I will be crowned king

What, Rune...that apostle from Clovis City is coming to Beluga Port? !

The moment Thalia spoke, Anson's expression froze, almost thinking that there was something wrong with his ears.

Of course, according to the agreement between him and the Luen family, it seems that it will only be a matter of time before the other party comes to the new world. Even if he wants to leave early, there seems to be nothing to make a fuss about. Besides, it is somewhat unreasonable for a father to leave his daughter alone in a foreign land. , although this "lovely daughter" is a blasphemy mage level spell caster, but...but...but...

But he... He is an apostle!

A "black mage" can make the Clovis Tribunal uneasy, and an elf princess can attract the Knights of Judgment and almost change the direction of a war... Although both have other objective factors, their respective strengths are still There is no doubt about it.

In the era when all three old gods have fallen, they almost represent the "three old gods" themselves, lurking in all unknown corners of the old world like natural disasters.

Now, He is coming to the new world.

this……

Trying his best to control his mood, Anson took a deep breath, suppressed all the panic in his heart, turned his head little by little to look at the girl next to him, and showed a surprised but polite smile:

"when?"

"The specifics haven't been determined yet, but it should be during the recent period." Thalia said softly, with a bit of expectation and joy in her eyes:

"For my father, even if it is just a temporary departure to go somewhere, it is no longer something that the Luen family can decide alone. In order to avoid some minor troubles and out of politeness, we should inform him in advance."

Of course, even if the Church of Order can tacitly allow the apostles to maintain their respective families under their noses, and even develop their own power, the apostles themselves must be strictly guarded and cannot be allowed to go out casually and want to go. Go anywhere.

So now "Run" is only in the stage of preparing to leave. It needs to reach an agreement with the Clovis royal family and the Church of Order before it can leave. This means that he still has some preparation time... Anson breathed a slight sigh of relief and adjusted his expression. :

"Ah...that's such a shame."

"Yes, in Talia's memory, the last time her father left home was almost eighty years ago - since then he rarely went out, and would not even leave the old study room at home, only occasionally Spend the afternoon alone in the gallery remembering family and friends who have passed away.”

The girl who nodded slightly sighed with emotion, her clear eyes showing a bit of sadness, just like every little daughter who watched her father become thinner and older.

Of course, her father will never "grow old".

Thalia, who was silent for a moment, raised her eyebrows slightly: "Dear Anson, do you care about--I mean, my father is preparing to come to the new world?"

"Me? Of course!"

Anson chuckled, everything from his eyes to his tone and heartbeat could not be more natural: "He is Thalia's father and the patriarch of the Rune family - not only to me, but to the entire Beluga Port and even all the colonies. A big deal."

What's more important is that according to Thalia's previous statement, once He arrives, it will mean a formal declaration of war on the Old Gods in the entire New World; he does not want to fight the Empire to the death while also having to deal with all the indigenous people and "evil gods". They" are full of malice.

At least at this stage, the main conflict is still between the empire and the rebellious imperial colonies. The newly born Promise Keepers Alliance still has higher growth potential, and as its main investor in the future, the Luen family is currently only in the " "Concave personality" and the stage of focusing on business.

In someone's "perfect plan", formally declaring war on the Old Gods in the New World is a very late step, at least until the imperial counterattack is initially resolved and the Rune family has a relatively stable position in the "Colonial Alliance".

By then, without the interference and enemies of the empire, the Rune family, which holds the League of Trustees, will be able to use the absolutely perfect excuse of "fighting the evil god" to unite all colonies, open up a new sphere of influence externally, and eliminate some uncooperative factions internally. Little friend.

Detonating the conflict with the New World Old God Sect in advance will not only consume the power that can be used against the Empire, but also give the Empire an excuse to legitimately interfere in the New World colonies. This is not the most troublesome. The most troublesome thing is that it is likely to Attracting the attention of the Church of Order.

In the Battle of the Royal Court of Yser, even with Archbishop Luther Franz's best efforts to mediate, the Church of Order still dispatched the Knights of Judgment; once the empire seized on the excuse of "holy war", God knows what would happen in the end.

Of course, apart from these external reasons, Anson also admitted that he was indeed a little scared - after all, he was an apostle, and it was not easy to stay calm.

Thalia, who said nothing, looked at Anson quietly, her clear eyes focused on his face without blinking, reflecting all the micro-expressions in her jewel-like pupils.

This state lasted for a long time, which made Ansen feel uncomfortable in his heart.

But the girl did not continue the conversation. Instead, she followed Anson's "guidance" and changed the topic: "Speaking of Beluga Port, can Anson answer Talia's question?"

"Of course." Anson's smile was very calm:

"What do you want to know?"

"Why does Anson try his best to promote an alliance between the empire's rebel colonies instead of letting them unite around Beluga Port or the Storm Division?" Thalia blinked curiously:

"Since the ultimate goal is to unite all the colonies, the strength of the two sides is very different, and Beluga Port is our foundation, shouldn't we take this opportunity to determine the affiliation?"

"Well...this is a little complicated, but there are two core reasons."

Anson chuckled: "Although as you said, the strength of the two sides is very different, after all, the other side is from the Empire, and Moby Dick Port is still a colony of Clovis no matter how strong it is - there is a natural opposition and conflict between the two sides. The conflict is just because the other party now needs something from us, so we have put it aside temporarily."

"What's more, even if you put aside the mainland, Beluga Harbor has no advantage in terms of history or size compared with those imperial colonies with a long history and more fully developed. The only strength is Beluga Harbor itself, a natural and excellent harbor. But Sailing City, which is still in the hands of the empire, also has this characteristic, and its population and resources are almost twice that of Beluga Port."

"Coupled with the vast land and sparsely populated characteristics of the New World, it is unrealistic to force a group of imperial people to regard a remote Clovis colony as the 'capital'." Anson concluded.

The girl nodded slightly, but her eyes did not leave Anson's cheek: "But if it's Anson, it can definitely be done, right?"

"Of course! And this is also our ultimate goal - Beluga Port is our basic base. If we want the Luen family to gain a firm foothold in the new world, she must become the core of the entire new world."

Facing the most important investor, Anson certainly wouldn’t hide anything: “But not now.”

"Why?"

"Because the strength of Beluga Port or the Storm Division is not enough to immediately implement effective rule over all the rebellious imperial colonies - this is the second reason." Anson couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"We only have more than 5,000 soldiers. If we control the basic base of Beluga Port plus Changhu Town, we have basically reached the upper line of control. If we continue to increase consumption, we will be stretched in the face of the empire's counterattack."

"So we must let them unite, take the initiative to fight against the empire, and continue to intervene by asking for help - except for Beluga Port and the Storm Division, these rebellious colonies have no second force that can help them fight against the empire."

Thalia's eyes lit up, and she took over Anson's words and continued: "In this way, Beluga Harbor and Storm Division do not have to bear any obligations as 'allies', and they can have an absolutely transcendent status in their 'alliance' and influence their decision making."

No, it is to directly intervene in the decision-making. The Storm Division has taken control of Long Lake Town. The next step is to cleanse Red Hand Bay and completely eradicate the "loyalists" in these two colonies. I have at least nine ways to make them obey orders obediently... Anson He nodded seriously:

"Not only that, if we want to fight against the empire, it is not enough to rely on a few colonies and White Whale Port. We must unite all the forces that can be united, or at least not let them side with the enemy's camp - so Clovis' Another colony, Gray Snow Town, and the three colonies of the three North Sea countries in the New World are also objects we must fight for."

"Grey Snow Town is not far from Ice Dragon Fjord. As long as we can get the local people's acquiescence, it will not be difficult to win them over. Moreover, they are also Clovis people and can easily develop into a supplement to the basic base."

"But it may be more difficult to win over the colonies of the three North Sea countries. Although the three kingdoms are often juxtaposed, they are actually very contradictory. To win over any one will cause dissatisfaction with the other two, even the colonies..."

Anson shook his head. He couldn't think of any good solution for this problem at the moment:

"For the time being, we can only try to contact them to prevent them from siding with the empire. Otherwise, if the three colonies launch an attack from the east at the same time, the consequences may be 10,000 times more troublesome than the Yser Elf War."

After all, the difference in strength between Clovis in the New World and the Empire is even greater than that in the homeland. If it is to become a two-front battle, it may really have to wait until the "Rune" arrives at the White Whale Port before the Storm Division can have a chance of winning.

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Sailing City, the governor's residence.

After sending away the invited colonial representatives and settling the envoys (hostages), Bernard Molwes did not relax his vigilance and found Ed Levent who was about to leave:

"I want to send you to the Three Kingdoms of Beihai."

"Three Kingdoms of the North Sea?!"

Looking at his close friend who looked serious and did not look like he was joking, Ed Levent froze on the spot: "Now?"

"Now!"

"But I will return to His Majesty soon. The ship and others in the mission are already waiting for me!"

"Exactly, because I want you to visit the three countries in the North Sea as an imperial envoy - this will be more formal, and it will be easier to convince them when making conditions."

The former colonial minister said in a deep voice: "I want you to win over them, send warships to plunder North Port to Beluga Port, and attack the Clovis colony from the east!"

"Plundering the shipping routes and attacking the Clovis from the east...are you crazy?!"

"I didn't, I'm sober now!" Bernard's eyes flashed with a different light: "This is the most likely way I can think of to calm down the colony as soon as possible - there is no one!"

"Long Lake Town has fallen, and the Clovis people have blatantly stepped on the territory of the empire. If they cannot break through the White Whale Port as soon as possible, the colonies will regard them as the hope of 'independence'. A rebellion would turn into a war between the Empire and Clovis over the colonies."

"So now we must use whatever means necessary to nip their 'hope' in the bud as quickly as possible - since the Clovis people have taken the lead in firing, we don't have to worry about anything anymore, let's start the war!"

Bernard, who was so excited that he was almost hysterical, intentionally or unintentionally imitated the behavior of Caspar Hered in Hantu.

"But...but..." Ed looked at his almost bulging eyes in embarrassment, and his throat twitched with anxiety:

"But I don't have His Majesty's authorization - such a grand past can be exposed as long as the other party is willing to investigate. Can the three countries of Beihai who have been deceived easily expose this matter?!"

"Of course not, so what you are going to is not the three countries of the North Sea, but their colonies." Bernard sat up straight and said confidently:

"Directly, as an imperial envoy, contact their colonies privately, offer a price they cannot refuse, and promise that if the Clovis army can be wiped out after the war, the two sides will divide the captured colonies."

"As long as they are willing to agree to send troops, it would not be a bad idea to give them Beluga Port."

The stunned Ed was speechless for a moment. He instinctively felt that his best friend in front of him was driven crazy by the pressure, but his clear and well-reasoned appearance was completely different from a typical lunatic.

After a long silence, he could only sigh dullly: "I hope you are serious."

"I'm serious." Bernard nodded slightly, with a solemn expression:

"From now on, I have only one goal in mind - to end the unrest in the colonies as quickly as possible. If the interests of the colonies excessively attract His Majesty's attention, it will be a disaster for the empire."

"It's a disaster for the empire." Ed glared at him and emphasized meaningfully:

"Not for all of us."

"Then I would like to ask, are the Levent family still loyal to the empire? Are they loyal believers of the Ring of Order?" Bernard asked:

"After losing all the colonies, not only the emperor, but also the Bernard and Roland families, and even ourselves, won't get a share of the pie - do you really want to watch the new world become Clovis's world?"

Ed Levent's expression was extremely complicated.

After hesitating for a long time, he stood up suddenly and stared at Bernard like a broken pot: "Okay, I agree! But you'd better be right, otherwise if you fail in the end and are held accountable by His Majesty, I don't want to be caught alone." Go back to the gallows!”

"Don't worry, that's impossible." Bernard smiled:

"Because I will hang with you."