"So, that Master Holard Minest has spotted our spies in ambush around him, and he's going to take advantage of it—tell me what you think, Lord Marco Tasker, leader of the Blood Banner Brotherhood?"

"Forgive me for being chewy, but if it weren't for your insistence, it would have been as obvious as possible, and he wouldn't have been able to find it - so it could be seen as a 'deliberate' discovery and a 'deliberate discovery', and I have to say that the tacit understanding between you was nothing short of perfect. ”

The vast King's Avenue, along which the Legion of Battle Banners carrying the Blood Cross Banner advanced rapidly. After several days of sunny weather and warm weather, the soldiers of the Battle Banner Legion, who had long since adapted to the harsh environment of the Hantu Heights, were simply fascinated, and marching on such a straight and wide road and such good weather was no different from an outing to them.

Because of this, the entire legion advanced at an unimaginable speed - according to Edward's original plan, it would be fast for the entire legion to cover two-thirds of the distance in just four days, and now it is probably only a quarter of the way left, and the whole legion encountered no resistance or obstruction along the way, and all the towns it encountered were happily welcomed as if they were welcoming the hero.

In fact, it is true - more than a month ago, the news of the victory of the Eagle Fall Mountain has spread throughout the kingdom, and the Minest family, as well as all the magnates who support His Royal Highness Anson, will certainly not give up such a good opportunity, and they can't wait for the triumphal order to come down, and they can't wait to start preaching it for the little prince.

Naturally, the entire Battle Banner Legion was probably regarded as one of the armies that went to participate in the triumphal ceremony of Turin City. It is not unreasonable to encounter such "hospitality".

Marco Tasker, who was riding awkwardly on his horse, glanced at Edward Wittwood, who was breezy beside him. The expression was almost like a silent mockery of him: "But I can assure you. The Blood Banner Brotherhood still lurks in the shadows of Turin, and no one can easily spot them, let alone know who they are. ”

"Oh, is it?" Edward curled the corners of his mouth slightly, "Then may I ask the leader of the Blood Banner Brotherhood, is there any particularly important news in Turin City right now?"

"Two things - first, the first is that the Knights of the Sacred Tree have taken over the entire defense of the Western District, and the Order of 5,000 men has completely become the private army of Berrion, the Lord of the Seals, and has taken over the royal palace, the Radiant Cross Chapel, and all the important places. Needless to say, the Imperial Council has become a hall of Berion's word, and the Imperial Ministers are left with only two functions, either raise their hands in agreement or applaud in approval. ”

"The second thing is that Berion has taken the key to the treasury from Master Holard Minest, as you already know. But then he blockaded the whole of King's Port, and increased all the original taxes by a full triple, and added various taxes on luxury goods, which raised the price of grain, and appropriated the entire treasury of grain. ”

"If only that's the case. We may think he's completely insane, but it's clear that Berion is extremely sane - just on our way. The 20,000 legions in the east are ready to arrive in Turin at any moment. Considering the distance between them, it is likely that the other side will be even faster than us. ”

"So, that's a message from Berion that he's preparing for war, and he's not afraid of us going to war with him, even if it's a lose-lose situation. The silver-haired wizard sighed slightly and made an ending: "If it gets to that point, Berion gets the east and the north, and His Highness Anson is the land and the south, who do you think will win?"

"Who will win? Let me tell you, it is impossible to get to that point, because there is no such thing as a lose-lose situation!" Edward sneered: "If we can't win in one go, even if we add the whole of the Vast Land, we won't be the opponent of Berrion who owns the city of Turin and the entire eastern border - how Levi Marchelus forced the whole south to surrender three hundred years ago, and how can Berrion kill us three hundred years later!"

"Holard Minester is great, but he hasn't really been involved in the war for too long, and he doesn't understand - we only have one chance, either we succeed or we end, and there is no chance to drag the war on. Edward shook his head: "That will only give Berion the best excuse to purge the lords and nobles of the entire south and kill them all on the charge of rebellion!"

Now Berion Marcherus has a war machine that has not yet been fully launched, all he needs is time, and it is only time, in contrast, even if Anson has gone all out, even if he has accumulated enough strength in the Vast Heights, he is definitely not the opponent of Berion who once came to the throne only half a step away.

The war was asymmetrical from the outset – a quarter of an hour's delay on the road would tip the scales more in Berion's favour, and the end result could only be more tragic.

"That's why we should speed up now and head to Turin. The silver-haired wizard shook his head, "But why are we going to Seahorse Harbor?"

"Because Greene Turn, who will be taking the elite main force of the entire Legion of Hantu to Turin City from the nearest route, we will take another route. Edward's smile was quite playful: "In Seahorse Harbor, there is another way to get to Turin City. ”

"You mean the royal fleet?" Marco Tasker shook his head, "but it's too dangerous - if the Minesters do it, it's almost complicity." ”

"But on the other hand, if His Highness Anson wins, it will be a benefactor who has saved the entire kingdom. ”

"But that's just a false name, the Kingdom of Turin can't give anything to the Minest family anymore - whether it's wealth, power or territory, they are already standing at the top of the entire kingdom, whoever sits on that chair has to look at their faces, why should such a family risk for the sake of His Highness Anson, it makes no sense at all!"

"Perhaps, but if it succeeds, it will be decisive - or maybe because Berion's threat to the Mineste family has really reached the point where they have to make a choice. Edward guessed.

While the two of them were still discussing, the entire marching column suddenly stopped. The chief centurion on a white horse, Lebinus, galloped from the front: "Lord Edward Witwood, we have arrived, and in front of us is Seahorse Harbor, the territory of the Minest family!"

"Send someone to inform you immediately, and try not to cause any trouble. Edward couldn't help but bow his head: "If I could choose, I would prefer that the person in Seahorse Harbor now is Lusen, not Lady Angelica - it should be that I am too careful, Lady Angelica should still be in Fort Hague now, how can I ...... at such a time"

"In fact, the Minest family has already sent someone to pick it up, and the person in charge is waiting for you in front. Speaking of this, the chief centurion, who had a serious expression just now, suddenly became embarrassed: "And the other party also said that if you don't rush over within a quarter of an hour, the Minest family will terminate this alliance." ”

"You—you're not trying to say ......" Edward had a bad feeling.

"You guessed it - not only Lady Angelica, but also Lord Viscount Otto Kwyn, they are all waiting for you. Recinus bit his lower lip and tried not to laugh out loud: "Miss Allen is in the past, although I shouldn't interfere in this kind of thing, but you better ......"

"Okay...... I understand. Edward shrugged his shoulders helplessly, glancing at Marco Tasker, who was also laughing happily beside him, "What should come will always come, won't it?" )