Chapter 54: Response

"I see...... I understand everything. When Helliga told Levi what he had done, he immediately understood what Levy meant—even though the sky was already glowing with white light at this moment, the two of them did not show any tiredness after a long night's work. After returning to the Viscount's Palace, reassuring the frightened Alfin and Elysée that there was no danger, and coaxing them to go back and continue to rest, Helliga and Levi, as well as the three of Fey, who no longer wanted to go back to sleep, continued to discuss the rest of the matter.

"But...... It's kind of weird. Depending on the situation, he also knew that there was no justifiable possibility in his actions, so the method he chose was also to take advantage of his unpreparedness to sneak attack - but, judging from the actual performance, it was more like a headless fly scurrying, and it seemed that it was completely impossible to figure out their actual purpose. Levy raised his doubts.

"Hmm...... If they really confirmed the location of Her Royal Highness the Princess, they would definitely set it up as the main target, carry out layers of encirclement, and lay out various inspection and transit locations, instead of sending a small force to reconnoitre, and leaving a large force outside the city to stand by. This is not in line with the practice of the hunters. Fei also gave her own judgment.

"Unless...... Their purpose was not Her Royal Highness the Princess in the first place. Or maybe they were told that there was someone important hiding there, but they didn't know who they were, and the order they received was probably not an order to "bring back" or "execute". "So, the original intention of their actions is actually ......"

"Hmm...... Combined with what the hunter mentioned, I'm afraid the purpose of this operation itself is to make the lords here, that is, you, think that this is the work of the "Duke of Elbaria". "Originally, it was no secret that the Elbare family wanted to fight for a higher position in the noble alliance, and in addition to the lack of resources and manpower, it was also very important that the Elbare family did not have a position that could intervene in the war with a higher profile, or a symbol. ”

"Right...... The emperor himself is now under house arrest in the palace on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and the external claim is that he is unwell, but in fact, he is already under the control of the Duke of Kane and cannot act further. Of course, Duke Kane would not be stupid enough to directly move out of the emperor himself as a shield - of course, His Royal Highness Cedric, who has had enough opportunities to appear in public and is already loved by the emperor, is a better choice than the emperor who is an adult and is quite authoritative among the nobles everywhere. Moreover, His Royal Highness Cedric's personality is naturally introverted, and he even has an inferiority complex for some reason, which is what Olibart once told me during small talk...... Therefore, in terms of personality, His Royal Highness Cedric is also a little more submissive. ”

"Hmm...... Although it is not entirely credible, according to the recent nomadic merchants in the town, it seems that the aristocratic coalition often arranges for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be involved in the front lines of the battlefield, and to carry out some pre-war mobilization and other work...... And in this way, those regular army units that originally wanted to adopt radical tactics became constrained because of the presence of the crown prince. Fei pursed her lips, "It's really cunning enough." ”

"Well...... As a result, the existence of His Royal Highness Cedric has brought great benefits to Duke Kane, who is the nominal leader of the noble alliance - this is also seen by the other great nobles. However, the Marquis of Rogner originally controlled a large amount of industrial resources in the Northland, iron mines and military industrial pillars such as the "Lane Forte Society", so he naturally would not be overly greedy for such a situation, and the Marquis of Haines was a well-known conservative, so he would definitely not show his edge in this kind of thing. Heliga nodded, and Faye and Levy's analysis helped him sort out his thoughts faster, "So, the final result is that only the Duke of Elbaria, who is short of major generals, whose resources are gradually reduced due to the unfavorable situation for a long time, and who has ambitions, has this position and reason to do so." ”

"If the Duke of Elbariana really knew that Her Royal Highness was hiding here, he would definitely be planning to do so—and he might have used his natural advantage in diplomacy and in aristocratic circles to try to communicate in a soft way, rather than sending out a hunter as soon as he came up. Although Duke Elbare is narrow-minded and stubborn, he is not a complete fool, and he casually does something to the nobles in his own territory, even he will not do it easily...... But that's probably a different story for civilians? The latter sentence of Haliga is speculation - he and his father are nobles after all, so no matter how bad the relationship between the Duke of Elbarrea and them is, he must take this face into account, and he will not easily meet each other. However, if he was a civilian who was nothing in the eyes of the Duke of Elbaria, would he really send a hunting regiment to do so?

"I think he has a reason to do it, too. However, in any case, the action just now was too hasty, and the traces of deliberateness were too obvious. Whether it's a raid or a reconnaissance intelligence, it's a seriously substandard move, and I think it's hard to happen to a hunter like Nidhogg. "So I still think that this matter is just a simple blame—but probably the person who sent them didn't expect that Heliga would rudely see through their ruse." ”

"Seriously...... "Helliga patted Fi's head with a wry smile, and then said, "I'm not sure how long their lies will last with Count Ammancia...... Even if he couldn't see it, Lufas would definitely be able to deduce from the news from his side that the purpose of this move had already been exposed. If in order to cover this up, he deliberately released the information afterwards to lure the Duke of Elbariana to really take the initiative - although I am not unprepared, but I will directly clash with the lord of the lord here, and I still want to avoid it if I can avoid it anyway. Moreover, since Levi judged that the "Flame of Destruction", who is fully exerting his full strength, has the capital to fight against me under his full body, if Duke Elbariana sends him to entangle me, it will be difficult for you to resist the rest of his men alone. ”

"Huh...... You don't have to worry too much about that. A crisp female voice suddenly sounded.

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