The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 963 Leaving
"Oh, right! Where are Grand Duke Ochrian and his Sword Master?" Roland suddenly remembered the two most important people. After all, Kaslo and his men were able to take action because of these two people. Otherwise, the dragon knights who were escorting them to the kingdom would never have crossed the Rapid River!
"I haven't seen him! I think he ran away!" Fenglin Youlan was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly.

"Should?" Roland's eyelids twitched, and his tone made people feel panic! If these two people fell into the hands of the Ringwraiths, Roland's reputation would be ruined in this life... There is no doubt that the "historians" of later generations will definitely put all kinds of accusations on Roland when they look back on this period of history, such as intolerance and narrow-mindedness, and finally conclude and give him a rare title - tyrant!
"We didn't find any trace of them when we went there, and the fight was so intense... Aren't they stupid?" Fenglin Youlan's face was full of weirdness. After all, these two were guards stationed at the Great Wall! He still had a good eye for the situation. After all, although the imperial nobles were like human beings to the imperial citizens, they were a bit different from the word human beings to the alien races and opponents...

You should know that the imperial pioneer nobles are famous for their unscrupulousness! As the inheritors of the pioneer nobles' legacy, the feudal nobles have carried forward this tradition! These people have done a lot of guerrilla warfare and looting! Good people can't be nobles. In terms of judging the situation, the imperial nobles have maxed out the technology tree. If they have the attribute table of Mount and Blade World, you can see a row of politics +5+3 when you click it. To use an old Chinese saying, that is - those who are good at doing things are heroes!

"I don't think they need to fight to the death with the Ringwraiths!" Fenglin Youlan affirmed, because he was also a nobleman, he understood the nobles' thinking! The reasons that could make the nobles fight to the death were nothing more than: irresistible interests, the survival of the family, the military orders from the Emperor, and the blood feud that penetrated into the bone marrow! Obviously, Grand Duke Aukrien Yasuo did not meet any of the requirements. If a young and passionate ranger would draw his sword against the Ringwraiths for justice, it would be too stupid for Grand Duke Aukrien Yasuo, at his age and level, to fight to the death with a sixth-level peak Ringwraith without any interests!
"That makes sense. Let's not pay attention to them for now..." Roland nodded. The reason why he relaxed was not only Fenglin Youlan's advice, but also because of the good status of his subordinates in the system panel. Caslo's status was already red, and there was no movement from the two families of Okrian.

In fact, Fenglin Youlan's guess was correct. As soon as Grand Duke Oakerian Y'suo sensed the Ringwraiths, he ran away with Oakerian Ryukin. And as Grand Duke Oakerian Y'suo wanted to revive his family, it was naturally impossible for him to seek death and fight the Ringwraiths.

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"Dragon God! The kingdom is at war with those bastards?" Okrien Ryukin said in horror as he looked at the aftermath behind him.

"It's bad, maybe we caused it..." Unlike Okrien Ryukin's exclamation, Grand Duke Okrien Yasuo smiled bitterly. As the Grand Duke of the Empire and a former monarch on horseback, he had the same war experience and strategic vision as other nobles. With his experience, he knew with a little deduction that it was the people who came to the Kingdom who collided with the Ringwraiths and started a fight...

"We caused it?" Okrian Ryukin shrank his neck and said in a panic. That kind of noise couldn't be explained by anything other than a Great Forbidden Spell. Did he and the Grand Duke cause trouble? It wouldn't cause a war between the two sides, right?

"It's okay, don't worry! King Roland should have known this would happen when he sent me out!" Grand Duke Ochrian Yasuo shook his head calmly, an indescribable noble aura spread out. Looking at the calm Grand Duke Ochrian Yasuo, Ochrian Ryukin burst into tears and couldn't help but straighten his chest. This is the patriarch of our Ochrian family! This is our Elector of Lagran!
Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo spoke calmly in the tone of a superior. He never felt guilty or owed anything. As the Grand Duke of the Empire, he was loyal to the master of Lagrande, but as the master of the country, he also had to provide shelter for his subjects. It didn't make sense for him to work for the king at his own risk! This was unfair!

"So we're just going to leave it alone?" Okrian Ryukin frowned, thinking that it wouldn't be a good idea for the two of them to run away like this...

"Your Majesty's order is to plant spies in the two southern countries, but he didn't ask me to fight the Ringwraiths head-on!" Grand Duke Okrien Yasuo smiled.

"As for the remaining worries, they are a reflection of his ability as a king. After all, a king needs to be of some use, right?" If it were to other nobles, it would be disrespectful, but Grand Duke Ochrian Yasuo said it with a smile, only because he was also from an Elector family and had the power to criticize the emperor's mistakes. If it were the Imperial Parliament in the Imperial era, it would not be uncommon for the patriarch of the Elector family and the Emperor Raglan to fight. After all, everyone in the parliament calls him uncle and cousin!

"Okay." Okrian Liukin didn't understand politics, but he understood his own patriarch. If the patriarch agreed with something, he would naturally follow the patriarch's pace.

"I don't know who will win or lose. The current strength of the kingdom does not allow us to be reckless. I hope His Majesty will not start an expedition..." Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo suddenly sighed in a low voice. From his contact with Roland, this seemingly mediocre and untalented king has the purest pride of the Lagrande royal family in his bones! This is the key to Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo's rapid recognition of this king and his obedience to his orders. The spirit of "all under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects" is not something that every ruler can possess! Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo saw the shadow of the "reckless" emperors of Lagrande in him!

"No way? I think your Majesty is quite kind and gentle..." Okrian Ryukin frowned. In his impression, the king who was kind and simple like a saint would "revert to his ancestors"? The bloodline of the Raglan royal family is indeed strong!

"How can the ruler of a country that turns swords into plowshares be a docile sheep? The Lagran Empire was founded on cavalry! The Lagran Kingdom was restored on cavalry! The emperors who fought on horseback are all complete lunatics!" Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. The pleasure of life and death brought by extreme force can make people sink! The kingdom that holds high the dragon knight's stick is equally powerful!
"..." A hint of fear flashed in O'Krian Liukin's eyes. The Sword Master could only kill tens of thousands of people in one battle, but a single edict from the Emperor could cause millions of corpses to fall in the North and cause thousands of miles of blood to flow!
"I hope Your Majesty can control his desires..." Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo wished sincerely that a country caught in the wheels of war may become stronger and stronger, but a ruler caught in the wheels of war will surely lead the country into the abyss!

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At this moment, Roland still didn't know that the two people he was worried about were talking about him behind his back. Even if he knew, he would probably just smile. He was not the chosen one of Khorne, so there was no reason for him to shout "kill, kill, kill" every day! But a bald charlatan who served the Dragon God had the potential to evolve into a Khorne believer... Come on, friends, please report him!
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