Realm of Power

As soon as the Minister of Foreign Affairs left, Takashi, the housekeeper of the Turrit family, immediately found Turrit Corinne who was in a villa in the city. She looked apologetically and saluted Turrit Corinne who had not yet recovered. Then he said, "I'm sorry! I didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly, and all the countries would stand unanimously on Gang Fei's side!"

"Yeah, it's a puzzling change."

Turrit Colleen sat on the bench, with a slight smile on her lips, and rubbed her temples with her fair fingers. "To be honest, it's not uncommon for my sister to suddenly fall out. She and I have been fighting since we were three years old, and we don't understand it yet." She? But what happened to the countries that the family influenced? They were still on our side last night, and all of them were on my sister's side? "

Butler Takashi hesitated for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "I have just learned that just this morning, the second lady, as a witch of the Turrit family, suddenly delivered a secret message to the Barrow countries in Central Europe. , the attitude of the country that received this information immediately changed!”

"Oh, secret message!"

When Tulit Colin heard this, she was filled with confusion. She gently stroked her hair with her hand, and said with some embarrassment, "What kind of news has such power? It can directly affect the attitudes of all countries! It can even make countries that want to stand by and wait and agree to send troops to assist the Conqueror." If we don’t fight against the empire, if we can’t figure this out, we’ll be very passive!”

"I found out the reason clearly. What made the countries change their minds was the family's secret treasure!" Longze's face was as gloomy as water, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Just this morning, the second lady delivered a message to the representatives of the countries. The identity certificate of the special family witch Feiya thousands of years ago. The secret treasure that could bring wealth to the country at the end of the dynasty was within the borders of Gangfei. The Istani people once found some clues, so they launched a war against Gangfei. However, the Istani people went in the wrong direction and chose to search in the north. The location of the secret is in the south of Gangfei! The reason why the emperor gave up the northern region so happily was because the Gangfei Empire had been looking for this secret treasure for hundreds of years. Although the specific location is not yet known, it is undoubtedly the south! The secret treasure of the Feiya Dynasty is the largest in Central Europe and Pakistan! Mystery, how many countries are looking for it. No, the outside world is telling the truth that this is a fortune that is enough to prosper a country, because it is a secret that only witches of all generations know. Even within the family, they do not know its authenticity, and the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom, She is the recognized Turrit witch of this generation!

"Secret!"

Hearing what Butler Takaze said. Turrit Colleen's body trembled slightly, her brows furrowed.

"Takaze, you have been in the family for thirty years, and you are also the person my mother trusts the most. Do you believe that the family's secrets really exist?" Turrit Colin's eyes became sharp. Looking out the window, his expression became extremely serious. If he had previously thought that the signing of a military alliance agreement by various countries was just a superficial work, he could no longer see it that way.

For the so-called secret treasure at the end of the Feiya Dynasty a thousand years ago, these bystanders might really send troops to help Gangfei fight against the empire. It's no wonder that Gangfei's confidence suddenly became stronger. With the secret treasure as a life-saving talisman, Gangfei had the entire Central European Barrow country as his backing.

"I have been in the family for thirty years, and I have never heard my wife talk about the secrets!" Butler Takashi shook his head.

"So, the rumors about the secret are false?" Turrit Colleen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her eyebrows slightly loosened.

"It's not necessarily true. Madam never mentioned the secret, but the glorious past of the family is there." Butler Takashi recalled with his eyes, although there was a faint fanaticism, which was very common in the middle-aged beautiful woman who always gave people a cold feeling. rare,

"The glorious past of the family?" Turrit Colleen paused at Takashi's strange expression, frowned slightly, and asked, "I know that sixty years ago, relying on the influence of the witch, the Burrows family was the entire Although the top family of Obaro only owns a city on the coast of Putao and does not have a legion to belong to, the voice from Burrows can be heard throughout the whole country. Obarro, the family's influence spreads over two-thirds of the Obaro region in Central Europe, and it determines the direction of many Obarro countries in Central Europe. There were even several wars, which were supported by the family's huge financial resources. At that time, the inland sea countries Many of them were tools used by the Burrows family to amass wealth. At that time, the Burrows family was truly the "Shadow of Obaro, the uncrowned king behind the scenes."

"But all this was terminated fifty years ago, mainly because of the sudden outbreak of the witch dispute between the main family and the Turrit family. It was the darkest day of the family, and three people died in a row in just ten years. The Turrit family, the heir to the Rit witch, was almost exterminated, and many of the secrets of the witch in the family were lost as a result. But what does this have to do with the rumored secret? "

"Of course it is related!" Takano's voice paused, and his face turned from excitement to gloom. "The family has been in trouble for a while, its financial resources have been exhausted, and its influence on other countries has long been in name only. It has declined to the point where it can only rely on second-rate people. To maintain the status of the country, if you can get that wealth.

“Can wealth equal the wealth of a country?”

When Turrit Colin heard her eyes narrowed into a line, she turned around from the front and looked at Takashi behind her who meant something. "You mean, sixty years ago, that secret treasure might really exist." ! But the clue was cut off due to civil strife?”

"That should be the case!" Takano nodded with a certain expression. "Although I don't know if the second lady really knows the secret, but as the nominal witch of this generation, no one can guarantee that the lady will not mention some of the secrets to her." Related things, after all, that is the real value of Turrit Witch! And now that the madam and the second lady are falling out, others can take advantage of it. Turrit is not the only one who can represent the Turrit family! "

"It seems that I have roughly figured out some of the situation!" Tuente Colleen took a deep breath and said with twinkling eyes, "You mean that we misjudged our opponent. The enemy is not just the second sister! There is also the master. Zilberos is causing trouble!"

Long Ze's body trembled slightly when he heard it, and he was silent for a while. "Although I'm not sure, this is the only reason that can be explained."

"Oh, why?" Turrit Colleen asked with a confused look on her face.

"Is the Burrows family without the Turrit witch still the Burrows family? As soon as the news comes out that the second lady is the imperial princess. When the tide rises, will the Turrit family still stay under the main Burrows branch? No. Madam will definitely Choosing to be independent from the main branch has been her dream for many years," Takashi said with excitement.

"You're right!"

Turrit Corinne sneered at the corner of her mouth. I was still wondering at first. If the second sister really knew such a huge trump card as the Secret Treasure, she should have secretly left and taken her to Strand Sea Country long ago. But until last night , the second sister, the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom, was betrayed by her most stable ally country, and was humiliated by my coercion. In the end, I had no choice but to agree to remain neutral on this matter. I understand the second sister's temper. Although she is good at calculation, she is not good at forbearance by nature. In such an extremely angry situation, if she had such a trump card. He will definitely release it and humiliate me severely.

"But she didn't, because she didn't know the secret at all at the time! The only one who knew the secret was Burrows, the master, and only the master's guarantee behind it could make all the countries of Oparo firmly believe in it. ! "

"Ever since the second young lady was forced to death by them, Madam has been working hard for Turrit to escape from the master's family. Unfortunately, if the hidden wealth could be revealed, Madam's dream might have come true long ago!" Butler Takaze seemed to have thought What did he say? He cursed angrily in a low voice, "You are not under human control at this time." During the general period, Chief Burrows also took the initiative to ask for "protection" from the Gangfei people. Now it seems that the two sides may have reached some kind of agreement at that time. The only way now is to go back and ask Madam for the existence of the secret. The empire can only choose to go to war with the entire Central European Barrow! "

"I would like to go back, but...!" Turrit Colleen glanced at the dark sky outside and smiled helplessly, indicating that she was here on behalf of the Falcon Empire. Before the funeral was completely over, 1 It is really impossible to get away, otherwise it will give the Barrow countries in Central Europe a reason to talk about it.

"How about I go back!" Longze's eyes flickered and he gritted his teeth and said, "But although I have followed Madam for thirty years, for such an important secret, I need a token and a personal letter from the Third Miss."

Okay, sorry to trouble you! "Turrit Colin's face lit up. "You are the person my mother trusts the most. I will write a letter right now. As for the token," Turrit Colin took off a falcon wings ring from his index finger and handed it to Longze. , said with an eager expression, "Take this, if revealing the secret is a precursor to the main Burrows family taking action, then their next step is to deal with mother!" Take this ring and go to the empire's garrison in Puntau. When we set out, I told you that they would know what to do."

"Without further delay, I won't delay. Third lady, please take care of yourself!" Longze stepped onto the temporarily prepared carriage with a solemn expression, solemnly saluted Turrit Colin, and then closed the carriage door.

The carriage sped towards the street. When the shadow of the carriage disappeared at the far corner of the street, Turrit Colleen turned around with a solemn expression, walked into her room, and paused at the door. He told the two guards squadron captains at the door, "Send an urgent message back immediately through military channels. Long Ze is a traitor to the family. As soon as he arrives in Putao, he will be arrested immediately!"

At a city gate in Besuca

Standing was a woman wearing a pure blue dress and a hood on her head, covering her face. She was the First Lady of Strand Sea Kingdom, looking anxiously at the exit of the street in the distance. , until he saw a black carriage appear, he quickly raised his hand, and the wheels came to an emergency stop beside the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom,

"If you don't go to your celebration party, what are you doing here?" The car curtain was pulled up, revealing the slightly dissatisfied face of a middle-aged lady.

"Aunt Long, no matter what, you and I are in an alliance now, aren't we? Who would have thought that the personal maid who has been by my mother's side for thirty years is actually a member of the Burrows family!" The First Lady of Strand Sea Kingdom did not take it seriously. She smiled softly and said, "If you hadn't told me in person, you would have put a sword on my neck. Go on, I won’t believe it, let alone my silly sister. I know you will definitely go back, because my silly sister has no doubts about you! As long as you get her token, you can get your mother’s completeness! Trust, and finally get the secret location that only the Turrit Witch knows!"

"What? Do you really think you are a witch?" Takashi frowned slightly.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm waiting for you here just to ask, if you are an insider of the Burrows family, then the informer who reported on my aunt's escape more than ten years ago and was eventually executed by the master's family. Is it you? !” The first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom had a smile on her face. A hint of coldness flashed in the eyes

"It's not good for you to know too many secrets!" Longze's face was cold, and he closed the curtain of the carriage with a bang. The carriage quickly moved away and disappeared into the distance.

"Sure enough, it's you!" The face of the first lady of Strand Sea Kingdom suddenly darkened. She still couldn't believe the twists and turns last night. , overnight, everything changed. The family's secrets, something that even I didn't believe in, turned around the whole situation easily. It was all because of one woman, Takaze. The woman who coldly refuted him on the steps, the woman who had served the family for thirty years, the housekeeper whom her mother trusted the most, was actually a member of the Burrows family. It was really unimaginable.

Although it is a secret thing. It was she who personally told herself that she was ready to accept neutrality, and turned the situation around in one fell swoop, but she just didn't like her. She stopped liking her a long time ago, and she didn't know why at the time. But now I understand that this is a poisonous snake lurking around. And the intuition for danger is precisely something that is innate to oneself.

On the same day, in the Great Plains, the connecting area of ​​central and northern Congo. The sparse weeds were crawling on the barren dry gravel ground, bent by the strong wind. Duke Andy, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, held the reins of the war horse firmly in his hand, and his frozen posture patrolled the distant horizon like a sculpture; Behind him, a The face was embroidered with the battle flag of the Gangfei Empire, covered with bloodstains, gunpowder smoke and mottled sores. With a sense of heroism rising into the sky, the 70,000 soldiers of the four major Guards regiments of Gangfei were like a blue stripe. His treasure belt stretches for miles, and he is fully prepared to wait for his opponent. The setting sun in the sky deeply dyes the loneliness of dusk mixed with blood and blue into the earth

"Sir, will the Istani people come?" a Gangfei general asked worriedly

"Don't worry, they have been chasing us for more than half a month, chasing us all the way from Focodir. How could they miss our last chance to enter the southern region!" Duke Andia's long and sharp nails, and the horse in his hand The reins pressed down, and the metal armor scales on his body made a squeaking sound. The sound, the setting sun is like blood. In just one hour, this vast desert will be buried by the cold night, dazzling blood and countless corpses. People in Istanbul will not think that in the past half month, in Istan Surrounded by the army from front to back, like a bereaved dog, I will take over here and wait.

At the end of the vast plain, as if looking through the autumn water, a long dragon of smoke and dust finally slowly appeared!

The first thing that emerged from the twisting and swaying air on the horizon was a dazzling red military banner. This hunting and fluttering flag was inlaid with a golden wild boar extremely arrogantly. It was none other than Hayana, the Eastern Governor of Istanbul. With the flag of the vanguard, groups of Istani cavalry jumped out from the horizon in groups, motivating their horses to fly across the gravel ground and low grass and shrubs.

"Steady, don't mess up!"

The captains of the Gangfei infantry shouted to the soldiers, and their eyes turned blood red. They were really enemies on a narrow road. They were the Istani hussars and light cavalry who had killed countless companions along the way. This kind of light cavalry was extremely fast. The cavalry above were in the wilderness. The warrior's hair was dancing heroically in the early wind, and the sand on the ground was kicked by the horse's hooves. The speed was as fast as a strong wind, with almost no hesitation, like a flood from the dike rolling over from the opposite side.

"Fight!"

Seeing that the Istani cavalry did not run to other directions, but went straight to the direction of their battle flags, Duke Andia fiercely pulled out his sword,

The depth and level of the 70,000 soldiers of the four major legions are enough to withstand the key impact of the cavalry group. However, the opponent's tactics are the same old one. They first use light cavalry to launch a surprise attack to open the gap, and then release the well-equipped heavy cavalry. By then, the entire attack group will be attacked. It's like a steel sword that pierces through and then violently tears apart. During the pursuit battles along the way, Duke Andia often encountered such tactics.

So he deployed a whole team of heavy infantry behind the huge military formation. These soldiers were wearing heavy armor and holding heavy guns. Their existence was to drag the Istanbul cavalry into a melee. Don’t give them any time to adjust and rearrange! As long as the cavalry of the pursuing troops are dragged to death here, the retreat will be easy. Otherwise, the Istani cavalry will follow them and eat up the exhausted troops inch by inch!

"kill!"

The lines of confrontation between the two armies collided together like two tides. With a roar, in front of the three arc-shaped battle formations of the Congolese and African armies,

"Throw the gun!"

The crescent battle formation of the Istan Hussars tightened the reins of their mounts. They turned sharply like the sharpest knives. The spears of the light cavalry flew over like rows of raindrops, plunging into the rigid ground with rapid arcs. The crowd of non-soldiers only saw an arc falling, which was the blooming of blood flowers in the crowd.

"Archer!" Gang Fei seemed to have known this would happen. Behind the military formation, a line of archers stretched out their bowstrings, and fiercely sent their fingers holding the arrow tails. The rapid "bang" sound was like a heavy rain hitting the ground. On the ground, rows of arrows flew towards the sharply turning light cavalry. "Ah" the Istan light cavalry who was caught off guard screamed when he was hit by an arrow. The metal arrow deeply stimulated his back.