Eric III's reliance on his uncle Fayunna, coupled with the decline of Viking power in the past two decades, led to a decline in the interests of Danish colonial plunder, and his control over the North Sea became weaker and weaker. Christ City and Kalmar City are far apart, so it was very unexpected for the Knights of the Birds to suddenly appear in Kalmar City. Mo said that the Dingguo army stationed near Yerinburg, even the city lord of Kalma City, Quasimotu, was taken aback, and in the face of the kingdom's elite black-armored cavalry, Quasimotu broke out in a cold sweat.

How could Quasimotu not be afraid, his family was not a close associate of the Eric family, otherwise he would not have been thrown to Kalmar City. Kalmar City is located near the Baltic Sea, facing the sea in the east, the inhabitants of the former Kingdom of Sweden in the north, and the Holy Roman Empire in the south. It can be said that Kalmar City is simply the frontier of chaos, and whoever stays in Kalmar City is the unlucky person of the kingdom. In recent years, the Holy Roman Empire has almost completed the unification and annexed the Kingdom of the Franks. Quasimotu was really scared, could it be that the king found out about the relationship between the family and Lothair, and sent troops to exterminate it? It's a bit of a fuss, it's like killing chickens with a knife.

Sticking out his head and stabbing his head, shrinking his head is still a knife, if the Knights of the Birds are really coming at themselves, then no matter how they prepare, it is useless. In desperation, Quasimotu could only obediently lead people outside the city to greet him, he had always been very worried, and the relationship between King Eric and the Germans had not been good all these years. Not to mention the constant disputes between the two sides over the ownership of Zealand, in recent years, the Frankish Kingdom alone has had a lot of direct conflicts with the Vikings because of the issue of the Island of England, and the two sides have directly collided on the Island of England no less than ten times, and the Vikings have withdrawn from the Island of England, and the Franks have made great contributions, and the Kingdom of the Franks is precisely a principality of the Holy Empire. Without the addition of the Franks, the English and Scots alone would not have been able to defeat the Vikings in a short time, and the North Sea interests of the Kingdom of Denmark would not have been weakened to such an extent. New hatred and old hatred, the Kingdom of Denmark and the Holy Empire have become a pair of mortal enemies, in this case, the Quasimotu family is still hooking up with Lothair, the risk can be imagined.

Fayunna's personal visit to Kalmar was tantamount to a small earthquake, and Fayunna was an unattainable figure for the nobles of Kalmar. Quasimoto really couldn't figure out Fayunna's intentions, he stood in the crowd, his hands unconsciously clenched tightly, and secretly cheered in his heart, if Fayunna really came to ask for the guilt, then he couldn't say that he had to fight. Although there is little hope, Quasimoto does not want to sit still. Of course, in his heart, Quasimotu was also a little unconvinced, doing so many things was not for the stability of Kalma, if Kalmar City was not stable, the kingdom could concentrate on the eastern region, and it was impossible to send heavy troops to Sealand Island.

Towards noon, a pair of black-armored cavalrymen slowly appeared in view, these people had typical Nordic characteristics, with a tall nose bridge, a tall body, and a powerful appearance. The white-haired Favanna stood at the front of the team, imposing, and his resolute face was full of vicissitudes and wisdom. Due to the hot weather, Fayunna was only wearing a thin short-sleeved cloth armor, but his simple dress did not affect his prestige at all, and his eyes swept over, and an invisible coercion covered everyone's heads. More than a dozen black-armored cavalrymen turned over and dismounted, seemingly casual, but they guarded all directions, guarding Fayunna's safety. Fayuna didn't know Quasimotu, but he did recognize the family emblem of the Quasimotu family, so with just a little recognition, he found Quasimotu standing in the middle. Just looking at it simply, he felt the uneasiness coming from Quasimotu's body, Fayuna frowned, his eyes swept over the crowd, and looked up along the bluestone city wall, in the field of vision, there were many flags on the city wall, and behind the battlements, there were faint soldiers and horses ambushing there. Fayuna was unhappy in his heart, but he understood that for decades, Kalmar City has been the sphere of influence of the Quasimotu family, and the royal family has always paid little attention to Kalmar City, and now that thousands of elite cavalry have suddenly arrived, the Quasimotu family will definitely be worried. As for the cattleness between the Quasimotu family and Lothair, Fayunna also knew something, but he didn't plan to ask about this, this time when he came to the Baltic Sea coast, many places still had to rely on the Quasimotu family, how could it be because of a little that affected the plans behind?

As if he hadn't noticed anything, Fayunna turned over and dismounted, and walked straight to Quasimoto, his expression kind and smiling, like an ordinary rich man. The guard in Quasimotu's heart finally let go of a lot, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt down on one knee, "Quasimotu of Kalmar City, welcome His Royal Highness." ”

Faruna stretched out his hand to help Quasimotu, although he was old, the strength in his hand was still good, Quasimotu was also a warrior, but he was forced to help him up. Quasimoto was secretly frightened, Fayunna, this old guy, looked old, he didn't expect his hands to be so strong. Fayuna seems to be supporting, but in fact he is also demonstrating, just to tell Quasimotu that Kalmar City is greasy, but he is all in his eyes, don't treat him Fayuna as an ordinary old man. Quasimotu knew in his heart, and estimated that the old fellow Fayunna saw that something was coming, stood up, put his right hand behind him, and gestured to his lawyer, who understood and withdrew from the crowd without a trace, and soon the soldiers and horses who were ambushed at the head of the city withdrew one after another. Fayuna has already taken the initiative to show favor, and Quasimotu doesn't need to cause trouble, otherwise he will have nothing to do.

Following behind Fayunna, the group slowly walked into the city of Kalmar, for ordinary people, Prince Fayunna was like a mythical existence, so many people stood on both sides of the street, wanting to see the prince's demeanor. On this day, the small town of Kalmar was very lively, like a festival, only more than 400 people of the Knights of the Birds entered the city, and the rest all chose to be stationed outside the city of Kalmar, which was a gesture made by Fayunna, in order to appease the Quasimotu family. Fayunna's move was to tell the Quasimotu family that the Knights of the Birds were not interested in Kalmar City, and that Kalmar City would always be the Quasimotú family's sphere of influence. As long as the royal family is not interested in Kalmar City, Quasimotu will not have too many worries, as for the intentions of Fayunna, it is not so important, the Quasimotu family only needs to cooperate.

In the family castle, the long table was full of sumptuous food, and Fayunna accompanied Quasimotu to meet the nobles of the city, and halfway through the feast, the two returned to their private study on the third floor. Near the coast, the study was full of moisture, Quasimotu opened the window, the sunlight poured in, and he added some wine for Fayunna, before sitting respectfully on the other side, "Your Royal Highness, why haven't you ever received news of the arrival of the Knights of the Birds on the eastern coast before?" Is the kingdom going to do something to the bandits of Helaren? ”

Helalen is Lake Helalen, that is, the Swedes who are active in the north of the city of Kalmar. Although the Swedes invaded eastward a few decades ago and established the Kingdom of Sweden, for a number of reasons, and the fact that the Swedes were under the rule of the Kingdom of Denmark, the people of the Baltic Sea have always called them the Hylaren bandits, not the Kingdom of Sweden. The Swedes belong to the Kingdom of Denmark, but they are still very different from the traditional Danes, and there are deep contradictions. It all has to start from the era of piracy more than 200 years ago, when the people near the Baltic Sea lived in poverty, so many people in order to survive, the birth of pirate myths across Northern Europe, the most famous of which is the Vikings. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the people of various countries formed a Viking fleet, with the support of the Kingdom of Denmark behind them, and the fleet grew stronger and stronger, and finally hit the island of England and plundered countless riches. A few decades ago, however, there was a huge disagreement between people from the Kingdom of Sweden and the Danish crown. The royal family felt that the Viking fleet should be mainly plundered, while the Swedes felt that the greatest value of the fleet was not plunder, but trade, and that plunder was not a long-term solution, and trade could bring long-term benefits. In this case, the two sides went further and further, which eventually led to a split, with the Swedes withdrawing, the Vikings being cut off by a third, and the Vikings vying for power and the rise of Holy Rome, and finally the Vikings completely declining. It can be said that the Swedes were responsible for the collapse of Viking power, so the royal family, as well as many Danish nobles, did not have a good impression of the Swedes from the north.

In recent years, the Swedes have expanded not only to build a small Baltic fleet, but also to trade as far south as the Eastern Roman Empire, as far as the Seljuk-controlled Black Sea Valley. The Swedes traded for grain and iron tools, and civilization developed rapidly, and Rurik, who unified the Slavic tribes and founded Kipros, was born into the Swedish aristocracy. With iron tools and food, and life was secured, the Swedes wanted to develop westward and reopen the North Sea trade, but the western part of the country had always been under the control of the Danish royal family, and the Swedes would not be allowed to take a piece of the pie, so the contradictions between the two sides became deeper and deeper. In recent years, although the Swedes still belong to the Danish crown, they have actually formed an independent kingdom, and the Danish royal family has held several discussions with the Swedes to raise an army to attack Lake Helaren and plunder the Swedes' grain and iron tools.

Because of all the things that have happened before, Quasimotu thinks that it is not unusual for the royal family to do something to the Swedes. As for the Orientals who conquered Kipros, he didn't think much about it, in his opinion, the two sides could not have any intersection across the Baltic Sea, not to mention that the Orientals had always behaved very cautiously and never showed any intention of crossing the Baltic Sea. Fayunna smiled secretly in his heart, it seems that the Quasimotu family also wants to ask for some benefits from the Swedes, but they are destined to be disappointed, and took a shallow sip of wine, Fayunna smiled faintly, "Although the people of Helaren have always had conflicts with us, they are still the people of the kingdom after all, and it is impossible for the kingdom to do anything to them before they make an obvious rebellion." Lord Quasimotu, you have actually overlooked one point, even if the Swedes have a Baltic fleet, they are not much of a threat to us, and on land, the royal army can trap the Swedes firmly near Lake Hylaren. Our real enemies are on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, and the mysterious empire from the Great East has taken complete control of Kiporos, and they are our worst enemies. The reason why Kalmar City was not informed this time was that he wanted to quietly reach the Baltic Sea, raid Yerinburg, and test the intentions of the Easterners. ”

"Raid on Yellinburg?" Quasimoto frowned, secretly surprised in his heart, is the royal family crazy? He took the initiative to test the Orientals. Quasimotu instinctively felt that this was not a wise move, and he didn't know what the strength of the mysterious Eastern Empire was, but Kipros's strength was still very clear. The Slavs were brave and warlike and had a strong will, and the Swedes tried several times to enter the eastern Baltic region under the name of Rurik, but all of them were defeated by the Slavs, which was not yet a unified Kiporos. If it weren't for the lack of war horses and the lack of shipbuilding among the Slavs, I am afraid that they would have crossed the Baltic Sea and invaded the Kingdom of Denmark. And the Eastern Empire brutally defeated the unified Slavic Empire from the front, angering them, didn't it make trouble for itself? The more Quasimotu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, wasn't King Eric notoriously timid and cautious, how could he dare to take such a big risk this time?

As if sensing the confusion in Quasimoto's mind, Fayuna explained, "Lord Quasimoto, do you think there is something wrong with the king's actions? Hehe, in fact, we all know that the gains and losses of angering the Orientals outweigh the losses, but as long as the risk is controlled to a certain extent, it is still no problem. When we fight Yerinburg, it's not all for the Orientals. Since that old fox of Lothair threw out a piece of bread, let's not eat it for nothing, even if something goes wrong in the back, we can throw the trouble out. ”

Quasimotu was a little confused for a while, and it took him a long time to figure out what Fayuna meant. Gradually, Quasimotu's eyes were a little wrong, and he was shocked with a little admiration, and after a long time, the plan to attack Yellinburg turned out to be instigated by Lothair, no wonder Eric would be so bold.