Chapter 1226, Special Folly
Inside Von Zhukov Castle, Emperor Karl Franz looked very serious. The emperor listened carefully to the description of Geert by Luther Huss and Woten who visited at night. He even wore a Nightcap, which made him comical, but also filled with a kind of bitterness that he didn't know how to do.
After three consecutive days of traveling, Luther Huss was exhausted. The reformer of the Justice Church and the mentor of the God's Chosen champion was always on the verge of agitation and explosion. He hardly realized that he was yelling at the emperor. I just emphasized over and over again that the great alchemist betrayed him. He was simply an undercover agent who broke into our army. He was a running dog and messenger of some evil god. is a lie.
Seeing that the emperor could not believe his own judgment, Luther Huss was even more incoherent and relying on anger to output emotions. However, as the best politician, Emperor Karl Franz was more excited when he saw Luther Huss. If you don't believe what Luther Huss is saying, Gelt's loyalty has been proven dozens of times, and he is also the chief wizard of the royal family personally promoted by the emperor. The emperor does not believe that Gelt will betray.
Fortunately, there is still a sober guy. Charlemagne's God's Choice Champion Woten was not as excited as his mentor. Woten just reported everything that happened to Geert to the emperor. He made it clear that it might not be possible to determine Geert now. He is a believer in Chaos, but there is no doubt that his loyalty to the empire is not as firm as that of a certain supreme being in the subspace. He obeys that supreme being and takes that will as his absolute yardstick. Whether Walter betrayed, all of this must be investigated clearly.
Grab and grab. Compared with Huss, Woten's analysis is not only logical and powerful, but also evoked two doubts in the heart of Emperor Karl Franz. The first is the miracle of the Golden Fortress. Gelt is the creator of the miracle, but he In any case it is impossible to explain how he obtained this miracle and what is the principle of the golden fortress, and secondly, the emperor recalled again the abnormality of Gelt, the adventure and change of that trip to Nord.
巘戅m戅. Although he still believed that Geert was loyal in his heart, the emperor hesitated after all. He knew that he could not ignore the possibility of Geert's betrayal, and there was indeed something unexplainable about Geert. Ci thought for a while and said, "Understood, Woten, and Huss, thank you for coming here to describe this problem, I understand, now you go down and rest first."
"Your Majesty! This is a matter of utmost urgency. Does Your Majesty plan to do nothing?" Wo Teng was still calm, but Huss pressed forward directly. The battle priest asked loudly, "Your Majesty intends to pretend nothing happened?"
"I don't intend to pretend nothing happened." Emperor Karl Franz remained calm, but there was an impatient look on his brows and eyes: "But all of this is your one-sided opinion, of course, I believe you, But Gelt has been a veteran of the empire for decades. He has saved the country in countless crises, and he can't take it directly because of a little thing! You go down and rest first, I will hold a meeting overnight to discuss this thing."
What else would Luther Huss want to say,
Wo Teng motioned to hand over to the emperor, and the two retreated one after another.
Von Zhukov's quiet night was broken by the arrival of Huss and Woten. After the two retreated, Karl Franz could no longer sleep. While the emperor was still thinking, Field Marshal Helberg Walking in from the outside, the old man's sleep was obviously very light, or he didn't fall asleep at all. He asked eagerly: "Your Majesty, what happened? The defense line of Aodefen was breached? Otherwise, the Hu who was originally there How did Si and Woten appear here?"
The emperor's rationality told him that he could not tell Helberg about this at this time. Marshal Rick was withdrawn, stubborn and lacked any human touch. As long as he told Helberg about the news of Huss and Woten, Marshal Rick would definitely lead his troops to Aolberg himself. Deffin takes Gelt down, and there's no shortage of torture to extract a confession.
Dissuading Heilberger, Karl Franz wrote a letter himself, instructing the courier to send the letter to Ludenhof in Oderfern as soon as possible. The emperor believed that at this moment, no matter Belief in Woten or Gelt is one-sided. Only Ludenhof, the Elector of Hawke, is a player in the game, and he is not on either side. Perhaps he can provide some relatively reasonable replies. He understands Ludenhof. Den Hoff, the elector will not be bought easily, his beliefs are firm but not fanatical.
There is still too little news now, the emperor can only stop everything at hand and wait for the results of the investigation.
By the way, the emperor continued to urge Boris Todbringer and Emmanuel to come to Von Zhukov Castle as soon as possible. In this darkest age, the empire cannot do without the help of these two powerful electors.
Boris Todbringer was only obsessed with his own White Wolf City, and the countless beastman tribes in the Black Forest of Drakovald really distracted Middenland's attention.
And Emmanuel... the Queen of the Empire can't really help the Imperial Army when she comes to the front line, but she can get food from Britannia! The 500 carts of food ordered by the Empire from Britannia are already on the way, delivered to the front line by the Lady of the Empire herself.
It is worth mentioning that the Duchess of the Empire is pregnant again. This will be her fourth child, and it is said that she is also a daughter. Ryan intends to choose one of Paimon, Keqing and Ganyu to name her daughter, but Emmanuel intends to Emmanuel was very stubborn about naming her third daughter and fourth child Eugenie, and Ryan had no choice but to follow her.
Emmanuel is really capable of giving birth, Karl Franz slandered in his heart. For this reason, Ryan not only sent a main battalion of the Coldstream Guards, led by the Holy Grail guard Udino, but even sent three Grays The knight recruits, Captain Petain, Fu Xi and Xia Fei, are responsible for escorting Emmanuel.
Now everything can only wait for the answer from Elector Edbrand Ludenhof.
Grab and grab. The messenger rode away quickly, taking advantage of the night, and disappeared into the wilderness.
Three days later, the urgent letter with the emperor's golden seal was delivered to Edbrand Ludenhof. After reading the contents of the letter, the Elector of Hawke couldn't believe that Gelt actually Would be a traitor?
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it!
Ludenhof, as the Elector of Hawkland, is a powerful hunter and a very firm but not brainless and fanatical follower of Tal. After receiving the news from the emperor, Ludenhof barely remained calm. He took his own small group of elector guards and set foot on the road to the noble manor on the outskirts of Alderfern.
The aristocratic manor in the outskirts is easy to identify, and Ludenhof is not blocked by anything.
The Great Alchemist was not unaware of the departure of Huss and Woten, but at this time Gelt had ignored everything. The Great Alchemist and his metal-type wizards were feeling the God-Emperor with incomparable fanaticism. The gift of the ancient sages, knowledge and mysteries brought by the emperor are beyond the reach of most metal-type wizards. Even the great alchemist Gelt himself, who has amazing talents and is the emperor's god, is also recognized by the emperor. Shocked by the technology of the Thundercast Divine Weapon bestowed by the emperor, he has not slept for three consecutive days and nights, and every minute and every second he is studying how to perform Thundercasting, using the mortal body, flesh and soul, and metal The magic of wind and the power of faith are stitched together to create warriors capable of fighting the warriors of Chaos.
The metal-type wizards no longer hide themselves at this time. Gelt has been the head of the Golden Academy for decades, and the corruption called loyalty has already spread throughout the entire Golden Academy. Now there is no metal-type wizard who is not the God-Emperor. Faithful believers, when the battle priests were around, these metal wizards still concealed themselves to some extent, but with the departure of Huss, Woten and others, the relative closure of the manor and the apparition and blessing of the God Emperor Now, every metal wizard felt crazy excitement and joy, and they decided to build this holy place where the emperor appeared into an impregnable monastery and pilgrimage sanctuary.
When Ludenhoff and his elector guard entered the manor, the elector was already dumbfounded at the changes in the noble manor. The solid golden walls rose high, with irises and golden doubles printed everywhere on them. The holy emblem of the eagle, the skull, and the laurel wreath pattern, the emperor's holy words are branded on it every few meters. In the middle of the manor, an icon of the emperor has been erected. The soldiers are praying and worshiping the icon.
Ludenhoff didn't know what that icon was. It didn't look like Chaos, but it was definitely not any of the nine gods officially recognized by the empire and the gods of the old world, and it was definitely not even the elf gods and dwarf gods. !
I have been reading 9duXM for a long time. Then it can only be Chaos God! The elector was horrified.
Gelt really betrayed!
When he got close to the courtyard of the noble manor, Ludenhof no longer doubted the fact that Gelt had betrayed. The elector saw with his own eyes that Gelt was training the human body with several metal wizards under his command!
Several corpses are being smelted back and forth with magic repeatedly! Torrents of metal were continuously shaped into human shapes under Gelt's control, failed, and then shaped again. The ground was full of metal residues and fragments that could be vaguely recognized as human limbs. Ludenhoff's expression was pale. Pale, the Elector was terrified, he was not a wizard and did not understand magic, but what Gelt had done was unmistakably toying with the dead and horrific profanity.
There is no need to doubt anymore, Gelt has undoubtedly fallen, and the elector himself was still thinking about how to bring the great alchemist who had gone astray back to the right path, when he saw the man standing in the middle of the manor. The emperor's icon seemed to have a mocking look on it.
Anger and grief enveloped Ludenhoff's heart. The elector did not go in to see Geert. He could no longer hide his disgusted expression. He walked under the icon and questioned the dozen or so members of the Golden Academy present. Wizards, what made you turn your back on the Empire? What made them choose to surrender themselves? Why did the empire grant you such lofty status and rights, but you turned into evil wizards who are keen to play with your life?
The wizards of the Golden Academy who were in a frenzy didn't listen at all. Some of them told Ludenhoff that we have not betrayed the empire, we are just seeking a path that has never been imagined, and we are trying to save mankind from fire and water. Among them, if you really understand the belief of the Emperor, his power, and his greatness, you will definitely choose to join us.
join in? Just this false god? What are you kidding? Ludenhof, who was so angry that he drew his sword, chopped off the head of the icon with one sword, and stepped on the face of the emperor's icon with his military boots. The elector roared: "Get out of the empire with your false gods!" Go! heresy!"
In all fairness, the icon of the emperor smelted by the wizards of the Golden Academy cannot be cut off casually. After rolling up several times, everyone lost their minds. The wizards of the Golden Academy regarded the Elector as an enemy the moment Ludenhoff drew his sword, and they raised their staffs in rage. The powerful wind of piety spell condensed in the air, turned into a torrent of hot metal and golden retrievers, and swept towards the elector himself and his guard of the elector.
At this time, the wind of magic has also undergone a very strange change. The magic that was originally just a warning turned into a destructive spell. Caught off guard, more than a dozen swordsmen and knights of the elector's guard were hit by the metal torrent. Then melted in the super-heat, the golden retrievers came up and tore apart their limbs and flesh.
After a magical volley only the Elector himself remained alive, Ludenhoff used the rune fang to resist the spell, and the Elector paid Tarr, Charlemagne, Emperor Karl-Franz and his wife one last time Two sons said goodbye, and then resolutely rushed to the wizards of the Golden Academy with their swords. After killing six wizards in a row, Ludenhoff, who was exhausted from the continuous journey and did not carry the magic amulet, fell into a pool of blood.
When Gelt heard the news coming out of the manor, the great alchemist realized the seriousness of the problem.
He and his men killed an Elector!
Looking at the contempt and hatred solidified on the face of Ludenhoff's corpse, Gelt finally withdrew from the frenzy of the past few days. The great alchemist and the chief wizard of the imperial royal family scolded his metal department in disbelief. Wizards, then urgently think about what they should do. grab grab
Blame the assassination and sabotage of the North Puppet for the death of the elector?
No, impossible! Geert immediately denied this statement when he came up, too many people saw Ludenhof entering his manor!
Pretending that Ludenhof was attacked on the road?
It's also unlikely, among other things, Ludenhof's army is in Scarland Castle, which is only half a day away! There is no reason why the Elector's cavalry should not retreat on horseback or seek reinforcements nearby when they are attacked! Furthermore, Chaos was blocked outside the Golden Fortress. Except for the Beastmen and a few greenskins, how could there be such a powerful attack?
Confess to the emperor?
How can it be? ! If there was one or two points of certainty before, wouldn't it be self-inflicted and deceitful to confess if everyone is killed and Ludenhoff is dead?
In the end, Gelt was only able to lift the staff clumsily, trying to recast Ludenhoff's body and soul according to the knowledge of the Stormcast Eternals given by the emperor, but how could the Stormcast Eternals skills be defeated by Gelt? Mastered? After spending hours and draining his magic, Gelt was also unsuccessful and exhausted.
In the end, the great alchemist could only order a fake attack scene, and blamed everything on the attacks of the fang spiders and goblin tribes in the nearby forest, and waited for the emperor's reply in fear, praying to the emperor that he could hide it.
The emperor's reply was quick. Karl Franz's messenger brought a letter with harsh words and questions. The emperor said that he did not believe Geert's reply one hundred times. Brin's attack, but out of trust in Geert and affirmation of his contribution, the emperor and the Imperial War Council are still willing to give Geert a chance to explain, and limit him to rush to Von-Zuko within five days Hughes Castle defends itself.
Gelt knew that he couldn't justify himself clearly, because he killed people!
Everything was shattered, and everything that Gelt had spent decades painstakingly attained had become sand passing through his fingers. The great alchemist wept bitterly, if it wasn't for the faith and loyalty to the Emperor that supported Gelt's will , his world has already collapsed.
After thinking about it again and again, Gelt left a letter, in which the great alchemist admitted his folly and the truth that he accidentally killed Ludenhof when he was interrupted during a magic experiment, and left a statement about how Continue to maintain the spells and spell models of the Golden Fortress, but hide the part of the emperor's belief. After completing all this, the great alchemist immediately led the army led by Sol and the wizards of the Golden Academy who were still loyal to him to leave overnight. Alderfin, retreat south.
He chose to escape and become a coward, because this was the only way to avoid fighting Karl Franz. The great alchemist planned to retreat to Thor, where there was still an army loyal to him, loyal to his son. People, he wants to avoid the limelight, Gelt is very clear that at this moment, the empire absolutely does not have the energy to send troops to conquer Solland. I have read 9dUxS.oM for a long time
Eight days later, when the emperor's second wave of messengers arrived at Odelfin, what they saw was an empty aristocratic manor and letters left in the manor. It has been withdrawn for several days.
In the chaotic domain of the subspace, the crazily laughter of a certain evil god echoed in the crystal labyrinth.
Sure enough, the strongest fortresses are the easiest to breach from the inside!
Plan to pass! ! !
The unbreakable defense line of the golden fortress has been exposed, and now it's our turn to appear!
The gate of the Crystal Labyrinth opened wide, and the three legions of the Tzeentch Demon Army were dispatched under the leadership of the two big demons.
"Praise Saint Tzeentch!"
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