"Don't be too naïve, it's still daylight, and you're not asleep, so don't talk about these unrealistic dreams. ”

Sigourney said dismissively, unceremoniously sarcastically at her husband, the father of her children.

"You don't have much contact with that woman, so you only know about her through rumors and intelligence, that woman ......"

Siegel nodded, he really didn't know much about Alice, just a few sides, and more about it was in intelligence and rumors, so in this regard, Sigoarney, who had a deep friendship with Alice, suggested that it was very important.

"Don't be deceived by that woman's appearance, she's an absolutely selfish fellow, and she can't possibly be a head-on enemy of Atila for such an illusory promise as yours. ”

"Don't look at her always causing problems for the Empire and Artela, at the Empire level, both sides have room to maneuver, and she has chips in her hands that both we and Attila need to be careful with. ”

Sigourne gave this assessment of Alice, but some of it was wrong, she didn't know that the war and death were all at Alice's hands, and she didn't know that in the minds of Attila and the other two knights, the Scandinavian Empire was just eating the dessert before the big meal of the Baltic Empire.

There is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between the Attila Empire and the Baltic Empire, and there is no room for maneuver between them, and if the envoy of the Baltic Empire appears in front of Atila, it will be a certain fate to be beheaded and hung on the wall.

“……”

Siegel fell silent suddenly, his chin pinched, his eyes glazed in thought, Sigourney didn't speak, looking up at the sun outside the balcony that was getting hotter.

"Sigoaney, I want you, as an emissary of the Scandinavian Empire, as the Empress of the Scandinavian Empire, as the friend of that woman, to visit the Baltic Empire and ask for their help. ”

Siegel used the word seeking, apparently when it came to the real face of the Attira army, he was not as confident as he appeared, after all, it was not even an outpost conflict, and the Scandinavian Empire was completely defeated, and it was still completely defeated when it was prepared for the second time and adopted the method of sneak attack.

"Of course, I will contact other places, from other forces for support, the Attila Empire, a deformed empire, is not popular in the Northlands, except for itself, everyone else is its enemy. ”

Siegel said this, judging from his face and eyes, he did not mean to keep it a secret in front of Sigourney, on the contrary, he was preparing a surprise for Sigourney to impress him as if he had received something good.

Giants hidden in the mountains, and the losers who have been swept away by the Attila Empire before

The latter, they are already the losers, their combat effectiveness is very worrying, they were easily defeated by the Attila army in their heyday, and as time goes by, they will become weaker and weaker, and now even the most basic guerrilla squads harassing the logistics supply lines of the Attila Empire cannot be organized.

In addition, the gnolls have been rectified by Hogg and used the wolf pack tactics that should have passed, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, especially in squad battles, this special tactic allows them to easily hunt powerful enemies.

In the face of the enemy's sneak attack and harvesting, the Atila army, which has the gnolls, can easily organize a defensive force and carry out high-intensity counter-harvesting, killing and destroying all the incoming enemies.

In the former, Sigourney had already discovered that Siegel had some connection with the giants, but she didn't know why Siegel, who believed in the gods of Aesir, was able to communicate with the giants.

However, at the level of the empire, it is not so simple, personal grievances, racial grievances, and religious grievances, as long as they are not discovered and hidden under the table, then they all need to make way for interests.

It makes sense that this truth rises to the gods, and even if there is no evidence, Sigourney knows that in the Aesir Gods, behind the bloody battlefield, there are unspeakable transactions.

"I see, I'll go. ”

Sigoarney agrees to Siegel's request, and this is a great opportunity to get a rare chance to be free, and with such an opportunity, Sigourney can do a lot of things, such as contacting her old ministry in Scandinavia.

If he could, Siegel didn't want his wife, who was pregnant and pregnant with the future heir of the Empire, to leave the Empire for an emissary who had a conflict of interest.

But if he didn't, it would be difficult for his empire to survive now, in the hands of his prophesied heir, and even his surprises would not add up to his confidence.

Then, the topic of the two turned to their children, in terms of children, Siegel is very gentle, very spoiled, each son has arranged more than 20 nannies, round-the-clock service, and there are legendary cronies, to protect.

The mission to the Baltic Empire set out after two days of preparation, because winter had just arrived and the sea had not yet completely frozen, and they would sail from the North Sea to Jutland in a small town in the west of Scandinavia, and then from Jutland to the island of Rice, where they would have an official exchange between the two countries.

This time, in order to achieve the goal, in order to let the Baltic Empire officially intervene in this war, instead of the previous sneaky petty fight, Siegel can be said to have made a bloody investment.

In addition to some valuable knowledge that only Scandinavians possess (Sigourney knew Alice's preferences, and this precious knowledge was a personal gift to Alice, in the name of their friends), he also prepared a large number of rare magical materials (due to his knowledge of spellcasters, and few spellcasters could refuse such gifts, because their quest for the unknown required a lot of experimentation and a lot of materials). ）。

These two gifts were for Alice's personal use, and Siegel, who was the king of the Scandinavian Empire on the imperial side, gave away a large amount of wood for free that could be used to make high-quality ships.

It also gives a series of favorable conditions for the Empire, including the issue of the disposal of the spoils of war after the defeat of the Attila Empire, as mentioned earlier and Sigoaney.

For a week, Attila's army was still resting on the outskirts of the Norwegian mountains, clearing the various forces hidden in the Norwegian forest, preparing for future wars, and ensuring the safety of their logistical supply lines.

In a week's time, Sigouney disembarked from the ship and really stepped on the territory of the Baltic Empire, which has essentially become the land of the most commercially developed port in the entire Baltic region.

"It's winter, are there still so many people here? Isn't the Baltic Sea ready to start freezing, how can you go out to fish and trade at this time?"

Sigourney leaned sideways and asked the squire standing next to her, this is the protection arranged by the Baltic Empire, in order to prevent this Alice's friend from having an accident in the North Sea.

Now in the port of Jutland, the guards of the Baltic Empire have been cleared for a long time, and a harpy in light armor in the sky is patrolling back and forth against the cold wind, flapping her wings, and holding a crossbow arrow that has been loaded with arrows in her hand.

On the ground, the rhinoceros warriors in heavy armor had already cleared the field, and they lined up in a neat line, their shields standing in front of them, and their stern eyes looked around, alert for possible accidents.

The same goes for centaurs, but they patrol the streets of the city, and at this time, in the city under martial law, no matter what goes wrong, they can directly deal with it first, and report it afterwards.

Ordinary people were ordered to stay in their homes until noon, and to leave the city if they had no home, and to be killed if they were discovered by the centaurs.

For such a harsh and merciless order, of course, it caused a lot of dissatisfaction, but in the face of the emotionless face of the centaur, no matter what the use of dissatisfaction, in the face of death chose to shut up.

They had all been in the city for some time, knowing that these orders given by the Empire, without a shred of moisture and falsehood, those who did not obey were either stripped of their citizenship of the Empire and expelled from it, or they were caught in cells and awaiting processing.

Sigourney is greeted by a vampire maid, the longest-serving vampire maid by Skaha's side and with a wealth of experience in handling internal affairs.

"Your Highness Sigony, we Baltic people are known for our hard work and fearlessness, but it is cold and winter, and it is not even a ...... difficulty"

Ziriel, the name of the vampire maid, unlike her sisters, is the least good at interpersonal communication, that is, when it comes to diplomacy, she has a negative talent.

In the face of Sigony's question, Ziliel directly pushed back, and her words were full of pride in the Baltic Empire and unconcealed contempt for Scandinavia.

“……”

The Scandinavians guarding Sigoanne around her looked at her and couldn't help but glare at her, but Ziriel seemed to feel it, and unconsciously and gushed about the city of Jutland, praising the Baltic people's diligence and efforts.

Sigourne carefully observed the city, obviously it was only a short time to be founded, and there was no historical background, but she could see a lot of different things from it.

The rhino warriors guarding the side were extremely disciplined, and their armor shone with a dark metallic sheen in the sunlight, which was made of the finest materials and by the best craftsmen, and in the Scandinavian Empire, some small tribes could not necessarily buy one.

The occasional sharp look in the helmet indicates that these warriors have a strong faith, know what they are fighting for, and know who their enemies are, very different from the eyes of Scandinavian warriors.

Sigoaney's gaze shifted to the harpys in the sky, and the number of harpies in the second Scandinavian defense battle must have been much larger, and many young harpies maintained a neat formation, looking down from the sky at everything on the ground.

Sigourney noticed that the Harpy's equipment had also changed, they were wearing a light armor that would not interfere with their movements, and they had a quiver around their waists, and a vast white glow around their waists, although not strong, but enough to resist sneak attacks from nowhere.

In addition to the Harpy and the Rhinoceros Man, those centaurs who are constantly moving and wandering are also noteworthy, the muscles exposed outside the armor, it is conceivable that they must need to train for a long time to have such strong muscles, and only enough food, food containing a lot of energy, can sustain their consumption.

"Very good, the city that Alice founded lives up to its name. ”

Instead of being offended by Ziriel's words, Sigourney was full of praise for the city, which was built of stone and had a great guarantee of sturdiness and safety, and could cope well with fire, ice and snow disasters.

The square-looking house, neatly organized, has a strange aesthetic from an urban point of view, and the perfectionist will be liked this way of building.

"Of course not...... Ahem, it's okay, it's okay, we Baltic Empire people are very hardworking and industrious, and this city embodies our hard work and sweat. ”

Almost, Ziliel slipped her mouth again and poured salt on Sigoney's wounds, which is not conducive to the next communication, after all, the so-called Scandinavian Empire now, the cities they live in have just been established, and the previous cities were abandoned due to strategic factors.

Passing through the street, all doors and windows are locked from the inside, and occasionally hidden curious eyes can be seen through the cracks in the doors and windows.

"It's really Alice's style, absolute order, sometimes something more absolutely free and terrible than Attila. ”

Sigourne couldn't help but sigh that the entire city of Jutland was in her impression of absolute order, from the ruling class to the common people at the bottom, all obeyed certain rules, and there was no transgression in the slightest.

Although this would seem to make everyone lose their freedom and become a part of a huge machine, there is no doubt that such a model can create great benefits and maintain the rule of the ruler to the greatest extent.