"Your Excellency the Marquis, this is Bishop Savic, the envoy from Heidelberg, and this is the Priest Tadf." Steven. Kennett introduced.

"Welcome to Cordillera and hope this trip will be satisfying." Hathaway is neither humble nor arrogant, maintaining the respect and enthusiasm she deserves, but also fully reflects her unique identity and appropriate distance in this land.

Bishop Savico and Pastor Tadev are a perfect match...... The former is thin and withered, but his bearing is dignified and dignified; The latter was tall and majestic, more like a samurai than a clergyman.

After equally duly thanking the lord for his reception, the conversation went into unnourished chatting mode.

Although Bishop Savico was thin, he was full of spirit, and his eyes were even brighter, and he rarely spoke. As Kennett spoke, his gaze observed Hathaway's expression and demeanor from time to time...... When he first received orders to come to the Cordillera, he, like Tadev, was reluctant.

The Cordillera Plateau is notorious, but it has always given the impression of being deserted and backward, and the many alien races living on the plateau are even more restless. Even if they dedicate all their qiē to the gods, not many people are willing to come here to work.

However, what they saw along the way surprised Savico and Tadev almost couldn't keep their mouths together, and the prosperity of Mandy Gaza surprised them even more, and they finally understood why the Church attached so much importance to the Cordillera Collar, not only stationed a cardinal in the early stage, but also left the Unicorn Knights there.

However, to Saviko's displeasure, although he was pleased with the simple folk customs and prosperous towns along the way, the temples and statues of other sects made him feel unusually awkward. In his mind, the Church of Nature should be the only and legitimate religion in the land.

"Your Excellency, are you biased against the Natural Church?" After listening to Steven. After an unnutritious conversation between Kennett and Hathaway, Bishop Saveco suddenly interjected.

"Bishop Savic, where do you begin with that? Could it be that you have a grudge against other sects? Hathaway asked, surprised, not forgetting to punch the palladium.

"The natural church is different from other denominations, and the treatment should be different in all aspects. We need a more liberal missionary policy and environment. Savico said that there was a set in the other party's question, and he simply avoided answering it, as if he hadn't heard.

"Hehe, Bishop Savico, you're mistaken."

Hathaway chuckled and said, "Everyone knows what the Cordillera used to be, and now the economy is just getting started, and it can be said that it is in its infancy. In order to maintain the stability and fairness of the people of all ethnic groups in the territory, the lord's mansion adopts a tolerant policy towards any cultural and religious elements, as long as it is registered in the lord's mansion, obeys the laws of the empire, and obeys my orders to accept the jurisdiction of the lord's mansion, you can survive here, and you can not only oppose racial discrimination here, but also oppose religious persecution. As a lord, I thank the Church of Nature for its help and tolerance, but as a lord, I do not allow any noise that is in my way to harmony! ”

Hathaway's somewhat cold attitude did not extinguish Savico's enthusiasm, they already had some understanding of what the Marquis did before coming to the Cordillera, originally thought that it would be good for a young girl to be a puppet after entering the Cordillera Territory, but they did not expect that this Lord would be able to pull the Cordillera into such a short period of time. From this point of view, the arrogance of the young lord can be understood, and those who are capable are qualified to be proud.

Ulliman and Steven. Kennett's reminder didn't clear the minds of the two envoys, who were eager for a future...... In fact, Bishop Saviko came to replace Ulliman, and Tadev was his stopper.

In Savico's opinion, it is very normal for Hathaway to be wary of anyone and any force because of Hathaway's unique background. In order for the glory of the Church to spread widely in this land, it is first necessary to break the lord's guard and get her support.

Hathaway liked this kind of person very much, and they were more than Uriman and Steven. Kennett was much easier to deal with. After initial contact, Hathaway handed over any contact with the two men to Petro. Hughes, she has more important things to do now.

……

The battle for the fortress of Gettysburg continued.

Casualties are still on the table, but the warriors of the Empire have mastered a set of strategies and tactics that can temporarily contain the Hulk, whether it is individual combat skills or offensive and defensive coordination between teams, they have made great progress, and those terrifying pagan terminators are no longer a nightmare for warriors.

Speaking of which, the Duke of Eastwood, although he is very old, and he has not been on the battlefield for many years. But as the dean of the Knight Academy, he cares very much about all things related to war and tactics, coupled with decades of experience, there are not many people in the entire empire who dare to pat their chests and say that they are stronger than him.

It was under his leadership that the defenders of Gettysburg Fortress finally stubbornly repelled the Hulk's attacks again and again, and were not defeated. But some things are not transferred by human will, and although the defenders are improving, the difference in strength between the two sides is still obvious.

Facing the empty office, the Duke of Eastwood leisurely raised his teaglass, but he immediately put it down again...... He grabbed the brass bell on his desk and shook it violently, and the door to his office was immediately opened.

"Miss Campora, is there any news of the Marquis of Bell?" Duke Eastwood asked.

"Report to Lord Duke, Marquis Bell has sent a flying squadron to Gettysburg Fortress, and two brigades of the Unicorn Knights of the Church of Nature and one brigade of the Cordillera City Defense Army are advancing towards Gettysburg Fortress, and it is expected that after ten magic hours, they will arrive at the predetermined assembly site."

The Lord shook his head, and he turned his chair to face the floor-to-ceiling window, and the sunlight immediately lit up the Duke of Eastwood's slightly gloomy face.

……

In order to guard against the so-called Assassin forces of the underground race, Stilwell. Ponson made some adjustments to Hathaway's bodyguard, and a female team of Hathaway's body shape was placed in the center of the line, while Hathaway left her carriage and hid in the depths of the line.

The Hulk was able to sneak around all the fortresses and sneak into the mountains of Brinia, where the defenses were weakest, and the Hulk was the best of the best, carefully searching everything that came before them, even the grassroots, which had been gnawed by horses.

Hathaway and Barthes. Willie had already discussed in the afternoon that those Hulks must have deployed numerous interception teams to stop the support of the Cordillera Collar, and the idea that the Hulk must be clumsy if he thought that the Hulk was huge was definitely wishful thinking.

"So what are we going to do?"

"No way, it's getting dark, this has a huge impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops, but I believe it is not the case with our enemies, those guys should be better at night activities, we can only continue to search, I have expanded the search range, and scouts have been arranged at the commanding heights of ten miles away and near......"

Hathaway sensed something in the air, and although the intelligence agencies had predicted this, it was only when they were there that they realized that the danger was more dangerous than predicted.

Just as the two were discussing, an arrow rising into the sky from a distant hill attracted Hathaway's attention!

Barthes. Willie smiled and said, "My lord, it seems that we have good luck this time!" ”

A warrior with a thick layer of leaves on his body soon appeared in front of them, and after saluting, he did not forget to wipe off the black oil paint on his face.

"Lord Lord, Lord Commander, there is a result! Our squad spotted four enemy interceptors in the north-east, and they were so well hidden, and coordinated with each other, that if they hadn't shot down a communications harrier hawk flying in the direction of Gettysburg, I don't think we would have been aware of their presence at all. ”

"Oh yes? Can it be approached? "Barthes. Willie asked.

"That's right,"

As he spoke, the warrior drew an extremely simple map on the ground, "Our scouts are on the ridges of the hills, and the enemy is probably a small group, the number of which is unknown, and they have set up shelters near the gentle slope below the hills. We also found three more shelters like this, here, here, and here. He pointed out three more locations on the ground, "It needs to be noted that this interception team is not only the Hulk, but also a large number of human warriors. ”

"These damn traitors ......"

Barthes. Willie groaned, what if his large army was unapproachable as the warrior said, and sent a small team to sneak up? It doesn't seem to work, with the four interception teams supporting each other, and the strength of the enemy is not clear, it is likely that a rash action can completely expose them and put them in a critical situation.

"Don't worry, contact the special operations team immediately." Hathaway said indifferently.

Just like the lords who took the opportunity to rebel, there are many humans in the service of the underground race, and this is not surprising. If they only destroy those people, once the army arrives, unless those interception teams are all warriors above the gold level, they will not want to escape, but in that case, they will definitely have the opportunity to send a signal to prepare the Hulk forces outside the fortress of Gettysburg. And the special combat team is undoubtedly the best weapon to deal with such a small force...... In a certain sense, their nature is the same.

The battle did not last long, and after receiving Hathaway's orders, the special operations team quickly arrived at the combat position and launched an attack, successfully annihilating most of the enemies of the interception team, with only a few escaping the net. But they have little chance of escaping, and the city defense forces and special combat teams have laid a wide net, and once dawn they will have nowhere to escape. R1152