Okale City, the Lord's Mansion.

Located on the northern border between the Brynpith Empire and the Prussian Empire, the city of Okale was one of the two major cities that held the Prussian Empire to the Alliance. At the same time, Okkale City is also one of the seven cities in the league. The current lord of the city, Babu, was the number two in the original alliance, and the strength of the city was originally second only to the city of Ejfon. However, in recent years, Boscombe City has continued to grow in strength under the management of the city lord San Theo Lee, and with the fact that he married the daughter of Menzies, the chairman of the League, a few years ago, with the status and power of his father-in-law in the League, San Theo Lee has gradually replaced Babu's original position in the League. What makes Babu even more intolerable is that the cyan legion, which belongs to his jurisdiction, seems to have lost its previous dominant position in the alliance "Seven-colored Knights". Not only did St. Theo Lee's Green Army surpass the Green Army in terms of equipment and personnel, but in recent years St. Theo Lee has cultivated a private army that is separate from the command of the Alliance. Although the Báb had made every effort to find out the number and strength of the army, it cannot be denied that San Theo Lee's secrecy was a thorough exercise in this regard. To this day, the Báb did not have any concrete and conclusive information about the force, much to his chagrin.

This yellow-haired boy in his twenties, why did he climb on my head. According to the laws of the League, the Supreme Council of the League, to be held in the city of Ejvon, will elect a new President of the League. A few years ago, everyone in the alliance thought that they were the best candidates for the next chairman of the alliance, but they didn't expect to make a halfway way to bite the gold. After the death of the previous lord of Boscombe, St. Theo Lee increased the city's strength in just a few years, and successively controlled several small city-states of the Alliance, especially after he took control of Camberwell City, and the entire Alliance's control of the frontier on the Western Front completely fell into the hands of that kid. It is precisely because of this that he dares to be so arrogant in the alliance. And that damned Menzies, afraid that he would weaken his power in the alliance after he took over as chairman, actually puffed out with that kid in one nostril and joined forces against me. Now, apart from Ryan of Adlaide City, no one else in the Seven Cities has explicitly supported me as the next president of the League. As for the boy, both Menzies and Bambrus of the capital city have made it clear that they support San Theo Lee. Since you have been unkind to me, then do not blame me for being unjust to you!

Babu, who was sitting in the hall of the City Lord's Mansion thinking about his thoughts, unaware that a person was walking into the hall at this time.

"Old friend, what do you think? I was so engrossed that I didn't even see it when I walked in front of me, the city lord's shelf is really big!"

It was none other than Babu's sworn friend, Ryan, the lord of Adelaide City among the seven cities of the Alliance. The two have known each other for many years, and are known as a "family" in the alliance, and Babu's youngest son is married to Ryan's second daughter. Therefore, among the seven cities today, Ryan is the only one who still supports Babu to take over as the next president of the alliance. However, the current situation is quite unfavorable for the Báb. The selection of the presidency was discussed at the last meeting of the alliance and voted on by the general assembly of the alliance, and the 22-year-old San Theo Lee and the "number two" of the alliance will face off against him. Of the three city lords who have now made it clear that two support the former, Babu can now be said to be in a situation where he is in a desperate position. Unless he can pull Garence, the lord of Carson, and Atburykin, the lord of Passes, to his side, Babu will definitely lose this election.

"Are you thinking about the election of the chairman of the alliance?" Seeing that his in-laws had not come to his senses, Ryan asked again.

It was only now that the Báb noticed that there was a man standing in front of him.

Compared to the stout Ryan, Babu was like a child. But the strange thing is that within the Alliance, Ryan always obeys Babu in everything, like one of his henchmen. Therefore, although the two have always maintained a close relationship as friends, in the mind of Babu, who is known for his resourcefulness and alliance, Ryan is simply an insignificant person, a tool that he can use at any time.

"It's Ryan!Why do you have time to come to me? Why are you running to the west instead of heading south for the Coalition meeting?" Babu's usual smile appeared on his face, and he was now the same as he had just looked bitter.

"It's not like you, the matter of the chairman of the alliance has not been decided for a day, and my heart can't be quiet for a day!" Ryan looked helpless, looking like a fool in Babu's eyes.

What a pig's head, look at your stupid face, I don't think you can help me much. It seems that in the end, this matter will have to rely on itself.

A few days earlier, Babu had sent to Carson to marry Gallence and marry his youngest daughter to Gallense's son. As a result, Garence neither agreed nor refused, but only sent someone to say that there were more things to do during this time, hoping to put this matter after the alliance conference.

Wait for the alliance conference to end!

"Ryan, I have something I want to discuss with you, let's go inside and talk!" Seeing that there was no one in the hall, Babu said a word, and seeing his mysterious look, Ryan began to feel that something was not quite right.

In fact, Ryan wasn't as mindless as he might seem. On the contrary, not once did the Báb's previous little actions or plans of any kind were not expected by him.

Babu overlooked the fact that Ryan was not his father's only son before he took over as Lord of Adlaide. Back then, Ryan also had a big brother who was two years older than him. Since he was a child, he has lived under the aura of his elder brother, and compared to his brother, who is stronger than himself, he is simply a good-for-nothing prodigal aristocratic son. But unexpectedly, his brother was inexplicably bitten to death by a poisonous snake during a hunting trip.

During the time when Ryan first took over as the city lord, many in the alliance speculated that Adlaide City's status among the seven major cities in the alliance would be handed over. But now, decades later, Adlaide City is still one of the seven major cities in the alliance, and its status is still as stable as Mount Tai.

The first person to notice this was none other than the young lord of Boscombe, St. Theo Lee.

When Vincent was once heard talking about Ryan behind his back, he said a word.

"Never ignore any 'ordinary' person around you, even if he's a fool in the eyes of everyone. The best way for the enemy to kill you is to buy off the people around you, there are many great people in history, and they often die not at the hands of the enemy, but from cold arrows fired from behind them. One day, the Báb will pay a heavy price for his self-righteousness!"

What happened later finally fulfilled the prophecy of San Theo Lee.

Okale City, the Lord's Mansion Secret Chamber.

Babu, who always had a smile on his face in front of people, was clouded at this time. Just now, a message came back from his own eyes in the city of Echphon, a piece of news that could not be worse for Báb.

The lord of Carson has arrived in Ejvon and has made it clear that he will support the young San Theo Lee as the next president of the League. At this point, Babu completely lost to the yellow-haired boy in his eyes in this game.

"Bang!"

A golden wine glass was swept to the ground by the Báb, and the drinks inside were spilled everywhere, and some even splashed on the Báb's own clothes, which made the already messy Babu even more angry.

Ryan, who was sitting on the side at the moment, did not speak, but just stared blankly at the "accident" that happened in front of his eyes.

It is only in front of Ryan that Babu reveals his irascible personality and rude manners, while in front of others, he is always so kind and kind, always so polite.

The vast majority of people will show their true side of his personality in front of those they despise, and Babu at this time is no exception.

With such a character, how can it be a big thing?

Ryan looks silly on the outside, but he knows better than anyone else in his heart. Without Menzies' support, it was not surprising that the Báb lost the power struggle.

When a person becomes irritable, it means that he will misjudge and handle things, and at the same time he may make fatal mistakes.

Ryan had been waiting for such an opportunity, and although he had waited a bit long, he felt that it was worth the wait.

Among the seven major cities of the alliance, Adlai City has always been at the bottom, both economically and militarily, it is the weakest of the seven cities, and the blue army under its jurisdiction has the nickname of "garbage army" in the alliance.

After Ryan took over as the lord of the city, he also tried various ways to strengthen the economic power of Adelaide City, and then make a difference in the military as well. However, the city's geographical location was a decisive factor limiting its development.

The city of Adlai, like the city of Okale, was located in the northern part of the Alliance, and controlled another land route from the Prussian Empire to the Alliance. However, due to its location at the end of the Caucasus Mountains (the geographical boundary between the western part of the continent and the northern part of the continent), its geographical location is extremely remote, coupled with the winding mountain roads, and the roads are often destroyed due to flash floods and other reasons, resulting in casualties of people and animals. What makes the merchants even more worried is that this road will pass through a large area of primeval forest, the trees in the forest shade the sky and the sun, and there is no sunlight all year round, so it is easy to get lost, and the fierce beasts are rampant, so it is called "the resting place of the eagle". It is precisely because of the above reasons that this road is called the "Death Mountain Road" by the west of the mainland. Although it is a fairly convenient passage from the city to the central part of the continent, few merchants dare to choose it to enter the central part of the continent due to the horror of the "Death Mountain Road".

Compared with the crisis-ridden "Death Mountain Road", passing through the city of Okkale and entering the Brynpias Alliance to reach the capital of the Alliance, Ejvon City, and then turning east into the central part of the continent, is a road usually chosen by merchants, and it can also be said to be the only land passage from the western part of the continent to the central part.

It is precisely because of this "golden channel" that Okale City has long occupied the second place among the seven major cities in the league. In terms of economic power, it is on par with Boscombe City, which owns the large copper mine of Bramitchton. In terms of military strength, even the Red Legion stationed in the capital of the Union was inferior to the Cyan Legion in the city in terms of the quality of soldiers and combat effectiveness.

As early as more than ten years ago, Ryan regarded Okale City as a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, and he couldn't wait to get rid of it quickly. However, the actual situation in the alliance and the difference in strength between the two cities have determined that it is impossible for him to annex Okale City in a short period of time.

Exactly ten years ago, Lane heard the news that Duke Yankel of the Newingman Empire and Shackland the Great of the Prussian Empire had signed a secret agreement that the two sides would stop fighting each other for a long time to come, and that the spearhead of war in his empire would be directed at the Kingdom of Fabre and the Union of Bryn Pace, respectively. This is a rare opportunity for Ryan, who is bent on annexing Okale City.

Being good at seizing every opportunity and striving for the greatest benefit for himself is the biggest characteristic of Lane. He took advantage of his brother's hunting to order a poisonous snake to be put in his tent, thus obtaining the inheritance of the family. Now, he wants to use the power of the Prussian Empire to achieve his goal of striking the city of Okale.

After spending untold sums of money, Ryan finally got his wish and opened up the communication channel between him and the upper echelons of the Prussian Empire. During the Prussian Empire during this decade, every troop movement on the Eastern Front of the Reich, Lane knew it very clearly. Through his own observation and analysis for a long time, he can now be said to be 100% sure that the Prussian Empire will invade the Brinpius Union in a big way in the near future.

Just a month before Ryan arrived in Okkale, he had reached a secret agreement with Berentiste, the prime minister of the Prussian Empire, through the network he had established in the upper echelons of the Prussian Empire. He will stay out of the Prussian Empire's invasion of the Brinpius League. And, when both sides are convinced that it is necessary, the city of Adlaide will take refuge on the side of the Empire. And now, the documents of the hereditary marquis of the Prussian Empire have been placed in the secret room of Lane. In addition to the title, Brendis also agreed that once the Empire took over the entire Union, Ryan would become lord of both the cities of Oka and Ejvon.

For the Prussian Empire's Sarkland Great, a few cities and a hereditary marquis title were nothing of much to him, but he valued the large population and economic power of the Brinpius League, as well as its geographical location at the western throat of the continent. As long as the Bryn Pius Alliance is annexed, the Prussian Empire will become another super-empire after the Eastern Celestial Dragon Empire. As for Newman, it will only be a lingering western sunset, and Shackland will drive Newingman's royal family into the sea.

It was under these circumstances that in 176 of the imperial calendar, the Prussian Empire transferred the large army originally deployed on the western front of the empire to the eastern front, and deployed more than 100,000 elite troops on the border between the empire and the alliance.

And all of this, as the lord of Okale City, Babu is still in the dark. In his heart, there is only the yellow-haired boy, and there is only the power position of the chairman of the alliance.

Today's result was not unexpected, and the meteoric rise of San Theo Lee within the league had opened his eyes to a potential crisis. Half a year ago, he joined forces with Lane to propose independence from the League at the League Congress, which was to threaten Menzies, but the other side did not buy his account at all, and finally passed the resolution of San Theo Lee to participate in the election of the next League president.

Thinking of this, Babu's mind conjured up the triumphant appearance of Menzies and San Theo Lee, and the nameless karmic fire in his heart couldn't help but burn even more.

"Hell coalition election, hell Menzies, I, Babu, swear to God today, one day I will make you pay, one day I will make you understand that offending me Babu will never end well!"

Babu's words seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth, sharp and unusual.

In Lane's eyes, Babu was like a lion who had lost its prey, irritable and annoyed. Now he only noticed the fat that slipped through his mouth, but he didn't notice the trap under his feet.

"So what are we going to do now? Seeing that kid sit in the chairman's position!"

Ryan's words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire for the current Babu, making Babu, who had already begun to lose his mind, even more crazy. Obviously, he didn't have a partial judgment on whether a thing was right or wrong, and the only thought in his mind at the moment was revenge, revenge on Menzies, revenge on San Theo Lee, and even revenge on the entire Brinpius League.

"What to do, of course, to make that yellow-haired boy and his father-in-law regret what they did today!"

"Don't we ......?"

Ryan was already snickering in his heart, he could already see his prey approaching the trap step by step. As soon as he falls into this trap, he will never have a chance to turn over. I have waited for more than ten years, and I have been a follower in the eyes of others for more than ten years, and now it is finally time for me to raise my eyebrows!

"By the way, you said last time that an intelligence officer from the Prussian Empire had contacted you, can you still find him?" Babu's face began to show a look of excitement that was almost perverted, the overly excited facial expression, and the slightly trembling body all showed that he was now in a state of mind that was close to madness.

"I haven't seen him for a long time, and I haven't seen anyone from the Prussian Empire since you last objected. ”

Although the prey is about to take the bait, you still have to be cautious.

Ryan, who has been with Babu for more than a decade, knows his character and psychology better than anyone. Two very different ways of thinking, suspicious and reckless, exist in him at the same time. Now he can only lead his mind to the direction he has already set, and the specific plan of action needs to be proposed by himself. If he couldn't help it now and brought the proposal he had thought of directly in front of him, then Babu would definitely have doubts and might even ruin his plan.

"You get in touch with the Prussians as soon as possible, and since Menzies they treat me like this, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As Babu said this with hatred on his face, a grim smile appeared on the corner of Ryan's mouth, like a hunter when he sees his prey fall into a trap he has set for him. But this fleeting smile did not attract Babu's attention. He would never have thought that Ryan, who he had always regarded as a waste, would be a wolf lying by his side for more than ten years, a shark with a fox-like cunning mind!

"Still, I think this, this will take a little time. ”

There was not a trace of blood on Ryan's face, and it was unusually pale.

Ryan's expression was a complete expression of horror in Babu's eyes.

Useless waste!

Babu repeated this sentence in his mind again, but he didn't know that the "waste" in front of him was digging a trap for him to jump. The traps are deep, and underneath are covered with sharp wooden stakes. Once you jump, there is only one result, death!