fire. The fire that swept through the world.
People run in the flames, people burn in the flames, and people turn into dust in the flames.
Ivar's body was gradually torn into pieces by the fire. When the last half of his face was left, he looked at her infatuatedly and sighed: "It's wonderful... This kind of ugliness is the evil god Loki!
"Loki, God of Fire!"
The people in the fire suddenly began to whisper the name of the god. The painful voice of prayer gradually spread to the entire world like waves.
Countless figures appeared in the fire, surrounding her from all directions.
They walked out of the fire with their heads lowered and wrapped in fire.
"Loki, God of Fire!"
People surrounded her and prayed like a curse.
She wanted to retreat, hide, and escape. But there is no way to retreat, no place to hide, and no place to escape.
The crowd suddenly rioted and pushed one of them to the ground. They pressed him down, gnawing at his body with their teeth, tearing off his flesh piece by piece. The man raised his head in pain, allowing her to see his face clearly:
-That's her face. Burnt by fire, extremely ugly.
Amy screamed and woke up from her sleep. Sweat dripped from her body.
Screams were heard and someone knocked on the door outside asking what was going on. Although Amy is just a maid of humble origin, under Ella's insistence, there are now two dedicated guards to protect her.
"I'm fine." She replied through the door, "Any news from Your Majesty?"
"This... not yet. However, Earl Glahid's fleet has just arrived."
"General Glahid is here? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Amy suddenly fell out of bed. She took care of her clothes in a few moments and hurriedly walked out of the room.
The place where she slept was the "Flying Zealander" - a cabin in Najirfa. She hurried to the deck and saw only lights covering the sea, one extending to the sky.
This is a force of ten thousand people. Some of them are Aila's standing troops, some are levies drawn from Aila's direct territory, and a small part are Grahid's own troops.
More than half of Aila's vassals are soldiers who stayed behind after the defeat in Upland. As the first knight to stand up and cut off the queen, and as the leader who led the soldiers who cut off the queen until Ella counterattacked, Glahid's reputation in Sweden is second only to Ella, and he is also highly trusted by Ella. Therefore, after Ella disappeared, Amy's first thought was to find Glahid.
Glahid was only slightly older than Ella, very young, and didn't even have a beard, but he had been fighting with "Knight King" Alfred for many years before becoming Ella's vassal.
Amy invited him to the Flying Zealander, let him sit in Ella's usual seat, and then made him a cup of black tea.
Glahid took a sip of tea and saw Ella still standing nearby, and said a little embarrassedly: "Aren't you going to sit down?"
Amy shook her head: "General, I'm just a maid."
Glahid smiled awkwardly and took a sip of tea.
"General, you are finally here. There is no one here who can be a commander. I have been worried that the Alemanni Federation people will launch an attack. Now that the general is here, it is safe. Next, Stade's Military affairs will be left to the general to take care of everything."
"Leave it all to me?"
Glahid looked troubled. He shook his head and took another sip of tea.
"General, do you think there's anything wrong?"
"If you are limited to commanding the army currently in Stade, there is no problem in leaving it to me. But I heard that you also summoned other vassals of the King of Sweden, and even other lords of the Pirate Kingdom. I have no problem with those people. It can’t be directed.”
"How could it be? As far as I know, the general's command ability should be the highest among the lords..."
"The most important thing in commanding an army is not the ability to command, but the prestige that makes everyone willing to obey the command. I don't have this kind of prestige." Glahid put the teacup on the table and closed the lid with a snap, " In fact, I think calling them out would do more harm than good at this time when the King of Sweden is missing."
Amy was stunned for a moment: "Why is this? Wouldn't it be good to have more people?"
"If two horses are pulling the same cart in different directions, it would be better to have just one horse from the beginning. There is no one who can unify the lords except the King of Sweden. If there is, it is definitely not me. "
"Then who can?"
Glahid didn't answer, just stared at Amy. Amy looked around and carefully raised her finger to point at herself: "You mean... me?"
"I'm afraid you can't do it either. But, only you can. Compared with the empty command ability, a person's bravery can be measured in real terms. People in the Pirate Kingdom like to follow the command of warriors."
"I……?"
Glahid shook his head and changed the topic: "Don't talk about it. Your Excellency Amy, the King of Sweden is missing. What should we do now?"
Amy laughed miserably: "I didn't know."
While waiting for reinforcements to arrive, Amy has sent many people to find Ella. However, the influence of the Pirate Kingdom in the Alemanni Federation is really limited. With them alone, there is really little hope of finding Ella.
To find someone in the huge Alemannic Federation, you must rely on the connections of nobles and businessmen in the Alemannic Federation. But if this is the case, it would be equivalent to leaking the information about Ella's disappearance to the Alemanni Federation. The Alemanni Federation may not help, and may even imprison and kill Ella after finding her.
Amy also considered threatening war. But if the governor of the Alemannic Federation is tougher, this threat may only have the opposite effect and put Ayla in a more dangerous situation. And even if the consul succumbs to coercion, there will definitely be opposition parties in the Alemanni Federation eyeing Ella's life.
Of course, she could also choose to resort to war directly. As long as the place where Ella is located is captured and brought under the management of the Pirate Kingdom, finding Ella will no longer be a problem. If you still can't find it, then continue to turn the Alemanni Federation upside down - she summoned troops to prepare for the worst case scenario.
However, from the day she had this idea, she had the same nightmare over and over again: the fire burned the world down again and again, and she saw her ugly face again and again, and again and again. woke up to screams.
She was just a maid of humble origin. The weight of starting a war was far beyond what she could bear.
Besides, who can predict whether the war will put Ella into a more dangerous situation?
In order to relax her mood, Amy clapped her hands:
"By the way, there is a businessman from Hamburg who wants to visit His Majesty tomorrow. If we establish a good relationship with him, we might be able to use his connections to find people. All the problems might be solved!"
Glahid was a little surprised: "A businessman from Hamburg is coming to visit? But the King of Sweden is not here now..."
"Your Majesty has always wanted to establish trade relations with the Alemannic Federation, but no merchants were willing to come. After so many days, one finally came, so we must not let this opportunity pass by! I have to work hard to negotiate for her. !”
Seeing the change in Amy's expression, Glahid understood that this girl had pinned all her hopes on the businessman she had never met before.
"In this case, I hope this meeting will go smoothly."
Glahid picked up the cup from the table and took another sip of tea.
"This tea-making technique... is really good."
