George thought about this, but sighed in his heart, immediately closed his eyes, put his hands on his chair, and silently listened to the Pope in front of him continue his impassioned speech, and let the Pope review the 60,000 crusaders in the square......

St. Paul II's pre-war speech did not end until he felt parched and exhausted, and then the commander-in-chief of the Legion, Antonio, deployed the Crusader divisions, and thus the Vatican Curia's mobilization of the Crusaders continued until the afternoon......

Antonio, who had taken care of everything, walked down the streets of St. Vatican in the setting sun, while Tiffany and Mujik walked with him, and the three of them did not stay in the Holy See, but planned to return to the hotel they had just found in Rome.

"Godfather, why don't you let my troops participate in the attack on the Celestial Empire?"

Tiffany asked Antonio beside him with a frown as she walked.

"Oh, Tiffany, Field Marshal Harris of the Imperial Army has entrusted our army to support the Mozik front, and His Majesty the Pope means that it is enough to send your knights, so I send your troops to the north.

In the Far East, I personally led the divisions of the Crusaders to the expedition, and now the Imperial Navy has advanced into the army, you ask such questions...... Is there any objection?"

"Don't dare, it's just that the little girl cares about the safety of her godfather, and wants to always accompany her godfather and protect her godfather. And our Knights of Divine Magic is the most elite unit of the Magic Crusade, the Heavenly Dynasty has always been an independent and powerful state, and has always dominated the Eastern Continent and its northern country, the godfather is in danger, so I also ask the godfather to bring my department to increase the chance of victory. ”

When Antonio heard Tiffany's words, he was extremely relieved and said happily:

"Haha, fortunately, my beloved daughter is so concerned, even if the old man has a long journey, it is enough to warm his heart. In fact, my father did not want you to lead the knights with him, so that we could get together and take care of each other, but the order for you to rush to Mozik was an order of His Holiness himself, and we can only obey it. ”

"However, I privately think that although the Mozik front line has been stalemate for a long time, it only needs to send a crusader division equipped with advanced magic weapons to upset the balance, so why let the Holy Magic Knights, who have the most powerful magic and combat power, be absent from the holy war?

"Oh, so you feel that you are condescending, if you really feel aggrieved by this, then I can pack a ticket with you and let you participate in the battle against the Northern Federation, it is definitely not overkill, on the contrary, this is an extremely important step in the holy war.

The reason why His Majesty gave you the Holy Silver Staff is to keep you as a backhand, and if the Imperial Navy and Crusaders fail, your move can work wonders, so your position is also crucial.

Although I think that the defeat of the crusaders in the holy war against the Celestial Empire is almost impossible.

But I have to say that according to records, the two magicians who appeared in the first battle with the Celestial Empire seventy years ago are also incredibly powerful.

But at that time, they were already more than a hundred years old, and by the time of the second trade war against the Celestial Empire, there was only one magic user on the other side, and now those two must have turned into dry bones.

What's more, at that time, we didn't have such a developed magic technology, and the Celestial Empire, which spared no effort to resist, was almost defeated by the Empire's old-style naval fleet alone.

Now that they are not a single magician, presumably the crusaders must be crushing eggs with stones, so the Celestial Empire is not afraid, and let it be arranged. ”

"But......" Tiffany was visibly anxious to say something more.

"Isn't that clear enough, you shouldn't say yes now, but do what you have to do!"

"Yes...."

"This is the Pope's decision, not for you and me to intervene, you can't be willful in this matter, don't say anything more, go back early to rest, and prepare to leave tomorrow." ”

Antonio became a little impatient, and his words became slightly more aggressive, and he waved his hand to signal Tiffany not to say anything more, then closed his eyes and continued walking.

Antonio had never seen Tiffany, who had been well-behaved and obedient since childhood, become like an ordinary girl in something, and repeatedly pleaded, which really did not look like the posture of a holy and noble saint.

This really didn't meet Antonio's expectations for Tiffany, so he was a little unhappy. (Although it is true that Tiffany is only fifteen years old, it is clear that Antonio has overlooked that.) ）

Seeing that the conversation between the two began to become a little unpleasant, Mujik hurriedly spoke:

"Your Highness, the Archbishop is the face of the Pope in the military and political circles of the Empire, and the Cardinal Archbishop of the Holy See is the first time that he is also Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of an army, and all this is facilitated by His Holiness the Pope.

Therefore, it is impossible for the archbishop to disobey the Pope's words, so I ask Her Highness to understand the difficulties of the archbishop, and if he can win the war against the Northern Federation, it will also be a great honor. ”

Tiffany had no choice but to stop speaking, but at the moment her heart was twisted.

In this way, without saying a word all the way, the three of them walked out of the Holy Vatican Gang City......

After Tiffany returned to the room of the hotel in Rome City, she closed the door, sat silently on the edge of the bed, picked up the holy silver staff in her hand, her face was like frost, her mind was in a trance, she lowered her head and watched quietly, and stared at the staff motionless for a long time.

Until a certain moment, Tiffany looked at it, and suddenly, it changed color, her petite face was full of anger, her face showed a fierce light, her eyes gradually became cold and began to gnash her teeth, her hands clutched the staff tightly, and when Tiffany was extremely depressed, she finally raised her hand and slammed the staff to the ground.

After venting, Tiffany began to look tired, her eyes were blank, her eyes seemed to be full of tears, and she collapsed straight back on the bed, curled up in a ball, looking very helpless.

If an outsider could see this pitiful scene, and know that this weak and dazed girl was the holy and noble and unbelievable Saint Tiffany, their jaws would drop in shock......

However, at this moment in the straits of the world, long before the Crusaders assembled for review. The Royal Navy fleet stationed at the base in Putzmore had already embarked on its journey.

The Imperial Expeditionary Army was divided into four routes, marching to Dongzhou, where the Celestial Empire was located, and the three routes that had been on the march were:

The first was a coalition of armies from the states of the empire, taking the fleet down the Ingillia Strait from the western ocean through the Strait of Zhibu Lata into the Mediterranean, and through the Mediterranean through the Suzhan Canal to increase troops in Indus.

Wanting to attack the southern Tibetan Empire from the border of Indo, the leader of the army is Commodore of the Imperial Royal Navy, Fisher.

The second route was led by Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, John Edward, and crossed the Indo-Duyang Empire's territory of Australia through a good corner to join forces with the navy stationed in Australia, and directly attacked the South China Sea of the Celestial Empire.

The third route was led by Rear Admiral Winston Olivier, who crossed directly to the west of the ocean, intending to forcibly pass through the Barnamar Canal in the Americas, cross the Pacific Ocean and go straight to the East China Sea.

There is also a magic crusader who has not moved all the way, responsible for hiding in the northern ocean, avoiding the eyes and ears of the Federation, directly attacking the subject countries of the Celestial Empire, and penetrating directly into the Yellow Sea, led by Antonio, deputy chief of the general staff of defense and commander-in-chief of the magic crusade.

These four ways are coupled with the Imperial Army led by William Harris, Chairman of the Imperial Defense Committee, Chief of the General Staff of National Defense, and Field Marshal of the Army, who has been fighting on the Mozik front for a long time.

The mighty army of the Five Routes Empire is about to start an unprecedented world war.

As for the states and colonies under the jurisdiction of the empire, except for the increase in the number of troops in the campaign.

In addition, many new army units were recruited and organized to reinforce the battlefields in the Middle East and the Eastern Continent.

The Knights of Holy Magic led by Tiffany are about to enter the Imperial Army's frontline battlefield in the eastern part of the Western Continent, the northern capital of the Confederacy, Mozik......

The forty-first year of the Qianxi Dynasty of the Celestial Empire, the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the Jiayin year (September 4, 1914 in the imperial calendar), the capital, the Midyear Festival, the night

It is said that on the first day of the seventh month every year, the king of Yama will open the ghost gate and release a group of lonely ghosts who have no one to worship in the yang world to enjoy people's sacrifices.

On the day of the Midyear Festival, it is the day when the yin qi is the heaviest, and during the day, people worship their ancestors and sacrifice the souls of the dead.

When it is almost evening, the people burn incense at the door of their homes, and the incense ashes that are burned are scattered at the door, symbolizing the abundant harvest of the five grains, and the more the incense ashes, the more the harvest is very much, which the folk call "Butian".

And there are small wooden boards placed all over the street, and a lamp is tied on it, and it is made into a lotus shape with colored paper, which is called "water and drought lamp". This lamp is to guide the way for those unjustly killed, and the lamp is extinguished as if it led the unjust souls across the Naihe Bridge.

When the moon rises, all the shops in the streets are closed, the doors of every house are closed, and the incense ash at the door is no longer shining, and people give up the streets to ghosts.

In the middle of the street, every 100 paces there is an incense table, on which are made of various offerings for the hungry.

So when it was night, the streets should have been empty.

However, at this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed from the corner of Qianmen Street in the capital.

The black shadow walked quickly, although it was in a hurry, but it walked quickly in the middle of the night alley without a sound, and when the black shadow reached a place of light, it flew over the corner of the wall and stepped on the tile.

Less leaning, the black shadow stopped in front of a simple and atmospheric mansion, the house book two words - Zhang Mansion, the black shadow did not enter from the door, but stepped on the wall, a few steps into the house.

"Who!"

Before the black-clothed man's feet landed, torches lit up on all sides, and a group of family members instantly surrounded him.

"Get up, look at me, where is Xiaoxiao presumptuous here?"

The leader of the big pipe led Qin Ming to retreat from the crowd, carrying a heavy iron-framed flashlight, shining on the black-clothed people who were surrounded by the group, showing off his might.

"Hey, don't say it, this foreign thing is good, I have a foreign lamp that is brighter than a group of torches of yours, let me see, what kind of snitch is so blind, dare to steal to Master Zhang's mansion, look at me, I don't ...... Period...... Ji Ji ...... Ji-sama!

Yo! It's Ji Ye, Ji Ye please come in, why don't you know if you come to the villain? Isn't this the main gate, I'm going to inform the Taishi, please serve tea in the hall of Master Ji, and everyone should stand down! Don't make a noise about Lord Ji's coming, otherwise I'll peel him off. ”

Under the illumination of the flashlight, Zhang Fu took Qin Ming to see the person clearly, first startled, hurriedly shrunk his neck and greeted the person with a smile, and then remembered that there were still a lot of family members around, so he quickly raised his chest and raised his head, and drank back and forth.

"Yes, big pipe belt!"

So all the family members retreated, and the man in black bowed slightly to Qin Ming and said:

"There is no need to serve tea, there is a big pipe to report to the Taishi quickly, and he said that Ji Yun has something important to report...... If the Taishi has already fallen asleep, please also ask Qin Guan to wake up the Taishi, Ji Yun really has something important to report. ”

Qin Ming looked at Ji Yun's brows furrowed, looking impatient, so he immediately agreed:

"Hey, Ji Ye, I'll go now, you can please, our master hasn't slept yet! ”

Qin Ming introduced Ji Yun into the hall and sat on the side of the glazed coffee table.

Although the furnishings in the hall are as simple and simple as the appearance of the mansion, many traditional furniture of the Celestial Empire, such as marble bas-relief inscription screens, bronze mirror tables, mahogany tables and chairs, and golden silk nan wooden cabinets, are also mixed with three-dimensional and decorative sofas, table clocks full of baroque exaggerated carved patterns, wool carpets commonly used by the Yi people in Xizhou, and so on......

Ji Yun's feet had just stepped on the woolen carpet spread on the rosewood floor, when he smelled a refreshing mellow breath coming to his nose.

Ji Yun knew that this was the saliva incense given by the royal family, and when he smelled this clear air, his impatient mind calmed down a little......

After sitting and waiting for a while, Zhang Hongyi, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked indoors from the garden path leading to the inner hall, and Qin Ming also made tea with the big pipe, placed it on the coffee table, closed the door and left quietly.

When Ji Yun saw Zhang Hongyi enter the hall, he hurriedly stood up and bowed and said:

"Ji Yun meets the Grand Master!"

"Ji Yun, between you and me, there is no need to be polite, sit down.

You came here late at night, and you are dressed in black, I probably know seven or eight times out of ten, it's a matter of Yiguo, and our people have news again?"

"Yes, Master ......"

When Ji Yun heard Zhang Hongyi's previous sentence, he sat down again, and when he heard the second half of the sentence, he left his seat again and stood up, slightly at a loss, and opened his mouth to speak.

"Sit down, those who practice martial arts should not panic at any time, don't you hear that our emperor Changyun: Mount Tai collapses and does not change, and the tree is destroyed, talk and laugh? No matter what you do, sit down and talk about it, look at your unproductive appearance. ”

Zhang Hongyi glanced at Ji Yun, sat down opposite, picked up the tea made by Qin Ming with his left hand, lifted the lid of the purple sand teacup with his right hand, and sniffed the aroma gently.

"Well, the taste of this tea is right today, the aroma is just right, Qin Ming has grown!"

Take a sip.

"Yes, Master. ”

Ji Yun suppressed his emotions, sat down reluctantly, grabbed his thighs with both hands and said:

"Taishi, according to the detailed investigation, the Yiren Empire has raised a four-way army to invade our Celestial Empire, and one of them is the Demonic Guided Crusader that Taishi is worried about day and night. The total strength of the empire and the states on land and sea is probably more than one million, and its naval fleet alone has dozens of large capital battleships and heavy cruisers, and there are countless new weapons for sea and land. In addition, there were at least a dozen real people in the Crusader and Yijiao churches.

It has been more than a month and a half since the day the enemy marched into the army, and the people of Yi are afraid that the territorial waters of our country will not be approached in the near future. ”

"Ahem-ahem!"

When Zhang Hongyi heard this, he was immediately choked by the tea, and the tea in the cup was spilled on the ground, and he coughed several times.

Ji Yun had tried his best to suppress his voice, but after saying such a string of words quickly, his voice still became a little trembling in the last few sentences.

"This time, the foreigners are really moving, but I never thought that this day would come so soon, it can really be described as a noble and fast soldier. ”

Zhang Hongyi frowned, his face was gloomy, while constantly thinking, he unconsciously bit his lower lip, and kept brushing his beard with one hand......