On the night when the fighting had temporarily stopped, Swain returned to Karin Castle, because it was late, Caterina and Sofia had already slept, and only a few servants and a group of soldiers near the castle were still keeping vigil.

As the head of the Jericho family, Baron Deniz naturally did not go to sleep by himself before his master returned, and when he arrived at the castle, he was waiting at the door.

"Your Excellency, the Earl. Baron Deniz bent slightly, "Do you need me to have some more food in the kitchen?"

"No need. Swain waved his hand and walked straight to the second floor, "Has Sinjid been in touch?"

"Yes. Baron Deniz replied with his head bowed, "However, he asked to speak to you and did not tell me any information. ”

"Yes. Sven replied lightly, and it seemed that Sinjid also sensed Baron Deniz's disgust with him, "You go and rest, keep your strength, in case of an attack here, and I'm not there, I still need you to protect Sophia and them." ”

"Yes. Baron Deniz bowed and stopped following Swain.

Walking down the hallway, Sven tucked his cane under his arm and walked silently through the dark hallway to avoid making too much noise. Like a silent elf at night, Sven walked in the dark corridors, almost merging with the shadows, silent and mysterious.

Swain didn't go back to his and Sophia's room, it was so late that he guessed Sophia was already asleep. So he walked straight into the study, opened the door silently, and then closed the door again in the same silence, without a sound coming out, and even the people in the next room would not know that Swain had been here in the middle of the night.

The curtains were closed, and the study was suddenly enveloped in darkness, but in such darkness, Swain seemed to enjoy it. He was accustomed to lonely nights, and the darkness was nothing to fear him, but it was the dazzling things that disgusted him.

Sven first checked the cabinet under the desk, and as he expected, the cabinet had been touched, although the man was very cautious and did not leave any traces, but Sven had placed a magic lock on it, and he could tell at a glance whether it had been touched or not.

Because of the protection of the magic lock, Sven was very relieved that the contents of the cabinet would not be seen by anyone, and even Artemis did not have the ability to unlock the magic lock.

"I just praised you, and then I made such a mistake again," Swain sat down in the chair behind his desk, leaning back in the chair, and he lifted his legs comfortably, "Your Highness Princess, when will you understand what magic is?"

Perhaps he didn't find it interesting to talk to himself, but Swain quickly got down to business. He took a piece of white paper from the desk and put his palm on it, and then, a little bit of light blue light gradually appeared on the white paper, and gradually, these spots of light slowly spread, and a magic array appeared on the paper.

"Report it, Singid. Sven said coldly to the glowing blue magic array.

"Yes, Your Excellency. From the magic array, Sinjid's voice came out, "Tiamat Palace has been captured, but there seems to be powerful magic props inside, which temporarily saved the lives of Guderian and others, but they should also be trapped inside, and they won't be able to get out for a while." ”

"It doesn't matter, I don't expect to use them. There was no warmth in Swain's tone, for him, Guderian and these people were really just pawns, and they were also pawns that were not controlled by him, so there was no need to be stingy.

"His Royal Highness Alexander and the rest of the cabinet should have escaped the pursuit of the Ministry of the Interior, but they did not escape from the city of Dweide. There was a fierce battle between the Imperial Capital garrison and the troops of the Ministry of the Interior who remained in the Imperial Capital, and it seems that Viscount Jericho personally fought with the enemy leader Manfred, and in the end Viscount Jericho should have escaped with serious injuries, although Manfred was also slightly injured, but it seems that it should not have much impact. ”

"Did they fight......" Swain frowned, deep in thought. This information deserves his attention, especially the fact that Ernest can hurt Manfred, which makes Swain even more vigilant. Because he had fought with Manfred before, Sven was quite aware of Manfred's ability, he was of the same type as himself, he could make his body magical, avoid most of the damage, and for attacks that could break through the magic of the body, he could also quickly recover from injuries through the characteristics of vampires, and it was very difficult to leave Manfred with a wound, even if it was just a small injury.

That person, in the end......

Swain was thinking when Sinjid's report interrupted his thoughts.

"Manfred seems to have created a very special force, and the soldiers of this army are extremely strong and can withstand some fatal injuries without affecting their own physical functions. However, once their heads are cut off, or if nerve transmission is completely blocked, they will also die, but they are still quite strong soldiers overall. Because of the participation of such a force, the Imperial Capital Garrison Department was finally defeated, and at present, the army of the Ministry of the Interior has blocked Deweide and is searching for His Royal Highness Alexander and others throughout the city. ”

"A soldier who will die if his head is cut off?" Sven raised his eyebrows slightly, slightly interested, "So, it's similar to the soldiers you trained in Pritown?"

"My soldiers can't reach that level. Sinjid's voice fluctuated slightly, and he seemed to smile bitterly, "I have already let my men fight them, and they are no opponent at all, after all, my soldiers can't continue to fight even if they are pierced in the heart." ”

In this case, it may be a mass-produced product made by Manfred. Swain thought of the Belial puppet he had seen at the Bureau's secret base, and perhaps Manfred had used a similar method to create a group of non-human soldiers.

"I can't be sure of that for the time being, but I am certain that these soldiers are impressively combative, but not very many, and Manfred sent about a thousand of these soldiers to attack the Tiamat Palace, and at the same time sent some of them sporadically when fighting with the imperial capital garrison, and after deducting casualties, I estimate that the total number is about fifteen hundred. ”

"Fifteen hundred...... Swain's fingers tapped on the table, such a force is likely to become a weight to change the tide of the war, especially now that the war is in full swing on the western suburbs, if Manfred sends these troops over, then the situation of the coalition forces in the western provinces will be dangerous.

"Is there any news of Marshal Rudolph and the 140,000 Imperial Standing Army?"

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, the news from Deweide's side is basically cut off, and there is no way to contact the outside world, so the news from the south can't be transmitted at all. Sinjid said, but Swain had already thought about it.

"Okay, I see, that's all for today's newsletter. Sven waved his hand, and the light of the magic array immediately dimmed, and the white paper changed back to its original white appearance, leaving not even a trace of it.

"It seems that the imperial capital will not be able to support it for long, although it is not clear about Alexander's situation, but at present, it seems that if there is no external intervention, Alexander and the cabinet will be caught by Manfred sooner or later. ”

Sven got up from his seat, grabbed his cane, and headed for the door.

Once Alexander was captured, Manfred no longer needed the card Belial, and he could use the more orthodox Alexander to control the empire. Then, the head of Beria in my hand will be useless, and when the time comes, Manfred will be able to use Alexander's name to beat us all into a mess, and then clean us up one by one. He doesn't care about public opinion, Manfred is the operator hidden behind the scenes, whether it is Beria or Alexander, they are just puppets in his hands, and if the puppet is broken, he will replace it with another one. If he really did it, then this empire, and even this world, would become a plaything in his hands. ”

Swain left the study and quietly walked towards his and Sophia's room. The current situation seems to be very critical, it is only a matter of time before the imperial capital is fully controlled by Manfred, and here in the western suburbs, not to mention the 50,000 troops commanded by the Duke of Dungal, it is already a good situation to defend alone, and it seems that the balance is tilting in Manfred's side.

However, Swain didn't look worried at all, all the decisions had already been made in his heart, and the only thing he needed was to follow his plan and push the situation forward step by step.

It was already past the wee hours of the morning, and Sven could see that the fog outside was gradually condensing again, and that was the case with Siliul, where it rained all year round and the climate was always humid. Although the amount of rain in each month is not too large, if you look at it all over the year, then the amount of precipitation here can be a huge number.

"At this moment, Sophia should have slept. ”

Sven said softly, because he didn't want to disturb his sister, Sven's steps were deliberately very light, unwilling to make any noise.

However, when he walked to the door, to his surprise, there seemed to be some movement in the room.

Sven hesitated slightly. "Isn't Sophia asleep yet?" Swain thought it was unlikely, after all, it was already early in the morning, and it was the next day, and Sophia should have slept soundly at this time.

After some careful consideration, Sven decided to leave the door open for the sake of safety, and put his magic sense into the room to detect what was going on.

Sven's magic ran through the crack in the door, and into the room in a way that no human could even detect. With the help of the information from the magic endings, Sven could clearly see and hear everything in the room, even if the light in the room was very poor due to the curtains being drawn, Sven could still clearly see every corner of the room.

"Elder Brother ......"

The first thing that came to Swain's mind was Sophia's voice, a faint, slightly trembling voice that sounded like a dream, but there was something delicate in it, or rather, more like a delicate gasp.

Sven spread out the magic endings and expanded his vision. Following the sight from the end of the magic, Swain saw Sophia lying on the bed, and unexpectedly, in the relative heat, wrapped her whole body in a blanket, even her head was covered by a blanket. The blanket shook twice from time to time, and it seemed that Sophia was trembling.

Could it be that Sophia is having a nightmare?Swain immediately thought of this possibility, so he leaned his magic towards Sophia, but he still kept his restraint and did not let his magic directly touch his sister. Swain knew that his Jericho's magic was extremely corrosive, and once touched by his magic, the magic might stick to Sophia for a lifetime.

"Elder brother...... I want to...... I want to, ah......"

As the end of the magic approached, Sophia's voice became clearer and clearer, accompanied by a coquettish gasp, and then the sound of rapid breathing that slowly calmed down, Sven felt more clearly the kind of ...... in Sophia's voice Charm.

Swain had roughly guessed what was going on.

"Brother...... Suddenly, Sophia's voice choked, "I really, really want you to hug me, hold me tight......"

Sven silently withdrew his magic, and all the sounds and images in the room disappeared. He turned around and walked back to the study.

Sophia...... I've grown up, and I'm at this age. ”

He lowered his eyes, but the look in his eyes was very sad.