Under Alexander's command and the support of Annelotte's powerful magic, the battle to capture the Costa Fortress went smoothly.
Although the barbarians who came down from the northern ice and snow plateau were not good at climbing and jumping because of their huge size, now that Annelotte had opened a flat avenue for them. The barbarians that followed poured into Fortress Costa like a herd of wild horses.
Whether it is due to nature or culture, every barbarian behaves like a bloodthirsty beast on the battlefield. They rushed into the battlefield almost as if they were willing to die, and with the sophisticated weapons and equipment transported from the Dark Region, these violent guys could often escape death. Some barbarians who were red-eyed after a battle unexpectedly discovered that they only suffered some superficial injuries. According to their previous experience in fighting on the ice and snow plateau, a battle of this level would be very serious even if they were missing arms and legs. It's normal.
The battle to attack Costa Fortress lasted until noon the next day. Although the Stoker people themselves knew that the thousands of defenders in the fortress alone could not withstand the iron hoof of the Hawke Empire, they never expected that the Costa Fortress would be breached so quickly.
It was less than five days from Alexander's arrival to the destruction of the city? To be honest, such a record is indeed quite incredible. Of course, Annelotte's contribution is inseparable from this. If she hadn't used magic to destroy the walls of Fortress Costa with her genius imagination, the battle last night would have been quite stalemate.
By the evening of the next day, the Hawke Empire had once again regained control of Fortress Costa. Many soldiers with the eagle emblem began to clean the battlefield there. In some places, the barbarians were quarreling over the issue of trophies. However, after seeing the eagerly watching human soldiers next to them, they finally had no choice but to choose a peaceful solution. .
The students brought by Annelotte were assigned to their respective rooms to start eating and meditating. Alexander very considerately arranged guards at the door of each student's room.
The reason why the second prince did this was to protect the personal safety of the students. Although the Hawke Empire has completely occupied Fortress Costa, no one can guarantee that the Stoker Empire still remains in some dark corner. Warriors or assassins, mages without magic power are weaker than ordinary people. These students have been fighting all night and are at their weakest. It is very necessary to protect them.
Secondly, it was able to provide services to the students at any time. Alexander knew that it was the first time for all these students to participate in such a bloody and cruel war. Even if they can use their own will to force themselves to throw a few fireballs during the battle, after the battle, the psychological shadow will gradually appear as the situation calms down. At this time, they may need counseling, and these battle-hardened veterans can help them. Of course, when arranging the guards, Alexander selected all the knights of the Golden Eagle Knights that he was familiar with. At least he knew which of these people were thoughtful and could enlighten others.
In the end, this can be regarded as Alexander showing favor to Annelotte in disguise. After last night's battle, Alexander's opinion of Annelotte was a little higher. Now, Annelotte's position in Alexander's mind has gone from perfect to omnipotent. Alexander felt that such a woman, even if she could not be completely used by him, at least could not become his enemy. Therefore, he must do all the details before he can completely relax.
Annelotte nodded to the guard at the door, and then said: "Hello, I am Annelotte, and I would like to meet the child inside."
"The Commander-in-Chief has given you the authority to come and go freely anywhere, please come in!" Because of the reasons Alexander explained, the guard seemed quite easy to talk to.
"Ugh... um..." Inelise kept vomiting into the toilet toilet. In fact, she started vomiting half an hour after she came in to rest, and she has been vomiting for more than an hour now. Not to mention food, Enelise now felt like she had even vomited all the acid in her stomach.
"Ugh..." In the end, Enelise, who had nothing to vomit, could only retching there, but the nausea was still coming up, making it impossible for her to leave the toilet.
A ray of magic light lit up on Inelise's body. When the magic penetrated into Inelis' body, the little girl suddenly felt that her mind was much clearer, and the vomiting feeling in her belly became lighter. .
Inelise turned around unexpectedly, and then saw Annelotte looking at her with loving eyes at the door.
"Sister Anne..." The little girl's eyes were a little evasive, as if she didn't want Annelotte to see her ugly appearance lying on the toilet vomiting.
"There is no need to hide it, Ini." Annelotte walked over slowly. She touched Inelise's little head and said: "Many students are vomiting like you. Those who have experienced war for the first time. It will all behave like this.”
"But..." Inelise was a little disappointed: "I originally thought that I would be stronger than them..."
"This is just a normal physiological reaction, and it has nothing to do with whether you are strong or not, just like no matter how strong you are, you still need to eat." Annelotte explained, she looked at Inelise, and then said: "Also, , Yi Ni, I think you have fallen into a misunderstanding."
"What?" The little girl tilted her head in confusion.
"I'm not trying to hit you, I just want you to understand that you are not stronger than others." Annelotte continued: "You just work harder and work harder than others. That's why you are better than everyone else." .”
"But..." The little girl's eyes dimmed. She knew that what Annelotte said was the truth. If she hadn't poisoned Annelotte in a moment of confusion, it caused a mental storm. She can't even release a magic missile now.
"When I say this, I definitely don't want to deny your efforts." Annelotte continued: "I just don't want you to carry too many things alone. You are too young after all."
"But I really want to become stronger!" Inelise murmured, "I want Brother Regnar to see that I am also very good."
"..." Annelotte was stunned for a moment, and then she suddenly smiled: "Little fool."
"Huh?" Inelise raised her head in confusion.
"That guy already knows your hard work and your excellence." Annelotte replied with a smile.
"But if that's really the case, why did brother Regnar wait until the day of the annual meeting..."
"That's because the idiot was indecisive, and it's not your problem, Yi Ni." Annelotte answered without hesitation. Why didn't she know why Regnar didn't mention the matter of his fiancée to Yi Niris for so long? If Regnar uses delay on Inelise to take her emotions into consideration, then Inelis will naturally be the one who will be hurt. But in this case, how could Annelotte live with peace of mind
This is the most irritating thing about that damn guy. He always wants to find a best of both worlds method to solve the problem every time. But in the end, the result is always to focus on one thing at the expense of the other, causing everyone to be harmed.
At this time, Enelise was still young and did not understand this, so Annelotte could only comfort her as much as possible: "He has always cared about you! During the days of the annual meeting, he just thought of attending your graduation ceremony. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep.”
"real?"
"Don't you still believe in sister? Besides, hasn't he promised you everything now? What else do you have to doubt now?" Annelotte smiled and scratched Inelise's nose.
"In that case..." The little girl rolled her eyes, as if she had made up her mind.
"You little girl? What are you thinking about?" Annelotte looked at Inelise, whose face turned red instantly, with some surprise, and couldn't help but feel curious.
"No... nothing!" Inelise shook her head quickly, and in order to avoid Annelotte's questioning, the little girl very cleverly changed the subject: "By the way, Sister Anne, there is something I want to ask. Take a moment."
"What?" Annelotte didn't think much.
"Sister Anne, how did you do so many things? In fact, until now, I still think what happened last night was incredible..." Inelise asked seriously.
Annelotte thought for a moment, and then replied with some incomparable confidence: "Because... I never think about what I can't do. I only think about what I need to do, and then I will Just do it and then I can do it.”
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"Lord Commander." Lisanna gently knocked on the door of Alexander's room. Although she knew it was not a good idea to disturb Alexander at this time, she felt that she could no longer bear this kind of suffering. If she didn't end it soon, If she did, she was afraid that she would regret it, and after she regretted it, she would become a useless person by Alexander's side, and then she would suffer endless torture and suffering...
"Lisanna? Come in!" Alexander's voice came out of the room.
The second prince looked at Lisanna, and then said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Lisanna, I'm really busy today, so I don't have time to see you. What do you have?"
"That's right, sir..." Lisanna took out the resignation report she had just written in a hurry, and then hesitantly put it on Alexander's desk: "I... I want to resign..."