Imperial capital of the Sassanian Empire, Yamrit City, Central Cathedral.

The eldest son of Emperor Siegfried Frederick, with four court attendants, hurried through the corridor on the fourth floor of the church leading to the archbishop's office.

When they reached the end of the corridor, two high-ranking holy warriors wearing golden centaur leather armor and similar faces and figures reached out to stop them at the same time.

"Your Highness Frederick, stop. The high-ranking paladin on the left said.

Siegfried stopped and bowed slightly to the twin paladins, "Master Norton, Master Noah, good day." I have an urgent matter to meet with Master Friedes. ”

The two ruling warriors shook their heads at the same time, and the frequency and amplitude were exactly the same. The one on the right spoke, "Lord Friedes is praying to my lord, and there is no time to meet with His Highness right now. ”

The eldest son of the emperor was stunned and asked, "When will the patriarch see me?"

"Not sure. ”

"Wait. ”

The prayer ritual of the senior priest is based on a strong faith, from devotional prayer to deep meditation, combing the body, mind, divine power and divine model, the shortest ritual is only three hours, and the longest time is one day and one night. The reason why Friedes is a legendary priest is not a divine level, his belief is like a diamond, deep meditation can do whatever he wants, and even replace sleep, and the effect of casting divine magic is far beyond that of ordinary level 6 priests. The ruling samurai claimed that Patriarch Friedes was performing a prayer service, but it was only a pretext for a different object.

Patriarch Friedes was a stern and rigid person, emphasizing the institutions of the Church and the Kingdom, and emphasizing the superior power and dominance of the high clergy and high knights. Siegfried is the first in line to the throne of the Sassan Empire, but he has not yet been promoted to the silver rank, let alone a golden knight, and his status as the eldest son of the emperor does not have much weight in front of Patriarch Friedes. If a golden knight had visited the Patriarch, the result would have been different.

Siegfried was not the first to be deliberately hung out by Friedes, he could only wait an hour now, which was the weight of the eldest son of the Sassan Empire in the eyes of the Patriarch.

Ordinary Silver Knights who want to meet Lord Friedes must make an appointment at least three days in advance, and they are not necessarily summoned by the Patriarch...... Siegfried could only comfort himself in this way, standing patiently by the window of the corridor.

An hour later, the eldest son of the Emperor met Patriarch Friedus.

"Good day, Lord Friedes. Siegfried knelt down.

"May our Lord bless you, Your Highness Siegfried Frederick. Friedus pushed away the chair, stepped forward, picked up the eldest son of the emperor who was half-kneeling on the floor with an easy-going attitude, and asked with an easy-going smile:

The eldest son of the emperor asked with a puzzled expression, "My lord, what are you...... Ready to go out?"

Patriarch Friedus, dressed in a well-fitting dark green dragon lizard skin armor, with even the delicate shoulder armor buttoned up, and a pure gold helmet on the table, made Siegfried wait outside for an hour, apparently intending to go out and not just return.

The patriarch's expression turned cold, and he returned to his position behind the desk, leaned back in his chair, and asked lightly, "Zig, do you have anything to do with me?"

Siegfried said with a worried expression and a respectful attitude: "My lord, I have just received a report from the Eastern Defense Line, and the two highnesses of the Kingdom of Duoduo suddenly led the Knights of the Iron Wall to leave the war zone and maneuver southward, with an unknown destination. I think it's very important, and I'm here to report back to you. ”

The eldest son of the Sassanian Empire had a rare blue hair, which was characteristic of the Testiel bloodline. 3,000 years ago, Elliejie Tystiel gave birth to the son of the Juggernaut Draven, and the paladins of the Tystier family became black-haired and blue-eyed. Although Frederick is the secular blood of the Testil family, the Sassan royal family has a stable inheritance after more than 700 years, and the sense of identity with the paladin family is getting lower and lower, especially the eldest son of the emperor in front of him, who always likes to challenge the bottom limit of Friedes with small tricks to express closeness, which he also dislikes.

The descendants of the six paladin families ruled the richest eastern territory of the Sassan Empire, and were affected by secularization and became less and less big-sighted. Friedus, who was in charge of the religious affairs of the Sassanian Empire, believed that leniency to the lords of Sassan could not change their selfishness, and he took measures to tighten the relief of the church and the inventory of the eleventh tax, and severely cracked down on the collusion between the low-level priests and the lords to recover the eleventh tax owed by the lords. As a result, the Grand Diocese of Sassan amassed and mastered a large number of scarce supplies. Patriarch Friedes suppressed the influence of the secular lords over the lower priests, greatly enhancing the authority of the Radiant Knights, and he himself was hated by the Sassan lords, especially the secular lords of the Paladin family.

During this full-scale invasion of the Sidon Centaurs, Friedes immediately took out the armaments and materials accumulated in the Great Diocese of Sassan and armed more than 20,000 soldiers, effectively curbing the beast tide in the eastern defense line. Friedes' prestige had soared, and the Church had arms aid from the kingdoms of the Church in his hands, including Frederick's royal family, who now had to look at his face.

"This kind of thing, you don't need to go to it in person, according to the system, just send a palace attendant to report it. Friedus said lightly: "As the heir of Frederick's royal family, you must first do your part. The eastern defense line failed to stop the invasion of the beast tide, and the lord of Sarsang was derelict in his duties, and the reinforcements of the kingdoms had the right to fight independently, and the two highnesses of the Kingdom of Duoduo were not something you could dispatch. This is clearly stated in the "Bright New Testament". ”

The Eastern Defense Line is empty, and it is rare that the Knights of Radiance and you are not responsible...... Siegfried secretly slandered himself, and on the surface he was more respectful, and said with his head bowed: "Uncle Friedes's teachings, Zieg has always taken to heart, I just didn't expect that the Knights of the Iron Wall moved south to arrange it......"

The eldest son of the emperor hid a needle in his words, but Patriarch Friedes looked as usual, and asked slowly: "Who told you that I arranged it? The divine right belongs to the church, and the world belongs to the lord, when can the church arrange the golden knight?"

Siegfried looked up and asked in surprise, "What ......is this?" So why did they abandon the war zone? Could it be that they were going to break the sacred oath of guardianship?"

Patriarch Friedus snorted and asked in a reproachful tone: "The emperor and the grand duke are not in the imperial capital, and the affairs of the emperor's eldest son include reviewing the lord's report...... Did you read the briefing from Lord and Lady Fakhran?"

Siegfried didn't think about who Lord Fakhran was, in fact, there were so many lords in the Sassan Empire, and as the crown prince, he didn't care about a small lord at all. During this time, the urgent notices of the lords from all over the country flew into the city of Amrit like snowflakes, and it was impossible for Ziggy to read all the reports on all fours. Patriarch Friedus' accusations against the crown prince were clearly not in line with the reality, but he had only to listen to them for now.

The eldest son of the emperor honestly admitted his mistake and said ashamedly: "Uncle Friedes, this is my dereliction of duty. ”

Friedus nodded and said, "Four days ago, His Highness Victor Win Randall and His Highness Roland August led the vanguard reinforcements of the Kingdom of Cambis to Lord Fakhran on the southeastern border of the Empire. ”

"Princess Roland August has arrived in the Sassan Empire......? Why didn't you go to Bronze Halberd City?" Ziggy changed his tone in time to hide his admiration for Roland.

The number of Golden Knights is scarce, except for the two highnesses of the Paladin family who have not yet given birth to children, and among the secular lords, only Roland August is unmarried. The Sassan Empire once proposed to marry Sieger and Roland Auguste, but although it was only a smoke bomb released by Emperor Frederick, Siegfried was haunted by Roland from then on. It is rumored that the high-ranking knight of the August family, Roland, rejected the courtship of His Royal Highness Andrew, just because the other party was not her ideal partner. Roland doesn't seem to care about his partner's life level, giving Ziggy room to fantasize.

Pursuing the Golden Knight as their companion also applies to male Knight riders. The Silver Knight may be able to control his unrealistic thoughts, but Siegfried is still a mid-level Bronze Knight, and marrying Princess Roland August would be the pinnacle of his life.

Of course, the spiritual power of the Golden Knight can easily quench the admiration of low-level suitors, but Roland August belongs to the special list of Golden Knights, doesn't he?

Ziggy had been secretly following Roland, trying to gather anecdotes and preferences about her. It was no secret that the crown prince of the Sassan Empire admired Princess Roland August in the aristocratic circles of Amrit, but the high-ranking knights only regarded him as an after-dinner joke.

There are countless young knights who fantasize about being favored by Princess Auguste, and Prince Siegfried Frederick is amused to have this idea.

Look, the single high-ranking female knights of the Sassang Empire all want to have the love of His Highness Randall, but who dares to express their thoughts?

Sylvia is an insurmountable mountain, but you first have to be a golden knight.

Roland led the vanguard reinforcements of Cambys, starting from the fortress of Minsk and arriving at the fortress of Whitewater, the northern capital of the Kingdom of Dord. They stayed at Whitewater Fortress for a day, and after five days, arrived at the Holy Helm City in the Wharton Prairie. According to the plan, the vanguard army of Gombis should enter the city of Bronze Halberd four days before to rest and replenish, and then march towards the capital of the Sassan Empire.

However, when they left the Holy Helm City, they lost their sights on the Wharton Prairie.

Despite some inopportune times, Ziggy quietly made some elaborate preparations for the arrival of Princess Auguste. None of this could be concealed from Friedes' eyes, and when the Gambis vanguard reinforcements suddenly disappeared, Ziggy repeatedly approached him to find out, because there were two priests in the ranks of the Gambis's vanguard.

Frederick's royal family could only marry a noble daughter of the Paladin's blood as the Empress of the Empire, and Zieg's behavior made Friedes even more disgusted.

However, a camp is a camp, a system is a system, Siegfried as the first in line to the throne of Emperor Frederick is something that cannot be changed, and when he is promoted to Silver Knight, he will have the ability to correct his mistakes, as for his current thoughts, it does not matter.

In fact, Friedus thinks that Siegfried is better to be stupid, and the key is to be obedient. If you're stupid and disobedient, that's okay. But if you are not stupid, not smart, and stubborn, it will cause people a headache.

The eldest son doesn't seem to be stupid, and Friedes would rather he be smarter and understand what the big picture is.

"It is no accident that His Highness Randall went around in a circle and entered the Sassangian Empire from the no-man's land of the steppe. The Patriarch knocked on the table and said earnestly, "He met with King Dordor alone during the Whitewater Fortress, and when he arrived at Lord Fakhran, the Knights of the Iron Wall immediately approached him, tell me, what do His Highness Randall and King Friedrich want to do?"

"...... this?"

Ziggy frowned and pondered, and when he saw the sharp eyes of Patriarch Friedes, his heart suddenly sank, and he said modestly and respectfully: "They have reached a certain consensus...... I don't have a clue about the specifics, so I ask my uncle for advice. ”

Friedus nodded with satisfaction and said, "His Royal Highness Randall is the founder of the tenant system, and he cannot tolerate the failure of the tenant system, and Cambis cannot allow the failure of the tenant system. In the current situation, the tenant system has not succeeded in the development of the Sassonian Empire, and there is certainly an objective factor of time urgency, but it is an irrefutable fact that the freedmen of the pioneer territory gave up their tenant status. ”

"The House of Baselius in the west has always denied the legitimacy of Frederick's royal family, and the Barcelius never called Frederick His Majesty. The centaur invasion of the Frontier Territory dealt a severe blow to the prestige of Frederick's royal family and trapped the Emperor and his main army, while Duke Baselius and his Knights of Gripen were not in the Frontier Territory. ”

Why isn't Usein Baselius in Trailblazers?

He was left out by Friedes and Testier, as well as Oloxia Baselius, another Golden Knight of the Barcelius family. For good reason, the mighty Knights of the Gripen should stay on the mainland of the Sassan Empire in case of contingencies, especially the Guerrero Goats of the Arret Plateau, which directly threaten the Duchy of Teuton, and the Moon Bears are the in-laws that Barcelius is trying to woo.

Six of the 11 Golden Knights of the Sassan Empire have approved the Gripen Banner of the Barcelius, and only three of the eastern powers of Frederick's royal family are neutral, and two remain neutral. The Sassanian royal family had far less influence over the central part of the empire and the Duchy of Teuton than Barcelius.

The golden bloodline of the Iron Mountain Imperial Family is by no means just talk.

Friedus, Testiel, and Frederick originally wanted to use the opportunity of the distribution of the Pioneer Territory to divide the bloodline of the Barcelius family, or at least weaken the influence of the Iron Mountain royal family.

Now, it's really unexpected.

The Highnesses trapped in the Pioneer Realm all counted on Usein Baselius and his Knights of Gripen to protect the families in the rear. The Gripen Knights lived up to expectations and immediately summoned the family soldiers to the Eastern Defense Line, winning a respite for Lord Sassan. Of the 20,000 warriors armed by Friedes, more than 9,000 were led by the family's high-ranking female knights and obeyed Usein's orders.

This is no longer lifting a stone and hitting one's own feet, this is the pure gold sword falling and cutting off one's own feet.

Siegfried now holds the position of the emperor's eldest son, and can only do some symbolic logistics. If it weren't for this pressure, he wouldn't have looked forward to the arrival of Princess August so much. In fact, he also relied heavily on the Knights of the Iron Wall of the Kingdom of Dordor and gave the greatest preferential treatment to logistics and supplies. Hearing that the Knights of the Iron Wall had suddenly moved south, he was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and immediately consulted with Patriarch Friedes about countermeasures.

Friedston paused, and continued: "Now, whether the tenant system can succeed or not is all up to the South. On the pretext of keeping the roads open, I asked the Cardinal to prohibit the Sassanian refugees from moving south through the holy city of the steppe. His Majesty supported my proposal, so the Sassan refugees poured into the territory of the Barcelius family, and they could only move south through the Dodor Kingdom's frontier in the Wraith Forest, and then through the Centaur Hills to the territory of Lady Sylvia and Randall. ”

The patriarch glanced at the eldest son of the emperor and said slowly: "Barcelius and the Kingdom of Duoduo have a natural contradiction, but Usein wants to resolve this contradiction very simply, just promise to give up the right to open up the Ghost Forest. But with a million more people in the western part of the empire, Usein simply couldn't afford it, and there was no other way to do it than to let the refugees move south through the Ghost Forest Frontier. In that case, his promise is meaningless, and what is there to enlist the support of Lord Dodor?"

"His Royal Highness Randall stationed a mercenary army of 3,000 people in Raven Town, and after his meeting with King Dodor, the mercenary army immediately headed north and entered the centaur hills in the kingdom of Dodor, and the supply was all borne by the Lord of Dodor, and the destination was the development point of the Wraith Forest. ”

"The Kingdom of Gombis controls the port of crossing the river to the south, and our Sasan Empire suddenly encountered a full-scale attack by the orcs, and the Kingdom of Duoduo has to prepare a back road for itself in addition to going north to fight against the orc invaders. His Highness Randall's request, they will not fail to agree. ”

"This time, the Knights of the Iron Wall went to Lord Fakhran to join His Highness Randall in order to coerce me into agreeing to open a passage from the Ghost Forest Pioneer to the Centaur Hills and allow the refugees to move south. A scheming smile tugged at the corners of Friedes' mouth.

Ziggy "suddenly realized" and said convincingly: "Master Friedes, wise and wise. ”

"Alright, I'm going to see His Highness Randall. Friedes waved his hand and said to the eldest son, "Stand down." ”

"Uncle, you are a noble person, why did you go to the border to see His Highness Randall in person. I'm willing to make a trip to test His Highness Randall's attitude. Ziggy was very low, and he was excited to be a part of this big event.

Friedes looked at Ziggy with deep eyes, until he was a little uncomfortable, and then said in a factual tone: "You are not qualified enough to test the attitude of His Highness Randall, and His Highness Randall has no time to waste on you. ”

Zig used his fighting spirit to suppress the blood rushing to his head, and the whole person was like a stone carving.

His Royal Highness Randall resonated with the Wind and Fire Elemental Sea in Blinor City, calling the name of the eldest daughter, and the Silver-Rank Raging Paladin of the Testiel family also heard "Rinobia, Father's Glory, Queen of the Hunt" in the Cathedral. Based on this alone, His Highness Randall is not far from the level of Sword Saint Draven, and it can be said that if Sylvia does not make a move, he is the strongest of the secular lords.

The royal family and descendants of the Cambis clan obviously want to occupy the bloodline of His Royal Highness Randall, and Sylvia is indeed the best companion of the Sun Elves, but how long can she accompany His Highness Randall? Victor met Roland when he was an attendant in the Kite Castle, and all the major forces have investigated it clearly, if His Royal Highness Randall did not have a hazy love for the princess at the beginning, who can believe it? Ziggy still dares to pursue His Royal Highness Auguste, and all good things can be done for him!

Friedes received news that Usein was discussing with his cousin Orokxia that he wanted to give her young daughter Gloscini to His Highness Randall as a student, but Orokshia thought that Usein's youngest son, Angus, should be given to Princess Roland August as a student. Whether or not the two Highnesses of the House of Barcelius could come to a consensus, they clearly agreed on the necessity of marrying with Cambis.

The bloodline of the god knight Virotica has been passed down to this day, there are only two branches, one from generation to generation, and Usein and Orokshia both conceived young sons and young daughters respectively after being promoted to the Golden Rank, as the suzerain of the family and the guardian of the family.

Therefore, these two children have the purest golden blood, and in order to win over the Kingdom of Gombis, Barcelius paid a huge price.

The average family would be reluctant to do so, but Usein asked his second son to marry Princess Fanny, who had purple eyes, and Friedes thought that this possibility could not be ignored. He hurried to see the Count of Golden-Eyed in order to try to exacerbate the conflict between Gambis and the Barcelius family, but he did not need to explain the reason to Ziggy.

"The only thing you should do now is to prioritize the supply of supplies to the front line and delay the delivery of food to the western part of the empire. ”

"You can go down. ”

Ziegy bowed silently and strode out of Friedes' office, and soon after, his roar came from outside the door: "Is that bastard in charge of reviewing the reports from Bronze Halberd City? Find him and transfer him to the front!"

Friedes said to himself with disdain in his eyes: "The eldest son of the Bronze Horseman, he doesn't fart well...... Hmph, you won't be eligible to play with us until you're promoted to the Golden Knight. ”