Chapter 730: Temptation

It was a not so cold winter, and in some parts of the continent, there were even only a few small snowfalls, such as in the Hammondale area. 9078.8C3A4I6h5o7n8g67e9n8x0u2e30.9c7o9m81,

As a result, Hammondal, which was often cut off from traffic due to heavy snow closures in the winter, has unusually unimpeded access to the roads during this winter.

But now, in the last month of this winter, the weather has suddenly become cold again.

The journey of the Entagrean army was immediately hindered by some unexpected obstacles, and a heavy snow fell, although the snow did not cut off the road, but it also made the road more difficult, and at the same time, the soldiers of the Entagre army had to endure the biting chill of the winter night.

However, the morale of the Entagri army was not dampened by this, and the soldiers' fighting spirit was still high.

Because their Emperor Majesty is with them.

Right next to them, right in front of their eyes.

During the day, His Majesty the Emperor ran on the road as they did, and at night, like them, lived in the same marching tents, ate the same food, and slept in the same marching beds.

When he raised his hands and feet, his speech and demeanor revealed a strong tough style of the Entagredi ** people.

According to some middle- and lower-ranking officers who had the honor of being summoned by His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty's tent was no different from the tents of ordinary soldiers, except for the larger ones, and even the interior furnishings were very simple.

"Aside from the cabinets and boxes with the papers, I really can't tell that it's a tent with such a status."

A junior officer said to his subordinates.

In this army, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ntagri Empire behaved more like an excellent general who led by example and shared weal and woe with his soldiers, rather than a high-ranking emperor.

And he has never been a high-ranking emperor, his pro-people attitude is well known, and his kindness has never detracted from his majesty, but has made him more loved by his people.

More than once, the soldiers saw His Majesty the Emperor and his guards appear in various parts of the camp to inspect the situation of the soldiers' camp, and more than once heard His Majesty the Emperor make some impromptu short speeches to boost everyone's morale.

This is their Emperor Majesty.

He gave countless people hope, gave countless people faith, gave countless people goals, and then he personally led them, with hope, with faith, towards the goal.

On the other side of the strait, in a land that has suffered from war, he led them to establish an ideal country, and now he will lead them to expand this ideal country to every corner of this continent full of suffering.

He was such a great man, like a prophesied savior.

The soldiers were proud of their allegiance to such an emperor, and they felt extremely honored that they could go to war with such an emperor.

It's just that the soldiers don't know how hard it takes to be such a great person.

Sitting in front of the fire, while looking at all kinds of information from all over the place, Jian Chen secretly kept feeling sorry for himself, he felt that every muscle in his body was constantly protesting to himself.

"I'm so tired"

He could almost hear those muscles screaming in his ear.

This feeling made Jian Chen secretly smile bitterly.

He knew he could have been so tired.

Because he didn't have to lead the army himself.

But this time the target is Hammondal, the Hammondale who haunts him, how can he fake it? He had already vowed to personally lead his army back to Hammondal.

That's a romance that belongs only to men.

Of course, even if he leads the army in person, he doesn't have to be so tired, there are many things that he doesn't have to do, and in order to make His Majesty the Emperor more comfortable on this journey, a group of loyal followers of His Majesty the Emperor led by Forlesh, the head of the imperial family, have prepared a lot of things, such as a high-end tent with excellent warmth and gorgeous performance, such as a comfortable and luxurious double bed, etc., but these things were all thrown by Chen Jian under Baildes before the expedition.

"What are you kidding, with these things, am I going to war or camping?" Chen Jian didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to buy the hearts of the army on a large scale.

He deeply knows that a general who can share weal and woe with the soldiers can be more supported by the soldiers.

The support of a soldier means the support of the army, and the support of the army means that his rule is more stable.

In Chen Jian's opinion, exchanging a moment's hard work for more ease in the future is really a pretty cost-effective deal.

But it's also very tiring.

During the day, he marched with the troops, and at night he had to deal with all kinds of political affairs that only he could handle, and at the same time he had to be concerned about the development of the situation on the mainland.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been tempering his body, if it weren't for Acerena's manpower to help him take care of many affairs, I am afraid that he would really be unable to bear it.

"It's really self-inflicted."

He slandered himself like this.

But although he was tired, he was in a good mood.

He could feel the frenzy in the eyes of the soldiers looking at him, and he knew that he had indeed captured the hearts of these soldiers, this was an army that was extremely loyal to him, and if he gave the order, this army would go up and down for him.

All this gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Seeing that there were no important things to worry about, and feeling that the weather was really a little cold, Jian Chen simply put down the documents in his hand and decided to give himself a vacation tonight.

Esrena, who was engrossed in sorting out the documents with the divine power of the Dragon King, was shocked by Jian Chen's movements, she raised her head, but saw Jian Chen sitting in front of the stove and fiddling with the fire, as if the fire was not strong enough.

"Why don't you let someone add another stove" As an archangel, Esrena's physical fitness is not ordinarily strong, and this chill is insignificant to her, but she knows that Jian Chen is afraid of the cold, so she suggested.

"It's okay" Jian Chen nodded, "Let them add one"

At this moment, a figure opened the door of the tent and walked in, and with her movements, a cold wind entered the tent, making Jian Chen shiver.

He looked up and saw that it was Tempe.

In the matter of attacking Hammondale, not only did Jian Chen decide to go out in person, but Temp, who was a native of Hammondale, couldn't sit still.

This caused an astonishing situation in the military campaign of the Entageri Empire against Hammondal, not only His Majesty the Emperor personally marched, but also the three empresses went out at the same time.

Morriel commanded another army that was heading from Overs to Harmondale, while Temple and Acerena, along with Jian Chen, set off with Baildus.

"Where have you been?" Chen Jian looked at the layer of snowflakes on his eldest wife's cloak with a little heartache, "Come over and warm up"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and took a clay pot used in the army in the other party's hand: "What is this?" ”

"I'm idle, and seeing that you're cold, I'll go get some hot soup and drink some," Temple said softly, gently taking off his cloak and hanging it aside, "Warm up"

The matter of becoming the emperor did not have much impact on the daily words and deeds of several people, and Chen Jian was not a person who cared about these details, so in private, the head of the royal family, Fowler, had been sad and proud to say that he was serving the royal family on the mainland that paid the least attention to court etiquette.

But Chen Jian is Chen Jian, he doesn't like that even his private life is restricted by so many rules, and similarly, he doesn't like to let Temple and the other three girls do things they don't like to do.

Esreina went out to get another stove, but Jian Chen sat down at the table, waiting for Temple to bring him soup, and opened his mouth as soon as he paid for the meal.

Then Jian Chen suddenly remembered the amazingly delicious can of soup that Temple had made for him when he was still Lord of Hammondal.

Recalling the past, a smile appeared on the corner of Chen Jian's mouth, he was about to tease the other party, but the door of the tent was opened again, Chen Jian thought it was Esrena who came back, and when he looked closely, it was Vikna.

There aren't many people who can enter and leave the tent without notice these days, but Vikna, the elf, is one of them, as she is now the vice-captain of the royal guard.

Chen Jian insisted on going out against public opinion this time, and his subordinates couldn't stop him, so in desperation, he had to pay attention to his safety, and he didn't dare to take the escort work lightly.

Then at this time, Vikna, who was already one of the three giants of the intelligence department of the Entagri Empire, was pushed out by everyone, and served as Chen Jian's camp security adviser and deputy captain of the royal guard in this operation, and led the royal guard to protect Chen Jian's safety with Esrena.

The reason why there is such an arrangement is because everyone knows that Vikna, as a top female spy trained by the Elven Kingdom, has a lot of experience in assassination, and with her personal watch, the possible loopholes in the camp that may be exploited by the assassins will appear one by one.

In addition, Chen Jian also arranged another job for Vikna, that is, to use Skynet to monitor the actions of Alice and others with the army.

For Alice and others, Chen Jian has always been very concerned.

After learning everything about the Doomsday Blade and the Ice Sword from Tanan, Chen Jian had always vaguely felt that if someone really tried to use these two weapons to destroy the world, then after the Doomsday Blade disappeared mysteriously again, the Alice part that split from the Farouk army was absolutely inseparable from this matter.

Therefore, on the one hand, he tried to assimilate and annex the army brought by Alice and others, but on the other hand, he never stopped monitoring Alice and others, using the Skynet members who had already penetrated into the other party, he secretly observed the other party's every move.

Soon, Alice and the others' small group were noticed by him.

Finding that he seemed to be looking in the right direction, Jian Chen asked Vikna to take care of the matter herself.

This time he went out to bring Alice with him, and Jian Chen actually wanted to see if he could show some of the other party's feet through this change, otherwise, with the current strength of the Entagri Army, it would not have any impact if he didn't use Alice or not.

"What's the matter?" Looking at Vikna's solemn face, Jian Chen's heart sank.

"Alice, they have moved," Vikna replied softly, looking at Jian Chen's eyes, but involuntarily became a little strange, "Their group just got together again, and then there were some disputes, as if some kind of decision was made, and now, they are trying to see you through the right channels, Your Majesty"

Chen Jian couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "They want to see me?" Why? ”

Vikna said: "If the information and judgment I have received are not wrong, some of them are seeking to join the Entagri Empire and pledge their allegiance to you, but others are disagreeing for this matter, they seem to have argued many times but to no avail, but in today's situation, they have finally reached some kind of compromise."

"That's the case, then I'll meet them" Jian Chen pondered for a while, feeling that it was good to deal with this matter that had been on his mind before the war began, so he asked Vekna to arrange, "Bring them over, let's see what kind of decision they have made, invite Mr. Tanan to come over, I think it may be related to the Blade of Doom, he will be very interested"

Vikna answered, turned to leave, and walked to the door, but looked back at Jian Chen's camp bed in the corner of the tent as if inadvertently.

She remembered something from the past.

Jian Chen, who was drinking the soup with her head down, didn't notice this detail, but Temple did, which made her sigh softly.

"What's wrong?" Chen Jian raised his head for some reason, but Temple didn't answer, but gave him a vicious look, which made Chen Jian inexplicable for a while.

Not long after, in a certain open space in the camp, Alice and the others met Chen Jian himself as they wished, originally Chen Jian planned to meet them in the tent, but the size of the golden dragon Beccaria made him have to change his mind.

Alice was a little sad, because she knew that after this night, this once close-knit group that was originally founded by Gru with the idea of racial equality and fought with a strong belief would no longer exist because of the different choices of each person.

Hiding the matter of the Gru section, Alice, who was the representative, explained the decision of the people to Jian Chen: "This is the case, Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your care of us during this time, although I myself have decided to leave, I still implore you not to accept those brave soldiers who are willing to join the Entagri Empire and fight for our common ideals to find a good home for them, I will be sincerely happy In addition, I also ask you to forgive me and some others for leaving, we do not disagree with the Entagri Empire, But we still have some things that must be done, and we ......"

Before Alice finished speaking, Jian Chen suddenly interrupted her.

"Did you make this decision of your own volition, or did it come from Gru's behe?"

Jian Chen's words were like a bombshell, completely stunning Alice and the others.

Alice, Jenova, and Kronis all subconsciously glared at Meng Terra, and all three of them thought that if any of them would betray Gru, it would definitely be the woman who had been fighting against everyone; Meng Tera was stunned, she didn't betray Gru, she was as confused about the current situation as everyone else; Although Eufrittin didn't think that Meng Gila would do this, she couldn't help but be suspicious, and also cast a questioning look at Meng Gila; Only Beccaria, the golden dragon who doesn't know Gru's identity, is a little baffled.

"Gru? Half-elf Gru? Why do we need his permission to make a decision? Jin Long asked Chen Jian rhetorically, "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean."

But immediately, Jin Long also noticed the abnormal reaction of others other than himself, and then he shut his mouth when he thought of something.

Chen Jian took everyone's reactions in his eyes one by one, and from everyone's reactions, he knew that Esreina really guessed correctly this time, and the person hidden behind the Farouk army was indeed Gru, the half-elf Gru.

This made him can't help but cast an appreciative look at Acerena, because it was Acereina who proposed to use this method to confirm this matter just now, and Acereina thought that if Alice and the others had another object to serve, then this object was Gru.

It's just that although some mysteries have been solved, more mysteries have still not been solved.

Chen Jian stared at Alice and the others with burning eyes: "Can't you answer?" If you don't answer, I won't be able to trust you enough."

"I don't understand what you mean, Your Majesty, and so do my companions" At this time, realizing from Meng Gilla's reaction that it was not she who betrayed Gru, Alice finally recovered from the shock, "Why do you think that our actions have something to do with Gru?" It's really confusing."

Alice's words made Meng Gila and the others also sober up, realizing their gaffes, and everyone was a little overwhelmed.

"Does it really have nothing to do with Gru?" With a confident look, Jian Chen continued to test the other party according to Esrena's plan, "Isn't it Gru who snatched the Doomsday Blade from the Kregans and then supported Farouk to take the throne?" Isn't it Gru and you guys who have been secretly manipulating everything about the Farouk Army? How can it not matter? Need more to say? Ladies and gentlemen, please don't underestimate the intelligence capabilities of the Entagri Empire."

As soon as Chen Jian's words came out, whether it was Alice or others, they couldn't hold their breath anymore, and their faces changed greatly.

"How do you know so clearly?"

Jenova, who has an impulsive personality and is the most scheming, immediately exclaimed without admitting herself.