After returning to Glori, the king began to send people to collect information from Ikol.
Their negotiation was not a completely secret meeting, and there were many discussions among the people of Carites. The ending of the queen suddenly fainting naturally spread quickly among the people. All kinds of news made the king and others very worried.
In this case, it was difficult for the king to obtain credible information. Therefore, they could only send messengers again to Ikol to inquire about the situation.
However... the final result was that none of the messengers came back.
In the eastern border of Carites, the garrison camp of Ikol seems to have been forcibly blocked by the other side through military means. Almost no one can come out. Ikol's army stayed inside, neither attacking nor retreating. They just stood still and did not reveal any signs.
This made the king and others doubtful.
In the hall of the palace, a group of people quarreled over this issue every day.
"I think they must be in chaos internally at the moment." The general suddenly spoke and said, "The Queen's injury must not have been cured, otherwise Iker would not be like this. Your Majesty, this is our opportunity. Now, we can completely take back the territory from the enemy!"
The king hesitated: "But... if we really send troops, wouldn't it mean that we have confirmed our reputation as a despicable and shameless person who plotted against our opponents in negotiations?"
"As long as we win, we can say whatever we want." The general was obviously the main war party and believed that they must not miss this opportunity. He also advised, "Ikol took advantage of the chaos in our country to invade first. But now, They killed our envoy again. Due to emotions and reasons, we all have reasons to take the initiative to send troops, and we will not follow the truth."
As soon as this was said, many officials in the hall nodded.
"What the general said makes sense, and I also think we should go to war."
"Reckless action is not feasible... If there is a trap, we will only fall into a trap by sending troops."
"The situation is so chaotic now. By sending out troops tentatively, we can find out what is going on in Ikol. If it is a trap or something, we can also withdraw our troops in time."
"This is not unreasonable..."
In short, most officials agreed to send troops. It's like your enemy is suddenly hit on the head by a meteorite falling from the sky. Do you step on him or lift him up? Most people will choose to add insult to injury.
Of course, there were voices of opposition, but they were quickly drowned out by the voices of the majority.
The king looked at the people fighting for it, lowered his head in thought for a while, and was silent.
"Your Majesty, what do you think..."
In the end, the king waved his hand and said: "You go down first. This matter is very important. Let's think about it for a while. Master Benjamin, don't leave yet. I have something to discuss with you."
After hearing this, the officials nodded and left, leaving only Benjamin and the king in the hall.
The king also looked at Benjamin.
"what are you thinking?"
Benjamin sighed and said: "I think there is a trap. The Queen is acting very strangely. Everything is too favorable for us. Maybe someone deliberately led to this situation."
The king also nodded. They were the only two who witnessed the Queen vomiting blood and fainting, so they would definitely not think of this matter as that simple.
"Then what do you think we should do?" he asked immediately.
"We still have to test it." Benjamin said slowly, "If it has something to do with the church, if we remain silent, it will only allow the church to take advantage of this opportunity. If the queen really dies because of this, then Iker will be a piece of cake." It’s a big cake, the earlier you take action, the more you can get.”
"So... you also think I should send troops?"
Benjamin hesitated for a moment and then said: "No. If it's a trap, something will happen if we send troops. I think we'd better send someone to figure out the situation first."
The king showed a helpless look and spread his hands: "Aren't we always sending people? But the news is so confusing that we can't find anything useful at all."
Benjamin nodded too.
Yes... The current situation always feels like someone has specially guided it. The various rumors among the people also left them completely confused, without any credible clues.
"In that case, I can go inquire about the situation." Miles suddenly walked in from the back of the hall, shrugged and said, "Anyway... Either the church did it, or the mage did it, and there's nothing that can be done about it on either side. I."
The king was stunned: "Can you go in?"
"Your Majesty can appoint me as an envoy. Didn't the previous envoys also go in?" Miles replied, "I am different from them. I will definitely not be unable to get out."
"… Yeah?"
Benjamin was skeptical.
If, like before, he disappears for ten and a half days without any news from him, then all they can do in Glory is a blackout.
"Then what else can be done?" Miles spread his hands and asked helplessly.
Benjamin thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I'll go with you. You will be the messenger, and I will fly or dig holes. We will be in the dark and one in the dark. If you disappear for no reason again, nothing will happen to us. Do not know at all."
"… All right."
Miles was silent for a moment and nodded. When the king saw this, he did not express any objection to the idea. The current situation is confusing, and intuitively speaking, he does feel that it is not good to send troops recklessly.
When the two of them investigate the situation clearly, he will feel a little confident.
In this way, the two Benjamins left the palace and immediately set off from Glory and rushed to the garrison camp in Ikol. Miles was appointed as the messenger and galloped across the plains on horseback. Benjamin was flying in the sky, paying attention to the surrounding situation from a distance.
There were no accidents along the way. Probably due to the tense atmosphere of this changing situation, there were not many people on the road. Occasionally, one or two carriages passed by in a hurry, just pedestrians.
After spending a day, the two successfully found the garrison camp in Ikol.
"Stop! If you take another step forward, you will be killed without mercy!"
Miles raised his eyebrows, took out the messenger's certification document, and showed it to the soldier guarding the door. Several soldiers looked at each other and muttered something like "Why are you here again?" They accepted the documents and spoke fiercely: "You wait here, I will report the situation to the superiors."
Miles nodded, dismounted, and waited obediently at the door.
Benjamin landed on a nearby rock and started digging a hole using the rock.
Ikol has set up a long blockade in this area. He used the water element induction method outside, but he couldn't figure out what was going on inside. Flying directly would be too flamboyant, so it would be better to go underground. Most people are not prepared for this.
However, just when Benjamin summoned several smart ice drills to automatically dig holes, a group of soldiers suddenly came out from the blockade, holding weapons in their hands, and surrounded Miles.