On 20 August, Duke Enshi of the Hoko Islands officially replied to Pedi, agreeing to send the entire fleet of the Fourth Fleet and two groups of twin sailing ships of the Fifth Fleet to join the Seca Town Navy to fight against the Goblin Fleet.

On the 21st, the Marquis Daisiri of the Pombo family became the commander of the Eleventh Legion of Crewe, and under the orders of Pedi, he went to the town of Darcy south of Hallensburg to take charge of the preparations.

At the same time, Sir Glick, the captain of the Knights' Guard at Fort Caval, was appointed by Pedi as the chief of staff of the High Command Headquarters, and was ordered to lead the remaining members of the Knights' Guard to Harlansburg to form the highest command post for the most fight against the orcs.

This time, when the Marquis Daisiri's procession was opened, Pedi did not hold a grand ceremony, but many nobles came spontaneously,

However, these nobles did not come to see them off, and they were not wearing ornate noble robes, but armor and weapons, and carrying the family's private soldiers and knights of oath!

Outside Crewe, the nobles, clad in armor, swore to Pedi under the watchful eyes of the city's citizens that they would defend Harrensburg with their lives and repel the invading orc expeditionary coalition.

It was not only the nobles of Crewe who joined the ranks of the Marquis of Daisili, but countless minor nobles and fiefdom knights with their servants asked to join as his banner walked along the official road, and even some bandits and robbers took the opportunity to clear their names.

The Marquis of Daisily did not refuse, and he even went so far as to form a mixed corps and a squadron of heavy cavalry to co-opt the heavily armored knights and the 'nobles' with peasant soldiers.

On the other side, thousands of miles away, at Fort Herien, as early as the 19th, the Earl of Bane, after receiving orders from Pedy, led the two corps under his command that had just been formed to Harrensburg.

At the same time, Earl Jack of the Borg family sold all the family property around Crewe City before the 17th, and returned to the settlement of Byan Territory with a group of nobles and their private soldiers.

Before leaving Crewe, Jackf assured Pedi that the Borg family would lead at least two legions of regular soldiers to Harrensburg before going to war with the orcs.

...

Everything is going according to plan,

The only thing that worried Pedi was the 7th Mixed Regiment in the enemy-occupied area, although this legion did not cost Crew a single copper, but Pedi hoped that the officers and men of the 7th Mixed Regiment would be safe.

But he can't do anything now.

On the morning of the 22nd, the latest news from Hallensburg arrived in the hands of Pedi,

The orcs finally couldn't resist and began to continue to advance inland into Crewe, and on the 19th, their army split into two lines, attacking the strategic defensive line laid by Viscount Biber and Viscount Rozedin in the northeast of the Harrens Heights from the front of Harrensburg and the flank of Fort Covind.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Pedi said goodbye to his mother and sister and left Crewe City with several of his retinue and the newly formed personal guard...

His destination is not Harrensburg, but the town of Seca, where he needs to see his naval fleet for himself and meet the upcoming Viscount Ake.

...

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Emperor Laubert of Kwyn was halfway through his inspection of the army when he was interrupted by a man sent by Duke Nick, and he and his retinue returned to the battle room of the fortress.

Although the inspection was interrupted, Emperor Laubert was not angry at all, nearly 150,000 regular troops and a legion of paladins made the emperor feel like Locke the Great three hundred years ago...

However, despite the large army, His Majesty the Emperor did not let his staff make a battle plan against the orcs,

Tens of thousands of gold coins are consumed every day, so that the Earl Stu, who remains in the imperial capital, is almost on the verge of being arrested, and the letters he wrote to the emperor and the prime minister about ending the war as soon as possible are almost filling the letter boxes of the two of them.

...

In the cramped battle chamber of the fortress of Kwyn, the Prime Minister, Duke Nick, dispersed all the generals who followed the Emperor and took out parchment printed with special magical runes,

fine parchment,

Even among the high-ranking nobles of the empire, high-quality parchment was rarely used to write letters.

This is a notice!

After reading this announcement, the people who Emperor Laubert brought back to the conference room from the training ground had long since disappeared.

"Bang"

"Bang"

"Are those mages in the Drake Mage Tower planning to betray the Empire?" said Emperor Laubert slammed his right hand against the hardwood table in the guildroom, his unremoved military gloves with armor slamming violently.

Duke Eric, the Minister of War, said indifferently: "No, they have betrayed the Empire, and this independence proclamation is the best proof of this. ”

"These damned mages, they should all go to hell!" Emperor Laubert roared without an image, "Let them be independent, but the territory of the Empire must be returned." ”

"The mages made it clear in the announcement that all the territories south of Hreuzburg would become... Be—" Duke Eric frowned, and he suddenly couldn't remember the name of the new kingdom that the magicians had given them.

"Eternal Wings. Duke Nick reminded.

"Yes, Eternal Wings!" Duke Eric glanced at Duke Nick, "It's their new name after independence, and I don't like it." ”

"I hate the name too. The expression on Emperor Laubert's face was ten times more ugly than when the city of Crane fell, and he spat out a sentence from between his teeth: "They are a group of rebels, and the Empire will never recognize them." ”

"Your Majesty..."Duke Nick, who had been thinking for a long time, suddenly said, "We have to face the facts, the sudden declaration of independence by the Drake Mage Tower is very fatal to us... You should know that Elluk Fort is now guarded by less than five hundred city defenses, and if this group of mages suddenly attacks us, their army will be able to reach the Imperial Capital in a matter of moments!"

"Do they dare?"

Duke Nick stared at Emperor Laubert and said, "I have a special opinion to meet their emissary, His Excellency Duquene, one of the twelve members of the Council of the Mage Tower, I have talked with him for a long time, and he told me that if the Empire recognizes their independence, the Mage Tower will not declare war on the Empire, and can even send two legions of magical warriors to help the Empire defend against the Orcs for free. ”

"The magic warriors of those two legions are from the Empire, you should kill that messenger..."Emperor Laubert was as angry as a lion on his face.

He was angry because he was helpless, and he was angry because of his poor emperor's dignity.

Duke Eric chimed in, "I said ten years ago that you shouldn't execute Lord Dondon, because that would push you to the opposite side of the Drake Mage's Tower. ”

When Emperor Laubert heard this, he immediately roared: "Tang Deng, as the court mage of the puppet Emperor Barrett, how many of us died at his hands during his tenure? Duke Nick's brother died in the conspiracy planned by Tang Deng... Does he think that he will be free from the fate of death by surrendering? No, I will tell him the facts that his death is predestined!"

His anger was even greater,

Because, all this that is happening now seems to explain to him that the war for accession thirteen years ago was a wrong war...

"If he deserves to die, then you should have put him to death when you take Lion Castle, not three years later. Duke Eric shot back coldly.

When Emperor Laubert heard this, he immediately said in an extremely cold voice: "The conspirators should die under the conspiracy... Immediately put to death the messengers of those mages, immediately!"

"If you kill him, the group of mages will immediately declare war on the Empire. Duke Eric poured a basin of cold water, "My majesty, there are just three of us here, if you want to show your imperial majesty, please after we leave!"

Enraged, the Laubert Emperor couldn't help but put his hand on the saber at his waist, "Eric, what do you think of me?"

Duke Eric looked the emperor in the eye: "I regard you as the ruler of the empire, my majesty. ”

"Your Majesty, I think let's talk about the problems that need to be solved urgently. Duke Nick interrupted the argument between the two.

The moment Duke Nick spoke, Duke Eric and Emperor Laubert looked at him at the same time, Duke Nick calmly faced the gaze of the two, he looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, anger will not solve the problem, don't underestimate the wisdom and determination of that group of mages, if you really break with the mage tower completely..."

"It's broken, my Prime Minister. Emperor Laubert couldn't help but interrupt.

"But they still want to talk to us, which means everything has to be discussed. Duke Nick spoke slowly, "The Drake Mage Tower is already in a semi-independent state, and their independence is not a loss for the Empire.

Moreover, not all mages loyal to you are in the Drake Mage Tower, as long as you give the order, I think, the entire empire of mage organizations are willing to fight for you. ”

"Your Majesty..."Duke Eric couldn't help but remind, "Imagine those letters from Count Stu, the Empire's finances can no longer support more wars. ”

Emperor Laubert frowned, and couldn't help but glance at Duke Eric, obviously, the empire's financial problems made the emperor hesitate...

When Duke Nick saw the emperor like this, he stopped interrupting to continue his persuasion.

Two minutes later, Emperor Laubert said, "The Drake Mage Tower cannot legally be separated from the rule of the Empire, and if they agree to this, I can give them autonomy and the same autonomy as the kingdom." ”