Volume I: The Vanishing Land, Chapter 60

Philo guarded the unconscious Taylor when the liaison officer was given the next task to have their troops sneak up from the rear and attack the Navias line.

"You stay and take care of Lord Von Noyd and Taylor, remember, don't miss anything. Philoy said to a medical officer, and when he had finished his explanation, he led his troops into the Navias Mountains again, and flanked them in front and back, encircling the entire Blatt of Navias.

In the midst of the battle at the front, Phoches, who remained on the Pederchil-Galki Line, received news from Brett that he had been appointed to the head of the new royal family of Bret, and that the military and the sacrificial church had gone to Brett to meet their new royal king.

"Congratulations, Lord Fogches, I will call you His Majesty Forkches in the future. Cooler, who had received the news with him, congratulated him, but Foxes didn't look so happy.

"Your Excellency Folches, what's wrong with you?" Kule saw that Phoches was sullen, and asked curiously, shouldn't he be happy if the crown prince was made the new king?

"Chief Priest of Kule, do you really think that I am a joy to be the king of the Brett royal family?" Since I was a child, I have not wanted to participate in the struggle for power in the royal family, I deliberately stay away from the royal group, I want to be a good breather, but I still have to go to the center of the power struggle, which is not a happy thing in my opinion, the status of the royal family is like a shackle, and from now on I will forever be imprisoned in the quagmire of Brett's political power struggle, unable to extricate myself. โ€

"I didn't expect you to be as tired of this power struggle as Lord Taylor, which is so different from the appearance I have seen of the Brett royals fighting for power. Kule said that he and Forches got along for most of the year, and found that Forches was very simple, different from the knowledgeable and stable Taylor, Fochester had no thoughts, as long as he felt that he was right, he would do it without hesitation, this straightforward personality was what Kule liked very much, and he was more respectful than Taylor.

"Yes, I don't spend much time with Taylor, but I can feel that he wants peace as much as I do. Forge also remembered the conversation between the two of them on the night they first arrived in Red.

In the silence, Kule was very moved, I still remember the first time I saw these two young people, in the council hall of the Red Church, the two faces that have not faded immaturely, and the amazing talent of breath, time flies so fast, and now there is a sense of vicissitudes on Folches's face, which is more indifferent and embarrassed after facing life and death.

"Priest Kule, once I accept this crown, the next time I'll see you may be on the other side of the battlefield. Forge broke the silence and said.

"Hehe, young man, then you have to be careful, my old bones will make you suffer a lot. Culle laughed. He understands that even if Forches wants to avoid war, the reality is cruel, and under the struggle of interests of all parties, there will come a time when Brett's soldiers will once again fall to Red, and once he sits on the throne, many things will be involuntary.

It was not the first time that Phoches had faced the dark night sky, hundreds of the same nights, he stood on this land, watching the soldiers around him fight non-stop, for his homeland, his tribe did not hesitate to join the front line, and in the future, he might only see the flattering faces on the royal palace and the intrigue between various forces.

At dawn, a group from the direction of Brett to greet Forge has arrived, the scale is not large, but from the escort to the guard of honor is already in the form of the royal family, the military department and the guard of the sacrificial church followed this team to Red, watching the dusty team approaching little by little, Forge was reluctant at this time, as if every time he left the legion, the sense of loss hit again.

"Lord Phoches, let's go. "Culler, as a diplomat, sent Folches to the pre-agreed position of Brett and Red, at a checkpoint not far from the Galki fortress, to march and hand over.

"The subjects of Brett welcome Prince Phoches back to the court!" the hundred officials greeted, but the military headquarters and the army of the sacrificial church only dismounted and saluted, and did not bow down. They were more disdainful, looking at these royal servants kneeling on the ground, and the people from the military department walked directly to Kule, handed him a volume of secret orders, and then bowed slightly to Phoches.

"Prince Fochester, the commander of the guard at the Lower Military Fortress, Vencinas, has been ordered to welcome His Majesty the Prince back to the throne and become king. The black-clad commander bowed his head and said.

Phoches looked at the group of people in the military department and the sacrificial church, after overthrowing the Samon royal family, they would definitely control themselves in their hands and become a puppet emperor, before they succeeded to the throne, these military departments and the sacrificial church had already begun to calculate their own interests, this is Brett, a brett who always looks brilliant on the surface but is actually rotten to the roots. Seeing this, Kule couldn't help but sigh for Forches, what he was about to face might be more difficult than on the battlefield.

"High Priest of Kule, this is the covenant between the sacrificial church and Red, Bishop Rich has agreed to Bishop Is's request to open the communication channel between the sacrificial church and the red church, from now on, as long as the sacrifices registered in Red, the Brett sacrificial church also recognizes, and also welcomes talented people from your tribe to come to our Brett sacrificial church for exchanges, and of course the high priest is always welcome to come. "The man who sacrificed to the church gave another bishop's secret decree to Kule.

"I will convey to Bishop Ith that I would like to reassure the Brett Sacrifice Church that the Red Church and the Brett Sacrifice Church will have friendly exchanges. Kule said to the envoy that this was the best interest for Red in this war, and it was also the outcome that Bishop Iss and the Red Church wanted to see the most.

"This is the border garrison regulations handed over to the nobles by the chief of the military department, according to the new garrison boundary agreed in advance with the bishop of Yisi, all the legions of our military headquarters will completely withdraw from the border of the Mason Forest and the border of the Losal Gorge, and the nobles are also requested to abide by the treaty and not to cross the border easily, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Vencinas also offered the treaty between the military headquarters and Red. Pederkier's battle completely subverted Red's weak image in the military department, especially when Kule defeated Seriel the Killer alone, allowing all the soldiers of the military department to see Red's strength, they are no longer the army called shame in the textbooks, and the strong psychological gap made the Brett military department begin to re-examine Red's military strength.

"And, of course, Brett will abide by the treaty as well. "Kule took the Border Garrison Treaty from Vencinas.

"I'd like to have a few words with the High Priest of Kule, so you can wait for me in the back first. Phoches said, and Vencinas and the priest of the sacrificial church looked at each other, and then stepped back respectfully, leading the troops back, while the royal officials who were kneeling on the ground remained motionless.

"Lord Forches, what's wrong?" Kule didn't know what Forches wanted to say, opened a breath barrier to isolate everyone, and the royal officials panicked when they saw it, pointing at Kule, while the military department and the people of the sacrificial church didn't care, as if the safety of Fooches was not worth mentioning to them.

"Chief Priest Kule, you see, the balance between the royal family, the sacrificial church, and the military department has been broken because of the abolition of the Samon royal family, and now there is cooperation between the military department and the sacrificial church, but I think it won't be long before they will split again due to conflicts of interest. Phoches looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel amused.

"yes. As Forge said, Bret's infighting is no secret, and although Kulle has only been to Brett a few times, he knows it well.

"So, I want to tell the chief priests, don't trust Bishop Richie too much, he is far more cunning than you seem, and at the same time be sure to guard against the military department, they have not changed from beginning to end in the matter of unifying the continent, there used to be royal constraints, there were various forces to weigh, and now, Brett's Council of Lords has been dissolved, these people have lost their shackles, once the balance of power is lost, it will eventually cause a catastrophe, and the Blatter regiment in Brett has been suppressed. Forge reminded Kule that he was used to seeing this in the royal family.

"So, once you return to Brett, it meansโ€”" Cullet said as he understood.

"That means that a new round of power change is about to begin, in history, in the era when the Sacrificial Church was in power, there was no peace between Red and Brett, this time the strength of the royal family was greatly damaged, and the military department was not the opponent of the sacrificial church at all, so Richie will definitely become the new leader of Brett, and at that time, the military department will become a pawn in his hands, and he has the same purpose as the Samon royal family, looking for the secret of the power of awakening. Forches said to Kule earnestly, he said that this was because he had a kind of reluctance to Red, and he didn't want the devastated Red to become a victim of Brett's power struggle, although this kind of thing has happened many times in history, but Fooches didn't want to be in his hands, and Red also became a tool in the political game.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Forge for the reminder. Kule suddenly realized, indeed, this victory made the Reds taste the sweetness, but forgot the original appearance of Bright, the Reds should not be carried away by this victory, this time the real defeat of Brett is the contradiction between the sacrificial church and the royal family, if this thinks that Red can easily defeat Brett, then it is in a deep crisis, Brett's concession is just that they need a time buffer to complete the transfer of power, once Foxes returns to the city and sits on the throne, it means that Brett will declare the victory of this battle with the royal family with the sacrificial church as the most powerful person, at that time, these treaties in his hands, is it still useful?

"Alright, I'm leaving, take care, chief priest, by the way, if you see Taylor, thank him for me, and tell him not to go back to Brett!"

Folches followed the procession and slowly disappeared into the dust surrounded by royal officials, and Culle knew that perhaps this parting was a farewell.