The people who can see the emperor in the study room of the second prince's mansion are all nobles who have been recognized as trustworthy by the imperial family.

Through the infiltration of the royal family into the intelligence agencies everywhere, the Emperor had already identified a large number of powerful nobles who were dissatisfied with the Church, and a large part of these nobles met the requirements of his plan.

But in addition to these, the old man on the imperial high chair also needs to personally confirm some small things.

As a figure who has mastered the Qingge Empire for decades, he is still very familiar with the madness brought about by some religious beliefs.

Some aristocrats may be dissatisfied with the Church because of a conflict of interest, but if they themselves are fanatics, they will never be credible.

This time, the younger generation came to pay tribute, and the emperor sent letters to the major nobles, and the reason was naturally not the real purpose, but to choose a husband for the youngest princess of the empire.

Those nobles are required not to disclose this information to their juniors, and there will be special personnel in the imperial capital to secretly investigate.

Such a reason, whether or not those nobles will reveal it privately to the younger generation, does not hurt.

Although the emperor knew enough about the old nobles, after all, he had not had personal contact for many years, and those who were recognized by those nobles as outstanding descendants were naturally members who fit the expectations of the family in all aspects.

Seeing the small and knowing the big, in fact, knowing these young people is enough to deduce the situation of those nobles, and the temptation is not only this ball, but also from some subtle aspects from the moment of entering the city.

The six noble children represent the big aristocratic families behind them, and they are very particular about choosing them.

On the one hand, the emperor knew about their family, and on the other hand, the geographical location of their territory was also very crucial.

Just like the Nolan family to which Blantai belongs, Nolan City is home to the Church of the Witcher Legion, which is extremely important in the Qinglei Empire!

Not all of them in this legion are real witchers, in fact, those who can be called witchers are estimated to be only ten fingers in that legion, and the real demon hunters are stationed in the army, so what kind of demon hunters can they be.

But it is still a crucial legion.

And the plan that the Emperor wanted to carry out did not allow such a church legion to be able to maneuver.

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Ten days later, the state banquet was held as scheduled, but this normal banquet was no longer of much interest to Blantai and the other six noble children.

The royal family did publicly explain the selection of the little princess's husband in the evening, but in the end, the event was canceled on the grounds that Her Royal Highness the princess did not like it, which also disappointed many noble children.

Early the next morning, the representatives of the major foreign ministers' territories began to leave the imperial capital, and although some would linger for a while, most of them, including the children of the six nobles, would leave a day or two later.

When Brantey returned, he was very depressed along the way, but at the same time there was a strange sense of excitement.

Sometimes he would take out the beautiful crystal accessory inexplicably, recalling the curse of the magical creature that had been burned to death.

In Brantey's understanding, the curse was directed at the Church of the Illuminati.

The phrase "ridiculous false god worshipper" had a big impact on Brantey's heart at the time.

'Does the gods really exist?'

This kind of blasphemous thought, no matter how restrained, has appeared in my mind more than once.

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When Brantey returned to the family domain, dictated His Majesty's secret decree to his father and grandfather, and took out the royal token, even the steady old Lord Nolan stood up from his seat in shock.

The emperor, who thought he was too old to walk, is still ambitious at this moment.

After all, this is Qingle, the power of the empire overrides the church by a large advantage, and although the royal family's plan is very risky, it has a greater probability of success.

And the Nolan family has a long history of dissatisfaction with the church, especially the church legions that are stuck in the throat.

It was also from that moment that Nolan City began to make secret preparations in private.

The army's salaries were paid by the nobles to whom they were allegiated, and in most cases, they were more loyal to their superiors than to their beliefs, and the officers were more loyal to the nobles, especially those who were well-governed like the Nolans.

But there will inevitably be some individuals who are pious enough to cause concern, and these people, in the next month or so, were expelled from the army of Nolan City for various reasons, some found some bad deeds that violated military regulations, and some were inexplicably targeted by officers.

And those explorers or adventurers who belong to Nolan City come in handy at this time, the number of these people is not clear to the royal family except for the Nolan family, in addition to the shortage of replenishment of the army, there are actually two thousand.

Nolan's army numbered 6,000 men, the Demon Hunter Legion numbered 4,000, and with the addition of two thousand, who were also experienced prospectors, the number was twice as large as the big advantage.

The nearest city of Kebin is three days away from Nolan City, which is a city directly under the imperial family and is stationed with more than 55,000 imperial troops.

On this day, a joint request from towns and villages was sent to the lord of Kempin City, and the content was that between Kempin City and Nolan City, a bandit group had recently appeared, and begged the regular army to go and sweep it up.

The general of the 15th Corps of the Imperial Army took the dual consideration of training and eliminating bandits and training, and with a wave of his hand, he left only a few soldiers in the city, and led 5,000 troops in the direction of Nolan City.

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Three days later, on the walls of Nolan City at night, Heno was dressed in armor and fully armed, staring with amusement at the Church Witcher Legion in the north corner of the city in the distance.

"We seem to have overstepped our caution. ”

Standing beside Heno was an equally tall man, dressed in armor far more elaborate and protective than that of ordinary soldiers, the general of the Imperial Legion.

"yes, it's not a good thing to say, but I don't really want to punch something soft. ”

"Hehe, I feel the same way, but it's not as big as the great cause of the imperial army, Nolan City is based on this, and soft bags are still better than hard cakes. ”

The general glanced at Heno, the man exuded some kind of dangerous aura, most likely beyond mortals, into the realm of the Enlightened, and stronger than himself.

"Let's get started, maybe the rest of the empire has already started. ”

Hearing this, Heno nodded, squinted at the starry sky, and strode down the city.

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"Bang Bang ~"

"Lord Bishop, Lord Bishop, wake up, Your Excellency Heno has an emergency to see!"

At the Cathedral of Nolan City, the bishop's bedchamber, a sharp knock on the door woke the somewhat fat bishop.

"Oh... What the hell, so late..."

The Bishop rolled over, straightened up irritably, and first looked at the crystal accessories on the bedside table, and then tucked them all away in a drawer.

"Wait for me, I'll be right there!"

After dressing, the bishop left the dormitory, walked through the corridor, and came to a meeting room not far away, where he was met by Heno, who seemed to be pacing back and forth in a hurry.

The light of the oil lamp in the living room was dim, and it was impossible to see Heno's impatient face.

"Oh Bishop, you're finally here! Urgent military situation, desperate, we need your help!"

Military?

Some of the inexplicable bishops made a prayer gesture and then smiled with a standard kind smile.

"Don't be impatient, Lord Heno, God will deliver all believers, but the word of the military should not be left to the church. ”

"I know! I know Your Excellency, I've sent someone to send a message to the perimeter, but now the situation is urgent......!

Heno recounted the situation with a very ironclad voice.

An originally easy anti-bandit operation, but the 15th Corps of the Imperial Army fell into a huge predicament, sending more than a dozen waves of messengers for help, and only one person came to Nolan City with blood.

The bishop was also dumbfounded after hearing Heno's words.

"The Imperial Army is too..."

"That's right, Lord Bishop, they're such a waste!"

Heno gritted his teeth.

"But that's an army of 5,000 people after all! no matter how wasteful they are, they are heavily armed men, they can be cornered, they can't do it without double the number of enemies, and the Nolan family is a vassal of the Qingle Empire after all!"

Heno knelt down on one knee towards the bishop.

"Lord Bishop, in a short period of time, only the Church's Demon Hunter Legion, plus our family's army, will go to the Great Rift Valley to rescue the group of waste!"

A big nobleman like Heno made such a big gift in front of him, which made the bishop very face-saving.

"But what if both of our armies are out of the city, and those unknown enemies come to Nolan City?"

Heno still didn't get up, nodding to the bishop with an approving look.

"Lord Bishop's concerns are very thoughtful, I dare to say that if Lord Bishop deigns to be the general of the Imperial Army, it is definitely more suitable than the current waste, there are explorers in the city directly under the city, although these people are not worthy of a plate of scattered sand, but at least they are all old soldiers, under their care, no army several times the number of times can not shake the strong city of Nolan!"

"Please give the Bishop's order, if we go late, the Emperor will definitely blame my father, for the sake of our coexistence in Nolan City, please help us!

This feeling of both interests and being slapped on the back makes the bishop very useful, and he still knows the basic addition and subtraction, judging from the military situation, how can the army of 10,000 people go to the rescue, how can it not fail?

"Well, Lord Heno, you are a devout believer and a child of God's love, and God told me that I should help you in this righteous deed. ”

He turned to the Witcher Legion officer who was already on the side.

"The situation is already understood, right? Hurry up and set off with the Nolan City army in the shortest possible time to rescue those poor children!"

"Obey the orders of the Bishop, and I will convey it to the Legion Commander!"

The officer, dressed in white armor that stood out in the night, trotted out of the parlor.

Heno, who had watched him go away, stood up with a smile on his lips in the dim light.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your help, and the Nolan family will remember your kindness forever!"

The bishop's smile was like a spring breeze.

"Don't thank me too much, it's all God's will, I'm just conveying it!"

Heno looked at the bishop levelly.

"Your Excellency Bishop is right! All this is God's will......"

On the side, Qin Xiaoxia's longing body watched this scene playfully outside the perception of both sides.

'O will of God...'

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"Assemble~~~~Assemble~~~ Urgent military situation!!Ready to go!!"

Soldiers on camels shouted in the barracks.

Except for the part on the night duty, the half-awake Witcher Legion soldiers were forced to get up from their barracks and start wearing white armor.

By the time they gathered and rushed outside the city, the 6,000 Red Leaf Army of Nolan City were already waiting there, compared to the sleepy eyes of the Church Legion mixed with noisy whispers, the Red Leaf Army was solemn and silent.

Sitting on a tall camel, Heno nodded to the leader of the Demon Hunter Legion, and as his eyes swept over, he remembered the special aura of the beings in the opposing army in his heart.

Then he waved his hand.

"Let's go! The Imperial Army is still waiting for us!"