PS: Recently, some people have complained about the lack of water, but I have to say that this is necessary to sort out the plot and various relationships. If I don't write about these situations, many of the later plots will be inexplicable, so please be patient and add a chapter here.
The Lake Goddess's face changed a few times. She didn't know whether to leave or go in. She was a little at a loss.
"Your Highness Morgiana? Just in time, we ordered hot pot. Let's eat together. " Laing certainly knew what the Lake Goddess wanted to do here. In order not to appear awkward, he quickly said, "You haven't eaten yet, right?"
"Yes, Your Highness Morgiana." Suria also followed Laing's words and smiled graciously. "Since you're here, let's eat hot pot together. It's okay."
Morgiana hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
The Lake Goddess originally wanted to come to Laing's room in the evening. She saw that there were no servants in Laing's room, so she planned to knock on the door and come in directly.
She didn't expect that because it was his castle, François didn't arrange for servants to guard outside.
Morgiana was wearing a classical white silk dress today. She accepted the invitation and sat down on the other side of Laing. She said calmly, "Eating together as a family?"
"Yes, please, Your Highness Morgiana." Laing poured red wine for the Lake Goddess. Morgiana's attention was obviously not on the food. She just ate a few mouthfuls and looked at Suria from time to time.
Suria was not used to this. The female knight had stayed at Laing's place several times and was not ignorant of the relationship between Morgiana and Laing. She smiled gently at Morgiana and didn't say a word.
She had the full support of the Lake Fairy. Even Morgiana could not threaten her position. She was destined to be Laing's wife.
Morgiana could feel Suria's kindness and determination. Just as Suria thought, the Lake Goddess Witch could not go against the Lake Fairy's decision. Therefore, Morgiana, who had a lot of authority in this country, could only nod at Suria and stop looking at her. They ate together.
The appearance of the Lake Goddess Witch reduced the popularity of the hot pot feast. With her presence, a lot of things could not be said. Laing and François could see this, so Duke Winford directly changed the topic to the Lake Goddess Witch, "Your Highness Morgiana, what brings you here to Laing at this time?"
"I'm here to discuss something about Mu Xilong." Morgiana said without blushing, "As we all know, the knights led by Duke Lauen-Rio are still unable to take down Mu Xilong …"
Morgiana told Francois's family what she knew about the Black Grail Knight, which was what she had said before.
"Mu Xilong is indeed a problem." François nodded quietly after hearing this, "But Your Highness, the kingdom is now exhausted. There is no way to think about taking back Mu Xilong."
"But the threat of Mu Xilong is still there. If we don't attack Mu Xilong, we won't know what Akhan did to Ma Xiubad. We also won't know what the vampire count Frey and Lich King Akhan's next plan is." Morgiana expressed her opinion, "We're just sitting there and waiting for death."
Laing and François agreed with this point, but it was unrealistic to attack Mu Xilong at this time.
"Akhan and Frey's goal is actually very clear. Everything they do is to resurrect the Lord of the Dead, Nagash." At this time, Jerrold gave his opinion. The knight put a piece of cooked beef into his bowl, "So we only need to think, what does Nagash need to resurrect?"
"First of all, we can be sure that Nagash's resurrection requires several shells that can carry a huge amount of magic power, just like Her Highness Morgiana, and there are many of them. According to the known information, other than the archbishop of the Goddess of Mercy, there are also Chosen Priests from other churches who have gone missing." Laing thought, "Then we can be sure that the vampires' target is these Chosen Ones who walk the mortal world."
"Yes." Morgiana agreed with this point.
"Then … it's the Nine Scrolls of Nagash. About the Nine Scrolls of Nagash, we only know that the scroll in the Duchy of Bereon has been taken by Matthew Bard. As for the other nine scrolls, we only know that about fifty years ago, Akhan once gathered an army of the dead to attack Brunswick, the capital of the Empire. After attracting the defense, he took the opportunity to sneak into the underground temple of the Church of Justice and stole one of the nine scrolls. This scroll was seized by Emperor Charlemagne after he used the warhammer 'Gail Maraz' to smash Nagash's head in the 'Battle of Lake River'." Laing continued, "Other than the nine scrolls and offerings, what else is needed to resurrect Nagash?"
At this point, François's eyes flashed, "Do you think that the Staff of Nagash is one of the important artifacts?"
"The Staff of Nagash? Very likely! I remember that the staff is currently placed in La Messenale Abbey in the Grey Mountains? " Morgiana's green eyes glowed, "You defeated the great necromancer Heinrich Kaimler in that battle and prevented him from stealing the Staff of Nagash."
About fifteen years ago, Duke François of Vanford relied on the battle of La Messenale Abbey to become famous. This battle took place in the Grey Mountains at a famous church of the God of Nature, Tal, called La Messenale Abbey. This abbey was first attacked by a Gray Prophet of the Skaven Ratmen and robbed of a treasure. Then, Kaimler's army of the dead and François's army of knights arrived one after another. In the three-way battle, the ratmen were the first to collapse, and the undead army was defeated by the knights led by François. François chopped off half of Kaimler's head and took back the treasure. Kaimler was hacked into a delirious state by François. Since then, his mental state had been fractured and his strength had been greatly reduced. He could only retreat.
This treasure was the 'Staff of Nagash'.
"Yes, that staff is too powerful. I have already ordered the Prophet of the Lake to reseal it in La Messenale Abbey and send a large number of troops to guard it." Francois nodded. "The Staff of Nagash can't be destroyed. It can only be sealed. We can't seal it in a densely populated area, so it's best to seal it in the monastery."
"Therefore, the Staff of Nagash must be an important component in reviving Nagash." The female knight Suria said softly. She looked at François and said, "Father, that Kaimler must be an important executor of Nagash's plan to revive himself."
"Indeed. That bastard Kaimler is now hiding in the Grey Mountains, and most likely in the Blackstone Fortress. He is secretly corrupting the eastern border of Brittany." François's eyes were filled with cold fury. He had once sworn to kill Kaimler, "However, we can't do anything to the Blackstone Fortress. It is located deep in the Grey Mountains. The terrain is steep and the defenses are firm. We only have a few catapults here and our elite troops are all cavalry. How can we break through such a steep fortress?"
Everyone frowned. Yes, knights could not display their powerful combat strength in the mountains, and Brittany's siege weapons were only those catapults that were difficult to transport and troublesome to assemble. Therefore, François could not do anything to the Blackstone Fortress for more than ten years. All he could do was chase away the undead, but he could not completely destroy them.
For a moment, only the sound of the hotpot was left in the dining room. Everyone was deep in thought.
"Perhaps we can talk to the Empire about this. They probably don't want to see a vampire fortress in the Grey Mountains, right?" Julius tried to say.
"No, there is a problem here. Even if we reclaim the Blackstone Fortress, humans will not be able to live there. This fortress will most likely become a ghost town. It will only be a matter of time before the vampires take over the Blackstone Fortress again." François shook his head, "That won't do. Besides, the Empire's army is not good at fighting in the mountains."
"If the Empire can't do it … then, what about the dwarves?" Laing's eyes lit up. He grabbed Suria's little hand under the table and said to Morgiana and François, "How about we ask our dwarven friends for help? We will work together with the dwarves to reclaim the Blackstone Fortress. Since we can't live there, why don't we just give the dwarves a favor? "
"Give it to the dwarves? Hmm, that's a good idea. It's better for the dwarves to occupy it than the vampires. As long as we draw a good border, form an alliance, conduct trade, and provide food supplies, it will be difficult for the dwarves and humans to have conflicts. But will the dwarves agree? "François thought about the pros and cons.
"Yes, there is a dwarf and his clan who really need this fortress." Laing smiled, "They need it very much. He is already a homeless king. He will definitely not refuse."
The rest of the dinner time was spent in discussion.
"I think it's feasible. Everyone will be here these days." After much deliberation, François and Laing came up with a complete plan. Duke Winford was very happy, "I'll leave the discussion with the dwarves to you, Laing. You've always been good at communicating with the dwarves and elves."
"No problem. It's the dwarves who are asking us for help, not the other way around. Although the dwarves … are stubborn and want to save face, as long as the words are right and the attitude is sincere, the dwarves will definitely not refuse. Also, the dwarves are not really idiots. If we help them, they will always remember it. If we need help in the future, the dwarves will also help us." Laing said with a smile.
Hearing that Laing solved the problem that had troubled her father for more than ten years so easily, the female knight's graceful and elegant face was full of smiles. She held Laing's arm, her eyes full of stars, "Laing, my husband, you really have a way."
"It's not that I have a way, Suria. It's just that you have a chance." Laing reached out and stroked Suria's long golden curly hair that was suffused with the fragrance of iris flowers, "My wife."
The female knight's face was red, but her tone was very serious, "Laing, you're the best, not the chance. Only you thought of these things. Even my father didn't think of it."
"Hahahaha!" François shook his head with a bitter smile, "Suria, you really … I didn't think of it, but don't say it out loud! Save some face for me in front of Laing! "
"Father … Isn't Laing family with us?" the female knight whispered with a red face.
"Hahahaha!" The dining room was full of laughter.
… …
The next day, the Empire and Laing officially signed the employment contract for the Ugor cavalry, as well as the export contract for a small number of mixed-blood elven warhorses and a large number of wood elven medicines.
As soon as the contract was signed, Duke Bodrick of Bordero immediately stood up and called out to everyone who was about to leave, "Everyone, please wait a moment."
"I'd like to introduce someone to you."
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