Chapter 457 The Horn of War

In the Old Continent, the horn of war sounded from the northwest.

Kingdom of Sutilt, royal capital, Karpas.

The ancient capital city was shrouded in darkness. Inside the brightly lit palace, the old king Eberhard Bensain sat alone on the throne, silently looking at the two documents in front of him.

These two documents were a proposal submitted by the House of Lords regarding the promotion of Baron Sean Montel to earl, and the other was a declaration of war to all the people submitted by the cabinet.

"It seems it's time to make a choice."

After a long silence, the old King Eberhard finally stamped his Iron Rose mark on the two documents.

In the past two years, due to the resurgence of the demon tide and the deterioration of the environment, although the cost of transporting materials from the New World to the Old World has increased a lot, the value of the New World to the kingdom has not actually decreased, and has even slightly increased, because of the transportation costs of a large amount of ordinary materials. Although it has increased and greatly reduced the original profit, there are still extraordinary materials. So far, not to mention other things, the Kingdom has discovered several extraordinary mineral veins in the new continent's pioneering land, including black iron ore veins, There are also veins of chalcocite and even a small vein of mithril.

For the kingdom, these extraordinary materials are strategic materials. Even if the transportation cost is higher and the risk is higher, it is completely acceptable, but now the kingdom has to give up this benefit.

In fact, if these two seemingly unrelated documents had not appeared at the same time, the old king or the Sutirte Kingdom might not have given up such a large piece of pioneer land in the New World so easily, at least they would not have given it up as cleanly as now. net.

It is true that Asim Bansain was seriously injured, and the kingdom temporarily lost control of the new land. It is true that the Montel family has a sixth-level title in the New World who is powerful, but with the name of righteousness, the kingdom is not incapable of regaining its control. To gain control of the new continent's pioneering land, after all, the kingdom not only has the royal family, but also other nobles. It's not that you can't send sixth-level powerhouses to the new continent, but you need to weigh the pros and cons and consider whether it is worth it.

In this balance of interests, the full-scale outbreak of the war added an important weight to Montel's side. Under such circumstances, even though he was vaguely unwilling, Eberhard still had to reluctantly give up. The pioneering land of the New World in exchange for the support of the Montel family.

"The sleeping lion has awakened, what will be the final result?"

After removing the seal of Iron Rose, his tense body slowed down, and the light shone, Eberhard's expression was hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see clearly.

In June 1226 AD, on this rainy day, after six years,

The Cotea State of the Free Federation was once again ignited by red flames. The Bolt people, who were originally bloody suppressed by the Free Federation for the first independent uprising, actually launched a second independent uprising at this time. The most dramatic thing is that they As if with divine help, he took control of Kotea State again.

And just when the Free Federation was shaken by the second fall of the Cotea State, the Mensa Empire, which had been dormant for hundreds of years and had long declined in the eyes of ordinary people, and was completely reduced to second-rate status, actually declared war on the Free Federation. Once this news was confirmed , the whole old continent was shaken.

Some people laughed at the Mensa Empire for overestimating its capabilities, because although the Mensa Empire still bears the name of an empire, it lags far behind the Free Federation in terms of economy and military force. Some people are secretly frightened because the extraordinary has revived, and the times have changed. The tide has rolled up, and the Mensa Empire, which has a long history and ancient cultural heritage, may be born with new vitality under such circumstances.

The war broke out, and the progress was beyond many people's expectations. In just one month, the Mensa Empire actually took over a state of the Free Federation, forming a new state with the Kotea state occupied by the Bolt people. Linkage.

But at this time, the Bald Eagle Kingdom also issued a statement, formally declaring war on the Mensa Empire, and standing on the same front as the Free Federation. But this was not the end. In the same month, the Kingdom of Oshasia also issued a declaration of war and officially joined. In this war, they sided with the Mensa Empire, and behind them there was a vague shadow of the War Church.

The four countries fought fiercely, and the flames of war began to spread outward. It was like a spark that completely ignited the old continent.

In the next month, August 1526, more than a dozen kingdoms and principalities were involved in the war, either voluntarily or forced to join the two sides. At this point, the northwest of the Old World was completely in a mess, and most of it was a mess. The whole continent was ignited by the flames of war.

Now, the Kingdom of Sutilt, located in the southeastern corner of the continent, has also been affected and has to participate in this war, forming an anti-invasion alliance with the Free Federation, Bald Eagle and other kingdoms.

Of course, the reason why the Kingdom of Sutilt made such a choice is that, firstly, the relationship between the kingdom and the Mensa Empire has been relatively stiff due to historical issues, and secondly, because behind this war, the concentration of steam divine power was involved.

Driven by the Free Federation, the Bald Eagle Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sutilt and other forces, steam power has been spread over a large area in the Old Continent, and there are vague signs of starting a steam trend. However, if you look at it from top to bottom, , you will find that there is still this huge steam void in the old continent.

The Mensa Empire is an ancient country. It has a large population and a vast land. However, perhaps because it is too old, the Mensa Empire from top to bottom is relatively resistant to new things like steam engines. Even steam engines It has proven its value with facts, but its use in the Mensa Empire is still quite limited, and it is basically concentrated on military affairs.

The Free Federation, Bald Eagle, Sutilte and other countries that compete for the power of the God of Steam are naturally very dissatisfied with the Mensa Empire's approach. Because without the huge territory of the Mensa Empire, the progress of the power of the God of Steam will be condensed. It was greatly delayed, or even aborted. On this matter, several major kingdoms had negotiated with the Mensa Empire more than once, but the results were not ideal.

In fact, before the war broke out, the Free Federation and other kingdoms had considered the possibility of force diplomacy. Since words couldn't make sense, then they would use their fists to speak and use force to force the Mensa Empire to change, or even carve up the Mensa Empire and do it themselves. , but what they didn’t expect was that the Mensa Empire took the initiative to declare war before they could make up their minds.

It is precisely because of this background that the scale of this war has repeatedly expanded, sweeping in the entire Old Continent in a very short period of time.

The horn of war has sounded, but we don’t know where the future will lead.

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