Heart of the Castle

Chapter 728 Preparations to Recapture the Royal Capital

After Director Bamilian's words fell to the ground, an eerie silence enveloped the entire room, only the flickering flames in the fireplace crackled.Including those high-ranking ministers of the capital who have experienced many storms, many people couldn't help but gape, and even their expressions became dull and numb due to excessive surprise. pale mask.

Of course, the young regent, Lee Viston, was not among the astonished crowd. The deduction made by Chief Bamilian really sounded quite exciting, with a kind of sharpness that made people feel uneasy.But Li Wei is very clear about the basis of this inference. Chief Bamilian simply has a clear understanding of all the information about the recovery of the king's capital, and then uses these information as an extension to deduce seemingly invulnerable evidence.

When Dirk City was besieged by the allied forces of the dead and demons, Bamilyan turned into the blood-sucking Prince Perik with the help of the Castle Heart, and resolved the imminent threat of Dirk City with clever words.Although after the crisis was resolved, according to the strong request of the Bamilian chief, the original bloated and mutilated body with warm blood flowing was restored, but he still left the brand from the heart of the castle on his body.

If before that, Li Wei still had doubts about the Court Chief's overtures and loyalty, then now he can finally trust him without reservation.Manager Bamilian did not disappoint Li Wei's trust. After receiving the support of the shadow assassin Arlan Skett and others, the intelligence organization of the Sleepless Eye has been secretly developed again. Dare to look straight ahead, ready to fight back against all enemies hidden in the shadows.

A crisp cracking sound broke the silence, and everyone's eyes became lively, and they swept to the location where the sound came from, only to see the embarrassed Marquis Jerome.The minister of the kingdom just tried to drink a sip of light beer to moisten his parched throat, but he did not expect to lose his flexibility due to excessive tension in his fingers, and slipped when he grabbed the wine jar and was about to fill the glass.

It can be said that this little accident happened just right, and the original tense atmosphere became a little more lively, "Boss Bamilian is right, it's time for us to take back the capital." Someone praised in a low voice, because the voice was dry and hoarse, Li Wei couldn't tell who was speaking, but no one could not hear the loud voice of the knight who spoke next.

"Aha, is it time to beat up those devil cubs?" Even if Dragonson spoke in a volume he thought was normal, it still sounded like the bronze bell of the big bell tower was ringing. "Your Excellency the Regent, the striker will be handed over to my third group of Griffins. I can't wait to use this great sword to chop off the heads of a few rows of demons, or disembowel them!"

"My lord Dragunson, please don't be offended, but I think it's too early to consider taking back the capital." The Marquis Jerome didn't care about the ale spilled all over the table, but said carefully, "No Deny, the power we have is already very strong, but it is far from reaching its limit, and it is increasing every day, so I advise you adults to proceed cautiously, accumulate strength while watching the changes, and wait for a favorable opportunity for us .”

"Aha, what did I hear?" Once Dragunson got angry, his voice would be as loud as thunder, and his beard and staring expression would be even more ferocious, like an arctic creature who could only chew people into their stomachs. Fan. "Waiting for the opportunity, fully prepared, and the time is still early, such arguments are poor excuses, and cowards always speak in this tone!"

"Praise behemoth, the lord of the earth, there is a big difference between prudence and cowardice, and I think the Marquis Geralds belongs to the former." Seeing Marquis Geralds was frightened by Draconic's ferocious look, his face paled Bai, the vice archbishop of Beria opened his mouth slowly, "For a strong castle like the Dark Fortress, no matter how long it takes to prepare, it won't be too much."

"But there must be a deadline." said the sniper archer Sir Grace, who looked a little haggard due to overwork, "The [-] sharpshooters and [-] sniper archers of the [-]th Griffin Regiment have already settled in as planned. Dirk City, and declared martial law throughout the city, this situation cannot last for too long, otherwise the situation in Dirk City will become uneasy."

"In my opinion, when the Shining Temple or the Second Eastern County takes action against the demons again, it is the best time for us to take back the capital." Master Sugard also joined the discussion, subconsciously stroking the scholar on his neck representing wisdom Necklace, "Why don't you take the initiative to create this opportunity? If His Excellency the Regent has such an intention, I am willing to lead a mission to the Holy Mountain and discuss with His Majesty Pope Nicholas the conditions for a joint military dispatch."

This proposal made everyone in the room turn their eyes. Several people smiled in agreement, but more people frowned deeply.

"Master Sugard, may I ask if you have forgotten one thing?" The Archbishop of the Temple of Storms Bovava, who is as burly as a big bear, said in a deep voice, "If there was no such thing as the establishment of the Guangyao Protestantism, the Guangyao Temple might still be our Allies, and now that there is no conflict, it is already blessed by the gods in the sky, and the door of the alliance has been completely closed."

"Your Excellency, Archbishop Povais, I'm afraid you are the one who made the mistake. The door of negotiation has never been closed." A strange light flashed deep in the eyes of Chief Bamilian, "Guang Yao The degree of restraint shown by the temple is astonishing. According to intelligence, there hasn’t even been a border conflict caused by preaching in the past six months. You don’t think it’s because our itinerant priests didn’t work hard enough.”

"Of course not. The efforts of the itinerant priests are obvious to all. The number of believers in the Temple of Storms has increased by one-tenth compared to half a year ago, and the Temple of the Earth should be similar." Archbishop Povava replied with a serious expression. Vice President Beria The bishop then nodded in affirmation of these words, "As for Guangyao Protestantism, the development is even more rapid. Now it has more than [-] believers. According to this momentum, it will not take too long to catch up."

"Lord Beauva, you are too high." Archbishop Nemok of Guangyao Protestantism said softly, with a humble smile on his face, "The belief of the Lord of Radiance already has a certain foundation in the Kingdom of Arthur. Protestantism There is not much deviation in the teachings, so it can naturally gain a certain degree of recognition in the early stage, and it will not be so easy to maintain this momentum in the future."

"You don't need to be humble, Your Excellency Archbishop Nemok, the development of Guangyao Protestantism is very good, to the extent that no one has thought of it before, and this is inseparable from your hard work." Director Bamilyan said He smiled flatteringly and said, "But no one expected this to be divided into two parts. The first thing I didn't expect was that the believers of the Protestantism were developing so fast, and the second was that the old religion on the Holy Mountain didn't make any strong reaction. Even None of the usual protests and boycotts."

Archbishop Nemok's face seemed to be a little stiff, and his nod was so small that it was almost imperceptible, "This is something that makes me feel strange too. Religious disputes have always been difficult to reconcile. His colleagues in the past are preparing to fight, but..." He took a deep breath, and he couldn't hide the worry and doubt on his face, "Although the influence of Protestantism has not yet extended to the traditional diocese of the Temple of Glory, but In the process of preaching, there was indeed no obstruction or hindrance from the holy mountain, which is simply too abnormal."

"Your words are absolutely correct, His Excellency Archbishop Nemok. It seems that your mind is not overheated because everything is going well. I was worried that you would underestimate His Majesty the Pope because of this."

"Only a fool would underestimate Pope Nicholas of the Shining Temple, especially after learning about the life story of the Pope." Archbishop Nemok shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to shake something It's like a terrible thought is thrown out of my mind. "His Majesty the Pope must have planned something. Until the Protestantism of Glory develops enough to confront the Holy Mountain head-on, I will not have any thoughts of relaxing my vigilance."

"Boss Bamilian, it sounds like you support Master Sugard's proposal to negotiate with the Holy Mountain?" Cedric, Earl of the White Wolf asked.

"Of course I support the negotiation, why not?" The court steward asked softly, "Lord Earl Cedric, what a good opportunity this is for us to understand the true intentions of His Majesty the Pope on the Holy Mountain At the same time, it is also an opportunity to paralyze the demons occupying the capital of Fermeyer. If we send a sizable mission to the holy mountain now, when the commander of the demon army gets the news, he will What are your thoughts?"

Earl White Wolf pondered for a while, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes, "God of War Barud, my lord, you mean to say that sending envoys to negotiate is an illusion, and waiting for an opportunity to recapture the capital is our real goal." Purpose?"

Earl Cedric's answer aroused a lot of discussion among the crowd, and Bamilian gave Levi a pointed glance, then smiled and sat back in his seat, picked up the long chair on the table He opened his neck crystal bottle and poured himself a glass full of fragrant and mellow red wine.

"The flame has already been lit, let's see how big it can burn." The eunuch muttered in a voice that only he could hear, then brought the cup to his mouth, and took a long gulp with an intoxicated expression.

For the next hour, the room was full of quarrels and noisy voices, especially the loud voices of Dragonson, Donner, and Archbishop Bovais, who could be heard clearly even in the corridor.

Since the young Lord Regent admits that he is inexperienced, when holding such a small-scale meeting, all participants have the right to speak, and they are also accustomed to seize this opportunity to speak freely, even the nobles who were born in the capital not excluded.The dignified minister of the kingdom, the Marquis Jellos, when he was talking about excitement, rolled up his sleeves and slammed the table vigorously, arguing with Dragonsun.

Levi always listened attentively with a gentle face, while Mr. Dish sat beside him, playing with a quill in his hand.Whenever he heard useful opinions from someone, the alchemist would write them down on the parchment in front of him in smooth cursive characters, and sometimes marked his own opinions on the side.

The door of the room was pushed open again, and the one who walked in was Marquis Osiris, the green lion, wearing the grass-green knight uniform, with a half cloak embroidered with golden patterns on his shoulders, which matched the gorgeous long hair scattered on his shoulders like a golden waterfall. match. "Your Excellency, Prince Regent Leviston, and all your lords." The elf sky knight kowtowed to his chest with an incomparably elegant gesture. When he spoke, the noise and quarrel in the room stopped like a miracle. "It's time for dinner. Her Majesty Queen Fleischer sent me here to invite you to come downstairs for dinner, and I also conveyed her oral order to you."

Li Wei got up suddenly, clenched his right hand across his chest, and the others immediately got up, and the sound of seats rubbing against the ground continued. "Master Marquis Osiris, please tell me."

"It's admirable to devote yourself to national affairs, but it's unnecessary to forget to eat and sleep." Marquis Osiris smiled, and his cold voice resounded like a silver bell in every corner of the room, "Li Wei, why don't you hurry down to eat? Do you want me to deliver food to you with a food basket?"

Li Wei's calm expression immediately collapsed, as if a fire was burning on his cheeks.He heard a pleasant note wafting from Rist's harp, and the Bamilian steward who had a sip of red wine in his mouth immediately spit it out with a puff.After a short period of silence, Dragunson's laughter was like a bull's roar, and then there was a burst of laughter. Everyone was overjoyed. The nobles who were born in the capital were somewhat reserved, and the northern knights couldn't help laughing. Get up.

Marquis Osiris seemed to be the only one keeping calm in the room, but there was clearly a smile in those flawless emerald eyes.Li Wei coughed heavily several times before the laughter gradually stopped.The young regent took a deep breath, trying to make his voice appear dignified and calm, "Thanks to Her Majesty Queen Fleischer for her care and love, and I will listen to your wishes..."

"Pfft...hahaha..."

Li Wei turned his head and glared at Dragunson, who was holding his mouth tightly with both hands, his eyes were gloomy and terrifying, but after several seconds of staring at the purple face that had been suffocated into an eggplant, His Excellency the Regent finally agreed. A sigh.

"Laugh if you want, I don't want the Griffon Knights to lose a branch leader."

The subsequent loud laughter made Li Wei feel regretful, and it also made him quicken his pace to go out, but until the first corner of the corridor, he could still hear faint laughter coming from behind him.

The Kingdom of Arthur mission, headed by the important minister of the kingdom, Marquis Jellos and advised by Master Sugard, took four alchemy airships and set off from the airport of Greencastle at the same time as Dongsheng Rising Sun, and flew in the direction of the holy mountain of the Shining Temple. go.Several high-ranking priests of Guangyao Protestantism accompanied the mission as guides and missions. However, in order not to irritate some high-level officials of the Guangyao Temple, these priests changed into secular attire, and even wore temporary family badges. A sharp knight's sword hangs between them.

The ostensible mission of this mission can be said to be to ensure the victory of the Arthur Kingdom's recapture of the king's capital, Fermeyer, and come to win the support of the Temple of Glory.However, even Master Sugard, who is the most optimistic about this, is very clear that no matter what the reason for the Shining Temple is not hostile to the Kingdom of Arthur, the dispute between the Protestantism and the Old Church is an irreconcilable contradiction that can win support The odds are slim.

The real mission was actually completed the moment the mission set off.The spies placed by the devil in Northern County will inevitably report the situation to the devil commander in the Dark Fortress, and after learning the news that Arthur Kingdom sent an envoy to the Temple of Radiance to negotiate, it is not difficult for the devil commander to come to such a conclusion.

Before the negotiations are finally concluded, the Dark Fortress should not be attacked by any side. Even if the Northern Territory County is frequently mobilizing troops and changing the location of troops, it may be preparing for future wars or strengthening defenses.

After all, since the catastrophe came, although large and small attacks have been thwarted in front of the Griffin Lord several times, the overall trend is that the demons continue to attack, and humans continue to retreat. The four southern counties, Xifeng County, and King Phil Meyer fell successively in half a year.

After the great battle in the Moon Whispering Forest, the commanders of the demon army had decided to give up occupying Westwind County in order to lengthen the defense line of the Arthur Kingdom's defenders, but the Griffon Lord who had become the guardian of the whole territory showed super Calm despite his age, he stubbornly withstood the pressure from inside and assigned Xifeng County to a savage orc overlord for protection.As a result, all the orc tribes scattered throughout Xifeng County were summoned by loud "Waaaaaaaaaaaghh!!", forming a powerful force that the demons dare not despise.

If it was just a tribe of orcs, no matter how powerful they were, they wouldn't be much of a threat.The orc roaring warriors are very terrifying melee units, but because they lack the protection of long-range troops and their weapons and equipment are very poor, they should be easily resisted by the demon troops who have several fortified cities in West Wind County.

However, when the orc overlord Kalmos Bloody Roar accepted the position of Guardian of Westwind County in the Kingdom of Arthur, the situation changed dramatically.The excellent equipment from Northern County was continuously sent to the orc army, and some elves and human archers joined in, which made the orc army more threatening.In half a year, only the city itself of Westwind County was still barely in the hands of the demons. All the towns including Iron Rock City, which is known as invincible, and the important port city of Arius, were completely lost. The demon defenders were also killed without a single one left.

(End of this chapter)