Thassa has been in contact with His Royal Highness once a day in recent days.
Although he had seen many incredible things in his year as His Highness's personal guard, the new order still left him feeling incredible and… confused.
Rendering the attack on the Royal Palace as a punishment by Roland Wimbledon against Tifico Wimbledon
When the militia team that attacked the western border was defeated and returned to the capital, it was not that he had not heard of the "warning" carried by this group of people. Thassa thought it was just His Highness's bluff, or a strategy to attack the east and west - while Tifeko would pay attention. When the strength is on vigilance and defense, send troops to attack other cities, just like Garcia did, to sack the opponent before winter comes.
However, the subsequent orders from Border Town made him feel that something was wrong. His Highness seemed to really plan to attack the capital and asked him to prepare for publicity. The latest order clearly states that the attack will be launched on the first day of mid-autumn, which is exactly the same time as the "warning" notification.
Look at this sentence, "The incident of the attack on the palace of the royal capital is rendered as punishment", that is to say, His Highness will directly attack the inner city of the royal capital - but how is this possible? The Royal Capital has the strongest city wall in Greycastle, which is thick enough to accommodate two dwellings side by side, even the artillery of His Highness is difficult to destroy. With the addition of the Royal Capital Knights, the Guards, and the conscripted militia, it was difficult for an army of more than 10,000 people to invade the city.
Using a witch to launch a raid is also a night talk. There are as many God's Punishment Stones in the palace, and huge God's Punishment Stones are set up in the main hall, bedroom and other parts. The witch will be deprived of all abilities as long as she steps into the room. This is also the reason why Tifeko hunted and killed witches, but no one took revenge - it is impossible to assassinate a royal noble in the palace.
And there is a hidden danger in this method. If Tifeko Wimbledon really died at the hands of the witch, the church would benefit the most... With a little guidance, the fourth prince's attempt to join the devil's minions to seize the throne can be brought to the fore. At the same time, the nobles will also unite to resist his influence. However, with the intelligence of His Royal Highness Roland, Thassa believed that he would definitely see this.
So how exactly does His Highness get into the inner city
"Sir, what are your instructions for coming to me?" Pushing open the half-closed door, Hill Fox walked into the living room.
"Waiting for a new order," Thassa said, "sit down first."
"… Yes."
Seeing the surprised expression on the face of the former acrobatic troupe member, he could only helplessly smile. Usually, he would notify these people after receiving the exact order, but this time it was inconvenient for him to give the task assigned by His Highness. Notice in advance—if the palace of the royal capital is not attacked, this seemingly absurd order can easily reduce the trust level of the other party.
But on the contrary, if His Highness really did this, it would definitely be an unprecedented shock to them, and it would also greatly enhance the confidence of this group of people—especially seeing with their own eyes that His Highness was thousands of miles away, and they would be able to tell Tifeko A real threat to his throne, this kind of propaganda is more effective than his dry mouth.
So Thassa chose a compromise, calling Hill to the inner city first and waiting for His Highness to fulfill his warning. If he succeeded, everyone would be happy; if he failed, he just had to lie that the messenger might have been delayed on the way.
"Have some tea," Thassa laughed. "Don't put doubts on your face all the time. As an intelligence officer, the most important thing is—"
"Hide yourself, my lord." He took the teacup, "By the way, there have been a lot of patrols on the streets recently, and even the number of guards on the city wall has doubled. Could it be that... these changes are related to His Highness's orders. ?"
"Indeed, Tifek—"
Halfway through Thassa's words, a thunderstorm suddenly rolled over the mansion. The sound was so loud that the windows and glass trembled. At the same time, the ground shook slightly, and the tremor was brief and clear. Hill was caught off guard, and the teacup in his hand fell straight to the ground, breaking into several pieces.
"Sorry, my lord... but," Hill said, dumbfounded, "this is... what's going on?"
"Come with me," Thassa said solemnly.
The two rushed out of the garden residence, and were immediately attracted by a black smoke column in the direction of the palace. Obviously, the thunder just now came from there. He has seen His Royal Highness's artillery and muskets, and naturally knows that only alchemy powder can produce a momentum like the wrath of the sky, and such a violent tremor is not caused by shelling, but more like it was originally used to deal with thick armor evil. Beast's bag.
Hill opened his mouth wide and could hardly believe his eyes, "Could it be that His Highness's declaration in the warning is true?"
"That's right," Thassa finally felt relieved, he turned around, and pretended to be lofty, "This is also a new order that His Highness wants to give you."
Tifeko's face was ashen, looking at the chandelier falling in front of him, he was speechless for a while.
"Your Majesty, cough... Your Majesty, are you alright?" the former Prime Minister coughed in the dust, "Damn, what the hell happened outside?"
Tifeko didn't answer, but felt his throat dry. Under the chandelier was a silver-armored knight who was reporting the recruitment of refugees to himself, but now his neck was broken by the falling chandelier. If I take a step forward, I am afraid...
Thinking of this, he felt cold hair stand on end.
"Is this an earthquake?" the finance minister asked in shock. "We have to leave the castle quickly and go to an open space."
"That's right, Your Majesty, it's not safe here!"
"Shut up!" Tifeko shouted loudly, and when he opened his mouth, he realized that his voice was so hoarse, as if someone was pinching his throat to say it, "Sir Weimars, take me there immediately. basement!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Although the Knight of Steel Heart looked a little nervous, compared to the performance of the other important officials, he was quite calm. He walked over to help Tifeko up and walked downstairs.
Along the way, the new king saw that the aisle was full of broken glass, and through the broken windows, the palace of the sky on the side of the castle no longer existed. Amid the rising smoke, only a few solitary stone pillars remain of this magnificent building. This is definitely not caused by an earthquake, but an effect that can only be produced by the explosion of a large amount of snow powder!
Leaving the castle now is undoubtedly a dead end. God knows whether Roland Wimbledon has buried snow powder elsewhere. Only the basement made of thick stone walls is safe enough.
Damn it, Tifeke thought bitterly, why does the fourth brother also have this kind of alchemy weapon? Could it be that Garcia also gave him the formula when he left Bishui Port, and asked him to use snow powder to fight against himself!
But even so, how did he bury the snow powder in the palace? Not even a witch with extraordinary abilities could do this!
"Bring the Knights with you and thoroughly search the entire palace area, especially the sewers, gardens, and warehouses where snow powder is easy to hide!" As soon as he stepped into the basement, Tifek immediately ordered the Knights of Steel Heart, "Find suspicious people. , No matter whether they are nobles or not, they will all be arrested first, and all attendants and servants entering and leaving the palace must be thoroughly searched, and none of them will be spared!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Ser Weimars left, the new king found himself wet with cold sweat on his back.
Roland actually did this!
No matter how he did it, this time he was able to hide the snow powder in the palace, will it be easy to put it in the castle next time
"Your position is far from being as safe as you think. By then, everyone will see that your throne is already crumbling."
Thinking of this warning, Tifeko couldn't help shivering.
As the anger subsided, he felt fear rise from the soles of his feet, gripping his heart bit by bit.
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