Before the outbreak of the war in the royal capital of Severebi, there was a lot of depression, and the war that swept the continent had not yet reached here, but almost every household in the city had people who were involved in all kinds of forces and participated in this war.

As the war progressed, not only did the city have fewer residents and merchants, but also began to scarce supplies.

In a secret room in the palace, Queen Laura and several of her closest ministers held a meeting, attended by her teacher and Janissary Commander, Master Salmeron, the Prime Minister of the Empire, Duke Francisco, the Commander of the City Guard, Duke Landines, the Chief Royal Mage, and Julian, the Lord of the Tower of the Broken Sky.

As usual, the Duke of Landines reported the latest battle situation: "...... Hoval, Duke of Fort Rock, suffered another defeat on the Legon Plain, his army twice the size of Count Carlos, and two marquises, but was overwhelmed by the Count's berserkers. When he fled back to the city of Bavilia, his troops suffered forty percent of the casualties. Now the turtle is cowering in the city, afraid to come out. ”

Queen Laura rubbed her frown with her fingers, she had suffered from headaches since the outbreak of war and the defeat of her powers. Every time she heard that someone had lost the battle, her brow would ache: "Should we support Barona, the eldest son of the Duke ......of Rock Fort at that time?"

Salmeron said: "Your Majesty, I want to say a fair word, to be able to gather the army and flee to a city more than thirty kilometers away in the face of being broken up by the berserkers, this Hovar still has a little ability.

You may not have seen hordes of berserkers charge, and that kind of scene is really not something that ordinary soldiers can bear. Not even the Empire's orc legions. The berserker army trained by the Arias family for the Empire many times defeated the more numerous beast legions on the eastern battlefield, and still won the majority. ”

"Then what do you suggest now, Baviria is not a big city, as long as this city is broken, the rock fort behind it will be dangerous. If Count Carlos takes the Rock Fort, he will be able to reach the capital in a week.

What's more, the army of the earl's daughter is also fighting happily in the south. There are several barons and viscounts who have been wiped out by them, and if they can't stop her, she will soon break through Lagos City and join the Alonso family. ”

Duke Landines said, "This...... According to the latest intelligence, the Duchess of Lagos, Josefina, is under siege. ”

"Tell me why, Selinda's army doesn't have a few berserkers, right, and why can you defeat the Duchess so much?" asked the Queen.

Duke Landines said, "Your Majesty, they have coerced many young and middle-aged residents along the way and directly burned their villages and towns. forced those people to not survive, had to join their army, and then they would drive these people to attack the next city, and many of these people died in a daze, but those who survived a few battles can really carry a knife and kill people. And just like that, now Selinda's army has numerically surpassed the army of Count Carlos. ”

"What a despicable treatment of my people, what if such a person lays down a place? Queen Laura said.

Duke Francisco said: "Because of this, we suffer in many places. The Arias family was originally insane, and the madman was insolent for a while, but it was bound not to last long. ”

Duke Landines said: "Your Majesty, the good news is that in the northern battlefield, Count Belano has won several battles in succession, pushing our battle line with the empire more than ten kilometers to the north. ”

Queen Laura said, "The good news is coming from that side these days. But Kuroki Seki was lost. If Olgas can be as loyal and warlike as Bellano, how could the Blackwood Pass, which has not changed hands for hundreds of years, fall into the hands of the Imperials? Now that the Imperials on the Western Front may attack Bellano to the east, then it will be difficult for us to fight this battle. ”

Duke Francisco said: "Judging from the information we have obtained so far, it is unlikely that this is possible. Those Chinese made the Imperials very vigilant, and the troops of the Imperial's Western Front might give priority to attacking the Chinese's towns. And the Chinese are obviously not ready to spare the Imperials, after all, the battle for the sneak attack on Heimu Pass has caused them to suffer great losses. If these two great enemies can fight each other, it will be a really good thing for us. ”

"I hope the gods of nature will protect us in this matter. Queen Laura said.

When the two dukes had told all the information, Queen Laura found that the situation was irrepressibly worse overall. After the crowd left, she left her teacher Salmeron alone, and the queen sat in her place, holding her cheek in her hand and thinking for a long time, and then said, "If this continues, I will really have to take the path of compromise with the temple." ”

Salmeron said, "You must think clearly, once you let the temple interfere in the affairs of the kingdom, we will never have a chance to drive them away. Then you and your descendants will be forever faced with the interference of divine power in royal power, just like those kingdoms and empires in history. ”

"But if I don't, I'm probably going to be out. Just now, these people, each of them have their own plans, and when things are irreversible, I believe that many of them will have the idea of tying me up and offering it to the imperial people or the Chinese.

Hmph, you know what? Someone has been secretly blowing the wind on me, saying that Emperor Alfred is a very handsome and powerful man, and that if I combine with him, I can create the most powerful nation on the continent. ”

"How did you respond?"

"I found a charge and exiled him. Queen Laura sighed, "At least the Temple of Nature is much better at this, they are like a reputable merchant who is willing to help me win this war as long as I am willing to pay the price." At least the empires and kingdoms in history tell me that I'm not the first, and it doesn't end too badly, does it?

Even the addition of the Temple of Nature has been very helpful to me in balancing the nobles who have been unruly and have not obeyed me to this day. I don't think the royal family is in a worse situation than it is now. ”

Salmeron pondered for a moment, then nodded, "I believe you will make the most appropriate judgment, my Majesty, please let it go." No matter what, I will always be by your side. ”

"Wait. The timing was a little bit short. ”