Our family is in decline

News is always delayed, and this is even more so in this ignorant age. The trial of pirates held by Hamlet has long ended, and even various projects have begun to emerge, such as song storytelling, drama and novels.

There are culturally processed products, and naturally there are realistic and serious themes. For this purpose, a museum was specially built, leaving several iconic pirate ships, putting various collected evidence, telling the cruelty and poisoning of pirates, and the affairs of those nobles.

It can be said that if these continue, a heroic epic story will definitely be born, and this place will also be a famous attraction in the future, attracting many tourists.

However, the spread of these news was limited by the cold winter. After all, the river was frozen, and the caravans did not take the snow-covered road.

But in some places, this restriction was ignored, that is, the coastal towns, because Hamlet made a big fanfare to travel there in the name of hunting pirates.

And the local people had a lot of business exchanges with Hamlet, and this had already been laid out before.

But it was the first time in the name of the army. Those people were also very scared at the beginning, but Hamlet's army was still strictly disciplined, unlike those armies that were no different from pirates.

Now, hearing about what happened, especially the coastal residents who were harassed by pirates, those who had been harmed by pirates were even more excited.

The only ones who felt uneasy were probably the local nobles, governors, or those who were really related to pirates.

Of course, Totnes was no exception. Those news were like a tide that hit the confidence that had been torn apart.

All kinds of messy news caused various reactions in Totnes, but overall, they caused a lot of trouble. At least those high-level nobles and bureaucrats felt threatened.

They put pressure downward to try to suppress this situation, sending sheriffs and troops to prohibit the spread of news, and even banned Hamlet's ships.

Put pressure upward on the four major families, and some even advocated starting a war and sending gunboats to blow up Hamlet.

But now Totnes dare not disclose the loss of the gunboat, otherwise they would never dare to say it after knowing it.

The suppression did have some effect, but the spread behind the scenes became more intense, and it was impossible to ban the ship.

In the past, people gave you face because you had gunboats. Now, what can you use to block the coast? Why do you say that I am Hamlet's ship? Are you still going to do business?

The top management may know that Hamlet negotiated with those merchants, but they don't know what they talked about. Anyway, many merchants have wavered.

For these stakeholders, what is more terrifying than decline is to watch it with their own eyes but unable to stop it.

At this time, even the real queen of Totnes hiding in the mansion understood something.

For ordinary people, it is a scarlet curse, but for her, it is an extension of power. The Countess was infected by her own hands, so she could feel that breath.

But now it has disappeared...

I don't know what happened, but she knows that the original plan may have to be changed.

"Tell those guys to prepare and contact those imperial nobles. This time they must be more anxious than us."

The other three of the four major families didn't know why the woman suddenly changed her mind, but they originally supported the war against Hamlet.

So when the order was issued, they showed their control over Totnes. Even the noble bureaucrats strongly supported this decision, showing unprecedented efficiency...

What happened in Hamlet could not be heard by ordinary people in the imperial capital, but those nobles had their own intelligence channels and felt uneasy.

What does Hamlet want to do?

The nobles are the pillars of the country, and this is shaking the foundation of the country!

The emperor of the empire was furious when he knew it, damn the unruly people!

But fortunately, there was good news soon. Totnes took the lead in mediating the war between the empire and the rebels with several nobles, and above that, the war between the nobles, because now there is a bigger enemy between them.

Everyone is in the noble system, and now there is someone who does not follow the rules, and naturally becomes the common enemy of everyone.

Those nobles were fighting to death in the last second, and in the next second they were singing and dancing together in the warm mansion and having a banquet. Only the soldiers were still outside in the wind and snow and chewing on tree bark.

It is destined to be a long negotiation process for the three parties to unite. Each has its own interests, but at least it has started. Anyway, there is still time to talk slowly before spring.

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“Hahaha!”

Lance laughed loudly in the room. It was unknown whether he felt that he had won or whether he wanted to put pressure on Hamlet. Anyway, the news of the coalition army soon reached his ears.

But Lance was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he complained.

“If the three parties come separately, it will be a bit troublesome. After all, the scale of Hamlet’s army is not large. But if the three of them cooperate, I guess they will drag each other to death.”

The feudal army, or the three parties do not have a truly convincing commander. Each of them has its own interests. Lance can basically see what is called Fenglinhuoshan—

Retreat and turn as fast as the wind, detour and encirclement as slow as the forest, burn, kill, rob and invade like fire, and stand still like a mountain when the friendly army is in trouble.

"There is also news that there seems to be some problem within the church. They actually ignore these things and instead begin to gather strength. However, many bishops have their own interests in the local area and are expected to appear in this coalition."

"The reason why the church is strong is because it has mastered the so-called [Holy Light], which is a kind of extraordinary power, but as long as it is extraordinary power, there will be a price. And now that the saints who walk the world with the Holy Light have disappeared, it may also cause a backlash."

They are all their own people and have nothing to hide. At the same time, they are also warned about the dangers of extraordinary power.

All kinds of magical powers have a price, but some are manifested immediately, while others wait to be manifested.

Due to the expedited processing of many cases, some supernatural powers were asked to assist, and Lance increased investment in the research of supernatural powers, which made some people become dependent on this thing.

Recently, more and more extraordinary beings have come to Hamlet, and managing them is a difficult problem, which also means that Hamlet is becoming more and more involved with extraordinary powers.

Lance gets a headache just thinking about it. For him, it's really not as simple as a fight. Fortunately, he doesn't need to worry about most things now. He leads the research of the extraordinary people he cultivated or teaches outstanding students. , instill knowledge and ideas.

However, he is still in control of the general direction and key issues. For example, he has now collected intelligence on the threat to Hamlet from the coalition forces.

"Let everyone come back, just in time to study the war situation that Hamlet will face next."

After things were arranged, Lance found Yulia who had been staying here for a few days.

"How is it? Has the world changed a lot?"

"The world is still the same, but Hamlet has changed a lot."

Yulia is also afraid of the cold, and she doesn't know if it's because she is a blood descendant or for some other reason. Anyway, she rarely goes out after coming here and spends most of her time reading some information.

Lance also opened up some information to her, allowing her to quickly learn about some of the stories that happened on this land, and of course the legendary lord.

The details are not written out, but only those who have been a noble lord know how difficult it is to do this. At the same time, I have an inexplicable admiration for Lance, because both sides are in decline, but others have done it, and if I were not He rescued her, but she didn't know how many more years she would have to sleep.

"Let's go out for a walk and take you to meet some of Hamlet's friends."

Yulia didn't want to go out, but since she was invited, she simply packed up and walked out of the room. Fortunately, it didn't snow today, but it was a warm winter.

Yulia is now dressed not in the Iron Maiden's heavy armor, but in a set of simple casual clothes with a heavy coat on top, a hood and cloak to cover the snow, and a scarf, and then she only has If the eyes are exposed a little, they won't attract too much attention.

"The coldest period has passed. It's not only the weather that's getting warmer, but also the hearts of those guys who are ready to move."

Lance told her about the coalition forces. Now Scarlet Rose and the Imperial Emperor were both her enemies.

These days, she has been thinking about the conversation between the two that day, and she also understands what Lance warned her. Revenge is just one thing, just find a way to complete it, don't think of it as a complete sinking.

But she was still somewhat resistant. After all, everyone has different personalities, and she didn't find any redemption in Hamlet.

Then she suddenly said this, which meant that she had just stayed in Hamlet for a few days and got the opportunity for revenge. Now she began to feel the absurdity of fate.

Question Lance, understand Lance...

"If this were the case, wouldn't Hamlet be hostile to the entire empire and fall into the flames of war?"

Yulia has not lost her mind, but understands that this is a terrible situation, and the entire empire regards him as an enemy.

"It's wrong, wrong, wrong. The aristocrats and bureaucrats cannot represent this country, let alone they are not of the same mind."

Lance had some inexplicable confidence. To be honest, no one with any sense should believe him, but Yulia didn't know why she really believed him.

She was taken into a high-level meeting. Leonard and Barristan also rushed back from the border. Excellent students like Joan of Arc were also there, and they started discussing mainly war issues.

"This is the former lord of Totnes, Duke Julia. She is also one of the victims of the emperor's conspiracy. She will help us win this time."

Lance's brief introduction surprised everyone, but it wasn't too strange. After all, whatever the lord did was normal and they were used to it.

At the beginning of the meeting, everyone knew that there was only one battle between the two sides, so when they entered here, they directly studied how to call and study. It was impossible to hold a banquet like those imperial nobles, and then contact all parties, and negotiate for interest demands. It’s hard to say whether they can finally unite after a lot of work.

Lance asked Yulia to come here because he needed her knowledge of the Totnes area. Although it had been lost for many years, as an heir to a long-standing noble family and a lord for a period of time, some opinions could not be ignored.

"Although those enemies seem to be powerful, most of them are actually serf soldiers and can only fight with the wind. However, Totnes now has an artillery unit, so we must be careful."

"Those enemies will definitely try their best to destroy Hamlet, so we need to be vigilant not only on the front line, but also in the rear and supply. In particular, the spy problem must be solved and they must be controlled before the war."

"The power of the nobles will attract many extraordinary people, and many of them are extraordinary people, so there will definitely be extraordinary forces interfering in the war, and this issue must also be taken into consideration."

"I have no doubt that they will use plagues, curses and other things when the war is defeated, so everyone must be careful."

Lance did not forget the source of the scarlet curse. If it really spreads, it will be very troublesome.

The discussion at the meeting was intense, but not chaotic. The combat system was operating efficiently. For Yulia, who was used to the efficiency of the nobles, she felt the vigorous vitality of Hamlet.

"In short, they will not give Hamlet more time to develop. They will definitely take action after the ice and snow thaw. Our advantages are equipment, tactics, and quality. We can solve them. Humans don't need these blood-sucking worms."

"Yes!"

It is impossible to formulate a battle plan now. Lance came here just to start and introduce Yulia. The rest needs to be improved by those professional military strategists. Baldwin has commanded large troops and must have more experience than him.

That's right, Lance did not intend to command. He was not very interested in the internal fighting of these humans. In his opinion, those people were more practical to build roads. Unfortunately, no one would listen to him.

"My lord, Brother Martin wants to see you."

Lance, who left there, soon got a more unexpected news. The mendicant monk who took away the ashes of the saint last time came back again.

To be honest, he didn't want to bother with those charlatans, but there might be some reason for them to come to the door at this time, so he would meet them.

"The noble coalition has nothing to do with us this time. You know we don't interfere in the internal affairs of the nobles."

Lance didn't expect that he would hear the explanation and quickly cut off the candle priest and the mendicant monk as soon as he met them.

This action made Lance couldn't help laughing, and he teased: "Are you in such a hurry to find me just to talk about this? We haven't even started fighting yet, and what if they win?"

The mendicant monk came here obviously with a mission, and he didn't react to this level of teasing at all, but some things are better to say directly.

"I'm here to ask you a question on behalf of the church..." The mendicant monk raised his scarred face and looked at Lance, and said solemnly, "How do you plan to treat the church?"