"How...how could this happen?" Faras said weakly as she looked at the ruins of the Ryan Mansion. Due to Catherine's layout, Faras's spies did not pass the information to her in time, but in the imperial capital they could Officials and military officers who had the authority to respond to such things were all invited into the palace for discussion by Catherine. So when Ryan activated the level 8 magic, Victor realized that something was wrong from the fluctuations in the air, but when When Victor and Faras were forcibly teleported over, the entire riot was already over.
"Wait until I support a magic barrier first." Victor could see at a glance that Ryan had used level 8 magic. Obviously the situation was very critical, otherwise Ryan would not have gone on a killing spree. In order to avoid leaking the secret, Victor A magic barrier was directly propped up, wrapping up Ryan, Vivian, Faras, and himself.
Ryan recounted the situation without hesitation, and then Vivian added some details. After briefly understanding the ins and outs of the whole thing, Faras immediately blurted out: "This must be Catherine's plan. She started to fight back." ”
Victor nodded and said: "Yes, the whole riot actually started after we were invited into the palace by Catherine, and based on Ryan's description, many of those soldiers were inciting them. If there is nothing else in it, It is impossible that the forces are behind it, and the only one who can reach into the imperial army is Catherine. If it were Senat and other lords, they might as well choose to attack the palace directly."
"What to do now." Faras asked: "The cause of the matter is Jonas's Legion... and the Third Legion directly under Jonas is not only the elite force of our imperial capital, but also the strongest force under my command, regardless of How can we not make any mistakes?"
"I have arranged for people to check, and there are absolutely no survivors among the Imperial Capital soldiers who came to make trouble today." Ryan said with a little helplessness: "I know nothing about the disputes within the Imperial Capital. How should you deal with it? What are they? The place needs my help."
"For the current plan, we can only shirk the responsibility. We must not allow others to take advantage of the opportunity and affect the selection of officers for the Jonas Army. Otherwise, we will lose this elite force that we have spent a lot of energy to build." Wei Wei Kedo said: "Ryan, you must make a strong stance. This is related to Cassano's status and your rule there. You would rather break with Cassano on the surface than let others know." A real relationship between us.”
"But..." Lien hesitated. He was still looking forward to marrying Farasi after winning the competitive championship. However, the current changes in the situation have cast a shadow on his wish.
"The private matters between you and Faras are easy to deal with. As long as you firmly rule Cassano and Faras can control the situation in the imperial capital, it will be okay to re-enact the drama and reconcile." Victor said : "The key is that we cannot lose more in today's sudden violence. Do you plan to let Farasi flee directly to Cassano? By then, Catherine will directly control the situation in the imperial capital. The little Cassano will not be able to do anything." There is no way to resist the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of troops from the Royal Knights and the Imperial Capital, not to mention that once it gets to that point, humans will lose the power to resist the return of the undead army."
"Okay, I understand." Ryan nodded solemnly,
Seeing that Victor had convinced Ryan, he turned around and said to Faras: "It is impossible for the military not to be implicated in today's matter. However, you are only a grand consul in name, and you have a lot of responsibility in government affairs, finance, personnel, etc." Power, and the army is always in Orlando's hands, so we directly threw Orlando out and asked him to go out to investigate this matter in person. With Orlando's neutral attitude, since we have not been the master of this matter, we don't have to worry about being attacked by others. His blow, on the contrary, if Orlando can find clues of Catherine's interference, it will be of great help in attacking Catherine's power."
"But, brother-in-law, he is already under a lot of pressure." Faras said unbearably: "In the past few years, he has been disobedient in dealing with military harassment from all aspects, and he has to train the army, and now he has to be involved in this again. In this matter, I am worried about him... My sister has not... "
"I know this is too unfair to Orlando, but if you want to blame it, you can only blame him and Luke for working together to push Catherine to the throne of queen. Although it was only a nominal honor, once the imperial capital does not have a real person, As the actual person in power, Catherine's halo will undergo eye-catching changes. In fact, God has been manipulated by Catherine in recent years as I just said. Don't forget, she was just an ordinary person a few years ago. Just an adventurer.”
"Would that have an impact on General Orlando's position?" Ryan said worriedly.
"Basically, no." Victor gave an affirmative answer: "The leader of the Royal Knights must and can only be a believer of the God of War, because only believers of the God of War can use the skill 'Same Enemy', which is also The foundation of the invincible aura of the Royal Knights, and in the past ten years, there has been no second holy knight blessed by the God of War. Since no one can take his place, how can it have an impact on him."
When Victor said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued to say something earth-shattering: "I hope that through this matter, Orlando will no longer remain neutral. If he favors us, we can The force directly knocked Catherine to the ground. Even if the situation in the imperial capital has been in turmoil for several years, it is better than the current stalemate, because if the situation in front of us does not last for a day, the empire's unification of the entire continent will weaken a little, and when other lords have the strength When we challenge the authority of the imperial capital, I'm afraid the 'Seven Kingdoms Rebellion' of the past will happen again."
"But..." Faras is very aware of the affairs of the Royal Knights. Although she agrees with Victor's idea, she knows that the situation may not necessarily go as expected. She whispered: "Every Holy Knight is here. When receiving blessings from the gods, they will swear an oath. Basically, most of them are loyal to the king, country, etc. If the holy knight breaks this promise, they will be deprived of the power given to them. In case the brother-in-law is forced to take this oath, If we have to choose to support Catherine, then wouldn’t we..."
"Faras, many things cannot have the best of both worlds." Victor's tone was almost cold: "The situation you mentioned is very likely to occur, but if we are unwilling to break it in order to maintain the superficial harmony, Deadlock, what awaits us will be an even colder winter."
"There was no myth of the invincibility of the Royal Knights 200 years ago. The real golden age of this empire was only a dozen years after the founding of the country. After so many years of changes, it has rotted from the entire root, whether it is Luke or Orlando, they have actually seen this clearly, but they don't have the courage to change it."
"In fact, with my power, Victor, I can completely protect your safety. Even if some demigod lich invades this plane, I can still take you away safely. At most, you will be exiled to another plane. , in fact, as long as you open your mind, life is not the same there."
"The reason why I took the initiative to help you back then was because I hoped to have the opportunity to change the current situation of this empire. However, three years have passed and our efforts have been offset by others. You can order a 10% reduction in farmers' taxes. But those nobles and royal families are trying different ways to increase the burden on farmers, and the end result is that we work in vain, suffering from these hard-working farmers, and fattening these greasy nobles."
"I..." Faras hesitated after hearing Victor's words. She didn't have the courage to make a desperate move, so how could she change the empire's current predicament with drastic changes as Victor said, and Victor looked at it. Seeing Farasi's hesitant eyes, he could only sigh and said: "Okay, just pretend that I haven't said this. Now we will immediately summon Orlando and other relevant personnel to come here. Jéline, you have to take control of your own Casa." As for Overlord Nuo, no matter what, let’s get over the current difficulty first, and as for the future, let’s talk about it later.”
When Victor lifted the magic barrier, Lane immediately received a notification from his subordinates. Orlando, the highest military commander of the imperial capital, and others had been waiting outside for a long time. Although the entire Lane's mansion had been turned into ruins, Orlando and the others still obeyed the instructions. Diplomatic etiquette, quietly waiting for Ryan's reaction,
After Ryan glanced at Faras, he sighed slightly and ordered Orlando and the others to come in. If Ryan had a choice, he didn't want to put more pressure on Orlando. For a holy knight full of faith like Orlando, Ryan is very I admire him, but it's a pity that now he has to embarrass the leader of the Royal Knights.
"About today's events, I have already told the details of what happened to the Grand Consul. As the overlord of Cassano, I am here to make a strong protest to the imperial capital. I demand that you severely punish the murderer and compensate for the losses. And we must ensure that similar incidents will not happen again in the future. If the Imperial City cannot do this, then I will have to reconsider the relationship between Cassano and the Imperial City."
Under Ryan's instruction, the sick Adams used skilled diplomatic rhetoric to squeeze Orlando. The highest military officer in the imperial capital remained serious from beginning to end. He almost didn't speak, and only occasionally asked Faras about the whole matter. certain details, and spent more time on site survey,
Faras deliberately said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, Mr. Fabia of Cassano. Regarding what happened today, I, Faras Redia, the Grand Consul of the Imperial Capital, apologize to you. In order not to affect Cassano, I apologize to you for what happened today." Regarding the relationship between Nuo and the Imperial Capital, I hope you can change to a safer place to rest first. If you are willing, I hope to have the honor to invite you to my residence as a guest. I can absolutely guarantee the safety of you and your subordinates. After all, No one on this continent dares to challenge the majesty of the Archmage."
"Humph, do you want to put us under house arrest?" Of course Adams didn't know the true relationship between Lane and Faras. In his opinion, the other party's move was clearly a follow-up method against him, so Adams directly refused, which made him Ryan regretted it very much. If he had known this, he would not have entrusted Adams to come forward. Then he would be able to live in Farasi's house naturally.