After a series of offensives, although the empire's war against Karsus had achieved decisive victories on multiple fronts, and it was not far away from overthrowing this great country with a long history, but it should have been done in one go and with heavy troops once again. The imperial army that was approaching the city of Karsus unexpectedly and suddenly reduced its troops and was entrenched in a large military fortress that originally belonged to Karsus, only more than 40 miles away from the city of Karsus. Know what you are thinking.
And if Karthus's Sky Eagle Knight ventures here to investigate at this time, it will not be difficult to find that at this time, the surroundings of this fortress are full of tents and camps of various sizes, directly surrounded by banners. The entire huge fortress is guarded in the middle. Looking at the formation, there are at least about 100,000 troops!
At the same time, if they could investigate more carefully, they would also find that on the fortress castle in the middle, in addition to the flags representing the Rekart Empire and Emperor Barnhardt's camp, there were also The wind is fluttering the cyan battle flag representing the Blue Dragon Knights, the blue flag representing the Ice Dragon Legion, the red flag representing the Flame Dragon Infantry Corps, and the black mage flag representing the Black Dragon Magister Corps?
Since there are so many flags on the top of this military fortress, there is no doubt that it must mean that Emperor Barnhardt of the Rekart Empire and his four most important army commanders have gathered at this time. Here it comes.
In fact it is so!
Because, at this time, in the deepest part of the fortress, in the hall hung with imperial flags and carpets, and with a burning fireplace for heating, the emperor of the empire, Barnhardt, was sitting high on the throne, talking with his men. The four capable men met with Egbert, Leon, Vargas and Imelda to discuss something.
"Egbert!"
"You are a mage and the leader of the Black Dragon Magister Group. Tell me, what is going on with that floating island?"
"Who did it?!"
In the hall, Vargas opened his voice and shouted angrily.
It turns out that the reason why the empire suddenly pulled back its troops and stood still was because of the giant floating city that appeared on the border between Karsus and the empire, which is now the hinterland of the empire's territory?
"..."
Egbert did not answer, but sat sullenly in his seat without saying a word.
Obviously, he didn't seem to know who made that floating island, that thing that appeared behind the main force of the empire.
But anyway, he only knew that Tisleo was still lying on the construction site, and the mages of that magical country had not completed it yet.
"Leon!"
"Where are the soldiers who went to investigate?"
"Still no one came back?!"
Seeing that Egbert was silent and paused, Imelda from the Ice Dragon Legion asked.
"No!"
"Several groups of Eagle Knights were sent out before and after, and even a team of Royal Griffins were sent out, but they all left and never came back!"
Leon shook his head slowly.
Precisely because the investigation could not reveal the reason, their plan to attack Karsus had to be shelved. After all, they would definitely not worry about fighting at the front with a mysterious figure floating in the sky behind. The floating island that launched the attack didn't care.
Even though the other party is just floating on the border between the original empire and Karsus, and there is no movement for the time being, but once the other party suddenly floats towards the capital of the empire or the hinterland, it will be a lot of fun!
"it's useless."
"Although we don't know which force it belongs to yet, if they can make such a floating island float there, their power is beyond what our empire's air force can break through."
"At least, there must be large-scale ancient magical weapons to transport the troops up."
"but……"
"Currently, our empire does not have that kind of weapons. Although I know that many places have them, repairing them is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is not that easy."
Without waiting for Imelda to ask again or complain to Leon, Egbert, who had been silent just now, directly stated his point of view.
"Then there's no way."
"It's impossible to detect with magic. It's been severely interfered with. When you get close to detect it, it never comes back. You can't hit it again. So what else can you do?"
"We can only continue to wait and see."
After a pause, Imelda finally just sighed, crossed her arms and sat in her seat bitterly without saying a word.
"alright!"
"Stop talking about those things now!"
"How about it, Vargas, I heard that Alyssa gave you a daughter, right?"
"what is her name?"
Seeing that his beloved generals were helpless, and he himself was helpless, Emperor Barnhardt, who didn't want to continue struggling, suddenly changed the subject and asked.
"Her name is Emilia!"
"Alyssa picked it up."
Unexpectedly, the emperor was still concerned about his family affairs, so Vargas quickly answered with a cheerful smile.
"Emilia?"
"Well……"
"Yes, it's a good name!"
Emperor Barnhardt, who was sitting on the throne, nodded.
"Vargas, your daughter Emilia is born at this time, that is a good sign!"
"Otherwise!"
"I give her the title of Imperial Princess, and then give her the border area of Karsus that your Flame Dragon Corps conquered before as territory. What do you think?"
Then, after thinking about it for a while, Barnhardt also smiled cheerfully and suggested.
"ah!"
"Your Majesty, is this really okay?"
Vargas' eyes widened, and he turned his head to look at Barnhardt on the throne in disbelief.
"Very good!"
"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty for the gift on Emilia's behalf!"
Then, Bald Vargas was unequivocal and agreed with a cheerful smile without waiting for the other party to regret or think about it again.
After all, the commanders of the four major armies are here now. They can testify for him. Even if their emperor wants to regret it later, it will probably be too late. It will be too late.
"It's so enviable..."
"Vargas, your family not only has a daughter, but also an imperial princess. Even I am a little jealous..."
At this time, the ice dragon legion on the side, the female general Imelda who had always been ruthless, also started teasing with a smile.
"or……"
"After the war is over, go back and let me be your daughter's teacher. Let me teach her the knowledge of magic and let her become a powerful imperial magic princess. What do you think of this proposal?"
Then, Imelda proposed on the spot the idea of becoming a teacher for Vargas' daughter, the first princess of the empire.
"ah?"
Vargas was a little dumbfounded, wondering why Imelda was suddenly so enthusiastic, so that he didn't know what to say for a while.
"Ahem!"
"Imelda, I remember..."
"I seem to be the leader of the Imperial Magisterium, right?"
"If you want to teach an imperial princess magic, no matter what, I, an old man, should do it for you, right?"
At this time, Egbert, who was still frowning and thinking about military affairs, suddenly spoke.
He just went out of his way to tease and tease Imelda as the first mage in the empire and the leader of the Black Dragon Mage Legion.
"you?"
"How many years do you, old fellow, have to live?"
"Besides, Emilia is the princess of the empire. How inconvenient is it for a bad old man like you to teach her?"
Imelda glanced at Egbert and retorted sarcastically without any politeness at all.
Yes, her magical knowledge and power are indeed inferior to Egbert, the bad old man who once studied under the legendary immortal magician Jessica, but she is better than she is young, and she is also a woman. It would be much more convenient to mentor an imperial princess than Egbert.
"No……"
"The knowledge and field of magic are too vast. If you want to know the true meaning of magic, you should be a master of it, rather than distinguishing between men and women."
"Imelda, you are still too young. You still have a long way to go on the road to magic."
The old god Egbert was talking, and without leaving any trace, he ridiculed the fact that the other party's knowledge was not up to par, his attainments in the field of magic were so-so, and he was not suitable to be a teacher.
"you!!"
After hearing this, Imelda couldn't help but feel a little angry, but she didn't know where to start.
"Hey!"
"You two, stop arguing now!"
"I think……"
"I, the strongest knight on the continent, am barely qualified to guide an imperial princess. Maybe, I can teach her to become an imperial knight with integrity, honor and faith?"
Seeing that the two were arguing, Leon, the leader of the Blue Dragon Knights, thought about it and stepped in. It seemed that he also planned to compete for the qualification to be the teacher of the first princess of the empire.
"ah?"
"Ha ha ha ha……."
"Leon, you actually plan to let a distinguished imperial princess ride a horse and charge?"
"Are you crazy?"
However, as soon as Leon finished speaking, Imelda laughed unbridled and started mocking.
"Well……"
"I don't think it's appropriate either..."
Egbert followed suit.
He also felt that it was really not a good idea to let an imperial princess practice that kind of knighthood. After all, women's strength and physique are always somewhat different from men's, and it would be very difficult to learn and require a lot of effort. It is not proportional to the return.
"But!"
"What if Princess Emilia inherits Vargas's body?"
"In that case, wouldn't it be a good idea to practice the way of knighthood?"
Leon waved his hand without any concern.
He felt that his proposal and guess just now were very good, and if he really had an imperial princess as a knight's apprentice, especially if the other party was the daughter of his good friend Vargas, then he would definitely be willing to spend all his money. By teaching each other, the other party will definitely become the most powerful female knight on this continent!
"Inherit Vargas' physique?"
"this……"
Imelda subconsciously imagined the appearance of a muscular female with a bald head in her mind.
Then, she couldn't help but shudder, and turned her head to look at each other wordlessly with Egbert, exchanging and reaching some kind of consensus.
"Well……"
"I think that what the first princess of the empire should study should be based on her hobbies. We should not make too hasty a decision?"
Obviously, as a mage, Egbert seemed to have tacitly thought of a certain scene that Imelda had just imagined. Therefore, he suddenly changed his mind and did not really want to teach a person with well-developed limbs and a strong mind. Smooth schoolgirls, especially if they are not sure of each other's talents.
"That's right!"
"We should wait until she grows up before asking for her opinion. Anyway, there are still several years, so we don't have to rush."
"Leon, what do you think?"
Seeing Egbert flinch, Imelda of course also got cold feet.
"I?"
"It doesn't matter to me!"
"Vargas, what do you think? Do you have any objection?"
Leon didn't seem to know why the two mages suddenly reached a consensus. He glanced at the two of them inexplicably at first. He didn't know why the two of them suddenly changed their minds. He could only hesitate for a moment, and then looked at Vargas. .
"Opinion?"
"no!"
"Of course I have an opinion!"
Finally, seeing these guys who made decisions for their daughters without asking him, finally realized that he was the father of the person involved, Vargas stood up and shouted.
"My daughter Emilia, I think she will inherit all my good character and strong body, and she will also have a strong will and lofty beliefs!"
"so!"
"When the time comes, I will give priority to teaching her myself so that she can become a strong warrior!"
Fearing that his precious daughter would be snatched away, Vargas hurriedly patted his strong chest and decided the future path for his daughter.
"ah?"
"Vargas..."
"As a woman, I think it's okay to talk about character and will, but it would be better for Emilia not to inherit your physique?"
After hesitating for a while, Imelda still had to express her point of view slightly implicitly.
"What's the meaning?"
"Why can't you inherit my body?"
Vargas touched his bald head, wondering why Imelda said that.
Obviously, he never thought there would be anything wrong with his daughter having a body as strong as his own in the future.
"never mind!"
"Just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Imelda slapped her forehead, then turned away angrily.
"Everyone."
"It's getting late..."
"Since we can't think of a way to fight against that floating island for the time being, and His Majesty has not made a final decision, let's break up the meeting first and go back to rest!"
At this time, when the chat ended and he saw a hint of tiredness gradually appearing on Barnhardt's face on the throne, Egbert stood up considerately and announced the end of today's meeting.
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