After clearing her thoughts, Faina understood her situation. In the past week, the changes in the time when the sun set proved that they were heading north. Several times she heard the sound of sea waves, between Metz and Evergreen Walkway.
There are several mountain roads close to the sea, which proves that the convoy is also heading westward at the same time. The convoy is probably passing through several provinces along the sublime inland sea in the west of the Mosaic Leaf Territory, heading to the ports there, and taking a boat to the imperial capital.
Day after day passed, living in the dark was enough to drive a normal person crazy, not to mention the huge fear buried in her heart. Most of the time, she bent her feet and buried her head in her knees.
She hugged herself with both hands and huddled in the corner of the prison van, as if this could make herself feel a little safer. The day before, the convoy stopped briefly in Naka, a small town on a platform east of Fatan Port. During the stay, she
Knowing their location, the information revealed by the guards indicated that the convoy was heading to the western end of the Evergreen Walkway, which is also the starting point of East Metz - Fatan.
Just earlier that day, she heard the sound of the waves washing against the cliff clearly. She had walked through this mountain road more than once, but at that time she had been here as the daughter of a duke. Faina was a little weak.
She leaned against the cold iron wall, with strands of golden hair hanging down on her pale cheeks. She lowered her eyelids weakly, her thick eyelashes trembling slightly, and the sound of seagulls came from outside the prison car. Somewhat strangely,
The road was a little deserted, and there was no sound of caravans passing by. In theory, this should be an important land and sea hub in East Metz, and there is an endless stream of business travelers on weekdays. Or maybe Rodney did not intend to go to Fatan Port, but they were in
A secret anchorage was established nearby.
The girl suddenly felt a little creepy. These people were so cautious.
But this is not the case. The sun has just dispersed the fog between the straits, but the cliffs near the sea are covered with a layer of light water vapor. A pass lies between the foggy water vapor. Rodney quickly stopped the convoy.
Coming down, I looked up at the soldiers with anchor-shaped emblems on their shirts on the city wall. This pass built against the mountains and the sea is the outermost line of defense of Fatan Port, but its gate is rarely lowered on weekdays.
Today it was unusually tightly closed.
"It seems that the war caused by His Majesty has affected this area." Rodney thought to himself. News about the civil war has not yet reached the areas east of Metz, but as the Queen's emissary, he has some information.
First-hand news. He raised his head and shouted: "Open the door quickly!"
"Who are you?" The soldiers on top of the tower then stuck their heads out and asked below.
"We are members of the White Legion. We, sir, have urgent military matters and need to go to Port Fatan. I have sent someone to inform you earlier. Didn't you see it?" The knight next to Rodney asked angrily.
.
There was a commotion among the soldiers on the tower. They seemed to be sizing them up to confirm their identities. This scene made Rodney even more sure of his thoughts - usually these guys are not so dedicated to their duties. The so-called inspection is mostly to cope with the situation, or to take advantage of the situation.
Some benefits. After a while, the people on the tower seemed to confirm the identities of Rodney and his party - after all, the retinues that accompanied Rodney were all genuine knights of the White Legion, and beneath them were tall mountain dragons.
Xinglong is also wearing a special armor with shining silver scales, a battle flag with the white dragon emblem hanging on the saddle, a shining spear, and a majestic weapon. You can tell at a glance that it is definitely not a fake.
Soon, the city gate creaked and raised.
In the darkness, Faina felt the cage shake slightly. The convoy began to move forward again. She was still unaware of the war taking place in the east, and felt a little strange in her heart. Didn't these people take her to a secret port?
Why are there still passes and city gates? Even Fatan Port is not so strictly guarded.
Brando, Ouni, Roman and Charles were watching from a high position on the observation deck as the group of people passed the suspension bridge and passed through the city gate. Brando pointed to the knight at the front and introduced to the other three people: "That person is
Rodney, Veronica's brother, the youngest son of Duke Erichko, but this man has no ability, he is just a jester at best. After Ms. Veronica was placed under house arrest by the Silver Queen, this man established a relationship with his family through a dispute
Clearing the boundaries has won the favor of the Queen, and now he is Her Majesty's secret envoy."
"Everyone in the Erichko family is a hero, but I didn't expect that someone like this would emerge." The Duke's daughter wrinkled her nose in disdain.
"You can't say it like that. This guy's ability to assess the situation and eliminate relatives for justice is obvious. He should make the best use of everything." Charles replied with a smile: "The lord seems to be familiar with this person?"
Regarding this question, Brando was noncommittal. In fact, as an Eruin player, he was quite familiar with the well-known figures in the 'enemy'. However, he was familiar with this person not only for this reason. Rodney in history was the same as
As Charles said, he was famous for being able to adapt to the changing circumstances. His reputation made him very popular in the upper-class aristocratic circles of the empire. At that time, people called him the twin jewels of the Erichko family, and he and his sister Veronica were praised as...
The literary and military pillar of the Erichko family, who knew that this man was a complete wimp. During the April 11 war, Madara's army surrounded White Eagle Castle (located in today's Ludwig), and he refused to fight.
He surrendered and surrendered the city to the enemy, resulting in the almost complete destruction of the White Army. This was a famous scandal in the history of the empire. The prestige of the Ereshko family plummeted due to this incident, and even Veronica was removed due to his implication.
The position of Legion Commander.
Therefore, for this famous traitor, it is really difficult for players from later generations who are not familiar with his deeds.
However, as one of our own, this kind of weak and incompetent guy is a perfect example of a pig teammate, but as an enemy, he is really lucky. Fortunately, this guy is not well-known now. It is estimated that even the Silver Queen does not know about his new dispatch.
What kind of virtue is the emissary? The enemy's misfortune is his own great luck. Brando thought to himself that this guy Charles is really right in what he said. If used properly, this is not only a big fish, but also a big fish.
Fat and oily big fish.
"He looks quite human-like, only a little bit worse than my Brando." The businesswoman observed the problem from an unusual angle. She squinted her eyes for a while before coming to the following conclusion.
"Cough cough cough!" Brando almost choked to death at these words. What does it mean to look like a human? The Arrishko family has excellent genes, and his sister Veronica was a famous beauty in the imperial capital when she was young.
, Rodney himself has perfectly inherited this bloodline. He is one of the most famous pretty boys in the empire, and he is also a master at picking up girls. It is said that he has ambiguous relationships with many famous ladies in the imperial capital. Judging from his appearance alone,
In theory, Brando is quite self-aware. He knows that even if he flatters him, he can't catch up with him, so Roman is probably the only one who can say such a thing without any shame.
He looked at the two people on the left and right angrily, and sure enough he saw the Duke's daughter looking at him with a strange expression, and the unscrupulous wizard attendant was having a hard time suppressing his laughter.
"Laugh if you want to, be careful not to injure yourself internally." Brando said calmly.
"That's not necessary, hehehe, Lord." Charles said with a smile: "There are people down there, it would be bad to attract their attention."
Ouni finally had a strict tutor and quickly calmed down her emotions. She put her fist to her mouth and coughed lightly: "I heard that Her Majesty the Queen sent him to monitor the White Army. Why did he suddenly appear in this place? That cage
Who is inside?"
"That's right," Charles said with a smile, "There's a mermaid in it."
"Mermaid?" The Duke's daughter frowned.
"That's just a metaphor. The little beauty in the cage is actually the Lord's old friend - wow!" Charles screamed and turned sideways to avoid Brando's sword: "Lord, you are
He actually did it. Those guys are still down there..."
"Shut up." Brando replied coldly.
In fact, when he saw Rodney for the first time, he had already guessed who was being escorted in the prison car. Faina wrote her a reply, and the reply clearly revealed what she was going to do next.
In fact, Brando had already expected that she might be in trouble. The rich lady still took the problem too simply. Since the Silver Queen put Veronica under house arrest and chose to support Rodney as Eric
The next head of the family has already explained many problems. How could Rodney help his sister for her sake, not to mention that this man himself is a complete villain.
Unfortunately, it was too late for him to reply to the letter at that time. He just didn't expect that after Rodney captured Faina, he would actually fall into his own trap. And in fact, Brando also wrongly blamed Faina, the Silver Queen.
The information blockade on the east and north was much stricter than that on the south, so he learned some information that Faina did not actually get first-hand information, just like she didn't know about the Erichko family at the time.
Interests entangled with the Silver Queen.
Brando watched silently as the carriage passed the pass and entered the port area, with a hint of imperceptible anger secretly rising in his heart.
No matter what, what Rodney did has touched his bottom line.
…
The carriage finally got on the boat. Looking at the bustling scene in the dock in front of him, Rodney finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he knew his identity very well. Compared with his ability, he could not compare with his sister. Compared with others, he was more popular.
He is not a match for those military nobles in the north, but he is more than loyal to His Majesty, and he is very comfortable placing himself in the reasonable position of a sycophant. Now that he has corrected his position, there are some things under the table that he
He had to help His Majesty do it, not only to do it, but also to do it well without leaving any tail. Just like what he did this time, of course he knew that he would offend a lot of nobles, but he was the villain.
, at least it is much better than His Majesty being a villain, because Your Majesty will remember his contribution.
As for those nobles who have become angry, just offend them if they are offended. He knows very well what Her Majesty the Queen wants to do. It is no less than the four sages - no, it should be far better than the sages.
The great deeds done by those corrupt and ancient nobles were reduced to ashes in the new flames.
The same goes for the Erichko family.
Rodney said to himself in his heart that he had no grudges at all about what he had done. It was only natural that he would get something if he gave up.
Thinking of this, he looked back at the prison car that was about to be transferred to the bottom cabin. He knew very well the value of the young lady in the cage. Although His Majesty had already taken action in advance and built a new prison on the ruins of the Temple of Flame.
But after all, she does not want to overthrow the entire empire. The double-minded nobles in the north have proven to be completely unreliable. But there are more nobles waiting and watching. His Majesty once told him personally that the eastern part of Metz
How important are these great nobles? If they fall to Protestantism, then Ludwig's old diehards will be embattled on all sides, not to mention that East Metz is also the main route to the Alkhash Mountains.
Although I don’t quite understand why Her Majesty the Queen attaches so much importance to the Alka region, to enter the Alka region, East Metz must be in your hands.
Among them, the most important chess piece is the mosaic collar.
The current person in charge of the Mosaic and Leaf Territory is Duke Helix of the Mosaic and Leaf. This man is a hardliner, and he is also emotionally inclined to Ludwig's group of noble lords. When he was young, he lived in the Erichko family for a long time.
For a period of time, I had a deep relationship with the previous Duke Erichko, so it is absolutely impossible for this person to be biased towards Her Majesty the Queen. And the two sons of Duke Mosaic Leaf are also representatives of the military aristocracy and are stubborn local factions. They are even more untrustworthy.
Finally, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Mosaic Leaf, Faina, is extremely rebellious, and is also a disciple of the Blue Sword Master. These people are not suitable candidates. Now that the Duke and his two sons have been placed under house arrest, this position will no longer be considered.
Miss Qianjin was secretly escorted back to the imperial capital. The remaining little princess was known as the 'little angel with the flower-leaf collar'. She had been cowardly and obedient since she was a child. With her father, brother and sister as hostages, she was not afraid of being disobedient.
Once the Mosaic and Leaf Leader falls to the Queen, half of East Metz has been basically pacified. The remaining weaker lords will probably not wait and see anymore.
As for the return of the Miner——
Rodney was a little disdainful. What does this mean? This world originally belonged to the Miner people. The Black Iron people just stole the authority. Her Majesty the Queen is doing the right thing, which is to return the authority to its correct position. And
She will be crowned as the Dragon of Darkness as a Cruze. At that time, the empire that rules the entire earth will reappear, and the Cruze people will also be on an equal footing with the Miner people. The funny thing is that some people still don't understand.
This is a just cause.
Faina felt cold and hungry.
In the past two days, she felt that people outside were monitoring the prison car more and more closely. In the past few days, she could still have some time to breathe every day, but in the past two days, people outside rarely opened the door of the prison car, or even brought food.
The frequency of drinking water and drinking water has been reduced, and it only happens once a day in the evening, which makes her feel aggrieved and scared. In fact, Faina vaguely understands that this is because they are almost at their destination - people are like this,
Whenever something is about to be completed, in order to avoid falling short, she will become more and more nervous and her attention will become highly concentrated. This also shows that she is not far away from facing her own destiny.
This thought made her anxious and uneasy.
She didn't know what she would face, whether she would be directly executed in secret, or used as a hostage, or used as a pawn in a political marriage. She had heard of this kind of thing many times in the past, but it was not the protagonist. She only found it a bit scary.
But today she felt a huge uneasiness gripping her, leaving her breathless. She seemed to see a road leading to a dark abyss, filled with blood and despair, before her.
Faina shivered and nestled against the cold iron wall, and those past episodes were replayed in her mind repeatedly. At that time, she was still a high-ranking princess with a floral collar, and was favored by her father and His Majesty. No matter where she was,
She was the center of everyone around her. Then she became Veronica's student and went to many places with her teacher. Once she breathed the free air, she could no longer live in a cage. She once thought
She is different from those canary-like aristocratic ladies. They are weak and can only accept the fate arranged by others, but like an eagle, she can choose her own future.
Facts proved her naivety and all her fantasies came to nothing. She felt as if she had been deceived by hope and then ruthlessly abandoned.
Tears fell on the floor like broken beads, and the wealthy lady began to cry helplessly.
While crying, Faina thought of her days in the Ring of Trade Winds. It was the first time she traveled far away from the empire to adventure. She once thought that it was the most terrifying encounter she had ever encountered in her life - an extremely abominable person.
The country bumpkin not only disgraced her, but even tried to teach her a lesson several times. Even the commander of the regiment was unable to do anything about him - but what he experienced at that time was nothing compared to what he experienced now, and looking back now,
There is also a vague feeling of warmth.
"It would be great if I could go back to that time—"
Faina was quickly startled by her own idea, and then fell into lamenting her current predicament.
"Brando... Brando..."
Faina had a fever, her hot forehead pressed against the cold iron wall, and her mind couldn't help but think wildly, as if these wild thoughts could relieve the worries in her heart. She suddenly remembered that Brando had arrived in the empire and was not too close to her.
He is so close, but he definitely doesn't know the situation he is facing right now. He may still think that he can help him and rescue his subordinates. But he, the once high-ranking daughter of a duke, can't even protect himself now.
The future and destiny have become unpredictable. Maybe you will die tomorrow, or you may just live an ignoble existence, and life is worse than death.
When he thought that he might die in such an unknown way, that guy might not be able to know the news of his death. Maybe many years later, that guy finally remembered him and thought: 'Oh, that guy named Faina'
Girl, I had adventure experiences with her when I was young, but it's a pity that I haven't heard any news about her for a long time.'
When she thought of such a thing, Faina's heart was like a knife, and her eyes became dark.
Brando soon got the news that Rodney's ship had left the port. As he expected, this guy didn't even meet Baron Metz in order to keep it secret. Being so cautious can be regarded as a skill.
. This also allowed this guy to escape. Otherwise, once they entered the castle, Brando would order the net to be closed, and Rodney would not be able to fly out even if he had wings. At the moment, the only alternative is to use the backup plan.
Let the fleet staying in the outer sea intercept Rodney's ship.
It's not that he hasn't considered detaining the other party in the port, but he has just taken over the port and has not yet dispelled the suspicions of the middle and lower-level officials in the port. It would be unwise to cause trouble again at this time, not to mention Alcorns
The Earl had not yet decided to completely oppose the Silver Queen. At this critical moment, Brando was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he had to arrange the battlefield at sea.
But he wasn't afraid that Rodney would run away.
The battleship prepared by Rodney was one of the few fast ships in the Imperial Navy, but it was a pity that such a conspicuous battleship was docked in the port. It was difficult not to notice it when the Eruin people took over the port. Marjorie immediately put it
This conspicuous battleship reported to Charles - naval battleships rarely move alone, especially such fast ships are usually used to deliver messages or perform special tasks - they quickly followed the clues to find out about the Rodney faction.
There were clues about the courier heading to Port Fatan. In fact, it was through this method that they learned the information about this convoy.
Therefore, Brando had already arranged for someone to do something on the ship, replacing the quality of the magic crystal used as the power source of the floating battleship, and also removed some of the spare sails. Rodney was eager to leave the port, and as expected, he did not check carefully——
In fact, he didn't even think of inspecting it, because the battleship had been docked in the port. Who would come to trouble the Imperial Navy? And all of this had already doomed his end.
Three Buga floating battleships with red sails disguised as imperial patrol ships left the port early and were waiting for the arrival of Rodney's ship in the outer sea.