The story that Augustus made rude remarks to the Charles people at the dinner angered Charles III and the Grand Duke of Gros, and then was defeated by the Grand Duke's adopted son in a duel spread like wildfire the next day and spread throughout the imperial capital. The Galil family
Albrex's thousand-year reputation fell to the bottom in an instant, and he became a laughing stock in the aristocratic circle.
Marquis Galil even directly submitted his resignation to Charles III, resigned from his position as an important minister in the court, and took Augustus out of Wadenhof and returned to his country manor in Surlander.
After this incident, in the following days, everything was calm in the imperial capital, and no one dared to openly humiliate the Shire people in public.
Eloise and Fiona have rejected countless invitations to balls and dinners these days. Eloise, in particular, still has lingering fears about the enthusiasm of the noble ladies in the imperial capital. These days, except for practicing martial arts, the two of them have never left the camp.
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Grand Duke Gros held meetings with Charles III and the important ministers of the empire every day. When leaving the meeting every day, he told Eloise to keep an eye on Fiona to prevent her from causing any trouble in the imperial capital.
During this period, Fiona kept clamoring to go shopping in the commercial streets of the imperial capital. Eloise, who was afraid of causing further trouble, decisively refused, which made her feel a little disappointed.
On this day, the two of them were practicing fighting spirit in the courtyard of the palace. The guards suddenly came to report that the second prince and princess were visiting.
After changing clothes, the two met Peter and Ekaterina in the living room.
Peter's eyes lit up immediately when he saw Fiona, and when he was about to say something to her, Fiona ignored her gracefully, and quickly stepped over him and walked towards Ekaterina behind him.
"Your Highness, I'm so bored these days. Ilosu is so stupid that he only knows how to practice. He doesn't have a chance to go out for a walk." Fiona has also thought about it these days. Ilosu is so boring.
If he is excellent, it is normal for more people to admire him. Who doesn’t want his lover to be charming?
As for Her Royal Highness, the most threatening person in front of her, let's take care of it as it comes. Anyway, with her father's guarantee and trust in Eloise, she is no longer so hostile to Ekaterina.
"Miss Fiona, today I am here to introduce you to the customs and customs of Wadenhof," Ekaterina covered her mouth and smiled.
"Great, let's go quickly. I've heard about the prosperity of the imperial capital in the Shire, but I haven't seen it yet." Fiona shouted in an unladylike manner.
"Miss Fiona, just tell me what you like today and I'll tell you the truth." Peter said with a proud look on his face.
Fiona chuckled and thought to herself: I have to make this happy girl like you bleed today!
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Eloise Fiona did not choose to ride a horse. The few of them got into Peter's luxurious four-wheel carriage when they went out. A squadron of Imperial Guards followed to protect and lead the way towards the most prosperous place in the imperial capital.
Head to the commercial street - Arbat Street.
The carriage walked to Arbat Street under the escort of the Praetorian Guards. Looking out through the window, Fiona couldn't help but her eyes lit up.
This is a quite prosperous commercial street, and it is also the most prosperous street in Albrex. Although it may not be as good as the most famous street in the Xirel Empire, it is not far behind.
Arbat Street is not a wide road, and at most two carriages can drive side by side, but there are shops everywhere on both sides of the road.
At the door of every shop there is always a beautiful lady dressed in fancy clothes and smiling broadly.
The store's facade is consistent with the scale of its business. There are absolutely no stores with shabby and frugal facades like those in Storm Fortress. What's more, the commercial street in Storm Fortress is very small, and most of them sell weapons, armor and other items.
Arbat Commercial Street fully displays its wealth, and so do the people who live here.
The appearance of the store is always packaged to be extremely luxurious, with beautiful peacock feathers, exquisite porcelain, colorful glass, gorgeous and expensive silk, all of which are moved to the door just to attract the attention of passers-by as much as possible.
Although it is messy, it does not give people the slightest sense of superficiality of the nouveau riche. Because the people who decorate the facade are undoubtedly real masters, and the well-proportioned layout makes people feel a special sense of beauty.
Along the way, Fiona was dazzled by what she saw, and even Ilosu, who did not have high material requirements, also developed a strong interest.
If we say that the streets of Storm Fortress give people a rough and violent feeling, it is a veritable military base.
Then the Arbat Street gives people the feeling of prosperity, wealth and prosperity, which is also the characteristic highlight of Wadenhof, making Wadenhof the only commercial city in the Ablix Empire and the trade center in the north.
At first glance, what you can see is exquisiteness, luxury and fashion, but the history and appearance of other parts of the city inherit the martial spirit of the north. This feeling is very strange.
Although Arbat Street is extremely prosperous, it is also quite crowded.
If it hadn't been for the guards to clear the way, I'm afraid the carriage would have been stuck in the river.
In fact, in almost every street, you can see carriages that are blocked and unable to pass.
This has also become a feature of Arbat Street like the beautifully decorated and luxurious shops.
Finally, the extremely congested streets were no longer passable. The four of them decided to walk. As soon as Fiona got off the carriage, she took Ekaterina's delicate hand and went straight to a jewelry store with extremely luxurious decoration. Eloise and
Peter went into a shop selling magic items.
At the same time, in the conference hall of Wadenhof Palace, a group of people were holding a major meeting.
Charles III was sitting at the head of the conference table, which was more than ten meters long. The rest of the people on the long table, except for Grand Duke Gros and the president of the Magic Association and the chief magician of the empire, Luo Ning, were all important ministers of the empire.
The most powerful and influential people in the Albrex Empire are participating in this major meeting, which will determine the future of the empire.
Charles III knocked on the table, looked at the ministers and said, "Just now, Archduke Charles has explained in detail the movements of the orcs. Do you have anything to add?"
The great magician Luo Ning stood up: "More than half a month ago, Master Elan conveyed the news about the orcs to me when he returned from Storm Fortress. Our Magic Association used the omniscient eye to check the core area of the Kansas prairie and found that it was impossible to detect that area.
A large area has been blocked, and with such power and means, the Beast God can only take action himself."
"The Magic Association contacted the high elves in the central forest, and they sent the saint-level druids to the Kansas grassland to check in person. The great saint-level druid returned seriously injured a few days ago, but the information he brought was really unexpected.
outside."
Speaking of this, Master Luo Ning paused, feeling a little bitter.
"The eternal choice of the orcs was born, named Dranosh Saurfang. He is the descendant of Brox Shiga Saurfang thousands of years ago. He has unified all the orc tribes and established
The empire is now gathering strength, and the current population of orcs is conservatively estimated to be over one million."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone on the scene was shocked. They originally thought that the Archduke Charles was exaggerating a small migration of the orcs in order to obtain more benefits. Unexpectedly, Master Luo Ning personally confirmed this information, and what was even more terrifying was
It is the eternal choice of the beast god that has been produced again after a thousand years. Coupled with at least one million orcs, this means that the orcs can organize an army of more than half a million!
The last invasion of the Orc Empire was carried out under the leadership of the Eternal Chosen of the Beast God. That battle directly destroyed the most powerful empire of mankind at the time - the Kievan Rus Empire.
Ablix is a country that was rebuilt after Kievan Rus was destroyed by the orcs. This is a history that the imperial nobles must learn.
Although it has been thousands of years since the last catastrophe ended, the trauma it caused still affects the continent of Toril to this day.
In that battle, the main force of the High Elf army was basically completely lost. In order to save the war situation, the Emperor of the High Elves chose to die together with the Eternal God Chosen Brox Shiga. At this point, the Elf Empire declined.
The remaining high elves were no longer able to compete with the rapidly multiplying human population, so the regent at the time led the remaining tribesmen to sail eastward by boat to the Silver Moon Continent separated by an ocean, where they established a foothold and rebuilt the empire.
The small group of high elves that did not follow them to the east retreated into the forests of the central mountains, leaving the stage of Toril continent to humans.
After a moment of silence, Imperial Prime Minister Zangwill asked Master Luo Ning anxiously: "Master Luo Ning, how long do we have?"
"The invasion of the orcs will have to wait for a few years. The current Eternal God Chosen has not yet completed the trial of the beast god. At the same time, the orcs are attacking the Dark Iron Dwarf Empire to the North Pole with all their strength. If they want to obtain their metallurgical technology, it is expected that the orc invasion will take another 3 to 3 years.
5 years." Luo Ning gave everyone a definite answer.
"Then our strategy needs to be adjusted." Charles III was extremely unwilling. "Originally, we wanted to use the alliance between Cyril and Batoria to consume the Holy Empire. We stayed out and reaped the benefits. Now it seems that we are the most dangerous.
The one!"
Grand Duke Gros stood up, "Yes, we must show enough sincerity in concluding this alliance to allow the two empires to join forces to resist the orc army. Albrex alone is not enough."
General Servais, the leader of the Imperial Guard and the Knights of Order, sighed, "Batoria is okay, after all, it is an empire country that follows the tradition of knights. I'm afraid that those short-sighted and self-interested southerners like Sirel will be ruthless.
Blackmail us severely!"
"Now that things have come to this, can't we unite under the Holy Empire? After all, it is a common disaster for mankind!" spoke the intelligence minister of Albrex, a bald man nicknamed "Eight-Clawed Spider".
"Hmph!" Charles III was very disdainful. "This group of fanatical believers who only know how to spread their faith. If possible, even the orcs would want to become believers of their gods."
"Yes, forming an alliance with the Holy Empire is just seeking the skin of a tiger. Even if we successfully resist the orcs in the end, our country will only benefit the Holy Empire!" Zangwill added.
The meeting continued for another half day, but no decent results were discussed. Everyone had to give up for the time being. First, they blocked the movements of the orcs and other related information, limiting it to the top officials of the empire. The rest could only take it step by step and wait for a month.
We will make plans based on the situation when the three countries later form an alliance.
At the end of the meeting, Charles III announced and signed an imperial decree regarding the change of the Shire Territory into the Principality of the Shire. With everyone's thoughtful congratulations, the identity of the Grand Duke of Gros finally lived up to his name, and the Shire Territory also became a de jure
An independent principality attached to the Albrex Empire.