Warlock Royal Family

() "Protect Your Highness."

After Boss Silica rushed into the meeting room, he saw the Sickingen knight here, and did not report his information immediately, but drew his weapon at the Sickingen knight.

"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to hurt Her Majesty Habsburg." Knight Sickingen didn't draw out his weapon, but immediately raised his hand and surrendered.

Boss Silica saw Sickingen kneeling down and making a non-threatening gesture, and he also suddenly lost his strength and fell down.

"Just now, Lord Silica swam across the Regen River twice." A scout who came back together was brought to explain to Ladislaus.

Regensburg is built on a bend of the Danube River, where the Regen River flows into the Danube River. The three sides of the city are protected by the Danube River and its tributary, the Regen River. In this way, only one side of the city wall needs to be built, which is quite economical. way of doing.

Only the Devil's Bridge and the city gate on the Danube River can enter the city. Obviously, it is impossible for Sirica Boss to enter from there, so Sirica Boss chose to sneak into the city from the Regen River, which is much gentler than the Danube River. The river can stop the army actions, but there is nothing to do with lone spies.

Of course, this is still an extremely dangerous job.

The hydrological conditions where the tributary flows into the main stream are very complicated, even though Boss Silica is a very powerful wanderer, it tortured him enough, especially he has an arm that is heavier than a flesh and blood body, although it comes from Michelangelo's legendary clay arm wasn't afraid of water, but it was quite heavy.

"It's okay, at least talking is okay." The doctor accompanying the army confirmed that Boss Silica's condition was fine, and Pastor Odd Kessler didn't need to use magic to restore Boss Silica's physical strength.

"This is chocolate? It's really a good thing." After taking a sip of hot chocolate, Sirika's boss praised this magical creation of nature.

Ladislaus emptied out all the inventory in the palace, but he didn't deal with selling second-hand goods to the merchant royal family. He could only be slaughtered. After those merchants gave the handlers a little benefit, they could buy a lot of valuable goods at a low price. goods.

Of course, if the goods are only sold for [-]% of the original value, then it is naturally possible to be discovered by the audit.

But as long as this kind of low price is not too exorbitant, such as a [-]% or [-]% discount, even figures like Sarzastan and Machiavelli are unlikely to find this kind of loss.

So Ladislaus kept the chocolate.He knows that this is a good military supply, which can quickly replenish the body that needs a lot of nutrients, such as the current Silica boss.

Although this kind of imported product is expensive, it is much cheaper than using magic or alchemy potions to restore physical strength.

Boss Silica didn't waste too long, he drank the chocolate in one gulp.On to business: "The Bane followers in town have the upper hand."

In fact, the name Sickingen came to mind at the first thought of Szastan.Ladislaus gave Boss Silica a look and asked him to do an additional investigation.

Since the knight had such a connection with the Habsburg family, it would be unnatural not to mention Lara's relationship.

"It's not true, Your Majesty Habsburg. Your Excellency the Mayor has taken control of the situation." Although Sickingen knew he was doomed, he was still making his last desperate effort.

"Both ends of the Devil's Bridge are guarded by elites, and the city gates are under martial law, so no one can enter or leave." Boss Silica continued.

"Your Excellency the Mayor is preventing the Speaker from jumping over the wall, Your Highness Habsburg." Sickingen was still defending himself after being pinned to the ground by Frenzberg. "Regensburg remains under the control of His Excellency the Mayor."

"There are also troops maintaining martial law on the embankment and the streets where I sneaked. I listen to them. Although I can't understand their language, I think it should be Norwegian or Swedish. It should be mercenaries from the north."

"Mercenaries from Scandinavia? Followers of Bane?" Ladislaus asked.

"The mayor thinks that he needs more support to ensure that the civil war will not happen. It is very natural. These mercenaries are only fighting for Yin Tale, and their beliefs are not a problem." Sickingen Knight still did not give up. "You can send an envoy to confirm with the mayor."

Although there are some problems in the details, this still does not explain the problem.

"I went to the cathedral in the city." This was the final blow, and Sickingen's voice fell silent.

"Since it is a religious conflict, I went to the church to confirm the situation. There were hundreds of believers chanting 'Long live the black hand' smashing the interior of the building and destroying the dark icon." Boss Silica saw in the church The spectacle apparently made the lie of the Sickingen knights no longer sustainable.

Frenzberg stomped on Sickingen's face: "So the knight is lying. It is not the dark believers who are restoring order in the city, but the Black Hand Church is seizing power."

Frenzberg watched Ladislaus questioning his master with his eyes.Are you going to crush his head?

Ladislaus shook his head, indicating that he still had something to say.

While asking Frenzberg to mobilize the troops, Ladislaus walked up to Knight Sickingen: "What is your explanation? Knight Sickingen?"

"I'm just fulfilling my duty," Sickingen Knight said softly, Frundsberg's kick had already made him dizzy.

He had given up hope.

"So, are you working for the speaker? Or is the mayor wanting to join forces with Martin Luther?" Szastan was actually quite satisfied with the performance of the Sickingen knight.As far as the enemy is concerned, he is pretty good at weaving lies, but it's a pity that Boss Sirika's detection work is better.

"Your Excellency the Mayor is working with Her Majesty Martin Luther. But I am not working for the Speaker or the Mayor, I am working for His Majesty Martin Luther. If I didn't invite you at the beginning, you wouldn't have come to Regensburg, right?" In fact, I just came to Regensburg for the first time yesterday. If I hadn’t told the mayor that he didn’t know that you had seen through his conspiracy and came to attack him, the mayor would not have needed to launch a purge. "It turned out that all of this was Martin Luther's plan, and the Sickingen Knight was also a member of the Bane Elite Knights. "These days are really tiring. His Royal Highness Frundsberg failed to kill me on the river bank, but this time I don't think I can escape."

After listening to his confession, Ladislaus couldn't help applauding Martin Luther in his heart.

"Is the story about you a lie too?"

"If you have the continued support of your Habsburg family, why should I be a homeless dog?" Sickingen cavalry couldn't hide his resentment anymore. "But the Mafia

Like the warlock royal family, they want to destroy those religious electors who believe in the dark sun. You pay me to do the same thing. Why do I only charge one family? In fact, the money for two is far from enough. "

Ladislaus knelt down and looked into the eyes of Knight Sickingen and said. "But why do you want to join the Church of the Black Hand? Isn't it good to serve the warlock royal family?"

"You cut off my supply at the most critical time, ruining my father's and me's decades of hard work. I no longer trust you." This is his heart, although he also understands himself somewhat He is the one who bears the consequences of failure, but after all, we still have to find a scapegoat, which is the nature of our human beings.

"Being a marquis is never an easy task. You usually have to kill a lot of people. You know. Although our Habsburg family is considered to have obtained the crown of Spain through marriage and the favor of God, killing people is also necessary. A small part, although it is true that they did not kill too much compared to war, if you want power, you must be prepared to pay the price." Ladislaus refused to kill the Sickingen knight just like this. "Our family has the right to suspend our funding at any time. This is a risk investment. It is not an obligation."

"Yes, yes, it was only a small investment for the noble Habsburg family, the great warlock royal family, and for our Sickingen family this is the foundation of our life. I lost my family, I lost The honor is because you don’t want to waste resources to continue this small investment.” The Sickingen Knights no longer concealed their grievances. In fact, they were destroyed on the eve of the peasant uprising. The losses of the Sickingen Knights were greater than anyone else. Heavier than anyone else.

However, Ladislaus did not decide to kill the roots because of the anger of the other party. He understood what this character who repeatedly mentioned his father and family cared about most: "Now there is still a chance for you to rebuild your family and your career. Not only do I not want to be the last Sickingen, but I also want to build a business that can benefit future generations."

This is a person who has been educated since childhood to cherish the name "Sikingen".A person who will always be loyal to the family honor and develop and strengthen his own family.

Knight Sickingen knew very well that it was a foolish and dangerous thing to change sides. He would never be able to gain the true trust of the new master, and the promises made by the new master were basically nothing more than fluff.

This disaster was not his fault.At the beginning, Ladislaus told him that the Austrian army would "arrive soon", which was a non-priority task in the military. Ladislaus really wanted to salvage the "Bottle of Tolerance" first, but life It's that ruthless.The Austrian army, who thought it would not be able to come for a while, appeared in Regensburg, and he tried his best to make up for this mistake.However, it still failed after all. Who knew that the dignified Prime Minister of Spain would remember a small "investee" with only a thousand thalers every year?

In fact, this is not bad luck. Sazastan’s job is by no means a big spender as most people imagined. In fact, he needs to carefully review every investment. Even the former deputy Grand Duke Ferdinand wanted to take money from him. It was all painful, but he still left a mess to his successor. After Ferdinand took the throne, His Majesty Ferdinand had to further tighten the external resources to concentrate on military power.

This is not to say that any high-level Spanish and Habsburg family did not work hard enough, or wasted resources at will, but that the Habsburg family's enemies were too many and too strong.

Although the conquest of the New World brought countless glory and land, most of the gold and silver fighters obtained from the Inca Empire and Aztec Empire belonged to the leaders of the conquerors, which is also a fair distribution plan.

In fact, those Spanish conquistadors were quite dissatisfied with the fact that the Habsburg family did not grant them land. Although they conquered a territory larger than the Spanish mainland, they were still not accepted as top nobles in the Spanish upper class. So far, a duke No titles were awarded to the conquerors of the New World.

It was only because they lost the local support that they couldn't get through the local aborigines whose number was [-] times that of their subordinates, so they didn't generate centrifugal force.

The Kingdom of Spain has not yet received a steady stream of silver springs.

In fact, although the precious products of the New World brought a lot of income, it was not enough for military adventures. The finances of the Kingdom of Spain were experiencing the dawn before darkness.

Things are much simpler for Sickingen Knight, he still refuses to give up, if the door is not open, then he has to try the window, after all, this is what Ladislaus gave, although most of it is a picture, but at least One offer was true, and that was his life.

So now he was riding overnight to Regensburg with Ladislaus.

"I can't open the city gate for you or fool the guards guarding the bridge. Pastor Grunewald doesn't trust me anymore. I'm sure he has ordered me to be killed." While in the tent, Zijin Root Knight took the initiative to admit that his value was not as great as Ladislaus expected. The sudden appearance of the Austrian army made him lose the trust of Martin Luther's chief assistant.

"But I still have value. You see, the soldiers guarding the outside of the bridge are mercenaries from the Arctic Circle. They don't speak German at all, let alone Latin. Their leader is a very dangerous person. He was ordered to No one is allowed to enter, and no one can deceive them." This is a hidden place with a clear view of the Devil's Bridge, and it is obvious that although there are less than 100 people at the bridge head, it is enough to guard this narrow area.

"But the garrison guarding the city side of the bridge is led by the mayor's youngest son." Is this good news?

"It sounds like a very suitable position for the mayor." Ladislaus was not sure.

"Not all sons are suitable for taking on great responsibilities." Knight Sickingen said, "This child is a piece of trash, the kind of idiot who ruined the old father's career."

"You know a person's character after only one day in Regensburg?" Ladislaus looked into Sickingen's eyes with a little bit of moonlight.

These are the eyes of a gambler who has nothing, exuding a desperate light.

"A lot of times, everyone knows about the son's stupid behaviors, except the old father." He must win this one, "not to mention telling that kid that the mayor discovered his affair with his stepmother. I was the one responsible, even if I was killed, what would be the loss to the warlock royal family? Your Highness, you have strong opponents like a cloud. You can still try to see if you can rely on their strength to forcefully overwhelm these defense teams. The worst is just like this gone."

"Then hopefully I can get a better ending."

Ladislaus watched as Knight Sickingen took off his clothes and jumped into the Danube.