You and me under the world tree

Not to mention, the person standing in front of him is still his own child.

Eventually, the uncomfortable blankness in his head disappeared.

At the same time, he began to slowly sort out the messages in his mind.

For him now, it was not Dietrich of Beianstadt that should be considered.

Although Her Royal Highness obviously needs to be on guard.

But now, compared to these, what he needs to care more about is what his children said.

The Eastern Front...

If you think about it carefully, it is the lifeblood of the entire Gothic kingdom.

So, it absolutely cannot go wrong.

Finally, after sorting out all the thoughts in his mind, Elmrich slowly opened his eyes.

He didn't show any daze in front of his child, and then he slowly stretched out his hand, and then tapped the table with a certain rhythm.

Finally, he took a deep breath.

"Is it really just monsters hitting the barrier?" he asked.

This sudden question inevitably made Frederick stunned, and then, a wry smile appeared on his face.

"Of course it's impossible, Father..." he said in a low voice, "After all, the eastern part is not in the chaotic state that was recorded in the books. After all, order has been established there."

Hungarian Empire...

Although in normal times, this country does not have much sense of existence, it seems that it has never intervened in the struggles of other kingdoms in Midgard.

But the title of "God's Whip" is enough to make most people daunted.

Not because of anything else, because the King Etzel of Hungary is the only ruthless person who has successfully established a huge kingdom and brought the entire eastern territory, including the land before the Iron Forest, under his rule.

His own strength is difficult to describe with common sense, let alone the army under his command.

Goths once clashed with Hungary.

But it was able to end in a tie at that time because the Gothic side played the prince Dietrich, who once symbolized honor and victory, and her teacher: the undefeated brave and weapon master Hiltebrand.

"It's hard for me to imagine that King Etzel would let the monsters run wild in his territory, so this must be their conspiracy."

At this time, Friedrich also calmly expressed the speculation in his heart.

And this seems to him very likely to be true.

"Hungary used to drive hundreds of Warcraft cubs to borrow from Goth, which already shows that they probably have mastered the technology of domesticating Warcraft."

"It doesn't matter if Hungary can tame monsters..."

In the end, Elmrich just let out a breath of foul air slowly.

Immediately afterwards, he smiled wryly.

"No matter what, if it is said that Etzel is not behind this incident, absolutely no one would dare to believe it."

"How dare he..."

"Why didn't he dare?"

Just as Friedrich was gnashing his teeth, Elmrich said calmly.

"No one does not want to expand their territory, even the Hungarian Empire, and he did try to start from the east to attack other places in the atrium."

Everyone in the Kingdom of Goths knew about it, men, women and children, and they all knew that the 'God Whip' had tried to whip the Goths.

"For Hungary, if they want to run amok in Midgard unimpeded, it is their best choice to directly attack the defense line built by the Goths since ancient times, because our Gothic Kingdom itself is located in Midgard. heartland."

In terms of geographical location, the Gothic can go to the cold and harsh northern peninsula to the north, the Netherlands created by the god of war to the west, and the rich and peaceful Burgundy to the south.

However, because the Gothic Kingdom will be bordered by at least three kingdoms, it has always been full of opportunities.

However, this opportunity requires strength to guard.

Diplomacy, armaments, politics...

Its geography has always tested these.

Once Hungary can step into Gothic territory, it means that it can go to other places anytime and anywhere.

"In the past, the Goths were able to resist the strong invasion of Hungary and did not let them step through the eastern defense line, it was because of Dietrich's presence."

Just when Elmrich mentioned this name, he clearly saw his child's expression of resentment at this moment.

Perhaps it was because he was too young, or perhaps it was because he controlled more and more troops, so at this moment, Friedrich felt a little swollen in his heart.

Of course, it may also be because this morning, the shame brought by Her Royal Highness the princess who dared to come under the walls of Ravenna alone this morning is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Anyway, at this moment, young Friedrich really didn't want to hear that name again.

However, Elmrich had to mention it.

"It's true, Friedrich, you have to admit it...and now, we can only rely on ourselves."

"Father, what should we do now?"

"Go and call Wittig over. He should not be asleep at this point in time."

After pondering for a moment, Elmrich finally spoke in a deep voice.

"Didn't he always want to go to the Eastern Front?"

Chapter 22: Want to go home, want to go back

Wittig...

After hearing the name of the holy sword warrior, Frederick couldn't help being surprised.

Immediately afterwards, as Elmrich's eldest son, he may have been affected by his father's suspicious character.

So at this moment, there is actually no joy in his heart, no sense of tension or even any relief.

Because just like his father, he really couldn't let go of the holy sword warrior who had betrayed the old master.

Because the so-called doubt does not need any evidence at all, it only needs a thought.

And more importantly, there is no reason for this idea to appear.

A 'what if' can summarize most of the reasons.

Even now.

In fact, people like Wittig are easy to analyze, after all, he is not the kind of person who is extremely scheming.

And Elmrich even said something about that:

"He's already homeless."

This is the situation with Wittig.

He was able to betray the prince he was loyal to because of his naive so-called sense of justice and morality in a fit of anger, which in itself proved that he was not a person who valued giri.

To put it bluntly, all he cares about is morality and justice in his own eyes.

He has always been intoxicated in his own world, and theoretically speaking, such a person may be used carefully, but he can be easily controlled.

Not to mention, with getting along for nearly two months.Elmrich and the others had already noticed other flaws in Wittig's character.

vanity……

Perhaps he himself will not admit this, but in fact, Wittig does have such a tendency.

He didn't want any taint on his reputation, even if the taint was actually picked up by himself when he was out of his wits.

Because of this, he didn't have the face to return to Dietrich's side, but stayed in Ravenna, even without resistance at all.

He even proposed to go to the eastern defense line.

According to common sense, when the character and mood of the subordinates are controlled, the superior should be able to trust these subordinates theoretically.

But this is not 100% in fact, maybe for some confident and even proud kings, this kind of thing doesn't matter at all, they are sure that they are sure to control such a character.

But Elmrich was different.

Because Wittig is a 'hero', the child of Wieland, an elf blacksmith who was once famous in the atrium world.

He is superb in martial arts, proficient in magic, and possesses the armor and holy sword given by his father. Elmrich's subordinates simply can't come up with a plan that can suppress him, let alone anyone who can suppress him.

Thinking about it carefully, for a character like Wittig, maybe only a stronger existence than him can suppress him.

For example, Prince Dietrich, who used ordinary weapons to duel with him, or the weapon master Hiltebrand.

Unfortunately, Elmrich did not have these heroes.

In this case, facing such a character, he is destined to be more cautious.

Because he is already walking on a road of no return, and this road has no end, the end was chopped off by himself, and it is as thin as a steel wire.

Any decision can lead to an irreparable and devastating outcome.

"If possible, I also want him to stay in Ravenna until he shows something worthy of trust..."

When he said this, Elmrich first gave a wry smile.

Then, he shook his head.

"But this kind of thing is impossible if you think about it carefully. Wittig doesn't care about the so-called trust. He is the kind of person who is so naive and self-conscious."

He doesn't care too much about other people's opinions—unless this opinion has spread to the general public and even affected his reputation.

Nor would he care about words in this regard—unless this had become the mainstream perception of the public, and even affected the reputation of the hero he valued so much.

He will only do what he thinks is right, even if he is now caught in a dilemma.

"Instead of continuing to lock him in Ravenna...or even continue to consume his patience, it is better to let him go to the eastern defense, anyway, he will definitely do his best."

Although, Elmrich's remarks did not sound like any problem.

But in fact, he himself understood that if it wasn't for the sudden changes in the Hungarian Empire at this time, he would never let Wittig out.

To put it bluntly, at this point, he has no choice.

…………

And when Ravenna started to move, Dietrich was already on her way back to the city.

For her, her goal has actually been achieved.

As for occupying Ravenna or something, it's not that important to her.

Even though that ancient city did carry her childhood memories, along with the flames, the palace and memories she was familiar with were buried there along with her family.

In its place was a dark, cruel thought.

She wants to push this man Elmrich to a dead end...

Cut off all his retreat, and then let him face the constant threat of the Gothic Kingdom-Hungary in the east.

Even, not just Elmrich himself.

She wants everyone to realize what it would be like to be a goth without her.

"Because I'm here, Hunlan won't attack Goth..." she whispered

Not only because she had inadvertently helped the King of Hunland when she was traveling, but more importantly, because of her existence, the war between Hunlan and Gothic would only result in losses for both sides.

Once Hungary fell into decline, the empire established by Etzer would soon face threats from giant criminals and ferocious monsters.

This is something Etzel himself would never allow.

But it was different now, there was no one under Elmrich who could threaten Etzel!

Therefore, after occupying the surrounding territory, she gave him a large piece of land, including the eastern defense line.

Then go back to Bei'an City and it's over.

I don't know the reason, maybe it's because I was alone during the day and yelled at those people in Ravenna.

At this moment, Dietrich felt unprecedentedly tired.

So, she wanted to go back, back to Bei'an City.

For her now, perhaps only the Heaven-given City where she has been living can give her some relief.