Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 467 The Observer Is Observing
"...The south wind brings coolness, the nightingale sings softly, all the flowers in Shuangfengling are dreaming, only the evening primrose exudes fragrance..."

On the stage, the elven dancer in a cool navel dress waved a ribbon and danced to the accompaniment of the Enzie troll string master. In the tune of "Evening Fragrance" composed by the lord of Shuangfengling himself, the magic Under the twirling light of the lamp ball, the originally desolate and chilling Elm Castle in the east now has a hint of bourgeois style.

Sitting under the stage enjoying the performance, Lord Shuangfengling shook his head in the most arty way, showing a constipated tangled expression from time to time to show that he was strongly infected by the atmosphere of the song.

It wasn't until the performance of the dance song "Evening Fragrance" that the lord opened his eyes, snapped his fingers, and signaled Chris Mann, who was standing by, to give tips to the elf dancers.

"Life is like a dream, so much for joy! I heard that the ancient sages of Haiwen used to go out at night holding candles, so there is a reason for it!" The lord looked away from the slender waists of the elf dancers, and held up a bag full of dwarves. Glass of malt wine.

The middle-aged man in Chinese clothes sitting on the other side of the table did not dare to neglect at all, he raised his wine glass with a smile, and touched the senior official Xiahou.

——According to common sense, such a scene of extravagance and corruption seems to appear in a private party of the imperial capital, or in a hidden corner of a dark alley in the red-light district;

However, an indisputable fact is that this is not a private club in heaven or earth, but the Elmburg Fortress where the Frost Maple Ridge troops are currently stationed on the front line of the Eastern Frontier of the Empire, which has just experienced several battles.

Ever since the orcs withdrew from the Burning Crystal Canyon and the Empire's regular army began its plan to march eastward, the Frost Maple Ridge Labor Art Troupe, which had helped the Empire in several vicious battles at Elm Castle, finally stole half a day of leisure and ushered in a peaceful day of doing nothing.

But, Xiahou officials are born to be restless masters.

These days, while the regular army of the Empire is recovering and clearing up the lost land in the Eastern Territory inch by inch, trying to rebuild the ruling order, the Frost Maple Ridge scum in Elm Castle, under the instructions of the lord, organized a battle after another. A continuous cultural performance.And the performance content of this series of theatrical performances is also contrary to the usual strong promotional color, and it is mainly entertaining, and the content is terribly vulgar. The famous yellow excerpts from Wen Dalu Chronicle brought the dross level of this series of theatrical performances to an unprecedented peak.

Ignorant people often think that Lord Shuangfengling's young and sensual style is undoubtedly a corrupt act of taking credit for himself after a big victory and seriously breaking away from the masses of the people;

But only those who are truly insightful know well——

The reason why the lord wants to spend time and drink in Elm Castle is probably a clever psychological tactic: At present, the regular army of the Empire is still fighting on the front line of regaining lost ground, worrying about the shortage of troops and the shortage of resources all the time. They are all looking forward to Shuangfengling sending troops to support; at this time, the more leisure and leisure the Igor family has, the more disgusting the imperial family and regular army who see this scene are as disgusting as eating flies;
There is only one ultimate goal:
Force the empire to quickly agree to the conditions proposed by the lord before, and to vindicate Duke Vincent Igor!
Over the years, although Frost Maple Ridge has recruited many virtuous people inside and outside the wasteland, most of the backbone of the territory's power is still the old members of the Igor family from Eagle's Rest Castle in the western region.These old revolutionaries have long been dissatisfied because Vincent Igor was executed for no reason by the empire, and now they have such a good opportunity to disgust the empire just by drinking flowers and wine, and everyone is very happy.

Still, even the wisest in the family is a bit confused about today's situation:
Although the lord is still listening to music and watching plays in Elm Castle as usual, but today he has a guest to accompany him for the first time!

At this time, the middle-aged man who was sitting next to the lord had never appeared in Elm Castle before, but he attracted the curious eyes of all the Shuangfengling scum:
The elegant pure black court dress worn by this middle-aged man is priceless at first glance, perhaps worth more than the entire wealth and life of Master Laurie; and the temperament and appearance of this guest are even more pervasive There is a sense of grace, elegance, and calmness—this is not the aura of nouveau riche decorated with famous bags and watches, but the superheroic demeanor that only old aristocrats with prominent family backgrounds can possess.

At first glance, anyone would think that this is an imperial nobleman who came from nowhere, who came to the door of the Duke of Shuangfengling to make friends.

But when they looked closely again, everyone broke out in a cold sweat:
Because, this middle-aged man in Chinese clothes is not only terribly pale, but also his pupils are dark purple like the night sky, with a faint red glow——

——In other words, this is clearly not a human from the empire, but a southern demon who is not my species!
And more or less has the blood of the royal family of the demon race!
Oh my God, the curse of "Claudia's Blood Oath" is still clearly engraved on the boundary marker between the two countries on the Arcane Spire's line of defense!For any child of the demon royal family who dares to set foot in the empire's territory, every citizen of the empire who believes in the supreme holy god can kill them quickly!
All the bums in Shuangfengling couldn't figure it out, where did this demon master come from so bravely, he dared to travel thousands of miles to the front line of the Eastern border in the heart of the Central Plains, chatting and laughing with the Duke of Shuangfengling !
Are you not afraid of being caught by imperial populists and hanging street lamps? !
The most speechless thing for the horse boys in Shuangfengling is that the lord is just like a normal person, chatting, drinking tea and watching plays with this demon nobleman from the south - fortunately, the people in Elm Castle are all members of the Igor family. Otherwise, the crime of "associating with the royal family of the demon clan" would be too dangerous even for the lord who has always been rebellious.

However, the younger brothers of the family headed by Master Laurie certainly didn't know that the distinguished guest of the Demon Race who appeared in Elm Castle was none other than the seventh prince of the current Demon Race Emperor, Michael Gosser.

In fact, Xia Houyan had already heard a little about this demon prince. After all, he was the one who came to Shuangfengling Phoenix Terrace in person and finalized the smuggling between Shuangfengling and the demon royal family with Katerina... Ah no, terms of trade.In the past few months, the Igor family has made a lot of money from this dangerous business. Of course, Xia Houyan must have a heart of gratitude to Michael Goser, the middleman who made the match.

But Xia Houyan never expected that Prince Michael Gosser actually traveled across most of the empire, and ran to Elm Castle to beg to see him!

Yesterday, when he heard from the guard that there was a noble southern demon calling the door from the city, he almost thought it was a prank!
After seeing Xia Houyan, Prince Michael Goser also politely explained his purpose of coming:

Hearing that the great Shuangfengling Workers' Art Troupe has won many battles and achieved immortal feats in repelling the federal army, we, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Demon Race, personally congratulate you! ——By the way, I also want to witness the heroic appearance of the warriors of Shuangfengling with my own eyes...

Prince Michael Gorther's diplomatic rhetoric was high-sounding, but Xia Houyan was clear in his heart:
This guy is basically here to be a military observer, to find out what good stuff Shuangfengling has!

There is no way, the most difficult thing to hide on Haven Continent is the secret.Shuangfengling repelled the federal orc "Dragon Flame Legion", and used the [-]-style "Apocalypse" chariot to drive away the invincible orc invincible army in the past. This incident spread almost overnight. The streets and alleys of every city-state in the mainland.

As one of the three major powers in the mainland, it is completely impossible for the southern demons not to be curious about or envious of Shuangfengling's combat power and new technologies!Don't look at Prince Michael Gosser's visit to Elm Castle in a nominal capacity this time, but all fools know that behind him stands the huge shadow of the entire demon regime.

However, Xia Houyan was not disgusted by this.

No matter from the perspective of history or future, Shuangfengling and the demons, the southern neighbor, have no fundamental conflict of interest. Instead, they are good-neighborly and friendly trading partners with win-win cooperation. As for the dirty history between the human empire and the demons , about the bird matter of the Igor family!

If Prince Michael Goser is really willing, Xia Houyan would like to sell more general-purpose arms to the demons, so as to make money to subsidize the family—of course, such important national weapons as the Type [-] "Apocalypse" chariot and the magic engine Well, Xia Houyan will definitely hide in the crotch of the bed, and will never take it out and sell it easily.

Therefore, Xia Houyan enthusiastically stayed Prince Michael Gosser at Elm Castle for "a few more days", and Prince Michael Gosser readily agreed to do so. The first diplomatic meeting between the two sides was full of hypocrisy Fake harmonious atmosphere.

But what made Prince Michael Gosser a little depressed was that after staying at Elm Castle, the young lord of Frost Maple Ridge didn't even mention the latest military technology, troop training, and weaponry that he had been thinking about, instead, he paid them all the time. Listen to music and watch plays with him.However, when Prince Michael Gosser bewitched and hinted that he wanted to watch the military training of Frost Maple Ridge, the lord of Frost Maple Ridge kept prevaricating with nonsense such as "rejuvenate the country through science and education, strengthen the army through literature and art".

So, all day today, Prince Michael Goser, who was sitting under the stage watching the play with the officials of Xiahou, was a little absent-minded. Get him interested.

Seeing the hot elf dancers walk off the stage, the "Northern Blizzard Mage Group" cross talk actors in mage robes come on stage, and the lord is still flirting with the cat maid serving tea, Prince Michael Gorther Finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Master Igor..." Michael Gorse forced himself to smile, "...I don't know how the recent war in the East is going?"

This way of cutting into the topic is really blunt enough.Xia Houyan pouted secretly, and said:
"As you know, I have always been a pacifist and don't care much about things like war..."

Shuangfengling high-level executives who were sitting around watching the show all burst out laughing - it goes without saying what you guys are laughing at.

"However, I believe there are still a few people who know the soldiers here." Xia Houyan changed the subject and said with a smile, "Xiao En, how is the regular army of the Empire going?"

Sean Mountbatten was sitting on the side eating salted melon seeds. When the lord called his name, he quickly spit out the melon seed shells and patted the dregs on his hands, which made Calvino Lingong, who was listening attentively, listen to the play. The master gave him a dissatisfied look.

"Report to Lord Lord." Sean reported in detail, "Currently, the regular imperial army is still in the process of clearing the occupied area. The main force led by Grand Duke Graham Rosario is stationed at the detainee fifty miles east of the middle section of Burning Crystal Canyon." Around the Sharon Bridge, the rest of the Imperial Army is divided into three detachments to disperse and clean up the various military strongholds and former imperial towns that the orcs gave up."

It stands to reason that these military deployments belong to the confidential military intelligence of the human empire, but the Frost Maple Ridges don't seem to care about leaking these things to the demon Michael Goser.

"Still cleaning up the occupied area?" Xia Houyan showed a look of surprise—it's true. He really didn't pay much attention to the intelligence of the regular imperial army in the past few days. He didn't expect the efficiency of these gangsters to be so low. It has been a long time since they formally marched into Thorn City.

"Yes." Sean Mountbatten shrugged, "You also know that the Federation orcs have retreated a total of [-] miles from Burning Crystal Canyon to the east according to the agreement with you! There are countless With hundreds of military strongholds and imperial towns, Duke Rosario not only needs to bring these former settlements back into his rule, but also clean up the possible spies and informants left by the federal orcs—this is not an easy task.”

"Then when will their plan to attack Thorn City be implemented?" Xia Houyan took two cigars from Knight Commander Cousins ​​and gave one to Prince Michael Gorther, but the latter gave it away. Wave your hands and thank you for being sensitive.

"I'm afraid we have to wait until the occupied area is cleared." Xiao En said with a wry smile, "What's more, the orcs only retreated 400 miles. From the place [-] miles east of Burning Crystal Canyon, to the Blood Front and Thorn City, There are more than [-] miles of land in between, and it is densely covered with federal defenders! Only by getting rid of all the orcs in this area can we cut off the branches and leaves of the orcs in the eastern border occupation area. , You can officially launch a general attack on its military hub - Thorn City."

"Then don't you have to wait until the year of the monkey!" Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​sighed while lighting a cigar for the lord.

"Yes, but not." Sean Mountbatten glanced at the thoughtful Prince Michael Gauther, and replied seriously, "Although all the major cities and towns in this part of the occupied area are under the control of the Glorious Federation Below, but the most critical strongholds are only a few—as long as these key points are broken one by one, the remaining federal troops will become a mess, and they can only retreat obediently to Thorn City."

"Key point..." Xia Houyan tapped the table with his finger holding the cigar, "I guess...Shanchagang is one of them?"

"That's right. Shancha Hill, located in the east of Heixi Forest, is where the Glorious Federation has ruled in the occupied area since the fall of the Eastern Territory." Sean Mountbatten nodded, "At present, the Glorious Federation is looting from the human-occupied area." Most of the incoming resources have gathered in this former imperial town, and the office of William Hyde, the governor of the occupied area appointed by the orcs, is also here. According to the available information, the Dragon Burn Legion withdrawn from Burning Crystal Canyon 'The remnants are currently stationed on the outskirts of Shanchagang, apparently in defense of the imperial army's attack."

"Can the regular imperial army take down Shanchagang?" Xia Houyan asked with great interest.

"It's hard to say." Sean Mountbatten seldom gave vague answers, but this is obviously one of the few examples, "The combat power of the Imperial Army is slightly inferior to that of the 'Dragon Burning Legion', but the number is still sufficient. And there is no danger around Shanchagang... Once the two sides come into contact near Shanchagang, it will inevitably turn into a decisive battle between the army of the plains where you will live and die, and there will be dangers everywhere!"

"What if Shuangfengling helps out?" Xia Houyan asked again.

Sean Mountbatten laughed: "On the plains, no mainland army can resist the Type [-] 'Apocalypse' chariot."

"Look!" Xia Houyan laughed and looked at Prince Michael Goser, "Invincible is so lonely!"

"You have such elite soldiers in your hands, yet you sit in the square inch of Elm Castle, listening to music and watching operas. Isn't that a waste of money, cooking cranes and burning zithers?" Michael Gorther asked deeply, "In my humble opinion, A real man was born between heaven and earth, so he can use his sword to fight for the deer, and the weight of the tripod, or you can ask..."

"Okay, my dear Prince Michael, don't provoke me." Xia Houyan blinked and interrupted Michael Goser's nonsense old demon saying, "If you want to see the performance of our Shuangfengling armed forces, It's the right time... I just received the news yesterday that the imperial capital just agreed to a small condition I put forward, and maybe it will be announced to the mainland in a few days. In a few days, I will bring the newly formed 'Wagner' The special forces are going to the east to help the friendly forces of the empire! If you are willing to go, you can follow, but I will not guarantee your personal safety..."

"If you meet a confidant in life, why would you be afraid of throwing your head and spilling blood?" Prince Michael Gorther laughed loudly, and took a sip from his wine glass.

Xia Houyan also laughed, thinking that I believe you are a ghost.

(End of this chapter)