What did you do with the dice?

"Missing? I'm just a guest at Archmage Weier's house. Didn't I tell you that before?"

"That's great. Perhaps His Majesty forgot, haha. He seems a little anxious because he cares so much about you. We also know you're a princess, so why would you just leave without saying goodbye? But I think Archmage Weier seems to have left just now. Why don't we just go back? The chef in the palace should have prepared dinner and is waiting for you to return."

"Ok."

"Alright, all of you, why don't you clear the way for Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

The "Big Princess" slowly moved her fish tail and swam back to the palace leisurely following the guards.

Humph, ignorant water fairy Weishas, ​​there are actually fools in this world who give up power for freedom. I didn't expect that you, who are blessed by the God of the Ocean, could be sent away without any effort. You'd better never come back. Of course, I won't let you have another chance to come back alive. The power of the transformation necklace will disappear after leaving the water, but my transformation technique that I have prepared for decades will remain perfect.

Garces is dead, and the blessings and curses on you have dissipated. No one can recognize your identity anymore. From the moment you left the sea, you voluntarily became an "impostor" forever. Let me replace you, the irresponsible "impostor", and become the true princess of the Kingdom of Elegy.

Chapter 256 There are still many good people in the world

After the upgrade, it was Rusalka's turn to make a declaration about her itchy hands.

Rusalka shouted to Phoenix, who was leaning against the wall eating roasted sunflower seeds, "Corporal Kitten, stand at attention! Now it's my turn, General Big Fish, to explain our invasion plan for Alice City! First, we must..."

Phoenix wagged her tail and ignored him completely, continuing to sit there and eat sunflower seeds, staring at him, as if watching a circus show to relax. Although she still couldn't understand what Rusalka was saying, she now had that very subtle "sense of resonance" in the dark, so she could skillfully distinguish when to ignore his nonsense.

Rusalka spoke as she slowly paced, moving closer to Phoenix inconspicuously.

Just when he felt that the distance was perfect and he had reached the restricted area, planning to make a beautiful three-step layup and then take the opportunity to quickly sneak over and touch her head, the messenger at the door suddenly shouted "Report!", interrupting Rusalka's suicidal charge and directly shouting at him to stand at attention.

"Come in!" Sanitta looked at Rusalka, who had returned to her serious state in front of others, and responded.

"Report to the Grand Commander and the Chief Commander."

Sanitieta uttered a nasal "Hmm?" The messenger immediately realized his habitual slip of the tongue and hastily corrected himself, "Sorry, it's the Army Commander and the Chief of the General Staff."

"Well, this time, right, what is it?"

"A convoy loaded with supplies is heading our way. Our sentinels say they're flying the flag of Chaudhry City and the emblem of the Guardian Knights. The scouts we sent out to inquire with the vanguards contacted them and returned with the news that they want to provide support and supplies to our army. Their leader is a great knight named Gao Hong, who wishes to personally enter the camp to discuss follow-up matters regarding the war with you. Do you wish to let them pass?"

"Well, let them come over. The inspection work will proceed as usual. Put the garrison on alert. As for the great knight."

Sanitieta glanced at Rusalka, who had already impatiently bound the shield and grasped the black giant sword in his hand. "As usual, let's go through the process first and see if he cooperates."

"Okay, Chief of Staff. I'll go to the gate and pass on your order."

Sanitieta was a bit surprised. Just when he was worrying about what to do next, the famous defender Gao Hong actually came with supplies. Wasn't he afraid that he would turn against him and directly use his cavalry to destroy his troops and capture Gao Hong, the defender, and then use these supplies to support the next siege and capture Chaudhary City?

You have to know that the commander-in-chief of this world is really the backbone of the army. The loose legion organization system makes it difficult for the indigenous army to manage in a standardized manner. The ability to bring a large number of legions together to execute the same orders depends entirely on the command core of several armies. Sani Tieta has seen a lot of makeshift teams and is gradually beginning to understand how to accurately target the system of this world. There is no need to engage in those unnecessary games. Once Gao Hong is arrested and rumors spread, the enemy legion commander will immediately have different opinions.

The next step should be to hold a meeting to discuss. This is a noble custom that requires meetings to discuss everything before commanding a lousy army. If you attack the city directly without giving the other party time to hold a meeting, they will probably fight on their own and cause internal chaos.

You have to know that this is not really an act of undeclared war. Rushaka had already told King Xuan of Qi that this cooperation was only a temporary cooperation in name only. If they really want to turn against each other, Sani Tower has a clear conscience anyway - it's not like they have failed to fulfill their promise. What's wrong with taking an extra city of Chaudhry from you as extra compensation?

But then again, Gao Hong came here so openly, so he might have a backup plan. It would be a good idea to entertain him first and see what the other party is planning.

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"The convoy is waiting outside for inspection. If you wish to see our Army Commander and Chief of General Staff, please leave your weapons here. We will keep them for you."

A guard on the opposite side immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "How can you disarm your friendly forces? Do you know who this person next to me is? What about the commander-in-chief and chief of staff? Those petty officials are not qualified. Tell your general commander, the Great Knight Pearl Tears, to come out and meet our master! Tell him that the person who comes is the sixth master of the Guardian Knight Grand Duke family, the general commander of the Chaudhry City Defense Army, the Great Knight Gao Hong!"

The sentry at the door was stunned. He didn't care about the titles at all. Instead, he followed the order given by Sanita before and picked up the whistle hanging on his chest without hesitation and blew the first warning whistle.

Accompanied by clear and piercing whistles, the laborers at the entrance of the military camp immediately turned the several fixed heavy crossbows slowly towards the gate, with the ferocious arrows pointing directly at the dozen-man guard team, and the archers on the tower also drew arrows from the quivers behind them and strung them.

The two nearby teams of infantry, totaling more than 30 people, drew their weapons and moved towards this side. The entire entrance of the camp was like a ferocious beast that was gradually waking up and baring its fangs, staring at Gao Hong and his group with an aura of choosing people to devour. There was no doubt that if they made the slightest movement, they would be torn to pieces and swallowed by the fangs of this beast called "army", leaving no trace of their bodies.

The atmosphere at the door suddenly became tense.

The sentry blew his whistle and stepped back, looking disdainfully at his followers, whose hair was dripping with sweat. They had just fought a monster that flew through the air and could kill people instantly. "Who are you, a few crickets, trying to threaten? You're trying to attack us on our own territory? I have the great Lord of the Pearl Tear, Rusalka, and his invincible army behind me. How could I be afraid of you?"

Gao Hong hurriedly reached out and stopped his subordinate who had already placed his hand on the hilt of the sword: "Hey! Stop it! How can you be so rude! After all, this is the territory conquered by Lord Zhulei. We are guests and they are the hosts. We should do as they say. If you really don't want to surrender your weapons, I will go in alone."

After saying this, he took off his dagger and shield and handed them to the guard at the door. Then he patted the longsword at his waist and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know the rules very well, but I am a great knight of the kingdom. I am not allowed to take off my sword when I see the king. Your master is also a great knight, so he should have been informed of this."

"This...I'll go ask."

Seeing that he had a good attitude and was dressed like a noble, the sentry put away his arrogance and returned to work. After signaling the crossbows to lift their alert, he went in to consult Sanita's opinion. He quickly gave a "yes" response and immediately lowered his attitude. He bent down and extended his hand to show Gao Hong the way, saying, "The lord said you can come in. I'll have someone take you to the lord's tent. Send someone from the third team to show this noble lord the way."

Although Gao Hong said that they didn't have to go, they were guards sent to protect his safety after all, so they couldn't just stand at the door, so they took off their main weapons and placed them at the door. As for the fact that they had some short weapons or hidden weapons hidden on them, no one saw through them but did not expose them. After all, the whole military camp knew that handing over weapons was just a face-saving project to show their power.

You should know that the strongest in Rusalka's army are none other than Army Commander Rusalka and Chief of General Staff Sanitta. To be honest, the soldiers never considered the possibility that they could assassinate these two people - the three dragons were killed in return, so are you mortals worthy of fighting against my Lord Rusalka, the Messenger of the God of War?

As for why it's the God of War, it feels right. If not the God of War, then the neighboring God Light? Light's followers heal people and help the poor. The female priests are very beautiful, with white and tender hands. Ai Li is the group's favorite. Just standing there makes you feel healed.

Therefore, God Light is recognized as a great benevolent god in the army. He probably does not have violent believers like Rusalka. Instead, he is a god of war, which perfectly meets all his requirements. From the perspective of noble bloodline, humans are probably the end of the evolution of semi-civilized creatures such as orcs. It is normal for Rusalka to have some atavism. After all, the lord's wife is an orc Filin.

Anyway, Rusalka's XP seemed strange to the soldiers. Phoenix was the type they thought they could take home as a wife, but if they really wanted to have children, they would have to rely on concubines. How could anyone like an orc with ears on top of his head and a tail behind his back?

She is even very slim, and her body has no special features except that it is fair and clean. Aren't men supposed to prefer plump and round girls with big butts so that they can give birth to sons?

It turns out that the habits of the nobles are different from those of us mortals.

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Gao Hong walked in and greeted the people inside: "Great Mage Sanita, Great Knight Rusalka, hello."

"Hello."

Phoenix is ​​the type who will go into the shadow plane if she sees a stranger. She looks very much like a cat, but she is indeed a cat.

So on the surface there are only two brothers here, but if a fight breaks out, with Phoenix included, there are actually still two - because the cowardly Sanita will immediately teleport out of the battlefield, and then use spells at a long distance to disgust the opponent.

If you dare to chase me, I will teach you a lesson about castling. You were targeting Rusalka before, and now that you've caught up with me, you're still targeting Rusalka.

Sanitta was not actually afraid of a one-on-one fight, so it didn't matter whether he was present or not. Otherwise, if it were when he had just crossed over, he should have left here at this moment and used the private chat channel to direct Rusalka to communicate with the other party.

In fact, ever since he met Gao Hong in Chaudhry City a few days ago, Sani Tieta felt that he looked very decent, not like an aristocrat at all. He was quick to act without caring about gains and losses, and he was not like other aristocrats who would delay the process by saying things like "Let me hold a meeting to discuss it first" or "Well, we'll consider this matter in the long run." He immediately approved the required military funds and supplies on the spot and took people directly to the warehouse to move them.

Not to mention treating them as enemies, even treating them as allies would be too trusting of our side.

You have to know that when fighting side by side with Marquis Banner in Mingyue City, Old Deng refused to allocate manpower to support the section of the city wall that was under main attack on Rusalka's side. He wanted them to shed their last drop of blood and surplus value to help him defend the city wall, and then give them a medal, some money and supplies to send them off. This was in line with Sani Tieta's view of human hearts and human nature. So in his eyes, Gao Hong was very cunning and he didn't know what was hidden inside.

Just as he sat down generously at this moment, Sanitieta poured him a glass of water with the magic hand and placed a plate of slightly cold flatbreads on the table.

Gao Hong drank the water in front of them without a doubt, wiped his mouth, took off his gloves, rinsed his hands with hot water from the kettle beside him, grabbed the pancake and put it into his mouth, swallowing it all in a few big mouthfuls, nodding repeatedly as he ate: "Hmm~ It tastes really good. I didn't eat much breakfast, so I'm a little hungry. Thanks for the treat."

"You're welcome." Sanititaxin and Rusalka said: (He should be resistant to poison.)

Rusalka doesn't care. He never cares about the opponent's resistance. After all, Holy Slash is the most real damage: (Who knows, we don't need poison, so if he has it, he has it.)

After Gao Hong finished his meal, he got to the point. "Well, I know you're all far away from home, and you always have some concerns. For example, you want to go to Alice City, but it's not convenient to bring your entire army with you. You'll definitely be troubled about the placement of the remaining troops. I'm not very good with words, and if you can't trust me, I might just make things worse by boasting. So, it's better to just bring the supplies from the city to you. If you eat them sparingly, it will be enough to sustain your army stationed in the Calbes stronghold for about half a year."

However, if Oaks sends troops to attack, I will have to trouble you to serve as the front line. Don't worry, the supplies for defending the city have been prepared for you, and our army will provide support at any time."

This would sound incredible to anyone, and Sanitieta wanted to question it, but Gao Hong's actions were truly consistent with his words, and there was no sign of any conspiracy. This made him feel strange: "What is your family's intention in letting us go to Alice City?"

Gao Hong glanced at Rusalka, who was sitting with her legs crossed and looking composed. He crossed his arms and spoke hesitantly, "Well, this may not be credible to you, Lord Pearl Tear, but our Guardian Knight Family has always been loyal to the king. We did send Gao Jianguo to discuss the knight system with you, but that was because we didn't support the Fourth and Second Princes ascending to the throne. We have always been supporters of the First Prince. Do you believe what I'm saying?"

Rusalka was just about to play a joke of "Lao Gao~ I believe it, I~ believe it very much, how about this, you take a sip first", but was stopped by Sanitita in the private chat channel.

Sanita: (Let’s talk about serious matters.)

Rusalka crossed her arms and placed them on the table. "Then there's only one truth. You're hiding something, right?"

Gao Hong was stunned for a moment, then nodded awkwardly: "Yes, indeed, that's why I wanted to see you alone today. Could you please open a barrier?"

What bad luck, he can get away with this cheesy joke. Although this sentence sounds like nonsense, if he doesn't have something to hide, would he go against his usual behavior and come to me like this?

Sanitita muttered in his heart and opened a barrier for him.

Chapter 257 I have always been loyal to the king!

But before Gao Hong began to tell the story, Rusalka didn't care what Sanitieta wanted to teach him. He was very curious about one thing: "Well, the Fourth Prince is a complete villain, needless to say. The Third Prince doesn't even consider playing bad guys. So why not the Second Prince? Is it because he has elven blood? Or is he really indecisive? Wouldn't it be nice for you to assist him?"

"No, no, no. We, Snidi, don't discriminate against people of other races. If we trace our roots back to our ancestors, we might even have blood ties with the dwarves next door. After all, Snidi and the United Kingdom were one family in the early days. So were the Supreme Mage, the Lord of Time, and the God of Contract and Law. Speaking of bloodline, who can guarantee that their ancestors are pure? In the end, strength is everything."

Gao Hong poured himself another glass of water, took a sip, and held the glass with both hands. "But the reason why we only recognize the eldest prince is, on the one hand, because he is indeed more capable of governing a country than his brothers, and on the other hand, he also meets the requirements. If we have a choice, we certainly don't want to break our oath. What I am about to say is related to the royal secret treasure in the hands of the Seven Sins Church. This is why I didn't take the initiative to meet the eldest prince this time. He is in the army, I hope you can keep it a secret for me."

Keep it secret? Rusalka could still tell who was family. Regardless of how well Prince Charens performed on the battlefield, at least the fact that he handled official business for her in Silver City was a favor she had to repay. A good man, she kept him safe.

Rusalka nodded and shook her head: Brother, you are right. My neck is a little sore after sitting for a long time.

"But please wait for me for a moment."

Since they wanted to listen to a story, Rusalka personally opened the cabinet where snacks were kept, took out a bowl of peanuts, melon seeds and dried meat, and placed four plates on the table. She also added a pot of refreshing Sara juice that had been chilled in a refrigerator engraved with ice runes, found four large cups, filled them up one by one, and pushed them in front of each of them.

After finishing all this, Rusalka sat back in her chair and made a "please" gesture: "Please start your performance."

Just when Gao Hong was wondering why Rusalka put an extra plate on the table in front of the empty seat next to him, he saw a black mist suddenly appear in front of the seat at that position, and a white-haired Filin tribe walked out of it, scaring him who was completely unaware.

He thought about it from another perspective. If the other party appeared behind him and launched a surprise attack, even if he noticed it at the last moment, he might not even have time to react. Such an assassin was simply too terrifying. No wonder Rusalka was able to win the battles time and time again. After all, he could use decapitation tactics to decide the balance of victory.

After Phoenix appeared, she naturally sat next to Rusalka, reached out and picked up the peanut shell on the table with her index finger and thumb, crushed it in the middle, and then used her other hand to assist, gently flicking the shell with her fingertips, peeling it in two, pouring out the peanuts inside into the palm of her hand, keeping two for herself and throwing one into Rusalka's plate.

"Don't worry, this is my family, you continue."

Rusalka wanted to take the opportunity to introduce Phoenix to her and touch her little head and pinch her ears, but she didn't expect that the latter would easily avoid it without giving her any face.

Not only that, she even pinched Rusalka's earlobe with her backhand, wrapped her tail around his waist and pulled him towards her, performing an act of "showing off her lover". This really made Rusalka deeply feel the embarrassment of being stroked in front of others.

"Oh, I've heard of the Thorn of the Flin Clan... um, a master." Gao Hong cleverly gave Phoenix a less sinister-sounding name, nodded, and continued, "Well, you know why the Mebius family seems to be no match for the three great ducal families, and why our family is also the founding orthodox knight family, but the royal family has always been served by their heirs?"

Rusalka's difficulty remembering foreign names strikes again: (Mebius?)

Sanitta reminded: (The eldest prince's full name is "Mebius Siloxis Challens", and his family is called the Mebius family, which is a royal family in the popular sense.)

Rusalka: (The ending has so many "s"s, it's really unlucky. I want to change it to "huo". Come on, prince, give him three "huo"s in a row! Then the prince clicks and introduces himself.)

I'm speechless. I don't really understand Rusalka's thoughts.

So the two of them shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know, because they really didn't know. The origin of the royal family was not important to the situation at all. Now that things had come to this, the next step was to target Alice City, so there was no need to pretend that they knew everything.

Gao Hong didn't hold back and directly explained the information the Guardian Knight Family had: "As early as the Demon Invasion Era, the ancestors of the Mebius Family mastered the secret technique of sealing the Demon Gate in the Seven Sin Realms and imprinted it on a certain carrier, hiding it in the royal treasury. Only if Mebius's direct bloodline resonates with the secret technique on the carrier for a long time can the effect of the secret technique be passed down and continued. Otherwise, as time passes, the secret technique will disintegrate on its own.

In other words, a direct descendant must be stationed in Alice City to ensure the stability of the seal."

Rusalka understood this a little bit. It was similar to the Frozen Throne, the Golden Toilet, or the sealed throne of the emperor in "Warm Snow". In short, this was indeed a very clever way to leave a way out. In this way, even if the Mebius family fell into poverty, for the safety of the seal, everyone would have to hold their noses and let their family take charge of the royal treasury and the throne. Even if they tried to deprive them of their rights in various ways, they had to let them continue to give birth to offspring to pass on the legacy.

In a sense, as long as the seal is not broken, no matter who is in power, the bloodline of the Mebius family will always last forever, so even an elf half-blood like the second prince has the right of inheritance because he is an important direct descendant.

Sanitieta quickly thought of the so-called carrier object: "In other words, the key in the agent's hand is not actually a divine artifact, but a carrier of the secret technique?"

Gao Hong paused and said, "It is indeed a divine weapon, there is no doubt about that. I don't know its specific function, but it is probably also used as a carrier of the secret seal. Because only such an incredible existence as a divine weapon can withstand the erosion of the seal carrier over a long period of time. This is our guess.

The reason the Agent doesn't dare use this artifact is probably because he shares our suspicions, hoping to transfer the seal to another object to gain access to it. As for the new carrier, for example... the Horn of the Fallen, this process requires the participation of a member of the royal family, or perhaps a ritual, and the initiation of the ritual requires a large amount of vitality. This is why they're entrenched in Alice City, deliberately luring us to attack.

But Rusalka felt that what the guy said was as good as nothing. He couldn't help but ask the classic story-telling question: So? So what? What do you want to say?

However, this was a bit impolite. It was okay to ask someone you weren't on good terms with directly. Gao Hong was still considered a friendly unit, and he also admitted that he wasn't very good at speaking, so Sanita gave him some tactful tolerance and guidance: "Does this have a direct connection to the royalist faction you mentioned?"

"No, it's just that our family has served the prosperity of the Kingdom of Snidi for generations. Every head of the family and every descendant takes the oath of knighthood during their coming-of-age ceremony. So, for us, power and the like are not important at all. What matters is the stability of the kingdom and a wise monarch."

Gao Hong didn't look like he was lying, so Rusalka boldly cast a [Field of Honesty] to cover him. Gao Hong was stunned when he noticed the spell, then, realizing its effect, he said to Rusalka with a look of confusion, "The Light Church's 'Mind Reading'? I didn't expect you to be such a high-level Paladin, capable of using this spell."

But this kind of "high-end lie detection spell" that high-ranking priests and paladins of the Light Church usually need to arrange rituals in advance is actually just an ordinary second-level spell for Rusalka. This is the value of the template rule book. You can never tell the relationship between the practical effect of the spell and the ring level. Some super models are even low-level spells.

For example, the first-ring spell missiles - don't look at the damage numbers first, just ask you whether the law of causality [must hit] is scary.

Gao Hong also knew what Rusalka meant. Although it was indeed a bit humiliating, he was not angry. He calmly repeated what he had just said without being evasive or avoiding the important issues. He spoke in the straightforward manner that Rusalka liked very much.

Rusalka: (He didn’t lie. I checked. He’s a really good guy.)

Sunita: (Naive! Even if you put this thing on my head, my words wouldn't change at all. But I'm a bad guy.)

Rusalka: (Damn, I’m studying the law.)

"Actually, I know you're all going to Alice City, so let me clarify. My eldest brother, Gao Dewei, chose to cooperate with the Church of the Goddess of Fortune because he felt that with the eldest prince dead, the royal family would eventually decline. If he chose to succeed the throne and manage the kingdom, the treasures in the treasury wouldn't be worth coveting. So, he agreed to use his possessions in exchange for military support to maintain the stability of the kingdom. However, the Church of the Seven Sins was even more resourceful, and they actually caused the dragon of the Church of the Goddess of Fortune to turn against them. You know what happened next.

If the eldest prince were still alive, our family would actually support him taking the throne. However, a sudden change of heart now would inevitably affect the minds of many knights who previously joined us, most of whom likely simply want to restore the kingdom of knights. Therefore, handling this matter is rather awkward. The general attack on Alice City is imminent, and unity is essential, so we have to keep this a secret for now."

Gao Hong was quite frank and concise in expressing the loyalist stance of the Guardian Knights Grand Duke Family. It seemed that they lived up to the name of "Guardian Knights Family" and were truly very loyal!

After listening to this, Rusalka slammed the table, stood up, and replied with great emotion, "That's absolutely right! This is so chivalrous! To be honest, as a great knight who always remembers the Eight Honors and Eight Shames, I have always been a loyal fan of your Guardian Knight Family. And my ability of the Pearl Tears Territory has been passed down from my grandfather's great-grandfather to my father's generation. My ancestors are all steadfast loyalists to the king!"

After saying this, he raised his arms evenly, raised them a little higher, and shouted: "Mebius, loyalty! Sneidi, long live!"

Sanita slapped his arm down: (Hey, this is a slide you can’t touch, you seem a little crazy!)

Even a serious knight like Gao Hong couldn't help but lose control of his expression after hearing Rusalka's speech. He certainly wouldn't believe that what Rusalka said was all true.

It is hard to say whether Rusalka is a loyalist or not, unlike Sanitta who judges people by their evil deeds. At present, it seems that he is more inclined to be so, because he defended the eldest prince Charens at all costs.

But Rusalka definitely couldn't be an admirer of their family. After all, he was just being pointed at by a crossbow at the door!

Because he knew it wasn't true, Rusalka's performance seemed very deliberate and even a little funny to him, so he said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be like this. In fact, to put it bluntly, I also know that interests are the basis of cooperation. I want to use supplies and the friendship of taking care of your army in exchange for an agreement that you can help each other in Alice City with my elder brother, the great Duke Gode.

The battle for Alice City will surely be extremely dangerous. Although my elder brother possesses divinely granted powers, I am still concerned for his safety. In a battlefield like this where the enemy is unclear, the more allies the better. If the Knight Pearl Tear is willing to agree to this small cooperation, I can give you this badge and token. When we meet my elder brother, he will naturally understand my intentions."