Lords go left, Emperors go right

"No, Osder won't give up until we see the head. We must leave one person behind."

"Sister, the end of the downstream is Osta's territory. If you go there, even if Osed knows, he won't dare to send troops to his third brother's territory to arrest people. The things in the package are related to the future of the Swift region, so I'll leave it to you."

"Wait, brother, you..."

"I have already told my father about this, and he agrees with this idea. Sister, you should go now. It is the honor of a noble to die fighting for the territory."

After the river upstream burst its banks, the river defense line in Swift could not be defended. The water levels of several rivers rose, and all the downstream areas suffered. Rogers sent Gloria to the wooden boat without hesitation. At the critical moment, he chose to entrust the hope of life and the future of the territory to his sister.

Before Gloria could respond, the flood came and swept her and her boat downstream. The last stop downstream was in the territory of Prince Aosta, in the border of the Bloomfield region.

While the war in the Swift region was still going on, the neighbor next door to the Bloomfield region in the Osta territory was also in a state of abnormality. It was also located in the Coverdale region on the west coast of the Central Continent, close to the Scandiar region where the plague broke out.

Although the news of the outbreak of plague on the huge island of Scandiar was blocked from the outside world, a lot of relevant information could be heard from the merchants and sailors on many merchant ships and cargo ships passing by.

There were many strange things happening at sea. Merchants encountered unmanned ships covered in blood, and infected ships full of moving corpses. The crew thought that they were the undead scourge, and no one considered them as plague infected people.

The sailors' stories were regarded as sea legends by people, and were mistakenly considered to be just strange stories, and no one paid enough attention to them. The Lord of Coverdale himself did not care. In the luxurious villa of the Lord's mansion, the Lord was indulging in sensual pleasures and enjoying double delicacies. The young Lord was a handsome and sunny young man with a comfortable and satisfied expression on his face.

The maids who provided special services to the young lord were all in their original postures and were frank with each other. There were no swimsuits at the scene, not even thin inner armor. Although the villa was equipped with a luxurious private swimming pool, the lord obviously used the private swimming pool as a field battle field.

Some of the servants came close to the lord and performed various indescribable special erotic services, while others performed by the swimming pool, twisting their graceful bodies and dancing ambiguous and seductive dances.

There were many square iron cages beside the swimming pool, in which were imprisoned shivering white phantoms, all bought and prepared for enjoyment. Looking at their petite figures, many of them were younger than ordinary lolita. It seemed that the young lord was also a top "copper smelting master" in private.

The waiters had clear marks of ropes and whips all over their bodies, having been subjected to indescribable treatment by a certain gentleman prince. On their snow-white necks, there were black metal rings with chains in the middle, and there were traces of iron handcuffs on their wrists and ankles, especially on the snow-white and smooth part behind them, which was printed with the slavery mark of the owner.

In addition to the slave mark, a special golden ring was added to the highest peaks on both sides in front of the servants, which swayed with the shaking. The servants looked at the young lord with fear in their eyes, and their snow-white bodies trembled violently from time to time, as if they recalled the various tortures they had experienced when they were locked up in the dark basement.

"That place is not twisted enough, try harder, or I'll take you to the basement, you know what I mean. I recently bought a lot of interesting things from His Highness Oser, the seventh prince of the Obelisk Empire. When the time comes..."

"Brother, you are here again... Alas, father and mother dote on you too much, that's why you are like this now, not like a lord at all."

"Sister, why are you here? They all volunteered. I didn't force them. If you don't believe me, ask them."

"Forget it. The unmanned ship floating from the other side of the sea should be burned. It cannot dock. Why did you order the soldiers to search for relics on the ship? What if there is..."

"Sister, you worry too much. You believe what the crew members say. How could there be zombies at sea?

"Besides, there is no reason to waste such wealth that comes to your door. Sister, I think there is no plague in Scandiar. Everything is fine. It's all caused by those idle bards."

"I hope so, brother, you...you should be gentle with them."

The young lord seemed to be very concerned about his sister. The tall and majestic-looking sister walked into the villa and came to the private swimming pool. She sighed at her useless brother and did not continue talking.

The lords of Coverdale are a pair of siblings. The elder sister is very capable and manages the territory very well, but she has a younger brother who is a playboy. Unfortunately, the family values ​​sons over daughters. As a noble family, the parents love the only younger brother very much and even indulge him a little. As a result, the young lord has no ability at all, but is proficient in eating, drinking and having fun.

The elder sister was very worried about this and tried her best to maintain the stability of the territory. She couldn't lead such a useless teammate, and the family designated this useless brother as the heir to the title. The elder sister was just a tool to help manage the territory, acting as an agent, and many things still needed the consent of this brother.

The young lady had heard about the plague in Scandil and had heard rumors about it a long time ago. She had a far-sighted response strategy, which was to block the coastline and burn all the unmanned ships approaching the coast at sea. It would be best if they did not approach the port docks.

Unfortunately, the elder sister's approach was correct, but she was unable to truly execute it. Her younger brother was greedy for money, and not only did he order the soldiers to loot the property, he also refreshed these ships that were once the source of infection, refurbished them, and resold them to merchants at a low price, thereby making another fortune.

At the dock of Coverdale Harbor, the soldiers simply refurbished the suspicious ship, painted it, and then sold it to the merchants in the port. Because the price was low, many merchants bought it without much consideration because they were greedy for bargains. There was no body when the ship was found, and the bloodstains on the deck disappeared after wiping them off.

No one noticed that a dozen black rats jumped out from the cabin of a large ship. The rats' eyes were red and emitting a creepy red light. The rats quickly left the dock and went into the underground sewer area of ​​the port city.

At that time, no one thought that these inconspicuous black rats would bring a disaster to the Coverdale area, and even affect the neighboring Bloomfield area, the territory of Prince Osta.

Osta originally thought that the plague in Scandiar would not land in the Central Continent so soon because of the strait. Who knew that the teammates next door were unreliable and it was simply impossible to guard against them. He had never expected that there would be such an infection route.

At almost the same time, the war in the Kutinado region was intensifying. The war between the Dominitum Empire and the Obelisk Empire was still going on. The nature of this war was somewhat awkward to define. It was not legally justifiable. The two countries had not formally declared war on each other diplomatically, so they were not considered belligerent countries. The representatives of both sides could not represent their own country.

The Dominitum Empire had a total of 100,000 troops, with the emperor George VII, who was exiled by the domestic opposition forces, as the supreme commander. This emperor had been abolished in the southern continent of the human race, and fled to the central continent with his followers, settling in the Kutinado area, trying to make a comeback, and then make a comeback. The attacking Obelisk Empire army was commanded by the second prince Oster himself. In fact, they were mercenaries hired to fight. The forces opposing George VII spent a large sum of money to hire the Obelisk Empire's army at a high price to eliminate George VII and his followers. Oster was openly a mercenary and did not represent the official attitude of the entire Obelisk Empire.

"It's incredible that a mere slave owner can gain the support of so many civilians. These slaves are stupid and will believe the lie that everyone is equal."

"Your Highness Oster, the spies we sent to contact them have all been driven back and are unable to persuade the local residents to revolt."

"Your Highness Oster, these unruly people are simply ungrateful. I suggest that they be slaughtered."

"The Third Brother's supplies haven't arrived yet, so don't make too much noise for now. When the supplies arrive, I wonder what King George VII will have to fight me with!"

"I understand. I will contact His Highness Aosta as soon as possible."

"The meeting is adjourned. If there is any news, please report it to the king as soon as possible."

In the Obelisk Empire Army base camp, the second prince Oster called his men to a meeting. He looked unhappy and had a very ugly expression. This time, 300,000 troops were dispatched to attack an enemy force of 100,000. With a force several times larger than the enemy, they failed to break the deadlock. The war was unclear and the situation was unpredictable. George VII's public support rate in the Kutinado area was over 90%, and he was supported by 90% of the residents. The residents of the other side were united and joined forces to resist the invaders. As a result, Oster's side fell into a stalemate.

While Oster was thinking about countermeasures, the magic crystal ball on the table in front of him suddenly glowed. A moment later, a young man wearing a white mask appeared on the screen. He was wearing a decent black suit and looked a bit gentlemanly. Oster was not unfamiliar with this contact, but the relationship between the two parties was average, and it could not be said that they were partners.

"John, I'm not interested in your Northern Continent's products. If you want to sell your products, you should find other buyers."

"Mr. Oster, you misunderstood. I am here to provide you with a way to take over the Kutinado region, not to sell you goods."

"You businessmen, do you have a solution? A few boxes of potions can solve it! Do you really think I'm a fool? Even if it's all poison, it won't have this effect."

"Mr. Osta, these boxes do not contain poison. You will know once you try them. The method of use is very simple. It is free of charge. The first time you use it, it is free."

"Well, since you are so confident, I will give it a try. If it really works, I will reward you handsomely after it is done."

Chapter 76: Crystal Palace Holiday Week Ambiguous Time

In the coastal area of ​​Bloomfield Territory, in the important port city of St. Louis, in the office and study of the luxurious villa in the lord's mansion in the center of the town, the lord, Prince Aosta, has just returned here and has just finished the long-distance communication with the eldest prince, Osder. Fortunately, the magic cylinder is equivalent to a telephone, which can only transmit sound, unlike the magic crystal ball that can transmit images, which is equivalent to a video call.

In order to answer this call, Osta ran back to the office from the Crystal Palace, just like he had received a sudden notice during a holiday and rushed back to work overtime. If it wasn't for the magic crystal ball, we wouldn't be able to see the expression on his face, which would have avoided a lot of embarrassment.

After the gentleman prince put down the magic cylinder for communication, Osta turned off the communication magic prop. He spread out the map on the desk in front of him and looked at it thoughtfully. Previously, the nine-tailed snow fox, the fox fairy Xue Rou, had predicted the future for Osta and predicted that his territory would encounter three major disasters. Osta wanted to see if he could predict the direction of the source of the disaster in advance.

Osta did not take the words of the eldest prince Osed seriously. The dams on the upstream river, that is, the dams in the territory of Prince Osed, were all built by the expeditionary army when the Obelisk Empire went to the Central Continent. At that time, the emperor of the empire, Augustus VIII, Osta's father, personally supervised the construction. There was no problem with the dam project, and the quality had reached the highest technical level that could be achieved in this alien world.

The possibility of the dam breaking due to heavy rain is very low. There are probably other reasons behind this, and the possibility of man-made disaster is the highest. As for what kind of man-made disaster it is, Osder will not reveal it. The previous conversation between the two brothers was just deceiving each other.

The closest neighbors to the Aosta territory are the fifth prince Osla and the sixth prince Aosu. These two naughty brothers had been making small moves on the border before, but after being secretly taught a lesson by Aosta, they have been much more honest recently. Before their strength is restored, they don't have the courage to commit crimes.

As for the other neighbors, there are three that need attention. These three neighbors are likely to become the source of the catastrophe. The first is the Coverdale area. The lords there are from the southern continent of the human race. They are a pair of siblings. As the lord's brother, he has no talent himself. He is just a typical playboy. He mainly relies on his sister to run around to maintain the daily operation of the territory.

Coverdale is very close to Scandiar, where the plague broke out. The strait between the two is the closest to the ground. If you are not careful, the mutants from the sea may use Coverdale as a springboard, turn it into a base, and then spread to the Central Continent.

There was no friendship between Osta and the lord of Coverdale. Both sides came from different human continents and belonged to different political forces. Therefore, even if Osta wanted to send a letter of reminder or send an envoy, he could not find a suitable reason.

Now, the gentleman prince can only hope that the other party will not be too stupid. If the source of the mutant infection is released, the consequences will be disastrous. The younger brother lord is obviously unreliable, so it depends on whether his sister can perform normally. If that doesn't work, Osta will have to consider the option of sending a special envoy to visit.

"Lord Osta, many of the merchant sailors who came from Coverdale said that there was nothing unusual in the town. It seemed that there were just a few more rats than usual."

"Chris, there are so many rats. Was there originally a rat infestation in that place?"

"Lord Osta, those were only discovered in the last few days. It is said that these black rats are very large and have red eyes. Many merchants thought they were newly appeared small monsters."

"Chris, please notify Miss Mirror later and ask her to dispatch all of her San Diego Black Hawk troops to pay attention to the movements of the merchants from Coverdale. If anything unusual is found, isolate them immediately.

"When necessary, you can use special methods to handle the situation. You don't need to report to me in advance. Once you're done, just summarize the process in a report and give it to me."

"I see, Lord Osta, do you have anything else to add?"

"I almost forgot, Chris, tell Miss Mirror to arrange for someone to keep a close eye on the changes in the rats in the port. If you find abnormal rats, you must deal with them in a timely manner. Don't be vague. By the way, recruit some professional rat catchers."

"Lord Osta, I understand."

After all, Osta was born as a time traveler, and he was very far-sighted when looking at and dealing with many problems. At this time, a certain gentleman prince simply wanted to prevent the plague and the outbreak of the Black Death. He did not connect the appearance of strange rats with the spread of mutant infected people caused by the plague in the Scandiar region.

Considering that the two sides were not very familiar with each other, Osta temporarily gave up the plan of sending a special envoy to the Coverdale area. He was not familiar with the lord of the Coverdale area, and as a stranger, he could not interfere in the internal affairs of other people's territories by pointing fingers at the appearance of rats on their territory.

Osta's sight shifted to the Pennanthal region, which was located in the north of his own territory, the Bloomfield region. The lord was also from the southern continent of the human race and was also unfamiliar with Osta. The biggest connection between the two sides was the rivers. Many rivers in the Bloomfield region came from the Pennanthal region.

The dam collapsed at the source and caused the flood. According to the path, the flood would first reach Pinfatal and then Aosta. If the lord of Pinfatal had done something, Aosta's territory could have been spared from the disaster.

According to the intelligence collected, the lord of the Binfatal region is not very reliable. Although a lot of water conservancy projects, dams and reservoirs have been built in the territory, some craftsmen involved in the construction have secretly revealed that these water conservancy projects are all shoddy and of poor quality.

Many of them are just for show, and they look good on the outside. In fact, they are of no use when a flood really happens, and will even do more harm than good. Aosta is the last one downstream, and before the Penfatal area, the flood will pass through several other areas. Among the lords in these areas, there are still some reliable ones who will build some dams and other water conservancy facilities.

Now, Osta could only make preparations while hoping that the areas before the Penntar area could hold out for a little while longer and withstand the flood. When the flood reached his territory, the Bloomfield area, the gentleman prince would have time to make full preparations in advance.

"Lord Osta, the lord of the Binfatal region is ambitious and particularly likes to waste people's money. She built some large projects that look good but are useless. This disaster will definitely not last. This is God's will and it is difficult to avoid it."

"Sophia, you...are you also like Xue Rou, able to tell the things that I predict?"

"Lord Osta, of course I won't. However, I heard that there is a new religious organization in the Binfatal area this year, and even the lord has joined this religion."

"A new religion, Sophia, could it be someone from the Church of Light?"

"Lord Osta, that's not the case. Some time ago, this religion tried to impersonate members of the Church of Light and preach in our territory, but I discovered their plan and had them expelled from the territory by the Territory Guards."

"The lord of the Binfatal region is too stupid to even believe in a cult. Forget it, I can't care about so many outsiders. Sophia, please help monitor these pagans and don't let these scammers disguise themselves as members of the Church of Light and come here to defraud."

"I understand, Lord Osta, don't worry. In terms of preaching and exporting ideas, no one can compare to our Church of Light... Sorry, I said too much just now, don't mind those words, please forget them."

"Sophia, if they are real members of the Church of Light, their missionary work must be supervised by us and they must obtain permission. I will personally issue a new lord's order later. The Bloomfield Territory will not accept foreign missionaries for the time being. Pagans are not welcome."

"The first time we find them, we'll expel them. The second time we find them, we'll hand them over to the San Diego Black Hawk Unit for secret execution... No, we'll handle them in secret. As for how to do it, Miss Mirror should understand what I mean."

"Lord Osta, I will go and inform Miss Mirror right away."

Osta was also worried about the current situation in the Binfatal region. He wondered if this neighboring lord had gotten senile and allowed religions other than the Church of Light to preach and set up altars in his territory. At present, the influence of that mysterious religion had already covered the entire Binfatal region, and there was a trend of further rapid expansion.

Fortunately, among the entourage of Aosta, Sophia was from the Church of Light and had been influenced by the Church of Light for many years. This stunning beauty was very familiar with various missionary methods, which effectively stopped the other party's attempt to preach to the Aosta territory.

There are many primitive tribes in the Bloomfield area, and various local languages ​​are spoken, which indirectly stopped the spread of the other side's cult ideas. Before Osta came, before he took office as the new lord of Bloomfield territory. The cult in the Penfatal area tried to spread extreme cult ideas to the Bloomfield area because of language barriers and slow translation. In the end, they returned empty-handed.

The situation is a little delicate now. After Aosta opened the Port of St. Louis, more merchants and sailors from various human continents came here, and the language barrier problem was not as obvious as before. The other party could directly preach and recommend these foreign merchants without having to preach to the indigenous people of the territory.

Those tribal clan members didn't know that they could still achieve the purpose of preaching. By developing these merchants, through the port, this extreme cult ideology comparable to a "spiritual virus" could be further spread. For Aosta, its degree of harm is no less than that of a real plague virus, and the spread of mutant infected people needs to be paid enough attention.

Osta attached great importance to the control of the territory, and would not let go of the ideological control. Even if the people of the Church of Light came to preach, Osta would not easily agree. The original inhabitants of the Bloomfield Territory, the various primitive tribes and clans, had simple folk customs and worshipped the female matriarch in primitive society.

If other ideas, especially extreme ones, spread, it would be difficult to manage. Osta was wary of this and would not relax his control over the ideological direction of the territory.

"Lord Osta, we must not let our guard down in the Francis region. An unexpected disaster may break out there."

"Yulia, what is the basis for your information? According to the current intelligence, the lord of the Francis region has performed very well and has managed the territory very well. The territory is in good order and is more reliable than the previous two."

"Your Highness Osta, Sister Yulia is absolutely right. Just listen to her. Don't...don't hit her on the head. Sister, I was wrong. I won't say anything next time."

"Yuffy, the adults are handling serious matters now. Don't talk nonsense. Be good, and I'll give you delicious candy later."

"Got it, onee-sama."

"Lord Osta, the information you have is correct. The lord of the Francis region is indeed qualified. These are just my intuitions. Don't take them too seriously. Just treat it as a story.

"Sometimes, being too curious can kill you. Humans are just like this. They are curious about unknown powers and want to obtain them, but they end up attracting..."

"Sister, what you said is very profound! By the way, what flavor is the candy later? I like milk flavor. If there is chocolate, it will be even better... No, don't knock on my forehead, I... I am just greedy, can you knock after eating?"

"Lord Osta, please experience it yourself. I will take this little greedy cat out for a while."

The last neighbor to watch out for, which Osta didn't pay enough attention to at first, was the Francis region located northwest of his territory, the Bloomfield region. Yulia was about to make a suggestion, but because the cute little doll beauty Yufei interrupted her, Yulia couldn't finish her words.

Sophia and Chris both hesitated to speak, and for Yulia's sake, they didn't say anything in the end. These two were obviously insiders, but for some special reasons, it was inconvenient for them to speak now.

The lord of the Francis region, who came from the empire of the northern continent of the human race, also had no intersection with Aosta, and the two sides did not send envoys to communicate with each other. The young and promising lord had performed outstandingly so far, far exceeding the average level of many lords of the same profession, and managed the Francis region in an orderly manner.

After all, he was a lord from the human race's northern continent, which had received many gifts from prehistoric civilizations. He was very good at managing his territory and maximizing its productivity and material resources.

The young northern lord was said to be very curious. There were many ancient ruins in the Francis region, and in his spare time, the lord often arranged for people to dig these ruins. It was not clear whether he was exploring the secrets of prehistoric civilization or robbing tombs to search for treasures, or it could be both.

Osta carefully looked at the topographic map of the Francis region. Most of the territory was severely desertified and located in the desert. The ruins were all in the desert. There was a dangerous forest between his territory and the Bloomfield area. The swamp provided a natural barrier for Osta's territory. He couldn't imagine what kind of trouble would happen.

After examining the map, Osta made some plans and arrangements and began to plan a schedule. After the four-day vacation, he would set off to return to the Chimera Plain and quietly direct the decisive battle behind the scenes.

As for the Franciste region, Osta finally made some casual arrangements and asked the mechanical angel Salia to arrange a group of high-altitude reconnaissance robots to secretly monitor the border between the two territories, the primeval forest full of dangers.

Salia quickly agreed and immediately made relevant action schedules. This seemingly casual order later helped a certain gentleman lord to foresee an unexpected disaster.

After Osta finished his work and issued the action plan, he secretly returned to the room in the Crystal Palace next door to continue to interact closely with the new cuties and deepen their emotional ties. It was still a holiday, and the gentleman prince prioritized personal matters and put official matters aside. The special people around him, Chris and the other three, were also on vacation, and they were relaxing like the gentleman prince, not dealing with any business.

"Don't you want to be free? You are locked up here and become the personal playthings of the powerful."

"Your Highness's happiness is our happiness. The freedom you talk about is not real happiness at all."

"Slavery is wrong, you should know that, everyone..."

"Don't speak ill of His Highness. If His Highness hadn't specifically asked you to do so, you wouldn't have received this treatment. You're really ungrateful..."

"You all seem to have some misunderstanding about me? Have I treated you unfairly? I rescued you from the mysterious black market. It seems that I was wronged after all. If I had known this would happen, I would have sent you back to David, the boss of the mysterious black market. His thugs should be very..."

"Your Highness Aosta, you...you are a noble man, you would not do something that goes against the royal family..."

"Noble? Forget the compliment. Your Dominitum Empire is currently at war with our country. This treatment is already standard for prisoners of war."

In a special bedroom in the Crystal Palace, Osta saw the survivors of the entourage, the female military attachés of the Dominitum Empire Army, who were purchased from David when he purchased the special military supplies at the mysterious black market in Chimera Plain. After the packing was completed, the belongings that these beauties carried with them, the things that could prove their identities and origins, and the military uniforms, had been destroyed by the mysterious black market boss David, a professional, and when they were sent here, they were in their most primitive and natural posture, meeting the gentleman prince frankly.

This group of pretty ladies from the Dominitom Empire Army are all superior in both figure and appearance. Except for two who are a little more sober, the rest of the members have been severely bullied several times by the minions of the mysterious black market boss David. After Osta brought the people back, he commissioned Sophia to use the sacred secret method to restore them. Their bodies have returned to their original state, but their memories have not been erased. That shameful black history will only remain deep in their memories and will not disappear in a short time, but will be replayed in their minds.

Osta specially arranged maids to take care of these prisoners of war, and investigated their qualifications. George VII, the former emperor of the Dominitum Empire who was ousted, is most likely a time traveler. Osta believes that this speculation is very likely to be true, with an accuracy rate of at least 80%. George VII is currently in exile overseas, fleeing to the Kutinado area in the Central Continent.

George VII planned to make a comeback after a period of development, and did not give up the possibility of a comeback. The southern continent countries sent troops to hunt him down, and he was no match for George VII in the Central Continent. In the end, he had to recruit foreign aid with a large sum of money and asked the Obelisk Empire Expeditionary Force to intervene. The second prince Oster took the order. Oster did not participate directly, but he inadvertently became the behind-the-scenes sponsor of the warring parties, and could influence and control the final changes in the war situation.