Wizard From Afar

After ending the Byrne bishop dispute, Loren deliberately delayed for more than ten days amidst Charlotte’s scrutiny before he officially met with representatives of Holy Cross Church and the Vault of Heaven. The messenger, Silvik deacon.

The messenger and confidant of Innocent Archbishop, he is an extremely good guy; although he is only a deacon, he is at most a priest’s deputy in the church ministry, but he is very good at making money from his position. For money, there are two vaults under the name of the Chamber of Commerce alone, with savings of no less than 3 million gold coins, and also holding large and small, more than a dozen Chamber of Commerce bonds.

According to Loren’s "financial officer" and Chief-In-Charge, the intelligence network Chief-In-Charge, and the chairman of Chamber of Commerce, Jr., if it weren’t for his 600,000 gold coin priest gown and The cross of 400,000 gold coins, at a glance, thought it was a peer.

The reason why I have been dragged away is that, on the one hand, it is to buy time for the little priest-now it is Byrne bishop-Weber, with the deacon who is close to Archbishop, taking over the Byrne church more Easier.

In a sense, it can also create an illusion for Holy Cross Church. This young priest is very simple and easy to control.

Being ignored by one's own enemies is a good sign for an "idealist".

On the other hand, it is to wait for the "expedition" Cloud Peak's horn for the return.

On an open ground outside Scarlet Blood Castle, I looked up at the Floating Void City that slowly approached from in the sky and approached me like a dark cloud. The deacon of Silvik looked pale. His wide-open eyes were almost absent, and his breathing was rapid.

The oppression of assaults the senses makes the clergyman, who has despised the wizard for most of his life, feels as if the world is shattered!

Loren stood silently behind him, appreciating the other's expression with satisfaction at the moment.

It is not important when the Horn Fort will return, but it is important for him to let the angels of the Sky Palace and the church see this scene.

At the negotiating table, although Charlotte won a big victory, she relied on the distrust between Arles and the church and the intelligence provided by Fiend.

Although such a "flexible wrist" can win the most benefits, it is also easy to cause the opponent's contempt. He believes that Byrne can only rely on instigation and separation, and does not have enough strength to dare to fight with the Vault of Heaven and the church. Meet force with force on the front.

What Loren has to do is to dispel this "wrong view" of the other party, show his fangs, and let the other party see clearly-he is a carnivore, not a grazing animal.

"It's unbelievable, it's..." The dumbfounded Silvik deacon, it took half a minute to recover from the shock, and his forehead was already covered with cold sweat:

"This is really a miracle, it is a miracle that only the Holy Cross can descend!"

"Silvik deacon, you are too praised." The black hair wizard gave the other party a faint smile, a pair of Appearance disapproving: "This is just a test product, and it is still a long way from being officially put into use."

"Of course, thanks to the blessing of the Holy Cross, the wizards of Byrne have mastered the Floating Void City The key technology of, will be able to completely turn her into a real floating fortress within a few years at most. At that time..."

"Uh...for the future, let’s wait for the future to talk about it. "I wiped the cold sweat of the Silvic deacon, and quickly turned the subject: "We should pay more attention to the present."

"Of course, what you said is." Loren is relaxed and happy. He took the topic: "We should all keep our sights on now, after all, who knows what will happen in the future?"

Silvik deacon slightly startled.

"Duke Loren, what you said..." After a moment of surprise, the expression of the messenger from the church and the Vault of Heaven obviously has several points of badness:

"Forgive I wondered if it meant something, right?"

"Ai, do you?" Loren raised his eyebrows and looked at him "strangely": "We weren't talking about it just now. What about Floating Void City? So I just look forward to the future...I don’t quite understand, what makes this sentence easy to misunderstand?"

Yes, there is nothing in this sentence A place that causes misunderstandings-provided that you, the Duke of Byrne, did not stand in the camp of His Royal Highness Brandon Desalion, and the church did not support the current crown prince, Prince Connold Desalion. !

Silvik's deacon's expression is ugly to the extreme.

The joy of victory brought about by Byrne’s concession in the bishop dispute was all washed away in this brief moment...Loren Torino, this guy who can force the church to compromise in the imperial trial is still a man Difficult enemies.

At least for now.

"Nothing...It's just that I haven't seen you for three years. I am a little bit emotional when I see you again-when I visited the wizard of Imperial Capital, I am now the Duke of Byrne holding the real power. It is inevitable that time flies by. "

In the next second, the Silverwick deacon changed the subject sleekly: "You tell me, when I came here, His Majesty Eckhart II once told me to tell you. You extend his greetings."

Eckhardt II...

Loren heard the meaning of the other person's words.

In other words, although the other party is a member of the church, it actually represents the Sky Palace, or the emperor himself?

"I really don't know, I can actually be worthy of your majesty's greetings?" Loren was very cooperative, showing a somewhat "humble" look, quite flattered:

"I thought that the trouble the Sky Vault had been in over the past three years has made your majesty wait to rack my brains and oust me, the incompetent Duke of Byrne."

It turns out that you still know that you gave it to the Sky Vault. How much trouble did you have!

"Where, the Duke, you are too worried... How could your majesty dismiss your own minister so easily?" With a polite and reserved smile, the Silvik deacon waved his hand:

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"What's more, the empire is in an eventful period. Every place is not peaceful. It is the time for young and promising nobles like you to show their talents-for the safety of the empire, no matter how many differences there are, everyone We must also be closely united to allow this country to ride through all difficulties and obstacles safely."

"For example...now."

Now?

The black hair wizard's expression moved slightly—Silvik, he has hidden meaning.

"Duke Loren, how much do you know about the Elf Kingdom of Yasul, which is ruled by Xiong Yingwang, to the west of the Sea of ​​Mist?"

Sylvik deacon keeps an eye on With Loren's expression, he said slowly.

"Except for some rumors, I don't know much." Loren looked at him blankly, untouched: "To be honest, I have no interest in such a distant country."

Silvik frowned slightly and almost wrote the word "unbelief" on his face: "Really?"

"Of course it is true-if you inform If you’re a little more acquainted, you should know that in the past two years, my attention has been focused on the Yunling Kingdom in the south." Loren replied straightforwardly:

"As for some overseas, with Byrne There is no elf country associated with it, and I have no interest in her."

"Really?"

Sylvik deacon showed a slightly disappointed expression, but deep The eyes were still fixed on the black hair wizard's eyes: "So from now on, you should start to understand this country."

Loren's expression froze, but his heart tightened.

Very good...Finally, you don't want to go around the corners anymore?

"The next thing I want to tell you is the information from the Celestial Vault-and it is top secret." Silvik held his chest up and looked solemn:

"No To tell the truth, in the empire, apart from your majesty himself, no more than five people know about it...because your majesty takes special care of you, you are among the five."

black hair wizard Nodded, the corners of his mouth are holding back a smile.

Confidential...If it is really confidential, it should be Rut Infinit who is standing in front of you now, not you.

In the Imperial Capital Golovin, where all influence fish and dragons mixed in together, the more "confidential", the faster the leak-"top secret" is kept secret for up to three days, and "internal information" is often If it is sent out in the morning, it can spread throughout the streets and alleys in the afternoon; the "imperial assembly", which should nominally keep the contents of the meeting secret, leaks like a sieve.

Of course, Byrne has no right to laugh at the Sky Palace, because the round table council is also the same; the counts from the thirteen collars also have no sense of confidentiality...

"From Egypt Boden and Lottel’s intelligence-Three months ago, a cargo ship on the open sea accidentally encountered an ocean-going ship with a sail and shape completely different from that of the empire; according to the description of witnesses afterwards, it is speculated that the ship was very Probably from the Kingdom of Yasul."

Sylvik's deacon, who did not notice Loren’s expression, looked serious, and opened the mouth and said in a deep voice: "And according to their route, the final destination should be The border of the ancient wood forest!"

Ancient wood forest?

When I heard this term Loren slightly startled, I was really surprised: "Do you mean..."

"Although separated for hundreds of years, the elves of the ancient wood forest and those The so-called'Yasul people' are indeed of the same root." Silvik continued: "This time they suddenly visited the ancient wood forest. It should not be without reason."

"You Knowing that the ancient wood forest is bordered by the two great duchy of Lotaire and Arles at the same time, it is difficult for the imperial army to penetrate into it, but these elves can attack our villages and towns at any time from the jungle."

"Although in the ten generations in the past, the elves have almost never harassed us, and even traded with the caravans of the empire, fought with us to resist the invasion of Ogre; but as far back as the ancient kingdom, they have never harassed us. Once occupied most of Lothar's territory, the power spread throughout the ancient wood forest!"

"But now the kingdom of Yasul, which is alienated from us and completely lost contact due to the death of the ocean-going fleet, will look at To their'distant relatives'——The Sky Palace will inevitably be worried. Xiong Yingwang on the other side of the sea is no longer satisfied with his territory and stretches out his tentacles towards us."

The voice fell, Silvik deacon No more words, quietly waiting for the black hair wizard's response.

Loren frowned slightly. He probably guessed what the other person thought, but he was not ready to follow the other person's meaning: "Sorry, but what does this have to do with Byrne?"

"You just mentioned that the ancient wood forest borders Lothar and Arles, the two duchy, is this matter more closely related to them?"

"Yes, ancient wood forest The affairs with the elves have nothing to do with Byrne." Silvik cast a meaningful look at Loren: "But it has something to do with you."

"Me?" Loren continued to play stupid. .

"A long time...about a few years ago, when you just became a wizard, you used to be the messenger of the Deep Limburg count, the heir of Lothar Duchy, and visited an elven settlement in the ancient wood forest. "

Like narrating a story, Sylvik whispered: "There, you have fought with them against the ogre invasion, forged a deep friendship, and even...exceeding friendship. "

The corners of his mouth were turned up, and Silvik’s eyes were filled with a smile: "Someone told me that when you were in Eboden, there was a brave and good fighter who wielded a long spear. The female elf warrior is accompanying, is it true?"

"cough cough...It was all years ago; even more how I only came into contact with the elves near the east, and you mentioned It seems to be the northern settlement."

With two awkward coughs, Loren retorted: "After so long, and there is no contact, I am afraid they will not recognize me when they see me."

"Even so, you are one of the few people who have had contact with the elves and are familiar with how to contact them-and your identity as the Duke of Byrne and past friendships can also help you more easily Gain the respect of the other party." Silvik increased his tone a little, and his voice was thick:

" Therefore, under the influence of many factors, His Majesty Eckhart II ordered me to greet you face to face. Willing to become the plenipotentiary envoy of the Sackland Empire, visit the ancient wood forest and negotiate with the elves there, and obtain all the information about the Azores kingdom?"

Sylvik, who has finally stopped circling the circle, is quite Straightforwardly stated the purpose of his trip.

In the increasingly serious atmosphere, the black hair wizard did not answer immediately, but did not say a word in thought.

"Of course, your Majesty also took into account that the Duke of Byrne is busy with his business and has a lot of opportunities. He may not have time to carry out such a long official mission."

"But correspondingly, another Please pay more attention to one thing." Before the words fell, Silvik's expression suddenly became cold:

"It has been more than three years since you were crowned. In the past three years, I have never visited Imperial Capital to give you a job. Don’t you think it’s a bit rude?"

"Of course, your Majesty considers that Byrne is now reunified, you must There are many things that are too busy to be tolerant... But Duke, you have to give your Majesty a little face, so that he has a reasonable reason to convince others that Byrne is loyal to the empire!"

Loren pondered for a moment: "So, what your majesty means is..."

"I am just a deacon. I dare not speculate on your majesty's thoughts. I can only tell you a little bit of my own superficial opinions." Ke suddenly changed his face and smiled, stroking his chest humbly and lowering his head, but his eyes were always facing the black hair wizard:

"Go to the ancient wood forest or report to Imperial Capital...choose one of two. !"