"How is it, Secretary Sullivan?" Prince Iscario stared at Sullivan, the chief archmage of the Sky Mage Council, his expression was calm, but the constant staring at the other party showed his inner uneasiness.

Archmage Sullivan put down the crystal ball in his hand and sighed slightly.

"As His Excellency Duke Arnold said, a very terrifying magical force has appeared in Tuke Bay, at least at the level of an elemental lord according to the prophecy spell. ”

Prince Iscario pursed his lips tightly, and his expression became solemn. He had already consulted the Chief Cardinal of the Church, Bishop Francis, and he had given him a similar reply, in other words, Arnold's report was already true, and he could not ask the three eastern dukes to provide more troops for the decisive battle against the White Di.

He looked at the other people in the Bafepe chamber, because it was related to the decisive battle with the white people, so he intervened in the royal council that was supposed to be in charge of Francisco, but this authority meant more trouble.

The Duke of Wollaston's face was gloomy, and the scars on his face were particularly frightening, but he was silent, and no one knew who his bad mood was aimed at.

The Duke of Heslett lowered his eyebrows, as if he was still digesting the news that Arnold had brought, and his contemplative face was equally indiscerning.

And the worst situation in the center of this conference hall was none other than Scripps VII, when he heard the news that the three eastern dukes could not send troops, he seemed to be ten years old, and his eyes were gone, probably because he thought that Tiamat and the Casyia family were finished, he sat in his seat in a daze, not saying a word, and could not even hear the words of others.

As the newly arrived duke, Arnold sat on the left hand side of the Duke of Heslett and looked at the others with indifferent expressions. The rest of the dukes were basically his father's contemporaries, and they probably thought it was Tegman who came to the Imperial Council before today, so when they saw Arnold, the young man, they didn't pay much attention.

At best, he was surprised by Arnold's method of banishing Tagman, but what was needed now was not conspiracy, but strategic ability to fight head-on.

As representatives of Tamska and Northway, Juan and Michelia also sat in their respective family seats, but because of their status, the other dukes did not interest in them at all.

"Brother Huang, in that case, isn't it...... Would you like to revise your battle plan?" Francisco, who was sitting beside Iscario, asked with some uneasiness, now he almost hoped that the imperial brother would be able to figure out a way to deal with it, even if the other party interfered with his authority and sat in the seat that belonged to him, he did not complain, and honestly asked the attendant to add a seat to his side.

Prince Iscario bit his lip tightly, the sudden accident exerted more pressure on him, but he had to bear this pressure, even if he carried the heavy pressure, he had to hold on in a desperate situation, because he was the current helmsman of this empire, and he had to save this empire.

"No, the battle plan remains the same, we must fight a decisive battle with the White Lands in the Mirror Lake Territory!" Prince Iscario said categorically, "It is precisely because we can't get reinforcements from the east that we need a decisive battle even more, if we can't defeat the White Landians when we are at the strongest now, so that they don't dare to invade the Empire, then it will be even more impossible for others to come to rescue us in the future. The main forces of the Eastern Territory and the Snowon Territory are pinned down in the city of Vodahara, and if we choose to retreat at this time, then we will only become weaker and weaker as the territory gradually declines, and sooner or later it will become a meal for the whitelands. So we must fight a decisive battle, and we must fight with the determination to win!"

The impassioned statements of the prince of Iscario did not arouse the courage of the dukes, for whom actual interests were more important than fame, and even honor, it was only one of the benefits.

"So, what are the odds?"

Duke Wollaston asked coldly, his cold eyes stared at Prince Iscario like a poisonous snake, and the chilling feeling made Prince Francisco beside Prince Iscario a little afraid to look at him.

Prince Iscario closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

"I can guarantee that there is at least a fifty percent chance of winning. ”

Francisco opened his mouth in surprise, if what he heard just now was "less than one percent of the odds", then although this was very frustrating, he would agree, after all, the huge gap in the combat effectiveness of the two sides was an impression that had already been branded, but now the imperial brother actually said that there was at least a fifty percent chance of winning, so even he couldn't help but wonder if his imperial brother was talking about it.

"Why are you so confident?" asked the Duke of Heslet, his tone was very calm, and he did not particularly express the meaning of questioning, as if he was only objectively asking the source of Prince Iscario's confidence, and did not doubt the other man's words.

"Every general should have full confidence in his soldiers. ”

His answer did not satisfy the Dukes Heslett and Wollaston.

"While I can understand your good intentions, I beg your pardon for the fact that such assumptions alone cannot defeat the people of the White Land. Heslett shook his head, as if feeling sorry for Prince Iscario, "If this is all you have to believe, then the soldiers of Voliva will not be able to follow you." ”

"It's the same with the Black Collar. Wollaston added coldly.

Iscario remained silent, in the case of the three eastern dukes being unable to provide reinforcements and the Cassiya family being wiped out, the only external help he could rely on was the Blackwater Collar and the Voliva Collar, and obviously, the two shrewd dukes also understood this, so they did not hesitate to sit on the ground and raise their status.

"Well, if you have to know why. Prince Iscario shrugged, he knew that now he had to give in, "This is the news that just came back from the Mirror Lake Territory yesterday, Marquis Stewart led 15,000 men to break through from the direction of Wanghu City, and retreated into the Mirror Lake Territory under the response of Count Iziquil. ”

"What? really!"

Scripps VII, who had just heard nothing outside, jumped up from his chair and stared at Prince Iscario with wide eyes.

"Yes. Prince Iscario nodded calmly, "They routed the forces of the Fire-Eye Clan at the Leral River, relieved the siege of the White Lands to the south of Kasyia City, and temporarily alleviated the crisis in Cassia City. ”

Hearing this, Prince Iscario said this, Scripps VII breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his seat.

However, Prince Iscario's next sentence immediately lifted his heart again.

However, the Deathclaw Clan immediately took the vacancy of the Fireeye Clan and re-besieged the city of Kasyia, and the Marquis of Stewart was unable to break through the siege again, and could only break through to the south. ”

The light in Scripps VII's eyes dimmed, but at least it wasn't as hopeless as it had been at first, and he calmed down and nodded at Prince Iscario, thanking him for telling him the news.

"In other words, we have 15,000 more Marquis Stewart?" Wollaston didn't care so much about the life or death of the Cassiere family, and the information he found from Prince Iscalio's words was still closer to the current situation, "but that's just a drop in the bucket, and it won't make up for the difference in troops." ”

"However, the Marquis of Stewart has brought us not only fifteen thousand soldiers, he has also brought us information on the Tiamat Territory. ”

"Does this include a chance to turn the tide of battle?" asked Duke Heslett keenly.

"Not bad. Prince Iscario nodded heavily, "Didn't you just doubt how Marquis Stewart managed to break through from the 300,000 army of the White Landians with just 15,000 men?"

Duke Heslet's face remained calm, and the duke, who was full of scholarly aura, did not deny the other party's words, but he also did not show a look of shame because of this.

"Such suspicion, though disrespectful to the Marquis de Stewart, is prudent and I think it is necessary, and all of you here should be able to agree with me. ”

Arnold glanced around at the round table, and except for Michelia, who was clearly distracted and didn't pay attention to the meeting, which she couldn't interject at all, everyone else showed a little bit of approval.

"Of course, I don't deny it, because I also doubted it. With that, Prince Iscario turned his head and apologized to Scripps VII, "I beg your pardon for that." ”

Scripps VII smiled bitterly, the Marquis of Stewart was his own uncle, and of course the Prince of Iscario and the Duke of Heslett were unhappy with such suspicions of his uncle, but what could he say?

"However, Marquis Stewart's loyalty to the Empire is unquestionable, and I can assure you of that now, and rest assured. He gave us an important chance to win over the whites. ”

"What the hell is that chance?" Wollaston was a little impatient, "I think you didn't want to tell me about this for the sake of secrecy, but now I can swear that I will keep it a secret and never divulge it, and no fool will leak such an important matter, so please hurry up and reveal the mystery, Your Royal Highness, Tiamat Ling is still glaring at you to save it, isn't it?"

Wollaston's words were prickly and very polite, but Prince Iscario was not angry, and said very kindly: "Please rest assured, I have no intention of concealing it. In fact, the Marquis of Stewart was able to break through and succeed because he benefited from the help of the people from within. ”

"Are they infighting?" asked Juan, surprised, for the first time he had spoken out in a meeting, "it's unimaginable, pardon my faux pas, it's even more incredible than the Marquis of Stewart being able to break through on his own." ”

The others were silent and did not speak, indeed, the people of the White Land have always upheld their pride, and there have been almost no cases of such internal ghosts. Of course, I say "almost" because there have been cases where the Kasyier family defected to the Empire.

"Who is it?" said Duke Heslett's expression became serious, "what clan can have such authority and such motives?"

Prince Iscario smiled and didn't answer immediately, as if he were a bad-hearted child who deliberately wanted others to guess.

But no one speculated, just silently stared at Prince Iscario himself to announce the answer.

"It's the Wind Caller family. ”