If Ask remembers correctly, in the time node of the original game, the arrival of the second round of demon tide coincided with the end of the second expansion pack "The Imperial Civil War" and the time node of the third expansion pack "Expedition to the Holy See".
Of course, according to Sheila, this makes sense.
Why did the Vatican incite the Wolf family to rebel in advance
Why did the Wolf and Hohenstaufen families still try to hold the imperial coalition forces in Franconia when there was no possibility of winning
And why did the Holy See still not send troops at the critical juncture of the imperial civil war
Everything stems from the coming second demonic tide.
If the Wolf family did not rebel, Emperor Otto would be able to calmly integrate domestic forces and immediately move south after the demonic tide came. This would undoubtedly be the most unfavorable situation for the Holy See.
All high-tech equipment was scrapped, domestic industrial production stagnated, and at the same time, we had to face foreign invasions...
Therefore, the Holy See detonated the civil strife in the empire ahead of time. As long as these two families can delay the emperor's coalition forces, then after the demon tide ends, the Holy See will be able to gather its forces and quickly move north.
If not, then these two families will become abandoned, and it will still buy enough time for the Holy See to resume production.
Well, for the Blue Sword Mercenary Group that is about to join the Emperor's coalition forces, of course the sooner the civil war ends and the sooner the southern expedition begins, the better.
It would be best if the imperial army was fully prepared and just began its southern expedition when the demon tide arrived, burning all of the Vatican's high-tech equipment. This would reduce the difficulty of the early battles to a minimum, which would undoubtedly be the most favorable situation for the Cangqing Sword.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Who told Emperor Otto to gather all available troops for the southern expedition, while the Vatican only trusted the Knights Templar and the Mountain Guard? Even if an ordinary mercenary team wanted to join the Vatican, there was no way.
In addition, most of the supernatural sects and demigods in the empire would follow Emperor Otto to the south to participate in the war. Therefore, in the original game world, most players chose to serve the emperor's camp, hoping to obtain enough supernatural resources by virtue of their achievements in the war.
As for the people of the Blue Sword who accepted the investigation mission of the Succubus Queen and Apirius, they must of course decisively choose the Emperor's camp without any hesitation. The only thing to pay attention to is to complete this mission at the right time, and then hurry up and run away.
Since the mastermind can influence the emperor's mind, he must have a strong control over the emperor's camp. If the Blue Sword finds out about the other party, if he exposes himself, the other party will definitely kill him to silence him.
Therefore, the key to this mission lies in timing. If the timing is too early, the other party can gather the power of the emperor's camp to frame and kill everyone; if the timing is too late, the emperor's camp will be defeated by the church, and everyone will not only have to flee, but also fail to complete the mission.
It's like the traitor in the Three Kingdoms story. He has to wait until the loyal ministers and the rebels are both defeated before he can jump out and reveal his identity. It won't work if it's too early or too late.
After continuing to discuss some strategic details with Sheila, Ask saw Peggy running back in a hurry.