Roland received a letter from Calvin Kant, Duke of the North.
Also sent with the letter was a contract with a fingerprint on it, which clearly and unmistakably expressed the loyalty of the North.
The content of the letter is more trivial.
The first is to ask Roland when the enthronement ceremony will be held, and he is ready to leave for congratulations - which is also the practice of every king's coronation.
Then there are questions about the new policy - such as how it will be enforced, the remaining powers of the nobility, succession matters and the scope of the city hall's administration.
These are all expected, and what surprised Roland was the last point.
At the end of the letter, the duke made a marriage request to himself. On a whole page, he praised his daughter Edith's beauty and talent, saying that she could handle both domestic and foreign affairs in an orderly manner, and she was the best queen candidate... This Roland couldn't help laughing after the remarks.
"What are you laughing at?" Nightingale's voice came from the direction of the reclining chair.
"An interesting... Father," he picked up the stationery, "look at this."
Nightingale got out of the fog, took the letter, and frowned after a few glances, "You won't promise him, will you?"
"Of course not," Roland said lightly, "I don't need a political marriage to maintain the stability of the throne, and the letter says so much, I wouldn't dare to put her in the castle, or who is the king? I know."
"Sounds like the truth," Nightingale was clearly relieved.
"Hey, you can't trust me like that."
"It's not a matter of belief, you know witches can't help..." She paused. "After awakening, we can no longer be considered complete women."
"I didn't think so," Roland shook his head. The shortcomings of infertility will gradually disappear with the progress of civilization, and the appearance, physical fitness, and incredible ability brought by magic will become more and more important. As long as human beings can continue, the group of witches will inevitably rise. Fortunately, they were born within humans, and there is no specific way to stimulate awakening, which gave an opportunity for the two to merge.
Just as he was about to make his point in a tirade, a flying messenger flew into the room through the open window, flapped its wings twice and landed on the desk.
A yellow strip of cloth is tied around its claws - this means that the secret letter comes from the old capital.
Roland swallowed the words again, took out a dried fish from the drawer and threw it to the gray falcon who shook his head for a reward, then untied the cloth and took out the folded oil paper.
Due to the limited size of Melet, the content above is usually very concise.
The first sentence of the letter surprised him.
"The Palace of Dawn has been infiltrated by the pure, and its ability can ignore the Stone of God's Punishment."
A witch immune to the influence of the god stone? As far as he knows, only the superhuman who strengthens the body can do this, and the other one is the high-level devil known as the demon slayer.
Roland continued to look down, only to find that the news was more surprising.
"The eldest prince Amperin tried to resist, and the guards committed suicide by raising their swords under the control of the Pure One."
"The purpose of the church is to stabilize the dawn, so that we can concentrate on attacking Greycastle first."
"It's Otto Losey and Oro Tokat who are witnessing all this. The three families hope to get your help."
He suddenly felt that his plan for the recovery of the extreme south had to be greatly adjusted.
three days later.
Roland held a strategy discussion meeting in the castle parlor.
The attendees included Barov, Chief of the City Hall, Iron Axe, Commander of the First Army, Chief Knight Carter, Archon of Longsong, Wendy and Agatha, representatives of the Witch League, Sylvie, the Witch of the Sleepy Isle, and Northland. Pearl Edith.
"The basic situation is like this," Roland recounted the contents of the secret letter, "We cannot verify these contents, but if everything in the letter is true, Greycastle will undoubtedly face the biggest challenge before the Battle of Divine Will. For the sake of safety, the battle arrangement in the extreme south can only be temporarily suspended." He looked at Iron Axe, "Is there any problem?"
As the chief hero of the spring offensive, Iron Axe quickly took Liuye Town and Falling Dragon Ridge as planned, making the gateway town connecting Neverwinter City and the southern border fall into Roland's hands. He originally planned to make persistent efforts to complete the great cause of expanding the territory before the arrival of autumn, and include the sand people's territory into the kingdom's territory. Among them, the key figures in the tie between the two ethnic groups are Echo and Iron Axe. As Mojin people, they can play a buffer role in racial conflicts, and Iron Axe is also very eager to return to Iron Sand City to avenge the revenge that was framed in the past. , so letting him lead the army to occupy the extreme south is also the best reward for him. He might be disappointed to suspend the battle plan now.
"Yes, Your Majesty," but Iron Axe's expression remained the same, and he answered very decisively, "In addition, I suggest that the First Army stationed in the Falling Dragon Ridge be replaced by newly trained recruits. They have no problem dealing with those nobles. , the First Army can also concentrate its maximum force to stop the church."
"Just do it," Roland nodded approvingly, got up and walked to the big map behind him, "Now there are two main problems we face, one is not knowing when the enemy will attack, and the other is not knowing where they will attack from. Originally, there was only one way for the church to invade Graycastle, that is, from the Cold Wind Ridge in the north to the capital, but now the Kingdom of Dawn is under the coercion of the church, so it is possible for the Judgment Army to invade Graycastle from the border of Dawn, what good are you? How to deal with it?"
"No matter where they appear, the first thing they have to pass through is the northern border of the kingdom," Barov said first, "Cold Wind Ridge, Rivendell Town, Evernight City, and Cliff City are all the territory of Duke Calvin. I suggest letting the It would be safer for Miss Edith to bring this news to her father, and then stay in the North to monitor the enemy. But... Your Majesty," he rubbed his hands, "can we block the church?"
This timid question was met with unanimous glances from everyone, and Edith said unceremoniously, "If Your Majesty says you can't stop it, are you planning to wag your tail from the church and ask for their forgiveness?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, as the head of the city hall, I have to at least prepare for the worst..."
She ignored Barov, looked at Roland and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed necessary to send people to monitor all roads, but it does not mean that it is a good method. It responds slowly, and when it finds the enemy, it also means that the enemy has already It's hard to buy enough time for you to get started."
"Do you have a better way?"
"Of course," Edith replied confidently, "send someone to Hermes."
"The holy city of the church?" Carter frowned. "What's the use of that? Could it be that the Pope will notify you when he decides to send troops?"
"And the people there are all believers and fanatics, and it's hard for spies to get in," Pelor added.
"You don't need to enter the holy city," she smiled, "just have a good chat with a nearby businessman."