Duchy of Assamet, in the Chamber of the Ducal Palace.

The sumptuous decoration of the hall is comparable to that of the council chamber of the Vlad Kimir family, and it is almost the same in terms of display and specifications, as if the two dukes had discussed it.

In fact, it was not that the two agreed, but that Grand Duke Assamet did it on purpose. The meaning of his move was quite ridiculous.

That means that what you have in Kimir of Vla, I have it too.

What you can do with Vla's Kimir, I can do it too.

Although the two have no blood feud, they are old enemies.

If you want to talk about the grievances between them, it has to start a hundred years ago.

Grand Duke Vlad Kimir and Grand Duke Assammet are from the same family, and the two families also get along relatively well, and the two are also brothers and sisters at the beginning, but after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be comparisons between the brothers, and the friction will naturally not be too little.

Slowly, because of some trivial things, the two gradually began to drift apart, and then after the two took over their respective families, they finally fell out because of the interests of the family.

Assemet was knighted and established a principality two years before Vlad Kimir, and became acquainted with Prince Shikhali earlier. But Prince Hikari preferred Grand Duke Vlad Kimir and was very cold to Assammet.

In fact, this is not to blame others, but only Assammet's stinky temper. Duke Asammet is a relatively upright person, and his personality is also notoriously stubborn, except for Vlad Kimir in the entire kingdom, his relationship with the other two grand dukes is not very harmonious, and there are even times when the principalities meet each other.

Over time, Grand Duke Assamet had no allies in Prince Shikari's kingdom, and he could only defend himself when invaded by the orcs.

The Orcs are the kingdom of the Beastmaster Thrall. The title of the prince of the beast race, Sal, was also canonized by the Demon Emperor himself. The Beastmaster Thrall rules the lands of the Northern Plains, bordering the Duchy of Asammet. The Duke of Assamet was not well received in the kingdom, so the beast clan had an opportunity, and Piris, one of the four shamans under Thrall, always led his wolf riders to harass the border and loot resources, causing misery to the border residents of the Principality of Assamet.

The Orcs are not divided into four principalities like the Bloods, and they are unusually united. The strength of the four great shamans is equivalent to the four grand dukes of the blood clan. Although they were also canonized by the Demon Emperor, they were called shamans according to their traditions. However, although the four shamans are completely under the command of the beastmaster Thrall, their own possession is not weaker than the strength of any duke.

For more than 100 years, Asammet has fought many wars with the orcs, but the orcs have not annexed his principality because of Assamet's loneliness. Because it was only Piris who led his troops to harass, Duke Asammet was fully capable of resisting it. But as long as the other three shamans also sent troops at the same time, the other three archdukes of the Hikari Kingdom would never sit idly by, after all, they also knew the truth of cold lips and teeth.

The Great Shaman of Piris also saw the situation, so he deliberately asked the other three Great Shamans not to participate in the war. Because the comprehensive combat power under his command is stronger than that of the Principality of Assamet, he can always take advantage of it after every war.

Duke Assammet's temper is unusually short-tempered, how can he be the one who always suffers?

Therefore, ten years ago, Duke Asammet was ruthless, and personally led his troops to start a bloody battle with Piris's wolf cavalry, killing and wounding 100,000 iron horsemen and still not giving up, vowing to die with Piris.

In this big battle, the world changed color, the sun and the moon were gone, and the entire grassland was full of blood, and the dead bodies were like mountains. Because it has long been unbearable, the Principality of Assamet is united, and even those civilians have put down their hoes and taken up weapons, vowing to fight to the death against the orcs.

In this way, the great shaman of Piris could not stand it, because the death and wounds of the wolf rider were far beyond the results he could bear. So after dozens of days of bloody fighting, he took the initiative to sue for peace, promised not to harass the border again, and respectfully bowed to Asammet three times.

After so many years, Duke Assamet, who had taken advantage for the first time, finally let out a bad breath, and seeing Piris salute respectfully, he also relented and agreed to the request for peaceful coexistence.

After this battle, the subjects of the Principality of Asammet swore allegiance to Assamet, and the other three dukes of the Hikari kingdom changed their views on Assamet. They no longer go to stumble on Assamet if they have nothing to do, and they all want to hide away from him.

Who wants to fight a madman?

If you are like a madman, then you will become a madman?

So in the future, the three dukes didn't bother to argue with Asammet, at most they just sneered behind their backs.

Without further ado, let's take a look at the situation on the side of Grand Duke Assamet.

At this time, Grand Duke Assamet's face was pale, and his mood looked very bad.

He stared at the map hanging on the wall, his eyes full of fierceness.

I saw that the border line on the map was covered with red dots, and the arrows pointing to it were also aimed at the territory of his principality.

Seeing that Piris's wolf riders were all pressed against the border, his teeth itched with hatred.

"This damn guy!"

The fierceness in his eyes became heavier and heavier, and his body also exuded a trace of murderous aura.

"What does he want to do!"

At the foot of the stairs, Grand Physician Mousse and Tiger Guard Grand Commander Kane glanced at each other, and their faces showed a heavy expression.

Kane stepped forward and said to Duke Assammet in a deep voice,

"Lord Duke, it's clear that this damn guy Pyris wants to take advantage of the fire!"

The Tiger Guard was Duke Assamet's personal bodyguard, the same as Grand Duke Vlad Kimir's Bloody Guard. However, over the years, Assamet's Tiger Guard has gone through real battles, and the real combat power is more than that of the Blood Guard.

After all, the Principality of Asammet has not only experienced that bloody battle, but also always had a lot of friction with the three major dukes before.

Listening to Grand Commander Kane's words, Grand Physician Mousse pondered for a moment, and then slowly shook his head.

"It's not that simple, I think Piris doesn't just want to take advantage of the fire to rob, 100,000 wolves ride together to suppress the realm, he has the intention of forcing the palace. ”

Duke Assammet tightened his fists fiercely, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire.

"Is it possible that he still wants to take the opportunity to launch a large-scale war?"

Mousse let out a long sigh of relief, and his eyes were full of sorrow.

"Due to the plague, we have brought back a large part of our troops at the border to control the infected who bite indiscriminately at the sight of people, resulting in the current emptiness of the border gates. And now that all the cities in the principality are closed, information does not circulate at all, so information is also paralyzed. What is even more terrifying is that we are now unable to even requisition military rations to replenish the borders, and the reserves on the front line are empty. I think Piris must have learned about this, and he was probably waiting for him to stay put......"

Duke Asammet narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Mousse, what do you mean ......"

Mousse smiled bitterly.

"Lord Duke, it won't be long before the food supply on the front line will be cut off, and our defenses will be broken. ”

Mousse is a third-order great physician and a seventh-order master of dark power. He was a quick and intelligent man who served as a military advisor in the military of the Principality of Assamet, and was the right-hand man of the Duke of Assamet along with Grand Commander Kane. His words carried quite a lot of weight in Duke Asammet's heart.

"Can we still get a batch of grain out of the main city? ”

Duke Assammet gritted his teeth.

"Even if it's for ten days. ”

Mousse shook his head slowly.

"Lord Duke, there is not much food left in the main city, and the price of food in the market has reached astronomical figures, and I believe that in a few days, there will be civilians starving one after another. ”

"These profiteers!"

Before the Duke could speak, Kane was furious!

"Lord Duke, it must be those profiteers who have hoarded grain and want to sell it at a high price, they should all be arrested and executed!"

Duke Asammet's teeth creaked, but he was rarely not angry.

Seeing this scene, Mousse on the side couldn't help but sigh.

"It doesn't make sense. We are principalities, not bandits. ”

Kane's cheeks flushed.

"Then what do you say!"

Mousse walked up to Kane and patted him lightly on the shoulder, as if trying to calm Kane's anger.

"Even if we raise food, it's only a temporary solution. The plague is not controlled by one day, and the situation will only get worse. ”

Hearing Mousse say this, the anger in Kane's whole body could no longer be suppressed. He stepped aside and reached out to smash the table to pieces.

Seeing this, Duke Asammet felt a sense of sadness welling up in his chest.

He knew that his current self was as helpless as Kane.

Mousse pursed his lips with a hesitant expression.

He opened his mouth slightly, but slowly closed it again.

"Mousse. ”

Seeing the uncertain expression on Mousse's face, Grand Duke Asammet let out a long sigh.

"Let's just say it, we've known each other for more than thirty years, and there's nothing to hide. ”

Hearing this, Mousse was ruthless.

He gritted his teeth, and then spoke,

"The only way to completely change the current situation is to completely cure the plague. ”

Kane turned his head and looked at Mousse in surprise.

"I said mousse, do you still need to say this? I've known you for so many years, and it's the first time I've heard you talk nonsense. ”

Mousse hung his head and did not refute. And the expression on his face changed from uncertain just now to regret in an instant.

He seemed to regret what he had just said.

And Kane couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw that he usually always let himself suffer from his bickering, and Mousse didn't fight back.

"Mousse, what's wrong with you. ”

With a blink, Kane spread his hands and shrugged.

"I'm kidding, you're not really angry. You ......"

"Kane. ”

Mousse closed his lips and stopped talking, but Duke Assamet, who was on the side, suddenly spoke.

"Go and call Alice. ”