Among all the warships moored in the port, the most dazzling is the command ship "Tulip". Earl Boli made a lot of modifications to it before handing it over to the new commander in chief. Today, the flag composed of crossed swords and roses is flying high on the battleship, and the stern is decorated with roses representing the queen herself and the motto in gold: "Glory is high".
When Abigail was writing her diary, she was indeed just a nervous and cherished girl holding on to a twig that she had found so hard to find. But when she walked out of the cabin, what appeared in front of people was the new admiral of the navy who was becoming more and more majestic.
The golden tassels on her shoulders flickered, her powerful and straight long legs were gathered in military trousers, and her calves from the knee down were wrapped in combat boots. As she walked, she unhurriedly buttoned every button of her coat, and the nailed iron heels knocked on the deck, like a war knife splitting everything oncoming.
After buttoning the last button with slender fingers, the female general of the empire raised her head.
A rising sun jumped from the horizon, and the light fell on her hair, dazzling like a flame burning fiercely.
She ordered succinctly:
"Set off."
The salute of the port sounded at the same time, the iron anchor broke through the water with the sound of drums, the sails rose and bulged into white shells, and the oars smashed the golden sea water. The imperial fleet spread out like a crescent moon covering the sea and headed for Cohemia Bay.
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Just like the queen's crows are scattered in the free commercial city, in Jager, and in the Papal States, eyeliners from different places are also closely watching every move of Rose Strait. Abigail led the fleet out of port, and urgent communications were sent in all directions.
"Obviously, not everyone wants us to be united."
Adele propped her chin with one hand, and tapped a document from the Pope's kingdom with her left fingertip.
Orsis smiled: "St. Trefus II couldn't wait to send a knife."
"Yeah," Adele replied, looking at him from under her thick and long eyelashes, "This is a knife that turns us against each other, do you want to hold it?"
"I don't want to kiss my enemy's ring, but I need your opinion, Adele," Orsis said evenly.
On the table between them was a handwritten letter from the Pope.
In his letter, the new Pope St. Trefus II first sent his blessings to the union of the two young rulers, and then seemingly sincerely condemned the many misconducts of King John VI of Jager to the church. John VI entrusted Adele with the task of persuading him by force to obey the teachings of the Holy Father.
This letter seemed to have no problems, and it was even very friendly—it not only expressed condemnation of Yager, but also euphemistically affirmed the justice of the joint conquest of Yager by the Root Empire and the Roland Empire. But under the words as warm as an old friend, there are two traps quietly lurking.
A seemingly generous condemnation, the object of the condemnation is "John VI, King Jager", not the kingdom of Jager. Between the Papal States and Jager, there is a lot of room for action.
St. Trefus II himself had an irreconcilable conflict with John VI during the Pope's election. Of course, he was happy that John VI would return to the embrace of the Holy Father as soon as possible.
But the death of a John VI does not mean that Jager has no king.
"When St. Trefus was still a cardinal, he was active in the Duchy of Tuva, not far from the Kingdom of Yager." Adele put down her hand and folded her fingers, "He has contacted the nobles in the country of Yager... I I happened to hear that John VI's brother built a lot of gunpowder workshops in his territory. If John VI died in the war with Root Roland, after the new king succeeded, he would take over the Ya Greg, who do you think he'll surrender to?"
"You are kind to him, even if you want to turn against him, it's too early."
Orsis's pale golden hair was gilded with a bright edge in the sun, and his face was deeper than Prince Arthur's, with the classic beauty that sculptors loved.
"If there are flames burning nearby, I'm afraid most people won't be able to sleep peacefully." Adele smiled, avoiding the sensitive parts of Lute and Roland in Orsis's words.
Orsis didn't seem to understand what she meant, and said instead: "He has advocated 'purification' for a long time, and he wants to rebuild the church system in the eleventh century. When he was a cardinal, That's what he dreamed of, and now that he has worn the triple crown, he hopes to reunite the lost authority of the Pope. The death of John VI, and my turning against you is the scene he most wants to see."
"I don't doubt your guess at all."
Adele's voice was soft.
This is the second trap buried in St. Televes' letter.
As the pope, according to tradition, he does have the right to appoint secular monarchs to replace God and him to conquer other kings who violate the teachings, and force them to return to the embrace of God by force. From a theological point of view, there was nothing wrong with the Pope's appointment, but he deliberately ignored that Roland was not the only one fighting Jager, and he didn't mention Orsis in this matter. In a disguised form, in the name of the Pope, Roland was put on Root, and Adele became the leader of the military alliance.
Even if Orsis was really "fascinated by the witch" as the rumors said, his subjects and subjects would never agree to such a thing happening.
What's more, Orsis himself was also a king.
If no one mentions it at first, then the question of the leader of the war can be put aside. However, once someone—especially the Pope, a supreme figure in the spiritual field—raises this issue, the contradictions surrounding it often cause many alliances to collapse internally.
The most subtle thing is that, of the two, Roland's ruler is a queen.
If other kings were here, the pope's humiliation of making women over him was enough to turn the two countries into enemies in an instant.
"So, what do you think?"
There was nothing abnormal in Orsis's expression, and the means and humiliation of St. Telefus II had no effect on him. Except for specific occasions and etiquette requirements, he is actually not a person who is keen on bright colors and complicated decorations. Today he was wearing a silver-gray coat, making him look like a medieval knight who walked out of history.
Be calm and rational, not retreating an inch.
"Then do as he said," Adele said in a relaxed tone, "Let me play the role of the holy exhorter, and you don't mind being the commander of an expedition?"
Orsis frowned slightly, and immediately understood what Adele meant: the duality of religious and secular leadership. She is the leader in the religious sense of this war, while he is the leader in the secular state's military operations.
This kind of thing is unprecedented, but it has to be said that it is currently the best choice for Root and Roland.