The Sun King's Evidence

On the top of the mountain, the ashes of dozens of vampire beasts could not stop the footsteps of several knights.

"Is this road so unsafe?" Ryan put away his war hammer and looked at the ashes on the ground, feeling secretly frightened.

Francois is known as the "Enemy of the Dead", and at first Ryan thought it was because of the huge victory he had won.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all. For Francois, "Enemy of the Undead" is not an honorary title, but the best description of his ability. The dazzling light emitting from his body is a deadly weapon against dark creatures. .

Including undead and chaotic creatures.

At first, Ryan had thought that he had the imperial army sent by the emperor and the protection of his brother Angron, so he could look down on the strong men in this world.

In fact, this world is very special. Whether it is the strength of the Emperor's Imperial Guard or Angron's strength, they have been suppressed to some extent, including when the Emperor came in person, in order not to attract the attention of the evil god, he Can't even use it at full strength.

The strength shown by Francois was only slightly weaker than that of the Emperor's Imperial Guard.

There are only a handful of Holy Grail knights with Francois's strength in the Kingdom of Knights. It is estimated that there are no more than five. However, this still sounded the alarm for Ryan. Although there is a big gap in low-end combat power in this world, it is also at the highest end. In terms of combat effectiveness, there may not be much difference.

For example, Arkhan, the Lich King who has been in power for thousands of years, was able to escape from the hands of the Emperor. Although the Emperor was unwilling to use all his strength, it still shows that the Lich King was able to cast spells to escape in an instant. question.

Francois didn't know that there were many thoughts in Ryan's mind. The Duke put away the Unicorn Sword and sighed: "As long as the Eternal Dragon Rock Castle deep in the Gray Lady's Road is not removed for one day, these black creatures will We are always on the mountain road, not every pedestrian has our strength, so this road is still too dangerous."

"Don't Lord Casfan have the ability to destroy the Eternal Dragon Rock?" Julius asked his father.

"No." Francois shook his head. The Duke himself seemed to have no intention of continuing on this issue: "Let's move forward quickly and go down the mountain along this road. We can arrive at Uberserik tomorrow."

"yes!"

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At the same time, in the town of Glenel, Casfan was also standing on the high point of the mountain road. He stared at the stretching army under the mountain. The Duke himself was very ambitious. The news of his declaration of war on the empire spread from the mountains to the coast. The plateau reached the mouth of the river, and hundreds of knights errant gathered at his call, not too many, but enough.

The young knights errant had great expectations for this war. They praised the Fairy of the Lake. Their young faces were filled with the enthusiasm of the expedition. Most of the knights opened their helmets, revealing their young faces and colorful hoods. The robes and various family crests are like a huge picture scroll, rolling slowly on the mountain road.

Together with the newly joined knights errant, the number of knights has skyrocketed to more than two thousand. Together with Casfan's own army, the Duke firmly believes that this army of fifteen thousand will wipe out everything.

Kasfann is almost fifty years old. Although his age is still young for a legendary strongman, the Duke himself has long been aging in his heart. His years of quarrels with his wife, the annual deficit in the territory and the friction with the empire have made him He was in excruciating pain, wrinkles were engraved on the corners of his eyes early on, and it could be seen from the gray on his temples that he was already exhausted mentally and physically.

After the negotiations with the Empire broke down, Kasfann finally gave up the entanglement with the Empire, and he decided to use force to resolve the differences.

There was thunder on the horizon and dark clouds in the sky, which meant it was going to snow again.

"My Duke, look at the weather, maybe it will snow in the next few days." The Duke's lieutenant, Earl Canel, caught up with him on horseback: "Is it too hasty to march at this time?"

"No, there is no rush, we must be as soon as possible." Casfan shook his head calmly, and he expressed his judgment: "In this war against the empire, we are the offensive party, and the empire is the defensive party. As long as we If we don't move, the Empire can just wait and work and actively defend. The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. We must climb over the gray before Karl Franz and his Imperial army can completely improve the defense of several important strongholds and Helmgart. Mountains, otherwise the Empire's artillery and fortified military positions will give us a hard time."

"Wise decision, my Duke." The lieutenant general was convinced by the Duke's judgment.

"Hurry up, we need to reach Uberserik before the end of January!"

"yes!"

"Also, I don't want to hear any news about robbing and killing compatriots during the march. Our opponents this time are human compatriots, not those nasty greenskins and evil chaos creatures!"

"This is a lady's teaching, knights understand."

The marching knights did not notice that deep in the clouds as far as they could see, there was a black spot moving slowly in the sky.

It was a huge griffin, possibly the largest griffin ever seen in the Old World. The griffin was wearing bright armor, with the golden griffin coat of arms of the Franz-Friedrich family hanging on its chest.

The Emperor of the Human Empire, Karl Franz, was conducting reconnaissance in the sky with his warhammer Gael Maraz. His mount "Death Claw" broke through the clouds and soared in the cold wind. The emperor was wearing the savior Luther. The "Silver Seal" plate armor, a treasure left behind by Vichy, was holding the symbol of the Emperor of Humanity, Gael Maraz, and hanging from his waist was the Holy Sword of the Elector of Reikland as he shuttled through the clouds.

"Casfann's movements are quite fast. My staff originally estimated that he would not leave until February." The emperor murmured to himself, holding a monocular in his hand. These are the projects of the Nuer Gun Factory. A masterpiece.

It was the emperor's own idea to go out to investigate in person. Although the imperial generals and his courtiers strongly opposed the emperor's personal investigation, Karl Franz still defied all opinions and decided to go out to investigate in person as the emperor. His reason was also Very full.

In such cold rainy and snowy weather, not even Pegasus could soar high above the Gray Mountains. Only the Emperor's mount Deathclaw could do it. There was no Hippogryph in Casfan's army, so the Emperor could not You can investigate with confidence.

"Let's go, Deathclaw, go back." Karl Franz turned around and returned after confirming the size of the enemy and the approximate number of knights.

Passing through the peaks of the Gray Mountains, through the clouds on the high mountains, across the sparse alpine grasslands, across pastures, and across countless villages and farms in the prosperous Reik territory, Karl-Franz arrived at Helmgart.

Right here, tens of thousands of imperial troops are gathering, groups of Reik Guards, hundreds and a half Griffin Knights of the Griffin Knights, the Musketeers Battalion from Brunswick and the Pioneer Squire Brigade of the Nur Armored Army, Cannon Squadron, Hellstorm Rocket Battalion, the most elite Great Swordsman Corps from Kronburg, Braunschweig's Griffin Great Swordsman Corps, the 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Regiment, and 3rd Infantry Regiment from Rick's Territory Regiment, 1st and 3rd Companies of Brunswick Halberds...

The Empire's Royal Wizards, led by the Empire's great alchemist Belshazer-Gelt, also came to Helmgart and were on standby, preparing to face Duke Casfan's army.

The Reikland under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor will always have the most elite troops and the most sophisticated weapons and equipment in the empire. In this dark age, only a neat army, sophisticated firearms and devout faith can bring hope to the people.

In addition, Umberto Corleone, the Elector of Tuscany and Grand Duke of Iverland, "The Lion of the Sun" also led eight thousand troops to Helmgart. The Knights of the Bull and the Elector My most elite Knights of the Golden Fleece have all gone to the front line, and they are ready to compete with the Brittanian Knights, who are known as the strongest in the old world.

Umberto also brought two regiments of great swordsmen and groups of halberdiers. In addition, the army of Aviland also had groups of musketeers and dwarf mercenaries. These came from the mountains. The dwarves have already joined the imperial citizenship, and they don't care who their opponents are, as long as there is an adequate supply of ale.

Now, tens of thousands of imperial troops are gathering in Helmgart. Tens of tents dotted around the city are crowded, like a forgotten ancient war chessboard. The residents of the city scramble to poke their heads in the windows and witness The splendor of the Imperial Army, they were eager to see the Elector and His Majesty the Emperor himself.

A black spot appeared in the sky, which attracted the attention of the Imperial Army. Imperial General Kurt Heilberg shouted to Ludwig Schwartzhammer, the emperor's flag officer: "It's His Majesty! He's back Got it!"

"Get ready to greet His Majesty!" the emperor's flag officer roared with his loud voice. The gray-haired Ludwig's voice almost covered the entire military camp. In an instant, the imperial troops stopped what they were doing, and they prepared to greet him. Dear emperor.

The figure of the Death Claw was like a bolt of lightning. It tore through the clouds and air and landed in the Imperial military camp. Karl-Franz jumped down from the griffin. He used his fists affectionately to gently rub the back of the griffin's neck. Tap: "Good job, old man."

"Your Majesty~ Good morning."

"My lord, I salute you."

"My lord, are the knights from across the mountain coming?"

The emperor was loved by the army. Karl Franz's young and heroic appearance had a faint smile and comfort. Compared to scheming with the enemy nobles in the imperial court, the emperor preferred to stay in the military camp. The army and soldiers always welcome their emperor, never like the nobles who like to obey the emperor.

Wearing a gold cloak, a gold mask, a gold robe, and holding a gold staff, the empire's great alchemist Galt stepped forward steadily. He was about to say something to the emperor himself, but the empire general Kurt Helberg said first: " My lord, are you back?"

"Yes, I'm back. I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear?" Karl-Franz said with some humor in his voice.

"I want to hear bad news," one of the Reiks Guards shouted, causing a burst of laughter from the Imperial Knights.

"The bad news is that I have detected that Casfan and his army are marching on the Gray Lady's Road." The emperor let out a deep laugh. He didn't seem worried at all: "This is earlier than we estimated."

"What about the good news?" A Rick guard shouted after him.

"The good news is that we can have a big fight!" Karl Franz raised his hand, and the emperor shouted: "Get ready, my soldiers, get ready to fight with the knights on the other side of the mountain. Are you ready for a big fight?!"

"Franz! Franz! Franz!" I don't know who started shouting. Everyone only knew that this shout came from the Griffin Great Swordsman Legion, and then gradually turned into a trickle. Rivers, lakes and seas gradually evolved into violent storms.

"Franz! Franz! Franz!"

The shouts of tens of thousands of Imperial troops shook the entire city of Helmgart and the surrounding lands. The city walls trembled, and everyone chanted the emperor's name.

The face of Ludwig, the emperor's flag-bearer, was full of pride and pride. He was no longer young, but he was still willing to die for Karl Franz.

In his early years, Ludwig was the eldest son of a blacksmith in Iveyland. He awakened his talent when he was only nine years old and chose to join the army. His strong strength was soon noticed by the late Emperor Luitbold, and he was selected into the Swiss Army. He became a member of the Praetorian Guard, and his reputation continued to rise in countless duels and wars.

However, as his popularity increased, Ludwig found that he had to attend various banquets and some indescribable noble activities. He had to see the corruption within the empire and the arrogance of the nobles, as well as hundreds of thousands of The poor people struggled in pain, the nobles usurped the land of the peasants, many poor people worked hard but could only starve. Luitbold's connivance made the people's lives increasingly difficult, but Ludwig could do nothing.

So he gradually became taciturn and refused to change anything.

Everything changed after the young Emperor Karl succeeded his father. He felt in Karl a leadership quality that was different from other people, those corrupt nobles. He firmly believed that Karl could change the empire, so he voluntarily became the young emperor's personal Guard, accompany him, become his sword and shield.

With the efforts of Karl Franz, a large amount of land was dug out by the emperor from the corrupt nobles and returned to the hands of the peasants. Groups of corrupted nobles were executed collectively, and their land was either taken back by the emperor. Or be rewarded to meritorious soldiers, the Reikland has a completely new look, and some decadent nobles hate the young emperor. However, countless assassinations against Karl Franz were stopped by Ludwig and replaced him. It's revenge from the emperor.

The Emperor's banner-bearer firmly believed that as long as Karl-Franz was still around, there was hope for humanity.

Elector Umberto hung the holy sword "Mother of Destruction" on his waist. Seeing that the emperor's reputation was so high, his face was a little complicated, but the elector still stretched out his hand: "Please bear with me to interrupt you, Karl. -Franz.”

"Of course, Your Excellency Umberto." Karl Franz was a little dissatisfied with someone interrupting him, but he still showed respect to Umberto. The elector in front of him was the only one who had experienced that great holy war. The current Elector, he is over 200 years old this year. Looking at the seniority, it is enough for Karl Franz to call him great-grandfather.

"The scouts have come to report, the Fairy of the Lake's divinely chosen champion 'The Pious' Ryan Macado, the Duke of Wingford 'Long Legs' Francois Aintry Tancred de Wingford and several other knights Already arrived in Uberserik." Umberto coughed a few times.

"My lord, what are you going to do?"

updated! I played Heroes of the Storm all night last night. Sorry for being late today.

Long time waiting~ (Feeling the same as Xin Baodao)