Roland received a letter from the Duke of the Northern Region, Carr Vane Kant.
Along with the letter was a contract with a fingerprint on it, which clearly expressed the Northern Region's loyalty to Roland.
The content of the letter was more trivial.
First, it asked Roland when the coronation ceremony would be held, so that he could prepare to set off to congratulate him, which was also the custom of every coronation.
Second, it asked about the new policy, such as how to implement it, the remaining power of the nobles, the inheritance, and the management scope of the City hall.
These were all within Roland's expectations. What surprised him was the last point.
At the end of the letter, the Duke made a marriage request to Roland, and the whole page was full of praise for his daughter Edith's beauty and talent, saying that she could handle domestic and foreign affairs in an orderly manner, and that she was the best candidate for the Queen... Roland could not help but laugh when he read these words.
"What are you laughing at?" Nightingale's voice came from the direction of the recliner.
"An interesting... father." He picked up the letter and said, "Have a look at this."
Nightingale came out of the Mist and took the letter. After reading it, she frowned and asked, "You won't say yes to him, will you?"
"Of course not," Roland said casually. "I don't need a political marriage to maintain the stability of the throne. Judging from the letter, I dare not let her into the castle. Otherwise, who knows who will be the King."
"That sounds like the truth," Nightingale said, obviously relieved.
"Hey, don't you trust me?"
"It's not a question of trust. You know witches can't..." She paused and said, "After awakening, we can no longer be considered complete women."
"I don't think so." Roland shook his head. The infertility would gradually disappear with the development of civilization, and the appearance, physical fitness, and incredible abilities brought by magic power would become more and more important. As long as human beings could survive, the witches would inevitably rise. Fortunately, they were born in human beings and there was no specific way to stimulate their awakening, so there was an opportunity for them to merge.
Just as he was about to launch into a long exposition of his views, a flying messenger flew into the room through the open window, and with two flutters alighted on the desk.
Its claws were tied with a yellow strip of cloth, which meant that the secret message came from the old King's City.
Roland swallowed his words. He took out a dried fish from the drawer and threw it to the gray falcon, who was shaking its head for a reward. He then untied the cloth and took out the folded oiled paper.
Due to the limited size of the secret letter, the contents were usually very concise.
The first sentence of the letter gave him a huge shock.
[The palace of the Kingdom of Dawn has been infiltrated by a Pure Witch. Her ability can ignore the God's Stone of Retaliation. "
A witch immune to the influence of the God's Stone? As far as he knew, only Extraordinaires who had strengthened their bodies could do this. Apart from them, there were also Senior Demons known as Magic Slayers.
Roland continued to read, only to find that the news was more shocking than the previous one.
[Prince Appen tried to resist, but the guard committed suicide under the control of the Pure Witch. "
[The church's goal is to stabilize the Kingdom of Dawn so that they can focus on attacking Graycastle. "
[Otto Luoxi and Oro Tokat witnessed all this. The three families hope to get your help. "
He suddenly felt that his plan to recover the Southernmost Region had to be greatly adjusted.
Three days later.
Roland held a strategy meeting in the castle parlor.
The attendees included City Hall Director Barov, First Army Commander Iron Axe, Chief Knight Carter, Longsong Consul Pérot, Witch Union representatives Vendy and Agatha, Sleeping Island witches representative Sylvie, and Edith, Pearl of the Northern Region.
"That's the basic situation." Roland roughly described the contents of the secret letter. "We can't verify the contents, but if everything in the letter is true, Graycastle will undoubtedly face the biggest challenge before the Battle of Divine Will. For the sake of safety, the battle plan in the Southernmost Region has to be temporarily suspended. "He looked at Iron Axe." Is there any problem? "
As the chief hero of the spring offensive, Iron Axe quickly captured Willow Town and Fallen Dragon Ridge according to the plan, so that the gateway town connecting Neverwinter and the Southern Region fell into the hands of Roland. He had planned to make persistent efforts to expand the territory before the arrival of autumn and incorporate the territory of the Sand Nation into the territory of the kingdom. Echo and Iron Axe were the key figures between the two clans. As members of the Mojin Clan, they could play a role as a buffer during racial conflicts. Iron Axe was also very eager to return to Iron Sand City to take revenge for the framing years ago, so letting him lead the army to occupy the Southernmost Region was also the best reward for him. He might be disappointed if the battle plan was suspended now.
"Yes, Your Majesty." However, Iron Axe's expression did not change and he answered very decisively. "In addition, I suggest that the First Army stationed in Fallen Dragon Ridge be replaced with newly trained soldiers. They will have no problem dealing with the nobles, and the First Army can also concentrate its strength to stop the church. "
"That's it." Roland nodded approvingly, got up and walked to the big map behind him. "Now we have two main problems. First, we don't know when the enemy will attack, and second, we don't know where they will attack from. Originally, there was only one way for the church to invade Graycastle, which was to go straight to King's City from Coldwind Ridge in the Northern Region. But now the Kingdom of Dawn is threatened by the church, so it's possible that the Judgement Army will attack Graycastle from the border of the Kingdom of Dawn. Do you have any good solutions? "
"No matter where they come from, they will first pass through the Northern Region of the Kingdom." Barov spoke first. "Coldwind Ridge, Deepvalley Town, City of Evernight and Steep Cliff City are all the territories of Duke Carr Wen. I suggested that Miss Edith should carry the news to her father, and that she should remain in the north to watch the enemy. It would be safer. But... Your Majesty. "Barov rubbed his hands." Can we stop the church? "
Barov's timid question made everyone roll their eyes. Edith said bluntly, "If His Majesty says we can't stop them, are you going to beg the church for forgiveness?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? As the director of City hall, at least, I have to prepare for the worst..."
She ignored Barov and looked at Roland. "Your Majesty, it's necessary to send people to monitor all the roads, but it doesn't mean it's a good method. It's slow to react, and when the enemy is found, it means the enemy has already started to move. It's difficult to buy enough time for you."
"Do you have a better solution?"
"Of course," Edith replied confidently. "Send people to Hermes."
"The Holy City of the church?" Carter frowned. "What's the use of that? Will the pope inform you when he decides to send troops? "
"And the people there are all believers and fanatics, so it's difficult for spies to sneak in," Pérot added.
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