Chapter Twenty-Six: The Beginning of the War
After Dicktido's figure disappeared into a corner of the palace, Byrne straightened up and walked towards the outside of the palace under the watchful eyes of two high-ranking knights standing guard.
This is the heart of the imperial capital of the Kaos Empire - the Ramas Palace, even as a general, Byrne must be extremely careful here, careful in his words and deeds, but with his identity, no guard dares to come up and interrogate him.
Bourne walked through the arched aisle, his body was straight as he walked, his hair mixed with silver strands was all pulled back and meticulously cared for, in front of Dictidau, he was a courtier, and he was humble, but outside, he was the general of the assassin organization and the imperial intelligence service, and if he wanted anyone to die, then it would be difficult for that person to see tomorrow morning.
Surrounded by the gardeners of the palace with skillful hands, the rockery ponds are scattered and unique, and there will be fireflies flying in the air in summer, but now Bourne just walked straight to the main entrance of the palace, without looking at these tranquil scenery.
In the conversation with Dick Tido, Byrne had already understood what the other party meant, so don't have any substantive military action against San Caius for the time being, although Dick Tido didn't say it explicitly, but Byrne knew that this was what he meant, otherwise he wouldn't have immediately changed the topic to Levi Dorian when he issued a declaration of war.
However, the other party's status in Dicktido's mind really surprised Byrne, he secretly knew about Levi, who was a servant who worked in Dorian's bookstore when he was a child, and he was a happy person, and he was originally an orphan, so he had a surname, that is, the name of the bookstore - Dorian.
In the first ten years of life, Levi was not surprising, he lived to the age of eighteen so plainly, but at the age of eighteen, Levi was only the prince at the time, Dick Tuduo found out that he actually had the possibility of learning alchemy, and then he was specially recruited into the palace as his companion, and Livi also met the sister of His Majesty at that time, the princess of Pell Lamas.
After another two years, the battle for the crown prince broke out, and the second prince Wilhelm split the original Kaos Empire, established San Caios and formed an alliance with Northwell, and the strength of the Kaos Empire was greatly reduced, and Dictus was crowned as the successor in such a difficult situation, and on the day Dictus sat on the throne, the first edict he issued was neither a decree nor a policy, but a commoner boy was canonized as an advisor to the royal family, and that person was Levi Dorian.
For Levi, a young and sharp boy, Bourne was against this decision at first, but Dick Tudo's attitude was very resolute, and all opposition voices were suppressed, and Bourne still remembers the overwhelmed face of the young man named Levi when he was forced to wear a burgundy adviser's robe in the palace, but this was only three years ago.
Three years later, when Levi and Dick Tydo officially broke up, the two broke out in Dick Tydo's study with a quarrel that was enough to alarm the guards, when the princess Pell cried all night, and Bourne, who had long regarded the well-behaved Pell as her own daughter, swore that if Levi dared to hurt her, then Bourne would definitely screw the other party's head off, and after this quarrel, the relationship between Levi and Dick Tido was no longer what it used to be, one was dealing with the government affairs presented to him every day, and the other was closed in his own research room。
"My lord, are we going back to the General's Palace?" the groom's voice woke Bourne from his memories and brought him back to reality, not knowing when he had finished walking through the passage and arrived in front of the palace.
Looking at the groom who was waiting for his instructions, Bourne got into the carriage, took off the military hat of his military uniform, and said, "Well, let's go back."
"Yes, sir," the groom's voice came into the car, and the carriage moved forward.
Looking at the black military uniform on his body, in fact, Byrne liked the knight's armor at home more than the uniform military uniform used to attend the serious parliament, but he was indeed getting older, and Dicktido would not allow him to go to the front line of the battlefield in person, and that armor might not be used in his life.
As the carriage continued to move forward, Bourne's ears couldn't help but echo the descriptions that had fascinated him not long ago, and he asked himself, maybe Bourne had really underestimated the potential value of Rivi's advisor to Dick Tydo and the entire empire.
"Isn't it to increase national strength, not combat power?"
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"Sir, a guest has come to visit" The carriage stopped in front of a luxurious mansion, which was Bourne's General's Mansion and his home in the imperial capital.
"Who is it?" asked Bourne, who had gotten out of the carriage, as he walked towards the parlor, to the butler beside him.
"He said he came from the kingdom," the butler said cryptically, his voice so suppressed that only the two of them could hear it, and when he heard that the other party was from the "kingdom" side, Bourne's eyes suddenly flashed.
Walking into the living room, without Byrne speaking in person, the butler waved away the irrelevant servants, and after adding black tea to his master and guests, he himself retreated outside the hall.
The person who came from "General Bourne" was a woman who was no more than thirty years old, with an ordinary face, and she could be described as a handful of people on the streets of the imperial capital.
"Let's talk" took a sip of black tea, Bourne subconsciously looked at the chandelier above his head that illuminated the living room as if it were daylight, which was also invented by Levi during his three-year tenure, but I heard that because of the limited supply of energy, it was only provided to the royal family of Kaos, even the palace hall was not installed, only in the dormitory.
This lamp was still installed by Her Royal Highness the Empress asked the other party to install it in the living room of her house, and I have to say that this thing called the electric lamp shines out much better than the candle flame, and it has reached the point of being meticulous, and even the woman will secretly stare at the electric light with surprised eyes.
"This electric light is just a small power supply device with built-in Owen ore to generate electric lighting, in my plan, I want to build enough power generation equipment for a city to bathe in light, but I also need to lay wires, which is more troublesome..." At that time, when the electric light was installed in Bourne's house, Levi had been nagging, and Pe'er, who came with him, looked at his busy back with a satisfied smile, how could Bourne, who watched her grow up, not know that this girl had a crush on Levi, but now that Levi has fled to another country, the two are destined to be fated in this life.
"General Byrne, our mission in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Northwell has been completed, what should I do next?" the woman asked Byrne for instructions.
"Is all the camouflage done, and what about the castle guards' rebellion?" asked Bourne, sipping slightly hot black tea, closing his eyes.
"The soldiers have already set up an ambush near the northern exit of the Valley of the Titan Gods, and as for the knights in the city, we have only managed to defeat three of them, and one has rejected our offer," the woman hesitated for a moment but said truthfully.
"Have you rebelled against the three knights, it seems that Northwell ruled by Bunada III has really declined..."Speaking of the old enemy of the Kingdom of Northville, Byrne sighed lightly.
"Bunada III is old and frail, and now he is even more unscrupulous and mediocre, naturally he will not be the opponent of our empire, and even less the opponent of you and Your Majesty, General" The woman patted Bourne lightly.
"Now that you're ready, let's attack the city of Cullentine in the near future, and you must pay attention to the soldiers disguised as St. Caius attacking the city, it doesn't matter if the city is taken or not, the most important thing is to make Northwell's alliance with St. Caios suspicious" Byrne put down the black tea and gave an order as a general.
"Yes, the subordinates will definitely live up to the general's trust"
This operation against the hinterland of the Northwell Kingdom Cullentine City cost a lot, if it fails, it will not only lose the lives of the five hundred imperial warriors, but also two high-level knights, ten low-level knights are also involved in this operation, and the Imperial Mage Guild has sent three second-level mages, it is not easy to lurk so many people into the hinterland of the kingdom, and a total of tens of thousands of gold coins have been used, and these are all paid by the assassination organization under Bourne.
"Then the subordinate will retire first" Glancing at the chandelier overhead, the woman nodded at Bourne and turned to convey the mission, to which Bourne only waved his hand.
If this camouflage raid can break the alliance between Northwell and San Caius, then it will be time for the Empire to wage war against San Caius.
Dicktido, Wilhelm, and Peer, these three siblings have long been like his own children in the eyes of Byrne, who has no children, but Wilhelm has changed, he was blinded by lust and ambition, and chose to be the enemy of his brother, dividing the land of Kaos, I don't know what the former king who is sleeping underground will feel when he sees this scene.
However, since Wilhelm has stood on the opposite side of the Kaos Empire, then Bourne is also ready, when the time comes, he will kill Wilhelm with his own hands, and will not let him kneel in front of the guillotine to bear the accusations and insults of the people, which is the only thing Bourne can do for Wilhelm now.
In the eyes of some people with ulterior motives, the cruel Byrne is one of the most loyal hunting dogs under the hands of the Ramas royal family, but no one knows that even if he Byrne is a dog, it is not the dog of the royal family, but the dog of this country! All the enemies who stand in the way of this empire, he will tear each other apart with his teeth and claws, even if it is his life.