In the room, Theodore and Donner sat across a small round table.

"This time, Lord Sir, I have some good news. Theodore's return was a source of great joy for Donner.

This is equivalent to a thorough demonstration that the Earl's Court is really willing to continue trading with Crescent Island, and this sea trade route should be considered stable.

For Crescent Island, I have to say that it is very good news.

It seems that the porcelain on the mainland is selling well, and is more favored by the noble merchants, otherwise the Earl's Court would not continue to venture into a trade with a pirate.

Theodore took a sip of water: "The iron ingots and saltpeter needed by the regimental commander, as well as the food population, were bought back according to your orders. ”

"Thank you very much Lord Theodore for your help. Donner was very happy and thanked him one after another.

Theodore said humbly, "Don't dare, Theodore hasn't thanked your lord for your generosity, and the Count and Earl Elianor are glad that Miss Lislu has returned home safely, and he asked me to express my sincere gratitude to the head of the group for bringing their father and daughter together." ”

Donner smiled and said yes, and then asked Theodore, "Lord Jazz doesn't seem to be in good spirits, is there any problem? Can Donner help?"

Theodore looked tired, his face was worried, and he waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, it's just that the kingdom is about to go to war, and the contemptible people are a little worried about the fate of the kingdom." ”

"Oh?" Donner remembered that when Theodore said war, he meant that there was going to be a war on the mainland, and he thought that Theodore had just returned to Crescent Island, and he knew that there was also a war on the island!

"It is a great honor for the Kingdom of Augustus to have such a loyal man as Lord Jazz. Donner complimented, "I wonder who the kingdom is going to war with?"

"The Eternal Winter Kingdom in the northeast!" Theo sighed, "More than half a year ago, the princess of the Eternal Winter Kingdom killed her father and brother and ascended to the throne by bloody means, but now she is pointing her blade at the kingdom. Before I set out to sea, I heard that the Hurricane Castle in the north of the kingdom had been lost. ”

Saying that, Theodore shook his head: "It is rumored that the Queen of Eternal Winter also burned to death the cardinal archbishop who lived in the cathedral of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter. ”

"Tsk?" Donner touched his chin, thinking funny, funny.

As a woman, the queen not only openly slaughtered her father and brother, but also successfully ascended to the throne.

What's even more daring is that they dare to challenge the Holy See and the neighboring Kingdom of Augustos at one time, two behemoths, I have to say that this Queen of Eternal Winter is really crazy.

Theodore chatted with Donner about these things, and Donner gradually learned about the current situation on the continent recently.

In the past, Donner often learned about the current distribution of power in the Holy Light Continent from the people around him, as well as from the alchemist's collection of books and the scroll map that Theodore helped buy.

The Western Continent is too far away, let's not talk about it for the time being, just talk about the Eastern Continent, there are three human kingdoms.

The Kingdom of Eternal Winter to the northeast, the Kingdom of Ronos to the northwest, and the Kingdom of Augustos, which occupies the largest area and the richest land in the south.

On this territory, the thorn forest in the southwest corner is inhabited by elves, and the dwarves live in the mountains of black stone, sandwiched between the kingdoms of Ronos, the kingdoms of Augustos, and the elves.

The Dwarves have built their own Fort Fort and formed allies with the Elves to help them resist the invasion of some ill-intentioned humans.

Of course, for some living materials, they will often trade with humans, occasionally walking in friendly human castles, and do not hide in the depths of the world.

The last one is the Far North Plateau, where many orc tribes, large and small, live and conquer each other in turn, and occasionally a tribe or small group of orcs will cross the Hengduan Mountains to invade the human world and loot supplies.

After several eras, the wheel of history has rolled forward, and it has evolved into today's Three Kingdoms and Four Clans coexist, and the story inside is difficult to tell.

Humanity alone is currently in the condition of a half-kingdom and half-lord.

Although there is a king and an army, in fact, the king is in an awkward position, and the king's influence can probably only control the surrounding area of the royal capital, several important main cities, and the territories that really belong to the royal family, and of course, some lords who are loyal to the royal family.

Historical legacies, as well as political compromises in the war and unification, led to the feudal system of lords that has been preserved to the present day.

The lords had almost absolute rights to their fiefs, they kept their own armies and taxes, and the administrative laws were all up to the lords.

This situation has always existed even in the Eastern Continent Empire Era, and a large part of the reason why the second generation died in the Imperial Era is that the wise and martial Emperor Jupiter. Trying to take back the rights of the lords.

Therefore, all along, there have been endless wars on the mainland, not only small frictions between kingdoms, but also between lords and lords, for the sake of interests, often fighting each other.

The king may have the power to adjudicate, but he can't really stop this from happening, and most of the time, as long as the lords don't threaten the royal family, the king will turn a blind eye and let them drain each other's strength.

Such a chaotic situation has led to unspeakable misery for the people at the bottom.

Now that the Queen of Eternal Winter is marching south aggressively and has conquered the gateway to the Northland of Augustus, the Hurricane Castle, and now almost the entire Kingdom of Augustos is under the hooves of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, at this time the king and nobles are probably in a hurry!

I don't know what choice the Lornos Kingdom in the northwest will make? Watching the fire from the other side? Taking advantage of the fire to rob? The Romance of the Three Kingdoms must not be missing!

"This northern female barbarian is really a madman. Theodore cursed.

Donner smiled and didn't speak, Queen Eternal Winter openly killed her father and brother to seize power, and slaughtered many noble lords, which will inevitably cause chaos in the kingdom and intensify internal contradictions.

And the only way for her to stabilize power is probably to transform internal contradictions into external contradictions.

As long as she leads her lords to win a war, and sends the nobles to the rich city of Augustos to plunder, seize the goods, silver, and slaves, and reap the rewards handsomely, the Queen of Eternal Winter will be able to take advantage of the prestige of victory and take full control of power.

If defeated, then there will be nothing to say.

"Before I left, the king issued an edict that every lord must send at least ten knights to the battlefield. Theodore sighed lamentingly: "And the hundred or so knights carefully cultivated by the Earl's Mansion have made the Countess send most of them." ”

"Why did the Countess send so many?" said Donner, wondering, could it be that this noble couple was really a diehard loyalist of the king?

This kind of edict, Donner knew, usually whenever a war was initiated, the king would summon the lord and ask the lord to send knights to assist in the battle.

The kingdom has its own army, but the king often issues knightly edicts in order to preserve the power of the royal family, and the lords will most of them not refuse.

After all, they have a lot to do with the kingdom, and if the enemy country defeats the king, I am afraid that most of these nobles will become slaves of the nobles of the enemy country.

But the nobles are not stupid, they will also preserve their strength, and they will definitely not contribute most of their strength.

Theodore said helplessly: "The commander of this counterattack is Lord Marquis Maysfield, who is the elder brother of the countess. ”

"Oh!" Donner suddenly realized and comforted, "Don't worry, Lord Theodore, the kingdom will be victorious!"

Then, Donner smiled: "In addition, speaking of war, it just so happens that there will be a war on Crescent Island, and Lord Sir is really here, and Crescent Island needs your help."

Yes!

Theodore was dumbfounded, this ...... Damn war, I hate war!