People run in the flames, people burn in the flames, and people turn into dust in the flames.
Ivar's body was gradually torn into pieces by the fire. When the last half of his face was left, he looked at her infatuatedly and sighed: "It's wonderful... This kind of ugliness is the evil god Loki!
"Loki, God of Fire!"
The people in the blazing fire suddenly began to whisper the name of this god. The pain-filled prayers gradually spread to the entire world like waves.
Countless figures appeared in the fire, surrounding her from all sides.
They lowered their heads, wrapped in fire, and walked out of the fire.
"Loki, God of Fire!"
People surrounded her and prayed like a curse.
She wanted to retreat, hide, and escape. But she had no way to retreat, no place to hide, and no place to escape.
The crowd suddenly rioted and pushed one of them to the ground. They pressed him, gnawed at his body with their teeth, and tore off his flesh piece by piece. The man raised his head in pain to let her see clearly.
Face:
——That's her face. It was burned by fire and was extremely ugly.
Amy screamed and woke up from her dream. Sweat dripped down her body.
Hearing screams, someone knocked on the door outside to ask what happened. Although Amy was just a maid from a humble background, at Ella's insistence, there were now two dedicated guards to protect her.
"I'm fine." She replied through the door, "Is there any news from Your Majesty?"
"This... not yet. However, Earl Glahid's fleet has just arrived."
"General Glahid is here? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Amy rolled off the bed all of a sudden. She packed her clothes in a few seconds and hurriedly walked out of the room.
The place where she slept was the "Flying Zealander" - a cabin in Najirfa. She hurried to the deck and saw only lights covering the sea, one extending to the sky.
This is a force of ten thousand people. Some of them are Aila's standing troops, some are levies drawn from Aila's direct territory, and a small part are Grahid's own troops.
More than half of Ayla's vassals are soldiers who stayed behind to break the queen after the defeat in Upland. As the first knight to stand up and break the queen, Glahid was also the leader who led the soldiers to fight back against Ayla.
His reputation in Sweden is second only to Ella, and he is also highly trusted by Ella. Therefore, after Ella disappeared, Amy's first thought was to find Glahid.
Glahid was only slightly older than Ella, very young, and didn't even have a beard. But long before he became Ella's vassal, he had been fighting with "Knight King" Alfred for many years.
Amy invited him to the Flying Zealander, let him sit in Ella's usual seat, and then made him a cup of black tea.
Glahid took a sip of tea and saw Ella still standing nearby, and said a little embarrassedly: "Aren't you going to sit down?"
Amy shook her head: "General, I'm just a maid."
Glahid smiled awkwardly and took a sip of tea.
"General, you are finally here. There is no one here who can be a commander. I have been worried that the Alemannic Federation people will launch an attack. Now that the general is here, it is safe. Next, Stade's
Military affairs will be left to the general to take care of everything."
"Leave it all to me?"
Glahid looked embarrassed. He shook his head and took another sip of tea.
"General, do you think there's anything wrong with that?"
"If you are limited to commanding the army currently in Stade, there is no problem in leaving it to me. But I heard that you also summoned other vassals of the King of Sweden, and even other lords of the Pirate Kingdom. I have no problem with those people.
It cannot be directed."
"How could it be? As far as I know, the general's command ability should be the highest among the lords..."
"The most important thing in commanding an army is not the ability to command, but the prestige that makes everyone willing to obey the command. I don't have this kind of prestige." Glahid put the teacup on the table and closed the lid with a snap, "
In fact, I think it would be more harmful than helpful to summon them now that the King of Sweden is missing."
Amy was stunned for a moment: "Why is this? Wouldn't it be good to have more people?"
"If two horses are pulling the same cart in different directions, it would be better to have only one horse from the beginning. Except for the King of Sweden, there is no one who can unifiedly command the lords. If there is, it is definitely not me.
"
"Then who can?"
Glahid did not answer, but just stared at Amy. Amy looked left and right, carefully raised her finger and pointed at herself: "You mean...me?"
"I'm afraid you can't do it either. But, only you can. Compared with the empty command ability, a person's bravery can be measured in real terms. People in the Pirate Kingdom like to obey the commands of warriors."
"I……?"
Glahid shook his head and changed the topic: "Don't talk about it. Your Excellency Amy, the King of Sweden is missing. What should we do now?"
Amy laughed miserably: "How could I know."
While waiting for reinforcements to arrive, Amy has sent many people to find Ella. However, the Pirate Kingdom's influence in the Alemanni Federation is really limited. With them alone, there is really little hope of finding Ella.
To find a person in the huge Alemannic Federation, you must rely on the connections of nobles and businessmen in the Alemannic Federation. But if this is the case, it will be equivalent to leaking the information about Ella's disappearance to Alemannic Federation.
The Mani Federation and Alemanni Federation may not help, and may even imprison and kill Ella after finding her.
Amy has also considered threatening war. But if the Alemannic Federation's governor is tougher, this threat may only be counterproductive and put Ayla in a more dangerous situation. And even if the governor succumbs to coercion,
, there will definitely be opposition parties in the Alemanni Federation that are eyeing Ella's life.
Of course, she can also choose to resort to war directly. As long as the place where Ella is located is captured and brought under the management of the Pirate Kingdom, then finding Ella will no longer be a problem. If she still cannot find it, then continue to search for Ella.
The Mani Federation has been turned upside down - she gathered troops just to prepare for this worst-case scenario.
However, from the day she had this idea, she had the same nightmare over and over again: the fire burned the world again and again, and she saw her ugly face again and again, and again and again.
woke up to screams.
She was just a maid of humble origin. The weight of launching a war was far beyond what she could bear.
Besides, who can predict whether the war will put Ella into a more dangerous situation?
In order to relax her mood, Amy clapped her hands:
"By the way, tomorrow there is a businessman from Hamburg who wants to visit His Majesty. If we establish a good relationship with him, we might be able to use his connections to find people. All the problems might be solved!"
Glahid was a little surprised: "A businessman from Hamburg is coming to visit? But the King of Sweden is not here now..."
"Your Majesty has always wanted to establish trade relations with the Alemannic Federation, but no merchants were willing to come. After so many days, one finally came, so we must not let this opportunity pass by! I have to work hard to negotiate for her.
!”
Seeing the change in Amy's expression, Glahid understood that this girl had pinned all her hopes on the businessman she had never met.
"In this case, I hope this meeting will go smoothly."
Glahid picked up the cup from the table and took another sip of tea.