Chapter 229: A Secret Visit
Once the Jacob River reflows fail, she will be greatly injured and will not be able to turn over in a short time.
Then again, once successful, she will be the second only to the Eternal Night Army, and with the help of the Jacob River, she will firmly control the entire plain of Asia Minor in her own hands, and it will be the Holy Aether Holy See that will not be able to turn over in a short time.
Such a big bet, of course, is not only based on Amelia's risk assessment, before the official launch, the regent Princess Sophilia had secretly entered Andes Mountain.
To be honest, when Sean received the news, he was really taken aback, from the other party's point of view, the risk is not small, the relationship between the two sides is far from being close to this extent, if the Eternal Night Army has bad intentions, the Lancelot royal family will be in big trouble.
However, as far as the cooperative relationship between the two sides is concerned, because of this secret visit, it has taken a big step forward.
The Eternal Night Army attached great importance to it, and Sean greeted him personally, not to mention, the inside was also on high alert, loose on the outside and tight on the inside, lest Princess Sophia hurt half a cold hair in her territory.
This is a secret envoy in the true sense, and the number of people in the entourage is only more than twenty people, but the gold content is very terrifying, there are as many as five champion knights alone, and the rest are all peak knights.
These twenty people, the combat effectiveness is enough to top a reorganized corps, and they can attack the city.
It is worthy of being the number one family that has occupied a leading position in the Byron Alliance for hundreds of years, and its foundation is far from being comparable to that of ordinary grand ducal families, especially the Feron family at the end of the crane.
In fact, the Manyu military leadership had already begun to decline during the period of the Ancient Andes Empire, and it was the main battlefield of the rebel army and the ancient Andis Empire.
It was a general battle of hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people, and compared to the slave rebel army in front of the Manyu army, it was a small scene.
After decades of back-and-forth, the fertile land has also become a wasteland, and the people have basically been harmed.
Then the Jacob River broke off, the weather changed, the world-famous granary became a barren land that was hated by ghosts, and the harassment of the Andes in the Andes Mountains kept the Manyu army in a state of desolation for a long time.
really began to recover, or the Grand Duke of Borg took a sword out of the way, suppressed the Andes, and sucked their blood to fatten, but when it comes to the background, not to mention that compared to the Lancelot royal family that has been entrenched in the plains of Asia Minor for many years, even compared with some marquis families, it does not have much advantage.
In Valesta, the royal capital, the Ferren family is also known as the hillbilly family, and the exiled family Cummins, who lost their fiefdom, can be called brothers and sisters, and the little voice is pitiful.
The Eternal Night Army was obviously wrong to use the strength level of the Faeron family to measure the other duke families, which was a wake-up call for them.
You know, once the Jacob River returns, they will face the Kingsley family, who are known for their wealth, and even the regent Princess Sophia is afraid of them.
If you hold the current mentality, maybe you will capsize in the gutter.
"Hearing is false, seeing is believing, I am short-sighted, I didn't expect Your Excellency to be able to run such a paradise on earth in the mountains. ”
When Sophia saw Sean, she sighed heartily.
Personally reviewing the possibility of a resumption of the Jacob River is only one of the purposes.
If you tell too many lies, they will become the truth, not to mention things that are highly probable, and the people you trust the most will say the same.
Sophia has already believed in the matter of the resumption of the Jacob River, but this time the bet she is ready to invest is too big, if she doesn't see it with her own eyes, she is always uneasy, and she can't let go of her hands and feet.
Secondly, it was Amelia's description of the Eternal Night Army, which aroused the keen interest of the princess regent.
Nothing appeals to a hard-working ruler more than hearing that a New Deal similar to her own is being implemented.
She has already tasted the delicious fruits brought by the New Deal, and it is impossible to let it go, and the current compromise is just for a better outbreak in the future.
If you don't sneak in secretly, it would be a big disrespect to your allies, and Sophilina even has this in mind, after all, what she sees in this way will be the most real Eternal Night Army.
And once they are informed in advance, what they see will be what the other person wants them to see.
Sophia, a good mature politician, did not do this kind of thing that made the allies who were about to start a large-scale cooperation uncomfortable, and had already given a month's notice before coming.
Rao is like this, what she saw and heard along the way still made her look sideways.
It's not that the Eternal Night Army has shown more wealth than Sophia had seen before.
At best, the Eternal Night Army now allows the people under its jurisdiction to barely maintain above the food and clothing line, with clothes and clothes in and out, and tiles on their heads to shelter from the wind and rain.
Not to mention the distance from the world-famous royal capital Valesta, the plains of Asia Minor, the slightly richer territorial towns, are not much worse than here.
The main thing is the spirit of the people of the Eternal Night Group Army, the kind of efficient administrative efficiency, which she can't ask for.
"Your Highness has an overreputation, we have only achieved a little insignificant achievement with our own hands, we still have a long way to go, and we will need the strong support of Your Highness when the time comes. ”
Shaun is not pure modesty, but he is in the middle of it, and many things have become so accustomed that it is difficult to detect the difference of the Eternal Night Army.
"Boom!"
Sean originally rode his horse half a step behind Sophia to show respect, but he ignored the dark horse's temperament of not admitting defeat, and swaggered to stabilize Sophia's war horse, arrogant as a king, and turned a deaf ear to Sean's scolding.
Although Sophie's mount is also one of the best war horses, it is obviously inferior to the treading fire of the second development of the ancient times, and the temperament is not so violent, and after being glared at viciously by the dark horse, he no longer competes with him.
"Your Highness smiled, my fellow is a little wild. ”
Sophia didn't show the slightest displeasure, but Sean himself felt very embarrassed, and was secretly annoyed in his heart, he knew that he wouldn't bring this guy out, he was used to bringing this guy, but he really didn't expect this guy to be a moth.
Sophia had long noticed Sean's unusual mount, and praised it sincerely: "It is understandable that the stronger the ability, the more quirks will be generated, and the same is true for livestock. ”
Before Sean could reply, the black horse had already made a big nose, and a humane smug look appeared on the horse's face, and the look seemed to say, you know the goods.
The uninhibited Princess Regent pursed her lips and smiled, "You guy is full of spirituality, treat him well, on the battlefield, he will be your second life." ”
"Your Highness, don't boast anymore, if you praise him again, he will go to heaven. Sean smiled wryly and wryly.
The spirituality in Sophia's mouth, in his opinion, is purely a bad root, this guy is good and does not learn, the bad is self-taught, and there are a bunch of faults.
Compared to this cunning nature, Sean sometimes prefers those stupid war horses, at least he won't have nothing to do with him.
If it weren't for its impeccable strength, its descendants would not have surpassed it for the time being, and when the skin was peeled, it would have been chopped up and stewed and eaten.
Because the black horse stepped on the topic of war horses, Sophie Lia talked a lot, from soma to horse training to horse breeding, she knew a little, obviously worked hard in this area.
It is not surprising to know her life experience, until she was twelve years old, she spent two-thirds of her time with her maternal grandfather, Archduke Cedric, in the Broken Blood Castle, where the most contact was with swords and horses.
"Your Excellency, this is not the way to the barricade. Amelia the Red Rose rode close to Sean, and although her voice was not high, there was a suppressed momentum in it.
If Sean didn't give a reasonable explanation, this sensitive intelligence officer didn't know if he would have done anything drastic, after all, it was not the same situation as when he sent the Eternal Night Army.
"To be honest, His Highness was able to come in person, which was completely beyond my expectations, since His Highness has shown sincerity in cooperation, we must also come up with something that can represent sincerity, and wait for His Highness to see this test, and then decide whether we need to go to the barrage. ”
Sean always had a smile on his face, and he was not annoyed by Amelia's behavior, he could completely understand that at this moment, it was impossible to be too careful.
"Amelia, since we have chosen to come, we should give enough trust to Lord Sean, believing that they are not the kind of people who are short-sighted and give up their longer-term plans for the sake of a trivial benefit, isn't it, Lord Sean!" Sophilia also maintained the most perfect smile, at first said to Amelia, and finally turned to Sean.
Sean responded politely: "We will prove it with our own practical actions, Your Highness, please come with me." ”
"Please!"
From beginning to end, Sophia is as good as a stream, and if someone who doesn't know sees it, they think it's a good girl from a big family, and there is no way to connect her with the Iron Princess, who is known for her strong and iron-blooded methods.
Sean will naturally not be deceived by her disguise, the reason why the other party is so easy to talk is entirely because there is no interest involved and the other party's scales, once touched, even if it is in the enemy's territory, it will be fought for reason, this kind of person who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, is rare in this life, but it is not uncommon in the previous life, especially those strong women who are rolling in the business sea, all have similar temperament and temperament.
Sean's destination is not far away, just a few hills away.
This time, not only Amelia was puzzled, but even Sophia also showed a similar expression, some of them couldn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Sean's gourd, because there was no village in front of him, no store in front of him, just an inconspicuous semi-enclosed small valley, such a valley in the Andes Mountains, there are really as many as there are.
If you want the scenery without scenery, if you want to have no characteristics, you can't fight with the reflow of the Jacob River, and the current location has long deviated from the ancient river channel of Jacob.
The only thing that showed that they weren't in the wrong place was the 100 Guardian Night Soldiers.
Just like the soldiers of the eternal night that Sophia saw all the way, they were all dressed in uniform and full of spirit and discipline, even in the face of a group of outsiders composed of grand knights and champion knights, they did not squint or fear.
I don't know if they were born brave, or if they didn't notice the horror of Sophilia and her party at all.
Sophia, who was attentive, still noticed the difference between this hundred-man Guardian Eternal Night soldier and the others.
Most of the main combat weapons of the Eternal Night Soldiers encountered before were longbows and sabers, and the Eternal Night Soldiers in front of them were carrying shovels and strangely shaped shovels, and the weapons that could be called weapons were short knives that were not much longer than daggers.
They are like miners, more than soldiers.
"Your Excellency General, Baker, the commander of the first school and the first guard of the Independent Engineer Corps, reports to you, the first guard should be two hundred and twenty-two, but the actual number is two hundred and twenty-two, the preparations for the test explosion have been completed, and I ask the general for instructions. ”
Although this guard commander is young, he is obviously a veteran who has been through the storm for a long time, and it is not the first time that he has led a team on a mission alone, except for a hint of excitement on his face, and his performance is impeccable from beginning to end, as if he has been practiced countless times.
"Let's get started!" Sean didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
"Everyone, please come with me. Baker led the crowd up a small hill in the valley.
This place has been simply repaired, and there is no other benefit, that is, the perspective is very good, looking around, most of the situation in the valley is within the observation range, especially hundreds of meters away, the soldiers of the eternal night who are constantly busy, every move can be seen, obviously this is carefully selected.
Immediately Baker ran away non-stop, and ordered loudly as he ran: "The test explosion has officially begun, and all wiring personnel will conduct a final inspection and report the situation." ”
"The No. 1 test explosion site has been inspected, no problem. ”
"The No. 2 test explosion site has been inspected, no problem. ”
"The No. 3 test explosion point has been checked, no problem. ”
"Ignition! Concealment!"
I saw the soldiers of the eternal night jumping back and forth, shouting complex terms.
These words are dismantled separately, and Sophia knows what they mean, but when they are combined, they are confused.
What a test tipping point!
What ignition!
What a concealment!
I don't know what the other person is talking about.
But I could feel the prudence and seriousness in the other party's words, especially after they carried out the so-called ignition with torches, the soldiers of the eternal night who went to light the fire ran faster than rabbits one by one, and in the blink of an eye, they jumped out of the hundreds of meters and disappeared into the tunnel.
Sophia vaguely guessed the use of the shovels and shovels they carried.
Everyone craned their necks, staring in the direction the soldiers of the Eternal Night had just left.
Because of the distance, they could see nothing, hear nothing, only silent silence.
At this time, time flies extremely slowly, and every second is torment.
After waiting for nearly ten seconds and nothing happened, Amelia involuntarily looked at Sean suspiciously.
Sean keenly caught it, just showing a signature smile and not explaining too much.
On the contrary, Sophia stared into the distance intently from beginning to end, although she and Sean had only a handful of contacts, but the calm and maturity of the other party left a deep impression on her, the other party has a calculating plan that does not match her age, and will not be untargeted and take them to do meaningless things.