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It means that the client pays the prostitute, and both parties work for each other.

They still had to be used where they should be, even though they knew that doing so would make the exiles infamous in the country, and that the skillful king would definitely discredit them to strengthen his own legitimacy and offset the influence of the exile group on the Estalia, but this was unavoidable.

In the end, in order to protect Charlie, Harington chose to come forward in person and cooperate with Tyrell to perform such a "humiliating" drama.

But maybe some people don't feel humiliated...

Charlie looked at the middle-aged man who couldn't wait to put on the prince's robe, stood side by side with the "shadow prince" of Visconti with an excited face, and publicly appeared in front of the citizens of Miragliano. He felt a trace of disdain and doubt about his own purpose in his heart:

Did I leave my homeland and come here just to support such a wretched and comic king who inherited his father's creative talent?

If you compare it this way, I might as well work for that......

Chapter 49: Shattered Tranquility

Summer is the fifth month of the twelve months of the Imperial calendar that is now in use throughout most of the Old Continent. Before it is the fourth month of the year, Sigmar, the Emperor's Month, which was also the month when Aiel ascended the throne. It announces the arrival of summer, and Summer officially heralds the arrival of the hot season when all things grow.

For the people of Margarita in the past, the temperature will continue to rise in the next two months. Because it is close to the sea, the city will be filled with hot and humid air, heavy rains and scorching sun will come repeatedly without interruption, and going out will become an irritating thing.

Ships from all over the world will become more frequent in this season, and the always crowded docks will become even more lively and smelly. Mobile vendors selling all kinds of heat-relief food are the most convenient comfort for most people in this perpetually hot and humid season.

Similarly, the enthusiasm of southerners is such that they can seek happiness under the scorching sun.

Various salons, banquets, and celebrations emerge one after another. There are numerous bathing beaches along the long coastline in the south, where people can freely sweat and exert themselves, and end a day's fatigue with a hearty game.

For Al, summer was something he had never experienced during his time in the Pina Forest and during his marches and battles.

The climate in the south is as warm as spring all year round, and even in winter, it is rare for plants to wither.

What's more, he himself is already extraordinary and has no real perception of the climate. But considering that most (the vast majority) of the people under his rule are ordinary people who know the difference between cold and heat, he has made good arrangements for this.

In the first month after Ai'er ascended the throne, his first task was to make the citizens feel a completely different feeling about the increasingly hot summer months than in previous years and to make them realize directly that Ai'er's regime was different from others.

Judging from the current situation, that series of work has obviously achieved considerable success. The citizens of Margarita have changed from being irritated and disgusted with the summer months. The middle-class and wealthy classes who are slightly abler even choose to leave the hot and humid big cities and go to the countryside for vacation and summer vacation.

To the point where people are looking forward to it and celebrating it, we can only say that Aiur has done a really good job. There is even a legend that the series of summer activities promoted by the United Kingdom have even spread to the island of Osun, making the elves there, who used to have nothing to do all day long, walking their birds, lying on their backs and sunbathing their dicks, learn from it and are trying out the "new entertainment from the South" because of the true spring-like climate and the paradise on earth.

El didn't have much idea about the naked elf man, but he was quite interested in the energy of the elf sisters with pointy ears in swimsuits when playing beach volleyball. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to go to Lothern's door now. Otherwise, with El's "dragon and phoenix appearance, sun and sky" and charm of a handsome man, even if he didn't have pointy ears, he would probably be a star that everyone pays attention to in various occasions in the elf society where appearance is very important.

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This summer month of this year is destined to become an unforgettable memory in the hearts of the people of Margarita.

The early morning mist had not yet dissipated and the entire city had not yet fully woken up, but the lighthouse standing on the bay outside the port was still emitting light to the east, west and south. The magical device allowed its light to be faintly seen hundreds of miles away.

A group of silhouetted shadows gradually emerged from the mist and slowly approached the outside of Tranquility Bay.

A fleet!

A huge fleet!

They are immediately recognizable by the crossed swords banners they fly:

This is a Tyrell fleet!

They avoided the patrols along the United Kingdom coast and headed straight for Margarita without encountering any obstruction along the way. When they arrived, the city was still asleep.

When the watchtower rang the alarm bell, the first shell was fired at the same time, shattering the tranquility of the early morning and completely tearing apart the veil of peace in the south.

"Enemy attack!!!"

In the memoirs of a petty officer in the Tyrell fleet, he described Margarita, the capital of the enemy country, as the first city in the south, the pearl of the south:

"It was like a troll sleeping in its lair and suddenly attacked by a hunter. It had a strong body but was dizzy from the unexpected attack. It could only wave its club wildly, but could not touch us at all, and it was soon covered with wounds... We walked away, and half of the city collapsed and burned in flames and smoke. The Margaritas must have hated us to death, but this is war. There is no doubt that we completely won the beginning."

Although "memoirs" are usually circulated after the war, this petty officer's "work" began to circulate in Tyrell soon after the attack fleet returned successfully. The description of the enemy being "severely damaged" in their sleep, which created a nearly perfect start for the war, was propagated to the people through various media channels supported by the major duchies behind the scenes. They needed to rapidly intensify the intensity of the war so that the people would "let go of moral and etiquette constraints" more quickly and support the choices of those in power. At the same time, they also wanted to use the propaganda of "we have dealt a heavy blow to the enemy - we are close to victory" to make the people think that the huge benefits are within reach for Tyrell.

But the real battlefield and war cannot be restored to their true state by just a memoir.

After reading the "battlefield memoirs" from the Tyrells, which the "creator" confidently said, El in the Golden Palace laughed out loud and ordered that thousands of copies of this "imaginative work" be printed and distributed free of charge to the citizens to "appreciate" the Tyrells' masterpiece.

When the first round of shelling had not yet ended, Margarita's coastal defense batteries quickly started to move. The brave defenders were facing a dangerous situation with more than half of the firepower focused on them. It can be said that they were performing their duties under the enemy's artillery shells.

The first round of counterattacks consisted of only a few sparse shells, but as more and more soldiers quickly filled their positions after the initial shock of the attack, it gradually became a continuous and fierce response to the enemy's despicable sneak attack.

The warning bells never stopped ringing. The people from the street office wore blue armbands symbolizing emergencies, waved a golden flag under torches and lanterns, and directed residents to evacuate.

Ai'er did not sleep during the attack, nor did he suffer the embarrassing situation of being frightened dumb by the artillery fire. He was having a long conversation with Kael'thas, who had just returned from the negotiation conference, in the office. They were discussing when the Tyrells would take the initiative to launch an attack when they heard a dull cannon sound breaking the quiet night.

Chapter 50: Celebrating "Victory"

"What happened?"

Al stood up and was about to go and see, but Kael'thas walked over quickly and opened the window before him.

Although the Golden Palace is not the tallest building in Margherita, their location also allows for a convenient view of the port.

"Tyrell!"

Looking at the flames burning in the port and the city, Al was shocked and angry.

He always sneak attacks others!

"Are they going to follow the greenskins' lead?"

【Assemble the troops! 】

While suppressing his anger, he broadcast to the densely connected objects in the mental network.

"Father, I'll go to the port first." Kael'thas bowed to him, and when he saw El nodded in agreement, he immediately grabbed his sword and retreated, walking quickly out of the Golden Palace. A mixed guard team of half humans and half beastmen followed closely behind him.

[Proceed with caution]

A few steps after Kael'thas walked out of the room, a voice sounded in his ears. The second son paused slightly, and then took a step forward more firmly.

Two teams of guards filed in and waited in the room. Al felt a sense of depression rushing around in his chest and an unknown fire burning fiercely.

He really didn't expect that the Tyrells would be as bold as the greenskins and attack the capital of a country directly!

Moreover, the United Kingdom's intelligence system was completely concealed. El's own predictive ability was limited to "within the scope of Estalia", and this scope was obviously limited to the mainland land. He could not provide early warning of maritime threats from sampans to fleets.

As El's business gradually expanded and his battle lines continued to grow, the effects of the four blessings bestowed upon him by the Four Mothers began to wane, which was equivalent to the powerful buffs in the Novice Village period being unable to work at a higher level.

【Cowards will not escape punishment! 】

His eyes were burning. A cold female voice mocked and scolded Al at the same time.

There was a dangerous red light flashing in Al's eyes, but after hearing the ridicule from his mother, Al's mood calmed down a little.

That is to say, the Blood Mother is sharp-tongued and outrageous every day. Ai'er has learned to automatically add a layer of "tsundere" filter to the sarcasm from the Blood Mother, which makes him, the mother goddess with the worst temper, appear to be the cutest one.

Translated from the above sentence, Al probably understood it to be:

[Stupid, big idiot! I told you to attack first, but you didn't listen! Now you're being bullied! Trash? Trash! Al, who doesn't listen to mom, is a bad boy!]

If the one who spoke this time was the All-Knowing One or Joy, the former might tell Al in all seriousness what was lacking in his preparation, while the latter would just be a pure mouth cannon of ridicule [How do you feel! How do you feel, kid! We were attacked by someone and the capital was smashed. Are you angry? Are you angry! ]

All of these would exacerbate Al's bad mood to varying degrees, in short, breaking his defenses.

The Four Mothers do not frequently interfere in the mortal world for Ai'er or cheat for him. Most of their strength is invested in the Chaos Realm to compete with the Four Gods in the rise and fall, which is simply called playing a big chess game.

A lot of energy is also scattered across the mortal world for development. Ai'er is a key piece, but they cannot rely solely on this one piece to win the entire game.

So there will definitely be areas of negligence, or a period of free development.

But Ai'er didn't believe them. For example, the possibility that the All-Knowing One didn't know the whole story of this raid was probably very small. But the reason why the Four Mothers didn't warn him was not only because they "shouldn't interfere too much in the mortal world", but also because they wanted him to learn a lesson and step up the fight against the Tyrells...

Al did not argue with the Blood Mother, but began to issue orders on his own. This was the advantage of the mental link. Core members like Misha and Kael'thas could get information from him from a long distance. Even if they were attacked, as long as Al was not seriously injured to the point where he could not stay awake, he could give remote commands and calm people's hearts at the same time.

As long as these senior generals who can receive direct orders from El at any time are stable, the subordinates will naturally be stable. They all know the sacred and noble special connection between the "Son of El" and El himself. This is the effect that several morale +8 stacked together cannot have. It is equivalent to heart immunity and stable morale.

After the attack broke out, Misha was resting. Being sensitive to war, she woke up after the first sound of naval gunfire. After that, she received the order issued by Al. There was no need to go through the procedure of "confirming the safety of the leader - accepting orders or considering acting on one's own", which would greatly delay the opportunity. She directly summoned the guards and adjutant teams and divided them into three groups. One group went to the Great Senate to assemble troops, one group led people to maintain order, and another group was led by Misha herself to reinforce the port area.

The eldest daughter thought that it was impossible for the enemy to have troops that could launch a direct attack on land. No matter how arrogant the Tyrells were, they would probably not be so whimsical. Letting a large number of troops land before officially fighting with the United Kingdom Legion and confirming their strength would be tantamount to sending the troops to the butcher knife of Aiel.

Therefore, only the five port areas demarcated after the administrative divisions were drawn a year ago might face the threat of landing after being bombarded by enemy naval guns.

After the initial shock, Ai'er was angry but did not think that the Tyrells would launch a full-scale attack on the capital of a country, a huge city with a population of hundreds of thousands, at the beginning of the war. A full-scale attack was possible, but it would definitely not be on Margarita.

This isn't a matter of ego, tactics, or probability; it's just plain "meaninglessness."

As Margarita had been ambushed once, although El was not an Estalia, he still had bad memories of this, so he set up a large number of defensive measures against enemies at sea in Tranquility. Although the vigilance against the enemy seemed to be ineffective and he was deceived by the enemy in some way, the power of the counterattack should not be underestimated.

The coastal fortress is the only weapon that can ensure that the city will not be reduced to ruins by naval guns when there is no fleet. Ai'er hired military engineers from the Empire to guide the construction of the artillery, which is almost based on the specifications of fighting against an enemy of the "invincible fleet" level when there is no naval force on his side.

The surprise attack launched by the Tyrells at dawn, when people tend to sleep the most, did have a certain deterrent effect in the early stages. However, as the defenders took their positions, this fleet, which was obviously not the main force of the Tyrells, had several warships sunk by coastal artillery after several rounds of fighting. They did not even launch the expected possible landing attempt, and after another round of shooting, they quickly distanced themselves and sailed towards the sea where the fog was beginning to dissipate.

Aiur ordered the Naga leader, with whom he had established contact, to use all his strength to intercept and destroy this daring Tyrell fleet.

He must make the enemy pay a higher price!

And in another equally prosperous coastal city.

In the court of Miragliano.

Generals from various troops and corps as well as dignitaries of the principality gathered here.

Celebrate a "great victory" together.

Chapter 51: The Prince and Princess of Miragliano

A man who looked like a general raised his glass and said loudly: "The little guy in Margarita must have peed his pants by then!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed as the battle report sent back by the attacking fleet indicated that their attack had achieved great results. The report said that the ammunition depot of the port fortress was hit, just like the explosion that destroyed the Invincible Fleet. Not only was the port of Margarita almost destroyed, but the urban area also suffered great damage.

It can be said that it dealt a heavy blow to the enemy!

Perhaps the direct casualties were not great, but the manpower and material resources required to destroy the buildings, as well as the attack on the capital at the beginning of the war, were definitely a heavy blow to the enemy's war morale.

As described in the memoir:

"We (Tyrell) completely won the opening game."

For the United Kingdom, whose naval power is already very weak, if they do not want to be bombarded by Margarita again, they can only invest a lot of resources in coastal defense, enhance the defense capabilities of Tranquil Harbor, and protect the capital.

The only way for that weak combined fleet was to become a "fleet of existence" stationed in the port.

For the Tyrells, whose strategic goal was to seize colonies, the result of this attack, if things developed as they expected, would undoubtedly completely sever the connection between the United Kingdom's mainland and colonies, which would be an added advantage to their overseas offensive.

In the Tirells' deduction, it would take no more than six months for their expeditionary forces and overseas fleets to seize or force the former Estalia colonies to surrender through war, diplomacy, or other means.

First of all, Aiel proclaimed himself king and established an institution in Margarita, which was equivalent to a change of dynasty for Estalia. Although it was recognized by most of the old colonies, its centripetal force was not high. The colonies were generally more autonomous than the mainland. In the past, they were controlled by local branches, appointed governors, blood ties of large families, and other connections, but these connections had been almost destroyed in the past due to the Greenskin War.

Eyre later launched a purge, affecting a large number of powerful people. Although it was justified, it still greatly affected the control of the mainland over the colonies.

The colonial "gentlemen" in the New World who had close ties with the local powerful and wealthy classes were all panic-stricken and grief-stricken when they saw Al slaughtering the local nobles.

In addition, many exiles who were exiled after the attack also came to the New World, and the colonies' criticism of the mainland has never stopped.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible to expect them to be loyal to the "United Kingdom". As long as the strong ships and powerful guns arrived outside the port and blocked the waterway, the Tyrells were confident that few people would be their enemies for a kingdom controlled by a brutal tyrant of unknown descent and his beastman tribe.

In addition to the nobles and generals representing the major duchies, there was also a noble couple of great importance attending this meeting which was both a tactical discussion and a celebration banquet.

In other words, this banquet was originally hosted by them.

Rodrigo Visconti Miragliano, lord of the city in his surname, his family has ruled this declining principality for three generations, which has fallen into chaos for hundreds of years after "Poggio the Besieger".

Thanks to Visconti's efforts, Miragliano regained its vitality and returned to its short-lived dominant position in the Besiegers' era. However, due to his family's strategy of keeping a low profile, the Miragliano people did not blindly expand outward and increase their influence through military means. Instead, they used "gentle" strategies such as diplomacy, conspiracy, and religion to continuously radiate the entire Tirell.

Perhaps in a few generations, the various Tyrell duchies will finally be unified under the same banner?

The Shadow Prince Rodrigo, and his wife, Isabella Julia Valenti, who is six years older than him and a direct descendant of the legendary besieger.

This distinguished couple had a separate dining table in the center of the banquet for their "exclusive enjoyment". At this time, the prince and his wife faced the crowd, responding to the warm atmosphere with a polite smile on their faces, and chatted in a low voice from time to time.

A general who had drunk half a belly of wine stood up staggeringly and raised his glass to the chief:

"Respect! Your Highness!"

Immediately, there was a "clattering" sound of tables and chairs being dragged in the venue, and all the participants stood up and raised their glasses towards the head seat.

"Respect! Your Highness!"

Although the prince was dressed very maturely, he still looked a bit immature due to his outstanding appearance. He stood up, while his wife remained seated motionless.

"Return to you all."

He raised the glass and drank it all. The deep red wine swayed in the pure gold glass. There was a mysterious inscription engraved on the glass, which meant: "Protect the goddess, and you will be invincible."