"Your Majesty, the church seems to have evacuated from Carites."
In the eastern border of Carites, in the marching camp of Ikol, a spy walked in hurriedly, saluted the queen sitting at the table, and then began to speak.
Hearing this, the queen raised her head from the documents on the table with a slightly subtle expression.
"So... my useless brother is back on the throne?"
"It seems so." The spy nodded and said, "According to the information we heard, just a few days ago, the king led the army to defeat the church and recaptured Gloria. A nationwide announcement was made, and even the celebration banquet was held The meeting has been completed, there should be no holidays."
"Celebration banquet?" The Queen sneered, "They really have a leisurely time."
"It was said to be a celebration banquet, but it was just to reward some sergeants after winning the battle. From what we heard, they made it very simple. After that, tens of thousands of troops quickly moved into Glory. We have not yet investigated An exact number.”
Hearing this, the Queen nodded thoughtfully.
Army?…
"Where are the mages? How many mages do they have?" She suddenly asked again.
"This... we haven't investigated clearly yet."
"Go and find out for me." There was an irrefutable intensity in the Queen's tone, "I support you every day, not just for you to hang out in the tavern and pick up some rumors."
If the church has withdrawn from Carites, there will only be two forces left on this stage. Although the Queen has confidence in her army, she does not act impulsively.
She wanted to know the magical power that the king held in his hands.
The spy also understood this, immediately lowered his head and said nervously: "I, I understand."
He was about to leave, but was stopped by the Queen.
"Wait... don't leave in a hurry." The queen seemed to frown and thought for a while, then said, "Also, send me another envoy to go to Glori to meet my brother."
"Sent an envoy?" The spy was stunned and asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty... the envoy has passed, what do you want to say?"
The queen twitched her lips and said: "Let's just say that we grew up together after all. As a sister, I am willing to provide Carites with an opportunity for peace talks at this moment."
The spy looked a little confused, obviously not understanding the Queen's intention of doing this. But an order was an order after all, so he didn't ask any more questions, nodded, turned and hurriedly left the camp.
The queen looked at the spy's leaving figure, her eyes flickering, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
at the same time.
The capital of Carites, Gloria.
In the palace, a meeting on how to resist the invasion was also held here in an extremely serious manner.
"Does anyone know how many people came to Ikol?" The king took a deep breath, looked around at the officials in the hall, and asked solemnly.
In the past few days, they were not only busy rewarding the three armies, but also working on Glory's recovery. Thanks to everyone's efforts, some people who escaped came back, and Glory and the palace gradually resumed normal operations. Officials who had taken refuge were regrouped, and the nearly paralyzed administrative system was re-established so that it could function as it should before.
A national proclamation was sent out about the entire incident, and now everyone in the country knew that the real king was back on the throne.
The whole country seemed to have received a reassurance.
After these series of measures, the king has completely consolidated his position, and no longer has to worry about any cats or dogs popping up to question his royal identity.
However, he knew that the real problem had not yet been solved. Ikol's army has occupied nearly a quarter of the territory, and the battle line is about to reach Glory. If he can't stop the enemy's invasion, he won't be able to sit on the throne.
Therefore, there is now a scene where everyone in Glory gathers together to discuss the plan to fight against the enemy.
"The soldiers mobilized by Icor should not exceed one hundred thousand." A knight replied.
"What about the mage?" the king asked again.
Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and no one answered for a while.
When the king saw this, he could only sigh.
He must fight back the fallen country. But looking at the powerful troops and horses in Iker, and thinking about his failure when the empire was divided, he really felt a little unsure.
Will he lose to his sister again
"No matter how many mages Icol brought over, your Majesty must take action if the situation is like this." Benjamin spoke at this moment, saying, "The people of Carrites are watching us, we can't continue Shrink down."
The king also nodded: "Yes, we must send troops as soon as possible."
Resisting foreign enemies is the common wish of everyone. If we don't send troops, what's the difference between their coming to power and the church's coming to power
The public support that was finally won will definitely be lost again.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 50,000 soldiers to fight against Ikol's army." The general finally stood up at this time and said seriously, "In a few days, Ikol's people may be able to attack Amber City. I may not be able to defeat them head-on, but I can lead the troops to defend the city and never let the enemy advance at all!"
The king was very moved when he heard this.
"Okay, I'll give you 50,000 people, and you can get to Amber City as soon as possible. We have lost too many cities without any resistance, and we can't continue like this."
As he spoke, he cast a pleading look at Benjamin again.
Needless to say, there are a lot of mages in Iker. If there is not a certain amount of mages in the defending army, defending Amber City is just a wishful thinking.
When Benjamin saw this, he felt helpless.
To be honest, their magic teaching career has just begun, and the number of apprentices has entered a stage of rapid growth. At times like this, he naturally couldn't allocate so many people to help the king fight the war.
But... indeed, if the king cannot stop Ikol's army, their current environment of continuously absorbing apprentices will no longer exist.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, Benjamin said: "I will also take a few mages with me and follow you there."
He is still confident in his own strength. More than half of the mages under his command are sent out, but the effect they have may not be as powerful as his alone. The magic school here needs people to be teachers, and Benjamin doesn’t really want to be a teacher.
In that case, let him go to the front line. The remaining mages stay here and slowly cultivate more magical talents.
And... Amber City, he had lived in this place for a while. Although there was no emotional connection, he hoped that he could defend the city from Ikol's army.
"Then it's up to you!"
The king was also very satisfied with this answer and nodded with a smile.
In this way, we discussed some more matters about recruiting troops and purchasing weapons, and the meeting basically ended. The officials dispersed and went about their business. Benjamin also returned to the mage area newly divided by the king for them, preparing to garrison Amber City.
He did not rush to discuss the matter with the mages, but took out the sound-transmitting wood pieces.
"Maurice, how is the situation in Border Desert City?" He activated the wood chips, and with the faint fluctuation of magic power, his voice spread far to another country, "What I asked you to prepare before can be used in large-scale wars. How is the production of the magic props going?"