As the most influential and wide-ranging law enforcement agency in the entire Amm region, it is widely regarded by the public as the most honest and impartial law enforcement agency.

Although the number of Knights of the Burning Heart is very small, with less than one hundred and fifty official members, and the rest are basically trainee knights or servants, they have extremely high execution and efficiency.

As soon as they found something that could pose a great threat to the populace, they were able to gather a dozen paladins and thirty trainees in a short period of time, and then cooperate with a small number of priests to launch a conquest against them.

In order to live up to their oath to protect the weak and eradicate evil, many paladins spend 90 percent of the year in intense work and fighting, often not having the opportunity to return home to visit their children, wives or husbands for months.

In modern society, nothing is 996 or 007, compared with the terrifying intensity of their work and the dangers that come with it, they are simply weak.

After all, modern people can at least return to their own accommodation after work to have a hot meal, and then lie down on a soft bed and sleep comfortably.

However, these paladins often camped in the forests frequented by wild beasts and monsters, and if they were unlucky, they risked dying at any moment to enter the ruins and ancient dungeons for a short rest.

It is thanks to the selfless dedication and dedication of these people that Ascatra and its environs have been able to survive one great crisis after another, in a world of terrifying monsters and supernatural powers.

This can be seen from the stone tablets engraved with the names of heroes and victims in the hall of the Knights.

From the moment they took the oath to join, many paladins were prepared to have their names engraved on the stone tablets at any time.

In fact, so far there has not been a single official member of the Order who has survived to retire and die a natural death.

Basically, they either died heroically in battle, or their faith was shaken in the process of long-term mission, and finally went to the road of blackening and degeneration.

When Zuo Si came to Ascatila, he immediately had a comprehensive understanding of the Knights of the Burning Heart.

So instead of suppressing or weakening the power of this group of holy warriors, he increased the amount of money he allocated to it, giving it the authority to censor and arrest the bureaucracy.

Even on many occasions, the Order is often on the opposite side of politics.

Because the Knights of the Burning Heart are an important force in maintaining order, alleviating social conflicts, improving the overall moral level, and even curbing corruption.

The most important thing is that they are consistent with their words and deeds, and they will never engage in any conspiracy or political conspiracy in private.

Although Zuo Si and these paladins had some differences in values and camp tendencies, the two sides were still able to maintain a close cooperative relationship in the general direction.

In particular, the authorization to censor and arrest officials was clearly impossible to obtain during the reign of the six-member council.

Because during the reign of the six-member council, Amm followed a typical combination of politics and business, and once developed in the direction of capitalization.

Anyone who understands the integration of politics and business and capitalization understands that money and power trading and corruption are things that will inevitably exist in this system, and they must exist.

After all, both business and capital need to gain political influence to ensure the safety of their own people and property, and to escort further monopoly expansion.

If power cannot be bought with money, then capital will not be able to gain a sense of security, and if it is not done, it may be targeted by the bureaucratic system that holds power, and eventually become a fat pig to be slaughtered.

Therefore, when the Council of Six was in power, the Knights of the Burning Heart had no law enforcement power when it came to nobles and wealthy merchants, but had to report to the courts and even the parliament for processing.

Not to mention the aristocracy, they don't even have a good way to deal with the criminal organization shadow thieves on the surface.

But now, the Knights of the Burning Heart not only have the power to investigate and arrest officials, but also unceremoniously arrest and try those who commit crimes.

This is undoubtedly a huge step forward in terms of judicial fairness.

It has not only greatly improved the social security environment, but also made it impossible for those rich and powerful to escape the punishment of the law after committing crimes.

Moreover, with the promulgation of the Religious Administration Law, the originally hostile churches in the city were constantly fighting each other, often leading to bloodshed and assassinations.

Under the deterrence of this set of laws, those cult believers and priests who like to do things no longer dare to carry out assassinations and incite riots, otherwise they may be expelled or even encircled by the army.

No god would be willing to give up this excellent missionary location, which is becoming more and more the largest city in Ferron, and which may gather hundreds of thousands or even millions of people in the future.

Therefore, even though they knew that Emperor Zuo Si was an out-and-out tyrant, the Knights still recognized the legitimacy of his rule, and felt that he was an excellent monarch and a statesman with a long-term vision.

Although Grand Master Witherland had just been reprimanded in person, he did not slack off because of this.

Quite the opposite!

Upon learning that an ancient evil lich lurks in the sewers of Askatra, he immediately gathers twelve seasoned official members along with his old friend Sir Cadon while sending a plea for help to the temple of Tyr, the god of justice.

After the latter received the specific information, he immediately sent four high-ranking priests without saying a word.

In this way, in less than an hour and a half, the crusade team was formed.

Unlike the relatively loose and chaotic rule of the Council of Six, the West Coast Empire pursued the ultimate in order, so that even the stinking sewers that no one usually went to had a complete map.

The original part of the old town was discovered by the Masked Mage's Guild through the detection of magic and enchantments, while the new town was built directly before the construction of the drawings.

Therefore, instead of groping their way through the dark sewers as before, the raiding party went directly to the municipal department to ask for a map of the temple area, and easily found the location of the sarcophagus.

Looking at the eerie decorations and ornaments around him, as well as the spiral staircase that led deeper underground, a middle-aged holy warrior couldn't help but complain, "Damn! I've lived in the city for almost forty years, and it's the first time I've known that there are so many hidden places in the sewers. Where do you think those stairs lead? ”

"I don't know, maybe when we resolve the crisis here, we can consider going down and having a look."

Sir Caternon shook his head with a wry smile.

He had always thought that the number of caves, ruins, and tombs around Luskan in the Northland was outrageous enough.

But now it seems that the sewers in his hometown of Askatla are not far behind.

"Don't talk about the useless ones, detect the coffin first."

Witherland turned and glanced at the pastor behind him.

The latter understood this, and immediately raised the emblem in his hand and began to chant eulogies in praise of the gods.

After a few moments, a golden light shot out from the emblem and shone directly on the lid of the sarcophagus.

Before the others could react, a thick mist emitting a black and cold aura erupted, instantly covering everything within a radius of more than ten meters around it.

The priest's face changed suddenly, and he immediately shouted, "It's a lich!" He was alarmed by the magic of the gods! Everyone is ready to fight! ”

Moment!

The paladins and other priests, who were still on guard one second, began to perform various enhancement and protective magic techniques the next.

Especially the holy warriors who were high enough to bless the weapons in their hands with the famous [Holy Sword Technique].

It is a four-ring magic that only a holy warrior can master.

Despite not having a high level, it does give their weapons an instant +5 enchantment level and deal a lot of extra damage to creatures from the evil faction.

In other words, as long as the [Holy Sword Technique] is blessed, even if it is an ordinary steel weapon with a tabula rasa, it can instantly gain the lethality of a legend or even an artifact.

Moreover, the weapon blessed by this spell will emit a golden light, and the appearance is extremely cool.

As for those whose level is not enough and have not yet obtained the four-ring divine skill position, they can only barely make up for it with the one-ring [Blessing Weapon] first.

Just as everyone was nervously preparing, in the black cold and dense fog, an undead who had rotted and withered all his body was left with only a skeleton of bones slowly pushed open the lid and crawled out of the sarcophagus.

He had apparently been asleep for at least a few hundred years, and when he spotted the group of paladins and priests of the good camp in front of him, he immediately frowned and asked in a very old and jerky language, "Why disturb my sleep?" Are you freeing Congus to seize the golden skeleton? ”

Unfortunately, no one in the room could understand this long-lost language, not even the high-ranking priests.

On the contrary, Sancho, who was hiding under the spiral staircase and secretly observing the situation, had learned some ancient languages, understood what the lich was saying, and immediately lowered his voice and did not look back to translate for his teammates behind him.

"What the hell is this Congers doing? Will it be sealed by two other lichs? ”

Ammon's eyes widened and he asked curiously.

The boy shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Uh...... I don't know exactly what he did, and the teacher didn't say it clearly.

According to the results of the Prophecy Magic Detection, it seems that a very old spellcaster organization is involved.

Maybe it's revenge, maybe it's infighting, but in any case, that doesn't stop us from having to beat him.

One thing is certain, this guy must be extremely evil and dangerous. ”

"You're right. It doesn't matter what Congus did, what matters is that the master wants him dead. ”

As she said this, a red glow flashed in the eyes of the succubus Lori, and the tail behind her buttocks kept shaking slightly from side to side.

Since there were no outsiders present, she had long since removed the disguise of transformation magic, revealing her true face that had been transformed by divine power, divinity, demonic frost forging dragon bloodline, and purgatory power.

Ammon hurriedly shook his head and corrected, "No, no, no, you didn't understand what I meant. I'm not saying that this half-lich doesn't deserve to die, just that I'm just interested in the story behind it. Don't you all like funny stories? ”

"Hehe, when you kill these lichs and get their life boxes, you can let them tell you what happened back then."

With that, Viconia prankfully stuck to the pink-haired girl's ear and let out a sigh.

Her action instantly made Ammon shudder, rubbing her ears desperately and quickly moving two steps to the side in horror.

Probably due to the innate sensitivity of the Son of God, Ammon always felt that something was not quite right with the way the Elven Priest looked at him this month, and he would often make some overly intimate movements suddenly.

Just when the four-person team was ready to launch a surprise attack at any time, the two sides on the other side, who had been facing each other for a long time, finally fought because of the language barrier.

The first to do so was the Lich.

Because he felt that these guys in front of him were too rude, and he didn't reply to him for a long time, so he unceremoniously started with an eight-ring enchantment spell [Law: Shock].

I saw a huge mysterious symbol suddenly appear out of thin air, followed by a bang.

All the holy warriors and priests present who were not high enough and not strong enough were shocked by the invisible magical power in an instant, and the whole person fell into a state of sluggishness, unable to move, and unable to think.

The only thing they could do was to stand still and remain motionless, their pupils dilated to the extreme.

"Stop him! Don't let him chant any incantations! ”

Sir Caton roared and rushed forward first, picking up his golden two-handed greatsword to interrupt his opponent's spell casting.

But the lich had obviously prepared for a long time, and instantly triggered the [Any Gate] through the [Accident Technique], and directly teleported to an unknown place on the spot.

While the others were trying to locate themselves by the sound of the chanting spell, the lich had already completed the Four Rings' [Advanced Invisibility], and had also unleashed the illusion magic to disrupt everyone's hearing.

Obviously, just from this stream of spell casting, it is not difficult to see that he has a lot of combat experience, and he is not the kind of academic mage who spends his days in the tower or secret base doing research.

Under normal circumstances, when encountering a legendary spellcaster of this level, the Paladin basically has no good way.

However, it was not only the Paladins present, there were also two high-ranking priests who were not affected by the [Decree: Shock].

One of them didn't dare to hesitate at all, and quickly released the Eight Rings Divine Technique [Sensing Location], while the other priest completed the anti-magic force field that was also the Eight Rings Divine Technique with extreme speed.

The former locked on to the lich's position the moment the spell took effect, pointing to a dark corner not far away and shouting, "He's right there!" ”

"Leave it to me!"

The latter picked up the mace and rushed forward with a brisk stride.

Due to the effect of the anti-magic force field, when he approached the lich, the [Advanced Invisible Technique] on the other party's body suddenly failed, and he was hit firmly, and cracks like spider webs appeared on the hard skull with a click.

Obviously, if it weren't for the anti-magic force field that also eliminated the enhancement and buff magic blessed by this priest, it is estimated that this one blow would have knocked the lich half-broken.

But it doesn't matter.

After all, he can still fight hand-to-hand without the blessing of divine power, but if the lich can't cast spells, it's basically a waste.

Although the Lich can also deal no less negative energy damage and paralysis with touch, fools know that the Lich's touch radius is the length of its arm, which is a lot shorter than that of a person holding a weapon.

may not have to wait for the other party to touch, and he will have to take several hits first.

Similarly, as the priest rushed forward, several active paladins quickly followed suit to close the lich from all directions.

Seeing that victory was in sight, the members of the crusade showed undisguised joy.

For them, being able to take down an incredibly powerful Lich without any casualties is definitely a rare honor in their careers.

But at the last moment, the lich suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a syllable.

Next Second......

Rumble!!!!!!!!!

Without warning, the sarcophagus exploded, and countless shattered stone slabs and sharp stones splattered in all directions.

Four or five paladins and priests who were so frightened that they couldn't dodge at all were almost stoned to death or crippled on the spot.

Some of them had their entire heads forcibly smashed open, and their brains and eyeballs were mixed up and flowed to the ground, while others were killed by sharp gravel inserted into their eyes and throats slit.

In particular, the priest, who had no protection at all in the anti-magic force field, was thrust into his calf from behind by a sharp stone pillar flying out horizontally, and he fell to his knees on the spot and lost his mobility.

In short, the scene looks extremely bloody and violent.

The rest were also more or less wounded.

This sudden change not only made the members of the crusade team who were originally in sight of victory show an expression of disbelief, but Sancho, who was hiding in the shadows, was secretly glad that he did not recklessly go up to the front.

Magical explosions and traps of this scale, with his and Ammon's small physique, there was no suspense at all, and they would have to die immediately.

While all the enemies were stupefied by the damage caused by the sudden explosion of the sarcophagus, the lich did not hesitate to reach out and pinch the priest's neck with only the bones left, releasing negative energy to kill him.

Moment!

The anti-magic force field that contained his spell casting was gone.

"Not good!"

Sir Kaidon, who had witnessed the death of his own High Priest, suddenly changed his face, and he endured the pain caused by the stone smashing and piercing his body, and picked up his sword to rush forward to interrupt the chanting incantation.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

At the moment when the two-handed giant sword in his hand that shimmered with dazzling golden light was about to slash into the opponent's bone, the lich completed the Nine Rings Magic [Time Stop].

In the blink of an eye, the colorful world around them turned gray.

The lich surveyed the location of the surrounding enemies with two specular lights in his eye sockets, and unhurriedly walked to one of the spots and began to chant the incantation.

When the spell was completed, an instant burst of energy burst out from the body, forming a ring visible to the naked eye in the air.

However, due to the effect of time stopping, this magic ring did not continue to spread outward, but only stayed in the state of being just activated.

[Mo Duncan's Great Crack]!

The Lich apparently intends to directly eliminate the remaining strengthening and protective magic on the bodies of the paladins and clerics, as well as the dangerous weapons and equipment in their hands, through this "Great Bankruptcy Technique" that has terrified countless people.

After completing a nine-ring spell, he obviously had a little time left, and he quickly released another nine-ring spell [Rainbow Rain].

The moment the spell takes effect, the time stops just the end.

I saw that the energy ring formed by the Great Crack spread instantly, directly cleaning up the enhancement and protection magic on the surrounding holy warriors and priests who could still move.

There are also some people whose magical equipment in their hands and bodies has also completely lost its effect.

The most typical example is when Sir Cashdon's sword slashed at the lich's body, it made a metal-like sound and was bounced off the spot, leaving not even a white mark.

Obviously, without the [Holy Sword Technique] and the enchantment level of the magic weapon, he would not be able to pose even the slightest threat to the powerful undead spellcaster in front of him.

What's even worse is that when the [Rainbow Rain] takes effect, a large area around it is shrouded in the effect of the rainbow spell.

Just knowing that the different magic effects produced by the color itself are quite scary for a team without a mage.

However, unlike other iridescent spells that fix when they take effect, Rainbow Storm will also constantly change color and area of effect.

This also means that even if you stand still, you may be shrouded in rainbow light of various colors in the constant change, and then produce a series of effects such as damage, immobilization, blindness, and petrification with different energy attributes.

The Lich, on the other hand, can easily move through the rainbow light with its undead immunity and some spells that protect against energy damage, and even use short-distance teleportation to widen the distance and manipulate the raiding team.

Not only can he throw damaging spells such as fireballs, lightning, magic missiles, death clouds, and negative energy rays from afar, but he can also use greasy spells, spider webs, black tentacles, immobilization, and other movement restrictions to make his opponent unable to play.

Anyway, you can play as much as you want, and you won't be given the slightest chance to be close to yourself.

Needless to say, this ancient legendary lich is a vivid example of how a high-level spellcaster should cast spells and fight when faced with enemies who restrain him.

Although those high-ranking priests all possessed powerful divine skills such as [Sun Flame Explosion] and [Destruction Weapon] that could instantly destroy undead creatures, the Holy Warrior's [Holy Sword Technique] could also deal amazing damage.

But with the flexible and changeable characteristics of arcane magic, the other party has no way to play to his advantages, and can only be led by the nose.

When the time is right, you can reverse the disadvantage by detonating the sarcophagus, and finally win the victory with the sufficient cast time obtained by [Time Stop].

It can be said that the whole battle process is linked one by one, and the mage's unique precision calculation and prediction are brought into full play.

Sancho and Ammon, who had watched the show from beginning to end at the bottom of the stairs, only felt that their eyes had been opened, and it turned out that arcane magic could still be played like this.

As more and more members of the raiding party fell into coma, shock and suspended animation from their injuries, Sancho realized it was his turn.

I saw that he first exchanged a look with the other three teammates, and then immediately used the super magic technique - Spell Silent Hair, blessed himself with several protective spells, and then kicked off the raid with a spell extremely effective three-ring [Advanced Strike Necromancy].

As the Lich was busy mending the dying Raiders, he didn't expect another wave of enemies to hide under the spiral staircase behind.

As a result, he was hit by positive energy on the spot, and half of his body was smashed with a snap.

It is important to know that although the level of [Advanced Necromancy] is only three rings, the damage effect will continue to increase with the increase of the cast level (each cast level deals 1D8 damage).

And Sancho also uses a super-magic technique - the spell is extremely effective, which means that the spell will automatically reach the limit of theoretical damage.

With his current spell level, as long as the undead don't have magic resistance, blessing absorption, or rebound magic, then even a legendary lich will lose half a life in an instant.

"Magic Missile! Don't give him any chance to get into casting focus! ”

Sancho, who succeeded in the sneak attack, did not look back and shouted at the girl behind him.

"Understood!"

Aemond had already cooperated with this "little brother" more than once in previous adventures, and he had already been familiar with the road for a long time, and completed the release of a ring of magic missiles with rapid movements.

In the blink of an eye, several ghostly field missiles shot out from his fingertips and slammed into the lich, sabotaging his attempt to bless himself with protective spells.

Obviously, since the enemies he faced just now were all paladins and priests, the lich didn't have any protective magic such as shields, spell absorption, and reflection, and suffered a big loss in the moment of the confrontation.

Just as he was about to show the two little ones in front of him a little color, he suddenly found that he couldn't make a single sound when he opened his mouth, let alone chant incantations.

After only a fraction of a second, Viconia escaped the protection of invisible magic, and jumped out of the darkness to pick up a +4 skull-crushing mace as a critical hit.

The lich's skull shattered on the spot, and half of it flew straight out.

But it is strange that such a violent beating did not make even the slightest sound from beginning to end.

The Second Ring Divine Technique [Silence Technique]?

The Lich, who has a lot of combat experience, understood what was happening in an instant.

This sinister and cunning priest first blessed himself with the [Silence Technique], then approached him under the cover of the [Stealth Technique] released by his teammates, and finally jumped out to launch a surprise attack.

Since the [Silence Technique] can target people and affect a radius of six meters around them, its effect can naturally also move with the movement of people.

Figuring out the cause and effect, the lich immediately used the super magic technique spell to directly create the five rings [talisman palm] in the Bigbay series, and forcibly pushed it out more than ten meters away, keeping the silence range away from him.

Just as he was about to turn around and continue to deal with Sancho and Ammon, Lori, a succubus that had been hidden for a long time, finally launched a deadly sneak attack that had been brewing for a long time.

Martial Arts - Ability Increases!

Martial Arts - Flowing Water Acceleration!

Martial Arts - Wind Breaker!

Martial Arts - Instant Reflex!

Martial Arts - Four Lights Slash!

The lich, who was thinking about how to conduct the next spell duel, did not expect that there were two mages and a priest on the scene, but the deadliest attack was handed over to a melee to complete.

In addition, the speed of the succubus Lori is too fast, so fast that it only took 0.01 seconds to complete the sprint, leaving even a little reaction time at all.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

With several cold rays of light flashing through the air from the high-speed swing of the decapitating greatsword, the lich's body suddenly shattered without warning, turning into bone fragments of various sizes scattered and scattered.

Even so, the legendary lich was not dead, and the eyes of the half-shattered skull that fell to the ground still glistened with eerie red dots.

But just a second later, Atona relied on her martial arts - instant reflex to resume the sprint and slash to bring about an imbalance in the center of gravity, and she raised her foot and stepped down without hesitation.

Click!

The shattered skull shattered instantly, and the lich was temporarily dead.

"Well done!"

Sancho excitedly gave a thumbs up to the succubus Lori.

But the latter obviously didn't want to deal with him, and directly rolled his eyes to express his disdain.

As the combat force in this four-person team, Atona often conducts actual combat training with opponents of the level of the Flame Dragon Knight Davion and the Nature God Servant Nimidonna on weekdays, and her vision has long been higher than the others I don't know how many levels, and she doesn't feel that there is anything to be happy about winning a lich after using so many intrigues and tricks.

However, Sancho apparently did not care about the reaction of the succubus Lori, and rushed to the vicinity of the exploding coffin, where he found part of the golden skeleton of Congus under a stone slab.

Despite the incredible power of the previous explosion, the skeleton was protected by the powerful magical power without even the slightest scratch.

"Wow! True...... Is it really made of gold? This amount of gold should be worth a lot of money, right? ”

Ammon leaned over and stared at the golden skeleton with a glint in his eyes.

The embarrassment of having no money when she escaped from the Tower of Durag had completely turned her into a petty wealth fan, and now that she suddenly saw so much gold, she would inevitably have some greedy thoughts.

You must know that if all the bones of an adult's body were replaced with gold, then the weight of these gold would be as high as more than 200 kilograms.

A standard gold coin usually weighs between nine and ten grams, of which gold may only make up 70 to 60 percent of the total weight.

This shows how valuable this golden skeleton of Congus is.

Even if it is just sold as a precious metal, it is a huge fortune that is enough to make countless people blush.

Sancho didn't even have the strength to pick it up from the ground, so he could only smile wryly and respond: "It's worth more than that."

If we complete the task given by the teacher, we can buy a lot of high-end magic items and equipment just by selling this thing.

Don't stand stupidly, come and help me get the golden skeleton into the dimensional bag. ”

"Hee-hee! No problem! ”

As soon as he heard that he could make a windfall, Amon suddenly became elated.

The two of them used all their strength together, and finally moved the golden skeleton into a large dimensional bag.

When all this was done, the girl sat down on the ground, glanced at the dead or dying paladins and priests, and asked breathlessly, "What are they going to do?" Is it still here? ”

Sancho hesitated for a moment, but quickly replied, "They have done us a great favor, so let's treat it a little."

Viconia, cast a healing spell on each of the living priests and paladins.

As for the dead, when these wounded people wake up, they will naturally bring the corpses back to be resurrected. ”

As a dark elf and priest of the evil camp, Viconia undoubtedly doesn't have a good deal with these holy knights and priests of good gods.

However, due to the influence of Zuo Si's order, she was no longer as cynical as before, and after complaining a few words, she still chose to treat the injured.

Eventually, before the raiders woke up, Sancho led the party on the way back to the Mage Tower, intending to study the golden skeleton first.

As soon as they left the sewer with their front feet, Zuo Si himself appeared out of thin air at the scene of a chaotic battle, carefully pulling out a gem emitting a dark blue glow from the inside of a sarcophagus, and sighed slightly: "Alas, I'm still too young and inexperienced."

They didn't even search for the sarcophagus fragments carefully, and they missed the lich's lifebox in vain.

As a lich who has been sleeping for hundreds of years and has tended to seal items, how could he possibly keep his lifebox too far away from him?

I'm going to rub your butts a little bit.

Otherwise, when this lich is resurrected, he will definitely retaliate at all costs. ”

You don't need to ask to know that Zuo Si has always seen the battle that happened before, but he didn't interfere in any way.

But when he saw that his disciple had missed the Lich Life Box that was close at hand, he couldn't help but run over to clean up the mess.

Over the next few minutes, he also resurrected the paladins and priests on the ground who had been slain by the lich, one by one.

Unaware that he had been taken advantage of by a boy, the Grand Master of the Knights of the Burning Heart, Witherland, and thinking that the Emperor had personally come to deal with the terrible evil lich and save everyone in the crusade, immediately bent down to express his heartfelt gratitude.

Zuo Si didn't bother to explain anything to this group of tenacious guys, and casually said something about the scene to fool the past.

……

At the same time, as three giant military airships and dragon knights passed through the skies and more and more towns and villages were seen by countless people, the bombshell news was quickly passed on through magic by other forces, spies, and intelligence agents hidden within the empire.

In just an hour or two, the city-states of the Northlands, which had a close relationship with the Harpist Alliance, as well as the neighboring states of Turmis and Cormier, had received definite information.

The red-robed mages who had been paying attention to the movements of the West Coast Empire were the first to be presided over and convened by Sazastan for the first time.

No one would be naïve enough to think that these monstrous war machines, along with the dragon knights soaring through the skies, left Ascatra and headed east for the sake of a show of force.

In addition, some of the masterminds behind the scenes knew very well what they were doing, so for a while, the independent city-states and countries in the coastal areas of the Star Sea fell into an extremely tense state.

Not long after returning to Santil Fort, the tyrant of the Moon Sea, Fuzor Chamberry, was keenly aware of this opportunity and launched a war of conquest against the lands around the Moon Sea.

The reason is simple!

Under the terrifying force of the West Coast Empire and the Emperor Zuosi, no force dared to abandon the defense of the homeland and send troops to interfere with his military operations at such a time.

Even if those in power wanted to, the local people would not agree.

Turmys, which borders the empire on land to the east, reacted almost immediately, urgently forming and mobilizing troops for defense, while sending emissaries to ask what was going on.

Similarly, the Kingdom of Cormier, which is only separated from the Empire by a dragon lake, was taken aback.

Fortunately, Cormier was a member of the trade alliance, so he quickly figured out the truth through intelligence channels.

At this moment, King Yasan IV was sitting on the throne, looking at the news sent by the chief archmage of the royal family, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Install artillery on the airship as an aerial battleship, and then equip the dragon knight for escort and battle?"

It's a lot of imagination and creativity.

What a big deal!

It is estimated that the whole of Feren can only be done by Soth.

Serre's red-robed mages and the rulers of the Mulholland Empire were kicked to the iron plate this time.

It is foreseeable that they will pay a terrible price for their own self-provocations.

If only Cormier could have an airship for military purposes as well.

That way, I don't have to chase the monsters around wreaking havoc. ”

"So...... The purpose of this West Coast Empire is to punish Searle and Mul Holland for creating rumors and seditions within their own borders? The eldest princess, Tenarasta, asked softly.

Yasan IV nodded slightly: "Yes, at least externally, this is the reason.

And it's not just lockdowns.

They are also preparing to issue a notice to all the city-states, ship owners, pirates, and even dragons throughout the Fallen Star Sea.

During the blockade, anyone could legally plunder the ships of these two nations and bring the spoils to the Imperial ports on the Dragon's Coast to sell.

I have to say that being an enemy of Soth is indeed a rather terrible thing.

Because through this decree, he directly drew a large number of originally neutral forces to his side, and then robbed the two countries of Serre and Mulholland.

Look, a good show is about to be staged in the sea of falling stars. ”

Tainarasta thought for a moment, and immediately sighed thoughtfully, "Yes, it's really scary.

I had read about the young Emperor's experience after he came to Ferron.

It was found that he rarely faced the enemy alone.

Rather, they will always enlist a large number of allies to act with them.

Even if he has firmly occupied an overwhelming advantage, it is no exception. ”

Touching the beard on his chin, Ahsan IV said in a tone of uncertainty that "Maybe this is the difference between the innate way of thinking of warriors and mages.

It seems to me that Soth is overly cautious a lot of the time, and can even be described as timid.

But the good thing is that we are now an out-and-out ally with him.

Maybe you'll get closer to your sister Jalusail in the future. ”

"I haven't had time to ask about it.

Are you sure that Yalusail is really in love with each other?

You know, I grew up and I hadn't seen her pretend to be a color on any man.

Those suitors who have been beaten to the point of bruising and swollen faces are the best examples.

To be honest, I can't imagine what she would be like in a relationship.

Will she still wear armor or men's clothes all day because she doesn't like trouble and immobility? ”

There's a curious glint in Tenarasta's eyes.

"Have you ever seen Yalusail wear makeup, a nice dress and high heels to get close to a man?

Ever seen her blushing, nervous, and shy?

I saw it the last time I went to the coronation.

There is no doubt that she has found a man who makes her heart flutter and is willing to give everything.

And I have to admit that Soth does have some unique charm that stands out from the rest.

Especially when he expounds a certain point of view, he is always so clear and logical, which makes people involuntarily have a sense of identity.

So I don't think it's a good thing to have Yalusail in a foreign country.

At least you can avoid all kinds of intrigues and hidden arrows in the Cormier Kingdom. ”

Ahsan IV did not hide anything, and told the changes that had occurred in his little daughter.

Tainarasta's mouth opened wide in shock, and it took several minutes to digest the information, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Unbelievable! I thought that the person who would be able to submit Yalusail in the future would be a strong man who was more than two meters tall and had strong muscles all over his body, and could outperform her in battle. ”

"Poofhahahaha!

Amazing, isn't it?

I almost dropped my jaw at the time.

Well, that's all for her.

Now tell me how much money is available in the treasury.

This time, I'm going to send troops and kill all those damn monsters! ”

As the last word blurted out, the legendary king exuded a terrifying aura all over his body.

"In addition to the cost of pacifying the people and helping them survive the winter, and counting the loans from the Trade Union, we now have almost 600,000 gold coins at our disposal."

Tenarasta quickly gave an exact number.

It has to be said that the low-interest loans of the trade alliance have greatly alleviated the urgent needs of the Cormier Kingdom.

Otherwise, just rehousing the civilians who suffered from the unjustified disaster would be enough to give Her Royal Highness the crown princess a headache.

"Excellent! With this money, I can rest assured that I can boldly recruit the army. ”

A look of satisfaction appeared on Yasan IV's face.

He didn't realize that the turmoil within the Cormier Kingdom was not just as simple as a monster invasion, but that there were two people behind the scenes......

(End of chapter)