The first holy war generally refers to the battle of the saints that took place a thousand years ago, the war where the four saints led the people of the dark iron against the cruel rule of the dark dragon, a glorious and sacred war praised by countless songs.
The second holy war began at the end of the Year of Chaos. It was a sacred war launched by the Faenza, Cruz, and wind elves to open up the vast wilderness and black forest between the three kingdoms. It was an era of pioneering knights, wilderness. The magnificent tragic song of generosity continued until the establishment of Eruin. After that, the territory of the three empires basically took shape. Only the long and narrow dark forest remained between the countries as a buffer zone. The war was also magnificent and lasted for nearly two years. Over the past century, the title of jihad has also been established.
The third holy war began in the Glory Year and lasted for nearly half a century-and then it turned out that this war was neither glamorous nor honorable, especially the November War in the last seven years, bloodshed became people. The only memory of this war. The reason for the beginning of the war originated from the magical technology brought by the rise of the Hazel people. The introduction of new technology has brought countries into the most prosperous era, but the hidden dangers brought about by population expansion have also appeared one by one. When the population began to pour into the border , The empire’s eyes had to be cast on the only remaining undeveloped area.
Beginning in the glorious year, the three empires followed the sacred covenant and jointly marched to the frontiers of the Four Realms. The war started from the area south of the Alkhash Mountains, but this eventually turned into a terrible mistake. In the whole war, because of the conflicts of land division, the increasing conflict between the distrust of the royal family and the doctrine of the temple, coupled with the fact that the believers of the unity of all things were haunting and deceiving people's hearts, the 320 years of the first era -In the year of change, the local Legion of Levoz of the Cruz people suddenly attacked the flank of the wind elves as allies-this battle was apparently aimed at retaliation for an earlier conflict, but many of them were going to act together. Shadow. Then the human legion on the wind elves also launched revenge, which completely intensified the contradiction. Humans and wind elves fought each other on the long and narrow battlefield, and the high-level nobles who permeated into the orderly society played an indispensable role in the battle. , But when most nobles wake up, the results are already irreversible.
But this actually reflects the human heart from a certain perspective. Runecastle scholar Ron Samelian wrote in his book, "People have too much shirk their sins on some kind of evil force without reflecting on it. My fault, in fact, history has long proven that this force only played a certain role in the process of the war. It only exposed the ugly side of humanity even more—'This statement describes the time. The scene of the war. After June, the Faenza people joined the war naked|nakedly, and then the Lions of Toquinine, principalities and kingdoms of all sizes were drawn into the whirlpool, and the war dragged all the participants. Into an endless battle, because of hatred, greed or whatever, until they are exhausted from fighting each other.
After the war, the Cruz people occupied a small part of the entire four-leaf clover plain, including the large tract of land originally belonged to the wind elves. The Farnzan were the biggest winners, taking advantage of both sides, the Lion They solved their need for hatred, but many principalities, large and small, were enslaved in wars—because of the greed of the nobles of the empire, or the need for the progress of the war—it seems that the second holy war occurred around the cave beasts. It has come to an end, but in fact, the seeds of deeper hatred have already been planted. The last trust between the empire and the empire has been lost. The friction on the border has intensified. Almost everyone understands that these three beasts are just lost. The strength needs a short recuperation, and each of them can't wait to jump up and kill each other to death.
The Cruz people need to make some kind of compensation for the blood of the nobles shed during the November War in the last seven years. Although they have benefited from the war, they are more painful. This kind of pain makes the entire aristocratic class change. Being impetuous and full of anger, they increasingly want to free themselves from that dishonorable war and punish the Faenzan people and the wind elves. This ethos has increased the exploitation of small countries by the Cruz people, and has also allowed the penetration of everything together to have a broader market. However, for the wind elves, it is the same unforgettable hatred, whether it is for the Faenza or the Cruz people. They lost their territory in the war and naturally want to retake it. Faenza, who only hopes to maintain the results of the previous war, gradually began to become less impatient because of the constant provocations of the Cruz people and the wind elves on the border.
The fourth jihad—or the third time, because of the disgraceful influence of the third jihad, more and more people in the world are unwilling to associate the subsequent jihad with the war of the saints, especially scholars, many of them The war of the saints is not regarded as the same type of war to expand territory, but taken separately from history and put aside-so the pain caused by the second war is destined to break out in the third war It came out, this is something that all countries had expected, but when it really started, it was earlier than everyone expected.
At the end of July, the Dead Frost Forest exploded.
On the same day, the areas of Torquinine, Voloz, and Orkins were bombarded by the Fourteenth Ring Spell God’s Judgment, causing countless deaths and injuries, and the three cities almost turned to ashes.
In the next two months, the Golden Mane Lions began to gather a large army. Their offensive turned away from the Grey Mountain Range and Yanilasu to the south, crossed the plains of Saint White, and began to march towards Cruz, Frost Moon At the beginning, the Lions left the warm plains and arrived at the Lion Fortress. The news of the coming of war spread throughout the Cruz Empire within half a month. In the same month, the revenge army of the wind elves set off from the ruins of Aukins and attacked the Crimson Legion of the Cruz people on the Clover Plain. The wind elves quickly regained several towns and towns on the Clover Plain. The fort, and the Cruz people stalemate on the border of the Four Realms.
As for the Faenzans, although they still haven’t taken any action on the surface, their armies have long been assembled from White City and from Grey Hughes—
When the decree that the chief priests of Constance and Valar summon the envoys and nobles of various countries under the Temple of Flame to Rusita arrived, Brando understood that the second chapter of the game-the era of war and chaos It has come early.
Her Royal Highness confirmed the candidates for the mission in the shortest time.
First of all, the head of the envoy is naturally Brando. Although there are many voices of opposition in the royal party, Griffiy suppressed all the objections. She understood the true purpose of Brando's trip and supported it. The Lord Earl went to do so. Most opponents of the royal party think this is an act of indulging childishness and impulsivity, but she doesn’t think so. Brando’s phrase “this is the backbone and pride of a nation” finally touched her. The kingdom really needs to have Some of her own pride, Griffiy understands that such a banner will allow her to gain some people who truly support her, rather than those timid nobles.
They had parted ways with her as early as Amperexel, and the princess didn't have any luck about this in her heart.
If the nobles of a kingdom do not stand with her, then she must at least stand with its citizens. Brando's words seem to light up a beacon for her in the dark.
And then, as a candidate for the royal family, the princess still stubbornly chose Haruze—this made Brando a little flattered. He knew very well the rules between the nobles of Warnd, and therefore also knew her Royal Highness very well. The reason for this choice—because Haruze is the future crown prince of Eruin, the Cruz people cannot detain him in the empire for any purpose, otherwise the Silver Queen will not only offend all her vassals, but even Will leave a very bad reputation among the imperial nobles.
But doing so still requires some risks. The crown prince’s long journey itself is full of unstable factors, and Prince Lenaret, who is still reclusive in Tonigel, is a ready-made example. But Griffiy made up his mind, willing to let her beloved brother take risks, and also protect Brando, the head of the envoy, because she understands Brando's significance to Eruin at this moment. Died in Cruz, then her and Haruze’s future is equally bleak. She is very clear about what she is going to do, and in her opinion: Haruze, as the future king of Eruin, should also serve this kingdom. It's time to take responsibility in the future.
This is what she said to her only brother: "Haruze, the experience of you and your teacher on the mission this time is likely to become the most precious treasure in your life; Haruze, this may be I tell you for the last time, you must be strong alone, because you are the king of Eruin."
The little prince had no objection, but was frightened by his sister’s harshness, almost crying, but was stared at by Princess Griffin, and swallowed the tears back into his stomach. Nodded honestly.
And Brando returned to Tonigel with a little gratitude for the princess, and began to choose the'attendant and deputy' who accompanied him. He hated clearly in his heart that this so-called mission was just a cover, and everyone around him knew exactly what he was going to do. Therefore, what this so-called envoy needs was not a ceremonial officer full of aristocratic etiquette, but a ceremonial officer. An army that can turn Cruz upside down.
The number of this'army' is small, and he already has suitable candidates in his mind.
"Because almost all the funds in the territory are invested in preparations for war-mainly the recruitment and training of the White Lion Guards, the creation of weapons and armors, the cost of magic crystals, daily maintenance, the acquisition of rare materials, etc. Wait—In short, the construction in the Black Forest has basically come to a halt. This situation can last for about three to four months, and it will shake our previous results within half a year at the latest."
The carriage was bumping, and Lin Ying passed through the window, leaving a mottled pattern on the black dress as the wheels moved forward. Brando’s face was lighted and darkened with light and shadow. He supported his chin with one hand and listened to the businessman. The young lady rarely read a report to herself-this is a boring thing in the eyes of little Roman, so the small eyebrows are twisted into a ball. As part of the businessman's interest, she doesn't mind reading the piles of account books. Or similar documents, but to read them one by one and turn them into audio books, she started to feel a little dry.
But this is what Brando wanted her to do. She persuaded herself about five minutes or more than ten seconds with this reason, but immediately found a new excuse—Brando always likes to see her embarrassed. , Which made her feel very unhappy. Lord Roman was unhappy, and Roman began to realize this. She raised her feather-like eyebrows and moved her mouth quickly, saying: "The White Lion Guard had nearly a hundred casualties in the previous war..."
Brando stared at this guy: "Wait, what did you say in the second half, I didn't catch it at all."
"That's the case for the second half of the content, isn't it? It's just that I read it very quickly and you didn't hear it clearly, but I've finished it." The merchant lady began to shame as she always did.
"You are shameless. Didn't you say that you will read the report to me this afternoon? I have to understand what happened in the territory during this time." Brando replied badly.
"But I've finished reading, using what my aunt taught me—'the witch's fast reading method'. Brando didn't hear clearly that Brando is not a witch. It has nothing to do with Roman," she wrinkled her eyes. Turning around, he stuffed a stack of reports into Flor's hand next to him: "But you can ask Flor to read it for you. She doesn't know how to read quickly, so Brando doesn't have to worry about hearing it clearly."
Brando was convinced that some of her "the witch's fast reading method" must have popped out of that little head temporarily, but the imagination of the business lady was so rich that she had the same name. There can be a difference between the front and back. He rolled his eyes and didn't bother to open it, because anyway, the eldest lady must be able to justify herself in the end, this is a special skill of Lord Roman, rolling all over the floor, and ordinary people can't learn it.
He looked at Flor, who was sitting across from the two, turning a blind eye to the two jewels in front of him, including her lord. She silently sorted out the manuscript and continued reading: "The casualties of the White Lion Guard have been lost from Tony. The recruits transferred from the Garrison of the Geer and Mintai regions are supplemented. In addition, they have been expanded by five hundred people, making a total of 1,500 people with the previous expansion. However, these recruits are still training in Tonigel and Jean de Nell. It's unusable for a short time."
"Caglis did a good job." Brando praised.
The scenery outside the car window has long been replaced by a peaceful mountain forest. This is already the second day after returning to Tonigel. He stretched out in the car and found that he only felt more relaxed after returning to the territory. In Prague Although Si’s home was very cozy, he still struggled when facing his father—after all, this was his own territory that he had built up with one hand and one kick. He originally wanted his parents to move to Tonigel, but old Scott stubbornly refused to accept it. Although his mother Windsor seemed a little moved, but in the end he couldn't make it. Fortunately, Bunid promised to send someone to take care of his family. , With the protection of the Highland Knights, Madara's possible revenge was not considered.
And the Princess did not succeed in resignation. Griffith arranged for him to be the head of the mission to Cruz, so naturally he had to go to Tonigel to examine the team he selected to go to the empire-beware of this. The Lord Earl really took an army to Cruz. Of course this is just an excuse on the face. The princess went privately to a subject’s territory, which was not in compliance with the rules and had an adverse effect on her reputation. But everyone knows that Tonigel and Jean Dernell’s territory is next to each other. With Frada, she insisted on going around Tonigel, and it was not unreasonable.
But Brando knew in his heart that the princess might not leave easily when she came to the firs this time. His departure from Eruin to Cruz is an unsettled factor affecting the situation in the kingdom. At least on the surface, in the eyes of the world, the Princess is standing behind Tonigel, if he, the Earl of Tonigel, is short. Not in the kingdom within time, then she is likely to face the danger of being emptied by the royal party again.
She came to her territory this time not only with the mentality of inspecting the rear, but also to show the outside world the close relationship with him, the Earl of Tonigel. Brando didn't think too much about the considerations of the princess at the beginning, only when the princess was here to say goodbye to him, but after Antitina reminded him, did he understand it. In fact, Tonigel and the royal family are also interdependent. When he is not in the country, his territory especially needs to be recognized by the royal family. This is related to the legitimacy of the territory and avoids being taken advantage of by the royal party.
Therefore, after understanding the eldest princess's consideration, he tacitly began to cooperate.
For this reason, Princess Griffin gave him the title of Earl Jean Dernell on the first day he arrived in Tonigel-this is actually a compensatory knighthood, because Tonigel was never an earl. . Originally, Brando had no ambitions to let Denel. In his original plan, it would be better for Denel and Anlek to be merged into the royal domain to further strengthen the power of the central government, which can also be given to other places. To play an exemplary role, not to mention that Anlek has the second best source of troops in the kingdom-the Highlanders (Eruin's main source of troops comes from the Grey Mountain area), and Jean Denel is the most prosperous in the south outside of Ampersel. After owning these two territories, the royal family can be said to have a decisive say in Eruin.
As for himself, Earl Tonigel is just a cover. The area of order opened up by the trade winds itself is nearly half the size of the southern border, and after it has fully grown, it is not difficult to create another Eruin. The key is that it contains exciting mineral deposits and resources, so that he has no interest in operating other territories.
But Princess Griffin only used some momentum to dispel his thoughts. Her Royal Highness solemnly told him that the knighthood itself is not only a reward, but also a recognition, with his current status and her relationship with her. The relationship between them, if he didn't get the title of Count Jean Dnell today, I am afraid it would easily arouse suspicion from the outside world, and then make the situation in the kingdom turbulent. Not only can it not increase the royal family’s right to speak, but it will only wipe out the prestige of the Corkova family, and it will also shake Tonigel’s legitimacy. After Brando listened to it, he realized that his thoughts were a bit too naive and had to Follow the kindness.
After getting the title of Jean Denel, he nominally obtained part of the command of the Southern Army Corps, and this expansion was actually carried out under this name.
Princess Griffin just pretended not to see it, not mentioning the issue of the ownership of the former Southern Legion, which is still recuperating in the area of Ampersel at this moment. Brando also seemed to pretend to forget this, and the two maintained a tacit understanding to perform this. In a scene, outsiders just treat them as the two young people who haven’t understood the operation of the kingdom’s local powers. Almost no one, including the royal party, reminds them of this, as if waiting to see them with a joke mentality. They make a fool of. However, many people in Tonigel understood that his lord had obviously received some kind of instruction, ready to clean up from the root the mess of the local nobles in the southern border-the legionary forces restraining each other and pulling back their legs.
But this plan had just begun, Brando had to want to put it aside and hand it to Cagliice or His Royal Highness, because the Cruz people caused him a big trouble. He interrupted the older sister among the wild elves and skipped this paragraph and asked: "In terms of preparation for war, the reserves of materials can be slightly slowed down. If you really want to go to war with the Cruz people, it can't be just With regard to Tonigel, the princess will find a way to help. The focus of materials and funds should be placed on Valhalla, Flo, if I need to use all the Valkyrie, how long can the territory be able to withstand it? "
"If you slow down the pace of other aspects, with the supply of the magic crystal mine in the Black Forest, it should be no problem to maintain it for one year, Lord Lord." The elf girl replied without changing her face.
"What if you want to maintain the construction in the Black Forest?"
"Three months to six months."
Brando nodded: "Where are the purchased materials?"
"At present, there are only Phoenix wings and singing silver, and the quantity is very scarce. As for the materials that other lords want, there is currently no eyebrows." Fro looked at him and said.