"We gather here today to offer our prayers to His Majesty Reinhardt San Lorenzo.
Merciful Lord of Radiance, please bestow mercy and glory on this great emperor so that he can return to your embrace... "
In the quiet and solemn tent, Cardinal Mensay's pious voice echoed.
A group of imperial nobles and military officers gathered here to pray for Emperor Reinhardt.
Even though the emperor had a lot of controversies, he still fulfilled the responsibility of a real emperor in the last days of his life.
Taking the lead in entering the enemy's line and leading the army to defeat the orc army, such a feat is enough for him to leave a glorious mark in the history books.
Of course, no one knows whether Emperor Reinhard's intention to die in battle is the outcome.
Although some nobles who were familiar with Emperor Reinhard noticed some abnormalities before, and some even suspected whether Emperor Reinhard was controlled by others, but now with his death in battle, these doubts have become unresolvable. open mystery.
In fact, many members of the royal family were quite satisfied with this ending. After all, Emperor Reinhardt's last act of sacrificing his life brought the prestige of the San Lorenzo family to a higher level.
Therefore, in front of the emperor's coffin, most people sincerely mourned.
Only Ke Lin stood in the crowd of silent mourners, staring at Cardinal Mensay in the front row with icy eyes, wondering what was going on in his heart.
"...from the dust, to the dust!
May your soul rest in peace in the temple of the Most High! "
After Mensay finished his prayer, he stretched out his hand and sprinkled a handful of soil into the coffin.
Then, four royal knights stepped forward to close the coffin lid.
Cardinal Mensay turned around and said to the crowd:
"Your Majesty's coffin needs to be sent back to Yulong City for burial. However, after all, the orc war is not yet completely over. I suggest that you send some representatives to accompany the escort, and the rest of you stay here to guard against possible orc counterattacks."
Consul Fred immediately responded:
"Cardinal Mensay is right. How about it? The royal family will be accompanied by me and His Royal Highness the Prince back to Yulong City."
Seeing this, the Duke of St. Landers quickly expressed his opinion: "I will escort His Majesty's body back to Yulong City on behalf of the southern border."
The Duke of St. Gerian glanced at Colin, and then stood up and expressed his willingness to represent the escort on behalf of the Western Territory.
The representative of the East is Count Nicole.
When it was the northern border's turn, Colin stood up without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Consul Fred said with some distress:
"I understand that everyone doesn't want to miss His Majesty's funeral, but if you all return to Yulong City, who will be the commander of the imperial coalition forces in the Loire Valley? Therefore, it is best to leave a powerful nobleman behind. , temporarily in charge of the Imperial Coalition Forces."
Immediately, he turned his gaze to Colin, and said seemingly unintentionally:
"Count Angelet, you have shown amazing commanding skills in the Battle of the Loire before, why don't you stay."
Colin took a deep look at Consul Fred, shook his head and said:
"Didn't you say that before? The commander of the Imperial Coalition Army must be appointed after the new emperor ascends the throne. Now I'm in charge, isn't it inappropriate?"
Fred said with a smile: "There is no problem with this. After all, you are only sitting in the town temporarily, and you don't need to actually command military operations. This is also to prevent the imperial coalition forces from falling into chaos without a commander when the orcs suddenly return."
Colin didn't speak, and seemed to be in hesitation.
Seeing this, Fred secretly rejoiced.
He knew that Colin would definitely not want to stay when he said that.
After all, apart from the funeral of Emperor Reinhardt, what is more important in Yulong City is the succession of the new emperor.
The more he persuaded Ke Lin to stay at this time, the more Ke Lin felt worried and wanted to go to Yulong City himself.
So, Fred kindly made a relief and said:
"Earl Angelet, if you really don't want to miss His Majesty's funeral, why don't Duke St. Grian stay in charge?"
Colin glanced sideways at Duke St. Grian, and subtly gave him an affirmative wink.
The Duke of St. Grian understood, stepped forward and said:
"If you all trust me, then I will stay and sit in charge."
Consul Fred was proud, because he knew that Colin would definitely not object to this decision.
Thinking he had Colin in his hands, Fred nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, then Duke St. Grian will work hard."
Seeing that everyone had no objection to this, Cardinal Mensay also nodded and said:
"Okay, please go back and prepare, we will set off early tomorrow morning."
Everyone left in response.
Colin walked out expressionlessly, and his heart became more certain about his guess—
Sure enough, something happened in Yulong City.
Moreover, the royal family and the church have joined forces, and their target this time is themselves!
Returning to Yulong City this time is obviously a killing game.
Without the protection of the army, and separated from Duke St. Grian, Colin was obviously the most vulnerable in the eyes of the royal family and the church.
It is also the easiest to assassinate!
Perhaps the current Northern Territory has made many people feel like they are on their backs.
What Colin didn't expect was that the church and the royal family made up their minds to attack the northern border so quickly.
So decisive, so resolute, he didn't even care that this move would plunge the empire into civil strife again.
You must know that although the orc army had been defeated in the Loire Valley Battle, and even the orc emperor had been beheaded, after all, the western region and most of the Crimson Flame Territory were still in the hands of the orcs.
The war is not completely over yet, and some people are already impatient to eradicate dissidents
In addition to being frightened, Colin felt only endless sadness and anger.
Thinking that the "missing" Marquis Garcia might have encountered an accident, at this moment, Ke Lin didn't have any hesitation or hesitation in his heart.
Since you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous!
…
next morning.
A team of about a thousand people left the camp in the Loire Valley and headed for Yulong City.
Perhaps immersed in the grief of Emperor Reinhardt's death in battle, the atmosphere of the entire team was slightly depressed.
Near noon, the team stopped to rest by a small stream.
The soldiers built a bonfire and started cooking.
Colin came to the stream, knelt down and scooped up a handful of water to wash his face.
The water in the stream is so clear that you can see a few fish jumping out of the water from time to time.
Colin was thinking about whether to grab a fish and grill it, when he saw a piece of parchment paper about the length of his thumb floating past his eyes.
Picking it up, Colin spread it out, and saw two words written on this piece of parchment——
run!
Ke Lin put it away expressionlessly, plunged his right hand into the water like lightning, and caught a lively swimming fish.
The moment he stood up, Colin glanced upstream out of the corner of his eye, and saw Bachelor Yaruger walking towards the camp with a water bottle.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Colin also returned to the camp.
run
Of course he won't run.
There may be a trap ahead.
But who is the hunter and who is the prey
(end of this chapter)