Two days later, in the afternoon, Bai Xiaowen summoned Cecilia at the appointed time.
"I led a group of elite mounted archers and rushed to the central province, the capital of the Gorse Empire. However, I didn't see Nicholas IV. "
Cecilia still had a trace of fatigue on her face after a long journey. She said softly, "Due to my identity, I received a very good reception. From the little official who received me, I learned about the Gorse Empire … or more accurately, the current situation of the Cain Plane. "
"Dior, your deduction is correct. There is indeed an external force that has broken the balance of the Gorse Empire!"
Bai Xiaowen said, "Who is it? A remnant force? "
"I don't know what kind of force it is … Those monsters came from underground!"
Cecilia said, "In the Xisha Province, there is a large gold mine called Bosuvius. The greedy Duke Bosuvius dug a passage to the underground world! Drows, spider monsters, and other dark creatures all came out from underground … "
"The underground world?" Bai Xiaowen was a little shocked. "There is another world under the Cain Continent … It's really unimaginable."
Cecilia said, "In particular, the conservative nobles of the Xisha Province should have reached an agreement with these monsters! The monster army that has appeared in the Xisha Province has targeted the orthodox Imperial Army and launched an attack. Many officers who were injured and returned to the capital to recuperate swore that they saw the monsters and the nobles' rebel army in a strange situation, but nothing happened. "
Bai Xiaowen said, "The appearance of these monsters affected Nicholas IV's elimination of the rebel army?" He felt a little doubtful. Compared to the Imperial Army, the fighting power of the nobles' private army was about 0.5 geese. Even if there was a monster attack, the Imperial Army should be able to withstand the pressure and eliminate the rebel army.
"No, Nicholas IV is still in the Central Province. He is busy suppressing the unrest in the Central Province!" Cecilia explained, "Maybe because of the appearance of the underground monsters, the nobles who were originally taking a wait-and-see attitude felt that Nicholas IV might not have a chance of winning, so they started to rebel."
"At this time? The nobles of the Central Province rebelled? "Bai Xiaowen's first reaction was a little incredulous.
"Not all of them rebelled, but if one was wiped out, another would pop up. That's why Nicholas IV couldn't spare time to attack the West Sand Province …" Cecilia sighed. "The Central Province is the headquarters of the Gorse Empire. Without stabilizing the foundation, Nicholas IV couldn't rashly march into the Central Province. The one currently commanding the frontlines in the West Sand Province is an old acquaintance of ours, Count Denton. "
Bai Xiaowen added, "This will give the Rebels and the Subterranean monsters a lot of time!"
Initially, there were only a few Subterranean monsters passing through the newly dug tunnel. However, as time passed, more and more Subterranean monsters would appear.
"Dior, are you saying that the Central Province's nobles betrayed us for a special reason?"
"It's obvious," Bai Xiaowen said as he walked around the hall. "Most of the nobles are wise enough to protect themselves, but few are willing to sacrifice themselves for others. The Central Province's nobles knew that if they raised the flag of rebellion, they would die. Why did they still do it? Just to buy time for the Monster Army and the West Sand Rebels, they were willing to give up their families and centuries of inheritance? It's impossible. "
"There's something fishy about this. By the way, I also brought some written information, including a detailed map of the Empire. Take a look. "
Bai Xiaowen took the information from Cecilia and slowly flipped through it.
"Although the West Sand Province and the Central Province share a border, most of the terrain is difficult to pass through," Bai Xiaowen said. "The first suggestion is to ask Nicholas IV to set up sentries on the main roads between the two provinces to cut off the communication between the two provinces and to check the passersby. The minimum requirement is to assign at least one strong person with the ability similar to the 'Eye of Truth' to guard each route. The person must have the ability to see through the aura disguise. "
Cecilia nodded and noted it down.
Bai Xiaowen raised a second finger. "The second suggestion is about the nobles who raised the flag of rebellion in the Central Province. When the Imperial Army is quelling the rebellion, try to capture the heads of the nobles alive and send strong people who are proficient in mental spells to interrogate them and search their memories. "
After Cecilia noted down these two suggestions, she said, "How can I persuade Nicholas IV to implement these two suggestions?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "The basis for my two suggestions is my judgment that the Central Province's rebellious nobles have been influenced by strong people from outside. This influence doesn't refer to bewitchment and negotiation in terms of words, but mental control! "
"After all, the Central Province's rebellious nobles' movements are too strange. There are obvious traces of human manipulation."
Cecilia understood. "Therefore, setting up sentries to check the strong people who come and go is to prevent the strong people in the West Sand Province with the ability to control minds from continuing to rush to the Central Province and influence the other nobles. Searching the memories of the Central Province's rebellious nobles is to collect evidence that they are under mental control."
Bai Xiaowen said, "That's right. If he could find evidence of their minds being controlled from the memories of the nobles in the central province, Nicholas IV would be able to announce it to the world and expose the conspiracy of the nobles and monsters in the Xisha Province. This would give him an advantageous position in public opinion. More importantly, there's another point. "
After pausing for a moment, Bai Xiaowen added in a more serious tone, "Nicholas IV can use this as an excuse to send troops into the fiefs of other nobles and establish a strategic defense alliance in the Central Province! No noble family head is willing to be mentally controlled by strong people from other forces and lead the family down a path of no return. "
This was an important step in stabilizing the ruling order of the Central Province. Only when the backyard was stabilized could Nicholas IV lead the army to the West Sand Province.
"After I return this time, I will immediately go to Nicholas IV's camp and state your suggestions." Cecilia looked at Bai Xiaowen, admiration flashing in her eyes.
Bai Xiaowen said, "There's one more thing you must be careful of."
"Me?" Cecilia pointed at the tip of her nose.
"That's right," Bai Xiaowen said quietly. "I feel that this time, the Cain Dimension is not as simple as a war between the natives. It's very likely that our kind will appear."
"Dior … You mean, there are awakened people involved in this war."
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "The invasion of the underground world … should be related to the unification of the Cain Dimension. I don't believe that there are no awakened people involved in this kind of major event that affects the course of history. Moreover, judging from the timeline, the speed at which the Western Sand Province's conservative nobles reached a tacit understanding with the underground monsters is a bit too fast. Maybe the awakened ones are the middleman. "
"I understand. I'll be careful," Cecilia said.
"You're no longer a person of the Spiritual Realm, so the Holy Water of Resurrection should have no effect on you. In other words, you only have one life," Bai Xiaowen said. "When you're in danger, don't be stingy. Just use the teleportation spell to escape."
"Okay." Cecilia held Bai Xiaowen's face and kissed him again.
The teleportation spell exchanged from the Blacktide Dimension, plus the original Return Scroll of the White Phoenix team, could completely meet the team's needs. Everyone, including Han Xu, had one, and the extra scrolls were temporarily stored with Bai Xiaowen.
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