Chapter 234, Emergency Meeting

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In the conference room of the baron's castle, Ryan was sitting at the head seat. All his subordinates, including the two witches and his elder brother Angron, had arrived. Everyone was watching the explanation given by the rangers Dais and Estelle. .

A huge map of Sharon Forest and Musillon was hung on the wall of the meeting room.

"A few days ago, I entered the forest to look for the Bergerac bandits." The ranger Dais was still wearing a green hood and a white face scarf as usual, and he was wearing a thick buckskin coat, referring to Looking at the interior of the Sharon Forest: "The traces of the Bergerac Bandits are not difficult to find. I found them soon, but they are moving deeper into the Sharon Forest."

"I found a way to catch a thief. I learned from the thief that the vampires of Mousilon have moved recently. The Blood Red Duke is working hard to organize an army of vampires. This process is very slow, but the attitude of the Blood Red Duke is very Resolutely..." The ranger kept talking, but Ryan interrupted him: "What happened to that thief?"

"...I killed him, and then used drugs to turn him into a puddle of pus." Daisy paused for a while, and said indifferently.

"In the future, there should be fewer killers. Of course, what I'm talking about is humans, elves, and dwarves. Okay, you can continue." Ryan added, and then motioned for Daisy to continue.

"I understand, ahem... We just said that the bandits are evacuating to the depths of the Sharon Forest. The reason is that the Red Duke is gathering an army. At the same time, a large number of blood knights appeared and attacked the guard posts everywhere. , the sentry guards responsible for guarding against vampires suffered heavy losses. According to some guards who fled, those blood knights were dressed like... Holy Grail knights, and some guards even said that these blood knights called themselves "black Holy Grail knights." '." The ranger was a little unconfident when he said this, he hesitated and said: "Although it is impossible to confirm the authenticity of the matter, it is also true that blood knights continue to attack the sentry post and the villages near Mousilon, so Bergerac The thieves have decided to move."

"Black Holy Grail Knight?!" Hux yelled, "What is that?!"

"Black? The Holy Grail? Shouldn't it? The Holy Grail Knight has fallen?" Olivier said incredulously.

All eyes were on Ryan, only he was the Holy Grail Knight.

"The vampire desecrated the tomb of the Holy Grail Knight, and it used vicious undead magic to resurrect the remains of the Holy Grail Knight." Ryan frowned: "I once defeated a black Holy Grail Knight and prayed about it to the lady, so I can't help it." Her Highness Morgiana took out the remains of the Holy Grail and brought them back to the Cathedral of the Holy Grail or Ladies Cathedral for burial, and the great flood that followed... It’s just that more than a dozen remains of the Holy Grail have been desecrated, and they have become the Black Holy Grail Knights.”

"I see." The butler Katzenberg nodded, and he had a deeper understanding of the baron's strength.

The atmosphere in the conference room was very dignified, only Angron didn't care about tasting the dried venison sent by the Wood Elf.

"Go ahead, Dace." Ryan signaled the ranger to continue.

"Yes, my baron, after learning about this, I simply walked out of the Charon Forest from south to north, and came to the border between the Duchy of Boldrow and the Duchy of Connaught. Sure enough, the Red Duke is An army of vampires was slowly being formed, so I hurried back here and reported this to the baron." Daisy finished.

The ranger knight Lopus stood up, walked to the huge map, and said in a deep voice: "My baron, the flood at the beginning of the year brought huge losses to the undead of Mousilon. According to the report of the scouts, a large number of Trading posts, dwellings, and various tombs were destroyed by the flood. Under such circumstances, it would take a lot of energy for the Red Duke to gather an army of vampires, my baron, will this be a temptation?"

"do not know,

Yes, the flood summoned by the lady almost set back the entire building of Connacht for twenty years, but... Don't forget, everyone, the kingdom also has not recovered from the Great War, the Knights War more than a year ago, the loss of the kingdom Thousands of knights and tens of thousands of troops were wiped out. Up to now, many duchies have not recovered. Ryan sat in his seat and said calmly: "Yes, it takes a lot of energy for the Red Duke and his Mousilon to gather a large army, but isn't the kingdom the same?" In this case, whoever gets the upper hand will have the upper hand in the war. "

At the same time, Ryan looked at the map and fell into thinking.

On the surface, Ryan’s territory is not bordered by the Duchy of Connaught. Connaught is separated from Bordereau by the Graysmore River in the south, and bordered by the Duchy of Bastogne in the east. Ryan's territory doesn't have much to do with it.

But as long as you analyze the map, you can understand that there is almost a Sharon forest between Ryan's Baron of Jean and the cursed city of Musillon. As long as you pass through the Sharon forest, the vampire army can go straight to Ryan's territory!

The land legally owned by the Principality is not equal to the land actually controlled by the Duke himself. In fact, the Sharon Forest is in a no-nonsense area, and nothing can stop the vampires, especially the Black Holy Grail Knights.

"Reorganize the army, prepare for war, I can't order the army of the kingdom, this is the responsibility of the king or His Royal Highness Morgiana, but we must do our own thing." Ryan stood up, and he began to give orders.

"First, immediately send more scout rangers to scout near Mousilon, and report immediately if there is any change in the vampire."

"Yes!" The ranger knight Lopes and Olivier stood up and took orders.

"Second, speed up the preparations for the war. As soon as the Winter Veil Festival is over, all the troops will be summoned and training will be stepped up."

"Understood!" Hux and Estelle who were in charge of the training stood up.

"Third, we need to establish a defense system facing the Sharon Forest to ensure the safety of our territory."

Gasparton, the tax collector, and Katzenberg, the housekeeper, understood.

"Finally, regarding the magic of the undead, I believe Miss Veronica and Miss Teresa are willing to provide me with answers in this regard, so please perform your duties and prepare for the war!"

"Yes! My Baron!"

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At the same time, the main material world, the orbit of the planet Sacred Terra.

The vast Imperial Custodian fleet is on its way home.

Inside the huge Emperor-class battleship, mechanical servants and countless forbidden troops are constantly entering and leaving, and a large number of people come and go, including the space fighters from the Dark Angels, Imperial Fists, and Ultramarines. Gathered in large numbers in Cambridge, they celebrated another victory. The invincible Lord of Humanity led a huge army loyal to himself for an almost perfect gang battle. This campaign was so perfect that almost It didn't take much effort for the Space Marines to appear before the panicked Chaos Space Marines.

A loyal slaughter.

It's just that compared to the Dark Angels and Ultramarines who were celebrating heartily, the yellow guys from the Imperial Fist were more silent, and they looked at the headquarters more expectantly.

The Emperor has returned, will our Primarch be far behind?

In the command center of the entire ship, a huge black instrument firmly sealed a fallen Primarch inside, and nothing could be seen except for the turbid purple light, only the incessant screams and the sound of the Mechanicus continuously adjusting the instrument. sound.

Beside the headquarters, the emperor, the lord of humanity, was standing in the corner, holding in his hand an oversized steak cooked by the Imperial Fist pharmacist. The emperor was chewing the food with a blank expression.

Roboute Guilliman, the Primarch of the Thirteenth Legion, is repairing the skill armor with the help of the pharmacist, and repairing the wound at the same time. From his grinning expression and lingering fear, it can be seen that he must have gone through a hard battle just now. The First Legion Primarch Leon-El-Jonson had a grim face, a thin wound was left on his face, the Emperor had just helped him expel the toxin, but he still felt some pain.

Unexpectedly, Johnson was the first to speak, and the Lion King said coldly: "This time the operation went smoother than expected. The invitation signal sent by Magnus made Fulgrim never think that he had been purified, so we were able to send the Fulgrim cornered."

"Facts have proved that the return of Magnus has an immediate effect. With him sitting on the golden throne, my father can move freely, and the signal he sent to invite other demon primarchs to design Guilliman is even more important. We tricked Fulgrim into coming here... It's a pity that Mortarion didn't show up, otherwise the encirclement we set up would be enough to capture them both!" Guilliman patted his thigh hard, obviously for Mortarion It's a pity not to be recruited.

"Our actions to capture the Fallen Primarch have aroused the vigilance of the evil gods, Jonson and Guilliman." The Emperor frowned, his eyes were filled with golden light, only cold and serious: "Nurgle has sensed that I It ordered Mortarion to return immediately to the demonic world of the Eye of Terror, and not to leave his own demonic world without its permission."

"The future actions will only be more difficult, but we have never been afraid." Roboute Guilliman, the new imperial regent, said: "Everything is developing for the better, it's just... Father, cheating Magnus like this, Is it a bit...too much?"

"Look at what Magnus has done? Guilliman, you are ashamed to say too much, the consequences of Magnus' actions are enough to kill him ten thousand times!" Jonson yelled angrily.

"I understand..." Guilliman said painfully. From an intellectual point of view, he understood that it was very kind to Magnus, but emotionally, the Primarch of the Ultramarines still felt that this was a kindness to Magnus. Somewhat excessive, the Primarch of the Thousand Sons who was finally purified was brought back to Holy Terra, and then firmly pressed on the Golden Throne by the Emperor, completely losing his freedom.

"I have done my utmost to Magnus," said the Emperor icily. "For now, we need him to sit on the Golden Throne."

This was not in dispute, and both Guilliman and Jonson nodded.

After a series of battles, Roboute Guilliman finally allowed himself to relax his guard a little bit. He breathed a sigh of relief. The bloody battle just now was still vivid in his memory. The three of Man led the most elite troops directly into the chaos battleship "Emperor's Pride".

This is the flagship of the Emperor's Sons of the former Third Legion. During the Horus Rebellion, the Third Legion also betrayed the Emperor. Now they worship the evil god Slaanesh and become Slaanesh's lackeys.

Fulgrim, the Primarch Fulgrim, who came here excitedly and wanted to "calculate Guilliman" with Magnus, was horrified to find himself surrounded by the Emperor and the two Primarchs. He was severely injured and captured, and then sealed in the instrument.

Fulgrim died cursing Magnus' communication error.

"Father, I'm worried about how the Iron Hands will react if Fulgrim returns." Guilliman suddenly remembered an embarrassing fact. In his hand, he was also seriously injured by Fulgen, and lay in the static force field for ten thousand years.

"The entire Iron Hand is worth less than one Fulgrim, and Ferrus is dead." The emperor ate food, and the pharmacist with the Imperial Fist outside brought a lot of food: "I will Appease Iron Hand, you don't have to worry about this."

Guilliman took the food and took a bite, his face was almost wrinkled. Did the pharmacist of the Imperial Fist use a flamethrower to roast the food? Burnt and salty!

At this time, Cato Sicarius, the commander of the second company of Ultramarines, walked in from outside with a newspaper: "My lord, this is the newspaper you want, the new issue of "Banner of the Legion."

The Emperor reached out to take the paper, glanced at it briefly, and then read it suddenly.

"Congratulations! Soldiers! With the return of the Emperor and the Primarch, we have achieved another great victory! After a significant reduction in manpower (89%), I have good news for you! Because of this great If you win, your company will get extra preferential treatment!"

"You will be able to enjoy the barracks where several infantry squads used to live, and double the supply of original corpse starch! You will find a home-like feeling here!"

"We can be sure that the next war is about to begin. In order to let you better bathe in the glory of the emperor, you will be arranged as the vanguard in the next war. Good luck!"

"Think about it every day: if you are defeated and frustrated, you are falling into the emperor's prestige."

The Lord of Humanity put down the newspaper, and very rarely, he showed a helpless expression: "It turns out that my efforts have failed, and the thing written by that bastard Lorgar has actually become your holy scripture. "

Johnson was silent, and Guilliman could only respond bitterly: "Father, it is this lie that has maintained your empire until today."

"...Leaving this aside, I remember that the logistical supplies provided by the Military Affairs Department to the Astra Militarum contained vegetables, meat, and Reka coffee. Tell me, Guilliman, why did all these things become Corpse starch?" The Emperor handed the newspaper into Guilliman's hands, and the voice of the Lord of Humanity was as cold as the void of the universe.

"That is why I have purged the High Council of Terra, Father."

"I think you can wash it again if necessary."

"I will."

Some readers may be interested in what corpse starch is, which is food made from starch reprocessed from corpses.