Chapter 807 (1/2)
Qianzhang city.
After meeting with the Earl of fury castle from the south, Eckert, and the dwarfs of silver helmet mountain, Loren finally returned to the only city on the big green sea.
Looking at the familiar and strange scene in front of him, the black haired wizard's eyes were extremely complex; Although there are still traces of damage on the wall, there are almost no traces of blood and charring, and the remains and broken walls are basically cleaned up; The folk houses in the city have been basically repaired, or they are temporarily replaced by the tents most commonly used by horseback people.
Bustling figures, tents and camps around the city wall, cattle and sheep, as well as carriages shuttling between the streets inside and outside the city gate
I can't believe what a bloody battle broke out here just a few months ago. The piled bones even blocked the running river outside the city.
Of course, the changes in the city are far more than these... The dark pupils stared at the iron crown flag on the city wall, and Loren couldn't help sighing.
The Empire's response was unimaginably rapid - if Brandon had not lied and the army had been ordered and officially launched before and after his capture of silver helmets, their marching speed would be nearly twice that of Byrne.
Moreover, on the premise of doubling the troops and focusing on infantry... In less than two months, it has passed through the wavelet Iraqi collar and occupied and controlled one-third of the urban defense of Qianzhang city.
This is because Sarika led the army back to Qianzhang city in time and negotiated with her; Otherwise, what stands on the wall now is not Boyi's hussars, but the Legion soldiers of the Empire!
In a sense, this is also the capital of Brandon and his ”lion's big mouth”... Indeed, even the most proud Byrne knight has to admit that the quality of the imperial Legion is higher than that of Byrne.
Even if Brandon turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, no force in Boyi can compete with 50000 legions and a giant dragon; What's more, Loren's purpose is to win over and make them truly loyal to Brandon.
It's important to Brandon and to Loren; Especially when Boye is half disabled, Bain, who has just been unified, and himself, who will face serlior's next round of pursuit at any time, need a strong enough ally.
When Byrne Boye's allied forces and dwarves arrived, the Duke castle in Qianzhang city was ready for the coronation ceremony of a new Archduke; When all the guests arrive, we can officially announce the start.
In this regard, the boyans seem to have many similarities with Byrne's ”villagers”: the ceremony is very simple, but the banquet is very grand; Drinking like life is the same, almost no difference.
After the announcement, the party successfully entered the Duke castle of Qianzhang City, but only Loren, count braha, master achamay and even Brandon were allowed to enter the main hall.
According to the standard of titles established at the beginning of the Empire, the Archduke of each principality is only one rank lower than the supreme emperor, equal to the prince of East Saxony, and the immediate Royal relatives are lower than the duke but higher than the count.
So even if a prince was so angry that he stamped his feet, he could only stand outside helplessly and watch Lauren walk in alone with envy, making a dark haired wizard turn his eyes.
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In the quiet main hall, Loren standing in front of the door can vaguely hear the noise and noise outside;
Several Boyi warriors quarreled with Imperial officers, and count braha was mediating as much as possible; Master asamai said that as an elder, he must say something about them. As a result, he broke down and let the little wizard scream again and again; Brandon seems to be prank by the Dragon milaxis, which makes him scream without image
Shaking his head and sighing, Loren turned his eyes back to the main hall.
The iron horse, the secret silver blade symbolizing the throne of Duke Boyi, was placed in front of him.
”According to braha, it was dug up by some soldiers of Varna family from a corpse pit.” the girl's voice echoed between the walls, with a strong smell of laziness and decadence.
The dark haired wizard frowned slightly, and the drunken Sally card sat down on the stone steps next to the knife rest, holding a pot of unfinished horse milk wine in her hand, and looked at herself with trance and godless eyes:
”They also said that when they 'dug' out the knife, because there were too many bodies and they were piled together, they couldn't tell which was which; in the end, they didn't even know where the remains of the old raslo Varna were.”
”Probably... Burp... It's already swollen and has become nothing different from smelly meat and mud?”
With that, she picked up the wine pot and poured it hard; Before he could put it down, Lauren came forward and grabbed it without saying a word.
The girl who was robbed of the wine pot didn't resist, just pouted and stared at him, with a cold hum of unhappiness.
”Unhappy?” she put the wine pot on the table, and Lauren sat beside her silently.
”How?!”
The drunken Sarika retorted, arrogantly straightening her neck: ”I'm going to be the Grand Duke of Boye! In hundreds of years, the Grand Duke of the whole empire can count with both hands!”
”Big and small Boyi, Qianzhang City, and the horseback people of the whole green sea are all my people; if you give an order, 100000 Hussars will respond tomorrow; whoever you want to fight, where you want to go!”
The flax braided girl with teeth and claws was short of breath. The more impatient she was, the heavier the blush on her face, and the freckles on her cheeks turned pink.
”The Jonah family has been looking forward to the stars and the moon for so many years; from my grandfather to my father, my uncles didn't have this good luck; before I started, Laszlo Varna himself took the initiative to die and let the Archduke out!”
”Yes, and Laszlo Varna... I hate that old thing. You can't imagine how happy I knew he was when he died!”
”So what can I be unhappy about? When I became a duke, I got revenge and won a centaur war. Those barbarians didn't dare to come over for a hundred years. I'm so happy! I'm so happy! No one is as happy as me!”
Sally Ka screamed hysterically, snorted angrily, and then fell down on the steps behind her; He gasped, his chest fluctuated up and down, and his eyes stared at the ceiling.
The long silence could only hear the panting of the girl.
The wine and anger on her face gradually dissipated, and Sally card's expression gradually calmed down.
”You traitor...”
Huh?
Surprised, Loren turned his face sideways and saw a pair of cold eyes from Sally card lying on the steps; Like a hungry wolf staring at its prey.
”Why, do you want to pretend to be stupid?” the girl snorted angrily: ”bulaha told me before you came in. You and the Royal Highness have already secretly colluded to let the Imperial Army stationed in Boyi.”
The dark haired wizard stopped talking.
”You agreed to such a big thing without telling me in advance...” Sally Ka became more and more angry, and the corners of her mouth kept shaking:
”My lord Byrne... In your eyes, are the boyans your Byrne's henchmen, who come and go as soon as they are called, and can be sold if they want to sell?”
”What do you think of me? What do you think of Boyle?!”
Looking at those angry eyes and trembling corners of his mouth, Loren was stunned. What he had thought was blocked in his throat.
I can only lower my head and don't look at those eyes.
He wants to explain to Sally card the benefits that Brandon can bring to Boyle from the necessity of stationing troops in Boyle; I want to tell her it's a helpless way, but
She is the one who gets hurt, not herself; Such words can only be used to comfort themselves.
As the Grand Duke of a country, he controls the whole green sea and holds the power of life and death, but he has to accept that his capital and territory are stationed, supervised and even monitored; It's not inconceivable how uncomfortable this feeling is.