The chaos in the capital of the Kingdom of Li Yestije has passed for a long time. After the evil organization "Eight Fingers" was completely destroyed and there was no more black hands to secretly manipulate and destroy, it was rare that the political environment of the kingdom began to change. Has the Qingming Festival become smoother? And it seems that the entire kingdom has gradually entered the right track of peace and prosperity for the country and the people?
However……
In fact, everyone knows that it is just a cancer lurking in the kingdom that has worsened and has been discovered and eradicated. In fact, various contradictions in the kingdom still exist, but they have not been discovered or broken out yet?
Furthermore, some people actually understand in their hearts that the 'Eight Fingers' has not been completely destroyed. It is just the stronghold and some high-level people in the kingdom's capital, including the 'Six Arms' and other existences, which have been completely annihilated. Outside the royal capital, quite a few members of the Eight Fingers, after noticing that things had changed, soon did not know whose orders and assignments they were receiving. They actually took the initiative to abandon some exposed strongholds and then lurked again, allowing a certain The liquidation team led by the third princess of the kingdom was immediately blinded, and had to end the nationwide liquidation operation early after searching for a while.
As for who secretly continues to control the evil organization "Eight Fingers", it is temporarily unknown.
In this way, the Kingdom of Li Yestije had a rare period of peaceful development, especially after His Majesty the King obtained a large sum of money out of thin air, and he became even more comfortable in governing the country.
but……
This period of peace that made everyone in the Li Yestije Kingdom feel extremely comfortable did not last long. In less than half a year, they once again fell into a huge crisis!
Three days ago, the Bahas Empire came and issued an extremely ridiculous ultimatum to the Kingdom of Li Yestije, which is:
Requesting the Kingdom of E-Esteje to unconditionally recognize the organization called Nazarick as a country and recognize the empire's alliance with it, and also claim that E-Rantel and the surrounding important areas of the kingdom's territory are all Nazarick, Is it the inherent legal territory of the newly established 'Sorcerous Kingdom'?
Although the nobles in the kingdom showed various reactions during this period, and after discussion, everyone unanimously concluded that it was just some small strategy before the war set by the empire to attack the kingdom? However, just when everyone judged this declaration as an excuse for war and prepared to actively prepare for war, Gazef, the strongest warrior captain in the kingdom who knew the power of 'Ainz', issued his warning in this internal meeting and Suggest that the kingdom try to avoid this war?
So, on the third day after receiving the diplomatic ultimatum from the Bahas Empire envoy, some important nobles, officials and generals of the kingdom once again gathered in the palace of Rambossa III and began to continue the previous one. Discuss related issues...
'snort! '
'We have checked in the past two days, and in all the history books and documents of our kingdom, we have never found any evidence that a guy named Ainz Ooal Gown ever dominated the city of E-Rantel and the surrounding territories. The request of their empire must be without any legitimacy, it must be a conspiracy! '
'I agree! '
'Hmph! That's right! In my opinion, that is just a superficial trick by a fanatic, and they will not succeed! '
'Actually speaking...the empire hasn't launched an attack on us this year, right? The last time, it was nothing more than a conspiracy of the Silian Theocracy, and the empire never took action at all! And now, their empire has finally freed up its hands, so they just made such an excuse that cannot withstand scrutiny and verification? '
'Hmm... it's possible, but it doesn't rule out the possibility that there was really such a person who dominated that land before the kingdom was established...'
'It is indeed possible, but who knows what the reality is? '
'Anyway! I won’t admit it, and I don’t think your Majesty will either! '
'However... if the Warrior Commander is right, that Ainz Ooal Gown is a powerful being who can annihilate the Theocracy's elite force "Sunshine Scripture" with one person's power. Will that anger the other party? ? '
'So what? He is just a magic caster. Even if he can cast magic of level seven or above, how many soldiers can be wiped out by one of Kota's spells? Is it a few hundred people, or a few thousand? And this time, since His Majesty the King has said that he will provide most of the military expenses, we can at least gather an army of hundreds of thousands. No matter how powerful the spellcaster named Ainz Ooal Gown is, he can defeat all of us. Can't they all be killed? ! '
'Tsk! makes sense! At most, it's just that the forward troops may suffer some losses? '
'Some loss?' '
'Ah! Then Paolo Puhou, when the time comes, are you willing to use your family's powerful elite army to serve as the king's vanguard? '
'you! '
'A vanguard is a vanguard, why should I be afraid of a mere spellcaster? Just wait and see, I'm pretty sure that Ainz Ooal Gown won't be able to cast a spell or two before he will be cut into pieces by my strong cavalry and then trampled into pieces! '
'Ha ha! If that’s really the case, that would be great! '
'...'
In the study of King Rambossa III, the nobles once again argued loudly about the empire, the inexplicable Sorcerous Kingdom, the Sorcerer King 'Ainz Ooal Gown', and matters related to sending troops. got up.
"Well……"
"Just be quiet first"
"Gadeff, tell me what you know about the Sorcerous Kingdom and Ainz Ooal Gown..."
Seeing that everyone was still talking about the same meaningless things as they had been in the previous two days, and could not come up with any good strategies, Rambosa III had no choice but to sigh first, then turned to face the person who had been standing beside him. Gazef Stronov, the valet and warrior commander who commanded the elite troops directly under the king, asked softly.
After all, the only person here who has come into contact with and understood Ainz Ooal Gown is the warrior captain. Therefore, Rambossa III hopes to know more about him, even though he has actually seen it a long time ago. Have you read the detailed report that the other party wrote a few months ago countless times?
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
"Everyone..."
"There is no doubt that the great magic chanter who saved my life and that of some of my soldiers, and single-handedly annihilated the entire 'Sunshine Scripture' team of the Silian Theocracy, is the one we are discussing today. ——His Excellency Ainz Ooal Gown!”
"As for his specific power, it's not easy for me to judge, because I am a warrior, not a spellcaster..."
"But, gentlemen... I only know that even if I am given thousands of elite troops, I am afraid I am not confident that I will be able to defeat the elite from the Slian Theocracy who can summon all kinds of powerful angels to join the battle. The army's 'Sunshine Scripture', let alone being able to annihilate them all easily!"
"Although I didn't get to see the fight between them..."
"But later, the villagers of Karn Village told me that the powerful magic caster Ainz Ooal Gown and an equally powerful black-armored knight beside him, they were finally defeated by that A 'Brilliant Diamond' level adventurer was defeated by the dragon mage, Mage Anne Hastur, and was burned into a skeleton?"
"Ah!"
"I originally thought that he, His Excellency Ainz Ooal Gown, must be dead, because no one can save people and survive after being burned into a flaming skeleton... And After that, until the imperial envoy arrived, I had never heard any news about His Excellency Ainz Ooal Gown, and I always thought he was dead..."
"And now, we all know that not only did he not die, but he also established a Sorcerer Kingdom with the Great Tomb of Nazarick as its base, and even called himself the 'Sorcerer King'. I'm afraid this already shows how powerful he is. Got it!"
"so……"
"If you can't go all out to fight it, I suggest it be better to cede E-Rantel City and the surrounding areas directly?"
"besides……"
After hesitating for a moment, Warrior Captain Gazef still had to tell him what he knew and his judgment bit by bit! However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the arrogant nobles who had already become impatient.
'enough! '
'Fighting and courageous warrior commander, is this your opinion? What's the difference between saying something stupid like that and not saying it at all? You actually suggest that we surrender without a fight and give away such a large piece of territory? This is simply ridiculous! ! '
'...'
'However, what the warrior commander said makes sense. If sent out, war can be avoided...'
'Shut up! The city of E-Rantel is the territory of His Majesty the King, how can you just give it away? How about giving your family's territory as a gift? ! '
'you! ! '
'Okay...then, this Urobana border commissioner, do you have any advice? ! '
'Hmph...'
'Where is the need for the Utopana border chief to express his opinions? Now it is obvious that since the Empire and the Sorcerous Kingdom that came out of nowhere want war, we will give them war! We all know that when the enemy wants to destroy you, no matter how much you give him, it will not be enough, because they must want more! '
'well said! '
'That's right! Lord Brumlash said it very well, if he wants to fight, I will fight! And this time, my territory will send at least 30,000 troops! '
'I will also send 20,000! '
'I also think the conditions of the empire are a little too outrageous. He just made up a country and asked for illegal territory. What does he think our Kingdom of Yestije is? If you ask for E-Rantel today, will you ask for another place tomorrow or simply our capital? Therefore, I also feel that there is no need to continue discussing this extremely unreasonable matter. Although our territory of Pespea is small, we are also willing to send more than 10,000 elite troops to fight for the kingdom! '
'That makes sense...'
'Um! He is worthy of being the Marquis of Pespeia. At such a young age, he has a trace of the old Marquis of Pespeia. It is really rare and valuable! This reminds me of the old Marquis of Pespeia when he defeated the imperial forward with five hundred cavalry! '
'You're welcome, that's just the glory of my father's generation. I have never had the experience of leading an army in combat...'
'Well, we will also send some of the most elite troops to join the battle. It's time to give the Imperial Army a good look! ! '
'That's right! '
'That's great, this should have been done a long time ago! This time, we can gather at least hundreds of thousands of troops. If everything goes well, it won't be a problem to attack Aventar, the capital of the empire! '
"Hahaha……"
As they talked, everyone turned the question to the war.
Obviously, at this time, even the nobles who were not on the royalist side felt that the fictitious Sorcerous Kingdom created by the empire and the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown's request for territory were a bit too much. It was too much, that kind of naked excuse for war that made everyone in the Kingdom of Yestije look like fools. It was so humiliating and ridiculous, how could they accept it?
Besides, this war is funded by His Majesty the King's small treasury. When they don't have to worry about logistics and military expenses, they still want to send out all the private soldiers to practice. How could they do that? What about refusing to go to war? !
"Well……."
"quiet!!"
After a pause, Rambosa III, who felt his head was a little beat up, raised his hand again, asking the nobles to stop the meaningless discussion that had been going on for two days.
"Maybe what the warrior captain said is really right. That Ainz Ooal Gown is indeed very powerful, and we have to guard against it..."
"However, no matter how powerful Ainz Ooal Gown is, we can never accept their conditions! Now, since war is inevitable, it is reasonable for us to make any necessary preparations, so, dear Lana, can you still find that little girl?"
"Since Warrior Captain Gazef said that the little girl had defeated Ainz Ooal Gown, and since she had also taken action against the Eight Fingers and sent out giants during the chaos in the royal capital a few months ago, The Dragon Legion helped our kingdom eliminate those demons, so this time, can we also let her do a little favor for the kingdom?"
This time, the actions of the Empire and the Sorcerous Kingdom were very strange. Not only were they aggressive, but they also seemed to have conquered the Kingdom of Yestije. Therefore, Rambossa III felt that, if possible, he wanted his own Baby daughter Lana once again works hard to invite or coax the little girl back to help them in the Yestije Kingdom this time?
Since it is basically certain that Ainz Ooal Gown is an uncertain factor, then they must prepare relevant countermeasures in advance to prevent problems from getting out of hand?
"this……"
"But father, you must also know that even that piece of gold was left behind by her. What reasons or conditions did our kingdom use to invite her?"
Princess Lana seemed a little hesitant. After all, her relationship with the little girl was just a friendship that she had met once and chatted for a while. If she opened her mouth casually, she believed that the other party would definitely not agree to her. Yes, they must have the conditions that the other party will not reject or be able to attract the other party!
"Well……"
"In this way, if she can really defeat the Empire and the Sorcerer King's attack, or if she can cope with and suppress the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown, the Kingdom of Yestije will be willing to seal the She is the earl of E-Rantel City, and E-Rantel City and the surrounding lands were given to her as a fief!"
"Lana, what do you think of this condition?"
Gritting his teeth, Rambossa III felt that the city of E-Rantel, which was located at the junction of the three countries, and that the place that had been harassed by the two countries was a big trouble. After pondering for a long time, Rambossa III resolutely considered the condition that he had been thinking about for three days. It was brought up.
If the Sorcerer King is really powerful, if that little girl can really defeat the Sorcerer King, he will entrust that land and let that powerful little girl and her dragons protect the borders and security of the kingdom once and for all. From now on, the Jelicia Mountains can bring long-term peace and stability to the kingdom and deter the Sorcerous Kingdom, the Bahas Empire and the Silian Theocracy. Is this really a brilliant idea that kills three birds with one stone?
Of course, that assumes that the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown is really as powerful as the warrior captain said, and that little girl can really defeat him!
"If my father decides, then Lana will definitely go all out!"
"However, Lana doesn't know if she can be found..."
"You may not know that we have investigated and sent people to the Angelicia Mountains not long ago to inquire about the frost dragons... They only said that their little master is not in the Angelicia Mountains..."
"A few months ago, shortly after the chaos in our royal capital, after they separated from each other, we received news that she first went to the demihuman tribe wasteland, and then to the Holy Kingdom. She once appeared in the Holy Kingdom's palace, and also Have you been in public many times with that saint who is said to be very powerful?"
"Four months ago, you all should know that she appeared in the Silian Theocracy. She first severely damaged the Black Sacred Scripture, burned a church and injured her to death, and then left calmly...and then, It’s a matter of being wanted by the Silian Theocracy…”
"More than two months ago, I heard that she appeared in the Dragon Kingdom again, and even helped the black scale queen who was considerate of her subjects to defeat the orc tribe and improve the origin magic so that it does not need to be used when activating magic. Consume the lives of your subjects?”
"Later, I heard news about her presence from the Kaz Plains and the Bajas Empire..."
"Finally, last month, I heard that she had appeared in the Council of Yagrande, and had a conflict with the Platinum Dragon King Chaindulux Baixiang. In the end, she beat the Platinum Dragon King severely and seriously injured him. He left and his whereabouts are still unknown.”
At this point, Princess Lana stopped.
Her meaning is actually very obvious. The problem now is not whether the other party is willing to help them, but that they don't know whether they can still find the other party!
After all, the world is so big, and the other party is a powerful dragon mage who comes and goes without a trace. If the other party is not in the kingdom, where can she find him?
"well……"
"Lana, do your best! We may still have about two months before the war starts. If you can find and get the help of that little girl by then, I will definitely remember your contribution to the kingdom. !”
"At that time, as a father, maybe I will satisfy any of your requests that are not too outrageous?"
Nodding, knowing that the matter was indeed difficult to handle, Rambossa III directly promised, hoping that his precious daughter could bring them that uncertain guarantee.
"yes!"
"Father, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best!!"
However, what Rambossa III didn't know was that after hearing his promise, the third princess of the kingdom was famous for her beauty and wisdom at home and abroad. She had proposed many era-changing policies and single-handedly annihilated the kingdom. The cancerous 'Eight Fingers', Her Highness the 'Golden Princess' who was widely praised by the outside world, suddenly her eyes lit up, and after quietly glancing at the little follower Clem behind her, she nodded excitedly and accepted the offer. Difficult task.
She suddenly felt that before the war started, before the Empire and the Sorcerous Kingdom started to attack, in those two full months, she might really have a chance to find the little girl, maybe? And once she can convince the other party, some of the problems that have been bothering her for a long time will surely be solved!
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