With the disappearance of Caterina's figure, there was silence in the noble meeting hall, a deathly silence, and no one dared to speak.

Pairs of eyes were fixed on Richard, waiting for His Majesty's reaction.

Richard was not very surprised, he had already received information in advance - the Elantz family was independent, and of course such a big thing could not be hidden from him.

But he couldn't help but be angry.

He was angry, but he laughed instead. The laughter is very cold and eerie, which is daunting, and people can't help but have nightmares when they think of this laughter at night.

"It seems that the Ellantz family is not going to negotiate with us. After laughing, Richard said, "It's good to save yourself from procrastination." With a territory as large as the Elantz family, everyone can get a lot of it. ”

He spoke calmly, but the eerie meaning in his words was terrifying.

Fortunately, there are still people here who dare to take his words.

Herbert Pitutz, the head of the Pitutz family, who also attended the meeting with a magic projection.

The contemporary Duke of Pitutz, the younger brother of Lauren Pitutz, who died in battle in front of the Iron Lock Fortress, is not yet forty years old this year, and is also in the prime of life. In terms of strength, he is not below Lauren Pitutz.

Of the two great dukes of Thrace, some of the Erantz family withered, but the Piduz family flourished. There are more than twenty adult men in the lineage alone. If you count the men and women in the direct family within three generations, it is close to 100 people.

Moreover, they also have a legendary powerhouse, that is, the famous general of the founding era of Thrace, and the "Eagle King" Lucived Thrace, the "Mountain of Shields" Owens Pitutz.

If there was anyone in the audience who was similar to King Richard, it was him.

"Form a coalition to defeat the Elands. Herbert Pitutz said calmly, "Since Katerina Elantz has no intention of negotiating at all, there is no need to negotiate. At that time, the Erantz family was originally reluctantly incorporated into Thrace, and if they did not fight, they would not be able to do it after all. ”

"You're right!" said Richard coldly, "they shouldn't have been tolerated back then!

"It's all in the past, and it's too late to do it now. Herbert said, "Our Pitutz family is closer to the south, and first united with the surrounding nobles to bulldoze the southern territory of the Erantz family. And then go back, how about our coalition forces push out the Erantz family headquarters?"

Richard shook his head: "It's too slow, and if you delay it, there may be problems." It's better to take Erlanz Castle directly and destroy their headquarters!"

"But they can flee to the south. Herbert said.

"Caterina can escape, but the Stormwind can't. Richard smiled grimly again, "Without the Storm Legion's Elantz, what is there to fear? We don't even need to make another move, the surrounding nobles can attack them and completely annihilate them!"

Herbert thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right! Then I'm going to prepare, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"

"No, when the time comes, I'll leave the defense to you, and the offense to me. ”

Herbert smiled, and the figure disappeared, but it was the matter of arranging the dispatch of troops.

Richard, on the other hand, looked around, his gaze swept over the faces of the nobles or representatives of the nobility.

Most of the people he saw couldn't help but bow their heads and didn't dare to look at him.

"I know that many of you have been friends with the Elantz family for generations. Richard said coldly, "I also know that many of you want to be peacemakers, and even want to help them." ”

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a mocking smile: "But I don't need any peacemakers, since the Elantz family wants war, then give them war! I don't need to negotiate peace, and I don't accept peace! I only need a result for this war!"

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he was murderous: "That is, the demise of the Elantz family!"

Glancing at the audience again, he said grimly, "I also welcome someone to stand on their side." Anyway, one family is killed, and several families are also destroyed. Destroy a few more, just to free up a lot of territory to divide a point. ”

He paused for a moment, and the expression on his face softened slightly: "Of course, if you are willing to support me, I will never treat you badly! Those who send more troops will be able to share more; those who send fewer troops will naturally receive less. ”

Speaking of this, his expression became fierce and vicious again: "As for those who do not send troops, they will all be regarded as supporting the Elantz family!

With that, his figure suddenly disappeared, ending the meeting.

It was only then that the hall of the nobles began to be noisy again. The nobles and the delegates talked nervously and discussed what to do.

Of course, no one dares to say that they want to support the Elantz family - and even if they want to, they can't say it here, and there is no other way to describe it than to seek death.

More nobles were discussing how many troops to contribute.

Richard's character is not good, but his credit is not bad. Since he promised to divide the territory of the Elantz family according to the number of troops sent in front of all the nobles today, then he will be able to divide more territory after the war by sending as many troops as possible.

No nobleman would dislike a territory that is too large, and the territories of the Ellanz family are all first-class good territory. In both the north and the south, if not fertile soil suitable for farming, it is also rich in mountain forests. That kind of territory, even if it only occupies a small piece, is an excellent piece of fat.

So after a little discussion, the great nobles of Thrace basically made a decision.

And around the time of their discussion, the nobles who had privately contacted the Elantz family and wanted to be peacemakers frowned and sighed.

The Erantz family had no intention of accepting mediation.

In that case, there is no way to do it.

In the afternoon of the same day, dozens of great nobles united and went to the royal palace to visit King Richard. They unanimously pledged to assemble their troops and join the coalition in the crusade against Elantz.

"Crusade? Not crusade!" King Richard shook his head heavily, and said word by word: "Yes! Annihilation!"

"Again, I don't want to defeat the Elantz family and force them to give up their independence. I will annihilate the Elantz family, and kill them and all the nobles who dare to support them!, men, women, and children, not a single one will be left!" Richard's eyes were full of fierce light, "When the country was founded, Lucived's ancestors had already made a mistake, and I will not make such a mistake again!"

As he spoke, he smiled murderously.

In the face of this smile, those big aristocrats who usually kill people without blinking an eye couldn't help but tremble their legs and stomachs, and they didn't dare to speak out, and they didn't dare to say long words, so they could only make promises.

Watching them retreat in horror, Richard couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha! I really want to thank Caterina for that stupid girl who killed herself! If she hadn't sent it to the door herself, I wouldn't have found any good way to increase the prestige of the royal family!"

"Do you want to go on a personal expedition this time?" the Ice Sword Saint asked.

"Of course, I'm going to personally lead my troops into Elanz Castle and hang Caterina at the gates of the castle!" replied Richard with a smile.

The Ice Sword Saint nodded, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Although he knew that this war would be won, he didn't know why, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart......