“... The war dancers of the Morning Star Forest are indeed the most samurai-style clansmen in the entire Ancient Wood Forest who are related to our Azorean elves by blood......"

On the way out of the canopy tree, this sentence lingered in Luca's mind.

That Azorean elf, what does he mean exactly?

There was no doubt that Loren must have been here by looking at the movement, and Middlel not only did not say his name, but took the initiative to conceal Loren's whereabouts and took the whole matter by himself.

Could it be that in just one night, the two of them reached some kind of agreement?

Luka, frowning, thought for a moment, then shook his head - no matter how he thought about it, it felt impossible.

After Lukka left the Cloud Canopy Tree with a few of the War Dancers, he learned another piece of astonishing news from the Morning Star Forest Elves nearby.

"What did you say, didn't see it?!"

The war dancer shook his head, his expression equally shocked: "We've been here all this time, and we haven't left any of us the whole time. ”

Lukka jerked his head to look at the cloud-canopy tree behind him, his eyes glinting with disbelief - he believed in the strength of the black-haired wizard, but he didn't believe that the other party could use any means to fool the eyes of dozens of war dancers.

That is, Loren he... Haven't left the cloud canopy tree until now?

Or is it how he has already escaped?!

Lukka was now in a dilemma - his original plan was to take advantage of the chaos and let the Morningstar Forest's War Dancers cover Loren's departure, or he could carefully hide Loren in the Morningstar Forest's foothold.

Now this guy is on his own, and once he is discovered... The consequences are unimaginable!

Lukka didn't want to betray his friends, but he didn't want to see the settlements of the Morning Star Forest and the Ancient Wood Forest split because he took care of his friends.

"Luca, look!"

There was a nervous exclamation behind him, so that before the middle-aged elf could turn around, he heard the sound of restlessness not far away.

It was the warriors of the Misty Moon Court who had been notified by the elven guards, as well as the war dancers from various settlements, who were frantically rushing towards the direction of the Cloud Canopy Tree in all directions, and the first few had already arrived at the blockade line pulled up by the Morning Star Forest War Dancers.

"Luca, what are we going to do?"

The nervous war dancers turned their heads to look at the middle-aged elf - if the blockade was lifted and Loren happened to come out of the cloud canopy tree, it would be impossible to say anything!

Not only to protect this "human comrade-in-arms" who once fought side by side, but also because the elves of the Morning Star Forest have gained too much in their years of association with Lothair, and have gradually diluted their hostility towards humans.

Among the war dancers brought by Luca were a few believers who had already followed in the footsteps of the Holy Cross, enshrined the contents of the scriptures as the truth, and painted tattoos with the pattern of the Holy Cross on their chests.

Once Loren is really captured by the Misty Moon Court, a war between the Ancient Wood Forest and the Sakran Empire will be inevitable!

If they don't let go of the blockade, they will definitely make the Fog Moon Court suspicious of Morning Star Forest, and if they let go of the blockade, they will be at a loss if they find out about Loren... Now all the pressure is on Luka's shoulders and he has to make a decision right away.

"Remove the blockade. ”

Luca, with a stiff expression, spoke with difficulty.

"But ......," exclaimed the Morning Star Forest Dancer behind him.

"Assassin, where's the foreign assassin who got in——?!"

With a rough shout, a topless warrior dressed as a pair of leather pants and a spear, clearly dressed as an elf of the Western Barren Grave Forest, stepped forward.

He pushed away the Morning Star Forest War Dancer who was blocking the front, and asked Lukka with a hideous expression: "You Morning Star Forest was the first to come, where is that assassin?!"

"There weren't any assassins at all, just an accident. The calm Lukka held up the Morning Star Forest Elf, looked at the other party and said:

"Whether it's the sound or the smoke, it's just the accident of the people from the Azores. ”

"Accident, how do I know if it's an accident?!" The other party obviously didn't believe it.

"Guests are sitting in their rooms right now, and if you don't believe me, you can ask for yourself. Lukka said unhurriedly: "Of course, it's so late, I suggest you go again tomorrow morning." ”

The war dancer of the barren mound forest had a hideous expression: "According to what you say, it's all an accident - the explosion is an accident, the smoke and dust are an accident, the guard who was strangled and put down is an accident, and the traces of foreigners are also an accident?!"

The tone of the other party was obviously not good, and there was a bit of accusation and suspicion.

"That's it!"

The Morning Star Forest War Dancer who was pushed away stood up excitedly: "From just now to now, our Morning Star Forest War Dancer has been guarding the periphery from beginning to end, and there is not even a single figure ...... at all."

Lukka raised his hand to stop him.

"I don't think you'll believe it no matter how much you explain it. Without giving the other party a chance to speak, Luca, who had a calm expression, stopped the Barratan Forest War Dancer who still wanted to defend himself:

"Well, the elves of our Morning Star Forest will immediately break the blockade and let you in, and you will see for yourselves, of course, if the foreign assassins who have infiltrated the Cloud Canopy Tree escape, it will have nothing to do with us. ”

"What's the matter, the elves of the Morning Star Forest plan to shirk their responsibilities?" the war dancer of the Wasteland Forest looked a little ugly.

"Of course not, we're just leaving the responsibility of monitoring the Cloud Canopy Tree to you. Lukka flatly denied: "Also, I suspect that the assassin is not in the Cloud Canopy at all, but in another part of the settlement!"

The Arazuka Forest War Dancer with a suspicious face looked at Luka who was so "open", and was very at a loss, so he could only snort coldly and walked straight towards the Cloud Canopy Tree.

As war dancers and elven warriors from various settlements arrived from all directions, the Morning Star Forest War Dancers who had removed the blockade gathered around Lukka, waiting for his next order.

"Scatter out and search the streets, alleys, and other settlements where the elves have stayed. The middle-aged elf sighed, gritted his teeth and said word by word:

"Remember, our aim is not to find the guy who likes to make things his own way, but to make as much noise as possible, to let them know that tonight's events were caused by the 'slippery' of the Azores;

We must take this opportunity tonight to find out which elves are willing to stand with our Morning Star Forest, and which are 'bewitched' by the Azorean people;

What... He has been completely bought by this 'Lord Middle' and has become his lackey!

We are the elves of the Ancient Wood Forest, and we will never betray our people... But we must not let our compatriots in the Gumber Forest become puppets of the Azores!"

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At the moment when the Misty Moon Court was in turmoil, the Deep Forest Fort far away from the Ancient Wood Forest was also covered with dark clouds.

Earl Rowen Fried, Earl of Deep Limburg, stared at the letterhead on the table without squinting, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he clenched his teeth.

"This is a handwritten letter sent by your father, Archduke Fried, and I must supervise you to complete it. The Aaronic knight, who was standing at the table, sighed, and then spoke in a deep voice:

"All the knights of Lothair are rapidly assembling, and it is expected that there will be eight thousand men in addition to the Deep Wood Castle in ten months, and they will assemble at the Eagle Hunt Castle, and then leave for the Deep Forest Castle, and then... There's more. ”

"As for the local army of the deep forest fort and the conscription of peasants and hunters. Before the arrival of the army, a camp of 20,000 to 30,000 troops had to be built in the Grove of Woods, and trenches for defense were dug up, earthen walls and ramparts were erected, and all food was collected as soon as possible and stored for the army. ”

"You... Young Master Ruben Fried, you must be back at Eagle Hunter Castle as soon as possible in ten days, waiting and preparing for your coronation—almost half a year away. ”

"This ceremony will be solemn, and the counts from all over the land, the emissaries and cronies of the Grand Dukes, the envoys of the Heavenly Dome, and the heads of the Holy Cross Church, all of them have come to visit your coronation and wedding at the invitation of Archduke Friede, your father. ”

"Therefore, all the affairs of the Deep Wood Castle are left to your knight captain Aaron, that is, below, and as for the construction of the defensive line, I have already begun to arrange for endurance, you only need to ......"

"Bang ——!"

Lu Wen, who got up suddenly, slammed his fist on the table, and he couldn't hold back his mood anymore.

"Why, why did it become like this?!" Gasping heavily, Lu Wen's expression was slightly distorted by anger: "Didn't my father promise me that he would give me full control of the affairs of the Gumu Forest and never send troops again?!"

"I promised Loren when he set off, I told him that Lothair would not send any more troops, and that he could negotiate with the elves of the Ancient Wood Forest with peace of mind, and that he would not have to worry that someone behind him would make trouble for him - how do you want me to meet him now, how can I have the face to meet him?!"

Aaron, who was silent, stood aside and looked at him coldly.

"Treachery, treachery... What's wrong with my father, and who instigated him? In a month, he gathered 8,000 troops, and he wanted us to build a camp of 20,000 or 30,000 people... That means that all of Lothair has been mobilized, okay!"

"With so many troops, all concentrated in the Deep Forest Fort, it can't be just to prevent the ogres of the Ancient Wood Forest from harassing the border, right? Does he want to drive straight in and tear down the elven strongholds one by one, or do he want to burn the entire ancient wood forest to ashes?!"

"Three years of hard work, the relationship I have painstakingly built with the Elves of the Morning Star Forest, the balance that they have carefully maintained after they sealed off the forest... It was ruined by him, by the people I admire the most!"

The more he talked to himself, the more annoyed he became, the more hysterical Lu Wen became: "Aaron, you go back now, tell the thing in Eagle Hunt Castle that is dying, and tell him that the Earl of Shenlin Fort will play the 'fine style' of the previous Shenlin Castle - I disobey orders! Let him send troops to kill me!"

The silent Knight Captain Aaron still stood in place, calmly looking at Lu Wen, who was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

After a minute, the Earl of Deepwoodburg, who had calmed down a little, slumped in his chair, gasping for breath, his eyes in a trance as if he were about to cry.

"Are you comfortable?" waited until it was confirmed that Leven had finished shouting, and then Aaron Knight said in a deep voice:

"If you are comfortable, could you please hear me say a little about Archduke Fried, your father?"

Aaron, who was still sulking, did not speak, picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank it all.

"First of all, although the order came from Eagle Hunt Castle, it was by no means just the meaning of Archduke Fried;" Looking at the alcoholic Ruwen, Aaron couldn't help but shake his head:

"Grand Duke, he... At most, you will take advantage of this opportunity to contribute to your coronation. ”

Lu Wen said "I don't believe it" all over his face, and turned his head to the side awkwardly.

"Young Master Luwen, think about it carefully - the Grand Duke is old, and you will be the Lord of Lothair in half a year!" Aaron sighed tiredly:

"In that case, why does it take your father to change his order and destroy the balance you have painstakingly created to suppress your prestige?"

"Even if you really want to suppress your prestige, why did you rush to be crowned in half a year, and make it so grand that the magnates of the whole empire can witness it?"

Ruben was silent.

"You—you mean... Father, he was persecuted?"

"There's no second possibility. Aaron nodded heavily: "Then who in this world do you think can persecute the lord of Lothair, and gather the forces of the entire principality to confront the elves of the ancient wood forest?"

The answer is in front of you.

"Heavenly Dome Palace's... His Majesty Eckhart II?"

Knight Aaron bowed slightly.

"How could it be ......?"

Slumped in his chair, the dejected Levin turned pale.

"I'm afraid this was originally planned by His Majesty. Aaron pondered for a moment and said softly, "Let Duke Byrne negotiate with the elves first, and then secretly gather the army in the Deep Forest Fort and be fully prepared." ”

"Because of the arrival of the Imperial Mission, the attention of the Elves of the Ancient Wood Forest must be on Loren Turin, and once the Duke of Byrne fails, the Frontier Legion will be able to drive straight in and completely wipe them out near the Deeplinburg before the elves invade. ”

"His Majesty Eckhart's plan was to prepare for the worst from the beginning. ”

"But in this case, won't Loren and them be in danger - if the elves find out, even Morning Star Forest will think that we have betrayed them!"

The knight chief didn't speak, but he already had the answer in his heart... The elven rebellion was quelled, the Duke of Byrne was killed, and the southern power was weakened again, whether it was His Highness Brandon controlling Byrne, or His Highness Conrad taking the opportunity to expand his power, His Majesty was happy to see.

"No, I can't watch my friends die!"

Lu Wen's eyes widened, and then he raised his head sharply, and looked at his knight chief solemnly:

"Aaron, would you like to go to the Morning Star Forest for me?"

The expressionless knight drew his sword, knelt on one knee, and looked at his allegiance to his master with burning eyes:

"Dare to disobey!"