The events of the recent week are destined to keep many people awake at night.

According to the terms of the bill, the two sides will fully disclose to each other the military arrangements in their territory, the movements of their armies, and open all ports at the same time, and when the war reaches a certain stage, it will not rule out the possibility of setting foot on each other's territory to fight, in addition to a series of joint provisions including commerce, food support, and refugee reception.

According to Parliament Speaker McConnell, "We share different forms of government and political philosophies from the Lionheart Empire, and the people of the Free City-State will never give up their quest for independence and freedom, but we are all part of the human world, and when disaster strikes, we should work together to overcome difficulties, just as our ancestors did, so we have chosen to accept the proposal of His Majesty Lehart VII to ally with the Lionheart Empire in the face of the coming upheaval." ”

The final decision of the Free City-State is not unexpected, although it is a coalition of many forces and classes, but the south, as the hometown of Roland, the ancestor of magic, is also the traditional sphere of influence of magicians.

Back in the wake of the events in Seta City, the Free City-State was the first human state to speak out.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that the council headed by McConnell only took such a short time to reach a unity this time, and Da Dadarion had just taken over the Wizards' Association, so it stands to reason that there shouldn't be such a quick move, so there is only one explanation, that is, Leonardo da Vinci and Steines and others have already made the corresponding arrangements before, and now it has finally played a role.

Immediately afterward, when the royal first, third, and sixth knights led by Lehart VII crossed the border and set foot on the territory of the Holy Alliance, the entire Dawn Continent was shocked.

Subsequently, the Lionheart Empire issued a three-page crusade manifesto, revealing the truth that the ecclesiastical forces led by Vannar V betrayed the interests of the human race and were willing to be lackeys of the gods.

However, it is undeniable that in the entire human world, the number of believers accounts for more than half of the population. Especially in the Holy League, where the temple is ruled, people's worship of the church and gods is not changed instantly. Although the Christians have begun to waver about the Temple's behavior after the events of the North, the attack on Williams, and the Seta City Incident, this does not mean that they will welcome the invaders from the Lionheart Empire.

However, Lehart VII's target was never those ordinary towns, this lightning attack in order to ensure suddenness and mobility, the old lion king did not choose other troops other than cavalry, as soon as he crossed the border of the Holy Alliance, he went straight to Santa Massa, and the two armies will meet in the territory of the Kingdom of Faro, and if it goes well, it will take less than two months to surround the capital of the Holy Alliance.

Elwood was anxious now, and he was still looking for someone to discuss the church's handling and response plan after the battle of Seta City, but he didn't expect that Lehart VII's side would suddenly be overwhelmed without warning.

When he received the declaration of war, the cavalry of the Lionheart Empire had already penetrated more than 200 miles into the territory of the Holy Alliance, and there were constant urgent reports from all over the country.

There was a rush throughout the church, and Elwood sent emissaries to denounce the Lionheart's aggression while rallying troops for war.

Later, as more and more news came from all over the country, Elwood breathed a sigh of relief, the Lionheart Empire was menacing this time, led by Lehart VII himself, and the selected people were all the elite of the empire, but fortunately, the number was not as many as imagined, the first, third, and sixth knights led by him were about 150,000 people, in addition to an army led by the Red Fox Duke Mildevoe, who was the most famous general in the Lionheart Empire, he held two knights in his hands, a total of 70,000 people.

In other words, even if the two sides combined, they are only in their early 200,000s, which is also the disadvantage of raid warfare.

Such a force may be able to flatten a small country, but the Holy Alliance of the same magnitude is still weak.

Due to the frequent cracks in the abyss in various places in recent years, the Church has also strengthened its military reserves, and now there are as many as sixteen armies under the Temple, numbering more than a million, in addition to the local armed forces used to maintain law and order in the countries under its rule, so if it is really to mobilize, Elwood can raise an army of more than three million people.

— but only if he has enough time.

Elwood roughly estimated that according to the current momentum of Lehart VII's advance, he should be able to organize 300,000 Temple troops before the other party's troops came to the city, plus 200,000 local troops, His Majesty the Pope felt a little at ease, these people may not be Lehart VII's opponents when they really fight, but it is more than enough to build a strong defensive line, and as long as the 200,000 people of the Lionheart Empire are entangled, the scale of victory or defeat in the war will naturally shift to the side of the church.

The Holy Alliance that fought on the ground could be replenished in a steady stream, while Lehart VII, who was alone in the depths, was doomed to be constantly eaten away once he was dragged and lost his mobility, and at that time it was impossible for him to retreat even if he wanted to.

Elwood was ready to teach the old Lion King a profound and unforgettable lesson, and after the initial panic, the Holy Alliance's supreme ruler had regained his composure, and Elwood had even begun to feel that the Lionheart Empire's declaration of war on the Church was not entirely a bad thing.

Perhaps this will allow the Holy Alliance and the Wizards Guild and the Lionheart Empire to break up once and for all, so that perhaps those eternal and great beings will not blame the temple for what is happening in Setta.

Yes, Elwood is more worried about something else than the Lionheart Empire that has been overwhelmed by the army, the church has cut off contact with that side after the incident in Seta City, and the number of oracles is already very scarce, one of them has stepped down three years ago because he is too old, and the successor Vannal V has now left the human world, leaving only one student here to perfunctory him, and the young man named Flo has recently tried to communicate with that side, but all the pious begs he sent have been in vain.

Elwood became more and more uneasy, realizing that his actions had deteriorated to a considerable point, and that as the supreme leader of the Church, he had to do something about it, and that only by regaining the new appointment and forgiveness of the gods could the human race continue.

(End of chapter)