The Kingdom of Annoya, a feudal state located in the southwest corner of the continent and in a relatively warm climate in middle age, was mainly governed by a royal family at the pinnacle of power and six high-ranking hereditary dukes.

Generally speaking, no one would easily provoke such a sea power, otherwise trade would have been very seriously affected.

But today, the king, Wenger V, who had not stayed up late for thirty years to deal with government affairs, actually gave up a tryst with his beautiful lover for the first time, and appeared in the study in the middle of the night, along with the kingdom's field marshal Duke Bronnhilda.

The two of them listened to the secret agent's detailed report with a solemn face, and soon Wenger V couldn't help but roar angrily: "Rubbish! It's just a waste! I gave him so many elite troops! There was even a legion of spellcasters! But he was defeated! And he was defeated so badly! Nearly half of the territory was directly occupied!"

"Your Majesty, calm down! Now is not the time to hold accountable! Those rebels have taken over half of the kingdom and have even uprooted your feudal nobles. If we do get them on their feet, we're all going to be doomed. Duke Blonnhilda reminded in a solemn tone.

"Damn, of course I do, but the question is, can you guarantee that we won't be crushed by monsters and steel golems that come out of nowhere?"

As an old king who has passed more than half of his life and has ruled for more than 30 years, he has never heard of such an outrageous situation in his life.

The Northwest Province, which has always been known for its poverty, backwardness, and fierce people's customs, unknowingly emerged with an army of about 20,000 steel puppets and monsters that could obey orders 100 percent.

Is all this supported by hostile countries?

Or is it some god and demon hidden deep in the forest who wakes up from his sleep with the intention of starting a war that will engulf the entire continent?

Either way, it's a real disaster for the Annoya Kingdom.

The Duke of Blonnhilda, apparently sensing the king's anxiety, suggested in a deep voice: "I think the best thing to do at the moment is to shrink the line of defense, build a line around the stone fort, and at the same time send an emissary to try to negotiate with the other side, delaying as much as possible in order to gain more time for intelligence and planning a counteroffensive." Also, I've heard that Kerwin Oren was also a suitor to Princess Vilia when she was younger, and maybe we can take advantage of that. ”

"What do you mean...... To use my most beloved daughter to seduce that vile, dirty, ugly hillbilly?" the king was visibly enraged, and a flame of annoyance burst from his eyes.

To be sure, no self-respecting ruler would tolerate such naked humiliation.

Unfortunately, politics is often involuntary, especially when it comes to the interests of the entire ruling class, and even the king cannot stand against them, otherwise the dukes may unite to carry out a coup d'état and replace it with a new king who can represent their interests.

Anyway, as long as it is ensured that the bloodline of the royal family has not been changed, it will not cause much impact and turmoil at all.

"Your Majesty, please believe me, this is the only way to confuse the enemy to the greatest extent, and even to find out what kind of secret is hidden behind him. As far as I know, Kirwyn had been assassinated not long ago, and although the circumstances are unknown, the servants who had cleared the room had brought out a large amount of blood-stained things, and he must have been seriously injured. But less than two days later, he appeared in public unscathed. This is absolutely not normal!" Duke Blonnhilda exhorted bitterly.

Unless it was a last resort, he didn't want to unite with the other dukes to carry out a coup d'état at such a time.

"Are you sure that sacrificing my daughter will bring a victory, a real victory, to the kingdom?" said Wenger V, looking up into the other's eyes.

Duke Bronshilda nodded thoughtlessly: "Of course, I promise! In addition, before leaving, I hope to meet with Her Royal Highness the Princess alone to make sure she knows her mission." ”

"Yes, I promise you, but if you do not give me the victory promised after Vilia's sacrifice, I will make you understand how terrible a king's wrath is. ”

With a menacing roar, the king finally decided to compromise.

No way!

He had to make sacrifices, whether it was to defend the dignity of the country and the royal family, or to unite all the nobles who could be united at a critical moment.

What's more, such a thing as a princess is originally a political bargaining chip, whether it is marrying an important vassal or marrying another country, it is impossible to choose by yourself.

"Of course, I swear by my life and the honor of my family!" said Duke Blomhilda, stroking his chest with one hand, assured solemnly.

......

Soon, under the full operation of these two authorities, the envoy group, which had been led by the young princess, left the capital with great fanfare and approached the front line of the confrontation between the two sides unhurriedly.

Before he could reach his destination, Kirwin, who was far away in another city, received the news early, his eyes revealing strong anticipation, and at the same time he smiled and muttered to himself: "Hehe, are you finally coming? My dream princess! I am afraid that you would never have thought that the little country nobleman who was once ignored by you can now threaten the dominance of the royal family." Don't worry, it won't be long before I swallow it with you. From now on, anything I longed for before but couldn't get it back, one by one. ”

The words just fell!

He raised his head to Baron Kelranster, who was standing by and listened, and then commanded: "My dear friend, I have something to trouble you. ”

"Command!" the baron looked up with a bloodthirsty expression.

"Go and fetch this princess for me! Remember, I just want to see the princess, and the rest of the people will be cleaned up." After all, I'm not stupid enough to be foolish enough to play such a low-level and childish trick. Kirwin gave the order with a sneer.

Obviously, all he wanted was a princess, not some bullshit envoys.

Because he had no intention of negotiating from the beginning, the reason why he did not choose to continue the offensive was only to wipe out all the rebels in his jurisdiction, rather than thinking that annexing half of the kingdom's territory was enough.

"As you wish!, I promise that no kingdom messenger will come to you alive except the Princess. ”

With that, Baron Calanster bent down and bowed deeply, then turned around and left the room, about half an hour or so, and rushed out of the city gate with a team of elite cavalry, intending to bloody the entire envoy group.