Realm of Power

The setting sun faded, and the golden setting sun slanted from a distance, like the wind blowing petals across the sky. The weather has completely warmed up, and the scenery of early summer is becoming more and more obvious. In the Holy City, large tracts of forests are budding, flying flowers are gradually dancing, and the crimson trees are even more pink. This early summer has gradually entered its best time. Got it

The Holy Capital War between the Empire and the Martinliya people finally came to an end when Pope Potamia announced that the Holy City had lifted its alert, and the Empire announced the release of all the Martinliya people captured in the Holy Capital War. It even caused an uproar in the entire southern European Barrow. The surrounding forces that had been preparing to take the opportunity to retaliate against Martin Liya were suddenly in a panic.

"Your Highness the Pope, the Martinliya people owe a lot of blood debts to the Order State. As an ally, the Empire released the Martinliya captives after the victory. This is really a betrayal of the Empire against the Order State. If the Pope Your Highness has come to the Empire to reason with you, and we are determined to stand on the side of the Order State."

"Millions of people from the Order were massacred, and hundreds of towns were turned into ruins. Could it be that His Highness the Pope just watched the murderers go back? In the end, without the sacrifices of the Order, it would be impossible for the empire to reverse this war. "Holy Capital War" In the bright temple hall, a dozen representatives from the southern forces stood in front of Pope Potamia aggressively, while the senior officials of the temple all looked angry, but in Under Putamia's silence, everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak.

The Empire's move was indeed too bullying. The Holy Capital War was not fought by the Empire alone. The sacrifices made by the Order State during this period were huge. It would be fine if the Empire captured these Martin Fang prisoners and did not hand them over to the Order State. Now they are announcing their release in a high-profile manner. What does this mean? Is this how the empire treats its allies?

"What you are saying is that if our religious order country lodges a protest against the empire, all the countries will firmly support us, right? Then if the empire goes to war against the Holy Capital, you will always stay in the Holy Capital, right?"

Putamia was wearing a white pontifical robe of the Holy Temple and was sitting on the golden pontifical chair. Her tall chest rose and fell slightly. The Valkyrie's sharp gaze scanned the faces of the representatives of various countries with various expectations. In her heart, But there was a slight hint of disdain

The opportunities that these surrounding forces had finally seized had now completed the gathering of troops and were ready to go. Who would have thought that when the empire suddenly announced such news, it could be said that the step he took out was suddenly stuck in the air. After all, people have been tough for decades, and a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. However, these surrounding forces are naturally not willing to just sit back and watch this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away before their eyes, so naturally it is best to keep the water turbid. It’s better to go down. You say you support the Order State, but when one soldier enters the Order State, you give a coin to the Order State. You verbally support such a cheap thing, but you dare to come here. If you don’t take care of it, At present, the Church Country is not as good as it used to be, and it is not advisable to offend other forces too much, otherwise I will personally order that all those guys who watched with a cold eye during the chaos in the Holy Capital, and even went to the empire to seek refuge, will be expelled from the Church. Go to the country!

"This..." The representatives had a look of astonishment on their faces. They had expected that the side of the Temple of the Order would be grateful and weeping bitterly. Instead, there was neither anger nor annoyance. It seemed that the empire released Martin Liya's prisoner of war. As for the matter, Potamia, as the Pope of the Order State, is completely a third person.

"Haha, no wonder some people say that His Highness the Pope has an ambiguous relationship with the Emperor of the Empire, and even cares about the life and death of the Order. I didn't believe it before, but today, I have finally seen it."

"You dare not speak even though someone is riding on your neck. As one of the most powerful countries in our country, South Europe Barrow, the Order State has completely disgraced our country, South Europe Barrow." One representative laughed with disdain, and the other representatives Their eyes also paused on the graceful figure under the robe of the Potamia Temple, with a strange expression on the corners of their mouths,

"Nonsense, do you want to die?" the temple generals cursed angrily. One temple general even drew his sword out of its sheath, and with a cold light like snow, he said coldly to these representatives, "Actually, you don't need to give high-sounding reasons. The empire's 100,000-strong army It's only thirty miles outside the gate of our holy capital. You didn't need three hours in the past. It was the empire that wanted to release the captives of Martin Liya. You didn't dare to say it, but you came to our religious order country to humiliate us. You really think that I teach Don’t the swords of regimental soldiers kill people?”

"Okay, Sta'an, everyone in the Order is willing to become the empire's lackeys. No matter how much we say here, it's of no use!" "If they want to be dogs themselves, why should we stop them!"

"Haha, the Valkyrie of the Order, bah." Seeing that the temple general had drawn his sword, several other representatives quickly grabbed the force representative with hesitant expressions and left the temple hall cursing. In the quiet hall, everyone Damia took a deep breath with a livid face. In fact, Potamia did the same at the beginning. Extremely angry, which is another reason why knowing that the empire was secretly negotiating with His Highness the Sam Tribe, fueled the wave of opposition against the Empire in the Holy City. The Sam Tribe Young Highness came to the Holy Capital to negotiate with the Empire for the release of prisoners. matter, Silver Fox informed Putamiya very clearly about this

Originally, Putamia was very confident, thinking that the emperor would definitely help him kill this Sam clan young highness.

But unexpectedly, the emperor not only met with the Sam clan young highness, but also protected him, making it clear that he wanted to release the captive Martin Liya. Anyone else would be angry at the emperor's actions, which happened to be When the Azure Chamber of Commerce incident broke out, Putamia took advantage of the opportunity and wanted to In order to take revenge on the empire severely, at least to force the empire to hand over the young highness of the Sam clan, but unexpectedly, he shot himself in the foot. The empire did not even move its troops, but the emperor He showed his face and formed a so-called review unit, and the Holy City got into trouble.

All four gates of the Holy City rebelled, and four of the eight generals of the 20,000-strong Temple Army made it clear that they were on the side of the empire. The moment she learned that all four gates of the Holy City had rebelled, Potamia's heart almost collapsed and despaired. , she had already felt that the Templar Army was not loyal enough when they were poaching the Temple Army, but now it was her turn.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves!

But the funny thing is, this is under the roof of my own home. I am not bowing my head, I am bumping my head. I am really full and full, so I want to take revenge on that damn fat man. Although I am very unwilling, But Potamia has always been a pragmatist, but the emperor refused to see him, which caused big trouble.

People in the Holy Capital are in panic. The gates of the Holy Capital are closed. There is a severe shortage of all kinds of materials in the city. Food in particular is sold at unbelievably high prices. Everything edible is being found, even on the street corners of the Holy Capital. All the rats were extinct at once, and an atmosphere of despair filled the Holy City. It was scary because we didn’t know.

No one knows when the emperor's anger will subside, how long the empire will close the city gates, whether it is really going to starve the entire city to death, or lock them up and massacre them all. The so-called human heart is often the most difficult to control. kind of rumor. All kinds of speculations are madly raging on the nerves of the people of the Order. At first, the temple side was able to send troops to maintain it. However, as day by day went on, the hope became slim day by day. Even the temple guard side began to have no hope. I'm stable, but I don't have enough to eat. I only ration a little bit every day. It's not enough for myself, let alone for my family. My stomach is growling. , his eyes were green, and he had to wear heavy temple armor to patrol the city. Who could withstand this? The temple guards went on strike, and the city was in chaos. They robbed, killed, and smashed shops for ten consecutive days. After a few days, the arrogance and backbone of the people of the Order, and the glory of Barrow, which was once the leading country in southern Europe, were all defeated by people's desire to live.

In this way, Potamia watched the spirit of the Order Nation collapse in front of her eyes day by day. At the same time, she also knew that once the Order Nation lost the protection of the Empire, it would be worse than retreating to the Harvey Plateau. The Harvey Kingdom is even worse. The Harvey Kingdom still has at least half of the Harvey Plateau, but the Order Country has nothing.

It is a foregone conclusion that the national power will be greatly damaged. It will be impossible to return to the previous strength without more than ten years. So far, the war in the Holy City has caused the two strongest countries in Southern Europe to suffer losses. And the aftermath of this war, It has spread to the Harvey Plateau thousands of miles away, and the Ikar people and The Harvey people, a pair of die-hard allies, have turned against each other and developed to the current situation. It can be said that all the current powerful countries in South Europe Barrow have been involved. The original order of countries in South Europe Barrow has disappeared, and countless people have been eager for opportunities to rise. Small and medium-sized forces are looking for opportunities to expand vigorously

The emperor still has a conscience, "The empire will hand over all the 25 million war compensation from the Martin Liga people to the Order State as compensation for the losses suffered by the Order State." This is what the emperor told Potamia a day ago What they said when they met, such a huge compensation was slapped in the face, no matter how unwilling Putamiya was in her heart, it all disappeared in front of this compensation.

"When will this compensation be given to the Order State?"

Potamia wanted to press her body against the emperor's body. She clenched and let go of her fingers nervously. She secretly cursed herself for being spineless. When she came, she had already thought about how to scold this damn fat man, but... Now I am talking about how tacky money is, and I want to sell myself. In fact, this money is too important to Potamia. The reconstruction of the Order State is secondary, but it is this money that allows Potamia to step onto the throne. took the most determined step

The original order of the Order State has long been destroyed, and the temple institution that has ruled the Order State for decades has completely disappeared.

The chaos in the Holy Capital has severely shattered the faith of the people of the Order. Now, if you look for anyone on the streets of the Holy City, no one will believe in the existence of any gods and establish faith. The Order has spent decades, and It only took ten days for the empire to destroy its faith. In other words, even if Putamia were to change the country of the Order to a monarchy, no one would stand up to stop it.

And if you have this huge amount of money in hand, it is not a matter of no one blocking it, but that all the nobles of the Order State will stand up to support Potamia as the queen, as long as Potamia is willing to give Their financial support, anyway, in the past ten days, Pudamia has also understood that people are so realistic, and the aristocracy of the Order Country, which has been completely tortured by the chaos in the Holy Capital, has long gone crazy. bottom line

Even some nobles have clearly expressed their break with the temple and have blatant contact with the rebellious city gates. It seems that they are convinced that even if they are not killed by the empire, they will be placed under house arrest indefinitely. They are desperate now. They are going to lick the soles of the empire. Anyone who can bring them benefits will not hesitate even if they ask them to kill themselves, the Pope.

"It seems that the past ten days have been good. Your face has turned a lot whiter. Compared with the wind and rain before, you are now so tender that you can squeeze out water." Ling Putamia With a face full of embarrassment and anger, this damn fat man rolled his eyes at himself, with an expression that we were not very familiar with. Putamiya was so embarrassed that she felt like dying.

"Since it's a ransom for a prisoner, it's natural to hand it over to the person with one hand and pay the money with the other." The black-haired emperor took a deep breath and moved his eyes away from Potamia's deliberately exposed chest with difficulty.

"Then when will we hand over someone? It will probably take seven or eight days to go south from here. Do you want me to send a few guides who are familiar with the route?" For the sake of money, Putamiya no longer cares about the contemptuous look in the fat man's eyes. , money is a thing that is empty talk, and it is most real only when it is held in one's own hands.

But fortunately, Putamiya felt a little warm in her heart. Not everyone puts interests first. At least the fat man still had some conscience and didn't completely treat himself as a tool. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sneered and said, "Why?" , Don’t you hate me now? I can’t let you take care of the prisoners. As a lesson learned from the past, it will be a big loss if someone intercepts you on the way again.”

It's already dark on the northern coastline of the Order State. Many ships sailing near the docks have gathered, and the bustle is still there. Large merchant ships are constantly sailing out or docking. Workers on the docks are coming and going, and some merchant ships are swinging by. Entering, there was confusion and abuse. When the bells of the clock tower in the center of the pier were heard in the distance, lights were already lit up in scattered spots in the city. The setting sun dyed a faint red on the corner of the distant mountains. On the sea northeast of the port, a young man with black hair stood On a large imperial battleship, looking at the coastline getting farther and farther in the darkness, thinking that I had been here for more than half a year without knowing it, I couldn't help but murmur in a low voice with emotion, "It was autumn when I came, and it was still autumn when I left." In summer, people become people, but what remains unchanged is the scenery here.”

"Your Majesty, the Admiralty has sent a report that Lord Salon's 50,000-strong army has secretly arrived in Merport."