Chapter 40: The Reaction of the Nations (I)

Bahas Empire, imperial capital of Oventhal

In the Imperial Palace, in a luxurious and gorgeous small living room, a young man is sitting on a sofa, leisurely looking at a stack of papers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At first glance, it was a handsome man with beautiful eyebrows, not burly, but slightly thin, and his sun-kissed blonde hair hung down casually, reflecting a skin that was fairer than most women; The bridge of the nose is as straight as a snow-capped mountain, the chin is slightly pointed but soft, the face is delicate and a little feminine, the eyes are the most evil narrow shape, and the delicate dark purple pupils are like amethysts, full of indescribable seductive beauty.

But at the same time, there is a coercion and temperament unique to him that is unique to the nobility of the heavens, which makes people involuntarily awe-inspired.

Because, he is Gilkenifer. Lune. Rod. Al. Nikus, the twenty-two-year-old current emperor of the Bahas Empire.

- This is a young emperor who is feared by the nobles and respected by his subjects, and is known as the best young emperor of all generations, but also an iron-fisted tyrant known as the "Emperor of Blood". He has never been afraid to kill his blood relatives on a large scale. As early as the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he mercilessly launched one purge after another of the domestic nobles, almost ascending to the throne in blood and corpses, and then in the bitter scolding and cursing of the imperial nobles, he eradicated many local magnates in the bloodiest way, and completed the centralization of the Bajas Empire at an astonishing speed.

As a price, countless mutinies, rebellions and assassinations broke out in the Bajas Empire during this period, and the emperor's countermeasures were all bloody suppression, so every year countless unknown nobles were pushed to the execution ground by their families, their heads hung on the city gates, and their bodies were thrown to which wilderness to feed the beasts.

Therefore, on the occasion of the gathering of the nobles of the upper class of the empire, among the gossip full of fear and hatred, Emperor Gilkenifer is often described as quite unbearable: what bloodthirsty killing, sacrificing living people to evil gods, drinking human blood every night, almost like a male version of the blood queen. Even the most objective description of this emperor is inseparable from derogatory terms such as stubbornness and arbitrariness.

But in fact, in private, he is actually a beautiful man with an elegant personality, who likes to be quiet, and is quite bookish.

“…… Hehe, known as the impregnable fortress city yes. Lantil was actually attacked by the undead in the city overnight and became a lair of the undead? Don't all the city officials have brains? Village. The kingdom of Yestij is really humiliating to the limit this time! ”

Looking at the latest information in his hand, Emperor Gilkniffer sighed with a smile, "...... Anyway, I couldn't have imagined that such an absurd thing could happen in any city in the Empire: being attacked by the cemetery of my own city? How idiotic does this have to be? ”

“…… Your Majesty, please don't just make fun of others! Has the murderer behind this incident been identified? From what I've learned of necromantic magic, unless someone does something behind it, the city's public graveyards can't break out of such an undead scourge anyway! ”

The old man who spoke, sitting on a chair opposite Emperor Gilkenifer, was wearing a loose pure white robe, with a conspicuous white beard that hung down to his waist on his chin, although his snow-like hair was still thick, but the age of aging had also turned into wrinkles on his face, and only a pair of bright eyes still shone with a sharp light full of wisdom - this old man who was very noble at first glance was the strongest magic chanter in the history of the empire, the chief court magician, Fruda? Palatine Grand Sage.

At the same time, he was also the most respected teacher and the most important thinker of Emperor Gilkenifer, and was affectionately called "old man" by the emperor.

“…… It's unclear for the time being, but in terms of tactics, it looks like the work of some evil organization that worships demons, such as the famous 'Zhiranong'. However, rumors seem to have circulated in the local area that around the time of the outbreak of the Deadly Apocalypse, there were secret agents of the Slenn Cult in the fortress city of Ye. Lantil activities, it is said that disguised as a knight of our country killed a lot of people there, and also with the inside. The adventurers of the kingdom of Jestijah fought against the army......"

Emperor Gilkenifer replied, "...... In addition, according to the secret report we have planted in the Slen Sect, it seems that the Slian Sect did not long ago attack the fortress city. Operations have been carried out in the area around Lantil...... But my staff were skeptical, for the Slen Cult had always been violent and cruel, but it was mad to blatantly sacrifice a city's humans to the undead or demons like this. It's like a slap in the face of their 'human supremacism'! The loss of image and reputation alone is immeasurable......"

“…… Well...... How so? Although from the point of view of common sense, the Silian Sect should not tear down its own signboard, do this kind of thing, and downgrade its image status to the first-class cult. But if there are huge interests behind this, there is no guarantee that they will not take risks......"

The Great Sage of Fruda slowly stroked his long beard and looked at the ceiling with empty eyes, as if he remembered the distant past, "...... In addition, the rulers of the nations are not always able to remain sane. Otherwise, the rule of the King of Eight Desires over this world five hundred years ago would not have been so short-lived...... By the way, what happened to that city? Those undead are still entrenched in Yah. Lantier? ”

“…… They are still entrenched there, and according to the return of the escaped merchants, yes now. Lantil has become a city of the dead. ”

“…… Alas, in this case, the Empire sent troops to attack. The only way to the kingdom of Jestijah has been blocked by the undead! What's more, gather in Yah. The tens of thousands of undead creatures in that border city of Lantil have certainly caused heavy losses to the kingdom, but won't they also pose a threat to our country in the future? Your Majesty, are you prepared for precautions at the border? The mastermind behind this undead catastrophe has succeeded in striking hard this time. The kingdom of Yestijah may be targeting our country next time! The Grand Sage of Fruda said with a little worry.

“…… I've ordered near yes. The Imperial towns of Lantil have been heightened in vigilance. And, old man, as you know, I haven't yet made a full-scale invasion until we have completely cleaned up the opponents of the country and laid down an absolutely solid rear. The intention of the kingdom of Jestijah. The main purpose of the previous expeditions to the west was to take the opportunity to gather military power, and the second goal was to suppress those disobedient guys and consume their troops and financial resources. The last goal is to follow in. The kingdom of Yestijah fought a war of attrition, constantly weakening the kingdom's defenses. Even if the path to attack the kingdom is blocked by the undead, it is actually not in the way, and it can be completely stopped temporarily. The strategy of the kingdom of Jestijah turned to other directions. ”

Emperor Gilkenifer replied, "...... And, in fact, we don't have to worry about it yet. The undead of Lantil have invaded the empire as they have organized adventurers and remnants of the city to escape from the city near the border, established a military stronghold, and successfully held off the undead for us. ”

“…… Oh? Who is capable of this? Village. There are still such heroes in the kingdom of Jestij? Fruda raised an eyebrow.

“…… One was named Anz. Your. Kyo's magic chanter, he led a group of escapes Yay. The survivors of Lantil have set up camps on the edge of the great forests and grasslands to contain the undead, creating a buffer zone between us and the undead...... That's all we know for the time being. ”

Emperor Gilkenifer shrugged his shoulders, "...... It seems to me that both the defense is entrenched in Yay. The undead of Lantil are still attacking again in the future. The kingdom of Jestijah, the power of this magic chanter, is very useful, and it is worth the price that the empire has to pay to buy and woo ......"

“…… I think so too. Fruda nodded, "...... But it's better to get a closer look at that person's intel first......"

“…… Please rest assured, old man, I am not so reckless, and now I have asked my subordinates to find a way to arrange for someone to go over to find out the news......"

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On the other hand, compared with the leisurely attitude of the Bahas Emperor Gilkenifer and the Emperor Fruda, who "don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement", in recent days, it has been much more miserable in terms of the Slian Sect, which has lost troops one after another.

-- The proud "Six-Colored Sacred Codex" special forces were half knocked out in the blink of an eye! The three troops of [Sunshine Sacred Scripture], [Pitch Black Holy Scripture], and [Wind Flower Holy Scripture] were almost completely wiped out, and even mounted two extremely precious artifacts!

What's even worse is that after paying such heavy losses, they haven't fully figured out who the enemy is this time......