Chapter 1902 Sindmoor under disaster
Two hundred kilometers west of Sindmoor is the area hardest hit by meteorite falls. More than 400 meteorites of various sizes fell here, and found in hundreds of craters. The smallest meteorite was only 4 centimeters in diameter, but the largest was more than four meters. When it hit the ground, it formed a large circular crater with a diameter of about ten kilometers. The scene was spectacular. Countless people died here, and countless others were displaced.
The disaster area is a tragic scene, and the cries and wailings of the widows can be heard day and night in the refugee camps. In the Royal Capital, which is only 200 kilometers away, the bustling and noisy city of Hindmoor remains the same as before. The lights are brightly lit at night, and the entertainment life at night has become more intense due to the disaster outside.
In the royal palace, Zalberg was busy with official duties from day to night. During this period, he basically never had a good night's sleep, not even the new deputy of the King's Guards who stood beside him and took turns protecting him. Chief Canaan was worried about whether his body could endure it.
Zalberg was looking at the official document from the disaster area that had just been delivered. The handwriting on the official document was so sloppy that he almost had it stuck to his face. His eyesight has declined a lot recently, and no matter the new pair of glasses presented to him by the minister, they are no longer enough. He held the rim of his glasses and read every word on them carefully, then took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose, and leaned back in the chair.
Canaan took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the office, so she couldn't help but walked up from behind the king, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, take a rest, you haven't slept for 22 hours." She and the bloodthirsty demon exchanged shifts with the king. Under the tightest protection, Zalberg had been working for twelve hours before she came to take over.
Zarberg waved his hand without looking back: "If you are tired, go and have a rest. These official documents are very important and must be approved tonight."
Janaan I still wanted to persuade him, but seeing His Majesty reading the official document again, I had to swallow my words. She knew why His Majesty the King had to work so hard and tiringly. There were so many people criticizing the throne that was taken away from him in the palace coup more than two years ago. Whether it was from the royal family, the people or officials, there were always people who accused him. His position was unfair and his inheritance rights were illegal. Because of this, he could only work hard and do everything well to silence the critics and rectify his throne.
But God seemed to insist on punishing him as a usurper. In just two years after succeeding as king, the land of St. Vicoia suffered two huge disasters, one of which caused the city of Dorrentle to suffer. It disappeared from the mainland, and nearly half of the Maiori province where it was located was destroyed. The amount of damage caused by this disaster is unknown.
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There was a knock on the mahogany door of the office. Usually at this time, unless there is something important, few ministers would dare to disturb him. Because His Majesty is in the worst mood at this time.
The internal affairs officer outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Holy Garden is here and wants to see you."
Zarberg was about to scold the internal affairs officer outside when he heard that The messenger from the Holy Garden had no choice but to suppress his anger: "Who is coming?" At the same time, he asked the adjutant of the guard behind him: "What time is it now?"
"21:42." Canaan said.
The internal affairs officer report outside the door reported: "Kailin Memphela, one of the twelve holy knights of the Holy Garden, has confirmed her identity."
"It's not too late." Zalberg said: "Ask her to go to the small conference room and wait. Then ask the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Development, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Director of the Interim Administration for Disasters and Resettlement... and the Minister of Irrelevance..." Everyone, please come.”
The internal affairs officer outside responded and left.
Half an hour later, there was a small meeting. Memphela was sitting in the guest seat wearing armor. The sword at his waist was taken off and taken aside by the guards. Several ministers and officials had just arrived, and before Memphela and Memphela could introduce themselves and get to know each other, they saw King Zalbog coming in from the small door of the conference room. Zarberg thought that Memphis was here because of the disaster. The Holy Garden sent more than one envoy to San Bikoa to pay attention to the disaster. They were on the front line of the disaster and inspected the disaster with his officials. Therefore, several ministers related to the disaster were sent to him. Called together to attend the meeting. Unexpectedly, when Memphis opened her mouth, the topic was not related to disaster.
“Your Majesty the King, Memphela solemnly reminds you that you must pay attention to the changes in the situation in the west and northwest of the country, especially the military situation outside the west, and it is very necessary. Strengthen military deployment in border areas ”
As soon as these words came out, the people present were shocked. The Foreign Minister hurriedly asked: "What do you mean by this, Mr. Paladin? Do you have a premonition that our country is about to face a war?"
Everyone present was thinking quickly. They are all senior officials of the country and know the situation of the country very well. Saint Vicoia has suffered several major disasters in succession, from the change of power in the empire, to the war between the Holy Demons, and then to two real catastrophes. These events have caused extreme financial constraints now. To this end, the empire has raised taxes three times from last year to the beginning of today, but it still cannot fill the huge hole in the treasury. Now listen to Memphela's words, there will be another war soon, which will not only add insult to injury to Saint Bikoya, but add insult to injury!
Memphela said: "Your country's external military intelligence should also be familiar with it. Since what happened on the west coast last year, many small countries there have fallen under the control of a huge and mysterious pirate organization. ”
On military matters, the officials at the scene knew something about it, except the Foreign Secretary, but the other ministers didn’t know much about it. King Zarberg said: "I don't know much about things west of the desert. The relevant people gave me a briefing and I didn't pay too much attention." It's no wonder that in the battle of Dorenter, the entire province was wiped out. How can government officials still care about the war in a small country west of the desert despite the disaster. Their understanding of the country is still limited to the stereotype of "a small country that is often invaded by pirates".
Memphela said: "I just came back there. What I learned is that those pirates have gathered a huge force and are fighting eastward. The entire country of Zaliba has fallen, and Midgart The country is struggling on the edge of national destruction and is likely to fall soon.”
The king signaled the guards at the venue to find a map of the main continent and spread it on the table. The officials looked at the location on the map. Someone said: "I don't know much about military warfare, but from the map, Midgart is far away from our Holy Land." Bikeya is extremely remote. The desert is thousands of kilometers away. How can they get here? It is impossible to cross the desert. If they want to invade our country, they can only go south and take a detour. There are at least a dozen countries standing in front of them on the road. It is impossible to threaten the border of Saint Vicoia. Mr. Paladin, we are very grateful for your concern for the national security of Saint Vicoia, but your concern is. No... Isn't it a bit too much?" He originally wanted to say 'superfluous', but respecting her status as a Paladin, he changed it to a more euphemistic word.
Memphela didn't want to argue too much. She didn't come here to argue. She just said: "The person who commanded the army to fight eastward is your country's undefeated general. In two years, The former commander-in-chief of the Holy Demon War, Kia Freed.”
These words stunned everyone present again. In fact, King Zarberg had already received the intelligence information that Fried was suspected of fighting in the western border of the continent. However, he was busy with domestic affairs and the intelligence information was not very accurate. Therefore, he did not present such information to officials in a formal occasion. They discussed it, and the only people who knew about it were him and the officer in charge of intelligence. So when the ministers present heard that Fried was leading the battle, they were all shocked.
"Are you telling the truth, Mr. Paladin?"
Memphela said: "I personally met Freed himself, when he was on the west coast. And asked GITW to This news is forwarded to your country.”
Several ministers looked at the king, but Zalberg did not respond. Regardless of whether the minister did not give up and asked: "But, are you sure that Fried came to St. Bikea? St. Bikea is his mother country!"
Memphela said: "Because St. Bikea is his mother country, so there is nothing more appropriate than letting him conquer St. Bikea. If I were the mastermind behind him, I would do the same."
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. Zarberg’s left hand, which was wearing a gem ring, knocked on the table and said: "It seems that the mysterious force that triggered the Holy Demon War more than two years ago is about to surface. We really have to... Mobilizing for war in a huge disaster!”
(End of this chapter)