In the dimly lit room, only a candlelight swayed gently, and the wooden window came with a "creak~" sound. The figures of the two people also trembled in the shadow of the lamp.

Theodore could barely look into that fiery gaze, he didn't even know what he should have said, or should he have told him a long time ago?

"I saw Elendil outside, but the good knight didn't seem to recognize me. Hehe, it's no wonder, after all, it's hard for someone like me to get into his eyes. Malbert trembled and bent over, with a strange smile on his face and a look of expectation: "Bixia, you have now won over a few lords? Presumably, Archduke Brennus must have joined your command, but don't worry, even if these bitch-bitched renegades abandon you, your loyal fierce dog Malbert will still fight for you!"

As he spoke, Malbert knelt down in an exaggerated manner, and made a firm chest-beating salute, and looked at Theodore with a fierce look, his lips trembling, and Theodore even saw that his eyes were watery.

"No...... I don't know, if Malbert still has this honor, go, go and fight for you?!"

What should I do?Theodore began to get a little confused.

In that case, you will immediately have the allegiance of a population of thirty or forty thousand, fifty knights, and an army of a thousand, and it seems that the possibility of betrayal is still very low, as long as you are not discovered.

This one seems tempting?

Come to think of it, yes, the possibility of being debunked is almost non-existent. The only problem was with Elendil, who knew too much, but as long as Helena was controlled, it was impossible for this fool with a lack of roots in his head......

The more Theodore thought about it, the more excited he became, it seemed that everything was already close at hand, the dream of hegemony, the power in his hands, the hegemony of one side, who would not be crazy about it?!!!

That's the dream! The dream to fight for will take the first step, and it will be a solid step!

yes, just catch Helena...... Helena, Helena?

We seem to be friends anyway.

............

"The Romans will never be willing to have only this one place to live, the Romans, including me, will not give up the opportunity to fight for the land, it will be the most direct contest, there will be no conspiracy, and there will be no use of any improper liliang because those liliang are only in vain, the Romans, only believe in iron and blood!"

......

"So I promise you that I will do my best to protect her, Helena, and of course you will continue to protect her, because that is your oath, and the gods will not protect him if he abandons it!"

......

"Because we are friends, I will not break my word, and because I am Caesar, I will do what I say." ”

......

"Who am I?!I am Theodore Julian, Caesar of the Romans!!"

............

"Whew--" With a long breath, Theodore laughed bitterly. Shaking his head, he squatted down to gently help Malbert up, paused, and looked at him with some regret.

"Your loyalty is commendable, Lord Malbert, but it's a pity......" Theodore tilted his head and looked at him fixedly: "I am not Bixia, I am Theodore, Theodore Julian, the leader of the Romans, the master of Caesarea. ”

"Malbert understands, Malbert knows that this is Bixia you are testing my loyalty!" A trace of panic flashed in Malbert's eyes, but it quickly turned into fanaticism, and he smiled: "Hehe, please rest assured, Malbert will definitely pass your test!"

"......" Theodore did not speak, but looked at him, quietly.

With a "pop-" sound, the fragile window was blown open by the wind, and the sound of the wind came in, causing the candle flame to flicker and flicker, reflecting on Malbert's motionless face, and the pupils continued to contract.

"Actually, you already knew, right, Your Excellency. Theodore said calmly: "You already know that all this is just ......"

"Oh my God! The Radiant Cross is on you, don't you want the territory?!I can give you the wealth of the army!!weishenme wants to deny it?! Malbert frantically grabbed his head and knelt down in front of Theodore, his eyes flashing fiercely and weakly, tears kept flowing from his eyes to his collar, he roared loudly, but his voice became smaller and smaller, and his voice became hoarse, Zuihou, who could only gasp for breath, leaned against the corner of the wall, like a wounded beast.

“weishenme...... Malbert ...... Malbert just ...... Just want to have a ...... The reason for the honorable death ......" He leaned miserably, his chest slowly rising and falling: "There is a ...... Worthy of the reasons of the ancestors...... At least when I die, I will be able to make my family more glorious, and I will do whatever it takes!"

"But that's just self-deception, and it won't add any glory to your family, Your Excellency. Theodore walked over slowly, his tone was calm, his expression was relaxed, and he squatted beside him: "And now, there is still a chance for you to glorify your family!"

“？”

"Defend Severcro, this battle is just as significant! Think about it, think about the meaning of this castle, what are you fighting for?" Theodore induced in a slightly high-pitched voice, "You are defending all the northern humans! and the descendants of the human race, you are defending the whole of the north!"

"Or, are you going to give up again?"

"......" Malbert looked at Theodore's eyes, motionless, lowered his head and slowly stood up on his own, stretching out his right hand: "Xiexie you, Your Excellency!"

"I just did what I had to do!" Theodore smiled and shook his hand, "You are now also one of our important allies!"

"I am a friend of Brennus, who once saved my life, and you have formed a friendship with him. Malbert whispered, "So now that I'm your friend, maybe I'll be able to gain your friendship?"

"Of course!" Theodore smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Brenus once saved your life, so I think you will save my life at some point, I have this hunch, this must be a sign of our friendship!"

"Huh. Malbert also smiled, took Theodore's hand and walked out: "Hurry up, don't let that old thing wait, he will!"

"All right!" Diodore nodded.

"But before that, I have one more question. Malbert stopped at the door, not looking back: "Hopefully it won't embarrass you." ”

"Oh, no, no!" Theodore shook his head and said with a smile, "As long as I know, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"The royal family of the Holy Empire, the Pendragon family. Malbert turned his head slowly and looked at Theodore's eyes calmly: "Is there any bloodline left?"

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In the hall on the ground floor, Best stood at the long table in the center, surrounded by a circle of people shouting loudly, surprisingly loud.

"We must not leave the castle! Those beasts are demons, man-eating demons!

"Then we should die or die?!Or are you looking forward to losing the battle?!"

"We need more knights! Where are the knights of Laria? Where is the army of Grand Duke Marions?"

"The old duke of Laria died more than a month ago, and the current duke is just a stinky boy who can cry!" Best looked at them helplessly: "As for Marions, do you think he will come back now?"

"Oh my God! he's a betrayal!" cried the lord, as if at a funeral: "He broke his oath!"

"We've all betrayed once anyway, so why not betray again?"

Grand Duke Brennus sneered, his deep voice echoed in everyone's ears, and the originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent, closed his mouth, and stopped talking, leaving only the sound of the old duke burping.

"You old thing, tell you not to drink so much!" Old Best roared in a deep voice, "Go aside and drink your ale!"

"Cut!Who cares?!" Brenus snorted, shaking the flask, and swayed back and forth on the chair near the stairs.

"What's going on?" Theodore grabbed Brennus by the shoulders from behind and looked at the chaotic crowd, "What are they arguing about?"

"Ah—you say they?, wait!" the old duke was about to answer, but found Malbert standing behind Theodore, smiling, "What did you two just do?!"

"We talked a little bit, and then we found out that we were very close to each other, so we formed a deep friendship. Theodore took two wine glasses from the side, stuffed one to Malbert, and then sat aside: "The specific situation is very complicated, you don't need to ask more, you just need to know, now the three of us are in a group!"

"Exactly!" said Malbert nodded affirmatively.

"Well, God knows what you two did!" the old duke shrugged his shoulders indifferently and casually pointed to the gang in front of him, "But it's certainly not as funny as these people!"

"What's going on?"

"Refugees! 20,000 people, just outside the city. Brenus sneered, "Then, there are orc pursuers not far away!"

"How much?"

"I don't know, hundreds, right?" replied the duke casually, "and then they have been discussing whether to open the city gates or not!"

"This kind of thing still needs to be discussed?" Theodore looked at them incredulously, "We have at least seven hundred knights, and if we want to fight, we will definitely win!"

"Going out of the city at night is not good for us, but the orcs have no such concerns. The duke replied, "And, who commands, who has that qualification?"

“......”

"So, they're fighting for command?" asked Malbert.

"No, no, no!" the old duke shook his head: "They want to delay until tomorrow morning, then there is no worry!"

"A bunch of cowards!"

"Who's to say it isn't?!"

Theodore put down his glass, stood up and walked towards the main entrance of the hall, without saying a word, and walked straight over.

"What are you going to do, Lord Julian?!" Malbert, who had just noticed that Theodore was missing, quickly stopped him and followed.

"Open the door. Theodore said to the guards at the door.

"This ......" the guard stood there at a loss, not knowing what to do.

"What are you going to do, Lord Julian?" Old Best also noticed at this time, and he probably thought that Theodore was planning to escape: "It's too dangerous to leave the castle at this time!"

"Who's that guy? Julian, is there a lord?"

"Ah, I've heard it, like it's called a Roman. ”

"Oh, it's the one who sells glass and olives!"

............

"With all due respect, what are you going to do?" said Old Best, holding him down, and growled.

"What for?" Theodore turned and knocked his hand off: "Get out of the city and meet the enemy!"

"What?!"

"This guy is crazy, isn't it? It's night!"

"What qualifications does he have to receive our knights?!"

"He thinks of himself as a savior?!"

............

Oh shit! Old Best scolded.

"Don't worry, I'll only take my knights. Theodore said.

"And the knights of Harlingus!" said Malbert, standing in front of Theodore, and looking at Old Best.

"And the knight of Magister, of course!" the old duke also walked over: "The black falcon will not back down!"

"You don't understand at all!" Best shook his head helplessly: "You don't understand at all!"

"The knights of Salion can also help you if you need it!"

The young knight walked over, smiled and stretched out his right hand: "I don't know if it's okay?"

"Of course!" replied Theodore, faintly.

"We don't need to consume our liliang for a group of refugees!" said Old Best, "Every knight here is a very valuable combat force!"

"If we give up on them today, someone will give up on us tomorrow, or give up on everyone. Theodore shook his head, "Maybe I don't know as many elders as you, but I at least know what we need most right now." ”

"What we need most is unity!"

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