The town of Tyre, the junction of the Sook Plains and the Iruk Territory.

Under the gloomy sky, the earth-shattering shouts of killing kept coming. On the defense line southeast of Tyre, the rebels' huge coalition forces were frantically storming the Imperial defense line that stretched for dozens of miles.

Elven feather carts, human catapults, and the magical cannons of the Misha Kingdom roared and roared, and the rolling stones, magic bombs, and giant thorns in the sky smashed on the magic cover above the Imperial defense line, flashing one dazzling halo after another of colorful halos.

The constant gathering of elemental power from the Empire's paladins, elves' natural mages, and mages from the Misha Kingdom intertwine ice and fire, earth magic and wind magic confront each other, and the golden of holy power and the roar of warriors collide in blood and fire.

This war began to break out in the early morning of the 19th, and it has been more than half a month now, and in this half a month, the same bloody battles have been happening every day!

Under the destruction of the war, the territory southwest of Tyre Town has become as barren as the wilderness next door to the Western Continent, and in the vast land that stretches for hundreds of miles, the elemental power destroys all life except for the warring parties.

Between the cold winds of autumn, it is no longer a refreshing and charming cool breeze, but a desolation of yellow sand!

It's like painting an apocalyptic scene!

But the fighters and officers on both sides of the war did not notice the changes in their surroundings, and they were concerned about whether the weapons in their hands were sharp and whether the opponent was falling!

...

In the back garden of the Imperial Lion Castle, among the withered yellow leaves and corrupted flower clusters, Penny, dressed in a white velvet dress, teases the baby wrapped in a red fluffy soft towel in the maid's arms.

At this moment, Penny's sweet face has a focused, quiet and warm expression.

This is the appearance of a woman's maternal love, such an expression is full of a beauty that cannot be desecrated, so that the face of the newly born child has an obvious bloated Penny, adding a few graceful and luxurious meanings.

"Giggles" The little guy was teased by his mother and laughed non-stop, his soft little hand stretched out a soft towel to grab his mother's loving face, and his smart eyes were full of curiosity about the strange world and dependence on his mother.

On the other side of the Lion Castle,

In the hall of Yuris, the Lion Castle, in contrast to the quiet and peaceful back garden, the Council of Nobles is arguing over the war that is taking place in Tyre.

Most of the nobles of the Empire after a year of recuperation seem to have regained their former self-confidence, and many nobles who have not experienced war but occupy high positions in the Empire are clamoring to gather more soldiers to sweep away the rebels led by Elok.

And such a proposition was naturally strongly opposed by those nobles who knew the real situation of the empire at present.

Quarrels inevitably happen...

As in the war ahead, this noise lasted for most of the month.

The young Emperor Sinda would habitually sit on the golden throne and watch the noisy meetings of the nobles every day, and he would just listen and never say a word, as if the noise of these people could enlighten him.

The Imperial Prime Minister, Marquis Woz-Pedro, as the Prime Minister serving the Emperor, behaved like the Emperor and remained neutral in the quarrel.

The rest of the cabinet had not attended such a meeting ten days earlier.

Half an hour later, after the Emperor and the Prime Minister had finished their daily meeting, they silently withdrew from the Yuris Hall, leaving the aristocrats who were still arguing.

...

Emperor Sinda's newly established Emperor's office, located in a high attic near the back garden of the Lion Castle, looks out of the window of this office, and the view of the back garden is almost as far as the eye can see. But now in autumn, there is only a lonely scene in the back garden.

This room was originally used by Emperor Laubert for entertainment and drinking.

Emperor Sinda had been working on the idea of this room when he was a prince, and now he can make it his center of power.

The young emperor was standing at the window at the moment, looking at the infant child in the garden below, and his mood became much lighter.

"How long do you expect this war to last?" said Emperor Sinda's voice in a low voice, as if he didn't want to disturb the peaceful picture below.

Woz Pedro stood beside the Emperor, his eyes also looking at the little prince in the garden below, the Emperor's question did not make any other expression on his face, he said calmly as if talking about daily trivialities, "This is a decisive battle, of course it will last until there is a loser on both of us." ”

"The Empire can't accept defeat now!"

"So, we have to win. ”

Sinda nodded subconsciously and withdrew her gaze before walking over to her desk and picking up a stack of papers, "You say, why would the elves choose to launch a strong attack at such a time... In the last year, they had a better chance than they do now!"

Woz Pedro lowered his eyelids and thought for a moment before explaining: "Last year the Elves were not as prepared as they are now, last year we were both in a hurry, and although the Elves won a small victory, their poor logistics forced them to stop their progress. ”

"But even so, if the elves chose to attack last year, it would be better than now!" Emperor Sinda unwrapped the document with the code in his hand.

"Perhaps," Woz-Pedro said uncertainly, "maybe the elves have found some way for them to think they can have a good chance of winning this decisive battle." ”

Emperor Sinda looked down at the secret letter in his hand and asked, "What kind of method do you think it will be?"

"The General Staff Office of the Military Department has deduced that with the solidity of the southeast defense line of Tyre Town and the nearly 200,000 troops stationed there, even if the elves gather 300,000 troops, it is impossible to break through. Woz Pedro analyzed: "If the elves want to break through this line with the power in their hands, the best way is to disintegrate from within us. He looked at the Emperor, "From the inside of the garrison in Tyre, to be exact!"

Emperor Sinda was not surprised by such remarks, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, "Do you also want to complain about the Marquis of Nepdo?" After that, he threw the secret letter in his hand on Woz Pedro's body, "Every day people complain that he is self-respecting, and you want to say the same?"

There is some truth to such fears. Woz-Pedro didn't really read the contents of the secret letter, "Marquis Nepdo not only has an army of more than 100,000 in his hands, but also controls the future of the empire. "No one likes to put their future in the hands of someone else." ”

"Maybe you're right. Emperor Sinda did not comment on the Marquis of Wads's opinion, and he changed his words and asked, "What do you think of Marquis Nepdo's proposal?"

Woz-Pedro's heart moved, and he immediately understood what the emperor was asking, but he still frowned with a puzzled look and asked, "He made many suggestions..."

"Five days ago, the Marquis of Neptor asked the adjutant to bring a handwritten letter proposing that Duke Nick lead the army of Crewe to flank the Elok rebels!" Emperor Sinda added to the question with dissatisfaction, "What do you think?"

"It's a good idea. Woz-Pedro replied quickly, as quickly as if it were his knee-jerk reaction: "I've heard that Crewe has ended the civil war and cleared the realm of all voices opposed to commercial reform... With the wealth of the Reagan family, coupled with the basic strength that Kru Ling already has, it is easy to gather an army of 100,000 in a short time..."He had a reassuring smile on his face, "With the support of this 100,000 army, the rebels led by Ayluk will be swept away in an instant!"

"Are you laughing at me?" said the Emperor's tone with a slight coldness.

"No one dared to laugh at the emperor of the empire. Woz-Pedro looked at the Emperor, "I'm just telling the truth, Kru Ling now has more strength than the Empire, that's the truth, Mage Tower and the Reagan family are in the honeymoon phase of the alliance, the goblins have signed more trade orders with Kru in the last six months than the sum of the past ten years, and even the barbarians in the north and the orcs in the Western Continent have abandoned their previous suspicions and started trading with them... Even your wife, the Empress of the Empire, is a Reagan woman!"

Emperor Sinda leaned back in his office chair and said coldly, "Are you reminding me that I should submit to Duke Nick?"

"Remember that strange assassination at the corner of Patved Street?" Woz-Pedro did not answer the Emperor's words, referring to the assassination some time ago, "Half an hour before that assassination, Duke Nick had a big fight with you in this office... If you were in Duke Nick's position, what would you think of that assassination?"

"Are you saying that Duke Nick would suspect the assassination I planned?" Emperor Sinda's expression was a little ugly, "This matter has been confirmed, the assassination was planned by the Iruk rebels, and the evidence is conclusive!"

"With Duke Nick's wisdom, of course, he can figure out the key to this, but the problem is that the police department took too fast to investigate this case, incredibly fast, and the evidence obtained is so accurate!" Woz-Pedro looked regretful, "Who is the target of the assassin's assassination? Duke Nick, who has served as the Prime Minister of the Empire for more than thirteen years! Is such an assassination so easy to detect? and so fast!"

The Imperial Prime Minister's continuous questioning made the young Emperor's face more and more ugly, and after a few seconds of silence between the two, the Imperial Prime Minister continued: "Moreover, Duke Nick sent himself back to Crewe Territory less than two hours after his assassination... When he left, he didn't even tell Empress Penny, why?Is there anything in Suke City that can make Duke Nick jealous?"

"You're telling me that Duke Nick thinks of me as his enemy?" asked Emperor Sinda, burying his head in the lamplight, in a tone of indifference.

"No, at least not yet, because your wife is the eldest daughter of the Reagan family. ”

When Emperor Sinda heard the Prime Minister's words, he raised his head and stared at Woz Pedro with a pair of piercing eyes, "I remember you said a few minutes ago that the elves may have the power to disintegrate the empire internally... You say, is it possible that this force is the same as what you just said?"

Woz-Pedro's tone froze, his eyes that were originally excited by his wonderful 'speech' suddenly shrank, and a cold chill rose above his head. Facing the emperor's gaze, he instinctively lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, what I said just now is just an objective fact. ”

"Yes, that's true. The Emperor looked at the thick stack of papers on his desk, "But these facts will influence your and my decisions..."He looked at the Prime Minister of the Empire, "There are some aspects of Duke Nick that I don't like, but it is undeniable that he is a qualified Prime Minister of the Empire, and you, obviously, are still far from the word 'qualified'!"

Woz Pedro immediately answered: "My dimness is all because you are too dazzling, my majesty. He did not show the slightest displeasure at these words of the emperor, at least not on the surface.

The Emperor smiled noncommittally and said, "However, some of what you said is not unreasonable, so I have decided to go to Tyre myself..." With that, he stood up and walked to the window, looking at his wife below, "Lion Castle will be left to the Reagan family to take care of." ”