Duchy of Byrne, red blood castle.

Even though the midsummer has passed, the red blood castle in the south is still sunny; The breeze slowly entering the cold autumn not only did not darken the fairy tale castle, but added a touch of golden red to the original invariable green.

In the golden autumn of harvest, everything is so pleasant; The nobles who got rid of the heat in summer can finally change into autumn clothes with more patterns and more gorgeous styles, and dress up with cumbersome clothes and heavy brocade; Farmers and businessmen celebrated the new year's harvest, with full grain ears of wheat covering large tracts of farmland.

Benefiting from the "business route plan" of Yoder chamber of Commerce and United Chamber of Commerce; Although it has just begun, it has become good; The round table parliament directly collects grain from local warehouses through the two chambers of Commerce; This stabilizes the price of grain, so that farmers do not have to worry about tax increases caused by the war.

Harvest season, coupled with frequent good news from afar... Joy is written on almost everyone's face.

But not everyone.

Chamberlain of red blood castle, chakar glenwell, stood outside the United Chamber of Commerce. Dressed in dark blue, he always seemed to have a cold expression.

With his left hand behind him and a letter in his right hand... The secret agent of the United Chamber of Commerce sent it directly from the front line of the battlefield.

The hustle and bustle around him made him look up and sweep through the surrounding crowd, those laughter, noise and quarrels

Charles has only infinite emotion in his heart.

They did not know what had happened on the front line and how many terrible upheavals had taken place; All I know is that under the leadership of the new Duke, Byrne's knights are moving from one victory to another.

But they will soon know

With a complicated mood, the red blood Castle manager who put away the letter turned and left and walked towards the round table hall.

After the war, Charlotte Turin, the Countess of red blood castle, never left here again.

In the empty hall, in front of the 13 chairs around the round table, there was only a lonely girl; In a plain dress, she lay down at the table and kept waving her quill pen. She didn't notice that someone had come in.

The manager of red blood Castle glanced at the already extinguished candlestick and the scrolls piled up in the corner of the table.

It was another night... Tightening the corners of his mouth, Charles felt only a pain in his heart.

At this moment

"Huh? Charles, you're back."

Quite a little surprised Charlotte finally stopped the pen in her hand and looked at him with a calm smile: "what's up?"

"Uh... Nothing, nothing!"

Holding the unbearable in my heart, the red blood Castle housekeeper came forward with a smile: "it's already dawn. Do you want me to prepare some breakfast for you? Or have a drink. When I come, I've asked the servants to prepare hot water. You can always..."

"Thank you, but I have just eaten a little." Charlotte shook her head. "In two quarters of an hour, your brother, the count of storm castle and the count of rainbow bridge will come. I have to prepare the contents to be discussed before they arrive."

Looking at the girl whose face was much paler than before, and her eyes were even purple, Charles nodded slowly without saying a word.

It's hard to imagine that Charlotte a year ago was still a girl who thought about what color of skirt to wear and what snacks to prepare for afternoon tea.

Byrne unification not only didn't let her completely forget her troubles, but

"Well, I'm fine. Don't worry." Charlotte continued faintly, "you should have just come back from the United Chamber of commerce at this time, right? That is to say..."

"There's already news from Boye."

The red blood Castle housekeeper nodded gently, handed the letter to the girl's cheek, and lost no time to put on the blanket for her again: "although the messenger is in a hurry, one thing is certain - Bain won this war."

"Really?" the girl looked over in surprise and clutched the letter in her hand excitedly.

"At the latest, the whole Byrne and even the whole empire will receive news." smiling Charles bowed slightly:

"Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the casualties and losses were very heavy, and even faced the possibility of disastrous defeat for a time, but... We still won, and the most important thing is that Byrne won."

"It was Byrne's knight who won the Centaur war and saved Boye and even the Empire!"

For a moment, the excited girl Bei teeth clenched.

"It's really... I knew it! I knew Loren... Loren, he must! He must be able..."

The red blood Castle housekeeper stepped back a few steps and stared at Charlotte who tried hard to bear it without saying a word.

The reunified Byrne proved with strength that her glory did not decline; It proves that she is still the worthy first duchy under the Dragon Wing, the powerful and glorious hometown of knights, and the guardian of the eastern part of the Empire.

He knew exactly how long Charlotte had waited and how much she had sacrificed for this day.

Even if only for a moment, I also want her to enjoy this hard won victory.

"Loren... And our army, where are they now?"

"I'm still near the battlefield, meeting with several other... Mainly Boye and the Imperial Army, and then I'll go to Qianzhang city." it seems that I had guessed that she would ask, and Charles whispered:

"According to the messenger, the tragedy of this war is beyond imagination... More importantly, it also involves many forces and the succession of the new Archduke Boyi, so there are a lot of things to deal with."

"Because during this period, the Duke will stay in Qianzhang city to negotiate with all parties. At the same time, he will inform you of the latest situation with letterhead and ask for your opinions and the round table Council before making a decision."

"The succession of the new Archduke Boye..." Charlotte sighed with emotion:

"Prince Laszlo Varna, did he die, too?"

The red blood Castle housekeeper nodded silently.

Charlotte sat down again, used her dagger as a letter opener, and skillfully opened the letter: "since the rule of the Varna family is over, it should be the Jonah family's turn to be the Archduke of Boyi."

"Yes, Luo... The Duke and the Earls on the front line share the same view." Charles, who carried his hands up, came forward and replied: "his proposal is to support the new successor of the Jonah family, and miss salika Jonah to become the new Duke of Boye..."

Huh?!

Before he finished, Charles suddenly noticed something and suddenly looked up.

In front of Charlotte, I don't know when she recovered her old indifference, and her eyes glittered with complex luster.

The red blood Castle housekeeper twitched his throat.

"Sarika Jonah..."

Chewing the name, Charlotte raised her head and narrowed her eyes slightly: "a very familiar name... Charles, have I seen her?"

"Er, yes!" the housekeeper who felt a little bad quickly replied: "at your adult ball, she once visited the red blood castle on behalf of Jonah family, with you..."

"... I remember, that rude, uneducated and impolite wolf cub." the girl with a slight frown snorted coldly and shook her head with some disdain: "there is really no one in the Jonah family, and she should be allowed to be alone; really..."

A burst of grinding teeth, Charlotte, whose shoulders trembled slightly, held her mood and snorted again.

Charles, smiling, took a deep breath and dared not say a word more.

"But it's not surprising, is it? The custom on the grassland is to fight for strength and wrist. Who is more cunning than that; Sally Ka... She will do everything to become Duke Boye!" glancing at her mouth, the cold humming girl subconsciously clenched the armrest of the chair:

"The woman who doesn't understand etiquette and has no sense of shame must do anything to win over Byrne's support; bribery or buying must be aimed at Loren! Maybe she will..."

"Count!"

Charles quietly interrupted her self-talk and slammed her right shoulder.

Slightly surprised, Charlotte with disordered breathing closed her mouth, calmed her mood and lowered her eyes.

After half a minute, the girl coughed unnaturally, turned her eyes to the letter paper in her hand and turned a few pages randomly.

"The... Dwarf of silver helmet mountain?"

Hearing Charlotte's opening, the red blood Castle housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief and took up this turning point with a slightly stiff topic.

"Yes, this is also one of the biggest problems in the Centaur war," Charles said. "For many reasons, the silver helmet mountain dwarves, who were originally the enemy, finally became our allies."

"In the subsequent battle, they also restrained a large number of enemies for Byrne's army, so that the Duke had the opportunity to save the defeated Boyi remnant army and paid quite heavy casualties."

Shaking his head, Charles sighed lightly: "in return, they hope to be sheltered by Byrne to ensure that they will not be pursued by the supreme king of Yunling Kingdom after the war; at the same time, they can have a small autonomous region in Byrne for their people to live in peace."

"Well..." Charlotte frowned slightly and bit her lower lip.

It's hard to do.

If he is only hostile to the silver helmet mountain, even defeating their army, and even occupying the whole silver helmet mountain, Bain is the party occupying the moral commanding height; After all, it is not Byrne who started the war first, and it is an indisputable fact that the silver helmet mountain dwarves did participate in the Centaur war.

But if you want to accept the allegiance of the silver helmet mountain dwarves, things will be completely different.

The proud dwarf and the supreme king of Yunfeng will never easily accept Bain's intervention in the internal affairs of Yunling kingdom; And for the first time in 12 generations, a dwarf tribe has sworn allegiance to mankind.

The alliance between the ancient wood elves and the Duke of lottel once made Duke Fred controversial in the Empire; And what kind of eyes will Byrne encounter when he accepts the loyalty of the dwarves?

What would the heavenly palace think, and what would the Holy Cross think?

Looking at the girl's frown, Charles couldn't bear it any more.

He knew better than anyone how much effort and sacrifice Charlotte had made in order to keep the relationship between Bain and Yunling kingdom from being destroyed by the war;

The impassioned performance in the meetings made the dwarves admire it; Is time and again all night long, day and night to pay.

History, culture, communication and relations... She can make the messenger of the dwarf supreme King speechless, and can also find a platform for communication between the two sides, so that the other party can really sit down, put down their pride and negotiate calmly.

As long as she is given more time, even not too long, Bain can really establish unimpeded negotiations with the dwarf Yunling Kingdom, and even reach an alliance one day.

But now

"Would you like to write a letter and explain the situation to the Duke?" Charles asked: "at present, he should still be in Qianzhang City, and he has only reached a preliminary agreement with the silver helmet mountain dwarf; in that case, he can go back..."

"Never go back!"

Charlotte categorically interrupted him with a serious expression: "we, Byrne... Can't go back!"

"Even if it's just a promise, what he Laurent Turin represents is not himself, but the promise given by the Duke of Byrne and even the whole principality of Byrne, which can never be changed!"

"I see." the steward of red blood Castle nodded: "the messenger of the supreme King..."

"Dwarf Messenger, I'll find a way to maintain the relationship between the two sides as much as possible..." unconsciously, Charlotte's voice was lower, and her right hand gently pressed against her forehead:

"What else do I need to know?"

Charles sighed and handed out the second letter.

"Oh, and?"

"Yes... Two letters were sent at the same time, but this one was written by the Duke of Loren Turin." Charles said, "the messenger conveyed that you can see it as soon as possible; if you have no objection... Send it to the whole empire as soon as possible."

Charlotte took the letter from his hand and opened it.

"To the whole territory of the sakran Empire, Every warrior fighting for the Empire;

After many bloody battles, we finally won a complete victory over the Centaur tribe and wiped out all the invading enemies. Within 100 years from today, these four hoofed people will no longer pose any threat to the eastern border of the Empire;

But... This is not the end of the war, but the beginning;

A more terrible and vicious enemy is showing his sinister and vicious face after the war, threatening every corner of the Empire;

He is not an alien we are familiar with, nor is he the demon invasion of the northern boundary breaking mountain; but the threat he poses is far more than the sum of the first two!

Once a devout servant of the church, he is now the sworn enemy of the Holy Cross; he knows our weaknesses and flaws well, but we know nothing about him;

In eboden, duanjie mountain, red blood castle, big green sea, silver helmet mountain... This terrible enemy shows his claws and teeth again and again; every appearance brings unimaginable natural disasters;

The enemy's name was Francis, the former bishop of the Church of St. cross eboden;

For the safety of the Empire, as well as for yourself and your family, you will not become victims of demons overnight; I sincerely ask you to raise your vigilance and pay close attention to any unusual signs.

Lord of Byrne, Loren Turin! "