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  Chapter 107 is interesting

  Hearing the elf scouts say that the emperor is not dead, Duanmuhuai immediately knew where the problem was, and also understood why the elf scouts would tell him this.

  The reason is very simple. If Alisa is the emperor's daughter, then the emperor can ask her to abdicate when the emperor returns in the future.

  But according to seniority, she is actually the emperor's younger sister...then...things are much more troublesome.

  Duanmu Huai still remembers that there was an emperor in history who was captured by the Mongols, and then his younger brother came to the throne, and then... there was no more.

  But Duanmu Huai was still very puzzled. Before he swore that the emperor was dead, but now he said that the emperor might still be alive. What is the cause?

  The elf scout explained, and he understood what was going on.

First of all, this is a civilized world at the level of the Middle Ages after all, and the transmission of information itself is very slow, just like an elf scout. Although she is a royal spy, she is not the first to receive the news, nor has she witnessed it with her own eyes. She just obtained information from her own intelligence network after the fact, and then came to a conclusion.

  In this case, of course, she can only get a rough information.

   It wasn't until everyone left the empire all the way and took refuge in Bretonnia that the elf scouts had free time to investigate this matter carefully.

   Then she learned the details of the whole thing.

  First of all, the emperor was attacked during the expedition against the barbarians in the north. This is true, but the process was a little different.

According to the information obtained by the elf scouts, the emperor defeated the opponent's troops in a battle with the barbarians in the north. Logically speaking, at this time, the poor should not be pursued, but for some reason, the emperor led The army continued to penetrate. Of course, strictly speaking, it's not too deep, he just wants to hunt down some more enemies.

   However, in fact, this was a trap set by the barbarians in the north. When the emperor led his troops straight in, they cast an evil spell, causing landslides and mudslides, separating the emperor from the army behind. When the follow-up troops arrived, they saw dead and wounded corpses all over the place, and the emperor himself was missing, only a severed arm wearing a gauntlet was found on the battlefield.

………Um? Why does it sound so familiar?

  After that, the imperial army also conducted a large-scale search centering on the battlefield, but they did not find the emperor. As a result, two opinions circulated in the army. One opinion was that the emperor might have died somewhere in battle, but he and others could not find it. The other possibility was that the emperor was captured by the barbarians in the north.

However, after the infiltration investigation by spies, the second possibility was gradually abandoned, because there was no movement from the northern barbarians, and no one came to negotiate with the empire, let alone rumors that the barbarians wanted to use the emperor to perform some kind of ritual. information. After all, if the northern barbarians captured the emperor, they would definitely celebrate such a big event with gongs, drums and lanterns. However, there has been no news, so this possibility is very small.

So soon, the emperor's death faction gained the upper hand, and their reasons were very strong. If the emperor fled somewhere, then he would definitely return to the army. Since he didn't come back, he probably died in battle. .

  But this does not mean that everyone agrees with this point, after all, if you want to see people, you need to see corpses.

   This is one of the reasons why the expeditionary force reacted violently when the news of the eldest prince's enthronement came.

  However, Duanmu Huai still couldn't figure it out. Even so, why did the elf scouts think that the emperor was still alive?

   "Because there is a hideout activated."

  According to the elf scouts, these kingdom spies are all over the entire continent, and there are corresponding people in almost every region, and for the sake of insurance, each region also has a hiding place. It is mainly used to store some materials and food for emergency needs. Like before when the City of Silver was captured by the Ratmen and followers of the evil god, the elf scout once proposed to go to a place to hide, and that was her hiding place in the territory of the City of Silver.

  Of course, the plan did not change quickly, and it was not achieved.

These hiding places are outside of the royal spies, and only the emperor himself knows, and a secret agent near the Northland found that his hiding place was opened during a routine inspection, and someone took some food, medicine and others from it. Armament and property. If they were thieves, they would definitely search them all, but the other party only took part of it. If you think about the disappearance of the emperor before, it is very likely that the emperor came here, so the spy immediately passed the news to him through a secret means of communication. other spies.

  These royal spies are only loyal to the emperor. In other words, the three princes in Altdorf are not the emperor in their eyes. If the emperor is still there, these spies will definitely take action immediately.

but………

   "If it's the emperor, why isn't he waiting there? Wouldn't it be more convenient to have a helper?"

   "The secret agents of the royal family are active all year round and are only responsible to the emperor himself. However, there are also people who may betray the emperor for various reasons, especially on the border of the northern land. Be more careful."

   "Then he can go back to the barracks?"

   "I'm not sure about this. Maybe the emperor has his own thoughts. His majesty has a eccentric personality and always has some whimsy. In many cases, even we don't know what he is thinking."

   "Well... To be honest, after hearing this, I think I already know what you want me to do."

   "Yes, Lord Knight."

  The elf scout looked at him with a smile, but her eyes were extremely serious.

   "I hope that you can take your battle group to the Northland and cooperate with His Majesty the Emperor, and it is best to bring him to Altdorf smoothly."

"Um………"

  Hearing the elf scout's request, Duanmu Huai folded his arms and began to think.

He is indeed unwilling to be the emperor of the empire by himself. From the current point of view, the three princes are all useless idiots. Alisa may be feasible, but since her life is not bad now, Duanmu Huai naturally does not Will push her into this fire pit. In this case, if the emperor is still alive, it is indeed the best choice.

but……

   "I don't know where he is? Besides, I don't know what the emperor looks like."

"You don't have to worry about this, my lord knight. Before taking the throne, His Majesty used to roam the entire empire as a mercenary, and he was quite skillful in battle. Although I don't know what he wants to do, he will definitely think about it." If you want to find help from a war group that is also a mercenary, as long as you show your strength enough to attract His Majesty, Sir Knight, he will definitely come to you."

   "Then what if I can't touch it?"

   "That depends on whether this country is still under the protection of Sigma."

  The elf scouts all said that this was the case, but Duanmu Huai had nothing to say.

"Okay, if that's the case, then I'll give it a try. Anyway, there's still half a month before the dinner... Let's see if Sigma can bless the empire. However, you have to give me a detailed location, and you can't let me Run around all over the streets of Beidiman looking for someone."

   "Of course not. According to the information I have received, His Majesty is very likely to be in the territory of Midden, that is to say..."

   Having said this, the elf scout stared at Duanmuhuai.

   "He is most likely in Middenland's capital—Midenheim."

   "Yo ho."

  Hearing what the elf scouts said, Duanmu Huai frowned.

   Now it's interesting.

  (end of this chapter)