When Theodore entered the hall, the white eagle who delivered the message had just flown out of the hall, and Osvid was talking to Kevin and the little lion class who had been called over in the afternoon, with serious expressions.

"Is Your Majesty busy? I can go out and wait, deal with state affairs, I'm just a trifle. Theo was dressed in tatters, but he was doing royal courtesy, which looked quite embarrassing. This person is good at everything, but he likes self-humility too much, and when he crosses the line, there is a sense of irony in his words.

In any case, he is also the king of the dignified city-state, and when he left the Golden Lion Country, he took a hundred and ten escorts, but now there are only a few left, and most of them are captured by sand ghosts, and the country will be in decline.

If you are really not in a hurry, it is impossible to even skip the change reception and go straight to the point.

Oswid waved his hand and said, "Trivia." ”

Actually, it's not really a trivial matter. After receiving Peter's successive urgent reports in the morning, he felt that the situation was going to be chaotic, and the alliance of city-states reached before was completely disrupted by the sand ghosts, and the plan to encircle the Northern Emerald Kingdom in it was also in vain.

What's more, the attack of the sand ghosts was fast and ruthless, and in just one day's work, almost all the kings of several returning city-states were killed. This made Oswid feel that time was extremely short.

He had a hunch that the journey of the armies that were scheduled to leave in three days would not be too smooth, so he changed his mind and brought all the plans forward. The other troops assigned to various places were numerous, and the things that needed to be prepared could not be prepared in half a day, so they were each advanced by one or two days. The two armies that were assigned to the Old Castle of Roses were the most advanced.

Osvid spent the whole afternoon preparing everything the two armies needed to disguise themselves as caravans, and then completely changed their original plans, allowing them to set out for the mirage before nightfall along a hidden old road at the bottom of the Great Rift.

Kevin, who was still competing with Osvid in the morning to lead the team, suddenly changed his mind in the afternoon, and instead of continuing to grind for the position of team leader, he was very supportive of the emperor's move to send these two teams out in advance.

"Just in case." That's pretty much what both men thought.

After Wood and Nick set off with their two teams, Osvid sent Kevin to the barracks to bring Ban over before nightfall, and asked him to send the news of the sand ghost raid back to the valley where the Behemoths were staying in a manner unique to the Behemoths. When King Theodore arrived at the palace, Ben had just returned.

Originally, seeing that the emperor was going to talk about business, Kevin planned to leave the palace with Ben, but was stopped by Osvid with his hand raised.

The Emperor didn't say anything, didn't even look back, and Kevin understood what he meant. He simply led Ban to sit down under the emperor's right hand, leaning on the back of the chair and hugging his arms, the hanging fingers of his left hand just resting quietly on the handle of the short knife at his waist.

In the face of outsiders, it is naturally impossible for the emperor to show any time urgency. So Theodore was given a seat and a hungry refreshment, and was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

The king of Thunder City was very conscious, and after entering the palace, he sent the four personal guards he brought to wait outside the palace to avoid being abrupt. Although the others sat down in their seats, they did not touch a sip of refreshments, and obviously had no intention of eating or drinking.

"What the hell is going on?" "The rainy season ended early, but it's still the wettest time, and sandghosts don't usually choose to leave the desert in such situations. How could it be so abnormal? ”

Theodore shook his head with a look of misery, "I don't know why they left the desert so early, and when our team walked along the long pine forest path on the outskirts of the Northern Emerald Realm towards Thunder City, we hadn't even heard any rumors about the traces of the sand ghosts. But when we took the road to the ice field at the end of the pine forest road, we received a call for help from Kasro in the city of Peida, and then one distress letter after another, almost without stopping. ”

He clenched his fist and slammed it on the armrest of the seat, and sighed: "To be honest, when we first received a call for help from Peida City, we were going to turn around and go over to support, but after I received six or seven letters for help from different people, I didn't have that courage either. At that time, I guessed that there would be sand ghosts in ambush outside Thunder City, waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net. So I ordered to go straight back, hoping to come and ask you for help. ”

"As a result, you ran into a sand ghost halfway through?" Osvid frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Theodore nodded, "The only thing to be thankful for is that we didn't encounter the entire team of sandghosts in ambush, it should be the stragglers left behind when attacking other countries, I don't know if we didn't keep up with the big army or we were cleaning the back road." But even the stragglers are enough for us to drink, as you can see, Your Majesty—"

He stretched out his arms, showed off the bloodstained rags on his body, and pointed to the four personal guards waiting outside the hall, and said, "If it weren't for them desperately protecting me to escape, I probably wouldn't be able to sit here." Of the nearly 100 guards around me, only these four remained, and the others were almost completely wiped out. The same is true of the people I brought back......"

Theodore's throat was hoarse, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Osvid listened with a frown, his eyes heavy as his eyes fell on the door of the hall. When Theodore had said this, his face was gloomy, as if he was immersed in the great calamity that had come to him.

"You-" Osveld looked up and was about to speak, but he felt that it was dark again, and his heart suddenly pounded a few times, and his ears buzzed and honked.

"How are you going to let me help?" He forcibly endured the discomfort, finished the second half of the sentence in a calm tone that was no different from usual, and then waited for the discomfort to pass.

It sounded as if he had naturally interrupted the sentence.

Kevin, who was sitting at the bottom of his hand, was sensitively aware of the abnormality, probably because he had too much contact with Ausvid on weekdays, and he knew too much about the tone and way of speaking of the emperor.

He didn't immediately turn his head to look at Osvid, but glanced at it with his own composure.

It wasn't until Osvid finished his sentence that he naturally turned his gaze over.

Taking advantage of Theodore's lack of attention, he frowned slightly at Osvid and inquired with his eyes. Osvid was still half-squinting, his gaze heavy in Theodore's direction.

Kevin's mind suddenly realized: his eyes were black again.

This situation had occurred three times in the afternoon, and the medical officer was called in to see him halfway through, and there was no other conclusion than a temporary deficit caused by staying up all night last night, being too concentrated, and exhausted.

It would be understandable if this happened to other people, but when it happened to Osvid, both he and Kevin felt that something was wrong. After all, he also stayed up all night, and several elderly ministers still didn't react, and he was actually at a loss when he was in the middle of the year? How can it be?!

But this day is complicated, and they can't think about it anymore.

It's just that Kevin faintly feels a bit of a stormy posture in his heart. Presumably, Osvid had the same thoughts as him, so he and Ben were left behind when Theodore entered the hall.

And those who also remained in the hall were ten Ugin iron horsemen, standing on both sides of the hall.

When Osvid asked the question, Theodore replied, "Sand ghosts are too rampant, and because of their special constitution, they are too difficult to deal with and too dangerous. I beg you to send troops to support Thunder City, let us regain the initiative and rescue the people, this is a bit too much, I can't be so shameless. I only hope that Your Majesty can provide me with a convenient way to borrow the secret passage of the Golden Lion Country, so that I can go back to Leiyin City by another way. ”

"Secret passage?" Osvid looked confused.

"I know it's out of place, but it's a last resort." With an unspeakable look of embarrassment, Theodore said, "There are many rumors about the secret passages of your country, and it is said that you can bypass the righteous paths leading to the desert, cross the Kra Changhe River in the shortest time, and even lead to the direction of the ice field......

Osvid sneered and interrupted him, "When will this kind of rumor be taken seriously, if there is really a secret passage that can lead to the ice field, I will directly send troops over to outflank that old thing in Sapir." Is it possible? ”

"But......" Theodore looked stubborn, and wanted to fight again, but looked at Osvid, and sighed: "Okay, then can Your Majesty do me a small favor?" ”

"What's the busy?" As soon as Osvid asked, a white eagle rushed in from the entrance of the hall and planted its head in Osvid's hand, which showed how quickly it flew.

Osveld raised his hand to wait, pulling out the note from the roll on the White Eagle's feet. Most of the news given to him by the Imperial City Patrol was collected inside and outside the Imperial City before, and he always felt that something was wrong in his heart, so he sent an urgent letter to the Red Iron Army farther away in the morning, and it seemed that he had received a reply at this time.

He unfolded a small scroll of paper, and saw a sentence written in scribbled handwriting: The cities of Peda, Leiyin, and Carman, as well as a handful of small city-states, were all attacked, and the king was spared.

Osveld's fingers clenched the scroll of paper.

The moment he saw the contents of the scroll, Theodore followed his previous words and said, "I hope your majesty ...... I will have a very happy life as a captive in the future! ”

As he spoke, his tone changed several times in the blink of an eye, hoarse and unpleasant. The four guards waiting outside the hall shed their skins at that moment, turning into wild sand and swept inside.