People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted - Chapter 857 Your Majesty

"The flags are very diverse. There are ferocious dragon heads, two-headed eagles, cross flags of various backgrounds, and a few St. Mark's lion emblems."

The captain looked very nervous. Such a complicated flag signal was beyond his understanding. He thought it might be a confusing strategy of the pirates.

"Are you sure you read that correctly?"

"Of course, my lord. Jacob is the best lookout in the fleet. Judging from their direction, they should be coming from the Aegean Sea in the north."

Apart from Lothar, who had just subdued the Crusaders besieging Constantinople, he could not think of anyone else who could raise so many flags at the same time and have the Venetians serve him.

"Lo, His Majesty Lothar?"

The captain opened his mouth in surprise: "The Crusader King of Egypt, the Regent of the Eastern Empire?"

Not only did the Greek old farmers think so, but the people of the Western Empire also believed that the so-called vice-emperor of the empire was equivalent to the so-called regent, that is, the so-called co-ruling emperor.

After the captain left in a hurry, the red-robed witch slowly walked out from the shadows and snorted, saying sarcastically: "Welcome... You really don't have any dignity at all."

Leopold said, "The most pathetic people in the world are those who don't know their own status and position and always stick to the old perspective. He saluted me when he was humble, and now that he is in a prominent position, I bow to him. There is nothing shameful about this."

The witch snorted and didn't respond. She had lived for so long that she was certainly familiar with the ways of the world. However, she felt that Leopold's behavior made her lose face, as if she was inferior to the witches around Lothar.

Leopold had no time to care about the little thoughts of his witch partner, and called the servants to dress him in complicated formal clothes.

The knights who received the news hurriedly put on the armor that the servants took out from the cargo hold. Even the unkempt sailors changed into their best clothes, although they still smelled musty.

In their hearts, this was not as simple as receiving a king.

Instead, he is a legend who is recognized by countless clergymen, knights, and nobles as a saint on earth. He has performed countless miracles since his debut. He is shrouded in a deep divine aura from head to toe, and even the Pope pales in comparison when standing before him.

With the help of his servants, Leopold quickly put on a gorgeous cashmere robe, an ermine cloak, and took out a simplified gold ring crown from the bottom of his box.

As she was speaking, the red-robed witch suddenly looked up in surprise. In the clouds, she clearly saw an extremely huge three-headed dragon swimming like a giant whale.

Its three heads have different shapes, sharp bone spurs are densely arranged on its back, and its broad wings seem to be able to cover the sky and the sun.

Under its huge dragon body, there was a three-decker oared warship with a dragon head flag flying high. The two were moving at surprisingly consistent speeds. This ferocious creature, which could cause a world-destroying disaster in any human city, was clearly escorting this warship!

"A three-headed alien, and a high-level dragon with such pure bloodline!"

After all, she is a high-level spellcaster who specializes in Transfiguration. She has deep attainments in the "Dragon Transfiguration", which is something that no Transfiguration specialist can avoid. Therefore, she knows the temperament of high-level dragons better than others.

In this world, the tamed dragons, whether they are the Venetians or Princess Anna of Constantinople, are limited to low- and middle-level dragon species. High-level dragons are arrogant and will never be driven by anyone.

Not to mention that this is not a young high-level dragon, but a mature alien with three heads!The red witch even had a vague intuition that even if she transformed into the most powerful "Earthly Serpent", she would not be able to match such a giant dragon.

At this moment, her mind was blank, and she couldn't even hear what Leopold said in her ear.

The knights, squires, sergeants and sailors from Austria could clearly see the smiles on the faces of the knights on the opposite ship, who were wearing bright new armor and had powerful imposing manners.

Pfft!The boarding planks were placed on the side of the ship, and the young monarch, wearing a dragon-headed cloak, stepped onto the deck of the "Vienna Eagle" in full view of the public.

"Your holy majesty!"

Duke Leopold walked over quickly and knelt on one knee before Lothar could react. He took off his crown and placed it on the ground, then placed his hand on his chest and lowered his head to the level of Lothar's knees.

"Your holy majesty!"

They chanted in different tones and accents.

Lothar helped Leopold up and said helplessly, "My Lord Duke, we are old friends again. Your gift is too big."

Leopold chuckled and said, "Any Christian with a conscience cannot ignore your merits, and any noble who claims to be noble will feel ashamed of your flawless morality, Your Majesty."

"Those are insignificant things. As long as they can play a role in your majesty's conquest of the Holy Land, it will be my honor."

Losa said helplessly: "Please don't say that. I was planning to go back to Egypt this time. I didn't expect to meet you here. Are you going to participate in the holy war?"

Leopold nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. You may not know that in the Holy Land, the conflict between our compatriots and the Crusaders from Gaul is getting more and more intense. All the leaders of the Crusaders are from Gaul - the local Crusaders leader Duke Raymond, and King Lionheart and Philip from Europe."

"Emperor Henry received a complaint from a noble knight from Aachen. They were even asked to give up their horses and fight as infantry. Because in the eyes of those Gauls, the best knights always come from Gaul. And our German knights are only fit to stand on the ground and walk on their feet."

Although they could afford mounts, they often died from acclimatization after arriving in the Holy Land. It was difficult to buy new Arabian horses that could adapt to the climate of the Holy Land.

Therefore, most of the foot knights in the Holy Land were actually Germanic knights. Over time, this became a topic of conversation for the Gallic knights to mock the Germanic knights.

In the previous life, when facing a conflict between the two, Richard the Lionheart even broke Leopold's flag and threw it into the stinking ditch, which was a great humiliation to the German Crusaders who had no support from the emperor.

"I understand. The Empire lacks a spokesperson in the Northern Crusade. I am temporarily trapped in Egyptian affairs and cannot get out. It is most appropriate for you, the Duke, to do it. However, I am afraid that this alone will not be able to make the arrogant Gauls behave themselves. I will arrange another army to accompany you to fight."

"Your Majesty, in addition to participating in the holy war, I came to the Holy Land this time to discuss a business with you."

Losa was surprised and said, "This is rare."

The nobles have always despised commerce, which is a consensus in both the East and the West.

Leopold smiled and said:

"The merchants of Venice - the so-called city nobles - made a fortune and even used money to buy off a huge army. They almost conquered the capital of one of the greatest empires in the world. Fortunately, you stopped them from making a big mistake."

"And the noble lords who claim to be noble can only roll around in the fields and muddy ponds, scraping the meager taxes from the black fingers of the impoverished farmers, and counting on their fingers when they can have a good meal of venison."

Losa couldn't help laughing and said, "This has nothing to do with you."

Even though the silver mines in Tyrol had not yet been opened, Austria was still one of the richest places in the Western Empire, the so-called Germania Empire.