Today, the city of Karsus, which was originally threatened by the imperial army and looked like a storm was about to come, was relatively calm.
However, in the meeting hall of the royal castle in the city, there was a different scene.
At this moment, a group of Karsus' senior officials were already in a quarrel, especially when Alvin and other defeated remnants of the 'Legion of Radiance' returned to Karsus and brought back the extremely powerful weapon to Lord Loren. After the bad news!
"Lord Sarras!"
"Please calm down!"
"You are incapable of launching an attack on a floating city, and you should not launch an attack. That will only lead to your own death!"
Seeing Lord Loren and others who were fully armed and planning to lead their troops to attack, the legendary magician Jessica had no choice but to step forward to stop them and patiently persuaded them.
When she came back, she had already expected this situation. She originally thought that the other party would be more rational. Even if she wanted to take action, she would have to wait until the siege of Karsus was lifted. However, she didn't expect that the other party would react more than she imagined. Want to be more intense?
"yes!"
"Lord Laurent, please think twice!"
At this time, Alvin on the side also quickly stood up and tried to persuade him.
"calm?"
Bang! !
"Shut up!"
"How do you want me to calm down?"
"ah?!"
Lauren was so angry that he even overturned a square table nearby.
"How do I calm down?!"
"At the beginning!"
"You said you were going to find the Dark Wand, and I agreed. When the front line was tight, I sent troops to go with you. What was the result?"
"You didn't bring the wand back. Now, the place has been occupied by the Imperial Army!"
"Then, you said that in order to fight against the magic sword of the empire, you must find the holy sword. I also promised you, and also assigned the most elite soldiers in Karsus City to you to form the glorious thing you mentioned. Legion, right!”
"But what now?"
"Where is the holy sword Langulisa?"
"besides!"
"You didn't get the holy sword, and you lost the battle and lost the general. So forget it, but what about Shirley?"
"And where's Keith?"
"Where are they now? Why are you the only ones back?!"
Lauren roared angrily and almost ordered the guards to drive out all the guys in front of them.
You know, Shirley is the princess of Karsus, the only one of royal blood...
But now, the other party followed these guys to look for the Holy Sword, and after searching for her, they couldn't find her, so much so that Luo Lun now wanted to kill someone.
Not to mention Keith!
The other party is the commander of the Flying Corps of the Kingdom of Karsus. He is a serious and rigorous man who strictly abides by the spirit of chivalry. He is known as the most powerful knight of Karsus and is also an experienced commander and commander-in-chief. Loren I still want to wait for the opponent to come back and let the opponent only know Karsus' peripheral defensive operations!
As a result, the other party was also lost to these hateful guys along with Shirley, and these people actually had the nerve to come back first?
It was okay to come back, but he actually had the nerve to stop him, Luo Lun, from taking people to that floating island to rescue people. What were these guys thinking about? !
"..."
After opening his mouth, Alvin suddenly didn't know where to start. In the end, he had no choice but to bow his head and retreat to the side in shame.
Speaking of which, he is indeed to blame for this matter.
If only, when he saw the floating city for the first time in that mountain col, his attitude could have been a little firmer and he would have directly used force to force Shirley to stay, instead of being a little hesitant after being kicked over by the other party, and then turning If you want to use words to impress and dissuade the other party, I'm afraid there won't be that many things to do now.
"Listen, calm down!"
"Lord Laurent!"
"Now I have contacted the surrounding countries. They have all agreed to raise troops and cooperate with Karsus City to resist the empire's attack. Some lords and generals are even on their way here with their troops. They will arrive at any time. here!"
"you sure……"
"Do you really want to lead all the flying regiments of Karsus to that floating city at this time?"
Seeing that Lord Loren couldn't control his emotions, Jessica, the legendary great magician and the spokesperson of the Goddess of Light in the world, had to keep a straight face and use that extremely stern tone, half threatening and half persuasive. road.
Yes, it’s a semi-threat!
Because, once Lord Loren really ignores it and insists on taking all the flying troops of Karsus to the floating island and intends to save Shirley and Keith (mainly Shirley), he will lose his commander-in-chief. There is no doubt that Karthus will soon become a piece of loose sand and can no longer resist the imperial army's attack!
Right now, the empire's 100,000 main force is forty miles away. If Lord Laurent chooses to leave at this time instead of staying here in Karsus City to preside over the situation, then no matter what the consequences of the other party's going to the floating island, it must be The Imperial Army will definitely be the first to take action.
By then...
Karthus will have no defensive value!
And she will completely abandon the Kingdom of Karsus, and instead call on the countries united by her emergency contacts to reunite around another lord or another elected commander, and continue to seek to resist and crush the empire and A new opportunity for the demon conspiracy.
By then, Karsus will be completely defeated and reduced to an insignificant speck of dust in history, just like the Kingdom of Bardia and the Empire of Darsis hundreds of years ago!
"Please trust me!"
"If you leave now, no reinforcements will arrive here. By then, Karsus will be destined to fall!"
"In that case, no matter where the future of this continent lies, it will have nothing to do with Karsus."
"Are you sure that's what you want?"
As the spokesperson of the goddess in the human world, Jessica has been used to the rise and fall of too many countries for hundreds of thousands of years. She does not think that Karsus will be irreplaceable.
In fact, no country or person is irreplaceable. In her eyes, all kingdoms, lords, and even glorious descendants are just tools that can be used.
If Karsus is still useful, she will spare no effort to guide and assist so that this continent can once again crush another round of invasion by the empire and demons and restore peace as soon as possible.
And if she can't, then she will abandon it without hesitation and seek new guidance objects.
"you!!"
Lord Loren, who was about to walk out of the hall regardless, obviously heard the meaning of Jessica's words at this time, so he had to stop, turned back with a fierce expression, and stared at her with unkind eyes. The great magician in front of him.
"Father!"
"I think Archmage Jessica is right. It's best for you to stay calm now and not be too impulsive?"
At this time, the young knight of Karsus, who had been adopted by Lord Laurent since he was a child, learned a lot of knowledge about the art of war and swordsmanship from Laurent. He was relatively calm-minded and was widely praised. He was said to have an IQ. Scott, the outstanding knight, stood up and advised:
"According to our investigation, that floating island probably does not belong to the empire."
"One of the captains of our Karsus Air Corps also said that they saw the empire's royal griffin unit trying to break into the floating island a few days ago, but in the end, the empire's royal griffin unit also All the magic on the floating island has been captured."
"In addition, the main army of the empire is now stopped forty miles away. It is not difficult to infer from their formation guarding the front and rear at the same time. Maybe they are also worried about the floating island?"
"No, it's not possible, but it's certain!"
"So father, we can wait for now!"
"I think that Shirley and General Keith must have been detained by the people on the floating island. Although they don't know the other party's intentions yet, at least you don't have to be in such a hurry, especially when the empire is about to attack the city. At this critical moment?”
At this time, it is definitely not possible for others to persuade others. It will only add fuel to the fire. However, if Scott, the adopted son who was adopted by Lauren since childhood, speaks, the nature will be different. After all, he is not the same as himself. Trusted outsiders are always slightly different.
"Scott..."
Looking at the talkative adopted son in front of him, Luo Lun's eyes first flashed with a hint of astonishment, and then a certain inexplicable and fearful expression appeared. But soon, he did not continue to think about it, and just took a deep breath first. After taking a breath and suppressing those chaotic emotions, he finally calmed down slightly.
"Say it!"
"If you have any other ideas, keep talking!"
Although he calmed down a little, everyone present could tell that Lord Loren must still be suppressing his anger. Moreover, it seemed that he also suddenly had some attitude towards stopping his adopted son Scott. Subtle changes, becoming a little dissatisfied?
"..."
"..."
Everyone did not interrupt, but turned to look at the young knight who dared to speak at this time.
But think about it, compared to Princess Shirley, the status of adopted son Scott is much lower. Moreover, if something happens to Princess Shirley or she cannot come back, who will benefit the most? Some are self-evident.
"It's easy!"
"Since we are not sure whether the other party is an enemy or a friend, and since there is really no chance of winning by forcing people to rescue people, why don't we try to send an envoy in the name of Karsus to formally submit documents to the floating island?"
"In that way, you can not only find out the other party's true and false situation, but also determine Princess Shirley's situation. If possible, you can even try to win them over. That is killing three birds with one stone. Why not do it?"
Scott continued to talk,
Over the years, others have always liked to say that he is an armchair theorist. He has never had any impressive achievements, and has not even participated in a few actual combats. However, his judgment tells him that facing that kind of unknown situation Enemies, Karsus, it would be best not to show hostility too early?
"ah!"
"What a great idea!"
"But……"
"Who should I send?"
After hearing this, Hain on the side exclaimed, and then looked at Alvin subconsciously.
"no!"
"Alvin can't do it, he doesn't have enough status!"
Before Alvin could speak, Archmage Jessica interrupted Hain's somewhat unrealistic thoughts.
After all, he was on a mission to the floating island on behalf of the Kingdom of Karsus. Alvin had nothing to do with Karsus. If he went up there casually, others wouldn’t know what to think!
Furthermore, Alvin is one of the two glorious descendants chosen by Jessica. Now that something has happened to Shirley, Alvin must not let anything happen to him again. Otherwise, if the demons happen to If she really made a comeback, she was so anxious that she couldn't find another obedient descendant of the Glory.
"Too……"
"Then who should we send?"
"How about you go there yourself, teacher?"
Hain thought about it and felt that Alvin really had no identity in the Kingdom of Karsus. Then, he had no choice but to turn his head and look at his teacher Jessica.
The other party is a legendary great magician. He has also contacted surrounding countries and united so many countries. Now it seems appropriate to send a mage force as an envoy?
"No……"
"Neither can I!"
"That floating island has strong magical protection. Once I get in, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out easily. By then, no one will be there to mediate and communicate with me. I'm afraid all countries will fail in their efforts to resist the invasion of the empire. "
Shaking her head, Jessica rejected Hain's proposal.
To be honest, if she could go, she would have gone already!
However, once she stepped into the protection of the floating city, she, a legendary magician who had lived for thousands of years, could not control her life and death. In a situation where everything was out of her control, she had to try her best. Avoided.
She is the spokesperson sent by the goddess to the human world. She has been monitoring this land for hundreds of years. Although the situation this time is a bit dangerous and beyond her own expectations, she still will not do such things easily. Yes, at least not yet.
Because things were far from bad enough for her to risk herself. Besides, no matter what, she only needed to be responsible to the goddess, and did not care about the rise and fall of a kingdom in the world or the safety of a mere princess.
"You don't need to say anything!"
At this time, the young knight Scott, the adopted son of Lord Loren, spoke again and stood up without hesitation.
"I proposed the matter, so let me do it!"
"Furthermore, I am my father's son. In terms of status, there is no one more suitable than me in Karsus right now."
"Besides, it's useless for me to stay here now. If the empire really attacks, even without me, it won't affect the overall situation, right?"
Scott said with a relaxed smile, as if he had found a good job for himself.
"Father!"
"Let me go!"
"I just need to bring your letter, the flag of Karsus and a few flying eagle knights. In this way, more flying legions can continue to stay in Karsus to defend. Then you will be under pressure It will also be relieved a lot.”
"Don't worry, I will bring Shirley back safely, I promise!"
Scott didn't wait for Lauren to refuse, then walked to the other party, knelt down on his knees and bowed politely.
"Scott..."
"you……"
Lord Luolun was a little surprised and didn't know what to say.
Just now, he was a little suspicious of the other party's intention to dissuade him, but now, the other party proposed to send an envoy to that dangerous floating island on behalf of Karsus, to go to that terrible place that would probably never return, which moved him deeply. At the same time, he was also slightly annoyed by some of his overly extreme thoughts just now.
"In that case, I'll go with you!"
At this time, Hain suddenly stood up and said.
"!!"
"Hain, are you sure?"
"You have to think carefully. Once you go up there, you may not be able to come back!"
Jessica looked at her new innocent student with some surprise, and frowned and carefully dissuaded him.
"Yes!"
"Teacher, I have decided!"
"Scott is a knight. If there is a mage like me by your side, when you encounter some difficult questions, there will be someone to answer them, right?"
"Besides, that's a floating island. It's a floating island that's more than ten times larger than Tisreo. There must be many powerful mages on it and a lot of magical knowledge that I don't know. I really want to Let’s go see it.”
"real!"
Hain said with longing.
Although he didn't know the big truth of "you will die if you hear the truth in the morning", but he only knew that for him who had never had the opportunity to visit the "Tisreo", the bigger and better floating place in front of him was The island is the holy land he dreams of!
As long as he could take a look, touch it, and have a good understanding of it, he would have no regrets even if he died up there, or even if he was trapped there forever!
"What a terrifying life!"
"So!"
"That's it!"
At this time, without waiting for Jessica to refute and refuse, Lord Loren on the side supported his adopted son Scott with a look of relief on his face. At the same time, he waved his hand and directly agreed to Hain's request. Then even if the matter is finally finalized.
"..."
Jessica shut up, just glanced at her student with regret, and finally said nothing more.
Obviously, although Hain is very good, he is just one of her students. In the past few hundred years, she has had too many students. Compared with the overall situation, how small is such a student now? She can still weigh it clearly.
"That's great!"
"Scott, you go get ready first. I'm also going to pack some luggage. We'll meet outside later!"
"That's it!"
"Alvin, Liana, I'm going to do my work first, we'll see you later!"
After saying that, Hain happily ran out of the meeting hall and ran back to his room to pack his things.
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