When Theresa Trowick walked in from the door, both Noel and Phyllis were very surprised. Veronica and Theresa are undoubtedly the two most dazzling young people in Garland.
However, because of this, the relationship between Veronica and Teresa can be said to be extremely bad. The conflicts between the two are well known in the parliament, and they have been punished many times due to conflicts.
However, Veronica didn't seem too surprised when she saw Teresa's appearance. She said calmly: "Are you here?"
"You knew I would come over?" Theresa pulled up a bench without hesitation and sat in the room.
"Definitely." Veronica seemed not to want to say more on this issue. She shook her head: "What does our little princess want to say to me? Does it have anything to do with him?"
Teresa raised her beautiful eyebrows, she understood what Veronica meant.
The fragile peace between Veronica and Theresa relies entirely on Ryan. Veronica's implication is that I will only communicate with you about things related to Ryan, and you don't need to come to me for other matters.
, I'm not interested either.
"Are you free to have dinner together tonight?" Teresa did not answer Veronica's topic. Instead, she gave her own invitation.
It was a somewhat ridiculous invitation that at least the two female congresswomen present, Noel and Phyllis, didn't quite understand.
Teresa and her mother have great influence in the Gloria Council. Veronica used to avoid their sharp edges, but now she has the support of her own man and can ignore them. Noel and Phyllis have no choice. The Life System
The legendary witch's temper will be milder: "Anyway, let's have a glass of juice first, Miss Trowick, since you are here, you are a guest."
"Yes, Trovik, please sit down first, we are discussing about Nord." Veronica also did not answer whether she agreed to have dinner together, and she casually changed the subject again.
Teresa knew she agreed.
There are indeed things to discuss between the two people. They are now in a relationship of advance and retreat. However, just like their previous bad relationship, it is complicated and painful to understand and gain consensus again. In terms of Veronica's pride,
, she will never take the initiative to extend an olive branch, because she doesn't need it.
Theresa used to be too.
However, the situation has changed, and now Veronica has the advantage. Teresa realizes that if she continues to be proud like this, she will be the one who suffers in the end.
Because it can be seen from Ryan's attitude that the chosen champion of the Fairy of the Lake does not have a deep affection for Teresa. He will accept himself and agree to take responsibility only for his own efforts.
This connection is tenuous.
After thinking about it, Teresa decided to put aside her useless pride and extend an olive branch to Veronica. She knew that Veronica was a smart person and would understand what this meant.
Theresa sat down and tried to join the conversation: "The Kingdom of Nord? What happened recently? I heard that the Skarins tribe's army went south again, but was pushed back by the Nord army."
"It's not that simple." Phyllis's voice was a little dull: "The Skarins tribe attacked the northern port, and all two thousand defenders were killed. General Gesher led a thousand Nord troops to support, but they were also wiped out.
It was not until the king led the army that he repelled the entire barbarian tribe in Hackendorf. After the attack was frustrated, the Skarins tribe unexpectedly chose to give up and retreated calmly with a large amount of loot, leaving behind countless destroyed villages.
and farmland.”
This legendary witch of the Death and Shadow Elements was a little sad because her husband died in the defense of Hackendorf.
"The Scarins tribe..." Teresa knew information about this tribe. This tribe has a history of more than two thousand years. It existed in the world before Charlemagne established the empire. After the advent of Chaos, this tribe also chose
Believe in the Chaos Gods.
The greatest leader that Skarins has ever produced is Svenga, a champion warrior blessed by the four gods of chaos. He has led his tribe south many times, causing countless pain to the people of the empire, but in the end, this
A terrible barbarian chieftain fell into the hands of Marcus, the first Duke of Bordeaux and the twelve first Holy Grail Knights, and fled to Britannia.
"Nord suffered heavy losses in this war, while our imperial emperor was fighting a civil war in the south and Britannia. It is said that he won, but who cares? Nord is very weak now." Life witch Noel also said
: "Just when the kingdom focused its attention on the north, the border villages in the south suffered disaster. Beastmen tribes attacked everywhere to seize food for the winter. More than a dozen villages along the Drakwald Forest were destroyed, and thousands of people died tragically.
.”
"Is there no response from the direction of White Wolf City?" Teresa frowned.
The actions of the northern barbarians and beastmen...are simply echoing each other.
Drakwald Forest is the largest forest in the empire, covering an area of millions of square kilometers and spanning five imperial provinces. Its area is half the size of the entire Britannia. The forest is full of beastmen.
Horde, Greenskin Horde, Chaos Cultists, only along the
There are some human villages in the rivers and areas close to the roads and hills. Humans and the monsters in the forest have been fighting for thousands of years. This battle will never end because the forest can never be cleared. The beasts and greenskins will once again
They were pushed back every time, but they always came back.
"The beastmen want more meat,
The lords wanted to build a higher wall,
We build walls, they eat meat.
let us pray,
We build walls high enough,
The beastmen eat enough meat.
Otherwise the beastmen will eat our flesh."
——Empire Northern Nursery Rhyme "High Walls and Flesh"
The most eye-catching is the battle between the White Wolf Elector "One-Eyed" Boris Todbringer and the Beastman Beast King "One-Eyed" Kha'Zik. During the battle, both sides lost an eye each, and both lost their eyes.
Quickly after vowing to kill the other party.
More than 70% of the Middenland Province is covered by Drakwald, and less than 30% of the territory that humans can control is divided and fragmented. In the Hawk Territory, there are only some villages and cities in the south along the Tarabek River.
, the north is almost completely covered by forests and mountains, and even the capital Herzig is often threatened by beasts and Chaos warbands, and is often in a state of war readiness.
"Yes, the monks of the Wolf Order and a small number of White Wolf Knights led the patrol battalion and drove several beastmen war gangs back to the forest. This ensured that the beastmen did not cause greater damage." Veronica also
Frowning, she held some letters in her hand: "Not only that, the Hawk Territory is also facing harassment from the beasts and the Chaos War Gang from the Central Mountains. Recently... the actions of the dark forces have become more and more frequent."
Veronica nodded slowly, and the Gloria Witch thought that fortunately, the territory of Norman, Ryan's adoptive father, Auternay was close to White Wolf City, so its safety was relatively guaranteed.
This topic was very heavy, and several female congresswomen did not want to talk about it any more. Phyllis forced a smile and said: "By the way, Veronica, I heard that you never have to worry about public security in the Earl of Glamorgan.
question?"
"Ryan is too strong, and so is his army. The beasts and greenskins always kill as many as they can." Teresa answered the question proactively, as if claiming credit: "A few months ago, Ryan even organized troops to enter the forest to eliminate them.
Orcs and greenskin tribesmen, beheading thousands."
Ryan has made countless military exploits along the way. He has the ability to do it. Noel and Phyllis have no doubt that he has it. Even among the older generation of strong men in the empire, there are very few who can compare with Ryan.
"The situation in Britannia is different from that in the Empire. There are many Holy Grail Knights there, and the most powerful Holy Grail Knight can even fight off a small beastman warband by himself, so the public security will be relatively better."
Veronica said something fair, but everyone could still see the joy on her eyebrows.
It's nice to have a reliable man.
After chatting for a while, Noel and Phyllis both decided to leave. They could see that Theresa and Veronica had something to say: "Then let's go first, Veronica. We will definitely go back to visit you if we have the chance."
The Wizard's Tower."
"Of course, I welcome you at any time. Thank you, Noel, Fili." Veronica stood up and presented two gifts, which were wood elf perfume and soft armor made by dwarves: "Please accept it."
"Thank you!" The two witches did not refuse. They understood Veronica's character. Both Noel and Phyllis happily accepted the gifts. Wood elf things were extremely rare in the empire.
After Noel and Phyllis closed the door and went out, Veronica looked at the closed door, turned around, with a faint smile on her sweet face, and her beautiful almond eyes shone with interest: "Will you
It's really unexpected that you came to me, Trovik."
"I think there is a need for communication between us, Veronica." Teresa looked around Veronica's room. This room was very shabby, with almost nothing of value except a few clothes and a few books.
.
However, the sorceress immediately realized that Veronica had transferred all her property to the Dawn Wizard Tower. She coughed twice to cover up her slight embarrassment: "Ahem... Congratulations on entering the Presbyterian Church."
"This is really not something you would say, Trovik." Veronica looked a little sarcastic. Witch of Gloria looked up and down Theresa's clothes, and then said: "Leather jacket, tight leather pants.
, He really has the demeanor of a strong man, very good, and suits you very well.”
These words sounded like compliments, but Teresa always felt that she could hear sarcasm and gunpowder in them. The sorceress retorted: "Jialan doesn't believe in tears. We are all independent individuals. You don't need to use these words to ridicule me. I like it."
What I wear is my business."
"Yes, that's right, it's your business." Veronica continued to say with a sarcastic face: "Then why can't our Miss Trovik be a completely independent individual? Just be independent on your own.
, what kind of man do you want? You want men everywhere, why are you focusing on my man?"
"Ryan is not yours!" Teresa stood up subconsciously, with a little anger in her words: "At most, we can only count you two as getting to know each other first!"
"Oh, you also know that Ryan and I met first?" Veronica didn't bother to argue with Theresa anymore. Who robbed whom of these two women was now a confusing account, and she couldn't figure it out clearly.
: "Why don't you know any sense of shame? My little princess?"
Teresa could only feel the blood rushing to her brain. Veronica, a woman who had climbed out of the army of witch apprentices, spoke with extremely sharp words. Every word was cut like a knife but she didn't spit out a single curse word.
However, the sorceress calmed down instead: "I didn't come to you to quarrel with you. I know you want to anger me, and I will not be angered by you."
Now it was Veronica's turn to be surprised.
"...I can't tell, Trovik, you've still made some progress." After looking at Teresa carefully for a few times, Veronica nodded: "I won't accept someone who is irritable and overly proud.
People discuss things with me, but from now on, Ryan has indeed changed you to some extent."
"People always change, actively or passively." Teresa shook her head and stood up: "Do you have anything else to do next? We can go to Elona's restaurant to have dinner together in the evening."
"I have to go see Elder Carolina first." Veronica picked up her small bag and said, "You can go with me to see Carolina, or you can go to Elona's restaurant to wait for me."
"Then I'll come with you." Teresa stood up and the two witches left the room together.
The corridors paved with boulders were filled with the voices of witches and witch apprentices. Sky Castle was holding a large gathering recently, and people were coming and going. The appearance of Veronica and Theresa did not attract enough attention from everyone, because
During this time, the witches engage in numerous social activities and negotiations with each other. It is a time filled with intrigue, whispers in secluded pavilions, and many trysts and romantic encounters.
"Why do you want to see Elder Carolina? That's not an easy person to get along with." Teresa's high-heeled boots made a sound, and the sorceress didn't seem to understand this matter.
Carolina is a Holy Wizard who was born in the north of the empire, and is currently one of the only three Holy Wizards in the Gloriosa Council.
However, this female sanctuary wizard of death and alchemy is not as easy to get along with as Margarita or Aurora. She is a weird and gloomy witch. She is tall and overly thin, and she is disliked all year round.
When going out, only when faced with extreme trouble or something extremely important, she would leave her laboratory with her apprentice and bring destruction to the enemy.
"She has something to ask me to find Ryan." Veronica frowned, and the sound of her heels hitting the ground was very rhythmic: "The Supreme Master of the Demon Hunter Guild, the strongest demon hunter in the legend
Ernst came to the Gloria Council. He seemed to have been ordered by the Imperial Emperor Karl Franz to go to the north of the Linsk River to investigate the movements of the barbarians in the Troll Kingdom and Norsca."
"Ernst... the strongest demon hunter in the legend? The strong man at the top of the Holy Realm?" Teresa felt ashamed when she heard this name. Ernst has been famous in the old world for hundreds of years. He was in the Three Emperors era.
Born, experienced the Vampire War and the Great Holy War, and has lived until now.
This is a living myth, an immortal epic. How could he suddenly come to the Gloria Council?