Lord of War

Sean reached out and took the map on the table.

This is a map that uses sheepskin as a carrier, and judging from the size, at least three complete pairs of sheepskins must be sewn. After being processed by special techniques, the back of this pair of sheepskin maps has a unique smooth feeling to the touch, while the front has a subtle tactile feel to the uneven texture because of the map drawn on it. .

This map was sent by Asuna a few days ago, and Xiao En asked Xiao En to draw the territory he wanted on it.

Sean was not polite about this at all, and directly allocated the seven territories of Panda, Yedby, Berbice, Chirav, Day, Suoan, and Tinky to himself. and reorganized it into a new territory: the Void Territory.

What William was busy with before was to paint the edges of these territories to mark the current ownership of these territories.

In addition, there are already several other colors on this sheepskin map as marks, indicating the ownership of these territories.

Basically, except that the Hatch Boulder family still occupies nearly half of the Tequila Territory, and the territories of the Cos Hobson Family, Lonnis Holder, and Bourne Badie also Except for any changes, Florence also unceremoniously directly took the territory of Prince Cazes Hochidi as her own, and even included several nearby territories under her name.

As for Asuna, it was because of the surrender of the Hopson family that the important task of guarding the southeast gate of the kingdom against the fascists was not entrusted to her. And on the contrary, under the proposal of Devin Sordel Shaber, the capital of the Dabion Kingdom and its surrounding territories, as well as Garrod Fortress, were all included in the name of Asuna, so that Asuna On the contrary, Na became the biggest beneficiary of this war.

Of course, from a strategic point of view, the seven-member alliance of Xiao En and others was completely divided.

Perhaps it was because of this consideration that Devin so readily proposed to give Garod Fortress to Asuna. However, in the eyes of Neil and Hela, it is obvious that they have not shown any kindness from the beginning to the end - as the scale of the territory grows, the difficulty of managing the territory will increase exponentially . Back then, it was just a Tonis Fortress, and it almost exhausted Asuna physically and mentally.

Now her territory is almost as large as three duchies. How can Asuna manage this?

But in terms of this kind of arrangement about the territory, no one has a way to intervene. However, in view of the fact that everyone is now an ally, Sean borrowed Neil out temporarily, and he was responsible for helping Asuna coordinate and plan all these things, and he came back after finishing all these tasks. This is also the reason why only Hella and William are left among the Big Three under Sean's command.

Looking at the black border line drawn on the map, Sean's eyes fell to the territory of several other allies, with a little more helplessness in his eyes.

Among the Seven, the one closest to him is undoubtedly Florence Wiles, who occupied the territory of the former Prince of Darbion Cazes Hokkidi and renamed it Holy Rome. There is only more than a month's hasty march in Chirav County. But even in this way, he still needs to cross two territories that are roughly equivalent to the size of the Viscountdom, if there is any delay during this period. Then the time naturally needs to be increased again.

As for the Tequila Territory, the Hopson Family Territory, the Baidi Family Territory, and the Langness Territory.

It's too far away from Sean's county - Sean directly merged these seven territories and renamed them the Void Territory. And for these seven territories, nine counties were divided into nine counties. In addition to using the core of the seven territories as the place names of the seven counties, a new Void County and Black Swan County were added.

Currently, the nine counties are roughly divided into four areas by Sean, and Soma Hastings, Kazi, and Rude are basically in charge of two counties each. As for Day County, Void County, and Black Swan County, because of the perfect and comprehensive planning before, they have completely entered the orbit and do not need them to be responsible. However, Sean, who doesn't know much about these things, can only trust these three guys and let them play as they please.

Gently put down the map, Sean's eyes fell on the counties in the Void Territory that were closer to the Canyon Rift, and said in a deep voice: "Soma and Kazi haven't seen anything unusual up to now?"

"No." Hearing Xiao En's words, William was slightly taken aback, and then he said, "Ruby has always arranged for people to watch them. Whether it's what they said every day, the people they contacted, and the letters they wrote. Or the things they ate, etc., have special staff in charge. But after so long, these two people have not shown any abnormalities at all. Instead, they are doing their best to deal with government affairs, even if it was in a war period before. It is up to them There have never been any problems with the logistical supplies that are in charge of dispatching... But the more serious they are, the more we dare not relax."

"So does Thain know that his uncle is still alive?" Sean asked.

"I don't know." William shook his head, "But Thain doesn't seem to have any intention of looking for it at all. And recently, with the complete end of the war, Thain also seems a little depressed. He has been drunk in the city for the past few days. It is said that the tavern in the village already owes a lot of money for drinks, and I only sent people to pay the bill yesterday."

"Probably because I felt that there was no way to kill me, so my will was depressed." Sean said lightly.

Sean still knows Sean very well.

However, since the battle that broke out between Berbice and Chirav, Sean has never used Thain again. Although he is still left with the right to lead troops of 5,000 people, the army is the most important in non-special periods. It is not allowed to enter the Void City, so Thain can't do anything to Sean even if he has soldiers in his hand. So of course Sean understands Thain's depression, but it is impossible for him to send himself to his door to let him kill him.

He is not a saint.

"Then, do you want to deal with Thain?" William frowned, and then said, "If he is so depressed, it will hardly help us, and in the following conflicts, he will be very difficult. It is possible to fall to other nobles. It is not a problem if he wants to get along better with other nobles based on his ability. On the contrary, with his ability and understanding of us, he may cause unnecessary trouble to us .”

For Sean's ability. Sean is still very appreciative.

But the biggest problem is that this guy's hostility toward him is increasing day by day. Even though his will has been depressed recently, the red halo on his body has not weakened for a moment, on the contrary, it is almost red and purple. This gave Sean a real headache. If Sean could be used for his own use, Sean believed that he would definitely be a general not inferior to Nock, Altdorf, Stalin, etc., but of course he was not as obvious and strong as them. Just fighting style.

"That's the only way." Sean sighed helplessly.

"No need." At this time, Hela suddenly spoke.

She actually knew something about Sean and the Hastings family. So for this person who can endure to this extent. Hela still appreciates it a little bit. Therefore, I feel that it would be a pity to bury it like this. Anyway, for her, this kind of thing is just a little bit of brain cells to think of a way, at least it is much easier than fighting William like she did before.

"Let him know that Soma Hastings is still alive." Hela thought for a while. Then he said, "As long as he knows that he still has a clansman alive, and this clansman has no idea what he has done, then at least he won't feel hopeless and lonely. Then at this time, we will Send some news to Thane, making him mistakenly think that Soma also wants revenge, so that he will definitely find a way to contact Soma, and then we just need to wait and see before they get in touch and decide on a plan .”

"Is this useful?" Sean asked with some doubts.

"It's just the first phase of the plan." Hela shrugged. "Anyway, no matter what plan they come up with, they still have to follow the script I planned for the second stage. If the two of them can survive the second stage, then I still have plans for the third and fourth stages.  …But You are still ready for war. In my plan, Sion will definitely secretly seek refuge with a certain noble in Ryan today. Then stab you in the back, so don’t let him get too much confidential information from now on. To It's time to beat him one more time, let him go, and then beat him two or three times on the frontal battlefield, and he will truly surrender."

Sean thought about it, and felt that Hela's plan was actually similar to the story he heard about Zhuge Liang's seven captures of Meng Huo when he was on Earth. It's just that there are some things, even if he knows, he will never be able to come up with such a thorough plan, but Hela can easily think of this and use it in detail. This is probably the so-called difference between wise generals and ordinary people. gap.

"Then I will leave this matter to you," Sean said.

"What else do you need to be responsible for? It's nothing more than spreading rumors. Let Higley deal with it." Hela said calmly.

As the intelligence officer under Hella in the past, Sigley is indeed an unforgettable character, because her ability to collect and process intelligence is only comparable to that of Ruby even in today's Void Realm. That's all. So when Higley heard that Hela had surrendered to Sean, she immediately chose to surrender. Of course, the object of her obedience was Hela, not Sean, and Sean didn't mind it. Instead, she became the deputy commander-in-chief of the Void Realm's secret service agency, and she was at the same level as Eli Kate in terms of class status.

Sean didn't quite understand these things. It was enough for him to have Hela and William to help him solve the feasibility problem, and he only needed to propose a policy.

"Then, the next thing is the most important question. Who do you plan to take with you when you go to the capital of Ryan this time?" William asked.

"The candidate has been determined." Sean said softly, "I will bring Rena, Cecilia, and Cephaneo with me."

Hela and William were taken aback when they heard the list reported by Sean, obviously unable to react.

The entire conference room fell into a weird silence for an instant.

After being silent for more than ten seconds, William said: "Your lineup... are you sure you are not here to start a war?"

"Now there are at least thirteen sanctuary powerhouses in Ryan's territory. This time, the ceremony of Ryan's ascension to the kingdom must be extremely grand. Even if these sanctuary powerhouses cannot all gather, there will be at least ten of them?" Sean asked rhetorically, "Do you think I can cause any trouble in the capital?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Hela also said, "Although Miss Cefanio is a member of the church, she is no different from your followers in the eyes of the nobles in Lane. In terms of strength, she It can also be regarded as a half-step sanctuary powerhouse, so if there is a sanctuary powerhouse to make a move, then it is not considered bullying the small under the premise of not using the law to suppress it.... Based on the unspoken rules in the aristocratic circle There will definitely be nobles who will signal the family's sanctuary powerhouses to challenge you."

"Heh." Hearing Hela's words, Sean laughed instead, but the smile obviously became a little colder, "If the other party dares to be so generous with Sanctuary, then Xuefanio will definitely let the other party taste a A lesson I will never forget...Even without Cefanio, Rena alone is enough."

Today's Reina is said to be invincible under the sanctuary, but if there is a lower sanctuary who dares not to use the power of rules to suppress and widen the gap in strength between them, then Reina is enough to beat the opponent to howl . And if it is against Xue Fanio, then the outcome will be even more straightforward. Because fighting with a priest with a knife is never a show. But the real killing technique. So once Xuefanio is let out, the end of Sanctuary with his opponent can be imagined.

But this is not the most important thing. The real most important thing is that Cefanio still has a hole card that has not been revealed yet—this is another hole card that Sean prepared again after Bess left.

Sean was most impressed by the guild leader he followed in the past. It was the sentence he said arrogantly and recklessly when facing more than ten thousand enemies.

"Do you think you can drive me to a dead end with a trump card in your hand? Ridiculous! Do you guys know what a hole card is? A hole card is a means that can turn things around and has never been known. It is called a hole card! Every hole card is a trump card, but the trump card that has been revealed can never become a hole card!"

Then, he saw with his own eyes that the president of Wings of the Void turned over five hole cards in one breath.

One battle will determine the universe.

But now, Sean has two hole cards in his hand.

If Bass hadn't left, it might have been three.

"Just four of you going?" William asked again, "Don't you need to bring some other guards?"

"No need." Sean shook his head, "If there are only four of us going out, our mobility will be higher. Even if someone retaliates desperately, we can easily break through. ... However, I don't think it will It’s just that someone is so stupid to come to trouble us.”

"That's not necessarily the case." Hella seems to have gotten closer to William recently, so she has become particularly fond of throwing cold water on Sean. "You will never be able to guess what those nobles are thinking, but if you act together with Lady Asuna and the others, you should not encounter any danger or trouble."

"We made an appointment to meet at the Tonis Fortress." Sean said, "So I have to go on my own for the one and a half months to the Tonis Fortress. At this time, there shouldn't be any Sanctuary experts blocking the way, right?"

"Probably not at this time." Hela thought for a while, and then said, "At least not when I go, but it's hard to say when I come back. Unless you have something that can completely calm them down means."

"There is a means, it depends on whether it is necessary." Sean shrugged, "Well, you don't need to worry about this for the time being. But just in case, let the Scarlet Knights hide their identities and follow them secretly. "

"I see." William nodded, "You don't need to worry about tactics, I will make sure that nothing goes wrong. But..."

"I've already thought about the strategic issues for you. When the time comes, you can just do what I told you before." Hela picked up the teacup and took a sip of the milk tea with a calm expression on her face. Apparently I am impatient with Xiao En needing to teach himself how to deal with these nobles, "The necessary display of strength is a status symbol, but it must be after you obtain the status of Marquis. If there is an accident, then concealing your strength will become your top priority... But if there is really no other way, then it’s time to gamble, and the gamble is as big as it is, and it’s best to win the assets of those few families.”

"Hey, I like the gambling game the most." Sean smirked, looking extremely satisfied, "But those guys aren't that stupid, are they?"

"So showing the enemy's weakness is also very necessary." Hela shrugged, "Aren't you very good at this? I don't need to teach you.... However, if the Ryan royal family asks about your surprise attack tactics How are you going to answer?"

"Answer truthfully." Sean said in a deep voice, "I have to show some extraordinary means or skills, so that the royal family can stand by me in this award ceremony. Anyone who intends to let it out, whoever wants it, must defeat me!"

"But there are almost no sources of soldiers in the territory to replenish..."

"It's time to contact Andre, Carlos, Ataba and the others, just say I need their help."

"I see."

"As for the matter of the Trade Union, let's deal with it after I come back."

"yes!"

PS:

Well, let me tell you, I made a mistake about Rena's occupation in the previous article last night. She is a knight in arms, not a knight of war.