Working Prophet

Hells sent a carrier pigeon to report to the royal capital the news that the dwarves had ambushed Marquis Cullen in the Dragon's Back Mountains.

The nature of the matter this time was very serious, and the dwarves' actions were more than just provocation.

Killing the master of the Western Region, the head of the Figuerola family, one of the twelve nobles in the empire, was tantamount to a declaration of war.

Hells hoped that the empire could send reinforcements to avenge his father and the dead noble soldiers, or at least provide food and financial support for the expeditionary force.

However, Hells, who was full of expectations, did not wait for the new emperor's assistance. On the contrary, Gals asked him to leave immediately and lead an army to Lionheart Castle to guard the capital.

Hells frowned after receiving the order.

As the top wealthy family of the empire, the Figueirola family certainly has members in Lionheart Castle, and even their eyes and ears in the court, so Hells has also received news of the fall of Crab Point.

And I also know that those Yi tribesmen are just taking a short rest, and they are approaching the capital again. With their marching speed, they may have reached the city of Lion Heart Castle by now.

This can also explain why the new emperor is so anxious to mobilize the army. It seems that Garth is planning to fight to the death with those Wing tribesmen in the royal capital.

Hells certainly didn't want to see Lionheart Castle fall, but the problem was that the Figueirola family had just suffered heavy losses, and it was not long before his father's funeral, and the one who died in battle with Cullen in the Dragon's Back Mountains was the Western Territory Thousands of elite.

Although Ilea, who arrived later, defeated the dwarf army, it was not all the army of the dwarf kingdom, and those dwarves still had the ability to invade the western region again.

It would undoubtedly be a very dangerous thing for Hells to lead the army to leave at such a time, but he had to listen to the emperor's order, which made him seem so entangled.

Goldfinger Romero seemed to see his dilemma, so he suggested, "You can wait as long as possible before you go on the road, and you can walk slower on the road.

"The western region is already very close to Lionheart Castle, so it doesn't matter if you arrive late. It's best to wait until the end of the war before rushing, so that you can preserve your strength to the maximum extent."

Hells couldn't help but feel a little moved after hearing this, "How long do you think this war will last, and who has a greater chance of winning."

"I don't know." The financial officer of Yanxue City shook his head, "Those Yi people can fly and are born invincible, but the problem is that their number is too small, only in the early ten thousand, so few people can be conquered Can’t reach the continent of Bratis.”

"So do you think there will be reinforcements from those Wing Tribe people in the future?"

"No one can answer that question," Romero said after a pause, "but I personally tend to think not."

"Why?"

"Because if they still have reinforcements, the safest thing to do is to use Crab Point as a base and advance steadily. With their flying ability, they can find towns with weak guards and easily take them down. United allies can nibble away at us little by little.

"But now they are going straight to Lion Heart Fort. If they can win this battle, they can defeat us in one fell swoop, but if they lose, even if it is just a stalemate, everyone will see their weakness.

"The consequences are also unbearable for them. Attacking Lionheart Castle is a risky move. As for the final winner, it is difficult to predict. I personally guess that it will be a tug-of-war, which may last for quite a while.

"With the lessons learned from Crab Horn, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely ask people to store more water in the city to deal with the fire attacks of those Yi tribesmen, so as to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Drummond family."

Hells nodded, "I can leave later, but I still have to go. What will happen to the Western Region after I leave?

"Those dwarves are allies with the Wing Tribe people. They will probably take the opportunity to fight again."

"You need to choose a trustworthy person to guard this land for you after you leave." The financial officer said.

"Who, you? I can trust you."

"It's a pity that I'm not good at leading troops in battle." Romero shook his head, "I can recommend a person to you—Dragon Slayer Knight, Ilea of ​​the Arias family."

"She can't do it." Hells refused without thinking, "Let's find someone else."

"But no one is more suitable than her. Sir Ilea led people to hunt down the black dragon, and warned everyone from the very beginning that the wing tribes would invade the Bratis continent, and then killed several winged dragons. Her loyalty to her tribe is unquestionable.

"In addition, she just led 5,000 people to defeat an army of tens of thousands of dwarves. The dwarves should be very afraid of her. If it were someone else, they would not have such a deterrent force."

Hearing this, Hells fell into silence again.

The financial officer continued, "This time you go to Lion Heart Castle, you can arrive a little later, but in this case, you must not bring too few people, you must gather an army of ten thousand people, otherwise it will be too obvious , the new emperor will definitely have opinions on you.

"This way there won't be too many people left, and Sir Ilea has proven that she can win more with less..."

“Alas…” Hells sighed, “After I leave, my cousin ‘Severe Winter’ Ge Wen will be in charge of Yanxue City.

"I will tell Gavin that once those dwarves dare to cross the Dragon's Back Mountains, let Ilea lead the troops to fight them. That's all."

Romero hesitated to speak. Hells planned to let a tribesman handle the political affairs of the Western Territory when he left. This was of course no problem, but "Severe Winter" Gervin was not a very good candidate.

The financial officer knew something about Gwen and knew that he was a very conceited guy who did not easily listen to advice.

But Romero also understood Hells's difficulties. He was not trained as the heir of the family from the beginning. It was not until after his brother David's accident that Hells was corrected and he began to recruit people.

There are not many trusted cronies around him, and "Severe Winter" Ge Wen is the one who supported him from the beginning. At least there is no need to worry about loyalty.

In addition, Hells had already made concessions on the matter of Ilea, and it was hard for Romero to say anything at this time.

So he nodded and agreed to Hells' arrangement. After the financial officer left, the young Lord of the West seemed to have thought of something again and called one of his cronies.

"Go and write to High Priest Quintus, saying that I want to meet him again and talk about how to curb the double-holiday religion. I will lead an army through the Scaled City in a while, and we will discuss it in detail then.

"I hope he can come up with a feasible plan. If he needs any help, whether it is human or financial, I can support him."