After passing through the storm, the temperament of the sublime Inland Sea became unusually mild. A week later, at noon on the eighth day to be exact, a black line appeared on the horizon of the sea and the sky amidst the voice of Lao Wangshou. It is the mountains of Metz. The seaman re-measured the position of the fleet and confirmed that it was already in the sea near Fattan. In fact, the imperial patrol ship with red sails could already be seen on the sea level.
This imperial patrol ship came from the nearby Port of Fattan. The sailors on the ship were obviously frightened when they saw a huge fleet pierced from the clouds in the afternoon sun. After a lot of confusion, they fired their guns and asked. Who is coming.
"They usually approached and used wind information to ask questions, sometimes with semaphores. They should be at the warning port now." Ephraim explained, standing next to the ship's string.
Brando nodded and responded faintly: "Tell them our identity."
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"Did you see clearly, what did they say?" Heilman, the captain of the Imperial patrol ship, turned around and asked his deputy. This drunken old man was half awake from alcohol. He dropped the bottle and took the brass telescope. , Looked at the strangely-identified fleet on the opposite side staggeringly.
"They said... They are the Buga fleet." The first officer replied tremblingly.
"What, Buga! What are they doing here! Didn't you make a mistake?"
"My lord, I will never make a mistake unless they type the wrong semaphore."
"What do you think?" Hellman stroked his unshaven chin. "Is this a Buga fleet?"
The first officer stared at the sea of gleaming silver scales on the clouds, with a complicated expression, but he nodded honestly—it was the fleet of the silver city-state, the only fleet in the world.
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The nominal master of Fattan Harbor, Lord Baron Ludwig Metz, seemed a little restless in his office today. Just a quarter of an hour ago, his subordinates finally figured out that this one had suddenly appeared in his house. The origin of the fleet at the door: It was actually a Buga fleet, and I heard that they had also met the air force of the Qiaogendigang in the south of Ruen Port, and handed over it once, so it seems that these Bugans can be regarded as real. Allies of the empire, but wizards rarely intervene in mortal wars. They even watched the previous holy war with cold eyes. Baron Metz didn’t understand why the other party suddenly changed his sex, but the other party brought at least the south of the evergreen aisle. The news, and the noble refugees, this is not to be done. His deputy reportedly saw Earl Alcons and several other prominent figures among the refugees. With these people testifying, Baron Metz had never thought about it. The other party will be deceiving.
However, seeing the huge fleet anchored in the port, Baron Ludwig Metz was unavoidably worried. He was not worried about the other, but how long these wizards would stay here. Knowing the supply of such a large one. The logistics of the fleet is not a simple matter. Even if the opponent can be self-sufficient, the influx of so many warships into the port will inevitably affect the port. Not to mention, the berth alone will be reduced out of thin air. Most of these are money.
On the other hand, Baron Metz, as the lord of a city, is regarded as a respected status in the empire, but the opponent is a silver person after all, and has surpassed the mortal people invisibly. The empire has always prided itself as the center of civilization. But this center is usually limited to the area under the Temple of Flame, and even Faenzan and Saint Ossor may not be sold, let alone other places. Nowadays, most people in the world advocate civilization and order, and it is well known that most of the civilizations of this era were inherited from the previous era. There have been many lost in the war, not to mention the priceless ones stored in the Babel Tower before the Twilight War. In ancient literature, the people of silver have innate advantages over the civilization of black iron in this respect, not to mention the craftsmen and wizards who originally claimed to be the “custodians of knowledge”, so in the eyes of the world in this era, they are proud and isolated. The Bujas are simply synonymous with brilliance and civilization. They should be born high above. Among the mortal aristocracy, the culture of the silver city-state is very admired, especially in the major empires, almost to a morbid arty degree.
Although Baron Ludwig Metz is still pragmatic and not a hardcore Buga admirer, as a member of the high-level aristocratic circle, he will inevitably be affected. When he thinks of it for a while, he really wants to be with those in the cloud. When dealing with the gentle craftsmen and wizards wearing white robes, there was a lot of anxiety in Ye Gong's heart for a while.
If Brando knew an excuse he had made up casually, it would have caused a battle-tested imperial nobleman to give birth to such a mentality, and he didn't know if he would laugh out loud. But at least he is determined not to believe in any gentle craftsman wizards. When he was a player, he had been in the Silver City for a long time. Generally, there were two kinds of wizards he saw-either very pragmatic, or Just like the science madman, the former are mostly from the Silver Council, and the latter are mostly from the Silver Society.
At this moment, Lord Baron was wondering what kind of attitude he would use to meet these noble guests. There were already thumping footsteps in the corridor outside. He raised his head and the office door suddenly creaked open. This incident caused Baron Ludwig Metz to frown slightly, thinking that these southerners are really ignorant of etiquette, and they pushed the door straight in without waiting for the pass. He had never thought that the one coming in would be Buga. People, when he wants to come to the people of silver, they should be much more civilized than the inhabitants of the earth, and they definitely wouldn't do such rude things.
As soon as the door was opened, Baron Ludwig Metz did not see the Bugga wizard in silver robes, but what made him stare at him was that he saw a group of armors, blue shirts and blue tabards. Soldiers with long halberds entered in file. Of course, these soldiers would not be his subordinates, because he had already watched these soldiers come straight to him, pointing their spears at him one by one.
"You are..."
Baron Ludwig Metz was stunned for a moment, and finally found out the origin of this uniform from the deepest part of his mind. After several changes in his face, he finally blurted out:
"Eruin?"
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It is the Eruin.
It’s a pity that Baron Ludwig Metz woke up a little late. In fact, this is exactly what Brando hopes to achieve. He uses the Bugga fleet as a guise, hoping to relax the vigilance of the Port of Fattan. Fortunately, this fleet itself was built by the Buga, and the warship itself also followed the usual style of wizards. Coupled with the testimony of the Earl of Alcons and others on the ship, even if the Cruz people wanted to be suspicious, A rather difficult thing.
The development of the matter was as expected, and the fleet entered the port smoothly without any hindrance. After the warship arrived in port, when the soldiers on the warship swarmed down to disarm the weapons in the hands of the Cruze Port Guard, those guys couldn't believe how the tall Buja wizard would suddenly turn his face and act on them. After all, they were watching. Now, the people of silver don’t care about what happens in the mortal world at all. For them, the power of the world is almost like passing away. The tradition of thousands of years has almost formed a kind of inertia, and this inertia has made Brando build. A big cheap.
He commanded Charles, Eunice, Marjorie, Ephraim and others to "take over" the entire port, and then led a team of troops directly to the castle where Baron Ludwig Metz was, along the way. There was no resistance, and even the guards of the castle personally opened the gate for them. When they were forced to confiscated their weapons under the pressure of real swords and guns, they still asked these Eruins with a look of astonishment what they wanted to do.
But when these people finally realized that they were not facing the Bugans, but the Eruins, they showed a look similar to Ludwig Metz himself, first of all shock and disbelief. , And then still shocked and unbelievable.
For these people, Brando didn't have time to answer their doubts. With a big wave of his hand, they were all locked in the dungeon under the castle. In this way, with almost no trouble, he and his fleet took over the port.
Of course, this is only temporary. After all, he is just an outsider. To rule such a huge city, a little Eruin close to his hand is definitely not enough, because he can only wipe out the upper-level officials at most, as for the middle and lower-level officials. The official of, he has neither the time nor the ability to arrest all of these people. What's more, even if he has the ability, after he puts all these people in the dungeon, who will manage the city for him
To make a huge port operate, the manpower required is not a little bit.
Fortunately, he has not only the Eruins, but also a considerable number of Cruz nobles. These people are all decent figures in the empire. With these people in his hands, he can justifiably use military control as an excuse to take over this. City. Why is the empire in the midst of internal and external troubles? The empire and the wind elves on the east side of the Evergreen Passage are inextricably fought, and on the south side, there is a sudden emergence of the Qiao Gentian army, not to mention the lion people who have been to Quining the other day. Finally captured the Anzeruta fortress group, it can be said that the situation in the southern part of the empire has been deep in the quagmire at this time, and even the Metz area has been exposed to the front of the soldiers.
At this time, they were nominally allies of the empire-a Fleet of Bugans. After reaching a consensus with the nobles in the empire, they were here to rest and help them fight against the army of Qiaogendigan. It feels very weird. At this time, let the southern imperial nobles contact and order the middle-level officials, so that Cruz in the port will not be born with an illusion of'occupied', and it will make them feel as if the port is still under the control of the empire. The Buga fleet is nothing more than a temporary amulet.
Of course, in order to do all this, it is necessary to reach a consensus with people like Count Alcons.
Brando hadn’t figured out how to deal with these fleeing nobles. After all, “taking over” a port from an empire’s city lord. This kind of thing that sounds like a rebellion may not necessarily be the case for these fleeing nobles. Willing to stand in the same boat with him. But he didn't expect that an Imperial merchant ship they captured on the route helped him a lot.
At that time, he originally ordered the merchant ship to be captured because he was afraid that the other party would leak the news that such a huge fleet appeared in the hinterland of the empire. However, when they boarded the ship, he found that the bottom of the merchant ship was full of escape from the hinterland of the empire. Refugees.
These refugees brought them unimaginable news—
The civil war broke out.
In the week when they sailed in the sublime sea, to be precise the day after they left the port of Rouen, earth-shattering changes took place in the Cruz Empire. Her Majesty the Queen suddenly took control of an army that had never been seen before. This army was composed of Senya and Miner people. She directly deprived Vara of his power as the Pope of the Temple of Flame, and declared religious practice. reform. A religious reform initiated by a secular king is simply a big joke. At the very first moment, the churches in the empire were divided into two distinct factions. The sects and departments clearly stood on the side of Her Majesty the Queen and were loyal. In the place of Yuvala, the banner of resistance was raised immediately after a brief period of confusion.
In short, the chaos within the empire suddenly turned into a pot of porridge. This is not just a matter within the Temple of Flame. This huge change of interests affects everyone's hearts, and the nobles of Cloak Bay responded in the first time. The call of the Silver Queen, but the aristocrats in the north obviously could not accept this fact. In fact, the two sides had already fought a battle in the east of Metz at this time. What is surprising is that the traditional military aristocrats were defeated, and they were still eating. After a big loss, Brando couldn't learn more from these refugees for a while, only knowing that the coalition composed of several lords retreated in the direction of Ludwig after the defeat.
But these are not the points. A real blockbuster is:
The Miner came back.
These survivors from the Dark Dragon Age finally resurrected.
When hearing this news, the original supporters of Her Majesty, including the Earl of Alcons, couldn't believe it for the first time, and then they doubted, but after repeated confirmation, they fell into silence one by one. middle. After all, this is still a world dominated by the post-war order of the War of the Saints. No matter how much they stray and rebel, they dare not deny the justice of the four sages. This is the standing of the people of the black iron and the sages and nobles. For this reason, they simply didn't figure it out for a while, what happened to the Queen, is she crazy? How dare she
But after the silence, Brando understood that his opportunity was coming, and he hurriedly took advantage of the hot iron to instill his plans into these dumbfounded imperial nobles. In the case of unknown circumstances, it is better to stand on your heels before choosing to pick up. What to do next. Probably because of such a huge change, the small problem of'taking over' a port is not on the minds of these fleeing nobles. Besides, Count Alcons is not stupid. Of course, they understand that they are strong enemies around. Surrounded, what kind of choice is the best when the situation is unclear.
Regarding Brando's actions in taking over the port, they unanimously chose to remain silent.
But Brando actually understands that choosing to be silent at this time actually means supporting.
As the dust settled in the port and the tasks were assigned one by one, Brando stood in the original office of Baron Ludwig Metz. The big commotion, everything was still in order, and finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This time Buga’s wizards presented him with a big problem, and now he finally took the most difficult first step. Fortunately, Tulaman didn’t lie to him, and her Majesty took the first step. As a result, there are more choices left to him next.
At least the empire is no longer monolithic.
As for things like pulling tiger skins as a banner, Brando thought that the wizards of Buja would not mind this little thing with himself. He couldn't help but think maliciously, these damned guys wanted to stay out of the matter. , I just couldn't let them do what they wanted. So that these self-righteous wizards understand that there is a price to pay if they want to be pawns.
He knocked on the table just in time to see Charles coming in from outside.
The young wizard attendant looked at his lord with a weird look, and said, "My lord, the weather is good today. There are unexpected gains in the harbor."
"Stop talking nonsense," Brando said with a stern face, then he was slightly taken aback: "A surprise?"
"Well, it's a big fish... Oh, no, it should be a little mermaid."
What kind of mess, mermaid? I'm still a siren. Brando frowned, and when he was about to speak, Charles already knew what he was going to say, and hurriedly interrupted him with a grin, "I didn't talk nonsense, Lord Lord, you'll know when you come and see."
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The interstitial light that penetrates into the darkness is the only connection between this huge mobile cage and the outside world. It comes from the air hole above. This beam of light slanted in a dark environment and fell on the floor not far from Faina. On top, a circular spot is formed. She wears icy shackles on her hands and feet. The shackles are not heavy, but they are inlaid with a magic circle that can isolate magical power, and the magical power she masters is turned into nothing.
She calculated the day and night based on the change in the position of the light spot and the food she had obtained. Since being imprisoned in this cage, almost a week has passed, and almost half a month has passed since she was imprisoned in Wagner City.
When thinking about being locked in this cage, she was furious and wanted to kill the damn villain Rodney, but as the days passed, she was also a little numb. After the rage, she was deeply disturbed and uneasy. Fear; but what Faina is most afraid of is not her own destiny. After all, she is a student of Veronica, the Blue Sword Saint, and she is not going to kneel down to beg for mercy from the enemy in order to survive, but what she is worried about is her family and father. There is also an accident for my younger sister. If by this time she still doesn't know who is behind Huaye leading the shot, then she is a true idiot noble lady, without the slightest political intelligence.