On the 29th, the imperial capital of Suke City,

On the first day after Prince Sinda and Princess Penny's wedding, at this time, Nick was reorganizing his army in the town of Kwyn, and after a day of revelry, the imperial capital immediately returned to its previous depression.

On this day, prices continue to grow, while everything else is business as usual.

In the morning, the first rays of the sun shine through the dark walls of the city, and the gates of the Lion Castle seem to be slowly opened with a 'creaking' sound under the guidance of the sun's rays...

"Bang Bang"

Today, the sound of the lion castle suspension bridge landing seems to be louder than in the past, at the moment of jumping and falling, hundreds of cavalry suddenly rushed out of the ancient castle, each of them holding a lion battle flag, and the majestic war horses splashed a little fire when they galloped on the stone floor, after these mighty cavalry left the castle, some ran directly to the bustling downtown of the imperial capital, and some galloped on the central avenue to go out of the city at the fastest speed to the large villages and towns of the empire.

These hundreds of horsemen were the heralds of Lion Castle.

Their mission was to spread the news of Emperor Laubert's serious injury from his horse to all corners of the Central Empire.

Today, Lion Castle officially acknowledges the Emperor's fall from his horse!

Although this was already an open secret among the upper nobles of the empire, it still caused a lot of turmoil among the nobles.

In the afternoon of the same day, Prince Sinda urgently took over all the affairs of the empire in accordance with the laws of the empire, and took his new wife to the golden throne in the presence of the nobles of the empire.

Now, Prince Sinda is only one coronation ceremony away from the position of emperor.

However, the coronation was cancelled at the suggestion of Princess Penny, who said to the prince at the time: "We don't need the trust of the nobles now, and they won't trust us at this moment, and since they are still suspicious, why not let them continue to be suspicious." ”

After listening to his wife's persuasion, Prince Sinda decisively rejected the coronation proposed by the nobles and changed the news of the emperor's death to a serious injury.

...

On the morning of the 30th, with the joint efforts of Duke Eric and Count Stu, Marquis O'Briton-Bob, the president of the 'Bob Brothers United Chamber of Commerce', the largest chamber of commerce in the Central Empire, agreed to go to Lion Castle in person to have a face-to-face meeting with Prince Sinda.

O'Britton Bob, he also has an identity... The head of the Central Imperial Chamber of Commerce Alliance, in other words, his words can even affect the supply of nearly fifty percent of the goods in the entire Central Empire!

These commodities include daily necessities, grain, salt, vegetables, ironware, and so on.

So, this meeting is very important.

Lionburg needs to deal with the Empire's growing prices and the military expenses needed by front-line soldiers, while the Chamber of Commerce League wants to improve its status.

The meeting is scheduled for November 3.

For a while, the nobles of the entire empire moved their eyes to this meeting, and they wanted to see what kind of changes Prince Sinda, who dared to face the contradictions of the empire, could bring to the empire in this meeting.

...

Crewe, Fort Herain.

Here, there was no attack from the imperial undercurrent, but the situation was more tense than in the imperial capital.

Here, a war involving the two major forces of the Orc tribe and the Locke Empire is quietly being prepared.

After seven days and nights of travel, Pedi finally arrived at the northern passage to Twak Territory in the Fort Herien region.

The passage was even narrower and steeper than Pedi had imagined.

It was built on a highland cliff, and to reach the Twak Territory, soldiers had to climb a long flight of stone steps before passing through a ravine where only four men could walk side by side.

This passage was opened by the Reagan family two hundred years ago to reinforce the Barrett family's war against the barbarians, and it was not built very well due to time constraints.

Later, the two families had to worry about each other, so they didn't spend too much effort on the passage, so that the passage was in a state of ruin until the rise of trade.

No one could have imagined that today, two hundred years later, the Reagan soldiers would support the Barretts in the same way.

...

Pedi was not in a good mood when he arrived at Fort Herien.

Because, the war at the front is not going well... The battle report of Twak City will be delivered to him every three hours, the war has been fought so far, the orcs have occupied half of the city area, but the reinforcements of the Marquis of Daisiri have been blocked by a banner group of orcs in the east of Twak City, and have not been able to break through so far.

At this time, Peidi really hoped that the main army of the empire in Kwyn Town would be able to send troops to flank the rear of this orc army to relieve the pressure on the front line of Twak City.

But this can only be thought about, Pei Di, who knows the truth, knows very well that the frontal battlefield at this moment cannot ignite the flames of war, because this fire will burn not only the Twak Territory, but the entire empire!

On the afternoon of the 30th.

Just as Pedi's temporary command post was built, Don Wright brought a message to Pedi.

A civil war is about to break out between the orc clans!

At first, Pedi thought it was good news.

But after Don Wright's introduction, Pedy's heart fell to the bottom, because it meant that the orc army outside Dwak was more determined than ever to capture Twak.

Pei Di even hoped that the information provided by Don Wright was fake, but then the news came back from the dark line arranged by the military intelligence chief Baron Danmen in the early years of the northern clan of the orcs... The orc tribe has indeed been divided internally.

When the news was confirmed, a special chill suddenly rose in Pei Di's heart.

This chill dispelled the worry just now, but it brought a kind of panic that made the scalp tingle!

After a long silence in his office, Pedi dismissed all his retinue and staff officers, and was alone on the map.

Five hours later,

Don Wright is summoned by Pedi alone.

Pedi entertained the paladin in his makeshift office with a cup of coffee that had already cooled, and after handing the coffee to the other party, he said, "You should have something else to tell me, right?"

"I don't really understand, sir. Tang Wright felt the coolness of the coffee in his palm, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Well," said Pedy, scratching his beard that was growing up, straightening his stiff back, "I've read your information carefully... Is it a coincidence that after the Orc Chieftain Shikan killed the other two Great Chieftains, Emperor Laubert fell from his horse and died?" he pressed his finger hard against the town of Kwyn on the map, "Don't you think it's ridiculous that the Emperor of the Empire could fall from his horse and die?"

"Emperor Laubert is too fat to carry even the best war horse on his horse, so I am not surprised that he will fall from his horse and die. Don Wright said in a calm tone, "If you want to get an answer from me, you may be disappointed, I really don't know." ”

"What about Hanina?" Pedi looked at Don Wright coldly, "After the disbandment of the 'Radiant Power', it seems that she has left the imperial capital, if I am not mistaken, she should be in Crewe by now, and I need to meet with her." ”

Don Wright's expression suddenly became serious after hearing this, and he stared at Pedi, "The oath under the gaze of the gods makes it impossible for me to refuse your request, but Baron Hanina is my mentor, and she is equivalent to my mother to me..."

"Go and ask for her permission. Pedi interrupted Don Wright, "Although I appreciate your honesty, it doesn't mean that I can tolerate your attitude, and I hope Baron Hanina won't make it difficult for you." ”

"I will convey your wishes. Don Wright solemnly gave a knightly salute.

Pedi waved impatiently, signaling him to hurry up.

Soon, Pedi was left alone in his humble office, first erasing the deductions on the battle map, and then destroying all information about the orcs and the upper nobles of the empire.

When it was all done, Pedi looked at the magic clock he had with him.

A quarter past eleven o'clock in the evening.

It was late, but Pedi wasn't sleepy at all,

He stepped out of the room and looked out at the long line in the distance, where the soldiers had been marching towards Twak all night.

At this time of year, the weather in the Fort Herien area has cooled, and the cold wind can blow goosebumps all over the body, but Pedi prefers the feeling that it makes him feel like he is in the real world and not in the illusion.

Pedi stood like this, and he stood for a long time, until his legs were numb, when the adjutant, Knight Otwood, suddenly appeared beside him and said, "My lord, a messenger has come from Twak City, saying that his cousin Sir Andy has sent him. ”