Realm of Power

On the northern coast of Erault, huge waves hit the solid cliffs with impact. Under the bright moonlight, they looked like a crazy white snake after impact, and turned into countless crystal clear stars scattered behind. The waves continued to surge forward in large swaths. The waves basically exceeded two meters, and sometimes even reached four meters. meters, even more than five meters at its worst, and the rocks on the edge were directly covered by the waves. When the waves broke, it felt like the rocks suddenly emerged from the water, and they seemed to be crumbling under the impact of the waves. , may be washed away at any time, and the huge sound made by the impact will give people an even more shocking feeling.

The wind drove the seawater, forming turbulent waves. The cold seawater hit the deck of the Dragon-class battleship. A young man with black hair stood on the bow of the battleship, staring at the undulating outline of the coastline in the distance.

"Your Majesty, ahead is the Hazy Moon Bay that is about to dock."

The former Princess of Hérault, Encore, walked up from behind, wearing a smart and exquisite hunting suit. Her cloud-like hair, as golden as the sun, fell down unfettered, lining both sides of the beautiful face of this peerless princess. Her outline is as clear as a knife, giving people a sense of firmness and determination. Her particularly slender neck shows an indescribable grace. She stares at the gradually changing scene in front of her, her eyes full of memories.

"Hazy Moon Bay? Did you get this name from Mount Edmund?" the black-haired young man asked curiously

"I came up with this name myself"

Ankolo looked up at the starry sky with its beautiful glory, and took a few deep breaths. In front of the coast, a half bay glowing white under the moonlight suddenly appeared. There turned out to be an old lighthouse on the cliff. Abandoned due to no one managing it, only a half-collapsed old tower base can be seen standing on the top of the cliff. , the moonlight shines on this dilapidated old lighthouse, dragging out a long and lonely shadow, because most of the interior of the cliff in front is blocked by the cliff. If it is not close to a certain distance, or if it is known in advance Here, almost no one would have thought that there is such a calm bay on this rough coastline.

Ankelo suppressed his inner turmoil, lowered his head and said, "This is my hometown. Although I was born in Mount Elimon, it does not mean that I have no parents. My parents are just ordinary fishermen who were imprisoned because of debts." I was turned into a slave, and I was sold here and there like a commodity. I was only six years old at the time, and had no idea what was going on. It was Elder Terra of Mount Edmond who The slave market discovered me and took me to Mount Edmon. Otherwise, I don’t dare to think about what I would have become. Later, I became a princess and came here once. I hoped to find some traces, but in the end there was nothing. I discovered that I call this place Hazy Moon Bay because this is the place in my childhood memories. It is like the Hazy Moon in the sky and has appeared in my dreams many times."

"I heard that Mount Edmond looks for people from orphans. It seems that this rumor is true?" The black-haired young man moved his eyes to Ankeluo's flawless face.

"Not everyone is an orphan"

Ankelo saw a hint of coldness in the emperor's eyes. Thinking of Mount Edmund's former infamous reputation, he quickly explained, "Although Mount Edmund has served the Eero royal family for so many years, it is even responsible for monitoring the movements of the nobles." responsibility, but Mount Edmon's position in Hérault is extremely embarrassing, and everyone They regard us as a vicious dog raised by the Hérault royal family, but they don't know that our status may not even be as good as a dog. The Hérault royal family has various heavy and dangerous tasks for us that come and go at our call. However, they are only willing to provide 500,000 gold in funding every year. In order not to starve to death, we can only think of other ways."

"Other ways?" The black-haired emperor's eyes flashed.

Ankeluo's pretty face turned red unexpectedly, and he said with a wry smile, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you say it. Everyone in the Erro Empire knows this. Since Mount Aitmon relies on its reputation, it can only sell its reputation. In addition to some of the most core personnel at Mount Edmond, , most of the other personnel are the so-called peripheral personnel developed, but these personnel themselves only have a title of Mount Edmond. As long as they pay a certain amount of fees to Mount Edmond every year in accordance with regulations, even if Disobey Mount Edmond Order, Mount Edmund will generally not punish them, and Mount Edmond is mostly infamous because of these people. These people include ordinary nobles, soldiers, and even great nobles, but the largest number are slave traders and A loan shark, although the name of Mount Edmond is It has a bad reputation, but it still plays a certain role in the underground world. At least with the background of the royal family, it can do many things conveniently, as long as it does not touch the interests of the great nobles. Regarding Mount Edmon's approach, the Ero Empire Internally, they turn a blind eye."

The black-haired young man was a little stunned. He really didn't expect Mount Edmond to be in such a state of embarrassment.

With only half a million gold a year, the Héro royal family is so stingy. A secret agency of a country, it is less than one-tenth of the empire’s intelligence expenditure in a quarter. It’s no wonder that the Héro Empire is so stingy. Reports are always lagging behind. It turns out that the cause of the commotion is lack of money. Information is money. If you want information, you have to spend a lot of money. In this regard, the black-haired emperor has considerable confidence. Take the previous war of the Holy Capital of the Holy Order that ended as an example. Everyone only saw the miraculous reverse of the empire, which was invincible, but few people noticed it. In order to get information about The Imperial Intelligence Department invested two million gold in one go to learn about the Martin Liya people and the internal situation of the three major clans.

The black-haired young man hesitated and asked, "Does this also include the Marquis of Kentam, one of the three marquises in the south?"

"Yes, the Kentam family has made several transactions with our Mount Edmond, mainly to purchase iron ore from the north." Ankolo looked at the emperor who was looking at the bay in the distance, and said cautiously, "Although The southern princes of Hérault belong to the Hérault royal family in name, but in fact, the Hérault royal family has always adopted high-pressure rule over the southern princes, and has completely banned weapons, iron ore and other resources. It is prohibited to sell to the south. If the other party wants to secretly send people to the north to purchase these sensitive materials, they have to secretly transport them back. Without my acquiescence, the other party cannot do it anyway. This is also the case with my Edmond Mountain. This time the other party contacted us again in the hope that we at Mount Edmond would turn a blind eye to their actions in the north of Hérault as before."

"The other party is so confident?" The black-haired emperor turned around and asked with interest. He had generally heard about the former Eero royal family's suppression of the southern princes. They all said that the southern princes of Eero were influenced by Eero. The descendants of criminal ministers sent by the royal family. For decades, the Ayrault royal family has been wary of the south, and even

"The other party provided an important piece of information in exchange for the qualification to fully carry out trade in the north, and the other party believes that after reading the information, we will agree to continue to cooperate with the Kentam family." Ankoluo seemed to be thinking of something, the other party's words There was obviously a threat in it, but after reading the intelligence, even she, the head of the Empire's Southern Intelligence Department, felt the seriousness of the situation and had to report the matter to the emperor. Come and decide,

"Is that the intelligence?" The urgent report sent at noon flashed in the black-haired emperor's mind.

"Yes, that was sent to the Southern Intelligence Branch branch in Cairo Port by the Kentam family."

Ankolo gritted his teeth, and said with a hint of anger on his red and attractive lips, "The other party's move is obviously a provocation to the Southern Intelligence Department of our empire. The name of the Kentam family's chamber of commerce is the Cabrus Chamber of Commerce, and the person they sent is Kenta." Atrice, the second daughter of the Kentam family, as long as your Majesty nods, I can immediately arrest this woman and completely eradicate everything in the Kentam family in the north."

The black-haired emperor waved his hand and smiled slightly at the corner of Ankolo's mouth. "The information sent was actually not as important as the Kentam family thought. The matter of the Aden people joining forces with the southern princes of Aero, the navy Already fighting the Adenians, only now I still don’t know who the Aden people sent this time and how many people came. What kind of confidence do the princes in the south of Eero have that makes them think that joining forces with the Aden people can stop the empire from going south? Tam’s house may not be useless.”

"Your Majesty means..."

A strange color flashed across Ankeluo's pretty face, and her long blond hair was blown by the sea breeze. In comparison, she was majestic, heroic, and intoxicating in another way.

"Agree to the Kentam family's request, but ask them to also send a piece of information to the south." The black-haired emperor's eyes fell on a raging wave in the distance that smashed into pieces on the cliff, and his black pupils were as bright as the stars in the night.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to send a false information to the South? Your Majesty is indeed wise." Ankeluo's pretty face showed a look of sudden realization. After all, the Kentam family is one of the three major marquis families in the South, and they are also the leaders of the coalition of southern princes. First, this time the imperial army is gathering in the north of Hérault, it is impossible for the princes in the south of Hérault to Without getting the news, a piece of false information was enough to make the southern princes make wrong judgments. By the time they reacted, the imperial army had already swept south. If the intelligence was provided by others, it might not be accepted by the southern princes. But if it was taken out by Kentam, one of the three marquises, it would be hard to tell.

"The information is true. Tell the people of the Kentam family that the Imperial Minister of State Hu Keqili has secretly arrived at Cairo Port." The black-haired emperor shrugged helplessly.

"Your Majesty, this is it." An Keluo's delicate body trembled slightly. Is the emperor crazy?

"Don't be nervous, I just want to know what the southern princes of Aero want to do. The Battle of Sun Fortress has ended, and the imperial envoy has been changed to Plais. So the fact that Hu Keqili is not in Central Europe Barrow is There is no way to hide it. Now the entire continent is speculating on where Hu Keqili has gone. If the princes in the south of Aero suddenly get this news, what do you think they will do? "

The black-haired emperor's seemingly understated words made Ankeluo couldn't help but secretly say something clever. There is no doubt that if the princes in the south of Aero were not fools, they would immediately give up on Aero as soon as they got the news. The siege of the royal capital, before the imperial army arrived, retreated to the south. However, there is another possibility, that is, the southern princes risked being crushed by the imperial army and still blocked the capital of Héro and refused to retreat. That can only explain one problem. The southern princes besieged the capital of Héro. The goal is not to capture the capital of Eero at all, but to attract the imperial army to go south!