Chapter 1 Preparing for War
When Richard began to be busy in the Black Rose Castle, directing his people from the floating island to pack up and carry supplies, there was still an eerie silence in the Faust.
Before the people could react to what was happening, the various families gathered their elders and important members to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the possible consequences of Akmund's withdrawal from the Holy Alliance.
However, before most of the meetings could start, many people suddenly came to their senses and flocked to the teleportation hall like crazy, trying to occupy the teleportation array leading to the floating island of Akmund.
This is an ownerless floating island, and it's a sixth-level floating island!
Many anxious people met in the teleportation hall, vying for positions with each other, and more than a dozen small battles broke out at once! The teleportation hall was suddenly chaotic, roars and shouts were intertwined, and blood burst out from time to time.
Someone entered the teleportation array first and teleported to the floating island. When the other person rushed into the teleportation array in a rage, he was stabbed down by a long sword swung from behind.
The scene was suddenly chaotic.
No one noticed that a ghostly figure floated in mid-air, smiling at the scuffling crowd below. This person is the turbidity current, and any chaotic scene is his love.
At this moment, a majestic voice like thunder shouted, "Stop it!"
With this pause, a huge majesty enveloped the audience, as if a titan had descended! This was the momentum and coercion of the legendary powerhouse, and many people had seen the tall and burly figure at the entrance of the main hall, even if they didn't know the iron-blooded Grand Duke, they would recognize the silver-white shield badge decorated with three golden veiner irises.
The scuffle immediately ceased, and the mob, carried away by blood and greed, finally regained their composure and regained their fear. Bands of elite warriors belonging to the Iron Blood Family poured into the teleportation hall, surrounding the mob.
In front of the heavily armored and sword-wielding samurai, the mob's pitiful combat power was not enough. Even the powerhouses of the Holy Domain did not dare to act rashly, after all, there was still an iron-blooded Grand Duke standing at the entrance of the main hall. At least for now, the Iron and Blood Grand Duke is still the second strongest in the Holy Alliance.
The iron-blooded Grand Duke said to a young man with a murderous face beside him: "You go to the floating islands and take a look, whoever trespasses on the floating islands, no matter who they are, they will be killed on the spot!"
"Yes!" the young man's murderous aura seemed to glow with blood. He picked up a group of samurai and strode towards the teleportation array.
"All the people in the hall will be arrested! If anyone dares to resist, kill them on the spot!" The Iron and Blood Grand Duke gave the second order.
The wolf-like samurai immediately pounced on them, and after suppressing a few small resistances, they knocked them to the ground one by one and tied them up with special locks.
Seeing that the situation had been controlled, the iron-blooded Grand Duke raised his head, looked in the direction of the top of the hall, and said, "Lord Turbidity, you should have seen enough of the play, right?"
Everyone looked up in amazement, and then they saw the turbid current suspended there against the roof of the temple.
Turbidity Liu smiled and said: "I'm just the head of the royal family, to put it bluntly, I am a loyal dog of His Majesty, and a servant who serves the empress's food, clothing, shelter and transportation." I don't understand this kind of thing! Look, as soon as you arrive, won't this meeting be immediately stopped?"
The iron-blooded Grand Duke didn't want to compete with Turbidity who would be a scoundrel, and he would definitely lose this war.
The Grand Duke stared at the turbidity current and said coldly, "I know that you have obeyed the law of chaos. But you are now in the land of the Holy Alliance, and don't take those dirty instincts in your bones as a guideline for action. If this is always the case, you know what the consequences will be! Besides, if His Majesty Wuding is the same as you, then let her hand over the throne!"
Turbidity was surprisingly not angry, but maintained his usual smile and said, "His Royal Highness, His Majesty Wuding will be a good emperor." ”
The Iron Warrior snorted heavily, and said coldly, "I hope so. ”
The Iron and Blood Grand Duke looked at the mob who had been accused, snorted heavily, and said, "If you also want to become a wealthy family on the floating island, then march into Faust according to tradition! But I might as well tell you that in the coming year, any family that wants to enter Faust may encounter my private army!"
Hearing only a bang, people immediately talked about it, some were indignant, and some were afraid.
According to unwritten convention, when a family enters Faust, it is generally only the family of the seventh floating island that intervenes. The sixth-layer floating island family generally does not directly participate in this kind of thing unless there is a special reason or they are in a state of hostility with the other family.
The decision of the Iron Princess, it is equivalent to saying that no one wants to enter Faust in the next year.
In the days that followed, there was another uproar in the House of Lords. Many family heads appeared at the venue, especially the families on the seventh-floor floating island. They are looking for someone to take over the floating island of Akmund, which is the sixth floating island!
The number of floating islands is different, which will really affect the effect of the sacrifice.
This is the most direct and real benefit, so big that people can't even care about putting a veil of warmth on their ambitions.
With such a heavy interest in dà, it will be impossible to argue for a few days. If it is limited to discussion within the rules of the House of Lords, then there will be no result in a few years. So later, the direction of the quarrel shifted to revising the rules, which was not even more likely to be able to raise eyebrows for a while.
Outside the Black Rose Castle, a newly built ultra-long-range teleportation array had just been completed, and more than a dozen mages were busy, checking the parameters of the magic array one by one.
This ultra-long-range teleportation array is connected to the capital of the Holy Tree Dynasty, and at such a long distance, even the slightest mistake will cause a catastrophe.
In front of the magic circle, St. Martin and Richard were standing together, looking at the teleportation magic circle that was about to be completed, and their conversation was still in that strange rhythm.
"You'll have to pay two-thirds of the cost of this teleportation array anyway! ”
"Who knows if it's true or not!"
"Can't you tell if it's true or not?" Martin looked aggrieved.
"Of course I can't see it. ”
"Nonsense, your eyes are different from ordinary people's! Do you want to discuss the power of insight into the truth?"
"Well, I'll bear a third. ”
"Two-thirds! I'm going to pass out."
"You just made good on your promise that time!
"Deal!"
Seeing St. Martin's elated appearance, Richard couldn't help but shake his head.
Although an ultra-long-range teleportation magic array was expensive, it was not so high that it would make Martin embarrassed. But looking at his happy appearance, it was as if he had won half the world.
The teleportation array was finally adjusted, and a young magic apprentice was sent into the teleportation array, and it wasn't long before he walked out of the teleportation array again, this time with an extra letter in his hand.
It was an official letter stamped with a magic seal, proving that the apprentice had indeed teleported to the capital of the Holy Tree Dynasty, which belonged to a teleportation hall in the name of the Church. When each ultra-long-range magic array is set up, a person will be sent to test the effectiveness of the magic circle.
"All right, dear Richard, I have to go back. There are several beautiful girls waiting for me over there!" Martin gave Richard a hug and walked towards the teleportation array.
As he was about to step into the teleportation array, Martin turned around and shouted, "Ah, by the way, Richard, remember to transfer the beautiful Miss Alyselle to the northern front, she is needed even more!"
The Ashanland, where the Black Rose Castle is located, is the core territory of the Akmund family, and it happens to be in the area adjacent to the three empires, so its location is very sensitive. The so-called Northern Front is the line of defense of the Holy Tree Dynasty against the Holy Alliance.
When the light on the teleportation array surged, and when he saw that he was being teleported away, Martin remembered something again, and shouted: "Richard, watch out for those guys in the Millennium Empire!
Before Martin could finish his sentence, the magic light curtain fell like a waterfall, isolating all the video and audio. Richard's ears were finally quieter.
At this time, elite troops are being transferred back to the Asan Territory from various territories and planes, and the latest batch of frost warriors and arrow beasts are being transported from the turbulent lands to Bluewater Oasis City, and will soon appear in the Black Rose Castle.
In the many traffic points of the Yashan Territory, there are fortresses and fortresses that have begun to be built. Richard was fully fortifying the defenses of the Asan Territory, and all external offensive operations were temporarily suspended.
Martin and Richard are finally allied, but it's a verbal covenant between the two men. St. Martin is not a substitute for the Church of Light, let alone the Holy Tree Dynasty.
Soon after Martin left, the envoys of the Holy Tree Dynasty and the Millennial Empire arrived. Their goal was the same, and that was to hope that Richard and the entire Akmund family would join their empire. And the conditions they offered were surprisingly consistent, that is, to provide the treatment of the royal chief constructor, and to give the Grand Duke the knighthood. This is also the highest treatment an empire can give.
Richard did not reply immediately, but arranged the two envoys in an adjacent courtyard, while he continued to plan the defense system of the entire territory.
After Richard secured the position of head of the family, he gradually took control of the entire Yuanwang Peninsula, including the frontier territory where the peninsula and the mainland meet. Backed by the Apennine Sea and fertile peninsula, this terrain has a natural defensive advantage, but it is not enough to fight the entire country.
During this time, Nereus changed into men's clothes and worked like a normal Akmund. She did everything, even to the construction of fortifications, without the slightest concern that the dust and sand might stain her face or cut her delicate skin.
On the first night of arriving at the Black Rose Castle, Neres privately approached Richard and asked what had happened in the Hall of Mirrors that day. And Richard's answer was that it was just a quarrel with Her Majesty the Empress, and it was no big deal.