While the Kingdom of Kruria was actively preparing for war, Perus and his Joint Office announced the establishment of an independent United Duchy of Lunn and the formation of a government of the United Duchy.

The first to recognize the United Duchy of Lunn was not the neighboring kingdom of Baru and the Highlands, but the kingdom of Kruria, thousands of miles away. It was only when the proclamation written by Pedi Reagan reached the city of Coron that the Kingdom of Baru and the Twak Heights announced their recognition of the independence of the United Principality.

Subsequently, the Mage Tower and the Elves also sent envoys to establish formal diplomatic relations with the United Nations.

December 25 marks the twenty-fifth day of the founding of the United Nations in Lunn.

In the conference room of the Joint Office of Government, the four chiefs and Perus sat around a small iron conference table, poring through a document that had been collated and presented by the newly established secretariat.

This is an analytical report on the wars in various places.

This document appeared solely because the Kingdom of Kruria, in the name of the Alliance, demanded that they participate in the war against the undead legions, and this was a condition for the kingdom to recognize their independence.

"I didn't expect that even if we were independent, we would have to get involved in the disputes over the rights and wrongs of the mainland. Judith was appointed by Perus as one of the four commanders as a representative of the knightly class of the army, and she talked about this with an unreserved look of disgust on her face, "Although I would love to join the war against the undead legions, I hate it in this way. ”

"Nobody likes this kind of sale. "But as both sides of the deal, we are already weak, and this is a deal that we have to do, otherwise we will jeopardize ourselves." ”

"Can you be sure of the authenticity of the information from the Kingdom of Kruria?" Archbishop Samhill also read the documents in his hand, and the wrinkles on his old face with a little stubble piled up, "Although there are many intelligent lifeforms in the undead legion, their existence means that the gods allow it, but... They are not destined to coexist with us. He pressed the papers with both hands, his wrinkles slowly dissipating and revealing a worried look, "If Penny Reagan is really working with the Undead Legion, it will be terrible for our ancestral lands. ”

"I don't think your worries are a problem. "Grim Ward, as the first nobleman to follow Peruth, attended the meeting as a representative of the nobility of the principality, "The Kingdom of Kruria has only asked us to declare war on the Suker Plain, as far as I know, the Elven Kingdom, the Misha Kingdom, the Twak Principality, the Clarkley Islands, the Dwarven Hammer Kingdom, and the Baru Kingdom have all declared war on the Suk Plains and the Undead Legion, but they are only symbolically sending some troops to join the Krurian Kingdom. ”

"With the current strength of the Kingdom of Kruria, King Pedy Reagan doesn't care if we send troops or not, what he cares about is our attitude, he needs a fair reason to let him enter the Suker Plains. Grim Ward gently sorted through the papers in his hand and said in a very relaxed but positive tone, "So, all we have to do now is to draw up a proclamation to declare war on Penny Reagan of the Suker Plains, and then send a hundred paladins to join the army of the Kingdom of Kruria." ”

"As much as I hate what you say, I have to agree with your suggestion. Judith had a sinister smile on her face.

"This is a good buyer. ”

"Ahem" Archbishop Sam Hill coughed lightly, and the wrinkles on his face piled up again.

The old bishop's performance made it immediately clear to the other three that he must have a different opinion. But Samhill did not say the different opinion in his heart, but looked at Peruth, who had been silent at the first place, and asked, "What do you think?"

Of all the people present, Sam Hill was the only one who could ask that. When he asked, the eyes of the other three stopped resting on the old bishop.

Facing the stares cast by the four people, Perus seemed very calm, he did not hurry and took two sips of the tea in front of him before saying: "As far as my personal opinion is concerned, I am willing to help Pedy Reagan to complete this unification war, so that the human world can return to its former glory, so as to maintain peace in the entire Alan continent." ”

"But reality forced us to compromise. Perus looked at the other four helplessly, "We have the rising kingdom of Baru to the north, Andy Barrett to the southeast, and the orcs to the west definitely don't want to see our army out of the fortress of Cologne." ”

"The information brought back by our caravan shows that although the orc tribe is ostensibly supporting the unification war of the Kingdom of Kruria, secretly they are sparing no effort to support the Suke Plains. Livay Mank whispered, "King Pedy Reagan still has a long way to go if he wants to defeat his sister and unify the entire human world. ”

"It's an open secret, and even King Pedy Reagan himself can't make any public accusations about what the orcs are doing now. Grim Ward shrugged and showed a non-business-as-a-business attitude.

"First declare war on the Suker Plains in the name of the Joint Office, and as for sending paladins to the battlefield...", Perus shook his head, "I don't like to do these useless cosmetic gestures, and I will write to King Pedy Reagan in clear terms about the difficulties I am experiencing." ”

Samhill's eyebrows furrowed deeper than before, it was obvious that he didn't like Peruth's resolution, he tapped his finger lightly on the conference table to attract everyone's attention, and said, "Have you ever thought that Duke Andy Barrett could realize the idea of marching into the Suk Plains?" ”

"Your Excellency, Archbishop!" said Judith frowned, "If I'm not mistaken, you're trying to send troops to the Suke Plains?"

"The people of the Sooke Plains are being eroded by darkness, because of the betrayal of Bishop Andrew, most of the people in Suk City no longer believe in the Holy Spirit, and many people are secretly developing evil believers in an attempt to spread evil powers. Samhill's deep voice echoed through the conference room, "This is a pretty scary thing!"

"You mean to say that the Suk Plains may turn into a second Karen?" Perus picked up the warning in the old bishop's words.

"Penny Reagan shouldn't have been such an uncool person..."

Samhill immediately interrupted coldly: "A long time ago, who would have thought that the woman who had not even taken the dagger in Fort Vincent would do such a crazy thing?"

The old bishop's words caused a chill to form in the backs of everyone present that was worse than the cold wind outside, and their hearts shook and their faces changed.

After a long silence, Grim Ward whispered, "Even if what you say is true, it can't be swayed by our tiny city of Cologne. ”

"The person who can influence this is already doing what he has to do, but we can't sit idly by..."

"No one chooses to sit idly by!" Judy interrupted the old bishop without the slightest hesitation, "but the problem now is that we simply can't send our troops, we have just declared our independence and established our own regime, who will let our troops step through their territory?"

"I remember saying that we could talk to Andy Barrett. ”

"Can this matter be resolved by talking about it?"

"Anything can be discussed!" Sam Hill's voice unconsciously widened, "as long as it is profitable, I believe Andy Barrett will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity." ”

"What benefit can we give him?"

"Huh?" The old bishop did not immediately answer this question, he sat up straight and looked at everyone present before looking at Perus, and said, "The town of Kwyn and the steppe of Teffolo north of Kwyn, this is our promise. ”

"Do you know what you're talking about?" Grim Ward frowned, "Pedy Reagan supports us, not to divide the Suke Plains, and if these words reach Pedy Reagan's ears, our newly formed country will never have a stable day." ”

"We are not vassals of the Kingdom of Kruria, and we can decide all our own affairs. Samhill immediately retorted, "Even if what I just said reaches the ears of Pedy Reagan, there is still a highland prairie between us and them." ”

"The Kingdom of Baru is right next to us, if it weren't for the acquiescence of the Kingdom of Kruria, do you think the Baru people would have silently withdrawn their troops from the fortress of Coron?" Grim Ward's voice was louder than the old bishop's, "Pedy Reagan wants us to perish without even a single soldier, just cut off all our foreign trade!"

"Without the trade support of the Kingdom of Kruria, what are you going to use to attack Kwyn Town?" Grim Ward had long since lost the respect he had just had, and looked at the old bishop as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Your Excellency, the Archbishop. Levay Mank looked at Samhill, "You seem to be deliberately trying to prevent the unification war of the Kingdom of Kruria... If my intelligence is correct, you're even encouraging your paladins to go to Crewe, inciting some not-so-savory rhetoric. ”

"What do you want to do?" asked Livay-Mank unabashedly, "and without waiting for the old bishop to reply, he added, "If this is your personal vendetta, I would like to ask you not to give any further orders in this regard in the name of the United Duchy." ”

"I have no personal vendetta against Pedy Reagan, Pedy Reagan is the most dazzling man under the divine power, he is the one I watched grow up, he used to be the pride of the church, no... Wrong... He's still the pride of the church!" Samhill said calmly, "but the rule of the royal power is wrong, we should not let the royal power dictate the situation on the continent, you have no idea of the devastating catastrophe of an empire. ”

"Without the rule of kingship, the human world will be a chaotic place... This is what I saw with my own eyes. Judith frowned and looked at Samhill, "I don't have the wisdom of yours, maybe I can't see the future, and I can't see the so-called good or bad, but I know that these people gathered in the area of the fortress of Koren are not here for war. ”

"Your Excellency, I solemnly warn you not to give any order in the name of the United Duchy that is of a destructive nature to the Kingdom of Kruria, without the authorization of the United Office. Grim Ward looked at Sam Hill solemnly.

"What do you think. Samhill looked at Peruth.

Perus also looked at Samhill, he did not avoid the question, and after a few seconds of silence, he said very seriously: "Pedy Reagan is currently our friend, he supports our cause, he understands our ideals, and he promised to retain the independent political status of the United Principality if he completes the unification war on the Suk Plain. ”

"A ruler can fulfill all his promises until he succeeds in his business, but when he rules over the peoples, his promises are as worthless as dirt in a stinking ditch. Samhill spoke with a sense of disappointment.

"King Pedy Reagan is in charge of millions of people at this moment, but he still keeps every promise he makes. "After the end of the civil war in the highlands, when our people were so hungry that they didn't even have anything to eat, it was Pedi Reagan who brought us food from the city of Seca, thousands of miles away, and this delivery has been delivered to the present, even if they encounter civil war and the ravages of the undead army, they have never stopped helping us." ”

"We paid a lot of money for the purple gold mine, and there were countless snow velvets. "It's just the simplest of trade," Samhill said. ”

"But when we were left with nothing in the barren mountains, only King Pedy Reagan came to our aid. Perus looked at Samhill and the other three, "Don't tell me those big things, I have served in the Imperial Guard for more than ten years, and I know better than you what an empire and an emperor are, but I don't want to get involved in those things between the United Duchy and the Kingdom of Kruria, because we owe them, and we should pay back what we owe!"

"You shouldn't bring your own personal feelings when dealing with state affairs. Samshir spoke with a warning.

"This is not a personal feeling, because it is not me who owes the Kingdom of Cruria, but our fledgling United Duchy. Perus tapped his fingers lightly on the table to emphasize the meaning of his words.

"I agree with the Count. "We were in despair in the wild mountains, countless people were frozen and starved to death in the cold winter, and if it weren't for the food brought by King Pedy Reagan, we would have been bones in the mountains now. ”

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