Snooker Pyle's cold sweat came out at once, because all the nobles looked at him with murderous aura in their eyes.

He trembled and took out a plain white handkerchief to wipe his cold sweat, and hurriedly explained: "No, no, there are not so many, not so much!" I, I mean, the total number of monsters, it's only fifty thousand...... And most of the monsters have left the royal capital in the past week and a half, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to escape, so I ask you for help! ”

Count Vast suddenly looked up at him and said coldly, "Tell all the situation, or we won't be able to help." ”

Snooker Pyle explained with a sigh: "The two epic powerhouses of the royal family, Lord [Wrath of the Sea] Spino, were seriously injured in the battle with monsters in order to recapture the main cities of the inner and outer cities, and the other Lord Davis, the other [Water Devil], has always had a close relationship with the Carols family......"

Having said that, others still don't understand, but Count Vaster has almost understood, and Shepard, who had been in the two countries of Tesser and Amm for a long time in his previous life, also understood what the problem was.

The Carols family, which controls the strongest territory in the north of the Amm Kingdom, has been guarding the north as a border marquis three generations before the current patriarch, and by now, the Carols family is a real marquis family, and is qualified to compete for the position of the royal family of the kingdom.

As a large city with a population of more than 200,000, Esmirtaran is second only to [Baldur's Gate], [Deep Water City], [Winterless City], [Ascalla] and other large cities in the entire Sword Bay.

However, Esmirtaran is not a traditional fief of the Amm royal family, and it was also taken by the current royal family a few generations ago, so if the Carols family gathers the nobles to ask for a replacement of the royal family, then after the replacement is successful, the Carols family, as the royal family, will have the ownership of Esmirtaran.

And although the Church of the Gods requires the Kingdom of Amm to be annexed by Tassel, except for some nobles who will be judged, the royal family is not very wrong, and the church is not allowed to judge the royal family is also the bottom line of all nobles in the mainland, so the current royal family can also retain most of the territory after Tassel annexed the kingdom, including Esmirtaran.

But once they lose the transcendent status of the royal family, not only will they not be able to keep Esmirtaran, but they may also be taken advantage of by the Carols family to encourage the church to judge them, after all, they are the former royal family, and once they are judged, even if they are only severely punished, they can greatly increase the prestige of the church.

The inside story was too complicated, Count Vaster rubbed his temples and said coldly: "Then, Your Excellency the Emissary, could you please tell me how many monsters there are in Esmirtaran now?" ”

"This ......" the messenger wiped his cold sweat and said uncertainly: "This, the walls of the inner city are much higher than the outer city, plus there is the help of the moat, so the monsters besieged the inner city at the beginning except near the city gate, and the other places suffered great losses, and then there were monsters who left with the fleeing people, so what I saw was ......"

"How much?" Count Vast said impatiently.

The messenger hurriedly said: "Yes, it should not exceed 30,000 ......"

"Are these people all pigs' heads? Let's use 4,000 people to deal with 30,000 monsters who are not afraid of death? Baron Gothrock grumbled angrily, but his voice was kept just enough for everyone to hear, and the chuckle immediately rang out.

"How many troops are left in the inner city to use?" Although Count Vast did not smile, he looked at the messenger's expression full of sarcasm, and asked unceremoniously.

The envoy replied embarrassedly: "Originally, the royal guards had 8,000 people, but when the chaos first happened, and later captured the city gate, too many people were lost, so the number that can still be used is about 4,000......

Count Vast put away his sarcastic expression, and asked one after another.

"How many monsters are there near the city gates?"

"Lord Spino's attack has made the monster a little scared there, there should be more than five thousand around now, but it's not dense."

"Other monsters are scattered around the city?"

"Yes, they are scattered to hunt down people......"

"Who else do you have at your disposal besides the royal guard?"

"There are still some ...... in the city"

Count Vast's expression never changed, and only when the inquiry was over did he suddenly say, "There is no problem with us sending troops, but what will the royal family repay us?" ”

The messenger was very prepared for this, and hurriedly escaped from a pamphlet, wanting to hand it to the earl: "This is the sincerity of the royal family......"

A personal attendant next to him took the booklet and sent it to the earl, and the count of Vast opened the booklet and flipped through it, and handed it to the person behind him: "You can also take a look." ”

The nobles each circulated the pamphlet, and when it reached Shepard's hand, he opened it and saw that it was written on the top: Five Dragon Crystals, the complete dragon skeleton of an adult green dragon......

Shepard snorted meaninglessly, and looked down again, there were many other weapons, equipment, props, scrolls, and gold jewelry, etc., even if they were distributed to all the nobles, they were extremely rich rewards, especially dragon crystals and dragon bones, which were completely precious magical materials that could not be found.

Count Vast's fingers tapped on the armrest and sneered, "Is the royal family's plan very good?" Defend Esmirtalan with something that isn't of much use. ”

The messenger laughed dryly, not knowing what to answer.

Count Vast shook his hand and said: "All the benefits of this war will be borne by the royal family, and tomorrow you will start the attack first, agree to add this article, and I will send troops, otherwise there is no need to talk about it." ”

The envoy wiped his cold sweat and said with a dry smile: "Yes, this is okay, please also ask His Excellency the Earl to send troops as soon as possible." ”

……

The next day, the faithful Count of Doom led his army into the outer city of Esmirtaran, and only when the royal city opened its gates and sent troops to kill the roving monsters before he ordered an attack.

Davis, the epic powerhouse of the Amm royal family, also shot on the same day, he is a master who is good at summoning, although he is not a theoretical master like Nellos of the beast hunter, but he also has a unique understanding of the study of spells, summoning a large number of otherworldly creatures from the lower realms to cooperate with the royal guards to attack the monsters.

Monsters polluted by the power of distortion are essentially similar to the demons of chaos, so the first battle after crossing the river will be suspected by the priests of the obviously organized and crazy attack behind the command, and fortunately they finally found the hidden cultists, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

And the cultists of Esmirtaran have already all been sacrificed, although there are many monsters in the outer city but there is no command, the royal guard dispatched 3,000 people, and the team of 7,000 people on both sides combined to attack the monsters near the city gate, and after paying the price of more than 500 casualties, nearly 5,000 monsters were killed, leaving only a few scattered, perhaps hiding in some corners and never being discovered.

The Eastern Route Army lost nearly 200 people, and the remaining 3,800 people entered the inner city in this way, representing the power of the Tesser Kingdom, and officially began to receive everything from the Amm Kingdom.

……

There are 150,000 inhabitants in the outer city of Esmirtaran, except for the more than 20,000 people in the slums who have only escaped sporadically, the monster army that ravages the outer city is mainly composed of them, and then besieges and kills other residents, and sacrifices the captured and killed to continue to summon the power of warping, only to expand the total number to about 50,000 in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, the military strength of the outer city and the sanctuaries and temples scattered throughout the city attracted a lot of attention, so that the remaining residents had a chance to escape from the city, so the outer city looked almost empty, but as long as the monsters were cleaned up, the altars were destroyed, and the polluted land was purified, and when the fleeing residents returned, they would soon be able to regain their prosperity.

"War is always full of opportunities, and when the bloodshed has dried up and the smoke has cleared, the ill-intentioned guests will once again come to the table, armed with sharp knives and forks, to divide their own piece of the cake."

In an ornate mansion in the inner city, spirited baronial guards guard the entrances and main thoroughfares, and although the royal family of Amm has performed a surrender ceremony to the Eastern Route Army, the necessary precautions are still indispensable.

Shepard, who was holding a crystal glass, casually lay in the expensive sofa chair, gently shaking the amber wine in the glass with one hand, and said casually as he looked at the wine glass.

Viscount Dures, who was sitting opposite him, snorted, and several nobles who also belonged to the Count of Vast were enjoying wine and food next to them, or chatting in pairs, it was a small aristocratic drinking party.

Dures looked at the exquisite decorations and bust sculptures in this hall, and said with some mockery: "The Pastnoe family is also two or three hundred years old, but I didn't expect that the last bloodline died at the hands of monsters, and only these oil paintings and sculptures remain, and some of the glory of the past can be found." ”

Shepard, who had just sighed, smiled disapprehantly, raised his head and drank the rum in the cup, and said casually: "It's just a house, now as long as you say hello, naturally someone from the city hall will send us the deed and documents, speaking of which, don't you plan to buy a batch of properties here as a foothold?" ”

Dures smiled: "Do you still need to say this?" My butler has already prepared for me, and the noble ladies and ladies who have lost their husbands or fathers, and I have heard that several knights have already found their goals and are trying their best to pursue them, what about you? Don't think about it? ”

Shepard shook his head: "I said a long time ago, I have a fiancée in my territory, and Esmirtaran is so far away from my territory, I don't have your right-hand man, now this house is enough, and when I have the right person, I will be sent to take care of my property." ”

Baron Rosbal was also dangling on the side, and suddenly came over, his glass was filled with seven points full of red wine, and he said with a smile: "The two Excellencies are really calm, I heard that His Excellency the Earl, the banquet invited him to attend has not stopped from morning to night. ”