Even in Kislev, where transportation is not very developed, the news that the Chosen One defeated the mercenaries and saved the legion quickly spread, after all, this is a major event related to the situation of the war. Also, for the poor people, the Chosen ones are not bad people, they are sent by the gods to save the world, so the news cannot be kept secret.

When Caterina learned the news, it was already five days later, and because a snowstorm blocked the way south, the only way to deliver the letter was to rely on the crows. It took two days for Grand Duke Cohen to draft this letter, because he really couldn't put together the words to tell the queen the whole story, he knew that the Ice Queen would be furious, a huge legion was ambushed by the mercenary group hired by the nobles of Erlengrad, and it almost collapsed, if it wasn't for the little northern lord who came to the rescue, the northern legion would be a pile of bones now.

What's more, as the commander of the legion and the agent of the queen, at the scene of the battle, he was unable to effectively organize a defensive counterattack and let a border lord save the day...... This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the identity and status of the duke......

In the Winter Palace of Ice, Caterina looked coldly at the note, Rod Lawn, the Chosen One...... The name seemed familiar, she had heard it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"This man has been here before, Your Majesty, and he is Dennis's father. ”

It wasn't until Irene, a high-ranking witch beside her, reminded her that Caterina remembered. Yes, he had been here to plead guilty to her in order to conceal that his daughter was a witch. How could there be two geniuses in a small Black Hammer Castle?Caterina couldn't help but squint her eyes, and she had to re-examine the border fortress that had been almost forgotten by the world. What kind of soil gave birth to people like the Chosen and the Genius Witch?

And now, now that the natural leader is in front of him, he must take action. However, Rhodes became famous after all. A local lord with great prestige in the legion, a noble lord who is loved by soldiers, and a man who has been blessed by Thor, the god of thunder, wants to get rid of him, it is not an easy task.

Katerina is the queen of Kislev, but this does not mean that she can do whatever she wants, the rule of the kingdom must be based on the trust of the people, and if all the Lady Kisley is against the Tsar, then no matter how powerful the king is, he will not be able to sit on the throne for long.

And the people trust the Chosen One...... Katerina frowned, he knew that with Rod's current prestige, getting rid of it directly would inevitably cause anger among the people. It is obviously irrational to do such a thing on the cusp of the Erengrad rebellion. But it can't be left unchecked, and the popularity of a well-known Chosen One will skyrocket among the populace, and it won't be long before the entire population of Kislev will know the Lord of the North. If this northern lord named Rhodes is not controlled in the future, as long as he makes a call, many people will inevitably respond to him...... Although the Chosen One does not have a rebellious heart for now, the Queen must be on guard against all the characters who may form a hegemon.

Fortunately, his daughter is still in the Academy of Magic...... Caterina thought to herself, with Dennis as a hostage, she had an important bargaining chip in her hand. But no matter what, this little lord named Rhodes is still an unstable seedling, as can be seen from the fact that he concealed that his daughter was a witch......

It was imperative that we come up with a way to spy on Rhodes. Traditionally, the secret police had been sent to maintain the stability of the country and provide a steady stream of information to the Ice and Snow Winter Palace, and now they had a new mission—she had to send her most powerful assistant to install him next to the Chosen One and monitor his every move.

After choosing the man, Caterina walked to the huge map of the kingdom, and the momentum of the Erengrad rebellion had reached the point of uncontrollable, the rebels had won many battles, and even many local lords had begun to waver whether to continue to support the Tsar......

The regular army of the kingdom has been in a peaceful era for a long time, and its combat effectiveness has declined, and it has been defeated by those mercenary legions whose profession is to kill. For this reason, she had to go to the front line to supervise the battle herself.

......

Rod rubbed his sore shoulders and walked into Lord Aubrey's tent, his old neighbor had been in a weakened state since he was wounded in the last battle, perhaps because he had been pampered for a long time, and there were too many maids around him, and he suddenly suffered severe external trauma and his body could not bear it. Rhodes came to visit him, after all, when Fort Black Hammer was besieged by the beastmen, it was Fort Hoop who sent troops to help Fort Black Hammer relieve the siege, regardless of whether Aubrey was sincere or not, his army was dispatched, and based on this alone, Rod's concern was also necessary.

Entering the big tent, several maids were feeding Aubrey medicine on the side of the bed, Alves was guarding on the side, and in the entire army of the Iron Ring Castle, the only one who regarded Alves as a normal person was probably only Lord Aubrey himself. During Dean's underage years, Alves was in charge of the finances and day-to-day affairs of the entire Ring Castle, and could be said to be Aubrey's right-hand man.

Seeing Rhodes come in, several maids carefully helped Aubrey to the chaise longue and went to prepare drinks and snacks for the visitors.

"The injury doesn't look like it's getting better. ”

Rhodes approached and took a look at Aubrey's injury, a deep cut in his chest near his stomach had been cut open with a machete, no medicine could stop the wound from festering and speaking, Rhodes suspected that the bloody mercenaries had used poison, but the pharmacists said that there was no trace of poison.

In desperation, Alves had no choice but to ask the doctor to continue with the usual treatment. In this ignorant and primitive age, medical technology was not developed, and many times the barber was a part-time surgeon, so you can imagine how bad such a treatment was, even the lord could not escape the fate of inferior treatment.

Rhodes is not from a medical background, he doesn't know anything about medicine, and he can't help much, so he can only say some words of comfort and respect.

"Rod, my old friend, I have to say, I envy your body very much, every time you are injured, you can recover well, I can't do it, can you tell me, how did you do it?"

Aubrey lay on his chair, staring at the sturdy Rhodes in front of him, as if to see him through. People often feel that such things are so precious when they lose something, just like the lord of the Iron Ring Fort in front of him, who has lost his health and longs for a healthy and normal body, however, if it is not for this incident, I am afraid that he is still as addicted to enjoyment as before, surrounded by young maids......

"How? Hehe, do you believe the rumors?"

Rod jokingly returned.

"So Father Bear really gave you an invincible body?"

"It's not invincible, everybody has seen me hurt, very bad, but as long as I get a good rest, I can heal quickly in the next few days. ”

"I really envy you, if only Erson had given me half of what he gave you, and with half of your physical fitness, I wouldn't be suffering from illness here. ”

Aubrey sighed. His eyes softened, and a lot of the pride of the past slowly melted away at this moment, yes, without a healthy body, no amount of wealth is in vain, because you can't enjoy it at all.

"We can't ask the gods for anything, they have to bless us, that's the luck of mankind. Without the gods, this world would have been destroyed 10,000 times. "Of course, Ursun won't bless a man who is surrounded by maids all day, and you're afraid you'll have spent most of your energy on the mattress, and when you wake up the next morning, you'll forget who had slept next to you the night before." ”

"Hahaha......"

Aubrey laughed that he hadn't denied his indulgence, but now, he really didn't want to live that life again.

"Let's get down to business, Rod, do you think the Noble Alliance can win this rebellion in Erlengrad?"

Alves drove away the maids on the left and right, and only the three of them were left in the tent.

"It's hard to ...... Hardly possible. ”

Rhodes glanced at Aubrey and Alves, in terms of personal friendship, he and the little dwarf have a better relationship, but Alves is Aubrey's man after all, who would betray his brother? Coupled with Aubrey's trust in him, Alves has no reason to be disloyal to his brother. As a result, Rod also regarded Aubrey as half of his own.

"Why? The regular armies in various places have been defeated one after another, and the mercenaries of the noble alliance have even approached the capital city of Kislev, if it weren't for the ice queen's timely blizzard, at this time, the mercenary group might have come to the city. ”

Aubrey said.

"So you think the Erengrad rebels will win?"

Rhodes said.

Inside the silent tent, only the clatter of charcoal burning behind the brazier, Aubrey and Alves looked at Rhodes and did not speak.

"I think it's hard to ...... Brothers, the Queen's main army has not yet been dispatched, the Krem Legion, the Shooting Army, the Hussars, the Griffin Legion, all these main armies of the kingdom have not yet been dispatched, how can it be said that the noble alliance of Errengrad will achieve the final victory? The armies gathered by the local lords are only the beginning, and it seems to me that Caterina launched a national war for an all-out war against Erlengrad, not really counting on these local army alliances to defeat the main rebel forces of Erlengrad, but in the name of testing the loyalty of the local lords. See, Splitstone and Vallo were exposed at the beginning of the recruitment, and Caterina would not let them go, which is the true purpose of our queen. ”

Rod picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and continued—

Of course, the development of the war may have been a little beyond Caterina's expectations, she did not expect the mercenaries to be so powerful, so she had to send the main army of Kislev to exterminate it, and even she herself came. Once the local lords are defeated individually, a real bloody storm will come. ”

"That being said, Erlengrad is a rich country, and it can recruit a steady stream of troops to fight against the queen. ”

Aubrey said.

"Even then, there was no chance. No matter how rich Erlengrad is, it can't be compared with the whole of Kislev, at present, most of the lords are still subservient to the Ice Queen, and the entire southern realm is hers, as long as the shooting army and griffin legions are dispatched, more lords will inevitably switch to the queen's command. Moreover, a real decisive battle may only be enough, and the elite hussars and archers will inevitably destroy the mercenary defenses, and at that time, no matter how rich Erlengrad is, it will not help. Moreover, you have all overlooked the fact that if the Ice Queen blockades the ports of Errengrad, then there will be no need to fight this great rebellion......"

Rod said with a smile. In fact, these analyses have long been thought about themselves, after all, the noble rebellion is also an opportunity for him, and Dennis is still studying at the Kislev School of Magic, ostensibly studying to become a frost witch, but in fact being a hostage of the Ice Queen...... If the Noble Alliance could really win, Rhodes would like to join them, after all, as a hero on the battlefield, he would also have the power to rescue his daughter......