The scenes in the three places were almost identical. Duke Swice Hepburn only made some suggestions on the exploration work in the other two places, and then took Cohen home. Because he met Lieutenant General Glens before, the look on the Duke's face
His expression seemed a little melancholy, which of course could not escape His Excellency Asa Gutai's sharp eyes. With three strokes, five divided by two, the Duke explained some things, but did not tell the words of the golden-robed officiant or the most fundamental reason.
Call it a common serious misunderstanding.
"With your indifferent personality, do you really care about him that much? Not to mention one lieutenant general, even ten lieutenant generals might not be able to do this to you!" As soon as he arrived on the roof of the study room of the Duke's Palace, Cohen immediately put his
He spread himself out and placed it on the comfortable rocking chair. Naturally, he would inevitably make sarcastic remarks, "But if you want to reconcile, you have to take this into consideration..."
"Considering that?" Duke Swice Hepburn sat on the side aggrievedly and raised his eyes to ask Cohen.
"It's like a mirror. If you accidentally break it in half, even if you patch it up again, there will still be cracks. What's more, you are so far apart. A few provocative words from others will cause problems again, right?"
Cohen answered lazily, with an experienced look, "But now! In order to prevent him from doing anything to harm you in the future, it is always good to make amends. Many people have a revengeful mentality.
Once we can't be friends, we want to destroy each other..."
"Why do your words sound so strange?" Duke Swice questioned.
"Is it weird?" Cohen looked at Duke Swice with infinite sincerity, and suddenly realized and patted his head, "I misremembered, these are words to comfort the unlucky guy who has lost his love..."
"Did you deliberately make this bastard laugh at me?" Duke Swice had no intention of pursuing Cohen's prank, as if he was thinking about something, "The same joke won't be funny if told twice."
"If you don't like it, then I'll replace it with a new one next time." Cohen chuckled. "Anyway, he still has to stay in the imperial capital for a while. You can wait until he has calmed down before going! A hot-tempered person can listen to anything.
Change of taste, especially when he is in a bad mood, when human imagination is most active. The best time is two days before he leaves the imperial capital. Since you are very close, then when he is about to leave this city,
Maybe there will be some feelings of reluctance! Then reconciliation will be a matter of course."
Just kidding, how could Cohen let Duke Swice go to see Lieutenant General Glens again? The hero Glens established by Cohen only needs enthusiasm and bravery. It is best not to have even the slightest bit of calmness, especially now.
At this critical moment, no mistakes can be made. As for Lieutenant General Glens, his schedule is destined to be advanced.
"You are right, the time should be the best to say anything at that time." Duke Swice could imagine what Cohen was thinking, and nodded in agreement with Cohen's suggestion, "Then don't worry about it now.
Are you interested in going to a room with me?"
Cohen nodded and replied, "Is it the largest room next to it? Okay, but I have to take this chair with me."
Duke Swice looked at Cohen's "You can't snatch the chair" expression, shook his head, and walked into the aisle. The rocking chair made a painful sound behind Duke Swice, and you could tell just by listening to it.
, the chair must have been subjected to very inhumane treatment. The Duke opened the door and said loudly and unbearably: "Even if it is a rocking chair, it still has dignity!"
There was a "pop" sound, and the sound of wooden products falling apart came from behind, followed by someone's innocent voice, "It is loyal to the death."
"Stop playing." Duke Swice opened the door and ordered as if caring for a child, "No joking in this room."
Someone pretended to be solemn and walked in on tiptoe. He found that the room was very large and empty. Except for a simple desk against the wall, there was no furniture.
The bright magic lights illuminated the four walls covered by huge curtains, which looked very strange. Cohen then said in an ambiguous and cautious tone: "This is not a place for doing bad things, right? I heard that there is
Some nobles have very weird hobbies..."
"A weird hobby? That's right!" Duke Swice pulled a rope in the corner, and the curtains on the four walls gradually folded upwards. He also took a slender stick and said, "This is my real study.
, it’s also where I study maps.”
"Map?" Cohen turned around and looked at it, and sure enough he found that the four walls were covered with maps, and they were not maps in the ordinary sense. They were all large, extremely detailed maps, and the level of detail exceeded what Cohen had seen before.
The entire map of the Divine Alliance, the Demonic Alliance, and all empires...Sbia's map is even more comprehensive, including road maps, topographic maps, administrative planning maps, detailed military maps, and even attack route maps!
Cohen felt dazzled, "Your hobbies are really weird. So do you have a map of the entire continent? You should!"
"Of course." Duke Swice nodded and walked to the center of the room. "It's right under your feet. And you're stepping on the imperial capital."
"Really? I didn't see it." Cohen lowered his head and looked at his leather shoes with infinite fascination and admiration. "The shoes I wore today are really good. They are the most popular style, right?" he said.
His legs couldn't move, and he put on various postures, stepping on the poor imperial capital dozens of times, without considering the feelings of Duke Swice... It's no wonder. Where do you usually find maps that can be stepped on? Just find it.
It's like your own. If you step on it, Cohen will be heartbroken!
"The reason why I brought you here is to invite you to be an audience. Because the theft that occurred last night made me think of many things. If these things are clues to a big event, then they have a lot to do with my thoughts.
The gap." Duke Swice did not attack Cohen, but used a rare sincerity tone, "I'm afraid there is something wrong with my guess, because the personalities of me and that person are too different, so it is inevitable that there will be such a difference.
The situation arises.”
"That person?" Seeing how serious Duke Swice was, Cohen asked with confusion, "Who is he? From what you said, do you think I have a similar personality to him?"
"In some ways, you are very similar." Duke Swice nodded, "You have also heard me talk about this person, Cohen Keda."
"You said you wanted to defeat him because you are the great Sves! Then you could just work harder. Why did you drag me along? I heard that people who know the secrets of nobles will be killed. It's so dangerous!" Cohen
An expression of disinterest. Also, no one would want to help a person analyze his own personality, let alone Cohen.
"In the three robberies last night, almost all items stolen were war-related items, with maps as the focus, and the other party sent very organized and outstanding talents to do these things. The three cases are connected together.
Well, careful planning in advance, and then efficient execution." Duke Swice ignored Cohen's complaints and directly expressed his views on the robbery, "Put these two points together, then the identity of the other party will be
It’s obvious. This should be done by a divine empire that is about to launch a large-scale attack on the demon alliance, and currently there is only one such empire, and that is the divine empire of Sibia.”
"Why does it have to be the Sibia Empire?" Cohen asked, "Why do you say they want to launch a large-scale attack?"
"This kind of thing happened more than a thousand years ago. It was an intelligence method known as the 'Last Madness'." Duke Swice explained: "Just like treasure maps for treasure hunting, detailed maps are the most important thing in wartime.
An extremely precious thing. Every empire values its own map extremely and regards it as a national treasure. It must not be leaked to outsiders, let alone hostile alliance empires. And drawing a map is a huge project, and this empire did it
Maps will inevitably have deviations. Those temporarily drawn maps of enemy countries will have more errors. Such maps full of errors will cause big trouble during wartime and even affect the outcome of the war. In order to win the war, both sides will try their best to win the war.
To obtain the opponent's map, sometimes you have to resort to any means."
"So..." Cohen continued to play the role of observer faithfully and asked, "Why must it be Sibia?"
"It's very simple. It's just an opportunity to steal pictures. Using this method of stealing pictures means telling the other party about the war, so it will only be used on the eve of the end of the battle. Even if the opponent knows it, he will not have time to complete war preparations."
Duke Weiss said: "At present, only the Sibia Empire is using troops against our demons, and only they can complete the attack preparations in a short period of time."
"Oh? Are you so sure?" Cohen felt very strange when he heard the Duke say "we demons", but he still smiled and asked, "If you see through it, doesn't the Emperor of Nasbia have nothing left to do?"
"That's what I'm confused about. Logically speaking, Sibia doesn't have the combat conditions to attack our demons on a large scale. Whether it's money, food, or troops, it will take at least one to two years for Cohen Keda."
Duke Weiss walked to the wall and stood under the huge "Spear Strategic Materials Detailed List" and said with suspicion, "Then why is he stealing the map now?"
"You mean he's fighting an uncertain battle?" Cohen shrugged, "Or he's a lunatic..."
"No! He's not a madman!" Duke Swice's tone became very certain. "He is very silent, possibly more silent than anyone else...Everything he did after he ascended the throne, no matter how absurd it seemed, was
, all of which have been carefully considered. I will never treat this enemy as a madman. It will take a month to send the stolen pictures back to Sibia. After that, it will take time to recruit people to compare and copy, and then send out the troops. So,
If he wants to attack immediately, it should be within three months!"
"But you also said that he is not qualified for war!" Cohen said, "How to explain this?"
"Maybe he wants to disrupt our military deployment, maybe he wants us to mobilize our troops for other purposes...or maybe he stole the map not for the purpose of fighting?" Duke Swice turned his back to Cohen and shook his head in pain, "Imperial Capital
There are many maps, including the map of the military department, which covers various empires, or does he only want to attack one empire? No, he is already looking for Wells now."
"Why are you thinking so much? He won't fight here in one day." Cohen used an indifferent tone to induce the Duke. "Or just hit him casually. If it doesn't work, just retreat! Just like he hit Wells.
, I’ve been beaten six times.”
"Cohen Keda has attacked the Welsh Empire six times in a row. There is definitely another reason behind this action." Duke Swice denied what Cohen said. "Although I don't know it yet, I know he didn't just want to do it."
Training is so simple. Six attacks consume a lot of materials. Even a madman would not choose such an expensive training method..."
"Then what do you want me to do?" Cohen grunted, "You ask me to stand here, and then you can know what he is thinking by banging your head against the wall? If possible, it doesn't matter if I stand.
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"I'm sorry, I got a little excited when talking about this kind of thing." Duke Swice turned around, a little apologetically, "I want to ask, if you were Cohen Keda, would you be blind in anger?
Is it possible to attack an alliance or empire? How likely is it?"
"You're testing me!" Cohen became cautious, folded his hands, and walked back and forth twice on the dividing line between gods and demons on the carpet. Various thoughts came to him in his mind. He thought a lot, and finally turned to look at Duke Swice.
, "There is no such possibility, absolutely not! Even if he is looking for an inconspicuous thing, he must be fully prepared. Since he has tested it six times, it is definitely not a blind attack. He will be prepared for everything.
Only then can we really take action, otherwise the current situation will continue."
"Is this what you think mentally? It's the same as what I think. I originally thought that my personality was different from that of Cohen Keda, so I made a major mistake in my prediction." Duke Swice was a little surprised, "That's what I said.
Come on, he is releasing smoke by stealing the map, trying to misunderstand us, thereby wasting money and manpower, and even causing war fatigue, so that when he actually launches an attack, we will be tired and negligent..."
"Okay, okay." Seeing that the Duke had no intention of shutting up, Cohen raised his hand, "I don't know how to fight, so it's useless for you to tell me so much..."
Just as Duke Swice was about to answer, there was a knock on the door, followed by an urgent voice from heaven, "Your Majesty, the Duke, is the officiant in gold robes. The officiant has sent a carriage, asking you to put down all your affairs immediately and rush to see me.
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"Do you know what's going on?" When he heard that the officiant wanted to see him, Duke Swice was rarely surprised. The person he least wanted to see now was the officiant in gold robes.
"I don't know, but I only asked you to go alone."
"What's wrong? Is the golden-robed officiant very strict?" Cohen asked puzzledly, "You look a little bad."
"Nothing, I'll come as soon as I go." Duke Swice walked out and stopped at the door. "I'll try my best to come back before the reception. You can rest here for a while... I'm sorry."
"Wait a minute, don't panic, there is no need to be like this when meeting anyone!" Cohen stopped Duke Swice, walked to him, smiled slightly, and said in a cautious tone that Duke Swice had never heard before: "Remember
, Of course a man should focus on winning, but the most important thing is to stick to his beliefs. Finally...please ask heaven to bring a chair in, a recliner."
"You..." The expression on Swice's face changed with Cohen's words. Finally, he turned around and said softly, "Thank you."
After taking the chair that Heaven had brought in, Cohen immediately lay down and laughed three times proudly before studying the map in the room. It was really hard to find anything and find nothing.
It took a lot of work! I really found a treasure this time, but this room is probably Sbia's map. When can I go to other rooms to have a look? But that's fine, the Duke's map should be the most detailed among the demons.
, Cohen can deduce from it the information about Sbia that the demons can master - As for what the golden-robed officiant wants to do with Duke Sivis, Cohen will not worry. With the status of the Duke, the officiant does not want to harm him all the time.
It can be done in a moment, and other things will be understood when he comes back and asks.
As he got on the carriage that came to pick him up, Duke Swice was also full of doubts. When the golden-robed officiant drove him away last time, didn't he say that he would not meet again? Has anything changed again? Could it be that Glens Middle School
Will he tell the chief priest what he said to persuade him? No, although Glens may have misunderstood him, he will not be so ignorant. If there are any changes on the front line, then the emergency beacon should be seen in the imperial capital.
. Even if it was for today’s assassination, why would the chief priest be responsible for this matter?
When he looked out the window, the Duke realized that the carriage was not heading towards the Demon Palace, but running towards the outside of the city gate. He couldn't help but look at the messenger priest opposite, "What's going on? Why don't you go to the Demon Palace when you see the gold-robed officiant?"
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"The officiating priest is not in the Demon Palace." The messenger priest replied softly but sternly, "Please stop talking and keep quiet."
If he hadn't known this priest and had the autographed letter from the golden-robed officiant, Duke Swiss would have turned against him on the spot. But since the other party had a credit certificate, he couldn't act rashly, so he sat quietly, secretly guessing the other party's intentions.
, in order to find a coping strategy... Even if the worst happens, the Duke has the confidence to escape safely, but he is just worried about his mother at home.
For a moment, someone's face with a bad smile appeared in his mind, and the Duke finally felt at ease, "With him here, everything will be safe."
Although the Duke felt relieved, the carriage did not stop after leaving the city gate. Instead, it kept moving forward, from the commercial road to the country road. Both sides became more and more deserted and remote, and finally stopped in a valley.
Calculating the time, it actually took more than an hour, and it was about fifty miles away from the imperial capital.
"We are here, please get out of the car." The priest got out of the car first and pointed to a nearby villa, "This manor is the property of the Demon Temple."
Duke Sivis got off the car and turned around to look around. The valley was everywhere near the imperial capital, and the villa in front of him was also ordinary. In addition, the surrounding environment was not very good, so there really was nothing special about it.
.The messenger priest has already stepped forward to open the door and asked Duke Swice to follow him in.
"Sir, Duke Swice is here." After entering the door, the messenger priest respectfully saluted the person sitting by the fireplace. Because the light was too dark, Duke Swice did not see clearly who the person was, but he vaguely felt
This man was wearing a noble attire, and he did not look like a gold-robed officiant.
"Light up." The man stood up, and the magic lamp in the room was also lit. What surprised Duke Swice was that this man was indeed the gold-robed officiant. To be precise, he was wearing aristocratic clothing.
The golden-robed officiant!
However, there is a basic rule in the Demon Palace, that is, priests are not allowed to wear noble clothing, and all priests must abide by it... Because they are responsible for the mission of serving the demons, their special status must be distinguished by clothing.
Even the officiating priest in gold robes is not allowed to violate this.
Master officiant, why do you wear such clothes and why do you want to let yourself see it? (To be continued)