You and me under the world tree

He cast a contemptuous look directly at the person who spoke.

"Wittig? That despicable and shameless villain has no brain at all. He cares what he does? After all, His Highness is the 'Twelve Warriors'. Not to mention that Wolfhart is patrolling the border right now."

From Studus' point of view, these things really weren't that big of a deal.

He looked down on Wittig, but he trusted the few warriors who ranked lower.

"Also, I don't think Elmrich dares to allow Wittig to act at will. After all, no matter how you say it, he is a 'betrayer'."

Finally, Studus said meaningfully.

At this moment, there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone.

It's natural to gloat, after all, he has been 'concerned' about Wittig's situation...

Chapter 7: Trends in the Netherlands

There are actually very few things in this world that can interest Studus.

After all, he doesn't like overly complicated things, and he doesn't like to do some tedious work that must be meticulous.

Rather than thinking with his brain, he prefers to pick up the epee in his hand and go straight up.

For him, although the palace in Gitland where he lives is comfortable, he doesn't like those rules, let alone the courtiers and sons of nobles around him.

Although, there should be no shortage of that kind of sincere friendship in this world.

But he was so unlucky, except for his family including brothers, sisters and parents, everyone else could only ask him for something.

Because the designated heir of the Kingdom of Gitland is his elder brother, and his elder brother has already established his own team, some people will take the second best approach to contact him.

Some of them thought that he might become a certain lord in Gitland in the future, but there were also some ambitious people among them.

Anyway, in the atrium world, as long as it is a kingdom, as long as it has a complete political system, there will never be a shortage of careerists.

Moreover, because the kingdoms in the atrium have never been considered stable, coupled with the reason for advocating war, even those nobles and lords have no awe of kingship in their hearts.

Based on this, unless you are really loyal to the king, if you are tied to the kingdom for profit, then you will inevitably be interested in that position.

And among those people around Studus, there are inevitably people with this kind of thinking.

As for why they chose to get close to Studus instead of his other brothers and sisters, it was most likely because of his eclectic behavior.

After all, in order to gain the appreciation of his father and mother, several of his other brothers are trying their best to show their ability and wisdom.

He was the only one who liked to slash around with a sword, and even secretly ran to the army without telling his father, wanting to go to the border to fight, or to go out for adventure.

For those obsessed with status and power, Studus' behavior is a sign of brainlessness, and brainlessness means easy control.

At that time, Studus, who acted like a reckless man, was a sweet potato in their eyes.

Because he seems to be the kind of person who has no brains, and he has always been optimistic and cheerful, and he is also very kind to the people around him.

To put it simply, it seems that as long as you have a good relationship with him, you can easily control him.

At that time, quite a few people around him thought so.

This is true whether it is those young people who are eager to further their status or those nobles who are trying to directly control him.

The Kingdom of Gitland looks calm on the surface, and with the Gothic Kingdom, a stable ally recruited by the brave Hiltebrand, it looks as if it has been far away from war.

However, the stability inside it is only relative after all, and the slightest carelessness of that kind of undercurrent will kill others.

And Studus is extremely tired of this...

Perhaps, even those who tried to get close to him would not have thought that there are still people in this world who show their recklessness because they don't like to think.

Maybe it's because in their opinion, there should be no one in this world who doesn't like their royal status and status.

Not to mention, it wasn't Her Royal Highness, the princess who lived in a harsher living environment among the royal family, but the prince.

After all, the princess is to some extent a marriage prop for foreign marriage.

Whether it is marrying a noble courtier or someone with great power in another kingdom, this is the only way for a princess to end up without proving her unique value.

But the prince is different.

Perhaps the princes of the royal family also cannot dominate their own marriages, but they can at least stay in their own kingdom.

After all, unlike princesses, the atrium world does not always have a domineering queen who is worthy of her own prince.

Even if you don't have any talent, it's not impossible to just eat and wait to die.

They don't take into account that there are people who wouldn't like such a life at all.

So, under circumstances that none of them expected, Studus just persuaded his parents to let him leave the palace.

After leaving the palace, like an eagle soaring with wings, he first took up a knife and slaughtered the fire dragon that was infesting the kingdom, and then came to the Gothic kingdom after a short rest.

For him, the days when he was free from the shackles of the royal family and only active as a warrior were what he needed.

Anyway, he can stop thinking about those messy things and be a reckless man at ease.

I'm afraid even Wittig, who is now in Ravenna, the capital of the kingdom, would not have imagined that in fact, the reckless man who 'succumbed' to him would see him clearly at this time.

"According to the news from Ravenna, Wittig has been serving as the guard of Her Highness the Queen recently, and even under his sensitive identity, something like that happened to Her Highness the Queen, which is very important to him. Personally speaking, it can be said to be worse."

In fact, Studus didn't think about those messy things at all. Anyway, all he cared about was the final result.

"In this case, any qualified superior... as long as he has a little brain, he will not give him any trust. Therefore, he basically has no way to leave Ravenna."

When he said this, Studus paused for a moment.

The irritable dragon blood warrior closed his eyes, he felt as if he had missed something.

But this is not an important matter, so he soon noticed it.

"It's not right. It should be said that Wittig does have the opportunity to leave Ravenna, but Elmrich will never let him contact us. Even fighting is not allowed. I think he should go to the eastern defense .”

Wittig had to defend his reputation, and since he had no way to participate in the war, all he could do... was the only thing Elmrich would let him do.

"Speaking of which, I'm actually quite curious about what method Elmrich will use to defend the eastern defense line. After all, there has never been any substantive alliance between Goth and Hungary."

Of course, the last words of Studus were pure nonsense that he spit out casually.

After all, he is a casual person, so even in the palace, he speaks very casually.

However, he did say everything he wanted to say, so it doesn't matter.

"Indeed, as Studus said."

Just when the dragon blood warrior raised his head and stared at the highness directly above, she spoke slowly.

"Goth has never been afraid of war. The false king of Ravenna seems to have forgotten that the reason why Goth can maintain peace is because of me and my warriors."

For this point, no one dares to refute, let alone say that this is an exaggeration.

Because the Gothic Kingdom's "God-given Twelve Warriors" itself is the most high-end warrior organization.

Among them are not only powerful adventurers like Wittig, but also the well-known weapon master Hiltbrand.

Although in fact, some veteran kingdoms really like to create this kind of "hero group" to improve the self-confidence of the people, but this trick is really easy to use.

"Since Burgundy and Denmark don't know how to flatter them, it's enough to beat them until they collapse." Dietrich said slowly.

But just as she was showing her ease, shouts suddenly came from outside the palace.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Information has come from the Jura Mountains, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on the border! The leaders are 'Little War Bear' Bodwall and 'Raven' Half!"

After hearing this news, Dietrich couldn't help but glanced at a certain guard beside her.

Her expression didn't change at all...

Chapter 8: Alliance Calculation

Little War Bear Bodwall, Raven Half.

In terms of origin, these two are actually from Denmark, and Harf himself has more Danish royal blood-after all, he is the illegitimate son of the old King Elf of Denmark.

However, because of their status, they are destined not to be reused in the Kingdom of Denmark.

Because King Elf has already selected his successor: the orthodox prince Losger born by his queen Theotis as the successor.

Under such circumstances, Half, who is older than Losger but has the status of an illegitimate child, is bound to be guarded against.

For this reason, and Harf didn't like the environment inside the palace, he, who has always been bold, left the palace directly and started his own adventure journey.

In the end, he even led his partners to leave Denmark, and turned to Siegfried, who was struggling to rise at the time, and guarded one side as the founding hero.

With the status of a lord, at the same time, he also has several legions directly under His Majesty the King.

In fact, this is the one who has been responsible for defending the eastern defense of the Netherlands all along, and Bodwall is his loyal partner.

But for Goth, it is obviously not a matter of discussing the martial arts level of Half and Bodwall now.

What matters is who they are: the Danish king's illegitimate son and his companion.

Although it is a recognized norm that illegitimate children do not have a good time within the kingdom, at the same time, this delicate relationship will also be regarded as a background board when they serve other kingdoms.

Such is the tradition...

So, will Denmark have a relationship with the Netherlands through the line of Half, the illegitimate son?

Not to mention, if you think about it deeply, you will find that the queen of Denmark is also Siegfried's mother.

All kinds of facts, plus the fact that Harff and the others led the expedition seem to point to the fact that the Netherlands has joined forces with Denmark.

But now, Denmark is not alone.

Although there were no obvious announcements and covenants, Denmark did choose to support the pseudo-royal faction headed by Elmrich after failing to seek benefits from the 'Princess faction' headed by Dietrich.

Elmrich, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Burgundy, Kingdom of the Netherlands...

Unknowingly, the surrounding area of ​​Bei'an City has already faced the situation of the world's enemies.

It seemed that at this moment, Dietrich paid the price for her always tough attitude.

Also because of this reason, the entire palace began to fill with a depressive atmosphere.

Except for Dietrich herself, everyone else began to become anxious-even including Studus.

After all, he was caught off guard by Siegfried's manipulation.

And more importantly, the Netherlands is not weak at all in terms of combat effectiveness, and with the support of the treasures left by their parents, the kingdom itself also has sufficient foundations.

What's more, Siegfried's own strength is beyond the specification.

Not to mention whether he himself can defeat the prince of victory that the Gothic Kingdom has always been proud of in a one-on-one duel, anyway, it is absolutely no problem to hold her back.

And more importantly, since the Netherlands has expressed its position, it means that they are destined to fall into a hard fight.

There were not a few people who could see this, and so did others within the court.

Naturally, when they first approached Her Highness the Princess, they did not have one heart with her, but asked for her. Under such circumstances, they naturally would not want to see their all-time hard work collapse.

So, secretly, they started pressuring.

Use various methods to put pressure on the woman sitting in the lordship.

After all, it was no longer the time to force Her Royal Highness to give benefits to their group. What they were thinking about now was how to force Her Highness to compromise with the outside world.

And this kind of pressure has even turned from the dark to the bright, even a reckless guy like Studas has noticed it.

"Tsk, it really can't go on like this, Your Highness." Studus yelled loudly.

At this moment, he just broke into the study carelessly.

Facing Her Royal Highness's oppressive gaze, he did hesitate at first, but finally walked in.

"Our current situation is indeed not very good. If it is really impossible, I or Your Excellency the Brave can return to Gitland temporarily... As we are, we should be able to ask the father for help."

When he said this, Studus pondered for a moment, but finally shook his head.

"In short, we can at least push Denmark back."

For other things, Studus did not dare to make any guarantees.

At his current level, at best, he was considering Denmark's problems.

However, even this point he considered was eventually rejected by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

"There is no need for this. Gitland is not good in terms of geographical location, and maintaining its own stability is already the limit."

And when Dietrich mentioned this, Studus couldn't help showing an embarrassed expression.