It was already dark outside, but I was still thinking under the lampstand. I had been holding the pen for a long time and didn't know how to put it down. Finally, I sighed and started writing.
"Dear Sir Ferdinand, long time no see. I wonder if everything is going well in Sulfur Mountain City... More than three hundred years have passed, and a large number of inheritances and secret skills have been lost in the flames of war. Today's Royal Knights of Arashi Kingdom are probably even called third-rate.
No, maybe our ancestors are a little too unqualified. I have reached an agreement with this generation of descendants of Lan and will provide some 'instructors' to guide those rookies."
"After thinking about it, I can only get rid of you in the end. Please take Feidi, the great swordsman, Lucas... The young knights have realized that for the famous ancestors, the identity of the undead
Don’t worry too much, just be more careful on the road.”
After all, I am writing a letter to my elders. This letter took me a lot of effort. In fact, the content is very simple. I am transferring an instructor group from the Crimson Hound to the Donglan Principality. But if I hadn’t written the invitation personally, I would have felt guilty about my hometown.
The old Ferdinand will probably never set foot on that ice field again.
But there is no doubt that even if he has turned into a skeleton knight, Old Ferdinand is still the most suitable old general to train new recruits. Perhaps, in addition to combat skills, he can also teach something more important, such as the experience of hundreds of battles, such as
Tactics and unyielding will, such as the military spirit represented by that battle flag.
"...I hope that when the war drums sound again, the young knights can shoulder the honor and responsibility left by their predecessors. This matter must be done by you. I sincerely look forward to the day when we can meet again in the land of ice and snow."
The other letter is quite simple. You don’t have to think about the wording at all, just say what you have to say.
"Donglan has established the belief in the God of Law as the state religion. It's unreasonable for you to be so shrinking. There is no need for a pope, a complete judicial system, and a complete church of the true God... This is an opportunity. Once successful, the Law
The spread of faith will save decades or even hundreds of years. This is a gamble worth taking. If you raise the banner of the true God, I don’t believe anyone dares to stop you from going to Donglan."
In the name of the Church of the True God of Law, a lot of the strength in my hand can really come to the surface. In a sense, after making this big bet, when I pressed down the weights in my hand one by one, I also
It can be regarded as completely breathing the same fate as the Donglan Principality.
The matter of the state religion came much earlier than expected. In a sense, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. If Donglan soars from now on, the Church of Law will also rise with it. If Donglan destroys the country...
.Okay, we can still go back underground.
Both letters were sealed with beeswax. After thinking for a moment, I added another one to Adam who didn't know where he was now. When everything was finished, I really didn't want to write the last one, but I had to.
I had no choice but to put the letter on the table.
"Dathos, it seems that you and your country are in big trouble. If this time is not handled properly, I am afraid that the Oran Empire will become history. Maybe you think I am alarmist, but these are all from a group of fishmen.
Speaking of..."
Indeed, I did not expect that the attack on me would eventually involve so many conspiracies and troubles. I would start talking about it when I came back during the day.
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At that time, I was wearing a borrowed cloak, trying my best to ignore the half-smiling eyes of the women opposite me, and turned my attention to the sea tribe that appeared inexplicably.
The sea tribe is not a separate race. It is a collective name for underwater intelligent creatures such as fishmen, mermaids, shrimpmen, and sea giants. Most of them live around the long coastline of the Ashe continent. These underwater creatures cannot live without sea water.
, existing in the form of tribes and underwater kingdoms.
The deeper the sea, the greater the pressure, and the sea monsters in the deep sea are incredibly powerful. The weak cannot survive in the deep sea. The living space of the sea people is not unlimited.
There are many sporadic fishman tribes along the coastline, but since they cannot stay out of the water for too long, their threat to land creatures is limited, not even as much as an invasion from neighboring countries. However, because many sea tribes are highly aggressive
, basically have a natural hostile relationship with all countries in the mainland.
Therefore, even if I encounter a red dragon in the river, I would find it understandable, but meeting an obviously well-organized sea tribe would be unbelievable.
As the capital of the Oran Empire, even if you only look at the river, Kagexi City is not defenseless. It is completely unimaginable that there is a fishman tribe in the river.
Murlocs, amphibious creatures that can survive in both fresh water and sea water, may be found along the river, but a powerful tribe of murlocs that can raise magic sharks in captivity is absolutely impossible to live in the river. After all, the magic sharks are all marine creatures, and they have stayed in the river for a long time.
Sooner or later you will die.
In other words, most of these fishmen came to this river city in the opposite direction along the estuary.
This is not easy. The Oran Empire has fleets in the cities along the river, but so many cities along the way have not been discovered? The murlocs actually came directly to the hinterland? Why did they spend so much energy and take so many risks to come here? Is it just to watch?
Come down to this city and visit the succession ceremony?
While my doubts didn’t last long…
"Huh? Fishbones and harpoons from magic sharks and whale bones? Are their fins white? Well, those are the murlocs of the Beluga tribe. Since you met them underwater and were attacked by them, they should be
We plan to sack this city."
Not long after I arrived home, I remembered that the Siren Trixis was also considered a sea clan. It was said that the Siren had a very high status among the sea clan. She might know something, so I sent someone to invite her. As a result, after just saying a few words, the other party directly
A bombshell was dropped.
"Lost this city? Raid the capital of the Oran Empire? Is that tribe crazy?"
"They are not crazy. In the entire Black Sea South Bay, the Beluga Tribe is one of the top three super tribes. The Murlocs are just their vanguard. Depending on the strength of the prey, the Sea Serpents, Nagas, and Sea Giants will all come later.
.Maybe there are mermaids and sirens.”
"But it is impossible to attack the city. This would be equivalent to offending the entire empire. They are not afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by the fleet."
"Haha, you don't understand the Sea Clan at all. For the Sea Clan, there is never a need to worry about offending anyone. The Beluga Tribe is a famous hunting tribe and a mercenary tribe that accepts employment. Once the harvest is enough, just leave.
That is, can the land races still catch up? Besides, do you think they can come directly to this city without anyone to guide them?"
After thinking about it for a while, I smelled a conspiracy.
Didn't the fleet along the way notice it? Maybe someone controlled the fleet and pretended not to see it, or simply let the sea clan attach themselves to the normal merchant ships and have a smooth journey.
As for the purpose? That is even more obvious. If the capital of the country is attacked by foreigners on the same day as the new king's succession ceremony, I am afraid that Dasos' position as emperor will be shaken.
Cui Xisi said with disdain.
"That damn fat guy is involved in this plan. Since he is so afraid of you, you can go and ask."
"Mr. Broken Egg? He also participated."
"Well, I am the contact person sent by the White Whale tribe, but he keeps pestering me, which is really annoying. So I directly put a charm curse on him, causing him to do stupid things without knowing it and become a eunuch.
.But the strange thing is that he seems to have recovered."
Well, everyone's eyes dropped to the ground. The Cui Xisi in front of them actually admitted that she was a spy of the Sea Tribe, and the nonsensical mission she took on at that time was actually related to her.
"But the plan seemed to have failed, so I took the opportunity to break away from the Beluga tribe."
"Failure? Isn't this already a success?"
"The other group of people I was contacting were suddenly killed, and their nest was burned down. Without human guidance, it was impossible for the Beluga Tribe to come to this city from the waterway, and they would not care about failure.
The reason is that if I return to the tribe as a loser, I will only become the spice on the chief’s afternoon tea.”
Covering my forehead, I vaguely guessed what happened.
"By the way, those contacts all wear rings with stars and eyes."
Many clues were laid out in front of me, and with just a little digging, I figured out what was going on.
Obviously, just as Dasos was on guard against the Astrology Tower that helped him rise to power. The Astrology Tower obviously did not completely side with Dasos. They colluded with the White Whale Tribe and the nobles who opposed Dasos, and they were obviously hedging their bets.
And if Dasos had cooperated with them, maybe this Sea Tribe attack would not have happened. But obviously, after being wanted by everyone, the remaining members of the Astrology Tower planned to fight Dasos to the death.
"Ha. Those people actually dared to let the White Whale Tribe attack the coastline. Little did they know that after that adult woke up, the Sea Tribe was at least three times stronger than before. When the big wave hit, there was no way to stop the waves from breaking through.
Beware. When the waves of the white whale dissipate, how many people will survive?"
"Aielos?"
Upon hearing this name, Trisis was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently.
"The Sea Clan is no longer the Sea Clan of the past. Under the will of the Lord and the Storm Queen, all the Sea Clan are longing for the blood and souls of the creatures on the ground. That is what they rely on to please the superiors. And in the offshore, in
Under the guidance of the great being, various departments are uniting, and I am afraid that war is inevitable."
The Storm Queen is the patron saint of the sea people, but she is also a member of the Chaos Evil God. Apparently, driven by the ancient water elemental god, under the call of a holy war, and under the grudges of many years of fighting with surface creatures, the sea
The clan has gotten rid of its relatively neutral identity and begun to lean toward chaos.
And once this attack really starts, no, judging from this situation, the attack by the White Whale tribe is almost inevitable. I am afraid that it will immediately exceed the scope of the nobles' original expectations, and it will turn from a small-scale attack to a national attack.
war.
"Unlike them, I have many friends in the human world. I'm afraid those guys didn't trust me from the beginning. Maybe that count has other goals for approaching me."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I have defected, and I don't dare to go back to the sea. The source of the news has been cut off a long time ago. Isn't it true that I am not sure about the authenticity of the invasion? What should I say? Who should I tell it to? Now even the vanguard has seen it, and I can now communicate with
You said it straight. How to deal with it after that is your human business and has nothing to do with me. I am weak and weak, and I am a foreigner. Neither side will trust me. I will only offend both sides at the same time. Who am I?
I can’t take care of it, and I don’t plan to take care of it.”
After finishing speaking, the siren looked relaxed, but the audience was helpless. She was relaxed, but the troublesome ball was kicked on someone else's head.
At that time, we discussed for a long time, but in the end we could not come to a conclusion, whether it was the countermeasures if the invasion was true, or the authenticity of the Kraken's words.
Yes, even though she seemed extremely calm and took the initiative to tell a series of secrets, we still doubted her.
Regardless of legend or reality, the Siren is not an honest and kind-hearted creature. Her proactive explanation makes people extraordinarily suspicious of fraud. Moreover, I always feel a subtle sense of dissonance, as if I have forgotten it.
Something very important.
Dusk has fallen, but my spies have just returned.
"Is there any new news?"
The black cat jumped onto the window sill. She herself had been dozing at the table, but the four scattered clones were pervasive spies. The Kraken's residence and the riverside were all within her surveillance range.
"Yes, that sea monster is indeed untrustworthy. At least, she doesn't want to be as indifferent as she said. She sent out all her seals to monitor the fishman tribe in the river. And she herself also went to the Thieves Guild to work as a servant.
The Military Association went to entrust it, and it seems that it is also looking for something."
"thing?"
"Well, it seems to be some kind of tribute. It is said to be related to the God of the Sea."
"Is Poseidon related? As a sea monster, it's natural for her to look for it. Is there no other news? What's the situation in the river?"
"The fish people have begun to build a camp in the river. It seems that they are really the vanguard, planning to prepare for the larger army later."
I nodded, the information was in place, but I still couldn't come to a conclusion.
"There is too little information, and we know too little about this country and the Sea Tribe..."
"Ahem, Roland, I guessed a little bit. Do you want to know?"
"You can eat all you want of dried fish and milk... Okay, I'm just joking. I know you're not a cat. Don't bite me. Just tell me."
As if he was appreciating my headache, the smug cat walked back and forth on the windowsill with its tail raised to the sky.
"My stupid disciple, it's actually very simple, profit. The Sea Clan is not a charitable organization. It takes such a big risk to raid a country's capital. How can it be justified without enough profit? Also, the God of the Water Element
He is not the patron god of the sea tribe. They are mixed together, and the water element and the fishman have become a family. How could it be possible without enough benefits as a binding agent?"
"You mean...damn it! This is such a big deal."
Under the cat's description, a water element disintegrated in the air and turned into a drizzle. In the rain, a group of wooden figures representing fish-men were rushing forward.
"With the help of the god of water element Airos, the sea tribe is going ashore?"
"It makes sense in terms of magic theory. Such benefits are enough to drive the Sea Clan crazy. Maybe the Oran Empire is really in big trouble this time."
PS: I added an update yesterday, but I still owe three outbreaks... Let's try to get another outbreak as soon as possible.
