"Of course, the kingdom hasn't trusted you to that point, and of course Miss Vivien can leave a small number of people as her guards. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info but no more than fifty people. This is already a huge concession, and Vivien knows the other party's bottom line.

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

"I understand, then I will only leave fifty people as my guards, and the rest will be under your command." Vivien knew that that even that wasn't enough for Angelos to really believe them. Moreover, now that war is breaking out between Trebizond and Nicaea, the new Rus army of 2,000 men brought by Vivien is difficult to trust in any case.

"Very good, then." Admiral Simon nodded, as a moderate faction in the kingdom, he certainly did not want a war to break out.

Trebizond was on the other side of Anatolia, and although the two countries were very hostile to each other, the battle between the two countries was not as easy as erasing a small dot on the map, and for Simon, the enemy they would face next, the enemy they would kill, would be a very familiar face. Essentially, they were subjects of the new Rome, but at this time they were in the same room because of the struggle for power. Although he also thought it was ridiculous, as a soldier, he certainly could not disobey King Angros's orders, and of course, it was not only Angelos's own will, but also the important Kingdom Elders' Chair decided to attack the Nicaeans who were blatantly invading.

This war is no longer something that can be controlled by individual will.

“…… Sooner or later, the storm will come! Simon muttered to himself as he looked at the sky that was gradually darkening.

"What are you still grinding about, unloading the chariots from the ship before the storm comes! Hurry up! "In the distance, the voices of the officers urging them to ensure that the arms are in storage before dark. Every year, the storms on the seas of this world are unpredictable, and even the powerful steelclad ships of the West are very dangerous in the face of such an existence. These weapons are all left over from the fall of New Rome, and although some of them are very old, they are still very powerful. In particular, the Apocalypse Chariot, which has been improved many times by New Rome, and joint operations can even threaten the existence of mechs, is the main combat power of Trebizond. Most of the firearms were purchased by some Seljuk princes and nobles through illegal means, and the heavy artillery relied on Western smuggling. Because of this, each piece is precious.

After all, that's what they can rely on to deal with their enemies.

Before the war came, everyone's face was already showing the fear and anxiety of war, and watching the hurried soldiers walking around the port, Vivien felt that the feelings in her heart were even heavier.

And her maternal grandfather was still there—she didn't know what had happened not so long ago, but at least it was undoubtedly a tragedy for the Herod itself.

Unbeknownst to Vivien, however, another storm was brewing.

That was the so-called Presbyterian Church of the Kingdom of Trebizond. Just as the palace architecture tried to imitate the court of Constantinople, the kingdom adopted a senate monarchy system similar to that of the new Rome, and the elders of the kingdom had a great say.

At this moment, the elders are arguing fiercely with their king over one thing!

"You are the great Komnenos, more noble in your own right than Emperor Scipio. I can't understand what you're doing! One of the councillors said unceremoniously to the king in front of him.

And his words also expressed the will of the majority, while Angelos, who sat on the throne, was silent.

The rhetoric was almost one-sided, and the thing they objected to was simple, and that was the former Knight King. For Vivian's arrival, it itself has attracted the jealousy of many people. They and the Nicaeans were already on the same page, and they hated to fight to the death. More importantly, the two sides themselves formed irreconcilable contradictions in the struggle for the throne of the new Rome.

And just today, the councillors of the Presbyterian Church were shocked.

Their king, Angelos, told them that the former Knight King would soon come to Trebizond, much to the alarm of many nobles.

The composition of the aristocracy of Trebizond was very different from that of Nicaea, when most of the nobles went to Nicaea after the collapse of New Rome, while the nobles of Trebizond were composed of officers from some of the frontiers, so it can be said that they themselves were not interested in restoring New Rome at all, and the election of Angros to the throne was only to maintain the rule of the system.

And Angros's own arbitrariness is unbearable enough. But now their king told them that a so-called knight king was coming.

Even though they were far away from Constantinople, the nobles of the original famous knight kings were still known, but they did not welcome them.

Although the kings of Trebizond had the honorific title of "Great Komnenos", these nobles were more obsessed with the present state, because in their eyes the restoration of the former empire was nothing more than an empty word.

Now the appearance of the Knight King is naturally alarming, they do not want to become pawns in war, let alone share their power.

"Your Majesty, I wish to remind you that in this situation we may be able to fight the Nicaeans, but we will never be able to withstand the Rastin Crusaders or the Seljuk armies. The only balance of the golden mean can ensure that our country can survive in these troubled times. At any time, borrowing power is much more important than one's own strength, and the original empire was once extremely powerful, but it still fell apart after all, just because it didn't know how to take advantage of it. Emperor Scipio was too haughty, proud like a true king, but we all know that from the moment Rome lost the glory of the old Rome became a thing of the past, everything was doomed, and the unique emperor was a thing of the past. And you, my majesty, must make compromises in order to preserve the glory of Komnenos. One MP meant something, as if to remind Angros.

"But that doesn't mean groveling." Angelos's voice was like the roar of a sword, which made the originally imposing noble council suffocated.

This man was a real tyrant, and at first the nobles of Trebizond wanted to use him as a puppet, but soon they realized that this man could not be easily controlled, and the two were balanced.

For a moment, everyone was silent. The parliamentarians were aware that their aggressiveness had angered their monarch.

At last, Angros himself spoke:

"Maybe my words won't be enough to convince you, but he might!"

As soon as Angros finished speaking, the door was pushed open with a bang, and several guards escorted a man dressed as a Crescent Cultist.

Although it is an Orthodox country, in order to avoid conflict with the Crescent countries, it adheres to a policy of religious tolerance, so the appearance of a pagan is not too surprising, but they do not understand Angelos's intentions.

"Captain Velles, say it!" Angros said as he looked at the officer with the rank of captain.

But there was some hesitation on the officer's face.

This is the emperor's order, but this is indeed not the occasion for Weiles to speak, he, the captain, is not even a high-ranking officer in the eyes of others, and he is an insignificant little person in the eyes of the minister here.

"This is the emperor's order, didn't you hear?" At this moment, one of the councillors shouted loudly, causing Captain Willis to shiver. Hurriedly nodded and said, "I'm sorry to interrupt the conversation of the adults, I'm Captain Wei Laisi of the Operations Team of the Kingdom Intelligence Service......"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Suddenly, there was a voice in the chamber without warmth.

The voice was not very loud, but it was very clear, and it suppressed the already airless voice of Captain Willis, and also suppressed the sneers of the other councillors. It was like throwing stones into a pool, and the sound of the water drowned out the crows of the trees.

It was King Angros who sat on the throne.

Wei Laisi was chilled by that gaze, and quickly nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty!" ””

He didn't obey King Angelos's order just now, and didn't dare to speak until a councillor spoke, but Vellais had already realized his mistake and hurriedly bowed slightly to everyone present.

Immediately, the officer's expression changed to seriousness.

"Based on the information we received from our recent operations, we have a lot of certainty that there is a high probability that there is a good chance that the Nicaean and Rastine are colluding to disadvantage our country."

"What about the evidence?" A nobleman asked directly. "You have to have enough evidence to prove the value of anything, and we are the pillars of a country, how can we make such a big decision in just a few words. What's more, there is a bitter enmity between the Rastin and you Nicaeans. Constantinople is now in the hands of the Rastins, and the so-called Kingdom of Rome has been established, isn't it? "They don't have much contact with the Rastins, and in the minds of these people, the Rastines are more generally called Franks, because they think of the West as if it were Charlemagne. Naturally, they did not understand how the Nicaeans could collude with the Rastins, who had captured Constantinople.

"Yes, but that doesn't hinder anything, because the Rastines themselves are not monolithic. It was only a matter of time before the New Brad Kingdom itself was abandoned by its own overlord if it was not under control, and it was not surprising that the Nicaeans had taken this opportunity to seek the support of the Forces. Captain Vellais was speaking faster and faster at this time, completely devoid of his previous nervousness.

"But I don't think there's any evidence in what you're saying, do you?" A lawmaker muttered. The Council of Elders is certainly wary of their enemies, but they are not willing to become cannon fodder for the so-called revival of the Empire, which has already caused them to have a great conflict with Anglos. It was only because of Angros's talent that they would continue to endure him.

"Then bring your evidence out!" Angros said with a nonchalant glance at the Crescentist below.

"Do as you command, Your Majesty!" Weiles didn't dare to show half a point of disrespect.

But in the eyes of the parliamentarians, it attracted a lot of ridicule.

And Wei Lais didn't dare to come out, so his subordinates dragged the Crescent Cultist up.

"This is a spy we recently arrested who was lurking in Trebizond, and we seized a map he drew on the spot, and we also know exactly how the kingdom's forces are distributed in various checkpoints. Although he disguised himself as a Crescentist, he could never really renounce his faith, so he soon discovered Nicaea's coat of arms and his telegram exchange with Nicaea in his hideout. Speaking of this, a look of pride crossed Weilais's eyes, and he was naturally complacent.

And then he said, and then, according to his confession, we have captured a large number of spies who have infiltrated our country, and the Rastines are the vast majority of them, and it is only after interrogation that it is revealed from the new information that the Rastin and the Nicaeans are about to make a treaty recently, and perhaps even the kind of treaty that has been signed.

At this time, there were already many parliamentarians with a strange expression. It turns out that the Nicaeans actually sent so many spies, even the Rastines were involved, and they only knew about it today.

What a shame!

"You have understood the seriousness of the problem! Our enemies are not only the Nicaeans, but also the Rastins, according to the intelligence of the military department, the level of the Nicaene mecha manufacturing is rapidly improving, and the performance of the new generation of armor will be similar to the [Storm] we have already used. And that was our biggest strength," Angros said.

At the beginning of the Battle of Constantinople, the empire's mecha power was almost wiped out, so Nicaen's original mecha power was almost equal to nothing. But that has changed!

"It can't be! The Imperial Institution has been destroyed, where did they get such power! One of the lawmakers was visibly shocked.

"What you said is in the past, three years ago Nicaea greatly accelerated. Especially in the riots in Constantinople, there is intelligence that the Nicaean have obtained a large amount of mecha data, and they can already mass-produce their own mechs. Anglos looked into the eye, "Now that we're using aging mechs and the Nicaeans are producing new war machines, you almost understand how dire the situation is, right?" ”

This astonishing news made it difficult for all the parliamentarians to accept for a while, and the house was silent. They had thought that they had the advantage in the war with the Nicaeans, but now it seems that this may not be the case, even in numbers. What's more, if the Rastines were really doing what the captain had said, things would be in trouble.

(To be continued.) )