At this time, outside Novgorod, the Moscow army stationed there was still no movement. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I've done what you asked, but I still don't understand what you're trying to do, what exactly? Although we have worked together for several years, I have not been able to see through you, which I have to admire, maybe one day when my ambition spreads into this world, you will be my worst enemy, of course, from the current point of view, you and I have no stakes, we can continue to cooperate, Your Highness Bashires. Alexander tasted the liquor of the Rus' specialty, with ice cubes in it and clinked glasses with the boy in front of him. The two have met only a few times in the past few years, and he has grown every time, but he feels an indescribable powerlessness in the face of the monster whose appearance has not changed, as if it is like an abyss, and the deeper you go, the more you find that the hole is getting bigger and bigger.

It was clear that he was puzzled by the instructions Bashiles gave him several times, but he was able to turn everything around, and this time, what Bashiles did he still didn't understand, but it was very unacceptable.

Constance Dante may be a very good knight and warrior, but he is not necessarily suitable to be a decisive king. However, Bashils wanted to push him to the throne he had built himself, and it was only in this young man that he could feel the existence of ambition, and if he wanted to, he could become an incomparably powerful king at any time and conquer the four directions.

This is very incomprehensible to people like Alexander, power is like a strong wine in this glass, you will be in awe and even stay away from it at first sight, but once you drink heartily, you can't stop, but it seems that in Bashiels's eyes, power is more like a toy, he gives it to others at will and then enjoys everything in front of him like watching a child play. It was as if life was a drama for him, and his only pleasure was to watch.

"No way, for me, this is the only pleasure I have to live, and if the whole world trembles when Justin wakes up, it will be the most magnificent beauty I have ever seen in my life, and you are not at all moved by this, Alexander-kun?"

"When you think about it, it's a crazy thing!" Alexander didn't seem to know how to think that the boy could do anything, and he laughed and drank the wine in his glass, "But the world is often driven by geniuses and madmen, because they are fearless. ”

"So, are the Swedes ready now?"

"You mean Yael Beagle? That greedy guy is naturally determined to win, but I'm afraid there will be no return. Alexander said disdainfully, the son-in-law of the King of Sweden, the de facto controller of the kingdom, in his eyes nothing more than a clown. Not only the Neva, but also this time was easily used, and he did not have the heart to participate in such a thankless task as the capture of Novgorod, but the Swedes seemed to have always been enthusiastic.

"Then let's wait and see!"

"We'll see."

The two smiled like old friends. At this time, the northern part of Novgorod was making a resurgence of noise.

・・・・・・

If it is said that Novgorod has never been so united since the founding of the state, then there is no doubt about it. The Novgorodians, who had clearly defeated their greatest enemy, the Teutonic Knights, now found themselves facing a formidable enemy once again, and the desperate people were almost giving up.

However, the appearance of the Grand Imam of Isder injected the already lifeless Novgorod with a burst of strength, and the news that the new Grand Duke was known as the Knight King, who killed the head of the Teutonic Knights with his own hands, was a royal descendant of the New Roman Empire, and these news were nothing less than a great heart.

But the pressure was on them, as the Swedes in the north had shamelessly broken the Covenant, their warships had blocked the port, and the invading armies had taken many places, increasing tensions in Novgorod.

"Sure enough, Alexander didn't have a good idea when he asked him to form an alliance with us!" In the cabinet, the core members of parliament are devastated that they are now caught in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

"And what about our power now?" Consitant Dante asked, although Novgorod's power was weakened after the war, it was not too miserable!

"You mean the New Army? It was only after Alexander left that we found out that those people ・・・・・・" one of the councillors was so angry that he almost choked up, "that they can hardly be called human beings!" ”

"What?!" Constance Dante wondered, he had seen those soldiers, who fought in iron masks without fear of death, and if they had their help, it would have been easy to deal with the Swedes.

But the parliamentarian almost roared: "They are all people who have been reformed by drugs, most of them are unemployed people in the Novgorod ghetto, no one pays attention to their life or death at all, those monsters are just a one-time thing for Alexander, and the new army is simply a hoax." "No one could have imagined what Alexander had done in the past ten years, those terrifying mechanical monsters and soldiers who were not human and ghostly, like a woven lie, which once made the Novgorodians think that they were extremely powerful, but now they found out that it was just a dream.

Everyone was silent, and they might be able to cheer up the citizens with words, but they could only use force to collide with those who threatened them, and now they had nothing to do.

"Even those Poles who were willing to stay would not be able to hold the city at all, Novgorod is finished!" One of the nobles said in despair that Novgorod was now tired of coping, both Moscow and Sweden.

However, Constance Dante's roar suddenly woke everyone up.

"Gentlemen, if you are already desperate by now, then please leave immediately, and stop talking nonsense. If you still want to protect this country, you have to face it well, otherwise the new Roman Empire will be a lesson for you. Everyone has said that they are willing to die for the country, but very few can do it, because they have not tasted the pain of losing the country, but when they do, they feel that it is too late. If there is a lack of an army, then tell everyone the truth and call up all the young people to join the army. ”

"You're crazy, it's going to offend everyone!" The aristocracy could not imagine that Novgorod had abolished the citizen army for fifty years, and that if they did so, they would lose support, which would mean downfall.

But a quote from Constance Dante struck a nerve in them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if the Swedes take this place, do you think you will still be standing here?"

・・・・・・

At this time, in the snowy fields of the south, unknown to Constance Dante, a group of centaurs was slowly approaching Novgorod.

"Is the information you getting reliable?"

They rode horses, and in the far north only this primitive means of transportation was reliable. Dozens of people left shallow traces in the vast sea of snow.

"Is the information reliable, Berhis? Is His Highness Justinian really in Novgorod? ”

"Don't worry, Vivien, you know I won't lie to you." The leader was Vivian, the son of the Duke of Antioch and the granddaughter of Merides, Berchis and Merides, who fought alongside Constantinople in Constantinople.

"But did you really decide?" Berthes asked, shaking his head.

Vivien's eyes in front of her were full of determination, "I have decided, I will never stay in that rotten place in Nicaea." Since my grandfather was killed by them, I will never bow down to them. ”

"Well, since you are the future head of the Outwell family, then Antioch will give his full support to welcome the return of the Knight King." Berhiss stroked his wife's hair and smiled faintly.

The group continued their march towards Novgorod, not realizing that Novgorod was already in danger at this time. (To be continued.) )