Chapter 755: Raised hand in agreement

Kendall was indeed on the verge of desperation.

Once upon a time, the current regent, with his outstanding commanding talent, his extraordinary courage, his example at all times, and countless achievements over the years, has established a great reputation in the Erathia army and has become an indispensable soul of the Erathia army.

In the last earth-shattering war, it was precisely because of his strong support and recognition that Catherine, who hurriedly returned from the Enlos Continent, was able to successfully become the empress of the Erathia Empire, and quickly gathered the scattered Erathia army, united the Bracada Kingdom and the Elven Kingdom, drove away the incoming invaders, and successfully restored the almost collapsed Erathia Empire.

After the end of the war, although Catherine's prestige was unmatched for a while, in the Erathia army, the empress's influence was far less than Kendall's, and Kendall's performance in the war made him more deeply rooted in the army.

It is precisely because of this that when Kendall decided to force Catherine to abdicate and set up a new emperor, so many troops would respond to him and support him, and so many of Catherine's supporters in the army would choose to remain silent and wait and see.

Someone even exaggerated and said: "The Erathia Army with Lord Kendall is the Erathia Army"

But that's all in the past.

The aura that once shrouded Kendall is now disappearing rapidly, and after supporting Alexander as the new emperor of the empire, and himself ascending to the throne under the regent of the empire and above ten thousand people, Kendall embarked on a road of no return.

There is no doubt that Kendall was an excellent military commander who was undefeated on the battlefield, but that was all he could do.

He could have been a brilliant military commander, and if Catherine hadn't abdicated, he might have become one of the greatest generals in the history of the Erathian Empire, but he was too confident and conceited, and he chose a path that didn't suit him to continue his life.

His political acumen doomed him to never be a leader as brilliant in the military realm as he was, and who could properly guide the Erathian Empire forward.

In less than two years in power, he had exhausted the little vitality that Catherine had managed to restore the Erathian Empire to in his crusades.

What's worse is that after becoming the regent, because there are many more things to consider and scruple than when he was in charge of the army before, he can no longer continue to think only from the military level as before, and he has begun to make unprecedented major mistakes in strategic decision-making, which not only makes the Erathian Empire mired in war and cannot extricate itself, but also makes the Erathian army suffer one defeat after another.

He has let too many people down.

Today's Kendall is no longer the soul of the Erathia Army, when the layers of aura on his body disappear, this former heroic figure is about to become the sinner referred to by Qianfu, within the empire, in the Erathia Army, there are more and more voices against him, in addition to the Catherine faction, there are even calls for him to return to the new emperor Alexandre.

The crushing defeat of Hammondale and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of Erathia troops dealt another heavy blow to Kendall's prestige, and the Erathian Empire finally lost confidence in him.

But even so, Kendall still firmly believes that he has done nothing wrong, or rather, he can only believe that he has done nothing wrong.

Because if this is not the case, this veteran of the empire, who is already in his fifties, will have a nervous breakdown because he can't bear the huge pressure.

In order to maintain his rule, he arranged the imperial ** team that was still on his side around the imperial capital, desperately suppressed those ministers and generals who dared to oppose and denounce him, and also used his power to put the new emperor Lishande under de facto house arrest - just in case, he did not allow anyone except him to casually ask to see the emperor who had long been set up by him.

At the same time, despite the emptiness of the treasury, he began to plan a new war again.

"If they want to win, I will give them victory"

Kendall said this to one of his most trusted confidants, Derek.

He planned to attack the kingdom of Krurod.

"The barbarians are too obsessed with attacking the kingdom of Bracada, these self-conscious guys don't realize that their big rear has been too empty, this is our great opportunity, the terrain of the Krurod region is also favorable to our cavalry tactics, it's time to settle the old grievances and grievances with those who are well-limbed and simple-minded, they have caused damage to the empire, and now, I will return it to them ten times or even dozens of times, I want them to understand that with only one artifact, they can't win the war"

In the prime of life, Derek, with a mustache and a handsome face, stood beside Kendall with his hands down, quietly listening to the seemingly confident but actually hysterical clamor of the imperial regent, and silently watched Kendall as he spoke, pointing with his hand on the unfolded map of Krurod.

"Here, and here, the barbarians have quite few troops on these two borders, and it is the best place for us to break through, and then, we can cut off the path of the retreat of the army of the giant beast lord in one fell swoop, block them in the kingdom of Bracada, so that they cannot return to Krurod in time, and continue to consume each other with the kingdom of Bracada, and at this time, our other army is sweeping through their lair."

Derek sighed secretly.

He was under the impression that Kendall had never made such a crude and self-explanatory tactical arrangement.

"This Imperial veteran is almost out of support"

Derek thought to himself, looking at Kendall's slightly messy hair with a little sadness, which would never have happened in the past, and Kendall had always paid attention to grooming.

Derek also noticed that the other party's gray hair had increased a lot, and he also noticed that the other party's eye sockets were sunken and his face was gray.

In a frenzy.

Subconsciously, these four words appeared in Derek's head.

He felt that Kendall was not far from madness, that calmness and sanity were disappearing from the body of the imperial regent, and that in their place were pathological paranoia, inexplicable madness, and an attitude of self-deception in order to keep himself from collapsing.

"Derek, how about it, don't just listen, tell me your opinion"

Kendall, who was focused on his plan, didn't notice Derek's distraction, and he turned his head to look at his assistant expectantly, hoping to hear some positive comments.

It's an evaluation, not a suggestion.

Derek sighed secretly again: "This is a very good strategic plan, my lord"

His words made Kendall's face bloom: "yes, you think so too, right? But I still thank you, if it weren't for your reminder, or maybe I wouldn't have realized that now is the right time to attack Krurod, and you can pay attention to this in such a difficult situation, Derek, you are really a good guy."

"You're wrong, my lord, I'm just putting forward an unrealistic idea, and it's you who have turned it into reality."

After coming out of Kendall, Derek felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Now in this situation, staying by Kendall's side, no matter how thick the nerves are, it will be unbearable, Kendall is becoming more and more neurotic, and if he is not satisfied, he will be furious, which makes Derek have to carefully fight every day with 120,000 points of spirit to deal with it.

Back home, Derek just wanted to take a beautiful hot bath, and then fall into bed and sleep until dawn, but he didn't have that time, after a hurried dinner, he took a hasty shower, changed into an inconspicuous ordinary clothes, put on a hooded cloak, and dragged his tired body, quietly went out again.

After deliberately making a big detour, he came to a small estate in the northeast of Standwick City.

The men of the manor welcomed him in, and Deckrey made his way to a hall beneath the manor.

He's a regular customer here.

But it was not a place for the nobles of the empire to entertain.

In the hall, there were dozens of men dressed in different clothes, sitting around two long tables, silently waiting for someone to arrive.

It was a secret stronghold of the so-called Catherines in what is now the Erathian Army.

Derek is apparently a confidant of the regent Kendall, but in fact he is one of the core figures of the Catherine faction, although he is not the initiator of the Catherine faction, but his status quickly makes him stand out from the crowd in this group.

After Derek sat down, several more people came, including Inheim, who had escaped from Hammondale not long ago, and Adric, another famous imperial general who was famous for commanding griffins.

Kendall's arbitrariness made the Catherine faction, which was originally only initiated by some middle- and lower-level officers, join by many high-ranking generals, and now, this force that has been hiding in the shadows has begun to take action.

They are going to make a big decision today.

Once everyone had arrived, Derek was immediately the center of attention.

For the decision that the Catherines will make tonight will largely depend on the news that Derek brings.

"Did Kendall really decide to attack the kingdom of Krurod?" Inheim asked Derek in a deep voice.

"Yes, he has decided, he has also completed the concrete plan of action today, if there are no surprises, maybe in a few days, he will issue a formal order"

Derek nodded, breaking the last hint of luck in the eyes of some people in the room.

A hint of obvious anger flashed on Inheim's face: "If he really dares to do this, then we have no other choice"

There was a commotion in the hall, and people began to talk to each other.

Although they were all Catherinees, not all of them shared the same opinion, with some advocating a more moderate approach to force Kendall out of power and then regaining Catherine, while others advocated drastic or even extreme means to complete the process.

Now, the latter's numbers have clearly increased as a result of the new round of fighting that Kendall is about to launch.

"There's no time to grind anymore, if you don't hurry up, the empire will be destroyed by this guy Kendall"

Some stood up and spoke out, and won a chorus of echoes.

But there are still objections.

"What shall we do if we do so and Her Majesty Catherine refuses to return to the throne?"

This question silenced the otherwise noisy hall.

The most fundamental reason why the Catherine faction has not acted for a long time is that Catherine is unwilling to return to the Erathian Empire to govern.

In fact, the Catherines had contacted Catherine herself more than once, hoping to persuade their Empress to return to the Erathian Empire, but each time to no avail.

"From the moment I decided to give up the throne, I have already made up my mind, from now on, I will only be the queen of the Enroth Empire, and I can only be the queen of the Enroth Empire, my mission in the Erathia Empire has ended, and it has nothing to do with me where the empire will go in the future."

Catherine categorically rejected the persuasion of the Catherines with such words.

At this point, the sharp question was raised again, and the Catherines who advocated a drastic move to oust Kendall from power were a little embarrassed, because they had no good solution to the problem.

At this moment, Derek stood up, breaking the slightly embarrassing silence of the people in the hall.

"Your Majesty doesn't want to come back, but we can find a way to keep her from coming back"

As he spoke, he took out a magic scroll from his bosom and gently placed it on the table in front of him under the gaze of everyone.

"I have confidence in Your Majesty, I firmly believe that as long as she comes back, as long as she sees the current predicament of the empire with her own eyes, she will not continue to remain indifferent, she will definitely take on the great mission that she should not give up again, she will lead us again, she will once again take charge of the empire, she will once again become our majesty the empress."

Speaking of this, Derek accentuated his tone and said word by word: "As long as we can use this magic scroll to return her to the empire"

Everyone was stunned, and everyone stared fixedly at the magic scroll that Derek had taken out.

After seeing the sign on the magic scroll, Inheim, who was closer to Derek, couldn't help but exclaim, "The door of another dimension? ”

The magic scroll that seals the Gate of Otherness has another famous nickname on the continent of Erathia.

Escape scrolls.

The only function of this type of scroll is to use the magic portal to move the caster to the pre-set location when the scroll was crafted in an instant.

"You mean to use this magic scroll to forcibly bring her back to the Empire against Her Majesty's own wishes?" Although Inheim was a staunch advocate of ending Kendall's rule by drastic means, he never imagined that there would be anyone more extreme than him.

"How can this be?" He looked angrily at Derek, who had returned to his seat.

"Yes, how can this be, what is the difference between this and kidnapping, we can't treat Your Majesty like this" The members of the Catherine faction who reacted were also in an uproar.

"And have you ever thought about how we, who forcibly brought her back, if Her Majesty comes back and still refuses to re-ascend the throne?"

Everyone blames Derek for his crazy plans.

However, Derek took a long time, and he looked at his partners who accused him unhurriedly, with an indifferent expression.

"In extraordinary times, if we stick to the routine of doing extraordinary things, how can we achieve them?" He glanced at everyone and said lightly, "And I also said, I believe that Your Majesty will make the right decision, Your Majesty is actually still attached to the empire, think about it, what has she done for this empire over the years?" How much effort did she put into the empire? Even if she abdicated in the first place, why didn't she have to do it because she didn't want the empire she loved so much not to fall into a situation of civil war? Even after her abdication, she continued to lead a lone army for the empire, fighting hard against the Kerrigan until the Kerrigan were destroyed."

"Such a Majesty, how can His Majesty, who has been carefully taking care of the Empire, watch Kendall be indifferent to the Empire, she refuses to come back, because she doesn't know yet, what has become of the Erathia Empire, she refuses to come back, because she doesn't know yet, the Erathia Empire is in danger, as long as we can let her see everything in the empire with our own eyes, I firmly believe that Your Majesty will definitely change her mind"

Speaking of this, Derek got up again, took out another magic scroll and put it on the table, and said loudly: "Even if Your Majesty comes back, you still refuse to re-ascend the throne, and I am willing to bear all the faults I will use this magic scroll to send Your Majesty back to the Enlos Empire, and then apologize for my own crimes."

The hall was silent again.

As a result of Derek's words, many people's minds began to change due to the other scroll that Derek had taken out.

Since there is a way to send Catherine back to the Enlos continent quickly, Derek's proposal is not so unacceptable.

"There's no time to hesitate, about my proposal, let's raise our hands to vote or the old rules, the minority obeys the majority"

Seeing that everyone was a little moved, Derek spoke again, and then, he took the lead in raising his right hand high.

Inheim hesitated for a moment, remembering the hundreds of thousands of troops that had been wiped out in Hammondal, and finally raised his right hand.

"I agree with Derek's proposal," he said, low but firm.

Another middle-aged member of the Catherine faction then raised his right hand.

"I also agree"

More and more right hands were raised.

After a while, more right hands were raised.

"Consent"