Chapter 154: The Evil Empress (14)
When everyone sat down, Xiao stood beside Twelve respectfully, and she asked him to sit down, but Xiao said, "You are the only person who is qualified to inherit and command the Campbell's army in the past hundred years, and I, as the commander, should be at your command at any time." β
Twelve didn't force him: "What the hell are you talking about the Campbell Army?" β
Heine chimed in: "Yes, even I haven't heard of it!" β
Xiao shook his head and sighed: "Don't talk about you, Marquis Heine, even the eldest person in the family doesn't necessarily know about it now. β
After speaking, he stretched out his hand to the twelve: "Please also ask Your Highness to hand over the dagger to me." β
Twelve, according to the words, took out the dagger from the saber.
Shaw took it and pressed his index finger on the dagger's ruby, only to hear a slight click, the ruby that was originally a whole cracked, and a simple key fell out of it, Shaw picked up the key and handed it to Twelve along with the dagger.
"The Campbell's Army is a secret army founded by Colin Campbell, consisting of five hundred men who serve only the patriarch who can pull out Campbell's sword."
"At that time, the continent was still in a state of chaos, and the Robert family suddenly annexed the territories of many great lords and established an empire, and Campbell, although he had the skills of the dragon, was inevitably jealous of the emperor, so Duke Colin privately established this army."
"It's a pity that after so many years, there are many people who have inherited the position of Duke Campbell, but no one has ever been able to pull out this dagger."
"This army has been hidden in every corner of Novino, and its children and grandchildren have multiplied, but each generation will select five hundred qualified soldiers and a commander for the patriarch to drive."
Xiao explained the origin of the army in a few words, and Heine sighed: "Then what you are hiding is really deep!" β
He smiled: "I'm not too young, I originally thought that I wouldn't be able to wait for the day when Campbell's sword will see the light of day, but I didn't expect to wait for Your Highness, you are really the person chosen by the ancestor Colin!" β
Twelve's expression was dark, and she stared at the key in her hand: "Then what is this key for?" β
Shaw explained: "This key was used to open the Campbell's armory, just below the castle. β
Heine exclaimed: "It turns out that when I found you in this ancient castle, you were determined to follow me, in order to guard this armory, right?!" β
Shaw nodded sheepishly.
Twelve put away the key: "Put aside the affairs of the Campbell's army for now, and then we will have more time to sort it out slowly, Madame Heine, you sit down first, and I will tell you about our discovery on the border of Novino." β
Heine sat down, and Dean told her about the Powder Corps they had encountered the night before, at Twelve's beckoning.
Heine pounded the table with a look of hatred and said, "These despicable villains! I was seen through it once, and I wanted to come to Yin again! β
"What's going on?" Twelve questions.
Nathan looked at Heine with a worried look and said: "A while ago, a group of people claiming to be envoys from His Majesty came, and Heine welcomed them into the city, but found that they were sneaking around in the castle in the middle of the night. β
Then it all makes sense, why when Twelve and his men were about to see Heine at the door, the guards looked distrustful.
But Heine still brought them in, could it beβ
Twelve looked at Heine with an inquiring gaze.
Heine was a little weak-hearted, pointed at Nathan and said, "It's all his idea, he said that even if it's really a fine work, he can trick in and kill, maybe he can get some information." β
Nathan, who was sold simply, was at a loss.
Twelve said: "It doesn't matter what happened before, what matters is the arms and captured Kas soldiers who have been intercepted by us now, according to them, they were ordered to blow up the castle of Novino, and the amount of explosives is not as simple as blowing up a castle. β
Heine nodded: "I guess they didn't just come for me, this time they should also include the military camp." β
"Barracks?"
"Yes, Novino has a total of 50,000 troops, and it is these 50,000 troops that keep the 100,000 troops of the Kas Empire out."
The heart of Sima Zhao of the Kas Empire is well known to passers-by.
"Does the Kas Empire have as many as 100,000 troops?" Twelve frowned, this time she didn't just come to defend the city, Kyle gave her the order to capture Cass, but with the fifteen hundred in his hands and the 50,000 defenders of Novino himself, he was not sure.
"Yes, the current emperor of the Cass Empire is ambitious, and once vowed to annex the Robert Empire within two years, so he recruited troops on a large scale, and many young and middle-aged people in Lincheng were recruited to serve as soldiers." Nathan looked serious.
"Recruiting troopsβ" Twelve heard this, his expression thoughtful.
That night, Twelve stayed at Heine's castle, and Dean returned with her orders to lead the troops to the Novenor camp to repair, but just after leaving the city, he was confronted by Seya.
Seya came with Twelve, and along the way, she suffered a lot because she couldn't ride a horse, but she never complained, because many soldiers and knights thought she was a heroine like Twelve.
But only she knew what he was coming for.
"Master Dean!" Seya hurried and shouted.
Dean stopped his horse and looked at the visitor: "It's Seya, is there anything wrong with you?" β
"Where are you going? Why don't you see Your Highness? Seya's expression was a little anxious, and Dean only thought that he was worried about Twelve's comfort, so he said, "Your Highness has decided to rest at Madame Heine's, don't worry." β
Saiya tugged at the corner of her clothes and said, "My lord, after all, Your Highness is not familiar with life here, why don't you let me serve her?" β
Dean thought that this was the case, so he sent two soldiers to the castle gate.
Twelve had already washed up briefly, and had just finished discussing the current situation with Heine, planning to quietly go to Lincheng tomorrow to explore the truth, and was about to rest, when the door of the room was pushed open.
"Who?!" Twelve pulled out the dagger under the pillow and asked in a cold voice.
I saw Saiya holding a pot of water and looking at her with a restrained expression: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that you will be thirsty in the middle of the night, so I'll bring you some water." β
Twelve snorted coldly: "It's you, put it there, how did you get into the city?" β
Seya put the water down, her eyelashes trembling, "Lord Dean sent someone to send me here." β
"You begged him to send you here, didn't you? Saiya, others don't know about you, but I know it very well, do your part honestly, don't think that I will give you a second chance. β
Twelve showed no mercy to the person in front of him who easily betrayed him.