Chapter 221 North-South confrontation, war situation deduction

Chapter 221 North-South confrontation, war situation deduction

The next day.

Audrey woke up from her bed at dawn. She had a rare sleepless night.

She lifted the quilt, half leaned against the cushion at the head of the bed, and looked through the stained glass at the dimly lit world outside.

It was already October, and the weather was starting to get a little cooler. In two months, it would be the Chinese New Year, and it would snow in Backlund at that time.

She had dreamed of inviting Mr. Hastur, Grallint, Hugh, and Ms. Fors to play together when the Chinese New Year was approaching.

Even if it was just sitting and chatting, drinking hot tea while looking at the hazy snow scene outside the window, it would be a different feeling.

But now, Mr. Hastur might leave Backlund before the Chinese New Year and go to South Wales, which was about to become a battlefield.

"Audrey, what's wrong with you?"

"Be quiet, don't talk, let me think about it."

Susie turned over after hearing this, and fell asleep on the ground again.

It was not until the sun jumped up from the top of the mountain and dispelled the mist outside that Audrey retracted her gaze, lifted the quilt and got up.

She did not disturb Susie who was still sleeping, and went to the bathroom to wash up, and then let the maids dress her up as the most dazzling pearl of Backlund.

When going downstairs for dinner, Earl Hall deliberately glanced at Audrey today, and Audrey responded with a sweet smile.

Everything seemed to be the same as usual.

Earl Hall was rare to be gentle today, and told some interesting jokes at the table. During the period, Audrey and Countess Hall also participated in the topic many times, and the whole dining atmosphere was very relaxed and happy.

At about 9:30 in the morning, Audrey went out in a carriage. Susie wanted to follow, but Audrey refused and told her to stay at home.

The carriage crossed the King's Avenue and arrived at the door of Hastur's house.

At this time, Hastur had just woken up from a deep sleep. He had successfully taken the Corrupted Baron's extraordinary characteristics last night and successfully promoted to Sequence 6 Corrupted Baron.

His spiritual power was slightly overflowing at this moment, and his head was still a little painful. Hearing Audrey's visit made him feel surprised and unprepared.

He could only suppress the overflowing spiritual power, then he pulled himself together, washed up, and before he had time to eat breakfast, he met Audrey who had been waiting for a while in the study.

Seeing that Audrey had not spoken, Hasta spoke first: "Miss Audrey, why did you suddenly come to visit today?"

Under normal circumstances, Audrey would have someone send a visiting card in advance, which would state when she would come to visit.

This was the first time that she had come to visit directly.

She didn't look like she just happened to pass by here and came to visit.

Audrey said calmly: "What does Mr. Hasta think about the South Continent and South Wilshire?"

"Is Miss Audrey also interested in this kind of thing?"

"Yes, this may be something that will affect the situation of the entire continent, and I also want to know something about it."

It is estimated that at the Tarot meeting, the Hanged Man Alger entrusted her to find out the opinions of the upper echelons of the Kingdom of Loen.

She didn't want to ask Earl Hall directly, so she came to me.

"War is inevitable. The best case scenario is that the war occurs on the land of the southern continent. The worst case scenario is that a large-scale naval battle breaks out between the southern and northern continents on the sea. The worst case scenario is that the war begins in South Wales."

Hasta told Audrey his views on the war without reservation, which should be enough for her to go back and submit the task to the Hanged Man.

But Hasta did not see a happy expression on Audrey's face, but a faint sadness.

"What do you think is the chance of our Kingdom of Loen winning, Mr. Hasta?"

"Winning or losing is naturally half and half, either losing or winning." Hasta laughed a little and did not speak directly.

Audrey's eyes seemed to sharpen all of a sudden, "Mr. Hasta should not be optimistic about the Kingdom of Loen, right?"

Hasta's thoughts were exposed, and he did not intend to continue to perfunctory. He said solemnly: "I am indeed very pessimistic about this war. The later it breaks out, the more beneficial it will be for the Kingdom of Loen."

"Why?"

Hasta stood up and took out a hand-painted world map. This is an accurate map drawn by the kingdom's navigators after many voyages. It is very valuable.

Hastur supplemented some of the information for some of the places, but did not write down the specific location information. He just needed to understand it himself.

"It looks like a showdown between the North and South continents, but in fact it is not. The ones who really need to face the threat from the South continent are the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Feynet."

"Only these two kingdoms have a large part of their land area facing the sea. If the South Continent fights back, considering the battle route, their first target will definitely be the coastal ports of the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Feynet. It is impossible for them to go around and run to the Amanda Mountains in the northeast to attack the Feysac Empire."

"It is good enough for small countries such as Segar and Renburg to protect themselves. It is impossible for them to send troops to participate in the war. The Republic of Intis has enough national strength, but if they want to participate in the war, they will probably propose a strategy of passing through the inland of the Kingdom of Loen. This is something that cannot be easily agreed to."

"As for the Feysac Empire, it monopolizes the northern region, and its north is frozen land. It is the country that most hopes that a large-scale war will break out."

"It will sit and watch the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Feynet fight against the South Continent Fleet, and then look for opportunities to reap the benefits."

Hasta talked freely. If the existence of gods is not considered, Feysac should be the country most likely to unify the North and South continents.

Unfortunately, the God of War does not have much brains.

Audrey just listened quietly, and from time to time she glanced at Hasta's high-spirited appearance. This was a rare side of Mr. Hasta.

She had always thought that Mr. Hasta was a scholarly noble, but now she discovered that Mr. Hasta had another side that was not well known.

He had his own views on the analysis of the war situation and how the situation in the north and south continents would evolve in the future.

She didn't understand these views and opinions very well, and could only understand part of them. She had never been very interested in this aspect.

But she still understood that Hasta was not optimistic about the current situation in the Kingdom of Loen.

No wonder Earl Hall always sighed and looked sad recently.

"Well, these are all events that have a probability of happening. No one can be sure of how the situation will change in the future. After all, war is likely to have miracles and accidents."

After satisfying his desire to speak out and point out the world, Hasta remembered his current identity.

He was no longer the "Civilization VI" player who could sit at the computer desk, drink a can of Red Bull, and then sit day and night.

The evolution of the situation he just described is based on the situation that the gods did not intervene.

Once the gods personally come to the battlefield, it is difficult for him to predict how the war will evolve.

Especially the movements of the Republic of Intis. The most important reason for the conflict between the North and South Continents this time was that the Eternal Blazing Sun personally provoked it, and the other Orthodox Churches were just helping Him.

But judging from the current situation, it is indeed the most difficult situation for the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Feynaport.

"Is it because of these reasons that Mr. Hasta wants to go to Southwell County?" Audrey finally asked the most important question of coming here today.

"The territory that our Campbell family has inherited from generation to generation is in Southwell County. I can't just leave it alone. Restoring the glory of the Campbell family is the promise I promised to the old butler."

Hasta couldn't say his real purpose directly, so he could only use the reason of restoring the former glory of the Campbell family.

This is indeed part of the reason.

Audrey hesitated and asked again: "Mr. Hastur did it voluntarily? Or because of responsibility?"

"Both."

"I understand."

Audrey stood up and said very easily: "Thank you Mr. Hastur for clearing up my doubts today."

"You came here today just to ask this question?"

Hastur looked at the pretty and charming Miss Audrey in front of him with puzzled eyes.

Today, she seemed to be different from usual. She obviously came with a heavy heart this time.

But now, she seemed to have figured it out, and it was her turn to be puzzled.

"Mr. Hastur wants to leave Backlund. Isn't this reason enough?"

Audrey also looked at Hastur with a puzzled look.

The two looked at each other for a while, smiled, and tacitly changed the subject.

Hastur saw that Audrey didn't want to say it clearly, so he didn't want to ask any more questions.

Audrey smiled and said, "Mr. Hasta, can you take me away?"

"Of course, it's my honor."

He took Audrey out of the study and down the stairs. He didn't look away until Audrey got on the carriage.

Audrey's arrival today was like a breeze blowing gently, and then quietly left, leaving only a little thought that people couldn't guess.

Hasta didn't think too much about this issue. Audrey's arrival today was obviously heard from Earl Hall.

He estimated that he would be promoted to a noble title and then sent to South Wales. This was what he had been looking forward to.

"I just don't know if it will be at the end of the year or after the New Year."

Hasta sighed. He naturally hoped to leave Backlund after the New Year, but if the situation was too tense, he would be sent to South Wales at the end of the year.

He didn't think too much about it. His head still hurt a little, and his mood was much more irritable than usual.

After returning to the restaurant and enjoying breakfast, Hastur ignored Azshara who was staring at him, but went back to the room, ruthlessly locked Azshara outside the door, and continued to sleep.