The current emperor of the Violet Empire, Balubares Gray Holy Violet, has been suffering from headaches in recent days.
The saying goes that plans can never keep up with changes. This is roughly the case. It has been nearly a month since the Empire and the Kingdom of Elders declared war, but the development of the situation is completely different from what he expected.
The Oren Empire, which was the first to declare war, did not put enough pressure on the southern border of the Erna people, which allowed the kingdom to still organize its army to resist the invasion from the north. The Violet Empire's most famous light cavalry fought in the dense forest.
Unable to exert their full power, the Sachi people advanced too recklessly, causing the Ailna sentries, who were extremely good at lurking and guerrillas in the forest, to cause considerable trouble to the two coalition forces.
In fact, even now that the enemy has almost completely retreated, they do not dare to advance quickly into the forest. A small group of elite Elna guards still remain in the forest, constantly harassing the coalition forces in a guerrilla manner. They are reckless and have no backup.
Setting up camp improperly will inevitably lead to disgraceful results - making this kind of mistake only once is enough.
As for the Fritzians, he admitted that he had never counted on them from the beginning, but the negative attitude of the other party still made him a little angry. This group of sea dwellers seemed to only have a small piece of land on the shore. He once sent out
The messenger proposed that the two parties join forces to fight, but the letter was like a stone and there was no news again.
If these were nothing, when the news came that the Sachi coalition was planning to give up the attack and take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Elna people, Balubares could no longer sit still.
"——These useless guys." He said to himself in the study, "I'm afraid I can't count on St. Leon. In that case, why not take those hateful Fritz people——"
A soft female voice suddenly sounded, which seemed particularly strange in the empty study, "I advise you not to do this, Your Highness Barbares."
"Who!" The emperor suddenly stood up and reached out to grab the long sword hanging on the side, "Who is breaking in here without permission!"
"Gil, the Whisperer of the Wind, is a tourist who has left his hometown." The woman replied softly, while slowly appearing from the other side of the desk, "The Fritz people have obtained what they want, so don't use your
Their subjective will should be deprived of their right to live on the mainland."
This is simply ridiculous, Balubares thought, when will it be his turn to be taught a lesson by others, or in his palace. He glared at the black-haired woman angrily, but she was not moved at all.
"I am the emperor of the empire," he said, "not you." He clenched his fist and hammered the desk hard, making a loud noise, "Catch this intruding woman!"
His roar echoed in the air, but no one responded.
"Don't look forward to your guards." Jill chuckled, "This room is currently shrouded in my alchemy." She said a word that Balubares had never heard, "From the outside, you can't notice it."
to whatever happens here.”
The emperor of the empire suddenly found that he could not hear any sound from the corridor at all, whether it was the footsteps of the guards or the low chatter of the maids.
"Oh?" He frowned, stood up slowly, his eyes became cold, "Then I can only kill you here."
He walked around the desk without hesitation and slashed at the woman opposite with his sword. Balubares was confident enough to defeat the opponent - he had never neglected his swordsmanship for decades and was still considered the best in the empire.
One of the swordsmen; and the other party is just a woman who likes to play tricks.
The sharp blade sliced through the air, causing a slight buzzing sound. The woman stepped back, and he followed up with a step, and swung his sword again.
Although the woman showed no panic at all, he was sure that he had controlled the rhythm of the battle. Within ten seconds, he forced the opponent back to the edge of the window, and then struck down with a sharp sword——
The sharp blade easily split the woman's body, and then she disappeared from his sight. He quickly turned around, and sure enough he saw another identical woman standing by the door, looking at him with a smile.
"Sure enough, he is just like the rumors, he is a bad-tempered child." The woman chuckled, as if she didn't take him seriously at all, and then her expression turned cold, "I'm still not suitable for preaching, so I'll take the time to solve it."
However, it is you who came to provoke you - Balubares thought angrily. As the supreme ruler of the empire, his dignity and status do not allow him to bow to a woman of unknown origin.
"Mysterious." He snorted coldly, pointed the long sword at the woman beside the door, and quickly approached. This time the woman did not continue to avoid it. She pulled out a curved short sword with a blade less than a foot, and held it in her left hand.
Use one hand to meet the sharp blade he swung at.
Balubares soon discovered that the woman in front of him obviously knew more than just illusions. Her fighting skills were incredibly high, and even her reaction speed and strength were far superior to his.
He has had outstanding swordsmanship talents since he was a child. He could defeat his father's knights when he was a teenager, and won the swordsmanship championship in the knights' tournament when he was more than 30 years old. However, now, he can't help but feel that he is really getting old.
After only a few minutes of fighting, his legs had become heavy and his arms seemed to be filled with lead. Sweat remained on his forehead, blurring his vision, but he was completely unable to distract himself from wiping it off.
He panted hard and swung the sword again. The woman in his sight suddenly stooped closer and easily grabbed his sword-holding wrist with her right hand. Balubares felt his wrist go numb and involuntarily let go of his hand, letting the sharp blade
He fell to the ground with a crash. He still tried to resist, but the woman's hand-to-hand fighting skills were also much better than his, and she easily suppressed him and made him unable to move.
Balubares struggled to catch his breath. The several minutes of fierce fighting did not seem to attract any attention from outside. Even the guard who was supposed to come to ask him about his lunch preferences disappeared.
At this time, the emperor of the empire calmed down. After all, he was a swordsman and had experienced many life-and-death battles, so he would not panic. He closed his eyes and asked coldly, "What on earth are you doing?"
What do you need?"
"It's very simple." The woman chuckled, "I need you to recognize part of the sovereignty of the Fritz people and accept them as a vassal state of the empire. In addition, I also need you to send a messenger to inform the Theocracy to stop fighting with the Fritz people.
——Of course, I will also go talk to them."
To be honest, this request is not too much, Balubares thought to himself. Not long ago, his grandfather, the Archduke Egmonton, accepted a group of Fritz pirates as citizens of the empire - it seems that among them
, the daughter who has never been valued by him also played a lot of roles. As a suzerain, the empire can get many benefits from the Fritz people. The group of 'fishmen' who live on the ocean are indeed outstanding in some aspects.
ability.
In comparison, trying to drive the Fritz people back to the sea will indeed allow the empire to gain more territory, but it will also mean more wars and uncertainty.
Spring is coming, and even the empire needs a lot of labor to complete farming to ensure food reserves. The Fritz people seem weak, but the huge monsters controlled by them may not be easy to deal with - not to mention the woman opposite,
Presumably they are on the side of the Fritz people.
It seems that it is not difficult to distinguish the good from the bad, except for a certain obsession that is deeply rooted in his heart.
"You don't need to rush." Gil seemed to see his thoughts and said calmly, "The Oren Empire is no longer strong, and their monarch is destroying himself. As long as you wait, better opportunities will inevitably appear.
"
The woman relaxed her grip on him. Barubares took two steps back, pressed the desk with one hand, and looked at the other person with piercing eyes. He went through what the woman said again in his mind, and then made a decision
Decide.
"Okay, I agree with you." He said coldly, "This is not because of your threats, but in my opinion, this is indeed a proposal that is beneficial to the empire."
"Of course." Gil bowed slightly, "Then, I will bring the specific documents later, so I'll say goodbye for now."
Her figure faded away silently, and then Balubares once again heard the low but mixed sounds from the corridor and outside the window.
There were several light knocks on the wooden door, and his personal guard stepped into the study and saluted him, "Your Majesty, what would you like to eat for lunch today?"
Barubares' eyes glanced at the hourglass on the table - the guard came in a quarter of an hour later than scheduled, but he seemed completely unaware of this. This was enough to prove that what just happened was not his hallucination.
.
"Fish steak, served with lime juice." The king of the empire glanced out the window and replied softly.