The Sun Also Rises.
Atendinople once again regained its vitality.
It seemed that the chaos of last night was just a nightmare. After the sun appeared, it melted like ice and snow.
Businessmen began to enter and exit the Central Third Ring Road.
Soldiers began routine attendance.
The civilians started working again.
Except for the shantytowns on the Lower Seventh Ring Road that were cordoned off, there was no difference.
Old Wharton stood at the door of the blocked area, listening to the words of the temporary person in charge here. Although the other person was very young, the old Marquis did not neglect at all.
Because he knows who the other party represents.
Not just 'fog'.
And the Snake Witcher.
Especially the latter, which has now become a part of the plan of King Aitantine VI.
He doesn't allow any mistakes.
"We will obey the Lord's arrangement and go to the temporary resting place."
"But before that, we need some food and water, and some tents."
Erin made her request.
Sentences are steady and articulation is clear.
She forced herself to remain calm when facing a marquis, and in the bottom of her heart, she silently recited the title of 'Mist'.
Clearly, it works.
At least, Sivalka, who was hiding in the crowd, was relieved.
He could see that the old marquis in front of him had no malice. As long as Irene made no mistakes, they would be able to get the most needed food, water and tents.
Especially the latter!
You must know that the winter in Hokuriku is really terrible.
You can survive for days without food or water.
But without a tent to keep out the cold, it will kill you overnight.
"OK."
"At noon, food, water, tents will be delivered."
"I promise you that."
"Please take me to say hello to that Crown Prince."
The old Marquis smiled kindly.
Erin nodded slightly.
"Thank you for everything you've done for us."
After speaking, the little girl walked back to the crowd and told the waiting people the good news.
Immediately, people cheered.
"Thank you 'Mist', thank you Lord!"
"Thank you 'Mist', thank you Lord!"
…
Such voices kept coming and going.
The old Marquis looked at it with a smile, but the moment he turned around.
The smile on the old marquis's face faded instantly.
He had anticipated the development of things, and was prepared for everything that happened in front of him.
It was only when he saw it with his own eyes that he realized that the influence of those existences on ordinary people was far beyond his imagination.
"You never know that in a country, the king is the most important thing!"
"As for the others?"
"It's all subsidiary and secondary."
"include… "
"God!"
Seeing this scene, the old Marquis became more determined in his mind.
The divine right overrides the royal power, and I don't know when it appeared.
Perhaps after I was assassinated
Maybe after the reforms of II
he does not know.
But he knew that the great talent and strategy of the first generation, the prosperity and prosperity of the second generation.
Only a truly wise monarch is everything to the king, not some god.
"Another greedy guy who looks like a wild dog has appeared in Etendino!"
"I hope you won't be blinded by ambition and do something bad!"
"Otherwise, you will only fall into regret!"
The old Marquis finished speaking silently in his heart, and strode towards the city gate.
There, a team of royal guards had been waiting for a long time.
After the old Marquis returned to the team, the team began to pass through the corridors of the city gates, and came to the outside of Eitantinople, riding on the horse. The old Marquis looked into the distance, and when he saw a team appearing on the horizon, especially that team After the team's flag was displayed, the old marquis naturally had a smile on his face.
It's not the kind of disguise just now.
But from the bottom of my heart.
It was a long sword banner.
In Aitantine, it is well known that this belongs to the family crest of the Viscount of Sikaland.
However, the difference is that there is no bloody and burning long sword emblem on this flag.
There is only one sharp long sword.
The blood-stained long sword has always belonged to the emblem of the Temple of War, and it has always been on the family emblem of the Viscount Sika, which is well known, after all, the Viscount is a devout follower of the Temple of War.
but now
The old Marquis smiled again.
"Let's meet the new lord of Sikaland!"
Saying so, the old Marquis patted his horse on his way.
The royal guard followed immediately.
In the distance, Xikaling and his party had already seen the royal guards coming, but this team did not stop. They followed the orders of their adults and continued to move forward.
In the largest carriage, Irene Sika was a little nervous.
The last time she came to Eitandinople, she followed her elder brother to attend the ball of His Majesty.
Ten years have passed since now.
Moreover, her old housekeeper and brother were in charge of everything back then, and she just had to sit there quietly, but now the old housekeeper has passed away long ago, and her brother also died not long ago.
Thankfully, Simon is still by her side.
Subconsciously, the Baroness grabbed 'Simon's' palm.
She needs reassurance.
High-level evil spirits can clearly perceive this.
"Don't worry, everything is mine."
The upper evil spirit said confidently.
It completed the initial layout according to the boss's order.
Both the 'Mist' and the 'Snake School' have been completed.
What is waiting now is the 'Sika' leader and his party.
Or to be more precise...
That Aitantine VI!
The other party's malicious intentions have been confirmed by its boss.
In fact, thanks to Gelsack.
The memory and imagination of the other party helped a lot.
At least, it made up for a lot of things they didn't know, and made their next actions more clear.
"Do I need to do something?"
Hearing the consolation from the higher evil spirit, the baroness was slightly relieved, but she still hoped to get more guidance, it seemed that only in this way could she feel at ease.
"Just do what you normally do."
"Answer what you can."
"If you can't answer, leave it to me."
The upper evil spirit said.
"Understood."
The baroness nodded.
At this time, the convoy stopped, and Rogert's rough voice sounded.
"My lord, Baroness, our messenger has arrived."
"knew."
After the superior evil spirit winked at the baroness, he opened the door and got out of the carriage.
At the same time, the old Marquis jumped off his horse with a swift hand.
The two sides were ten meters apart and looked at each other.
The face is ordinary, but the eyes are gentle.
Messenger of the gods
Sure enough, it's all deceptive.
I hope you will be able to have such a posture in a while.
The old marquis looked at the face of the upper evil spirit at this moment, thinking secretly in his heart.
But the higher-level evil spirits are much more direct.
The [intuition] of the evil spirit allowed it to obtain more information.
Is there a malice and gloating in the calm
Do you want to watch a good show between 'Mist' and 'God of War'
I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed.
Knowing about the state of the 'God of War' and 'Ms. Calamity', the upper evil spirit sneered in his heart, but the gentle smile on his face did not change at all.
"Hello, Marquis of Wharton."
The higher evil spirit saluted.
Not the etiquette of the Hokuriku nobility, but the etiquette of the 'Mist' Church.
Put your hands together in front of you, stretch out five fingers in one hand, and two fingers in the other hand, and after making up a number seven, you bow slightly.
"Hello, Messenger Simon."
After the meticulous etiquette of the Northland nobles, the old Marquis Wharton straightened his waist.
Neither the superior evil spirit nor the old Marquis asked such childish questions as to why the other party knew his identity.
It was as if the two sides had deliberately ignored that Aitandine VI had once sent a royal guard.
After they looked at each other and smiled, they started talking like a normal process.
"And the baroness?"
asked the old Marquis.
"The new lord of Sika is in the car."
"The continuous rush has exhausted the lord."
"And the cold wind last night made the lord even more unwell, so it's inconvenient to see guests."
The upper evil spirit replied with an unabated smile.
"Yeah?"
"There are many good doctors in the royal family, do you need me to arrange them?"
The old Marquis asked again.
"That really couldn't be better."
The upper evil spirit responded.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
The old Marquis motioned to his horse, and after the high-level evil spirit nodded, he immediately remounted, and the high-level evil spirit also returned to his carriage.
When the figure of the other party cannot be seen, both parties are in the bottom of their hearts at the same time.
Heh, tui.
The old Marquis already knew everything that happened in Sikaland in great detail.
He hoped to win the Sikaland as a support for Aitandine VI.
It's a pity that the temptation just now has already shown that the new lord is not inclined towards Aitantine VI.
The opponent was no different from those old-fashioned parties.
All he cares about is his title and territory.
Never look at things from a higher height.
"what a pity."
The old Marquis sighed.
Also sighing was the higher level evil spirit.
"That Aitantine VI is even more ambitious than imagined."
The superior evil spirit looked at the puzzled baroness and immediately explained.
"The 'new order' is just the beginning."
"The new nobleman is just a temptation from His Majesty the King."
"Once it succeeds, it's time for the other party to really bring the land under their control."
"How can this be?"
"Even His Majesty VI cannot change the decrees of the Second Emperor!"
said the baroness in surprise.
"Not a change!"
"Instead..."
"After no one inherits, it will naturally become his."
The upper evil spirit reminded.
"You mean... the Southern Islands?"
The baroness, who was not stupid, immediately thought of something.
Aitandine's layout of the southern archipelago is not a secret.
Anyone who has a little understanding of the national conditions will know that under the premise that the south has been pacified, the southern archipelago has become the kingdom's next strategic goal.
War breaks out almost anytime.
But Aitantine was not in a cloud of gloom.
On the contrary, the whole Eitandine is excited.
It doesn't matter whether it's the new aristocrats who are about to emerge, or the old-fashioned aristocrats.
Because breaking ground and opening up borders will be the most anticipated and fastest way for every nobleman to advance.
As for failure
I'm afraid no one will think about it.
After all, compared to the whole Hokuriku, the southern archipelago is really too small.
Although there are a large number of islands, there are only a group of natives and pirates on them. Facing Aitandin's regular army, they are completely vulnerable.
Therefore, all nobles are eager to try.
But what if this war fails
Even worse, what about the death of a large number of nobles while the war was defeated
Thinking of this, the baroness shuddered.
Because, she could have imagined that nobles who died without heirs would become heroes, while nobles who survived or had heirs would be... sinners!
Sinners who lost this war!
Moreover, the charges are all ready-made.
For example: delaying fighter planes, robbing military achievements, framing colleagues, etc.
Hoo hoo!
The baroness's breathing came shortly.
She shook her head, trying to get that picture out of her mind.
Because, she knew that if everything went as she thought, Xi Kaling would definitely become a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the sixth king, and would naturally be targeted everywhere in the future.
Even, if His Majesty the VI had the idea that he must secure the interior first in order to fight against the outside world, Xikaling would be hit hard immediately.
And it's not that difficult.
The easiest way is to kill her.
Then, kill her son again.
The Sika collar without an heir naturally became the property of Aitantine VI.
The baroness, whose expression changed again and again, subconsciously grasped Simon's hand.
She was thinking about how to change her situation.
It can not only guarantee its own safety, but also guarantee the land of Sika Territory.
If it doesn't work...
It is not impossible to exchange the latter for the former.
The baroness who is born to understand Congxin is not a persistent person.
She understands what is most important.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been ready to go to Eitantinople immediately after her brother's death. At that time, she was holding the idea of using the Sika collar in exchange for safety.
Feeling the baroness's intense thoughts, the superior evil spirit couldn't help but put his palm on the baroness's.
"I said it before."
"Things are not as bad as you think."
"even… "
"In some ways, it's still in our favor."
"Don't forget your identity."
"You are both a nobleman and a follower of 'Mist'."
The upper evil spirit reminded the Baroness.
"My lord will help us?"
asked the baroness.
"certainly."
"In fact, my lord has already begun to help us."
As the upper evil spirit spoke, he softly informed the baroness that his boss had acquired a territory and that there would be a demon hunter stationed there.
The Baroness's eyes lit up immediately.
She had read about the power of the witcher in the book.
If more demon hunters really came to help her, even His Majesty the VI would be helpless.
Because, the opponent's methods will never be on the table.
Only in private.
Looking at the baroness with a reassuring smile, the superior evil spirit took out his palm without a trace, and then wiped it quietly behind his back.
It is still not used to it.
Still awkward.
Even though it is reasonable to say that evil spirits have no gender.
But its memory is from 'Mary'.
This memory made it feel like it was sitting on pins and needles. If it wasn't for its own boss, it would have turned its palm into a knife and given the other party a good time.
well.
Involuntarily, the upper evil spirit sighed.
Because, it knows, the difficulty in front of it is only the first one.
The second, the third, will come soon.
Moreover, it is much more difficult than the first one.
It's not something that can be fooled by just talking about it casually.
Hope it doesn't hurt too much.
The upper evil spirit prayed in his heart.
And at this moment, at the gate of Eitandinople, a group of people appeared.
They are imposing and full of fighting spirit.
dressed in...
Temple of War clothing.
One by one, they looked at the slowly approaching convoy, their eyes full of hostility.