The headquarters of the Marvel Blue Council was located in the famous Eternal's Dragoncliff Castle. This was originally the castle of the Eternal Drakenfels. This was where the Eternal Drakenfels had brought endless terror to the world for hundreds of years. This was already mentioned before.
Drakonfels was temporarily defeated, but there was no doubt that he was not completely dead. He could return at any time, but unfortunately, his castle might no longer belong to him.
During a visit, partly out of interest in the Eternal's secret treasure, and partly out of Laing's request, the Emperor brought Luo Jia to the Eternal's Dragonrock Castle and completely purified it. After that, the construction team spent about a year renovating the castle. It was now the headquarters of the Sorceress Assembly and was renamed Margarita Castle.
In fact, it was a little demeaning for the Emperor to do this. Even if Laing personally requested it, it was still a little demeaning. Fortunately, the Lord of Humans really did gain a lot from Drakonfels' castle. He was even sure that this Eternal had experienced the legendary "Ironmen's Rebellion" and came to this world. He had also witnessed the arrival and departure of the Ancient Sages. He had also witnessed the rise and fall of countless races and the changes of time. However, unlike the Emperor, Mageweath Macado, and Orpezon who had always been dedicated to doing something for the human race, Drakonfels wanted to be the ruler of the world.
Unfortunately, he was either actively or passively killed by the crusaders many times and became a pig.
Similarly, this castle in the Grey Mountains was actually on the side of the Empire, so the sovereignty should belong to the Empire. However, in the early days, both the Empire and the Brittany were actually afraid of this place. No one dared to approach it. Later, when the Dwarves of the Breezy Castle came out to declare their sovereignty, both sides hurriedly threw the hot potato to the Dwarves. Then, Laing used a large sum of money (about five boxes of gold coins) to officially obtain the sovereignty of the Blackstone Stronghold and Dragonrock Castle from the Dwarves of the Breezy Castle. This was recognized by the old world.
On the road from the Grey Mountains to Margarita Castle, four Grey Knight recruits walked at the front of the road. Except for Peyton, who was arranged by Laing to stay by Suria's side and wait for orders, the rest were escorting her. On both sides of the rugged mountain road, there was a team of Old Guard on guard. A luxurious carriage was moving along the mountain road.
Inside the carriage was another scene. The noble Empire's Lady Emilia was wearing a blue and white maid's dress. The low-cut neckline, the white scarf on her head, and white silk stockings made Emilia, who was originally dignified and dignified. Emilia............ and............ she. and..... Emilia...... and.... . are you ready? ......
... Yes, mother. " Little Rem and Emilia wore the same blue and white maid's dress, but it was smaller. Unlike Emilia's waist-length hair, Rem's hair was tied into a side ponytail that only covered her neck. Emilia's dark blue high heels were replaced by her dark blue leather shoes. Laing's second daughter was obviously very nervous. She quickly followed her mother's example and spread her dress to both sides, making a salute.
"Experience of a royal maid!" Emilia said excitedly to her daughter. "Listen carefully!"
"First, no matter where and when, you must maintain your elegance."
"Okay!" Rem's cute little face was very serious.
"Second, when you fight, you must be brave and elegant!"
"Yes!"
"Third, no matter what, you must remain calm. Black tea must not be spilled!"
"Understood!"
"Fourth, you must play Azure Sea Route every day!"
"Eh? Still … still want to play that?! "
"That's right!" Emilia straightened her back, her chest swaying up and down. "Alright, it's time for black tea! Rem! It's all up to you today. "
The conversation between the mother and daughter inside the carriage could be faintly heard outside. The Knight King, Laing, was wearing a king's robe, casually commanding the four pure-blooded elven horses pulling the carriage and signalling for them to continue along the mountain path.
The horses looked at the part-time coachman as if they were looking at an idiot. Our noble bloodline was actually used to pull a carriage …
Alright, since he's Laing Macado, I'll give him some face. I hope he'll keep his word and give each of our horses a large honey carrot after this.
Talleyrand was wearing a dark red robe, sitting beside Laing. As Laing's foreign affairs minister, he had accompanied him on this trip and was reporting various matters to Laing. Cripple heard the faint voices inside and could not help but want to laugh. However, he was very professional and had undergone professional training, so he would not lose his composure so easily. He handed over a document. "Your Majesty, the third Battle of Blackfire Pass has ended."
"What are the details?" Laing nodded slightly. As the king, he was too busy. Even if he was on vacation or dealing with other matters, it was very important to maintain a smooth flow of information to the outside world, not to mention a war that concerned the safety of the old world.
"The war was very tragic. According to the Empire's propaganda, this was an epic victory. However, from our intelligence, it might be more appropriate to describe it as a bloody battle." Talleyrand took the document and read the report to Leon. "Including Steyr's army, which was completely annihilated, there were about 55000 men who participated in the battle. The number of casualties was not announced by the imperial army, but according to the dwarves, it should be between 30000 and 36000 men. Among them, Ivy Hill and Rick's army suffered the most losses. A total of 18 legions were completely disbanded and no longer existed. Of the 2,000 knights who participated in the battle with the emperor, less than 1,000 returned. Even in the end, the emperor still relied on a one-on-one battle to defeat the green warlord. According to reliable sources, the emperor was completely at a disadvantage at the beginning, but in the end, he barely won because he was possessed by a god."
"How about the Nur army and the Griffin Knights? And the dwarves? How about the casualties of the Green Dwarfs? "Laing quietly listened to Talleyrand's report.
"Two out of the five legions of the Nur army were almost wiped out. However, thanks to Frey Derick's reorganization, the Armoured Nur and the Blackstone Guards, as well as the remaining three legions, did not suffer too many casualties. The Griffin Knights lost nearly 100 people. Emperor Karl-franz has been letting your Godfather, Duke Ivan, and your foster brother, Count Anton, lead people to ambush in the southern woods. However, in our opinion, the most elite troops did not play much of a role. As for the dwarves, basically, there were no casualties." Talleyrand continued, "As for the Green Dwarfs, the dwarves' conservative estimate is that they collected a total of 43967 Green Dwarfs' heads."
"More than half of the Green Dwarfs escaped, and their losses were too great." Laing was still frowning. Knight King could only sigh. "As for Godfather's side, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. Many times, the elite troops can't play an effective role because the situation on the battlefield changes too quickly."
Talleyrand actually did not know much about military affairs, but he always concealed this very well. He just continued Laing's words. "Your Majesty is right. In fact, I have always thought that the difference between Emperor Karl-franz and Your Majesty is that you will first go up and smash the head of the Green Dwarfs, and then we will stage a huge cavalry chase. When the Green Dwarfs face our army, they will pay more than a third of the casualties. Our iron hooves will chase and slaughter them, and then destroy their stinky and dirty fortresses together, just like in Ba Feng Mountain!"
"Pfft!" Laing's frown could not help but relax after listening to Talleyrand's words. He even laughed.
It had to be said that Talleyrand's level of flattery was really one of a kind in the old world.
Many times, Laing knew that Talleyrand was flattering, but not only did he not cause any disgust, but he could always hit the right point and point.
"What about the little queen? Where is she now? "Laing then asked the second question he was interested in.
"Her Highness Alissanda and the high elves' envoys have already arrived at Lucini, south of Tyrell." Talleyrand continued, "They will stay there for a day or two and immediately go straight to the Sea Gate. It is said that the high king has already sent a huge Dwarven army there to escort them."
For humans, a huge army would need at least 20,000 people, but for the dwarves, Laing estimated that a huge army would be on the scale of a thousand people.
Talleyrand saw that Laing was silent, but this time he misunderstood.
The cripple had always been close to Laing and often came into contact with Laing's family matters. Laing did not dislike getting advice from Talleyrand, so he probed, "Your Majesty, is it because of the two barons? In fact, if the little queen Alissanda can negotiate peace with the dwarves, she might pass by on her way back. But whether it is Sir Frey Derick or Sir Devonshire, the possibility of having a relationship with the little queen is very small. "
"I think you know enough about the high elves, Your Majesty. Even if it is a lover, it has to be at least an elven prince." Talleyrand tilted his head, "Of course, it would be better if the prince was called Tyrion."
Laing heard this and smiled bitterly. He did not expect his sons to like the little queen, but he did not have to be too harsh on them. First, the little queen was not only a great beauty, but also had the blessing and power of the gods. His sons had each inherited a part of the psionic talent, and there was a mutual attraction between them. In essence, Laing himself had used this to attract Teresa, Veronica, Olica, and the Lake Fairy. Even Morgiana was addicted to it.
Seeing Laing's bitter smile, Talleyrand could not figure out what Laing was thinking. The master he served was sometimes unpredictable, and sometimes just had a bad taste. He was a very difficult person to figure out and guess.
However, this was also very interesting. One of Talleyrand's greatest joys in life was to guess, guard, test, and play games with his master. This made the lame man happy most of the time. He and Laing were not only kings and subjects, but also confidants and old rivals. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't mean to belittle or discriminate, but in the eyes of the high elves, even if your two sons were willing to join the high elves, Ossouin would not welcome them, not to mention that they are human. Unless … both sides can give birth to a child in the endless controversy and hatred. In the future, this child will have to enter the Phoenix King's Court, Avalon, and Ossouin as a half-elf. Only then will there be a slim chance."
"Haha." Laing could not help but laugh. Knight King first laughed at himself, then felt helpless.
He had seen a similar question in a Q&A community in his previous life. It was an unsolved case that had been debated for hundreds of years.
"Is Genghis Khan a citizen of the Celestial Empire?"
This was a very difficult question to answer because there was no uniform standard, and it was impossible to use modern historical concepts to set ancient concepts. It was also impossible to generalize this question to take sides. Laing had always thought that if Genghis Khan was considered a citizen of the Celestial Empire, then he could also be considered a Russian. His descendants established the Golden Horde, and the Golden Horde worshipped him as the Great Ancestor and once ruled a Russian dynasty. Now, the Tatars were also an important part of the Russian people.
So on and so forth, this Genghis Khan could be any kind of person. As long as it was a place that he and his family had conquered and left his bloodline, then he could be considered a citizen of that place. The Golden Horde had 16 million descendants in the world.
Therefore, Laing saw that many people could not find an answer to this question even after tearing thousands of pages.
Similarly, if this situation happened to Gao Jing, and if Laing's two sons and the little queen had a child, then wouldn't Gao Jing trace the bloodline of the Eternal Queen back to Laing?
Wouldn't Laing be the "Genghis Khan" of Gao Jing? He neither spoke the Elvish language as his mother tongue, nor did he focus on the Elvish culture. He rarely moved around Ossouin in his life, and even his army and the territory he ruled had nothing to do with the Elves. He was also the Brittany Sun King, leading the knights to destroy the old world. In terms of Gao Jing's etiquette, as the grandfather of the Eternal Queen, wouldn't he be considered a Genghis Khan? Then, wouldn't the Elves and the Knight King's Kingdom be co-rulers?
If one could understand this, they would understand why the Lake Fairy, Lilith, would suddenly support Devonshire's pursuit of Alissanda. It was very likely that she wanted to make an issue out of this, which was the Goddess' favorite part of "stirring up trouble". And why did Talleyrand tell Leon that this was absolutely impossible? It was because Cripple knew Gao Jing very well. He knew that Gao Jing would not tolerate this.
"In fact, Devonshire admires and appreciates Alisala more than anything else." Laing was silent for more than 20 seconds, and the Knight King shook his head slightly. "Also, he has the mind of a child who intends to compete with Frey Derick. You know, Talleyrand. Sometimes, my brother likes it, so I like it too. Sometimes, it's because my brother wants it, so I want it too."
"Your Majesty means that Baron Frey Derick really likes Alisala?" Talleyrand immediately understood Laing's meaning. "This is troublesome. The baron is not the type to give up easily."
"Ah, Talleyrand, my head hurts," Laing said in distress.
"Hahahaha! Do you want me to massage it for you? Your Majesty? " Lame said tactfully. "Unfortunately, my technique is very bad. You should let someone else massage it for you."
"Okay, I can overcome it." Laing took out a map. "What's next is important. In three hours, we will arrive at Margarita Castle. Veronica and her witches will be the key to our expedition to Obien. We will attack Obien's Konquata Tower and complete the agreement with the lizardmen and my brother Fogen."
"The expedition to Obien is a dangerous place. Your Majesty, where do you plan to lead the army?" Talleyrand took the opportunity to ask. Lame actually liked to discuss military matters with Laing. Even though he was not good in this area, Lame knew that in human countries, the nobles with military merits were essentially in charge, so he was desperately learning.
Brittany was full of talents in all aspects. In the military, there were batches of war geniuses. The army was made up of warriors with many years of war experience. Didn't they all learn from Laing?
"The most elite army, my personal guards, Musillon's army, and the army of the southern nobles of Brittany."
"But … that will greatly weaken our military strength in the southern part of the kingdom." Talleyrand looked at the map.
"Yes, that doesn't seem very wise." Laing's dark blue eyes flashed with psionic electricity. Knight King focused his gaze on Obien Island on the map. "But I will complete the expedition to Obien within two months."
"The enemy will never expect us to be so fast." Laing pointed at Musillon. "As for me, I will listen to operas, play mahjong, dance, and hunt in Musillon's Fontainebleau Palace. Everyone will think that we are resting."
"As for the enemies hiding in the dark, I can't wait for them to show up when I'm on the expedition to Obien!"
"I'm already prepared."
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