"Al, let the city lords from all over the place thoroughly investigate the 36 branches and prayer halls of the Temple of Light. Don't let go of anyone or anything related to the Temple of Light. I will send members of the Shadow Squadron from all over the place to assist."
Lei Xiao's voice was calm, but it contained an undoubted power, and he began to make arrangements.
"And seize all the assets of the Temple of Light in the Cold Flame Kingdom. Before everything is over, the Temple of Light will cease to exist in the Kingdom of Cold Flame."
"At the same time, those pastors who voluntarily choose to surrender must be properly guarded. I will send corresponding personnel to personally investigate to see if there are any fish that slipped through the net."
Speaking of this, Lei Xiao nodded again to Ye Cang, who was sitting at the bottom: "In short, we must not let go of any clues about the Temple of Light, let alone allow it to continue on this land.
Unscrupulous.”
After saying that, Lei Xiao, who was sitting in front of the conference table, couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Your Highness, do you think the evacuation of important opponents in the Bright Temple strongholds in various places was a little too decisive?"
Sophia's fair face also had a slight frown on her eyebrows, and she nodded towards Lei Xiao.
"Yes, according to the intelligence gathered from various places, there are many powerful fourth-level bishops and third-level bishops in these large and small branch temples, and the garrison troops left behind in various places are almost all new recruits who have not been trained recently, and it is difficult to compete with each other.
But the other party didn’t offer any resistance and just surrendered everything obediently.”
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and frowned: "This point has to make people suspicious. I am afraid that King Ganilon IX must have some conspiracy in this and deliberately let his subordinates do this."
At this point, Lei Xiao suddenly realized something and blurted out: "I understand. Could it be that the other party is a thief who wants to catch a thief, and wants to stand on the high ground of justice and pretend to be a victim?"
"His Royal Highness's analysis is the same as mine. The reason why the other party did not offer any resistance is probably to guide the public opinion in the human world to isolate our Kingdom of Cold Flames."
Sophia nodded in agreement and analyzed: "Just like what His Royal Highness the Prince said, in the important cities of my Cold Flame Kingdom, there are not only strongholds of the Temple of Light, but also two other neutral organizations, the Mercenary Guild and the
Alchemists Guild."
"And our actions to encircle and suppress the Temple of Light will inevitably be noticed by the other two behemoths at the first time. If the strong men of the Temple of Light go on a killing spree, the majestic image of the Temple of Light will inevitably be affected."
"But if the Temple of Light releases news that we are carrying out mass killings in these strongholds, coupled with the testimony of the bishops, even if we did not do this, we will not be able to defend ourselves."
"In this case, regardless of the reaction of the human nations, once the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild all side with the Temple of Light, the situation will be extremely unfavorable for us."
After hearing Sofia say this, everyone present nodded thoughtfully and frowned in the same way.
The histories of these three major neutral organizations of the human race can all be traced back three thousand years before the end of the Blank Era. Each of them is a bottomless behemoth that cannot be competed by an ordinary royal family.
Nowadays, just one Temple of Light is already troublesome enough. If the other two are added to it, it will undoubtedly be extremely bad.
"No wonder the bishops of the Temple of Light, even if they take action personally, use dark forbidden arts, which is hard to associate with them."
Thor held his chin with one hand, nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Including these Grim mutated soldiers who appeared on the battlefield, I'm afraid they will all be blamed on Holy King William. Anyway, they are dead without evidence."
"Yes, so our top priority next, in addition to stepping up preparations and consolidating city defenses, is to find ways to win the support of the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild, at least let them continue to remain neutral and not let the Light Temple
The trick succeeded."
Lei Xiao gently snapped his fingers, clarifying the direction of the next move.
"Then what should we do specifically?"
Ariel, who was sitting next to Lei Xiao, took a deep breath and asked with raised eyebrows.
"Other than direct contact with the high-level officials of the Alchemist Guild and the Mercenary Guild, I'm afraid there is no other way."
Lei Xiao blurted out without any hesitation.
Before this, he was just a small alien lord and had no chance to meet the senior leaders of these two neutral organizations.
But now, his reputation has already resounded throughout the human world, and even the five armies of destroying the country have been unable to do anything about it. He has become a shining star in the power class of the human world, and he undoubtedly fully meets the qualifications.
"Al, immediately arrange a meeting with the top leaders of the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild in the Cold Flame Kingdom. I want to see them as soon as possible."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and immediately ordered.
After everything was arranged, Lei Xiao started to collect the latest information from various places without stopping.
First of all, the Cold Flame Kingdom has stabilized internally. Although the announcement of Ganelon IX still made some people panic, it did not cause any chaos.
After all, the prestige and reputation of Lei Xiao and Ariel cannot be shaken within the Cold Flame Kingdom.
However, in order to further stabilize people's hearts, Lei Xiao arranged for Ariel to take some well-known cold flame monarch heroes to various places to express condolences.
Moreover, it is officially announced that the cold flame monarchs and the strong men of the past dynasties are still guarding this country.
Secondly, the casualties of the Royal Capital, Buluo Fortress, Luolong City, Mountain Fort Fortress, and Sunset Fortress were also counted.
Except for Luolong City, which was dominated by the five main alchemy legions, which suffered about 40% casualties, the casualties in other locations were all above 50%, which can be said to have experienced an unprecedented catastrophe.
Fortunately, the healing potions distributed by Lei Xiao had already fully covered every soldier. In addition, all wounded soldiers were properly treated and resettled in a timely manner, so our combat power was preserved to the maximum extent.
As for the territory and other cities, there was no loss because the crazed soldiers and some civilians were stopped in time.
"Your Majesty the Holy Queen, the task of purifying the sacred seals in the bodies of crazy soldiers and civilians will be left to you. I will send the most elite group of priests under my command, as well as the Holy Light General Ju Bai to fully assist."
Lei Xiao properly arranged the post-war recovery matters one by one, and finally nodded to Sophia.
Finally, there are the latest battle reports from other directions.
According to the scheduled plan, Catherine's 80 ground legions have fully landed on the coasts of the Pars Empire and the Kingdom of Grim, and are rapidly attacking cities and territories.
After traveling a long distance, Eckhart's 20 elite legions also rushed thousands of miles, successfully captured the poorly defended southern border fortress of the Kingdom of Grim, and are advancing at a rapid speed.
At the same time, under Lei Xiao's order, our soldiers in Sunset Fortress are also reorganizing and resupplying, and seizing the time to rest, and will march towards the Kingdom of Grim later.
The Kingdom of Grim is currently empty. Except for the troops who surrendered, all the millions of troops were defeated at the gate of the Sunset Fortress. This is undoubtedly the best time to advance.
As for Lei Xiao's purpose, after the death of the Holy King, he had already switched to heading straight to the Temple of Light's lair in the Kingdom of Grim, striving to eliminate this troublesome and deadly trouble as soon as possible.
"Your Highness, the main hall of the Temple of Light, the Holy City of Glow, located in the central area of the Kingdom of Grim, is not far from the capital of the Kingdom of Grim. In other words, it is already the core of the Kingdom of Grim.
Area."
As a saint, Sophia, who has been cultivating in the Holy City for more than ten years, began to introduce the situation there.
"In my time, the Temple of Light had the management authority over more than 20 cities around the Holy City, and had its own temple-protecting Holy Knights, with a scale of more than 300,000, almost all of which were the main legion, and their combat power cannot be underestimated.
watch for."
After Sophia finished speaking, Ju Bai, who had also been to the Holy Capital before, added: "Your Highness Prince Qi, Her Majesty the Holy Queen is right."
"As far as I know, the Temple of Light now has greater influence and military power in the Kingdom of Grim. However, the specific number and number of powerful people has always been a mystery. Even ordinary high-ranking bishops are unknown."
"As for the main hall of the Temple of Light in the core area of the Holy City, it has not been open to the public for more than a hundred years. No one knows what it looks like now, and it seems extremely mysterious."
"In addition, the Temple of Light also has an unparalleled weapon, which is the devout believers. Almost everyone in the Kingdom of Grim believes in the Holy Light, which can be seen from this."
"If the other party organizes this huge force, or even turns it into a monster, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Hearing Jubai's addition, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and concluded: "So what we need to do now is to capture the city as much as possible to reduce the huge power of the Temple of Light."
"Speaking of which, now that Holy King William has died, what will happen to the Kingdom of Grim next?"
Ariel asked with a hint of curiosity in her starry eyes.
"It's very simple. From the words of the old bishop before, it is not difficult to tell that the Temple of Light obviously wants to directly take over the Kingdom of Grim."
Lei Xiao froze his eyebrows and responded: "If I am not wrong, then Ganelon IX will immediately support a royal puppet to ascend the throne, and put the guilt of killing Holy King William on our heads."
"Then how should we deal with it? Aren't the subjects of the Kingdom of Grim who don't know the truth waiting for me to die?"
Ariel's fair face was full of worry, and her eyebrows were twisted into a knot.
"Don't worry, I have already thought of a countermeasure. As the saying goes, defeat magic with magic. Since the other party can support a spokesperson, why can't we?"
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Do you remember Lawrence, the shining prince of the Kingdom of Grim? He fell into our hands."
After hearing what Lei Xiao said, Ariel suddenly became enlightened and nodded immediately.
"When I have time, I will personally talk to Prince Yaoguang of the Kingdom of Grim. If he knows the current situation, I will give him a golden crown of the Kingdom of Grim."
Lei Xiao stood up from his seat and concluded: "In short, while we are in contact with the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild, we must not fail to attack the Temple of Light."
"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is absolutely true. Only by adopting this two-pronged approach can we reduce the enemy's power to the greatest extent while demonstrating the majesty of our Cold Flame Kingdom."
Sol gently stroked his neatly trimmed short beard and agreed: "We old guys will fully cooperate with His Highness the Prince's actions. Please don't have any worries."
After Thor said this, the other heroic spirits also patted their chests and agreed.
"Then please leave it to your majesties and excellencies."
Lei Xiao nodded to the heroic spirits, and then continued to compile other information.
After this, there will naturally be the movements of the Pars Empire, Holy Night Kingdom and Canlan Federation.
"His Royal Highness the Holy Lion Prince, according to the latest intelligence, the first princess of the Pars Empire, Cecilia, led the main force of the army to retreat all the way after returning to the Ice Valley Fortress. Apparently, she chose to give priority to our insertion behind her.
That sharp blade.”
Caroline's rustling voice reached Lei Xiao's ears: "How should we act? Should we take advantage of the situation and capture the Ice Valley Fortress?"
"No, before the threat of the Temple of Light is completely resolved, we have no room for a two-front battle. As long as Her Royal Highness the Third Princess leads her army to attack the Ice Valley Fortress, a large part of the Pars Empire's defenders will be contained. As for the
It will be difficult for the opponent's main force to return to Catherine's location for a while, so I will directly discuss specific countermeasures with Catherine."
Lei Xiao's words were calm, and he continued: "Since the Pars Empire has chosen to retreat on its own initiative, it is obviously prepared to maintain a wait-and-see attitude and just ignore him for the time being."
After hearing Lei Xiao's summary, all the heroic spirits nodded in agreement.
"His Royal Highness, what should be done with the Holy Night Kingdom and the Canlan Federation army that are trapped in the barrier?"
An old white voice rang out and asked.
Before this, the veteran general who had experienced many battles had already reported.
The seven surrendered enemy Alliance legionnaires have all been placed in place, and Valentine is under close supervision, and everything is being restored in an orderly manner.
"Don't pay attention to them either. As long as the illusion magic circle is impregnable, the opponent will be unable to do anything."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and responded: "As I said before, when the other party is exhausted and the road is at the end, the initiative will naturally be in our hands."
After Lei Xiao said this, Erza's voice sounded with shame: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, it was all because of my inability to maintain the magic circle that I allowed 15 of the main enemy legions to slip away, causing great trouble to Your Highness.
.”
"It's not your fault, nor the other illusionists' fault. It's just that the enemy is too cunning."
Lei Xiao's voice became much gentler and he responded: "On the contrary, it is because of your efforts that I was able to free up my hands to focus on dealing with the Kingdom of Grim."
"Your Highness, I have something to say about this matter."
Esther's face was solemn and she nodded towards Lei Xiao.
