"I refuse!"

In the hall of the nobles of the Io Kingdom, a black-haired man angrily rebuked, "We should kill the messenger of the Kingdom of Stars now!" Show our resolve and the Church's! ”

The king sat on his seat and pondered quietly.

The noble leaders near the conference table clearly sensed the king's hesitation.

A blue-haired man looked at the black-haired man, "Galak, what will happen to killing the messenger of the Kingdom of Stars, have you thought about it?" ”

Galak looked at the man with a grim gaze, "Saryuta, the fall of the Kingdom of Gran and the Kingdom of the Waves can't keep you awake?" If we don't resist those barbarians, we will lose everything now, and the nobles of the Wave Kingdom and the Gran Kingdom will not end well! ”

There are five great nobles in the Kingdom of Io, which are divided into the Bear Family, the Snake Family, the Bird Family, the Fish Family, and the Lizard Family according to their surnames.

The Xiong family is the king, the leader of the five major families, and the most powerful aristocratic force in this kingdom.

The Snake family does some shady business and is the lackey of the Xiong family, specializing in doing some things and businesses that are not suitable for the royal family.

The Bird Family is a collection of minor aristocratic forces, and it is also a character rooted in various prosperous cities, relying on knowledge and identity lineage to assist the lord in his business, and is also active in various meeting and social places.

The Yu family was a port power, as well as a collection of merchants and wealthy people.

The Lizard Family is the head of the army.

After decades of development and marriage, the bloodlines of various countries are somewhat mixed, and basically there are some kinship between the great nobles.

The nobility united with each other to establish a stable superstructure, and even if there was some disagreement with each other, it would not allow non-noble members to mix.

The snake family and the fish family do not deal with each other, the conflict of interests between the two sides is very serious, whether it is the nobles above or the thugs below, sometimes they are merchants, sometimes they are pirates, robbers and murderers will rob the merchant's shop, and will cooperate with the merchant's shop to sell the stolen goods.

Saryuta sneered, "Then how to resist the army of the Kingdom of Stars? Do you rely on your tax collectors, or do you rely on the border lizards who are greedy, and who also only ask for money? ”

"The Nation of Stars now has a population of more than one million, and when there were only about 100,000 people before, it defeated the church and conquered the kingdom of Gran, which was governed by the church."

"We are only stronger than the Kingdom of Gran on land, and the strength of the sea is not as good as that of the Kingdom of Gran, what is the way for us to win the Kingdom of Stars now?"

"Now that they're willing to cooperate with us and invite us to attack that filthy group of Freeg pirates, why don't we say yes?"

Faced with Saryuta's questioning, Galak said disdainfully: "Cooperation? That would only make our kingdom a barbarian breeding pen too! ”

"If we send people to cooperate, then our army will definitely be controlled by the wizards of the Star Church, and then our army will be like the armies of other kingdoms and the king, and will only listen to those barbarian wizards!"

Saryutta retorted, "There is no such witchcraft! ”

Galak smiled, "Oh? You say there is no such witchcraft? Are you sure? ”

Saryutta soon stopped talking.

Mind control sorcery is indeed rare, but it is definitely not absent.

This ability is so easy to use that as long as there is a transcendent person with this ability, he will not hide his ability, and it is easy to become a member of the nobility.

Witchcraft itself is evidence of noble bloodline, because this ability is only passed down by blood, so as long as it is displayed, it can be quickly accepted by the local noble forces and married.

Men and women with mind control abilities can gain more benefits than just control as long as they follow the rules.

Relying on witchcraft to control and steal power and wealth is far less good than what aristocratic forces and organizations provide, and it is safer and more proactive and comprehensive.

The ability to control can be the noble talent of a good lord, and usually everyone has a tacit understanding that they will not use it casually on people who should not use it.

This time, even if the Kingdom of Gran was controlled by spiritual powers, but there was no evidence that it was the hand of the church, it was possible that the king of the Kingdom of Gran was a fanatical believer who was very loyal to the church.

The key point is that the king himself is the representative of the interests of the major nobles.

This is not a unified country, there is no emperor who can kill whoever he wants, and there is no kind of founding emperor who can still sit on the throne after killing all the military nobles.

The Snake family can't control the pirates at the bottom not to rob the people of the Yu family, and the Yu family, as a business leader, can't control the merchants at the bottom from doing underground business.

Even if the king is controlled, he can't change the interests of the major nobles, let alone order the rest of the nobles to die.

Because of the relationship of transcendent blood, there are some strong people attached to each nobleman, and there is no such nobleman who does not raise soldiers.

The quarrels on both sides were justified, and the king and the rest of the nobles had their own considerations.

Whether to fight or not to fight is mainly based on their own interests.

The kingdom of Io quickly made its choice.

Kill the messenger!

With the smallest right of the bear family, on behalf of the entire kingdom, declare war on the land of stars!

The emissary's head was pierced by an iron spear and hung from a fishing boat and floated into the distance.

The sailors on the large ships quickly reported the news to the various commanders of the fleet.

Fleis, who was about to attack the Ferreg pirates, was furious when he heard this.

"These arrogant little dwarfs, I will cut off the heads of their kings and nobles, pile up a ship, and let our brothers watch those murderers turn to ashes before rising from the flames into the stars!"

Fryce looked at his subordinates, "Send someone to tell the Prophet at once that we will fight the Io Kingdom first!" ”

"Yes!" The subordinates quickly asked people to make arrangements.

Akda sat down at the table and said, "Let's discuss how to fight the Io Kingdom, the Io Kingdom is not a maritime country, most of the prosperous cities are inside the land, and the royal city is also near a narrow inland river. ”

Crete said, "Then hit their ports first!" ”

"Their port is controlled by the fishermen, and it's basically merchant ships and river boats, and our boats are not suitable for entering the river," Suliman said. ”

In the past, barbarians were small boats, able to run in the sea and in rivers, and could carry them from one river to another kilometer away.

Now it is a huge ship, and it is no longer possible to carry the big ship with the strength of the people, and it is impossible to use both the river and the sea to sail into some shallow and narrow channels.

Dalaos heard the questions from the rest and quickly gathered around.

"We can divide our forces and bombard the coastal city ports with artillery, and at the same time send small forces to transport our troops inland in longboats to sweep the territory where the nobles of the Bird family gather."

Dalaos is laid out with wine glasses and jugs, exemplifying the location of several regions.

Everyone knew about the opponent before the battle, and during this time, they also learned a lot of things through some guides and merchants.

The cavalry of the Lizard Family is mainly defended on the border in the northern part of the interior, and has previously guarded against thieves and peasant uprisings, but also to deter the Durella Kingdom and the Decor Kingdom, competing with the Durella Kingdom for mountain mineral resources and the bordering Decor Kingdom for water resources.

The southern and western coastal areas are controlled by the Fish Family, and there is a river that flows into the sea between them and the Deco Kingdom, and the port is managed by the Lord of the Fish Family, and the Bird Family mainly acts as a helper in various prosperous areas.

The Xiong family occupies fertile land in the wide plains, and it is also the last land kingdom in the south of this continent.

Farther south are the mountains, and at the end of the mountains, in the sea, there is an island nation of 300,000 people, the kingdom of Nalan, where the Pope is located.

The last few countries in the West are all in the west of the Kingdom of Gran, which is a small country with a small number, and it is difficult to maintain its rule internally, and there are no troops to participate in the big war.

"We now have the advantage, both in terms of national strength and military strength, far superior to the Io Kingdom."

Dalaos affirmed the strength of both sides, and pointed to the location of the Xiong family.

"In addition to the artillery ships at sea for suppression, the surplus ships can also sail on the sea, and the extra soldiers can directly attack the Xiong family! If the church comes to the bear's aid, we'll destroy their ship at sea! ”

Bobo retorted, "We don't have that many soldiers!" ”

"No, we do." It was not Dalaos who spoke, but Frys.

Fryce looked down at the rough map on the table, his eyes full of thought.

As recruiters, Fryce and the others knew better than Bobo how many warriors there were in the Land of Stars.

"We have two thousand men in our fleet, three thousand in Beoff, five thousand in Harbor Enr ready to support us, two thousand garrisons in the Kingdom of Durella, and more than four thousand warriors in training in Flying Fish Harbor."

"I don't know where it is in the province of Gran, but I heard from Salavin that there are troops from our church there."

"There are still 10,000 soldiers in the Land of Ice, and you can send them out if you need them."

Now the country of the stars is no longer a weak against the strong, both in terms of national strength and the number of soldiers, it is far superior to the kingdom of Io.

In addition to the numerical superiority, there is also an advantage in weaponry, armor and logistics.

And the number of counted soldiers is calculated by real soldiers, and not by untrained peasant troops.

The same battle of tens of thousands of people, the nobles of the Io Kingdom and the church did not realize the difference between tens of thousands and tens of thousands.

News of the emissary's killing soon spread back to the Frozen Lands.

Lawrence, who has integrated the Ice Lands, has just discovered how strong his hands are, and these data allow Lawrence to farm in the Ice Lands more comfortably, and can also solve some troublesome problems more calmly.

Lawrence soon gave the final order.

"Keep the land, destroy the country." (End of chapter)