Chapter 914 Arriving at Lionheart City
At the same time that Lei Xiao and his party were about to leave for Lion Heart City.
In a certain secret palace in the royal capital, the magnificent hall was brightly lit by sunlight, and unscrupulous laughter echoed.
On the golden throne at the top, the fourth prince with a happy face was sitting there, with a playful expression on his face: "Han Shuiqing, when the defeated despicable foreigner is captured, what do you think I should do?" OK?"
"Returning to Your Highness, naturally we can't easily let that self-righteous lowly guy go."
Grand Duke Hanshui's expression was still indifferent, but there was a murderous look in his eyes, and he said solemnly: "The mere despicable outsider actually provokes my Lengyan nobleman under the banner of the princess guest, so he must let him taste all kinds of things." tortured, and died in agony in despair."
"Of course, the fifth princess who is trying to covet the royal power cannot be let go."
The murderous look in Han Shui's eyes became more intense, and he said coldly: "To actually sacrifice the interests of my Lengyan nobles for the sake of those insignificant pariahs, the fifth princess is simply extremely arrogant."
"Hehe, in order to appease the grievances of the lower class, the other monarchs at most made a few verbal promises. I didn't expect my stupid sister to actually practice it. I'm so stupid."
The face of the fourth prince was full of disdain, and he sneered, "Is it such an easy task to try to rebuild the order of the Lengyan Kingdom?"
"That's right, the interests involved here are too complicated, enough to shake the foundation of the Lengyan Kingdom. A wise monarch will never choose to touch the noble cake, unless his wealth and courage are beyond imagination, enough to smash the old tower into pieces and rebuild it." Build a new tower."
The slightly stooped Grand Duke Stone stroked his gray beard lightly, smiled sullenly and said, "No matter what, if we want to rebuild the order of the Lengyan Kingdom, I am the first of the three great nobles to disagree. After all, we are the biggest beneficiary."
"However, the fifth princess does have a very high reputation among the lowly untouchables, and she also has the support of a considerable number of neutral nobles."
The Grand Duke of Kent rubbed his chin with his big hand with bulging veins, and said with a frown: "Also, there are rumors that the fifth princess is transporting food to the northern border. This obviously wants to take the northern border into her pocket."
"In addition, the six mysterious legions that inexplicably appeared on the battlefield of Wangxing Corridor not long ago, according to the latest news, are the northern frontier army of the third princess Caroline. Although I don't know how that despicable outsider did it, but the It seems to have the ability to instantly transport troops."
"These two things have to be guarded against, otherwise it will be extremely detrimental to us."
As soon as Kent's words fell, the fiery atmosphere in the hall was immediately extinguished a little.
The fourth prince's face was gloomy, and he rolled his brown eyes and frowned and said, "I have long thought that those mysterious legions that came suddenly were extremely strange. So, Caroline has already formed an alliance with Ariel?"
"The size of the troops is completely in line, and coupled with the highly efficient intelligence network of the Duke of Kent, it is almost inseparable."
On Han Shui's indifferent face, a hint of hesitation emerged, nodded and said: "In this way, everything can be explained clearly."
"So what? Caroline is only 60,000 frontier troops, of which there is only one royal army, and the old Frank Lancaster family has 10 main armies, each of which is enough to rival the royal army, let alone the rest of the family. common regiment."
Grand Duke Stone's old face was full of disdain, and he snorted coldly: "As long as the old man moves his fingers at will, he can wipe out the third princess's army in an instant."
"Your Highness, Grand Duke Stone is right. I have a total of 30 main armies of the three giants. Each of the main armies is comparable to two or even three fifth-tier powerhouses. There is no need to worry."
A hint of pride welled up on Han Shui's indifferent cheeks, and he nodded slightly: "In addition, from the counterattack efficiency of that despicable outsider, it can be seen that the marching speed in the northern region is much faster than that in the central region."
"It can be seen from this that the opponent's means of rapid movement must be limited to the northern region, and will not have any impact on the ensuing battle."
"As for those shrimp soldiers and crab generals in the northern border, so what if that despicable outsider wins them over?"
Han Shui's words and this point also showed a look of disdain, and said contemptuously: "It just happened that my three giants defeated them in one fell swoop, so as not to hinder His Highness in the future, after all, the northern border is full of stubborn people. There's nothing to be sorry about."
"Hearing what Han Shuiqing said, I am completely relieved."
The fourth prince raised his eyebrows, nodded with satisfaction and said: "When the power of that despicable alien is slaughtered, the northern border will be handed over to the three giants."
"Obey! His Royal Highness Fourth Prince!"
Hearing that the fourth prince was going to hand over such a large area to his family, Han Shui, Stone, and Kent couldn't help but cheer up, and they repeatedly stroked their chests and saluted.
The fourth prince also had a smug look on his face and waved his hands casually.
The fourth prince is the clearest about what the three big families covet.
It is precisely because of this kind of matching that the fourth prince can finally get the support of the three giants.
"Okay, it's time to talk about business."
The fourth prince crossed his legs lazily, and asked the three grand dukes, "How is the current march?"
"Returning to Your Highness, the 10 main legions and 15 ordinary legions of the Shanglu family have arrived at Fort Kell one after another."
Han Shui took a step forward first, and said flatly: "With the Shanglu family stationed there, Fort Kell will be as solid as gold."
"Your Highness, the 10 main forces and 15 ordinary legions of the Lancaster family, except for a small part that have already arrived at Fort Kell, the rest are stepping up their march."
Grand Duke Stone stroked his gray beard, and the second responded: "After all, my Lancaster family's sphere of influence is in the west of the Lengyan Kingdom, and I cannot reach the Shanglu family so quickly, but please rest assured, Your Highness, the last to arrive It is the existence of the finale."
"Returning to Your Highness, the 10 main forces and 15 ordinary legions of the Yorkman family are also marching in a hurry. The situation is the same as that of the Lancaster family."
The Duke of Kent's biceps trembled, and he responded concisely.
"Very good. The 25 combined regiments of traditional nobles and new nobles I have organized are also ready to go."
The fourth prince nodded in satisfaction, and immediately raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a sinister smile: "When our army of millions gathers, I will turn that despicable outsider and the fifth child into dust in no time!"
Agitated in his heart, the fourth prince seemed to have thought of something. He first turned to the crooked old Stone, and asked, "Mr. Stone, the main force of Lancaster has been transferred, and the western border must be empty. What is the latest situation of the company? If it sneaks in, it will be troublesome."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, these few days just happen to be the annual Holy Nativity Festival of the Temple of Light, celebrating the Pope's birthday, and the Kingdom of Grimm is celebrating with the whole country."
Grand Duke Stone stroked his beard and smiled, and said leisurely: "After all, the Kingdom of Greem is the main hall of the Temple of Light, and it is deeply influenced by the Temple of Light. Even if our borders are not fortified, the Kingdom of Greem will not choose Wage war on this holy day."
"Furthermore, the old enemy of the Kingdom of Grim, the Iron Hand Islands, has been keeping a low profile for nearly a hundred years. Recently, the fleet has often wandered around the west coastline of the Kingdom of Grim, which made the Kingdom of Grim very vigilant and mobilized many main forces to defend against it. coastline."
Grand Duke Stone raised his gray eyebrows, and said with a sinister smile, "So please rest assured, Your Highness, there will not be any problems in the west of the kingdom in the short term."
"As expected of Mr. Stone, what a reassuring answer."
The fourth prince nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the Grand Duke of Kent, and asked with frowned eyebrows, "What's the latest situation on the southern border of the kingdom?"
"Go back to Your Highness, there is no need to worry about the south."
The thick chest muscles of the Grand Duke of Kent trembled, and he said calmly: "Recently, the leaders of many big tribes in the Prairie Kingdom died unexpectedly one after another. Their successors have already fought with each other in order to fight for power and profit. They have no time to take care of me in the Lengyan Kingdom. .”
"Hehe, it's really a godsend opportunity. In this way, I can make a move without any worries."
There was a look of embarrassment on the grim face of the fourth prince, and he said in a low voice: "I am different from the two wastes before, the despicable outsider and the fifth must die!"
Speaking of this, the ferocious fourth prince sneered, "I have to say, I can't wait for that moment to come."
"Hey, as long as His Highness makes a move, it must be easy to catch."
Stone smiled coldly, stroked his gray beard and said, "The end of the despicable outsider and the fifth princess is not far away."
After speaking, the entire magnificent castle hall was once again filled with unscrupulous laughter, which did not disperse for a long time.
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"Is this the Lion Heart City, the main city of the Shanglu family?"
The lavender magic wings behind Lei Xiao flapped its wings, and looked ahead at a majestic city full of traffic on the flat road ahead.
Under the bright sunlight, the endless giant city walls stretched to the end of the line of sight like a lying giant.
In the sky, airships one after another continuously took off and landed from the city, making a "rumbling" sound.
On the ground, dozens of well-repaired commercial roads run through the suburbs of the city, and finally converge at the central avenue in front of the main gate of the city, giving people the feeling that all roads lead to Rome.
While his eyes wandered, Lei Xiao listened to the dense sound of wheels rolling, while looking at the caravans and crowds flowing around him, he couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration: "It's really extremely prosperous."
Although the Crystal Blue City owned by Lei Xiao is even bigger than this one, it is just an empty city after all, and it is obviously two completely different styles from this one.
"Lord, Lionheart City is the largest commercial city in the Lengyan Kingdom. There are 80,000 garrison troops alone. This is only the number reported to the royal family."
Ariel hovered beside Lei Xiao, frowned and said: "From now on, the real strength of the Shanglu family may be far from that."
"The Shanglu family is in charge of 25 surrounding cities, and it is easy to hide their troops."
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the bustling traffic under his feet: "The coat of arms of the Shanglu family is just a stag, but the main city is called Lion Heart City. Does it have a stag with a lion heart? The desire to covet the throne It’s so obvious.”
"Hearing what the lord said, it is true, even though the Shanglu family claims to follow in the footsteps of the royal family."
The petite and dainty Elusa hovered on the other side of Lei Xiao, and nodded thoughtfully.
I saw the energy fluctuations around her looming, and she was in charge of using illusion to hide the whereabouts of the group of people, while frowned and said: "This subordinate has been in contact with the cold water a few times, and the indifference of the nostrils is really uncomfortable. .”
"As long as he is pulled from the position of Patriarch, everything will be solved."
Lei Xiao smiled lightly, and immediately revealed a serious face: "Since he has pointed the finger at us, I will naturally not let him go."
Having said that, Lei Xiao nodded again to Ariel and Elusha and said, "Okay, let's go down and meet the others first."
Accompanied by an imperceptible breeze, Lei Xiao merged with other subordinates.
For the Lionheart City party this time, just in case, except for the three fifth-level powerhouses Jiangli, Polygonum cuspidatum, and Hongye, and the three Phykola branch members Lin, Gail, and Kelly.
Lei Xiao also brought along nine fourth-tier powerhouses including Lian, Sarah, Ye Cang, Chao Yan, Nan Xing, and Nan Yue, plus Lei Xiao himself, forming a large team of 16 people, plus Xiao Huan and Xiao Huan. Summoning two stone elves, the lineup can be described as quite luxurious.
"Gail, the elders of the Presbyterian Church, they should all be in Lionheart City right now?"
Under Elusa's spellcasting, Lei Xiao has already switched from the invisible state to the illusion camouflage state, and asked the middle-aged subordinate beside him,
"My lord, even though the main force of the Shanglu family has gone to Fort Kell, the elders of the Presbyterian Church will not follow on the battlefield, so they must all be in Lionheart City."
Gail lowered his voice and stroked his chest to salute. He, who was also disguised by illusion, looked like an inconspicuous middle-aged mercenary.
"Very good. At present, Hanshui is definitely by Lao Si's side. In addition, the main force of Lionheart City is fully utilized. This is a good opportunity for us to contact those opposing elders and neutral elders."
Lei Xiao snapped his fingers lightly, nodded to his subordinates and said, "Let's go now."
After speaking, Lei Xiao and his party, who disguised themselves as a group of mercenaries that can be seen everywhere, mixed with the flow of people coming and going, and walked towards the majestic Lion Heart City.
During the march, Lei Xiao learned about it through Gail and Lin's further introduction.
Lionheart City is roughly divided into four areas, which are controlled by Hanshui and the three elder forces of the Presbyterian Church.
Although they seem to be thriving on the surface, they are actually fighting openly and secretly, competing for each other's interests.
"My lord, for example, the eastern city where we are now is controlled by four opposing elders."
As soon as she stepped into the majestic gate of Lion Heart City, Lin whispered beside Lei Xiao.
"Although the four opposition elders have been suppressed for many years, in order to protect the reputation of the Shanglu family, they are all done in secret, and they are still peaceful on the surface."
"After all, they are all high-ranking members of the direct line of the family, and this is the main city of the family, and it is the face of the family."
However, Lin's voice just fell.
Right in front of the group of people, suddenly came the sound of fierce fighting and cursing.