It was a lost crown, and Berchis never imagined that there would be legitimate royal blood after the fall of Constantinople. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe methods of the Holy See were even more cruel than people imagined! Many royalty and nobles were burned at the stake and executed in a cruel act of heresy, so that there was no one who was qualified enough to become the new Roman emperor.

This is the main reason why the empire is falling apart.

"The only blood that can be called a royal family is actually an illegitimate daughter who has been erased from the traces of existence, how ironic." For a long time, Berchis shook his head with a wry smile. Nominally, the Duchy of Antioch was a vassal state of New Rome, although it was under constant attack by both sides as early as Bohemond I. But during the reign of Emperor Scipio, the two countries finally reached a compromise in the face of increasingly aggressive crusaders. As a result, when the empire fell apart, only the Duchy of Antioch remained on the side of the Herodians.

And now, Sophia's existence has faintly upset the original balance.

New Rome was initially conquered by Constantinople, but eventually it was divided, most notably because of the high position of the emperor. Whether it's Epirus, Nicaea. Trebizond, Bolgar and other kingdoms that were originally subordinate to New Rome, were very eager for the emperor's crown, so they hated each other even more than they hated the Rastins. When the Bolgars were besieged by the kingdom of Neo-Brad in Thrace, Epirus and Nicaea could not help them, and it can be said that the growth of the crusaders was entirely caused by them.

That's why, Bercy and Vivien eventually gave up on going to Nicaea, and the knight king's status was enough to make the nobles jealous. And now if Sophia appears as the emperor's granddaughter, I'm afraid those nobles will really panic even more. Although not a direct bloodline, the girl was undoubtedly the closest relative of Emperor Scipio. Originally, Princess Anastasia was raised as the future queen of the empire, so it is not impossible for someone to support that girl legally. Even more justified than the three kingdoms to inherit the title of emperor.

"That's true," said Constance Dante, too, "Sister Anna entrusted little Sophia to me in the first place, wanting to stay away from the original strife. Those in the Senate have always been dissatisfied with the emperor, and Sister Anna has already become the target of public criticism. ”

"So, what are you going to do now?" Berthes asked, looking at Constance Dante, even though the young man was now calm, but inside he was a raging lion, ready to devour his enemies. Thinking about it now, Berthes realized that what he had brought back from the Far North was not a forgotten knight king, but a true avenger. But he did not want to see Consité and Dante carried away by hatred, for even his personal strength could not be enough to be the enemy of the entire West. Now what Berchis hoped for was that Consitine, Dante, with the prestige of the knight king, could organize a real revenge to completely expel the Rastines from Constantinople.

And Constance Dante naturally understood the meaning of Berhis's words, and replied: "For the time being, I still want to go to Trebizond, I naturally will not act impulsively." ”

But is it possible? Not only Belhis, but even Constance Dante couldn't believe it, and after learning about those things from Elenor's mouth, he felt his cold blood boil like never before. He had promised Anastasia his last wish to protect her relatives, but in the end, Emperor Scipio's jade shattered on the tower, and now even Sophia could not be saved.

Under that kind of pain, can Constance Dante really maintain his original calm?

Constance Dante didn't know that it was like a poisonous snake gnawing at the atrium, or at least he was sure that the whole world would tremble when that darkness could no longer be contained!

It was a truly amazing thing, and it took a long time for Belschis to calm down.

"So how many people know about it." Berchis asked, I am afraid that this kind of secret would be very shocking even if the Holy See learned about it,

“…… Now that Emperor Baldwin wants to marry Sophia, it is no secret that it is no longer a secret. There is absolutely no point in discussing these now. But those who hit Sophia's attention definitely lived enough. Consdante's face changed suddenly, and his tone became gloomy, which was not at all the tone in which he and Berches spoke, and he was completely different from him then, like two very different people. Only at this time did he have the demeanor of a true knight king, and his tone also revealed the ferocity of the killer. He didn't mean to compromise at all, and he didn't say that casually, but he really moved to kill.

"Indeed, the usurper's attempt to get his hands on the Emperor's blood has indeed lived enough. So you should be a man who holds power, regardless of your own power. Just controlling a powerful mecha, to put it bluntly, you are just a martial artist. With the power of one person, is it really possible for you to take your loved ones back? No. So you have to have the real power, the power of the higher. When you understand that holding the royal power in your hands is the strongest, all enemies will fall at your feet! Berchis whispered in Constance's ear, "That's why Vivien chose Trebizond, the only place you can set foot." So be cruel, even if you bite off the other party's throat, don't estimate the so-called warmth. ”

"What a brutal theory." But Constance, Dante shook his head wearily, fell headlong on the bed, and said vaguely.

"It's cruel, but it's more useful than anything else!" Berchis looked at Constance Dante's back and whispered, "We should be glad that Trebizond has become our ally, not our enemy." Otherwise, you will inevitably get your hands dirty. ”

But Constance Dante turned his back to the other and gave no reply.

On the deck at this time, Priskas crouched over the railing and felt the coolness of the evening sea breeze, but there was still a faint lingering smell of blood.

"Sir, do you really want to send them to Trebizond?" Alyssa was still a little dissatisfied, and she wanted to take him back to see Arthur again.

But Preskars looked at the girl mockingly, and said, "The current Knight King is a hot potato, and it is a great trouble for anyone, and as an ally of Arthur King, if he does not have strength, he has no value. You didn't do any help in bringing him back. ”

"Then why did you send him to Trebizond?" Alyssa was still a little puzzled.

"Stupid, think about it! What happens when Merides and the Knight King are both in Trebizond? I think that's going to be a lot of fun. Priskas didn't answer directly, but the depth in those eyes made people look scared.

……

At the same time, in the kingdom of Trebizond, everything seems to be preparing for war. Countless heavy locomotives lined up, looking like walls of black iron from a distance, soldiers with guns on their shoulders, and in the harbor behind them, heavy galleons were unloading their black and heavy cannons. There are even a large number of heavy mecha knights - although the new Roman Empire has fallen, the weapons it has left behind are still a formidable force.

Everything is heralding the coming of a big war.

And the two thousand new troops that Vivian brought from Novgorod were also placed in it.

"Sir Simon, I hope you can give me an explanation. My people don't need to follow your orders right now, do they? Vivien protested, puzzled.

But Simon did not make any concessions, and said, "Miss Vivien, at least for now, the army in Trebizond will either obey the king or be destroyed as enemies of the kingdom. So I also advise you to follow Your Majesty's decision. ”

"What the hell are you trying to do?" Vivien had already smelled the thick smoke of war at this moment, but Trebizond had not had any contact with the Crusaders at this time, and at this time, Trebizond's strength was simply not able to resist the powerful Crusaders. "At this time, if you rashly attack before gathering the power of the empire, you will simply bring about your own destruction!"

However, Simon's eyes showed a subtle expression, and he looked at Vivian in front of him with a strange face and said:

"Don't you even know these things?"

"What do you mean?" Vivien couldn't help but be stunned.

"I didn't say that the targets of this military operation were the Rastins!" Simon's answer was confusing, and then he explained with the puzzled look on Vivien's face.

"As you say. Before we can deal with the Crusaders, we need to gather the power of our former empire. And now the biggest obstacle is not the Rastins, nor the Seljuks, but the Nicaeans. ”

"Nicaea? You're going to war with the Nicaeans?! Vivien's face changed drastically, she didn't expect that at this time, Trebizond and Nicaea had actually reached the point of fighting each other. Are you crazy? Do you have to get to the point of being in the same room like this? "It's clear that it's already a great enemy, but the vassals of the former empire are still intriguing with each other. Vivien had always wanted to change the situation, her parents and sister had died fighting for New Rome, and she didn't want to see their blood drained, so Vivien did not hesitate to make all kinds of efforts, even to the dangerous city of Constantinople to find the former Knight King. But now these powerful people are killing each other for their own selfish interests. She would never allow that to happen.

But Simon also showed a very helpless look, he looked at the army that was ready to go, and said: "I, like you, naturally do not support this war. In fact, His Majesty Angros was unwilling to go to war with the Nicaeans. After all, we are all the last descendants of the empire. "It is true that Simon has always been on the side of the moderates, and he has emphasized restraint in his conflict with the Nicaeans. And since Anglos appointed him as the commander of the border guards, his intention was generally not to have any major conflict with the Nicaeans. But now it seems that Angros has also changed his traditional course, not only resolutely fighting the Nicaeans, but also promoting some hawks. Gradually, the situation is spiraling out of control.

Simon paused for a moment and then said, "But now, the Nicaean ways have made it impossible for us to endure it any longer. Their proximity to the Seljuks was already an abomination, but now they are in collusion with the Rastins. This seems to us to be a complete betrayal. Now they want to encroach on Trebizond, and I will not compromise on that. ”

Vivien's answer left Vivien speechless, yes, the Kingdom of Nicaea was founded on the great nobles who had abandoned Constantinople in the first place, and even Vivien knew how disgusting their greed was. The predicament that Merides found himself in in Constantinople was even if they caused it. Although they didn't admit it at the time, they knew each other. In the intertwined kingdom, there have long been people who have secretly communicated with the West.

This war is inevitable.

Looking at the mobilized army in Trebizond, Vivien was a little worried, "But...... The number of troops you have mobilized is too large! ”

"Indeed, this is the largest number of troops we can use." Simon nodded, an army of over 20,000 men with new equipment and powerful mecha knights to give Nicaea's invading army a head-on blow.

"But Trebizond is too empty!" Indeed, while Trebizond was prosperous, the territory was so small that such an army was at its limit, and in that case, in order to maintain law and order elsewhere, the garrison of the city would never exceed a thousand.

However, Simon was confident about this, "Don't worry, Trebizond is a fortress that will never fall." Even if the Seljuks were to attack them, they would have to pay ten times the price, and they were busy dealing with the crusaders, how could they mobilize such a large army? "The reason for this confidence is entirely because the Crusades have left all sides busy with their own care, not to mention the fact that the Trebizond and the Seljuks have already signed a treaty, and it is unlikely that there will be a conflict in the short term. More importantly, the betrayal of the Nicaean led Simon to believe that the Seljuks would never be able to help them attack Trebizond.

"Then my men will also go with you and obey your orders?" Vivien's face was also very ugly, after all, this was one of the few forces they had in their hands, and it would be a pity to lose it in the civil war with the Nicaeans. But now it seems that the other party will never allow her people to stay in the empty garrison of Trebizond.

After a long silence, Vivien finally nodded and agreed to the other party's request.

"I see!" (To be continued.) )