"Qing Stone, has there been no news from Hanshui yet?"
The fourth prince was seen sitting diagonally at the top of a rectangular conference table, holding his chin with one hand, asking the head of the Lancaster family below who looked cold.
It can be seen from the environment that although the space here is quite spacious and clean and tidy, the simple decoration style is completely different from the magnificent hall where the Fourth Prince and others were before, clearly revealing a chilling atmosphere.
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This undoubtedly means that this is not the gorgeous palace of the fourth prince, but a secret command post close to the front line.
"Back to Your Highness, there is no news yet, and the absolute confinement barrier in Lion Heart City has not been lifted yet."
Grand Duke Stone had a faint murderous look on his old face, stroking his white beard and said: "However, there is still a while before the appointed time, and Han Shui is probably still fighting against the despicable aliens."
"It's also possible that Han Shui has failed, and that despicable alien and the fifth princess are brewing some conspiracy."
Directly opposite Stone, the Archduke of Kent, the leader of the Yorkman family, frowned and said expressionlessly.
"In terms of heritage alone, the Shanglu family, which has been running trade fairs for hundreds of years, is obviously better than our Lancaster and Yorkman families, and hiring strong men to strengthen the family's main city is an unprecedented step.
An important and indispensable job for the head of the family.”
Stone's cloudy old eyes rolled, and he analyzed towards the fourth prince: "Your Highness, as far as I know, the strength of Lion Heart City is comparable to that of the Royal Capital, especially inside and outside the Patriarch's Castle located at the core of the inner city.
Even a magic trap can easily bury a fifth-level expert."
"This is indeed the case. Over the past hundreds of years, there have been quite a few fifth-level intruders who have died in the main city of the Shanglu Family. Coupled with Han Shui's meticulous thinking, ruthless methods, and the powerful trump card given by His Highness,
I think it is difficult for that despicable guest to take any advantage."
"In the final analysis, Lion Heart City is Han Shui's home court. That despicable guest has his limitations after all, since he is new here."
A look of forlornness appeared on Stone's old face, and he said with a sinister smile: "No matter what happens, both sides will at least lose."
"I don't think so. According to yesterday's latest intelligence, although the four opposition elders of the Shanglu family have been wiped out by Han Shui along with the castle, there are still two wavering neutral elders who have not yet had time to deal with them. If that despicable
If the aliens win over these two people, I'm afraid the situation will not be optimistic."
Kent still held a pessimistic attitude and said to the fourth prince: "Your Highness, according to your previous thoughts, while Han Shui is fighting with the despicable alien, we will immediately send our troops eastward to return to Ferroburg and Robo City.
It’s too late.”
"In this way, no matter how the despicable alien works, the result will be defeat."
Kent frowned and continued: "Your Majesty, I think we should do something instead of just sitting here and waiting for news about the cold water."
"The Grand Duke of Kent's words are wrong. Now that Han Shui is not in place, we cannot mobilize the 250,000 Merchant Army. This is a fatal problem."
Stone gently stroked his gray beard and retorted: "If we want to take the opportunity to advance eastward and eat Fort Ferro and Robo City, which are garrisoned by at least 100,000 enemy troops, as quickly as possible, we must use all our strength."
"This means that the only defenders of Kel'burg will be the merchant army. If that despicable guest takes the opportunity to incite the merchant army in the city to rebel, then we will undoubtedly be in a state of being attacked from both sides."
At this point, Stone's old eyes flashed with a hint of coldness: "By then, the situation will be extremely unoptimistic."
"Grand Duke Stone, don't you think that the despicable guest and Han Shui are at least both sides? How could you come to Kel's Fort to incite the merchant army?"
Kent snorted coldly and frowned: "This is an excellent opportunity to attack. If we miss this opportunity, I'm afraid the battle will become more complicated."
"The Archduke of Kent is overly worried. With our superior strength, even in a head-on confrontation, we can completely defeat the opponent at the minimum cost. There is no need to take this risk."
Stone waved his hand and faced the opponent head-on: "Since there is a sure way to defeat the opponent, why take the risk and advance lightly?"
"What the two Grand Dukes said is very reasonable, but I think it is more appropriate to remain unchanged for now and adapt to all changes. After all, our strength does have an absolute advantage. There is no doubt about this."
Seeing that the quarrel between Stone and Kent became more and more fierce, the fourth prince coughed a few times, interrupted the argument, and then said to the slightly stooped head of the Lancaster family: "Mr. Stone, what do you mean?
Can despicable aliens really cause the Merchant Army to rebel?"
"Your Highness, don't listen to Grand Duke Stone's alarmist talk."
Kent looked at him with disdain and snorted with contempt: "So what if that despicable alien really defeated Han Shui? After all, if you want to mobilize the merchant army, the identity of the family leader and the military talisman of the family leader are indispensable."
"You must know that 4 of the 11 elders who formed the Shanglu Family Presbyterian Council have been eliminated by Han Shui. This means that no resolution can take effect until the Presbyterian Council is re-formed, let alone changing the head of the family.
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"Could it be that in this situation, the despicable alien and the fifth princess who only know how to play tricks can still support a new head of the family to come to power?"
The disdain on Kent's face became more intense, and he snorted and said: "Taking a step back, even if he really does it, how can the commanders of the Shanglu family on the front line judge the authenticity of the new head of the family?"
"It's very simple. As long as that despicable alien can successfully win over all the elders of the Council of Elders and ask the elders to come forward to explain, everything can be solved. After all, all the merchants' commanders here are connected by blood to those elders.
"
Stone glanced at Kent and said calmly: "Before this, the despicable outsider had already won over at least two presidents of the Phytolacca Trade Fair. Although the possibility is slim, it is not completely impossible."
"Strong words! Han Shui has been running the merchant family for decades, but has not yet gained the approval of all the members of the Presbyterian Church. How can a despicable outsider do it in such a short period of time?"
Kent's eyes were full of contempt, and he retorted in a deep voice: "Furthermore, four elders have died so far, and the commander who is connected by blood to them, how can we convince the despicable aliens?"
"The Grand Duke of Kent is right. Even if that despicable alien can really convince some members of the Phytolacca family, other members will surely notice it. At that time, we can let the two of them kill each other."
Seeing that the two Grand Dukes were tit-for-tat again, the Fourth Prince stood on Yorkman's side this time and said with a smile: "Of course, these are extreme situations. No matter how cunning the despicable alien is, I'm afraid he can't do this.
ability."
"Haha, what His Highness said is absolutely true."
Stone gently stroked his short gray beard and echoed: "So, the best choice now is to remain unchanged in response to all changes. If Han Shui succeeds in severely injuring the despicable alien and returns, we will march eastward again and we will definitely kill him in one fell swoop.
Annihilate the opponent."
"And if Han Shui dies, His Majesty, the heroic Highness, can take over the command of the merchant army. By then, the power of the despicable aliens will still have only one way to be destroyed."
When Stone said this, a smile suddenly appeared on the murderous face of the fourth prince, and he nodded with satisfaction.
"Your Highness, the reason why Grand Duke Stone is alarmist and emphasizes calmness is simply because the main force of the Lancaster family is limited in number and is far inferior to our Yorkman family, so he is afraid that our Yorkman family will take the lead.
That’s all.”
Kent saw that the fourth prince had adopted the other party's suggestion, but he still said reluctantly: "Your Highness, the opportunity is fleeting, so please be careful."
"Mr. Kent's eagerness to defeat the opponent is worthy of the noble demeanor of my Cold Flame Kingdom. I will definitely let the Yorkman family show off their strength in this battle to repay Sir Kent's prowess. But for now, I think it is better to keep calm.
It would be more appropriate to move."
The fourth prince first comforted the head of the Yorkman family, and then said to the head of the Lancaster family: "Sir Stone, although the possibility is slim, since you have expected that the despicable alien will win over the Merchant Army,
Then corresponding measures must have been deployed, right?"
"Haha, to be honest with Your Highness, I have indeed made corresponding secret arrangements secretly."
A hint of cunning appeared on Stone's old face, and he nodded: "Due to the farthest distance, the number of main legions of the veteran Lancaster family arriving at Kyle Castle is not as large as that of the Yorkman family, but it is
An elite magic army has arrived."
"This magic legion is not only comparable to the royal guard legion led by that guy, but it also has an elite magic detection brigade, which is responsible for intercepting magic communications."
"When this legion arrived at Kyle Castle, under the orders of the veteran, a wide-area monitoring barrier was secretly deployed throughout the fortress, which was enough to intercept any magical communications within the fortress."
"In addition, Castle Castle itself has already activated the absolute defense barrier, and outsiders cannot enter at all. This means that if the despicable outsider attempts to win over the merchant commander in the city, we will immediately
Got the message."
"After all, the secret conference room where we are located is located in the Lion City, which is the closest to Kell Castle. It is not only extremely safe, but also has a complete communication network with Kell Castle, allowing for real-time command."
The cunning on Mr. Stone's face became more intense, and he smiled sinisterly at the fourth prince: "Once we get the news, as long as we launch a surprise attack and destroy the command center of the Merchant Army that is preparing to rebel, the initiative will naturally be in our hands.
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"As expected of Lord Stone, as long as this despicable outsider murdered Grand Duke Hanshui and many elders as a reason, it would be easy for this prince to control the entire Merchant Army!"
The fourth prince nodded with satisfaction, with an excited look on his face: "In this way, no matter the outcome between that despicable alien and Qing Hanshui, we will achieve the final victory!"
"Haha, just as His Highness said, it will be time for His Highness to aspire to the throne and become the new king of Leng Yan."
Stone was also smiling and quickly echoed: "I'm really looking forward to that moment."
"At that time, the Lancaster family and the Yorkman family will be the biggest contributors!"
The excitement on the face of the fourth prince became more and more intense, and a smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This prince will not only make you stronger in the Cold Flame Kingdom, but also lead you to expand the territory and plant our battle flag all over the human race.
All nations!”
"Long live your highness!"
Upon hearing this, Grand Duke Stone and the helpless Grand Duke of Kent both held their chests and saluted, swearing loyalty to the fourth prince.
"At that time, not only that despicable alien guest, but also all the alien lords who came must be eradicated!"
The fourth prince nodded slightly, with a mixture of excitement and sinister expression on his face, as if he was only one step away from the throne.
"Your Highness, I believe that while Grand Duke Stone is monitoring magic communications, just in case, we need to further guard against the Merchant Family Legion."
I saw Kent ponder for a moment, and then said: "Although for the sake of caution, the three wealthy garrison troops in Kelburg, as well as His Highness's noble coalition forces, have adopted a cross-station and cross-duty approach to prevent problems on one side.
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"However, many Shanglu family legions are still stationed in the city close to each other. Although the possibility is slim, once these forces are allowed to merge, there will definitely be chaos in the city."
Kent rubbed his chin and continued: "So I suggest that your Yorkman family, Lancaster family, and His Highness's noble coalition should further quietly deploy forces to surround the Merchant Army to prevent unexpected events."
"The Grand Duke of Kent's proposal is exactly what I want. No matter at any time, we must prepare for the worst and take corresponding countermeasures so that we can be truly foolproof."
The fourth prince adopted Kent's suggestion without hesitation, nodded to the two grand dukes and said: "Okay, go and call the other generals in, I will make arrangements for this matter later."
"Got the order!"
The two princes touched their chests and saluted again, saying in unison.
After everything was arranged, the fourth prince's gloomy face was full of uncontrollable murderous intent, and he said solemnly: "Despicable alien, I want to take a closer look at how you can fight with me."
At the same time that the fourth prince secretly completed the layout.
Lei Xiao and his party, along with Keen and other elders, have also quietly arrived near Kyle Castle.
Under the bright sunshine, I saw the majestic city in front of me, like a giant thing descending from the sky. It is located at the narrow pass between the Baibu Mountains and the Songyin Mountains. Its geographical location is almost the same as Wangxing City.
But in front of Kel's Castle, there is no long and narrow corridor, but an extremely open space, which is somewhat similar to Luolong City.
The most important thing is that Kyle Castle, as the gateway to the royal capital, is much larger than the previous two. With its towering city walls and the strong murderous atmosphere around it, it is even better than the mountain fortress.
"This city is not only majestic on the outside, but also extremely huge on the inside. Even a million troops can be stationed very easily without being crowded at all. It is simply a fortress city among fortress cities."
Lei Xiao looked up at the unattainable city wall that seemed to be connected to the sky, his eyes became more solemn.
"No matter what kind of swords and mountains of fire are waiting for us ahead, I must conquer this city!"
