Chapter 176, the invisible game in a smooth plan
On the other side of the world, the Star Empire, the Holy Alliance, and the Holy Fire Nation jointly sent troops, and under the leadership of Duke Goethe, they successively found and eliminated several hidden death cults and mysterious society strongholds, and with the help of the Sea Clan, found the traces of Cthulhu.
The strange fog shrouded the uncharted sea, blurring everyone's vision, even if an epic powerhouse made a move, the battleship sailing on the sea lost contact in a blink of an eye, and then couldn't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, and was constantly attacked by mutated sea monsters.
The fog turns the sky gray and the sea black.
On the deck of the battleship, the young Duke Goethe carried a treasure-level magic lamp, and did not care about the consumption of his own strength, and kept sending light signals around.
But the foggy sea does not transmit light, nor can it transmit sound.
His actions were ultimately in vain.
"Duke Goethe, you better save some effort, there is no point in doing this well. The epic powerhouse Half-Elf Ranger walked over and sighed, "We all underestimated the power and recovery speed of evil. ”
"But don't worry too much, we haven't heard back these days, and Miko will be coming soon. ”
The Son of God is the heir of the combination of gods and mortals, or improve his strength to break through the legend, purify his own blood to the extreme, and step on the legend of the demigods.
With such a strong man, the Half-Elf Ranger doesn't think it's a problem to deal with Cthulhu.
"Hopefully......"
Goethe didn't have much hope, and when he was reborn in the future, he had seen too many demigods being slaughtered by evil.
Because of his own experience of despair, he no longer put his hope in others.
To be able to lead everyone to this mist-shrouded sea and determine that Cthulhu was hiding here, Goethe considered all kinds of problems, thought of countless ways to destroy evil, and made a lot of special preparations.
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Auguste Empire.
Occupying the western part of the central part and the entire royal realm, Martin Burns also stopped his expansion, because if he continued to expand, he would have to go to war with Steven Caseley in the west, and with Henriet Bourbon in the south and east.
The northern part of the central part was occupied by large and small nobles, the strongest of whom were the three Jackson August brothers.
Going north is the best way to go.
But Martin Burns considers that he has a good relationship with Jackson August, and that the three brothers are strong.
It's just that the territory is managed in a mess, and there is no hurry to send troops.
After all, to fight a war, we must not only consider the military.
The economy provides money, maintains the functioning of the army, provides food, weapons, equipment. Of course, food is more important, and no one can live without food. Eager to change the status quo and with the world in mind, Martin Burns gradually put down the sword of war and devoted himself to domestic affairs, managing finances, economy, food production, and other affairs.
In his spare time, Martin Burns noticed that the situation in the empire had changed strangely.
From the assassination of Adams, to the Bourbons' support for the usurpation of the throne by the new emperor Nick August, and then Steven Keysdeley suddenly became a yellow sparrow.
Behind these things, there seems to be a pusher that pushes them to happen invisibly!
A lot of places look reasonable.
But when you think about it, it's actually full of loopholes!
Born in the South, Martin Burns had heard of the Southwest Hill Rebellion, and knew that the old Duke of Gendry Bourbon had indeed bullied Steven Cassdeley, who was a low-ranking officer from the Cassdeley family.
But as a low-level officer, Steven Cassdeley endured that breath during the suppression of the hill rebellion, and then suffered contempt and made friends with the Bourbons with a shy face.
Eventually, he joined the formation of the Bourbon family.
It can be seen that Steven Cassdeley's ambition can endure humiliation and grow silently.
But.
He received a letter from Gendry Bourbon the Elder, and when he went to the imperial capital, how could he be sure that there was no Crown Prince Pete, the second prince Nick, Bruce Medici and Gendry Bourbon the Elder?
Even if they knew that the southern troops would stop the eastern troops, the northern and snowy regions could not afford to send troops.
How could he be sure that the royal enshrinement was not there?
How could he be sure that the royal family did not have secret troops?
Moreover, the national heterotopic teleportation array was destroyed on the same day!
Even if many factors are combined, the ambitious Steven Cassley gets a chance, how dare he kill the crown prince Pete, directly support the second prince Nick, and then control the new emperor?
Such a bold ......
Had he forgotten that the Alien Teleportation Array would be repaired?
Or rather.
He knew that the powerhouse of the Alternate Plane would not come back!
Thinking about it, Martin Burns felt a strong uneasiness in his heart and thought about how to break the situation and save the empire, and his younger brother Marvin Burns hurriedly ran in.
"The supplies sent by the Langton Chamber of Commerce have been robbed!"
"That group of minor nobles in the north secretly formed an alliance a few days ago, and elected Jackson August as the leader of the alliance!"
The Imperial Territory and the central west are recuperating, and the materials sent by the Landon Chamber of Commerce are very important.
Hearing his brother's words, Martin Burns did not immediately have the idea of starting a war, but wondered, where did those nobles in the north have the courage to rob the materials of the Lanton Chamber of Commerce?
No matter how scarce the resources were, they all knew how strong Gabriel Lanton's forces were.
I also know that I will never let go of the person who picks the tiger's beard.
To rob is to bring about your own destruction!
Is it really worth their lives for the sake of supplies, for the sake of ambition?
Martin was well aware that there was a hidden conspiracy in this incident.
But.
He must maintain the face and authority of the forces.
"Then gather your troops. ”
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West, the new capital.
After consulting villains such as Sauron and Gellert to fill in the gaps, and reviewing six books of heraldic studies of the imperial nobility with thick bricks, Langton finally found a character with all the right conditions.
The Earl of Power in the West, Daniel Ducklin.
His territory was just south of the Grey Serpent Castle, and the most robbed enemies by the steppe barbarians had led to the decline of his family's power and the slaughter of his territory's troops.
If he had no choice but to do so, as an earl, he would not have had to throw himself at Steven Cassdeley.
Prestige, status, and strength are all there.
Daniel Ducklin didn't have much loyalty to the royal family, after all, the first emperor Adams didn't care about the life or death of the nobles in the western realm who were plundered by the steppe barbarians, and also took away the titles and fiefs of his vassals.
However, this man is also ambitious!
Although he defected to Steven Cassdeley, he has recently secretly formed a gang in the court.
Upon discovering this, Langton and the others immediately targeted him.
Then let the beautiful sable cicada be in place.
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Because of the developed sea and river transportation in the east, and the convenient transportation of waterways, it was very convenient for the north to transport supplies, and in response to the saying "there is a father must have a son", Roland Fox's military talent, after receiving the help of Lanton, the pace of expansion could not be stopped at all.
Because Capri Medici's straw bag is too incompetent, so that the Eastern nobles cannot see the future, and some people choose to take refuge in young Fawkes.
With the assistance of the aristocracy, there will be basically no problems in governing the place.
With a steady stream of taxes and consumed troops to replenish, his expansion rate can be described as a hundred miles a day.
The central city of Philemerald, in the east, no longer belongs to the Medici family.
As the archduke of the Eastern Frontier, Capri Medici was also driven to Corana Harbor by his soldiers and horses, and was surrounded by 10,000 soldiers and horses, but he did not dare to fight back at all, so he could only shrink in the city and be beaten like Wang Ba.
this day.
Because of the successive battles, the gunpowder was consumed, and there were still two strong enemies in the south, Louis Bourbon and Henriet Bourbon, Roland Fox was reluctant to attack, and planned to wait for the Lanton Chamber of Commerce to send gunpowder supplies, and then capture Corana Puerto at the smallest cost.
There are many uncles and elders in the army, as well as the newly recruited nobles to help take care of the affairs, and Roland is too bored to be idle.
With a bow and arrows, he led a team out to hunt.
Even if he had the primary strength of Silver and had experienced a long war, he was still a teenager.
It's normal to be bored and want to run out and play.
"Whoosh~"
The feather arrow flew and disappeared into the bushes in the blink of an eye, hitting a rabbit, and thinking that he would be able to add rabbit meat to everyone today, Roland ordered the guards to bring back his spoils.
However.
The guards who walked into the bushes did not come out after a while.
Something is not right!
As a shrewd commander, Roland Fox's mind immediately flashed with thoughts of ambush, assassination, and conspiracy, and he drew his sword and pulled his horse slowly back.
The guards reacted.
One of the transcendents immediately split the bush with a broadsword, and when he saw the guard who had died on the stake of the trap, everyone did not say a word to protect the young monarch and retreat to the barracks.
The woods were not far from their barracks.
Running at full speed, Roland could rush back in just over ten minutes.
But.
The guards who died in the trap have shown that there are shrewd assassination traps here, and that the plotters are going to put Roland to death.
A powerhouse of the Golden Tier.
Stopped Roland Fox outside the woods for the first time.
The Xenoplane portal was destroyed, none of them were repaired, and in the Auguste Empire at this stage, only Reinaldo Reyes was a master-level powerhouse on the surface, and in addition to him, the golden rank was the pinnacle of martial arts.
And in the Eastern Realm, there are no gold-level powerhouses!
The strongest man under Roland's command is only the peak of silver, and when he first entered the silver, he faced the golden powerhouse, knowing that he had no chance of winning, he decisively gave up the guards around him and ordered them to break off.
But before he rode his horse a few meters away, a team of guards all died heroically!
"I really look up to my ......"
The war horse was pierced by a spear and died, and Roland fell to the ground and rolled three meters, using the protective scroll he carried with him before he could get up.
Coldly glared at the golden powerhouse who killed the guards under his command.
"The gold-level transcendents of the Eastern Realm are not unknown. ”
"You're not from the East, are you?"
The golden powerhouse ignored it, and the long sword in his hand swung out a fighting slash, and Roland, who was protected by the shield, immediately turned into a cannonball and flew upside down.
The fighting spirit is not weak, but the shield on Roland's body is very strong, and the protection has not been broken.
But the golden powerhouse continued to attack.
Roland is still a dead end.
Then.
Wearing a black-armored warrior descending from the sky, the long sword in his hand was like turning into light, and the powerful fighting spirit was like an angry wave hitting the four directions, and the golden powerhouse who attacked Roland was suddenly beaten and staggered back, his face full of shock.
It's just that the people who assassinated Roland were not just a golden powerhouse, but hundreds.
Their strength is generally above the bronze rank.
Considering the different equipment and different clothing styles, Roland can determine that they are mercenaries from different places.
To be able to hire so many mercenaries, and to ambush and assassinate them without knowing it, it must be Capri Medici hiding in Puerto Corana!
Because Louis Bourbon and Henrithe Bourbon's territory was in the south of the east, their people had to pass through their own territory if they wanted to come, and even if they sneaked in by sea, it was impossible not to leave a trace.
If you can act so stealthily, you must have taken advantage of the distance!
And get the help of guilt!
For the black-armored powerhouse that suddenly appeared, Roland couldn't figure out what his purpose was to save himself, and since he got the opportunity, he swung his sword and killed the mercenary.
Break out of the siege and flee back to the barracks.
Then take the soldiers and kill them all!
Compared with Roland, who is a martial artist, his younger brother Roger Fox is very intelligent, and even understands family unity at a young age, understands that they do not have high-end combat power, and in order to prevent the enemy from hijacking, he specially asked his brother to take the whole family with the army and help the eldest brother deal with various affairs.
Upon learning that his eldest brother had suddenly gone out hunting, Roger Fox immediately sent cavalry to retrieve the monarch.
The battle in the woods was not long found by the cavalry who went out.
Seeing Monarch Roland surrounded by mercenaries, they rescued the man with a charge and sent a signal to inform the barracks.
The golden powerhouse who attacked Roland was just vindictive.
The physique and skills are average.
He died at the hands of the Black-Armored Samurai Sword in a few rounds, as reinforcements arrived immediately, and Roland also ordered his men to deal with the mercenaries.
Then appeared in front of the black samurai.
"Roland Fox, thank you for saving your life!"
The samurai, wearing a black ear-covered shoulder-length mask, a water chestnut mask with a triangular chin and a strange helmet with a triangular strip, said indifferently, "No. ”
The Fox family lacks high-end combat power, and Roland very much hopes that this shortcoming will be supplemented, but the origin of this strong man is unknown, even if he saves himself, he can't trust it immediately, he wants to recruit.
But I don't know what to say.
"That's... Excellency... May I invite you to my barracks for a moment?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Roland immediately realized that this remark meant that he was forced to take someone to the barracks to take care of it.
So he hurriedly explained: "No, don't misunderstand, Your Excellency, I don't mean anything else, just to thank Your Excellency for saving your life." ”
"I will hold a banquet in the barracks to entertain Your Excellency!"
"No need. The black warrior said lightly: "Your cavalry comes quickly, even without me, you can escape." ”
"Nope. Roland: "I know of two advanced protection scrolls. ”
After saying this, he regretted it again, if the black family warrior had bad intentions and was sure that he had no protective power, he would be dead if he broke the protection twice.
The black-armored warrior ignored it and left on his own.
Seeing this, Roland breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time, he thought that this person had no ill will towards him.
So he chased after him.
"Your Excellency, I desire to be strong!"
"I want to worship Your Excellency as a teacher!"
Hearing the monarch's such upright words, the knights who followed Roland were embarrassed for a while, but after all, he was a teenager, and it was not possible to win over the strong as his subordinates, so it was not bad to think of this.
got the news of the attack on his eldest brother, and as his younger brother, Roger Fox also begged the elders in the army to take him over.
At this time, I came over just to hear the words of the eldest brother's apprenticeship.
After asking the knight who knew about it, he did not object to the eldest brother's decision, got off the foal, and hurriedly ran over.
pulled the eldest brother off the horse, indicating that they would apprentice together.
The clever Roger is clever in his tongue, opening his mouth to sell miserably, and then saying a bunch of truths, and also represents all the Easterners caught in the war, saying that the Fox family can calm the chaos.
Roland, who was pulled by his younger brother, and everyone present were frightened and stunned when they heard it.
The black-armored samurai who saved Roland Fox was none other than him.
It was none other than the Black Samurai Darth Vader.
He had been staying on Rock Island and suddenly rushed to the east for Langton's plan, intending to assassinate Xiaobawang when he dominated Jiangdong.
But Roland hasn't become a bully yet.
Nor does it have the strength to dominate the East.
The appearance of assassination.
In order to ensure the realization of the fate arranged by Langton for Roland, the Black Knight can only save him, otherwise the person is dead now, the Fox family must be in civil strife, and the successor Roger is only eight years old, even if he is smart, it will be difficult to subdue many subordinates after becoming the head of the family.
To be able to arrange this ambush, there is an internal ghost in the Fox family, and no matter how incompetent Cabri Medici is in Puerto Corana, he will seize the opportunity to fight back.
Such a situation Landon did not want to see.
So the man was saved by him.
As for teaching the Fox brothers, they don't have enough time to cultivate and become stronger, and the Black Warrior doesn't have the time or the mind.
But.
He hadn't taken a few steps before he suddenly stopped and turned back slowly.
"I can teach you for a while. ”
...... To be continued......