Rice's answer overjoyed Aaron.

The fifth-order great knight, in that place in Tanya, is simply equivalent to an invincible existence. Aaron nodded hurriedly and agreed to Rice's request, and the team of Aaron and Lorraine had gradually grown. At the same time, thanks to the addition of Rice, Aaron has a little more hope of being able to return to Tanya safely.

A group of five people relied on the carriage and marched smoothly towards Seghat, and they also encountered bandits on the way, but they were easily solved by Rice, and Aaron also felt the feeling of being one against a thousand for the first time.

However, what caught Aaron's attention more than dealing with the bandits was the rumors that were flourishing everywhere, such as Gallup, who led the Royal Knights, after quelling the demons of Pagina, began his own rule, ordering the citizens of Pagina to rebuild Pagina, and to capture men in nearby provinces, so that they could join the army to rebuild Pakina.

It is said that the newly built Pagina will far surpass the previous Pagina and will become a megacity in the Ravel Empire.

Although this news came as a bit of a surprise to Aaron, Gallup's dynamics were not the most exciting news in this eventful season.

Shortly after the attack on Pagina, Kleist, occupied by the second prince Aldrich, in the ten provinces of Ravel's empire, immediately declared independence from Ravel's empire. The Imperial General Corathu, who defended the western part of Ravel's empire against the Magiota Empire, also declared his independence from Pagina's control at about the same time. This all seemed to foreshadow Gallup's contribution to the destruction of demons and was not recognized by the two powerful men in military power.

Of course, Gallup was not to be outdone, and immediately instructed Aldrich to let these demons crawl out of the endless abyss through the "City of Never Falling" Kleist, which directly led to the death of Deron the Great and plunged Pagina into destruction.

Aldrich claimed that Gallup had secretly colluded with the Royal Knights and other forces to achieve the goal of seizing the throne.

Just when the two princes were fighting, other provinces and counties also had violent shocks.

Thanks to the Six Princes, his realm was divided among the local nobility. The assassination of the third prince and the seventh prince in their own castle immediately caused a huge sensation, and the two provinces immediately fell into civil strife, and the various provinces of the Ravel Empire became a meat grinder, devouring tens of thousands of lives.

The situation in Ravel's empire was like a fog, and even a man with a lot of experience like Rudolph was confused.

Shortly after the assassination of the two princes, Zephnaia, the head of the Royal Knights, publicly declared his attachment to the Grand Prince Croft, supported Croft as emperor and Quintina as queen mother, and declared Gallup's crime of killing the king, and the royal knights he led waited for the opportunity to occupy Leru.

When Aaron learned the news, he couldn't smile bitterly, the killer was obviously Quintina, but the entire empire spread that Gallup was the killer of the king.

However, in any case, these things have little to do with Aaron, and the place he longs for is Tanya, and Tanya is like another world, far away from the hustle and bustle.

"The 20,000-strong Royal Knights can also be loyal to the two princes? Oh, I originally thought that Gallup, who held the blade of the Royal Knights, could unify the empire, so it was hard to say. Rudolph leaned into the carriage, analyzing what Rice had just heard.

"Even if it's all in Gallup's hands, he probably won't be able to unify the empire, right? After all, Ravel's border guards and General Coratu are not vegetarians. Aaron interjected.

"You know what! Kleist and Lodley are not going to be involved in the infighting of the Empire. They are the frontiers of the Empire, and if they are involved in the battle, whether it is the Endless Abyss in the north or the Magiota Empire in the west, it is possible to break through their defenses and destroy the Ravel Empire, and at that time, they will be the sinners of the Empire. The reason why the Ravel Empire has been able to survive for thousands of years is also due to the two steel cities of Laxter and Lodley. Rudolph snorted coldly and glanced at Aaron with contempt.

"However, I've heard that the Thord family in Onella County also has an army, and it's very strong. Aaron chose to ignore Rudolph's words and continued to ask questions.

"You're talking about the Thord Guards, right? Indeed, that Guards are very powerful. This is mainly because the Sood family is too rich. They can meditate with the sharpest weapons, the strongest armor, and they can get the best people. As far as I know, many of the guards were not knights or soldiers, but rangers or murderers.

"In the face of heavy money, they gave up their temper and chose to become slaves to money, imprisoned by chains made of gold coins. If we only consider the ability to fight alone, they may be stronger than the Ravel Wehrmacht, right?"

Rudolph's eyes turned to Rice, who was driving.

"Yes, if it's one-on-one, half of Ravel's border guards may not be able to beat the dead convoy. Rice graciously acknowledged Rudolph's words, "However, if there are more than five people in a small team fight, they have no chance of winning." Rice thought for a moment, and after weighing the combat strength of both sides, he said the answer in his heart.

"Although the Thorde Escort Regiment is extremely capable of fighting alone, the discipline of this team is extremely poor, and it is easy to collapse after a single soldier cannot defeat the opponent or has great casualties. Therefore, the Royal Knights are naturally its nemesis, whether it is individual combat or team discipline, the Royal Knights are enough to defeat the Thorde Guardians. The only shortcoming of the Royal Knights is that the number of people is too scarce, and now that they have been divided into two, the containment of the Thorde Guardian is even weaker. Perhaps, in the near future, the Sood Escort will become the most powerful force in the Ravel Empire. ”

The defeat of the government-organized regular army by a convoy of mercenaries was unimaginable before, but it may soon become a reality.

"Overall, though, Gallup is still the most powerful. Whether it is the army in hand, or the importance of the area under control. More crucially, he may have a hole card in his hand that no one else knows. ”

"Hole cards?"

After Rudolph said this, Aaron's mind conjured up the image of Gallup—arrogant, arrogant, and ruthless. It's really scary for such a person to have another hole card.

"Don't you doubt it? Why were the demons of Pagina able to be dealt with by Gélov? Yes, we don't deny the strength of the Royal Knights, but were they strong enough to quickly destroy these demons? The Magic Guild fought the demons and completely disappeared from the Ravel Empire, is the Knights even more powerful than the Grand Magus? Besides, how did these demons cross Kleist City? If no one answered them, I wouldn't believe it. ”

"You're saying that Gallup's hole cards are demons?" Aaron's mind went blank.

The so-called demonic invasion is nothing more than a lie, and the so-called heroes are nothing more than self-directed and self-acted. If this is the truth of the Pagina tragedy, then it is a great irony.

"This is just my speculation, and I do not guarantee the correctness of these words. ”

Aaron's arm suddenly hurts, and he looks down to see Lorraine's nails digging into his skin.

"I want revenge......," Lorraine whispered, but her tone was unusually firm. (To be continued.) )