2. Void Collar
Sean reached out and took the map on the table.
This is a map made of sheepskin, and in terms of size, it must be at least three complete sheepskin sews. After special technological treatment, the back of this sheepskin map has a unique smooth feeling, and the front side has a subtle touch because of the map drawn on it.
This map was sent by Asuna a few days ago, and Sean himself was asked to draw the territory he wanted on it.
Sean was not polite at all, and directly assigned the seven territories of Panda, Yedby, Burbis, Kiraf, Dayi, Soan, and Tinchiin to his name, and reorganized them into a new territory: the Void Domain.
William's previous work was to paint the edges of these realms to mark their current ownership.
In addition to this, there are already several other colors on the parchment map to indicate the ownership of these territories.
Basically, except for Hatch. The Boulder family still occupies nearly half of the tequila collar, as well as the Coulder. The Hopsons Family, Lonnis. Holder, Byrne. The territory of the three of Bydi has not changed, and Florence has also unceremoniously and directly taken Cazes. Prince Hodgdi's domain was his own, and he even included several nearby territories under his name.
As for Asuna, it was because of the surrender of the Hopson family, so the responsibility of guarding the southeast gate of the kingdom and fighting the fascists was not handed over to her. And on the contrary, it was in Dawin. SΓΆder. At Sabo's suggestion, the royal capital of the Kingdom of Dabion and the surrounding territories, as well as the fortress of Garrod, were all placed under the name of Asuna, so that Asuna became the biggest beneficiary of the war.
Of course, if in a strategic sense, then the seven-member alliance of Sean and others can be regarded as completely divided.
Perhaps it was for this reason that Devin was so readily offered to give Asuna Fortress Garrod. But that's it. In the eyes of Neil and Hela, it is obvious that they have not shown any good intentions from beginning to end - as the size of the territory increases, the difficulty of managing the territory increases exponentially. It was just a fortress of Tonys, and Asuna was almost exhausted.
Now that her territory is almost the size of three dukedoms, how can Asuna manage it?
But in this kind of territorial arrangement, no one can interject or say anything. However, in view of the fact that everyone now belongs to the alliance, Sean still temporarily lent Neil to the outside world, and he was responsible for helping Asuna coordinate and plan all this, and only came back after he was busy with these tasks. This is also the reason why only Hella and William are left in the Big Three under Sean's command.
Looking at the black borders drawn on the map, Sean's gaze fell on the territory of several other allies. There was a little more helplessness in his eyes.
In the League of Seven, the closest to him is undoubtedly Florence. Wiles, the usurpator of the former Prince of Dabiang, Cazes. Hodgdi's realm and renamed it Holy Rome's realm was just over a month's march away from Kiraff County in Shaun's Void Realm. But even then, you need to cross two territories roughly the size of a viscounty, and if there is any delay in the meantime, then the time will naturally need to increase again.
As for things like the Tequila Domain, the Hopson Domain, the Byddy Domain, and the Lonnis' Domain. It's too far away from Sean's county - Sean directly merged these seven territories and renamed them Void Realm, and rectified these seven territories to divide them into nine counties. In addition to the core of the seven territories as the place names of the seven counties. A new Void County and a Black Swan County have been added.
At present, the nine counties are roughly divided into four areas by Sean, which are basically divided by Soma. Hastin, Kazi, and Ruud are each responsible for two counties, while Dayi County, Void County, and Black Swan County are now completely in orbit and do not need to be responsible because of the previous perfect and thorough planning. However, Sean, who doesn't know much about these things, can only trust these three guys and let them play their wildest.
Gently lower the map. Sean's gaze fell on the Void Collar's several counties closer to the direction of the Gap Rift, and said in a deep voice, "Soma and Kazi haven't done anything unusual so far?" β
"Nope." Hearing Sean's words, William was slightly stunned before he spoke. "Rupee has always had people watching them, whether it's what they've said every day, who they've come into contact with, what they've written, what they've eaten, and so on. But after such a long time, these two people did not show any abnormalities at all, but were very dedicated to handling government affairs, even in the previous war period, they were responsible for dispatching logistics and supplies, and there were never any problems. β¦β¦ But the more serious they are, the more we dare not relax. β
"So does Sain know that his uncle is still alive?" Sean asked.
"I don't know what to do." William shook his head, "But Sain doesn't seem to have any intention of looking for it. And recently, with the complete end of the war, Sein's whole person also seems a little depressed, and he has been drunk in the tavern in the city for the past few days, and it is said that he has owed a lot of money for drinks, and I only asked him to settle the bill yesterday. β
"Probably because I didn't think I could kill me, so I was depressed." Sean said lightly.
Sean still knows a lot about Sein.
However, since the battle that broke out in the Burbis and Kiraf Territories, Sean has never used Sean again, although he is still left with the right to lead troops with 5,000 men, but the army is not allowed to enter the Void City during non-special periods, so Sean has no way to do anything to Sean even if he has soldiers in his hands. So Sean's depressed performance, of course, Sean understands very well, but it is impossible for him to send himself to the door for him to kill.
He's not a saint.
"So, do you want to dispose of Sein?" William frowned for a moment, then spoke, "He's so depressed will hardly help us, and in the following conflicts. There is a good chance that he will fall to other nobles. It is not a problem for him to get along better with other nobles with his ability, but with his ability and the level of knowledge he knows us, he may cause us unnecessary trouble. β
Sean still recognizes Sain's ability very much.
But the biggest problem is that this guy's hostility towards him is simply increasing day by day, even if he has been depressed recently, the red halo on his body has not weakened for a moment, but is almost red and purple. This gave Sean a real headache if he could take Sain for himself. Sean believed that he was definitely a general who was not inferior to Nock, Aldolph, Stalin and others, but of course he did not have as obvious and strong fighting style as them.
"That's all there is to it." Sean sighed helplessly.
"No, I don't." At this time, Hela suddenly spoke.
She actually knows something about the Sean and Hastings family, so she is very patient with this person. Hela still appreciates it a little, so she thinks it would be better if she just buried it. It's a pity. Anyway, this kind of thing. For her, it was just a little brain-cell thinking of a way, at least it was much easier than fighting William like she had done before.
"Let him know Soma first. Hasting's still alive. Hela thought for a moment, then spoke, "As long as he knows that he still has a clansman alive, and that this clansman has no idea what he has done, then at least he won't feel hopeless and lonely." And then at this time. We'll send some more news to Seon to make him think that Soma also wants revenge, so he'll find a way to get in touch with Soma, and then before they get in touch and decide to make a plan. We just have to wait and see what happens. β
"Does that work?" Sean asked, a little confused.
"It's just the first stage of planning." Hela shrugged her shoulders, "Anyway, no matter what plan they come up with, they still have to follow the script I planned in the second stage, and if the two of them can hold up the second stage, then I still have the third and fourth stage plans." β¦β¦ However, you should be prepared for war, and in my plan, Sein will definitely secretly take refuge with one of the nobles of Lane and stab you in the back, so don't let him have too much access to confidential information from now on. When the time comes, defeat him again, then let him go, and then defeat him two or three more times in the frontal battle, and he will truly surrender. β
Sean thought about it, and always felt that Hela's plan was actually similar to the story he had heard about Zhuge Liang's seven captures of Meng Shu when he was on Earth before. It's just that there are some things, even if he knows the Dao, he would never be able to think of such a careful plan, but Hela can easily think of this and use it in detail, which is probably the so-called gap between wise generals and ordinary people.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you." Sean spoke.
"What else do you need to be responsible for, it's just a rumor, just let Higrid deal with it." Hela said calmly.
As Hela's former intelligence officer, Siggley is truly an unforgettable character, as her ability to gather and process intelligence is only matched by rupees in today's Void. Therefore, when Sigrid heard that Hela had surrendered to Sean, she chose to surrender as soon as possible, of course, the object of her obedience to the order was still Hela, not Sean, and Sean didn't mind this, but made her the deputy commander of the Void Realm secret service, which was on the same level as Elekate in terms of class status.
Sean didn't understand these things very well, it was enough for him to have Hela and William to help him solve the problem of feasibility, he just needed to come up with a policy.
"So, the next most important question is, who are you going to go to the royal capital of Ryan this time?" William asked.
"The candidate has been decided." Sean whispered, "I'll take Rena, Cecilia, and Shephaneo with me. β
Hearing the list reported by Sean, Hella and William were stunned, obviously unable to react.
The entire conference room was instantly plunged into an eerie silence.
After being silent for more than ten seconds, William spoke: "Your lineup list...... Are you sure you're not at war? β
"Now there are at least thirteen Sacred Domain powerhouses in the territory of Lane, this time the ceremony of Lane's ascension to the kingdom is bound to be extremely grand, even if these Sacred Domain powerhouses can't all gather, there will be at least ten people, right?" Sean asked rhetorically, "Do you think I can still make any trouble in the royal capital?" β
"Not necessarily." Hela spoke, too, "Miss ShephaΓ±o is a member of the Church. However, she is no different from your followers in the eyes of the nobles in the Ryan realm, and she can be regarded as a half-step Sacred Domain powerhouse in terms of strength alone, so if there is really a Sacred Domain powerhouse to make a move, then it is not a big bully on the premise of not using the law to suppress it. β¦β¦ In terms of the unspoken rules in the aristocratic circle, there will definitely be nobles who will signal the powerhouses of the sacred domain in the family to challenge you. β
"Huh." Hearing Hela's words, Sean laughed instead, but his smile obviously became a little cold, "If the other party dares to hold on to the Sanctuary like this, then Shephaneo will definitely let the other party taste a lesson that will never be forgotten for a lifetime." β¦β¦ Even if she doesn't have to make a move, Reyna alone is enough. β
Reyna today. Although it is invincible under the Holy Domain, if the lower Holy Domain dares to suppress and widen the gap in strength between each other without using the power of rules, then Rena will be enough to beat the other party to cry wolf. And if it is against Shefanio, then the victory or defeat is even more straightforward, because the battle of the priest with the knife is never a show. It's a real killing skill, so once Shefanio is stabbed. The fate of the Sanctuary with its opponent can be imagined.
But that's not the main thing. What's really important is that Shephagnio also has a hole card that hasn't been turned over to this day β another hole card that Sean has reworked after Bess left.
Sean's deepest impression of the guild leader he used to follow was the words he said with arrogance and wanton face when facing more than 10,000 enemies.
"Do you think you have a trump card in your hand to drive me to a dead end? Amusing! Do you guys know what hole cards are? Hole cards are enough to turn things around and never be known, so they are called hole cards! Every hole card is a trump card, but the trump card that has been turned over can never be a hole card! β
And then. He saw with his own eyes that the leader of the Void Wings turned over five hole cards in one go.
The First World War was decided.
And now, Sean has two hole cards in his hand.
If it weren't for the bass gone, maybe it would have been three.
"You just set off with four of you?" William asked again, "Don't you need to bring some other guards?" β
"No need." Sean shook his head. "If there are only four of us to set off, we are more mobile, and even if someone retaliates desperately, we can easily break through. β¦β¦ However, I don't think anyone would be so stupid to come to us for trouble. β
"Not necessarily." Hela seems to have been getting closer to William lately, so she has also become particularly fond of splashing Sean's cold water, "You can never guess what the nobles think, but if you act with Asuna-sama and them, you shouldn't encounter any danger or trouble." β
"We've made an appointment to meet at Tonis Fortress." Sean opened his mouth and said, "So I have to go on my own for a month and a half on the journey to Tonys Fortress, and there shouldn't be any Sanctuary powerhouses to block the way at this time, right?" β
"Probably not at this time." Hela thought for a moment before she spoke, "At least not when you go, but it's hard to say when you come back." Unless you have the means to get your hands on them and be able to quell them once and for all. β
"The means are there, it depends on whether it is necessary to use them." Sean shrugged, "Okay, you don't need to worry about this for the time being. But just in case, let the Crimson Knights hide their identities and follow secretly. β
"I know." William nodded, "You don't need to worry about the tactical aspects, I'll make sure it's foolproof." But ......"
"I've already figured out the strategic issues for you, and then you can just do what I told you before." Hela picked up the teacup and took a sip of milk tea, her face was light, obviously impatient with Sean still needing to teach herself to deal with these nobles, "The necessary display of strength is a status symbol, but it must be after you obtain the status of a marquis, if there is an accident at this noble title ceremony, then hiding your strength will become your first priority." β¦β¦ But if you really can't help it, then bet on the war, and how big the bet is, it's better to win the assets of so many families. β
"Hehe, bet on this, I like it the most." Sean smirked, looking unusually satisfied, "But those guys aren't that stupid, are they?" β
"Therefore, it is also necessary to show weakness to the enemy." Hela shrugged, "Aren't you very good at this?" I don't need to teach. β¦β¦ But what would you say if the Ryan royal asked about your raid tactics? β
"Answer truthfully." Sean said in a deep voice, "I must show some extraordinary means or skills, so that the royal family can stand on my side in this award ceremony, at least the Void Leader I don't intend to give up an inch, whoever wants it must defeat me!" β
"But at present, there are almost no troops in the territory to replenish ......"
"It's time to contact Andre and Carlos and Ataba and say I need their help."
"I know."
"As for the Trade Alliance's side, I'll wait until I get back."
"Yes!" (To be continued......)
PS: Well, I said that I made a mistake about Rena's profession in the previous article last night. She is a knight of arms, not a knight of war.