The flail is the same as Chen Jian thought, in the next period of time. His chaff and castle are bustling with activity.

Emissaries from various forces secretly visited Jian Chen, the Tetalia Swamp Kingdom, the major Negan Lords, the Krurod Barbarian Kingdom, and the secret envoys of the Bracada Mage Kingdom appeared in Chen Chuang's castle hall like a marquee, and even the Kerrigan people of Ofer were unwilling to send a human envoy to recruit Chen Jian again.

For these guys, Jian Chen used the means of appeasement, and he could delay for a while, and only the envoy of Titalia was treated specially.

Chen Jian said that it was not impossible to help the swamp country get in touch with the elemental clan, but he was only responsible for matchmaking, and the Taitarians would have to negotiate with the elemental clan themselves, and at the same time, he also put forward a special condition.

He addressed this messenger of Titalia. Due to the war, he has a shortage of supplies in his territory, so he plans to buy supplies from the Swamp Kingdom, and after completing this transaction, he will start to help Tytalia get in touch with the Elemental Clan.

For this request, the envoy of Titalia agreed, in his opinion, even if Chen Yu asked them to give it away for free, as long as the amount was not very large, they would agree, not to mention that the other party paid for it. It would be a fool not to agree to such conditions.

After also deciding to use the Magical Letter Teleportation Array for follow-up contact, the Emissary of Tytaria left happily.

Jian Chen's actions made the female magician quite puzzled: "Lord Lord, why don't you directly ask them for these materials as you did with the Elven Kingdom?" They'll say yes, right? Why bother to buy it with them? ”

Jian Chen smiled and said: "If you ask them directly, of course they will agree, but the situation of the Titaria Swamp Kingdom and the Elven Kingdom is different, I once sabotaged the Elf King's plan, causing the Elf Kingdom to lose the opportunity to fight for Hammondal, I don't think the Elf Kingdom will reveal this, in the foreseeable future, they will still try to deal with me, and now it is just that I am asked for it, and I will be wronged and ask for all the low-voiced breath, and it is very likely that I will cross the river and tear down the bridge in the future!" So I don't need to be polite to them! ”

"But the kingdom of the Tetalia Swamp is different. I've never dealt with them before, and they probably have neither a good nor a bad feeling for me. If we can build a good relationship with them now, maybe it will help us in our future plans! Multiple friends are better than multiple enemies, multiple friends have multiple paths! Asking for supplies directly will definitely arouse their disgust, while fair trade will make a good impression on them. In the future, when there is a chance to cooperate, it is easier to talk, and I think they will definitely give me a considerable discount on the price, so that we can still make a lot of money! ”

"The end result of this matter is nothing more than two, one is that they brought the supplies to me. But because of the Empire's obstruction, it can't be sent to me, and the deal can't be completed, in this case, I don't need to help them contact the Elementals, and they won't blame me, because it's the Empire and not me who can't make them able to complete the deal, and they will only be angry with the Empire, and it won't affect us at all; The second result was that they successfully delivered the supplies to me, and the deal was completed. In this way, we can get a large number of supplies that we urgently need at a relatively cheap price. Solve the current dilemma, why not? After all, the more supplies we have in our hands now, the better! At that time, it will only be a gesture to help them match, anyway, push the elemental clan to the front and let them talk! I've already greeted them, and whether or not they can negotiate smoothly with the elementals is their own business, not mine. ”

The half-elf on the side was a little worried: "Will the Empire be angry with us because of this matter?" ”

Jian Chen shook his head and said, "I'm just going to Titaria to buy food and some magic materials. There is nothing that can increase our combat effectiveness, so I don't think there should be much of a problem. What's more, we have to move and need a lot of food emergencies, which is a very valid excuse! If they don't sell it to us, won't we be allowed to buy it from anyone else? And now that Catherine has asked us to leave with me, she still wants it to be successful. It should help us! And she still has a certain right to speak in the empire! ”

After listening to Chen Yan's words, the female magician shook her head again and again: "I don't know how you came up with such a complicated matter!" I'm already getting a bit of a headache just listening to it! Learning magic doesn't have to be that complicated! ”

Jian Chen sighed and said, "I don't want my mind to be so complicated, but the situation is pressing, and I have no choice but to do it, speaking of which, it was Sima who made me understand a lot of things in my position." If the mind is not complicated, it really can't be done! ”

Jian Chen made small movements here, one after another, Catherine's side, but after a long journey, he finally arrived in Hammondal.

During this period of time, there was a lot of concubinage in the war on the border of the Imperial Army, and the emperor's ** team was a decisive victory for the Red Law in the battle that was different from the Kejian book. However, with a small victory, the state situation slowly became favorable to the emperor's side, which made the people within the empire feel at ease, and the new emperor of the empire, Alexander, and the regent Kendall, also successfully consolidated their dominance.

Catherine, the former Empress of the Empire, became less and less prestigious in the Empire, and her army began to fluctuate, and many people turned to the arms of the new Emperor and the Empire.

After all, now the Emperor ** team under the leadership of the new emperor and Kendall is the regular armed force of the Erathia Empire, and they represent the empire, but Catherine's position at this time is even more unjustifiable, and she has lost the righteous name of the empire, which makes many people wonder whether she should continue to follow her.

Inheim, another famous Imperial general who had set out from the imperial capital with Catherine, quietly left Catherine's army one night, leaving a letter for Catherine.

The general meaning of this letter is that he is willing to die a brave and honorable death on the battlefield for the Empire. But he couldn't accept that Catherine alone would die unless Catherine represented the Empire.

"I'm fighting for the Empire!" He wrote in the letter.

Inheim's departure was a serious blow to Catherine's already demoralized army.

As a result, Catherine marched all the way, and her army was also scattered, plus her deliberate connivance. By the time she arrived in Hammondal, there were less than 15,000 soldiers left under her command who were still willing to serve her.

This situation made Catherine both sad and relieved.

It is sad that so many people have turned their backs on them at a critical moment, and it is gratifying that these who have left can better serve the empire in the future, rather than following them into a battle full of despair.

The same phenomenon was seen in the rest of the Imperial ** team that rushed to Hammondale to join Catherine.

Catherine's arrival was not welcomed by anyone, on the contrary, both the Imperial defenders of Fort Werning and Chen Jian's side showed considerable fear of this particular army.

In the end, Catherine had to take her army, which was already not strong, to be stationed between Fort Werning and Castle Harmondale, waiting for the rest of the army that was still loyal to her to come and join her before she could act.

The first thing she did when she settled down was that Catherine met with Jian Chen.

Both parties arrived at the agreed place with their own people, and it was not a pleasant thing to meet again, on the contrary, it was a little awkward. The two of them, who were talking and laughing a lot not long ago, are now a bit strangers.

This feeling is a very uncomfortable experience for both Chen Jian and Catherine.

The embarrassing silence was finally broken by Catherine first: "I can't meet your request in your letter, whether this request is made by you or desired by the elementals, it is the same, the Empire has stopped supplying my army, and I don't care so much about the alliance with the Elementals, in this case, it is impossible for me to help you successfully ask the Empire for these supplies, unless you can get the Elementals to reveal the secret of moving the castle to the Empire." ”

Catherine's words made Jian Chen sigh secretly. But this sigh was not for the supplies that he couldn't get his hands on, because he already had other options.

He sighed that Catherine had reached such a point, so guarded and suppressed by the Empire, that she was still single-mindedly planning for the declining empire she was obsessed with.

"Is it worth it?" He suddenly asked Catherine.

This question made Catherine a little stunned. Immediately, she understood what Jian Chen meant, and couldn't help but be silent.

At the same time, the Elementals had also completed their assembly in Bailders, but due to the strength of the Cregans before, the Elemental Sovereigns no longer dared to start a war lightly, but only carefully defended their castles, waiting for Jian Chen to bring them good news of an alliance with the Erathian Empire, and then launched a joint attack on the Cregans.

This passive defensive posture of the Elemental Clan fell in the eyes of the Krigan army, of course, it was a good thing that could not be desired, and now they were busy with the final work of the Doomsday Blade, and they didn't have the heart to entangle with the Elemental Clan at all.

Under the command of Serren, a large number of Cregan troops are shrinking their defensive lines on the Ofer border with Hammondal, preparing to resist the attack from the direction of Hammondal.

Compared with the battle in full swing on the eastern border of the empire, both the direction of Bailders and Hammondale is so calm, but under this calm, there is an undercurrent. And slowly brewing a terrible change that will be extremely violent once it breaks out.

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