The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

When Lind's child was born, the whole kingdom was calling out his name—in fact, no, because when his son was born, Lind hadn't even thought of a name yet.

It wasn't until he saw the little guy that Linde realized he truly had a blood relative in this world.

Lilith, as the aunt, held the wrinkled little one and rocked him around, making the members of the Lars family tremble with fear.

However, there was no other way; it was a very important matter for the current most prestigious female pope to personally baptize the child.

Of course, baptism is just a symbolic act; the newborn baby will not actually be baptized. What matters is the fact that the Pope baptized the first prince.

From the moment he was born, this little guy carried the weight of the entire empire on his shoulders, especially the Lars, who were terrified that he might suffer even the slightest harm.

"How about calling him Lin Lei?"

Lilith swung the little one in her arms, but Elder Lars stepped forward and said, "The name Lindrick is better."

This reflects the hope that the little guy will inherit Lind's will and go even further; the Lars family's expectations for this little guy are evident just from his name.

Connor didn't offer any opinions, but instead looked at the two main figures: Lena, who was resting, and Lind, who was sitting next to Lena.

"Let's call him Lindrick."

Linde did not refute the elder of the Lars family in the end, but simply held Lena's hand and said casually.

Actually, Lin De wasn't too fond of either of these names. After all, he was in another world, and there was no need to follow the Lin family tradition in naming his child. Besides, the name Lin Lei was the same as the protagonist of a web novel that Lin De had once read.

As for the name Lindrick, if translated, it can be understood as something similar to "Lin Chengqian," which has a good meaning, but Lindrick always felt that it was a bit strange.

However, Lind is confident that things won't end up like a "filial piety between father and son" situation... I think so.

Once everyone had confirmed that the little guy was alright, he was returned to Lena's arms amidst his loud cries.

Upon learning of the prince's healthy birth and his baptism by the Pope herself, the entire empire rejoiced, for this signified the beginning of a long period of stability.

An heir is very important to a kingdom. Even if the heir is a "weak and incompetent" person like Cliff, as long as there is an heir, the country can continue to move forward with inertia.

The year the eldest prince was born was designated as the first year of the imperial calendar, which shows how much the royal family valued this little guy.

The empire is not only peaceful, but even more bustling than ever before.

Of course, if we're talking about excitement, the real scene is on the continent of Solon.

A few months after the birth of the eldest prince, Sean, far away in Sauron, finally learned of the birth of his great-nephew and, in celebration, took the opportunity to eliminate two other Castilians outside the control of the Dark Night Holy Court.

Of course, the two so-called kings of Castile also hung lamps, specifically on the lamps they themselves had built, imitating those of the empire.

If one were to summarize what has happened on the continent of Soren in a single sentence, it would be that Sean asked the others on the continent of Soren, "I'm waiting for the Empire's next batch of reinforcements. What are you waiting for?"

Even this support wasn't weapons, but rather the next batch of literate officials with basic work skills.

Alto, on the other hand, saw the situation more clearly and felt nothing special about the deaths of his two brothers. He even praised Sean for doing a good job, saying that these parasites that plagued Castile should have died long ago. Rosalind, as she was, had become somewhat numb. She did not even take charge of or concern herself with external campaigns, but instead focused on consolidating domestic affairs.

In the port of Valenia, Rosalind was arranging the supplies and personnel transported from the Empire.

After all, Rosalind had studied in the Empire and was quite familiar with its affairs. Bernice had to handle matters related to the Dark Night Holy Court, while Regus had to liaise with the Dragon Church. Indeed, no one was more suitable for this job than Rosalind.

After communicating the new personnel assignments with Sean via the communication device, Rosalind disconnected the communication and began assigning tasks to the Imperials who had arrived at Valenia Port.

Alto, watching his youngest sister in the family, asked with some regret, "You just died like that?"

Rosalyn stopped writing and looked at her fourth sister with some confusion: "Yes, yes, what else?"

Rosalyn then pulled out some documents and repeatedly confirmed, "No problem, everything has been allocated."

"No no no!"

Elto looked at his sister with hopeless eyes and said, "That's a prince sent to Soren by the Empire. Do you know what that means?"

Rosalind shook her head and said, "No, according to both imperial etiquette and law, Mr. Sean does not qualify as a prince."

Seeing that Rosalind was still telling him that Sean was not legally a prince and had not been granted a title by His Majesty the Emperor, Alto shook his head even more dramatically than Rosalind.

"No, the so-called 'prince' does not simply refer to a royal title. His Majesty the Emperor sent his brother-in-law to this continent and provided him with military equipment and officials. Don't you understand what that means?"

“Even though Sean doesn’t have any princely title, he is essentially a prince.”

Rosalyn understood what her sister meant, but still asked, "So?"

This was the first time since Erto decided to join the Empire that he felt something would be so difficult.

Although he didn't know what the emperor and empress had said in the letter to Sean, after Sean's attitude towards him became cold after reading the letter, Alto understood that he had been too scheming and that the emperor and empress did not like him very much.

Clearly, the Empire still had some sense of shame. Although they could have easily carried out a violent conquest, they chose to select a representative first. Elto looked at his younger sister. No matter how much he disliked his youngest sister in the past, she was the most suitable candidate.

That makes sense, after all, Rosalind had studied in the Empire, and His Majesty the Emperor knew her inside and out.

However, the person involved did not seem to realize anything, or perhaps they did realize it but had no idea what to do.

However, Rosalind was still young, and considering the laws of the Empire, Erto changed the subject: "Now that we have occupied half of Castile, I estimate that when the Empire supplies us again, Lord Sean will be able to help you 'reclaim' the entire Castile, right?"

"Do not."

Rosalind retorted, "The entirety of Castile is already under our control. When the Black Sails of the Empire arrive next time, it won't just be Castile."