The palace of the Duke of Borot in the city of Soro.

A noblewoman with a light body, a beautiful face, and a golden jade dress was anxiously waiting for news. Her valet kept saying words of comfort.

Every minute and every second of the moment was torture for this noble lady.

Outside, it was white, and the snow from last night was fierce.

Just as the noblewoman's mood was at rock bottom, Duke Borot walked in.

"My dear, just now I received a message from His Majesty the Emperor that the northern Dessert have gathered an army of 100,000 and are preparing to move south from the newly occupied holy city of Röm and wipe out the Duchy of Loyle in one fell swoop. Your Majesty ordered our army to go north to support. ”

"Is there any news of Albert, then?" said the noblewoman, who had suffered for so long, and had not waited for the duke's reply, and she was so heartbroken that she could not help but cry.

The Duke shook his head, although his heart was not much easier than his own lady, but the most important thing at the moment was to deal with the northern infidels. Albert's whereabouts are unknown, but His Majesty the Emperor has promised to do his best to search for him. After so many years and so many famous teachers, his son would not die so easily. What's more, there are monks with high magic power sent by the Holy See by his side.

It's not that the Duke didn't suspect General Iros in Gled City, but now that the situation has changed dramatically, and the empire is employing people, even if the evidence is conclusive, His Majesty will definitely not touch the general himself.

In addition, the most important secret is that if it were not for the Deseth people to take the lead in attacking this time, I am afraid that the first person the emperor would have to bring down was Duke Borot himself.

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Pope Darmasus, who was far south of the empire, also received news of the infidels' imminent offensive.

His Majesty the Emperor this time was truly sincere in his words, and he lifted the Holy See himself and the Bojiao to heaven.

Damasus smiled at the cardinals around him: "You see, we will only think of our benefits at the critical moment. ”

"What is the Holy See going to do?" asked everyone in unison.

"Of course, I have to do His Majesty the Emperor a favor. Both for him and for ourselves. The Pope said aloud.

"Emperor Deliotus is cunning and cunning, and although he admitted the fault of his predecessor's exile to the Holy See, after such a long time, he never said anything about letting us move back to the imperial capital of Ceza. But he himself has gained much in our name!" cried Cardinal Lando indignantly.

"Although we are far away from the center of the empire now, it seems that we have suffered losses, but in fact there are benefits. The Pope replied with a smile, "His Majesty the Emperor is ruthless, and earlier united many small states to attack the more powerful principalities and princes, and now it is rumored that he wants to take action against the six electors. We are now in the southern frontier of the empire, and we can stay out of the situation, just so that we can not be affected by him. ”

But the emperor allowed the spread of Cortése heresy under the pretext of religious freedom. The remnants of the polytheistic cult of the Guvien Empire, who had been hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, also took the opportunity to start a commotion, aren't your Holiness afraid of shaking our foundation of liberal arts?"

Dammasus still only smiled at him: "Whether it is the ancient Empire of Venne or the current Tamborance Empire, except for a very small number of emperors who support us, which one is not gnashing his teeth at us? As far as Commodus, as close as Deliotiot this time. We are bloggers, but we can always stand. By what?

"It's rooted in the people. Churches and monasteries are our weapons. Said the young Cardinal Valentine.

Dammasus nodded approvingly: "The support of the believers is our best weapon against the Emperor. This time, the northern heretics are killing violently, and we will take this opportunity to show the emperor that the power of the Bodi Sect is not only our old mages, but also the most important and fundamental ones are the devout believers of the entire Bodi Continent. The defeat of the heretics will not only increase the authority of our religion, but will also make the Emperor think twice about his actions, so that he will not dare to invade our Holy See in the face of the condemnation of the world. ”

All the cardinals applauded.

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General Iros had hoped that his decisive action would be appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor. However, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the sudden invasion of the Desert people put a temporary end to his dream of being promoted to become rich. Originally, all of this could have given us an admirable general, but now, it has all come to naught.

It was impossible for the Emperor to risk civil strife at this juncture to anger Duke Borot. Iros was so ferocious this time that he not only took the duke's son into it, but also brought along with the envoy sent by the Pope to find the relics of the prophet Cyril. Although the dwarves and elves involved in it are all small characters, but at the moment of the big enemy, these have become big or small diplomatic troubles.

Emperor Defot had to be careful, one by one, to resolve it.

The Duchy of Borot is just south of the Duchy of Loyle, and if he is forced to hurry, once he joins forces with the Dessertes, it will be a north-south attack. The Emperor knew what was at stake, so after Iros reported the news of Albert's disappearance, he quickly informed Duke Borot himself, and decisively stated that he would send the most elite royal guards to the city of Gred to investigate.

The Duke endured his anger and waited to see how the Emperor and Iros would end.

Deliot complained privately to Duke Lloyle, who was staying in the imperial palace: "Iros is too bold and completely reckless, and I will wipe his ass for a long time in this matter." ”

"Your Majesty, this matter should be abandoned to protect the car, although Iros is loyal, but in this situation, it is not impossible to sacrifice him!" "As the emperor's father-in-law, Duke Royle has always put the interests of the empire first.

"At present, it is the time to employ people, and not only can Borot not be moved, but this Iros cannot be moved either. The Emperor clenched his fists and said.

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

"Both should be used by me. Since Borot had already sent a letter agreeing to go to support him immediately, it means that he has no objection for the time being. Father-in-law, you don't have to go back to Loyle lately, I'm going to let Borot and the northern barbarians fight each other first, and then act at the opportunity. As for Iros, the idiot, let him go and be a companion to Borot and transfer him to the front as well. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, then I will immediately send a letter to General Wellington, so that he will not send a single soldier, but only hold on to the city of Front. Duke Borot was responsible for killing the enemy. Loyle said in understanding.

"The Holy See is also ready to come to support from the south. Emperor Deliot pondered something.

"What is Your Majesty going to do?"

"They are far away, and they can't be relied on for a while. Although the Holy See is small, the territory of the empire is full of their followers. This gives me a headache every night!" said Deliot, tapping his fist on his forehead.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Commodus of the Guvien Empire was bent on exterminating the Bojiao, but it backfired, and he was finally ousted by the mob and died in the market. At that time, even the guards in the palace turned a blind eye, obviously influenced by Bojiao. We can't afford to make that mistake now. Duke Loyle persuaded.

"Father-in-law, I understand what you mean, the Holy See is more prosperous now than it was back then, and I would never take such a big risk to clash with them head-on. The organization of the Holy See is such that I do not have a good way to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and this is the most troublesome part. ”

"Does Your Majesty know about the Orlingte Empire?" Royle suddenly asked a side topic.

"Of course, they know that they are a country that stands side by side with the Guvien Empire. The Emperor was a little puzzled.

"Why did the Orlingt Empire suddenly disappear, and why did the originally fertile land to the east of Gred City suddenly turn into a desert that was so inaccessible that even birds and beasts avoided it?" Royle asked further.

"Rumor has it that their state religion grandmaster experimented with an amazingly powerful magic, which was originally intended to benefit the common people, but due to various mistakes and coincidences, it turned into a shocking catastrophe that no one has ever seen before or since, and the entire empire has been destroyed. The Emperor replied according to the old history.

"I don't believe these nonsense. But Your Majesty can use this legend to suppress Bojiao!" Loyle grinned slyly.

The emperor was thoughtful, and immediately understood what his father-in-law meant: "You mean, using the disappearance of the monk of the city of Gred to promote the threat of the relics of the prophet Cyril?"

Royle's face was full of joy: "Your Majesty is really wise. The relics of the prophet Cyril are unknown to anyone what. This time the Pope sent his confidants to visit, ostensibly to help the Empire fight against the infidels, but not secretly for the longevity of their religion? Now that the envoy has disappeared with the son of Duke Borot, the legacy of the Prophet is also a misty and illusory thing. Let's spread this rumor slowly, saying that it was the powerful magic of the Bo Prophet that existed in the tomb that led to this disappearance, and that the Bo Holy See has been trying to cover up this truth, because if this magic emerges from the ground, it will inevitably cause a tragedy like that of the Orent Empire. ”

"Father-in-law's plan is very clever, to deal with this group of bald old mages, if you can't do it, you have to take advantage of the superstition of the people, treat them in the way of others, and fundamentally disintegrate and destroy them!" The Emperor patted the Duke of Ilore on the shoulder and praised him.

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After General Iros was transferred out of Gred City, the thousand-year-old capital suddenly became an empty city. Because the necromancer followed the general's will and slaughtered the people in the city, the ten rooms are now empty.

The royal necropolis of the Güvian Empire was the only thing that needed to be closely guarded.

The royal guards sent by the emperor accompanied some of the imperial guards who stayed behind, and went all the way to the tunnel in the direction of Benedict and others' exploration. They found several Praetorian corpses, which had been cut horizontally and vertically, and the Janissary armor was torn apart like papier-mâché.

An experienced royal guard exclaimed: "What a sharp plate axe, the person who wields this axe must also be a tall and strong man, otherwise where will he have the strength to cut the man wearing armor like this!"

One of the timid people shouted inside, "Let's go back, there's a weird atmosphere here." Something evil must have killed them all. ”

"To live to see a man, to die to see a corpse. The veteran royal guard scolded, "His Majesty the Emperor has asked us to investigate the cause of the disappearance. ”

"But there's nothing here. "Everybody was a little nervous.

Suddenly, a strange roar came from under the tunnel, and everyone suddenly dared not breathe, and it seemed that the only fate that awaited them was death.

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.