Chapter 40, Reactions of Countries (Part 1)
Bajas Empire, Imperial Capital Owenthal
In a luxurious and gorgeous small living room in the Imperial Palace, a young man was sitting on the sofa, leisurely looking at a stack of documents.
At first glance, he was a handsome man with beautiful features. He was not tall, but slightly thin. His sunny blond hair hung down casually, reflecting his fairer skin than most women; his nose was as straight as a snow-capped mountain. , the chin is slightly pointed but still soft, the face is delicate and somewhat feminine, the eyes are the most evil and narrow shape, the delicate deep purple pupils are like amethyst, full of indescribable seductive beauty.
But at the same time, there is a coercion and temperament unique to Tianhuang nobles lingering around him, which makes people involuntarily awe.
Because, he is Gilknifer. Luen. Rod. Al. Nikus, the twenty-two-year-old current emperor of the Bahas Empire.
——This is a young emperor who is feared by the nobles, respected by his subjects, and is known as the most outstanding young emperor in history, but he is also an iron-fisted tyrant known as the "Blood Emperor". He has never been afraid of killing his own blood relatives. As early as the beginning of his accession to the throne, he mercilessly launched one purge after another of the domestic nobles. He almost ascended the throne amidst blood and corpses, and then amidst the scoldings and curses of the imperial nobles, he In the bloodiest way, many local dignitaries who were too big to lose were eradicated, and the centralization of the Bajas Empire was completed at an alarming speed.
As a price, countless mutinies, rebellions and assassinations broke out in the Bajas Empire during this period, and the emperor's response was always bloody suppression. Therefore, every year, countless ignorant nobles were pushed to the execution ground by their families, and their heads were hung on the city gates. The body was thrown into the wilderness to feed wild animals.
Therefore, during the gatherings of nobles from the upper class of the empire, Emperor Gilkniv was often described in a very unsavory manner in the rumors that were full of fear and hatred: He was so bloodthirsty that he was easy to kill, and he used human beings to sacrifice to evil gods. , drinking human blood every night, just like the male version of the Blood Queen. Even the most objective description of the emperor is inseparable from derogatory terms such as willful and arbitrary.
But in fact, in private, he is actually a handsome man with an elegant personality, a quiet temperament, and a rather bookish temperament.
"...Haha, the so-called impregnable fortress city Ye-Rantel was actually captured by the undead creatures in the city overnight and turned into a lair of the undead? Don't the city's municipal officials have any brains? Lee-Yes The Tijie Kingdom is really embarrassed to the extreme this time!”
Looking at the latest information in his hand, Emperor Gilknifer sighed with a bit of laughter, "...Anyway, I can't imagine that such a ridiculous thing would happen in any city in the empire: being captured by the cemetery of his own city. ? How much of an idiot does this have to be? ”
"...Your Majesty, please don't just make fun of others! Has the murderer behind this matter been found? Based on my understanding of undead magic, unless someone does something behind the scenes, the city's public cemetery is in any case There is no way such an undead disaster could break out!”
The old man who spoke was sitting on a chair opposite Emperor Gilknifer. He was wearing a loose pure white robe and had a conspicuous white beard hanging down to his waist on his chin. Although his snow-like hair was still thick, But aging has also turned into wrinkles On his face now, only a pair of bright eyes still shine with a sharp light full of wisdom - this old man who looks like a master at first sight is the strongest magic chanter in the history of the empire, the chief Court Magician, Great Sage Fuluda Paladin.
At the same time, he was also the most respected teacher and most valued think tank of Emperor Gilkniv, and was affectionately called "Old Man" by the emperor.
"...it's not clear yet. Judging from the method, it seems to be the work of some evil organizations that worship demons, such as the famous 'Zhilanong'. But there seem to be rumors circulating in the local area. Before and after the undead catastrophe broke out, there were There are secret agents from the Silian Theocracy operating in the fortress city of Ye-Rantel, and they are said to have killed many people there disguised as knights from our country, and even fought against adventurers and troops from the Kingdom of Yestije..."
Emperor Gilkniv replied, "...In addition, according to the intelligence report we installed in the Silian Theocracy, it seems that the Silian Theocracy did launch an operation against the area around the fortress city of E-Rantel not long ago... But my staff are skeptical, because the Sliane Theocracy has a history of violence. Fierce and cruel, it is too crazy to openly sacrifice a city's humans to the undead or demons like this. It is simply a slap in the face of their 'human supremacy', just in terms of image and reputation! The loss is too huge to be measured..."
"...Hmm... How should I put it? Although from a common sense point of view, the Silian Theocracy should not dismantle itself, do such a thing, and downgrade its image and status to the level of a cult. But if there is something involved behind this Even if the benefits are huge, there is no guarantee that they will not take risks..."
The great sage Fluda slowly stroked his long beard while looking at the ceiling with empty eyes, as if he was remembering the distant past, "...In addition, the superiors who rule the countries cannot always maintain their position. Reasonable. Otherwise, the Eight Desire Kings' rule over this world five hundred years ago would not have been so short... By the way, what happened to that city? Are those undead creatures still inhabiting Lantier? ?”
"...They are still entrenched there. According to reports from escaped merchants, E-Rantel has now become a city of the undead."
"...Sigh, if this happens, the only way for the empire to send troops to attack the Kingdom of E-Rantel will be blocked by the undead! More importantly, the undead gathered in the border city of E-Rantel There are at least tens of thousands of undead creatures, which has caused heavy losses to the kingdom, but will it not be the same in the future? Will this pose a threat to our country? Your Majesty, are you prepared at the border? The man behind this undead catastrophe has succeeded in severely damaging the Kingdom of Ri. Yestije next time. Our country is approved!" Great Sage Fuluda said with a little worry.
"...I have ordered the imperial towns near E-Rantel to strengthen their security. Moreover, old man, you also know that I have not yet comprehensively cleared out the opponents in the country and laid an absolutely stable rear. In the invasion, the main purpose of the previous several westward expeditions of the Yestije Kingdom was to take advantage of the opportunity to gain military power, and the second goal was to attack. The last goal is to suppress those disobedient people and consume their troops and financial resources. The final goal is to fight a war of attrition with the Kingdom of Yestiji and continuously weaken the kingdom's defense capabilities. It doesn’t matter, we can temporarily stop the attack on the Kingdom of Yestije and use troops in other directions.”
Emperor Gilkniv replied, "...Moreover, we actually don't have to worry about the undead of E-Rantel heading north to invade the empire for the time being, because someone has organized adventurers and remnants of soldiers who escaped from the city near the border to establish We secured a military stronghold and successfully blocked the undead for us.”
"...Oh? Who has such ability? There are such heroes in the Yestije Kingdom?" Fluda raised his eyebrows.
"...A magic caster named Ainz Ooal Gown. He led a group of survivors who escaped from E-Rantel and established a camp on the edge of the great forest and grassland to contain the undead. A buffer zone has been formed between us and the undead... This is all the known information for the time being.”
Emperor Gilkniv shrugged his shoulders, "...In my opinion, whether it is to defend against the undead entrenched in E-Rantel, or to attack the Kingdom of Li-Estij again in the future, the magic singer's All forces are useful and worthy of the empire paying a certain price to bribe and win over..."
"...I think so too." Fluda nodded, "...but it's best to get a closer look at that person's information first..."
"...Don't worry, old man, I'm not that reckless. I've already asked my subordinates to find ways to arrange for people to go and find out the news..."
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On the other side, compared to the laid-back attitude of Emperor Gilknifer and Imperial Master Fluda of the Bahas Empire, "It's not too big a deal to just watch the fun", in recent days, the Silian Theocracy has been losing troops one after another. , but it’s much more miserable. ——The proud "Six-Color Holy Scripture" special forces were destroyed in half in the blink of an eye! The three armies of [Sunshine Sacred Scripture], [Dark Sacred Scripture], and [Wind Flower Sacred Scripture] were almost completely wiped out, and even equipped with two extremely precious artifacts!
What's even worse is that after paying such heavy losses, they still haven't fully figured out who the enemy is this time...