I will be crowned king

The young knight who didn't notice Karl's expression let out a long sigh of relief. He could finally let go of his heart and no longer needed to force himself to be calm.

Although he promised verbally that "if an accident occurs, the Bernard family will definitely come forward," in fact Louis did not have much confidence to guarantee that his father would be as he expected and would be willing to take the blame for the entire new world at such a critical moment; he just followed Anson's request and This matter was reported to his father's spy in Yangfan City.

What he didn't know was that from the beginning, it didn't matter whether the Bernard family would be willing to tell the truth. What Anson really cared about was the intelligence network of the Bernard family in Sail City, and how this intelligence network could surge across the world. In the case of sea, is it really possible to transmit information quickly?

Judging from the results, this is probably true.

Louis Bernard would not lie - at least not easily - the Bernard family's influence in the new world was beyond the obvious, and the secret intelligence network and relationship network had always been run by the Crecy family; Now that Phil Cressy and his forces have been completely eradicated by Anson, it should be said that the Bernard family in the new world should no longer be able to control this land as they did in the past.

But Archduke Adran was still able to communicate and exchange information with Louis Bernard across the turbulent sea. Although the latter was very secretive about the process and could not guarantee the result, he firmly believed that his father would definitely know about it.

This is interesting...

Excluding the possibility that the Grand Duchy of Adlan possesses some kind of black technology, gifted people cannot do this. Only spellcasters, and they must have extremely special abilities and are at least as strong as a blasphemous mage or above.

From Kroger Bernard to Phil Cressy, the relationship between the so-called "devout" Bernard family and the Old Gods seems to be much deeper than it seems.

Thinking about how to use this intelligence network, Anson pretended to think for a while and then said seriously: "We should tell the Supreme Council this news and start mobilizing the transportation capacity of the entire Confederacy as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams."

"In order to improve efficiency, I suggest that you immediately notify the Sailing City Port to prepare for departure, and load the goods from Red Hand Bay and Black Reef Port along the way; this can also buy time for the two inland colonies of Gray Pigeon Castle and Winter Torch City."

"As for the distribution center, considering the port's berthing capacity, the first ship to complete loading will sail to the Slave Port, and by the way, it can load the scattered containers of the five eastern colonies; the rest will gather at Beluga Port and weigh anchor together."

"good idea!"

Louis' eyes lit up, and his expression was even slightly surprised; he originally thought that Anson would use this opportunity to dump the entire inventory of Ice Dragon Fjord first, and then consider the problems of other colonies; he never expected that at this time, This guy who is occasionally greedy actually shows such unity and is even willing to make certain sacrifices.

Facing the approval of his friends, Anson, who was still speculating on the true attitude of the Bernard family, didn't care much; but even if he knew what Louis was thinking, he would just laugh it off; what's yours, what's ours, isn't it all...well, everyone's Well!

Anyway, even if the trade is completed, you have to go through New World Company to get the payment, so there is no need to worry about first come first last.

As for the interests of the local mine owners, not to mention the Luen family who are responsible for protecting them, at this time of national crisis, what kind of disloyal rebel can do such a disloyal act that destroys unity?

After finalizing the order, the two of them rushed to the Supreme Council outside the city with a tacit understanding; the clerk stayed at the Beluga Port Council and was responsible for telling the members about this "major good news" and organizing various committees to take action.

Carl Bain is going to the headquarters to assemble the shooting army and be responsible for supporting the defense work for this large-scale logistics transportation; involving the survival crisis of all colonies in the entire New World, as long as nothing goes wrong, this will be the first battle for the shooting army. A great business card.

On the way to the Supreme Council, the young knight made an unprecedented request to ride in the same carriage as Anson, and begged Lisa Bach to leave temporarily and not to tell anyone else about it.

Lisa agreed to this "wishes" that were full of fantasy without even thinking about it; she had no impression of Louis, but she had an indescribable affection for a certain elf girl, as if she was born to do so. Get close to each other.

In Lisa's way of expressing it, Freya has a "very, very pleasant fragrance", which is probably between "canned beef" and "cherry cake", and slightly more than "canned yellow peach". "Some.

For this magical metaphor, Anson can only attribute it to the subconscious in the girl's bloodline, which is probably related to some of August's research on elves.

So in the carriage carriage driving leisurely outside the city, only Anson and Louis were left sitting opposite each other, looking at each other.

"I've thought about it for a long time, and after much deliberation, I still feel that I still owe you an apology."

After ten full minutes, Louis finally broke the silence: "I'm sorry."

Anson raised his eyebrows slightly unexpectedly:

"for what?"

"everything."

The young knight's answer was concise and clear: "From the time we left without saying goodbye to this time you suddenly decided to...revolt, as a friend, I have never truly believed in you wholeheartedly. This is wrong."

He originally wanted to say "rebellion", but he decided to change his words when he said it; not just because it sounded too derogatory, but also because Louis suddenly realized that things might not be what he originally expected.

"I don't think so." Anson smiled nonchalantly:

"Trust is a very luxurious thing, especially when we have no basis for trusting each other, how can we expect the other party to be honest with each other?"

"Don't forget, technically speaking we are still enemies, and I am still the enemy who has captured you... at least twice; it is already very difficult to cooperate in this kind of relationship, so how can we talk about trust?"

"but……?!"

"The most important thing is that I have never been honest with you, Louis Bernard." Anson raised his hand to stop the young knight who still wanted to argue:

"Believe me, I am definitely hiding more things than before; you instinctively don't believe that I am right and the right decision; there is no need to have any thoughts of guilt or self-blame; if I put myself in my shoes, I will definitely be better than you are now. Be more careful and less likely to apologize."

"But I also want to say that there is a reason why I concealed it; I didn't say it wasn't that I didn't want to, but that I couldn't." Anson said meaningfully:

"You are the heir of the Bernard family, and you should know better than me that this world is not completely shrouded in the glory of the ring of order; in unseen places, indescribable things are always lingering there."

The young knight hesitated for a while, then sat back down silently.

"So...what exactly is your plan?"

A few minutes later, Louis, who had regained his mood slightly, spoke again: "Even if our business can be completed successfully this time, the army we can assemble is less than 50,000, only one-third of the Jihadi Army, and in terms of combat effectiveness... "

"It can be said that it is far inferior." Anson nodded:

"Although it is a bit depressing to say this, but counting the five thousand soldiers in your hands now, plus the eight thousand Storm Legion...these thirteen thousand people are actually our entire capital to fight against the Jihad Army, and the rest...I I hate to say the word 'burden', but it's true."

"Unless we can really defeat a Jihadist attack face to face on land, 50,000 soldiers are equivalent to 50,000 prisoners; if we let them fill the front line, the end may be extremely tragic."

"But...it's not completely impossible."

"Um?"

Looking at the guy in front of him who suddenly changed the subject, Louis was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

"Why does the empire want to organize a jihadist army?" Anson not only did not answer, but gave a new question: "If there is mediation and lobbying by the Holy See, the empire only needs to ensure that Clovis and Hantu are willing to accept the armistice agreement, and then it can send troops to the New World. So …Why must we organize a jihadi army?”

"Because the empire's strength is not enough to organize an army that can completely destroy the entire New World colony... No."

The young knight who was about to answer immediately rejected his idea and frowned slightly: "Because the empire does not want to lose too much strength because of this war, and at the same time, it also hopes to use this war to consume other..."

Suddenly stunned, Louis suddenly thought of something:

"Wait! You actually want to say that the Jihadist Army is actually... not united?!"

"In other words, unity is simply impossible." Anson raised the corners of his mouth with a smile:

"The Empire, the Church, Clovis, Hantu, and even Israel, the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea...the ideas, purposes, and reasons of the parties involved in the Holy War must be completely different, and may even be contradictory to each other."

"Such a group of people form an army of 150,000 people, and they are divided into six legions. It is not difficult to guess after a little thought that each legion represents the interests of a certain party; or they may be even more stupid and Two parties who have conflicts with each other are stuffed into the same army; such an army will never be a united whole!"

In other words, no army can be a whole... Anson thought secretly in his heart.

"That being the case, this leaves room for us to win over and divide; in other words, it is impossible for us and we do not need to face the attack of 150,000 people from six legions at the same time!"

"Indeed..." Louis' solemn eyes revealed a bit of joy:

"So the most important task now is to find out the identities of the commander-in-chiefs of these six legions and the forces they represent behind them?!"

"No, this is actually the least important." Anson waved his hand and said calmly:

"Separated by the turbulent sea, even if we know their identities, we can't do much at the moment; and when they actually land in the new world... Well, since they are in the title of the Holy War Army, I'm afraid there is no need for us to take the initiative to ask, they will know it themselves Make this vital information public to show the sincere unity of the 'Ordered World'."

"The most important thing for us right now is to find a way to make the Jihadists realize that the situation in the new world is completely different from what they imagined. It is best to create some positive public opinion that is conducive to our spread; if we can make It would be even more perfect if some forces sympathize with us!"

"As someone who spreads public opinion, I probably understand, but what is the purpose of sympathy?" Louis suddenly felt confused:

"Even if there is, it won't be able to prevent the Church of Order and the Empire from gathering a holy war army?"

"It's true that they can't, but the problem is that they have to organize an army of 150,000 people, which means that the number of people directly affected by them is at least 150... No, I'm afraid it will be more than 20 million!" Anson vowed. :

"In such a large-scale event, even the church and the empire cannot convey accurate confidence to everyone, not to mention that there are many forces that may not be interested in jihad; at this time, if there is positive public opinion about the new world If it appears, or even spreads widely among a certain group..."

"They will passively resist the jihad, causing delays and delays in the army's departure!"

Louis immediately understood: "Assembling 150,000 troops from different regions and countries is an extremely difficult task; if this kind of public opinion appears again, it will inevitably lead to a great delay in the assembly and departure time."

"The window period left for the jihadi army to set off is only six months from May to October. In order to ensure the scale of the army, it must be assembled round by round before setting out to sea; this means that if the scale of the army is delayed, If there are too many, it will delay time, and if the scale is small, you may have to wait for the next round, or even be unable to board the ship and set off!”

"No matter which outcome, it can reduce the number of enemies we need to face and delay time." Anson nodded slightly: "That's why this deal with the three countries in the North Sea is so critical."

"If you want to create positive public opinion, it is useless to just say it. Only by letting the other party experience the value of your existence will they empathize with you. Our trade with the three countries of the North Sea means that Clovis and the empire have lost this Thousands of people will suffer losses due to this business, and they will feel firsthand how important our existence is to them!"

"Unemployed workers, bankrupt businessmen...these groups who have suffered heavy losses may blame the Jihadi Army, or they may blame us as 'heretics'; at this time, as long as we guide them properly, everything will fall into place."

The young knight was startled at first, and then took a deep breath:

"So the trade with the three countries in the North Sea is not just to ensure the survival of the colonies?"

"Everything can have many aspects. As long as you don't limit your vision to a certain point, danger can also be an opportunity." Anson's tone became lighter: "But before that, you must first confirm your starting point. , so as not to cause the plan to fail to keep up with changes."

"So your starting point is to stop the Crusaders, or to defend the New World?"

"No, neither."

"Oh, what is that?" Louis asked tentatively.

Anson took a deep breath and said righteously without any delay:

"loyalty!"

Update is late, sorry