Chapter 1: The Chaotic South
The southern part of the Rukai continent is becoming more and more chaotic, and the Yamelo Empire and its vassal countries are all caught in a huge whirlpool, stirred together, and no one can break free.
No matter which Pope of the Holy Light of Wisdom thinks that through force, they can effectively continue their rule, they firmly control the army and the strong, ignoring the power of the people, those who live in the dirty and smelly slums, who do not even have enough to eat, what kind of fighting power can they have?
But the hype of the Alliance of Liberties and Equals ignited the hope of the poor, who trembled and even boiled with blood because they saw for the first time in the face of glorious and noble language, and the desire for equality and freedom swept through the southern continent like a storm, and countless people shifted their faith from the Church of the Light of Wisdom to the Union of Freedom and Equality, and the Pope finally realized that the foundations of the empire were shaking.
Naturally, the Church, which is accustomed to the use of force, will not resort to other methods, the Inquisition is brightly lit and busy day and night, they have endless infidels to deal with every day, and there is simply not enough gallows and burning at the stake. Despite the constant brutal and bloody repression, it still could not extinguish the burning desires of the poor, who were not afraid of death and had great destructive power, so that the rulers on high felt fear.
On the other hand, the two popes did not recognize each other, and they did not let go of their prejudices and unite because of the rise of the Alliance of Liberals and Equals. No pope thinks that if he lowers his status to cater to the other side, it is tantamount to admitting that he is not the supreme authority. Differences eventually led to a split, and now the Yamelo Empire is divided in two, with constant warfare on the border.
The southernmost Duchy of Seneh had been in a wait-and-see posture, but unfortunately the high priest of the Sacred Heart Branch Church Effie died, and the only magister who could restrain Archduke Alik was stabbed to death by the assassins, which immediately turned Alik into an ant on a hot pot. It's time to take a stand, and in any case, Effie's death seems to be unspokenly related to Alik. It is easy to think that the Grand Duke wanted to be the real ruler of the principality.
Alik didn't do anything, he simply declared independence, the Duchy of Seneh broke away from the empire, no longer supported the Church of the Holy Light of Wisdom, and the Grand Duke, who was close to his twilight years, was ready to use his little life to experience the feelings of the emperor, this idiot was instigated by his subordinates and rashly claimed the king!
Poor Rodney royalty, from the day the war broke out, only realized their puppet role, no matter which side of the force, they didn't take them seriously at all, the Rodney family was just clowns living in the palace, sometimes the emperor wore royal robes and acted for everyone to see. The descendants of the royal family are unwilling, this land was once obtained by the Rodney family and the Fergus family in a bloody battle, why is no one listening to it now?
He (damn), he can't count on those princes who have been favored, the empire, which has been peaceful for four hundred years, is once again torn apart, and the duke and marquis have set themselves up as kings, and no one thinks of serving the royal family, and the hearts of the people are really not ancient! The princess of the empire, Anasta and several brothers, think that what the ancestors could do, they can do now, and the Rodney family has the blood of kings in its veins. The immediate priority is to leave the imperial capital of Tian'en City with the poor forbidden army, find the supporters of the imperial family, and then make a comeback.
The palace, all of a sudden, was so empty.
The northern Xiangri Empire, which worships the sun god, has always coveted the land in the south, but the strong fortress of Newen makes it impossible for them to enter an inch and shine the light of the sun god to a wider place. Five years ago, the Xiangri Empire launched a surprise attack on the fortress of Nevin, but the genius commander Longfellow resisted the flood of attacks, and the rulers of the Xiangri Empire had to temporarily suppress their enthusiasm for territorial expansion, but the opportunity came again.
Now, the civil strife in the entire Yamelo Empire and the division of the territory are a godsend, as long as the fortress of Nevin is lost, the army of the Xiangri Empire can drive straight in. The Nevin Valley is the only passage from north to south, and to the east, is a vast swamp of despair, and just listening to the name will not easily set foot in it. In the middle of the continent, there is the formidable Tonna Mountains, with an average altitude of three thousand meters, and the terrain is steep, perhaps the strong can pass through, and the army can only march from the Nevin Valley. To the west, there is the deserted Gobi and Jinkeben Desert, except for wanting to die, of course, normal people will not go to that ghost place.
The fortress of Nevin is impregnable, and since the raid five years ago, it has strengthened its garrison, repaired and expanded, and even if it is not guarded by a genius commander like Longfellow, a strong attack will pay a great price, and the only breakthrough is to combine the inside and the outside.
Originally, the Xiangri Empire was hopeless, and under the strong rule of the Holy Light of Wisdom, the vast majority of southerners believed in the Goddess of Wisdom, and this unified and firm belief made them impeccable. However, the arrival of the new pattern has impacted the Yamelo Empire, and people's hearts are shaking, and the Duchy of Godobotan in the north is shaking even more, and their Grand Duke has also established himself as king.
The Japanese Empire sent an envoy to the Duchy of Godobitan in secret, believing that as long as they proposed to divide the southern continent equally with the Duchy of Godobitan, no one would not be impressed. The army of Godoptham's new empire will surely storm the fortress of Neven, kill the guards, and open the gates to the Japanese Empire.
There is no pure land in the south, and the southernmost part of Seneh originally retained a trace of peace, but unfortunately Archduke Alex apostatized, and the first thing he had to do was to clean up all the branch churches in the principality (and should say the new empire), eliminate the diocese and its bishop, Brian changed from the original darling to a thorn in the side of the big man.
The task of clearing the diocese of Tobi fell to the Marquis of Isaac, and the two fiefdoms had just established friendly relations and were now going to meet again.
"What should I do?" Marquis Isaac walked back and forth in the conference hall, unable to think of a good coping strategy, his fiefdom had just improved with the help of Brian, he neither wanted to fight nor take revenge, but Alec's orders could not be violated, even if he and Brian joined forces, he was not his opponent.
Brian's intelligence came much faster than before, he had returned to Toby Town, and heard about Alik's intentions, he didn't take the initiative to do anything other than strengthen the defenses, he was waiting for Isaac's attitude.
Brian listened to Dunbar's opinion, his mission is to save the plane in the future, not to be involved in the chaos of the south now, so he must try to be as patient as possible, so as not to cause more contradictions and attract the attention of the big guys. Brian's idea was that if Isaac really attacked, he would choose to back down, but if he couldn't, he would move the townspeople of Toby Town to Dwarven Village.
However, the Raptors Fortress is the Viscount's bottom line, and he hopes that the Marquis will not touch this nerve.