Invade the white dove

Julius invited the messenger to finish the dinner at the city hall, and then took him to the White Pigeon Castle for a tour.

The construction plan of the new palace has begun to advance in an orderly manner, and the ruins have basically been cleaned up.In the team of advisers left by the former governor, there happened to be craftsmen who were proficient in architecture and stone materials. During the three days when the bones under the tower were excavated, the sketch of the new palace had also been completed.And under the suggestion of Julius, make the final improvement to the drawings.

In the past few days when Julius was "in a coma", most of the foundation of the castle was completed at an astonishing speed.

Ulis had to marvel at Sotiria's talent.

"Your Majesty ordered me to entrust you. Aodong is your territory. There is no rush to clean up this barbaric land." In the night, the messenger looked at the black outline of the ruins of the white dove and smiled flatteringly, "I'm afraid even your Majesty I didn't expect you to be so proficient in governance and act resolutely."

"It's all the wisdom of the devil." Julis said, fell into Sotiria's arms, flicked the long sword at his waist, "I just need to kill those who are disobedient."

He grinned hoarsely.

Sotiria wrapped his arms around him, and kissed the corner of his eye.

The messenger, who had heard about the "loyal" love between Duke Utur and the devil, grinned in response when he saw the intimacy of the couple.

You should know that in Odong, two or more parties in a marriage do not have to swear an oath of fidelity, and they can get to know lovers at will.As long as there is enough wealth, the same person can even have hundreds of husbands and hundreds of wives at the same time, and these are supported by the laws of the empire.

In such an open and relaxed environment, the duke who only has one lover can be regarded as an outlier.

The sea breeze picked up suddenly, whistling through the wind and whistle stone, rubbing against it to produce ear-piercing screams, like the helpless cries of the undead in the sea.

The messenger was swallowed by the wind, and his smile choked in his throat.He spat, and flicked his sleeves rather unhappily: "I don't know why old Fino built the castle here. The wind blows here, and it's like a sea monster singing out of tune—a monster!"

"This is a misunderstanding of human beings." Unexpectedly, a simple sentence won the rebuttal of the devil, "The sea monster is a monster with a fish head and a human body. They are carrion sea monsters. In the sea, only mermaids have wonderful Singing voices, that is a race blessed by the Sea God Sirens, their singing can drive away the water charms in the sea. Of course, now the mermaids have been expelled by the Holy Court to the Sea of ​​Eternal Life, and humans cannot see them..."

Julius looked at the castle in the depths of the twilight.

When the white dove was still flying in the territory of Odong, the windstorm stones and the sea waves would play the most beautiful tunes, and Julius would fall asleep listening to their chorus every night.

But now, what Feng Xiaoshi plays is probably the last elegy of White Pigeon Castle.

And the cries of hundreds of resentful souls who died under the tower.

However, amidst the terrifying and shrill wind, the rhythmic sound of horseshoes in the distance became more and more clear.

Julius turned around in the wind.

The tall horse raised its head and neighed half a meter in front of him.

A black shadow lightly jumped off the horse and floated in front of Julis like fallen leaves.

Julis stared at this ghostly figure, slowly raised his foot, and took a step forward.

Gray Crow, the deputy leader of the guards, looked down at the black sheepskin boots in front of him, seemed to hesitate for a while, and finally bent down respectfully and kissed the toe of Julius's shoes.

The black crow sitting on his shoulder flapped its wings and shouted loudly: "Salute to the Duke, salute to the Duke—"

Julis was very satisfied with Gray Crow's obedience, and he helped his subordinate up himself: "My deputy, I thought you would come with the army."

Gray Crow paused, and the crow on his shoulder replied: "Army Commander, Ga, General Roman. His Majesty's order, Gray Crow—Duke guard, guard!"

General Roman is a well-known court minister with both civil and military skills in the Garman Empire.When Kyle's father, Sprue III, was in power, the monarchs and ministers joined hands to conquer dozens of small countries on the West Bank by force and resourcefulness.Even now, although Kyle is constantly weakening the power of the nobility, he still rarely reserves enough privileges for General Roman.

However, after Kyle signed the contract with the devil, he rarely held an imperial meeting to listen to the opinions of the ministers. When fighting abroad, it was usually the so-called prime minister who could cast a spell on the enemy's cities without bloodshed, resulting in 53 The aged General Roman has been useless for a long time, so he can only hang around brothels all day long.

But even so, no one in the empire dared to underestimate the only ever-victorious general who was awarded the Lion Medal in the entire empire.

Julius nodded.

With Roman in charge, even if he sleeps in the camp tent all day long, it will not have any impact on the outcome of the battle.Sure enough, as Sotiria said, Kyle does not expect him to make a difference in the military.

I am afraid that in Kyle's eyes, he, the "Duke Utur" of Odon, is no different from the funny clown winking and laughing at the dinner table.

"The ferry docked at the North Shore pier early in the evening, how did you get here?" Ulis asked.

Gray Crow hesitated for a moment, but under Julis' scrutiny, the crow finally quacked: "Ga, it's the Prime Minister! Gray Crow can sneak. Where there is shadow, there is Gray Crow, Ga!"

Julius suddenly realized, no wonder this person is always elusive, and he can't even hear his footsteps.

"You also signed a contract with the prime minister?" he asked.

Gray Crow paused for the third time.But Julis noticed this time that Gray Crow didn't want to answer, but a fleeting trance appeared in his eyes.

"Gah, contract, His Majesty's exclusive. Lurking skills, the prime minister's blessing. Protect Your Majesty, Protect Your Majesty!" The crow on the shoulder suddenly screamed, circling around Gray Crow's head, "Protect Your Majesty!"

Ulis was annoyed by the noise of the crow, silently leading the group of people towards the main entrance of the city hall, and happened to run into Hassan who was hurrying out with a lantern.

After seeing them, Hassan was visibly relieved: "I heard the sound of horseshoes and was about to report to the adults. The guest room has been cleaned up, the bath water is boiling, and the barbecue and beer are also ready."

Hassan's chest heaved slightly because of the trot, and his cheeks were also stained with a thin layer of red. Under the light, there was a charm rarely found in boys.

The messenger who was following him gave an ambiguous laugh: "Sure enough, he is the smartest servant boy around His Majesty. He is also very good at bed, and he is very favored in the Lion Castle. Unexpectedly, His Majesty rewarded him to you. I think you must ..."

However, just when Julius' eyes fell on Hassan because of the messenger's words, Sotiria asked lightly, "Do you want to die?"

Short four syllables, enunciated clearly, with a degree of severity, as if stating the simplest fact, Sotiria even had an elegant smile on his mouth, but the messenger froze on the spot.

"It's getting late. Hassan, host my guests."

Yulis grabbed Sotilia's hand and walked towards the rest room in the side hall.He has dragged his sore body and courier for a whole day, and he really doesn't have the energy to continue performing with a few people.

What's more, I am afraid that the Holy Court has not received the news that the Garman Empire is going to attack the Kingdom of Nice.He must get in touch with the Thoth oracle before departure.

After the fall of Odong, the Kingdom of Nice became the biggest supporter of the Holy Court, and as the second largest commercial kingdom, Nice also did not pay attention to cultivating military power, but was keen to hire foreign troops.

Wealth can certainly buy mercenaries, but it cannot buy the loyalty of the army.

Julius will never forget the panic left by those mercenaries who evaporated overnight when he learned that Gamman's iron hooves were about to step into Odong's territory.

He couldn't let the tragedy of Odong happen again in the Kingdom of Nice.

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Through the prayer ceremony, believers can temporarily separate their souls from their bodies and communicate with the God of God in the land of bliss for a short time.In this place similar to a different space, devout believers can not only hear the prophecies of God, but also talk to each other and contact information.

It is said that the envoys from all over the world communicate with each other through this ceremony.

But the preparation procedures required for this kind of ceremony are too complicated. Not only do you need to bathe and change clothes, but you also need to fast for three days, burn incense and pray in front of the altar, and finally drink a cup of poppy tea to completely relax your spirit before you can enter the land of bliss.

After listening to Julis' introduction to the ceremony, Sotiria chuckled lightly: "No wonder the envoys are crazy. Even if there are poppies in stock, I won't let you drink them."

"The Holy Court must be prepared. Odon, Niss... Kyle is undoubtedly targeting the Aushenism, which may have something to do with the contract he signed with the devil." Julius blew the ink on the paper, which was full of words Dense but neat and clean small characters.

"It's better to throw it in the bottle. The sanctuary is in the extreme north, and the sea water will always bring this letter there."

Ulis glanced at Sotiria.

Sotiria always seemed to lack interest when mentioning the gods and envoys.Although he knew Mr. Knight didn't agree with his almost fanatical belief, Sotiria never refused to help him.

"Although Erdu fell, the post station on the border between Odong and Tundra has never been abandoned. Usually, my father used that station to deliver news to the Holy Court. The Holy Court collects information from post stations all over the mainland every day. , as long as the letter can be successfully delivered, the time difference will not exceed half a day. But it will take three days to rush from here to there, and the time is too late."

While talking to himself, Julis rolled up the letter into a small roll, stuffed it into a narrow tube, sealed it with a cork, and handed it to Sotiria, shrugging: "I know you must have a way to deliver it for me. To the station messenger. I also know that my knight will help me."

Sotiria pinched the mouth of the nozzle with two fingers, and the fingertips of the two touched together.

As if being touched by a candle, Julius immediately flicked his fingers away.

However, that strange tingling sensation still climbed up his back along his fingertips.

Even his cheeks were burning hot.

Damn it, he seems to be getting more and more dependent on Sotiria...

As if hearing his inner voice, Sotiria's eyelids drooped, his eyes slid over Julius's slightly open collar, and looked at the tooth marks on his neck when he was emotional a few days ago: "That's right, Ulysses, my treatment of you through the contract will make our relationship closer. Just like Kyle’s dependence on Tatos, if you don’t want to be fascinated by me in the end, try not to hurt yourself.”

Sotiria tapped the blindfold on his left, curled up his mouth and smiled.

The five fingers resting on the table were clenched tightly, and then slowly loosened. Julis turned his head and looked at the dark houses of Erdu outside the arched window.

"Sotiria, I can't find my Oshen Pendant, did you hide it in a safe place?"

"I'll look for it for you." After a long silence, Sotiria finally spoke, the thin glass tube twirled in his palm, and then he sighed softly, seemingly helpless.

"I can't guarantee that the Holy Court's reinforcements can save Nice as you wish, but I will come back before dawn and place a dewy rose next to your pillow."

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There is a fanart in this chapter, which was finally obtained from the wife who wrote the article together, and it is in wb: nonsense.

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