After escaping the Habsburgs on the way, Odinan quickly rushed back to the Habsburgs, and as soon as he returned to the Morowingian Palace, he gathered several of his intelligence officers, intending to find out who was behind the assassins. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as Odinan and several intelligence officers sat down, they saw a diplomat running into his room with a panicked expression.

"Your Highness, no, there is news from the St. John's Empire that the Imperial Army will no longer interfere in the civil war of the Principality in any form. The diplomat gasped and informed Odinan of the unfavorable news.

"Got it. Odinan looked grim and said indignantly: "The empire has always only considered its own selfish interests and disregarded the overall situation, so it is okay, they don't care about us anyway, and we can just use this as a reason to suspend the payment of tribute to the empire." Morowing's economy can no longer afford any profligacy and waste......"

"Your Highness, it's an emergency, something is wrong!" said Odinand, when another officer hurried in, frightened.

"What's the situation, speak slowly, don't worry. Audi was stunned and calm, but his brows were furrowed, and he secretly exclaimed in his heart that the current Morowingian army was about to fight alone, and if anything happened militarily, the situation would undoubtedly become extremely bad.

"Your Highness, the Governor has disbanded our Order of Heavy Knights and Mages!" the officer said the news, almost with a sad face.

"What?!" Odinan could no longer hold his breath and was shocked, this news was like a bolt from the blue to him, the Heavy Knights and Magicians were the elite combat power that was vital to any human country in Middle-earth, and the Morowingian army without the Heavy Knights and Magicians would almost be unilaterally slaughtered by the enemy on the battlefield.

"The assassins are put in advance, you guys hurry up and follow me to the Governor's Palace, hurry!" Odinan had to stop the investigation of the assassin incident first, and Governor Greco took advantage of his absence to disband Morowing's elite troops without authorization, which is unbearable, he needs to ask the Imperial Governor for an explanation in person.

Odinan rushed to the Governor's Palace with several officers, and they kicked open the gate of the Governor's Palace, ignoring the guards' obstruction, and rushed straight in.

Greco was taking a leisurely walk in the courtyard, and Odinan stopped in front of him with an arrow step, and said in a cold voice: "What do you mean by Your Excellency the Governor, now that the empire is no longer involved in the civil war of Morowing, it seems that the management of Moloving's army is not your turn to interfere!"

The guards behind Greco immediately pulled out the swords on their bodies, and the officers around Odinan were not to be outdone, and pulled out their sabers one after another, and for a while, the atmosphere on the scene was tense.

"Misunderstanding! His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, this is a misunderstanding!" Greco smiled, and the fat on his face was squeezed into a ball, "Your Highness, since the empire no longer interferes in the civil war in Morowing, I naturally don't dare to meddle in your military affairs, your knights and mages were completely disbanded by them voluntarily, if you don't believe it, you can go to them to confront them!"

"Voluntarily disbanded, Your Excellency the Governor, where are they?" Odinan waved his hand, causing the officer behind him to put away his saber with a look of disbelief.

"It just so happens that they are in my house, why don't I take you to meet them?" Grecopie smiled and stretched out his hand to make a "please" gesture, "Maybe His Royal Highness the Grand Duke will be sincere and can make them change their minds." ”

Odinan didn't speak, but silently followed Greco into a large hall.

The main hall was full of magicians and knights in full armor wearing various mage robes, they talked a lot, and when they saw Odinan walk in, they all stopped talking and silently watched the monarch of Morowing, and for a while, the whole hall became silent.

Odinan walked through the crowd with a solemn face, the magician and the knight stood on either side, automatically leaving a passage for him, Odinan glanced at his former subordinates, and could not hide the disappointment and loneliness in his eyes.

"Brooke, Visili, can you give me an explanation?" Odinan walked slowly to the center of the main hall, only to find the leaders of the Heavy Knights and the Mages inside, and he sighed heavily and called them both up.

Paladin Brook and High Magician Visili are both rare young heroes, they are powerful, and they are also the pride of the entire Duchy of Morowing, but now that the country is in trouble, the two most dazzling stars in Morowing's territory have abandoned their duties.

"Your Highness, it's a pity that Morowing's economy is collapsing and resources are depleted, and staying here will no longer help me increase my mana level, and the Empire's Mage Guild has promised to provide me with enough potions and crystals...... Well...... So, I beg your pardon, I just wish I could be a great magician in my lifetime. Visili, dressed in white robes and holding a wand, looked apologetic.

"And what about you, Brooke, you are a paladin, are you going to betray your country by breaking your duties and promises?" Odinan stood straight in front of the head of the knights, staring at him in a daze, compared to the magician who loves money, the knight who values honor and commitment more than life is undoubtedly a more reliable force, but now, the knight, who has always been known for his loyalty and reliability, has also abandoned his country.

Brooke hesitated for a moment, then gave a knightly salute to Audi Nan in an extremely standard posture, and then sighed: "Your Highness, I have to admit that you are the best monarch I have ever seen, but now anyone can see that this country is almost over, and we will not see any hope here anymore, so please allow us to leave......"

"You are all Morovingians, the elite and the pride of this country! Is it a sign of honor that you have now abandoned all the people of Morovingian for your own selfishness??

"the damn people, Your Highness, those stupid people are not religious enough to believe in God the Father, and the calamity they have suffered today is completely self-inflicted......" Brooke paused and continued: "I'm very sorry, Your Highness, I won't stay in the Duchy of Morowing, Your Excellency has helped me transfer my family and property to the territory of the St. John's Empire, thank you for your promotion and cultivation over the years, unfortunately, I can no longer be loyal to you......"

"Since it's all like this......" Odinan smiled bitterly, "I won't keep you anymore, just leave if you want, I wish you happiness......"

"Your Royal Highness, thank you very much for your tolerance and understanding, may God the Father bless you, Amen......" Seeing that Odinan did not deliberately make things difficult, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and left the main hall in a hurry, and several magicians did not forget to pray for him in the name of the god of light when they left.

Brooke also turned around silently, but when he passed by Audinan's side, he stopped and whispered: "Your Royal Highness, if you can't stay in Morowing, why don't you come with us......" Seeing that he didn't react, Brooke stepped forward and whispered: "Marshal Rocherio appreciates your military talent very much......

"Got it, let's go......" Audinan shook his head, unmoved.

Brooke sighed softly, and then left without looking back.

After everyone dispersed, Greco came to the center of the hall at some point, and looked at Odinan with a playful face, "How about it, Your Royal Highness, I didn't lie to you! They all left voluntarily, and they couldn't stay if they wanted to......"

Odinan ignored him, and just walked out of the governor's palace with a blank expression.

When he returned to the conference room of the palace, he saw several officers standing at the door of the conference room with a large stack of reports and documents, looking extremely depressed.

"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke......" One of them saw that Odinan's expression was wrong, and he stopped talking.

"Whatever happens, tell me. Odinan just waved his hand and called the officers in.

Several officers glanced at each other, and then walked into the door in fear, and one of the leaders took out a few reports and handed them to Odinan, "Your Royal Highness, this is information not long ago, after the withdrawal of the imperial army, the demons have begun to plan a counterattack, and some of our village strongholds on the outskirts of Biloch City have been lost......"

"And ......," he opened the second piece of information in front of Odinan with some hesitation, "Your Highness, according to the report of the internal affairs officer, due to the serious shortage of military funds, the army of our principality has been greatly routed and fled, and the shortage rate of some units has reached more than sixty percent......"

"I see...... "Odinan closed his eyes painfully, and after a while, he slowly spoke, "How many troops do we have that can fight?"

"There is also a heavy infantry brigade, two light cavalry brigades, and four light infantry brigades. The officer quickly reported the number of troops still in combat, paused, and added, "Your Highness, this is our last defensive force. ”

"Your Highness, we don't have the Heavy Knights and the Mage Regiment, and the principality is afraid that it will not be able to hold it, so we ...... Withdraw!" the other officer made his own suggestion with a sad face.

"Do you want me to escape?" Oddinan looked at him steadily, snorted coldly, and said, "Yes, we can escape, but the residents of this city, where do they flee?

Seeing that the officer did not answer, Odinan stood up, "Don't forget, Your Excellency, our duty is to protect them......"

"Pass my order, let all these capable troops gather and march with me to the city of Biloch to prepare for a decisive battle!" Odinan clenched his sword and gave the final order.

"Obey!" Looking at the Grand Duke with a resolute face, several officers couldn't help but be infected, and after receiving the order, they quickly left the palace......