Blue Sword

Robert Guiscard, the demigod of the Otterville family, is known as the "Cunning Fox".

Standing on the high ground, he looked indifferently at the siege situation of the Norman knights in front.

There are two demigods in the Otterville family, one is William the "Iron Arm" and the other is Robert the "Cunning Fox".

Generally speaking, given the current empty situation in southern Italy, the configuration of two demigods is enough for the family to conquer this area.

However, everyone in the Normans knew that the relationship between the two demigods was actually very poor, and it was impossible for them to put down their dignity and cooperate sincerely.

William the Iron Arm is the current head of the Hauteville family, and Robert is his half-brother.

Their father, Tancred, was a minor baron in the Kingdom of West Francia. He had little property but a large family (2 wives, 12 sons and 7 daughters), so the family was always full of petty quarrels.

Later, the sons could not bear the suffering of poverty, so they went out to pursue wealth and glory. Finally, William the Iron Arm established a foothold in Sicily, and when Robert heard that his brother had established his own business in southern Italy, he gave up his adventurous career and rushed to join him.

The result was a castle in a remote fiefdom.

Of course, being able to keep up with the level during the increase in the upper limit of the magic tide, and finally being promoted to a demigod not long ago, Robert is certainly not an ordinary person - just like Iron-Armed William, he was created with real swords and real guns. The world is so big, there are always a few favored people who can be favored by fate (ce) and luck (hua), and are destined to become the destroyers and subversives of the old era.

Soon, the Norman knights captured the castle in front and began to massacre the Templar defenders whose lines collapsed. Robert sneered and moved forward surrounded by guards.

Since his brother in Sicily was unwilling to grant him a fiefdom, he could only go north to seize Southern Italy in person and establish his own foundation.

News of the fall of Calabria soon reached Solomon City. For a time, the whole city was panicked, and a large number of citizens began to flee north.

However, the Holy See soon sent priests to explain: Calabria is the poorest region in the whole of Italy. It has not had time to repair and activate the anti-magic magnetic field, so it fell to the attack of the Norman knights.

Currently, 37 anti-magic magnetic fields have been activated on the Italian peninsula, and more magnetic field towers will be activated in the next few weeks, which will be enough to protect the situation around Solomon City.

In fact, intelligence presented to the Council of Cardinals showed that the actual situation in the South was far worse than they claimed. The main reason is that the "Cunning Fox"'s offensive is too fast. Under the current situation where the Holy See's military-industrial system has not been fully restored, it is difficult to resist the opponent's attack.

The Otterwell family controls an extraordinary bloodline called "Northern Horn", the sequence combination is Strong X+Toughness II+Blunt I+Rage III+Frost III.

Legend has it that the "Northern Horn" is one of the many barbaric bloodlines mastered by the ancient Viking clan. The user can use the power of frost to freeze enemies, and can also enter a violent state at any time to increase combat power. The symbol is that after the bloodline is completed, the hair will turn into ice and snow. Generally white, and the eyeballs will highlight a lot of bloodshot eyes.

With the help of this blood formula, the "Northern Horn" army created by the Hauteville family is composed of Norman knights whose mainstream level is Lv. 6, and is basically not afraid of gunpowder-driven firearm attacks. Among them, the level of the senior Norman knights has reached Lv. 8, forming the backbone of the "Northern Horn". Their ability to master frost and rage is even more formidable.

As for the few Norman knights with level 10 or above who have a strong bloodline, their hair has turned completely white. The Normans respectfully called them "Huscarl", which means "tribal guard". Legend has it that this was a title that could only be obtained by the most elite warriors in the ancient Viking clan.

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Innocent put down the information and looked at the cardinals who were facing a formidable enemy, expressionless.

The meaning of the cardinals is simple: now that the Holy See has experienced two rounds of attacks by demons and mutations, the recovery speed of the military industry has been greatly slowed down, and it is really not a suitable time to start a war with the Normans.

In addition, even if the Norman knights are restricted by the anti-magic magnetic field, their superior physical strength can withstand bullets. If they really want to send the Templar Knights to exterminate the Normans, I am afraid they will not gain any advantage at all.

As for the fact that there is still a demigod in the Norman army... the cardinals no longer want to discuss this matter. If the discussion continues, the Holy See may have to run away again.

It can be said that it is basically impossible to defeat the Norman army and drive it out of Italy. The cardinals believe that the top priority is to delay their northern invasion and wait for the Holy See to drag out the military industry.

As for who will perform this task? The Templars definitely can't be counted on, and the production line of the Angel Force has not been restored yet. We can only count on friendly civilian armed forces.

For example, a certain R4 mercenary group was said to have participated in the civil war of the Shinra Empire and held back the Wolf family from invading the Principality of Bavaria. There happened to be a demigod in the Wolf family at that time, and the situation was surprisingly different from today. They are similar...so they are definitely extremely experienced in fighting guerrilla warfare to delay time.

Upon hearing this, Bishop Varian lost his face on the spot and argued fiercely with the proposed Cardinal:

Damn it, what level was the upper limit of the Demon Tide level at that time, and what level is it now?

Can a demigod who binds his hands and feet be the same threat as a demigod who can expand his domain and do whatever he wants?

Are you planning to target our Licinius family? I will remember this grudge!

In response to Bishop Varian's angry accusations, the other party also responded emotionally one by one:

First of all, the upper limit of the level of the Demon Tide has indeed increased, but hasn’t the average level of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group also increased? There are several law-level powerhouses!

Secondly, in terms of threat level, Nima Cangqing Sword is R4! Are these Normans only R2 at Raphael?

Finally, I'm sorry, I'm not targeting you, I'm talking about you Licinius family members... you all have problems!

The Pope has appointed you Varian as the heir, and plans to canonize your sister. It can be said that the entire Holy See will be controlled by your family in a few years. Do you want to pick up such a huge fruit of benefit without any effort and are not willing to pay any price?

You take the benefits, but when you encounter danger, you pretend to be dead. How can there be such truth!

This indignant accusation paralyzed Bishop Varian. After all, this senior intellectual who wanted to save face sat back on his chair dejectedly, completely unable to refute a single word.

Pope Innocent saw this and already made a decision in his heart.

Now the cardinals have reached a consensus to let the Cangqing Sword resolve the war dilemma outside, and some of them have the intention of opposing the Pope's "appointed successor".

On the other hand, if the Cang Qing Sword Mercenary Group really successfully resolves this crisis, these resistances will immediately turn into their prestige. After that, if he wants to hand over the Holy See to Nora, the opposition will undoubtedly be much smaller.

If analyzed in this way, it is actually self-evident how the decision should be made at the moment.

Thanks to the Giant Sword Soldier for his 100 coins, and thanks to the low-key Great White Shark for his 100 coins~