The Amber Sword

“… and the war to the east. Even though Finzan and the Ellenta Wild Pokémon have always been good friends, is it too hasty to remove the barrier to the east of the kingdom with just one prophecy and drive the army into the great glacier? ”

“The situation in the area of Ten Cities has also begun to deteriorate. The barbarians invaded Golden Anchor Harbor from the north. Both Dukes of the Tinol and Hadrad families have expressed concern about the military situation in the north. The Chamber of Commerce wants to expand the strength of the mercenary corps. Proposals in this regard have also been put aside to this day...”

The humming sound of a moment in the lobby rose again, and although the Tingens did not stand up to argue this time, the discussion of private whispering fell into Peetian's eyes, causing the supreme of the empire to frown.

He looked at the first Bishop of Gargusti, who stood up and replied:

“It was His Excellency's idea to bring the Silver Horse Knights down south to support the Krutz. ”

It seemed like some kind of spell that silenced the entire hall for a moment, and the sudden silence was even weirder than before, as if a brisk north wind had swung through the palace, freezing everyone's breath.

As is well known, Petian III was the Pope, the supreme figure in Fanzan, where the Pope assumed both the divine and kingship powers of the Empire. But before he was crowned, his teacher, Acebantu XI, became more prestigious as the already dignified Pope today, but before the last Pope, he was just a child who had just taken over the sceptre of power.

Acebantu XI was a pope who had experienced jihad, and the politicians of his time, the emperors, including even the one named after the Cruz, were mostly in the dust, and as the king who came out of the blood and fire, the Pope had good reason to chill anyone.

It would be the same if a prefix were to be inserted before the title.

Peetian III seemed to have anticipated the reaction to his sons, so he added the following sentence: "Moreover, the Knights of Silver Horse did not come to support or save the Croatian prince, but rather to support the Croatians. ”

“Supporting the Cruz?” Didn't the Tinsens face each other and wonder if this was just some kind of excuse for interfering in the internal affairs of the Krutz?

Petian III stood up from his throne, and his tall figure held some breath for everyone present, and he looked at everyone present, and he said, “The war in Cruz is far more complicated than you think, my lords, and this war is about each of us, and the movement of the Knights of Silver Horse is just the beginning, and I must explain this to you, because next, I need each of you to come together, with me, to greet everything that's about to happen. ”

He said at the same time, his face sank: “For the Empire and for the Holy See, the days ahead will be the hardest, and I hope that you will let go of your hatred and pick up the sacred vows of a thousand years ago. If anyone is unwilling to do so, or even to step from it, then it is not just my anger that awaits you. ”

Peetian III's voice swung back and forth over the lobby, containing the meaning of the forest that kept everyone from freezing, and the ministers could not help but face each other for a moment.

“Your Majesty…” Bishop Gargusti stunned and asked, “Are you sure about all this? ”

Peetian III nodded.

“This is an Oracle. ”

In an instant, the winter solstice palace was in full swing.

……

In the dark mountains to the west of Mehotofen, at this moment a bonfire of star spots is rising, looking far away, through the slight light of the moon of the Golden Sea, it is also possible to see the winding teams above the plains, entering the mountain forest.

Since the defeat of East Metz, the Krutz remnants have fled the port of Fatan, the Kung Wang north of Ludwig, partly southwards into the Changqing corridor and partly west through the Mehotofen basin into the mountains.

After sweeping the whole of Metz, the Cluster Army finally did not pursue it further, giving the coalition of the Black Legion and the Metz local nobility a breathing opportunity, but the scene was not long, and according to the return of the scouts down the front line, it appeared that after a brief stop, the Cluster Army had signs of continuing eastward.

Rubbing, rubbing...

The heavy footsteps of the knight did not allow Veronica's mind to retract from the military map laid on her legs, and the burning light of the bonfire made the face of the former leader of the Cruz's regiment red and his eyes sparkle - many people were patrolling back and forth, but one of the cluttered footsteps was particularly clear, until it stopped in front of her.

“Teacher, the scourge has returned information that those terrible monsters have passed through the port of Fatan and it is unclear whether they are going south, but at least part of them have come to Mehotophen. ”

A somewhat tired voice rang out.

Veronica just raised her head, her eyes reflected the figure of Faina. Her student had given her a headache in the past. Although the other student was talented and possessed both magically and swordsmanship of understanding, the bad temper was really unbrazen. She knew privately that her student was a famous demon head in Di.

But at this moment, the little golden face of this leaf collar seldom finds the color of arbitrariness and arrogance of the past, replacing it with maturity and perseverance - Faina wears a knight's armor that she seldom looks at on weekdays, with a sword hanging from her waist, a layer of grey on her white face, and a scratch or two on her forehead.

But the biggest change is the other person's eyes, those pale blue eyes like the sea, at this moment are full of steady and calm light.

Sometimes Veronica wonders how comforting it would be to face her students if this nightmare didn't happen right now.

Unfortunately, hypotheses can always only be hypotheses.

The war in East Mets had long been the biggest nightmare in the hearts of all those who had experienced it, even for her who had experienced that jihad 60 years earlier. Sometimes she compares the experience of jihad with everything that has happened to her since those days, but every time she is forced to think voluntarily of the scene where Cruz's army collapsed under the shock of the Sea of Clusters.

In that war, the Krutz watched the mighty and suffocating dragons fall before themselves, and then a terrible collapse until they finally lost all relevant memories.

But Cruz was defeated, but not yet extinguished, and the dead slept long, while the living still struggled for survival and hope.

To Faina, Veronica nodded silently and frowned, drawing a line on the military map with a charcoal pen - marking the latest developments in the cluster.

As can be seen, at least in the Banker region and the Metz region as a whole, the clusters of armies have become unstoppable. Although they are not yet south, the south side of the Changqing corridor has just experienced the ravages of Jorgendigan and Jin Tongquenin, and the only power of the empire is the Red Legion, which is still in the four realms.

It's not that she didn't want to go south to reunite with the Red Army, but the road was too far away. The key is that the noble army of East Metz has lost morale. If it weren't for this time the enemies of the Empire would not have given them the chance to surrender, they would have collapsed.

She can carry the remnants of the Black Legion and the Blue Legion south, but the power of the Empire has diminished so much that these aristocratic regiments can no longer be abandoned.

As for the Cape Bay area and Anzeluta, there is still no contact, although Veronica does not know that the devastation of the moon has torn the southern part of the lofty inner sea, permanently altering the terrain there, but it is unlikely that she will survive where she wants to come.

Cluster armies can go west from the Banker area and naturally south. Although there is an imperial navy in the Cape Bay area, it is difficult to resist those terrible monsters.

In other words, the remaining power in her hands today and the Red Legion of the Four Realms may be the only remaining power in this empire.

When did this kingdom of Gilt, the king of flames, one of the most powerful empires in the human world ever come to this point?

Leonarette, sitting next to Veronica, also looked a little dark, but the eldest son soon calmed down and his frustration swept away, turning back and asking:

“What do we do now, Ms. Veronica? ”

Faina also stared at her teacher.

Veronica frowned slightly and the Cluster Army had crossed the port of Fatan, but now returning south through the Changqing corridor was no longer possible, with only two paths ahead of them.

One is to enter Farnzan to the north and to seek help from the forces of the Holy See, but the Inyrian people are the enemy of the Kruz, and the resentment between them is even deeper than the contradiction between the Kruz and the Pokémon. To the north, moreover, is the most dangerous passage through the Alkash Mountains, close to the Great Glacier region, where the army is simply difficult to cross.

In comparison, both Faina and Leonaret are willing to take the second path, to the southern foothills of the Alkash Mountains, where the lowly hills walk much better than the steep ridges and highways on the edge of the great glacier, like knives, and after passing through the golden forests, enter the Four Realms, possibly with the opportunity to join the Red Legion.

But this road is faced with a possible tail chase by the Crystal Cluster Army, a silence when one thinks of the collapse of East Mets and the terrible enemies to face, even the most courageous of the Krutz knights.

Several people were hesitating, and suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, and Veronica had just figured out how the little Earl from Eruin would choose to face the situation, and she looked up and saw that a group of people had separated before the bonfire.

“Buga? ”

Fayna stood still slightly.

……