Realm of Power

Hokuriku, Ellensburg

A few white pigeons with spread wings fluttered up from the steps, rushing through the open space and buildings in front, or landing on the exquisite sculptures on the wall pillars, or landing on the edge of the fountain, making a cooing sound, and pacing back and forth leisurely. As you step forward, you feel as if you are immersed in a different dimension from the ordinary world. Time passes slowly, and the golden rays of the sun shine on the tall spires of the four-sided towers on the slopes.

As the residence of the Allens family, which is famous for its romance among the seventeen wealthy families in Hokuriku, this white building often shrouded in clouds and mist has a history of three hundred years. The castle shows different styles in the four seasons. Among the green forests and wild fields, the lakes on all sides of the city spread quietly.

The velvet-smooth sunken lake water surrounds the castle like a dream. The castle is like a boulder in the beautiful mountains of nature. It is the only one in the middle of a huge mirror lake. Because of the unparalleled scenery, it was the place where it was built during the Anstey Dynasty. It is already the location of the famous royal summer palace and is managed by a family affiliated with the Anstey royal family.

More than a hundred years ago, Fezer's army raided the Hokuriku. The dangerous summer palace in front of them was the only place that desperately resisted Fezer's army because of its unique environment. Three hundred Anstey royal guards relied on Ellensburg. Surrounded by water on all sides, there is only one long stone bridge that can pass through. The conditions are sufficient to hold back They fought against 5,000 Fezer troops for a month. It was not until they learned that King Anstey had fallen that the thirty-seven remaining Anstey royal guards in the summer palace agreed to surrender. The only request was that the Fezer people could keep Anstey. The last bloodline of the royal family, a four-year-old princess of the Anstey royal family in the Summer Palace.

The royal family of Fezer agreed to the request and beheaded thirty-seven Anstey royal guards after accepting the surrender. However, they rarely followed their promise and brought the little princess of the Anstey royal family back to Fezer and gave her a name. Princess Ellens, in Fezer language, means a perseverant. Princess Ellens became ill at the age of sixteen. After passing away in Feize, the Feize royal family gave special permission to bury her back to the Hokuriku Summer Palace. However, the minor nobleman of Feize who escorted the body of Princess Irons back was ordered to stay in Irons. More than a hundred years passed by. Feize, the young nobleman who was originally left to guard the Hokuriku Summer Palace, has become one of the seventeen wealthy families in Hokuriku.

The Gravekeeper Randolph family is the only neutral family among the seventeen Hokuriku families. It only has the mission of guarding Ellensburg and does not participate in any military affairs in Hokuriku, because Ellensburg itself is Hokuriku. The strongest barrier

The bright yellow setting sun passes through the lattice glass on the roof and falls on the wall diagonally below the room. The colorful patterns seem to play silent light and shadow.

Looking away from the colorful heraldic flags of various Hokuriku families flying outside the castle, Randolph Andre turned from the window and glanced sharply at the representatives of the major Hokkiku families who were meditating. , and finally landed on the pretty figure sitting at the end of the long table, taking a deep breath "Does Miss Geng Dinari mean that although we don't know what the imperial army's conspiracy is, one thing is certain, that is, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial army to evacuate from the North Continent in three days. We only need to focus on guarding Allen." Fort, just wait for three days and it should be fine!”

"Continue to hide again. This is the case when facing Prince Albert's army, and it is like this now. It turns out that the Geng Di family, known as the number one in the Northern Continent, only has this kind of insight and countermeasures? No wonder I was asked to go to the North. Lu's 60,000-strong army was destroyed on the west coast, but he ran back to Hokuriku with a shameful face. "A blond young Hokuriku nobleman mocked He snorted, with a strong sarcasm on his young and energetic face, "If the Xiali family is willing to fight against the imperial army, save the Northern Continent from danger, and turn the tide from imminent collapse, we are willing to obey the Xiali family as the leader of the Northern Continent." ""But facing the empire's 100,000-strong army that swallowed up the proficient Prince Albert's army, even the previous No one who has the courage to take a look at the Imperial Army would say such words now, which is really incomprehensible!" The pretty face of Gendinari, with long flaxen ponytail, was as cold as ice, and her eyes were almost cold as she glanced over her long hair. The other people at the table, Grand Duke Geng Di, abandoned the coalition forces and fled back to Beilu, which indeed made Geng Di's family famous. His reputation was completely disgraced, if it weren't for the fact that every family in Beilu had resentment against the Geng Di family and believed that the Geng Di family was the culprit that caused Beilu to fall into the current crisis. Although he could not be regarded as the direct orthodoxy of the Geng Di family, with the direct lineage of the Geng Di family cut off, My granddaughter is already the heir recognized by Grand Duke Geng Di.

If it weren't for this, how dare Si Yali's family, who ranked lower among the seventeen families, to speak like this to him!

The representatives of other families had strange expressions on their faces, and they all turned away and did not dare to look at him.

Although everyone has opinions on the Geng Di family, after all, Grand Duke Geng Di used himself as a bait to destroy Prince Albert's army. It is not an exaggeration to say that he saved the Northern Territory, and this little woman from the Geng Di family really has no courage. Said, I am afraid that even most men would not dare to do it, but they dare to go to the camp of a hundred thousand imperial troops alone In the face of the rumors, the "regicide" who beheaded his lord with his own hands not only firmly stated that Beilu would not surrender, but also took the body of Grand Duke Gengdi back from the empire, not to mention , that almost miraculous agreement, if Hokuriku does not surrender within three days, the imperial army will withdraw from Hokuriku!

That was the Imperial Army that had just wiped out Prince Albert's army. The blood-soaked butcher's knife had not yet been put down. It was a miracle that the Empire was still able to come back with its head held high after forcing the Empire to sign such an agreement!

This woman simply doesn’t want her life!

"What do you, a woman, know? I was just unwell at the time. Don't think that you are so great. When have we ever been afraid of the power of the Imperial Army? Are the Imperial Army just man-eating monsters? My Xiali family will not be like someone else. He abandoned his men and fled alone because he was afraid of the imperial army!"

The blond young noble's face turned red from suppressing his anger. He suddenly stood up in anger. His Xiali family was almost at the bottom among the seventeen wealthy families in Hokuriku. But that was exactly what happened. This time, the Hokuriku noble army went south, and the 60,000 Hokuriku noble army middle, The Xi Yali family only sent 2,000 people. Who would have thought that all 60,000 Hokuriku troops were wiped out. All other major families suffered heavy losses. However, the Xi Yali family escaped disaster and became one of the seventeen wealthy families in the Hokuriku. The one with the strongest military strength

There are a total of 6,000 Xiali family troops, accounting for more than half of the total number of Hokuriku troops currently gathered in Ellensburg.

After finally waiting for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, this woman from the Geng Di family stole the spotlight. How could the young man endure it? Whoever has the biggest fist always wins! If it weren't for the imperial army pressing down there, and I was trying to deal with this unruly woman, the families here wouldn't have said anything. Would they have thought it was the Geng Di family from before?

"It turns out that the Xiali family is so courageous. That is really my luck in the Hokuriku. Please ask the Xiali family to immediately send troops to defeat the invading imperial army. We will also be here to cheer for the Xiali family's bravery, but those who only know how to let go A person who talks empty words is worse than a puppy I raise!" The girl stood up and fought back without showing any weakness. Her calm face was like the rising moon, and her otherworldly temperament was stunning.

"you……"

"Puppy... what is this?" Randolph Andre felt that the situation would get out of control if he didn't come out, so he said quickly, "The situation in Hokuriku is already very dangerous. Even if you have any conflicts and grievances, please wait and deal with them first." After passing this level, my life and death in Hokuriku will all depend on these three days!" After saying this, Randolph Andre also smiled bitterly in his heart. When did the joint meeting of the Hokuriku families turn into children's play house? Look at the representatives of the Hokuriku families here. Most of them They are young people under the age of 20. This is absolutely unique in the history of the Hokuriku Seventeen Family.

This also reveals the heavy losses Hokuriku suffered on the west coast.

Father, son, and almost two entire generations were destroyed in that bloody night. As a result, the people who temporarily succeeded the family were all grandchildren. Randolph Andre believed that he presided over the joint meeting of the Hokuriku families. In the past twenty-one years, this is the youngest average age. Such a Hokuriku is also facing the most powerful empire in more than a hundred years. Even Randolph Andre thinks this hope is too slim.

The strange promise from the empire caused a layer of repercussions in his heart after a long experience.

He is not a bunch of young people who are ignorant of the world. When the empire defeated the Fezer royal family, it only used about 100,000 troops. But this time, when the southern battlefields of the empire urgently needed troops, they used 100,000 imperial troops. They entered Hokuriku and fought a fierce battle with Albert's army. Now that they have gained an absolute advantage, how could they withdraw from Hokuriku just because of a verbal agreement of three days? Isn't this a joke!

"What we have to do now is to spread out all our informants, and be sure to grasp all the movements of the imperial army!"

Randolph Andre said in a deep voice, "Gendinari is young and ignorant. How do you know what it means to be brave in war? She is definitely deceived. If this is not false news released by the imperial army, her head can be chopped off. I am afraid that in these three days Within a few days, the imperial army will launch a fierce attack, but I don’t know whether I, the Hokuriku, will be able to survive the coming bloody ferocity!

After hearing what Randolph Andre said, representatives from other companies all agreed that as long as the movements of the Imperial Army were monitored, everyone would be able to deal with it even if there was any abnormal movement by the Imperial Army. The next day, everyone was tense, The glances between each other reveal anxiety, and the unknown is the scariest thing. The empire's 100,000-strong army is like a knife that has been raised high, and no one knows when it will fall.

"How is it? What's going on?"

"What, the imperial army is still there and there is no movement?"

Every half an hour, a scout came back with a report. This time, each family took out everything they had and contributed all their guard knights. More than a thousand scouts were densely packed around the imperial military camp. , even an imperial officer who wandered out to relieve himself would have at least fifty pairs of eyes staring at him. But to everyone's surprise, throughout the whole day, the imperial army showed no intention of moving at all. Apart from two routine inspections of the camp, even the sentries seemed to be lazy. Even if they discovered the scouts around them, they were too lazy to drive them away. They, until late at night, there was still no news of any movement from the imperial army,

The heads of the families who had been nervous all day in the conference hall were really going crazy. This feeling of having a knife put to their necks but not knowing when it would be pulled off. The pressure in the early morning gradually increased. It was like a knife stabbing their nerves. The high and long-term tension had caused many people to sit numbly on the benches. "Damn it, the imperial army really didn't move!"

Randolph Andre murmured solemnly. There was no news of any unusual movement in the Imperial Army, which made him feel insulted in terms of intelligence. It must have moved. The Imperial Army could not have wasted such a precious day in vain. But where did the Imperial Army move? He opened his bloodshot eyes angrily and read through the reports that had been sent all day and filled the entire long table. Even if he stared at them until his eyes were dazed, he could not see what tricks the Imperial Army was playing.

In the second half of the night, in front of Allensburg, a series of hurried horse hoof sounds passed through the stone bridge in front of Allensburg, which was a hundred meters long. Finally, under everyone's expectations, it was like a drop of cold water falling into boiling oil, breaking the calm of the sparkling lake under the long bridge of Allensburg.

"Emergency report, sir!"

A black-clad servant of the Randolph family hurriedly pushed open the door of the conference room, holding a report that had just been sent in his hand.

Randolph Andre stood up from his seat with a pale face, his eyes suddenly sharp. Did the Imperial Army finally move? Although he knew that once the imperial army launched its attack, it would be as swift as thunder, Randolph Andre felt as if he had finally gotten rid of the pressure. If it continued like this, he would really go crazy! "What emergency report? Is the Imperial Army in action?" "Where is the Imperial Army attacking? Wally Mountain or Black Moon Corridor?" The heads of other families also gathered around and asked impatiently. The blond head of the Xiyali family did not immediately gather around, but stood behind the crowd with a gloating look on his face. If the Imperial Army really launched an attack, the first to suffer would definitely be the families near the Northward Road. The Xiyali family's territory was located in the north of the Northland, and there were seven or eight families away from the Northward Road. Originally, because of its weak power, it had to squat in a small place, but now it turned out to be a blessing in disguise and avoided the frontal attack of the Imperial Army. Anyway, the Imperial Army's offensive will eventually gather in the direction of Allensburg, and it is impossible to hit his Xiyali family. This kind of good thing of watching the excitement, of course, the more lively the better, it would be best if Allensburg and the Imperial Army both suffered losses, and then the Xiyali family would no longer have an opponent in the Northland that could compete! Thinking of this, he glanced at another pretty figure who didn't rush up with a flickering look. Her long black eyebrows flew diagonally, which was very cool. Her hands and feet were slender, but full of vitality. Her small tongue subconsciously licked her dry lips, which made people want to hug her. The blonde's body shook slightly. Although this girl was a bit fierce, she was first-class in both appearance and wisdom. She was followed by the Gengdi family. Although the Gengdi family had declined, it was once the leader of Beilu. How could there be no dead branches and rotten wood? If they could get this girl, it would be even easier for the Xiyali family to become the leader of Beilu!

In the crowd, the attendant didn't expect to be surrounded by so many heads of Beilu families. He didn't know what to say for a moment with the report in his hand. "This..." "Since everyone is so concerned, just read it out!" Randolph Andre coughed gloomily and ordered the attendant. "Sir, are you sure you really want to..." The attendant hesitated, and his eyes intentionally or unintentionally swept over the head of the Xi Yali family behind the crowd. "Read it!" Randolph Andre groaned heavily. "Yes, sir!" The attendant opened the report in his hand, took a deep breath, and read it out loud. The surroundings suddenly exploded,

Xia Li's family reported urgently that in the early morning of today, Xia Li was suddenly attacked by an unknown cavalry group. Four castles fell and the main castle was surrounded. They urgently requested reinforcements.

An Tai's family reported urgently that they were also attacked and plundered by an unknown cavalry group. However, unlike Xia Li's main castle, which was still holding on, An Tai's family could not hold on and fell. The defenders collapsed. The remaining An Tai family was directly slaughtered. The enemy burned the main castle and left.

Ikaso's family reported urgently that unknown cavalry plundered and broke three castles of the family. The heads of people built a Jingguan and the corpses spread for several miles. The enemy surrounded the main castle and lured it to open the gate of the main castle to accept surrender. After the army entered the main castle, the entire Ikaso family was More than a hundred people were slaughtered and the main castle was burned.

The Taisi family reported that they encountered unknown cavalry plundering the territory. The territory organized a peasant army to fight. After being defeated, the crowd embraced each other. A few were slaughtered to death, and most were trampled and squeezed into the river. Countless people drowned.

The Biati family reported that unknown cavalry swept in from the north... The entire Biati family was tied up and thrown into the burning main castle.

In the silent hall, only the slightly trembling voice of the servants echoed, and all the heads of the families whose names were mentioned looked dead.

"Impossible, you must be mistaken. The imperial army is in the south. How could we be attacked in the north?' The head of the Ikaso family looked angry. , within one day, his entire family was slaughtered, the Ikaso family, which had been passed down for a hundred years, no longer existed, and he sat slumped in the recliner as if his spine had been pulled out.

Others were even more confused. What was going on? Within one day, more than eight families were attacked, and six of them not only suffered losses, but were even slaughtered. In other words, within one day, six families were wiped out from the North Continent... And judging from the areas attacked, without exception, they were all close to the north. The entire north of the North Continent was torn apart by a powerful force. This bloody frenzy did not come from the south, but rolled over from the north!

Being able to attack the territories of seven or eight families in one day and raging away like a violent wind is enough to show that this force going south is definitely not a small scale. It can only be accomplished by at least 20,000 people, and all reports mention it. Here comes the word, cavalry!

A group of more than 20,000 cavalry is coming from the north!

Like a razor, it uprooted every Hokuriku house on the road it passed.

How can this be raging? This is simply treating the entire Hokuriku family as prey.

Such a brutal cavalry, and such a large scale, is absolutely impossible to have in southern Europe except for the Martin Liya people, but it is absolutely impossible for the Martin Liya people to appear in Hokuriku.

Then the answer is simple, Imperial Cavalry! The faces of some of the heads of the Hokuriku family who reacted became even more gray-white. As for the three-day appointment, the other party already knew that the imperial cavalry was about to go south. At this moment, this seemingly joke of the three-day appointment, for each family. It's not a joke, it's a real deadline!

After three days, if there is no surrender, the Imperial Army on the northward march will evacuate Hokuriku and will no longer accept surrender from the Hokuriku region.

In other words, after three days, the empire will no longer reserve any room for the Hokuriku families, and the imperial cavalry group going south will completely wipe out the Hokuriku families! What kind of three-day appointment is this? This is simply a death order. "Why, why are my Xiali family, Icaso family, and Biati family all attacked, but a certain family that is borderline with these three families is intact? ?"

The blond head of Xiali's family suddenly shouted in a shrill voice. After hearing his voice, the heads of other families were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at the same pretty figure. Yes, every family near the north all looked at the same pretty figure. They suffered a bloodbath, but the Geng Di family, which occupied one third of the north, had no one left. After reading the report of being harassed, with this thought, the heads of each family began to look unkindly. The people who went to the imperial camp to negotiate were not the Geng Di family, and the people who brought back the three-day period were also the Geng Di family. Now they are under attack. Despite the bloodbath, the Geng Di family was still unscathed. Who would believe that there is nothing fishy here?

What agreement did the Geng Di family reach with the empire? "My Geng Di family has no idea about this matter, but I can swear on the honor of the Geng Di family that I, the Geng Di family, have never betrayed Beilu!"

Geng Di Nari's face was pale and her voice was trembling slightly. In front of everyone, she clenched her fingers into fists. She knew that it was useless to say anything at this moment. Every family in the north suffered heavy losses, and some were even exterminated. Only Geng Di's family had nothing to do. None, even if it is She herself couldn't convince herself, let alone the heads of the various families whose eyes were reddened by the news. Just one day, it was the fall of the north, and the next day, who knows what more terrible news came, everyone My heart is beating drums, In particular, the heads of several families in the central part are even more ashen-faced. In their eyes, the faintly white eastern edge in the distance is more like a rope of death at this moment. "Come, Miss Gengdinari, please go down and rest!" Randolph Andrei exclaimed His Majesty said, the sudden news has made all the families in the Hoklun fluctuate. Some heads of families that were exterminated looked at Geng Dinari with murderous intent. If Geng Dinari is allowed to stay here, it will only make the situation more chaotic. , there will be no other possibility!