The streets of the imperial capital, bustling and blurred,

Dressed in a black dress, the chamberlain Luboff stood hesitantly outside the door of the military minister's mansion, pacing back and forth at the door in a hurry, holding in his hand a piece of information that had just been urgently sent from the principality, the decisive battle in the waters of Antolus ended in the defeat of the Merendi fleet,

Lubock can imagine what kind of expression it will be when this report is submitted to his sovereign, the sea area of Antorus as one of the centers of the outer sea of the empire, to the north can go directly to the Slavic kingdom in the north, to the south can reach the central Mural , if you continue to the west, the Duchy of Normandy located in the salient of the peninsula will bear the brunt, the loss of the sea area of Antorus, the enemy's fleet will drive straight in, and it may appear on the land of Normandy at any time,

This report specially instructed by his father, the prime minister of the principality, Bokov, also mentioned one thing, the principality's eye in the open sea was missing, and Viscount Miklar, who was supposed to report every five days, has not been heard from for 6 days, and Bokov instinctively felt that this was a very dangerous signal, and the principality needed its own monarch to return immediately.

"Please report again, I have a very urgent matter and must get in at once!" said Lubock, looking anxious, to the captain of the guard standing guard at the door again

"Please be clear, this is Lord Holhols's mansion, can anyone enter it?" The captain of the guard at the door, looking at this little squire officer from a remote area, shouted with a very impatient expression, "If you continue to entangle here, I will immediately notify the city guard department to arrest you and throw you into Bathdo Prison, where you will never see the light of day, so that you will stink and mold inside."

"Yes...... I am the attendant of the Duke of Normandy!If something happens, can you take responsibility?" the young and vigorous Lubcock's face turned red with grievance, and in his eyes, the name of the Duke of Normandy was enough to make the guards standing guard at the door tremble, and the captain of the guard rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction. Looking young Lubbock up and down,

With his words, the six guards standing next to him also let out a burst of laughter, and one of the guards laughed and said So what? This is the capital of the Empire, not a small place like Normandy, do you really think the Duke of Normandy is such a big person?"

These Imperial Kyoto guards wore cuirasses forged from a single piece of steel, had a round oval helmet on their heads, and held axes with long handles, the sharp faces of which shone with a solemn glow in the dark night. We have seen too many people like you, especially this year is an extremely important year for many local princes, in order to seek the recommendation of Lord Hercules, one of the three retainers of the empire, many local princes have almost crushed the roads here into pieces in just two months, and among such people, there are also some very powerful regional lords."

Then a trace of disdain flashed in the guard's eyes when he looked at Lubock, and he straightened his chest and said, "For example, Duke Hasapieter, who is known as the sword of the northern part of the empire. Duke Turmans, the largest lord in the eastern part of the empire, was Duke Killney, who expanded the empire in the south...... , compared to these lords who have served as regional consuls for more than ten years and have a deep background. Normandy this hope is in the new region. The new princes who stand out are really not enough to see it" "You guys...... What a rude!" Lubock hurriedly circled around the door, but there was nothing he could do! he could only scratch his hair in pain, and his pale face was full of grief and indignation.

Affection. This is a new melon egg who doesn't understand anything! The captain of the guard looked at the young adjutant walking back and forth, sneered at the corner of his mouth, and said no more. He remembered that a man who claimed to be the prime minister of the Duchy of Normandy had also come last year.

That's what people call generosity, as soon as they make a move, it's 500 imperial gold coins, that's their own salary for 5 years, but it's a pity that this young attendant officer has no reaction under his own hints a few times, if this time comes to the seasoned Duchy Prime Minister Bokov, the attitude of the captain of the guard may be a different situation,

Because a medium-sized prince like the Duke of Normandy, if the other party is interested, is not completely without room for accommodation, it is a pity that the young Lubbo is obviously not proficient in this way,

And this is not the original intention of the prime minister of the principality, Bokov, to send him to the imperial capital, only when he has seen the vastness of the sea, he will not be nostalgic for the comfort of the ditch, and the ambition of young people is often stimulated by the dilemma

In the direction of the hall of the mansion, the sound of the harp with an elegant and long tune faintly came, and occasionally mixed with the shrill voices of the banquet guests chatting and laughing, the whole banquet was undoubtedly happy, and when the sky gradually brightened, and the god of the night was driven away by the day, and the attendant who had been waiting at the door for a night, he saw the door of the mansion open, and the ground of the "boom" carriage retreated slightly trembling, and I didn't know where so many carriages came,

Almost instantly, on the originally empty Guangping, the noble carriages that quickly rushed out from all over the mansion were parked, the door handles wrapped in gold, the edges of the carriages inlaid with silver, the doors made of precious oriental oak and the crossbars of the horses, and the intricate family coats of arms inlaid on those doors, even made Lu Boke, the chamberlain of the first imperial capital, have a dazzling feeling,

Although Lubock did not know the meaning of these coats of arms, he knew from the intricate patterns and patterns with various rich meanings that he knew that any one of them would be enough to put Normandy, which had only two axe coats of arms, to shame.

By the faint light of the street lamps on the roadside of the mansion, Lubock could see aristocratic ladies dressed in full costumes, fair-skinned and delicate maids, nobles dressed in smooth golden skin, and nobles of unknown precious fabrics walked up to their carriages like a torrent, and the wheels flew out of the gate of the mansion, throwing dust at the young attendants with a dull face.

This is the heart of the empire, although Lubock, as a subject of the empire, has only a general impression of how large the empire's territory is.

To the north to the prairie, to the south to the Alberu Mountains bordering Central Europe Barrow, to the west to the sea, to the east to the center of the continent Seattle, the entire empire center territory, including nearly a hundred local princes, and in the interior of the empire, 4 medium-sized kingdoms with royal family members as kings, constitute the barrier of the empire in the four directions of southeast, south, north, west, and outside, and the external vassal states are set up as twelve regions, and Normandy is located in a region in the northwest

Among these people, finally came out of the mansion of the Imperial War Minister Hercoles,

It was his own lord Kave, who was the Grand Duke, and for some reason, the attendant felt that his lord's whole body was in a haze, and his once tall and vigorous steps seemed to become heavy the moment he stepped into the carriage, "Why are you here?"

The carriage of the Grand Duke of Kavibod stopped at the door, and he looked at Lubbo at the door in amazement.

There are a total of 6 attendants he brought this time, most of them are family disciples recommended by the important ministers of the principality, and this young man named Lubock was specially recommended by his henchman Prime Minister Bokefu, because among the six people, the only identity is a civilian acolyte, so Kavebo was very impressed by this young man, Lubock's appearance is similar to that of Bokefu when he was young, and the meaning is self-evident.

If it's not a close relative, it must be father and son! For the private life of his subordinates, Grand Duke Kavebode doesn't have much interest in inquiry, who hasn't had a romantic affair, even Kavebode himself has 2 illegitimate children, this kind of thing is well known, and Bokov has only one daughter, and no heirs, so letting this commoner illegitimate son stay here as a chamberlain is not a sign of loyalty, "Urgent letter from the principality!" Lubock hurriedly tidied up his messy clothes, took out the wrinkled report that had been pinched by himself and was soaked with sweat and handed it over to "Miklael......"

Kavebo's face was ugly, and his solemn gaze fixed on the name mentioned at the end of the report, and his already pale face became more and more pale like paper, and he was silent for a while before he took a deep breath and suddenly ordered Lubok, "Let everyone prepare, we will return to the principality at once......

The starry sky covered the forest river and walked slowly, a flotilla of four sailing warships,

The fat man stood at the bow of the boat, looking up at the snow white falling overhead, his face was cold, and in the vast sky in the distance, snowflakes as big as a white fist floated down,

In a moment, the whole world turned pure white, and the ground along the banks of the river was covered with white soft snow. The arrival of winter snow indicates that the time of the Salander Winter Veil Festival is getting closer and closer, which can't help but make the fat man a little worried, "It's finally snowing!"

The fat man sighed secretly in his heart, although this time he got a message from Nilai, so he played Lai Pi to avoid the interrogation of the high priest of the sky, but at Salander's most solemn winter curtain festival, he was afraid that he could not avoid it, I heard that the high priest Parschena left Yueans with a little unwillingness and loneliness, but in front of the interests of the kingdom, personal feelings can only be put aside,

In any case, the choice of the high priest must be cautious, the fat man did not know how he should face the beautiful eyes of resentment when the time came, and he had the urge to shout at the empty mountains and wilderness around him, only then could he vent the sorrow in his heart,

The river in front of them gradually became smaller, and the last docking of the warship was at a battlement at the edge of the Black Forest, and the hundred guards accompanying them set up tents on the spot, and only the sound of falling snow could be heard in the dark sky.

The fat man finally couldn't bear it anymore after the last time in the tent, and walked out of the tent, only the guards who were awake were on duty in shifts.

The fat man greeted them, walked slowly on the snow under the moonlight, thinking about the selection of the high priest of Salander, "snapping" the crisp sound of a branch being trampled by a heavy object, although it was dozens of meters away, but in this quiet snowy night, how could it be hidden from the fat man's keen ears,

The fat man suddenly had a hint of foreboding in his heart, and hurriedly hid behind a tree before looking out. The sound of boots stepping on the snow sounded intensively, and a cold killing intent came with the wind (to be continued.) )