Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 324 Argument
Tommen's fingers touched the gem, pressing it down, and the alchemical disk began to hum.

Along the edges, winding dark golden lines lit up one by one, as if mechanical earthworms that had been sleeping for thousands of years had suddenly awakened.

These runes seemed alive, slowly crawling along the disk and reorganizing themselves, forming a new star array that was projected into the center of the hall to form a picture.

"Wow, projection?" The lord couldn't help but exclaimed.

It's no wonder he made such a fuss. Anyone who sees something similar to the projector in the previous life in another world will be amazed.

Half of a messy room filled with various tools and complex machines was displayed in front of everyone. A graceful woman was tinkering with something on the work table with her head down.

"Aunt." Tommen couldn't help but shout.

"Please wait a moment." The other party did not even raise his head and continued to work on his own.

As one of the seven most powerful people in the Middle Ages, everyone is willing to give him this face.

"Sir, are you surprised?" Ferro took the opportunity to chat with the lord.

"It's very unexpected." Levi said in a low voice.

Not only was it surprising that the queen was like a worker at this moment, but it was also surprising that the alchemical creation could communicate from such a distance.

No wonder King Haaland admitted that the Holy Sith Kingdom is much stronger than Deby.

This move alone is enough to defeat Debe in terms of military mobilization.

Although Debei also has a communication magic stone, it is far weaker than this alchemical creation that can transmit images in real time.

To be honest, the lord is a little envious. If I could make one for Tina, I could make a video call with her when I really miss her.

"This queen, known as the 'Emerald of the Western Capital', is a master alchemist. This Starlight Film Alchemy Disk is her work. Even though they are thousands of miles apart, the two sides can still communicate with each other. Even the Zhaidai Golem was created by her." Ferro was full of admiration when he talked about this: "This queen is undoubtedly a genius."

"To be able to spend so much energy on alchemy and manage a country well is totally beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"That's true." The lord nodded in agreement.

Think about himself. In order to manage the huge Gaoya Castle, he even reduced a lot of time for training martial arts. He was so tired every day that he had to ask the rabbit girls to help him relieve his fatigue. It is hard to find another lord as conscientious as him in the whole world.

In this way, relying only on an alchemical creation, everyone was able to have a long-distance conversation with the Queen of the Holy Sith Kingdom who was thousands of miles away.

The other party did not keep everyone waiting for long. She quickly took off her goggles, came to the chair in the room and sat down on it. The picture changed with her movements.

The Sith Queen had purple hair and a cold face. At this moment, she was sitting on a chair with her legs crossed, tapping the armrests with her slender fingers, and a "kingly majesty" was pouring out of her.

"Tomen, tell me everything again."

Tommen honestly recounted everything that had just happened word for word.

"Your Highness, all of this is speculation. There is no factual basis for this. Moreover, the rumor that the Sith Nation is researching forbidden techniques is simply nonsense." Elizabeth wore a violet silk shoulder dress with a tight, fitted corset on her upper body, which perfectly outlined her proud figure, and her long legs were round and smooth.

The queen was unusually calm and spoke calmly, with an aura that was irrefutable.

"And I'm afraid you don't know that just three days ago, spatial fluctuations were detected in the Holy Sith Kingdom. After investigation, it was found that a small spatial gate appeared in a village with a few hundred people."

"When my knights arrived, the civilians in the entire village had already suffered inhumane treatment. The men were boiled in iron pots by the demons, and the women were pierced with tree stumps after being violated and made into scarecrows, which were then placed in the open space of the village."

"The poor children were chained up like pets, and tortured to death by those evil spirits."

"That horrific scene is undoubtedly more horrible than hell. Even the cruelest executioner in the Seven Kingdoms could not do such a thing."

Elizabeth finished her words in one breath, picked up the grapefruit tea on the table next to her and took a sip, waiting for these words to ferment and grow.

Everyone present couldn't help but frown. If it was just a demon invasion in Debe, it could be attributed to coincidence - there would always be a group of demon wizards who had nothing to do all day and got lucky, and the portal they opened happened to connect to the material world.

This probability is negligible, but after thousands of years of accumulation, it is not unacceptable if it happens once.

But now, it hasn’t been long since the demon invasion of the Bone Fortress, and it is worth pondering that a similar incident has occurred in the Holy Sith Kingdom.

"I think someone has a better say on this matter." King Harland turned his head and looked at the Lord of Highcliff Castle: "It just so happens that our country's Duke Levi experienced the entire incident. Maybe he knows more about the portal."

"Ahem." The lord cleared his throat, straightened his clothes and stood up.

"First of all, I don't know why the Abyss Demon can build a portal to the material world." Levi smiled and said, without waiting for everyone's reaction, "But I heard something that might be related to this from a friend."

"He is a magician from the Mage Tower. He once told me that the mages in the Mage Tower are responsible for protecting the entire material world. Therefore, space passages from other worlds cannot appear in this world."

"And now the material world is like a tree trunk with holes eaten by worms."

"Could it be because there is a problem with the Mage Tower?"

"This saying is well-known throughout the Seven Kingdoms. The Mage Tower has existed since ancient times, and that Thorin Baine is said to be close to a god, guarding the Middle Ages Continent for hundreds of years."

Elizabeth nodded slightly, acknowledging this statement.

"If there is a problem with the Mage Tower, then it is totally beyond our ability to resolve." If there was anyone present who had the most say in the Mage Tower, it was definitely the Archbishop from Taylorssi. This old man, who had been calm from the beginning, now frowned.

The Mage Tower was definitely a holy place in the minds of all spellcasters, and some even gave up their wealth and power in order to go here to improve their magic skills. So he understood better than anyone how powerful this otherworldly force was.

And the biggest problem at hand is that even if we know that there is a problem with the Mage Tower, the other party's location is hidden in the vast world and there is no way to find it at all.

"You don't have to worry so much. The legendary magician Thorin has been protecting the material world for so long, so how could anything go wrong so easily?" King Harland clapped his hands and pulled everyone back from worry. "Compared to this guess, I personally tend to think that either the abyss demons got lucky, or the rats in the gutter have come out again."

"The plague cultists who try to purify the world through plague, the Chaos Cult that pursues disorder and destruction, and the Hanged Men who are good at manipulating people's hearts and conspiring, and believe in the Faceless God..."

"There are simply too many of these rats to count. Perhaps because of the magic tide, the magic they relied on for survival turned into a ridiculous trick, so they hid in the world and dared not show up. Now I have reason to suspect that they are plotting something again."

"Your Majesty, what Harland said makes sense. Recently, we have captured enough heretics who are preaching among the people to fill up a dungeon." Archbishop Liro of Taylor West nodded. "They are capable of anything to bring chaos and disorder to the world."

"Then let's end this matter here. Let's each intensify domestic searches to make sure these despicable rats can't do any more evil." Haaland waved his hand, bringing the matter to a temporary end.

Although the lord felt that things could not be so simple, the tall men had already made the decision, so why should he worry about it? Anyway, they would be the first to hold up the sky if it fell.

He just wanted to wait until the parliament was over, and then he would instruct Tina in High Cliff Castle through the communication magic stone, asking her to try her best to restart the production of military equipment and increase output, purchase military supplies, and strengthen the training of new recruits. In short, she should be prepared for the war that might come at any time.

Fortunately, he managed to get a set of communication magic stones from Florina, so he didn't have to fall into the dilemma of writing a letter to inform Gaoya Castle. The time wasted going back and forth was not a small amount.

"Is it time to talk about the border friction between Germany and our country?" Elizabeth looked at Haaland and asked.

"Lake Bayer has always belonged to our country of Sis, but Debe often sends fishermen to fish in our territory. Even those farmers cross the border to steal cattle and abduct women!"

"Her Majesty Elizabeth is really good at distorting the facts." Faced with this slander, Harland was more patient than the lord expected. He touched the ring on his hand and said with a smile: "But regarding this matter, our country's Duke Grey has sufficient key evidence."

"Bring up the prepared map." Old Gray said to the servant beside him.

"As you command, my lord."

Several knights in silver armor carried out a huge parchment map, hung it on a shelf and unfolded it, while gently blowing away the non-existent dust with their mouths.

This map only records the western border and part of the eastern territory of the Holy Sith Kingdom, but even lords who have seen modern maps have to admit that this map is extremely accurate.

It is so precise that every path and mountain stream is outlined with color.

"This is a map from five hundred years ago. At that time, the Holy Sith Kingdom was just a small border country, and Lake Bayel already belonged to the Loganres family." Old Gray picked up the scabbard and pointed to a huge lake on the border of the West.

The clear boundary line on the map encloses Lake Bayer within the western border.

"No one can refute this!" he said loudly with full of energy.

To be honest, the reason why the two sides have been arguing over this lake is because there is a chlorophyllite crystal magic mine in this lake, although it cannot be mined.

However, it is precisely because of the existence of this magic mine that a magical beast called the 'Mala Fish' was born.

A magic core will grow inside the body of this magical beast, which is filled with elemental power and can be used as a magic crystal.

"So the rumors about my subjects stealing cattle and people are completely nonsense! They are just living on the territory that belongs to them!"

"This place should be returned to Debe." Prince Ferro said to himself.

No one paid any attention to him. Everyone was waiting to see how the queen, who relied on projection, would react.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the other party looked calm and even smiled: "It's completely meaningless to argue about who this lake belonged to before."

"However, as the monarch of the Holy Sith Kingdom, in this turbulent era, in order to prevent the hatred between our two sides from deepening and even causing a war that would cause many civilians to be displaced and suffer, I am willing to donate these lands to Debe." At the end, the queen had a trace of compassion on her face.

"Your Majesty, this land belongs to Derby. It's not a gift! It's a return!" Old Gray raised his eyebrows. Even though he was facing a king, he remained tough.

"Okay, okay, it's a return." The other person showed a helpless look on her cold and beautiful face.

This tone... Everyone in Debe felt very uncomfortable, but this land was finally returned, so everyone kept silent.

"Your Highness, I have great respect for your consideration for the common people." Unexpectedly, Archbishop Liro, who had been silent all this time, spoke up. He raised his drooping eyelids and tapped the floor with his staff, making a crisp sound. "However, it is wrong to blame yourself for this. This will only encourage the arrogance of the robbers."

"The Lord says that we should not comfort evildoers, but punish them."

"This piece of land that belongs to the Holy Sith Kingdom should not be given to others, nor should we attribute the mistakes of others to ourselves. We should bear the consequences ourselves."

As the Archbishop of Telesi and a candidate for the next Pope, he is not just going through the motions this time for the sake of the devil.

Taylors is bordered by both Debe and the Holy Sith Kingdom, so the best situation for them is that the two sides continue to have friction, and it would be best if a war could be triggered.

Lake Bayer has always been a source of conflict between the two sides. If Lake Bayer is returned, then there will be no conflict between the two sides, and there will inevitably be a period of peace, which is something he does not want to see.

Especially since a dragon knight suddenly appeared in Debe, they have been wondering whether Debe would use this opportunity to go to war with the Holy Sith Kingdom.

After all, a huge chlorophyll crystal magic mine is enough to cause a war, otherwise the two sides would not have been in constant conflict over it.

If the Sith Kingdom returns the Chlorophyte Crystal Mine and signs a peace treaty now, and Debe still has a dragon rider and is expanding territory in the wilderness, Debe, without war, will inevitably become a behemoth in the north as time goes by.

It is hard to say what the outcome will be for Taylor who is lagging behind at that time.

(End of this chapter)