Grand Duke of Portland's official residence.

Joe brought a large number of soldiers, and they cooperated with the royal knights to quickly block the surrounding streets.

On the roof of the mansion near the official residence, soldiers armed with new sniper rifles touched it, and they set up sniper positions on the roof of the building, blocking the official residence in all directions.

By the way, these new sniper rifles, too, are from the drawings given by Joe.

Because the precision required is too high and the processing is too difficult, no military factory near Hyderabad has been successfully trial-produced. There are more than 100 new sniper rifles, which are still Jules Silver Hammer, and they are made by hand with the whole family.

The 30-milli-caliber, five-foot-2-inch long gun has a ten-round magazine and is equipped with a special eight-fold optical sight. Special propellant, special large-charge bullet, special alloy armor-piercing bullet, in the test, this large-caliber sniper rifle can blast a first-level superlative powerhouse into two pieces with one shot.

Joe asks Salian to ask for reinforcements, and Salian sends out the sniper unit, which has only been formed for two days.

If the people Joe is going to deal with next, if they all cooperate, these snipers will naturally be useless...... But if there is anyone who wants to resist, then it is a good time to test the actual combat power of these snipers through actual combat.

Once all the troops were in place, Joe rode to the main entrance of the Grand Duke's residence in Portland.

A centurion of the Royal Order, riding outside the main gate, roared, "In the name of the Empire, open the gate." Give you time to count ten, and after ten counts, we'll attack! ”

Joe raised his right hand, he raised his five fingers, and shouted loudly, "Okay, don't bother...... Ten...... Offensive! ”

His right hand swung forward vigorously, and the knights and soldiers behind him rushed over like a tide.

With a loud bang, several royal knights in heavy armor and armed with war hammers swung their sledgehammers and slammed the heavy gate off the door frame cleanly.

With the screeching cracking of the door shaft, two huge metal portals slammed into the ground.

The knights, heavily armed, rode and rushed to the front.

Behind them, soldiers in iron-gray uniforms, armed with guns, swarmed in neat lines.

Dozens of Grand Duke Portland's guards poured out of a small building behind the door, swords in hand, and stared at the intruders in amazement—their attire and the flags flown in the hands of several officers who declared their identities.

Some of the guards subconsciously let go of their hands, and their weapons fell to the ground.

But there are also some guards - they are all wearing the knightly uniforms of the Principality of Portland's characteristic balloon sleeves and yellow slashes on a black background, they are not external guards, they are noble knights who followed the Grand Duke of Portland and fled to the Deren Empire.

They roared loudly and rushed towards the intruder, forming a sparse line of defense in front of an intruder a hundred times their size.

"This is the official residence of the Grand Duke of Portland...... It is protected by the Medland Public Foreign Code...... Here, the land that belongs to the Principality of Portland...... You don't have the right to break in...... Exit go, exit go! ”

A middle-aged man in a knight's outfit with two ribbons on his chest and a shield badge roared hoarsely.

He waved the saber in his hand, and with a 'snort', a light blue cold light erupted from the blade, splitting an arc-shaped knife mark dozens of feet long on the ground.

Several royal knights rushed to the front, swords erupting and nearly slashing at the hooves of their mounts.

Several horses were frightened, they raised their heads to the sky and neighed, and suddenly raised their front hooves and stood up. Several royal knights, skilled in horsemanship, stepped on their stirrups and stood up, their swords unceremoniously slashing forward.

There were a few snorts, and a few swords fell in the air.

The Portland knights in a row shouted in unison, and they raised their weapons to block the slashing swords.

In the next moment, a large group of royal knights jumped off their horses, formed a battle formation, and brazenly rushed towards the meager defense line in front. With just one charge, more than a dozen Portland knights were beaten to the ground vomiting blood, and then they quickly put an unequal number of knights' swords on their necks.

The study of the Grand Duke of Portland.

The door to the study was slammed open, and an old man dressed in traditional Portland aristocratic attire with three palm-sized disc-shaped medals on his left chest and white hair rushed in.

"The Grand Duke, the army of the Delen Empire, has launched a ...... against us Raid. They barged in! ”

The old man's pupils shrank to the size of a pintip, and his voice was clearly trilling, full of trepidation.

The Grand Duke of Portland spun around sharply and looked at the old man in horror.

Then, he quickly looked at Edward.

Edward was stunned, he jumped up from his office chair and shouted, "Damn it, are you sure, it's their army?" How could they, do that...... They ......"

This is the official residence of the Grand Duke of Portland.

After escaping the Duchy of Portland, the Grand Duke of Portland, with the help of a loyal follower, established a government-in-exile under the wing of the Dron Empire.

The unspoken rule of the countries of Metland is that the top of the government-in-exile is often treated more favorably than other powers!

You say it's the hypocrisy of the aristocracy.

You say that this is a kind of rabbit, and the dead fox is sad.

In short, in Hydrderabad, the Grand Duke of Portland enjoyed a privilege higher than that of other ambassadors, and even many of his shady underground transactions were also protected by the upper echelons of the Empire, and many of his violations and irregularities even turned a blind eye to the Imperial Inspectorate and the Ministry of Police.

Even, the Grand Duke of Portland earns hundreds of millions of profits every year, but he only pays a few thousand gold marks in taxes every year!

And the Ministry of Taxation of the empire also turned a blind eye to this.

Many of the Portland Grand Duke's subordinates were out there to be bullying and bullying men and women, but several times they had murder cases...... As long as the Grand Duke of Portland comes forward and gives sufficient financial compensation to the victims' families, those subordinates who beat the dead will be able to safely establish the Lika Police Department and will not be subject to follow-up investigation.

Such preferential treatment...... How could an Imperial army break in?

"Edward......" The Grand Duke of Portland exhaled heavily, and he looked at the pale Edward deeply: "You must leave...... Go through the back door. ”

Edward coughed heavily, he clenched his fists, and then slowly let go, he looked at the Grand Duke of Portland, "Isn't there a secret passage?" ”

The Grand Duke of Portland stared at Edward in shock: "What are you kidding?" I, an exiled Grand Duke, digging secret passages in the imperial capital of the suzerain? Do you think this is possible? For 30 years, it was because of my obedience that I was able to live like a fish in water in Hydrerabad! ”

"Go through the back door, hurry...... It must have been something you asked Amaury to do...... Trouble coming out. ”

The Grand Duke of Portland pulled the corner of his jacket and muttered in a low voice: "I didn't expect that Ferdinand's old waste, he actually ...... How dare you do such a thing? Do you stop at nothing to repay your debts? ”

"Well, it's not a big deal, as long as you don't get caught with me." The Grand Duke of Portland took a deep look at Edward, who was a little at a loss: "Actually, even if you and I are caught together, it's okay, who doesn't have a few friends?" ”

As he spoke, the Grand Duke of Portland grabbed Edward by the shoulders and pushed him towards the door of the study.

"But, Edward, as offensive as it may be, I must say that it is okay for them to catch us together...... What I'm afraid of is that I can keep my mouth shut, and you, if you say something that shouldn't be said! ”

Edward shouted, "Your Excellency, don't look down on people! ”

As the two spoke, they had rushed out of the study, and followed a corridor outside the door to a hidden staircase at the end, and down the staircase, they opened a small door, behind which was a stone verandah, behind which several heavily armed guards were waiting.

They quickly rushed down the verandah nearly two hundred feet, and behind them, there was already a loud commotion and the sound of heavy footsteps on the snow.

Listening to the footsteps, you can tell that at least a thousand people have broken in.

This is indeed a large-scale army.

The Grand Duke of Portland's face turned a little dark, and while pushing Edward forward, he hurriedly admonished: "Mr. Edward, after you go back, immediately ask Your Excellency the Vice-Envoy to contact the ambassadors of various countries, and ask them to protest against the Delen Empire's act of destroying the government-in-exile of the subject country......

"I don't know exactly what happened, why did Ferdinand suddenly become so bold...... But I understand one thing, there is an old saying in the Eastern Continent - a dog jumps off the wall in a hurry! ”

"The IOUs Amaury brought over are too large, is Ferdinand driven crazy by us?"

"Damn, I said, even if it's a debt collection, you can't take out all the IOUs at once...... I'm just cooperating with you to test Ferdinand, we're ......"

The group rushed out of the verandah and came to a gravel road covered with thin snow.

More than a hundred feet in front of them was a back door to the Grand Duke of Portland's mansion—a huge mansion that opened a gateway to the surrounding streets.

The portal in front of them was the closest back door to the study.

Several black-clad guards stood stiffly by the door, staring blankly through the hollowed-out metal floral door.

The Grand Duke of Portland and Edward, among others, stopped at the same time.

Through the gate, they saw that the street outside was filled with rows of Imperial soldiers in iron-gray uniforms. In front of these Imperial soldiers were more than two hundred royal knights riding war horses and brightly armoured.

In the hands of the two knight centurions in the front, on the long cavalry spears, the pennant fluttered in the cold wind, and the Hydra coat of arms on it was clearly visible.

"Royal Knight." The Grand Duke of Portland muttered in a bitter whisper, "Edward, are you ready to be tortured?" With what I know about Ferdinand, he won't hesitate to attack you. ”

"Remember, you must not say that you asked me to go to the Apophis Palace to ask for a debt."

"You can't even say that you told me the news of his presence in the Apophis Palace."

"If they want to ask you what you are doing here, you can say that you have a small investment of hundreds of thousands of gold marks in me, and you are here to get this year's dividends."

The Grand Duke of Portland took a deep breath as he extended his hand to the old man who had just rushed into the study to report the news.

The old man quickly took out a large traveler's check from the pocket on his chest and placed it neatly in the hands of the Grand Duke of Portland.

The Grand Duke of Portland inserted the check into the pocket on Edward's pale pink waistcoat, and patted him lightly on the chest, "Remember, this is the dividend you got from me. You came to me just for a deal. ”

"I'll take care of everything, you just need to make sure of one thing - you must not let the Delun Empire know, or let them know, and you can't let them catch the truth, in addition to joining the Delun Empire, I also have cooperation with your Ice Sea Kingdom!"