On 1 February, with another heavy snowfall in the lead-gray sky, covered with layers of snow that had not yet melted, and in the mud, an army armed with new guns arrived in Chelyabinsk.

Reinforcements from the Romanov kingdom arrived.

The support army was all veterans who had been laid off three years ago, and they had already returned to their hometowns, but the kingdom's order still pulled them to the front.

"Bring all the supplies to the city and unload them!"

The bombed-out railroad has not yet been repaired, and supplies to the front line have to be transported by horses, an ancient method that has always existed.

The leading colonel was a young man with a short beard, his hair was combed back and shiny, his cheeks were long, and his chin was slightly protruding to look like a shoehorn.

He was Bregin Joros, the eldest son of the Count of Jorus, and wore the bull's head coat of arms of the Count Joros family on his chest.

"Your Highness Katerina, I have come to your aid on the orders of the King."

Arriving at the command post in the city, Brooking patted the snow off his shoulders, took off his thick fleece hat and leather gloves, and led several generals to Katerina.

Looking at the children of the military nobles behind Brooking, Katerina nodded, pointed to the vacant chair next to her, and said, "Sit down." ”

Dressed in a new military uniform, Goffman's cheeks flushed, not from the cold, but with excitement.

He could finally work with His Highness, who he had in mind, and Goffman's excited palms trembled as he looked at the other party's heroic posture.

Onufri, Ravl, Makarov and other generals did not have a good face for these noble children, they all thought that they were flowers in a greenhouse, and they had not experienced the cruelty of war, not to mention that they were still hostile aristocratic factions....

"Brooking, they are not enemies, not so long ago, they swore allegiance to me."

Katerina asked people to bring a few glasses of vodka to everyone, and said softly: "From today on, everyone is colleagues, and I hope you can put aside your past prejudices and work together to fight the enemy." ”

Hearing the news of the surrender of the military nobles, Onufri and the others showed stunned looks, and after staring at each other for a long time, they raised their wine glasses and welcomed Brooking, Goffman and others.

"This time we brought 50,000 reinforcements, all of whom are veterans and experienced soldiers, and they can go straight into battle without training."

As the leader of the children of the nobles with military merits, Brooking expressed his attitude: "Originally, Your Majesty planned to let the nobles of the boyars support Your Highness, but at our strong request, the candidate was replaced by us, so Your Highness, you have no worries, and we will support you wholeheartedly!" ”

"The light shines on the Romanovs!"

In the praise and cheering, everyone raised their heads and drank the spirits in the glass.

Katerina looked at Mavi, who was sitting on the side: "There is also news from Berlin, the Philesar coalition has completed the retreat, and if you want to launch an attack again, it will take at least a week to prepare, this time we have planted an eyeliner near Berlin, once they have any changes, they can be noticed as soon as possible, priest.... You can let them go. ”

Ma Wei put down the wine glass that only touched his lips, and said, "Okay, leave the affairs of William V to me." ”

"Next, we will cross the Ural Mountains and regain Yinzhevsk ...."

While Katerina was discussing the war with many generals, Mavi got up and quietly left the command post.

Instead of going directly to the hotel, he first went to Fort Black, which stood high in the center of the city, to visit Edward.

Ever since the Black Castle was inhabited by humans, this magnificent and ancient structure has gained a touch of vitality, and Edward has given the humans who choose to follow it to run amok and no longer confine them to the dungeon, which has led to....

When Ma Wei entered the castle hall, the first thing he saw was not the exquisite frescoes and solemn thrones, but countless clothes hanging on ropes, waiting to be dried.

Children are shuttling back and forth in the cloth, laughing and playing, adults are sitting under the stone pillars chatting and farting, the heavy atmosphere of the past is now gone, and the hall has become a free room for human beings.

As he pulled out the candy he had brought with him and handed it out to the children, he walked straight down the hall and up the circular staircase led by the members of the Bloodline to the deepest part of the castle.

Pushing open the black stone door carved with beautiful and intricate patterns, the luminite stones hanging on the walls on both sides of the secret room suddenly lit up, and under the dark blue light, a transparent crystal coffin was quietly placed on the high platform in the center of the secret room.

Edward lay quietly in the crystal coffin, his black hair spread out like a fan, his expression was serene, his fingers crossed on his chest, and at the bottom of the crystal coffin, wisps of fine red streams poured into his body from under the high platform.

Just as Ma Wei was observing the crystal coffin, Edward slowly opened his eyes, and the fine red stream surging under his body came to an abrupt halt, and it pushed open the lid of the coffin and sat up: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"How's your recovery?"

"Almost."

Compared with the pale face of the previous days, Edward has recovered a lot of blood at this moment, and on the surface, he is no different from a healthy person.

"If you're well, it's almost time for us to go." Ma Wei said: "The whereabouts of the small church have been found on the source side, and I will rush over to join him, and there are reinforcements on the front line, so there should be no big problem." ”

"Oh."

Edward didn't have any expression on his face: "You just have to go, I'm fine, but if you leave, what should I do over there in Tyumen?" ”

"I'm here for this, and I'd like to ask you to keep a few of the Bloodlines in the church to act as a defense."

"Yes."

"Then I'm leaving, you can continue to rest."

"That's right...."

Just as Mavi was about to leave the secret room, Edward suddenly called out to him: "The human food in Castle Black is almost finished, is there anything you can do to replenish it?" ”

"It's okay to get out of the army, I'll tell Katerina."

"Okay."

Leaving the Black Castle, Mavi went directly to the hotel street one street away, and told Wilhelm V and others that the Phoeza coalition had returned to Berlin.

"Can we go back?"

"Great! I didn't want to stay in this bird place for a long time! There is no sauerkraut elbow here! ”

The ministers cheered and excited, and although Mavi couldn't understand what they were shouting, it was not a good word.

"According to the previously agreed terms, we will send a cavalry to escort His Majesty Wilhelm back to Berlin." Ma Wei bowed slightly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you can go home." ”

"Thank you for taking care of you these days, Father Mavi." William V showed a rare smile: "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would all be torn alive by the soldiers outside." ”

"You are so gracious, Your Majesty William, I hope that when you return, you will be a good king for the country and the people.... This is my gift to you. ”

Mavi took out several copies of the Book of Truth translated into Frederick's Chinese and handed them to William V's family.

"This is the model doctrine used by your church?" William V flipped through a few pages and put them in the box: "I'll keep it safe." ”

Before leaving, the two princesses reluctantly pulled Yunia, these days they have become good friends, play and eat together, and share any good things with each other, although most of the time Yunia gave them things, but this feeling, as Ma Wei expected, left an extremely deep impression on the two young princesses.

"Let's go, Your Majesty William."

Mavi patted Daniel, who was standing beside him, "I'll take good care of Daniel, you don't have to worry about him." ”

"Then please."

Wilhelm V picked up his two daughters, got into a carriage, and set out on his way back to Berlin, escorted by a thousand horsemen and two blood clansmen.

In order to prevent leaks, the specific time of William V's return, except for Mavi and Katerina, was known only to several guardsmen, including Bodlinov.

They will travel day and night, avoiding the war zone, and return to Frederick's kingdom as fast as possible.

Seeing the convoy move away, Crown Prince Daniel waved his hand, and then looked at Ma Wei: "Father, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Call me Teacher."

"Good teacher."

"From today onwards, you are no longer the crown prince of Frederick's kingdom, and I will not call you Your Highness, you will become a monk of the Church of Truth, follow me, understand?"

"Understood." Daniel nodded.

"Go and change into the monk's uniform I have prepared for you, and remember, don't mention your last name to anyone."

"Yes, Teacher."

Daniel followed Bodlinov and went back to the hotel to change his clothes, watching him drift away, Dino couldn't help but say: "Father, will you do this to arouse his resistance?" ”

"He's smart, he's very hidden, and he won't disobey me on the surface."

Ma Wei sighed worriedly: "Smart children are the most difficult to be brainwashed.... Ahem, educated, I hope I can change him. ”

"If he doesn't obey, beat him!" Dino said confidently: "I didn't beat Aaron less." ”

“.... That's why Aaron chose to run away from home at the age of 16. ”

Ma Wei glanced at Dino and said seriously: "Some people eat soft but not hard, some people eat hard but not soft, and some people don't eat soft and hard.... No matter what kind of temper Daniel is, stick education is not advisable, take your time, whether you can influence Daniel or not determines our future mode of action against Frederick's kingdom, he is very important. ”

"Okay, I'm really not good at education, I'm still thinking about how to make money for the church." Dino shrugged: "When are we going back to Tyumen?" ”

"Tonight."

"In such a hurry?"

"There's no point in staying on the front line, Katerina will leave soon, we have to hurry...."

Bending down to pick up Yunia, Mavi looked at the leaden gray and gloomy sky in the distance, and said in a calm voice:

"I want to see what kind of organization those so-called Order Sects, Holy Light Mithril Society, are!"