Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

In front of Elena, the Phoenix King said to the herald: "North, the relevant files of Miss Elena."

A few minutes later, after reading the file, Imrick understood.

This was the entertainment activity of several noble young men and women. They thought that they had only briefly participated in the pioneering work of Naggaroth and therefore believed that there was no danger in the world.

After thinking for a while, Imrick agreed to the request: "Okay, but I'm very busy... I don't have time to pay attention to your performance. I will only stay in Altdorf for a while when I go to the Old World. You need to consider your own safety."

"Thank you for your understanding." After saying this, Elena's eyes were as sharp as silk, as if she wanted to hook away the soul of the Phoenix King.

Being lovers is not something that is difficult to talk about in the elf society. If the object is the Phoenix King, it can even become a beautiful story, a beautiful story of love.

But Imrik had no interest in a little girl who was just over a hundred years old. He waved his hand and asked North to send Elena away.

After being forcibly driven away by the Flame Knight, Elena finally gave the Phoenix King a smile: "Your Majesty, I believe we will have a pleasant journey."

The office door was closed, and North said sternly, "Your Majesty, I will strictly examine every visitor from now on. Elena's behavior will affect your reputation..."

“Don’t worry about it…Besides, do you think that what she did in the royal court could be hidden from the queen?

Her Majesty the Queen is much more concerned about these things than I am. If she mistakenly thinks she can get my protection in this way, the Literary Association will probably move from Avalon to Saffre. "

The Phoenix King twisted his body, stretched to relieve the fatigue of office work, yawned and said: "Let's get ready and set off for Altdorf tomorrow."

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Victor Saltzpyre, the youngest Inner Circle Knight of the Order of the Silver Hammer...also known with awe as the High Witch Hunter.

Since leaving Lauren Loren two years ago, he has been traveling around the southern territories of the empire according to the instructions of the church, dealing with increasingly frequent dark events.

His mission today was to deal with a Baron Tyrell who was suspected of colluding with vampires, and Victor was very satisfied with the process.

When the pale Baron emerged from the gloomy mansion, Victor used some tricks... mainly the mithril bombs replenished from the giant horned viper, and the garlic juice used for special attacks against vampires, to successfully cut off the Baron's ugly bat head.

Although Victor thought it was a bit extravagant to use garlic as a weapon and vampires didn't seem to be affected, since it was a method proposed by the Phoenix King, it must be of some use.

The only thing that made the witch hunters dissatisfied was that the servants assigned by the church were... mediocre.

He has ordered these witch hunter servants to disband on the spot and go to the free militia to do their jobs, instead of taking extra salaries from the church without the corresponding strength, and ultimately losing their lives for money.

In the Rick Guard Fortress, Victor was maintaining his equipment. His equipment was much weirder than that of ordinary witch hunters, with two swords hanging around his waist.

One is a light sword commonly used by witch hunters, and the other is an elven-style long sword, which makes maintenance more troublesome...

"Victor, you have orders from Emperor Karl Franz."

Victor stood beside the blacksmith with his arms crossed and glanced at the emperor with a stern look on his face. He didn't think the emperor would pay special attention to a little witch hunter.

The Rick Guard, wrapped in plate armor, handed the letter with Rick's griffin to Victor and left without saying a word.

Victor opened the letter and scanned it carefully.

First, the Emperor fully praised the Witch Hunter's achievements, believing him to be a devout believer of Sigmar and a staunch shield of the Empire.

Secondly, the emperor fully affirmed the Silver Hammer Knights, to which the witch hunters belonged. Without these people who silently contributed behind the scenes, the situation in the empire would have become even worse... Thirdly, the emperor's regard for the church...

Overall, eighty percent of the article is meaningless official rhetoric, which highlights the emperor's status while encouraging the sons of the empire to keep up the good work.

The only truly valuable parts are the last few lines.

I, Emperor Karl Franz, command Victor Salzpyre, Knight of the Inner Circle of the Silver Hammer... to come to Altdorf immediately and serve as the Guardian of the Inner Court.

Weird… that was Victor’s first thought.

The emperor's order? It's an honor.

After confirming with the Reik Guards that the letter was indeed written by the Emperor himself, Victor could only temporarily stop his business in Tyrell and, under the protection of the Royal Guards, wander towards Altdorf.

This slightly eased the emperor's bad mood when he received the news.

In the magnificent palace of Altdorf, Karl Franz sat on a gilded chair.

He was tall, and although his appearance was not particularly handsome, it very much conformed to the Empire's standards of masculinity, with sharp features, firmness and strength.

Years of training, coupled with countless supplements, have made Karl Franz an excellent fighter even if he did not focus all his energy on martial arts.

After picking up Gail Maraz, he achieved brilliant victories against the Deathclaw.

"Your Majesty, the Phoenix King has departed for Altdorf. We need to get the High King's consent to attend the summit as soon as possible."

Bayershazer Gelt, the Grand Tutor of the Golden Academy, held up a yellowed parchment and analyzed possible situations for the emperor.

"Victor Salzpyre, according to his confession in the church after he left the Laurentlauren Forest, the reason why the elves accepted him was most likely because of the Phoenix King... But we still cannot infer why a witch hunter would have a connection with the Phoenix King."

“But Victor might be able to have some effect…” Karl Franz kept rubbing a griffin chess piece in his hand. The reason why he convened the summit was nothing more than to use the empire as a midpoint to once again promote the alliance during the Great Crusade.

The elves are reliable, the dwarves are reliable... the Empire is equally reliable... I guess.

Bayershazer did not comment, saying that any opportunity that can be gained needs to be tried.

It has been a hundred years since the Phoenix King came to the Old World, and although the ambassador who stayed in Ulthuan showed that the temperament of the elven monarch was the same as usual, no one could predict how Imrik would feel about the new emperor.

In particular, the emperor held several discussions regarding the repeated delays in the summit.

"We need to do our best to avoid fighting. According to historical documents, the current Phoenix King is willing to use force to solve problems that are difficult to communicate with words... The Empire is a little lacking in this regard."

"It's not just a little lacking, it's a lot lacking." Carl sighed. The empire's difficulty in stability over the past hundred years led to a strange thing.

The grassroots army became stronger with the progress of industrialization, but the number of people who could defeat those monsters was decreasing.

If a fight were to take place, the Emperor would have far fewer cards in his hand than the Pious, not to mention that he himself could not possibly possess Magnus' strength.

If you can fight with words, then don't go to the arena. This is Karl Franz's consistent diplomatic philosophy. (End of this chapter)