Blue Sword

In the city of Olympia.

Queen Zoe from the Cyris Peninsula has arrived in the city of Olympia, and the city lord Appilios personally came to greet her.

The reason why he did not agree to the request of the Southwest Crusaders before was because his eldest granddaughter was about to arrive in Olympia, which made Appirios unable to do anything else.

"Dear Your Majesty, you are much more mature than last time." Appilios helped Zoe out of the car.

"My dear grandfather, you haven't changed since last time. The lifespan of a demigod is really the envy of mortals like us." Zoe smiled and put her hand on her grandfather's arm.

At this time, Zoe was already a lady approaching her thirties. Time did not seem to leave many traces on her face. It only completely faded away the traces of youthfulness that originally belonged to a girl, and replaced them with those of a unique girl. The unique charm of a woman.

Seeing Zoe's noble and graceful dress, grandfather Appelius' thoughts couldn't help but fly to his other little granddaughter, Theodora again.

Zoe is about 6 years older than Theodora. Now Zoe is 28 and Theodora is 21. Sure enough, have both of his granddaughters grown up?

Then, Appilios saw Zoe's husband, a fat banker man from Athens, getting out of the car with a smile and nodding hello to his demigod elder.

Appirios was slightly unhappy and nodded reservedly in response.

In fact, whether it is Zoe, Theodora or Appelius, this family is a typical visual animal. They prefer handsome and beautiful young girls and have little interest in those who are not good-looking.

As for the marriage between Zoe and the banker, it is completely a political marriage: the other party has many connections and financial resources in Athens, which can help Zoe consolidate the foundation of rule in Cyris as soon as possible.

As for privately, the two of them almost do their own thing and basically never sleep in the same room. Zoe secretly kept several beautiful boys from Siris, and her banker husband naturally had his own secret lover, which was in line with the aristocratic customs of this era.

It would be better to say that someone like Theodora, who keeps herself clean and always follows the person she likes everywhere, is an alternative among nobles.

With Appilios thinking this way, he took Zoe and his wife to the palace in Olympia City.

"How is the Crusade war going now?" Zoe asked casually after entering the palace and retreating from the attendants.

This tone of questioning a subordinate made the banker husband feel uneasy. However, Appilios did not have any anger at being offended by his granddaughter and just said lightly:

"It is said that the mercenaries are progressing smoothly and have advanced to the Thracian plain."

The entire province of Thrace is mountainous in the west and plains in the east. Now that it has been pushed to the plains, which means that the fortresses in the mountainous areas have been removed, the Crusaders can pass freely.

As for the Thracian plain, there are no fortresses that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Passing through this area is the giant Theodosian wall of Constantinople.

"It seems that I have to prepare to return to Constantinople's jewelry and clothing." Zoe said with a smile.

Appelius:………………

To be honest, if the restoration of the country is successful, he has not yet decided who should be the emperor of the new Solomon Empire.

However, his heart was still inclined to Theodora. It's not because he likes Theodora more, but because Theodora's team has far surpassed Zoe's team in terms of strength and connections.

If Zoe is allowed to be the queen, Theodora will definitely not give up. Once the conflict between the two sisters is rekindled, even if Appirius is completely on Zoe's side, he may not be on Theodora's side. opponent.

The combination of the Holy See + the Shinra Empire alone is enough to make any country on the continent tremble. Of course, Appilios cannot use Olympia as a bargaining chip on the gambling table just to give his two granddaughters the possibility of fighting each other. .

Thinking about it this way, the current situation is very similar to that of Constantinople. With Zoe having the upper hand, she took the initiative to make the conflict with her sister Theodora public, causing the Orthodox Church to have to make a choice in this regard—— As long as there is nothing wrong with the Orthodox Church's brain, it is impossible to sacrifice the strong for the weak.

However, the situation now is completely reversed.

Just as Appiris began to think about how to reveal the truth to Zoe, Asker and Sheila also found the Orthodox Church group who had followed the queen into Olympia City.

Ecumenical Patriarch Alexei was saying mass in the chapel. He was also going to inspect the city's great library and meet with believer leaders in Olympia. Today's schedule was already full.

However, his schedule is destined to be interrupted, because two uninvited guests have found his way into the chapel.

"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty Theodora, we have already informed the Patriarch..." Several armored holy cavalry chased Sheila and others while trying to persuade them in anxious tones, their faces full of " I want to stop it but don’t dare to do it.” The awkward expression.

Because His Majesty Theodora, who returned ten years later, is already at the rank of demigod. Who dares to stop him?

"You just wait outside, His Majesty wants to talk to your Patriarch." Askra stopped the leader of the Holy Cavalry, preventing these people from continuing to follow Sheila, and suddenly said curiously, "Hey, aren't you the one... …The paladin captain who forgot to take out the trash and then his wife didn’t cook for you?”

"Who are you, Your Excellency?" The Captain of the Armored Paladin raised his eyebrows suspiciously, "Have we met before?"

"I am Asclepius Achilles, the nobleman who once raised a house full of vampires."

Captain of the Holy Cavalry:? ? ?

It seems that there was such a person back then, and his whole family was completely corrupted by vampire infiltration, but at least he was smart enough to come to the church to report it.

Hey, you guy is still alive.

So the two started talking. The captain of the armored paladin named "Elvin Gulins" complained to Asker that since the fall of Constantinople, his family had followed the Orthodox Church to Corinth and rented a house in a local high-end apartment. .

As for the house in Constantinople, the mortgage hadn't been paid off yet, so it was all gone.

Therefore, more than half of his monthly salary has to be paid into the current rent, so that he has to strive for more attendance to earn bonuses, dragging his tired body home every day, and has to pay the public food. Sometimes his body really can't bear it anymore, and his wife doesn't care and actually uses brute force to push him down...

Hearing this, Asker was also very sad and agreed that this kind of thing involves the bottom line. If there is one, there will be two, and it will never be tolerated.

Alvin pretended to be an experienced person and said that you young people don't understand. This matter is related to the emotional harmony of husband and wife, and there is actually no way to evade it.

It's okay for them to be monogamous, but a certain nobleman living next door couldn't satisfy his wife because he had a lover outside. As a result, his wife also secretly had an affair with a pretty boy. It was said that he was a tutor who taught philosophy to their children. One day In the evening, he took away all the family property and eloped.

Compared with the situation where people and money are lost, just being pushed and exploited is still a better situation.

The two were chatting outside, while Theodora had already met Patriarch Alexei inside.

"Your Majesty Theodora...Long time no see." Patriarch Alexei said slowly.

"I didn't expect you would still call me your majesty." Silla sneered.

"Of course, you are the heir designated by the late emperor after all." Alexei's expression remained unchanged, "And..."

"...Have become a demigod, right?"