It was already dark outside, but I was still thinking under the lampstand, and I didn't know how to fall after carrying the pen for a long time, and finally sighed and began to write.

"Dear Sir Ferdinand, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I wonder if everything is going well in Brimstone Castle...... More than 300 years have passed, a large number of inheritances and secret skills have been lost in the war, and today's Lan Kingdom Royal Knights are probably not even third-rate, perhaps, some of our ancestors are too unqualified. I've made a deal with the descendants of Arashi this time, and I'll provide some 'instructors' to guide those rookies. ”

"After thinking about it, this matter can only get rid of you in the end. Please bring Ferdy the Greatsword, Lucas...... The young knights had come to their senses, and for the illustrious ancestors and heroic spirits, they didn't have to worry too much about the identity of the undead, they just needed to be more careful along the way. ”

After all, it was a letter to the elders, and it took me a lot of effort to write this letter, but in fact, the content was very simple, transfer a group of instructors from the Crimson Hound to the Duchy of Donglan, but if it wasn't for my personal invitation, old Ferdinand, who was guilty of his hometown, would probably never set foot on that ice field again.

But there is no doubt that even after being turned into a knight of dry bones, the old Ferdinand is still the most suitable veteran general to train new soldiers, and perhaps, in addition to combat skills, he can teach something more important, such as the experience of a hundred battles, such as tactics and indomitable will, such as the military spirit represented by the battle flag.

“…… It is hoped that when the drums of war are sounded again, the young knights will be able to shoulder the glory and responsibility left by their predecessors. This is up to you, and I look forward to seeing you again in the Land of Snow. ”

The other one is simpler. There is no need to think about the wording at all, there is something to say.

"Donglan has established the belief of the God of Law as the state religion, and you can't say anything about it if you shrink down like this, where do you need a pope, a whole judicial system, and a complete Church of the True God...... This is an opportunity, once successful, the spread of the faith in the law will save decades or even hundreds of years, this is a big bet worth betting, play the banner of the true god, I don't believe that anyone dares to stop you from going to Donglan. ”

In the name of the Church of the True God of the Law, a lot of the power in my hands can really come to the fore. And in a sense. After making a big bet this time, when I pressed down the weights in my hand one by one, I could be regarded as completely sharing the same fate with the Donglan Principality.

The state religion came much earlier than expected, and this was in a sense an opportunity. It's also a challenge. Ruo Donglan has soared into the sky since then. The Church of the Law will also rise with it, and if Donglan is destroyed....... we can still go back underground.

Both letters were sealed with beeswax. After thinking for a while, he added another one to Adam, who didn't know where he was now, and when he was busy, the last letter that he really didn't want to write but had to write was reluctantly put on the table.

"Dassault, it seems that you and your country are in big trouble, and if this time is not handled properly, I am afraid that the Oran Empire will become history. Perhaps, you think I'm alarmist, but these have to start with a group of fishmen........."

Indeed, I did not expect that the attack on me would end up involving so much intrigue and trouble, and that would have to start when I came back during the day.

At that time, wearing a borrowed cloak and trying to ignore the smiling eyes of the women opposite, I turned my attention to the sea tribe that had appeared inexplicably.

The Sea Tribes are not a separate race, they are a collective term for the intelligent underwater creatures such as Fishmen, Mermaids, Shrimp Men and Sea Giants, most of whom live around the long coastline of the Ash Continent, and these underwater creatures cannot live without the seawater, and exist in the form of tribes and underwater kingdoms.

The deeper the sea pressure, the greater the sea monster in the deep sea is even more powerful, the weak cannot survive in the deep sea, and the living space of the sea clan is not unlimited.

There are many sporadic fish-people tribes along the coastline, but they can't stay out of the water for too long, and their threat to land life is limited, and they can't even reach an invasion of neighboring countries, but because many sea tribes are strongly aggressive, they are basically in a natural hostile relationship with the countries of the mainland.

Therefore, even if I encounter a red dragon in the river, I will think it is understandable, but when I encounter an obviously organized sea clan, it is incredible.

As the capital of the Oran Empire, even if you only look at the river, Kagersi City is not defenseless, and it is completely impossible to imagine that there will be a fish-man tribe in the river.

Fish-people, an amphibian creature that can survive in both freshwater and seawater, may be found along the river, but the powerful fish-man tribe that can keep demon sharks in captivity is absolutely impossible to live in the river, after all, demon sharks are all marine creatures, and they will die sooner or later if they stay in the river for a long time.

In other words, most of these fish-people came to this river city in the reverse direction along the estuary.

It's not easy, the cities along the river in the Orlan Empire have fleets, and so many cities have not been found along the way? Actually let the fish people come directly to the hinterland? What are they here for with so much effort and so much risk? Is it just to see the city and see the succession ceremony?

When my doubts didn't last long......

"Huh? Fish bones and harpoons of devil sharks and whale bones? Their fins aren't white, well, they're the fish-people of the Beluga tribe, and since you've met them underwater and been attacked by them, they're probably planning to ransack the city. ”

Not long after I got home, I remembered that the kraken Trithis was also considered a sea clan, and it was said that the kraken still had a very high status in the sea clan, and she might know something, so I sent someone to invite her, but as a result, as soon as she said a few words, the other party directly dropped a bombshell.

"Ransack the city? Sack the capital of the Oran Empire? That tribe is crazy? ”

"They are not crazy, in the entire Black Sea South Bay Area, the Beluga tribe is the top three super tribes, the fishmen are only their vanguard, according to the strength of the prey, and then the sea snake people, Naga, and sea giants will come. Maybe there will be mermaids and krakens. ”

"But it's impossible to attack the city, it's equivalent to offending the entire empire. They are not afraid of being surrounded by the fleet. ”

"Heh, you don't know anything about the Sea Clan. For the Sea Clan, there is never a need to worry about offending anyone, the Beluga Tribe is a well-known nomadic tribe, and it is also a mercenary tribe that accepts hire, and the harvest is enough to leave directly, is it possible that the land race is still chasing after it. Besides, you think they have no one to guide them and can come directly to the city? ”

With a little consideration, I smell of conspiracy.

The fleet along the road did not find? I'm afraid that someone controlled the fleet and pretended not to see it, or simply let the Sea Clan attach themselves to the normal merchant ships and go all the way.

As for the purpose? That's even more obvious. On the same day as the succession of the new king. However, the national capital has been attacked by foreigners, and I am afraid that the position of Dassos, the emperor, will be shaken.

Trixie said with disdain on her face.

"That dead fat man is involved in this plan, and since he is so afraid of you, you can go and ask."

"Broken Egg-kun? He was also involved. ”

"Hmm. I'm the connector sent by the Beluga Tribe. But he always pestered me. It's unpleasant. I directly gave a charm curse, so that he unknowingly did stupid things and became a eunuch. But strangely, he seems to have recovered again. ”

Well, everyone's eyes fell to the ground, and Trixisi in front of him actually made no secret of saying that he was a spy of the Sea Clan, and the nonsensical task he received at that time was actually related to him.

"But the plan seems to have failed, so I took the opportunity to break away from the Beluga tribe."

"Failure? Haven't they all succeeded? ”

"The other group of people who connected with me were suddenly killed, and their nests were burned. Without the guidance of the human side, it is impossible for the Moby Dick tribe to come to this city through the waterways, and they don't care about the reason for the failure, if I return to the tribe as a loser, I will only become a spice for the chief's afternoon tea. ”

Covering my forehead, I vaguely guessed what was happening.

"By the way, those contacts are wearing rings with stars and eye motifs."

Many clues were already in front of me, and with a little pull, I knew what was really going on.

Obviously, just as Dassault was guarding against the astrological tower that helped him ascend to power, the astrological tower was obviously not entirely on Dassos's side, and they colluded with the Moby Dick tribe and the nobles who opposed Dassos, apparently betting on both sides.

And if Dassos had obediently cooperated with them, maybe this Sea Clan attack would not have happened, but obviously, after being wanted by all the people, the remnants of the Astrology Tower planned to break the net with Dassos.

"Heh, those people even dare to let the beluga tribe attack the coastline. But I don't know that after the lord woke up, the sea clan was at least three times stronger than before, and when the big waves hit, they couldn't stop the waves from breaking through the guard, and when the waves of the beluga whale dispersed, how many people could survive. ”

"Airos?"

Hearing this name, Trisis was stunned at first, and then nodded silently.

"The Sea Clan is no longer the Sea Clan of the past, and under the will of the Lord and the Storm Queen, all the Sea Clan are hungry for the blood and soul of the creatures on the ground, which is what they rely on to curry favor with the Superior. And in the coastal seas, under the guidance of the great being, the various departments are uniting, and I am afraid that war is inevitable. ”

Obviously, driven by the ancient god of the water element, under the call of the Holy War, and under the grudge of years of fighting with surface creatures, the Sea Clan has shed its relatively neutral identity and begun to favor Chaos.

And once this attack really starts, no, judging from this shape, the attack of the Moby Dick tribe is simply inevitable, I am afraid, it will immediately exceed the scope originally expected by those nobles, and turn from a small-scale attack into a national war.

"Unlike them, I have many friends in the human world. I'm afraid those guys didn't trust me from the beginning. Maybe the Count has other targets near me. ”

"Why didn't you say it sooner."

"I have defected, and I dare not go back to the sea, the source has long been cut off, isn't this uncertain about the authenticity of the invasion, how to say? To whom? Now that even the vanguard has seen it, I can tell you straight now. After that, what to do with it is your human business, and it has nothing to do with me. I'm weak personally, and I'm even more alien, neither side will trust me, and the grass on the wall will only offend both sides at the same time, and I can't control anything, and I don't plan to care. ”

After finishing speaking, the Kraken looked relaxed, but it made the audience very helpless, she was relaxed, but the troublesome ball was kicked on someone else's head.

At that time, we discussed it for a long time, but in the end, we could not come to a conclusion, whether it was the response if the invasion was real, or the truth of the Kraken's words.

Yes, even though she seems to be extremely open and voluntarily tells a series of secrets, we still doubt her.

Regardless of legend or reality, the Kraken is not an honest and kind creature, and her willingness to explain it makes people suspect that there is a deception, and I always feel a subtle sense of incongruity, as if something very important has been calculated.

Twilight has fallen, and my spy has just returned.

"Any news on this?"

The black cat jumped on the windowsill, and she herself had been pretending to sleep at the table, but the four splits scattered out were pervasive spies, and the Siren's residence and the riverside were all within her surveillance.

"Yes, the Kraken was not to be trusted, at least, she didn't want to be as careless as she said. She sent out all her seals to spy on the fish-man tribe in the river. And she herself, who also went to the thieves' union and the mercenary union to entrust, seems to be looking for something. ”

"Something?"

"Well, it seems like some kind of tribute. It is said that it is related to the god of the sea. ”

"Is the sea god related? So as a kraken, it is natural for her to go to find it, is there no other news? What is the situation in the river? ”

"The fishmen have begun to build a camp in the river, and it seems that they are really the vanguard troops, and they plan to prepare for the later large troops."

Nodding, the information is in place, but I still can't come to a conclusion.

"There is too little intelligence, we know too little about this country and the Sea Clan......."

"Ahem, Roland, I guessed a little, do you want to know?"

"All-you-can-eat dried fish and milk...... Well, I'm just kidding, I know you're not a cat, don't bite me, let's get straight to the point. ”

It seemed to appreciate my headache, and the triumphant cat walked back and forth on the windowsill triumphantly, its tail standing up to the sky.

"My stupid disciple, it's actually very simple, interests, the Sea Clan is not a charitable organization, and it makes sense to take such a big risk to raid the capital of a country, without enough benefits. Also, the god of the water element is not the patron god of the sea tribe, they are mixed together, the water element and the fish people have become a family, how can it be possible without enough benefits as a glue? ”

"You mean...... Damn it! It's a big deal. ”

Underneath the cat's depiction, a water elemental disintegrates in the air and turns into a drizzle, and in the rain, a group of wooden figures representing fish-people are breaking through.

"With the help of the water elemental god Ailos, the sea clan is coming ashore?"

"Makes sense from a magical theory. Such an interest is enough to make the Sea Clan crazy. Perhaps, this time the Orlan Empire is really in big trouble. (To be continued......)

PS: Yesterday, I added more, and I still owe three outbreaks, let's try our best to break out again.