The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Two months after the railgun landed, all the women of the Lars family gathered around Lena in the capital. They helped Lena put on an incredibly heavy and gorgeous robe while constantly reminding her of the precautions for the ceremony.

The female elder of the Lars family looked serious, but dared not be too serious with Lena. She could only blush as she taught Lena the etiquette and manners for the coronation ceremony.

Lena herself was in a state of "Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?" She didn't hear a word the female elder said, even though she was listening with the most serious attitude she had ever had. It was all going in one ear and out the other because the etiquette was just too complicated.

"Young Miss, you are destined to become a role model for all ages. You must remember this set of etiquette. You must think carefully about which foot to lift first."

The female elder's words were merely a metaphor, but Lena stammered, "Then...which foot should I lift?"

Although Lena had been in charge of Cape for some time during the period when Linde entered the sea of ​​consciousness, and Lena had a vague feeling that Linde was no longer just a simple acting prime minister, she was still somewhat shocked by this sudden fact, as she had always only wanted to be a governor's wife.

After all, Lena's biggest dream since childhood was simply to become a princess. Lena even felt that this dream was somewhat unattainable, given the Capetian royal family's attitude and her own court etiquette. But no one expected that she would soon become the empress of a new empire, and the only empress at that.

Even if Lena is slow to realize her future identity and how important she is, it is precisely because she has realized these things that Lena is now even more nervous.

Hearing Lena's stammering tone, the female elder couldn't help but cover her face. "Your Majesty... I'm glad Your Majesty likes it."

"I was just using a metaphor; in reality, you can lift either foot, probably..."

The female elder had given up. The etiquette of the old empire was long gone, and the Lars family could only glean some information from the etiquette records of Cape and Anjou, and then slightly modify it to teach Lena. Of course, the Lars family was not very good at etiquette.

Although everyone understands that etiquette is not important at all, Lena herself is already a form of etiquette. Even if Lena falls due to excessive nervousness during the ceremony, this fall will only become a new form of etiquette, and perhaps every future empress of the empire will have to fall like this.

But that's precisely why the Lars family members were even more nervous. They couldn't possibly let every future empress of the empire actually fall like that, could they? Lena was tough enough to fall, but every future empress might not be so tough.

A new empire has been born. Although many areas of Anjou are still under the joint rule of feudal nobles and members of the old royal family, these areas have theoretically been incorporated into the new empire. They are just waiting for Lind to send officials to divide the regions and provinces, which will be one of Lind's main tasks for some time to come.

As for the name of the new empire, many officials submitted letters providing examples for Lind to choose from. However, to Lind's surprise, Lucanus, who had finally realized his dream, did not make any suggestions. He did not even mention the matter of inheriting the name and legitimacy of the Röm Empire. Lucanus probably knew that even though Lind was related to the bloodline of the old empire, the new empire had no connection with the old empire at all.

Lucanus simply wanted to see humanity regain the glory of the old empire; what that empire was called was truly unimportant.

Of course, there were people who proposed inheriting the legal system of the old empire, because although the old empire had been gone for a long time, the name was still useful, and Lilith's family tree no longer needed to be hidden. As a descendant of the royal bloodline of the old empire, Linde was indeed qualified to use this name, which could even provide many conveniences for Linde's future rule.

However, when Linde saw the "Holy Rum Empire", he immediately rejected the proposal. Linde was always worried that if he inherited the legitimacy and used this name, his country would become neither holy, nor Rum, nor Empire.

In the end, among all the messy names, Linde chose the simplest one: Rol, which was named after his own surname, as the name of the empire. It did not completely sever ties with the old empire, but it could be considered a new empire that carried on the past and ushered in the future.

Although it is called the Roel Empire, there is actually no royal family called "Roel". After all, Linde's background is a classic one, with only a younger sister who is not related to him by blood in this world. In contrast, Lars is more like a member of the royal family of this empire, since Linde also serves as the head of the Lars family, and every emperor of the empire will continue to hold this position.

In fact, if it weren't so outrageous, calling this empire the Lars Empire would be quite plausible.

Amidst the flurry of activity by the women, the coronation and investiture ceremony finally began. The city's streets and alleys were strewn with flowers and flags; the dominant colors of gold and crimson, like leaping flames, adorned the entire city like a paradise on earth. This was also thanks to the fact that Capet had been well protected during the recently concluded Second Continental War and had suffered almost no impact.

The losses suffered by the Cape Kingdom may not be as great as when Lind entered the capital.

Oh, now this capital city might have to be renamed Royal City of Rohr, or just called the Imperial City, the capital.

Although I really want to make Greycollar the capital, its location is too remote. Greycollar can continue to develop as a metropolis with other functions, after all, it is the happy hometown of the Empire. But the capital should be located in a better place, even though Linde now has communication devices and trains.

During the coronation ceremony, Lind led Lena by the hand through cheers and, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, carried her up to the high platform.

Seeing that Lena, though looking very nervous and trembling, had completed the assigned etiquette very well, the elders of Lars breathed a long sigh of relief. Although Lena's performance was not perfect, it was an extraordinary achievement for her. At least from now on, no future queen would need to follow any strange etiquette.

The Lars family thanked Lena on behalf of the future empresses of the empire.

The so-called coronation ceremony was not particularly grand, after all, the war had just ended, and the coronation ceremony even needed the army to support the event. When the armored vehicles and troop carriers loaded with fireworks drove into the capital, the royal families of various countries who were stranded in the capital due to the massacre by the demons and Avars almost all felt a chill.

If the army were to set off fireworks, and instead of artillery, those fireworks would be enough to wipe out those small countries.

Whether intentional or unintentional, this blatant display of power has left a deep imprint on the hands of those who lost their country. Restoration? Being a dog of the Rohr Empire is the greatest honor, let alone now having the opportunity to be directly incorporated into an imperial province.

Among those who experienced this grand coronation, the Castilian group probably had the most complex feelings.