The year 995 in the Arad calendar

Knight Lobach touched his chin and pondered. She is not afraid of some things, nor is she superstitious. But she looked at the woman opposite who hid her face in a black hood, and from time to time she showed an embarrassed expression. "Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked in a low voice.

The woman nodded slightly, then raised her head slightly, allowing the other party to see her face clearly. "I'm sure it's important for us. ”

Lobach let out a soft sigh, "Okay, but remember, keep a low profile." ”

"I know that some of the nobles here don't like Delos like me. Fett smiled disdainfully.

"Come with me. Lobach turned, raised the massive cloak behind him, and walked towards the end of the dimly lit hallway. Yes, she knew she didn't have the right to do that. But in the end, she chose to help Fett. After all, if any important information is half an hour late, or even a few minutes late, for those who should know, things can change dramatically.

Fett knows this, and if discovered, it means that you will be charged with eavesdropping on the secrets of the Principality, and that the guillotine or gallows will be your only destination. Although Queen Skady and the Revolutionary Army were in a partnership, the relationship was never made public. Even some of the nobles who were not so loyal could not be told, even if they were in charge of the duchy's economy, people's livelihood and the rotten military. Because no one wants to gamble, the chips are too big for any monarch to play.

There were two guards standing outside the conference room, but they didn't do their duty. Maybe the two little guards don't think about the fate of a country, all they care about is a fixed salary and their wife's plump breasts. Well, they had to accomplish a boring thing anyway, and while it was hard for most nobles to accept, they were the only ones the Duchy could find for the job at the moment.

Lobach stopped his steps, made sure he hadn't alerted the two guards, and beckoned to Fit, who was hiding in the shadows not far behind him. The latter approached Lobach with ghostly steps, while the guards remained immersed in a wonderful dream. I don't know since when Lobach got used to these things. If they were in the Delos Empire, they would all be sent to prison by the nobles.

Fett slipped quietly past the two guards as instructed by Lobach, and the sound of each other's breathing and snoring was clearly heard, though she didn't show any nervousness. It's no better to think of a rat stealing cheese from under a cat's nose, but Fitt always preys on the two watchdogs. Although she didn't mean to kill them, she was so lax that someone passed by her without noticing it, which made her feel a little mocking.

The rest was very simple, Fett's stealth ability allowed her to open the door and enter the conference room silently like a ghost without making any noise, and she actually did it. Lobach looked at Fit, who had disappeared in the doorway, and couldn't help but smile inwardly. "Revolutionary kitten, maybe I should call you that. ”

Entering the gate, instead of seeing the schemers' furrowed brows and other subtle expressions, a huge curtain was visible. Next to the curtain is a delicate mahogany door, which leads to the lobby of the conference room. But Fett obviously didn't need to go there, she just needed to find something in her current location to hide herself. Well, she decided not to make her body so uncomfortable, so she found a hospitality chair and sat down. No one but herself would visit the meeting until it was over, so she could safely eavesdrop on the meeting.

"We all know the pressure that the Delos have put on us, they have crossed the border of Faroe Bay, and our army is powerless to resist them!" The first person Fett heard speak was a man with a deep voice, his tone was obviously full of unwillingness, but more powerless.

"It's not an excuse, General Villard!" Count Damian's voice followed. "I'm not going to hear how badly you've failed, I just want to hear you explain why they stopped!"

"Count Damian, even if the Delos stop attacking, one day they will attack again, this is an indisputable fact! Our army is powerless to confront them, every armistice is ceded a piece of land, such resistance is meaningless!" Fett heard the sound of a hammer table, and General Villard was clearly enraged by Count Damian's rudeness and arrogance. Indeed, as a general who leads an army, although he can't particularly care about the lives of soldiers, making the soldiers die meaninglessly is definitely not something that every general wants to see.

"Coward!" scolded Count Damian.

At this moment, another young voice came and interrupted the argument between the two. "Alright, two adults, I don't think you need to be so excited. Perhaps I can answer the question of why the Delos stopped attacking. ”

"Say, Knight Gold. Count Damian's voice was much lower, but there was still anger in his tone.

"Quite simply, the Bantu of the Northern Snowy Lands attacked the flank of the Delos Emperor's ** team, cutting off their supplies. While this may seem like a good tactic to you, it is just a simple supply grab for them. Gold, though not the overconfident megalomaniac, had a clear disdain for Count Damian in his tone.

"Why did those savage Bantu people suddenly appear near the Faro Bay?" asked Count Damian in a low voice.

"Haven't you heard of the ice dragon that sleeps in the snowy regions of the north?" said Gold, with a seemingly ordinary but sarcastic smile. "When it awakens, any life will be frozen by the winter it brings. ”

"I don't care about the hellish legends, I just want to ask if there is a possibility to win them over?" Count Damian didn't care about the legends, he thought that the so-called ice dragon would never have anything to do with his political career.

Gold tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop, smiled and shook his head. "No way, the Bantu people would never choose to ally themselves with any power. They always try to speak with their fists, so we all seem to them to be weak people. In addition, I must remind you that the Bantu are not without the possibility of attacking us. When our armies reveal their weaknesses and are prey to them, they attack. ”

Count Damian clearly wanted to say more, but the councillors sitting on either side of the end of the table wouldn't give another count more chance to speak, he had said enough. Under the gaze of the two councillors, Count Damian swallowed the words back into his stomach. Then, Queen Skadi, who was sitting in the center of the end of the conference table, spoke slowly. "I've got your opinions, but it's clear that we can't focus entirely on resisting the Delos Empire. As the Knight of Gold said, the Bantu are a threat to us, so we must devote some of our efforts to solving this problem. ”

"I hope that you can agree that only then will things turn around. One councillor said, sweeping his meaningful gaze over everyone at the table.

Queen Skady crossed her fingers and raised her head slightly. "We can't have any new enemies, so we stand for peace in resolving the Bantu issue. Therefore, the army facing the Delos Empire on the border is not allowed to take the initiative to attack the Bantu from the northern snowy regions, and try to take defensive measures so that the Bantu cannot easily find our weaknesses in order to seize our supplies, and we must take the initiative to negotiate with them. ”

"I can guarantee that, Queen. Villard stood up, put his hand to his chest and bowed.

"But Queen, the army at the front does not have the spare manpower to negotiate with the Bantus. Besides, I don't think they will accept our request for negotiations. Gold added.

"I don't think you have to worry about that. Another lawmaker stood up and pushed his round-rimmed glasses. "I will ask the Boken envoy to draft a duchy commission to recruit willing adventurers to settle the matter. ”

"This ...... Well, let's see how those guys are doing. Gold was hesitant at first, but eventually accepted the congressman's decision. That's right, he can only choose to accept it, and there is no room for maneuver.

Fitt got up from her chair, she had learned all she wanted to know, and it was time to leave the place she was tired of.