Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

Oliveira...

Many people are looking for this warrior on the elf side. As the Blade of Caledor, he has fully demonstrated how terrifying a swordsman born for battle is even without dragons.

The empire has a deep understanding of it and has been dealing with it for a hundred years.

Imrick scanned the eyes of the observers one by one. If the situation was as expected, perhaps Oliveira would participate in Karl Franz's plan as a representative of the royal court...

But before that, let's listen to Katerina's thoughts first. Perhaps Mazov will show her a completely different path.

And since Oliveira was not present, only the monarch could answer Agrim's questions.

"Haaland is a good guy. From a religious perspective, we cannot reject a devout believer of the two-tailed giant snake."

But he is a vampire... Although Carl's expression remained unchanged, he felt something strange in his heart. The vague presence of vampires in Sylvania, coupled with the situation in Kislev, made the emperor think that he needed to be more vigilant against the midnight creatures.

Katerin remained calm and thanked the Phoenix King for his praise on Haaland's behalf, and revealed her real purpose.

"Kislev is preparing to organize another expedition. Although the alliance with Dulong City has achieved some obvious results, it is difficult to effectively strike a blow against the Norsemen.

We hope that the world's safe and civilized border will be extended a thousand miles northward, from Prager to the north of Hanlin Beach... This is a huge project, but it is necessary."

The Ice Queen paused, as if she was hesitating whether to ask other countries for support.

But Karl Franz had already understood that this was a great opportunity. He was worried that he had no suitable reason to explain the reason for the alliance. Attacking the Yankees was a long-standing custom in the Old World. Kislev, the Empire, and Bretonnia all had sufficient reasons.

If the dwarves want to go deeper into the dark land in the east, they must first solve the problem of the Norsemen. Otherwise, with the energy of the Chaos Dwarves, they can spend a lot of resources to hire a few Norse tribal warbands.

The Emperor gazed at the Ice Princess of Kislev with a look of satisfaction and recognition. This was much more sensible than her father's stubborn belief that Kislev could only rely on himself.

"Princess Katerina's proposal is impressive. Although maintaining a defensive posture is effective, it cannot stop the Yankee's offensive... The Empire will support this expedition plan, both in terms of manpower and resources.

We will follow Sigmar's guidance and fight Chaos to the end!"

The Empire's statement was not unexpected. After all, the relationship between Kislev and them is, if not completely unrelated, then they are in a relationship of mutual dependence.

It is the emperor's duty to be on good terms with every tsar. If problems arise in the northern countries, the first to suffer is the empire.

The reason why the current Emperor Karl Franz was able to win over Boris the White Wolf of Midden in the Electoral Council by a narrow margin was partly due to the key votes of the Elector of Ostermark. Ostermark is also the region closest to Kislev.

Speaking of attacking the Yankees, the sleepy Boris became energetic at this moment. He had not yet experienced the pain of his eldest son being converted into a Chaos Champion by the Plague Doctor, and his eyes had not yet complemented with the One-Eyed Kazak. His whole temperament was very sharp and fierce.

"In the name of Ulric, it is the duty of the Empire to strike the Yankees... I will ask for permission from Great Ulric to lead the Sons of the Empire to join this expedition!"

Karl and Boris' words undoubtedly meant that they wanted to gain the symbolic dominance of the Empire in the expedition, so as to gain more influence in the Electoral Conference. And the fact that there were disagreements over such an issue during the summit was probably something that only the Empire could do.

Boris glanced at Karl Franz with a slightly dissatisfied look. It was undoubtedly a shame of his life to be defeated by a dull young man. If Karl had not initially demonstrated abilities far exceeding those of his father a few years after his coronation, he would have been ready to submit an anti-dictatorship bill to the Electoral Parliament.

Retreat or advance...

Carl was faced with a difficult choice. If Reikland represented the Empire in the expedition, it would naturally gain a good reputation in many ways, and its relations with the Phoenix Court, the Mountain Kingdom, Kislev and Bretonnia would be significantly improved.

But if Middenland is allowed to represent the Empire in the expedition, the benefit is that internal issues will be effectively resolved in the near future. His political opponent has always been Boris, and making friends with the White Wolf will have obvious benefits for Reikland.

From a big picture perspective, the former is the best choice...

Karl was in a state of hesitation, whether to agree with Boris or to use his status as emperor to emphasize that fighting against the Yankees was the duty of every citizen of the empire.

Imrick saw it all and shook his head with a hint of disappointment in front of everyone. It was obvious that Carl still needed some time to hone his skills as he was trapped by the words of a white wolf.

"I propose to make expeditions a regular item of the summit, and to launch a war against the Yankees every three years... Taking into account the actual situation, each country has its own enemies to deal with, and the empire needs to resolve... various hidden dangers within its territory.

The dwarves need to consider the threat of greenskins and ratmen... We analyzed the situation from the perspectives of manpower, funding, and logistics. Before calling the expedition, the three parties supported Kislev with whatever spare capacity they could spare."

Elves and dwarves have no shortage of money, and their resources are much richer than those of the Empire... It seems that the Empire's greatest advantage is probably to provide the expeditionary force with fill-in babies.

As for the filling-in babies, it does not take much time to train. Although the provincial military system makes the imperial army much stronger than its southern brothers, it still cannot escape the realm of mortals.

What the empire is truly proud of is the orderly military command. Rather than individual bravery, the empire prefers group warfare and will never engage in a championship duel if they can kill with artillery.

Thorgrin didn't think much about it. This expedition plan involved Dulong City. If he wanted the Norse dwarves to return to the Mountain Kingdom, he had to prove to them the power of the Granni bloodline.

It’s a pity that the white dwarf is gone, otherwise he would have gone to Dulong City to ensure that the Norse Dwarf Lord would come to Eternal Peak the next day to swear allegiance to the Book of Great Hatred.

"Yes... I propose to establish a permanent organization to discuss specific matters regarding the expedition. Agrim will fully represent the Mountain Kingdom."

Because of the conflict of interest, Thorgrin made a big move right from the start and let the Butcher King take charge of the expedition.

There is the Butcher King in the north, the Lord of Eight Peaks Mountain in the south, and the help of Rune Master Iron Eyebrow and the Ruthless One... Today, the Kingdom of Mountains is full of talents.

Such a major move made Thorgrin focus on Imrik: "I hope you can send a suitable person."

"For example, Masno?" Imrick smiled. Thorgrin's calculations were good. Relying on the expeditionary force to recapture Karak Solitude and reestablish contact with Dulong City, the Supreme Court, which had little contact with the Yankees, would be the biggest beneficiary. (End of this chapter)