The movement of the pagan army soon attracted the attention of the Holy Grace world.

It's spring on the continent, and everything is recovering. The snow in the Helga Mountains began to melt, the cool source of life flowed down from the majestic mountains, and the streams merged into the rushing Suna River, flowing far to the east.

The farmers also came out of their dilapidated wooden huts, and when the harsh winter was finally over, they took out the few crops they had and sowed them with infinite hope.

Even King's Landing began to free the Annaba captives who had built houses for the half-elves.

It's a season of life.

Vibrant, especially in Borencia.

The continent of Alcais, Borencia, the capital of glory.

Caravans from all over the world have gathered here, and humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, ・・・・・・ every race imaginable have left traces here. Citizens walk the noisy and lively streets, haggling with savvy vendors over a small trinket.

It is a vibrant metropolis with a population of 600,000 that has contributed to the glory of Borencia.

However, its ruler, Emperor Isaac III of the Carinthian Empire, was listlessly listening to the papal envoy's request.

Fifty years after the Sumaila War, the Church of the Holy Grace began to split, and the Holy See began to face several powerful challengers, including the cardinal of the Carinthian Empire.

The Holy See began to fight the Empire. Many successful or attempted assassinations in the empire, where palace intrigue prevailed, were related to the looming figure on the Holy Mountain.

Isaac III didn't want to continue listening to the nonsense of the papal envoys, he was a little out of his spirits after a day of messing around with a few concubines yesterday.

The ancient empire would not choose an incompetent emperor, just as Isaac III would never trust his generals.

In fifty years, the empire had thirty-seven emperors, and even the lords of Sainte-Grace became de facto independent, forming a so-called "kingdom of divine grace", which only superficially recognized the suzerainty of Borencia.

In the three years since his accession to the throne, Isaac III of Heraclius has embarked on reforms of the seemingly powerful empire, with the wealthy Bolensian families complaining about the emperor's ambitions and the local generals complaining.

The empire, across the sea from Monet, didn't want to get involved in the mess of its neighbors.

Isaac, who came by military background, saw very well that the power of the Hashemite world was gradually expanding, and that Monet's lords were busy weakening the royal and imperial powers, busy expanding their small country domains, and turned a blind eye to the imminent pagan jihad. Now that the war is on the doorstep, why shed the blood of the Carinthians to defend the ignorant country lords?

"I'm sorry, Cardinal. I don't think the infidels would choose to invade at this time. The Emperor interrupted the papal envoy, "Spring, no less important for the infidels. Their horses, their pastures, their livestock, can't miss this spring. ”

The papal envoy was silent. Everyone knows the importance of spring, but with the pagans so tense, should Carinthia turn a blind eye like the short-sighted lords of Monet?

He bent down and said the final conditions, which made the emperor have to be moved.

At the same time, the papal envoys traveled to all countries, and all countries bathed in divine grace welcomed emissaries from the Holy See.

The servants of Allah are preparing for a mighty holy war, a severe test for believers in God the Father.

Messengers from Annaba came one after another. In the end, the Count bowed his noble head and accepted the baron's harsh conditions. Just as he was packing his bags and preparing to leave the castle, a new messenger from Annaba arrived in King's Landing, bringing bad news.

The people of Asuna are coming.

The kingdom of Bamholm is in a state of tension, and the war of a year ago is fresh in everyone's minds.

The Count of Annaba knocked on the baron's door.

"You want me to be loyal to you against the Arsuna?" repeated the baron in a stumbling lingua franca, Frederick correcting his pronunciation.

"Lord Lildra, it is the duty and honor of all nobles bathed in the grace of the Holy Grace to confront the infidels. "I am not asking you to take allegiance, but I hope that you will unite under the banner of the kingdom of Baanholm against the infidels." I will ask the king to transfer the land of the Pena Valley to you. ”

Charisma and Catholicism are so similar in many ways that Hashemite and Islam are so similar that the Earl of Annaba thinks they share the same faith in God the Father.

The baron turned to Frederick's butler.

"Promise them. They are so nervous, it must be the scale of this invasion, and it is better to unite one than to be attacked on both sides. ”

The baron nodded, agreeing to the unusual covenant.

The Earl of Annaba is a man who puts the big picture first. Having made a pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Holy Grace, he fought against the infidels for many years as a Knight of the Holy City. The Count, who knew his enemies well, knew that it was not the armies of the Kingdom of Divine Grace that defeated the infidels, but the infidels themselves. Now they seem to have a tendency to unite, which cannot but make the Count anxious.

The Earl of Annaba was not the only seer lord. In the kingdom of Bamholm alone, a number of lords began to urgently negotiate and mobilize their armies.

But more nobles watched the situation develop indifferently.

The Kingdom of Grace, nominally part of the Carinthian Empire, is located on the southern shore of the continent, across the sea from the continent of Arcais. To the northwest were the Grand Duchy of Moravia and the Kingdom of Blyce, to the west were the Kingdom of Bamholm and the Duchy of Styria, and further west were the main states of the continent, so all the countries of the continent were insignificant, except for these few countries that were next to the infidels.

After listening to the Count of Annaba's analysis, the baron was thoughtful. If this holy war is repulsed like last year, it will be okay, if it is really a large-scale invasion, the kingdom of divine grace is likely to be unable to stop it, and last year, a large number of Asuna troops crossed the kingdom of divine grace and entered the territory of Baanholm. Those armies were probably trying to figure out the terrain of the kingdom.

The Monet continent is a bit like a sloping gourd, and the Kingdom of Divine Grace and several nearby countries are located right here in the gourd waist. According to the Count, the Holy City of Fort St. Grace and the Kingdom of Holy Grace were originally pagan lands that had been occupied fifty years ago by the Carinthian Empire, which believed in God the Father.

Religious wars again.

In previous years, the followers of Hashemite were torn apart and were unable to inflict substantial damage on the Kingdom of Divine Grace. And the rise of the Asuna Empire changed that. Although the Asuna Empire was founded by the Suleimans from outside, and was at odds with the local Arabs, the great hope of recovering the Holy Land may have put the alliance on the agenda.

The Pena Valley, where he is located, is the fastest place to communicate the north and south of the kingdom, and he is in the northern part of the Pena Valley, so there is no danger to defend.

If the Assuna attacked the kingdom of Bamholm, the pressure they would face would not be as great as usual.

The baron looked up to the sky and sighed, system, you quickly release the task, and I will admit it as a eunuch.