Chapter 1: The Court

A pair of Van knights, dressed in black and purple heavy steel armor, holding swords with wide palms, and wearing large red cloaks behind them, formed a cordon outside the walls of the palace. Today is the third anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the throne, and it is also a good day for him to be crowned queen, so these knights of the 'Violent Lion Regiment' under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family should naturally be careful to prevent someone from ruining the good mood of their master, that is, His Majesty Shagru.

But perhaps the more they are afraid, the more things will find them. A fast horse with a sweaty body, carrying the soldier in light leather armor behind him, went straight to the palace gate. Behind, more than 30 lightly armored warriors of the 'Jaguar Regiment', who were in charge of guarding the imperial capital, were chasing after them on foot. The horses seemed to have gone through a long run, so their speed slowed down a bit, and those lightly armored samurai were all people with super-level strength, so although they were chasing the horse on foot, they were also approaching at a rapid pace.

The horses were about to approach the gate of the palace, but three afterimages flashed, and a sword light so terrible that it seemed to cut through the entire earth swept towards the horse with a 'bang' wind whistle. This warlike horse from the edge of the desert in the northern part of the empire, with a huge body that was three heads taller than ordinary people, was ruthlessly torn into hundreds of pieces in the sword light, and the flesh and blood flew sideways, and a blood rain suddenly fell within a radius of more than ten meters.

The pursuing light-armored warrior saw the heavy-armored knight who made the move, and immediately stopped the momentum of running, and stood on the spot to perform the military salute of the Van Empire, and the heavy-armored knight had already snorted coldly, and slashed at the soldier who was wearing light leather armor and fell to the ground in embarrassment and couldn't struggle.

When the soldier saw the giant sword approaching, he immediately howled loudly: "My lord, my lord, my lord, my lord, my lord... The 'Iron Castle' was captured, and Admiral Sarin betrayed him, he, and he. ”

The heavy sword came to a halt at a finger's distance from the head, and the lightly armored warriors behind had already let out an exclamation, and hundreds of heavily armored knights nearby also walked over quickly. A tall 'Violent Lion Regiment' knight wearing golden armor heard the commotion, ran out of the palace with several knights, and shouted in a deep voice: "Silence, what are you doing?"

The knight who slashed the horse to death immediately raised his sword and saluted, and replied in a low voice: "Battle report, the 'Iron Blood' battle fort has fallen, and Admiral Sarin has betrayed the Empire... It should be the Smart Empire attacking us. ”

The bad news was immediately conveyed to the palace through strict channels, and the soldier who had just been almost killed as a thug had been recorded on the spot by the senior officers of the 'Violent Lion Regiment' and sent to the military headquarters to rest. Before receiving the order, the ****** of the three major legions of 'Storm Lion', 'Jaguar', and 'Swift Wolf' had been conveyed downward, and the vigilance of the entire imperial capital was suddenly tightened by more than a hundred times.

In the hall of the palace, the triangular face, triangular face, withered yellow beard, and thin figure of the Minister of State of the Vantary Empire were smiling and holding a wine glass, offering courtesy to a young beautiful lady in front of him. Although this lady looks no more than sixteen years old, she is more than enough to be his granddaughter in terms of age, but looking at his expression of affectionately hugging the girl's waist, people who don't know just look at the back, they will think that it is a pair of jade people made in heaven.

As for the girl's father, an earl of the Empire, he was smiling and circling among several nobles, and from time to time he glanced at his daughter, who was almost pulled in the arms of the Minister of State, and his face was full of smug smiles.

The court ceremonial officer, dressed in red uniform, stealthily, slowly, and silently approached the Minister of State, and whispered a word in his ear. Then the wonderful effect appeared, and the face of the Minister of State suddenly changed from spring to midwinter, and he asked in a low voice: "What about the Prime Minister, what about the Minister of Garrison, what about the Minister of War? Oh my God, where is Your Majesty?"

One of the protagonists of the banquet, the object of today's canonization of the empress, the daughter of the noble Grand Duke of Glomy, the de facto queen of the Van Empire is sitting alone on the throne, surrounded by a large pile of silk and satin, but the supreme leader of the Van Empire, His Majesty the Venerable Shagru, is gone.

The Minister of State quickly twisted the young lady's buttocks, and then rushed towards several equally thin old men, several people nervously put their heads together and whispered for a while, an old man in the uniform of a senior general also joined them, after about the time to drink a glass of wine, the tall old man with more than thirty military merit medals on his left chest walked out quickly, and more than a dozen knights of the 'Violent Lion Regiment' rushed out of the palace around him.

As for the ministers of state, after threatening the head of the palace with cold eyes for a while, the head of the palace, who was wearing a hot golden-red uniform and his hair was curled into waves, walked into the palace with a few important ministers of the empire with a little reluctance. Of course, no one would see the Prime Minister take out a glitter from his body and stuff it into the palm of the steward's hand, and the glitter disappeared after the steward's hand stroked his body at will. Of course, even if someone sees it, he will definitely not see it.

After walking along the long corridor, covered with oil paintings of scantily clad beauties, the steward stopped in front of an oak gate, where six palace guards stood with weapons in hand, looking at the old men with blazing eyes.

The tall, handsome-looking, and always serious expression of the palace steward pointed at the six palace guards with a majestic and disconnected gesture, blinked his eyes, and then silently took a few steps backwards behind the ministers.

The Prime Minister immediately stepped forward and shouted in a low voice: "Get out of the way for me, is Your Majesty inside?"

A janissary guard with seven golden larks on his chest, showing his noble noble lineage, replied rigidly: "I'm sorry, honorable Prime Minister, Your Majesty is discussing the policy of the state, and you probably shouldn't disturb him." ”

The prime minister was stunned for a moment, staring at the family crest on his chest, while the janissary gently shook the sword in his hand and looked at the prime minister fiercely.

The prime minister snorted and took a step back, a cold light had flashed in his triangular eyes, and he didn't know what thoughts he was starting to turn around. The Minister of War, on the other hand, had already stepped forward and whispered, "Get out of the way, damn it, or I'll assign you to the northern frontier to raise horses." Give you a cup of tea and think about it, hum, all the officers of your family have to go to the frontier for me, as for the civil officials of your family... He glanced back.

The Prime Minister immediately said dryly: "The Imperial Shatuo Province needs a large number of volunteers to take charge of daily affairs, I think... ”

The Minister of State quickly said: "If you are afraid of Your Majesty's scolding, I can guarantee that Your Majesty will not blame you, we have very important matters and Your Majesty's agreement." ”

The six Praetorian guards pondered for a moment, looked at each other, and quickly moved out of the way. The palace manager in the back shrugged his shoulders slightly, but immediately found that this move was not suitable for his identity, so he quickly took out a golden handkerchief, gently wiped the corners of his mouth, and at the same time covered up his indecent movements.

Among the four ministers, the minister of state, the minister of war, and the minister of garrison, the minister of military affairs was born in the military after all, and although he was a little too drunk, he was at least much more powerful than the other three. After seeing the eyes of the six Praetorian guards who would definitely not help, the Minister of War took a breath and slammed his fist lightly on the four-meter-high oak gate. With a soft sound, the last inside the door was broken, and the four ministers immediately pushed the door and walked in.

The emperor of the empire, the supreme ruler Shagru, the figure who canonized the empress today, is naked, holding a blonde beautiful woman in her arms, and her hands are caressing her **** back. The woman's long skirt was almost hanging under her hips, and the two pieces of smooth, white flesh were directly exposed in front of the four old men and a palace steward. Seeing the five people coming in, His Majesty Shagru, who was about to carry the woman to his desk, was stunned for a moment, and his pale blue eyes were full of puzzlement for a while.

The prime minister bowed quickly and whispered, "Your Majesty, please forgive your sins." We have urgent matters to discuss with you, but as you know, the door to your study is so soundproofed that we can't knock on the door to let you know. ”

Shagru immediately regained his composure, his head swayed slightly, and the palace steward immediately closed the door, pressed his face tightly against the door, and turned his back towards the room, and just pressed against the door.

The Minister of State, using his efficiency in dealing with state affairs, quickly picked up a nearly torn mantle from the ground, handed it to Shagru, who tucked it into the woman's haphazard manner, and began to arrange his clothes without any inhibitions. The woman also quickly put on her clothes as usual, and after tiding up her messy long hair a little, she took out a small sandalwood fan and fanned it easily, as if she was a noblewoman.

The eyes of the four ministers lit up, this beautiful woman who almost dripped **** is not the big lord near the southern border, the wife of Duke Green?

Shagru tidied up his clothes and asked, "Okay, what's the matter?" I'm discussing with Duchess Green about the taxation of the Southern Territories, and you actually rushed in and disturbed us, which is a big crime to undermine the country's tax policy, but I think all four of them are important ministers of the Empire, and I don't think they will be rude to this extent... So, who can tell me, what's going on?"

The Minister of State exclaimed in his heart: "Although he is only thirty years old, His Majesty is already like a Majesty, what a young man and what a young man can do... Well, it would have been more perfect if the look had been more natural and had not looked at Mrs. Green. ”

The Minister of War stepped forward, bowed slightly, and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Smart Empire has launched an attack on us. ”

Shagru raised his eyebrows and muttered in a low voice: "Oh, we were close allies half a year ago, and now we are at war? ”

After muttering for a while, Shagru's face suddenly filled with a smile: "Then, let them attack, although the magicians of the Smart Empire are the most powerful on the continent, our Van Empire has the most powerful knights, the largest legion on the continent, let them come." The Predator will thwart their plots, won't they? Those who believe in the gods of conspiracy, don't they know that the Predator Citadel is impossible to conquer?"

The Minister of War took a breath of cold air and looked at Shagru with a relaxed face a little frightened. Shagru immediately noticed that something was wrong with him, and immediately asked, "Alright, alright, dear Siddock, tell me, what's the matter?"

The Minister of War did not dare to answer, and after seeing the bodies of the Minister of State and the Minister of Garrison retreating slightly, the Prime Minister had no choice but to step forward helplessly and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Admiral Sarin of the 'Iron and Blood Battle Castle' has betrayed the Empire, and the War Fort has fallen. ”

There was a piercing roar in the study of the palace, the sound was so loud that it even startled the six guards at the door, if it weren't for the fact that the four ministers could not do anything to hurt the emperor, they would have rushed in a long time ago, but even so, they still secretly forced a gap open, ignoring the annoyed face of the palace manager behind the door, and observed the situation in the study.

Shagru regained his composure as soon as he howled, and he asked in a low voice, "The Battle Fortress has fallen, damn it, can they go straight into the hinterland of the Empire?"

The Minister of Security reported in a low voice with a little trembling: "Your Majesty, this, there is no news for the time being, our spies are they... ”

Shagru grabbed a pair of white gloves on the desk and slammed them on the head of the security minister, scolding, "Yes, spy, spy... Those spies under your command. How much money do I give you every year?hmm? How many beautiful women do I allow you to choose from the people every year?hmm? I even tolerate you being the first to assault those beautiful little girls when you train them, and they are all going to be sent out to be spies... However, you didn't get the information that the Smart Empire was going to send troops, which is already a mistake, and you don't even know what they are doing now?"

The Minister of Security immediately fell to his knees, trembling and not daring to speak.

The Minister of State glanced at him with pity, pondered in his heart for a while, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I can't blame Lord Shaxx, in recent months, there have been many rebellions in Shatuo Province, and most of the capable agents have been sent there, and the forces on the southern border are weaker, so there is no timely intelligence back, which can't be blamed on Lord Shaxx... But it doesn't matter, we can regain the details of the situation over there in seven days, and the people loyal to the empire will automatically report to us the information. ”

Shagru's face was cloudy for a while, and he nodded slowly, and said in a low voice: "Well, okay, don't worry about trivial matters, Shaxx, you go and reorganize your spy system now, I want to know where their army is progressing now, and what they are doing." Didn't you tell me that those beautiful spies of yours could know the color of the underwear of any minister of any empire, and if you couldn't find out about it, then you wouldn't have to come back. ”

Shaxx hurriedly thanked him, cast a grateful look at the Minister of State, quickly got up and rushed to the gate, he smashed through the palace governor, squeezed through the six janissaries, the power was so great that it was not even weaker than a middle-level knight. Just as the six Praetorian Guards marveled at the power in Lord Shaxx's body, the door closed in front of their noses again. The Prime Minister and the Minister of War regretted that they had missed an opportunity to show favor to Shaxx.

Shagru was silent for a while, and then ordered in a low voice: "Prepare for battle, gentlemen, you have always told me that we have the most powerful knight order and the largest legion on the continent, so now is the time to prove your word." Isn't it in our land that we can't deal with the ragtag armies of the Smart Empire?"

The Minister of State slapped himself on the back: "Your Majesty, it is impossible for them to overcome us, I have this confidence." ”

Shagru was about to laugh a few times to express his pleasure, but the Duchess Grimm beside him had already let out a gentle cough, and Shagru immediately turned around and looked at Lady Grimm gently. Madame whispered in a coquettish voice: "Your Majesty, please send a large army as soon as possible, after the 'Iron and Blood Battle Castle', it will be the territory of the Green family." ”

Shagru was stunned for a moment, the light in his eyes flashed a few times, and Mrs. Green was suddenly in a hurry, ignoring the three ministers watching from the side, so she wrapped herself around Shagru's body and whispered a few words in his ear. Shagru smiled, twisted her face, and said, "Tell Duke Green and the three great lords near his territory to cooperate with the Imperial garrison before the Imperial army arrives, and try to kill and injure the army of the Smart Empire as much as possible." ”

The Minister of War nodded slightly, and muttered in his heart: "Aha, yes, maybe it's a good thing that Duke Green's territory has been killed, at least Your Majesty can take this beauty for yourself, but dear Mrs. Green is unwilling, to be Your Majesty's lover, but not to be the wife of the Great Lord." ”

Of course, the Minister of War did not dare to say these words, and he could only imagine in the depths of his mind how pleasant it would be to put his arms around Mrs. Green.

There was silence for a while, and Shagru asked, "So, is there anything else? Now that you are ready for battle, who else can I rely on?"

The three ministers bowed slightly, and the Minister of War replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I still need your authorization to authorize me to mobilize the troops of the Empire." ”

Shagru suddenly realized 'oh': "Of course, of course, it is. But before the military situation is clear, how many troops do you need? The entire army of the empire cannot be moved at will, you can send a legion over to see the situation first... Hmm, isn't it okay for me to verbally give you the command of the troops you need?"

The Minister of War was stunned for a moment, scolded in his heart, and smiled respectfully on his face: "That's natural, Your Majesty, I'll handle it now." ”

Shagru nodded indifferently, looked at Madame Grimm absentmindedly, and whispered, "For so many years, the Van Empire has not been defeated in a war, you have to remember." Well, our other allies ... You send them a letter asking them to adjust their troops on the border a little, and tell them that I don't need them to help me, as long as their horses' hooves move a little. ”

The three ministers bowed again, and Shagru pondered for a moment, and said, "Don't be too nervous, how many magicians can the Smart Empire send to war?" ”

The three ministers bowed, then slowly retreated.

Shagru's hand immediately wrapped his arms around Mrs. Green's waist and smiled: "Okay, I won't watch your husband's territory being occupied, don't worry, I will definitely protect your family's interests." I think Duke Green has already left the imperial capital and returned to his own territory, right? ”

Mrs. Green chuckled, "God, your queen is still in the hall." ”

Shagru muttered, kissed deeply, and said vaguely: "Queen, I don't love her, although she is beautiful, she is just a tool... As for the gods, we don't have gods in the Vatican Empire. ”