After a series of drastic changes such as the intervention of the Central Church, the invasion of the Quadruple Alliance, the disappearance of Emperor Charlottes, the misfortune of the two princes, and the Xiao Wall, the war of the Fayele Empire has entered its seventh month, the original powerful emperor has been lost, and the elite soldiers are dying, and the surrender is no longer the prestige of the past

On January 22, 1687, the gate to the periphery of the imperial capital was opened, and the rebel army under the leadership of Prince Carloton pointed directly at the city of Byrne, and the two princes realized that a catastrophe was coming, and hurriedly stopped leaning against each other and joined forces to fight against the menacing uncle

The last 10,000 troops of the emperor gathered to defend the imperial capital of Bern, and faced a total of 50,000 rebels, including local troops and mercenaries, although the emperor's strength was far less than the rebels, but they had the strong fortifications of the imperial capital, and they also held a trump card: the last 500 or so golden guards

The special force of the Fayele Empire - the Golden Guard, is known for its strong individual combat effectiveness, and the three continents of Olopa are in the strongest period of the Fayele Empire, that is, during the reign of the former Emperor Frederick VI, the emperor had more than 6,000 active Golden Guards, and the retired reserve troops are countless, and it is precisely with this strong army within the army that the Fayele Empire is so indispensable, and the surrounding neighbors are all afraid and chilled, but since the original fourth prince Du Liss took away a large number of golden guards when he left the Poole Kingdom twelve years ago, the great prince who held the real power of the empire that yearIn order to prevent these powerful soldiers from falling into the hands of other royal families, the later Emperor Charlotte I forcibly disbanded all the Golden Guards except for his own descendants, so that this ace army was greatly reduced, and the number of the Golden Guards was less than one-tenth of that of his father's reign

It was precisely because of the small number of people that Charlotte I had been hiding and refusing to transfer lightly, and then Charlotte I disappeared unexpectedly, and because the Golden Guards only obeyed the transfer of the emperor himself, even the two princes did not have the right to give orders to them, so since the outbreak of the war, none of the Golden Guards had participated in a battle, and if it were not for the rebels who had arrived in the city, this army with extremely strong combat effectiveness would still sit on the wall and wait for the order of the emperor who would never return

Although the rebels have occupied most of the empire and have an absolute numerical advantage, it is still too early to say who will die in this bloody battle of attack and defense of Byrne City, due to the addition of 500 Golden Guards

But it was always the common people who suffered in the war, and more and more desperate civilians turned to the new but very fragile popular commune in the south of the empire in search of the only peace and hope

The mythical city of St. Papal Island

In the spacious basement of Hagen's bakery, a shirtless, sweaty young man wielded two knightly swords, dazzling and dazzling, the red flames in the torches on the wall scurried in the whirring sword wind, and a shockingly long scar on his otherwise handsome face was clearly visible, and hundreds of rounded and raised scars pierced by sharp objects were clearly visible on his body, although they had long since healed, but they were enough to make any person with a dense phobia tremble

The scars are a man's medal, as well as for a warrior, but for this young man, those dense round scars are not glory at all, but proof of shame, unlike the scars left on his face in battle, those round and raised scars are all shameful testimonies of being sentenced to death, death is not terrible, what is terrible is life is worse than death, if you die in the steel virgin that day, you don't have to bear the pain of not knowing when it will end

I don't know how she's doing now

As soon as this thought appeared, Julian quickly grabbed it, tried to shake it out of his mind, tried not to think about anything, and for this reason he swung his sword, and swung his sword, and swung his sword, and swung his sword whenever he could......

In addition to eating, drinking, and sleeping, he kept repeating these actions every day, he never knew how to rest, and he was worried that as soon as he stopped, he would have that thought, and then he couldn't control his actions and ran outside to bring trouble to the people who sheltered him, but even at the moment of swinging the sword, that thought would always flash, and every time it made his heart ache

The bakery's owner, the bald Hagen, walked down the secret passage into the basement and watched Julian's near-self-mutilating exercises, Hagen shook his head, he untied his apron and pulled out a blue brick from the wall, revealing a Hessian hole in the wall, and Hagen reached into the hole and dragged a heavy object out of it

It was a two-handed greatsword, made of stainless steel, unusually heavy, the body of the sword was shiny, there was not a trace of rust, it can be seen that the owner of the sword cherished it very much, it was often wiped, Hagen held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and turned the greatsword upside down on the ground, the shrewdness of the merchant and the enthusiasm of the baker disappeared from his face, replaced by the coldness and concentration that only a soldier can have

Hagen shouted and struck Julian, who was dancing his sword

Julian had long known about Hagen's appearance, he saw Hagen for the first time, and took out his weapon, although he had long known that Hagen was not an ordinary businessman and baker, but he had never seen his fighting posture, Julian welcomed Hagen to fight with him, it was boring to dance a sword alone, and it would become more interesting to have a sparring opponent, and he was curious about Hagen's strength

Three swords slammed into the air hundreds of times, Hagen's sword sank vigorously, his swordsmanship was based on power-based slashing, and he did not waste excess power on fancy feints, each slash was to take the shortest path to attack the opponent, simple but real, and he wielded such a heavy sword without any signs of exhaustion, which shows that his arm strength and endurance are very good, if Hagen is draped in a well-fitting armor, coupled with this two-handed giant sword, he must be a swordsman with extraordinary temperament

However, Hagen was defeated in the end, with one knight's saber deflecting the two-handed greatsword, and the other knight's saber against Hagen's chest

Yes, it's really good, Hagen withdrew his two-handed giant sword, applauded, I can't imagine that your swordsmanship has advanced to such a level, although you are still a blessed knight, but if you exclude the battle spirit factor, you can defeat most of the prayer knights or guard knights with your swordsmanship alone, and even some paladins or royal knights are not your opponents

I had nothing else to do but swing my sword, and I was not surprised by the heartfelt praise of Hagen, Julian, who had a great talent for swordsmanship since he was a child, and he could not get more pleasure from it, and besides, he was not happy now

Look at your frowning brows, looking at Julian's sad look like the sea, Hagen was a little helpless

Boss Hagen: At this time, you should be entertaining guests in the store, am I misremembering the time?

You remember correctly, I closed early

Oh, Hagen boss, you are always cautious and cautious, and today you suddenly disrupt the rules of life, are you not afraid that the Central Church will find clues, Julian's words are vaguely ironic, in Julian's opinion, some of Hagen's usual overly cautious actions are completely unnecessary

Hehe, you bastard Hagen heard the sound outside the strings, but he didn't pursue it, and after laughing, his attitude began to be strict, and listened, from now on, you can no longer practice swords

Why Julian wondered what to do with this request

Give you a day to rest and recover

Can you give me an explanation

Come out with me tomorrow, and I don't want you to overdraw your body in advance because of excessive practice

Where to go at the far gate

Don't ask, you'll know later, after that, Hagen walked towards the secret passage with his two-handed greatsword

Julian immediately blocked Hagen's way, you must sue me, or I won't go anywhere

Don't be stubborn, don't tell sù you're for your good

Unless there was a reason why I had to leave, Julian would not let her be in the Papal Palace, and he would never leave the City of Myths even a step until he rescued her

Seeing Julian's temper that couldn't be pulled back by the nine cows, Hagen patted his head very painfully, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, he finally made a decision: Okay, I tell you that this trip has something to do with your fiancée

What Julian was horrified

We found out about your fiancée, there is bad news and good news, which one to listen to first

Don't sell it, hurry up and tell me, Julian's heart is like countless ants crawling, and I can't wait

Then I'll tell you the bad news, the Pope didn't cure her, and although she was still alive, she was still faint, and she willingly accepted the death penalty in exchange for a promise that she couldn't fulfill at all

Fortunately, it was far from the worst outcome in his heart, and Julian took a deep breath, and his beating heart gradually calmed down

The good news was that she had been removed from the heavily guarded Papal Palace, and she was currently in the city of Madolu

Madolu Julie flashed the details of the city with peace of mind, the city is located 60 kilometers west of the Holy City, in the deep mountains and valleys of the island, the climate is mild, the four seasons are like spring, the air is fresh, the scenery is picturesque, it is a rare place of leisure on the Holy Pope Island, the city is also a place for knights to recuperate, if Frey is transferred there, it is a hundred times better than in the city of myths

Are we going to Madolu, Julian asked excitedly, surprised and delighted

yes

It's great that I'm finally able to meet Frey

Looking at Julian's stunned expression, Hagen sighed: I think you won't be able to sleep tonight I originally wanted you to have enough rest before telling you about this seems impossible.