Chapter 805
Byrne Duchy, Scarlet Blood Castle.
Even if the midsummer has passed, the Scarlet Blood Castle in the south is still full of bright sunshine; the breeze slowly entering the cold autumn not only did not make this fairytale castle dark, but rather A touch of golden red was added to the original green.
In the golden autumn season of the harvest, everything is so gratifying; the nobles who got rid of the scorching summer heat can finally put on more colorful and gorgeous autumn clothes, with cumbersome clothes and heavy brocades Come and dress up; farmers and businessmen celebrate this new year's harvest, with full-grained wheat ears covering large tracts of farmland.
Thanks to the "Business Road Plan" of the Chamber of Commerce and the Joint Chamber of Commerce; although it has only just started, it has already become successful; the Round Table Council directly collects grain from warehouses in various places through the two Great Chambers of Commerce ; This stabilizes the price of food, so that farmers do not need to worry about tax increases due to war.
The harvest season, coupled with frequent good news from afar... joy is almost written on everyone's face.
But not everyone.
Crimson Blood Castle Steward, Chakar Glenwell stands outside the door of the Union Chamber of Commerce. He always seems to have a nonchalant expression in a dark blue suit.
The left hand is behind, and a letterhead is held tightly in the right hand... It was sent directly from the front line of the battlefield by the secret agent of the Chamber of Commerce.
The hustle and bustle next to him made him look sideways, sweeping the surrounding crowd, those laughter, noise, quarrel...
Charles had only infinite emotion in his heart.
They still don’t know what happened on the front line, how many terrifying upheavals have taken place; they only know that under the leadership of the new duke, the Knights of Byrne are going from one victory to another.
But they will know soon...
With a complicated mood, the Chief Scarlet Castle who put away his letterhead turned and left and walked towards the round table hall.
After the war began, the female count of Scarlet Blood Castle, Charlotte Torino, never left here.
In the empty hall, there is only one lone girl in front of the thirteen chairs around the round table; she is lying in front of the table in a plain skirt, waving the feather pen in her hand, completely paying no attention. Someone has already come in.
The chief of the Scarlet Blood Castle glanced at the candlestick that had long been extinguished, and the scrolls piled up in the corner of the table.
It was another whole night... With the corners of his mouth tightly pressed, Charles only felt a pain in his heart.
At this moment...
"en? Charles, you are back."
Charlotte, who was quite surprised, finally stopped what she was holding. Pen, smiling and watching him calmly: "What's the matter?"
"Uh...no, nothing!"
Strongly holding on to the unbearable heart, the Scarlet Blood Castle Steward chuckled lightly Walked up and said: "It's dawn. Would you like me to prepare some breakfast for you? Or have a drink. When I come, I have asked the servants to prepare hot water. You can always..."
"Thank you, but I have eaten a little bit earlier." Charlotte shook his head: "In two quarters of an hour, your big brother Stormcaster count and Rainbow Bridge count are coming. I have to arrive before them. I have prepared the content to discuss before."
Seeing the girl who looked paler than before, and even had a little purple under her eyes, Charles slowly nodded without saying a word.
Unimaginable, Charlotte a year ago was still a girl who considered what color skirt to wear to suit her mood and what snacks to prepare for afternoon tea.
Not only did Byrne’s unification not make her forget her troubles completely, but...
"Okay, I'm fine, don't worry." Charlotte continued to say indifferently: "You are now At this time, I should have just returned from the Union Chamber of Commerce, right? That is to say..."
"There is already news from Boye."
Red Blood Castle steward gently nodded, handed the letter paper to the girl’s cheek, and lost the opportunity to put the blanket on her again: "Although the messenger is in a hurry, one thing is certain-Byrne won this battle."
"Really?!" The girl was surprised and clenched the letterhead in her hand excitedly.
"At the latest one week, all Byrne and even the entire empire will receive news." Smiling Charles bowed slightly:
"Although the process was a bit tortuous, casualties and losses They were all very miserable, and even faced the possibility of a disastrous defeat, but... we still won, and the most important thing is that Byrne won."
"It was Knight of Byrne who won the half. The Centaur war saved Boi and even the empire!" For an instant, the excited girl bit her teeth.
"It was actually...I knew it! I knew Loren...Loren, he must! Definitely..."
Red Blood Castle Steward took a few steps back and said nothing She watched Charlotte desperately trying to resist, not letting herself be so happy that she lost self-control and even cried out.
The reunified Byrne, with her strength, proved that her glory has not diminished; it proved that she is still under the wings of the dragon, the first duchy, the powerful and glorious hometown of Knight, the eastern part of the empire. Guardian.
He knew exactly how long Charlotte had waited and sacrificed for this day.
Even if only for a moment, I want her to enjoy this hard-won victory.
"Loren...and our army, where is it now?!"
"Still near the battlefield, and a few other...mainly the armies of Boi and the Empire Converge, after the repairs, we will go to Thousand Trap City." As if she had guessed it a long time ago, Charles said softly:
"According to the messenger, the severity of this battle is beyond imagination...More important It also involves many forces and the issue of the succession of the new Grand Duke of Boye, so there are many things that need to be dealt with."
"Because during this period, the Duke will stay in Thousand Tent City and each other. At the same time, we will use letterhead to inform you of the latest situation, and after soliciting your opinions and the round table council, we will make a decision."
"The succession of the new Grand Duke of Boye..." Charlotte After a meal, I sighed with emotion:
"Duke Laszlo Varna, did he sacrifice too?"
Steward of the Scarlet Blood Castle silently nodded.
Charlotte took his seat again and used his dagger as a letter opener to skillfully open the letterhead: "Since the reign of the Varna family has ended, then it is the turn of the Jonah family for the seat of Grand Duke Boye. ."
"Yes, Luo...The Duke and the front-line counts also have the same views." Charles, with his hands folded, stepped forward and replied: "His proposal is to support the new heir to the Jonah family. , Miss Sarika Jonah becomes the new Grand Duke of Boye..."
Huh? !
Before finishing speaking, Charles suddenly noticed something and raised his head suddenly.
Charlotte in front of him, I don't know when he returned to her former indifference, her eyes gleaming with complicated sheen.
The Steward of the Scarlet Blood Castle twitched his throat.
"Salika Jonah..."
Chewing the name, Charlotte raised her head and narrowed her eyes: "Very familiar name...Charles, Have I met her?"
"Uh, yes!" Steward, with a slightly unpleasant feeling, quickly replied, "At your grown-up party, she once visited Scarlet Blood on behalf of the Jonah family. Fort, with you..."
"...I remember, that rough, uneducated and polite wolf cub." The slightly frowned girl coldly snorted, quite has several points of He shook his head disdainfully: "The Jonah family is really no one, so she was allowed to stand alone; it's..."
Charlotte, with her teeth grind and shoulders trembling, held her mind, and again. Coldly snorted.
The smiling Charles took a deep breath and dare not say a word.
"But this is not surprising, is it? The custom on the grassland is to fight for strength, fight for skill and who is more cunning; Sarika... She will definitely have nothing in order to become Grand Duke Poye Don’t use extremes!" Glancing at her mouth, the coldly snorted girl subconsciously clenched the arm of the chair:
"The woman who doesn’t understand etiquette and has no shame in order to win Byrne’s support must be by fair means or foul; whether bribery or bribery, it must be aimed at Loren! Maybe she will..."
"count!"
Charles interrupted softly She muttered to herself and pressed her right shoulder abruptly.
Slightly startled, Charlotte, whose breathing was disordered, pressed the corners of her mouth to calm her mood, and lowered her eyes.
After half a minute, the girl was lightly coughed unnaturally, turned her gaze back to the letterhead in her hand, and turned a few pages randomly.
"Silverhelm Mountain...Dwarf?"
When Charlotte spoke, Steward of the Scarlet Blood Castle breathed a sigh of relief, and took this turning point with a slightly blunt topic. .
"Yes, this is also one of the biggest problems in the Centaur War." Charles opened the mouth and said: "For many reasons, the Silverhelm Mountain Dwarf, who was originally an enemy, turned into To our allies."
"In the following battles, they also contained a large number of enemies for Byrne’s army, so that the Duke had a chance to save the defeated Poi’s remnant army. Heavy casualties."
Shaking his head, Charles sighed softly: "In return, they hope to be sheltered by Byrne to ensure that they will not be chased by the Supreme King of the Yunling Kingdom after the war; at the same time; It is possible to have a small autonomous area in Byrne for their people to live peacefully."
"That's it..." Charlotte frowned slightly and bit her lower lip lightly.
This is very difficult.
If you are only hostile to Silverhelm Mountain, or even defeat their army, or even capture the entire Silverhelm Mountain, Byrne is the one who occupies the moral high ground; after all, it is not Byrne who provoked the war first. The fact that the Silverhelm Mountain dwarves did participate in the Centaur War is also an indisputable fact.
But if you want to accept the allegiance of the Silverhelm Mountain dwarves, then things are completely different.
The proud dwarves and the Supreme King of Cloud Peak will never easily accept Byrne’s intervention in the internal affairs of the Yunling Kingdom; and a tribe of dwarves swears allegiance to mankind, and is the leader of the empire for twelve generations. once.
The alliance between the ancient wood elves and the Duke of Lotaire once caused the Duke of Fried to be controversial in the empire; what kind of vision will Byrne, who accepted the allegiance of the dwarves, face?
What would the Sky Dome Palace think, and what would Holy Cross Church think?
Seeing the girl browse tightly knit, Charles felt even more intolerable.
He knows better than anyone, how much effort and sacrifice Charlotte has made in order to keep the relationship between Byrne and the Yunling Kingdom from being damaged by the war during this period;
The impassionedness in the meeting again and again has made the dwarves impressed by it; it is the work that goes on all night and day after day.
History, culture, communication, relationship... She can make the messenger of the dwarf supreme king speechless, and can also find a platform for communication between the two parties, so that the other party can really sit down, let go of pride, and negotiate peacefully. .
As long as she is given more time, or not even too long, Byrne can truly establish unimpeded negotiations with the dwarven Yunling Kingdom, and even reach an alliance one day, which is not impossible.
But now...
"Would you like to write a letter to explain the situation to the duke?" Charles asked: "He should be still in Thousand Tent City, and Silver Helmet Mountain right now. The dwarf has only reached a preliminary agreement; if so, it can go back..."
"Never go back!"
Charlotte interrupted him decisively, with a serious expression To the extreme: "We, Byrne...never go back!"
"Even if it's just a promise, what Loren Torino does not represent himself, but as the Duke of Byrne, and even the entire Duchy of Byrne. The promise given must not be changed!"
"I understand." Scarlet Blood Fort steward nodded: "The Messenger of the High King..."
"The Dwarf Messenger I I will find a way to maintain the relationship between the two parties as much as possible..." Unconsciously, Charlotte's voice was a little quieter, and the right hand raised gently against his forehead:
"Apart from this, What else do I need to know?"
Charles sighed slightly and handed out the second letter.
"Ai, what else?"
"Yes...Two letters were sent at the same time, but this one is from Duke Loren Torino." Charles opened the mouth and said: "The messenger conveyed that I hope you can see it as soon as possible; if there is no objection...Send it to the entire empire as soon as possible." I took the letterhead in my hand and opened it.
"To the entire Sackland Empire, every warrior who fought for the empire;
After experiencing bloody battles, we finally won the centaur tribe The complete victory of, annihilated all the invading enemies; within one hundred years from today, these four-hoofed men will not pose any threat to the eastern frontiers of the empire;
but...this is not the end of the war , But the beginning;
A more terrifying, vicious enemy is showing his sinister and vicious face after this war, threatening every corner of the empire;
He is not us The alien race he is familiar with is not even the invasion of monsters from the northern Duanjie Mountain; but the threat he poses far exceeds the sum of the first two!
He was once a pious servant of the church, and now He is also the mortal enemy of the Holy Cross; he knows our weaknesses and weak spots very well, but we don’t know anything about him; Green Sea, Silver Helmet Mountain... This terrifying enemy shows his minions time and time again; every time it appears, it brings unimaginable natural disasters;
The name of this enemy, It’s called Farnesis, the former bishop of the Church of the Holy Cross Eboden;
For the safety of the empire, and for yourselves and your family, you will not become victims of the raging monsters overnight; I sincerely request Raise your vigilance, everyone, pay close attention to any unusual signs.
With the Lord of Byrne, Loren Torino!"