? After Shitah swayed his round body and left, the smile on Maynild's face faded. She pulled open the drawer. Lying in the drawer was a report. The title page of the report was painted with three red lines, signifying urgency, and emblazoned with a black pine leaf coat of arms, signifying that the report was from Grinoires.
? "Roscoe is in contact with a mysterious force?" Allium Japonicum pondered for a moment.
This report came from Silverman's scouts, so it was quite credible. There were almost no secrets around the nobles in this era, and the fact that the Duke of Grinoires met a stranger naturally could not be hidden from those who were interested.
The first thing that came to Bai Jia's mind was the All For One's actions. Grinoires was located at the border, and had always been one of the most active provinces of the pagans. However, after the trip to the Deadly Frost Forest, Sophie — subconsciously, she still preferred that name — intervened. Princess Gryphine carried out a purge of the armies and Knight Orders in the Southern Border. The pagans, especially the All For One's power, had greatly shrunk, and were no longer at their peak.
But could this be a sign of their resurgence?
The situation in the Southern Border was complicated, and it could even be said that it was in the throes of the unification of the kingdom. The various forces were mixed together, and it was not impossible for the All For One to take advantage of this situation to make contact with the Duke of Grinoires.
Thinking of this, Bai Jia took out the report from the drawer and sat back on the chair. She spread out a letter and began to write. The original copy of this report had to be sent to Her Highness for review. But she also planned to write another letter to transfer the Royal Knight Orders from Vladapest to Dry Needle Castle in Randner.
After the Battle of Ampere Seale, the former head of the Royal Knight Orders died of illness. As the captain of the Knight Guards, she was promoted to deputy head after Cruz's diplomatic mission and took over the daily affairs of the Knight Orders. However, the military movement of the Knight Orders still required Count Oberwei's joint confirmation, so she had to write a report to the latter.
? Paperwork was one of the most mundane tasks for a noble, and Brando had always avoided it whenever he could. This was why Felaern and Amandina had always complained about it. However, to Bai Jia, this little bit of paperwork was nothing compared to the official gaming guilds in his previous life that were influenced by modern paperwork.
She didn't even need the assistance of specialized civilian staff. This was also to prevent the news from being leaked. She didn't trust the so-called secrecy of this era.
? The room was soon filled with the sound of scribbling. However, after only two lines, Allium Japonicum stopped writing and frowned.
"Is this really All for One's conspiracy?" She tapped her forehead with a pen.
She and Brando both had memories from their previous lives. They were very clear about the organization and composition of All For One, and also understood how they did things. Therefore, All For One in this era had no secrets in their eyes. However, Bai Jia doubted that they could recover in such a short time and reorganize the effective underground network.
Allium Japonicum reopened the report and read it word by word. Soon, her frown deepened.
"Three people? This doesn't seem like the style of All For One. It's too ostentatious. "
Could it be some other cult, or the undead of Madara? Bai Jia ruled out the possibilities in her mind one by one, but she was soon caught in a whirlpool. Erouine didn't have such a force. Who was the other party?
She carefully closed the report, rubbed her forehead and sat back in her chair. She thought to herself that this was really an eventful time. Not only this mysterious force, but since the autumn harvest — or more accurately, since the fall of the Black Moon — there had been continuous reports of comets and the reappearance of underground ruins in various places.
This was an event that had never been mentioned in 'history'. The reappearance of ancient ruins seemed to indicate something. There were varying degrees of panic in the North and various provinces south of Ampere Seale. Bai Jia tried to link it to the Slate War, but the clues were fragmented, and a faint uneasiness lingered in her heart. Therefore, she strengthened the deployment of Haruz's diplomatic team to Lantonilan.
This diplomatic mission was to congratulate the new Duke of Lantonilan, a loyal supporter of Tónigel's faction, Eco, and his wife. It was because less than half a month ago, this young duke had a daughter. His wife had given birth to a baby girl for his family. Even though it was only a baby girl, she was the only new member of the Ophelia Family in the past ten years. Thus, the significance of this was extraordinary. Eco and his wife even named the baby girl Ailara, which meant 'hope' in the mountain language. They hoped that the family could walk out of the turmoil and uneasiness since the Frost Rebellion and prosper from now on.
And this diplomatic mission was the best opportunity for Tónigel's faction and Her Royal Highness to strengthen the relationship between Lantonilan and Princess Gryphine. Princess Gryphine even hoped to take this opportunity to discuss a marriage, and appoint one of the future members of the royal family to be the husband of the newborn baby girl.
In order to show enough importance, the candidate for the diplomatic mission was carefully considered. Originally, the best candidate should have been Brando. This Count Randner had a close personal relationship with the young Duke, and at the same time was the banner of Tónigel's faction. Whether in terms of status or identity, it was just right.
However, because Brando was not in Erouine at the moment, the identity of the envoy was finally obtained by Prince Haruz. It was said that His Royal Highness personally proposed it, and his sister, the current Princess Regent of Erouine, could not bear to disobey his wishes, so she agreed to the request.
Fortunately, His Royal Highness personally acted as the envoy, which was enough to show the importance of Duke Lantonilan's faction.
In the end, Baijia used a quill pen to tap on the snow-white letter. After hesitating for a moment, she added a sentence at the end of the letter: "I suggest that the White Lion Legion's eleventh column be moved to Anreck."
? After the battle of Ampere Seale, the eleventh and twelfth columns of the White Lion Legion, which had been reorganized, now had a scale of fifteen thousand people. They were the most elite combat force of the White Lion Legion. A large number of the legions were filled with the first and second class of the Royal Academy of Sergeants. The captain was a member of the royal family loyal to Her Royal Highness, and the vice-captain was one of the three heroes of Erouine, Loca. They were a force that the royal family could completely trust.
? These two columns were currently stationed in Ampere Seale, preparing for the upcoming Second North-South Peace Conference. However, because they had already expected unexpected situations, it was fine to temporarily transfer one of them away.
? After writing the entire letter, Allium Japonicum carefully checked it again. After confirming that there were no mistakes, she took out the envelope and carefully put it in. She dripped wax on it and used the Seal Ring to make a fire seal. Then, she pinned a coat of arms that represented the level of the letter and cast a magic seal on it. Finally, she reached out and shook the bell on the desk.
? "Send it to Lord Oberwei."
? The attendant nodded without saying a word, carefully put away the letter, and then turned to leave.
? Allium Japonicum watched the attendant close the door, then looked away. She put the copy of the magic seal on the letter into the drawer. When she closed the drawer again, she let out a slight sigh of relief.
? "I hope nothing goes wrong." She sighed faintly.
This scene was familiar. In that dream, she also felt powerless. The helplessness of Erouine's ending pierced her heart deeply. Perhaps the other soul in her body also had the same thoughts.
She looked out the window behind her, but silently thought in her heart, "Where are you now, Sophie?"
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? The sky seemed to be covered by a layer of dark clouds. In the past summer and autumn, there was not a single drop of rain. But at this moment, the thick clouds were shuttling back and forth, and the purple light constantly illuminated the vast mountains of the Alkash Mountains.
A winding road between the mountains led to the dark fortress. The towering buildings were like a black kingdom that rose from the ground. There was a gap of tens of miles in the valley, and the broken sword-like tower rose from the gap, straight into the clouds. The dark side of the tower was like an insurmountable precipice. Countless towers, fortresses, and acropolises were scattered along the ridge line, stretching for tens of miles.
One after another, the envoys from all over the world were stunned by what they saw. "When did the Cruz people make such a terrible thing!?"
Only a few people knew the inside story. They inquired about the origin of the historical buildings from other sources.
The envoys of various countries were escorted into the fortress by the Cruz Knight. After exchanging official documents, they were led by the Cruz officials to tour the legendary fortress.
The visitors were divided into two distinct sides. The envoys of the countries that believed in the Holy Cathedral of Fire were worried because of the disaster that happened in the Empire. The other side was not much better. The large group of envoys from Saint-ausol was composed of more than thirty people. Everyone in the group was gloomy because of the huge fortress that suddenly appeared on their border.
In this group of envoys, the young hunter Yaruta from the Lantonilan Province was among them. But compared to the gloomy faces of the Wind Elves and humans around him, Yaruta just frowned slightly and seemed to have something on his mind.
They were led by the Cruz Knight to the wall of the fortress. There had just been a small-scale battle here. The tower was scattered with large and small crystal fragments. The wounded were being treated, and the wizards were recharging the fortress's defensive facilities.
Since the Cruz people reactivated the fortress, such an intense battle had occurred more than a dozen times a day.
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