Your war hammer is too fake

As immortal species, the elves' long lifespan always allows them to master many skills intentionally or unintentionally.

The arcane phoenix hovered above the elves, looking down at the earth from a high position. Dustan, who led the team personally, soon found the vicinity of the enemy's lair. The forest where the Arion plunderers were attacked before was actually a carefully laid trap. The village of the ghosts was not there at all. These cautious ninjas have always kept their secrets very well, but they encountered an opponent beyond common sense - through those captives, Dustan knew the true location of the ninja village.

The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. With the Archmage's three-fold advantage in strength, plus a flying beast and his own magic, the Phantoms had no chance of winning. The only unexpected thing in the entire battle was that the shadow warriors who had set out to attack the sentries had just eliminated a few of them when the alarm was triggered, causing the planned sneak attack to be changed to a violent attack.

Of course, even with a strong attack, the ninjas were still defeated. In the end, the ghosts left more than two hundred corpses, including many half-grown boys and girls. This was certainly not because the elf warriors were possessed by the foreskin man, they were Asur, not Druz. These minors took the initiative to take up arms and participate in the battle, and the elves chose to help them after a brief moment of doubt.

In addition to those who died in battle and those who were wounded and captured, there were dozens of ninjas who saw that things were hopeless and decisively broke through and fled into the surrounding mountains and forests. According to Dustan, if it weren't for the fact that these people could really hide in the shadows, with his arrangement and the advantage in manpower, it would be impossible for these Warhammers to get away!

[Group leader #AnJiyue: Wait, escaping into the shadows? Are you sure this isn't some kind of trick? ]

[Dustan Falcon. Confirmed. I vaguely felt a slight disturbance in the Shadow Wind. Damn, these ninjas really have some incredible abilities.]

Some of the sea guards brought by the archmage could speak Nibon, so the elves suddenly organized an interrogation. At first, the captives refused to confess any information, until the impatient Dustan called the shadow warriors... Under the physical "persuasion" of these Nagarys, several young ninjas who were not yet adults could not withstand the torture and finally revealed the information.

They are the Ghost Clan, a group of defected ninjas who came together to keep each other warm. Seventeen years ago, they met their current lord, a mysterious man who called himself "William". William recruited them and brought them back to the old world, settling them in a remote corner of the border prince's territory.

In order to avoid exposing this private army, William rarely let them go out, so the ghosts were able to recuperate. These little ninjas who spoke up were the new generation of ninjas born in the border prince's territory. They had never seen the hometown their parents talked about, and generally lacked a sense of identity with Nibon.

The location of the ninja village is remote enough that even the greenskins rarely come here. Except for the teams that come to deliver supplies regularly, the ninjas can only leave the village when they have a mission. Many young ninjas yearn for the outside world.

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Why does this thing give me an extremely familiar feeling... In the next plot, will there be a naughty kid sneaking out, which will lead to a series of events later? ]

【Dustan Falcon: ←_←You guessed it right.】

The supply team responsible for delivering daily necessities to the ninjas was also composed of ninjas, and they were William's most trusted ninjas. After all, these people had the right to enter and leave the ninja village when they were not on a mission. A certain naughty kid wanted to see the outside world, so he took the opportunity when the supply team finished delivering goods to the village and secretly hid in the van used for delivery. Naturally, the supply team soon discovered that they had an extra guest, and after a fierce argument, they decided to send the naughty kid back.

This turn back caused trouble. On the way back to the ninja village, the naughty kid who was longing for the "outside world" slipped away again when the adults were not paying attention. The supply team had to go look for him, but they ran into a group of cultists who were searching for sacrifices... The little ninjas didn't know the details of what happened, but they only knew that the supply team encountered some terrible monster, several good guys died, and the mutant monster chased them all the way to the village.

For the Phantoms, casualties were secondary. The real problem was that the ninja village, which had been hiding itself, was exposed to the sight of other residents of the border prince's territory. Then, several "principalities" coveted the ninjas' supplies and wanted to join forces to extort them, but were beaten up by the Phantoms in return.

[Group leader #Anjiyue: I feel like this kid’s destructive power is good enough to be the protagonist in a Hollywood blockbuster… So where did the mind engine come from? ]

[Dustan Falcon: You may not believe it, but you were actually very close to this thing...]

Under the "craftsmanship" of the shadow warriors, which was no less than that of Druzy, the adult ninjas took on a few more "main dishes" and finally confessed. Compared with the young ninjas, they knew more information. In fact, some of these people happened to be involved in the operation in Altdorf at that time. They ambushed the group of Eshin rats who stole the Mind Engine from the Sigma Grand Temple, and then escorted the Mind Engine all the way south. After several twists and turns, they finally delivered the things to the Ninja Village.

The Ghost Village is not just a ninja base. William spent a lot of effort to build a small but well-equipped laboratory here, dedicated to studying psychic technology and the legacy of the Faceless. According to William's plan, he will complete the analysis of the Mind Engine in the village. By reverse engineering this ancient device, he will achieve his lifelong wish - the ninjas don't know what the wish is, and it is impossible for them to ask.

When Dustan led the team to raid the ninja village before, even though their own children were shot through the heart by arrows, the Phantom Ninjas did not waver at all; on the contrary, when an elf approached William's laboratory, this group of ninjas rushed over like crazy, trying desperately to stop the elf from touching their lord's things.

By the way, after ambushing the Elion Raiders, the leader of the Phantoms actually suggested to William to move the Mind Engine to another place, but William refused. In William's opinion, the location of the Ninja Village had not been exposed, and rashly moving the Mind Engine might lead to unexpected situations. And even if Akendorf wanted to retaliate, he should at least realize that someone on his side was missing.

The phantoms did not let even a single elf escape.

Chapter 193: William the Traitor

When Dustan realized what he had seized, he was completely stunned.

The wizard who originally wanted to stay in the ninja village for a while to see if he could catch the escaped ninja and kill him immediately gave up the idea. After packing up all the valuable things in the laboratory, Dustan took the spoils and went home - An Jiyue was willing to buy this pile of things for 20,000 points.

Before leaving, the wizard had the Arcane Phoenix set a fire. After all, there was no way the police in this world would arrest him and put him in jail. Not long after the elves left, the ninja who had escaped earlier returned cautiously, along with William himself.

William had just arrived at Phaidolf when the ghosts ambushed the Arion Raiders. The Chaos Warlock accelerated to rush here after receiving the news, but unfortunately, he was still a step late. Looking at the burned laboratory, William felt his soul falling, the whole world became blurry and distant, and all sounds disappeared.

When they were still some distance away from the Ninja Village, William ordered a commando team composed entirely of combat-type Neto to chase after the traces left by the elven army. Although the hope was extremely slim, the Chaos Warlock still longed for a miracle to happen - of course, in the end he only gained endless disappointment. The commando team was a step late, and the Mind Engine had been sent to Akendorf. Moreover, even if they caught up, they could not defeat 700 fully armed elven warriors.

Despair gnawed at the Chaos Warlock's heart like an ant colony. Plans to retake the Mind Engine emerged from his mind one after another, but were rejected by William himself. Setbacks could not shake his determination to resurrect his sister, but faith alone was far from enough.

You look like you need help...

A faint whisper appeared in William's ear, pointing directly to the Chaos Warlock's weak spot.

Pray to me, bow down before me... bring a sacrifice, and you will be given the power to resolve your difficulties...

William slowly squatted down, his whole face struggling in pain.

Give up those boring persistence, you will embrace new life...you will get what you want...

"No!!" William let out a low roar from his throat. "Liar!" he cursed, "Get out of here!"

The whispers from the void remained unmoved, continuing to bewitch the already wavering Chaos Warlock. "Master?" A maid-type Nieto approached from behind and tried to help William up from the ground: "Are you okay?"

William raised his head and looked at Neto's face, which was exactly the same as Lunicia's. In a trance, he remembered his childhood and his sister who shone on him like the sun. His hesitant mind became firm again, and his psychic power built a high wall for his consciousness. The whisper became lighter and lighter in a dissatisfied grumble, and finally disappeared completely.

"The High Elves may not know what it is," the Chaos Warlock said. "It won't be any harder than snatching it from the basement of those charlatans... Go to Mirmidon and hire a ship to transport the ghosts to the backup base in Sartosa."

"Your will, Master." The two maid-type Netos bent down together.

William was ready to return to Marienburg. The Mind Engine and his laboratory were gone, and there was no point in staying here. As far as the Chaos Warlock knew, the Order's biggest sponsor, Jan van der Kuipers, continued to support the Order, but the richest man also made a request: he hoped to officially join the Order and get "an appropriate position."

Coopers had already been tested. He was not a person with special mental power and could not master psychic power. According to the rules of the Paradis Order, anyone can join the order in theory as long as they are not spellcasters and their bodies have not undergone any mutations, but only psychics can become priests and truly enter the core circle of the order. Coopers' "earnest plea" has not yet been made public within the order. William can fully imagine what kind of uproar this matter will cause. However, what does that have to do with him?

Chaos Warlocks do not believe in the teachings of Paradis.

……

Mordheim, south of Ostermark.

The coalition forces were deploying defenses in an orderly manner. The ruins were flattened or blown up with gunpowder, and the building materials obtained were used to build barricades. The Styr River ran through the city, dividing the city into two districts of roughly equal size. In addition, near the water gate on the west side of the city was an island in the middle of the lake, on which there was a Sigma Temple.

The island in the middle of the lake is connected to the southern city by a stone bridge. As soon as the Ostermark army entered the city, they sent people to the island in the middle of the lake to check the situation of the temple. After the Aurora people also checked it and eliminated some potential hidden dangers that the imperial people had not discovered, Prince Hertwig requisitioned this building as his headquarters, and also set up a material warehouse and a field hospital here.

This magnificent temple, made of solid materials, withstood the shock wave of the comet's fall and stood for five hundred years without any maintenance, and its main structure is still basically intact. After a simple cleanup of the temple, a large number of baggage carts were sent into the temple, and the supplies unloaded from them quickly filled the temple's underground warehouse.

The Aurora Expeditionary Force set up its headquarters on the Central Bridge. The Central Bridge is not just a bridge, it can basically be regarded as a long community, with a wide and flat bridge deck, and a whole row of houses lined up on it - when An Jiyue saw it for the first time, she immediately thought of the Long Bridge of Volantis in A Song of Ice and Fire. The Central Bridge of Mordheim is naturally not as long as the Long Bridge of Volantis, but the width of the two is comparable.

There were originally more than a dozen severely mutated Chaos Trolls entrenched here. For some reason, the bridge had a strange affinity with the trolls, and the trolls liked to stay near the bridge (Note 1). In the previous battle, An Jiyue flew into the city with a small force, killed all the trolls here, occupied the central bridge and cut off the Skaven's retreat. Now, the central bridge has naturally become the command center of the Aurora people.

"...The above is my deployment," Feng Xi shook the fox ears on his head, "Please correct me, Governor."

An Jiyue raised her head with her left hand supporting her cheek. "You can make your own decision," the governor tried his best not to look at the other's fluffy tail, which must feel good to the touch. "If there is nothing else, please leave."

"Excuse me," the fox lady's icy blue eyes stared straight into the girl's eyes, "is there anything bothering you?"

"It's just that there are a few issues that I really care about that I can't figure out," An Jiyue waved her hand. "In short, Azhao, when you command the army, don't be too concerned about the lives of those imperial people, but don't ignore them completely either."

"I understand," Linghu bowed slightly and saluted the governor, "I'll take my leave."

After the fox lady finished reporting her work and left, An Jiyue lay on the desk, her plump slime protruding to both sides under the restraint of her clothes. Although the origin of the mind engine was figured out through interrogation of the captives, it brought more questions: How did this thing appear in Altdorf? Do the imperials know what this is?

What about the mysterious white-armored legion? What the hell are they? After the battle, the Jinyiwei stationed in Altdorf managed to get the bodies of some of the dead enhanced soldiers. These guys without any hair on their bodies have obviously undergone some very advanced transformation. Where did this technology come from?

The craftsmanship of the Corrupted Clan is not so sophisticated, and no warp stone components have been detected in the corpses of the enhanced human soldiers; as for another race that excels in bioengineering, the Chaos Dwarves, their style characteristics are obviously different from this.

The Jinyiwei spent a lot of effort, but they only found the name "Palatis" and a few pieces of information. An Jiyue once thought that apart from the group of faceless men who fled after being defeated, she was the only psychic left in the world, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case. There are other people who have mastered the secrets of psychic power - at least part of the secrets.

The mysterious "William" is most likely a member of Paradis, or has some connection with Paradis. Considering that the people of Paradis can use psychic power, they must know the origin and purpose of the Mind Engine. From this perspective, the massive attack of Paradis was just a feint, and the real purpose was to cover another team to snatch the Mind Engine from the Sigma Temple?

No, that's not right. An Jiyue frowned. The real one who stole the Mind Engine was the Ratman, and the Ghosts just took it. Paradis couldn't possibly outsource such an important job, and the outsourced object was the Ratman who was known for his treachery.

The governor leaned back in his chair. He had to admit that there was really a wide variety of things in the entertainment pool. The ghosts had ambushed the black-clad rats of the Eshin clan with great precision, which meant that they knew the rats' retreat route from the beginning. Either William had a very powerful prophet under his command, or he himself was a prophet, or...

Those rats were hired by him.

Thinking of this, An Jiyue took out a lollipop from the drawer of her desk, peeled off the plastic wrapper and put it in her mouth. Whether "William" predicted the actions of the rats or the rats were hired by him, "William"'s goal was always the Shensi Engine itself. As for why he didn't take action in advance, but had to wait until the rats took the things away and then killed the rats on the way, the only reasonable explanation is that "William" didn't want others to know that the Shensi Engine fell into his hands.

Interesting, An Jiyue thought while holding a lollipop in her mouth.

……

Note 1: This setting is not only in Warhammer, but also in Heroes of Might and Magic. I checked and found that this setting seems to be the "original setting" of the troll. In ancient European legends, magical creatures such as Trolls often appear near bridges, which is also reflected in the movie "The Snow Hunter and the Princess". Parentheses, don't watch it, it's a bad movie.

Chapter 194: Aiwen has many acquaintances

After communicating with Dustan, An Jiyue issued four instructions to Xuanshui remotely.

First, a guard led three infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and one cavalry battalion, totaling 2500 combat troops and supporting auxiliary troops, to Akendorf. Their mission was to take over and escort the spoils seized by Dustan from the ninja village back to Xuanshui.

Second, after the "goods" arrive at Xuanshui, they will be sent to the magma lake under the Iron Rock, although the magma can no longer be seen in this place. After this matter is completed, the several main personnel who are in charge will all accept the [Forget Worry Curse] cast by the uninformed alchemist to completely erase this memory. Parentheses, all "goods" must be sealed before storage.

Third, all the passages leading to the underground magma lake will be completely sealed. At the same time, An Jiyue will recruit a team of ground wolves in Xuanshui to guard the "goods". This team of ground wolves cannot leave without permission, and they are given special permissions. If someone breaks into the underground magma lake, An Jiyue will be alerted immediately.

Fourth, arrange a team of uninformed soldiers to secretly deliver some large boxes to the inner storehouse of the Duke of Wu's mansion for safekeeping. The whole process should be kept as secret as possible, but the people who handled it do not need to erase their memories. These soldiers will receive strict orders that if they dare to open the boxes, not only will they themselves be killed, but their families will also be punished. In parentheses, the boxes are filled with stones.

After doing all this, the Jiedushi temporarily put aside the matter of the mind engine and focused on the current work. Putting aside the defense deployment of the imperial people, Feng Xizhao, the nine-tailed fox who was ordered to take over the command of the expeditionary army, arranged four semi-arc-shaped defense lines from the inside to the outside with the north entrance and exit of the central bridge as the core. If the outermost defense line is used as the boundary, the area occupied by the Zhendan expeditionary army is about one-third of the northern city of Modheim.

At the innermost defense line, Feng Xizhao ordered the use of local stones to build three large enemy towers one foot above the ground. If you look down from the sky, the three enemy towers are in the shape of a regular triangle, with the top enemy tower facing the northern entrance and exit of the central bridge. All the cannons brought by the Zhendan people were placed on the enemy towers, and the three enemy towers corresponded to the three gun towers. The enemy towers themselves did not have a reserved passage to the outside, and the personnel stationed on them had to use ladders to enter and exit. As for the cannons and ammunition, they were brought up by the alchemists using the power of flying clouds and mist.

In order to clear the firing range for the cannons, the Aurora people carried out highly targeted destruction on the relatively intact northern city area (Note 1). Whether it was the half-remaining ruins or the two-story brick and stone buildings that had stubbornly stood up from the disaster that year, all were pulled down by the Aurora people with long hooks that were originally used to put out fires. If manpower can't handle it, then use the wooden ox and the flowing horse. If the wooden ox and the flowing horse can't handle it, then use gunpowder. If even gunpowder can't handle it, then it's Feng Xizhao's turn to do it himself.

Some imperial nobles saw the Aurora people tormenting the former capital of Ostermark, and they immediately went to Prince Hertwig to complain, as they were already suspicious of foreigners. Then, the imperial people who were busy building barricades in the southern city also began to flatten some buildings to make room for the few imperial artillery...

"We will rebuild it," the prince told his men. "Brick by brick, we will create a better Mordheim."

After a large-scale demolition in the northern city, the Aurora people began to build an outer defense line. Unlike the imperial people's barricades that were connected to each other to form a complete defense line, Feng Xizhao deployed individual infantry blocks on the outer defense line, and each infantry block was an independent defense position.

These square defensive positions were not connected to each other. The Zhendan people used local stones and wood to build a protective wall that was just as high as a person's chest, and the side length of the protective wall was uniformly 100 meters. Each position had exactly one infantry building, and the positions were stockpiled with spare weapons, protective gear, and enough ammunition to keep the Shenji Battalion going until the next life, as well as a large number of explosives, from the larger thunder bombs and ten thousand enemies to the smaller thunder bombs.

Considering that the ceremony would last for 12 hours, the Aurora people even dug toilets and prepared lime in these positions. As for the wounded who would inevitably appear, the minor ones would be taken care of by themselves, while the seriously wounded would be taken away by special alchemists using the shrinking earth into an inch technique and sent to the field hospital set up behind the last line of defense.

An Jiyue brought a total of 14 infantry battalions, of which, except for one battalion composed entirely of Huben Guards, the rest were standard infantry battalions, each consisting of three teams of the Central Army Battalion, one team of the Tiaodang Battalion, and one team of the Shenji Battalion. Feng Xizhao deployed eleven of the standard infantry battalions on the three outer lines of defense, and the remaining two standard infantry battalions and the one Huben Guard battalion formed the last line of defense together with the three artillery battalions. As for the Aurora cavalry, the two Sanqi battalions of musket cavalry and one Yulin Guard battalion were designated as the general reserve of the entire army. Once it was their turn to go on the field, it would be time to decide the winner.

As the Jiedushi's personal guards, the swordsmen also came to Modheim. They will guard the commander and protect An Jiyue's safety when she is presiding over the purification ceremony and cannot be distracted.

It is worth mentioning that the Reik Guards and the White Wolf Knights were also sent here by Prince Hertwig. The Elector said that the imperial people had an obligation to protect An Jiyue's personal safety in this battle, although the girl always felt that this guy was about to be unable to suppress these two groups of people, so she might as well send them to her side.

The 20,000-strong coalition army spent nearly a month in the ruins of Mordheim, and finally managed to dismantle what needed to be dismantled and build what needed to be built. During this period, several baggage trains arrived from Essen, and they also brought the latest news from the outside world: the new emperor of Nordland, who led his army north to support him, had a formal meeting with a cat-man in Middenheim. The latter received the emperor in a courteous manner, and at least on the surface, there was no discord between the two sides.

In addition to this, An Jiyue also knew that a Parawon army had suddenly entered the Axe Pass and was currently confronting the Imperial Army on the border. The Parawon claimed that unless Karl Franz publicly apologized for his previous "neglect" of Lawn and paid a huge sum of money, they would never withdraw their troops. This matter has not yet reached Baker Harbor, but after the dwarves in the Gray Mountains learned of it, they immediately blocked all the mountain roads near the fortress leading to the Empire.

The dwarves of the Grey Mountains get along well with the Bretonnians, but if there is a conflict between the Bretonnians and the Empire, the dwarves will always be more inclined to side with the Empire for the sake of Westhammer.

Although this terrible thing was basically expected, when it really happened, An Jiyue still felt annoyed - mainly annoyed at the arrogance and self-righteousness of the Bretonnian nobles.

The Jiedushi was thinking whether he should let County Magistrate Ai show up in advance before he takes office in Echeng.

After Dustan finished handling the affairs of the territory and handed over the batch of "local specialties", he immediately set off north to Kewang Castle to replace Ewen who was stationed there. Knight Ji then rode the ancient thunderbird she named "Jiujiang" and flew carefully to the cliff cave outpost. Since neither the people nor the birds knew the way, this not-so-long journey for a flying unit wasted Ewen a lot of time. During this period, she flew to the wrong place more than once and then had a fight with various messy local residents.

If she could still communicate, Aiwen would beat up these "hospitable" locals first, and then ask for directions. If she couldn't communicate, she would be hacked to death. If she couldn't speak the same language, she would be hacked to death. If she was too ugly and affected the knight's appetite, she would be hacked to death. When An Jiyue flew at full speed for half an hour, Aiwen took half a month to get there... Fortunately, if there is a next time, Aiwen, who has become very familiar with the local residents and successfully earned a series of nicknames such as "Snow Monster Butcher", "Wolf Pack Scourge", "Stomach Shield Crusher", and "Powerful Shrimp", probably won't need to go through so much trouble.

perhaps.

……

Note 1: The comet hit the west side of the southern city area, leaving a large impact crater.

The author says:

Author's words: PS: Today, no, it was yesterday. Yesterday was my grandma's birthday. It took more than an hour just to get there by car. My bladder almost exploded... (paralyzed

Chapter 195: Wind! Wind! Wind! (Part 1)

After completing the fortifications, the coalition forces, who had been busy for a month, rested for two days.

Taking advantage of this time, An Jiyue flew to Cliff Cave Post and brought Ewen and her mount, Chujiang, who were eating and drinking with the dwarves, back to Mordheim. According to the original plan of the governor, Knight Ji was to fly here by herself. After the affairs in Mordheim were settled, An Jiyue and Ewen would go to Marienburg together to take over the largest port in the Old World in the shortest possible time.

"It may be that there is some abnormal fluctuation in the magic wind in the north, which interfered with Jiujiang's senses," An Jiyue said while stroking Jiujiang's feathers that were dancing with lightning. "As a semi-elemental creature, the thunderbird is much more sensitive to the flow of magic wind than ordinary creatures... Dustan also said that something seemed to have happened in the north recently. He felt that the magic wind had become unprecedentedly high, and it took almost half a month to return to normal levels. This incident happened to overlap with the time when you were crazy and lost."

"Could it be Bing Ruolan and the others?" Aiwen asked worriedly.

"I really hope not," An Jiyue replied, "There's nothing we can do now."

Bing Ruolan had a group of system units provided by An Jiyue. To be precise, these warriors from An's Zhendan were the real main force of this expedition. After the ownership of these units was transferred to Xiu Yanqing, An Jiyue could no longer communicate with these people, nor could he connect their senses, and he didn't even know whether they were dead or alive.

Although Knight Ji insisted that she was definitely not a directionally challenged person and she just didn't know the way, group members generally tended to believe that it was force majeure that caused Evelyn to get lost. However, the cute attribute of "directionally challenged" (? ) was still forcibly attributed to the person involved by group members.

Since it took the coalition forces a whole month to build the defense system, although Evelyn was late compared to the original plan, it did not have any negative impact.

Before the purification ceremony began, An Jiyue had a meeting with Prince Hertwig, and also let Ewen show up in front of the Ostermark people. The Empire knew that someone had entered the camp of the Zhendan people yesterday. After all, the ancient thunderbirds made a lot of noise when flying, and they were very eye-catching both during the day and at night.

Upon hearing that this beautiful Bretonnian girl was the "new owner of Marienburg" mentioned in the secret deal reached between the two parties, Prince Hertwig did not show any surprise. The Elector first praised Egwene for having a powerful mount, and then changed the subject and mentioned the Nordic ambitions for Marienburg.

The Nordic nobles have a long tradition of forging claims. After hundreds of years of unremitting efforts, this group of people have forged claims on almost all the lands in the north of the empire. In particular, their elector Theodoric Geisel is a hero among CK2 players.

The Elector called himself "Prince of Marienburg" and claimed that Marienburg had been an integral part of his family's territory since ancient times. The legal basis he gave was that his grandmother once lived in this city.

"Ewen's army is already ready," An Jiyue said. "When the Richelieu family's coat of arms is flying outside Sessenmond, I believe Mr. Geisel will make a wise choice."

"This will cause resentment among the people of the Empire," Prince Hertwig said worriedly. "If Theodoric is not stupid, he will definitely seize this opportunity and make a big fuss about it, and force the electors to stand on his side by inciting xenophobia."

Hearing this, the governor smiled mysteriously and said, "What if Reikland and Middenland recognized Egwene's right to rule Marienburg and Westland before the political dispute evolved into a military conflict?"

"Even so, Theodoric will not give up," the Elector shook his head. "As long as blood is shed for this, hatred will continue forever between Nordland and Westland until one side is completely destroyed."

"Is the relationship between Sigmar's followers and Yurik's followers good?" The governor asked in return: "Except for Magnus the Pious, I have never heard of any emperor who can truly unite the two sides, even if it is only temporary."

Prince Hertwig sighed. "As long as you purify the curse of Mordheim and bring it back under the control of the people of Ostermark," the Elector said solemnly, "I swear to all the gods of this land that I will fulfill our agreement and fully support Lady Richelieu to become the Elector of Westerland and the Lord of Marienburg."

After a pause, the Elector seemed to have made up his mind: "If the Nords persist in their wrongdoings, Ostermark will send troops to fight alongside Westerland."

Hearing this, An Jiyue raised her eyebrows and then turned her gaze to Egwene, who rarely spoke. The knight looked left and right, and said with some embarrassment: "It's not that intense... I have my own goals, but provoking a civil war is definitely not what I want. I will use any feasible means to convince the Nords to accept reality. War can only be the last resort."