The Saada Empire, one of the eight empires of the Miracle Continent, is located in the southern part of the continent, adjacent to the Great Forest of Grham, among the eight empires, the Sada Empire has weak military strength, and is located in a mountainous area with barren land.

In addition, the monarch Saton II was not interested in government affairs, and the country was poor and weak. In the post-god era when the gods fell, there was a three-hundred-year war between human beings, and finally the current Eight Great Empires were formed.

In recent years, the Erne Empire has become increasingly powerful, and it has greatly suppressed the trend of the other seven empires, especially its monarch Gordon III in recent years, intending to unify the Miracle Continent.

Therefore, the weakest Sada Empire has become the first step in its great cause of unification, and the seemingly peaceful miracle continent is actually surging.

If it weren't for Luo Fan's landing out of thin air, this ambitious Gordon Emperor might really be able to dominate the Miracle Continent, but unfortunately there was no if.

History has always been written by the victors, so this wise Gordon the Great became a famous tyrant in history, of course, this is a story for another time, at least for now, this Gordon the Great is still the most theoretically powerful man on the continent.

At this moment, the Parliament of the Saada Empire is deadly silent, and they have just had a major battle with the Erne Empire on the northern border, and have suffered a crushing defeat, losing a large part of the country.

Now, several important border towns in the south have been swept away by a mysterious force, and all the inhabitants of the territory have evaporated, leaving no corpses behind.

Some soldiers who escaped said that they had encountered the devil, and that it was God's curse that brought the corpses back to life, intending to punish human ignorance and arrogance. Prime Minister Ness scoffed at this.

"This is nothing more than an excuse for the cowardice of the deserters, who have always done so, and like to exaggerate their enemies to cover up their incompetence.

This time, he even used divine punishment to escape defeat, and it seems that it is time to rectify this unhealthy trend, otherwise it may cause panic among the people. ", Ness thought to himself.

Due to the king's perennial neglect of government affairs, the highly qualified Prime Minister Ness became the de facto controller of the Sada Empire. At this moment, he was scanning the ministers present, and his sharp gaze made everyone's eyes involuntarily escape.

"General Jackson, it seems that our army needs to be put in order, and it is ridiculous that the soldiers who retreated from the southern border the other day should say that they have been defeated by the devil.

It's not terrible to fail, it's terrible to not dare to face the reasons for your failure. Ness slapped his palm on the conference room table and said without anger.

General Jackson just wanted to defend himself, but when he saw the firmness in the Prime Minister's eyes, he knew that there was no point in justifying it, so he opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

After a while, he replied, "Yes, Prime Minister, as you wish." ”。

In fact, at this moment, Jackson's heart is like this, "You self-righteous fool, you never know what we are facing now." ”

Jackson will never forget the horror in the eyes of his men, he knows his army too well.

They may exaggerate their enemies to find a plausible explanation for their failures, but they will never make up any divine punishment, the devil or anything.

In particular, one of the lieutenants he trusted said the same, which was very convincing, at least Jackson thought.

"I think it's the work of the Norlan Empire in the south, and these despicable Norlans must have seen that we had just suffered a defeat at the hands of the Erne Empire, so they took advantage of the fire and raided our southern region," Ness said angrily.

"No way, how did Norlan's army pass through the endless Great Grimm Forest, a forest that no army had ever been able to cross in its history. Jackson didn't have time to lament Ness's military ignorance, so he involuntarily retorted.

"I'm more convinced than the so-called divine punishment that these are the work of the despicable Norlans, and as for why they were able to cross the Great Grimm Forest, that's up to you Jackson to investigate. Ness, apparently dissatisfied with Jackson's rebuttal, called him by his name.

The meeting ended in discord, and the entire meeting was basically led by Ness, so in the end there was no discussion. General Jackson had remained silent since he had confronted Ness once, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a few more days, the situation worsened, and a quarter of the southern part of the country had fallen. At this time, even Prime Minister Ness, who had always been self-righteous, realized that something was wrong, and this was no longer something that could be done by man.

In particular, the news that a large number of retreating soldiers came back was surprisingly consistent, that is, the enemy this time was a devil from hell.

Rumors began to spread in the city of Sadadu, and some said that the gods had come again, and because they were dissatisfied with the desecration of the human beings against them, they decided to punish the human race.

Panic spread among the populace, and even many nobles began to believe it, the most direct manifestation of which was that the temple was as lively these days as it had been in the three hundred years since the fall of the gods.

Ness can't sit still now, and if he doesn't send an army to quell this unrest, it is estimated that the rumors will swallow the country.

Just as Ness was still thinking about the collection of grain and grass and the mobilization of the army, the edict from the palace arrived.

This aroused Ness's interest, the last time the Saada Empire was defeated, the monarch didn't even ask anything, how could he issue an edict this time, did he also realize the seriousness of this matter?

Ness opened the edict with questions, looking at the messy handwriting, it was estimated that it was the first time the king had written an edict in so many years, and he had almost forgotten how to get it.

The edict said that the king's favorite princess Lina was on vacation in the southern region, because of this sudden accident, Princess Lina did not have time to evacuate, and now she is trapped in the occupied area, her life and death are unknown, and he needs to immediately send troops to rescue her.

Ness silently closed the edict, it seemed that he still overestimated the monarch, in his eyes only family and literature, the country and the country were just forced to press on his body.

Ness immediately sent for General Jackson to come, and as he waited, he recalled some of the past.

It was when the first king was dying, and the first king called him and the king, who was still the prince at that time, to him.

"I'm afraid that my life is short, it's time to arrange the future. ", said the old king weakly. Hearing this, the little prince couldn't cry for a long time.

"Don't cry, you're no longer an eagle under my wings, it's time to spread your wings and soar. From now on you are the king of Sada, you are the heaven of Sada, crying is a sign of cowardice, if even the monarch is cowardly, who can your people rely on?"

When he said this, the old king's voice was surprisingly sonorous, as if he had exhausted all the strength of his life.

After saying that, he explained a few more words, and then let the little prince go down, and at the same time dismissed everyone, leaving only Ness.

Perhaps it was because the words just now had taken too much effort, and then the king spoke intermittently.

"I know that my son is not destined to be a monarch, and if he had not been born into the family of an emperor, he would have been a brilliant writer. I never groomed him as a monarch, because I knew that being a monarch was too tiring, and there was intrigue and intrigue everywhere. ”

The old king gasped for a long time.

After resting for a while, the old king continued, "So I only want him to grow up under my protection, but unfortunately I can't protect him for the rest of my life, and then I will entrust him to you." You even replace him when necessary, maybe it will be a relief for him. I just want him to have a stable life, live the life he wants to live, and not leave too many regrets like me. ”。

Then the king looked at the roof and remained silent for a long time.

As he was leaving, Ness seemed to hear the king's whisper, "Aya, I finally see you, I miss you so much." The death knell rang and echoed throughout the palace for a long time.

Grief spread through Ness's heart, and he remembered that his village had been slaughtered in the war years ago, leaving him as a ten-year-old child.

Standing alone in the ashes, watching his former relatives and friends fall in front of him one by one. Then the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the old king who passed by rescued him rescued him, and the first words that the child said after being rescued had nothing to do with thanks, but a faint sentence of "I want revenge".

The king laughed and said nothing, but gave him a small dagger and told him to hold it tightly. He remembered the dictatorship in the country for so many years, worked hard for the country, and finally realized the old king's feelings. Memories flashed through Ness's mind over and over again like a marquee, but Ness could only let it pass away one by one like a spectator.

While Ness was still basking in the sorrow of his memories, his subordinates reported that General Jackson had arrived. Ness immediately sorted out his emotions, regained the temperament of his previous superior, and walked out of the room.

"Now, Princess Lena is trapped in the southern occupied area, and I need you to immediately send five thousand light cavalry to the southern region day and night, and go to meet the princess first. At the same time, immediately mobilize all the troops that can be mobilized now, and be ready to fight at any time to recover the territory. Ness said to Jackson as soon as he stepped into the hall.

Soon, Jackson had his most powerful lieutenant lead five thousand light cavalry out of the city gates, and quickly made preparations for the march of the army. It's a pity that fate is so helpless, and everyone doesn't know what kind of nightmare they will face this time.