After finishing the march and giving speeches, Ellwood visited several orphanages on the outskirts of the city, had evening classes with the children there, and then went to the city to inspect the city defenses, and went to the grain stores, markets, and adventurers' guilds to show his face to further stabilize the people...... By the time everything was over, it was too late for him to return to the Palace of Benevolence.

By this time most of the people had fallen asleep, the city was quiet, and there was no more noise during the day, only the rustling of the night wind through the leaves.

Elwood hurriedly finished the dinner prepared by the attendants, but did not go back to his room to sleep, but re-combed the information at hand to see if there was anything missing, the war has developed to the present, and the Holy Alliance has gradually taken over and begun to gain the upper hand, but the more it comes to this time, the more careless it is.

Elwood had the dishes and chopsticks on the table taken away, leaving only a plate of snacks, he picked up one of them and put it in the upper left corner, this piece of snack represented Duke Mildevoe the Red Fox and his 70,000 horses, this army was dealt with by the Second Holy Knights, and there was a Yenisel River between the two, and it was the flood season of the Yenisel River, so this place should be safe.

Ellwood then picked up another piece of pastry and placed it on top, representing Angsai in the North and the Breton family behind him.

After the events in the North four years ago, the aristocracy there had broken away from the control of the Church and reunited under the Bretton family. Elwood must admit that he has also lost sight of the man Ansai, who had gnawed bones at the feet of Vannar V, who had grown into the wolf king of the north, and whose prestige had surpassed that of the Crimson Sword, and although the Church still nominally ruled the north, it had actually lost control of the land.

This time Lehart VII ran thousands of miles away, Elwood was most worried that Angsai in the north would raise troops to respond, so he deliberately hid a force in the Duchy of Morton, which is closest to the north, to deal with possible crises, but so far, the north has been very quiet, according to the information sent back by the spies who stayed there, the local nobles have no sign of transferring troops, so this threat can almost be ruled out.

After that, there is the problem of the Magicians' Guild, although the Holy Alliance is under the rule of the Church, but there are also magician activities in the territory, and the number of magicians may not be as good as that of the south, but it really adds up to a lot of power, and it may change the entire battle situation when it appears.

This is also the force that makes Elwood the most headache, thanks to the organizational rules of the Wizards Association, this group of people is usually scattered all over the place, but once there is an emergency, they can quickly gather together under the call of the association, so the first thing Elwood did when he learned that the Lionheart Empire was coming was to control the magician associations in various places and destroy the teleportation array used to communicate and assemble there.

The current results of this matter can only be said to be average, before Lehart VII made a move, the Magicians Association had already received the news in advance, and most of the personnel were transferred, and the people of the temple were empty, but the second half of the work was finally completed well, with the destruction and demolition of the teleportation array, the magicians scattered in various towns have lost the possibility of gathering together in a short time.

Elwood breathed a sigh of relief, picking up the last piece of snack on his plate, which was his biggest trouble at the moment—Lehart VII and his 150,000 cavalry.

After this frantic march at all costs, the 150,000 men had been reduced to 130,000, and nearly 20,000 were left behind, which was a staggering number.

Elwood didn't know what the other party's intentions were, but the church had already completed the defensive line with more than 200,000 troops, and it was waiting for work, so it seemed that Santa Massa could hardly be safer now. Moreover, the temple troops fighting on the ground are still in the process of being assembled, and Elwood's order to the army is defensive warfare, and he should be determined by this shrunken turtle, because the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the lone Lionheart Empire troops.

Ellwood reviewed his set-up to make sure there was nothing missing, but for some reason he was a little uneasy, and he called the captain of the guard, Mirodich, "Where's Arsene Wenger? I want to see him." ”

The latter was a little surprised, "Now, Your Majesty, will it be too late?" ”

Elwood shook his head, "For now, if there's any movement on the opposition side." ”

"Strange to say," Mirodic said, "we arrested Arsene Wenger, and according to the behavior of the opposition in the past, they must have come to the door a long time ago, but in the afternoon no one came to Wenger except for a few students who came to deliver some groceries, so is it that they are going to elect a new leader?"

"It's unlikely, Wenger has a high reputation among the people, and no one other than him has the ability to unite the entire opposition group, anyway, let's go over there first. Elwood wiped his face with a hot towel and lifted his spirits a little more.

............

Wenger was locked up in a small building to the west of the Palace of Benevolence, considering the identity of the other party, Elwood did not go too far, specially picked a place with a good view, and only said to cooperate with the investigation, not so much to be imprisoned as a guest of the former to the Palace of Benevolence for a period of time.

As Elwood expected, although it was late, Wenger did not sleep, and when he entered the house, Wenger was still writing something under the lamp, and Elwood glanced at it and found that it was a textbook for children, Wenger had already copied two books, and was writing a third.

"No wonder Bishop Arsene Wenger is loved by the people wherever he goes. ”

"Just to pass the free time. Wenger put down the quill in his hand and said lightly, "But Your Majesty, why do you have time to come to me?"

"I'm here to apologize. Elwood looked sincere, and simply admitted his mistake neatly, "The matter in the morning is that I am wrong, let Bishop Wenger, you have been wronged, I just hope you can also understand my difficulties, now that the big war is coming, we first need to ensure internal stability." ”

I've heard that a long time ago. Arsene Wenger said calmly.

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty, you've been imitating his style, but you're not the same kind in your bones, are you?" said the bishop.

Elwood raised an eyebrow.

Wenger closed the book in his hand, "I don't like Vannel V, because he is a man who sees the rules and means to achieve the end, I can't agree with this idea, so I will oppose him, I know that many people are used to calling us the opposition, but we are not really a faction, we just happen to be doing the same thing at the same time." ”

"Congratulations on your final success. ”

"We are not as stupid as you think, Your Majesty. Wenger paused, "We had hoped for you a long time ago, and even though I knew that you and Vannal V were close, I still had hope that you were not the same, and it was true, that Vannal V was convinced that he was doing the right thing, for the sake of the big picture, for the benefit of the entire human race...... And you, my majesty, have done everything you have done from beginning to end only to satisfy your own selfish desires. ”

(End of chapter)