You and me under the world tree

"Besides, if you don't believe it, there is actually another little thing to prove it."

"uh-huh?"

"I once broke into the palace of Denmark..."

"Well, I've heard of it."

Although this matter used to be a secret, no one knew that Theotis was pregnant at that time.

However, as Siegfried ascended the throne, some of the secrets of the past were lifted, so a certain story naturally appeared in front of their eyes.

However, in the stories that have been circulated, it is not known what kind of mentality the poets have. They seem to place too much emphasis on the friendship between the living sage and the former God of War.

So the reason for snatching the child naturally became: the reason to hope that the child of a friend can be raised to become a talent, and that he can live in the city of his father's generation.

However, this kind of reason may only be believed by those people in the public.

"At that time, Elf wanted to kill Siegfried, and the reason was very simple. He didn't want his queen to waste his efforts on an 'outsider'... This is the possessive desire I mentioned earlier."

"Just for that reason?"

"Well, for that reason."

After getting a more affirmative answer from Hodder, Dietrich's expression became more subtle.

In the end, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Stupid... that is the blood of the Volsung family, with outstanding elder brothers and fathers, if you cultivate it a little..."

Speaking of this, Dietrich couldn't help but think of Siegfried's current achievements.

Although the Lord of Hosts in the Netherlands can have such power, the assistance and teaching of the sages is unavoidable.

However, even Dietrich herself has to admit that even if he doesn't have the holy sword of wrath of the Volsung family and only exerts his own power, then he is in a sense extremely difficult to deal with warrior.

"Speaking of which, what Denmark lacks today is someone who can dominate the battlefield..."

"Yeah, after all, an excellent fighter is hard to come by, let alone the kind cultivated since childhood... Theoretically speaking, he can even maintain a high degree of loyalty to the kingdom."

Howard said expressionlessly.

If it were him, he could be sure that he had several ways, after all, it was such a simple thing to change his identity.

"A woman like Theotis is actually very satisfied, because she tends to go with the flow. For her, as long as she can see her child, she is very satisfied, so the best way is to fake Siegfried as a child." To create a child of a shield maiden or a handmaiden, in fact, Elf did that at first, but it wasn't long before he planned to kill him."

As for why this happened, it was because of his strong possessiveness.

At this point, Dietrich also truly realized Elf's weakness on the character level.

So, she subconsciously thought about it.

However, at this point, there is no need for her to think about anything on her own initiative.

Because the man in front of her has connected everything together.

"Think about it carefully, what would such a king do in the face of today's pressure? After all, Goth has been bullying Denmark, and the small treasury he is proud of has become a beast he cannot touch. "

"It's still close, Denmark will never fight alone..."

"Right, so they need an 'ally.'"

"This ally is Burgundy... What the kingdom does next will determine Denmark's actions."

Then, at the moment when Hodder's voice fell, there was a rush of footsteps.

After hearing the footsteps, Huo De calmly walked towards the side.

He just stood on the support, treating himself as a dummy in armor.

not moving at all……

He seems to be used to this kind of life.

At this moment, the door of the study was also pushed open.

is a maid...

"Your Highness." She panted heavily, looking extremely anxious, "A messenger from the Kingdom of Burgundy is secretly visiting! It's Prince Gaelnot!"

Prince Geernot...

This identity alone is enough to make people take it seriously.

Because this is not an ordinary messenger, but the king's younger brother.

Everyone knows that the families of the Burgundian royal family are very harmonious, and they always arrange their families to be responsible for the important affairs of the kingdom.

And Gael Nott is responsible for delivering important information and diplomacy...

Chapter 14: I swear!

In fact, fundamentally speaking, there has never been any hatred or affection between kingdoms.

Some are just interests.

As long as like-minded, as long as they have the same interests, even enemies can talk together for a short time.

And if there is a disagreement at the level of interests, even ancient allies can fight each other in an instant.

However, this statement is not necessarily completely universal in one sense.

Because the composition of the so-called interests is actually very complicated.

Even, the meaning of the word 'interest' alone can be argued for a long time.

And more importantly, it is human beings who can think about and analyze the gains and losses at the level of interests, and in a centralized kingdom ruled by the king, if the king itself is highly centralized, then whether the kingdom itself acts is entirely up to His Majesty the king. A matter of thought.

After all, intelligent creatures are not purely rational animals, they also have their own emotions, so it is inevitable that personal emotions will be mixed in when weighing interests.

And once personal emotion and will affect the judgment, it will make the balance unbalanced.

And obviously, because of the existence of the belief in the gods, and because Elf did have some means in the past, Denmark is a kingdom dominated by the king and assisted by the lord.

So, the result is already obvious.

…………

The Gothic kingdom was divided and opposed to each other in less than two months. Burgundy and the Danish kingdom joined hands to invade the territory ruled by Her Highness the Princess.

At the same time, after Elmrich realized that Dietrich's army seemed to have no intention of acting and seemed to be sticking to the city of Beian, he also made the choice to invade.

His intrusions are actually a little more cautious, though.

Because it is completely different from the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Burgundy, these two kingdoms can retreat if they are defeated, and at worst withdraw their own kingdom.

The outcome of a war cannot determine the rise and fall of a kingdom, it is determined by the depth of strategy.

Even a hero like Dietrich who can dominate the battlefield has to carefully consider the cost of launching a war against the entire kingdom.

A hero who is capable of defeating thousands of troops may be able to complete an offensive battle with one person, or even suppress an entire army head-on and break them to pieces.

However, there is no way to defend the city with their words alone.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, a wise ruler will never expand the vortex of war.

And as the defeated party, it doesn't matter even if they have to pay a series of compensation later, because no matter how poor they are, they still have the entire kingdom as their support.

Elmrich, however, is something else entirely.

After all, he is currently playing the banner of the Regent.

Although now because the real king who was still a child was taken away, the queen went crazy, and the envoys of the gods disappeared, no one knew who he was regent for.

However, he did not fade away from the name of the Gothic Kingdom after all.

After all, declaring independence or not, these are two different things.

In short, he is still a part of the Gothic Kingdom now, and the struggle between him and Princess Dietrich is also a civil war in the Gothic Kingdom.

And since it was a civil war, it was inevitable to decide the outcome, not to mention that he personally killed Dittmar.

If he was too strong in the invasion war and gave the princess a chance to wipe out the army, then there is no need to say what will happen to him.

She has been able to endure and stalemate in the recent period, but it does not mean that she will maintain this conservative attitude forever.

He still remembers the attitude of Her Royal Highness the princess who broke through the defense line of the Netherlands all the way, ignoring the mediation of the Valkyrie, and went straight to the king city.

Therefore, what he sent this time was just a vanguard army. In fact, this army is mainly composed of cavalry. If there is any movement in Bei'an City, he can even withdraw directly.

In short, it was under such circumstances that each had their own ulterior motives, and the three forces were all marching towards the stable fortress capital Be'an.

A gothic-centered meat war seems to be on the verge of breaking out, and at this moment, the Netherlands is still building a border camp in the Jura Mountains, which seems to be planning to catch fish.

"Now, under the pressure of the three parties, it depends on which side Bei'an City will choose as the target of war."

At this moment, in a hidden small manor near the City of Wrath of Sky, a man couldn't help but speak.

He is Ragnar, the former captain of the Battle of the Wasted Harbor and the capable officer under the Pirate Queen Hevale.

But at this moment, he wasn't wearing leather armor or anything, just wearing loose clothes.

Although the night sky in the Netherlands is so beautiful, the stars in the sky and the moonlight from Mani illuminate this land beautifully.

However, perhaps because he knew that a big melee was about to break out in the distance, this kind of beauty became a symbol of darkness in his eyes.

So, he couldn't help covering his forehead with his hand.

"It's not a question of 'which side' to be precise."

Just as he was looking at the eastern sky in a daze, a voice came from behind him.

And when he looked back, the uneasiness in his heart gradually dissipated.

Because at this moment, standing in front of him is the mistress of this small manor and his wife: Lagoza.

And when he looked at his wife, she smiled.

"The Gothic Kingdom has at least the ability to fight on two fronts at the same time. If Her Royal Highness is willing to take risks, it will at least be on three fronts... But no matter what, these should have nothing to do with the Netherlands."

However, even after hearing what Ragoza said, Ragnar's helpless and uneasy expression still did not fade away.

Seeing his expression, Ragoza couldn't help but sighed.

How could she not see the reason for her husband's bitter expression.

But in the end, she still wanted to comfort him.

"The Netherlands is very strong now, and the war will not come to us."

"I was wondering...why do wars and killings exist."

"..."

After hearing what her husband said, Ragoza suddenly fell silent.

She didn't mean to laugh at his innocence. In fact, she could understand his state of mind at the moment.

After all, they fought their way out of the dark killing ground in the northern sea, and for people like them, the so-called killing is for survival.

They have longed to return from the dark sea to this fertile land.

Maybe, Ragnar was still a little stupid after all, so he couldn't understand the current situation.

He was a little confused by the situation on the Gothic side, what kind of palace coup, what kind of regent.

With his IQ, he can understand what happened, and he can roughly understand that this is a conspiracy.

But he couldn't understand their motives, which made him feel even more angry.

"Maybe I'm too naive. I've always felt that the relationship between us and the eldest sister...and Siegfried is a normal monarch and minister."

Fight for them, and when they are tired, they can also be arranged in a quiet place to recuperate, and live a comfortable life that is almost indifferent to the world.

This is what he dreamed of.

The only fly in the ointment was that he didn't dare to look into the eyes of those former colleagues, let alone the gentle eyes of the eldest sister.

Obviously he knew he should continue to play for them, and he knew that the elders who expected him to return still dreamed of returning to their Norwegian homeland.

But he has no feelings for Norway, and he's really tired.

"We have experienced the darkest hell in this world, Ragnar."

As the still young warrior bowed his head, his wife Ragoza took his hand.

Then, as if in prayer, she clasped her hands, taking Ragnar's palm in the center.