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"——Master Qi, we have been deceived!"

However, Earl Browfield and his vanguard members in the border town had been dispersed by the huge crowd.

The residents of the town swarmed here, rushing in one direction like crazy, grabbing the contents of the box that had fallen to the ground.

And the box that was big enough to hold a baby was the "cargo" that Browfield had been searching for.

But what was inside was not the baby he was expecting.

The box was filled with a pile of jewels and gold coins of extremely high quality!

When Browfield and the vanguard arrived in the town and searched house by house, a spy who was obviously Casimir quickly jumped out of the window holding the box and escaped.

Just when he gave the order to the vanguard members to hunt down the spy, he didn't expect that the spy simply threw the box on the ground.

The jewels in the box suddenly scattered all over the ground, attracting the attention of the vanguard members.

Then, accompanied by the heart-wrenching cry of "There are jewels here" from a spy who was hiding somewhere, the people in the entire town rushed towards them like beasts smelling blood.

If at this point Browfield still doesn't realize that he has fallen into a trap set by the enemy long ago, then he has fought for so many years in vain!

"There's no baby in the box, only jewels! We're chasing the wrong target!"

"——I see. No wonder there seemed to be so many missing jewels in the house. It turned out that they were stolen by the greedy servants."

At this time, on the spell screen at the high tower, Wallner, who could clearly hear the voice of Chen Qi in the communicator through the tower's sensing function, was immediately relieved.

Soon, the Elector, who was almost frightened to death by Chen Qi, quickly regained his composure and composure.

He smiled and said to Chen Qi and the vanguard troops behind him:

"It seems that this is all just a misunderstanding, Earl Qi. It's just that an ungrateful servant stole the wealth that didn't belong to him and used my name to send the stolen goods to Casimir to sell them."

"Thank you for your loyalty and dedication, but since this is all a misunderstanding, could you please withdraw your troops?"

"If you don't withdraw your troops, I will suspect you of plotting a military coup."

With the help of the tower, all the vanguard members surrounding the tower could clearly hear Walter's words.

However, just as Walter was feeling relieved, he thought that his words could shake Chen Qi's military morale and force him to retreat.

The scene before him, however, gradually froze his relaxed smile.

...Why, there is no movement?

How come the army surrounding the tower doesn't seem to be affected by him at all?

"How can this be?"

Relying on the detection function of the tower, Walter was shocked to find that the army surrounding the tower was not affected by his words at all.

Every soldier stood there motionless like a stone statue.

"Without military orders, no one can be shaken. How could Earl Qi train such an army?"

However, Brandt, who was a member of the Golden Law Guard, was now deeply aware of the horror of this army.

Even if you search the entire Leithania, I'm afraid that apart from the Golden Law Guards, you won't find a second army with such neat military appearance and serious orders as theirs!

The scary thing is that the ambitious Qi is the only person in Leitania who can train this army!

If, in time, he had several such armies...

I'm afraid that Leitania is really going to change its owner...

"But, it doesn't matter. As long as Earl Qi is shaken, it will be enough for us!"

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Brandt turned his gaze to Chen Qi who was standing in the front.

He kept praying in his heart that Chen Qi would be able to turn back and give them a chance to catch their breath.

But the result made Brandt feel even more desperate.

In the detection device, Chen Qi's figure was still standing proudly at the forefront of the army. He was there, without retreating, nor ordering a withdrawal.

Brent couldn't even detect a hint of nervousness or hesitation on Chen Qi's face.

He still stood there proudly and confidently like a monarch who was sure of victory, looking at the war in the distance which had not yet begun but had actually ended.

At this moment, Brent finally understood why Qi's army had such strong willpower.

All this is because of the leader they follow.

Their leader is always so calm, always standing at the front, leading them to victory, without exception!

This time, their leader remained unshaken.

Then the morale of this army will be even less likely to be shaken!

He stood there proudly, and was the pillar of this army and of everyone.

As long as he doesn't fall, this army will never fall!

This Golden Law Guard among the Golden Law Guards, who could single-handedly use Originium skills to cover an entire campus with strong men, after understanding everything in front of him, a sense of fear and dread arose in his heart for the first time in a long time.

After the fear, there was only one thought left in Brandt's mind - this man must be eliminated!

He is so terrible.

If we don't kill him here, I'm afraid no one will have the chance to kill him in the future.

And now, he was exposed at the forefront of the army. As long as he used his Originium skills to inject it into the tower, the tower's defense system could take this man's life.

But do you really dare?

If Chen Qi was killed here, both himself and the Elector would be charged with murdering the Count.

When that time comes, facing the thousands of angry people who support Qi, how will the Gemini Queens deal with them to quell the public resentment?

I'm afraid the only option is beheading?

When he thought of this, even Brent, who was loyal to the Twin Queens, hesitated. He looked at the defense system button on the console and hesitated to make a move...

But just as he hesitated, Chen Qi outside the tower seemed to have finally made a new move.

"My Lord! New communication!"

"Whose is it?" Chen Qi turned his head calmly and asked the vanguard team members.

"Yes, it's Lady Gertrude's!"

Finally, Chen Qi heard the answer he wanted and immediately took the communicator again.

This time, what responded to Chen Qi was Gertrude's seductive voice with a hint of smile amid her tiredness.

"You really know how to order people around, Master Qi."

"They asked me to rush to Casimir to contact that muscular woman overnight, and they also asked us to intercept the baby together. After all this trouble, in the end it would be better to do nothing."

As if she was afraid that Chen Qi didn't understand, Gertrude complained and said something that made Werner on the magic screen feel desperate:

"Our Lord Elector has even made two special preparations."

"He deliberately sent a group of people to transport fake goods across the border to confuse us, and on the other hand, he contacted the Infected Knights of Casimir in a low-key manner to take over his goods on the other side."

"You are the Elector Lord, but you would rather trust the infected than the Casimir Business Association. Oh my, how bold you are."

"Fortunately, our dear Miss Jian has not wasted her time in Casimir this year~"

"She is very influential in the Infected Knights of Casimir. With just one word, she can get the Infected Knights to help us settle all this."

"Gertrude, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Qi felt a little sorry for the elder's running around, but he quickly regained his sanity and asked in a serious tone:

"So, Gertrude, did you get the 'cargo' we wanted?"

"…Listen for yourself."

However, under Chen Qi's great expectation and Walter's anxious attention from high above, after a period of silence, a burst of laughter came from the communicator.

There was a distinct laugh, the kind one hears when a baby is amused.

And there was also a sound of a mace that Chen Qi found particularly familiar.

"Even if you're hungry, I don't have anything like that. Didn't I tell you that?"

"I have no choice but to give this to you to play with. You really like swords..."

However, even without any pictures in the communicator, the words could make people imagine a harmonious scene. But for Werner in the high tower, it was like a death knell ringing in his ears.

In an instant, as if all his strength had been drained away, Werner collapsed to the ground with a pale face.

If he hadn't been supported by the two Golden Law Guards, he would probably have fainted here.

"Lord Elector?!"

Brandt immediately helped up Werner's limp body.

However, he saw that the Elector was already in tears.

His eyes were dull, and his face seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. He was still mumbling vaguely:

"My... my daughter, my daughter..."

"I am sorry for you... I am incompetent, Dad, and I am too smart..."

"…Sir, what should we do?"

At this point, Brandt also understood that the outcome was already decided, but as a mere Golden Rule Guard, he had no way of making a decision on behalf of the Elector in front of him.

The Elector, whose psychological defenses had completely collapsed, could only raise his head stiffly. After a long while, he managed to utter a voice from his throat with difficulty:

"Please, please tell Earl Qi... please, please, please don't hurt my daughter."

"As long as I can... let me see my daughter one last time..."

"I am willing to...disarm the tower's defenses...confess my crime...and surrender to him."

As soon as the word "surrender" came out, Werner's last bit of strength seemed to be exhausted, and even his proud head lowered deeply.

And Brent, looking at the Elector in front of him who was being played around by Chen Qi, couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart.

But he still had to announce the Elector's orders to Chen Qi outside the tower.

"…My Lord Count, according to the will of the Elector, he is willing to confess his crime and surrender to you, and only asks you to spare his daughter."

"no problem."

Under the high tower, Chen Qi, who had completely secured the victory, loudly agreed to Brandt's request.

"As long as the Elector truly repents, I believe the Queen will be lenient with him!"

After saying this, the victorious Chen Qi no longer paid any attention to the pitiful Elector on the magic screen.

He turned and looked at his army, and at the generals and nobles whose expressions were still dreamy and who found all this so easy and unreal.

Faced with this scene, Chen Qi drew out the noble rapier from his waist and held it high.

"Now, I will take over the tower and all the city defense affairs of Shi Tongling!"

"Today, thanks to your bravery and perseverance, victory still belongs to Leitania!"

"For victory!"

"——For victory!"

With deafening voices and overwhelming momentum, thousands of soldiers expressed their fanatical worship for their leader, and their admiration for the leader who won the victory without any casualties!

They conveyed this message to their leader with salutes again and again.

——They are willing to follow him as if he were a god, until they fall into hell!

Chapter 24 His Victory, His Imperial Way

"The Elector's order requires the Earl to see you."

A few hours later, at dawn when the sun had risen as usual, a report from a Golden Law Guard announced the end of this dangerous dispute.

Chen Qi, and Gertrude, who finally arrived from the border in a land boat, and holding Viviana's mace in her arms, stepped into the tower together.

Led by the Golden Law Guard, the three climbed the spiral staircase of the tower.

Finally, at the top of the tall tower, he saw the defeated Elector, who no longer had any aristocratic air.

"daughter……"