Lin An's pupils shrank.

But then she said, "Anderlevio III will not agree." ”

Master Alberta said: "It is true that Androllio III did not agree, but he did not refuse either. ”

Lin An's expression had calmed down, "He asked Merlin for help?" ”

"Yes, so His Majesty urgently summoned you to the palace to discuss."

"I'll be right there." Lin An said, looking at the Azure Spear projection, "Your Majesty? ”

Azure Spear nodded at her, "I already know, don't worry, the Deep Blue Law God should already be staring, these old guys must be hiding what I am planning!" ”

He was furious.

The movements of the demon clan are related to the overall situation, and even such a major event as the destruction of fifteen cities, the dark blue law gods will never know about it, but the Azure Spear has no idea, which shows that he is excluded.

Lin An smiled bitterly.

With the character of the Azure Spear, not suing him is an expedient move in the eyes of the Dark Blue Gods, but this will also further widen the rift between the two sides, making the Azure Spear even more dissatisfied with the Dark Blue Gods and other legends.

When he came to the palace, the magnificent palace group was brightly lit, rendering the sky bright, Lin An was used to this grand scene, turned a blind eye, and followed the courtiers to the Champs.

The Champs was very lively, and the courtiers holding the folding documents walked in and out, and when they saw Lin An, they bowed their heads sideways and left in a hurry.

The important ministers and dignitaries gathered in the side hall, Lin An could hear the controversy and discussion from the side halls without getting close, and the ministers who paid attention to their identities in the past frowned one by one, or swallowed the clouds in the smoky side hall. Or slap the table excitedly and argue loudly.

A more familiar important minister walked to the door, was about to breathe in the fresh air, saw Lin An, hurriedly bowed respectfully, lest it be rude, did not dare to look directly at her intimidating face, carefully raised his hand and pointed to the main hall, Lin An bowed back, and was led into the main hall by the courtiers.

The main hall is quiet, with a hint of nightshade in the cool air. Due to the presence of a thermostatic enchantment. The temperature of the whole palace was pleasant, and there were droplets of water rolling on the petals of gladiolia in a tall vase in the corner.

The carpet in the center of the main hall was removed, and a huge simulated sand table one zhang wide and four or five zhang long was temporarily placed, and the sand table was the simulated landform of the Muse Continent. The same sand table Lin An has already seen one outside. It's just not as delicate as this sand table in the main hall.

The Saxons and the old swordmaster, Master Don Quixote, and several important ministers were standing on the edge of the sandbox. He whispered something with a solemn face, and when he heard the voice, he looked up and saw that Lin An had already crossed the gate. The golden gate was slowly closing behind her.

At this time, the sky outside was just faint, Lin An came in the night, she did not have the usual perfume smell of ladies and ladies, but as she walked in, everyone seemed to smell the fragrance left by the night dew on the petals, mysterious and ethereal, light and distant, just like the calm eyes that swept everyone but did not stay.

"陛xià."

"Ann. Lin Majesty xià. ”

Merlin's style has always been pragmatic, this is not the time to pay attention to cumbersome etiquette, everyone simply greeted, Lin An got straight to the point, "Is there any news from the Holy Empire?" ”

"Yes, Master Alberta has been in constant communication with the Holy Empire." The Saxon pointed to a side door in the main hall.

"What is the attitude of Androrius III?"

"His attitude is quite firm," the Minister of War said, "There is the Ten Amnesty Decrees of the Demon Calamity in the past, the Demon Hunting List in the back, and there is even the legendary crown on his head, and the Holy Empire has completely torn its face with the Holy See, it is impossible for him to be stupid enough to drink this bottle of poison." ”

"Not bad." The Deputy Minister of Military Affairs also said, "Everyone can see that the conditions given by the Demon Clan to the Holy Empire are not sincere at all, and if Anderio III agrees, he will push the Narria Royal Family into the abyss!" ”

"I'm not asking about that."

Lin An shook his head.

She was really shocked when she heard the ultimatum of the demon race, but if she thought about it, she knew that their request was impossible to achieve, and now as long as the upper echelons of the human race knew that the two races were already immortal, the ultimatum of the demon race was just a false momentum, it looked terrifying, and in fact it had no real deterrent effect on Lin An.

Of course, it is not excluded that the Holy Empire has people who have unclear brains and want to push her out, but Lin An is not an ordinary woman who is powerless, as long as she wants to, even if it is the half-plane of a legendary powerhouse, she may not be able to trap her.

Lin An was not worried about his own safety from the beginning.

“…… Why did the demons suddenly release such an ultimatum? That's not their usual style. ”

"We're also discussing that."

Saxon spoke, his voice low and slightly hoarse, more mature and mellow than before:

"According to the previous calculations of the military staff, it is expected that the demons will increase their offensive, but this kind of announcement is not normal, as you said, this is not in line with the consistent style of the demons."

In war, every move of the enemy will affect the overall situation, let alone such an abrupt move.

If Merlin can't study a single ugly man, the Saxons won't be able to sleep.

"Now the outside is re-deducing, speculating on the subsequent evolution, and I have instructed to go down and focus on the ultimatum that the demons have told you."

Saxon had just finished speaking, and at this moment, the hedron on the handle of the golden laurel behind the door shone brightly.

Viscount Roosevelt, who was standing on the side of the door like an invisible man, glanced at Saxon, Saxon nodded, Viscount Roosevelt opened the door with his own hands, walked out quietly, and soon came in again, bowed to Saxon and said:

"Your Majesty, the results of the General Staff Office's deduction have come out."

"Bring it in...... No, let them come in and explain. ”

Soon, a man dressed in the costume of a noble officer walked in.

He was about thirty to forty years old, with a sassy and stiff military uniform, but a somewhat polite temperament, and at first glance he was a civilian officer in the rear.

The Saxon recognized him and dispensed him with courtesy, "Alright, Herz, hurry up and tell me the results of your deduction." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Staff Officer Hertz could only bow down and salute briefly, his gaze paused on Lin An, and quickly withdrew his gaze.

“…… We think. There is no more than a 30% chance that the Demon Ultimatum will pose a direct physical threat to the Grand Duchess of Donferro, and with the information we have gathered in the Holy Empire, Andrology III has enough control in the upper echelons of the Holy Empire to suppress opposition. ”

“…… Even the upper nobles of the Holy Empire, few people dare to openly support appeasement, this is equivalent to tearing the alliance, and it will definitely offend Merlin and Perre, in the case that the credibility of the demon race is not enough for them to trust, the royal family and nobles of the Holy Empire will not take themselves lightly-"

"You don't need to analyze this, we all know it!" The Saxon voice was impatient, "The staff office has been using magic for nearly a while. Is it such an obvious conclusion to be reached? ”

The king is mighty. The staff officer named Hertz was slightly sweaty.

The Minister of War frowned, the staff office belonged to the military, and Hertz was accused of not looking good on his face, and slowly spoke:

"What else? You don't have any more conclusions? Demons don't do useless work. Since this move cannot pose a direct threat. So why did the demons specifically target Ann. Lin Majesty issued an ultimatum? their motivations. Have you analyzed it? ”

Hertz was a little hesitant.

"We have not yet reached a unified conclusion about the demon's unusual style move, only one speculation that cannot be verified. Perhaps it can be used as a reference for Majesty. ”

The Saxons came up a little bit of spirit.

"Say."

"We think that this move of the demon clan seems to be an attempt to destroy Ann. The prestige of Lin Majesty. ”

"Huh?!"

Hearing such an unbelievable conclusion, the Minister of War frowned, regretting his rescue just now, and was about to reprimand Hertz, but Lin An made a move one step ahead of him, and glanced at Saxon, who understood:

"Go on."

He also felt that Hertz's statement was a bit ridiculous, but the motives of the demons were their biggest question at the moment, and any new ideas, whether they were right or not, were always a reference.

Hertz lifted his spirits a little and said seriously:

"Returning to your majesty, we have decided that this direction of thinking is because in the course of deduction we have found that all the consequences of this ultimatum do not pose a direct threat, but it may destroy it. Lin Majesty's prestige among the people. ”

"Nonsense!" The Minister of War reprimanded, "The demons are using the Holy Empire as a bargaining chip, just to destroy Ann. The prestige of Lyn's majesty? What's in it for them! ”

Can destroying Lin An's prestige among the people make her die?

Otherwise, the Minister of War knew Hertz and knew that he would not talk nonsense, and he would have thought that this young man was eager to take credit, and he actually took his private cranky thoughts as a deduction conclusion and sold it to the emperor.

He was very disappointed in the staff office, he was already impatient to listen to Hertz's words, he was ashamed, and was about to ask the Saxon for guilt, but Lin An took the initiative to speak.

"This ultimatum of the demon clan will have a great impact on me?"

“…… Yes, His Majesty's great exploits to the Terran are well known, but after all, the matter of killing the strong man of the Demon Race is too far away from the civilians, and no one has seen it, but the fifteen cities that were destroyed and those homeless people are accessible to the civilians. It is a matter of life and death, no matter how heavy the prestige of His Majesty is, it cannot offset the fear of death among civilians, not to mention, His Majesty's reputation is too prevalent, and it can be covered up in normal times, but it is inevitable that it will ...... at this time."

Hertz had been shocked by the anger of the Minister of War, and he was a little distracted, and he couldn't help but lose a little caution in speaking, and when he came back to his senses and had already spoken his words, the Minister of War glared at him with a blue face, and the other ministers also looked at the dead.

Looking at the emperor again, His Majesty the Emperor was expressionless, his eyes were dark, and he couldn't see his anger at all.

This was even more frightening than the first two reactions, and Hertz regretted it and wanted to turn back the clock.

It's not nakedly saying Ann. Is Lin Majesty a red face and troubled water?

"It's okay, I don't blame you, keep talking." Lin Anwen said.

As soon as these plain and gentle words entered his ears, Hertz didn't know why, and the uneasiness in his heart disappeared like a bubble.

"Yes." Hertz replied, "The people are ignorant, your great fame and merit have no effect until you live and die, and even your merit will become the reason why they resent you." ”

"In order to prove this inference, some of us have deliberately checked the historical data, and in fact, it seems that something similar happened during the First Demonic Calamity."

"Oh, you're talking about the Holhead massacre."

Lin An said lightly.

Holhead was once a well-known commercial principality of the Magic Dynasty, and its status during the Magic Dynasty was similar to that of Fitto, but the Principality of Holhead was not a city-state, but a unified Grand Duchy family, which produced a powerful legendary law god Fenk Holhead in the first Demon Disaster, who had killed no less than three Demon Legends and made great achievements in the Demon Disaster.

But the fate of this legendary Dharma God family was very tragic.

They were ruled by the nobles, the army and the people who rebelled together, and after being captured, they were sacrificed to the demons along with the city, and finally when the seriously injured and missing Finkel-Holhead rushed back, everyone in the entire family was torn apart by the demons, and no one was left alive!

Enraged, Finkel-Holhead slaughtered the entire city's people, and finally fell into the trap of the demons, and a generation of Terran heroes died tragically.

It is also said that Finkel-Holhead did not die, but surrendered to the demons after being captured, and turned around and raised the butcher's knife of revenge against the Terrans.

The Halhead tragedy was the first major turning point in the First Demonic Catastrophe period, and the morale of the Terrans was severely damaged by this blow, so that the later war took a sharp turn for the worse, and all kinds of shortcomings and contradictions buried in the Magic Dynasty broke out one after another, and then quickly collapsed, all with this tragedy as the fuse.

Historically, there have been different opinions about the truth of this tragedy.

Some say that the rebellion of the Holhead nobles was not voluntary, but was accused by the demons, and some say that the demons have long been linked to the Holhead nobles, but for the fact that the people of Holhead were bewitched and coerced and rebelled against the monarch, most of the history books believe that it should be a real thing.

Because there are too many witnesses of the people of Hallhead, the population of Hallhead County was more than one million back then, and even the seeds of pollution could not control so many people.

Some of them may have been infected by the polluted seed and spread rumors to fuel the trouble, but it is also true that the people of Holhead rebelled and defected to the enemy in order to survive after being instigated.

The reason why Lin An is no stranger to this tragedy is because it is the beginning of the deterioration of the situation in the first demon calamity, and the other is because the protagonist of this tragedy, the great hero of the human race who has been ambushed and killed in the history books and is rumored to have surrendered to the demon race, she may have seen it.

Yes, it was Samuel's father, the Terran legend who fell outside the fortress of Mapei.

After a thousand years, all kinds of inside information have long been lost in the torrent of history, and most of the people present do not know it, but no one has not seen the record of the Holhead tragedy.

Lin An naturally has no family, and it is impossible for the Holhead tragedy to be repeated in her.

But after the demons issued an ultimatum, no one else said it, but the relatives and friends of the people of the fifteen cities that were destroyed last night may not be angry with Lin An because of this.

(To be continued)(To be continued......

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