In the palace hall of the Eternal Winter Royal Capital, the fireplace was already blazing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Compared to the four seasons of the Grey Castle, the summer here is extraordinarily short, and the autumn is more like a harbinger of the coming cold, and even before you can change into a light short coat, the cold wind will creep in again.

Garcia Wimbledon sat on his throne in a fox coat and listened to the nobles' appeals and demands.

She didn't like the palace, the pillars, the walls, and the floor were all made of snow-white stone, each polished so smooth and translucent that it looked like ice. Despite the two layers of velvet upholstery on the seat, she could still feel the chill of the cold iron chair.

The damn house looked like it was made of ice, she thought unhappily. When the situation stabilized, the first thing to do was to smash all the walls of the floor and re-lay them with black-brown granite slabs.

"Your Majesty, I hope you can get justice for me!"

A nobleman said with a sad face.

This guy has said a lot of things about Rory before, and he can actually explain it in a few words. It is nothing more than that after the Church occupied the royal capital, a public trial was held against some nobles who had done many evils, and the presiding officer was Bishop Heather. Most of them went to the gallows, and this guy was lucky enough to be sentenced only to confiscate his property and divide it equally among the civilian victims.

"I can understand your request, private property is not to be plundered," Garcia pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly, "but the exact amount is difficult to define. Well, if you can provide a financial statement for the last five years, I can compensate you with a portion of the seizure on an average basis. ”

"However, the mob ransacked my mansion, and I am afraid that these records are ......"

"Then I can only compensate according to the notice issued and according to the standard of knighthood. Garcia interrupted, "Look at your side, they are all nobles who have been sacked, and if they make up some more, the others will have less." What do you say?"

"That's right, who knows if the number you reported is true!"

"What are you rambling about, Sir Haron, those golden dragons don't belong to you in the first place. ”

"It's good to have your share, look at your accomplices, they can only go to Heaven to ask the gods for compensation. ”

Seeing the nobles around him glaring at him, he had no choice but to bow down in fear, "Then it will be distributed according to your standards, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." ”

"Good," Garcia smiled slightly, "next." ”

"Greetings, Your Majesty," said a white-haired old man as he stepped out of the crowd and respectfully stroked his chest, the silver heron family crest shining on his chest.

"Marquis Bode, I remember that your territory was not attacked by a mob of the Church. ”

"Yes," he replied, nodding, "it's not that they don't want to, it's that they can't...... Snowy Ridge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and my knight has held off the invasion of the thugs. However, my child was not so lucky, he happened to be on duty at the palace on the day of the riot, and in order to protect the former queen, he was not only killed by the faithful, but his body was also hung on the city gate. It wasn't until you arrived in Eternal Winter that you freed him from humiliation. ”

"What a tragic story," Garcia sighed, feigning a sad expression, "and what do you need me to do?"

"The man who killed him was called the butcher, and he is now the leading figure among the remaining rebels. This group is hiding in the desperate mountains to the north, and I want to avenge my children. The Marquis stated calmly.

"But I don't have many troops under my command, and it is difficult to find such a hundred exiled thugs in the barren mountains and mountains, except for patrolling and guarding the city walls and granaries on weekdays. She shook her head and expressed regret, "And once it is winter, the snow covers the mountains, they can't get supplies, and sooner or later they will freeze to death inside, so why rush for a while." ”

"Only murderers with blades can bring me peace, Your Majesty. I don't have to bother you to send samurai to search for rebels. There are many natural caves at the foot of the mountains, and they must be hiding there. However, most of the cavern entrances are so narrow that even knights will find it difficult to penetrate them if they are sealed with rubble, so I hope you can provide me with the kind of alchemy items that can blow up the gates, and I'll do the rest myself. ”

Garcia frowned, this thing has great power, it is enough to change the tide of battle, and it must not be passed on.

She was about to refuse, but the other party spoke again, "If you can agree to my request, I am willing to return to the court to serve you, and the Silver Heron family will also fully support you in ruling the Eternal Winter Kingdom." ”

This sentence made Garcia pause slightly, and when the church executed the queen, it also killed a group of important ministers. The Marquis of Bode was quite famous in this place, and if he could be appointed as the former prime minister and gather the remaining nobles, he could compensate for the administrative difficulties to a certain extent.

"It's not too much to ask," she thought for a moment, and finally made a decision, "but I can't give you the Alchemy Explosive Powder directly, when you need it, I'll send a special alchemist to help you blow up the hole." ”

......

After the court discussion, Garcia returned to the back room, and Farrion stepped forward and handed her a cup of hot fruit wine, "Good work, Your Majesty, those nobles have all fallen to you." In this way, you will be able to slowly swallow the entire Kingdom of Eternal Winter even without relying on the Wolf King. ”

"If there is no church," the queen shrugged.

The Church's move to deprive the nobility of their inheritance rights pushed them all to their side, and with the support of this group of people, coupled with the great weakening of the real power faction in the past, it was not difficult to gain a foothold in the royal capital. However, there is still a long way to go before she can take control of Eternal Winter - the people here are so influenced by the Church that the Black Sail Warriors she sent out to sweep up several other large city churches have been attacked by civilians and believers alike. Therefore, it is extremely important to form an alliance with the wolfheart, not only to defend against the church, but also to weaken the influence of the church by sending the population.

As for the stubborn civilians, just kill them all.

"By the way, the Wolf King has just sent a messenger to deliver a letter to you," Farion pulled an envelope from his bosom, "and since you were on business, I didn't bother you. ”

Garcia opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and unfolded it, her expression solemn.

"Is that bad news?"

"The Church has sent troops again," she said in a deep voice, "and they're heading for Wolfheart by land, having broken through several makeshift defenses. ”

"What?" Farrion glared in disbelief, "The Demon Moon is coming, are they planning to ignore the new Holy City?"

Garcia sat back at her desk, frowning in thought.

The church could never give up, but she didn't expect the other party to come so quickly. If she waited until next spring to start the war, she would be much more prepared, and the enemy clearly didn't want to give her a chance to breathe - if she sat idly by and ignored the wolf king's request for help, once the wolf heart kingdom was destroyed, she wouldn't be able to last long.

But it's also an opportunity.

If the Church army can be consumed in Wolfheart, the enemy will face a catastrophe of destruction when the evil beasts invade Hermes in a big way.

They may send more Divine Punishers, but she also has powerful weapons like Snow Powder, and with the inextinguishable Black Water of the River Styx, Evil Fire Powder, and the towering walls of Wolfheart, she is sure to consume a lot of the opponent's living power.

Thinking of this, Garcia spoke, "Pass my order to prepare the Black Sail Warriors for the battle! This year, we will spend the winter in Wolfheart City." (To be continued.) )