Chapter XXII: The Wheels of War
The Count lowered his fist, and the nobles below immediately fell silent.
The Count, who used to laugh and laugh in the past, had a very serious expression at this time, even with a sense of sacredness, and the morning sun shone on the side of his face, clearly outlining every cluster of muscle on his face, making the position where light and shadow intersected seem rock-solid, so that everyone present could feel his determination.
The Count spoke, his voice not frivolous as before, but with a deep power: "Nobles of the House of Arias, my compatriots, my brothers and sisters! No, if one takes into account the expectations and intentions of each generation of the Arias family, the time goes all the way back to the day the Kingdom of Iberia was founded.
Everyone here knows how hard it was and how much it cost us!
For the day to come, some of you have remained incognito and have not left the village where you were trained for years, some have traveled all over the continent to earn back every shield for our army, others have gone around visiting powerful warriors and mages and trying to make him one of us, and I myself have played myself as a useless fool who knows only what to do and what to do in the king's capital. He glanced back at Selinda behind him, "And let my poor daughter Selinda and my beloved wife suffer so much......"
"Father......" Selinda could no longer hold back her emotions when she heard the Count say these words, and tears flowed out of her eyes as if the floodgates had opened.
The Count nodded to her, then turned back and continued: "But we have not suffered all this in vain! Whoever made us do this, we will have to repay him tenfold and hundredfold! We are gathered here to-morrow, and we will set out tomorrow to regain what we have lost with our swords and swords!"
"Long live Arias! Long live Lord Count!" The emotions of the people below were quickly mobilized by the Count, who shouted slogans and some drew their weapons and waved them vigorously.
"Everyone here knows the stories of the Founding Triangle Berserker Merlot, the mage Matthew, and the knight Alan. While Merlot's descendants are guarding the country's borders, Alan's descendants are striking us in every way. Until now, the woman who usurped power in the royal capital, each of them is ashamed of their ancestors!
Laura, the pseudo-queen, is the most sinful of them all!
She murdered her father and mother, murdered her own brother, and usurped the throne. She joined forces with foreign nations to murder the Sage of Sasso, the pillar of the kingdom. She destroys the Tower of Radiant Wings and the Tower of Alchemy, causing the Royal Mage Tower to fall apart. She also went around suppressing our ally, the Tower of China, and forcibly reclaiming her fiefdoms.
Any one of these things would be enough to disqualify her from continuing to sit on the throne. For the sake of the future of the Kingdom, we cannot afford to sit idly by. We must take on the mission left to us by our ancestors and clean up the royal family!"
Count Carlos stretched out his hand and pointed to the banner behind him, "Fortunately, the god of nature has always favored the kingdom, and he has left us a kind, diligent, benevolent, and generous monarch, the original heir to the throne, Prince Javier.
The Arias family, the Alonso family, the Tower of China, the Tower of Radiant Wings, the Tower of Alchemy, the Tower of Spiritual Eyes, the Tower of Thunder, and the Tower of Shattered Mangs have formed an alliance to assist Prince Javier in reclaiming the throne!"
"Clean up the royal family and reclaim the throne!Long live Arias! Long live Lord Earl!" shouted one after another.
Count Carlos turned around and walked to Li Jia's side, patted him on the shoulder affectionately, and said to the people below: "This is Your Excellency Li Jia from the Tower of China, a highly gifted high-level mage, who has now married my daughter Selene and become my son-in-law, and the Tower of China and the Arias family have been connected in the closest way. He is here, which means that the Tower of China is our backing. As a representative of the Tower of China, please say a few words. ”
"Me?" Li Jia was overwhelmed by this sudden request. He whispered nervously, "Your Excellency Carlos, I have nothing to prepare!
"Don't panic, I thought of it on the spur of the moment. What you have to do is very simple, boost your morale, talk about Laura's sins, and the support that the Tower of China has for us. The Earl said.
"But ......" Li Jia was about to argue, but was grabbed by the earl's wrist, the earl's hand was extremely strong, and with a slight pull, Li Jia was pulled down to the front of the high platform, and then he let go of his hand and stood behind.
Li Jia looked at the crowd watching him with a tiger, flustered in his heart, and didn't know what to say. He swallowed hard, and had to follow the earl's meaning and said: "I am Li Jia from the Tower of China, what Princess Laura has done in the royal capital is very unpopular, we will support your cause and defeat our common enemy in the royal capital." ”
"Some of you may not have paid much attention to the Tower of China, which is a magic tower with several great magicians. In terms of strength alone, it's okay to say that it's the most powerful magic tower nearby, right?" said the Earl behind Li Jia.
"Uh...... That's right. Li Jia had to nod and admit.
Such an ally came out to make a statement, which made the people below even more excited, and the cheers were endless.
Li Jia returned to her original position and reflected on what had just happened. I found that I was unintentionally led by the nose by the earl. If the Count had told him in advance that he was going to speak, he would have carefully considered what he was going to say. Now, it has become an endorsement for the Earl on behalf of the Tower of China.
Selinda saw his displeasure, shook his hand and said, "Don't worry too much, my father is not trying to cheat you into making any promises, he just wants to build more confidence in his subordinates." You know, even though everyone here is shouting hard. But when the real battle takes place, it's hard to say how much confidence they have. There is a powerful magic tower behind them that can make them feel very different. ”
"Okay. I just hope that what your father will do in the future, it is better to be able to tell me in advance. Don't do anything like this that that catches me off guard, it's a bad feeling. Li Jia said with some dejection.
While the two of them were whispering, the Earl in front had finished his speech. The establishment of the troops began to be announced, and one nobleman after another received their own army numbers and understood which troops they were to command. Even Li Jia and Selinda were assigned to an army of 1,000 people.
When they left Ariac a few days later, with their respective troops, the wheels of war were already slowly rolling.