In the palace hall of the Eternal Winter Capital, the fire of the fireplace has been burning fiercely.
Compared to Greycastle, which has four distinct seasons, the summer here is exceptionally short, and the autumn is more like a foreshadowing of the coming severe cold. Even before it is time to change into light and thin shorts, the cold wind will come quietly again.
Garcia Wimbledon wore a fox fur coat and sat on the throne, listening to the appeals and demands of the nobles.
She didn't like this palace. The pillars, walls and floor were all made of snow-white stone, and each piece was polished so smooth and translucent that it looked like hard ice. Despite the two layers of velvet upholstery on the seat, she could still feel the biting chill emanating from the cold iron chair.
This damn house is made of ice, she thought unpleasantly. When the situation stabilizes, the first thing to do is to smash all the ground and walls, and then re-lay it with black-brown granite slabs.
"Your Majesty, I hope you can get justice for me!"
A nobleman said with a sad face.
Before this guy, Rory said a lot, but in fact, he can explain it clearly in a few words. It was nothing more than that after the church occupied the capital, a public trial was conducted on some nobles who had done a lot of evil, and the presiding officer was Bishop Heather. Most of them went to the gallows, and this guy was lucky, only to have his property confiscated and divided equally among the victimized civilians.
"I can understand your request that private property should not be plundered," Garcia pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "but the exact amount is difficult to define. Well, if you can provide a financial statement of income and expenditure for the past five years, I can You will be compensated for a portion of the seizure on an average basis."
"However, the mob looted my mansion, I'm afraid these records..."
"Then I can only make compensation based on the standard of nobility according to the announcement." Garcia interrupted, "Look around you, they are all nobles who have been looted. If you supply more, others will One less. What do you say?"
"Yes, who knows if the number you reported is true!"
"What are you talking about, Ser Haron, those golden dragons didn't belong to you."
"It's good to have your share. Look at your accomplices, they can only go to the heaven to ask the gods to ask for compensation."
Seeing that the nobles around him were glaring at him, he had no choice but to bow down and salute, "Then it will be distributed according to your standards. Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
"Very good," Garcia smiled slightly, "Next."
"Greetings to you, Your Majesty," a white-haired old man stepped out of the crowd and respectfully stroked his chest, the Silver Lu family crest shining brightly on his chest.
"Marquis Borde, I remember that your territory was not attacked by church thugs."
"Yes," he replied with a nod, "it's not that they don't want to, it's that they can't... Manxueling is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and my knight blocked the mob invasion. But my child was not so lucky, he happened to be on the day of the riot. On duty in the palace, in order to protect the former queen, he was not only killed by the believers, but his body was also hanged on the city gate. It was not until you arrived in Eternal Winter that he was freed from humiliation."
"What a tragic story," Garcia sighed, putting on a sad face. "So what do you need me to do?"
"The man who killed him was called Butcher, and he has now become the leading figure among the remaining rebels. This group of people is hiding in the desperate mountains to the north. I want to avenge the child." The Marquis stated calmly.
"But I don't have many troops under my command. In addition to patrolling and guarding the city walls and granaries, it is difficult to separate people to find so many exiled thugs in the barren mountains and mountains." She shook her head, expressing regret, "and once In winter, when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, they can't get supplies, and sooner or later they will freeze to death inside, so why do you rush for a while?"
"Only a slasher can give me peace, Your Majesty. I don't have to bother you with sending out your samurai to search for the insurgents. There are many natural caves at the foot of the mountains, and they must be hiding there. But most caves have very narrow entrances, and if you use rubble Blocking, even knights are difficult to break into, I hope you can provide me with the alchemy items that can blow up the city gate, and I will do the rest myself."
Does he want snow powder? Garcia frowned, this thing has great power, and it is a killer that can change the situation of the battle, and it must not be spread out.
She just wanted to refuse, but the other party said again, "If you can agree to my request, I am willing to return to the court to serve you, and the Yinlu family will fully support you in taking charge of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter."
This sentence gave Garcia a slight pause. When the church executed the queen, it also killed a group of important officials. The Marquis of Bordeaux is quite famous here. If he can serve as the former Prime Minister and gather the rest of the nobles, it can make up for the dilemma of administrative difficulties to a certain extent.
"This request is not excessive," she thought for a moment, and finally made a decision, "but I can't give you the alchemy powder directly. When you need it, I will send a special alchemist to help you blast the hole. ."
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After the court meeting, Garcia returned to the back room, and Farien came forward to greet her and handed her a glass of hot fruit wine, "Thanks for your hard work, Your Majesty, all those nobles turned to you. In this way, even if not Relying on the Wolf King, you can also slowly swallow the entire Kingdom of Eternal Winter."
"If there is no church," the Queen shrugged.
The church's move to deprive the nobles of inheritance pushed them all to their side. With the support of this group of people and the substantial weakening of the real power faction in the past, it is not difficult to gain a firm foothold in the royal capital. However, there is still a long way to go to take control of Eternal Winter. The people here are greatly influenced by the church. The black sail warriors she sent out to sweep the churches in several other big cities were attacked by civilians and believers. Therefore, it is extremely important to form an alliance with Wolfheart, not only to jointly defend against the church, but also to weaken the influence of the church by transporting population.
As for those stubborn civilians, just kill them all.
"By the way, the wolf king just sent an envoy to send you a letter," Farien took out an envelope from his arms. "Because you were dealing with government affairs at the time, I didn't bother you."
Garcia opened the envelope, took out the letter and unfolded it, with a solemn expression.
"Is it bad news?"
"The church has sent troops again," she said solemnly. "They are heading for Wolf Heart City by land, and have already broken through several temporary defense lines."
"What?" Farien stared in disbelief. "The Moon of Demons is coming soon. Are they planning to ignore the new holy city?"
Garcia sat back at the desk, frowning in thought.
The church could never let it go, but she didn't expect the other party to come so quickly. If she waited until next spring to fight again, she would be much more prepared. The enemy made it clear that she didn't want to give her a chance to breathe.
But it's also an opportunity.
If the church army can be exhausted in Wolf Heart City, and when the evil beasts invade Hermes on a large scale, the enemy will face a disaster of destruction.
They may send more God's Punishment Army, but she also has powerful weapons like snow powder, plus the inextinguishable Styx black water, evil fire powder, and the towering city walls of Wolf Heart City, it will definitely consume a large amount of the opponent's living power .
Thinking of this, Garcia said, "Pass my order and let the Black Sail Warriors get ready for the expedition! This year, we will spend the winter in Wolf Heart City." (..., Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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