The Cruz people that Fro was talking about were naturally a group of Cruz southern nobles headed by Count Alkans. Since arriving at Port Fatan, these southern nobles were quite well-behaved at first, probably because they knew that they had been raped by Brando.
Tied to the same boat, the army of Jorgendigang and the Lion Man in the south may capture the Evergreen Corridor at any time, and if we don't hold on to the Eruin fleet at this time, wouldn't we be asking for death?
In addition, news of the civil war in the Banker area came. The Queen split the temple and suddenly claimed to be the inheritor of the Dark Dragon.
No one could accept it. Therefore, at first, Count Alcorns and others shared the same hatred and conscientiously restrained the low-level officials who managed Fatan Port. On the one hand, they actively contacted the northern nobles and tried to find an alliance to resist the powerful man.
Crazy majesty the queen.
But as the war situation took a turn for the worse, the nobles east of Metz were unable to resist the Queen's advance, and were defeated one after another. It seemed that almost instantly, the New Temple's army had arrived at Ludwig's door, although they had not yet fought with Ludwig.
The Black Legion had fought against each other, but it already had a huge advantage in the situation. In addition, Veronica was under house arrest, and the Blue Legion was unable to respond to the 'uprising' of the northern nobles, so that it soon became unpopular in France.
On the front line, people can often see the remnants of noble soldiers who have retreated from the front line.
Various versions of rumors have also spread. First, the nobles of Cloak Bay defected, and then Her Majesty the Queen suddenly showed up with several strange armies. Today, the Senian werewolves invaded Fort Morte Habib, and tomorrow, the Mountain
The people swore allegiance again, and there were even rumors that even the Azure Spear was in the hands of Her Majesty the Queen. All signs showed that the strength of the emperor was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if she was still a lonely Silver Queen at the beginning. In the blink of an eye,
In the meantime, it has occupied one-third of the empire's sphere of influence.
At this time, the new temple was already a behemoth that could not be ignored—even suffocating.
As a result, the southern nobles who were not firm enough in their stance immediately began to waver. However, this wavering only spread among the lower classes at first, until the sudden change of flags of the Lion Man and the Jorgandigan army gave them a fatal blow.
In fact, Count Alcorns and others had no real feelings about the civil war in the north. Since Brando had tightly blocked the port, almost all the first-hand information they got came from rumors. This kind of rumors can certainly be
It makes people panic, but it's hard to say how much real feelings it can produce.
However, these nobles' fear of the southern lions and the Jogendigon army - especially the Jogendigon army - is deep-rooted. They have witnessed with their own eyes how that army destroyed their homes and removed them from their homes.
They were driven out of the land and fled here like refugees. They even had to live under the shelter of others.
If the Qiao Gendigang army hadn't threatened the Evergreen Walkway to the east at all times, why would they have to defend this place?
But now the lions and underground lords have made clear their position on the Dragon of Darkness, and the situation has become a bit delicate. Who is the Dragon of Darkness now? She is no longer just the emperor of the Miner people a thousand years ago, she is
She is still the Silver Queen and a Cruz. Although the nobles care about their faith, in the final analysis, they care more about their status as citizens of the empire. This is the guarantee of their status and the source of pride. Life preservation is of course the most important, but status and power are also
what they pursue.
Before, these two options were mutually exclusive, but as the situation changed, the nobles who fled to the south suddenly discovered that the answers to these two options seemed to gradually merge into one.
What should I do if I want to save my life and status?
At least for now, surrendering to Her Majesty the Queen is the only possibility. In any case, she is at least the emperor of the Cruz people. Although it is said that the temple has been divided, it can barely be regarded as orthodox. So these fleeing nobles quickly became worried.
There have been subtle changes, and even the upper-class nobles, including Count Alkans, have gradually begun to turn towards the capitulation faction. At this moment, Brando's disadvantage as an Eruin is particularly highlighted.
Before, he could ask these nobles in the name of faith. The Temple of Fire is a religion that spans countries and has been deeply rooted for thousands of years. Although the Eruin and the Cruz people have huge differences, they at least have this point.
have something in common.
That is they have the same beliefs.
In the name of religion, people often ignore the differences between countries.
But this reason will soon become untenable, because after the threat to life disappears, the Protestantism established by the Silver Queen does not seem so unacceptable. The original difficult choice in this war has quietly become whether to innovate or be conservative.
, people seem to have intentionally or unintentionally avoided the identity of the Silver Queen and the Dark Dragon.
In fact, there is no need for Flo to say that Brando also knows that the current situation is ultimately caused by the lack of legitimacy of the northern nobles. After all, regardless of her identity, the Silver Queen was at least once the emperor of the empire - although she was split
Temple, but she did not betray the empire. To put it simply, that woman intentionally placed royal power above religious power. Although this approach was a bit unethical, it was not unacceptable to the nobles. I am afraid that except for those in the Temple of Flame
Except for her die-hard loyalists, no one is willing to quarrel with the Queen on this issue, especially when risking their lives.
The northern nobles stand against Her Majesty the Queen because they are supporters of the eldest son of the emperor, but the exiled nobles in the south have no such scruples. Even some of them are die-hard loyalists to the temple, but now that the temple is divided into two, you
Who do you want to be loyal to?
So this war was not based on justice and evil, light and darkness at the beginning. It was just a cover. It was a civil war. Brando has always been clear about this, although he said it before
He used this reason to fool Earl Alcorns and the others for a long time, but those imperial nobles were not fools, and it was time to react.
It's time to give them a strong dose of medicine, Brando thought. He listened quietly to Fuluo's statement. In fact, what the wild elf girl had to say was similar to what he imagined - at least not as dramatic as the witch's civil strife.
Beyond his expectation, he even felt that these southern nobles were a little too slow, perhaps because they were frightened by the Jorgandigan people or for some other reason. In his opinion, they should have started a riot long ago.
But he was not worried. After Fuluo finished speaking, he asked calmly: "So what are they doing now?"
The wild elf girl was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but frown. In her opinion, the current situation was entirely caused by the negligence of the lord in front of her. These days, Brando has not strictly controlled the news.
, and did not prevent the nobles who fled from the front from entering the port - they were only prohibited from leaving again - there was also a lack of restraint on the nobles of the Cruz people, and it could even be said that they did nothing. In addition to maintaining the normal operation of the port,
Probably just send a messenger to contact the northern nobles, and the rest is to study that useless stone all day long.
When he thought of this, Fuluo felt that the lord in front of him had been idle all day long since the establishment of the Fir Territory. Although Eruin had made great achievements,
In her opinion, it was just good luck, or it was all down to the ability of Antitina and Miss Roman. Otherwise, whether the territory could operate normally was still a problem. I thought that after he became the earl of the kingdom, he would also serve as this envoy.
The leader of the regiment will be a little more restrained. I didn't expect that he would still be like this, doing nothing. He would only push things to his subordinates. With such a lord, even she could do well.
And he was still a planeswalker, the actual person in charge of them, which was so different from the master in her mind. Fro couldn't help but snorted heavily: "What else can they do? Fleet
It's hanging over their heads. Can those losers still rebel? Of course they are clamoring to see you, the lord. Presumably in their eyes, only you, the lord, had better speak up."
Hearing the resentment in the girl's mouth, Brando smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he was still a little surprised by the weakness and incompetence of the southern nobles. He originally thought that they would be at least a little tougher, but he did not expect Earl Alcorns to
Just have to 'negotiate' with him.
"Since they want to negotiate," Brando sneered in his heart, "then let's do what they want."
He looked up: "Where are they?"
"Just outside, they have elected several representatives, hoping to negotiate with you." Fuluo replied with a straight face.
"Negotiation?" Brando was a little funny: "How are they going to play? What do they want to talk about?"
Fuluo sneered and said: "According to them, since the troops of Jorgendigon and the Lion Man have surrendered to the empire, what is left is a civil war in the empire. It is no longer suitable for you to continue to intervene. They suggest that you send the fleet to
Return to Eruin - of course, my lord, you can still continue to go to the imperial capital as an envoy."
"Oh? What about the Silver Queen claiming to be the Dragon of Darkness?" Brando asked deliberately.
The wild elf girl's face suddenly became a little strange. It could be seen that she was trying not to show too much disdain and replied: "They said that this matter is too ridiculous and may be a rumor."
"Haha," Brando couldn't help but smile: "What a rumor."
He paused and knocked on the table: "In that case, let them come in to see me."
"Okay -" Fuluo blurted out, then froze, raised his head and glared at his lord: "Lord, what did you just say?"
"Didn't I make it clear enough? Let them come in and see me!"
"But……"
The wild elf girl wants to say it, but don’t you disappear on weekdays? In fact, this was the source of her anger before. This is not the first day that the hearts of the southern nobles have been shaken. In fact, they have been more than
I once hoped to negotiate with Brando, but Brando never paid attention to this, and didn't even bother to restrain these people. He seemed to be laissez-faire, and even said that he would try not to cause too much damage to Fatan Port.
riot.
She originally thought that today would be handled in the same way, but she didn't expect that her free-wheeling lord seemed to suddenly have a whim and wanted to see these people again. In fact, in Fuluo's opinion, there was nothing interesting about meeting these people.
The best way is to arrest the most violent ones among them and kill them as a warning to the monkeys. Given how timid these people are, they will definitely not be able to cause any trouble. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at herself suspiciously.
The Lord in front of me.
But Brando waved his hand and said, "Nothing to worry about. Go and get the guest who arrived at the castle yesterday."
That guest? Fro was stunned for a moment before he remembered that person. The guy seemed to be from the northern region of Ludwig. From his appearance, he could barely tell that he was a Cruz, but he had a very strong...
Faenzan's bloodline, in short, is that of a mixed race. When he arrived at the castle, he claimed to be the messenger of the Black Legion. He wore a thick cloak, covering most of his face, and looked like he did not dare to see anyone.
, but Fro remembered that his lord received the other party very carefully at that time.
She was not a gossipy woman. After hearing Brando's instructions, she just nodded silently and was about to turn around and leave, but at this time Brando stopped her again.
"Wait a minute," Brando said, "I just called you in, not specifically for you to deal with those nobles."
"What do you mean?" the wild elf girl turned around and asked.
Brando tapped his forehead and seemed to think for a moment before replying: "It's just right. Let's do the two things together. Please contact Charles and ask him to come to me immediately. Can you find him now? Tell him,
I want to see Antitina, now, right away."
Flo nodded silently.
…
Fir Territory, Valhalla Fortress——
"Miss Shiduo, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the Emperor."
Antitina watched the prince of the empire and the scholar lady walk out of the hall, stood up and saluted. Behind the eldest son were the young men of the Broken Sword Knights who were under house arrest here a few months ago, a group of more than ten people.
, everyone is fully armed and ready to go. These young descendants of Cruz's aristocratic family have become much calmer after spending the past few months, but perhaps it is also because they are used to staying in Valhalla.
, For the lord of a small place, these proud young people of the empire do not need to condescend, but for a lord like Brando who owns a fantasy fortress like Valhalla, they may not really regard him as a mere Eruin.
Just an earl.
In fact, after these few months of getting along, they have at least roughly figured out Brando's strength. Even on the surface, it is enough to be awe-inspiring, even for those quite powerful counts in the empire.
, I am afraid that they may not be able to catch up with such a 'little Earl of Eruin'. At the same time, they also respect Brando's deputy - or staff, Antitina.
But that's all. Even if these young people are in front of the real royal family of Eruin, it may be difficult for them to show such a respectful attitude. After all, it is just the royal family of a small kingdom, like Eruin.
There are many small countries on the borders of the empire that are vassal states of the empire.
On the other hand, the eldest son of the emperor, Lenaret, was still the same as a few months ago. He seemed a bit taciturn and rarely talked to outsiders. In response to Antitina's salute, he just nodded slightly and frowned slightly, as if
He was thinking about some problem anytime and anywhere, and the light flashing in his eyes made it difficult to figure out the details. He didn't speak, but the scholar lady Shi Duo beside him had already spoken on his behalf: "Miss Antitina, you suddenly came to us
, is there something important? Has the situation in the empire changed again? "
Antitina silently looked at these Cruz people, nodded and said: "There are some changes, but this is not the main purpose of today."
She paused for a moment: "General Mangrove has contacted my lord."
"oh?"
These words seemed to ignite the wild nature in Lenaret's heart. The eldest son of the emperor suddenly raised his head, and his slightly deep eyes suddenly lit up.
