After the news of Ilea becoming king spread, the three emperors Allister, Claudio and Conley all kept silent.
The main reason is that the news came too suddenly. Ilea has always shown no desire for the throne. Otherwise, after defeating Solomon, she could have directly sent troops to occupy the Golden Valley, and even the Elk Valley could have been annexed.
Go down.
After all, Tristan also suffered a defeat at her hands, and the Penros family was in an unprecedented emptiness at that time.
But Ilea chose to use her money to withdraw her troops. In the past year, she just stayed in the Western Region, engaged in construction and planting radish, which was very confusing.
As a result, a year later, she suddenly became the chosen king and joined the game of power.
Just when the previous three players were still evaluating the impact of the addition of new opponents, they received news that the Golden Valley had been conquered. Now the three of them were a little unable to sit still.
After defeating the invincible Wing Tribe people, everyone knew that Ilea and her Western Army were very capable of fighting.
But being able to fight to this extent was beyond the expectations of many people. From setting foot in the Golden Valley to conquering the Golden Valley, it only took Ilea a short month. During this period, she certainly had the help of the Campbell family.
But it had taken the Lilania couple a year to regain less than one-third of the land, and they also had a strong competitor - the same gangsters from the Campbell family.
If Ilea hadn't suddenly intervened, the civil war in the Campbell family would have lasted for several years.
Of course, the one who is most panicked now is the Penlos family in Elk Valley.
A year ago, Tristan led an army of 70,000 men to attack the green fields. However, Ilea defeated him with only 20,000 men and was unable to find the north. He was even captured and languished in Rock Snow City for a while.
Prison food.
The Penros family finally exchanged him for an unprecedentedly large ransom.
Even with the wealth of the twelve major families in the empire, they were almost wiped out by this ransom. In addition, they also lost many soldiers in the Western Region, especially the elite guards of the family (the Penlos family who are still alive are also
There is really no money to redeem), these cannot be made up for in the short term.
Tristan also behaved very low-key after returning home. Except for attending Conley's coronation ceremony, he almost didn't go out this year and didn't receive many guests.
It seems that he is determined to stay away from the dispute and lick his wounds alone in the corner.
But Tristan didn't expect that just one year later, his nightmare would reappear again.
After receiving the news that Blackhand was defeated by Ilea, Tristan couldn't sleep well for several days.
As soon as I closed my eyes, the battle a year ago came to mind.
Those terrifying iron pipes that can spit smoke and flames, and the iron balls that shoot out will smash everything in front of them; those steel monsters that roar ferociously and keep moving forward; and Ilea's on-the-spot command that can be called art, every time
As soon as he issues an order, almost at the same moment, the other side will make corresponding adjustments...
People who have not experienced this personally will not understand how desperate it is.
After Tristan lost the seemingly sure battle, he also lost all honor and respect from others. He knew what the nobles were calling him behind his back.
——Duke of Ransom or Duke of Miracles.
The former is easy to understand, it is nothing more than laughing at the fact that the Penlos family spent 400,000 gold lions to redeem him, while the latter is saying that it was a miracle that he lost that battle.
But Tristan himself knew very well that it was not a miracle. If any famous commander on the Bratis continent were to serve as the commander of that army, the result would not change.
In fact, in prison, Tristan had already replayed the battle that discredited him hundreds of times.
However, no matter how many times he repeated it, Tristan could not find even the slightest possibility of turning defeat into victory.
This was the thing that frightened him the most.
Tristan was sitting alone in the study, looking uncertain, when a burst of laughter came from the window.
Two girls were playing in the courtyard downstairs. They chased each other and ran away, talking and laughing. As a result, the girl in a light yellow dress ran too fast and accidentally bumped into someone.
The girl raised her head and found that it was Tristan. Her expression changed slightly. She quickly put away her smile and lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, "Father."
Another girl holding a book behind her also chased after her. When she saw Tristan, she quickly stopped and saluted, "Your Majesty, Duke."
"Ashley, how is your grandfather's health?" Tristan asked.
"Oh, his old problem happened again. His knees hurt when it rained. But a businessman helped him get some magic medicine for double holidays. He felt much better after taking it."
The girl named Ashley's voice became lower and lower as she spoke, because everyone in the castle knew that Tristan had been in a bad mood these past few days, and he particularly didn't want to hear a certain name or anything related to that name.
Fortunately, the head of the Penlos family did not get angry at her, but turned to look at his daughter again.
"Gnaril, what makes you so happy?"
"It's nothing, father." Genalil shrank his head.
"Don't be afraid. Tell the truth and I won't blame you."
Genalil thought for a while, "I heard...people outside are talking about you again."
"Oh, really, did they give me a new nickname?" Tristan said lightly.
"No, they all said... they wrongly blamed you before." Seeing that his father was not angry, Gnaril said boldly.
"Um?"
"They said that the battle in the Western Region a year ago was not your fault. Saturday was too powerful. It chose Ilea to become the queen of the continent. Its oracle cannot be disobeyed by mortals.
Gnaril became more and more excited as he talked, because since Tristan's defeat a year ago, there have been more and more rumors about him, many of which are very unpleasant.
Of course, as Tristan's daughter, Gnaril is also very unconvinced. Now the famous generals Drake and Blackhand in the Golden Valley have been defeated by Ilea, and the defeat was even more straightforward than Tristan's. It can be said that it is completely one-sided.
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Unexpectedly, it actually made Tristan's reputation slightly better. In the words of another dimension, Tristan was whitewashed while lying down.
Gnaril was also happy for his father, but Tristan was focused on another thing, and he frowned.
"You said people outside are talking about the Saturday Oracle."
"Yes, father."
"how many people?"
"Well, I don't know the specific number of people, but it should be quite a lot. In the past period of time, many refugees from the Golden Valley have fled to our land, and among them there are also believers of Shuangqiu."
This chapter has been completed!