As if it had existed for eternity for a long time in the endless years, Pedi's wandering soul slowly awakened, but there was endless darkness in front of him.

Countless fragments of memory struck at this moment, and finally froze in the Tree of Life embodied by the High Elves.

There was a faint sound of chatting in his ears, but no matter how closely Pedi listened, he couldn't hear what they were saying, but the voice was familiar.

After a long time, Pedi suddenly realized that he was asleep.

He wanted to wake up, but his thoughts seemed to be suppressed by some force, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move for half a minute, and the harder he tried, the more severe the pressure of the darkness became.

I don't know how long it had been, but the discussion in my ears turned into a quarrel, and Pei Di remembered that he could use the holy power. Thus, the divine forces began to gather under his will, bringing a glimmer of light to the endless darkness.

When the darkness is dispelled, Pedi regains control of his body... When he opened his eyes, he was greeted by the wooden ceiling, surrounded by a rich life energy, a warm room with a stinging cheek from the fire in the fireplace.

"Wake up, Your Majesty wake up!" A familiar voice echoed in his ears, and Pedi turned his head to see Collier's familiar face, he subconsciously wanted to turn over, but there was an unbearable pain in the joints of his body.

Collier immediately stepped forward to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, you'd better not move now, because the joints of your body have been squeezed by an unknown force, causing multiple fractures, and your internal organs are also seriously damaged. And you, although you have the favor of the Holy Force, you also need at least half a month to recuperate. ”

"Brother Pedy. Phyllis walked over from the crowd next to her, she looked very tired, tears swirling in her eyes, but she couldn't hold back the tears, "You've finally woken up, if you don't..."

"It's okay, I'm here. Pedi smiled at his sister and looked at the two elven priests who were channeling life energy to him, "Thank you for your help, now I can come by myself." As he spoke, a gentle divine power appeared on the surface of his body.

The two elven priests did not refute it, as they found that the Holy Power was indeed more useful than their life energy.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Pei Di sat up with the pain under the support of the Holy Force, and then looked at the people in the room... They were some of his usual close retainers, including Sira Marne, Cowlil, Archmage Leah, and Baron Hanina.

"Not counting the two days you've been wandering in the spatial cracks, you've been in a coma for three whole days!" Phyllis stood where Collier was waiting just now, and Collier naturally stepped aside and looked at the emperor with a flattering smile.

"I didn't expect me to really get a good night's sleep..."Pei Di remembered the words before the battle, and couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, "We... Is it defeat?" he looked at Phyllis, "What do you say I've been wandering in the spatial rift for two days?"

"The space node you teleported had an accident due to a powerful magical energy riot, but fortunately, with the help of the five directors of the Mage Tower and more than a dozen mages from the Elven Kingdom, after two days of trying, I finally found you in the spatial rift... It was too dangerous, and if it weren't for the divine power to protect you, you might have been torn to shreds by the turbulent currents in the rift. Phyllis looked nervous when she spoke about it, as if she were in the spatial rift.

"How's our war going?" said Pedy, looking at Syrah-Marne.

"It wasn't a complete failure. Sira Marne replied, "The Undead Legion, led by the Order of Chaos, destroyed the wooded area north of Fort Tillman, but because of the high momentum, General Thranduil picked up the news in advance and retreated to the fortress of Bandara in time to avoid the danger of total annihilation. ”

"After the two undead legions converged, they did not launch an attack on the Canyon Fortress, but advanced directly towards Felder City..."Speaking of this, Sira Marne looked at the Emperor cautiously, "The Undead Legion is attacking fiercely, and I ordered Lendin Reagan to abandon Felder City." ”

"Is Cooktown lost too?" Pedi frowned.

"Not yet, Lunding Reagan has declared confidence in defending Cook Town, but I feel like it's time to avoid a head-on fight with the Undead Legion... We had underestimated the strength of the Undead Legion, and our biggest mistake was not to concentrate our forces, so I ordered General Lendin to retreat to Fort Threk, but he did not follow my orders. "Sheila Marne subconsciously wanted to come up with a military report.

"Sir Marne, brother needs to recuperate. Phyllis frowned, she didn't want her brother to think about the affairs of the empire at this time.

"It's fine. Pedi whispered a word of comfort to her sister, looked at Siala Marne and said, "Give me the army in your hand." As he spoke, he had lifted the quilt, and like a stake standing in the corner, the knight approached with the cloak he had prepared.

Petdy took Siala Marne's bulletin in his hand and did not rush to look at it, he wrapped his cloak and went to the fireplace by the bed and sat down, Phyllis refused to accept the knight's help, she took the tongs herself and stirred the wood in the fireplace.

The warm wall fire seemed to dispel the pain in his whole body, making Pei Di's frowning brow stretch a little, he turned his head to look at the ministers beside him, and pointed to the other chairs, "Let's sit down together." ”

As the ministers sat down, Pedi opened the bulletin and said to himself, "We were all too confident before, the Empire's armies have been invincible on the battlefield in the past few years, making us arrogant that we can defeat all enemies, but in fact, there are many more that we cannot understand. He thought of the despair and fear in his heart at the last moment in the mountain fortress station, and the powerless despair made him feel very small and unwilling.

At this time, Pedi flipped through the magical photographs of the mountain forest, and Collier glanced at the photograph in the Emperor's hand and saw the Emperor's doubts, so he explained: "The northern mountains and forests of Tillmanburg have now become deserts, the mountains have disappeared overnight, and the altars of evil power have completely turned it into a paradise for the undead. ”

"It's me who is too confident!" Peddy muttered to herself, "What about the others?"

"No one will be able to escape except you. Phyllis looked at her brother very seriously, "You are the ruler of the empire, not a soldier fighting on the battlefield... You have to be glad that you came back safely this time, we didn't make your news public, we just announced that the Northern Forest Battle was a failure. ”

"The right choice. Pedi ignored her sister's words.

He had finished reading the battle report in his hand, and the Undead Legion had recaptured Feld City, and although it was now in ruins, it would soon be possible to build a Death Fortress with the strength of the Undead Legion.

At this moment, the Confederates are facing an offensive and defensive war in Cooktown, and some of the Imperial generals led by Lundin Reagan and the Mage Tower want to hold on to the port and fight a defensive counterattack with the undead in the area of Feld City and Fort Tillman.

Sheila Marne did not agree to this choice and succeeded in convincing the elves to support her opinion, and Erin Phier also hoped that the empire would be calmer at the moment, so she did not agree to Lundin Reagan's proposal.

"It seems that this uncle of mine is very meritorious...", Peddy punned, thought for a second or two, and then looked at Baron Hanina, "What is your opinion?"

"The undead are determined to take Cooktown, and the army we have assembled in Cooktown is simply not enough to support a big battle, and if we fight a big battle in Cooktown, our logistical pressure will be great. Baron Hannina shook her head slightly, "I agree with Sir Marne's proposal to abandon Cooktown to preserve the main forces of the Empire, gather the main forces of the Alliance Army, and fight a tough battle with the undead on the frontal battlefield." ”

"It's not half a year ago, the Empire is ready for a protracted battle with the undead legions!" Sirah Marne flipped through another document, "If you want, you can always assemble a large army to fight for you." ”

Pedi refused to look at the documents handed by Sheila Marne, handed the military newspaper in his hand to the nearest Cowlier, stood up and refused his sister's support, looked at the ministers who stood up with him, and asked, "We're at the Manwes Canyon Fortress now, right?"

"Yes!" replied Phyllis.

"Where's my cousin?"

"Duke Barrett is still negotiating with the orcs at Zecora Castle, and we haven't told him anything about you. This question was answered by Sira Marne.

"What about my chamberlain?" asked Pedi again.

"In the command hall, do you need to summon them?" asked Cowlier humbly.

"Gather the officers above the rank of the Confederate Corps in the fortress, I haven't seen them for so many days, it's time to meet them. Pedi said this to his subordinates.

Phyllis furrowed her eyebrows, "Your body..."

"My body is fine, if I don't show up again, some people may forget that the empire still has an emperor. Pedi smiled softly at her sister, "There are some people who always need someone to remind them constantly. ”

"Are you Uncle Sorentine?" Phyllis wasn't stupid, but she said what was on her mind.

Pedi smiled and didn't speak.

...

In the command hall of the Canyon Fortress, the generals who had just left from the regular meeting were called again, and this time it was all the mid-level and above officers of the garrison of the fortress.

When dozens of officers from various countries entered the hall, the command hall, which was originally quite wide, suddenly seemed a little crowded.

At ten o'clock in the morning, under the gaze of countless eyes, the Emperor walked out of the lounge on the side of the hall, walked straight to the throne that had been prepared for him, and sat down, receiving the blessings and salutes of the officers.

The meeting began after the orc secretary general, Wolf Ma, indifferently reported the battle report of the past half month, and the content of the meeting was to discuss whether Cook Town would give up or hold on. In the discussion, which lasted three hours later, the emperor seated on the throne did not make any meaningful speech.

Eventually, the operational meeting, which puzzled most of the mid-ranking officers, ended after a raucous luncheon.

At the end of the meeting, Pedi refused to be accompanied by several ministers and walked with his sister to the private office built especially for him on the side of the command hall, where Baron Dane Green, the Imperial Chief of Military Intelligence, had been waiting for a long time.

"I need to talk to Baron Danmen-Green alone, and... Prepare me some tea, preferably from General Thranduil. Pedi instructed his secretary at the door.

"Your Majesty!" Danmen-Green took off his fur hat and saluted his emperor.

"Go boil a pot of boiling water. Pedi patted his sister on the shoulder, then greeted Danmen Green, "Go sit over there, I have something to ask you." He pointed to the couch under the window.

...

After the officers left, the command hall became organized again, and the young staff officer cleaned up the mess that had left the officers, and Cowlier drank the last glass of ale from his glass and walked to the corner where Siala Marne was resting.

"There are some people in the Empire who have been making a lot of trouble in the last few days, what do you think Your Majesty will do with them?" Cowlier knew that Sira Marne didn't like nonsense, so he confronted the topic at the beginning, "I heard that some people in the royal family questioned Her Majesty's decision in front of Her Majesty at Fort Twak, your sister..."

"If my sister dares to violate the laws of the Empire, I will personally sign the decree of her arrest. Silah-Marne looked at the old mage indifferently, "Your Majesty will deal with these things, what do you mean by asking about this matter?

"I'm a member of the royal family now, so I should be concerned about this, right?" Cowlier smiled brightly.

"Oh!" said Sheila Marne, looking Cowrell up and down, "I almost forgot that you had a nice wife, and I haven't congratulated you yet." ”

Collier didn't seem to hear Siala Marne's sarcasm at all, and said with a smile: "Do you say that Your Majesty will support the order you have already given this time, or will you support Lundin Reagan to fight a defensive counterattack war in Cook Town for the sake of the internal stability of the empire?"

"As a member of the royal family, what do you think Your Majesty will choose?" asked Sira Marne rhetorically, stopping the staff officer who was walking towards them.

"You are the supreme commander appointed by His Majesty, and Rendin-Reagan openly questioning your orders is undoubtedly questioning Your Majesty's choice, and with Your Majesty's previous style of doing things, you will never tolerate the existence of people who challenge the imperial power. Cowlier lowered his voice as he said this, "But at the same time... We have just lost a war in the northern hills, and the Empire needs internal stability, and if Lundin-Reagan does not continue to be stupid, His Majesty may act as if nothing has happened. ”

"But," Collier smiled mysteriously, "but only if Sir Lundin knew that His Majesty had woken up. ”

"Your Majesty has just summoned all the officers above the middle rank of the fortress, and in two hours at most, the news of Your Majesty's awakening will reach Sir Lunding's ears. "So, what you're worried about won't happen at all." ”

"So, it's very likely that what Your Majesty did just now was supporting Sir Lunding. Collier leaned forward a little and lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty was so embarrassed by the undead legion in the northern jungle, do you think... Your Majesty will do whatever it takes, and Your Majesty may be eager to fight the Undead Legion right now!"

Sira Marne's eyebrows furrowed slightly when she heard this, and Cowlir continued: "The news here has reached Cook Town, and now the only way is to use a teleportation device, and because the Undead Legion has blocked most of the eastern space nodes of Feld Territory, all documents issued by the fortress to Cook Town must go through the teleportation device of Fort Norma, and I have secretly intercepted all the personal letters sent by the fortress to Sir Lundin at Fort Norma. ”

"What do you want to do?" Sira Marne stared at Collier, her face becoming even more continental.

"I just want to help you, Sir Lunding is wrong, his selfishness will bury the main forces of the Empire. "I just want to do something right, but sometimes it takes a little special to do the right thing." ”

"Your Excellency!" the young staff officer who had been stopped just now couldn't help but come over.

"What's the matter?" said Sira Marne, scolding harshly.

"News from Cooktown, the Undead Legion began a large-scale assault on Cooktown two hours ago. ”

"Huh," Silah-Marne stood up abruptly and asked, "What else?"

"Sir Lunding led the main force of the Empire to meet the Undead Legion in the northwest stronghold of Cook Town, and the current battle situation is not clear!"

"Didn't I specifically order to avoid a decisive battle with the main force of the Undead Legion?"

The young staff officer was unable to answer Sira Marne's question, and at this moment another staff officer approached, "The sniper battle in the northwest stronghold of Cooktown has been defeated, and Sir Lunding has retreated to Cooktown!"

"Isn't that stronghold claimed to be able to defend against the main force of the undead army for half a month without falling?How long has it been now, three hours?" "Syrah-Marne's face turned ugly, "I have to tell Your Majesty quickly!"

"Stand down first. Cowlier blocked Siala Marne's path and waved at the two staff officers.

"What do you mean?"

"I just think that you should wait for Baron Danmen to finish his report, otherwise you may not see Your Majesty. ”