Chapter 985: Destined (1/2)
The war nun immediately got up and saluted Philip when she saw Philip appeared. The latter waved her hand to indicate not to be formal, and this movement also awakened Andesa who seemed to be in trance. She turned her head and looked at Philip.
She struggled with her upper body, as if she wanted to sit up, but just halfway through this movement, the heavily armed nun pressed back.
"Lie quietly-your injury is much more serious than you think."
"It's better to follow the doctor's advice at this time," Philip said before coming to the collapse, looking down at Andesa, and then he took a chair next to him and sat down, "I didn't expect to meet in this situation. "
"Neither did I expect..." Andesa said pale, but her voice was much clearer and stronger than when she just woke up. Obviously, the follow-up series of treatments have worked-she also said no Is Qing's rescue work done by his subordinates, or is the nun next to her using a "warhammer" at the dozens of treatments she released. "It's really embarrassing, it makes you laugh."
"Don't talk about it," Philip waved his hand and said bluntly. "Let's talk about the current situation-Typhon's God of War church has a problem, and faith pollution has caused your army to lose control. We already know this. , But now it seems that the actual situation may deviate from our judgment. I want to hear this part of the content."
Andesa opened her mouth. She looked at Philip's face that was almost as young as hers, but behind this face she saw another empire armed to her teeth. She took a gentle breath, and in this breath , She suddenly realized... that she had not left the battlefield.
She sorted out her thoughts, like sorting out a military uniform, and then slowly said: "It is true that, as you said, a certain kind of'plague' in the spiritual realm is spreading among our soldiers, and even some officers have been affected—— The previous Iron River Knights were the victims of this spiritual plague. But the spread of this'pollution' is still limited-not all Typhon soldiers are followers of the God of War."
Philip looked into Andesa’s eyes, and then said in a deep voice: "It seems that you have your own judgment on this divine disaster-but you know what, we received a declaration of war from Aldernan, that is It came directly from Obsidian Palace."
He paused, then continued: "This gives us a very bad signal-whether the announcement is true or false, the situation is very unoptimistic. If it is true, it means that our enemy is not just out of control. God, and your emperor, if it is false... then the situation is even worse for you."
When his voice fell, Andesa spoke softly: "...Yes, I know, I only learned about it not long ago."
As she said, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face: "As a Typhon front-line commander, I am the last person to know that the two countries are at war. This is really ironic, isn't it?"
Philip thought for a while and nodded: "So there is a problem with the declaration of war, so the ‘Divine Disaster’ in Typhon is even less optimistic. Do you mean that?"
Andesa shook her head: "No, I don't think that the ‘divine disaster’ in your mouth has been completely out of control, and the situation is not as irreversible as you think..."
"I need more convincing evidence or reason," Philip interrupted the other party. "According to what we have just learned, Winter Wolf Castle has actually been in a state of information isolation for the past few days. Soldiers polluted by the God of War Cut off all connections inside and outside the fortress-in this case, your judgment on the situation in Typhon will become unconvincing."
Andesa stared at Philip's face with the remaining right eye, and she made her tone firm: "I admit the fact that you described in the first half, but I think I still have a say in this matter.
"It is true that the declaration of war is very disturbing. Its original original document was indeed transmitted from Obsidian Palace, but this does not prove that Typhon's entire military system was completely'infected'. In fact... Although I don't want to admit it, in this case, the communication system we used exposed very serious flaws."
"I don’t know if you understand the communication tower network used by Typhon. In this network, although most of the transmission and reception are done by the magic organ itself, at some key nodes, manual intervention can easily make things change. I thought about the whole process carefully and found that the loopholes in it were large, so as long as there were problems with those key nodes, even if only a few people were contaminated by the'mental plague', things would go out of control."
Speaking of this, Andesa added: “Of course, we have formulated very strict monitoring, reward and punishment measures for those key links, but in the face of spiritual pollution and mutation, material rewards and punishments or even life and death threats are obviously not available. Play a role-people who are crazy don't care about anything."
Philip nodded slowly: "This is a convincing statement."
Andesa endured the noise that still rang in her ears and the pain everywhere in her body. She took a breath and continued: "In addition, I don't think this'plague' is so simple that it can completely subvert Typhon. Order. Although Typhon has a broad belief in the **** of war, we are not only warriors and knights-Typhon also has a large number of battle wizards and several direct legions that are fully loyal to the royal family. I believe these legions are not immune to this. Affected by the plague—and now they must have been mobilized to deal with this chaos.
"His Majesty Rosetta has been consciously controlling the power of the God of War church many years ago, even before several generations of emperors, the royal family has begun to make this effort, and those who are completely loyal to the royal family and do not accept the baptism of any sect. The Knights are the product of these actions...
"In addition, we were actually taking some actions before the situation began to deteriorate-Typhon did not do nothing. We have been isolating hidden priests and replacing the nobles and knights who had too much contact with the church. We mistakenly estimated the power of the pollution of the gods to get this kind of unprepared situation, but this is enough to prove that Aldernan is prepared...
"...Not all places have the same composition of soldiers as Winter Wolf Fort, so the situation in Winter Wolf Fort certainly does not represent Typhon as a whole. According to my judgment, at least in the southern, western, and central north of the empire, the situation is certain. Still in control.
"There is one last point... this may be my subjective judgment, but I think that His Majesty Rosetta must be in full control of order, and Aldernan will definitely make an effective response. This'war' is for both of us. Nothing is good, it is just a carnival of fanatics and polluters. I know that the current situation is irreversible, but after that we must find a way to make the situation controllable. This requires both of us..."
Philip listened quietly to Andesa's words, until the other party finished speaking, he opened his brows and returned to reality from the state of listening and thinking. After a brief meditation, he broke the silence: "I can feel your honesty."
"Now we are not enemies," Andesa said calmly, "I once heard that your Emperor, His Majesty, often said that in the face of Doomsday, the fate of all mortals are closely linked. I used to talk about this. The sentence is full of misgivings and misunderstandings, but now... I find it to be correct."
Philip looked at the young wolf general with some surprise. Gradually, a trace of admiration appeared on his face. He nodded solemnly to Andesa: "It is not easy to make this change, I think I need to re-evaluate you too, Miss Andesa Wendell."
Then he got up from the chair and tidied the hem of his clothes. At the same time, he lowered his head and said seriously: "These things you are talking about today are very important. I will report them to the Supreme Council of Government. Intelligence can lead everyone to a better future-as for now, you can take a good rest, and we will treat all captives kindly."