Chapter 302 The Horn of the Decisive Battle

In the palace hall of the Eternal Winter Capital, the fire in the fireplace was already blazing.

Compared with Graycastle, where the four seasons are distinct, the summer here is extremely short, and the autumn is more like a forecast of the coming severe cold. Even before it is too late to change into light short clothes, the cold wind will come again quietly.

Garcia Wimbledon was wearing a fox fur coat, sitting on the throne, listening to the complaints and demands of the nobles.

She didn't like this palace. The pillars, walls and floor were all made of snow-white stone, and each piece was polished smooth and translucent, looking like solid ice. Despite the two layers of velvet upholstery on the seat, she could still feel the biting chill emanating from the cold iron chair.

The damn house looks like it's made of ice, she thought displeased. When the situation is stable, the first thing to do is to smash all the ground and walls, and then re-lay them with dark brown granite slabs.

"Your Majesty, I hope you can seek justice for me!"

A nobleman said with a mournful face.

This guy talked a lot before, but he can actually explain it clearly in a few words. It was nothing more than a public trial of some evil nobles after the church occupied the capital, and the presider was Bishop Heather. Most people went to the gallows, but this guy was lucky, only to be sentenced to confiscation of property and divide it equally among the civilian victims.

"I can understand your request. Private property cannot be plundered," Garcia pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "but the exact amount is difficult to define. Well, if you can provide the financial income and expenditure statements for the past five years, I can Take a part of the compensation from the seizure to give you according to the average value."

"However, the mob ransacked my mansion. I'm afraid these records..."

"Then I can only compensate you with the standard of title according to the notice issued." Garcia interrupted, "Look around you, they are all nobles who have been looted, if you supply more, others will One less. What do you think?"

"That's right, who knows if the number you reported is true!"

"What are you talking about, Sir Harlon, those golden dragons don't belong to you at all."

"It's good to have your share, look at your accomplices, they can only go to heaven to ask the gods for compensation."

Seeing the nobles around him glaring at him, he had no choice but to bow and salute timidly, "Then distribute according to your standards, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

"Very good," Garcia smiled slightly, "Next."

"Greetings, Your Majesty," a white-haired old man walked out of the crowd, touching his chest respectfully, the silver heron crest on his chest was shining brightly.

"Marquis Bode, I remember that your territory was not attacked by church mobs."

"Yes," he nodded and replied, "It's not that they don't want to, but they can't... Manxue Ridge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and my knights blocked the invasion of mobs. But my child was not so lucky. On the day of the riot, he He happened to be on duty in the palace. In order to protect the former queen, he was not only killed by followers, but his body was also hung on the city gate. It was not until you arrived in Eternal Winter that you freed him from the humiliation."

"What a sad story," Garcia sighed, pretending to be sad. "So what do you need me to do?"

"The man who killed him was called the butcher, and now he has become the leader of the remaining rebels. This group of people is hiding in the impenetrable mountains to the north. I want to avenge my child." The Marquis stated calmly.

"But I don't have many troops under my command. Apart from patrolling and guarding the city walls and granaries, it is very difficult to find so many exiled thugs in the barren mountains." She shook her head, expressing regret, "And once In winter, when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, they will not get supplies, and sooner or later they will freeze to death inside, why should you be in a hurry."

"Only a murderer can give me peace, Your Majesty. I don't need to trouble you to send warriors to search for the rebels. There are many natural caves at the foot of the mountains, and they must be hiding there. However, most of the caves have very narrow entrances. Blocking, even knights are difficult to break into it, I hope you can provide me with the alchemy items that can blow up the city gate, and I can do the rest myself."

He wants snow powder? Garcia frowned. This thing has powerful power and is a trump card that can change the situation of the battle. It must not be passed on.

Just as she was about to refuse, the other party said again, "If you can agree to my request, I am willing to return to the court to serve you, and the Yinlu family will fully support you in ruling the Kingdom of Eternal Winter."

These words made Garcia pause. When the church executed the queen, it also killed a group of important ministers. The Marquis of Bode is quite famous here. If he is allowed to serve as the former Prime Minister and gather the rest of the nobles, he can make up for the difficulty of administrative operation to a certain extent.

"This request is not too much," she thought for a moment, and finally made a decision, "But I can't give you the alchemy gunpowder directly. When you need it, I will send a special alchemist to assist you in blasting the hole." .”

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After the court meeting was over, Garcia returned to the back room, and Faruen came up to her and handed her a cup of hot fruit wine, "Thank you, Your Majesty, all the nobles really fell for you. In this way, even if you don't Relying on the Wolf King, you can slowly swallow the entire Eternal Winter Kingdom."

"If there is no church," the queen shrugged.

The church's move to deprive the nobles of their right of inheritance pushed them all to their side. With the support of this group of people, and the substantial weakening of the real power faction in the past, it is not difficult to gain a firm foothold in the capital. However, there is still a long way to go before controlling Eternal Winter—the people here are greatly influenced by the church, and the black sail warriors she sent to sweep up churches in other big cities were attacked by civilians and believers. Therefore, it is extremely important to form an alliance with Wolfheart. Not only can they jointly resist the church, but also weaken the influence of the church by sending people.

As for those stubborn civilians, just kill them all.

"By the way, the Wolf King sent an envoy to send you a letter." Farien took out an envelope from his pocket, "Because you were dealing with government affairs at the time, I didn't bother you."

Garcia opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and unfolded it, with a dignified expression.

"Is it bad news?"

"The Church has sent troops again," she said in a deep voice, "They are heading towards Wolfheart City by land, and they have already broken through several temporary defense lines."

"What?" Farien stared in disbelief, "The Moon of Demons is coming soon, are they planning to ignore the new holy city?"

Garcia sat back at the desk, frowning in thought.

It is absolutely impossible for the church to let it go, but she did not expect the other party to come so soon. If she waits until next spring to start the war, her preparations will be much better. The enemy clearly does not want to give her a chance to breathe—if she just ignores the wolf king's request for help, once the wolf heart kingdom is destroyed, she will not be able to last long.

But it's also an opportunity.

If the army of the church can be exhausted in Wolfheart City, the enemy will face a catastrophe when the evil beasts invade Hermes in a large scale.

They may send more God's Punishment Army, but she also has powerful weapons like snow powder, plus the inextinguishable Styx black water, evil fire powder, and the towering city wall of Wolf Heart City, it will definitely consume a lot of the opponent's vitality .

Thinking of this, Garcia said, "Send me an order to get the Black Sail warriors ready for the battle! This year, we will spend the winter in Wolfheart City."