Fog Cage City.

This once vibrant trading city felt a bit of chaos during this time.

The whole city is filled with armed men of all kinds, and the merchants in the city complain, and the street vendors and 'craftsmen' live like a year.

The armed men were all brought in by the lords of Fieldsway, and although they were dressed in a variety of clothes and weapons, they all had one thing in common—they went out without money, but they were particularly fond of 'buying' things.

Although King Vidis once enacted a law that whoever takes goods and does not pay for them will be considered robbery.

But the axemen who had just turned pirates, and the guerrillas who had been in the smuggling business for many years, basically did not take such a decree seriously.

Besides, at this juncture, the merchants don't dare to sue those lords......

The merchants of Mist Cage City knew that these lords had been recruited to fight - and King Vidis would certainly not dispose of them at this time.

As a result, most of the shops in the city have now closed their doors, and the thriving city seems to have become a military stronghold with no smoke and fire in just a few days.

King Vidis was in a rather bad mood.

Not because of these minor problems in Mist Cage City, or because of the imminent war with the Lion Kingdom, but because he asked for help from his homeland, but he didn't get any reinforcements from Van Skerry.

The lord's hall of Mist Cage City was holding a banquet at this time.

It's the quintessential Vancekerie pirate boss gathering—a spacious all-wooden hall with large, long wooden dining tables and a wild group of bearded men pouring ale.

Most of Fieldsway's leaders came from Van Skerry, and as long as they weren't fighting, they basically lived their lives that way.

"Adin, are you saying that Queen Agnus no longer intends to support us?"

King Vidis touched his bald head, pulled the few yellow hairs left on his temples behind his ears, and then took a sip of the ale, the yellowish liquid from the wooden glass dripping down his messy beard.

The Queen Agnus in his mouth is the current queen of Van Skerry, and the true pirate king, because she controls the faith of the pirates - Valhalla.

Van Skerry is a large island in the icy sea, located northwest of the continent of Pande, which is also home to most of the Fields Lords, including Vidis.

Before becoming lords of the Pander Continent, most of their families had been pirates for generations.

They worship the gods of the ice sea.

In the mythology of the gods of the Ice Sea, warriors who die in battle with weapons in hand enter Valhalla, where there is an endless supply of fine wine and countless beautiful female warriors who search for Heroic Spirits on the battlefield.

The female warriors who searched for the souls of heroes in mythology were called 'Valkyrie', that is, Valkyries.

It is said that they were virgin warriors who had sworn to serve the Immortals and were chosen by the gods to bestow on the war dead and lead them to Valhalla.

So, while many have lived with their families on the Pander continent for generations, most of the lords on the West Coast still return to Van Skerry from time to time to pay their respects to their ancestors and brothers, the 'Heroic Souls who died in battle'.

Of course, more importantly, they had to make offerings to Valhalla, otherwise Queen Agnus had the right to deprive them of their future entry to Valhalla.

In these years, managing cemeteries and cemeteries can coerce many bigwigs......

"Queen Agnus doesn't plan on letting Van Skerry's fleet support us. She thinks that we settle in Pande and no longer cross the sea, which is contrary to the ancestral teachings of Van Skerry. She even calls you a 'bald man who has betrayed the faith'...... They also called me a 'farmer trying to farm.'......"

A middle-aged man with red hair sitting across from Vidis shook his head.

This middle-aged man had his red hair and beard neatly groomed, and he was the neatest of the many lords in the entire hall, and he was not so 'heroic' when he drank.

This is Earl Aydin the 'Red Sword', one of Fieldsway's highest-ranking lords, and Roaring Bay is his domain.

"But I saw Queen Agnus's guards in your troops......"

Vidis didn't care about the 'bald' or anything like that, he pointed to his eyes, "Edin, you must have made some secret agreement with Her Majesty behind my back, right?" ”

Seriously, but with a somewhat playful tone, Vidis clearly has a great deal of trust in Aydin, and has a very good relationship.

"yes, there's a secret agreement......

Aydin sighed and nodded: "I sacrificed myself again, sweating and sacrificing my life in exchange for Queen Agnus's mercy......"

"Aha...... You're sleeping with her again?! ”

King Vidis laughed and patted Aydin's shoulder: "You guy has been recruiting women since he was a child......"

“…… Her Majesty is going mad trying to have a child, and I dare not refuse her. She looked for a lot of men, but it was clear that it wasn't a man's problem - her third child at the beginning of the year was still stillborn, and I think she was cursed......"

Edin didn't laugh, but sighed: "So, she really isn't in the mood to lead troops to support us." But fortunately, the sweat I put in is still useful, and the queen has not forgotten our annual offerings...... She asked me to take the guards to find one of her 'favorite concubines', and if she found them, Her Majesty would send troops to our aid. ”

"The Queen's favorite concubine? It can't be a sissy, right? ”

Vidis shook his head, "I don't want to deal with the kind of man who screams like a chicken. ”

"No, not only is that guy not a sissy, but he's also a very good swordsman."

Edin dipped his finger in a little wine and drew on the table: "He charmed the queen with his handsome skin, and deceived many Heroic Warriors from Van Skerry, and is now stationed in the village of Qilu in the south...... In fact, you should have heard of him, that guy used to be famous in the Pander continent. ”

"Who? I've never seen a swordsman better than you...... My most handsome friend. ”

King Vidis looked at the red hair on Aydin's head with some envy.

"Milgan Kirik."

Edin pursed his lips, not impressed by Vidis's statement: "That prodigal son of flowers, it was indeed he who assassinated Duke Alma in the first place—he confessed it himself in front of Her Majesty. ”

"He ran away to Van Skerry, and it's no wonder that no one could find him in the first place. You mean, it was this guy who seduced Her Majesty? Queen Agnus gave him the troops, but he took the female warriors away? ”

Vidis became serious, he did know about Milgan's reputation, and he tried to find Milgan after Alma's death.

Alma had a friendship with Vidis, and it was Duke Alma who pushed for the Lion Kingdom to ally with Fieldsway in the first place.

Vidis may not be a very good king, and sometimes even a little brutal, but he always believes that all friends should be righteous - and this is the way most Vanderskeres think.

When a friend is killed, it is natural to find the murderer.

"That's right...... You wouldn't think Her Majesty would really lend me her guards just because she slept with me, would you? The Queen's Guard came to hunt him down...... Or rather, to get Milgan back - the queen seems to have a lot of affection for him, and that guy's ability to deceive women can be said to be the best in the mainland. ”

Earl Aydin said, taking a sip from his glass, "But I don't really want to return the Queen's guard...... These Guards should be glorious Fieldwie warriors, and so ......are those Heroic Warriors."

"You're going to kill Mirgan and put it on the Queen's Guards so that they don't dare to go back?"

Vidis is obviously extremely experienced in crime, and he knows Earl Aydin quite well, so he immediately thought of the routine.

But then, he warned, "But you can't do it yourself, Queen Agnus is already dissatisfied with us, and if you leak the news, you won't want to go to Valhalla again, and it will affect me." ”

Faith is still very important, although the existence of Valhalla has restrained Vidis and others, but it can also make his Van Skerry pirates fight bravely and not be afraid of death.

Overall, the benefits of Valhalla far outweigh the burdens it brings, and King Vidis naturally won't offend Queen Agnus.

Moreover, Vides himself does believe in the gods of the ice sea.

"Of course you can't do it yourself...... Actually, I already have the best candidate......"

Count Aydin smiled, "I've found the kingkiller—he didn't dare to go back to Gondor's Longbeard Stronghold, so he came to my Roaring Bay." ”

"Provoke Inna...... He's in your hands? ”

Seriously, King Vidis actually wanted to capture Inna and send him to Lion City to negotiate peace, and he didn't really want to fight any big battle with the Lion Kingdom right now.

This is not because of Vidis, but because most of the lords of Fieldway were pirates, and no one was afraid of naval battles, but they fought against the cavalry of the Lion Kingdom on land...... The difficulty is really quite large.

But for now, Earl Aydin clearly has other plans.

Vides looked at Gondor, the Doom Seeker, who was drinking with someone on the other side of the hall, "Does Gondor know about this?" Don't you get into a fight with Gondor......"

King Vidis had a very good relationship with Gondor - Gondor had saved Viddes' life in battle.

Of course, he also had a good relationship with Earl Edin.

The king of Vidis is actually more like a big brother, he is not supported by the Fields Lords because he has the strongest fighting power, but because he has many friends who are willing to help him.

Like Adin, like Gondor.

Probably because of this, he was able to go from pirate leader to king - the most powerful leaders were almost all in the prime of life at Valhalla.

"Gondor wished his son had done more great things—he was now boasting about his son's 'exploits' in killing the king...... Besides, he doesn't need to enter Valhalla, he believes in Terra, the goddess of prosperity. ”

Aydin shook his head and simply shouted, "Gondor! Come, friends, have a drink with us! ”

Gondor the Doom Seeker was pouring ale with two strong men, and the first one showed the bottom of the cup, and it seemed that he had won.

Then he staggered over: "Aydin...... Are you going to fight with me? ”

"No, I just wanted to tell you that I found your son...... But he wasn't going to go home. ”

Aydin and Gondor are not particularly close, and if both Aydin and Gondor have a brotherly relationship with King Vidis, then he and Gondor can only be regarded as friendly colleagues.

This is mainly because of his origin and beliefs - Gondor was originally from the Lion Realm, and most of the lords of Fields are from Van Skerie pirates, and Valhalla does not leave a place for the people of the Lion Realm, so his relationship with the lords from Van Skerey is not particularly good.

In fact, Gondor was a rather sad lord, and he had asked the Three Prophets about his future, that is, he had turned his back on the Goddess of Order, so the people of the Lion Realm would not agree with him; And his origins determine that the people of Van Skerry will not really identify with him......

It's just that the Fieldsweins agree with his strength and fear his madness on the battlefield, and no one dares to provoke this doom seeker easily.

Misseekers are actually very lonely.

Therefore, in order to integrate into Fieldsway, Gondor worshipped Terra, the god of prosperity in Fieldsway's native land, after becoming a lord. Dimension. Su Li.

This is a figure of a girl who covers the key parts with a garland, holding a jug in her hand, and pouring out the early morning dewdrops, this god represents the yearning for a good harvest and the expectation of prosperity.

This is the belief of the farmers in the western part of the continent of Pande, and it is also the official belief established by King Vidis when he founded the country.

However, Vidis himself did not believe in Terra, it was just a national policy, the same as Emperor Marius's promotion of Damia, the god of protection and harvest.

The establishment of Terra as the main god was mainly to reassure the farmers of Fieldsway.

Otherwise, they would have been ruled by a group of pirates and had different beliefs, and perhaps the West Coast would not have been inhabited in a few years.

Aydin had previously said that Queen Agnus called him a 'farmer trying to farm' for a reason—Vidis still believed in the gods of the ice sea and still wanted to enter Valhalla, but he was a goddess of agriculture in Fieldsway...... Queen Agnus would naturally be dissatisfied.

Gondor, on the other hand, was the first Lord of Fields to publicly profess his belief in the goddess Terra.

For this reason, the relationship between Gondor and Vidis became closer.

The lord who understands the national policy first and takes the initiative to express his support will of course be closer to the monarch.

But Gondor was still lonely—Fields was the only one who could truly see him as a friend, Vidis, and Aydin was probably half.

This one and a half is all his friends.

This is especially true of his godson Innar - also from the Lion Realm, the same beliefs, Gondor has a true friend because he saved Vidis's life, but Inna has no friends at all now, and the only one among his peers who regards him as his own is Gudre.

But he only regarded him as a brother and belonged to family affection.

That's why Inna was willing to leave everything behind and go to the Lion Realm to find true love.

"Aha! Inna is there for you? Then I'm relieved...... I knew he didn't really want to go home. Come on, for the sake of King Ulrique, have a drink! ”

Gondor did seem to have regarded the killing of the king by Innar as something to be proud of.

"Gondor, get down to business."

Aydin raised his glass to Gondor, "Inna is a kingkiller now, you should understand...... He got into trouble for us, for Fieldsway, and for himself. He can no longer be a lord, or even appear in public...... But I have a plan to do him a favor, and it will do you a favor—it will qualify both you and Inna for Valhalla. ”