Su Xiao and the old Duke sat at the discussion table and speculated that the leader of the Gods Association was Empress Li Lin, but the old Duke remained silent.
Li Lin's purpose is already obvious, to get rid of all the remaining four dukes and the Saint King, so as to take control of the Serra Empire.
This almost brutal way of seizing power will have many drawbacks, but Li Lin can't wait any longer. The frontline battlefield is tight, and the sea area between the two continents is completely occupied by the Northern Alliance.
Just half a month ago, the main battlefield had advanced to the border of the Serra Empire, and the frontline troops of the Northern Alliance had been stationed at the Serra border, ready to launch a massive attack at any time.
The total strength of the Serra Empire is more than 2.3 million, most of which are land combat units. The troops at sea were almost completely wiped out.
As for the Northern Alliance, although its total strength is only about 1.2 million, these soldiers who grew up in extremely cold areas are extremely good at fighting. The climate there is too harsh, and without a strong physique, survival is a problem.
Because of this, the residents of extremely cold areas are born warriors, including men, women, old and young. They have been fighting polar creatures since they were young and eating their meat to survive.
There is a tradition in the Northern Alliance that after a newborn is born, he has to survive alone in a cold wooden house for a day, that is, freeze for a day. Only in this way can he drink breast milk. It is not that the residents of the extremely cold areas are cruel or crazy, or that they are born weak.
Babies cannot survive more than a month in extremely cold areas. Only strong ones can survive. Resources are limited, and reproduction is the only hope.
In the "warmest" season in the extremely cold regions, the temperature is around minus 26°, and reaches 79° at its coldest. Everything is frozen, even flames cannot keep warm, and the snow on the ground reaches more than 1.3 meters.
On the other hand, the Serra Empire also has winter here, with snow falling all over the sky, but the lowest temperature is only about 30°. More importantly, as long as we survive 2 months of cold winter, spring will be warm, flowers will bloom, the earth will recover, and various crops will be cultivated
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The polar people are fighting for survival, so are the saints. Once the Serra Empire is destroyed, the saints who need to replenish their vitality with human blood will be like street rats.
Li Lin wanted to assassinate the old Duke because the old Duke was the most dangerous. After all, this old guy was the first generation of saints, the first group of God Eaters cursed by the God of Death, Teni.
The assassination of the Duke of the Furious Lion was due to the inaction of the Duke of the Furious Lion. He held most of the empire's army, but the Northern Alliance came to the border. The Duke of the Furious Lion not only did not come to the front line in person to revive the morale of the soldiers, but instead went to the capital to
·Eat, drink and have fun at a winery outside Arans.
The death of the angry lion was not unjust at all. Li Lin made a very wise decision to kill him. An incompetent person in power would be too deadly during a war.
As for killing Duke Bailong, it was because Li Lin was a little confused about the Duke in this family. He seemed to be addicted to women, but after so many years, the Duke's position was still very stable, and he had no intention of continuing to pass it on.
Li Lin was very angry. It didn't matter that Duke Bailong didn't do anything. He didn't even look for the next candidate for the duke. Are you going to enjoy it forever? Be comfortable all the time?
Facts have proved that comfort is reserved for the dead. Duke Bailong has gone cold and is now lying in the coffin. Judging from his appearance, he is quite peaceful, except that half of his head has been chopped off and the stitching marks are slightly rough.
"King Iron Feather won't last long."
Su Xiao broke the silence.
"I know."
The old Duke sighed, knowing that his good days were coming to an end.
"At least, I can last a few months..."
"How many days?"
"What?!"
The old Duke's hand paused, and the two small skulls in his hand slipped off and fell on the table with a crash, and one skull cracked.
"How many days?"
It was the first time that the old Duke was so uneasy. The current situation was no longer as simple as the end of good times.
Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the inner hall. He glanced at the pure gold lamps on both sides of the short corridor. The towering trees that were in full bloom and then declined, and whose roots were completely rotten, could not be repaired by the efforts of just one or two people.
Walking out of the main entrance of the Holy Palace, Su Xiao took off the title of Duke on his chest. This thing was no longer so important.
Walking on the street, Su Xiao was thinking about how to change the follow-up plan. He really did not expect that Serra would be unable to hold on. Once the Northern Alliance came over, Serra would cease to exist, and a new kingdom or empire would be established in Serra.
Built on the corpses of the empire, it gradually prospered.
But this has little to do with Su Xiao. He only needs to complete two things now, one is to get rid of Li Lin, and the other is to destroy the Saint King Alexander.
Regarding getting rid of Li Lin, Su Xiao is planning to take action today, and he has already arranged the specific details.
As for Saint King Alexander, Su Xiao once thought that this Saint King was hiding something secretly. Now it seems that that guy is just doing nothing. The other person was sleeping soundly during the imperial meeting before, and it was not him.
camouflage.
Alexander was chosen as the king only because of his family's inheritance. In addition, due to the inaction of the four dukes, Li Lin was unable to depose the Saint King.
There are three benefits to killing the Saint King: 1. Obtaining the Soul-Breaking Shadow Stone, 2. Completing the fourth ring of the side mission, 3. Being able to rule out whether he has a space-time hub device in his hand.
Su Xiao began to wander on the street, preparing to find a place to wait, when a figure caught his eye.
This is an old man, wearing loose gray clothes, with dry white hair. Due to his old age, his face is covered with age spots. Under the clothes that are wide open on his chest, he has a skinny body, and his ribs are clearly visible.
It was King Iron Feather. He was sitting in a tavern on the street, holding a clay cup with a thin bottom in his hand, which was filled with strong liquor.
This pottery cup with a tapered bottom was developed by soldiers on the battlefield. They must drink up the wine in one gulp without leaving a drop, otherwise it will flow out after putting it down. Just like on the battlefield, they must move forward without letting up for a moment.
Su Xiao stopped and walked into this tavern with a "Drowning Spring" style. Drowning Spring is a small country near Serra and the hometown of King Iron Feather.
Su Xiao was sitting across from King Tie Yu. She could tell without hitting him that she would definitely win. King Tie Yu was too old, like a candle in the wind.
King Tie Yu didn't say anything, he just drank the strong wine in the glass in one gulp.
"Ha~ As expected, you still have to drink wine like this."
King Tie Yu exhaled the faint smell of alcohol, put the wine glass upside down on the table, and smiled, not boldly, but cheerfully.
He picked up a piece of dried meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, as if this was a delicacy in the world, and he was used to eating it on the battlefield.
Iron Feather King does not need to die, the saints will try their best to keep him alive, and even sacrifice many saints to turn Iron Feather King into an immortal saint.
King Iron Feather refused. It was true that he was protecting Sera, but he did not need the power of evil heretics. In other words, this was also the reason why he was so powerful. He was the purest and most powerful spear master who could kill on the battlefield.
It's just death. As a human, Iron Feather King is willing to accept death in a human way, because this is his life, without any regrets. Since he is called a king, he will die in the empire he protects and protect until... life