The hot summer days have passed, and the rare autumn has finally arrived. For the city of Oren, everything seems to be uneventful, nothing out of the ordinary. Both the inhabitants of the city and the top of the church that rule the city are living a peaceful life as usual, and if anything, it is a good change. The cold blockade of the church by the Shem has eased considerably, and communication between the city and the surrounding area has begun to increase again.

For Archbishop Karl, things seem even more so. During this time, his interest became very fast, and he also brazenly formed a guard in the city composed entirely of young women. Of course, the number was small, only a dozen or so. People within the Church have long been surprised by the archbishop's personal hobby. However, according to the discoveries of those who are interested, these women are really not just random to make up the numbers, but after a certain amount of training, they do have some ability.

However, it's just "a little ability".

Today, however, instead of training his female guards as usual, Carl showed up in his reception room. But what he wanted to see today was not some guest from afar, but his subordinates. However, what is more out of the ordinary is that this meeting Karl specifically ordered all doors to be closed so that no one could eavesdrop.

Perrin led a group of holy knights out of the city, but now only one person has returned.

"What?!" even Carl lost color after listening to Perrin say it. "That green-skinned boss is a vampire in disguise, and his target is Oren?"

"According to my inference, that's it. You see, this is something I accidentally seized along the way. ”

Perrin handed the letter to Carl. The latter opened it and read it carefully, and was speechless for a long time. But if Carl was a little panicked at first, as time passed, his expression gradually returned to normal, and even a smile appeared at the end.

"How's his strength?" asked Karl.

"It's scary. In my opinion, Duke Scarlet is indeed worthy of being the Queen's consort, even among vampires. Even that guy from Rohr could have been killed easily. I've heard that before the queen was finally defeated, there were no less than a thousand soldiers who died at the queen's hands, and I'm afraid that the Scarlet Duke's combat power will not be inferior to this. ”

"Oh. Karl let out a meaningful exclamation, but there was no surprise or waver in his voice. "So it's no surprise that he can be a green-skinned boss. ”

Perrin was a little surprised. I don't know what the road is, such a serious problem, but the archbishop seems to be confident.

"So, he must have come to avenge his homeland. He wanted to use the power of the Greenskins to destroy the city of Oren. ”

"I know it, I'll deal with it right away. You go down first. ”

After Perrin left, Carl read the letter again. When he read it this time, the mocking smile on his face became clearer and clearer, and at the end of the day, he even let out a disdainful sneer.

He did not leave the reception room, but pulled a small bell in the rest room on the side. After a short while, several faithful servants came to report for duty.

"You, go find out about the battle between the Shem army and the Greenskins right now. Bring me the latest information, the sooner the better. He gave orders to the servants. "As for you, go out of the city at once and fetch Grand Master Comer for me, and tell him that I have urgent matters to discuss, and let him come over at once. ”

After giving the order, Karl left the reception room and returned to the secret room in his private residence as fast as he could.

"Disguised as a greenskin...... But with tricks like illusion, it's okay to deceive people for a short time, but it's impossible to stay in the green skin for a long time, and no matter how careful you are, you will be exposed. He left the camp alone for no reason...... Probably Qin Xin gave him that kind of armor. ”

Carl muttered to himself, and then he pressed a button on the table.

After a few seconds, a clear image appeared in the space above the table, of a woman sitting in the middle of a room.

Every time he spoke to this woman, Carl felt his stomach twitch, but he had to find her.

"Is that you, Carl, what's the matter?" asked the woman in the image with a look of disdain. Every time, this woman spoke to him with this expression. Carl's hands clenched into fists, but he didn't dare to reveal his true feelings on his face.

"Ylan, I've found Ashrufat. Carl said after taking a few seconds to calm his mind.

"Oh?" Elan didn't even raise an eyebrow. "And then?"

"He's mixed in with the green skins of the Iron War Mountains now, and he still calls himself the boss of the Blood Banner! Isn't the committee looking for him?"

"The committee is busy with the construction progress. What is that Ashrufat? If it weren't for artificial intelligence, the committee wouldn't have wasted a second on him. But nine out of ten artificial intelligence has been added with a logic bomb...... In other words, even if you put a lot of effort into arresting him, it will only end up being a waste of time. So I'm in favor of the committee's plan, there's no need to make any effort for that guy. Unless it's by the way, or it's a mobilization of idle resources. Otherwise, the Committee would not have paid any cost to him. ”

"I had a chance to drop by. Karl said. "He's trying to manipulate the Greenskins into attacking Oren. Even if it's to defend our 'holy relics', they should give me some support. ”

"I'm sorry I forgot to inform you. The result of the technical evaluation was that the antimatter engine operating system was too complex to use it directly would not increase our speed of construction, as it would make many existing plans impossible to implement and many achievements to be discarded. So this thing is now a chicken rib, and the committee won't pay anything to defend it. Also, using the resources you have should be enough to meet the challenge of the Greenskins. I remember you had two dimensional scrolls there. That's heavy firepower. ”

Carl gritted his teeth. "I've already consumed those two scrolls. He whispered.

"Oh, that's your own business. If you've used those things, you're 100% sure of your safety. That's your trump card!"

"How did I know this was going to happen?!, and those two things are almost expired!" Karl wanted to yell back, but he put up with it. He knew that his protest would not be useful, and that he had done nothing right in front of this damn woman.

"Die early!" he cursed in his stomach.

"I need an induced radio wave transmitter. He said. "I have this permission, right?"

"There are no ready-made ones. Ylan replied coldly. "There are only parts, with instructions, and you can assemble them yourself. ”

"You know I'm ......," Karl almost got angry, but the other party had no patience to continue with him. With a chaotic flicker of light, the image vanished.

"I'll give you something according to the old rules. By the way, that's the fool's version of the manual, which anyone with an educated person will use. ”

In the air, only Yilan's last words echoed.

Carl spat out a series of curses, but in the end he left in frustration and returned to the reception room.

He waited for a short while, and someone outside informed the head of the Holy Knights, Comer, that he had asked to see him.

Before Comer walked in, Karl cleared his emotions and put the unpleasant things in the back of his mind. After all, it's just a backup in case something happens? this is his city, he's the lord here, all the people must submit to him, and all the resources are at his disposal. He didn't need that thing, he had enough resources to deal with this threat. It should be enough.

"His Majesty, Archbishop. Comer bowed.

"How many troops do we have now?" Karl asked, without any extra politeness. "How many of them are ready to be dispatched?"

"If you count all the existing combat strength, there are 40,000 people. The Holy Knights are ready to fight at any time. Comer replied truthfully.

"I thought that after almost a year, there would be a little more troops. Carl clenched the armrest of his chair uneasily. "I remember telling you to be ready. Of course, he had forgotten that he hadn't asked in a long time.

"40,000 people are enough to defend our city for a year. And in times of crisis, citizens can be armed into militias at any time. So during this time, my main focus was on training my troops and improving their combat power, rather than expanding the number of troops. Comer replied. He had already noticed the unusual behavior of the archbishop. In fact, it is quite unusual for the Archbishop to summon him today to discuss this topic - the Archbishop has not cared about such a thing for almost a year.

"What's going on...... I was just told that Perrin had returned. Comer asked. "Could it be that the assassination of the Greenskin Boss failed?"

"No, things are a lot more troublesome than you think. Karl handed the letter to the Knights. "Look at this thing. This is what Perrin brought back. ”

Comer quickly finished reading the letter.

"I don't really understand what it means. Comer looked up, a thoughtful expression on his face. "A green-skinned boss wants to make peace with the Shem, I don't believe that this will happen, and he is specifically targeting Orn?"

"Actually, it's not the green-skinned Blood Banner Boss, it's the vampire, the Scarlet Duke Eshurufat. ”

Karl gave Perrin a detailed account of what he had reported. This time, Comer couldn't help but look slightly changed.

"I used to think that Ashruphat would use the army of the Kingdom of Shem against the city of Oren...... Or he may use dark magic to gather an army of the undead. But I really didn't expect him to use the power of the greenskins...... Carl explained.

As they spoke, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in. Karl shouted. Then, the servant who had been sent to inquire about the news appeared in front of Carl.

"Your Majesty, this is the information I have gathered so far. More specifically, I have already sent someone to the front line to collect. The servant replied respectfully.

"I've heard of war. This time it was Comer who answered. "The Sham army has retreated to the third line of defense. ”