Edward did this mainly for the following reasons...
The Alat Bandits behaved suspiciously. After they captured the village, they did not stay to rest, but immediately headed to the next area.
Edward was worried that the target of the thieves was the lord's castle, the border city of the Principality of Cheryl, 'Maba Castle'. So Edward rushed to the lord's castle overnight to tell the lord the news of the massacre in the border village.
In this way, the lord will be more vigilant and summon troops to fight against the thieves.
At the same time, Edward can also plead with the lord to send a team of guards to accompany him back to Tata Village to protect the surviving border villagers.
However, what Edward couldn't accept was that when he arrived at Mayba Castle last night, the gate of the castle had been breached, and the Alat Bandits and soldiers from the neighboring Kingdom of Lhasa were entering the castle in a mighty manner.
Mayba Castle was filled with flames and screams, turning it into a hell on earth.
This is why Edward immediately woke everyone up and held an emergency meeting after he came back.
"How is it possible..." Mary suddenly exclaimed after hearing such horrific news.
The faces of Andy and others were uglier than the last.
Zhou Xingyun is relatively calm, because yesterday he learned from Qili'an, Isabel, Seluvinia and other women that the countries in the Western Continent are not as unified and powerful as the Central Plains Dynasty.
In other words, there are many small countries in the Western Continent. Whether it is the Principality of Cheryl represented by the Seluvinia family or the country of Qili'an and the Isabel family, they are not big countries.
The country represented by the Isabel family is not bad, it can be regarded as a country with a history of hundreds of years. According to Isabel's detailed description, the country ruled by their family has a national power that is above average in the Western Continent.
Defeat means that the defeated nobles in the territory seek to usurp the throne.
Zhou Xingyun learned from Isabel and other women that due to the fierce competition for territory in the Western Continent, countries changed dynasties very quickly. There were many countries that perished in one or two years. Small countries like the Principality of Cheryl usually did not survive.
ten years.
It has been more than forty years since the founding of the Cheryl Principality. It has been going smoothly and has not been invaded by neighboring countries. This is because the Cheryl family knows how to please the emperor of the great empire.
It is precisely because of the backing of the great empire and the protection of the great empire's prestige that a small country like the Principality of Cheryl, whose national power is worrying, can live in peace and harmony.
No matter how big the country is, it will perish if it loves war! Although the world is safe, it will be in danger if it forgets to fight!
The Principality of Cheryl is the best example. It thinks that it has the protection of the great empire and has signed a peace agreement with its neighboring countries, so it can rest easy.
The Principality of Cheryl is backed by a large empire, and neighboring countries will definitely not dare to invade. Otherwise, if they offend the majesty of the empire, the other party will surely die.
As a result, the Principality of Cheryl focused its energy on cultivating beauties in order to satisfy the various desires of the empire's high-ranking officials and create a country full of dreams and dreams.
If a neighboring country invades, the emperor of the Esilans Empire will definitely send troops to rescue them.
The little calculation of the King of the Principality of Cheryl is indeed quite good. It has ushered in more than forty years of stability for the Principality of Cheryl. The old emperor of the great empire not only promised that once foreign enemies invade the Principality of Cheryl, they will send troops to help.
It also gave Cheryl the manpower and material resources to cultivate beauties in the Principality.
The etiquette officers, literary instructors, and swordsmanship masters who teach Seluvinia the noble etiquette, knowledge, and swordsmanship in the Secret Garden are all outstanding talents sent by the great empire.
It is true that the great empire takes the initiative to provide outstanding talents, and it is more to supervise whether the Principality of Cheryl is doing things well in accordance with the emperor's will, and to prevent them from enriching their own pockets.
All beauties cultivated in the Principality of Cheryl should be paid tribute to the empire.
It's a pity that if you forget to fight, you will be in danger! The Principality of Cheryl is enjoying itself under the protection of the empire. It never expected that its neighboring countries would dare to tear up the agreement. They are not afraid of offending the power of the great empire and want to invade the Principality of Cheryl.
The key is that the other party teamed up with the notorious Alat Bandits to capture Mayba Castle in a blitzkrieg and approached the royal capital of Cheryl. This undoubtedly made it difficult for the empire to save the fire from far away, and it was unable to send troops to rescue Cheryl immediately.
Principality.
Edward said that the Principality of Cheryl is on the verge of national subjugation, which is not alarmist, because the border city of the Principality of Cheryl, Fort Mayba, can be said to be the only line of defense in the Principality of Cheryl and the last line of defense.
The fall of Fort Mayba is equivalent to a sword being placed on the neck of the Principality of Cheryl. The enemy can use this as a stronghold to directly attack the capital of the Principality of Cheryl not far away.
The fall of Fort Mayba meant that half of the Principality of Cheryl fell into the hands of the enemy, and Edward and others were equivalent to being in the enemy's camp.
Isolated and helpless, they could only find a way to escape on their own.
"There is a secret camp in the southwest of Fort Maiba. We can take refuge there." Seluvinia proactively suggested that Edward and his party go to the Secret Garden.
Last night, Seluvinia told Zhou Xingyun about the current situation in the Principality of Cheryl.
Her adoptive father is the lord of Maiba Fort. Yesterday, the Alat Bandit and enemy soldiers from neighboring countries invaded Maiba Fort. Her adoptive father and mother were both killed by the Alat Bandit on their way out.
To be sure, her adoptive father and mother were used as bait to attract enemies, allowing another group of people to escape safely.
Seluvinia's adoptive father and mother were nominally cousins of the King of the Principality of Cheryl, but the relationship between them was very estranged and they did not see each other for three to five years.
In other words, the king of the Principality of Cheryl did not take her adoptive father and mother seriously at all.
Seluvinia's adoptive father and mother did not have a high status in the Principality of Cheryl, and were only nobles in name only.
The king of the Principality of Cheryl, seeing that they were cousins, appointed them as border lords in the Principality of Cheryl.
To be honest, the border territory of the Principality of Cheryl is a barren land that has not yet been developed. The king appointed her adoptive father and mother to be lords in the border territory just for the sake of the 'Secret Garden'.
In recent years, the border villages of the Principality of Cheryl have developed rapidly, and they have actually benefited from the construction of the 'Secret Garden'.
Because the great empire invested in the construction of the mysterious garden and cultivated concubines for the emperor, it invested a lot of manpower and finance, which invisibly promoted the development of the border villages.
The kings of the Esilans Federation, as well as some of the great nobles of the various countries, all know about the existence of the 'Secret Garden'.
After all, this is a project highly recognized by the Emperor of Esilans, and naturally all the kings of the Esilans Federation are actively participating.
In order to please the emperor and have fun, the kings of various countries have funded the construction of the "Secret Garden".
After all, for kings of various countries, building a "secret garden" is really a tempting thing.
The beauties cultivated in the Secret Garden are chosen first by the emperor, and then it is their turn to choose, and all participants have benefits.
As a result, the Secret Garden has become a paradise for the Federation of Acelands, a unique country within a country that only the kings and nobles of various countries know about.
Only in the best environment can the best people be produced.
The Secret Garden was proposed by the Principality of Cheryl, strongly promoted by the Esilans Empire, and jointly funded by the Esilans Federation. It was built at a huge cost and was a deformed utopia.
A city that is beautiful on the outside but ruined on the inside!
The kings and nobles of various countries who know the Secret Garden, and the kings and nobles of various countries who have been to the Secret Garden, all call it the Kingdom of Heaven!
They use the kingdom of heaven to allude to the mysterious garden. Because everything there is so dreamy and beautiful.
Seluvinia's adoptive father and mother seemed to be the lords of the border territory of the Principality of Cheryl, but in fact they were just gatekeepers, receptionists, and errand boys who were responsible for entertaining and entertaining foreign missions.
This is because the kings and nobles of the Esilans Federation like to go to the 'Secret Garden' for vacation, enjoy the luxurious life there, and look for stunning concubines in the making.
Although they can't do whatever they want, it is a pleasant thing to chat with the noble, elegant, and luxurious Seluvinia and feel their excellent qualities.
You must know that the beautiful women in the Secret Garden are all beautiful and intelligent. They have all kinds of temperaments, which are impossible to exist in reality and cannot be cultivated. They are the qualities of goddesses that men dream of.
After communicating and getting in touch with them, everyone will come to a consensus that the women cultivated by the Secret Garden are of such high quality, whether they are passionate or glamorous, their conduct is like flowers on the high mountain, upright and perfect.
Can be picky.
Therefore, the Secret Garden is the common property of the Commonwealth of Acelands. Although it is built on the border territory of the Principality of Cheryl, it is not under the control of the Principality of Cheryl.
The person responsible for controlling the Secret Garden is an envoy carefully selected and sent by the Federation of Acelands.
When Fort Mayba fell, Seluvnia, who was a child, happened to be the adopted daughter of the Cheryl family and lived in the lord's mansion.
This was King Cheryl's idea. The woman who stood out from the Secret Garden and was favored by the emperor would be taken care of as the adopted daughter of the Cheryl family so that when she could be paid tribute to the emperor in the future, the Cheryl family would be prosperous.
However, fate is not as good as fate. King Cheryl did not expect that neighboring countries would dare to invade them and even capture Fort Mayba.
Seluvinia remembered that on the day that Fort Maiba fell, her adoptive father and mother were forced to become decoys and led a small group of soldiers to forcefully break through the main entrance, seemingly trying to escape.
While the enemy's attention was focused on the lord, her swordsmanship instructor took her out of the city through the back door and returned to the Secret Garden.
Seluvinia is the emperor's favorite woman, and the emperor has promised that she must not make any mistakes.
If Seluvinia falls into the hands of thieves, the etiquette officer, literary instructor, and swordsman who are responsible for guiding her will all be accused of dereliction of duty. Not only them, but their families will also be executed by the emperor.
Therefore, when Fort Mayba fell, the border lord and his wife of the Principality of Cheryl recklessly led a group of guards to break out from the main entrance.