As he spoke, the holy text in Dylan's hand once again shone with the light transmitted by the holy light, and a note reappeared, this time with a simple word: "Stay put." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Ishta. ”

Olufi, who had finally waited for Archbishop Ista to instruct, stood up, paced back and forth and asked, "Martina, how long does it take to get here from the imperial capital at the earliest?"

"It takes at least fifteen days for a normal cavalry unit, but if it's a snow wolf knight, it will only take about eight days. Martina replied after a pause.

"What if it's the Sky Legion?" Bishop Olufi asked.

"If it's the Sky Legion, three days is enough. But the intelligence doesn't say that Raphael used the Sky Legion, and hasn't the O'Bright family always been at odds with the Imperial Army?" Martina asked.

"All things considered, what if the O'Bright family and the Imperial military department collude?" Bishop Olufi's tone carried a hint of concern, if the speculation came true, the Holy See would be in real danger.

"At worst, we only have three days to investigate what Master Ishtar has to do?" Death Arch was a little weak.

"Martina, when will our army arrive?" asked Bishop Olufi, who now began to regret that if it weren't for their eagerness to catch the provocative necromancer, they wouldn't have broken away from the army and arrived early. Now Bishop Olufi deeply feels that he is understaffed, and in any case he must investigate what Archbishop Isha has told him before the other forces.

"Most of our troops are infantry, and in such a harsh environment, it will probably take more than twenty days to catch up with us. Martina replied after a pause.

Bishop Olufi was also a little surprised, he didn't expect to be so far away from the main army. If there is a sudden attack on the part of the forces now...... Bishop Olufi couldn't think about it, no wonder the news from Archbishop Isha was not for him to find out the clues as soon as possible, but for him to stay put!

"Dylan, are there any other forces around?" Bishop Olufi turned to the "intelligence officer" Dylan.

"This ...... There is no relevant information at this time. However, the O'Bride family has been operating here for 2,000 years, and if there are no private soldiers to hide, I am afraid it will not be possible. Dusten wiped his sweat and cautiously hinted.

Regardless of whether Dylan was alarmist or not, with such a small number of people in his hands, Bishop Olufei really began to worry about his safety. If the O'Brands really set a trap here...... The loss of a cardinal would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the Imperial Branch of the Holy See.

"So if Master Ishtar sends someone to help, where is the most likely to transfer troops?" Bishop Olufi, who sensed the dire situation, was finally less calm.

"Five hundred kilometers to the south is a military fortress in Tashimir, where a unit of the Earth Dragon Legion is stationed, and that is the closest reinforcement to us, and if it is that force, it can be here in a day. Martina knew the distribution of the Empire's forces by heart.

"You can't put your hopes in the Imperial Army, how far is it from our nearest Knights of Light station, and how long will it take to get here if a call is issued?"

"The nearest Knights of Light is stationed in Greenland, a thousand kilometers southwest of here, and it would take almost two days to get here if you traveled day and night. Martina replied.

"Greenland's garrison?" Bishop Olufi's eyes lit up, "I remember that the Holy See seemed to have a very powerful mechanical chariot unit there. ”

"It's just ten mechanical chariots. Martina saw Bishop Olufi's intentions and said worriedly, "And Lord Olufi, you also know that the main duty of the Knights of Light there is to assist the Imperial Army against those vicious people outside the 'Wall of Sighs', and the mechanical chariot is an important deterrent weapon that the Holy See has paid a lot of money to exchange for the Duchy of Bavaria, and it is an important deterrent weapon, if it is transferred, it ......."

"Do you think it's more important to keep the cardinals safe, or to guard against the prisoners?" asked Presiding Priest Dylan.

"It's ......" Martina hesitated, the question was honestly difficult to answer.

Martina's Greenland is a region of very harsh nature, covered with snow and ice all year round, and almost no food is produced, and few people are willing to come here except for some local Turkish Amoors.

Legend has it that this is a land abandoned by the gods. It is said that when the creator god created the Continent of Elriat, in order to be lazy, at the cost of concentrating all the harsh living conditions here, the rest of the Continent of Eriat became extremely rich and suitable for the reproduction and growth of various races.

After the establishment of the Iliad Empire, this once barren land was also incorporated into the vast territory of the empire. Due to the harsh living conditions, the Empire made it the main location of exile for prisoners.

As a penal colony for prisoners, Greenland is as notorious as Basra Prison, where the Empire held political prisoners and heretics, and along with the Holy See's Inquisition, it is known as the Three Dark Lands of the Continent of Eliad.

The Empire simply built a few forts and a section of tall walls known as the "Wall of Sighs" that stretched for hundreds of kilometers at the southernmost tip of Greenland County to prevent exiled prisoners from sneaking back into the Empire.

Prisoners exiled outside the "Wall of Sighs" were often given only three days of food before they were left to fend for themselves. Although they were freed in disguise, only the most vicious and unscrupulous prisoners survived in this area of the jungle.

Draining the forces out of the place, if the outlaws get the news and climb over the wall of sighs, they will face the unarmed civilians directly, and Martina can't imagine how much harm this will do to the civilians.

In the depths of her heart, Martina still felt that she should not give up her defense of the Wall of Sighs, but in front of the cardinal, she could not say it.

Bishop Olufi also apparently saw Martina's hesitation, and was very clever not to continue dwelling on this issue: "If we only rely on the existing strength, I wonder if we will have enough strength to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements?"

"The Knights of Light will defend your glory to the death!" Martina said on one knee.

"Lord Martina, I believe in your determination to protect the Cardinal, and I believe that with the strength of you and the Knights of Light, you will be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive under the attack of Raphael and his Snow Wolf Knights, but have you ever thought about what if the O'Bright family colludes with the necromancers tracked by the Cardinal? Dylan said in a gushing voice, obviously holding back these words in his heart for a long time.

Martina was speechless, and even Bishop Olufi thought that what Dylan had said made sense, that this was the worst conclusion, but it was the most likely thing to happen.

"We can muster every bit of power we can muster, like trainee priest Celent and bard Alfie. Martina said weakly, even she felt that this suggestion was not very reliable.

"You're not kidding. Every member of our team is better than those two furry boys. Dylan said with a sneer.