After the officer confessed everything, he was released with leniency.

This person is not without a crime to kill, in Chang Le's view, the robbery of civilians by soldiers, whether it is against the enemy country or their own country, is a capital crime.

But he just wants to keep a low profile now, so that he can secretly sneak into Tarania to meet the Queen Mother, and make a plan before acting, and he can't make a storm in the city at this time.

This guy definitely didn't dare to say anything after he went back, otherwise leaking the military information would be enough for him to drink a pot of his own.

The soldiers also followed the commander and retreated, they had planned to come to the city to scrape some oil and water, but they hit the big rock of Changle, and all plans were ruined.

But the officer was of a lower rank and did not know the real secrets, only revealing the total strength and approximate disposition.

The Fisher army that came to Zalan was about 60,000 people, which was five times the size of Changle's entire army, and there were quite a few of them, but they were mainly infantry, their mobility was very poor, and they were stationed very scattered.

It's not that they don't value cavalry, the problem is that both Fisher and Zalan lack pastures and can't afford to breed war horses on a large scale, and only hard-working pack horses are produced locally, which are short and slow.

There are herds of horses in the northern wilderness of the Havilland Empire, but unfortunately exports were restricted before the war, not to mention that now they have just fought a bloody battle with each other, and the empire not only strictly prohibits the trade of military horses, but also severely cracks down on smuggling.

Chang Le is from Havilland, and his subordinates are all cavalrymen, so he can freely choose fighters, and he can run away when he hits and runs, which is his biggest advantage.

"Elliot" also realized this, and after losing the demon castle, in order to avoid being defeated in various ways, he began to order his troops to shrink and move closer to King Zaran.

It stands to reason that Changle was entrusted by King Zalan to save his country from fall, and the Zalan people should be allies.

In fact, the newly enthroned prince Theodore was a puppet who bowed down to King Fisher, so as in the previous war, Changle was still facing the Fisher-Zaran coalition, with more than 100,000 troops.

If they wait for them to completely join forces and then fight hard, the gains will definitely outweigh the losses, it is simply another battle of Cessnek, this time Chang Le has no elven allies in his hands.

One thing must be clear, Chang Le's trip has nothing to do with morality, and completing King Leonardo's entrustment is just a handy effort, and his real goal is to seek development and expand his power, and he must not trade at a loss!

Time waits for no one, and it can't wait.

According to the squadron leader, in the middle of this month, there will be a "grand event" in Tarania, the capital of the Zaran kings, so they gathered in the north and came to Tessfield to loot the people before leaving, and looted a sum of money as a "souvenir".

The squadron leader was not clear about the content of the "grand event", but Chang Le could guess it.

Most of the time it is a merger of the two countries, but it will never be the "United Kingdom" as rumored before, and Elliot will definitely be the emperor!

At that time, "Elliott" can also openly disclose her female identity and change it to "Empress Aryona", and no one will dare to oppose her with the legitimacy of inheriting Fisher's throne in the first place.

Chang Le unfolded the map on the table of the tavern, stared at Tarania in the hinterland of Zaran, gestured his finger to the distance of the march, and muttered:

"The enemy army can complete the assembly in five days, we can't delay, we must find the queen mother immediately, deny the legitimacy of Theodore's throne, and disrupt the enemy's plan, within three days!"

"I can help you find the Queen Mother!" the little girl Martha's crisp voice sounded.

"Take me to your master first. ”

Changle was very interested in the girl's owner, who was extremely strategic, and was actually planning to rush down the river to Fort Stanley.

If he hadn't met the dying King Leonardo by mistake, he would still be training in Fort Stanley at the moment, struggling to know how to expand his power.

And if this person suddenly visits, provides him with a good opportunity for development, sends charcoal in the snow, win-win cooperation, and deals with his old enemy, he has no reason to refuse, and it is not good for him to let the demon king Aryona sit as the emperor.

In the Eastern Continent at this moment, the only one who can compete with "Elliot" is indeed Chang Le.

Those who can send troops, have the right to send troops, and have the motive to send troops, the same is only Chang Le.

Marshal Fontaine of Havilland is also a famous general, but he has been idle for a long time, has no soldiers in his hands, and will not take care of the birds of the Zaran Kingdom.

Since the girl's owner has such an amazing insight, it must not be easy to deal with, and he can be an excellent ally when expelling Fisherman, and he may not be so easy to get along with after the war.

But at that time, it was already victorious, and it was easy to say anything, as long as the conditions were negotiated in advance, his strength was strong enough, and he was not afraid that the other party would regret it.

In short, this person is worth seeing!

"My master, it's ......," the girl had just said when a cough suddenly came from outside the door.

Chang Le hurriedly turned his head and stared in amazement at the arrival of the uninvited guest.

There was a big knife guarding the door, and he was 10,000 at ease in that direction, so he didn't pay much attention, but the other party's footsteps were too soft, and he didn't even have breath, and he couldn't sense the existence of this person when he closed his eyes.

"Master!" said Martha, getting up from her seat and bowing to the visitors.

"Dadao, please come in!"

Chang Le also straightened his clothes and looked at the "big man" who walked in slowly.

Both sides are dressed in similar styles, both are hooded robes, which are conducive to concealing their true faces, the only difference is that Changle is ornate and looks like a noble magician, and the other is rough and dirty, like a homeless vagabond.

But after the other party entered the house, getting closer, Chang Le found that under the dirty hood, a delicate and white jaw was faintly revealed, and a pair of full and beautiful red lips.

The sharp-eyed "big man" turned out to be a woman!

And she's a pretty woman, just looking at those red lips is enough to draw conclusions!

"Hello, beautiful lady. ”

Chang Le pressed his hand to his chest and bowed slightly, and greeted politely.

He is usually casual and casual, but playing a noble magician at the moment, he must pay attention to etiquette.

The red lips under the hood raised an elegant arc, smiled slightly, and the voice made was soft and pleasant:

"I beg your pardon, I spied on you for a long time until I was sure that you were genuinely against Elliot before I dared to show up to meet you. ”

Chang Le smiled and said:

"If you find out that I am an enemy, will you kill me?"

"I never do anything that I can't do on my own. The woman's tone turned serious, "Excuse me, can I talk to you alone?"

Chang Le turned his head to look at his subordinates, and saw that the tavern owner was probing his brain, so he smiled and gave him a gold coin:

"Boss, borrow your wine cellar!"

The cellar is used to store wine, and it can also be hidden, and the boss relies on it to hide from the war, and of course the concealment is very good, and he does not worry about the ears of the partition wall.

So the two of them walked through the back kitchen and went downstairs through the secret door lifted on the floor.

The woman in the hood suddenly chuckled softly:

"It turned out to be a tavern, I thought it was a zoo. ”

Chang Le didn't say anything, the meaning of the other party's words was obvious, and he had already seen that his subordinates were a group of demonic beasts that turned into human shapes.

She deliberately "humored", intended to remind Chang Le: "My vision is keen, don't lie to me." ”

Entering the candlelit underground, the mysterious woman will no longer remain mysterious, and will lift her hood and untie her tattered cloak, revealing the gorgeous outfit inside.

At this moment, all the feelings of Changle are "bright".

The long shawl hair like a golden waterfall, the blue and clear eyes like jewels, especially the face, which is as white as snow, is dazzlingly beautiful!

Chang Le subconsciously glanced back, thinking that there was a beam of white light hitting the woman's face.

Of course, there is no other light source, and it is the holy beauty of this goddess that gives people the illusion.

In terms of beauty alone, she is no less than the elf queen or the Meizu stunner Blue Moon, and she is still a human being.

Her temperament is also unparalleled in the world, Chang Le vaguely thought of an analogy:

"Adult Wendy".

With the same blonde hair and blue eyes, and the same pure and beautiful, Wendy is a naughty elf now, but ten years later, Wendy, who has reached the age of twenty-six, has received a long-term nurturing from the Church of Light, and may be like this!

Wendy is said to have the "Soul of Light" and is the reincarnation of a goddess, but what about this person in front of her?

She is also a goddess, even if she is not a goddess, she should be an angel who has descended into the mortal world!

Chang Le couldn't help but probe the opponent's strength again, but he sensed some familiar power, shielding and confronting.

It's also the power of the soul!

For the first time, Changle encounters an opponent who can also invoke the power of the soul!

The woman chuckled softly:

"Okay, I won't resist, let us be unreserved and honest with each other. ”

There seems to be ambiguity in this sentence, but from such a holy and flawless beauty, Chang Le will never think crookedly.

The other party withdrew the power of the soul, showing the realm of a magister, and he was also a light magister.

In the Eastern Continent, cultivators of the Magister level are very rare, each of them has a lofty status, and their names are resounding in all directions, not to mention the Light Magister, except for the high-level Dharma positions in the Church of Light, there is no one outside.

The use of light magic requires the most devout light beliefs, so light mages are monopolized by the church, and even "all-talent cultivation" like Chang Le lacks the light system.

Since he "treats each other with sincerity", Chang Le also removed the shield of his soul power and activated his fire talent, showing the same magister realm.

The fire system is far less rare than the light system, but Chang Le also has his advantages, and his true strength is a whole order higher, just like he shows the war spirit realm, but he can fight with the war sect, and the magister realm also covers up the true magic strength of the "Great Demon Guide".

"Nice to meet you, Master Naqest. The woman now officially greeted her.

For Chang Le's obviously surprised expression, she smiled again:

"My name is Angela, I used to serve in the Church of Light, and I am also the Queen Mother's most trusted confidant, and the Queen Mother will never reject all my suggestions, so I can negotiate cooperation with you as the Queen Mother's plenipotentiary representative. ”

"Angela......" Chang Le muttered repeated, "Does this name mean angel?"

He did not know the original meaning of the names of the nobles, the ancient aristocratic languages had been replaced by the continental lingua franca for thousands of years, but as he translated the Nyquist Space Notes, he became more and more knowledgeable about the ancient Julian language.

"Angel ......" Angela also repeated Chang Le's words in a low voice, and after a while, she smiled bitterly, "The angels' appearances have been modified by divine grace, and they are all beautiful, but the angels are more stupid than the other, are you praising me or hurting me?"

"Angels are stupid" This kind of comment, Chang Le heard it for the first time, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.

But Angela didn't want to talk about this topic more, straightened the two small wine barrels, beckoned Chang Le to sit down, and began formal negotiations.

There was no "Mr. Nyquist" in her plan, and she still planned to go to Fort Stanley and ask for help from Changle and his army.

Changle's reputation as the "Butcher of Sessnek" may be able to force King Fisher to retreat, but if Elliot is obsessed and has no choice but to open up a battle and have Changle join the Zaran camp, the chances of victory will also be greatly increased.

Ask Changle to help, of course, you have to offer generous conditions, such as compensating double the military expenses after the deed is completed, and giving the earl title, depriving the "rebellious" nobles in the east of the kingdom of the territory, and transferring it to Changle instead, with a population of no less than 300,000.

The "Count of Changle" will henceforth serve as a barrier to the kingdom against the invasion of the Fishers in the east.

The bandit leader has turned into a great nobleman, and I believe that Chang Le will not be able to resist this temptation.

Of course, as a nobleman of the Zaran Kingdom, Changle must swear allegiance to the new king Theodore and never rebel.

This is Angela's condition for the "Changle" in the distance, and it has nothing to do with the "Nyquist" in front of him.

"Mr. Nyquist" shook his head.

"No, no, no, don't go to Changle. ”

"Why?"

"It's too late, Theodore will announce Zaran's merger with Fisher in ten days, Ellie...... Elliot wants to be the emperor, we must go north now, find the queen mother as soon as possible, and declare the prince's accession to the throne null and void, Theodore is not the king!"

Angela apparently did not know how quickly the two countries merged, and was at first surprised, then fell silent.

After thinking for a long time, she shook her head:

"We can organize resistance immediately, but Theodore is the king, we can persuade him, we can't overthrow him, and the Queen Mother will not fight with her son for the throne. ”

"I heard that the queen mother was married by the first king, and she is the prince's stepmother?"

"A stepmother is also a mother, and as a mother, you have to protect your son, this is your ...... This is human ethics!"

Angela said so resolutely, which surprised Chang Le, and the sentence that almost blurted out "you humans", isn't she also human?

She will definitely not be a demonic beast in human form, nor will she be a descendant of a demon like Chang Le, because her temperament does not match.

So, what is she?

Chang Le stared at the other party for a while and shook his head:

"You can't represent the views of the Queen Mother herself, or let me meet the old lady in person, and I will persuade her. ”

"Old lady?"

"Isn't the Queen Mother an old lady? Well, maybe it's a middle-aged woman, anyway, I want to see her, I have something important to give her. ”

"What's important?"

Chang Le frowned, thought about the process of getting to know Angela, and found no obvious suspicions, it should not be a spy sent by Elliott, so he took out the ring:

"King Leonardo gave me this before he died, he said that the prince was too weak and hoped that the queen would ascend the throne, and that his last words had been recorded in the ring, and if you were really the queen mother's confidant, there should be a way to interpret it. ”

Angela took the ring with her slightly trembling hands, and tears glistened in her blue eyes:

"This ring...... I gave it to him, and only I can parse it!"

She took out a crystal ball, the base was gorgeous, and the inside was rippling with magical light, and it was not ordinary at first glance.

After inserting the ring into a notch of matching shape, King Leonardo's face appeared out of thin air, suspended serenely above the crystal ball.

"Dear Claire, I regret that I should not have listened to you and tied myself to Elliot's chariot......"

The king's voice echoed in the gloomy cellar, and it also shook Chang Le's heart.

At that time, Leonardo was no longer able to speak, and could only engrave his thoughts into the ring, but now he can "reproduce the original sound", Chang Le remembers very clearly, the old man is such a timbre!

This crystal ball and matching ring must be treasures acting on the soul level!

There is such a thing in the world?

It's just as mysterious as Angela's origins!

The king's image is serene, and his tone is calm, and he completely recounts how he was framed by Elliot.

He hopes that the queen will shoulder the heavy responsibility and become queen, and work hand in hand with the young man who holds the ring to defend the independence of the kingdom of Zaran, as well as the millions of people of Zalan, and finally gather the forces of justice to defeat the demon king Elliot.

"Dear Claire......" said the king's tone affectionately, "my son Theodore is not kind to you, you are younger than him, but like a real mother, tolerate him, forgive him, this is your kindness. But now that the situation is urgent, you can't accommodate him anymore, you are the only one who can save Zaran!"

Hearing "younger than him", Chang Le's eyes widened, Theodore is only thirty years old, could it be that the Queen Mother is only in her twenties?

He turned to Angela and scrutinized it again.

Angela completely ignored Changle and kept staring at the king's face, tears constantly sliding down the corners of her eyes.

"I don't have the strength anymore......," the king's image faded into obscureness, "the last thing I want to say, Claire, my last six years have been the happiest six years of my life, because of you." Power and wealth are fleeting, and your beauty, and my love for you, will be ...... forever."

Angela's tears filled her angelic face, and her gaze at the king was filled with gratitude and attachment.

"Claire......" Chang Le couldn't help but speak, "You are Claire, the Queen Mother!"