In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility.

"Giovanni?"

Click, click—

The sounds of sharpening knives came from an independent courtyard.

Giovanni Giustiniani stopped what he was doing, looked at the person, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Both he and Orhan were brought here by Lothar, but compared to the latter, he has been too quiet recently.

"I just wonder, why don't you have a good exchange with these compatriots when you have been living in seclusion these days? Wasn't your biggest wish at the beginning also to create a paradise for these wandering compatriots?"

In the simulation battle script, although Lothar did not have much daily communication with Giovanni, the two of them got along well with each other, and they were united.

The war was about to begin, and Lothar also wanted to hear what his old subordinate was saying.

"I didn't expect that such a trivial matter would bother His Majesty."

Lothar smiled and patted Giovanni on the shoulder: "It doesn't matter. We haven't had a good chat with each other for a while."

"Yes, since you left office, I haven't had a long chat with His Majesty for many years."

There was a trace of nostalgia in Giovanni's expression. He was also born in the wolf clan. Although he was pure blood, he was not bound by family and blood prejudice. When he was a mercenary in Genoa, he protected a group of mixed-blood wolves.

After being granted the island of Lemnos as a fiefdom, he did not build a palace or indulge in pleasure. Instead, he invested all the profits from the manor, murex fishery, and silk weaving workshop awarded by the emperor into the construction of the territory. It was built into a holy place to protect the wandering wolves.

Many wolf clans who defected to him also joined him one after another, helping him fight for the emperor in the north and south, and made great achievements. After that, they even expanded their territory to "New Elysium", which is this land. New World.

In Lothar's view, Giovanni's actions were quite similar to those of Texans in this world.

But judging from Giovanni's expression, he didn't seem to think so.

"I personally believe that the future of the wolf tribe must be under the protection of a saint like your majesty. These Texans... you helped them for a while, but you cannot help them forever. A country ruled by wolves , It is incompatible with all the countries in the world, it is really eye-catching, its foundation is shallow, and its population is sparse. Even establishing a country in this new continent is not a wise move. "

In Giovanni's world line, many of the wolf warriors under his command have become middle-level generals in the empire with their merits accumulated in many years of battle.

And because there was only an isolated city left in Constantinople, the local wealthy families that had previously controlled the political situation of the empire were also wiped out.

It can be said that Rome under the rule of Lothar has completely drawn a clear line with the previous dynasty. The country is filled with emerging ruling classes. The once strict class barriers have been broken down. Many wolves have also intermarried with the emerging military nobles of the empire.

In Giovanni's view, only in this way with the empire, with me among you, and you among me, can the future monarch not be tempted to kill the donkey. The wolves under his rule will always serve as the empire's generals and elite soldiers. source.

"When you resigned to His Majesty Orhan, the Empire was already the top power across the four continents of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the United States. If it could continue to this day, I am afraid it would be the overlord of this world. At that time, England was just an island. , can never be compared with the Empire.”

With this backing, Giovanni felt that it was much more reliable than the Texans to establish a country in the New World.

Lothar smiled and sighed softly: "How can anything in this world be accomplished overnight? One generation will do its own thing. I can't guarantee that Texas will still survive after I leave; nor can I guarantee that Orhan After that guy leaves office in the future, his successor will still be able to work hard and revive Rome; you can't guarantee that there won't be a great purge of the wolf clan within the empire in the future. It's unfounded to worry about this kind of thing too much. "

Giovanni understood the idiom of "unfounded worries" and frowned slightly when he heard this. He was a very mentally strong person, and even the loyal emperor could not convince him with just a few words.

In fact, he didn't care much about the fate of the non-wandering wolves.

In his early years, he suffered too much humiliation and suffering from the orthodox wolf clan.

"His Majesty!"

The man riding on the back of the clawed dragon urged the horse to stride over: "Why are you here, Giovanni, this dull gourd? The Texas reconnaissance team and the stupid young family member under your command are back. I was about to report the news to you."

When Lothar came to the wolf hall, he immediately cast his eyes at him. Thinking that he had delayed at Giovanni's place, all the high-level wolves had already arrived, and he was the only one left to start the meeting.

"Mr. Lothar."

"Sir, you are here."

Greetings came and went one after another. Lothar simply returned the greeting and heard someone saying, "Sit over here!"

Looking up, he saw that Valentina was winking at him playfully, and Cherinina was sitting next to her, puffing up her cheeks slightly and chewing Pocky biscuits.

A little bat stood on Nina's shoulder, receiving a bite from her from time to time, but it only wanted to stand on Nina's left shoulder, never wanting to stand on the same side as Valentina.

Lothar was not polite. After he came forward and sat down, he listened to the leader of the Giuliano clan, who said in a calm tone: "The British have arrived at the city. According to the observations of the scouts, it is conservatively estimated that the number of enemies is also 100,000. Above, the total number of light and heavy artillery is no less than 400, among which there are about 20 siege cannons that pose the greatest threat to us. As for war machines such as land craft, they are nothing in comparison. "

The terrain of New Basilicata is very steep. Although the landship is a powerful weapon for attacking, it is impossible to drive it up the mountain. The defense of those armored infantry can withstand bullets, but it cannot withstand the city defense artillery.

However, the Iron Duke, the King's Blade, and the King's Shield are still a huge threat to the defenders.

The little bat said: "With the magic circle I have set up these days, the enemy's artillery will definitely not be able to break through its defense!"

She said it with certainty, but Lothar knew that his little bat had a habit of bragging, but he couldn't stand up to dismantle her at this time.

After her voice fell, the confidence of the wolf tribe was also boosted a lot, and they all exclaimed: "She is worthy of being the princess of the Blood King's Court!"

"Her Highness Fulin's magical attainments are really amazing!"

The pleasant compliment made Fulin, the little bat who often had a stinky face and worked hard on the walls of New Basilicata these days, raise her head high.

Finally, it was Giuliano who interrupted the compliments: "Thank you again for the help of Her Highness Fulin, but if the enemy finds it difficult to break through our walls with artillery, they will probably think of other ways."

"Let the British come. Haven't we mined a lot of white crystals and magic stones recently? Although the range of artillery is different from that of the British, I think it won't be much weaker in terms of power."

"That's right. We have been building New Basilicata for so many years, and we are just waiting for actual combat to test the results. If the British dare to come, they will die!"

Losa thought about it and said, "If they want to break the deadlock, they should focus on the airship."

If he were the commander of the British army, he would not leave the airship unused. He would do everything he could to free up the airship troops.

Giuliano frowned and said, "If the enemy wants to use the airship, they must deal with our dragon. On the contrary, if we don't send out the dragon, will the enemy not send out the airship?"

Lothar shook his head and said, "In my opinion, the enemy is likely to use the airship as bait to force us to send out the dragon."

The exchange tactic was used by Mahamu II.

During the conversation, bursts of roars sounded in the distance. Everyone went out to see that the mountain where the No. 1 turret was located had been bombarded by a round of artillery fire, but the enemy was obviously just testing it and only a few hit the target.