The Sun King's Evidence

Ryan checked Orika's body and found something different.

A mysterious mark was carved into the soul of the Dark Elf, and it was this mark that attracted the gaze of the Shaman.

"This is the mark of the Hedonism Sect! The corruption of the Hedonism Sect has also appeared among the high elves!" Ryan immediately thought of the Hedonism Sect. Only this sect that believes in Slaanesh would leave such a mark.

This shows that the high elf who poisoned Orika was also a Slaanesh worshiper.

"...Asul has always felt that Druzi was corrupt and degenerate, but who doesn't know that they themselves are also unclean!" Olika muttered to herself, but the dark elf immediately screamed, and she was held down by Ryan, and then Ryan The psychic energy of the girl began to build a shield for the dark elf to protect her soul: "Olica, let go of your vigilance, let go of your fear, you see, there are many boulders here..."

"No! His gaze, He has been looking at me!" Orica said painfully, and the dark elf's spirit struggled desperately to avoid the evil god's gaze.

"Calm down, Orika, it's too bright and orderly here. With these huge rocks guarding you, He can't find you anymore! Calm down, look carefully, He can't see you." Ryan tried his best Suppressing the dark elf, he kept repeating, using his spiritual power to give Orika a hint: "He can't find you."

"Yes, yes, He can't find me, He can't find me." Orica could really feel that the evil god's sight was far away. She tried to look for the dark elf again, but found nothing. .

Olika collapsed on the sofa, she was sweating profusely. The dark elf looked at Ryan with complicated eyes. She couldn't understand why the human in front of her was so powerful, nor why he wanted to help her, but she knew that she was now He had to rely on the protection of this human being, otherwise once he removed the protection, he would become the food coveted by Slaanesh again.

Due to the great mental shock, the dark elf gradually lost consciousness and fainted.

"Did it succeed? Mr. Lane?" Amelia approached curiously.

"Well, there should be no problem in this case, but out of caution, she can sleep in the same room with me for a while. I want to see if she is still threatened by the evil god." Ryan hugged Olika. Get up and deliver it to Amelia: "Take her to clean it!"

Emilia and Miranda sent Olika into the bath for a good bath, and then sent the weak dark elf into Ryan's room. Olika was unable to resist at all, so she had to be changed obediently. She was dressed in a nightgown and then carried into Ryan's room. Two maids prepared a new bedding on the sofa in Ryan's room.

Orica wrapped herself tightly in a quilt, revealing only her beautiful face and silky waist-length black hair. She was always wary of Ryan.

It’s just that Ryan didn’t do anything. He leaned on the bedside and read a book, and then took out parchment to write and draw from time to time. After maintaining this situation for a while, he noticed Olika’s condition: “What’s wrong? ?Olica?"

"Human...why do you want to save me?" the dark elf said warily.

"You are my property. If I don't save you, who will I save?" Ryan complained helplessly: "Also, call the master!"

Orika's face had a gloomy look. The dark elf stared at him for a long time, weighing it in his mind for a long time, and then said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Master."

really! Ryan nodded in his mind, this is the difference between dark elves and high elves.

If the opponent is a high elf, she may never give in for the rest of her life and will resist Ryan to the end, because the high elf believes that except for herself and the demon toad Slan, any race is inferior.

But the dark elves are different. The weak eat the strong, and the winner is king. As long as they show enough strength, the dark elves don't mind becoming the vassal of the strong.

The premise is that Ryan must be strong enough, so strong that the dark elf in front of him cannot resist.

Ryan did it.

"Are there also hedonistic sects among high elves?" After thinking for a while, Ryan began to ask.

In fact, the three spirits are not good birds. Ryan knows this very well. The high spirits are arrogant, the dark spirits are bloodthirsty, and the wood spirits...are absolutely isolated. In order to maintain their isolation, the wood spirits can kill anyone.

"...Do you think high elves are pure and innocent high-level creatures?" The dark elf finally spoke. She looked at Ryan's curious look and replied bitterly: "Asul is not as noble and innocent as humans imagined. Elf Their souls are the most precious, and they are always coveted by evil gods."

"The method used by Druchi is to please our gods. We use blood and killing, as well as Queen Morasi's various sacrificial rituals to prevent our souls from being devoured..." Olika murmured, and then spoke The high elf showed hatred and contempt on her face: "And those Asurs allowed the hedonistic sect to spread in society. They polluted Asuryan's holy fire, and stole the Phoenix King's power through cheating. Bit."

"Why do you say it's stealing? Didn't the Phoenix Kings of all generations pass the test of Asuryan's Holy Fire before they can transform into Phoenix Kings?" Ryan said to Orika.

"They used despicable means!" After saying this, Olica was unwilling to say any more.

Ryan didn't force her when he saw this. That night, the dark elf finally enjoyed a peaceful night's sleep after a long time, dreaming darkly and sweetly until dawn.

In the next few days, Olica slept in Ryan's room, and Ryan did not do anything to her.

Because the negotiations on Marienburg have finally made some progress.

The diplomats of the empire and the great nobles of Marienburg had a difficult, long and price-for-money dispute, and the two sides argued in detail down to every gold coin.

The empire is constantly putting pressure on them. They know the details of Marienburg. Marienburg, which has a huge gap in hard power, can neither fight against the greenskins alone nor withstand the pressure from the empire, especially after the high elves refused to express their opinions. , Marienburg even lost its reliance in negotiations.

However, the representatives of Marienburg also acted rogue. They told the empire that at worst, you would withdraw your troops and we would face the greenskin army alone. At worst, the whole city would be reduced to ashes. Let’s see how your empire explains to all the citizens and takes back Marienburg. What else is there value for.

This is already lying on the ground and playing rogue, but taking back a piece of ruins does not mean much to the empire. It is not in line with the interests of the empire, and the empire's diplomats have nothing to do with Marienburg.

So they broke up unhappy again.

However, as scouts reported that the number of greenskins in the Gente mines had approached 20,000, the nobles of Marienburg finally began to waver, and the empire also knew that procrastination was not an option, so the two sides returned to the negotiating table and finally reached an agreement. Some consensus.

So one morning in late February, Ryan followed Ivan to the street.

It had just snowed in the morning, but in late February, the footsteps of winter are gradually fading away, and the footsteps of spring are about to arrive.

"Have the negotiations finally yielded results, Ivan?" Seeing Ivan calling him out, Ryan asked straight to the point.

"Well, we barely agreed on one thing, and that was about the trade deficit." Duke Griffin nodded: "A large part of Marienburg's annual arms purchases will be ordered directly from the empire's Nuer arsenal. , and a portion of Marienburg’s annual trade of goods from Ulthuan and Lustria will be sold directly to the empire for processing at market prices.”

Ryan rubbed his chin, thinking that this was indeed the case.

This was already a big concession for Marienburg, but Ryan was not surprised at all by this result.

Because the nobles of Marienburg, as an emerging bourgeoisie, relied on trade and developed commerce, and relied on sucking the blood of other countries and squeezing the wealth of the lower class people to become prosperous.

In short, these nobles lack faith and lack enough will. Facing the greenskins, they lack the determination to fight to the death and eventually be crushed. In the end, they will inevitably compromise. This is the weakness of the bourgeoisie.

Albert Baker, Earl of Midjodenhaven, could fight to the death with the barbarian army at all costs, but it would be impossible to do so here in Marienburg.

"So the Nur Armored Army will also participate in this battle?" Ryan asked curiously.

Nuer, the southern important town of the empire, is located at the junction of three rivers and a hub of transportation in all directions. It is the holy place where Ludwig raised his troops. It houses the largest arsenal and the most elite gunpowder troops in the empire. Originally Nuer was the territory of the Elector of Brescia. The capital of the city, but after the Great Holy War, Ludwig believed that this southern town must be under the personal control of the emperor. Since then, Nuer and the surrounding lands were merged into the Reikland, and it played a vital role as the emperor's direct leader. role.

"It depends on how the discussion goes, but...some things need to be prepared in advance, otherwise the time may be a little tight." Duke Griffin took out a roll of parchment, and Ryan found that it actually had the emperor's seal printed on it. :"This is?"

"We have to go out of the city to fight with the greenskins, so we need to have enough knights. Unfortunately, the Rick Guards cannot be dispatched. The Knights of the Sun are on a mission. The knights of the Moorish Knights have to protect the Moorish Garden in the winter, so... ..." Ivan was a little helpless: "The next step is spring plowing again, so we need reinforcements, reinforcements from the opposite side of the Gray Mountains. If nothing else happens, Ryan, you will see your old friends this time."

"So..." Sure enough, the two people stopped in front of the Saint Sisters' Monastery.

"Go and call the door, the divinely chosen champion of the Lady of the Lake." Ivan pointed at his godson and motioned for him to call the door.

"...I knew it would be like this." Ryan reluctantly took the initiative to call the door. His identity was particularly useful at this moment.

So, through the power of magic, the letter printed with the emperor's seal crossed hundreds of miles and came to the other side of the Gray Mountains. This is a rich and peaceful land. The warm sea breeze and livable climate encourage humans to come here. Large-scale settlement and prosperity, and eventually the formation of the knightly kingdom of Britannia.

Brittania, capital of the Kingdom of Knights, Curona.

Curona Palace is the heart of the Kingdom of Knights and is the place where all previous knight kings are crowned. Except for the first generation of knight king Arthur and the previously mentioned knight king Taylor, all knight kings are crowned here.

The palace exterior is topped with a large number of small towers, while the walls are decorated with pointed arch windows, beautiful reliefs and cornices, and stone carvings on the lace windows. Through the grand palace corridors, there are groups of relief buildings and colored glazes. The luxuriously decorated palace, with its messy colors, patterns, and overly complicated details, will be dizzying for knights who come to the palace for the first time.

Passing through the deep middle of the palace, you can quickly reach the central hall, which has always been the place where kings and knights meetings were held. The four walls above the hall are made of stained glass and six murals embodying religious implications, knightly style and legal significance. Decorated, the earliest portraits of the twelve Holy Grail Knights tell the great history of the previous kings.

After the central hall is the king's office, whose throne is covered with red velvet and decorated with gold filigree and diamonds.

The current King of Knights, "Tiger" Dinoa-Jean-Richard, is sitting on the throne.

The King of Knights is very old. Compared to the Emperor Carl Franz, who was only in his early thirties, he is very young. Richard is already over a hundred years old. His once mighty face has unknowingly become aging and wrinkled. Climbing up his cheeks, his black hair turned gray, and his clear eyes gradually became cloudy. Even with legendary level strength, Richard had already reached the age of old age.

But he had to work hard to read the paperwork on the table because he had a lot to do.

Since the Tower of Dor incident, Britannia's national power has been declining, and there have been many conflicts between the dukes who have lost trust in each other. After the death of the knight King Taylor, the succeeding kings John I and John II were both brutal. People, the national power of the Kingdom of Knights is getting further and further backward, especially John II. In order to seek the support of the dukes for his continuous war of aggression, he even delegated powers such as setting tariffs, coinage and fortification to the dukes.

So twenty-four years ago, John II was overthrown by the Witch of the Lake and the Dukes. There was another king-selection meeting. The Dukes chose the Duke of Angouleant "Tiger" Dinoat, who had the highest popularity and chivalrous character- Jean-Richard.

The Duke of Angoulant was already over eighty years old at the time. He was not particularly outstanding in terms of strength. He had failed two Holy Grail trials and was still just a mission knight. His former bravery and courage had gradually faded away. He has become stubborn and radical, and his ability in internal affairs is only mediocre. He has not fought in a war for many years.

However, the Dukes and the Lake God Witch still chose him. This is because Richard is a good man. He has a gentler personality and knows how to reconcile the many conflicts among the Dukes. His policy agenda tends to maintain the existing order and ensure that everyone The Duke's interests are not compromised.

So he sits on the throne to this day.

Of course, Richard was not willing to be a puppet. Since his coronation, the knight king used many means to concentrate power. The most effective one was the marriage of his daughter to the Duke of Lyonnais, and then he let his son Charles marry Monte. The granddaughter of Duke Ford, through marriage politics, he ensured the stability of the northern part of the kingdom. Only the most powerful Duke of Connet in the north, "Integrity" Louis, did not buy the account of this knight king.

He then declared a "war of chivalry" to impose a fixed military tax on all the dukes in the kingdom. Although this caused dissatisfaction among the dukes, Richard successfully saved the country from the previous king's profligacy and war. Bankrupt kingdom finances.

Next, he planned to lead the knights to launch a counterattack against the beastman tribe entrenched in the forest. However, while the king was still thinking about how to arrange his troops and seek the support of the dukes, his thoughts were interrupted by the rapid pace of the courtiers.

"My Majesty, a request for help from Marienburg!"

"The giant greenskin army is gathering in the Jinte Mines, and our allies need our support!"

Updated!

Some people will definitely ask why Morathi is the queen, but yes, she is the queen. She is both Malekith's mother and Malekith's queen.