It's as if Pandora couldn't resist the temptation and opened the box, and once that thought was born, it devoured his reason like a man-eating flower. It is an eternal truth that a man shoots a horse first, and a thief captures a king first.

Hathaway is the soul of the Cordillera Army and the entire Cordillera Territory, and without her, the Cordillera Army is a giant walking corpse, and North Carolina and Castive, as well as the Cordillera and Briennia, will be thrown into chaos. Without the constraints of Archduke Joshua and Archduke Casseff, he could win the hearts of those middle and lower nobles, and thus smoothly accept these regions. The circle of influence that Hathaway had worked so hard to build would suddenly collapse, and the lonely family without the backing of the family power would be like this, and losing himself would mean losing everything.

In terms of feasibility, it's not a pipe dream.

North Carolina is not calm now, although Joshua transferred power to Hathaway almost smoothly for some unknown reason before leaving, so that Hathaway easily gained a foothold there, but her influence in North Carolina was not comparable to her own after all.

But the move of going deep into North Carolina to attack and kill Hathaway is also quite risky, and now that Hathaway is still in North Carolina, you can imagine that the guys surrounding her must be vigilant, and these guys are all experienced and powerful, and ordinary assassins may not be able to approach them at all.

But staying in North Carro right now is also the best opportunity, and the not-so-calm situation and relatively unfamiliar environment are good cover for a surprise attack, and once Hathaway returns to the Cordillera. It would be difficult to find this kind of opportunity again. Besides, after getting rid of her, there are almost no people who can hinder him in the Empire, as for Caesar and Dietrich, those two guys are not his opponents at all, and now whether it is Pierceburg or Maple Dew City, they are all used as puppets to compete for the title, as long as the time is right, someone will kick them away at any time.

Erabeni only felt a little bitterness in his mouth. I didn't even realize the beads of sweat oozing from my forehead. He only felt that his vest was a little sticky, and he knew that it was very uncomfortable after sweat soaked his **.

It is good to say that the thief and the king are captured, but the king is not so easy to capture, and once he fails. The consequences will be severe.

He already knew something about Hathaway's self-perceived self-esteem. Calm, wise and ambitious. His own means of putting her to death is undoubtedly to force the other party to declare war on Bukharin at all costs, is Bukharin ready for this?

Elabini sighed, knowing that Bukharin would have a tough time facing the pressure of Cordillera alone. It may be better to add Atlan, but the Cordillera's army is as hard as a reef, and its own army has seen their bravery, and once the war really opens, it may be a never-ending situation, and there will never be a stalemate like the current one.

And if he gives up this opportunity, Bukharin will fall into an awkward situation, and the opponent will further expand his strength after obtaining North Carolina, and Bukharin in the east may be the next North Carolina for Hathaway...... That's what Ellabani can be sure of.

The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, and no one can give up everything that can be obtained under the condition of having an absolute advantage, as long as it is difficult for normal people to do it.

Therefore, this method is also adopted in order to avoid the catastrophe that Bukharin may suffer in the future.

Thinking of this, Erabeni suddenly felt much more relaxed, as if even his brain was much more agile at once, and perhaps he could do without Bukharin's strength...... The people from the Kingdom of Sri Lanka are good, they may be able to help solve this problem, and if something really goes wrong, they have room to maneuver.

……

Cecia. Hughes had a puzzled look on his face, the situation in Yolan City was quite calm, although there were always some voices that were not very harmonious, but for a city that had just been conquered, this was too normal...... Even normal enough to make Cecia. Hughes was a little worried, worried that something unexpected would happen.

Maybe I've been working in intelligence for too long, Cessia. When Hughes finds himself thinking about problems, he is always used to starting with the darkest side of things...... For example, now, the news just got seems to reflect this, these guys who appeared in the city of Yulan are obviously from a bad background, but they don't seem to look like Bukharin, nor like Otiga. Hughes was very curious about them, and the strong martial aura exuded from them could not be concealed, although they tried their best to hide it, but it was not easy.

There were also a few guys on the other side of the city, although they didn't seem to have anything to do with these guys, but Cecia. Hughes still connected them, and this feeling of nonchalance made Cecia. Hughes had a hunch that a crisis was imminent, and she still didn't know what these two groups of people were doing in Ulan City. Hughes didn't want to make any mistakes.

It's right in Cecia. While Hughes considered whether anything needed to be done about the unknown people, the subjects of the investigation had begun to quietly prepare.

"Lindsay, it seems that the information provided by the Bukharin is not very accurate, we have received their intelligence changes twice, and if this continues, we will be detected by the opponent sooner or later."

The middle-aged man with a somewhat pale face looked out the window at his companion who was still on guard, and said with some concern: "The opponent is very well guarded, and his whereabouts are also secretive, I don't know if he is already a little suspicious?" ”

"I don't think so, the situation in North Carros has not completely stabilized now, and it is expected that the opponent will be cautious, but I am a little worried about whether our existing forces can achieve their goals."

The man of the same age who was called Lindsay carefully wiped the shiny long sword in his hand, raised the sword leaf and shook it slightly, the air above and below the sword blade was flooded with a strange blurred ripple, and a ray of light swept from the spine of the sword to the tip of the sword.

"Are you worried about Jobs' Knights of Casf? I don't think they're on the same page with that guy, and the Knights aren't in charge of the guards. The pale-faced man frowned. I took a closer look at the target's whereabouts, and the Knights of Cassef had little contact with her. ”

"No, Joron, I don't mean Walter. Jobs, I mean the barbarians who were always by her side. ”

Lindsay shook her head, "The strength of those barbarians is not trivial, with our strength may not be able to break through their defenses, once the target is free to cast magic, our assassination is tantamount to failure." ”

"Just these barbarians are quite tricky, and they seem to be with our target at all times. To get rid of the target. It's good that I have to take these guys into account. Lindsay let out a soft sigh.

"Lindsay, without further ado, I don't think we can afford to wait any longer. Nor can we rely solely on the information provided by the Bukharins, who have no knowledge of the target's activities. The female lord was not at all like other noble women. Indulge in social activities. She seems to like to sleep in the lord's mansion.

I've been near the Lord's Mansion a few times, but I can sense that there is a pretty powerful magical barrier set up there. That guy is really a magician with considerable strength. Jorgon took a deep breath, "It's time to do it." ”

"Is the target a fixed one when you come out in the morning?" Lindsay also seems to be making some kind of decision.

"Well, it can only be said that it is relatively fixed, the back garden is still some distance from the central area of the Lord's Palace, of course, in the eyes of knights and magicians, this distance is very close, but if we can concentrate all our strength to give the other party a fatal blow, the possibility of achieving the goal is still quite large." Jolon carefully analyzed the odds of success.

Standing up and pacing back and forth in the room, the long sword in Lindsay's hand also seemed to tremble slightly with the mood of its master, and the sword leaves made a slight chirp, which was enough to show that the mercenary warrior's fighting spirit level had reached the realm of perfection.

"Well, it seems that we have to take this risk, the Duke of Erabeni has high hopes for us, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent us here and gave me instructions to obey the orders of the Duke of Erabeni with all our might, I didn't expect it to be such a task."

Lindsay was a little helpless, "I'm really worried that this will ruin the reputation of our Sri Lankan Kingdom warriors. ”

"Samurai take obedience as the criterion, and since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an explanation, even if the means are slightly inappropriate, but the other party is also a person who plots to usurp the throne, and we have a clear conscience." Qiao Long was also a little reluctant, and he had to give himself a reasonable reason.

"Yes, which of them is the lord doesn't matter much to us, we in Sri Lanka are not interested in that, but the task must be completed."

Lindsay snorted heavily, "Since it's decided, don't look ahead, notify the other side, ask their magicians to cooperate with us, their task is to be responsible for intercepting possible reinforcements, and keep the target's guards out of the field until we complete the mission and complete the mission, release the signal, and evacuate according to the established route." ”

"Well, the specifics may still have to be discussed, and we have to make sure that we kill with one hit." Qiao Long also nodded.

……

As usual, Hathaway came early in the morning and removed the magic ban, although this was a necessary measure to be taken for safety, but in such an environment, Hathaway always had a feeling of being drawn into a prison, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Now Hathaway misses the Mage Tower at Perseus Fort even more, where she is the Master, and she controls the Mage Tower, which allows her to take on hundreds of invading enemies.

Cecia. Hughes has sounded a security alert, and it seems that guests from the East have arrived in Yolan City. It is not yet known which force they belong to, but at present, North Carolina is predetermined, there are still many unpredictable variables, so many 'guests' suddenly appeared in Yolan City without notice, and no one will believe that they are acting out of good intentions.

Hathaway didn't care too much, though, she couldn't imagine anyone coming to her trouble at this time...... The Church of Nature certainly has this strength, but now they seem to be bothered by their own internal problems, and the Atlantans, they should be thankful that they didn't trouble them themselves.

Bukharin? If they don't want to ignite a full-scale war, then it's better not to take this risk, Hathaway doesn't think that the Grand Guild of Erabeni is so unwise, although it is in a state of semi-war now, but after all, both sides have scruples, the Grand Duke of Erabeni should know that he doesn't want to have a showdown with him yet, right, in this case, will he still come to provoke himself?

As the morning light faded, Hathaway subconsciously stepped into the back garden, and while most nobles liked the feeling of hugging each other, Hathaway preferred to be quiet and natural, unless she was in the army.

The Rochester family's back garden is characterfully constructed, with a white cobblestone path in the middle that cuts the oval garden in half, cascading fountains and sculptures arranged in cascades in harmony with the surrounding plants, and a canal at their feet that stretches into the river in the distance. The quaint sculptures complement each other in the shade of green trees, and the stone benches and stone chairs are scattered, decorating the entire back garden with a warm and romantic atmosphere.

Hathaway likes to walk alone in the back garden, and a week of strolling here in the morning when her mind is at her clearest will bring her a good mood for the day, and the only place in the whole city of Yolan where Hathaway has a good impression is here.

Most of the affairs in North Carro have been dealt with, and the rest can be handed over to Frua to learn to handle, and there should be no problem with a few well-versed officials by her side. In two days, Hathaway was going to leave the city of Youlan, Froua had gradually integrated into the life here, Hathaway was also happy to be idle, and most of the ceremonial sexual activities with the nobles were handed over to Froa and Petro. Hughes, the nobles, and the merchants, though they did not like this foreign conqueror very much in their hearts, also knew that they had no choice out of the knowledge of reality.

Walter. Jobs had already asked himself when the Knights would leave North Carlo and return to Cassef. After all, this is not their homeland, and the knights are not afraid to go out to fight, but it is better for them to stay in their hometown when the war is far away.

The rest of the Cordillera Army didn't have this phenomenon for the time being, especially the Orcs and Barbarians, who didn't mind staying here for ten or eight years as long as they had adequate logistics...... Say a thousand things and ten thousand, this is still a matter of loyalty. (To be continued......)