Mount & Blade: Wind of War

The last emperor of the Styak Empire, His Majesty Ledson Revic, can be said to be a heroic ruler.

After years of hard work, he gradually rescued the entire empire from decline. During his reign, the political and military were stable. Even though it had undergone a great change that had not happened in a thousand years, when the demon tide rose and the extraordinary era came, under his rule, before his majesty died, no one dared to directly show up and split the country.

On the one hand, no force was willing to withstand the full-scale counterattack of this powerful monarch, and on the other hand, it was unnecessary. There was no shortage of skilled extraordinary people in the capital Fastel. They could sense that the vitality of this monarch was gradually weakening. Everyone just had to wait slowly, and there was no need to bear the stigma of betrayal.

And at the moment when His Majesty Ledson Revic died, the court, the wizard, the religion, and even the princes and local powerful nobles began to take action.

First, the most legitimate prince, His Royal Highness Haines, was suppressed. The wizard forces supported the third princess Emilia, and the Eye of Judgment religious forces supported the fifth prince Christopher. The Prince of Grandher, who was humble and loyal to His Majesty when His Majesty was alive, also decisively led a team to fight for the throne when the situation was chaotic. It is unknown whether he had ambitions long ago or was forced to protect himself.

In the next half month, the merchant leaders of the southern province and Grand Duke Daenerys of the northern province declared temporary independence and refused to accept any central orders, waiting for the appearance of the legitimate heir to the empire: in fact, it was a declaration of independence. Who can give an absolute judgment on whether it is legitimate or not?

"His Majesty is dead, the court wizard rebelled, the Eye of Judgment rebelled, the prince rebelled, the finance minister Marquis Angel rebelled, and the provinces split... I beg Duke Rod Hart to save Her Royal Highness. In such a chaotic situation, Her Royal Highness has no one to rely on except you."

"Duke Rod Hart, for the sake of our many years of friendship, as long as you are willing to send troops to help me, I am willing to help you become the king of the northern province on the day of the great cause."

[Task Log]

[The rise and fall of dynasties·Maintaining rule/becoming a king:

No one can resist the arrival of aging and death, even the greatest monarchs.

With the death of His Majesty Ledson Revic, the seemingly prosperous empire instantly fell into a state of disintegration.

Do you choose to maintain the rule of the royal family, or choose to be the master of your own destiny?

Task goal:

Rescue Princess Anna/Help Marquis Angel.

Task reward: Unknown. 】

Obviously, with the continuous increase in the magic power of this plane world, the power of the system talent has also become stronger year-on-year. Two consecutive legendary tasks, it was not as active as it is now in the past few years.

However, Rhode's current focus is not on this task. He instantly remembered the spy intelligence he saw some time ago: given the strength of the northern orcs, it is normal for them to receive the news before him.

While Rhode was thinking, at this time, two groups of people came in after reporting outside. One group was the guard female knight Berry supported by the dark cavalry leader Remo Mac.

Back then, Yannick, Remo Mac, Katie, Luna, and Berry all knew each other. At this moment, the female knight was no longer as heroic as before, and looked very weak. She was filled with a rotten smell. It was obvious that she was seriously injured and not treated in time, so that the wound festered and the injury worsened.

The other group of people were two people representing Marquis Angel. They were led into the inner castle by Resarit.

One of them was of course a griffin knight, and the other was a pale middle-aged man in a black robe, Baker Rudy. Rhodes knew him well. He was a staff member of Marquis Angel.

"My Lord, long time no see."

Although Baker Rudy had been riding a griffin for some time, his face was also a little tired, but he saluted Rhodes at this moment, and his expression was quite excited.

For many ambitious people, this great division of the empire is exactly what they expect. How can heroes rise without experiencing troubled times?

"Mr. Baker Rudy, we really haven't seen each other for a long time." Rhodes walked over step by step.

Baker Rudy thought that this was a sign of respect from the other party, but he didn't expect that what he saw was a fist that was getting bigger and bigger.

With a bang, this ambitious lobbyist was knocked down by Rhodes. There was no reason for Rhode to hesitate. If he chose to help Anna, at least he could gain the benefits of justice and reputation. If he chose to help Angel, he would even have to send troops to help him fight for the throne. With the current situation of Lonely Mountain Castle, how could he have the spare time and energy?

Rhode believed that Marquis Angel must have secretly bribed a lot of forces, otherwise, with the cautious character of this fat man, he would not dare to play so big.

But Rhode was also sure that he could not easily win the final victory, otherwise this chaos would not have broken out at all.

On the other hand, Rhode also had to consider the internal disunity caused by helping Marquis Angel.

At least, Fatis, Resarit, James, Atiman and others were more loyal to their home country Styak, and most of these high-level knights and even the middle and lower class people were like this.

"Marquis Angel may have prepared strong strength, but overall, his disadvantage is too great. Even if I can get some benefits from him, the final result will definitely be more trouble than gain."

"Duke... Lord Duke?"

Seeing Rhode coming over, he directly knocked down Beckrudi with one punch. The guard female knight Berry, who was originally a little desperate, had a flash of light in her eyes and struggled to stand up.

However, Rhode ignored her and said directly:

"Cress, immediately mobilize the Dark Cavalry Regiment and the Heavy Griffin Regiment, and transfer two intermediate mages from Lady Isriel. We have something to do next."

The legendary mission [Rise and Fall of Dynasties], if you choose to help Angel, it will be easy first and difficult later. If you choose to help the fat girl Anna, it will be difficult from beginning to end.

If she is not rescued from the chaos in time, once Anna dies, this mission will naturally fail.

"Everything is up to Lord Duke." Guard female knight Berry said this with some difficulty, tears soaked in her eyes.

Over the years, they had heard that the Northern Grand Duke Rod Hart of Lonely Mountain Castle was on good terms with the Minister of Finance, Marquis Angel.

However, compared to other adult princes and princesses, the little princess Anna really had no one else to seek help from.

"Even if my northern neighbors are now making some military moves, the army has a long way to assemble, so there is at least some breathing time. I will go to the capital first to rescue Anna. Not to mention 'holding the emperor hostage to command the princes', at least I can get the support of many lords of the northern provinces who are loyal to their homeland."

At this moment, Grand Duke Daenerys of the northern province has not yet led her people to declare independence, or she has declared it but the news has not yet been passed to Lonely Mountain.

But Rod is aware of, and even unconsciously "participated" in some of the activities of the northern elves over the years. He knew very well in his heart that the entire human empire was in chaos at this moment, and the northern elves led by Daenerys would not miss this hard-won opportunity. Once independence was declared, no matter how Daenerys concealed it, the elves would inevitably increase their weight in Bright Moon City. At that time, it was inevitable that many human lords in the north would be alienated.

"As long as the royal fat boy is saved, I will stay in the north away from the center. Who else can the human nobles in the northern provinces choose if they don't choose me? In this way, Lonely Mountain Castle will at least surpass Bright Moon City in orthodoxy and reputation."

Lonely Mountain Castle is a military city. Although it is located in a key area with developed commerce, it has been in constant war since its establishment. The army in the city is even taken to the lower plane for training by lords or high-level knights from time to time.

Under such circumstances, the speed of the army gathering is very fast.

Not only that, Fatis, Raymond, Moken, Janis, Resarit, Airen and other knights and civil servants also arrived soon.

Fatis was very excited when he heard the cause of the incident. He was excited about the choice he made for his loyal lord.

He put on his steel armor and wanted to follow Rhode to the battle, but this time, as the chief knight, Fatis's request was directly rejected by Rhode.

"Your injuries have not fully healed yet. On the other hand... Moken, tell him the information we found before."

Hearing this, Moken, with a gloomy and ugly face, came to Fatis' side and whispered about the mobilization of northern troops.

At that moment, even a calm Fatis looked very ugly in an instant.

Fatis was not a pure force-type knight. His military and tactical qualities were also very high. He soon figured out that once the Styak Empire fell into a complete split, the northern orcs would never allow it to unify again.

At least, the entire country must be seriously injured. Otherwise, even if there was a trade, it would actually be a continuous bleeding of the orcs by the human camp.

"So, Fatis, during my absence, you have to recuperate and guard the Lonely Mountain, help Resarit train elite soldiers, and at least guard the Lonely Mountain for me and Her Royal Highness the Princess before I come back." Rhodes got on his horse, and at the same time he chose the second option of the fourth enchantment of the Silver Holy Grail: Open the Holy Front. As for the fifth-level elite Holy Grail Knights, even if they have obtained the secret method now, they really have no time to train them.

"Fatis, I obey your orders. Before you and the princess come back, no matter who the opponent is, Fatis will safeguard the sovereignty of the Lonely Mountain Castle."

"I believe you." After saying this to Fatis, Rhodes rode away from the Lonely Mountain.