When Arnold met his uncle in his study, he noticed that he was very different from two years ago.

Because of his frequent travels—or fooling around—Arnold didn't see his uncle too often, but every time he met, the other party left a deep impression on Arnold.

After all, there are not many people like Webster in the Cold Mountain Collar.

Compared with two years ago, his temperament seems to be more stable, but he still can't hide the frivolity between his eyebrows, maybe his age makes him unable to be as energetic as when he was young, but there is no doubt that Arnold can see at a glance that this person is still the brother of the dissolute Duke of Lengshan in his bones.

Seeing Arnold come in, Webster quickly stood up, looking a little nervous.

"Sit down. Arnold didn't look at Webster either, he glanced at the desk, as if he wasn't happy with the mess on it.

Webster also noticed Arnold's gaze, but he cautiously did not speak.

Arnold sat down, too, but he didn't speak immediately, as if he hadn't figured out what to say.

And Webster didn't dare to speak first because he was nervous.

The atmosphere suddenly stiffened.

In Arnold's impression, Webster was not a taciturn person, as a well-known swinger, Webster has always been known for his clever words, although these skills are used to coax women, but it has to be said that Webster's ability to enliven the atmosphere has always been very high.

But he was so nervous that he couldn't say a word now, probably not because he was afraid of Arnold, even if Arnold took his brother Tagman's dukeship, Webster didn't need to be so afraid of Arnold.

Then, the reason for his nervousness must have something to do with the place he came from.

Arnold recalled the situation of Webster's return from the imperial capital in previous years, unless it was a special festival or an important day, Webster was reluctant to leave the gentle township of the imperial capital, and the timing of his return this time, although it was the time when the Duke of Lengshan was replaced, but according to Doug, Webster only learned the news when he arrived in Lengshanling, so the purpose of his return should have nothing to do with this matter.

"Imperial Capital, has something happened?"

After thinking for a moment, Arnold spoke.

Hearing Arnold speak, Webster seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief, and quickly replied: "Yes, yes......"

He paused abruptly, and Webster realized that his attitude was no different from when he faced his brother Tigerman.

Webster involuntarily saw Arnold as the Duke of Cold Mountain, replacing the authority and majesty of Tagman.

He seemed to want to change his words, but when he opened his mouth, he could not continue.

Arnold narrowed his eyes and stared at Webster.

"What is it?"

Webster was stunned, and then sighed silently in his heart, he couldn't resist Arnold's pressure, just as he couldn't resist his brother, he didn't have the ability to face a duke who forged a throne with power and determination.

Perhaps, Arnold's decision to bow his head and surrender had been made since he came to Lionheart, and his hesitation was only due to his cowardice.

Webster had apparently figured this out as well, and he sighed and continued, "I'm sorry, my duke, it's true that I returned to the Cold Mountain Territory this time because of the request of His Majesty the Emperor of the Imperial Capital. ”

"Hmm......" Arnold listened silently, without any particular reaction.

Webster looked at Arnold's expression cautiously before he continued, "I've got news from Tiamat. ”

"The Cassiyer family?" Arnold's expression finally changed, "The people of the White Land?"

Webster nodded solemnly. "Last month, news reached the imperial capital that the Baidi people held a dragon meeting in early autumn, and after thirty years, they elected a new great chief. ”

Arnold took a slight breath, the news seemed to be uneventful, but the fear of the people of Baidi engraved in his bones was involuntarily emanated.

The Serodib Empire has a long northern border, from the Qinghe Territory in the north of the Cold Mountain Territory to the Broken Valley City, the frontline fortress of the Elves in the northwest of the imperial capital Tieturin, and the northern frontier is almost entirely bordered by the territory of the White Ground people. In the past, the empire relied on the dragon bone mountain system, and it could defend itself, but it was powerless to fight back against the white people. Since the split of the White Didi in 137 A.D., the southern White Di, now the Cassiye family of the Duke of Tiamat, has defected to the Empire, this situation has undergone some changes, and the power of the White Didi has been weakened, and the empire has been given the brave and warlike Tiamat warriors, who once completely trapped the White Didi in the northern plateau, so that they did not dare to go south for decades.

However, the people of the White Land who live on the White Land Plateau are the nightmare of the empire after all, and once they get out of the plateau full of ice, snow and cold winds, the White Land people are no longer the real White Land warriors. After accepting the life of the Empire, the southern whitelands led by Tiamat slowly lost their original fighting power and could no longer compete with their former compatriots. The whitelands who remained on the whiteland plateau hated these traitors to the core, and they would rather give up the plundering south of the dragonbone mountain system than wipe out this tribe that betrayed their ancestors, so in the following years, the whitelands always took the Tiamat Palace as the highest priority, and went south several times to attack the Kasyier family, which was a threat to the empire even more than the Askar Alliance, second only to the elven empire that once ravaged Wangji.

Thirty years ago, the Great Chief of the White People was almost about to capture Tiamat and wipe out the Kasyiya family, but at the critical moment, the Great Chief suddenly and mysteriously passed away, and the major tribes of the White Lands fell into civil strife again, and the Kasyiya family, which was almost wiped out, was able to survive to this day. And now that the White Men have elected a new Great Chief, the thirty-year peace of the northern frontier will be shattered again, and this time the war will not be as mild as that of Tagman, and this time the Empire will face one of the most heroic and ruthless peoples in the world.

Arnold was silent for a long time, the territory of the cold mountain territory and the white people did not border, but it was not too far away, the Qinghe territory in the north of the cold mountain territory was next to the territory of the white people, before the division of the white people in the south, the Qinghe territory was once the hardest hit area by the white people, maybe the Cassier family on the other side of the empire was not worth Arnold's worry, but in the face of the white people going south at any time, he couldn't put his mind at ease.

Webster kept quiet and did not disturb Arnold's thoughts, until the other party turned his gaze to himself, and then he spoke: "His Majesty the Emperor asked me to convey his decree to the Duke of Lengshan. ”

He used the title "Duke of Cold Mountain" instead of "you", and it is clear that this decree was intended for Tigerman.

"Your Majesty is preparing to convene a royal council and ask the six dukes to attend in Teturin. ”

"The Imperial Council ......" Arnold couldn't help but murmur the word again, since the signing of the Charter of the Fog Castle, for the royal family, the Imperial Council is often a term of shame, and now, the threat of the White Ground actually makes this once glorious royal family have to use the power of the Imperial Council to ask for help from the vassal lords, the ruler of this empire, I am afraid that it is even worse than a few decades ago.

"What about Duke Tiamat?" Arnold asked, turning his head again, "Will the Casiye family also attend this Imperial Council?"

The Tiamat Territory was about to face a full-scale invasion by the White Lands, and it stands to reason that the Duke of Tiamat should not have time to go to the imperial capital at this time.

Webster sighed slightly. "Actually, the Duke of Tiamat is already in Iron Turin. ”

"What!" Arnold slammed to his feet, his face no longer reserved, "Could it be that Tiamat has fallen?"

Arnold subconsciously believed that the Duke of Tiamat had fled to the imperial capital.

"No, that's not what I meant. Webster hurriedly explained, "After the Duke of Scripps VI learned of the news of the imminent invasion of power by the White Di, he handed over the duke to his son, the current Duke of Tiamat, Scripps VII, and then asked the new Duke to go to the imperial capital for help, while he himself stayed in Tiamat to prepare to deal with the White Di. ”

Arnold was silent, Scripps VI did this, apparently preparing for the fall of Tiamat, so he let his son inherit the duke in advance, and even let him take refuge directly in the imperial capital.

"Are the White Lands so powerful this time?" Arnold asked, he was a little puzzled, in the past hundred years, Tiamat had led all the attacks of the White Lands, and had not even given up at such a difficult time thirty years ago, but now, before the White Lands arrived, the Duke of Tiamat was actually ready for defeat, which was really puzzling.

"I'm afraid...... This time, the people of the White Land will be stronger than ever. Webster frowned, he had naturally never seen the power of the White People, but he could fully feel this from the treacherous atmosphere of the imperial capital.

"It is said that this time they elected the Great Chieftain who inherited the power of the dragon that the people of the White Land worshiped the most. ”

"Dragon?" Arnold looked at Webster suspiciously, in this world, although dragons are rare, but they do not only exist in myths and legends, many powerful warriors and mages have seen dragons with their own eyes, and the power of these dragons is not so strong that it is impossible to fight, Arnold does not feel that a big chief with the power of dragons is worthy of being so feared by the always arrogant Kasyier family.

"Yes, Dragon. Webster didn't see Arnold's eyes and what he was thinking, and nodded heavily, "The information from the north is very limited, I have only heard that the Great Chief can easily kill a White Chief with just a few words, and destroy his tribe, and the White People have mostly submitted to this Great Chief, and no one dares to disobey her will." ”

"Because it's a Dragonborn. ”

"And a united tribe of white people will be an even more formidable enemy than the Elven Empire. ”

Arnold grinded his teeth, he didn't fully believe what Webster said, he didn't have that kind of insight when he was an uncle, and most of this was told to him by others. However, even if these words are not entirely true, the fact that the White Dins are about to invade the south is not false, and Arnold does not believe that anyone dares to joke with this news.

The question now is whether or not to attend this Imperial Council.

Especially when this edict was originally given to Tiger Man and the Imperial Capital without even knowing that the Duke of Lengshan had been replaced.

Arnold narrowed, his narrow eyes glowing with a dark light.