In mid-August, in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Hadhrata, in the steel city of Sertoden, Marquis Ulysses had not been able to sleep well for more than a month.
In recent times, the situation in the entire kingdom has been turbulent, and the speed of change is truly incredible.
Half a year ago, the lords of the kingdom were still standing in line to discuss the fight for the position of crown prince. As a neutral, Ulysses was not very interested in who would be the king. After all, the decrees from the royal capital did not matter to them, the border lords. The impact is minimal.
But he didn't expect that the second prince Hatar would have the courage to collude with the notorious wizard and even capture the capital and kill King Bazel!
This move shocked the entire kingdom!
Although their new king claimed that it was the cardinal from the United Church of the Great Prince who committed the horrific act of patricide and that he was the one who set things right and ascended the throne, this poor excuse would only be used by the ignorant people. Can't be fooled!
This move will inevitably arouse the anger of the Holy See!
In view of this, Ulysses pretended to obey Hattar's call and rejoin the rule of the kingdom. In fact, he united with some border nobles to report the news of the kingdom's fall.
After Adwell led the crusade to attack, Ulysses chose to welcome the king's master without hesitation!
He is very aware of the power possessed by the empire and the Holy See. Although the believers of the evil god can show off their temporary power and commit tragedies to kill the king within the kingdom, as long as the Holy See's army arrives, they will be slaughtered in an instant!
"How is the situation in the royal capital now? Isn't there anything unusual happening with King Urisi and the wizards?"
Even so, the possibility of us taking it seriously is very slim, because Anxiu Xinde is definitely stronger than the capital!
Lysis, wearing pajamas, was extremely conspicuous under the city wall. At that time, no one cared about the lord's modesty, because just under the horizon on the other side, a legion composed of more than ten thousand people was standing. Retreat to the City of Steel.
"In the city?! So slow?" An Xiuxinsi's soul popped out and her eyes widened. The royal capital was less than two hundred kilometers away, with the earldom of Hansen in between, covering seven fortified cities. More than seventy villages and towns!
Should he continue to follow the orders of the Holy See, or should he turn around and run towards the embrace of the new king...
At the moment when he got the news, Lissis was completely shattered. I had no way of doubting that such a weak crusade would experience a disastrous defeat. I even believed that spies would join forces to make up stories to deceive themselves.
"We are in the city now! We are only ten kilometers away from the City of Steel!" the sturdy knight replied cautiously.
In the back row are dozens of exquisite iron boxes, which are not similar to the carriages of horse-drawn carriages. However, they do not rely on camel beasts to drag them, so they can gallop freely across the narrow plains. There are also ferocious doors in front of them. Big cannon.
"You must be too worried, Marquis Risis." The young bishop seemed to have seen Risis' timidity and said consolingly. "You haven't received the Lord's revelation yet. Saint Lucia, the Crown Admiral, will personally lead the army to strangle those minions of the evil god who have committed serious crimes in the kingdom. As long as you persist for a while, you will get what you want at your fingertips."
"When the time comes, you will show his merits to the little Pope. He will be the previous king of [Hadra Tower]!" the little bishop said firmly.
Lisis was so convinced, but within a month he received the news that the Holy See's crusade was defeated, and even the whole army was destroyed...
"Where is the remaining legion? It must have been lost as well, right?" Risis asked enthusiastically.
Lissis instantly thought of the information he had obtained later. This kind of alchemy creation was said to be smaller than a house but could fly around the world. He immediately rushed out and rode on the worst war horse outside the manor. They arrived under the city wall in just seven minutes.
"Little Lord, we...we are right in front!" the knight said hesitantly.
Lysis, wearing pajamas, was walking around the small manor. After a while, he received the news that the spies in his hands had returned. He even had to change clothes, so Lysis hurriedly summoned us. He came over and asked very gently.
If it were the first time he saw that thing, An Xiuxin would have thought it was a short spear, but according to the spies' reports, the thing called a musket was an extremely weak long-distance witchcraft creation, containing thunder and flames inside. The strength cannot be strained to penetrate the armor's protection at a distance of a hundred meters, making Little Duke Waikman proud. The cavalry squad fell into the sand...
Lysis analyzed it immediately and considered surrendering if he opened the door.
"Do you know where you are going?" Lissis frowned quite contentedly. It was very possible for such a small legion to hide its retreat.
Persisting in being on the loser's side is the secret to the Lysis family's survival for hundreds of years and its continued strength...
I do think so, but Hatard's young bishop and priests are around, and those people were slower to receive the news than me!
As a qualified nobleman, Lysis has no mental mysophobia. Whether it is a lowly assassin or a wizard with a bad reputation, as long as it can be used, I will refuse anyone who comes occasionally.
However, Lisis finally chose to wait and see, because in the past few months, the wizards who had failed in the first battle had not made any movement. This made me believe that it would be those evil god believers who were also here. Only those who dared to step out of the royal capital had suffered heavy losses in a war.
The Xiawan Musketeers followed on the right and left of the iron box. The queue was very neat. Such a long queue was actually not chaotic at all. They were holding a long wooden stick with a sharp knife tied to the top.
Could it be that the army of ten thousand people suddenly flew over?
"Reporting to the little lord, these evil gods' minions have not left the royal city yet. It is roughly estimated that there are less than 80,000 people. They are divided into eight legions in total. Two of them are temporarily unknown..." The strong figure The knight half knelt on the ground and reported loudly.
The only thing that made Lissis feel relieved was that I didn't see this huge alchemical creation flying around the world.
Before it was truly confirmed that the information was wrong, Lissis fell into a state of minimal panic, and at the same time faced a very important decision.
"In front?" Lisis was stunned for a moment.
What's more, even the Holy See's crusade suffered a disastrous defeat, let alone us!
As for faith in God, of course there is none, but there is little. Before the defeat of the crusade, there was even more piety!
(End of chapter)
