It was already dark outside, but I was still thinking under the lampstand, and I didn’t know how to drop the pen I had been holding for a long time. Finally, I sighed and started writing.
"Respected Sir Ferdinand, I haven't seen you for a long time. I don't know if everything is going well in Brimstone Mountain... More than 300 years have passed, and a lot of inheritance and secret skills have been lost in the war. Today, the Royal Knights of the Lan Kingdom are probably not even third-rate. On, perhaps, our ancestors are too unqualified. I have reached an agreement with this descendant of Lan, and will provide some 'instructors' to guide those rookies."
"After thinking about it, this matter can only get rid of you in the end. Please bring the Great Sword Saint Feidi, Lucas... The young knights have already come to their senses. For the famous ancestors and heroic spirits, the identity of the undead does not need to be Too concerned, just need to be more careful on the road."
After all, I was writing a letter to my elders. This letter took me a lot of work. In fact, the content is very simple. I transferred a team of instructors from the Crimson Hound to the Principality of Donglan, but if it wasn’t for my invitation, I would feel guilty about my hometown. old Ferdinand, I am afraid he will never set foot on that icefield again.
But there is no doubt that old Ferdinand is still the most suitable old general for training new recruits, even if he has turned into a knight of withered bones. Tactics and unyielding will, such as the military spirit represented by that battle flag.
"... I look forward to the time when the drums of war are sounded again, and the young knights will be able to take on the honor and responsibility left by their predecessors. This is your responsibility. I sincerely look forward to the day when we meet again in the land of ice and snow."
The other one is quite simple, no need to think about the wording at all, just say something straight.
"Donglan has established the belief in the God of the Law as the state religion. You can't talk about it if you shrink like this. Where do you need a Pope, a complete judicial system, and a complete Church of the True God... This is an opportunity, once it succeeds, the Faith in Law The spread of 's will save decades or even hundreds of years, this is a big gamble worth betting on, if the banner of the true god is played, I don't believe that anyone dares to stop you from going to Donglan."
In the name of the Church of the True God of Law, a lot of strength in my hands can really come to the fore. It can be regarded as a complete and shared destiny with the Principality of Donglan.
The matter of the state religion came much earlier than expected. In a sense, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. If Donglan soars from now on, the Law Church will also rise, and if Donglan destroys the country... Okay Well, we can still go back underground.
Both letters were sealed with beeswax. After thinking for a while, I added another letter to Adam, who didn't know where he was now. When everything was done, the last letter really didn't want to be written, but had to. The letter I wrote was helplessly put on the table.
"Dassos, it seems that you and your country are in big trouble. If you don't handle it properly this time, I am afraid that the Oran Empire will become history. Maybe you think I am alarmist, but these have to come from a group of murlocs. Speaking of…”
Indeed, I did not expect that my attack would eventually involve so many conspiracies and troubles, and it started when I came back during the day.
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At that time, wearing a borrowed cloak and trying to ignore the half-smiling eyes of the women opposite, I turned my attention to the sea clan who appeared out of nowhere.
The sea clan is not a separate race. It is a collective name for underwater intelligent creatures such as murlocs, mermaids, shrimp people, and sea giants. Most of them live around the long coastline of the Ashe Continent. These underwater creatures are inseparable from sea water. , in the form of tribes and underwater kingdoms.
The deeper the sea pressure is, the more powerful the sea monsters in the deep sea are. The weak cannot survive in the deep sea, and the living space of the sea clan is not infinite.
There are many sporadic murloc tribes along the coastline, but they cannot leave the water for too long, and their threat to terrestrial creatures is limited. , and is basically in a natural hostile relationship with all countries in the mainland.
Therefore, even if I met a red dragon in Jiangzhong, I would think it was understandable, but when I encountered a sea clan that was clearly formed, it was incredible.
As the capital of the Oran Empire, even if you only look at the river, Kagoxi City is not defenseless. It is completely unimaginable that there will be a murloc tribe in the river.
Amphibians such as murlocs that can survive in both freshwater and sea water may exist along the river, but the powerful murloc tribes that can keep magic sharks in captivity are absolutely impossible to live in river waters. After all, magic sharks are marine creatures and stay in river water for a long time. will die sooner or later.
In other words, most of these murlocs came to this river city in the opposite direction along the estuary.
This is not easy. There are fleets in the cities along the river in the Oran Empire, and so many cities have not been discovered along the way? Actually let the fish people come directly to the hinterland? Why did they come here with so much effort and so much risk? Is it just to see the city and visit the succession ceremony
When my doubts didn't last long...
"Huh? The bones and harpoons of the magic shark and whalebone? Are their fins white? Well, they are the murlocs of the Beluga tribe. Since you met them underwater and were attacked by them, they should be I plan to sack the city."
Not long after I got home, I remembered that the sea monster Trixis is also a sea clan. It is said that the sea monster has a very high status in the sea clan. She might know something, so I sent someone to invite her. As a result, just said a few words, the other party directly A blockbuster was dropped.
"Racked the city? Racked the capital of the Oran Empire? Is that tribe crazy?"
"They are not lunatics. In the entire Heihai Bay area, the Beluga tribe is the top three super tribes, and the murlocs are just their vanguard. According to the strength of the prey, the sea snakes, Naga, and sea giants will all come. ...and maybe mermaids and sirens."
"But it is impossible to siege the city. This is equivalent to offending the entire empire. They are not afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by the fleet."
"Heh, you don't understand the sea clan at all. For the sea clan, you never need to worry about offending anyone. The White Whale Tribe is a famous hunting tribe and a hired mercenary tribe. If you have enough harvests, you can just leave. That is, are the land races still catching up. Besides, do you think they have no one to guide them and can come directly to this city?"
After a little consideration, I can smell conspiracy.
The fleet along the way did not find it? I am afraid that someone controlled the fleet and pretended not to see it, or simply let the sea clan attached to the normal merchant ship all the way.
As for the purpose? That's even more obvious. If the capital of the country is attacked by a foreign tribe on the same day as the new king's succession ceremony, I am afraid that the emperor of Dasos will be shaken.
Trish said with a look of disdain.
"That dead fat man participated in this plan. Since he is so afraid of you, you can ask."
"Mr. Broken Egg? He also participated."
"Well, I'm the contact person sent by the White Whale Tribe, but he keeps pestering me, which is really annoying. I just put a charm curse on him, making him do something stupid and become a eunuch unknowingly. , but oddly, he seems to have recovered."
Well, everyone's eyes fell, and Cui Xisi in front of her didn't deny that she was a spy of the Sea Clan, and the nonsensical task she received at that time was actually related to it.
"But the plan seems to have failed, and I took the opportunity to leave the Beluga tribe."
"Failure? Isn't this all successful?"
"The other group of people I connected with were suddenly killed, and their old nest was also burned. Without the guidance of the human side, it is impossible for the Beluga tribe to come to this city from the waterway, and they will not care about failure. The reason, if I return to the tribe as a loser, I will only be the seasoning for the chief's afternoon tea."
Covering my forehead, I vaguely guess what happened.
"By the way, those contacts are wearing star and eye rings."
Many clues have been placed in front of me, and with a little pull, I know what happened.
Obviously, just as Dasos is guarding against the Astrology Tower that helps him ascend, the Astrology Tower is obviously not completely on Dasos' side. They colluded with the Beluga tribe and the nobles who opposed Dasos, obviously betting on both sides.
And if Dasos cooperated with them obediently, maybe this sea clan attack would not happen, but obviously, after being wanted by all the staff, the rest of the Astrology Tower planned to fight Dasos.
"Oh, those people actually dared to let the White Whale Tribe attack the coastline. But I didn't know that after the adult woke up, the Sea Clan was at least three times stronger than before. When the big waves hit, they couldn't stop the waves from breaking through. Beware, how many people will survive when the flood of beluga whales dissipates."
"Aielos?"
Hearing this name, Trixis was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently.
"The sea clan is no longer the sea clan of the past. Under the will of the adult and the storm queen, all the sea clan are longing for the blood and soul of the ground creatures, which is their reliance to please the superiors. In the near sea, in the Under the guidance of the great existence, various departments are uniting, and I am afraid that war is inevitable."
Storm Queen is the guardian god of the sea clan, but a member of the evil gods of chaos. Obviously, driven by the ancient god of water elements, under the call of a holy war, under the hatred of fighting with surface creatures for many years, the sea The clan has gotten rid of its relatively neutral identity and began to lean towards Chaos.
And once this attack really starts, no, judging from this situation, the White Whale Tribe's attack is almost certain to happen. I am afraid, it will immediately exceed the scope originally expected by the nobles, from a small-scale attack to a national attack. war.
"Unlike them, I have many friends in the human world. I'm afraid those guys didn't trust me from the beginning. Maybe the earl has other goals for approaching me."
"Why didn't you say it sooner?"
"I have defected, and I don't dare to go back to the sea. The source of the news has long been broken. Isn't this uncertain about the authenticity of the invasion? How should I say it? Who should I tell? Now even the vanguard has seen it, I can now communicate with You say it straight. After that, how you deal with it is your human business, not me. I am a weak person, and I am an alien. Neither side will trust me. I will only offend both sides at the same time. I can't handle it, and I don't plan to."
After finishing speaking, the Kraken looked relieved, but made the audience very helpless. She was relieved, but the troublesome ball was kicked on someone else's head.
At that time, we discussed for a long time, but in the end we couldn't come to a conclusion, whether it was the countermeasures if the invasion was real, or the authenticity of the Kraken's words.
Yes, even though she seems extremely calm and has taken the initiative to tell a series of secrets, we are still suspicious of her.
Regardless of legend or reality, the Kraken is not an honest and kind creature. Her active explanation makes people suspect that there is a fraud. Moreover, I always feel a subtle sense of incongruity, as if it has been calculated. something important.
Twilight has come, and my spies have just returned.
"Any news?"
The black cat jumped to the window sill, and she herself had been dozing at the table, but the four scattered bodies were all-pervasive spies. The Kraken's residence and the river were all within her surveillance range.
"Yes, that siren is indeed untrustworthy, at least, she doesn't want to be as indifferent as she said. She sent all her seals out to monitor the murloc tribes in the river. And she herself, also went to the thieves union, servants The military union is going to entrust it, and it seems to be looking for something."
"thing?"
"Well, it seems to be a tribute. It is said that it is related to the sea god."
"Is it related to the sea god? Then, as a sea monster, it is natural for her to go there. Is there any other news? How is the situation in the river?"
"The fish people have started to build a camp in the river. It seems that they are really the vanguard, and they plan to prepare for the later large army."
Nodding, the information is in place, but I still can't come to a conclusion.
"There's too little intelligence, we know too little about this country and the sea clan..."
"Cough, Roland, I guessed it a bit, would you like to know?"
"Dried fish and milk all you can eat... well, I'm just joking, I know you're not a cat, don't bite me, just say it."
Seemingly admiring my headache, the smug cat sauntered back and forth on the windowsill with its tail on the sky.
"My stupid disciple, it's actually very simple. Interests. The sea clan is not a charity organization. It makes sense to take such a big risk to raid the capital of a country without enough interest. Also, the god of water elements. It is not the patron saint of the sea clan, they are mixed together, the water element and the murloc have become a family, how can it be possible without enough interests as a glue?"
"You mean... dammit! It's a big game."
Under the cat's depiction, a water element disintegrates in the air, turning into a drizzle, and in the rain, a group of wooden villains representing murlocs are dashing forward.
"With the help of Aylos, the god of water elements, the sea clan is going ashore?"
"It makes sense in terms of magic theory. Such benefits are enough to drive the sea clan crazy. Perhaps, the Oran Empire is really in trouble this time."