deceased

As the holy knights and priests stationed in various countries continued to return to the Santu headquarters, other countries finally felt the atmosphere of the imminent war.

Although King Santu really wanted to stay out of this war, under constant pressure from the Pope and the nobles who leaned towards the Illuminati, he finally couldn't withstand the pressure and handed over Santu's military power.In this way, the God of Light, which has no knights and priests, finally has a decent army.

Just as the Allied Forces of the God of Light and Santu were aggressively pressing down on the border, the interior of the empire was still in a calm and busy state.

Ciro mobilized the whole country to prepare for war in the name of the emperor, and nobles from all over the country responded one after another, among which the Trozzo, Richard and Danya families were the most active.Trozzo is a matrilineal family of Ciro, so of course he supports it without hesitation. Richard and Danya are grateful to Ciro for taking in their fallen and falling heirs, and spare no effort to provide manpower and material resources.Coupled with the property that Mrs. Demi handed over before leaving, the empire still has sufficient supplies and troops to fight even after being invaded by Vulcan, Soul Eater, and Necromancer.

Since the production of Otis' Lich has not yet been completed, Hayden wrote a letter of delay to the Pope, stating that more time is needed to prepare for the battle, hoping that the God of Light will be able to postpone the attack.

As expected, the pope agreed.Even at the critical moment of the war between the two armies, he did not forget to publicize the noble image of the God of Light's benevolence, compassion and justice.

Therefore, Hayden sent Dinan as the commander of the advance force to use the teleportation magic circle to go back to the border defense first, and brought Rhodes, Mundra, Frank, and Otis in the statue to the border while gathering the nobles from all over the road. Elite troops.

Before leaving, Xi Luo and Suo Suo personally led the ministers to see them off outside the palace.

The wind was blowing the two banners in front of the carriage.

On one side is a golden eagle head bathed in flames, symbolizing the Ban Ding Empire.

On one side are flaming tulips, symbolizing Hayden Nafist's Legion of Tulips.

Hayden was wearing a tight knight outfit inside, a light armor on the outside, and a silver helmet on his head. He stood proudly under the stone steps, smiling as before.

Looking at him, every panicked heart will calm down.

This is Hayden Nafist, Marshal of the Empire, God of War in the Empire.

If he is still there, the empire must still be there!

The ministers who were uneasy because of the declaration of war by the God of Light suddenly gained confidence. Although this confidence was not strong enough to make them blindly affirm the victory of this war, it made them look forward and hopeful from the bottom of their hearts.

Xi Luo held Soso's hand, walked down the steps step by step, and then stopped when there were two steps left.

"When are you going to triumph?"

Hayden's smile deepened, "The God of Light will not be easy to deal with."

Xi Luo said: "The empire's supplies are limited."

Hayden sighed: "Then I have to go all out."

Shiro stretched out his fist.

Hayden raised his hand and clenched his fist.

The two fists touched lightly in mid-air.

Ciro said: "I never thought of losing this war."

Hayden said with a smile: "It seems that we have the same opinion."

The fists collided, and for a while, no one let go.

Hayden looked up at Ciro, those black eyes were deep and unfathomable.

The person standing in front of him is not only his friend Xi Luo, but also His Majesty the Emperor of the Banding Empire.

Such a thought popped up in Hayden's mind.

Ciro suddenly put down his hand, "I don't want my marshal to have any worries when he is fighting for the empire, so I assure you that no matter what happens in the future, I will never do anything to make the marshal sad."

A trace of astonishment flashed in Hayden's eyes.Although this sentence is very obscure and covers a wide range, it is very small when you get to the bottom of it.There are only a few people in this world who can really make him sad.Ciro was assuring him that he would never touch the people around him—including Mundra, even if the Society of Light was defeated, the necromancer would no longer be valuable.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The outstretched fist turned around and struck hard on the chest to show his loyalty.

Ciro smiled.

This is his first smile since seeing him off.

Earlier, all the suspicions between the monarch and his subjects disappeared with a smile.

"What do you think the emperor is laughing at?" Rhode looked out of the carriage, and then quickly retracted.Although Ciro sent Galen a message to express his indifference to what he had done before, and invited him to the palace twice, he still remembered Ciro's ruthless appearance and found various excuses to refuse.Even looking at it from a distance like this now made him tremble with fear for no reason.

Mundella was obviously not in the mood to pay attention to his distracting thoughts, he was working hard on Frank's lessons.

Rhodes took a look at his notes, frowned and said, "Are you going to teach him like this?"

Mundra said, "Isn't it good?"

Of course not, how could it be good!Let a person who can't walk learn to run first?

Rhodes said: "How is the effect?"

Mundra nodded and said: "He learned it quickly, and now he can summon skeletons."

Rhodes stared at him in surprise, "He summoned it himself?"

Mundra said, "You think every time he calls, a skeleton just happens to come out of the ground?"

"..." Well, maybe someone is not born for walking, only for running. "Then you continue."

Mundra took the notebook and continued to study.

The compartment was tapped twice.

Rhode said unhappily: "I know, let's get on the road, I don't want to stay here at all." A long distance away, he can still feel the pressure from Ciro, maybe it's wishful thinking, but the feeling is real.

"Should I be moved by the fact that the first head of the Imperial Necromancer Legion rushed to the battlefield so eagerly?" Xi Luo's voice came through the wall of the car without missing a word.

Rhodes' back straightened up instantly.This is a habit he has developed as a court magician for many years, as if he turned around and ran away when he saw the light and divine power, "Your Majesty." The voice was calm and completely unlike himself.

Ciro said: "I am very glad that Master Rhodes can come back when the empire is in crisis."

Rhodes said: "This is what I should do, Your Majesty."

Probably his tone was too serious, even Mundra, who was concentrating on studying the course, couldn't help turning his head to look at him.

There were numerous footsteps all around.

Rhodes thought that Ciro had gone far, but he heard another whisper from outside the car, "Suoso is very happy to have an earth magic teacher named Rhodes, and I am very happy to have a necromancer army leader named Rhodes."

"..."

As expected of an emperor, he can always find a breakthrough point for sensationalism.

Mundra looked at his twitching face suspiciously, "What's wrong with you?"

Rhodes said: "I am suppressing my expression."

"what expression?"

"A touching expression." He paused and asked, "Did it work?"

"No."

Rhodes sighed: "Then it's better not to see the emperor until you succeed."

Hayden rode a horse outside for a day, and got into Mundra's carriage the next day, and Rhodes tactfully ran to squeeze Frank's carriage.In fact, Frank's carriage was twice the size of Hayden's, but he didn't like it at all.

There are two containers in this carriage, which is twice as big, one for the soul and the other for the body. After putting it down, there is not much room left for it.Rhodes had to sit with Frank's legs curled up.

Otis' body was soaking in a wooden barrel full of potions. The potion gave off a strange smell. Frank ran out and vomited after smelling it for 5 minutes for the first time, and 15 minutes for the second time. Up to now, he has been able to To read in such a strange smell.The arrival of Rhodes is equivalent to hiring a tutor, so that he can get an answer immediately every time he encounters a question.

"Will Otis succeed?" This is the question Frank asks every day.

And Rhodes would roll up his sleeves before answering every time, grab Odis's head from the potion and look at it carefully, and then give the current progress.

When Frank asked for the ninth time, Rhodes' answer changed.

"His skin seems soaked." He poked Otis in the face with his hand and finally produced a small knife.

Frank grabbed his hand nervously and said, "What do you want to do?"

"The words of a lich are invulnerable." Rhodes said, the small knife in his hand had already cut Odis's face.