May 10th, 359 Pendor Calendar.
Nearly ten thousand soldiers from the Bacchus Empire's three newly reorganized legions appeared outside Long River City.
Most of Li Ang's troops, including forces from the Duchy of Lionheart and the Duchy of Noldo, had also gathered here.
However, these armies had not come to fight. They had come for a joint military parade.
Li Ang and Alina's wedding was about to be held in Long River City.
The wedding preparations were grand, and nearly every prominent figure on the continent had been invited.
Even King Vidis of Fieltzwe, Queen Ursula of the Raven Kingdom, and Gregory IV had come in person—their countries were all in the midst of civil wars. Vidis's forces were still attacking Cliff Bay, while Ursula's troops were still besieging Xiaolu City.
But they had no choice but to come, because aside from the wedding, there was another important matter.
Li Ang was to be crowned emperor that day.
Why had these two brought the armies of both nations together for some "joint military parade" just because they were getting married?
Wasn't it simply to scare people together...
Fieltzwe and the Raven Kingdom were both at war internally. If this had only been a wedding, Vidis, Ursula, and the others truly would not have needed to come in person. But if they failed to attend Li Ang's coronation, they would probably be getting beaten up within days...
The New Kingdom of Pendor was militarily powerful, and it also had the Bacchus Empire's army behind it... Fieltzwe and the Raven Kingdom, both embroiled in civil war, truly could not afford to provoke them.
Li Ang had not originally planned to become emperor—he did not care about titles at all.
But Alina cared greatly...
When Pendor Academy was founded, Alina had inscribed a