On January 2, three o'clock in the morning.

Sooner had than the end of Pedi's meeting with his cronies at Fort Caval, and the war on the Mesto Plains had come to an end.

The army of the Kingdom of Misha was victorious, although they paid a certain price for it, and at the moment there was no cheering in the large barracks, and the soldiers fell asleep after receiving the order to repair their place.

Werewolf Commander Ian stands under the Red Moon Banner and looks out at the Blood Moon in the sky.

In the literature recorded on the mainland, there has not been a blood moon for a long time, but there is now a blood moon that only appears in legends over the Mesto plain.

At the same time, the geography of the area around the Mesto Plains is being frantically destroyed by berserk forces!

This is the consequence of the misuse of magic!

It's the forces of nature and the elements that are rebelling!

"The mages are figuring out ways to stabilize the elemental forces of the riot. "The dark elf Orn, the commander of the mage unit of the Misha Kingdom and the supreme inspector of the Misha Kingdom's army, stood beside Ian and also looked at the blood moon hanging in the sky, "In the legend of the elves, when the red sun is high, the power of death must appear. ”

"The power of death?"

"In layman's terms, it's ghouls, undead and other creatures. Orn's slender fingers slid lightly through the air, and the cyan streamer revealed a simple circle as she slid her fingers, but there was a disgusting smell coming from this seemingly beautiful circle.

"It's the breath of death. Orn explained, "The power of death in the web is reviving with the negativity and the unresting dead on the continent, and this power will continue to increase as this war lasts." ”

The mane on the corner of Ian's mouth trembled slightly after hearing this, and he turned his head to look at his friend who grew up with him and asked, "The death power that almost destroyed the entire continent in the legend of the elves?"

"It's not that exaggerated. Orn shook his head, "The power of death in ancient times engulfed the entire continent, and now it is only the Mesto Plains, and our mages have successfully curbed the spread of this power, while also working to eliminate the negative forces in space... If nothing else, the power of death in this area will completely dissipate in half a month. ”

"I hope so. Ian Gray let out a sigh, "I don't want our hometown to be a paradise for the dead. ”

Orn: "Don't worry... Now you should be concerned about the situation in Nike City. ”

"yes, Nix City—" The werewolf looked into the depths of the sky.

Then, he looked at the soldiers resting in the nearby camp, with a little unbearable in his eyes... The werewolf warrior had suffered heavy losses, and if it was possible, he didn't want to continue this brutal war of attrition, so he asked, "How are the elves of the Naren Forest talking to them?"

"It should have succeeded, otherwise we wouldn't have taken this place so easily today. Orn thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency Chief Archon Novat should be happy to agree to their terms. ”

"The condition of those human nobles is 'civil suffrage'!" Ian's long wolf ears rolled back, "This is not good news, we should not give humans the right to vote, they will make a mess of the whole kingdom." ”

"We need human ingenuity. "This is what His Excellency the Chief Consul has said countless times... I think he's right, and it's the decision of the House of Internal Affairs, you can't change anything. ”

"I never thought about changing anything, I just—" The young werewolf spread his hands to explain, but he didn't know what to say.

He was silent for more than ten seconds and then said: "If you can, you don't want to have a permanent war with humanity, our people have been suppressed by hatred for two hundred years, if the chief consul can eliminate our hatred, I will approve of it." ”

"Really?"

"Don't look at me like that..."Ian whispered, "The hatred between werewolves and humans is nothing compared to the future of the entire kingdom, and I know exactly what the kingdom needs now, so... You don't have to worry about me impulsively making irretrievably bad decisions. ”

Orn smiled, her fingers gently flicking her gray hair, "I've heard the elves say that werewolves and minotaurs are the most natural races of all the tribes in the continent, because you are born with the qualifications to fit with nature... At first I couldn't understand what it meant, but now I do!"

"No, you still don't understand. ”

"I understand!"

"Maybe you'll understand one day, but not now. ”

“...”

The two fell silent.

...

A day later, January 3rd, in the afternoon.

Today is the Imperial Tradition's 'Winter Day', where a group of costumed aristocrats gather on both sides of the road by the huge official road outside the gates of Nix City on Harvey Island, the main island of the Hoko Islands, and they are clustered on both sides of the road, with a red carpet on the stone pavement and sprinkled with bright flowers.

Count Ellie, the Prime Minister of the Cormourburg court, was dressed in a purple and black suit, staring at the official horizon in the distance under the dim sky with a bumpy but determined face, and beside her was an elven mage in a short purple dress, and behind the two were territorial officials and nobles in formal clothes.

At this time, these nobles lost their former pride, and although they kept smiling on their faces, their obviously bowed bodies and slightly lowered heads showed that they were now in a restless mood.

These hundreds of people gathered together, but the scene that should have been lively seemed extraordinarily quiet, as if there were not living people standing there, but hundreds of lifeless puppets.

And in the city of Nix behind these people, there is even more weird than their behavior... In the city, there is no festive atmosphere for the 'Winter Festival', because all the citizens are hiding in their houses, and every street is full of patrolling soldiers.

A few hours ago, the hilarious holiday party was disrupted by a shopping spree,

At this moment, the strong smell of blood clings to the sky above the city, and the poorly dressed serfs are cleaning the streets amid the shouts of the city's low-level officials... To be precise, they are sweeping up the blood from the streets!

At the corner of the street, the old carriage is full of corpses!

Most of these corpses were richly dressed, and it was clear at a glance that they were not nobles but also wealthy people in the city.

A few hours ago,

A coup d'état unfolds in the city, Count Ellie overthrows the rule of the Ella family, and those who resist her are mercilessly slashed by the countess's followers.

Now, the Prime Minister and Countess, who is known for her wisdom, is planning to lead the remaining subjects of the Hoko Islands to submit to the Kingdom of Misha!

No, to be precise, it was incorporated into the kingdom of Misha.

On the terms agreed, the citizens and nobles of Nix City would be incorporated into the Kingdom of Misha on an equal footing.

The elves of the Naryn Forest and the merchant regime of the Eluk Lords were witnesses to this negotiation.

...

In the month since the decisive battle on the Mesto Plains, Count Ellie did her best to assist Duke Enshi, and she had never thought of betraying Duke Enshi at first, or five days before, to be exact, she had not thought about it.

Her patience and faith wore out over the course of the month... Nearly 30,000 young men died in the war during this month, but in exchange for the never-ending conscription orders of the Duke of Enxi.

Half a month ago, Duke Enxi even lowered the age of conscription to twelve!

At that time, Count Ellie fulfilled her duty for the sake of the family's oath, and she even persuaded the nobles of Nix City to donate supplies to promise to give enough food to the recruiting family.

Tempted by the lure of great rewards, the new legion is quickly assembled and ready for battle!

Count Ellie, on the other hand, reassured the people of the realm and waited for victory, but ten days later she waited for a whole cartload of death notices and a new conscription order from Duke Enxi.

Looking at the death letters and conscription orders, Earl Ellie began to despair for the first time.

Although Duke Enxi told his prime minister that the werewolves were about to lose their time, what Duke Enxi didn't know was that his realm had long since lost its former glory, and that the bandits, ghouls, and elemental riots of war were affecting the entire realm.

Coupled with the fall of Feld's Territory, the Middle Empire and the rebels fought for a long time.

This was enough to make Count Ellie begin to wonder if what she was doing was right, and it was at this time that the elven envoy of the Naren Forest found her!

The Kingdom of Misha was very sincere about this negotiation, and they even made conditions for joint governance.

Ellie couldn't resist the temptation.

...

On the official road horizon outside Nikes, the sun is setting.

When dusk fell and the earth was covered with a golden halo, a red moon battle banner appeared on the horizon, and Count Ellie, who was under the city gate, was shocked when he saw the battle flag, and his heart began to beat violently.

"Don't worry, werewolves keep their covenants more than any race. Ellie's female elf mage, Fei Jie, whispered, "Soon, the citizens of Nix City will have peace. ”

Earl Ellie smiled and nodded slightly, but secretly gestured to her most trusted general, Baron Derek Gehry... She needs to guard against a sudden attack by the werewolves, after all, the two sides have lost more than 60,000 men in the battle on the Mesto plain.

More than 60,000 lives!

It's enough to make werewolves and some of the people in the city who are carried away by hatred do things that they can't even control... Count Ellie didn't want her efforts to be in vain, and of course, she didn't recommend a bloody battle when the werewolves repented!

Fortunately, the commander of the werewolf army was also aware of this situation, and the army stopped at a long distance, and continued with a team of less than a hundred people.

The horse's hooves shook, and the team soon reached the front of Count Ellie.

The werewolf who came was Ian, and the representative of the dark elves was Orn, and the two brothers and sisters who were not related by blood at all were nobles in the Misha Kingdom, and they could fully accept the integration of Nesk City into the Misha Kingdom on behalf of the entire kingdom.

As the werewolf team got closer and closer, Ellie straightened her back and took the initiative to meet it...

"Count Ellie Delmar. Ian's tall body flipped off his horse and bowed his head in salute, typical of human aristocratic etiquette.

Ellie looked at Ian with a slight flicker in her eyes, and gave Ian an elegant aristocratic lady etiquette, "Dear Lord Ian, welcome." ”

"Haha!" Ian's huge wolf beak cracked to reveal white teeth, "Your welcome ceremony is so special, we've been celebrating on the Mesto Plains for a month!"

"Count Ellie. Orn stepped forward when Ellie was embarrassed, "We'll sign the relevant documents as soon as possible and announce them to the entire continent." ”

"Of course, I have everything ready at Fort Kemir. Earl Ellie, trying to find balance in her conversation, said, "If you don't want to be so troublesome, you can do it here." ”

Werewolf Ian stared at Ellie and said, "Although I hate human etiquette, it is necessary for its existence, so it is more appropriate to give the hearts of your nobles to Fort Kemir." ”

Orn said directly, "Lead the way, Count Ellie." ”

"It's my pleasure. The smile on Earl Ellie's face was even more triumphant.