"Your Majesty, why is there no news from my brother yet?"
Ed's words made Tifeko stunned for a moment. Indeed, it was two months ago that Lehman Hoth was sent to sack the Western Region. After counting the journey back and forth, he should report the situation or return to the capital.
Although one of the tasks given to Lehman was to seize control of the Western Territory as much as possible, Tifeko knew in his heart that the 1,500 people were almost useless after taking the pills, and it was not enough to rely on them to occupy the Western Territory. Possibly, so the main purpose is still to seize the pills in the fortress church, to find out the details of the Duke's battle, and finally to attack the border town to consume one round of Roland's vital energy.
This trick was tried and tested against Garcia. Even if the clear water port was not captured, the militia team used to consume the opponent was wiped out, and most of the knights who led the team were able to return safely. As long as a group of useless people are assembled, they can continue to attack.
But why did Lehman Hawes and that team of Cavaliers have no news at all
"Maybe he delayed his return due to attacking the town, or maybe he is on his way back," Tifeko said slowly, these reasons were obviously not very convincing, but he didn't want to put the most likely answer in Lehman said it in front of his brother. "Maybe when I return to the capital, I will receive the news from him."
"Then, Your Majesty, can you please..."
"Tell you about him?" Tifeko nodded, "Of course, I will send a messenger."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The new king leaned on the railing, watching the occasional light shining in the dark clouds. The sound of thunder seemed to come from far away. It was not loud, but it was dull and thick, as if it was beating directly in my heart.
Ed's question made the joy in his heart fade a lot. If Garcia Wimbledon's resistance was a matter of course, and Tilly Wimbledon's departure greatly disappointed him, then Roland Wimbledon's actions It's utterly astonishing. He thought that this incompetent younger brother didn't need to pay attention to it at all. As long as he lived for a while, he would get tired of living in a poor small town. He might even come to the capital by himself, but the actual situation was completely beyond his imagination.
How did he manage to stay behind Border Town, survive the Devil's Moon, defeat Duke Ryan, capture Longsong Fortress, and even completely lose contact with Lehman's 1,500 militiamen
As for this younger brother, Tifeke did not have a deep understanding of it. When he was a child, neither Garcia nor Goron liked to play with him. When he was an adult, he only met at court banquets, but his naughty deeds But he was always heard, and even his father didn't like him very much. Could it be that from the beginning, he was hiding his true nature
Tifeko quickly rejected his idea. Even if he is as smart as the fifth sister, it is only manifested in his learning ability and reaction thinking. His childhood character is no different from that of an ordinary girl. How could a person know how to conceal and deceive from birth? ? He must have encountered something after he went to Border Town, which brought about the current change.
Tifeko shook his head and put these distracting thoughts behind him.
"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"
"No, it's nothing," the new king took a breath, "the storm is coming."
No matter what he encounters, it is the same. The population and location of Border Town doom him to no way out, no port, no fleet, and behind him is an untouchable wilderness. He can only stick to that corner until he is attacked by his own wave The wave offensive was exhausted.
"Are you insisting on leaving tomorrow?" the knight asked worriedly.
"How can I meet a real storm if it stops when it encounters some rain?" Tifeko turned around. Sooner or later, Roland Wimbledon will kneel at his feet and beg for forgiveness, and the crown of the King of Greycastle will definitely be worn on his head, but these are just the curtains. The church's trends and intentions are becoming more and more obvious. One day, Graycastle will fight against the church. That's the real challenge. "Go and do your business, and finish the task I entrusted to you as soon as possible, so that you can return to the capital as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Ed took two steps, then turned around and asked, "I almost forgot, may I ask your majesty, what to do with those who swallowed the pills and didn't die on the battlefield? It's the third time they've taken the pills."
"Let them be incinerated together with Clear Water Harbor." He replied with a blank expression.
The knight took the lead, and Tifeko suddenly felt a cold on the tip of his nose. He raised his head. The rain fell from the clouds. It was sparse at first, and then it became denser and denser, and soon ripples appeared on the sea.
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The new holy city of Hermes, the top of the Babel Tower.
"Damn it, damn it!" Typhron slammed the table fiercely, "This son of a bitch! Blasphemer! How dare she target the church!?"
It was the first time that Mayne had seen the old bishop so rude. The blue veins on his forehead burst out, his beard was shaking with anger, and his face was so grim as if he was going to swallow him alive.
It's hard to imagine that he usually complains to Heather, and the two of them can argue for a whole afternoon when they disagree with a few words, but when he saw the jewelry box sent by the Queen of Clear Water, the old man burst out with astonishing anger.
There were no pearls in the jewel box, but a cast iron ring, the bishop's insignia bestowed by the Pope himself, on a severed, blood-stained finger.
Mayne sighed and reached out to close the jewelry box, "Of course she dares, because we don't have the blessing of the gods... We only favor the winners."
This sentence made Teflon instantly calm down. He sat back on the chair without saying a word, gasping for breath, and finally stammered, "What are you going to do next?"
This was indeed a situation the Church had not encountered in the past hundred years. No one expected that Garcia would travel thousands of miles from Greycastle to Eternal Winter, and after capturing the capital, he would send a fleet of black sails to approach Hermes. Although Wolfheart City was only one breath away from being conquered, Mayne did not hesitate to transfer all the God's Punishment Army back to the Old Holy City.
This city without walls is the barrier of the Hermes institution, and under no circumstances can it be lost.
After the offensive stopped, the Black Sail Fleet did not continue to advance, but returned to the capital along the river. Obviously, the other party's intention was very obvious. As long as the Church dispatched a large army to attack Wolf Heart, Garcia would attack the Holy City from the waterway. The sudden intervention of this royal force has made the nobles of Yongdong start to move again. Mayne believes that as long as these greedy people can continue to keep their territory and property, they will not hesitate to support Garcia to become the new Yongdong. Queen.
Today's predicament is not something he can easily solve.
But the church was not convinced by this difficulty. Long before he became bishop, he knew that he was going to walk a thorny road.
"First of all, the Holy City needs to add a new bishop. You first make a list of candidates, and the final candidate will be decided by the Pope," Mayne said slowly.
"And what about the enemy?" Teflon snorted out of his nostrils.
"I will explain everything to the Pope, don't worry," he closed his eyes, "Your Majesty has his own Holy Judgment." (.., Your support is my greatest motivation.)