Chapter 158 - Counter-Stratagem I
The construction of the new house went very smoothly and it took only two days to complete the construction.
Cross was also pleased with the all-hands training plan developed by Watson and Reiner, and they also selected the first soldiers in Copper Mountain.
The first group of soldiers consisted of 34 people, and in addition to all werewolves, there were 21 humans, one of whom was a woman. These people will be the bulwarks of Copper Mountain and the first hope for Cross.
Other work in Copper Mountain is also in full swing.
As for Cresia, the red dragon princess and the true lord of Sunset City, she hasn't been able to adapt to life in this town. Moreover, many of Cross's practices and rules and regulations were difficult for her to understand. She felt it was hard to fit in.
However, due to the forced kiss incident, Cressia is still very concerned in Copperhill Town, but most of this attention comes from the discussion behind people's backs.
The incident of Cressia forcibly kissing Cross is already a well-known thing in Copperhill.
When Nia learned about this, her whole state also changed, and she barely spoke now. She's sulking.
Of course, this is still visible to Cross. However, he did not have time to comfort Nia now, because on the night when the new house was built, he received information from the Raven Seti.
Reinhardt's army captured the Holy Helm, while the forces of the Kingdom of Seatta breached the Borean Fortress.
From this information, it can be inferred that Reinhardt's combat power is very strong. Moreover, his army totaled only more than 1,000 people, and he was able to capture the fortress of the north wind and the city of the Holy Helmet in a short period of time, which showed his outstanding military talent.
This record is indeed in line with his assessment of military genius.
It's just that...... The army of the Kingdom of Seatta seems to be superior.
Cross didn't know how long it took Seajarda's army to capture the fortress of the north wind, but it wouldn't be long.
The fortress of the north wind is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this siege speed is already a miracle, and the military talent of Sephiroth, who commanded this siege battle, is already above Reinhardt.
As things stand, as long as Joey and Sephiroth join forces to attack the Helmets, Reinhardt will surely be defeated.
It may be because Reinhardt realized this, so he quickly captured the Holy Helm City, at least, he now has another option, which is to escape from Klein Territory and seek support from the Empire.
In any case, from resisting Joey's usurpation to becoming the earl of Klein Domain, Reinhardt can be regarded as a shining existence on the stage of history.
However, once Sephiroth annihilates Reinhardt alive and expells Klein Territory, his next target is likely to be Cross.
Because, the strength that Cross showed in Blackwater must have reached the ears of Sephiroth.
Cross's worries deepened.
Fortunately, he had already prepared a countermeasure, and the key to this countermeasure was the captive of the Kingdom of Seatta, Charlie.
When Charlie was building a new house, he was assigned to Lancelot's group by Cross. Moreover, Cross also gave Lancelot instructions accordingly.
Lancelot tells Charlie about his Seatta and thus brings him closer. In addition, he always talked to Charlie about his worries about the current state of the Kingdom of Seatta.
Charlie was puzzled when he heard this, but Lancelot did not tell Charlie on the grounds of confidentiality.
After the house was built, Charlie was completely idler, and Cross did not give him any work, so he kept thinking about the secret that Lancelot said.
On this day, Charlie, who slept until late in the evening, was ready to go to Lancelot to find out the wind.
However, as Charlie walked to the door of Lancelot's house, Cross's voice came from inside the house, the voice was very small, but Charlie could distinguish the owner of the voice.
He was a little puzzled, how could Cross appear in Lancelot's room, could it be to visit Gawain, who was recuperating from his injuries on the second floor?
At this moment, he suddenly heard Lancelot say the words Kingdom of Seatta, which made his nerves tense instantly.
He had a hunch that the conversation between the two people in the room must have something to do with the secrecy that Lancelot had said not long ago.
Curiosity drove him to hide outside the house and eavesdrop.
Although he couldn't hear it clearly, he still caught a few key words.
'United Sephiroth', 'Attack on the Kingdom of Seatta'
These few keywords frightened him and hurried back to his room.
He ran all the way out of breath, and his face turned pale. As soon as he sat down on the bed, his thoughts began to flow uncontrollably:
Is that Sephiroth kid going to rebel?
He does have the strength to rebel, and he now commands the largest and most elite army in the Kingdom of Seatta.
And he also has a reason to defect, he spoke out in the Quesman Empire, he is a Kosman.
At this time, Charlie suddenly understood that Sephiroth had arranged for him to be on standby near Blackwater Town just to borrow a knife to kill people. Sephiroth uses the power of Cross to get rid of the dissidents.
In this way, Sephiroth's rebellion will go much smoother.
Sephiroth's rebellion will inevitably bring about the destruction of the kingdom of Seatta.
Thinking of this, Charlie looked sad. After all, he was a native of Seatta and absolutely did not want to see his kingdom fall.
He slammed the bed hard, "Sephiroth, that kid really won't really work for the Kingdom of Seada!"
Charlie was so angry that he wanted to report the rebellion of Sephiroth to the king of the kingdom of Seyada now.
However, Charlie is also very helpless, now he is a prisoner of Cross, what can a prisoner do?
He sighed, and his mood gradually stabilized. But his thoughts did not stop: when will they attack, and from where will they attack?......
Because of the scarcity of information he overheard, Charlie's curiosity became the driving force of all his thoughts, and it was difficult to convince the king of such important information without more detailed information.
Charlie was struggling, he didn't know how to get more and more detailed information.
He thought about infiltrating Lancelot's house, but was quickly vetoed by himself, and to do so was to seek death.
He also thought about continuing to get information from Lancelot in the way of conversation, but Lancelot's tone was tight. This is obviously not an option.
More importantly, even if he had received information, how could he send it out? Such important information had to be reported to the king himself.
Thinking of this, Charlie went out again.
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