At this time, the patriarch of the Nuhe tribe, who had not spoken, said: "Ivan, you guy is not happy at all, since you were young, and you are still like this.

Tell me everything you know, the news is not complete, let us choose, this is the life of tens of thousands of young people, and it can't be decided casually because of a few old guys. ”

The words of the Nu River Patriarch were quite pertinent, and everyone fell silent, waiting for old Ivan's information.

Old Ivan didn't care about his accusations, smiled, took a big sip of spirits, and then said: "If you ask me to make a statement, I will naturally be inclined to send troops."

Not to mention that I am related to the Giant Bear Division and the Rock Division, even this kid who came this time is the one who was prophesied by my sister Yulia, the goddess of the forest, before she incarnated into the Divine Tree.

Eighteen years ago, she gave him her two children.

Do you think I have any other options?

In addition, you may not think that the Marquis of Rock sent not just one flying feather to deliver the message, but a whole five.

This shows that those steppe people have almost blocked the sky of this mountain, and there are more of them than we imagined.

When I received the letter, I sent five pairs of sentinels to investigate in three directions, but only four returned.

They told me that the camps of the mestizos to the east and north had been almost completely wiped out, and that the number of steppe men had reached at least 500,000, and that the number was increasing every day.

According to the letter of the Marquis of Panshi, in the eastern mountains, the strength of the steppe people has reached 10 million, and the defense lines of the three major military cities have entered full capacity in advance, even so they are still precarious, not to mention the discovery of several new powerful troops.

Less than ten days after the start of the battle, they were already forced to abandon the second line of defense.

In a word, old guys, this time it is not an ordinary grass valley, those grassland people are crazy, and this so-called Tianxun Olinger is also crazy, they are here to destroy the country and the species.

If they break through the defense line and occupy the land in the north of us, not to mention how many Warders of the same species and origin as us will die, if they have their hands free and suddenly go south, with our strength, how can we resist such a strong force, will they all retreat into the Great Snow Mountain to survive?"

After saying the last sentence, old Ivan's big hand slapped heavily on the table, and the number he said also shook all the tribal patriarchs there, this time even the sound of drinking could not be heard, and the whole conference room was silent.

With a total population of only a few hundred thousand, it is difficult for them to imagine what a concept 10 million is, and when they think of the total population of the grassland people as high as 2 billion, this military strength is probably nothing.

When these people run out, they can easily scrape together another 10 million, or even two, three...... Ten.

It was then that they truly realized what a terrible enemy the Wardersmans of Gokan had been fending against.

After a while, the patriarch of the Shaking Mountain tribe spoke: "I agree to send troops, as for the others, think about it tonight, and we will vote again at this time tomorrow."

In addition, let's take a good look tonight, what is so special about that kid of the mad lion family, we can't let our young people obey the orders of a soft egg. ”

Everyone nodded yes, only old Ivan smiled and said, "I don't know if he will defeat all the young people, after all, the awakening time is limited."

But he certainly wasn't a soft egg, and this time he not only took a legendary unicorn with him, but also killed a King Kong Demon Lion and a Bear Beast.

And this kid burned an entire mountain with thirty people, and inside was a group of 10,000 people of the steppe. ”

"Hiss~"

All the bigwigs gasped, and the bear beast and the King Kong Demon Lion were just that, they had all seen it, but the latter thing was more terrifying.

Although this is only 10,000 steppe wolf coars, but with thirty people dare to do this, it shows that this young man is definitely ruthless and kills without blinking.

It's either a fool or a madman, and no matter how you look at it, the Crazy Lion Family in Gaokan City doesn't seem to be able to cultivate a fool.

If this is a soft egg, then few people can be considered tough guys.

For the rest of the day, the patriarchs drank wine or got together to talk, waiting for the evening to come.

According to the rules, as long as young people who are not adults can challenge Philip, but considering the time limit of awakening, it was finally decided to elect three representatives.

Philip, on the other hand, raised the criteria for selecting candidates a lot, as long as they are under the age of 22.

even let out a message that the three of them could go together at that time.

This can blow up all the young people's lungs, and they swear to teach this arrogant boy a lesson, and some of them have even found the door, and they can't wait for the night.

And Philip's response is very simple, that is, to put Alie at the door, and if you want to challenge him, you need to pass Ale's level first, and then say, who let Aleh be his subordinate.

After the scene in front of the sacred tree and Afu's persuasion, although Alie was still not convinced by Philip at this moment, his attitude was not so irritable and tough.

He is simple, not stupid.

Perhaps it was Philip's words in front of the sacred tree that moved him, perhaps it was the persuasion of his sister Afu, or perhaps he did not have the slightest affection for those young people who also had ill intentions towards his sister, so he actually agreed, and hung upside down on the big tree in front of Philip's door, staring at the young people who came to provoke.

Alexei's great name resounded in dozens of tribes, large and small, and almost all the young men who were brave and had a crush on Afu had fought against him, although the process may have been forced.

But unfortunately, no one of his peers has beaten him so far.

And those who are older and have a higher awakening level are embarrassed to bully the young, so that Alie's appearance immediately received the miraculous effect of clearing the field, and everyone waited patiently for the arrival of the evening.

Philip sat in his room recuperating, not too worried about the evening race, but he was not sure if he would be able to convince the tribal chiefs to help.

In a word, the name is not justified, he is not an active officer, let alone inherited the title, and he has no status in the official face.

As for one of the heirs of the Wild Lion Division, after he decided to join the temple, this identity is actually no different from being abolished.

Of course, he didn't know that the Marquis of Gokan City had already thought of it with him and helped him solve this problem.

Here he was thinking hard about how to fool the old foxes, and there was a young man in the imperial capital of Detalena who was worried about how to convince his father.

Imperial Princess Sophia, who also graduated from the Royal Academy this year, and in order to get closer to her lover, she has confirmed that she will enter Florgun, one of the five holy cities on the continent in the south of the empire, next year, which is also the location of the Southern Temple.

There are not only a series of colleges related to the temple, large and small, but also St. Stanley's College, a comprehensive institution of higher learning second only to the Royal Academy.

The girl, who has long since turned 18, can't wait to taste the sweetness of love and fantasizes about the days when she and Philip will be in pairs.

Even if her father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, did not agree with this decision, it was her mother who blew the pillow wind to get it.

However, when the Great War in the Southeast began, the steppe people invaded the southern wilderness, and the news of Philip's disappearance came, she panicked.

"I ask to take the Red Rose south to support the city of Gokan. Ten days later, she made all the preparations and went straight to her father.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, of course, could not agree and rejected her unreasonable request on the spot.

Kidding, the Red Rose Knights are just dowries and toys for their daughters, and the Wardsmann Empire has not yet fallen to the point where women are needed to rush into battle.

Besides, he didn't think the war would expand to a greater extent than the economic growth indicators mentioned in this year's Empire's economic development report.

But that night, Sophia somehow obtained the Emperor's handwritten edict from Emperor Charles, and secretly entered the military camp of the Red Rose Knights on the outskirts of the imperial capital under the cover of Calitan and Uncle Chamberlain.

"The first two times I was a little late, and hopefully this time I can be the first to come to him. Sophia said to herself.

On the third day, when Crown Prince Gulliver, who found out that his daughter was missing, went to stop him, he found that the entire resident of the Red Rose Knights had gone to the empty building, which surprised His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In the past two years, under his nose and with the connivance of the old emperor, intentionally or unintentionally, his daughter has developed to such an extent.

In just two days, not only did he get the emperor's edict, but also prepared the equipment and baggage for the 10,000-mile march, which is not something that a good girl raised in the deep boudoir of the palace can do.

Gulliver asked himself, even he, the crown prince of the dignified empire, wanted to achieve such efficiency, and it was impossible not to have a few days with those ministers.

Even so, the effect will be discounted, and it is more likely to be a face project, which is not useful.

When he went to his father to ask for confirmation or complain, the bedridden old emperor Charles patted his head with his hand covered with age spots, and said in disappointment: "I have been waiting for you, but you have not come to me until now." Even Sophia has discovered the huge hidden danger in the southeast, but you are still having a headache for your daughter's willfulness. ”

Gulliver asked, confused, "Didn't she go to that Snape kid?"

The old emperor glanced at him and said earnestly: "Look at what your two sons are doing, Winston, this kid is quite diligent, but he only cares about making friends with those civil servants and elegant scholars, and he doesn't pay attention to martial arts at all."

Moreover, he has repeatedly stated in public that the national strength of the empire is unprecedentedly strong, and there is no need to care about the steppe wolf disaster on the southeast border, and there will be no major war in the short term.

As for your youngest son, he was originally obsessed with martial arts openly, no matter what the purpose was, I was happy to see it come to fruition, and I had high hopes for him, after all, no one is perfect.

Even if he has some different intentions, as long as you grasp the military power and win the hearts of the people, he will not be able to turn over your palm, and he may not be able to create a superficial prosperity of brothers, scholars and brothers.

But now you look at him, he is going farther and farther on the road of pursuing money and power, and he is getting more and more evil.

It's been a long time since you've seen him practice martial arts, he has a belly at a young age, and he has to rely on armor to hide his out-of-shape figure every time.

What disappoints me even more is you, what convinced you that the borders of the empire must be safe, what made you confident that you could cut the military budget for five years in a row, and what made you ignore the demands of the commanders of the military cities.

Is it an economic indicator that is growing every year, or is it an increasingly lucrative tax in the treasury.

I thought that game two years ago would have turned your attention over, even if it was just a little bit, and it was good to be a show, because the veterans didn't ask for much.

But I was wrong, you didn't see any of this, and even if you did, you didn't take it to heart.

It is true that money is needed to fight a war, and money can kill the enemy, but it takes time for money to be converted into combat power.

It takes time to build walls, it takes time to build weapons and armor, and it takes time to temper and polish elite warriors.

The older generation of generals are getting old, but where are the successors of the younger generation?

I know you need to cut off my influence, and I've been tolerating backing down, but my son, you're doing it wrong.

We Ward people are never the shrewdest businessmen, nor the most learned scholars, nor the most talented artists, but we are the most powerful warriors in the world.

Of the three major empires, we are the only ones who have strong external enemies, one in the south and one in the north, so we are the only one in the three major empires, and all this has internal reasons.

You have to remember this and pass it down from generation to generation as the motto of the Sman family.

Even if one day we Ward people only have the broadsword and war horse in our hands, we can proudly survive forever on this continent. ”

This is the first time since Gulliver took charge of state affairs that the old emperor Charles reprimanded him in such a harsh tone, making him stunned for a while, wanting to refute but unable to find words.

Eventually, he tentatively asked, "Are you saying that this steppe attack will ......?"

The old emperor was obviously angry, picked up a stack of military newspapers at the bedside with a trembling hand and smashed it in his face, and scolded: "I don't know how many days you haven't read the report of the Ministry of National Defense, the number of people attacking the steppe people this time has exceeded 10 million, and the defense line of 800,000 people in the three major military cities in the southeast is still precarious, and has all retreated to the third main line of defense.

Even the steppe people have even carved down the natural barrier of the southern mountains, which is a lofty mountain three thousand meters high and five thousand meters thick, all made of hard iron mantle rock, you tell me how many people they need and how long it will take them to chisel down such a mountain.

If that doesn't tell us about their determination, what does?

Don't you know that the three major border defense lines have killed more than 100,000 Imperial warriors, which is more than in the previous ten years combined.

Don't you know that it took a week for the Southeast Province to approve the requests for help from the three border cities, but until now not even a single reinforcement has left the gate of the barracks.

Your good daughter, Sophia, and her Knights, are the only reinforcements from the Empire so far in this war.

Just 5,000 women!

My good son, it's time for you to wake up!"

Gulliver sat on the ground, but at the first time the old emperor was angry, all the guards and palace maids withdrew from the palace, and no one saw his embarrassed ugly appearance.

He touched his forehead, and a sticky layer of cold sweat was on it, and then he suddenly remembered something that had been overlooked in the past.

Since two years ago, his daughter Sophia has never expressed her faith in peace on any occasion.

Almost half of the officials appointed by the Ministry of Defense under his management are not from the border military cities, and there is not a single one of the bigwigs at the top, and the voices at the bottom cannot be heard at all.

Naturally, his subordinates who knew what he liked would put the news at the bottom of all reports, knowing that he wouldn't take it seriously at all.

Like all those in this empire who are accustomed to peaceful years, to singing and dancing, they thought it was just a slightly larger offense.

No wonder her father would establish a knight order for Sophia, and no wonder she was able to get the approval of the edict and various supplies so smoothly.

He looked at his father in panic and asked, "And Sophia will come?"

only to find that the old emperor was sitting on a wide bed, his eyes closed, and his waist, which had been straight for decades, had bent down and collapsed there.

Gulliver was shocked, and hurriedly pounced on him, helping the old emperor's fluttering body: "Father!

But the old emperor still did not give him any reaction, and Gulliver was panicked, and with a hint of vague pleasure, he cried out loudly: "Come, come! ”

With Gulliver's frightened screams, the entire palace was in chaos.

On November 17, 1006, after nearly five days of rescue, His Majesty Charles Ben Sman, Emperor of the Wardsmann Empire, died of illness at the age of 109.

Flags were lowered at half-mast on this day by almost all major countries across the continent to mourn the passing of the great man, and Archbishop Melissa and the Hamilton Paladins personally presided over the send-off ceremony on behalf of the temple.

Surprisingly, the Hamilton Paladins showed a deep sense of sadness at the funeral, and it was reported that the tough guy who was known for his iron bones and ruthless methods seemed to speak with a hint of choking.

On the fourth day, November 20, Crown Prince Gulliver Ben Sman ascended the throne.

But the strange thing is that the matter of the establishment of the crown prince that was supposed to be held that month was inexplicably postponed, and no one could guess the inner thoughts of the new emperor, which made Winston feel like a mourner, and Osborne was ecstatic, jumping up and down and jumping up and down.

This day changed the fate of many people, including Philip's, Sophia's, and countless subjects of the Empire.

In the mountains outside the eastern defense line of Gokan City, Bruce and Anger hid in a small cave, studying the military map in hand.

"Can you turn over here?" asked Bruce, pointing to a mountain ridge above.

Ange shook his head: "The Speed Awakened may be barely possible, but it is difficult for ordinary warriors, not to mention that we still carry so many wounded. ”