Two days later in the afternoon, Bai Xiaowen summoned Cecilia at the appointed time.
"I led a group of elite horse archers and arrived at the Central Province, the capital of the Plantagenet Empire. However, I did not see Nicholas IV."
Cecilia's face still showed a trace of exhaustion after a long march, and she said softly: "Based on my status, I received a very good reception. From the receptionist, I learned something about the Plantagenet Empire... Exactly
That’s the current situation in the Kane plane.”
"Dio, your inference is correct. An external force has indeed appeared, breaking the balance of the Plantagenet Empire!"
Bai Xiaowen said: "Who is it? The remnant forces?"
"I don't know what kind of force it is...those monsters come from underground!"
Cecilia said, "In the Xisha Province, there is a large Bethusway gold mine. The greedy Duke of Bethusway dug through the passage to the underground world! Drow elves, spider monsters and other dark creatures came from the underground one after another.
gushing out..."
"Underground world?" Bai Xiaowen was a little shocked. "There is another world under the Kane continent... I can't imagine it."
Cecilia said: "What needs special attention is that the conservative nobles of the Xisha Province should have reached an agreement with these monsters! The monster army currently appearing in the territory of the Xisha Province has targeted the imperial army of the orthodox royal camp.
Launched an attack. Many officers who were injured and returned to the capital to recuperate swore they had seen the strange situation where the monsters encountered the noble rebels, but they got along peacefully."
Bai Xiaowen said: "Is it the appearance of these monsters that influenced Nicholas IV to annihilate the rebels?" He felt a little doubtful. Compared with the imperial army, the combat effectiveness of the nobles' private army was about half a goose. Even if there were
The regular imperial army should be able to withstand the pressure and eliminate the rebels despite the monsters' harassment.
"No, Nicholas IV is still in the central province and is busy suppressing the unrest in the central province!" Cecilia explained, "It may be due to the appearance of monsters in the underground world that the nobles who originally adopted a wait-and-see attitude felt that
Nicholas IV may not have a chance of winning, so the momentum for rebellion began."
"In this period? The nobles of the central provinces rebelled?" Bai Xiaowen's first reaction was a bit incredible.
"Not all rebels, but if one is eliminated, another will appear, which is very annoying. This is why Nicholas IV cannot spare his hands to conquer the Xisha Province..." Cecilia sighed, "The Central Province
It is the base camp of the Plantagenet Empire. If this foundation is not stabilized, Nicholas IV will really not be able to march rashly. Currently, the one commanding the battle on the front line of Xisha Province is our old acquaintance, Earl Denton."
Bai Xiaowen said: "This gives the rebels and underground monsters a lot of time!"
Originally, the number of underground monsters passing through the newly dug passage was relatively small, but as time goes by, more and more underground monster races will appear.
"Dio, are you saying that there is a special reason for the betrayal of the nobles in the central province?"
"Obviously," Bai Xiaowen walked twice in the hall, "nobles have always been more wise and wise in protecting themselves, and less in sacrificing themselves for others. Those nobles in the central province know that it is a dead end to rise up and raise the flag of rebellion, so why are they still fighting? Just for the sake of giving
The monster army is fighting for time with the Xisha rebels, and you are willing to abandon your family and hundreds of years of inheritance? It is impossible even if you think about it."
"There is indeed something fishy here. By the way, I also brought some written information, including detailed maps of the empire. Take a look."
Taking the information from Cecilia's hand, Bai Xiaowen slowly read through it.
"Although the Xisha Province and the Central Province are bordering each other, most of the terrain is difficult to pass through," Bai Xiaowen said. "The first suggestion is to ask Nicholas IV to set up sentries on the main road between the two provinces to separate them.
Inter-provincial connections, and interrogation of people coming and going. The minimum requirement is that each route be assigned at least one strong person with an ability similar to the 'Eye of True' to guard it, and must have the ability to see through the camouflage of the aura."
Cecilia nodded and took note.
Bai Xiaowen raised a second finger: "The second suggestion is about the nobles who raised the flag of rebellion in the central provinces. When the imperial army suppressed the rebellion, they tried their best to capture the heads of the nobles alive, and sent out troops who were proficient in the spiritual system.
Experts in magic conducted interrogations and searched and probed their memories."
After writing down these two suggestions, Cecilia said: "How can I convince Nicholas IV to implement these two suggestions?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly: "The basis for my making these two suggestions is that I judge that the rebellious nobles in the central province have been influenced by powerful outsiders. This influence does not refer to verbal ploys and negotiations, but to the spiritual level.
control!"
"After all, the action patterns of the rebel nobles in the central province are too strange, and there are obvious traces of manual manipulation."
Cecilia understood: "So, the purpose of setting up sentries to strictly check the powerful people coming and going is to prevent the powerful people with mind control ability from the Xisha Province from continuing to rush to the center and influence other nobles; to conduct memory retrieval of the rebellious nobles in the central province,
It is to collect evidence that they are under mind control."
Bai Xiaowen said: "Yes. If we can find evidence from the memories of the nobles of the Central Province that they were mentally controlled, Nicholas IV can tell the world and expose the conspiracy between the nobles and monsters of the Xisha Province. At the level of public opinion,
Occupy a favorable position. More importantly, there is another point,"
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen added in a more serious tone: "Nicholas IV can use this as an excuse to send troops into the fiefdoms of other nobles and establish a strategic defense alliance in the central province! No noble family owner is willing to be forced by other forces.
He takes mental control and leads the family on a path of no return."
This was an important step in stabilizing the ruling order of the central province. Only when the backyard was stabilized could Nicholas IV lead his army to conquer the Xisha Province.
"As soon as I return this time, I will go to Nicholas IV's military camp and state your suggestions." Cecilia looked at Bai Xiaowen, with admiration flashing in her eyes again.
Bai Xiaowen said: "One more thing, you must be careful."
"Me?" Cecilia pointed to the tip of her nose.
"That's right," Bai Xiaowen said quietly, "I think this time in the Kane plane, it's not just a simple war between the aborigines. It's very likely that our kind will appear."
"Dio... you mean that there are awakened people participating in this war."
Bai Xiaowen nodded: "The invasion of the underground world... should be related to the unification of the Kane plane. For such a major event that affects the course of history, I don't believe that there is no shadow of the Awakened. And judging from the timeline,
The conservative nobles of the Xisha Province reached a tacit understanding with the underground monsters a little too quickly... There may be some Awakened ones among them."
"I understand, I will pay attention." Cecilia said.
"You are no longer a person in the spirit world, so the resurrection water should have no effect on you. In other words, you only have one life," Bai Xiaowen said. "When you are in danger, don't be stingy and just use the teleportation spell to escape.
.”
"Okay." Cecilia held Bai Xiaowen's face and kissed her again.
The teleportation spell exchanged from the Black Tide plane, together with the White Phoenix team's original return scroll, can fully meet the team's needs. Everyone, including Han Xu, has one, and the extra scrolls are temporarily stored at Bai Xiaowen's place.