Chapter Eighty-Six: The Westward Conference

The branches of the house receded, and Sylvia's headless body fell to the ground. The room returned to its original state, and the fire in the middle gradually extinguished as it swayed.

The flame on the knife also dissipated, and then disappeared into Clear Sky's hand, and the fluorescent scimitar flew around and retracted into the scabbard.

Darkness filled the space, and the figure of the clear sky disappeared as the last rays of light faded.

Before the general attack was launched, Clear Sky was well prepared to face the Sixth Apostle Sylvia. Not only did she seize the time to restore the battery, but she also previewed a lot of information related to Sylvia.

Sylvia is one of the most low-key apostles in the Abyssal Temple, and she is so obsessed with the study of the Abyssal Secret Techniques that she has hardly ever left the temple headquarters. Probably because of this, the chance of her being rebelled against is very low, so she was entrusted with the important task of following Erguya to the West.

In terms of actual combat experience, Sylvia is not as good as the other apostles. But as the chief engineer of the Abyss Temple headquarters, if she fights at home, she can exert her strength second only to the First Apostle Victor.

However, Clear Sky sent the deadliest misinformation to the Abyss Temple, which made the surviving Abyss Apostles start to suspect each other. In addition, the Westside strategy was too important to the Tedgar Hills War, and the Abyss Temple could only send Sylvia over.

Sylvia, who left the Temple of the Abyss, was the weakest Abyss Apostle, while Clear Sky discovered the proper use of the World Tree's authority.

Within the area of the previous World Tree's remaining root system, the Queen of the Moon was able to use the World Tree authority to invoke the power of the World Tree. This is a force that can be fought over by five ancient civilizations, even at the cost of destroying it. Even if the power of the previous generation of the World Tree was greatly weakened due to the destruction of the main trunk, with the energy retained by the root system, it could still make Clear Sky's strength easily reach the strength of super six stars.

And with the rapid growth of the new generation of World Trees, Clear Sky's strength has the potential to reach the peak of the five ancient civilizations.

As the experience deepens...... Clear Sky felt that the authority of the World Tree that he had received from the Moonlight Tree King was not the power he had understood at the beginning, but the right to use the super weapon of the World Tree.

Now this super weapon can only rely on the root system of the previous generation of World Tree to be used in the Western Realm, I wonder what will happen to the Moonlight Tree King after he grows up?

Luke was looking forward to it.

The Boiling Battle Squad rushed into the courtyard after killing Erguya, and Count Ould, seeing that the victory was decided, also sent his strongest escort.

The Blood Oath Barbarians and Abyss Mages, who were inferior in numbers at the beginning, were still able to hold on with their strength several grades higher. The battle without support was a huge drain on their strength and mana, and after a round of assault by a powerful unit, the defense line collapsed in an instant.

Defeated, and without Erguya and Sylvia, the remaining barbarians and abyssal mages were divided and surrounded, and finally slain by the swords in what they thought was a night of victory.

At some point, the battle came to an abrupt end, and the spacious courtyard was filled with corpses. Sunlight soldiers and Imperial agents searched every house, treating the wounded or dragging the corpses of enemies out and throwing them into the cleared clearing of the courtyard.

Count Ould took a roster and asked his men to identify the corpses one by one with torches, confirming that it was his own person and putting a × next to the corresponding name on the roster.

Luke retracts his gluttony and stands on the sidelines to oversee the cleaning of the battlefield.

Boiling sits in the corner, he holds the broken arm and places it in the fracture, sandpaper and kestrel use the tools available to make emergency repairs for Boiling.

Fast legs have long hidden their tracks, hiding somewhere to monitor the whole field.

Shelley walked in from outside, and she came to Luke's side and reported, "Lord Governor, the results here have been sent to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. Your Highness asks you and Count Ould to take care of the affairs here as soon as possible and go to the castle for a meeting. ”

Luke watched as Earl Ould counted the corpses, and at the same time asked Shelley, "What is the reaction of those Western nobles?" ”

"The sound of the battle here ended, and all the nobles of the Western Realm withdrew their troops and obeyed His Highness's orders...... Walk alone across the ice into the castle.

My lord, you haven't seen that scene, those big people are trembling on the ice one by one like lost dogs. There were a few people who were old and had bad legs and feet, and they fell several times, so they could only climb to the castle.

This time, you have earned enough face for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess! ”

Pisco showed his robotic arm and echoed: "I heard that the Western Frontier is very dangerous, and I specially found sandpaper to do an advanced maintenance on my arm before I came.

I didn't expect it to be over without my turn.

My lord, although I have been promoted to a senior agent, but there will be fights in the future, don't just use sandpaper and boiling low-level agents, let me play a ......"

Luke smiled and said, "Next time, definitely!" ”

Shelley and Pisco are old employees who follow Luke, and their positions have risen with Luke's promotion.

In Pisco's eyes, Sandpaper is a maintenance worker, Boiling is a war machine, and they are all ordinary employees of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, so naturally they cannot be compared with a high-level agent like himself.

Luke didn't bother to explain to Pisco.

At this time, Count Ould came over with the roster: "Your Excellency the Governor...... After Erguya brought the people into the quiet court, I sent someone to register their personnel.

Now, after my personal verification, except for the Abyss Apostle Sylvia, all the barbarians and abyssal mages are here. ”

"Sylvia is here!" Clear Sky appeared to the side, and she left Sylvia's body and turned to flicker away.

Luke took the roster from the stunned Earl of Ould, and after reading it, he typed a × after Sylvia's name.

Then close the roster and give it to Shelley next to him to put it away.

"Earl, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess invited the nobles of the Western Realm to the castle of the central island for a meeting, and the other nobles have arrived, so I will send you and me.

I'll leave it to my subordinates here, and we don't want His Highness to wait for a long time. ”

"Yes, yes, yes...... Your Highness can't be kept waiting. Your Excellency the Governor, please! ”

Luke and Count Ould came to the lake, and the other sides of the lake were covered with ice, and only here were the ripples.

A magical rainbow bridge was released from the castle of the central island, and the rainbow bridge stretched quickly against the lake, and then a team of royal knights escorted a carriage to gallop on the bridge.

The horses were covered with embroidered gold cloth armor, and the forehead of the horse helmet was equipped with a spur similar to a unicorn horn. The knight on horseback sits upright, holding the knight's sword in one hand and the knight's shield inlaid with the royal family crest in the other.

The carriage is richly decorated, with a large number of gold and gemstone decorations to highlight the royal majesty, and the corners are mostly curved to show the graceful style of the royal princess.

The four horses pulling the cart have a uniform light golden coat color. When running, the horse's hooves hit the ground and the wind swirls spread, leaving glowing horseshoe prints before they go out for a long time.

Just as the Enchanted Rainbow Bridge stretched to the feet of Luke and Earl Ould, the royal knights and carriages arrived.

The carriage turned around, and the royal knights adjusted the queue.

A female officer stepped down from the carriage and saluted Luke and Earl Ould respectfully: "Governor of the Falling Star, Earl Ould, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess invites the two adults to attend the meeting of the lords of the West. ”

The specifications of the greeting were very different from those of the Western nobles who walked alone on the ice.

Luke and Earl Ould got into the carriage and followed the royal knights towards the castle of Center Island.

In the main entrance hall of the castle in the center lake, a large long conference table is placed in the center. Large candle chandeliers hang from the ceiling above, and torches are placed on all four walls. The heavily armed guards stood around the conference table at a distance of less than thirty centimeters, their hands resting on the hilts of their swords at their waists, ready to be drawn at any moment.

On either side of the conference table sat the nobles of the Western Realms who had been "invited" to the meeting. One by one, they squatted in their respective positions, carefully breathing and not daring to have any communication, and quietly observed the eldest princess on the main throne from time to time.

Agatha sat on the throne, she was wearing royal armor, her golden hair was tied into a princess bun, and she wore a princess crown representing the status of the eldest princess.

Faced with this group of Western nobles who had just spoken disrespectfully and wanted to kill them, Agatha did not say a word, but took a carving knife and carved a puppet on a piece of wood.

The carving knives were sharp, and there was no sound in the hall except for the sound of blades cutting through wood.

Suddenly, the door to the hall was pushed open, and two teams of royal knights walked in surrounded by Luke and Earl Ould. The metal boots clanged against the stone floor, and the armor rubbed against each other.

Luke walked to Agatha's side, presented the roster with both hands, and said in a powerful voice: "Your Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, Count Ould and I led the Imperial Intelligence Bureau and the soldiers of Sunyao City to completely annihilate the rebels who lurked into the Sunyao Manor after a battle.

There are 215 Barbarians, 36 Abyss Mages, and 78 Terran Slaves.

The rebel leader Erguya and the Abyss Apostle Sylvia are beheaded.

All rebel bodies were personally identified by Count Ould, and the personnel matched the roster records.

Please review it for the eldest princess! ”

Agatha placed the half-carved figure and carving knife on the table, and took the roster from Luke and examined it carefully.

And asked, "Didn't you catch it alive?" ”

Luke replied: "The rebels will not surrender to the death, and all of them will be killed. ”

"That is...... There's no way to ask who Erguya has met with since she came to the West? ”

Luke replied, "I'm afraid I can't ask." Unless...... The person who had met Erguya took the initiative to come forward and admit it. ”

Agatha looked at the nobles at the conference table.

The scene fell into extreme silence, and the nobles of the Western Realm tried to hold their breath, for fear that the wheezing voice would be loud and noticed by Agatha.

With a "snap", Agatha slammed the roster on the table, causing everyone's hearts to tremble.

Then Agatha stood up and said to the crowd, "Your matter is serious, but I don't want to mess the situation out of control in the West. I know what you are thinking, but I don't want to say it, and I don't want to hear from you.

The meeting was handed over to the lieutenant envoy, the Governor of Meteor.

I hope you can give me a satisfactory result so that the harvest festival can go smoothly. ”

With that, Agatha turned and left the venue, accompanied by the female officer and the guards.

Luke then sat down on the throne, then patted his left-hand seat for Earl Ould to sit down.

Luke then picked up the unfinished wooden figure on the table, looked at it, and smiled for the attendant behind him to take it away and return it to Agatha.

"Good evening, lords of the West! Her Royal Highness the eldest princess handed over the presiding meeting to me, and I think you can all understand the heart of your highness.

People make mistakes!

Although you all had the idea of offending the eldest princess, you didn't take action in the end, which shows that you still have a sense of reverence for the empire. Knowing the mistake in time, correcting the mistake, and saving your life. ”

The eldest princess left the venue to avoid a direct collision between the imperial power and the power of the local lords, and the nobles of the Western Realm knew that their lives had been saved. This time, the Governor of the Meteorite said it himself, which made the nobles of the Western Realm let go of their hanging hearts.

The oppressive atmosphere relaxed slightly, and the nobles finally dared to move their bodies and move their somewhat stiff muscles slightly.

"But you have to give the Empire an explanation, right? Otherwise, if a small character comes to the Westside to lobby for a few words, you will be hot-headed and want to rebel, and the Westside will definitely not be handed over to you to manage. ”

All the nobles of the West looked at Luke, and then at Count Ould.

They haven't figured it out now, obviously the advantage is mine, the situation is very good, why did you betray at this critical moment?

The empire wants to explain, but the situation is unclear, so how can we give an explanation?

The nobles of the Western Frontier who saved their lives felt that the empire had to rely on themselves, the lords of the Western Realm, if it wanted to stabilize the Western Frontier, so they couldn't help but grow bolder.

They all thought about how to get out of here, as long as they returned to their territory safely, the west was still the west of the nobles of the west.

There was more whispering, and there was a buzz.

The atmosphere in the venue was changing rapidly, and the relieved nobles of the Western Realm felt that they were doing it again.

Count Ould looked at the change in the nobles' expressions, and knew that these fools were about to make a fool.

In order not to let them bother him, Count Ould spoke: "Your Excellency...... The revival of the World Tree and the establishment of the Moonlight Royal Court in the Ancestral Grassland are major events that affect the situation in the entire Western Territory.

You have a deep relationship with the queen of the Moonlight Court, could you please introduce us to the newly established Moonlight Court, so that we, the lords of the West, know how to get along with this new neighbor in the future. ”

The voices in the hall disappeared in an instant, and all the nobles of the Western Realm looked at Ould with their heads sticking out, their ears pricked up, and their expressions of incredulity.

I thought to myself:

What did Ould say just now? World Tree Revival! The Moonlight Royal Court was established in the ancestral grassland!

Did I hear it wrong, or are you talking gibberish.

The World Tree, which has been destroyed for thousands of years, is revived, what are you kidding here!

Count Ould knew what these nobles were thinking, and if he hadn't sent someone to the ancestral steppe to verify, he didn't believe that the World Tree would have revived at this time.

In order to extinguish the luck in the hearts of the nobles and accept the fact that the Western Realm is no longer the Western Frontier it used to be, Ould said to the nobles again: "This morning, the subordinate I sent to the Ancestral Prairie came back to tell me that he had seen the revived World Tree with his own eyes, and accepted the summons of the Moonlight Queen.

Now the news of the establishment of the Moonlight Royal Court is being transmitted from the ancestral grassland to the entire western realm, and by tomorrow morning at the latest, the news will reach Sunshine City.

Everyone, please recognize the reality! ”

After listening to Count Ould's words, if it weren't for the guards standing behind him, these Western nobles would definitely rush over and strangle Ould alive.

You got the news of the revival of the World Tree in the morning, and the establishment of the Moonlight Kingdom in the Ancestral Grassland, why didn't you say it at the meeting of Erguya.

You betrayed all the nobles of the Western Realm in order to rob us of this intelligence window and sell us to achieve your credit.

Ould...... Ould!

Do you still have the decency of a nobleman!

The miserable nobles of the Western Frontier vomited blood in their hearts, but to no avail. Put yourself in his shoes, if he were Ould, he wouldn't be more decent than he did.

The most important thing now is to stop the loss, except to save your life and family, you don't have to think about anything else.

The nobles of the Western Realm sat upright one after another, like elementary school students waiting for the teacher to speak.

In a short period of time, the speed at which the nobles changed their faces amazed Luke.

He said, "About the Moonlight Palace...... All you need to know is that I am the Chief Auxiliary Minister of the Moonlight Court. The Moonlight Court has no territorial disputes with you, and without the orders of me and the Moonlight Queen, the Moonlight Court will not conduct any military operations against the outside world.

As the first assistant of the Moonlight Court, I hope to build a railway connecting the Court with the Empire.

Ladies and gentlemen, there should be no objections, right? ”