The life-size bronze mirror was placed in a simple but humble palace, and in front of the bronze mirror were two men and a woman, one of whom had a similar face to the woman, and whoever saw it could conclude that they were relatives.

All three of them looked at the bronze mirror, and they were all looking intently at what was reflected in the bronze mirror, it was a vast war, and countless people were fighting in a city that had been reduced to ruins.

All kinds of monsters in the sky are soaring, also engaged in a fierce battle, the ground has been covered with corpses of various races, the original snow-white ground has been scalding, bright red blood smeared, painted into a majestic but not beautiful picture.

The image in the bronze mirror is so fast that it looks as if time has sped up, and the vast war took only two hours from beginning to end, and finally freezes on the image of the war being dismembered by intensive dissociation in mid-air.

At the end of the image in the bronze mirror, a crisp sound suddenly appeared, and a small crack appeared on the smooth mirror surface, destroying the beauty of the entire copper mirror, but a closer look can find that such cracks have spread all over the mirror, and it may not be long before these cracks will destroy the mirror.

"Any thoughts? Sigourney. ”

One of the men returned to his actions, and in a hoarse voice, he asked the only woman in the room, the pressure of the time had made him feel haggard, and he desperately hoped that someone would bring him some good news enough to make him a little happy.

The woman who was called, Sigourney pressed her head with her white and slender fingers, and her other hand tightly grasped the arm of the chair, and her eyes were as deep as the night, as if they could attract the soul to the depth.

"The Attila Empire is finished, there is no possibility of it again, and then our situation will get even worse, we need to face the Baltic Empire independently, or the Baltic Empire that has just won and has high morale. ”

Sigourne shook her head, her voice still as crisp as usual, but it still couldn't hide the despair and confusion in her tone.

Her brother Siegmund did not speak, and his otherwise healthy wheat-colored skin was strangely fair, due to the anomaly left over from the rapid healing of the wound.

It would be difficult for anyone to remain indifferent in the face of an enemy as strong as the Baltic Empire, especially since Sigourney and Siegmund had suffered defeat before that.

"I'm sorry, Gorm. ”

After a moment's silence, Sigourney spoke again.

She is apologizing for the previous failure, no matter how many reasons and excuses there are, failure is failure, and the shirk at this time will only make the relationship between the two parties worse.

"No, no apologies, Sigourney. ”

Gomm shook his head and said in a heavy tone.

He knew that Sigourney was apologizing for the failure, and that they had not succeeded in completing their strategic goals due to the obstruction of their child Zigerud.

Not only that, but Siegmund was once again defeated in the battle with his children, his armor was easily pierced, and if it weren't for Sigoarney's magic in the rear, his life would have been lost in that battlefield.

There was no joke or falsity in what Siegrud said last time, he really saw his father as an enemy, and he was willing to act and carry out his will.

Thankfully, due to Sigoney's presence, Sigurud also failed to achieve his goal, and the enemy, who was already in the encirclement, managed to complete a retreating breakout, even though a third of them had already been left behind.

"If I'm in your place, I can't guarantee that I can do better than you. ”

Gohm said comfortingly.

If it were a normal day, he would have been extremely careful about Sigoarney's excellence, but now he, or rather, the situation they are facing is so dangerous that they must unite and not be able to attire at will.

Now that the United Kingdom is inseparable from Sigourney's help, both diplomatically and politically, Gohm needs Sigourney to help share the burden.

"The Baltic Empire, has it stopped infiltrating the Norwegian mountains?"

Gohm turned his head and looked at Zygmund.

This time, Siegmund was also defeated at the hands of Sigrud, but in order to break through, Siegmund showed bravery and won the gratitude and forgiveness of some soldiers, and he successfully obtained the right to continue to command the army from Gohm's hands.

"Yes, even the small infiltration has stopped, and there has been no sign of gnolls and werewolves for two days, as are the griffons in the sky. ”

Siegmund's face was particularly pale, and his body that healed quickly did not come without a price, and it could bring some long-term hidden dangers to Siegmund.

"That's not good news. ”

Gorm clenched his fist hard.

After retreating from the United Kingdom to the Norwegian mountains, the Baltic Empire's attacks never ended, but due to the focus on the Attila Empire, these attacks were maintained at a minimum intensity.

This kind of intensity is just within the tolerance of the United Kingdom, and it will not allow the United Kingdom to jump over the wall and make a desperate bet.

This method has another name, boiling frogs in warm water.

But now it seems that, with the fall of the Attila Empire, the Baltic Empire has lost its continued slow offensive and has turned to a faster way of solving the problems of the United Kingdom.

The suspension of the small offensive against the United Kingdom is now in preparation for a subsequent offensive, which must be unprecedented in scale.

"Sigourney, I have a question I would like your help with. ”

Gohm slightly withdrew his gaze from Sigmomund's face, and there was already a slight reluctance in his tone, which meant that he bowed to Sigourney and admitted that he was inferior to Sigomery in terms of ability.

This is not a good thing for those in power, and sometimes Gohm can't help but rejoice that the country he has founded has such a powerful enemy as the Baltic Empire next to it.

Without the existence of the Baltic Empire, he would not have the confidence to win the political battle against Sigoaney, a ruthless person who even children would not hesitate to use, and he asked himself that if he was faced with Sigourny's choice, he would never make such a simple decision.

Sigourney heard Gohm's words, and she let go of her grip on the armrest of her chair, put down the hand that was rubbing her head, straightened up, and turned her head.

There was a slight look of surprise on her face, and Gorm couldn't tell if it was Sigoney's natural reaction or her disguise, but either way, he needed Sigoaney's help in this matter to solve the immediate problem at hand.

The Baltic Empire, as a foreign enemy, is making preparations, starting with the Baltic Empire's preparation cycle, which will take a few weeks, as the Baltic Empire is busy solving the remaining problems of the Attila Empire.

Conquest and annexation are never something that can be done in a short period of time, especially this time the Baltic Empire is facing a once glorious object like the Attila Empire, which has the foundation to unify the entire Northland.

So during the weeks that the Baltic Empire was trying to solve the more intense problems of the Attila Empire, the United Kingdom was in a relatively safe time.

However, the absence of external threats does not mean that it is a good thing, and the absence of external threats means that internal problems can no longer be ignored.

The news of the fall of the Attila Empire, the death of four knights, and the disappearance of Emperor Attila has been spreading rapidly, and everyone knows that it originated from the Baltic Empire, but no one doubts the authenticity of this news, as from the beginning, not many people would think that the Attila Empire would be victorious.

"The king of the dwarves has refused to receive my emissary, and the Elven Council is too busy with the rest of the matter to send soldiers into the battle that follows. ”

Gohm's question made Sigourney frown.

"You know, because to deal with the invasion of the Attila Empire, and to fight against the oppression from Siegel, I need the support of the dwarves and elves. ”

Gorm said what was almost a well-known problem.

"They supported me in establishing the United Kingdom, and in turn they were able to obtain a freer status in the United Kingdom, and they did not have to pay much obligation. ”

Such conditions are already particularly favorable for elves and dwarves, which means that in the United Kingdom, elves and dwarves have independent countries, which are independent countries that Gohm cannot directly intervene in.

"It's already obvious that your two supporters can't wait to throw themselves into the arms of the new master, and are willing to please the new owner with your corpse, with the ruins of the United Kingdom. ”

There was no politeness in Sigoney's tone, but a little bit of sarcasm.

"Sigoaney, it's not my corpse, it's ours. ”

"And it's not just the United Kingdom that will be destroyed, but also your kingdom of Barusenga. ”

As if to state a fact, Gohm unceremoniously uttered something that made the Barushinger siblings look ugly.

Sigourney fell silent, and judging by her furrowed brow, she might have been thinking of how to fight back against Gorm's words, or just hold back for the time being and continue to maintain the good relationship between the two of them.

"Gohm, don't you think that the dwarves and elves are lying to the Baltic Empire, do you think they are genuinely cooperating with the Baltic Empire, willing to join the empire and become a part of it?"

Sigoarney's tone was a little disappointed, as if she was disappointed in Gorm, and maybe she was deliberately diverting the topic in order to get rid of the awkward atmosphere just now.

Gohm fell silent, he could hear something wrong in Sigourney's tone, and he began to recall his conversations and interactions with the elves and dwarves, but found nothing out of the ordinary.

Sigoarney's mouth opened slightly, looking at Gorm, who was lost in thought, and finally swallowed the words in his throat.

Some things still need to be done in moderation, and being too attached is not always a good thing.

"Gorm, the dwarves and elves could not have joined the Baltic Empire in this way, what they are doing now is only an illusion that they are trying to achieve their goals. ”

Sigourney said what Gomm had overlooked, and she didn't need to hide it.

"Will they benefit from joining the Baltic Empire? No, they will lose more than keep them alive. ”

"Who else can name the jackals and centaurs who joined the Baltic Empire in the past, their shamans, and those chieftains?"

"Do you think those elven elders, those dwarven kings, would be willing to become the chieftains and shamans whose names have been forgotten?"

Sigoney's mouth sneered, politics is a thing that doesn't distinguish between races, even conservative elves and dirty dwarves can't avoid it.

Sometimes the reality is dirtier than the legends recorded in the books, whether it is dwarves or elves, they have long lifespans, and the political struggles among them are definitely fiercer than imagined, and much more hidden.

"So, what do they want? Sigourny, do you think they have the guts to fool the Baltic Empire? Aren't they afraid of the wrath of the Baltic Empire?"

Gohm may have heard the mockery in Sigoarney's tone, and his voice grew heavy, as if it had been before the storm.

"Gorm, why do you think they will be afraid? The invasion of the Baltic Empire, you are the most stressed, so do you think you will be afraid? Do you think you will give up resistance because of the revenge from the Empire?"

Sigourney asked rhetorically.

"It's two different things, they have a choice, I don't. ”

Gohm had regained his composure, and he replied in a calm tone.

"Of course, they are not willing to join the Baltic Empire like this, and they certainly will not willingly lose the power in their hands like this, from the high king and elder, to the nobles who have little power and still need to follow the rules of the game. ”

"However, they were able to preserve their lives, they were able to retain their wealth, they joined the Baltic Empire, adapted to the rules of the political game of the Baltic Empire, and they were able to rise again with their original wealth, power and connections. ”

It may not be possible to have an arbitrary power like the king, but on the other hand, it is possible to temporarily hibernate in exchange for a place in a powerful power like the Baltic Empire.