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Of course, Lin An couldn't say that he didn't want to say so much.

After all, a lot of things involved her concealing their inside information before, and if it weren't for the demonic disaster that attracted Ranster's attention, she would have been turned over the old accounts.

Who would be so stupid.

But she looked very innocent on her face, and said innocently:

"Of course, I don't have a doppelganger, and no matter how much I deal with it, I can't figure it out. - It's just that this matter is too wide-ranging, and it is a matter of borrowing bracelets to communicate, after all, it is not safe. ”

The Ring of Artemis is divided into the main ring and the sub-ring, and Lin An can pass the main ring to confirm whether the sub-ring has changed hands, but after all, it cannot ensure the safety of the surrounding area of other companions, and whether they have been accused by others.

If they haven't been separated for more than a year, they can certainly rely on daily communication and familiarity with each other to know if there is anything wrong with each other;

But after a gap of more than a year, Lin An could only confirm the internal communication of the Ring of Artemis when he saw at least one companion, and he was still in the hands of his own people.

Similarly, from Lancet's point of view, even if they saw Lin An's note that he was safe for the first time, they couldn't fully trust the news written by Lin An before they met him.

If it's general content, it's okay, but news like the demon invasion can't be communicated lightly until it's confirmed safe.

That's why Lin Ancai said that he had to meet Lancet before he could ask Andre for help.

Lancet was slightly surprised, Lin An stopped chasing and changed the topic.

"Since you are sure that you will do your best to push forward the counterattack, I am relieved!"

"Although I really want to reunite with Andre and them, but time waits for no one, I want to go to Pompeii as much as possible, after all, it is more convenient to discuss the future fate of the Muse Continent in Pompey."

"And in addition to your majesty, Emperor Merlin must also know, after all, it is one thing to avoid the spread of panic, and the human race cannot be ignorant of the possible cross-border invasion of the demon race except for the strong ones."

What's more, in addition to this matter, Lin An went to Pompey and had another important matter.

If this matter goes well, the Terrans may have another great boost, and they will have an extra chance of winning in the upcoming war between the two races.

Lancet understood Lin An's urgency.

"Well, it looks like you can't wait for them to arrive."

Lin An could only ask Lancet to apologize for her.

Ranster responded, "If Andre and Saleen arrive, I'll do my best to explain it to you - but Saleen may be fine, and Andre may be disappointed." ”

The topic turned to this, and Lin An couldn't help but ask about the recent situation of his friends.

Only then did I learn that after she and Angus disappeared, the friends searched for it to no avail, and they all used their connections and power to put pressure on the Holy See and force them to hand over Lin An.

Andrei even wanted to lure the undead of the land of the dead into the country at one point, but after repeated persuasion by Lancet and others, he gave up this idea.

In addition to the friends, the second group to react was the Principality of Magic and the Merlin Royal Family.

The Principality of Magic is because Lin An is missing under their noses, and he can't afford to lose face.

Needless to say, the Merlin royal family.

Lin An once showed a miracle on the old emperor, although she said that there was no second time, but the emperor always spared his life, so whether it was public or private, Merlin's reaction was much more intense than that of the Magic Duchy-

The southern legion suddenly declared war, and within one day, the troops of the Holy Dilin Kingdom were sent out, and it took only three days to penetrate the hinterland of Dilin, and the battle line once advanced to the border of the Holy Empire.

Eventually, the war, which lasted less than three months, brought the four counties of Dilin into Merlin's territory.

The former loyal vassal of the Holy Empire, the former Divine Imperial Kingdom, split into the Divine Imperial Realm and the Plum Imperial Principality.

At present, the Duchy of Plum Dilin has not yet completed the pacification and real occupation of the immigrants.

However, the heir of the Holy Imperial Family, who had been captured by the Southern Legion and returned to Merlin, had officially declared his secession from the Holy See, changed his faith, and issued a credential to the Holy Empire to renounce himself from his vassal and return to Merlin as the new monarchy, and voluntarily demoted him to a duchy.

According to this trend, it was only a matter of time before the Divine Dilin Kingdom went from a medium kingdom with seven counties to a principality with less than five counties.

Hearing this, Lin An was stunned, "That majesty will always have a good plan!" ”

In addition to the Merlin Empire and the Magic Duchy, there are also the Principality of Stuart, the Meryl Kingdom, and even the Pere Empire, the Principality of Ryan, and the Principality of Ponto.

Among them, there are those who are genuinely concerned about the fate of Lin An - such as the Duchy of Stuart in Leinster and the Duchy of Ryan in Gustavus;

There are also those who join in the fun because of indirect relations or seeing interests—such as Perre's Jupiter the Great and Ryan's Allied Ponto Mountain Principality;

But in any case, when this condemnation formed a wave, and after Merlin first declared war and sent troops, no matter what the original intention was and what the fuse was, this turmoil in the name of denouncing the Holy See eventually turned into a drama of wolves grabbing fat.

In the end, with the exception of the Holy Empire, all countries were rewarded with enough to satisfy them:

It has not only honed the army and prepared for the future continental war, but also obtained enough rewards to make up for it: wealth, or population, or land, and so on.

Perret, Perret Jr., Ryan and Ponto joined forces to completely turn the Fabian royal family west of Perret Jr. into a royal family in exile.

Meryl and Stuart were quite far from the Holy Empire, and only took one county each from the Kingdom of Keman and the Kingdom of Byron:

After seeing the fate of the Fabian Kingdom, the two countries put up a desperate resistance, and finally prevented Stuart and Meryl from breaking through the royal capital and following Merlin's example.

But the large number of people and resources brought back by the war also compensated for the loss of people in the war and the plague, and as these civilians accept the reality and settle down, they will gradually integrate into the local area, and two or three generations later, they will become the true Merlin.

Overall, in this war that was triggered by Lin An's disappearance, the Holy Empire, or the Holy See, became the biggest victim, and the reality of not being able to shelter the subject state also caused the royal families to be divided, and the authority of the Holy Empire and the Holy See plummeted.

But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the Holy Empire and the Holy See have only lost their righteous name, they are besieged by all countries, and the people in the country are also panicked by the rumors of divine envoys and pestilences, but the original strength of the Holy Empire has not been damaged;

Moreover, Merlin and Meryl and other subject states were already supporting the war on the northern front, and under the two-sided battle, it was impossible to protract the war in one fell swoop, otherwise they would be dragged into the quagmire, and maybe the Holy Empire would take advantage of it later.

Therefore, the scheming old emperor accepted it when he saw it, and secretly reached a reconciliation with the Holy Empire, and after the Holy Empire made a ten-year tribute treaty, he quickly withdrew from the Holy Empire with a large number of people and wealth;

On the contrary, Perret's Emperor Jupiter was young and vigorous, blinded by the victory in front of him, ignoring the euphemistic advice in Ranster's letter, intending to seize the imperial capital of the Holy Empire.

In this battle, Perret's coalition army captured 50,000 people, most of them Perre's and Perret's troops, which can be said to have greatly damaged Perret's vitality.

In order to exchange the 50,000 captives, Perret had to agree to withdraw his troops from the Holy Empire, but the two countries engaged in a long diplomatic tug-of-war over the exiled royal family of Fabia.

However, Lancet was not optimistic that Perret would be able to swallow all this piece of fat in his stomach when he could deal with the Holy Empire alone.

Of course, Emperor Jupiter also learned wisely this time, he rejected the instigation of the domestic aristocracy about colonization and listened to the advice of Lancet.

Attacking the entire Fabian kingdom, but failing to capture the Fabian royal family in one fell swoop, was Perre's biggest defeat in this battle.

The Fabia royal family ruled for many years, the internal affairs were stable, and the civilian life was also passable, and the exiled royal family, with the support of the Holy Empire, was bound to provoke civil strife, making it impossible for Pere to pacify the commoners and complete the occupation.

Moreover, due to the enmity accumulated in the previous war between the Holy Empire and Pere, after the royal capital and large cities of the Fabia Kingdom were breached, the actions of many Pere generals also caused deep resentment among the Fabian people.

In just a few months, the rebel armies raised by the people and the nobility rose one after another, making the garrison army anxious and passive everywhere.

If this continues, Perret will be dragged into the quagmire by the Holy Empire using the Kingdom of Fabia, and the national strength and army will be consumed on this land.

Moreover, the Holy Empire is likely to shift the focus of international public opinion to the massacre of Perret as a way to reduce the pressure on diplomacy and peace talks.

Therefore, Randster built yì Jupiter the Great, while looting wealth and population in the back, and sending the looted resources back to the country, while eating the quasi-Holy Empire eager to win back the hearts and minds of the subjects, in exchange for the return of the land of Fabia, he would definitely make repeated concessions, so as to wantonly cut meat on the Holy Empire.

At present, there is still no consensus on the peace talks between Pere and the Holy Empire.

However, it is expected that Perret will receive no less than five counties from the Kingdom of Fabia, and it will be recognized by the Fabian royal family.

And having one more county than Merlin is enough to shut the mouths of the domestic aristocracy and cover the fig leaf of the previous defeat.

"Your political skills are becoming more and more sleek and thoughtful." Lin An commented on Lancet.

According to the news from Johanham, for more than a year, Emperor Peret had been in charge of his envoys, and even the small people who rented out public carriages made a lot of money.

As long as Perret's upper-class nobles were involved in diplomacy, they wore gold and silver, and their worth increased several times out of thin air, and even the close courtiers who served Emperor Jupiter were very rich.

These sharp-tongued diplomats and courtiers were grateful to the Grand Duke of Randster, and dissatisfied with the slander of the main war faction for their traitorous slander, and sang praises to the main war faction while stomping on the main war faction in front of Jupiter the Great.

Emperor Jupiter had already suffered because he had not listened to Ranster's advice, and in this case, he had even more trust in Ranster and was more obedient.

Of course, John's contribution to threading the needle in it and mediating and guiding public opinion is indispensable.

is also because John's position in Pere is becoming more and more important, and Perre's movements are related to the stability of the entire continent, and they have limited connections in Pere except for John, and they are basically concentrated in John's hands, so even after learning that Lin An returned safely, John, as a follower, could not immediately leave to come back, and felt deeply derelict in his duties.

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