The Sun King's Evidence

"Is it Marienburg?" Duke Griffin read the letter and handed it back to the emperor: "My Majesty, what do you think?"

"Marinburg is a territory of the empire. This is the most basic thing." Karl Franz signaled that the two of them could turn back: "I think we must recognize the fact that Marienburg is a territory of the empire, but it is not an empire. subjects."

"However, the wealth of these subjects far exceeds that of their masters." Duke Griffin said in a serious tone, with a pair of blue eyes full of wisdom: "My lord, I think we will undoubtedly send troops in this battle, but we may be able to borrow Take this opportunity to take back part of Marienburg's sovereignty...or at least let these business princes spit out enough gold."

"I think so too... My Duke, you have plenty of time, let's have a good talk." The gryphon's Death Claw flew through the forest and landed in front of the two of them. The emperor rode up, and the gryphon duke whistled, and a giant figure A huge gryphon that is not inferior to the Death Claw roars from the gryphon cliff. This is the mount of the gryphon duke - the beast's scourge.

The emperor and the duke rode griffins across the sky at extremely fast speeds and arrived at the griffon castle.

At the top of the mountain cliff hundreds of meters high, there are golden angel statues and gryphon statues soaring. The gryphon castle was built on the mountain. A city wall more than 30 meters high surrounded the base of the mountain, and a majestic city was built. In this sacred mountain, embraces the Griffin Dukedom.

The Griffin Castle is divided into five floors. Each floor has an independent city wall and entrance. The road into the top fortress winds around the mountain. Various defensive equipment are densely distributed on every section of the wall of this giant castle. Above, many griffins fly happily in circles around the castle.

The land of the Griffin Dukedom is very fertile, with roads and orchards scattered throughout. Each private farm has fences, barns, kilns, and many ditches flowing down the mountains, crossing this green land, and entering the Reik River. This is also a typical symbol of the landforms directly controlled by the emperor. The Reikland under my direct rule is an extremely fertile plain with a mild climate, fertile soil, and a large population.

Returning to the Duke's mansion at the top of the castle, the Duke opened the secret room, which was specially used to discuss confidential matters. There was only one entrance to the whole room, and the remaining three directions were all cliffs. Entering the room, the warm fire was already there. After lighting the fire, the servants had already placed all kinds of fruits, food and red wine in the room. When the emperor and the duke entered, the servants saluted and then closed the heavy door and retreated.

Karl Franz was sitting in the main seat. He threw the letter on the table and smiled bitterly at Ivan: "Okay, my Duke, let's discuss what to do."

"Just call me Ivan, Your Majesty." Ivan Ferdinand sat on the long sofa to the left of the emperor. Duke Griffin already knew what the emperor meant.

Sending troops to support Marienburg was a lucrative mission, there was no doubt about it.

The war with the greenskins cannot yield much, but Marienburg is rich. This rich and largest port city in the old world is extremely rich. In the case of urban crisis, the Marienburg House of Representatives will definitely spend a lot of money. Only gold and silver can satisfy the empire's appetite, so the biggest beneficiary will be the commander who leads the reinforcements.

Sure enough, just as Ivan expected, the emperor spoke: "Ivan, let's let the griffins go for a ride and breathe fresh air during this war."

"My Majesty, won't you lead the army yourself?" The expression on Duke Griffin's face was calm, and he didn't look surprised at all.

"I have other things to do. You will be solely responsible for the reinforcements this time." Karl Franz calmly ordered: "Then tell me, Ivan, how do you plan to fight this war?"

"We are facing many difficulties. My Majesty, the rebellions in many places have just been put down. The new territories that have just been put down need enough troops to maintain law and order." Ivan raised the red wine glass: "The next step is the spring plowing season. We can recruit The army may be much smaller than imagined, a big waaagh! We need enough troops to deal with it.”

"I will allocate more swordsmen and musketeers to you, but you still need to recruit enough troops. The military expenses will be borne by Marienburg. Don't worry about this." Karl Franz said from Ivan- Ferdinand took the wine glass in his hand, and the emperor shook his head: "The Griffin Knights must not move lightly. You can bring up to three companies of knights this time."

"Okay, then the expected army will be smaller, and... Marienburg told us that we cannot defend the city and must fight in the field." Duke Griffin took a sip of red wine: "For field fighting, we need enough knights."

"The Knights of the Sun are heading to the Brescia Territory in the south to help eliminate the beastmen. The Rick Guards need to rest and recuperate. There are not enough knights. It will be difficult for us to defeat the greenskin army in the wild." Ivan frowned. Of course he knew this. This war is a good thing, but the shortage of troops is also a problem. Due to a series of things such as spring plowing, it may be difficult for him to recruit enough soldiers. The standing armies in various places are not easy to move because many territories have just suppressed rebellions.

Compared with an imperial army, the Reik Guards are essentially more like the private army of Karl Franz’s family. If the emperor himself does not dispatch, the Reik Guards will not be dispatched. The Griffin Knights are the most important thing of the country. Weapons cannot be easily shown to others, then Duke Griffin will have to face a situation of lack of troops.

"Can I ask for reinforcements, my lord? I need enough knights."

"Who will you seek reinforcements from?" Karl-Franz agreed with Duke Ivan's point of view, but the emperor gave a restriction: "It is best not to let other electors interfere in the affairs of Marienburg."

"Across the Gray Mountains, don't the empire still have our knight allies?" Duke Griffin's eyes flashed with wisdom: "The knights don't need spring plowing, and they don't have any thoughts about Marienburg. A pen of gold will send them away."

"Very good." The emperor nodded: "Then let's get started."

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In the afternoon of mid-February, Lane Macado’s home was No. 53 Amber Avenue, Marienburg.

In the recent period, the public security in Marienburg has been somewhat chaotic. The news that the green-skinned army is gathering has been spread by unknown sources. As a result, people are panicked. All kinds of doomsday remarks are spread wildly. The House of Lords in Marienburg has been forced to do so many times. Suppressed, and then promised that it was impossible for the green-skinned army to reach here, and that the imperial reinforcements would arrive soon, which barely suppressed the chaotic people's hearts.

However, this cannot affect the tranquility of Amber Avenue, because if Marienburg even has chaos in this area, then it is not far away from being completely finished.

In the study room on the second floor, Ryan was sitting behind his desk reading a book. The weather outside was bad today, so he happened to stay at home and rest.

"Dong dong dong~" The study door was knocked, and Ryan raised his head: "Please come in!"

The little maids Emilia and Miranda walked in, carrying tea and juice. Both girls were wearing black and white maid outfits, white stockings and deerskin short boots, and white scarves with long hair. Amy Leah said first: "Mr. Lane, afternoon tea is here."

After getting along for a period of time, Amelia has become accustomed to calling Ryan's name.

"Master." Miranda did not have this kind of treatment. She had to call her master.

"Oh! You are here. Put the things over there. Leave them for a moment, Amelia." Ryan stood up and motioned to put the plate on the guest table in front of the study, away from the desk and books.

"Yes!" The two little maids agreed, and Amelia stayed. Miranda glanced at Amelia with great envy. The little maid was actually quite confident in her appearance, and the bidding started in the auction. The price of one hundred gold marks also illustrates this point, but compared to Emilia's appearance and temperament, he is still far behind. Emilia is like a clear spring in the mountains, sweet and refreshing. Many times Milan Dadu wondered how Emilia became Ryan's maid?

Since coming to this home, there was no imagined torture and abuse, no imagined fate of being used as a reproductive tool. Miranda found that she was really just a maid. Not only that, she enjoyed everything here. The food was even better than when she was a young lady at home. As the head of the family, Ryan was strong, handsome, tall, soft-spoken and knowledgeable. Miranda even felt that it would be better if he really used her as a fertility machine. .

No, the little maid discovered that this human hero had never intended to do anything to her, not even a hint, except to look at her legs in white stockings from time to time.

That dark elf was so beautiful, and he had never seen Ryan do anything to her. At night, Miranda often rested with her in a servant's room. Only Emilia could make him look at her differently.

With envy, longing, and a little unwillingness, Miranda carefully exited the study.

"Is everything safe at home during this period?" While tasting the exquisite pastries made by the girl, Ryan asked the question that concerned him.

"Actually... nothing big happened, but there are two things that I think it is necessary to let Mr. Lane know." Amelia thought for a moment: "The first thing is about Miranda. She saw that Mr. Lane liked her. She secretly changed her skirt to be shorter, but I gave her a lesson, saying that the length of the skirt was designed by Mr. Lane.”

"That... dark elf almost never speaks, but... according to Miranda, she often talks strangely in her dreams at night, and then wakes up suddenly. Miranda said she seemed to be in pain." Amy. Leah then said the second thing.

"Awakened in sleep? Strange sleep talking?" Now Ryan noticed this matter: "Did Miranda tell you the frequency? Does this happen every night?"

"Yes, it happens every night. Miranda complained that she couldn't stand it anymore, so during this period I built a bed for her in the corner of the living room and let her sleep alone." Amelia looked troubled.

Hmm... The prisoner of the high elf was originally a noble but now his strength is not as good as that of ordinary people. He had nightmares at night. Ryan thought about it for a moment, and he immediately understood that the high elf had definitely tampered with Orika's body through magic, or maybe Deprive her of her potential, or damage her soul, ensuring that she can only be a slave and cannot do anything else.

He'd better check to see what's going on with Olika.

A huge gryphon pierced the sky, and its loud roar penetrated the sky and swept across the entire Amber Avenue: "Uh-huh!!!!"

"This voice is! It's the voice of Godfather's gryphon, the beast's scourge!" Ryan stood up subconsciously, with excitement, ecstasy, and a little uneasiness on his face.

He didn't notice that the expression on Amelia's face also changed. A mixture of panic and admiration flashed across the little maid's face.

This state did not last long, an elegant mature male voice sounded outside the house, but the voice was quite loud.

"Ryan! You brat! Get out of here!"

"It's the Godfather! It's the Duke of Griffin here!"

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