At the same time as the butler Old Garin was preparing for www.biquge.info the engagement banquet, all the nobles of the entire principality were also mobilizing similar to Stormwind City, and a large number of young adults were forced to put down everything they were doing in the spring and enter the army with a numb expression and the last bit of possessions

The noise in all the workshops was even louder all night long, and truckloads of steel and timber were fed in and then turned into fine or crude murderous weapons for distribution and stockpiling, food, clothing, cloth...... Everything and so on were looted or bought in large quantities at this moment, and every nobleman, regardless of status, had at least one thing in common during this time, and that was that their purses and coffers shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye......

As if smelling a business opportunity, merchants who are naturally chasing profit gather from all directions, including caravans from the south who are ready to betray the human array, and they carry a large number of carriages that almost block the roads around Stormwind, but even so, new merchants are still coming, because here, the ruler of Stormwind seems to open his bottomless purse and buy everything he sees

From weapons and armor to war chariots, from expensive velvet to ordinary linen, from horn-hung iron nails to heavy ores, food, wine, salt, medicines...... At this moment, the merchants here are happy, because there is no need to worry about the sale of goods, often a carriage has just entered the commercial area, and before the merchants can introduce and place their goods, there are city officials from Stormwind City who lead the soldiers to arrive, and then impatiently interrupt the introduction of the owner, and directly pay for the goods as soon as they calculate the value, gold coins, which seem to have suddenly become the cheapest thing here......

In the palace, the sterling silver scepter was placed on Leo's legs at will, and the approaching time of the engagement banquet, the purchase of a large number of supplies and the smooth recruitment of soldiers made him feel good lately, beckoning the servants to bring drinks to several of his subordinates, he asked with a smile

"What does it require several of my Grand Masters to come here at the same time, could it be that my Knight Academy can finally start operating?"

Squeezing out a smile, Finn was the leader after the servants left, exchanged a look with a few people, and bowed his head slightly to Leo

"You'll soon hear good news from the Academy, both the students and the faculty are ready, and everything is just waiting for the final building to be completed! Your Highness, we are not here to talk about this, but the envoys from the Imperial Capital have brought gifts from the Pope and the two heads of the Legion for your engagement and Miss Elena, and at the same time...... And the not-so-good news! ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Leo's expression became serious, and he looked at Finn and the others with some understanding

"Is it news from those demons? This is not surprising, according to their personalities, the vanguard and constantly send small forces to invade, harass and plunder and interfere with judgment, it is just a consistent trick, we should let the messenger go back and tell our allies that as long as they do not panic, there is no problem! ”

"There are some special adults this time, Saru said in the letter that they caught a real demon, and now many people have begun to panic, at that time, if it were not for the decisive handling and pacification of the Pope, there was almost a riot in the imperial capital, and the nobles lost their minds after seeing the captives"

Keith added to Leo in some haste, gesturing to the letter in Finn's hand

Taking the thin sheepskin scroll, Leo frowned deeply after only a few glances, and he opened his mouth with some surprise

"Thirteen Glory Knights were killed or wounded, plus seventy Sword and Shield Soldiers were killed and wounded to take out a squad of only five? And ran away from a person? ”

Faced with the inquiry, Finn nodded expressionlessly and explained

"It should be a real demon warrior, the sudden contact without knowing has caused Saru and them to suffer a big loss, the casualties should not have been so large, but fortunately, they caught one of them!"

"Yes, one must pay enough for one's carelessness, but I wonder what Nathaniel used in the end to calm the fears of the nobles? You must know that the appearance of the demon is indeed terrifying......"

"Burned, my lord, burned at the stake, it is said that the demon struggled in the flames for more than ten minutes before he died completely, but the result was perfect, I heard that the church's prestige has reached its peak after this incident, after all, they executed a real heretic this time!"

Nodding noncommittally, the status of the church is not a matter of consideration at all, Leo put down the short letter in his hand, rubbed his eyelids a little tiredly and asked casually

"Do you know if the demon you are caught is an archer or a warrior?"

"I can't be sure of my lord, we can't judge just through the letter and the brief introduction of the messenger, you must know that the appearance of those demons is not far apart, but according to normal speaking, warriors and knights are the most likely, if it is really five demon archers, I am afraid that the casualties caused at a certain distance are far more than that!"

Ardalian licked the corners of his mouth, and when he talked about the demon archers, who were more scarce than knights, there was not a trace of fear on his face, but even an undisguised fanaticism......

Seeing this, Leo spoke a little helplessly

"My friend, you don't have to, in our hearts the Noldor Elves are the best archers in their hearts, and I think you and your people will be able to prove this for us on the battlefield in future wars!"

After calming the somewhat emotional Aldaryan, Leo clapped his hands, and when everyone's attention was focused on him again, he thought about it and said

"Okay, let's forget about these unpleasant things for a while, let people arrange the envoys of the imperial capital and let them convey my intentions to the Pope and Saru, such a small invasion of demons will become more and more over time, and each patrol team needs to be equipped with enough knights, otherwise ordinary soldiers will not be able to defeat them even if they have a numerical advantage, presumably after this incident, some people who are still skeptical will become more cautious......

Leo's guess was correct, with the occurrence of the first wave of demonic events, after a short period of time, more and more places on the continent found the figure of their team, under the siege and interception of humans, these demons composed of several people did not cause great losses, but, before death, their terrifying combat power, different from the ugliness of humans, successfully implanted a sentiment called fear deep in the hearts of commoners and nobles, perhaps, this is the true will of the somewhat mysterious leader......

At the same time, as is traditional, bad news will inevitably come worse news, just one day before Leo and Elena's engagement banquet, the entire continent was completely shaken by a long-brewing announcement from the Southern Lord, Duke Lan Dun on behalf of the Southern Lord's noble group after reaching an agreement with the demons, clearly announced that he would change his flag and separate from the human and imperial camps

On the same day, Lan Dun abolished all the identities and titles of the empire he owned, and brazenly proclaimed himself emperor, and after a complete break, the emerging empire that occupied the entire southern territory hoarded heavy troops in the border areas, and a small number of dark knights appeared in the army, as if they were impatient...... It's like you're in a hurry to invade than a real demon!

The nobles went mad, the commoners went mad, and what happened overnight made everyone dizzy, as if they were living the most absurd of dreams......