imperial capital.

The gorgeous fireworks are more gorgeous and spectacular under the blessing of magic. Countless fireworks are like stars descending from the sky, emitting dazzling light and illuminating everything on the earth.

This was the first time that gunpowder in this world was not used in weapons. Under the brilliant sparks, the two snuggled together again.

......

Time flies, and Daniel no longer knows how many years he has spent in the corner of the Sauron continent. After all, the long life of escape has made his spirit increasingly weak, and his memory has also become problematic.

Especially recently, Daniel would suddenly see some nuns wearing red robes and masks appearing around him, but fortunately, each time it was an illusion and not real.

Originally, there were not many demons who fled with Daniel, because most of them felt that the empire would not expand so quickly, and they still wanted to dominate some of Sauron's kingdoms.

After all, no demon wants to return to the life they once lived in the eternal frozen land. Even if the remote countries on the continent of Sauron are far less prosperous than the former Capetian areas, it is enough for the demons to start enjoying themselves.

However, as time went on, more and more demons followed Daniel in his escape, and some even ran faster than Daniel.

Because these demons never learn their lessons, after occupying those remote kingdoms with their money and blood magic, they begin to exploit them inhumanely and continuously drain the pond to catch all the fish. The people don't just complain bitterly, but they can also be said to wish to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.

As Sean's New Castile continued to expand, the empire gave the people an opportunity. The people who had been exploited by the demons, and even some knights, took the initiative to join the team hunting the demons.

Those demons who ran faster than Daniel had a mortal feud with certain people in the continent of Sauron and had to become runners.

The only lesson humans have learned from history is that they never learn lessons. The same is true for the demons. Humans at least remember history, but the demons even lie about their own history. The loose-knit demons in particular make it even more difficult to control public opinion, so that this race known for betrayal and exploitation is hated by everyone even on the continent of Sauron.

Fortunately, a few years ago, Daniel finally found an isolated place in a corner of the Sauron continent.

In addition to the demons, there are many races that are now very rare in this place. These marginal races are very weak, and some are even still tribal. After fighting a few battles with the demons, they were brutally trampled under the feet of the demons.

The demons finally gained a foothold in this isolated place. Even the most pessimistic demons felt that they were finally safe and had finally escaped from the terrifying human empire.

On this day, a marginal race ruled by the demons went to collect resources for the demons as usual. His ears were very sensitive, which could help him avoid many dangers, but today, he heard a whisper from a human: "Why are there always barbarians on the border of the empire?"