The Void Principality, although it is only a principality, but its actual comprehensive strength is not weaker than that of the Ryan Kingdom.

In terms of the strong, not counting Sean's Void Duchy and Garrod Duchy, there are only eight Sacred Domain powerhouses in the entire Ryan, seven of which are lower-rank Saint Domains, and one mid-rank Sacred Realm Town Kingdom powerhouse. However, in the Void Principality, on the side of the powerhouses of the lower Sanctuary Realm, there is Vinya. Breaking Wind, Shephaño, Rena, Roticabas, Harding, Cecilia, and if you count Marton, who was sent by Saloki. Xue Feng has as many as seven people, which is completely equal to the number of Lane Kingdom's Sacred Domain powerhouses. And on the side of the median Sanctuary powerhouse, Nolo. Kassel's strength is stronger than that of the median Sanctuary Town of the Ryan Kingdom, Wengers. Wilwach is much stronger.

In terms of the strong alone, the Void Duchy is completely on an equal footing with the Ryan Kingdom.

It can even be said that it is even stronger than the Kingdom of Lane.

Because except for the powerhouse of the Ryan Kingdom, only two of the other seven lower-rank Sacred Domain powerhouses were actually truly and completely subordinate to the Ryan royal family, and the remaining five were all powerhouses from the major noble families. If there is a conflict of interest with the royal family, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of choice these strong people will make.

But in the Void Principality, there is no such thing as zài.

Rena, Rottikabas, Harding, Shephaneo, and Nolo are all completely under Sean's command; Marton and Vigna, the two highland elves, although they are only allies with Sean, basically do not resist Sean's orders; And Cecilia, not to mention, completely took Sean's words as a holy decree.

In terms of military power. Ryan's total military strength is almost two million or so—of course, this is the number including the private armies of the nobles of all of Ryan's realms, which is exactly ten times that of the Void Duchy. But Ryan can win. It's only quantitative, but in terms of quality, it's on par with the Void Principality. It can even be said that the Void Principality is slightly superior.

In the entire Lane, there is now only one fifth-level army and nine fourth-level armies, of which one fifth-level army and two fourth-level armies are firmly controlled by the Lane royal family. As for the other seven fourth-tier armies, they were controlled by the other five Duke Lane and two equally powerful noble families.

And the Void Principality, not to mention the already famous Cecilia Guard, Thunder Lion, Iron Wings, and the Scarlet Knights are already fourth-level armies, that is, the First Infantry Regiment commanded by Stalin, the Second Infantry Regiment commanded by Nock, and the Motorized Infantry Regiment commanded by Aldolph have basically reached the level of fourth-level armies - what they lack now is the replacement of armaments, which are six fourth-level armies. If you count the two armies of the Pitch Black Feather and the Wing of Judgment, which William had secretly trained before, with level 4 and 5 levels respectively, the Void Principality now has nine first-class armies.

If you count the upcoming Barbarian Legion and Silver Temples Legion, two armies that also have level 4 and 5 levels. The Void Principality has a total of eleven powerful armies, two of which are still level 5 armies, so it is naturally slightly stronger than the Ryan Kingdom in terms of military strength. If you add the advantages of famous generals, Rena's war aura, and the priesthood and priesthood from the Church of Life, the Church of Ice, and the Church of Winter, the military strength is even more than that of the Kingdom of Lane.

It can be said that even if the Void Duchy wants to be directly upgraded to a kingdom now, the Ryan Kingdom has no way to deal with this Void Grand Duke.

Of course, upgrading doesn't mean that Sean can do it if he wants, at least he must have a way to balance Ryan - this is a means that all principalities must ensure if they want to upgrade to a kingdom, and the purpose is naturally to prevent the two countries from losing both. And then it was profited by other people. Of course, the reason why Ryan dared to ascend was not only because he swallowed Dabion in one go, but also because of the path between the Millennium Covenant and Ryan artificially created by Nkos, and the fact that the Millennium Covenant was in civil strife.

Presently. Sean doesn't have much ill will towards the Ryan Kingdom, so he won't think about upgrading to the Kingdom for the time being.

But in any case, the Void Principality is powerful. That's for all to see. Although many nobles still don't know how powerful the Void Duchy is, after seeing that Sean almost had an accident last time. Not long after he was named a duke, he was directly posthumously crowned as a grand duke, and the compensation plan for the establishment of the country was allowed to come out. Everyone knows that the current Void Duchy already has the capital that does not need to buy the royal account of Lane.

Therefore, when the Void Principality's blockade of the border for more than half a year finally began to be lifted, the various caravans that had been trapped in the Void Principality for more than half a year immediately left the Void Principality as if they had fled. At the same time, there is also news of various Void Duchyes - such as the large-scale transfer of troops, the tragic looting of the Pan-continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance, the requisition of military supplies, the operation of large-scale logistics, and so on.

Except for the tragic sacking of the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance, all other news points to the imminent large-scale military operation of the Void Principality.

All the nobles who bordered the realm of the Void Duchy immediately panicked.

Because no matter how much they inquired, they couldn't find out who the enemy of the Void Principality was this time putting on such a posture of pouring the power of the country into a showdown, but they could be sure that the Void Principality was definitely not putting on a show.

For a while, these barons, viscounts, and counts were all in danger, and they were afraid that they would become the target of the Void Duchy.

However, it is no wonder, because although the Void Duchy is nominally a vassal of the Kingdom of Lane, and their lords can be regarded as "their own people". But in fact, the real situation is that they are not people in the same system as each other at all, just like the factions in the Ryan Military Department, they are all their own people on the surface, but when it comes to the interests of some of their own factions, they will have undercurrents surging with each other to break the blood.

Therefore, without an explicit excuse, these lords and Sean are naturally their own people, but if Sean finds an excuse, then even if Sean wants to destroy all these lords, it is not a problem. Of course, due to the ancient rules of nobility, it is impossible for Sean to directly occupy their territory, but it is also allowed by the rules to support another puppet family.

……

At this time. In the royal palace in the royal capital of Lane, the Marquis of Flores is walking into the study of King Ingalls of Lane with a letter.

This diligent King Lane. He is not a king who only wants pleasure.

On the contrary, he was a truly virtuous king.

Ryan in his hands. Not only did it restore the size of the kingdom, but it also completely wiped out its long-standing enemy, the kingdom of Dabion. It can be said that Ingels. Ryan's merits are no less than those of the founder of the Ryan Kingdom. In some ways, it is far more than his ancestor, Ledsern. Ryan, because although the Ryan Kingdom back then was also a kingdom, after all, it was only a low-rate kingdom that was barely linked to the third-rate level, far less than sitting firmly on the seat of the second-rate kingdom now.

Since ancient times, starting a business is easier than keeping a business.

But Ingels. But it is not only a success, but also allows Ryan to take it to the next level, creating a better platform and foundation for his descendants. Of course, these also have a price, that is, in just two or three years, Ingers seems to be more than ten years old. However, this is also something that cannot be helped, after all, after the annexation of the Kingdom of Dabiang, there are too many things that Ingus needs to deal with personally, and the balance of power within the kingdom and the impatience of the surrounding neighbors almost exhaust all of Ingus's energy.

Especially since Ingus had Sean and Asuna form the Duchy of the Void and the Duchy of Garrod, respectively. Many nobles in the country have disobeyed the royal family. Although Ingels was very annoyed by this situation, there was no good way to solve these problems immediately for a while, after all, it was he, the king of Lane, who prevented these nobles from taking more profits.

To know. After the annexation of the kingdom of Dabion, many new benefits were generated.

It's just that at that time, in order to be able to absorb Dabiang's national strength and resources as quickly as possible, Ingels chose to accept a large number of Dabi expensive clans. As a result, more than half of the interests remained in the hands of Dabiang's aristocracy. And the remaining half of the profits, Ingels gave two-thirds of them as a reward to Sean, Asuna, and the nobles who participated in the war against Dabiang.

And so it goes. The remaining one-third of the interests, the royal family will definitely have to intercept some.

So it can really bring benefits to those nobles of Ryan. It can almost be said that there is none. Especially after Sean occupied the Gap Rift, he blocked the entry and exit of the Savage Land and cracked down on the slave trade, so these nobles were naturally even more annoyed, and naturally hated the Ryan royal family who made Sean the Grand Duke of the Void.

But if they want to make any rebellious move against the royal family of Lane, these nobles do not have the courage - at least, after not having enough allies and powerful allies, no nobles dare to rebel. This is also the main reason why the royal family of Lane degraded and cut down a group of people after discovering the murder of Sean by the nobles of Sene, and these nobles did not resist, but their mentality will definitely not be much better.

At this time, the king of Lane, who got up earlier than the chickens, ate less than the pigs, worked more than the donkeys, and slept later than the dogs. Ryan, when he saw the Marquis of Floris walking into his study with a solemn face, his expression was also slightly cold, and he immediately realized that there must be a very strict problem, otherwise his henchman would not have appeared in the palace so suddenly.

Ingus slowly took off the small and delicate glasses, then put them on a document that he was reviewing just now, pinched his eyebrows, and then looked at the Marquis of Flores and said, "What's wrong?" ”

In the past year or so, the teleportation magic array was the first to be popularized in the entire Ryan Kingdom, so although the traffic situation in the Ryan Kingdom has not changed a lot now, in some emergency situations, the transmission of military reports can be said to be direct. Therefore, if the Marquis of Flores wants to come to the palace, he naturally does not need to travel for several months as in the past, but generally even if the Marquis of Flores wants to come to meet the king, he will at least give one or two days in advance, instead of entering Ingus's study without notice as now.

"The border blockade of the Void Principality has been lifted." Marquis Flores said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Ingels's eyes lit up, and then he said, "Do you know what happened in the past six months?" ”

Marquis Floris nodded, and then spoke: "Sure enough, it has something to do with the previous conspiracy against the Void Duchy, but it can already be determined. Not a coup d'état within the Void Duchy, but an invasion from the outside. …… In this battle. The rumor that William was killed in battle has been confirmed, but this is false news. He was only recuperating from his wounds, but the real person who died was the commander of the Iron Wings, a void barbarian named Anno. ”

The Northland barbarians have now officially split into two races.

One is the Northland barbarians who can only be found in the north of the Miracle Continent, and the other is the Northland barbarians who have made their home in the Void Principality. The former is still known as the Northland Barbarians, and is still a well-known fool in the Miracle Continent; However, the latter have received a new racial designation, the "Void Barbarians", who possess greater resilience and intelligence than the average Northland Barbarian. Especially in terms of combat effectiveness, it is particularly strong.

"The commander of an elite legion is dead?" Ingels nodded slightly, indicating understanding, "If that's all there is to it, you probably won't come to me in person." ”

Hearing Ingus's words, the Marquis of Flores smiled helplessly: "If it's just like this, then of course I won't just come over to disturb His Majesty, in fact, ......" Speaking of this, the Marquis of Flores had already handed the letter in his hand to Ingels, the Majesty of the Lane Kingdom, and then said in a helpless tone: "The Void Duchy is there." An official notice was issued, preparing to crusade against the Marquis of Drohhan, because this time the military operation to invade the Void Duchy was said to be led by this marquis. ”

Hear the words of the Marquis of Flores. Ingus's face changed suddenly, and he immediately opened the letter handed by the Marquis of Floris, put on his glasses again, and quickly scanned it. His face gradually became solemn as he read it. So much so that by the time the letter was finally read, Ingels' face had become unusually gloomy.

Space in the study. It becomes stagnant.

After a moment of silence, Ingels spoke in a deep voice: "What do you think? ”

"After receiving a notification letter from the Void Principality. I've spent a month investigating this marquis, but ......"

"But?" Ingels raised an eyebrow.

"It is impossible for him to have the strength to go to the Void Principality, this lord's own strength is only the upper silver, and the strongest person under his command is only the lower gold, and the army strength is not bad, but that is also relative to other nobles." Marquis Floris said in a deep voice, "No matter how you look at it, this Marquis definitely doesn't have the courage and strength to go to trouble the Void Duchy. …… But in fact, not only did he do it, but he also succeeded, and it is said that he almost killed William. ”

"What do you mean......" Ingus's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Yes, there must be some other conspiracy behind this, or...... Participator. The Marquis of Flores said in a deep voice.

"But listen to you, it seems like you can't investigate it at all."

"I'm very ashamed." Marquis Flores lowered his head in shame and said with a dejected expression, "I have exhausted all my resources to investigate in the past month, but I still haven't found any clues. All the evidence suggests that this matter was the sole work of this marquis, and had nothing to do with anyone else. ”

Ingels's expression became extremely solemn.

Seeing Ingus's face, the Marquis of Flores didn't dare to speak casually at this time. He knew very well that in addition to supervising the Tonis Fortress, his duty was also to collect all the intelligence of the entire Ryan Kingdom, so it stands to reason that if the Marquis of Drohan had any action, he should have known about it at the first time. But in fact, it wasn't until he received a notification letter from the Void Principality a month ago that he learned the real reason why the Void Principality blocked the country's borders half a year ago.

In any case, this qiē is a dereliction of duty.

But what really made him angry was that after receiving a notice from the Void Duchy a month ago, he devoted all his spare resources to the investigation of the Marquis of Drohan, but the result was still nothing. It can even be said that if it weren't for the notice sent by the Void Principality stating that they had found their true enemy, then from beginning to end, this person who was the head of the secret intelligence department of the Lane Kingdom would not even know who the initiator of this conspiracy against the Void Principality was.

This was a great shame for the Marquis of Flores.

"Sean, how did you know that this matter was related to this Marquis of Derohan?" Ingels asked.

"Originally, they didn't know who started this conspiracy, but after William's attack, the Void Principality blocked the border as soon as possible, and then found that several people tried to force their way through the blockade line to leave, and the strong men of the Void Principality immediately took down these people, and then found evidence of their connection with the mysterious army in the temporary residence of these people." The Marquis of Flores knew all the known information very thoroughly, and reported all the clues and evidence in a few words, "and then they were tortured, but these people were supposed to be dead soldiers, and they did not speak until they died." However, the Void Duchy then conducted a large-scale Duchy-wide investigation, and soon discovered several suspicious figures who had colluded with these dead men, and found correspondence with the Marquis de Rohan in his residence. ”

Ingus nodded, then took off his glasses again, and exhaled heavily: "Since Grand Duke Sean wants our Lane royal family not to interfere in this matter, then let's treat it as if we don't know anything." …… Anyway, since the Marquis de Rohan dared to make these conspiracy, then he should also be prepared to be retaliated against if he was discovered. However, you still have to keep an eye on the Marquis de Rohan's every move, and I wonder who is involved in this conspiracy. ”

"I see." The Marquis of Flores nodded, then turned and left the study.

Just as the Marquis of Flores was about to leave the study, Ingels suddenly stopped him: "That's right. …… Get ready to execute the 'Bad Blood Project'. ”

When he heard the name of the "Bad Blood Project", the Marquis of Flores's body couldn't help but tremble, he turned his head to look at Ingus in disbelief, but saw that Ingus had a resolute look in his eyes, obviously having made up his mind. In this regard, Floris first sighed heavily, then nodded, and made a salute to Ingus: "Obey your orders, Your Majesty." ”

Looking at his henchman, a smile finally appeared on Ingels' face, and then signaled that he could step back.

This time, the Marquis of Flores slowly retreated outside the study in a bowed posture before closing the door.

And when he closed the door and straightened up again, there was a hint of sadness on his face.

……

Meanwhile.

The Void Duchy, which had been preparing armaments, food and grass for a whole month, was finally like a beast that had been sleeping for a long time and woke up with its eyes open.

As the vanguard army, the Thunder Lion directly crossed the border of the Void Principality and stepped into the territory of the neighboring Count Daraisa. (To be continued......)

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