The morning sun was shining warmly on his body, and when Rhodes woke up from his sleep, he saw Caroline lying on the table, staring at him. There was a strange look in his eyes......

"What's wrong, honey, what are you looking at?"

Rod opened his eyes in a daze and asked in a hoarse voice. He touched the table to find water, put the glass on the table last night, slept all night, and was thirsty. I have to say that the structure of Snow Rock Fort is still quite thick, the castle is made of huge stones, and the middle is filled with sand and gravel, which can play a good role in heat preservation, so that Rod did not feel the chill all night. Even though it's winter.

Rod found the glass of water and drank it in one gulp. When she looked at Caroline again, the other party was still staring at her with strange eyes. This feeling made Rod uncomfortable.

He also looked at Caroline......

"What the hell is going on?

Rod squeezed out a smile and asked.

"Not really. ”

Caroline said, turning her head away from looking at him. Immersed in the books in his hands. Rod felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he walked over in his pajamas, gently rubbed Caroline's shoulder, and continued to ask-

"No, there must be something. Tell me, what the hell is wrong with you?"

But Caroline still didn't speak, and she wasn't angry. It's a terrible feeling. In my previous life, every time I quarreled with my girlfriend, it was like this, a cold war...... Damn the cold war, either you vent it, or don't keep a straight face and look arrogant. Confuse yourself. Sure enough, wherever they go, women are the same......

Rod sighed to himself. Caroline turned her head and whispered—

"You've been studying that Wood Elf's arrows lately, tell me, what are you thinking? I heard that the Wood Elf is a female elf. ”

After Caroline finished speaking, Rhodes realized what he was afraid of as a little witch. Sure enough, women are all the same......

"Female elf...... Pretty Female Elf ...... But it has nothing to do with my research on arrow clusters......"

"And what do you do with her arrows?"

"Didn't you notice? The Wood Elf's arrows are elegantly designed, and the streamlined design reduces the resistance of the air and allows the arrows to shoot farther. In addition, the workmanship is also very delicate. I wonder when our blacksmith will be able to craft such a weapon?" Rod said, observing Caroline's face.

"Also, when I studied the arrows of the Wood Elves, I wondered, when will we have archers like this? My dear, you know, the strongest human archers have an effective range of only a hundred paces, but the effective range of the Wood Elf archers is more than two hundred paces, and it is said that they can still shoot accurately from two hundred paces. What a gap...... Originally, I thought that the Wood Elves would not fight for other races and would not be classified as mercenaries. But until this time, I didn't know that there were exceptions among them, and there were mercenaries. My idea is when we can recruit a group of Wood Elf Shooters as a ranged core force in our troops. In this way, whether it is the Beastmen, the Greenskins, or the Norscans attacking, we are not afraid. As long as a hundred wood elf archers are placed on the city walls, we are not afraid of thousands of beastmen. ”

Rod went on to explain.

"Really, how did I hear that you not only study people's arrows, but also praise people's figures?"

Caroline asked with a grimace.

"Who said that?!"

Rhodes asked rhetorically. In fact, even if Caroline didn't say that Rhodes guessed that it must be him, that little man is always uneasy, only he would do such a thing......

Knock knock knock......

"My lord, there is information. ”

Just when the two of them were arguing, there was a knock on the door from the guard.

"Come in. ”

Rod said casually. Because Caroline is already dressed in a formal suit, it doesn't matter if she is wearing a formal suit or not.

"The Queen's order requires us to rush back to Erlengrad. The Greenskins that appeared near Lonewind City had been wiped out half a month ago. Now, the coalition forces are about to launch a general assault on the rebel city. "Hot search

The guards reported.

......

"What else did your master say?"

Outside the city of Errengrad, the Ice Queen's Great Tent. The city was in shambles after the riots, and the bloodshed of the mob left the commoners and nobles in despair. Even the soldiers lost the confidence to defend the city. No one wants to die for a battle that is sure to be lost. They could not see the future, and over the past few days, the number of Erengrad defenders who had fled out of the city to join the queen had been increasing. The original 3,000-strong garrison was reduced to 2,000 after a week...... And it's still draining......

The Triumvirate also collapsed, and Marcus and Morlock, as well as Brandon, sent people to sue the queen for peace, hoping to spare his life. Willing to give all possessions. However, when confronted by the Courier, Caterina showed her usual pride and indifference.

"He said that if you agree, he will surrender Kaesong, disarm all his arms, and, give you a crown of one hundred thousand gold and five hundred thousand silver shillings. Plus five wagons of jewels and gold utensils. ”

The messenger replied tremblingly.

"This was originally Kislev's property, Marcus took it for himself, and now, he wants to use this part of the property to his death?"

The Snow Queen asked rhetorically.

The messenger does not speak, this is not within the scope of his task, his task is only to bring the original words to. As for how the queen would react, it was not something he could predict and work out.

"This ...... I don't know...... Your Majesty......"

The messenger replied respectfully.

"Of course you don't know. Go back and tell your master that peace talks are impossible. He has lost his qualifications for peace talks. The rat is not qualified to negotiate with the lion, I want his life. Tomorrow, Erlengrad will break the city, and my army will run over the gates and find his body. ”

Caterina said in a low, terrifying voice.

The messenger was already in a cold sweat, he got up tremblingly, bowed earnestly to the queen, and then walked out of the tent under the guidance of the Krem guards.

"Her Majesty ......"

As soon as the envoy walked on the front foot, and on the back foot, the minister Kandania immediately met with the Tsar. He was beside him when Caterina received the messenger just now, and he held back many words in his heart, and finally reached the point where he had to say it.

"Are you trying to persuade me not to slaughter the city?"

Caterina quickly saw what the minister was thinking. The old man's eyes flashed with mixed feelings of loyalty, unease, and anxiety. He was loyal to Tsar Kislev, and his father, his father's father, who shed his blood for the country, silently dedicated his life. Because of this, Candania is loyal to Caterina. It's just that as a rare upright person in the palace, he has never been promoted, but because of his loyalty, the queen has always retained his position.

"Yes...... Your Majesty......" Kandania frowned, and continued—"those civilians, they are innocent. They don't know the truth, they are deceived and used by the nobles, but in essence, they are all people of Kislev. ”

The old man persuaded him bitterly. Although he didn't know how the queen would react next.

"So, what do you mean, that I will accept the traitors' offer of peace, let them go, and enter the city by so-called 'peaceful' means?"

Caterina asked rhetorically.

Kandania was scared out of a cold sweat. He heard what the Ice Queen was saying, and he heard the Ice Queen's anger and resentment. He didn't know how to answer for a while.

"That's not what I meant...... Your Majesty. ”

"There is no such thing as innocence and innocence. They rebelled against me, and attacked my armies, and attacked my walls. If the deceived person can be said to be innocent, then if a person is deceived and told to kill someone, can the murderer also be said to be innocent? They should have the most basic ability to discern. ”

Caterina snapped.

Kandania silently bowed her head after hearing this. He knew that the queen had already made a decision and that no one could change it......