Fuxing City continued to carnival for seven days and seven nights, and it slowly subsided as representatives of various countries, businesses, and groups left one after another.

There are only about twenty days before the Qinwang Army Conference, but Higg has to start preparing, knowing himself and knowing his opponent can win all battles. For several days, I was busy checking the distribution pattern of the forces around Catherine, the personality traits of important people, and analyzing the relationship between various chains of interests. Higg didn't have any influence in Catherine's court, and he didn't intend to have much to do with the people there and get himself into troublesome politics.

For Higg himself, strength is the most basic guarantee of political struggle. In the past few years against Arad, Higg basically didn't get any help from Catherine, relying on the power he had developed, so he didn't expect this Qinwang Army Conference to have much impact on him, the Fifth Legion was already in his own pocket, and no one could take it away.

Higg and Blue Fairy set off fifteen days in advance, and didn't let Ray fly away. Nicole led five warships to visit the home port of the Second Army, General Yaberto, mainly to negotiate the issue of new warships in the Sixth Theater of Operations, and Higg and his party happened to arrive at Anlai Harbor on the same ship, and from Anlai Harbor to the north more than 400 kilometers to reach Catherine's Companion Capital Zhuoerma City.

Nicole's fleet Higg has always been very relieved, and he doesn't know much about the matter of maritime joint defense, so there is no need to meddle in the food of the navy. So, three days later, Higg came to Anlai Harbor, and after receiving the warm hospitality of General Aberto, he set out early the next morning with Blue Fairy and thirty-six guards on horseback to the city of Zoerma! Said to be the soldiers of the Guards, in fact, they were the best newly graduated officers that Rogson had assigned to Higg, and Higg simply took them out to see the world this time.

Catherine's territory occupied by the Bian'an is only eight or nine provinces, her descendants of the First and Second Legions, using the Findel River Risk, and Aradd's river and rule, although the territory is only less than one-third of the entire territory of Aracia, but it is the most prosperous place in Aracia, especially since the Bi'an, Aracia from all walks of life has poured into here, after Catherine's careful management for eight or nine years, agriculture, handicrafts, commerce, etc. have developed rapidly, which is also Catherine's military is not as strong as Arad, But it can counter the reasons so far.

The Findel River originates in the Andes Mountains, flows from northwest to southeast, and flows into the sea at the mouth of the river less than 100 kilometers in Fuxing City, so the territory where Fuxing City and Colenva are located are not within the natural danger range of the Findel River, which is one of the reasons why Arad first attacked Colenva and Fuxing City.

Although Catherine's territory is economically developed, after all, in terms of total volume, the place is small and the population is small, and most of the income needs to be used to stabilize the defense line of the Findel River, and the long-term confrontation is not beneficial to Catherine at all. If Arad were to complete the unification in the north, wipe out the last of the Fifth Legion's strength, and then go all out to deal with the Findel River line, Catherine would be in a precarious position!

Arad occupies more than twice the territory of Catherine, and the population is nearly twice that of Catherine, even if the two years have received heavy losses in the north and the two parts of Colenva, but the hundreds of thousands of troops are nothing to Arad, and they can be replenished in time. Catherine's First and Second Legions had less than two million troops, and with the Fifth Legion, it was just over two million, while Aradd's long-term army had remained at about four million, forming a comprehensive suppression of Catherine.

Catherine convened this meeting of the Qinwang Army in the hope of solving this deadlock in the ninth year since the beginning of the peace.

For Zhuoerma City, which is no less prosperous than Fuxing City, Xige and Blue Fairy feel very unfamiliar. Originally, Blue Fairy's storage ring contained a lot of rare treasures that Denilson had gathered through his wedding banquet, and wanted to use it to make friends with the officials around Catherine, but after the arrogant Higg arrived here, he didn't know the way at all, so he simply didn't want to go! After renting a courtyard in Zhuoerma City to live, I went shopping with Blue Fairy and visited the places of interest, which can be regarded as leisure.

"Lord of the City, General Shante asks to see you!" The guards came to report.

"Shante, he's in Zoerma City?" Higg was surprised, and hurriedly got up and went out to greet him, he hadn't seen this guy for more than two years, and he didn't expect to run to Zhuoerma City!

"Shante, hahaha!" Higg laughed and went out, saying, "When did you come to Dolma City?" You don't want to go back to see such a big thing as Fuxing City? ”

Shante smiled: "The revival city lord didn't invite me, where do I have face to go?" ”

"you, you were originally the big boss of the cottage!" Higg grabbed Shanter's hand and walked inside, saying, "It's you who want to follow the regular army, saying that you want to serve the queen, haha!" ”

"Didn't you choreograph me to be the big boss?" Shante said with a smile, but saw Lan Xian'er also walk into the living room from the side room, and exclaimed in surprise, "Lan Xian'er, you also came to Zhuoma City?" ”

Lan Xian'er also smiled: "It's okay now, the three living treasures of the Flower Valley back then are all gathered!" ”

"That's fine, I've set a place in the best restaurant in Zhuoerma City, and the three of us just get together!" Shante smiled, "Don't worry, I'm definitely not as stingy as Lan Xian'er, and I won't just invite you to drink porridge!" ”

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"Shante, what are you doing in Zoerma City?" Before the food and drinks were served, Higg asked first.

Shante said proudly: "After defeating the Third War Zone the year before last, General Kolenwa recommended me to be a guard for His Majesty, and I am now a commander under His Majesty's left guard battalion!" ”

"What did you say?" Higg said angrily, "In that battle, in terms of military merits, you have no problem making a general, Colenva can't tolerate you like this, let you come here to be a thousand-commander?"

Shante smiled: "I can indeed be a general in that battle on military merits, but coming here to be a guard is what I asked Kolenva to do, and Kolenwa just recommended it for me!" It has been my lifelong dream to be able to serve by Her Majesty's side! ”

Higg felt more and more funny, "Tut-tut, I really can't imagine that a general who commands the army is willing to surround a woman and be willing to be a guard!" ”

Shante smiled: "Don't underestimate the guards around Your Majesty, they are all carefully selected swordsmen, and everyone wears a cross issued by Your Majesty, so Your Majesty's guard battalion is also called a crusade!" The Crusaders' combat power was inferior to that of the Paladins in the Erathia Empire. But there are too few paladins in the Empire to be reluctant to use them for war, so our Crusaders are the strongest army in the real Erathia! ”

"Crusaders? Cross? Higg was surprised, "How many are there in the crusaders?" ”

Shante said: "Your Majesty's guard battalion is divided into three battalions on the left, middle and right, each battalion has 10,000 people, and each of them is as capable as me!" Because the token of His Majesty's religion is the cross, His Majesty uses the cross as the symbol of his guard camp. ”

"Shante!" Several young sons also went to the restaurant, and when they saw Shante, they immediately came over to say hello!

Shante immediately got up to greet him, stepped forward to greet him, and said, "I've seen a few sons!" ”

Higg has never been interested in this kind of boy, just with Lan Xian'er, completely ignoring those people.

Several sons and brothers' faces immediately changed greatly, and one of them said: "Shante, we have invited you out for a drink and dinner several times, but you have refused to come, who has such a big face today that can invite you, a loyal guard?" ”

Shante said with a smile: "I usually have military affairs, and I can't get rid of it, but today a few friends just arrived in Zhuoerma City, and I specially asked for leave to pick them up!" ”

"Oh, just arrived in Zorma City?" The boy said while laughing, and turned his eyes to look at Lan Xian'er, "This young lady is good, I must be very happy to have her as a companion for dinner!" Shante, you don't mind if we sit at the same table! ”

After the boy finished speaking, he walked to Lan Xian'er's side, pulled out the chair, and was about to sit down!

Higg and Blue Fairy only talk and laugh and eat, but these people completely ignore it!

I saw that the boy who was about to sit down was lifted by the guard behind Lan Xian'er from behind, and was thrown out of the window without saying a word. After all the movements, the guards returned to Lan Xian'er's side without changing their faces, and continued to stand up straight, as if nothing had happened at all!

Everyone was shocked, including Shante. The boys shouted angrily, "What a boldness! ”

"You're dead!"

"Where did you come from such a short-sighted rural man!"

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But all the shouters saw that there was a guard standing next to Higg and Lan Xian'er, and they felt that they were not opponents, so they hurriedly went downstairs in succession, and went to visit their companions like birds and beasts!

Shante smiled and said, "Xige, Lan Xian'er, do you know who the boy who was thrown downstairs just now?" ”

Lan Xian'er smiled and asked, "Is it important?" ”

Shante sat down with a smile and continued to drink and eat, and said, "That's Charles, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion!" ”

Lan Xian'er smiled: "Are you afraid? ”

Shante smiled: "What am I afraid of? It's just a bit of a hassle! ”

Higg laughed: "If I had dealt with these people like you every day, I would have been angry a long time ago!" Which of our few high-grade hilly bandits can endure as much as you? It's a pity that you don't want to follow me to lead the troops to fight, I really lack a foot general like you! It's fun outside, we can do whatever we want, why do we have to suffer this kind of bird gas here? ”

Shante sighed: "Everyone has their own ambitions! I have received your kindness, and I have decided to follow Your Majesty to the death! ”

Loud noises began to be heard downstairs, and the street began to be noisy! The shopkeeper immediately came over in a panic and said, "Several, I've invited you for today's meal." The patrol camp is here soon, so go through the back door! ”

"Mevo!" Higg didn't look at the shopkeeper, turned his head and shouted, "Tell our people downstairs that whoever dares to come in and disturb me and my wife from eating will be thrown into the street!" ”

"Yes!" The guard standing behind Higg said.

"Ma'am?" Shante asked in surprise, "...... you?"

"Hehe, we got married more than half a year ago!" Lan Xian'er smiled.

Shante said angrily: "Hig, you dare to marry my goddess!" ”

"Your goddess is Her Majesty, isn't she?"

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