I will be crowned king

Although some minor "unexpected incidents" occurred, which caused the originally scheduled meeting to end before it started, things that should be pushed forward still have to be pushed forward - the road is still extending, so we cannot stop.

So before leaving, Anson specially entrusted the loyal old butler to tell the two Frey sisters a few things: First, if they want to win the support of Beluga Port, they must openly join the League of Promise Keepers, and he will entrust Bishop Ripper to Conduct the ceremony in person.

Other members of the Gray Pigeon Fort liberal faction can "choose" to join, and neither Beluga Harbor nor themselves will force it. No matter how many people voluntarily become a Trustee in the end, it will not affect the support of Beluga Harbor and the Storm Division.

The second matter involves the Free Confederation and the United Front - by the end of April at the latest, the Frey sisters must, as leaders of the liberal faction of Gray Pigeon Castle, publicly invite and convene a Free Confederation Consultative Conference, establish a parliament, and establish the rights of the Confederacy and the rights of all parties. status among the colonies and form a united front of the Imperial Resistance.

The reason why we must rush to this point in time is because no matter how things develop in early May, the Storm Division must immediately move westward - the New World is different from the mainland, the time of year when the climate is suitable and the waterway is clear is only from late March to early October; At this time, large-scale troops can be mobilized and thousands or even tens of thousands of people can be organized to participate in military operations.

As for the rest of the time... tsunamis, blizzards, avalanches, severe cold temperatures of more than ten degrees or even dozens of degrees below zero, desolate countryside where nothing can be found, and roads buried in snow, the material consumption and personnel attrition caused are enough to bring down any army. Elite teacher.

The defenders in such weather will gain a huge advantage: dozens of soldiers with one or two artillery pieces, huddled in the forts and fortifications, can easily block thousands of troops.

Coupled with the material losses caused by the low level of military industry in the New World...Only a madman would fight in this kind of weather.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Anson does not even need to defeat the Empire. He only needs to be able to hold on until winter with a group of rebel colonies. When the New Year passes and everything settles, the war will be over.

The colonial minister of Sailing City, Bernard Morweis, who had fought against him in Hantu, must also know this very well; so he will definitely choose to fight quickly to avoid letting the war drag on until October.

In addition, the sailing distance from Adlan to Sailing City is much longer than that from North Port to White Whale Port, and the Empire's sense of crisis in this regard will be stronger than Clovis's; if the enemy has figured out the current situation, the Empire will Support should already be on the way.

However, taking into account the Empire's "brilliant prediction" of being slow, lagging, and even taking the initiative to kill people in the Vast Earth War, Anson feels that we can still look forward to the enemy's overwhelming self-confidence that "I have the advantage."

And making some achievements as soon as possible will also help to increase the confidence of the local Privy Council, making them believe that the empire's rule in the new world is a shaky house that can collapse with just one kick.

The only thing that must be vigilant is the navy, which is also Clovis's biggest disadvantage - if the empire really makes up its mind and mobilizes the entire "grand fleet" to encircle and suppress it, Clovis's royal navy will definitely not be able to sustain it.

Therefore, if you want to get local support, you must do it as soon as possible, and it must be within this year; after all, you cannot really treat the empire as a fool and expect that after losing all its colonies, it will not send a fleet to block the port and plunder the shipping lanes.

On the carriage returning to the military camp, Anson, who was trying to remain calm, felt Thalia's playful gaze and stared at the scenery outside the carriage window as if on pins and needles - the snow-capped land was desolate.

Although in the entire "emergency incident", he was technically a victim; but when the other victim was his nominal fiancée and the daughter of an apostle's blasphemous mage, the explanation was tantamount to sophistry.

As a person who cherishes life very much, Anson certainly knows that the most important thing at this time is to change the subject, and it is best to change the subject in a way that the other party is interested in but not too abrupt.

To put it simply, it must be related to the emergency incident just now, but it can only be closed a little bit.

"Is the old butler of the Frey family trustworthy?"

In the dead silent carriage, Ansen, who was looking at the scenery, asked casually, pretending to be serious, his deep eyes seemed like he was thinking: "Paulina told me that they did not encounter attacks from the indigenous people or the Old Gods on their way to escape. Will they?" Won't……"

"Absolutely not."

Before someone could finish speaking, the girl smiled calmly: "The old housekeeper is safe and will never endanger the lives of the two Frey sisters. He has nothing to do with the Aboriginal Old God Sect."

This might just be Anson's illusion, but he always felt that Thalia seemed to emphasize the accent on purpose when she pronounced "two sisters".

But since it was just an illusion, he pretended not to realize it and diverted his attention again:

"Safety?"

"He has nothing to do with the Old Gods in the Land of Rest. He is a spellcaster from Adlan - more accurately, a black mage." Thalia explained:

"I had a brief exchange with him. This man is very loyal to the Frey family; without him, the Frey sisters would not have been able to escape from Gray Dove Castle, which was blocked by the imperial cavalry."

This is news, but it makes sense; without the cover of a spellcaster who is good at hiding, it is impossible for two weak and sick girls with a large fortune to escape without risk as Polina described. Survive the pursuit of the cavalry.

No matter how much you ridicule the incompetence of the empire, there are two things that must be paid attention to: the first is manpower and material resources, and the other is cavalry.

The reason Emperor Herid of Snapdragon City is called the "Emperor" and even the "Protector of the Ordered World" relies on the empire's top cavalry and first-class artillery; the proportion of cavalry in an army can reach one quarter. , an average of six artillery pieces per 1,000 people. To say that Clovis was not jealous would be to deceive himself.

If the artillery force worked hard to gather together, they could barely do it; Major General Ludwig could easily achieve ten or even twelve artillery pieces per 1,000 men through his own efforts; but the cavalry really wanted to do it. I can't get it together.

Moreover, the imperial cavalry is not only large in quantity, but also of excellent quality. Almost all knight commanders at the battalion level are not only excellent in combat ability, but two-thirds of them are talented people who have awakened the power of blood - they can take two little girls with them. It is not unusually difficult for a child to escape from under their noses without being noticed.

"But even so, it doesn't prove that he is absolutely safe, right?" Anson asked:

"Even if he really protected the two sisters, he might be selling them for a price, hoping to sell them at a good price - Speaker Frey is dead, and the two sisters are still underage. This old butler is the only one in the Frey family. You can do whatever you want with your words."

Regarding Anson's reasonable doubts, Thalia expressed her extremely positive approval: "That's true. Just because he is a local spellcaster is not enough to guarantee that he will never betray."

"So just in case, Thalia has revealed her identity to him and left part of her flesh and blood in the old housekeeper's body; from now on, his every move will be under Thalia's surveillance, and it is absolutely impossible to do anything Do anything to betray the Luen family."

"Since I have become a servant of the Luen family, of course I am absolutely safe." The girl said with a smile.

Anson's smile completely froze on his face.

So not only did they ambush Luen Mansion in advance, but even the people in the mansion had been...

"Of course, these are just precautionary measures and have no other meaning."

As if she was worried that Anson would think too much, the girl specifically explained: "Thalia is very clear about the importance of the two sisters. Controlling the butler is just an added layer of insurance. Unless necessary, he will still be the loyal butler of the Frey family. , Thalia will not do anything detrimental to them."

In response to the girl's defense, Anson did not dare to respond in any way except to keep smiling, and his eyes involuntarily turned to Lisa next to him.

At this moment, the girl is lying in Talia's arms, sleeping peacefully - maybe she is still thinking too much. Since she was imprisoned once in the big warehouse incident, she originally had no feelings for Talia. Lisa, who was a little repelled, pestered her "sister" more and more.

"Also...although without your permission, Anson, Thalia recently met with the leader of the Faithless Knights, Ian Clemens."

Just when he was thinking wildly again, the girl's voice brought him back to reality: "It was not Thalia who took the initiative, but the other party came to the door - Anson was still dealing with the White Whale Port Council and the "Declaration of Resistance" at the time , Thalia had to meet him alone."

Did you come to me on your own initiative?

Anson looked startled when he woke up, and quickly thought of the private meeting between himself and Phil Cressey in the secret gold mine: "What did he say?"

"War." Thalia said without any hesitation:

"He wants to know when Anson is going to officially start the war with Bernard Morweis of Sailing City, and whether he is fully prepared."

"Of course, because it was to Talia, his original words were very tactful, and he chatted a lot - but the core part was this, and he seemed very anxious."

Of course he was anxious... Ansen thought secretly in his heart.

If he guessed correctly, the other party should have come to test his "cooperative attitude" again as a subordinate after Phil Cressy's secret meeting with him; that is to say, they really valued this cooperation, and Eager to make some achievements in Yangfan City.

Taking a deep breath, Anson asked again: "Are you sure he is talking about Bernard Morweis, not the Empire or the 'Minister of the Imperial Colonies'?"

"Sure." Thalia said without hesitation:

"Is there something wrong here?"

"Yes, but it is not a question, but an attitude - he is showing us that the Cressy family and the Faithless Knights are well aware of the information about Sailing City and can provide us with a lot of very critical information." Anson said in a deep voice:

"If I guessed correctly, did he also mention the Green Dragon?"

"I did mention it - Ian Clemens told me that the Green Dragon did not return to Bird Port as originally planned, but went to another place." The girl nodded slightly:

"He mentioned this piece of information casually, and his attitude was very ambiguous, so Talia did not tell Anson - more accurately, there was no time, because..."

"Because the next day, we saw the Green Dragon that was almost blown up into the sky at the port of Beluga Harbor." Anson took over the topic.

Even this kind of information can be obtained, which shows that the Cressy family is no longer ordinary.

Ian Clemens never left Beluga Harbor because of his own request, but he was able to know everything that happened in Sailing City; this proved at least two things: Sailing City is full of Cressey families As an informant, the Faithless Knights possess some kind of ability to communicate remotely.

Contact foreign troops, actively assist colonial rebellion, and prepare to cause trouble at the base camp of the counter-rebellion army... Anson seriously suspects that the real purpose of the Cressey family and the Faithless Knights is to seize Sailing City.

This is a bit troublesome.

Anson doesn't care about allies with "ulterior motives" taking advantage of the chaos to share the cake. The problem is that the identity of the Cressy family is too special - if they only plan to hide behind the scenes like the Rune family and control a certain colony, that would be acceptable; But if they plan to revive House Cressy, or even go one step further...

With the tough attitude shown by the Church of Order at the Thirteen Elf Council of Iser, Anson didn't think they could ignore the matter of a family of former fugitives openly establishing a nation in the new world.

In order to prevent the yet-to-be-born Free Confederacy and Stormtroopers from being dragged down by this group of "remnants of the Old God Sect", Anson felt that it was necessary to make some preparations in advance so that he could cut off from the Crecy family at a critical moment.

Back at the barracks headquarters, Anson, who was in a complicated mood, and Talia put the sleeping Lisa to bed together, and then turned around and walked toward the office alone.

Just when he was about to go out, the girl suddenly called him from behind.

"etc."

"Huh?" Anson immediately looked back and looked at Thalia with questioning eyes.

"Dear Anson, if I remember correctly, it seems that Thalia hasn't 'instilled' knowledge into Anson for a long time, right?"

The girl sat cross-legged on the feather bed, staring straight at him with unclear eyes: "One month, or two months?"

"Uh, it's been almost two months... right?"

Anson carefully considered his words and didn't quite understand why she suddenly mentioned this: "Don't you mean that I have reached my limit? Even if I 'instill' more, it will be meaningless to the advanced blasphemy mage?"

"Maybe, maybe Thalia made a mistake - in order to avoid misjudgment, Thalia felt it was necessary to confirm." Without any warning, Thalia suddenly laughed, raised her white right hand and patted it gently. He patted the bed beside him and asked in an unquestionable tone:

"Come sit down and then..."

"Close your eyes."