When the battle came to an end, the walls of Jerlock were already covered with corpses, dark red blood gathered together, flowing down the cracks in the city walls, ominous ravens flew over the battlefield damaged by artillery bombardment, and the Anning Dao cross flag fluttering on the flagpole of the city wall had long been taken down and replaced with the imperial sword and shield flag, which symbolized conquest and protection.

In the face of the massive onslaught of the Southwest Army, which was essentially just a group of armed civilians, the defense line collapsed completely, the city gate fell, and the city changed hands after only holding out for less than half a day.

No matter how pious and firm the faith in the hearts of these cult armies is, in the face of an overwhelming disparity in power, there is only so much they can do to save the defeat.

After this fierce battle, tens of thousands of people were killed on the side of Anning Dao, and the rest of the remnants of the army were either surrendered or captured, and countless were slightly injured or seriously injured...... From then on, there was no peace in the Empire, and Jerlock was no longer a religious city.

The dust has settled.

At dusk, the vast sky is drenched in the color of blood, and the clouds and the sunset glow are obliquely illuminated, and the iconic scenery declares that the old day is coming to an end.

Havel faced the setting sun, his slender figure stood on the wall of Jerlock, quietly staring at the battlefield under his feet that still showed traces of fighting, and several teams of logistics soldiers were cleaning up corpses and picking up equipment under the command of the team leader.

Under the sunset, his strange dark purple eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were as deep as the sea, without waves, and a refreshing evening breeze blew, stirring his somewhat messy silver hair and the hem of his military uniform, which showed his temperament even more dusty.

“…… I'm so busy with all kinds of post-war disposal work, you guy, it's better to stay here by yourself! ”

Suddenly, a grumbling voice came from behind him.

When Javier heard the voice, he saw that Arowen appeared behind him at some point, and there was some resentment in his eyes when he looked at him.

"If you do everything yourself, then what do you want to do as an adjutant?" "It's your job, don't complain." ”

"Yes, yes, who told you to be my immediate boss? Whatever you say is what you say. ”

As he spoke, Arrowen sighed, raised a pair of eyebrows, and looked uninterested, but he unexpectedly did not quarrel with Javier.

Javier stared at Arowen for a while, thinking that this guy was going to die from the end of the war, which was unbearable, but the reason was not difficult to guess.

"It seems that Savimin's escape seems to make you very unwilling?"

In the previous battle, Arowen broke through the blockade of the enemy army and came to the front of the Anning Dao defender Savimin, and after a fierce battle, although he finally won the battle, he was unable to kill him, allowing Savimin to seize the opportunity to escape.

Naturally, this result could not satisfy Arovin, so he has been depressed from the end of the war to the present.

Hearing Javier mention this, Arowen sighed and said helplessly: "That guy is too decisive, maybe he had the intention of abandoning Anning Dao from the beginning, and as soon as he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately used space props to retreat...... I thought he would struggle a little longer. ”

"In the end, Anning Dao is just a chess piece on the Ulysses chessboard, and now that the situation has been decided, the mission of this chess piece is over, and it can naturally be dis......carded casually," Javier said calmly, "Until the last moment of the defeat of Anning Dao, the so-called sect leader has not reappeared, which already explains a lot of problems." ”

"Ulysses Ignacio? What a creepy guy. Arrowan frowned in thought.

"In any case, we will eventually have a war with the revolutionary army." Xavier said, "As long as the war is not over, you will always have a chance to meet that guy on the battlefield in the future, so save the decisive battle for next time." ”

Arowen nodded, his expression relieved, and suddenly thought of another thing, and asked Javier coldly: "Speaking of which, what do you think about the current situation in the empire?" ”

Hearing this, Javier glanced at him, his face remained silent, and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

"As for the path you will take in the future, I feel that as your lieutenant, I need to know your true intentions." Arrowen said bluntly, "Javier, the royal family is gone, no matter how hard you can accept it, but this is the truth, the unavoidable fact...... And a series of problems that extend from this must also be solved. ”

“……”

Javier didn't answer, just lowered his gaze, looking at the battlefield under the city walls, as if he was thinking, and as if he was distracted.

"In order to defeat the revolutionary army, who should sit in the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces? And after the defeat of the revolutionary army, who should sit on the throne of the emperor? You should have thought about these questions, right? Arowen looked directly at Javier, "Now the soldiers below are talking a lot, everyone is waiting for you to make a statement, and I think it's time for you to show your attitude." ”

Arovin's words are meaningful, in fact, the situation has developed so far, some things have almost been put on the surface, and anyone can see some possible developments, so the soldiers below are talking like a tide, and most of them are excited and excited, and now only a clear statement from Javier is missing.

The inaction of the center of power in the empire over the years, to be honest, has long caused the dissatisfaction of many generals of the Southwest Army, and in private, there are even some radical generals who hope that Javier will simply become independent from the empire and become king, and no one will think that Javier does not have this qualification.

However, at that time, these thoughts could only be imagined, and the generals were afraid of Havel's authority and would never dare to openly express these thoughts.

But now the situation is different, the imperial capital fell into the hands of the revolutionary army, the emperor was beheaded for public display, and the blood of the royal family is even more missing...... The current empire needs a new leader who can take the lead in times of crisis, which is a fait accompli, and even Javier can only choose to accept it.

After realizing this, even many generals in the Southwest Army could not bear it, and some restless minds became active...... It's just a matter of pushing from behind, so why not?

If there is anyone in this world who is qualified to lead the empire except for the royal family, there are only a few powerful figures such as the general and the leader of the six legions.

And now that the great general Bude has died in the imperial capital, without thinking about it, among the leaders of the remaining six legions, the western governor Jeremy Calchas was killed by the "Desert King" Gregor Instaron, and the northeastern governor Danati Viconia was killed by the army of Arowen due to rebellion.

Of the remaining four, when it comes to prestige, only the accomplished Estes can barely be compared to Javier, but having said that, do you really want Estes to be the emperor? I'm afraid no one would think this is a good idea.

The empire is chaotic enough now, and what it needs is the lord of peace, not the war ghost who is good at stirring up disputes.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Javier looked up at the horizon, frowning and silent.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of what Najeta had said to him about half a month ago.

Some practical problems, in fact, don't need to be said by others, he also understands it very well in his heart, but on the emotional level, there is always a hurdle that needs to be overcome, so he has been thinking and struggling for a while.

Now that Arrowen had brought up the topic again, Javier knew that things could not be delayed any longer and that it was time to make his own decision.

He retracted his gaze, looked at the brother beside him who had been born and died with him for many years, and asked seriously, "Arrowen...... Do you think I can be a qualified emperor? ”

Arowen smiled and said, "I don't know, but there is really no more suitable person than you now." ”

"In other words......" Javier smiled wryly, "whether I want it or not, I have to bite the bullet, right?" ”

"If only you could understand." "Of course, giving up is also an option, but it also means that you will give up everything you have now, can you accept such an outcome?" ”

"Naturally, it can't." Javier sighed and sighed, "I never thought that one day I would ascend to the throne...... This thorny road must not be so easy to walk, right? ”

"Maybe it won't be easy to go, but don't you still have me and everyone by your side? There's nothing to worry about, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, we will be your sword to overcome all obstacles! ”

"Well, thank you."

Hearing Arrovan say it so sincerely, to be honest, even Javier couldn't help but be a little moved.

"You see I've worked so hard, when you become the emperor, will you also make me a general?" Arowen suddenly leaned over with a blushing face.

“……”

Javier suddenly looked at him with disgust, sure enough, this is the style that Arowen should have, shameless! The impression just now is purely an illusion!

Just as Javier was about to use his fists to teach Arowen to be a new man, a sergeant in fine armor and a sword at his waist suddenly appeared in front of the two, judging by his attire, he should be a lieutenant belonging to the Shadow Force.

I saw him step forward, respectfully salute Javier and Arrowin, and then clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Tell General Javier, Mr. Lan is back and is waiting to see you in the barracks." ”