Hobbes's experience at sea is legendary, but many parts of it cannot be easily made public. It's not just the scourge that fell from the sky, it's more about pirates joining the army.

"Although the elves have been attacked and plundered by pirates, they do not care about revenge on those pirates. Hobbes said, "The soldiers will go to Pirate Island in two ways, one to Pirate Island and the other to Elven Island, and help them get ashore on the island." Those who went to Elven Island were very safe and met us on Pirate Island. ”

"I'm screening on Pirate Island, and I'm putting the pirates who are still unmanageable on the island next to them. Hobbes scratched his bald head and laughed twice: "Originally, I wanted the elves to find them for 'revenge', and by the way, I also cleaned up those guys and set an example for these chickens and monkeys that were recruited." However, the elf's brain doesn't seem to have this string, and he doesn't look at it, but only asks to go as soon as possible. ”

"And what do you do? Those pirates who don't surrender are left on the island, and sooner or later they will become a scourge. ”

"That's what I thought, too. There are no ships, the army presses the border, allowing them to surrender and return to work, which does not surrender, then it cannot be kept. Hobbes also had his own ruthlessness, saying, "I ask the elves to destroy these pirates, or I will kill one human and throw two elves into the sea." There is no reason for us to die for them!"

"That's a good idea, but next time you can just destroy the pirates who don't surrender, and show the elves how to defend the sea. In that case, if you persecute the elves and they fight you again, won't it be very dangerous?" said Feige, "Go on, and then what happened?"

"It took a long time for the elves to destroy the pirates, and I took the opportunity to train them to carry out their orders. I have to say they're good sailors, I mean technical. Now I can guarantee that there will be no one in the waters east of the United Kingdom of Hoya who will be able to compete with us, and there will be no pirates in a dozen years. ”

"Well, pirates are a thing of the past, so your focus is about to change. Fitch said to Hobbes, "The current fleet is sufficient to secure the offshore trade routes, and to escort delivery ships to Elven Island." Yes, you don't have to stare. The elves don't want the island anymore, but they still have a lot left on it. The army should not go up, the hired adventurers can. You manipulate it secretly, get them to pay for it, ask the students of the magic school to measure the coordinates of the island, and then pay to use the magic teleportation array to carry the things before the elven island. These things have to be explained by the 'spontaneous' actions of the adventurers, you are only doing things with money, understand?"

"Understood, I can let some pirates who are already related to them operate secretly, and they will definitely not show their feet. Lord Earl, will there be any treasures on the Elven Island?"

"Don't think it's a treasure hunt, if that's the case, I'll let my students go. This can be very dangerous, and Elven Island is a place that can be destroyed at any time, so don't get too close. As for what can be found...... Feige shook his head: "I don't know exactly, but I always have to look and find out how the elves live, what they are thinking, and even whether they can live in peace with them." I'm going to determine what their prophecies of destruction are and how deeply they affect the elves. ”

With the elves coming to Minas Ihir and explaining their intentions over and over again, their prophecy of destruction is no longer a secret. Hobbes felt a little strange, because with all the elves leaving the elf island, the prophecy no longer affected the elves, and it was completely over, so why did Lord Earl Hall still bother? However, he understood his position, and he was ordered to do it, and it was his duty to do things well. And listening to this meaning, Count Hall did not leave himself in the city, and still allowed the ship to sail, which is a trust, and he cannot live up to it.

As the thought was spinning in his head, there was a rush of footsteps behind him. The footsteps are fast but not chaotic, clear to the ear but not boring, the rhythmic click of a thick cotton slipper. Hobbes turned his head to follow Feige's gaze, and an apparently well-trained court attendant walked over briskly and handed Feige a letter with a gold-edged and red-clay seal.

"A letter from the League of Nobility, their messenger is just outside the door, holding a war letter. ”

Feige took the envelope, the surface of which bent and drooped like a peony blossoming, revealing the letter in the middle. The letter was suspended in the air and opened, and the wording inside was very humble and beautiful, mainly introducing Viscount Peng Ao, who was about to write a war letter, and trying to make Feige stop the idea of war again, and enter the joint meeting of nobles to negotiate.

"Behold, they promised me the title of Grand Duke for life and forever, and they thought I was another Ariari. Fei Qi handed the letter to the attendant, and said, "Give it to the clerk for registration and file it, and call him over, tell him that there are tables, chairs, paper, and ink, and then welcome Viscount Peng Ao in." Except for the clerk's chair, everything else was removed from me. ”

"My lordship, I beg to be retired. Hobbes quickly stood up and said.

"No need to go. But you'll have to change your seat, sit down at the table, and listen to what the Noble Alliance has to say. Anyway, the fleet needs to rest, and you won't be able to go back to sea for a while, so you won't be able to escape this battle. Staying here and listening will help you quickly understand the current situation, or at least help you brag about it. ”

"Lord Earl, I don't usually brag. ”

"Blow when it's time to blow, or how can the wind get up?" Feige stretched, "and when I'm done with this, I'll have a little time to relax and read a book." Learn more to improve and stay ahead. ”

After a while, Viscount Peng Ao strode into the council hall under the leadership of the guards. His head was slightly too high, his gaze kept moving forward, his left hand clutching the dark gold cloak behind his back, his right arm crossed in front of him, and he made a fist on the chest of his purple clothes that were as bright as scales, looking very confident.

Hobbes sat slightly, straightened his chest, and let out a long breath. A battle to decide the fate of the nobles was about to begin, and to be honest, Hobbes didn't think that Feige had much chance of victory, he just planned to go ashore in Port Tower, and he didn't receive the news before, so he could only bite Feige's side first. Now, the people of the Noble Alliance came, with a war letter, and judging by the posture of their envoys, they were clearly ready. As for Feige, Hobbes made his way through the city of Port Tawu to the palace, and there was no sign of war mobilization at all.

The clerk recorded everything truthfully on the side, and he even had the time to draw a simple diagram, with a few strokes sketching the scene of the meeting between the Earl of Hall and the Viscount Peo, but the Count sat a little higher than he actually was, so he appeared to be more imposing and in a more active position.

"Count Hall, salute you, and I have come to convey the response of the League of Nobles to your war. But before I do that, I have to ask ...... first."

Feige waved his hand and interrupted him, "The beginning of the war was declared when you challenged Queen Carroll and Crown Prince Dalemond like wild dogs besieging lions, trying to tear power away from their mother and son, and eventually led to the dissolution of the United Kingdom of Hoya. I just want to cut off these sores of you in the shortest possible time, and I will not talk about peace with the sores who started the war. The peace of your mouth is not real peace, but a bright sugar pill wrapped in the poison of a black heart. I don't even want to lick it. ”

Hobbes snorted, 'I see,' he thought to himself. Whoever can be better with King Andrew's widow and children will be more just. His confidence increased slightly, and he tilted his head to look at the clerk next to him, who had recorded Fei Qi's words word for word, and could see that this clerk was also very excited, and his face turned a little red.

"I see, since the Earl refuses peace and is willing to let your family suffer from war, we must also do justice and bring a thunderous punishment to the city of Tawu Harbor so that the evil here can be cleansed. ”

"Oh. Feige replied with a word, then blinked, raised his chin slightly, and was like, 'Please continue your performance.'

Seeing this, Viscount Peng Ao continued: "As we all know, during the time of His Majesty King Andrew, the union of nobles was the cornerstone of the unity, stability and development of the kingdom. When the king asked for an army to be formed to defend his domain, the nobles responded positively......"

Fei Qi snapped his fingers with his right hand, and then pointed to the left armpit of Viscount Peng Ao, and a white note flew out of the crack in his clothes. The note was about a finger wide and a palm long, and it was densely covered with black fly-headed letters. The note quickly flew towards Feiqi, and Viscount Peng Ao didn't care about continuing to talk when he saw this, so he hurriedly chased after him and stretched out his hand straight forward.

"Presumptuous!" Hobbs jerked to his feet, and immediately flipped over the table in front of him, stopping Peng Ao, who was approaching Feige. He propped up the table with his hands, and his two legs swung sideways, like a sailor climbing over the railing of a ship, at this time Feige raised his left hand and flipped his palm outward, and a half-human-tall, transparent air hand flew out and slapped directly on Peng Ao's nose, knocking him straight back.

The nosebleed flowed, and Peng Ao found that the air hand was still in front of him, no matter how quickly he moved left and right, he would follow closely. Hobbes had already turned over the table and found that he had nothing to do, so he proudly returned to his position next to the clerk with Fitch's thanks. He stole a glance at the new draft in front of the clerk, which read like this:

"Baron Hobbes Valen was very loyal and brave, and stood up to defend the Count. The Earl used a spell to easily drive Peng Ao back to his original place, forgiving him from death, and thanking Hobbes. Hobbes was so proud that he returned to his seat and took the opportunity to peek at my record......"

Hobbes rolled his eyes, this clerk writes quickly, many, and in detail, is this a record of history or is it writing?

The note was opened in front of Feige, who looked at it for a moment and suddenly burst out laughing. "Are you an aristocrat or an actor, who wrote this line for you? It's quite detailed, including how to get me excited, and how to defuse my anger when I get angry. It's good, it's good, I saw a big stage drama in it. Oh, there's something down there, the battlefield of the decisive battle is set outside the city of Tawu Harbor? That's an interesting idea. ”

Feige tossed the note to Hobbes, meaning to show him. Hobbes spent all day with soldiers and did not behave like a nobleman, but the etiquette, education, and cultivation of the nobles were actually not at all at all. When he saw the note, he was furious and slammed his fist on the table, and the clerk quickly protected the inkwell that had jumped up. "It's too much of a deception! Do you think you can tease a king?"

"It's just a lord for the time being. Feige said to Hobbs, and then asked the clerk to write down the note and file it as well. He then summoned the cat teaser into his hand and pointed the crystal at the top of the throne in the clearing. The little angel of the Holy Light flew out and lay on the crystal at the top of the staff with a bright light. At this time, the cat teasing stick was like a projector, projecting the sand table terrain around Tawu Port City in the form of a three-dimensional image in front of Viscount Peng Ao.

"Are you going to choose Tawu Harbor City as the preset battlefield?"

Peng Ao covered his nose, his nosebleed still did not stop, and he looked very embarrassed. The sudden question made him feel that something was too wrong, but according to the plan he had set in advance, he stubbornly said, "Yes, we want the citizens of Tawu Port City to see how inadequate their lord is. ”

"I agreed. ”

"Huh?" Peng Ao was stunned for a moment, and then screamed as if he had stepped on his tail: "Ah!"

"I said I agreed, didn't you hear me? I choose the time, you choose the place. Now that you've chosen Tawu Harbor and I've agreed, it's time to move on to the next stage. Feiqi pointed to the sand table phantom: "There are not many suitable locations outside the city as battlefields, you can take a look." ”

"It's obviously not appropriate to fight in the city, and it will affect the residents. The palace is on the mountain, let you line up halfway up the mountain, that is purely bullying you, the trebuchet alone can destroy most of you, I don't take advantage of this. And I know what you're up to, and you want to combine the defeat of me and the capture of Tawu Harbor at the same time. Feige pointed out of the city: "This field is not good, there are crops in it for the winter, so there are only two places to choose." This is a wheat field, the harvest is clean, the ground is relatively firm, and there is no problem with horseback riding. In addition, near this stockpile, I can have people empty things. Well...... Otherwise, the battlefield will be in the wheat field, and the stockyard will be the place where you will camp. ”

"This ...... This ......" Peng Ao's hands trembled. "I don't know ......"

"I don't know, I don't know what you're here for?" Feige narrowed his eyes, fear shooting over his gaze. "Viscount Peng Ao, who wrote that note? Is it you? After thinking about it, I will ask you to write a few words, and you can confirm the right handwriting. ”

"It's not...... I didn't write it. Peng Ao trembled all over his body and explained honestly. "This is the brainchild of the wisdom of the United Council of Nobles. ”

"Oh, that's fine. The previous letter of introduction said that Viscount Peng Ao was to confirm the relevant affairs of the decisive battle location on behalf of the united nobles, and since you have confirmed it, then I will give you a specific explanation. This location outside of Tawu Harbor will have the least impact on farmers and artisans, but I need to arrange for them to stay away in advance so as not to be implicated, and you will have to cooperate with this operation. Well, I can open the King's Road for you to march and transport supplies, and make sure you don't get attacked on this road. But if you leave the King's Road and enter any area of the King's Lands, it will be considered a sneak attack on me, and then you are welcome to attack you directly. In addition, you can go to the preset battlefield area at any time to carry out construction, and I don't mind building a castle, but don't cross the line. My soldiers and I will not cross the line, but we will also set up defensive lines outside the battlefield. Do you understand all this?"

"My lord, my lord, I can't confirm it. I ......" Peng Ao knelt down on one knee and said, "We don't think you will agree, because no lord will let the enemy directly enter his core city." So I want to hang on the border of Lighthouse Territory for a decisive battle. We choose the Lighthouse Territory Border!"

Lighthouse Leader, is that the idea of letting the Church's Thunder Army intervene when necessary, and use the Church of the Truth Thunder Goddess to suppress it?Fei Qi weighed it, now is not the time to clash with the church's caster cluster, it is easy to let the situation get out of control. So he said categorically: "Don't be kidding, you have confirmed that you want to choose outside the city of Tawu Harbor, and the matter has been decided, and there is no reason to go back on your word." Do the United Nobles have integrity, and do you have credit?"

Peng Ao fell to his knees, fear had penetrated deep into his heart, crushed his emotions, and in the midst of his wailing, he cried out sadly/cowardly: "I am not the Viscount Peng Ao, I am the troubadour he found, he is afraid of being killed by you, and I am also afraid!"