Your war hammer is too fake

Donde Wulssa didn't sleep all night.

Just yesterday, in the presence of the most powerful figures in Marienburg, Don de Wursa from Bilbarry was officially knighted by His Excellency Evelyn de Richelieu, Elector of the Imperial Westerland and Count of Marienburg... Even now, the former sheriff still feels dizzy and everything around him seems unreal like a dream.

To verify whether he was dreaming, he pinched the thigh next to him hard.

"Ah!!" Gustav Winkler screamed, "Damn it, why did you pinch my leg?!"

"It seems I am not dreaming," Tang De nodded very confidently, "and why are you here too?"

"Regarding my work, I need to report the latest progress to Lady Egwene in person," Gustav straightened his back. "If you have become a forgetful fool, let me remind you that we returned on the same ship."

After the secret meeting in Jingning, the two boarded a Grasshopper-class transport ship that happened to be on the way and flew back to the Three Rivers from the Haunted Forest. Taking the sea route would require going around the entire Southland continent, and even if everything went smoothly, it would still take several months on the ship. However, the flying ship sent by the Shuofang Army took only six days to complete the journey.

After a day's rest in Xuanshui, the two boarded another Grasshopper-class transport boat and were sent to Marienburg along with a batch of anti-gravity engines ordered by Evelyn. When the two arrived, the relevant documents for the title of nobility had not even been completed, so Tang De and Gustav, who had to follow them, stayed in the hotel arranged by the City Hall for another half a month.

It was not until the day of the canonization ceremony that the two men met Egwen in person for the first time. Of course, in the minds of the two brothers, this was the second time that Tang De had seen Egwen, and Gustav had seen her for the third time. For some reason, Tang De always felt that Egwen seemed... a little off. Compared to the last time he saw her, Egwen's temperament, demeanor, and conversation were slightly different, but Tang De wisely did not raise any questions about this.

On the one hand, Tang De was about to complete the class leap and become a real aristocrat from a self-proclaimed "Tang (Note 1)", so happy that he had no time to pay attention to other things; on the other hand, past experiences taught Tang De that big people always have some little secrets that are inconvenient for others to know. Exploring such things is not only useless, but can also easily lead to fatal disasters.

After the ceremony, Egwene generously gave the newly appointed Sir Tangde a month's vacation, mainly to let him get acquainted with the local upper class. The upper political structure of Marienburg was changing secretly and drastically. The pattern in which merchants once dominated everything had completely collapsed. The aristocracy, which had long been in decline, rose again because of Egwene's strong entry, and this drastic change forced everyone who had the right to participate to adapt to the ecology again.

After the holiday, Tang De will return to his hometown and start the secret mission given by Evelyn: investigating an underground society called the Paradis Cult. According to Evelyn's intelligence chief, a female shadow mage who calls herself "Lady Melinda", this is a cult group that has taken the upper route, and they have a mysterious power called psychic power that is very different from magic.

Cults were not uncommon in the Old World, and Donde had dealt with them a lot when he was an explorer. Compared with various chaotic sects, the special thing about the Paradis Cult was that they had an army - not twisted mutants, not crazy fanatics, not bloodthirsty beasts, but a regular armed force organized based on strict military drill.

What's even more outrageous is that according to Madam Melinda's investigation, the coup that took place in Margaret last year was pushed by Paradis. The former Duke of Wilta, now His Majesty Wilta, is a close ally of Paradis, and may even be a member of Paradis. With the military support of the Order, he overthrew the original king and usurped Margaret's crown. In this regard, Tang De needs to find out the truth while ensuring his own safety.

Tang De accepted the task very calmly. In a way, such a dangerous task made him feel relieved. As a veteran with rich life experience, he knew what kind of people the nobles were like. In Tang De's opinion, it was because the task was difficult enough that it proved that Egwene was serious in granting him the title.

Before, when waiting for the preparations for the coronation ceremony to be completed, Tang De had asked someone to go to his hometown of Bilbarry and Tyrell to gather the old friends. Strictly speaking, Gustav was also a member of that small team, but considering that this guy wanted to deceive Egwene and exclude himself from the matter, Tang De would definitely not cooperate with this guy again... Moreover, even if he didn't care about this matter, Gustav himself had another mission, and the two sides could not get together.

"I am going to accept a banquet from Baron Malon today. He happens to be a Margarite." Thinking of this, Tang De said to Gustav who was still glaring at him, "Are you sure you want to stay here?"

"Ha! So you've become Master Tangde?" Gustav said sarcastically, "I will get a higher position than you, old friend! Sooner or later, Lady Egwene will realize that granting you the title was a huge mistake."

"I look forward to that day," Tang De shrugged. "I am going to recruit a follower now, a loyal and smart servant. You are from Marienburg, maybe you can give me some advice, such as which guild should I go to for consultation?"

"... Considering what you are going to do next, I suggest you go to the Inda district to find their guru (Note 2)," Gustav replied. "Inda servants are docile, obedient, and cheap. They are very popular in Marienburg and are very suitable to accompany you to hell."

"Thank you for your advice, my friend," Tang De automatically ignored the last sentence, "but we should really say goodbye. No matter how long you stay in front of me, my reward will not be transferred to you."

Gustav left in a bad mood. After the man left, Tang De called the hotel waiter and flicked a shiny silver coin to him before he could speak. "If I want to find a loyal servant," the knight asked, "which district of Marienburg should I go to?"

"Inda or Nipeng are fine, my generous sir," the waiter quickly put away the silver coins. "In the past, big shots liked to go to Inda to find servants, but the market changed after Master Evelyn came... I heard that Master Evelyn hates Inda people. Now it is more popular in Marienburg to hire servants in Nipeng."

Tang De raised his eyebrows, but did not say anything. After sending the waiter away, the knight looked at the direction where his old friend was going, with a playful expression: "You'd better not use your lame tricks on Lady Egwene, old friend..."

After saying that, Sir Tang De waved to the stable boy not far away and said, "Bring my horse over here. I want to go to the Nipeng District."

The stable boy was about to turn around and go to the stable when several riders slowly turned the corner and arrived at the hotel's gate with the sound of horseshoes hitting the stone floor. The leader dismounted and walked quickly to Tang De, touching his chest and bowing: "Good morning, sir. My master wants to know if he has the honor to invite you to the dinner he is hosting today."

"My schedule for today has been confirmed," Tang De stood on the steps, his left hand on the hilt of the Swift Sword, his right hand on his waist, "I don't think breaking an appointment is an act in line with aristocratic etiquette."

"No, no, no, sir," the visitor said with a smile, "you don't need to break your promise to anyone. Some unfortunate tragedies have occurred recently, and Baron Malone has been accused of attempting to assassinate His Majesty Wilta. Just last night, this shameful traitor has been arrested, and his position, fiefdom and title will be inherited by my master."

"…Tell your master that I will be there on time in the evening."

……

Note 1: "Don" is a honorific title added before a name in Spanish. Don De is actually called De. A similar example is the famous Don Quixote, who is actually called Quixote, and Don is a prefix.

Note 2: Guru is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Sikhism.

Chapter 323 Kaul

Some time later, northeast of Marienburg, at the Iron Valley Air Force Base.

From the beginning, Aiwen did not plan to place the base of the flying fleet in the city of Marienburg, but built a base in the northeast of the city for the use of the air force. The straight-line distance between this base and the city is about 60 kilometers. Knight Ji can fly there in half an hour riding the ancient thunderbird, and an hour on Pegasus.

The location of the Iron Valley Air Force Base was originally part of the Misty Swamp. More specifically, it was once a decaying settlement of swamp-dwelling monsters. After destroying the swamp-dwelling monsters that had been entrenched here and sweeping away the hostile races squatting at the doorstep of Marienburg, Knight Princess chose this place as the base for the flying fleet at the suggestion of the engineering masters.

As for the name "Forged Iron Valley", it was An Jiyue's suggestion. Although he was not very good at naming, the dog owner could always find all kinds of names that sounded good from all kinds of strange places, even though there was no valley in this place at all, only a few solid flat lands with relatively stable geological conditions in a large swamp.

After the Swamp Monster Tribe was wiped out, the fog that had been lingering in the Misty Swamp all year round dissipated, and the long-lost sunshine once again shone on this damp and cold land. Although an engineering master proposed a plan to use water conservancy projects to adjust the direction of the river, so as to drain the excess water from the swamp and turn it into arable land, this bold idea was rejected: in the West Territory development plan that An Jiyue helped to formulate, the provincial government must give priority to the development of the land south of the Rick River.

Westerland has a long coastline, and most of the area is sparsely populated and underdeveloped. The northernmost part of the province is across the sea from the Norse Peninsula. Although Marienburg has managed to become a trading partner with some southern Norse tribes through peaceful means such as signing trade agreements, this has a very limited effect on the overall situation.

Before the flying fleet and coastal defense forces grow strong enough to effectively defend the province's coastline, any plan to develop the land north of the Reik River will be ineffective and doomed to be accompanied by endless, maddening attacks and looting - not only will there be pirates who flock to Marienburg after hearing about its wealth, but also the greenskins from the Dark Abyss and the beastmen emerging from the Duncanwald Forest will also be troublesome. Even the restless Nords may become a threat in some sense.

For Marienburg, the Misty Swamp is a natural barrier. Its existence means that enemies from the north can only attack from a few relatively fixed routes, which is extremely beneficial to the defenders. When the construction plan of the Ironforge Valley Air Force Base is officially finalized, it is even less likely that the Knight Princess will approve any ideas such as "turning the swamp into fertile fields".

Ironforge Valley is located on a solid dry ground, surrounded by muddy swamps on all sides, and almost cut off from the outside world by land. In fact, all the materials and personnel here are completely dependent on aviation vehicles, and the building materials and labor needed to build the base are all delivered by Grasshopper-class transport boats.

Since the construction of the Pingshan defense line consumed more than half of the transport boat production capacity of the Xuanshui Arsenal, and the new military horse-class transport ship had just begun to assemble the keel of the first ship, the construction progress of the Iron Forge Valley has been relatively slow. When fighting against the blockade fleet sent by the high elves at the beginning of the year, all members of the Wester Air Force could only live in tents, and could only take a shower when they rotated back to Marienburg.

At that time, they relied entirely on manpower and simple human-powered machinery to supply the ship with materials. Daily maintenance work required everyone to work together to barely cope with it. Even the dwarf engineers who were responsible for providing technical support on board the ship no longer complained about the "lack of physical work" in this job. Fortunately, after half a year of construction, the base has been roughly formed. Now everyone can live in well-equipped dormitories, and the water shortage has been solved because the nectar towers purchased from Sanhe Prefecture have arrived one after another.

The construction did not stop there. As the headquarters and largest base of the West Territory Air Force for a long time to come, Ironforge Valley is still expanding slowly and steadily until the available dry land is fully developed. Currently, there are seven different types of grasshopper gunboats and eleven grasshopper transport boats stationed here, with a permanent staff of over 2,000, nearly half of whom are laborers responsible for building the base.

These people were all civilians recruited by Evelyn from the War Codex. The Iron Valley Air Force Base was a highly confidential military facility. Due to the need for confidentiality, it was impossible to recruit personnel from outside. After all, Evelyn would not kill the construction workers after the project was completed. Also for the sake of confidentiality, after the base was fully completed, this group of workers would not go to the mixed Marienburg, but were scheduled to be arranged to the new settlement on the south bank of the Reik River.

As the shadow cast by the flying ship spread over the busy construction site, many workers raised their heads and looked up in awe at the miracle of human wisdom. No one scolded them, because the engineering masters who were in charge of the workers were even worse than them. These eccentrics, who were known for their amazing imaginations and their ability to create all kinds of useless weird inventions, looked at the flying ship like dwarves seeing a pile of unowned gold.

Those who can work here have naturally come into contact with various grasshoppers equipped by the West Territory Air Force. However, how can wooden ships compare with the new steel creations? Looking at the visitors who are gradually going away, the engineering masters are discussing. Many people are speculating when the Elector's army will be equipped with this new type of warship, and who among them will be lucky enough to serve on it and observe this powerful machine made by the Little Moon Witch up close.

Dominius Belisarius Caul looked up at the battleship that was about to land in the distance. As an orphan who didn't know who his parents were, he was adopted by a lonely engineer since he was a child. He grew up with difficulty as a nominal adopted son, a servant in reality, and an apprentice who was exploited. If nothing unexpected happened, his life would be like this. His adoptive father was extremely stingy with Caul both financially and intellectually, and never taught him anything seriously as a so-called apprentice. All the knowledge he had mastered before being recruited by Coast Heavy Industries was the result of his self-study.

When the newly established Coast Heavy Industries was recruiting personnel from the entire Marienburg, Kaul, who was out buying wine for his adoptive father, did not hesitate to seize this opportunity, which might be his only chance in his life. With his innate talent and a little bit of luck, Kaul successfully passed the interview. When his adoptive father came after hearing the news, Kaul threw the money for the wine to him, and leisurely followed the other selected candidates into the city hall, where they would undergo further assessment.

Under the cold gaze of the Imperial Knights who were responsible for guarding the City Hall, the adoptive father's angry roar was swallowed back into his throat, and he could only watch as the "heartless little beast" broke free from his control.

Then, Kaul was assigned to be an apprentice to an engineering master and an intern at Coast Heavy Industries. Compared with his adoptive father, his new teacher was also a heavy drinker, but he was much better in both academic level and character. The new teacher taught Kaul everything he knew without reservation, and Kaul eagerly learned the knowledge. A month later, on the same day that Kaul was converted to a full-time employee, he learned that the new teacher had been selected to participate in an important project, and the new teacher was going to take him with him.

So Kaur came to the Iron Valley in a daze.

"Is that the Swift-class frigate mentioned in the rumors?" asked Kaul.

"Well," Kaur's teacher nodded, "She's really beautiful, isn't she?"

"Yes, sir. Compared to those rustic grasshoppers, she is a very charming lady," Kaul continued. "I heard that the Air Force will soon be equipped with these new warships."

"Don't think too much. We definitely won't be her ship's engineer." The teacher glanced at Kaul and said, "It's time to collect our minds. Today's work is not finished yet. How about going to the bar for a drink after work today? It's my treat."

There was a bar in Forge Valley, back when everyone was still living in tents.

"No, let me treat you today," Kaur shook his head. "Only alcohol can make me forget the regret of not being able to be with her."

"Haha~ Don't talk like you've been heartbroken," the teacher laughed and patted the young Kaur on the shoulder, "This is an era of rapid development in engineering. Sooner or later, you will meet a more powerful and beautiful 'lady'. At that time, you will realize that the existence you once thought was flawless is just so-so."

"I'm not such a sentimental man," Kaul said very firmly, "She is so beautiful. I will never forget her."

……

Note 1: Iron Valley, the name comes from the 1997 CG animated version of Starship Troopers, which is the call sign of the starship that the protagonist team is on. Note that it is not the earliest version from the 80s.

Chapter 324: Fight If You Want

Before the Swift frigate came to a complete stop, An Jiyue jumped off the front deck.

"A souvenir," the governor said, passing over a food box with telekinesis, "I made it myself."

Aiwen, who was waiting here, took the food box and sniffed it like a hamster: "Jerky?"

"There are also dried tea-flavored tofu," said the beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes. She suddenly turned her head and looked in a certain direction, "Hmm..."

"What's wrong?" Knight Ji opened the food box with an extremely natural movement, took out a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth, puffing her cheeks and saying vaguely: "It tastes good, Xiaoyue's wife power is increasing~"

An Jiyue ignored Aiwen's teasing. She glanced in that direction a few more times, then retracted her gaze: "Nothing, I just simply care a little. If I must describe it, it's probably like a heavy cat slave who finds that a top-notch cat suddenly jumps past the edge of his vision, but when he looks again, he can't find it anymore."

Jin Zhifan, holding something in his arms, appeared behind An Jiyue without knowing when, and handed the object to the latter with both hands. The governor took it and placed it horizontally in front of him, saying: "It took some time, but it's finally done."

The knight handed the food box, which was already a quarter empty, to Sir Almalik behind her, then picked up the item with one hand and took off the rune cloth wrapped around it. Instantly, a silver-gray long-handled war hammer was exposed to the sun, and the dwarven runes engraved on the surface of the hammer head shone brightly, but then all the light was retracted the next moment.

"Does it have a name?" Evelyn asked.

"I originally wanted to call it 'World Breaker'... cough," An Jiyue turned her head away guiltily, "but considering that you are not bald and do not have the attributes of a filial son, I'd better forget it. You can give it a name you like."

“Even if I wanted to hold a big birthday party, there’s no emperor here who can fulfill my filial duty!” Knight Ji complained loudly: “Besides, how can the shape of this thing look like a World Breaker? If it weren’t for the color, I would have thought it was Gail Maraz!”

The weapon currently used by the Elector of Westland is a rune warhammer called the Hammer of Black Rock Castle, which was borrowed by the Anxi Army Jiedushi from the King of Black Rock Castle, Oakley Philipson. When the item was borrowed, both parties agreed to a one-year term, and An Jiyue certainly couldn't break her promise on such a matter. Although there was still a short time before the return deadline, the girl still squeezed out time to go to the Eternal Peak and borrowed the forging workshop of the Rune Blacksmith Guild.

Anyway, An Jiyue was also a rune blacksmith and a formal member of the Eternal Peak Rune Blacksmith Guild. She spent a week in the forging workshop and completed this weapon, which was strictly speaking still just a transitional equipment.

This was the first rune item An Jiyue had made, and it certainly wouldn't be the last. The design of the unnamed rune hammer fully met the user's requirements: strong and durable, and definitely not easily damaged. It had one and only one special ability, which was the ability to suppress regeneration. Apart from that, this thing was strong, and it was extremely strong.

This strength is not only in the physical sense, but also in the magical sense. After it was forged, An Jiyue borrowed the [Beard Cloak] from Dustan for testing.

This is a special magic item that was created during the Longbeard War. Since the raw material is the dwarf's beard, this thing has the special effect of suppressing or even destroying the dwarf's runes. Its existence alone is enough to cause the dwarves to be furious, so Dustan immediately hid it after drawing it from the equipment pool. An Jiyue also tested it secretly and did not dare to let the A-Dans know at all.

The test results show that this warhammer is indeed "strong" enough. Even a bearded cloak specially designed for dwarves cannot destroy the runes engraved on it, and cannot even produce a significant suppressive effect.

Riding on the first Swift-class frigate that had just been delivered to the Aurora Air Force, An Jiyue's trip was not only to test the long-distance navigation of the new warship, but also to deliver something. She would not stay in Marienburg for too long. When Bing Ruolan personally came forward to inform Liu Jianguo about Shen Zhu's whereabouts, the Yuting staff member immediately said that the matter was of great importance and was beyond his ability to make a decision on the spot. For this reason, he must return to Shangwu immediately and report the matter to Yuan Bo in person.

An Jiyue then proposed to send a flying ship to take them back, and Liu Jianguo agreed. Then the Jiedushi proposed that in view of the importance of the matter and the high probability that the evil god would intervene, she would also go to Shangwu with them. In response, the staff thought about it again and again, and finally nodded.

According to the Jiedushi's plan, two Swift-class frigates and a Junma-class transport ship will be deployed on this trip, and the latter's cargo hold will be temporarily modified to accommodate personnel temporarily. Since the keel of the first Junma-class ship has just been assembled, it is expected to take eight weeks to deliver to the troops. An Jiyue plans to end the conflict in Marienburg before leaving for Zhendan.

Liu Jianguo had some objections to this, mainly because he thought two months was too long and it was easy for something to go wrong. Before he could object, Qin Yu, a high-ranking Si Tian Cheng who rarely expressed his opinions, suddenly said that it would be just right to set off in two months. As for what exactly was "just right", this person said with an unfathomable look on his face that he couldn't say.

So the matter was settled.

"As for the styling issue, I can only say that I didn't lean in that direction on purpose," An Jiyue said, "Don't stare at me, I really didn't. By the way, how far have you progressed with your defense deployment?"

Marienburg was seized by the Lords of the Holy Scriptures with force, and the High Elves of Ulthuan were absolutely instrumental in its independence from the Empire. Defeating the blockade fleet sent by the High Elves with the flying fleet was just the beginning. Only by defeating the inevitable second batch of High Elves' intervention forces would these arrogant and pointed-eared people accept reality.

Egwene never relaxed her preparations for the war. Even when she was carrying out drastic administrative system reforms and large-scale infrastructure construction, she did not stop preparing for war. Even after the blockade fleet was defeated, Asur managed to send a diplomatic envoy through a third party, actually Laun Leocornwall, to negotiate the redemption of prisoners and to send a signal of easing tensions, but the Knight remained unmoved.

The Phoenix Court was in great dispute over whether to fight again. Originally, they would not have such a dispute, but first the Caledonians caused a huge disaster, not only losing troops but also almost causing the War of the Longbeard 2.0; then the Avalonians led a group of troops to try to interfere in the war between the Dwarves and their cousins ​​in Athel Loren without consulting the Phoenix Court in advance, and ended up fighting a muddled battle with the Greenskins, and even Tyrion himself was arrested by the Dwarves' Cathay allies.

Although the Cathays released Tyrion as agreed after the war, the matter was not over yet. In order to clean up the mess of the Caledonians, Finubar went to the Old World in person to have a diplomatic meeting with the High King of the Dwarves. He finally managed to deal with the matter, but as soon as the Royal Fleet of Ulthuan carrying the Phoenix King returned to Lothern, he heard that the Avalonians had also dealt with him a big one...

Finubar was unusually angry. He sent a strong summons to Prince Imrik, demanding that he immediately go to Lothern for questioning, and then wrote a personal letter to Alarielle, asking the Everqueen not to act on her own again next time. As for Tyrion, Finubar sent the prince to Eagle Gate directly in the name of guarding against Druzil.

After this series of moves, the political situation in Ulthuan was inevitably disturbed. Unexpectedly, but also reasonably, Imrik refused the summons of the Phoenix King, claiming that his honor was insulted. He could go to Lothern, but he would never accept any so-called "questioning". He was willing to accept any punishment, but he would never admit his mistakes!

Finubar was thus suspended in mid-air, unable to go up or down. The self-willed behavior of the Caledorians must be severely punished, otherwise where is the authority of the Phoenix Court? The problem is that Imrik has a special status, as the last descendant of Caledor the Dragon Tamer. If the punishment is too severe, the Caledor Kingdom, which already does its own thing, will become even more disunited; but if his extraordinary behavior of provoking a war without authorization is not severely punished, Finubar will become a huge joke.

Compared to this, the Marienburg incident was nothing. The expedition to Marienburg was a plan that had been finalized long ago, but the intensified internal conflicts seriously affected the high elves' preparations for war. The expeditionary force, which was supposed to set off in May, was delayed until the end of July and even the expeditionary commander was still undecided.

In desperation, Finubar, who is known for his diplomatic skills, can only try to use diplomatic means to find a way to regain face at the expense of substance. Unfortunately, the Lords of the Holy Scriptures do not understand the difficulties of the Phoenix King. They want both substance and face. In the face of the various hints of the high elves during diplomatic contacts, Egwene said that we are just uncivilized and barbaric monkeys, and we really can't understand the obscure language art of the superiors of Ulthuan.

If the envoys of the high elves had not come through Laun's route, Knight Ji would not have bothered to pay any attention to them!

The author says:

Author's words: Reply to reader "Reader1659590858":

The answer to the first question is yes, "Don" is the honorific title for the patriarch of the Italian Mafia. As for the second question, although they are hostile to each other, they are both from the cultural circle of the South Asian subcontinent after all, and many cultural concepts are universal, just like the Crescent Moon Church copied a lot from the Crusades.

Chapter 325: Intertwined Omens

The slow movements of the high elves gave the knight more time to prepare for battle.

If it weren't for a request for help from the eastern colonies that unexpectedly broke the political deadlock, Ulthuan might not have been able to send an expeditionary force until the end of the year. According to information obtained by Dustan's men, the high elf overseas colony of the Sun Tower in the south of the Inda subcontinent recently joined forces with two other colonies to urgently request help from the mainland.

According to their reports, a series of conflicts and wars have recently broken out in the Indah region, with several powerful kingdoms involved in the war, and even Raja has died on the battlefield. It is said that there are about 600 kingdoms of all sizes on the Indah subcontinent, but only a dozen countries have sufficient strength and influence. One third of these regional powers have already been killed, and it is only a matter of time before the remaining two thirds choose to join the war.

As for the cause of the war, it was a Luoja named Baladivar who tried to unify the Inda subcontinent. To this end, he launched this war and tried to use force to unify the Inda peoples under the same will. This matter had nothing to do with the High Elves. Although the war would inevitably affect the High Elves' trade activities in the Inda region, as long as the Cathay Dynasty continued to export silk to Ulthuan steadily, the problem was not a big deal; however, there were rumors that Baladivar's conquest seemed to have the support of Druzi.

To be precise, it was supported by a Dread Lord named Faenza Scarlet Rose. This was a very mysterious person. Although he was a Dread Lord, he did not have any territory on land, nor did he gain power in any city of Naggaroth. Instead, Faenza had an unknown number of black arks under her command, the largest of which was called "Magic Feast".

The Kane assassins sent by Faenza helped Baladivar get rid of all those who hindered his rule of the kingdom. If necessary, the Dread Lord would provide more support to Luoya. In exchange, Baladivar's army would sell the captured prisoners to Faenza at a low price. The Dread Lord did not have to do anything, and he could get a steady supply of cheap slaves just by lying down. He could accumulate a huge amount of wealth just by being a middleman - and this is exactly what the Sun Tower is worried about.

Druzy's ambitions and desires are endless. The Tower of the Sun believes that Faenza and his minions will threaten the Eastern Colonies sooner or later. The Tower of the Sun has tried to solve the problem peacefully. They sent envoys to try to persuade Baladivar to give up cooperation with Druzy - the capricious Druzy will definitely betray his allies without exception.

The Asurs thought that Baladiwa was deceived by Faenza's sweet words, but in fact he was not. Baladiwa knew what he was doing. Facing the persuasion of the Asur envoys, the tyrant asked bluntly, "Then can you support me in unifying Inda? If not, why should he give up the covenant with Faenza?"

The high elves were speechless. They had no right to represent Ulthuan, and Ulthuan would never make such a promise. Helping Inda unify would inevitably offend the Cathay Dynasty. When the Inda subcontinent was in disarray, these guys who felt extremely good about themselves still had undisguised ambitions for the land of the Venan Province. If Baladiwa really succeeded in unifying Inda, the next move of this Luoja would definitely be to go to war with Cathay, and the Dragon Gods would naturally not tolerate such a thing.

In order to avoid the worst, the Tower of the Sun, after fully communicating with the nearby Tower of Stars and Tal Alasun, decided to support Baladivar's opponents. Unfortunately, the high elves were disappointed that even though they had spent a lot of effort to bring these seemingly united but actually alienated guys together to form an alliance to fight Baladivar, these rubbish were no match for Baladivar on the battlefield. Baladivar often tore them apart even though they had several times or even nearly ten times the military advantage.

Baladiwa did not even call on Druzy's allies to intervene. He relied on his own army to beat his opponents to a pulp and even killed a member of the coalition, Luoya. In desperation, the Eastern colonial lords, unable to sit back and watch the situation continue to deteriorate, had no choice but to intervene in the Indo-Danish war in the name of "protecting their trading partners".

With the timely support of the high elves, the originally precarious war situation turned into a stalemate, and the Luoyas of the anti-Ba united front were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. As for pushing back, sorry, as part of the Antarctic defense line, the Eastern Colonial Territory’s primary responsibility has always been to maintain the global ocean trade network while maintaining monitoring and early warning of the Antarctic wasteland.

They couldn't send all their troops to Inda, as their responsibilities didn't allow them to do so. With limited manpower available and their allies frustrated by Baladivar, the Eastern Colonial Territory could only ask for help from the mainland. The messengers sent by the three colonies arrived in Lothern at a very delicate time.

The whole of Ulthuan heaved a sigh of relief at the arrival of the messenger. Imrik's arrogance and stubbornness made many high elf nobles worry that if the Caledor continued to resist like this, Finubar would be forced to choose to use force to solve the problem. In fact, the Phoenix King himself was also worried about this.

Now, the Eastern Colonial Territory's request for assistance has given the Phoenix Court an opportunity to resolve the matter in an honorable manner.

After a round of court intrigue, exchange of interests, and political compromise, Finubar announced his punishment for the Caledonians: Imrik must lead an army to the east to help the eastern colonies resolve the chaos in Inda. Because it was a punishment, no matter how much success the Caledonians achieved in this expedition, they would not receive any honor or reward.