The Sun King's Evidence

Marienburg, Shield Quarter, Dwarf Artisans Guild.

The Dwarf Artisans Association is said to be an association, but it is actually an independent small castle. It covers an area of ​​nearly one hectare and is a completely independent dwarf community. Many dwarves live here, and there are also specialized bars, hotels, and various food stores.

Most of the dwarves in Marienburg huddle together here to keep warm. They run the place like an iron barrel, and unrelated persons are strictly prohibited from entering. The building has walls, guard towers, and iron gates.

But today, there is a large group of soldiers in the Dwarf Artisans Association, wearing half plate armor, bearskin hats, holding weapons, and ready for battle. They gather in twos and threes, waiting for something.

"Well, the taste of dwarf beer is too strong. I really can't get used to it." Sir Bertrand, the commander-in-chief of the Old Guard, and Nicolas Davout, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Old Guard, were surrounding him. Sitting together at a small table, the dwarf chef served roast beef leg and butter bread, and then changed it to imperial stout according to the other party's request. Before leaving, the dwarf chef wearing a chef's hat and apron muttered The lower-class people just can’t get used to the high-class stuff.

The two commanders sat together, drinking wine and eating meat. There were more than 300 Old Guards stationed in the association, and everyone was resting and waiting.

"Didn't His Majesty say that it is possible that the business princes will take desperate measures to surround the Dwarf Craftsmen Association?" Davout said to Bertrand with some confusion: "We have waited until late at night."

"Your Majesty said it's possible, possible, but not certain." Bertrand stroked his big brown beard. He was always proud of his beautiful beard: "It's okay, the dwarves run this place like an iron barrel. With our help, how could those mercenaries rush in?"

"Where is that side of the pier?" Davout picked up a piece of buttered bread. The light of the lake god was faintly around him, and his eyes were emitting spiritual light from time to time. It was so sacred. This was the blessing of the Holy Grail. Bertrand looked envious. The commander of the Old Guards wondered more than once whether he could get the blessing of the lady. He paused, took a sip of beer, and then said: "There are people from the Ashes over at the dock. Deputy Commander Fernando Pi Razor is there with Lord Fulgrim's Phoenix Guards."

"Speaking of which, I have always felt that Lord Fulgen and Your Majesty are like brothers." Davout laughed.

"Hey, don't joke about this, although I think so too, hahaha~" Bertrand said with a smile, and then signaled the topic to end here: "Let's stop it here, this is not what we should talk about."

The Old Guards are still resting. After all, after the gate of the dwarf community is closed, even if someone comes, it will never be able to catch the dwarf community off guard. Little Thor Green-Iron Hammer is holding a dwarf shotgun to retaliate behind his back. Carrying axes and shields, wandering around cursing, most of the mustaches were emotional.

Everyone is waiting.

Suddenly, a burst of musket fire from the street outside touched everyone's sensitive nerves. The Old Guards grabbed their weapons immediately, and everyone quickly entered the fighting position as smoothly as art. Little Thor Green even more It was the trigger of the shotgun.

However, nothing happened. The two mustaches standing on the sentry tower shook their heads at the people below: "There is no one on the street, and there is no one outside. It is the sound from at least three blocks away, and it is not directed at us." .”

"Don't go out, we stay here. What happens outside has nothing to do with us." Bertrand immediately ordered: "His Majesty's order is to protect the Dwarf Craftsmen Association."

"Yes." Everyone relaxed, everyone went back to their seats, and continued to wait.

At the same time, under the black night sky of Marienburg, a huge change happened here.

In the darkness, judging from the numbers of both sides alone, there was no doubt that the troops around Karl Franz were small in number, unprepared, and a little panicked in a hurry, while the private army of the Judun Chamber of Commerce was not only well prepared, but also carried There are a large number of firearms, and every soldier from the leader to the soldiers is ready for battle.

Because of this, the Judun Guards were in a nervous state. When they saw a group of fully armed soldiers, they couldn't see clearly who they were, so they almost subconsciously showed their weapons.

As for the empire, nothing can happen to the emperor! Therefore, after the other party revealed their weapons, the Rick Guards and Griffin Knights immediately went on alert and drew their weapons.

Originally, there was still a chance for the two sides to cease fire, but as soon as the great alchemist Galt said "an assassination! A premeditated assassination", both sides had no chance of stopping. The Judun Guards immediately reacted instinctively to what was going on. When exposed, they immediately opened fire. At the same time, the imperial army was concerned about the emperor's safety and began to take action: "Enemy attack! Night attack! Defend His Majesty!"

"Fire!!!" However, after all, the Judun Guards were more prepared. With just one order, dozens of musketeers lined up in the street, pointing their black muzzles at the emperor and his party.

"Boom!" A salvo fired, smoke filled the sky, and a row of bullets whizzed by. It seemed that the emperor and the others were about to be caught off guard!

However, there is the chief wizard of the empire, the great alchemist, and the peak powerhouse of the sanctuary, Bayer Shazer Galt, here!

"Shining robe!" Galt immediately cast a high-level alchemy spell, and a gorgeous scaly robe appeared on all the soldiers and knights, which exuded a dazzling golden light, but all The musket bullets bounced off their bodies.

"Rick Guards, move forward!"

"Gryphon Knight! Follow me!"

Flag Officer Ludwig and Griffin Duke Ivan immediately seized this opportunity and rushed forward. Behind them were perhaps the most elite troops in the entire empire, the Reik Guards and the Griffin Knights.

Needless to say, the Rick Guards are naturally recruited from the children of military aristocrats and relatives of the existing Rick Guards. They must pass an extremely severe test to obtain knight spurs, whether on foot or on horseback. In battle, the Reik Guards always accompany the emperor until he is killed or victorious.

The knights of the Griffin Knights are also the leaders of the empire. Each of these knights is a warrior worthy of everyone's respect. Each of them has scars on their faces, which are military medals left by griffins or demi-griffins. , these gryphon knights who want a gryphon or half-gryphon mount must personally go into the imperial gryphon forest to capture and tame their own mount alone - most of them will never return, and the rest Those who can return are strong and brave warriors.

The most noteworthy one is the Eldrad Guard formed by Belshazer-Gelt.

After rebuilding Solland, the Great Alchemist realized that he needed an elite army to face various threats from the Gray Mountains and the Black Mountains.

As the great alchemist of the empire, Belshazer-Gelt is proficient in black powder science and engineering. The artillery brigade and musketry army under his command use the best gunpowder weapons, not to mention that he also has Nuer on his back.

Therefore, the Great Alchemist clearly defined the role of this elite army, that is, it must be able to withstand the front line when facing the green skin charge, so that his artillery, muskets, and spells can be used.

In this way, the Eldrad Guard was established. These soldiers were recruited from the refugees in Solland who were displaced during Tamukhan's invasion. They were equipped with the best food and training, and were equipped with weapons blessed and blessed by the Alchemy Academy. Weapons, using halberds and shields, form a solid front on the battlefield to fight against invading enemies.

Many times, running the army is not the wizard's specialty, but Galt is indeed a real surprise. This great alchemist is not only good at internal affairs, good at running the army, good at commanding the army, but also good at engineering. He can always lead To the emperor's surprise, Solland was prosperous under his reconstruction. The suffering people of Solland gradually resumed production and farming, and finally received safety guarantees. The Eldrad Guards served as Gelt's The Guards are well-trained, enforce orders and prohibitions, and are well-equipped. Although they have not been established for a long time, they are already a strong army.

Upon hearing Galt's order, the Eldrad guards immediately raised their shields, lined up in three rows, pointed their halberds at the enemy, and covered the emperor behind them.

Just like that, in just a few seconds, the imperial army seemed to have entered the state faster than the Judon Guards. At this time, the Judon Guards found themselves having to face the charging Rick Guards and Griffin Knights. .

The Judon Guards are not vulnerable. As the private guards of the Judon royal family, these private soldiers are well-trained, but when they face the rapidly approaching melee battles of the Rick Guards and the Griffin Knights, they still subconsciously The ground was a little panicked. This was due to lack of actual combat experience. How could this private army have as much combat experience as the Rick Guards and the Griffin Knights?

The sharp sword blade slashed down. Even if the Judun Guards were wearing sophisticated armor, they could not stop these elite warriors of the empire. For a moment, the sounds of killing and sword clashing were heard endlessly. The Rick Guards The Griffin Knights directly withstood the charge of the Judon Guards, waving the sword blades in their hands and raising their shields. Their knight swords accurately penetrated the seams of the helmets and the fragile parts of the armor to kill the enemy.

At the same time, the Judun Guards were horrified to find that not to mention the armor on their opponents, even the shining robes wrapped around them could not be dealt with by ordinary weapons!

"Kill! Kill!" Rudolf, the Imperial Guard and Imperial General of Rick, swung his long sword. He hit the helmet of a great swordsman with the sword grid. The other person screamed and fell to the ground, and then he grabbed Seizing the opportunity, he swung his sword out and stabbed the opponent's face accurately, causing blood to splash everywhere. Behind him, the Rick guards followed the general, beating the Judun guards back steadily.

Ivan, the Griffin Duke, waved the true silver holy sword in his hand, and the armor was cut open like pieces of paper. The enemy's limbs were chopped into sections, section by section. His movements were extremely graceful, as if he was dancing in the palace. , however, wherever he passed, blood and body parts covered the ground of Marienburg.

The gryphon knights followed Duke Ivan. The swords and halberds produced by the dwarf workshops in their hands were extremely sharp and could easily split armor. At the same time, under the command of Geert, Elder The Ladd Guards formed a tight formation and advanced slowly.

A few minutes later, the Judun Guards were retreating steadily. President Hoogmans rode on his horse and shouted repeatedly: "No retreat! No one is allowed to retreat!"

"... People from Marienburg?" At this time, both the great alchemist and Griffin Duke Ivan had seen that the other party seemed to be the private army of the Marienburg merchants. Ivan turned around and cut off two The soldier's head took advantage of the situation and sent the Griffin True Silver Holy Sword into the chest of a great swordsman. He was about to shout to the heavily surrounded emperor, saying that there seemed to be a mistake and that the other party was a mercenary from Marienburg.

"The merchants of Marienburg intend to assassinate His Majesty!" Galt shouted faster than Ivan. The great alchemist raised the staff of Wolan and summoned a molten metal to sweep across the battlefield: "Protect Your Majesty and destroy the enemy!"

"For the empire, for Charlemagne, for Karl Franz!" The morale of the empire was high. Duke Ivan of the Griffin gave up persuasion after hearing what Galt said. In any case, the emperor's personal safety was the most important, and Galt There was no problem with Te's consideration at all. Ivan immediately rushed into the Judun Guards and killed everyone.

Just like this, after more than ten minutes, the Judun Guards almost collapsed. They left behind hundreds of corpses and staggered back. President Hugelmans felt that something was wrong, and he already had the idea of ​​​​escape.

"Stop! Stop!" At this moment, Marienburg's city defense army finally responded. Dozens of pioneer knights and "border patrollers" came from afar holding torches. In addition, there were hundreds of Marin soldiers. The fort mercenaries followed: "Stop! What are you doing?"

"They intend to assassinate the emperor!" Galt complained first. At this time, the great alchemist suddenly raised the staff of Wolan, and bright golden light shone in the audience. Only then did everyone see clearly the heavily protected emperor, Carl-Fer. Lantz himself, the emperor was already livid at this time. If the flag officer Ludwig hadn't desperately stopped him, he really planned to pull out the rune teeth and fight these rebellious officials in person (God Hammer Gale Maraz didn't Official expeditions are generally enshrined in cathedrals).

"Protector of the Empire, antagonist of darkness, inheritor of all the sacred heritage of Charlemagne from the mountains to the sea, the Emperor himself and son of emperors, Elector and Grand Prince of Reich, Grand Duke Carl of Brunswick -His Majesty Franz is here!" Flag Officer Ludwig shouted loudly, and the old man's voice was so loud that it shook the nearby streets: "Now, put down your weapons immediately and raise your hands, otherwise, we will kill you on the spot!"

The Judun Guards didn't believe it at first, how could the Emperor of the Empire suddenly come here! But when Van Hoogmans took a closer look at the emperor's figure, he was so frightened that his legs weakened and he almost fell off his horse.

That was indeed the emperor himself. Emperor Karl-Franz did not live in the palace for many years, but often went out for inspections and campaigns. Many people had seen him, including Hoogmans himself.

The president of the Judun Chamber of Commerce was in a dilemma at this time. He even thought of simply killing the emperor as a Xibei. However, as more city defense troops arrived, and the guards under his command continued to attack him, After retreating, Hugelmans finally signaled everyone to put down their weapons. He immediately dismounted and knelt down: "Misunderstanding, Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding?" Karl Franz looked at the corpses all over the street and said coldly and angrily: "I think this is not a misunderstanding at all."

"This is an intentional assassination and conspiracy!" Galt immediately responded: "Your Majesty, these business princes are really crazy! I apply to block the two houses of Marienburg immediately! Let's see who wants to To assassinate the emperor on the territory of the empire?!”

"Very good, then I'll leave it to you, Geert." Karl-Franz immediately used the topic: "As for this guy, take him down and interrogate him strictly. I want to see what the misunderstanding is!"

"yes!"

The emperor looked at the business prince who was dragged down. His keen political mind and foresight made him suddenly realize that this was an opportunity!

An opportunity for Marienburg to truly return to the embrace of the Empire after hundreds of years!

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