Warlord: King of All Clans

Swordmaster Algernon was a handsome middle-aged man from the Southern Territory. He was wearing a coarse cloth shirt worn by the lower-class working people, had a stubble on his chin, and had long black hair simply tied behind his head. He sat barefoot behind a desk.

In front of him was a simple tea set, which contained the special tea from his hometown, the Count's territory of Aosta.

The most popular drinks in the empire were tea from the Valais and coffee from Oranterie.

The Earldom of Aosta, located at the mouth of the Valais River, is world-famous for its tea.

But the imperial nobles were accustomed to adding milk, sugar and oil to tea and brewing it into a hot drink that was stronger than coffee.

Green tea tastes light and bitter and is not liked by the rich.

Algernon looked at Leo and smiled, "Are you provoking me?"

Leo quickly explained, "How dare I? Besides, you are Princess Gulveig's protector, how can I bear to let you leave the palace? I mean, how can I persuade the other two saints to go there?"

Algernon was not interested here. "The undead in the north, are they really that serious?"

Leo nodded repeatedly. "Master Bobak, the elven demigod, intercepted the source of the Gate of Scourge and blocked the army of undead in the polar ice field. But even so, the scattered undead aura still permeated the entire northern snowfield. A large number of living corpses were desecrated and became a new army of undead."

"The current situation is still under control, but if Master Bobak doesn't get help in time, once the undead from the Gate of Scourge breaks through the barrier, the entire continent will suffer."

Thousands of years ago, the human race was still a loose group and was an inferior race similar to the Gnolls. It was not until three thousand years ago that the human race gradually rose to prominence.

Before this, although there were a few historical records, up to now, the history within a thousand years can still be documented, but the history a thousand years ago can be completely classified as myths and legends and cannot be verified.

The last tide of the undead occurred before the rise of humanity. It is now only a niche part of myths and legends. Even a saint-level figure like Algernon is skeptical.

But with the Elf Queen's support, Leo's words are still very convincing.

The breath of death is like a plague to living beings. If it is not stopped in time, once it spreads, it will be difficult to control.

After hearing what Leo said, Algernon said, "Actually, I really want to go to the north."

"The last time I entered the North was ten years ago."

Leo asked, "What about Your Highness the Princess?"

"Of course she's staying in the palace. If I go somewhere else, I can still take her with me, but if we're in the polar ice field and I can't keep an eye on her, she'll be in danger."

Leo was reluctant to let him leave. "Stay here and don't move. I will go ask the other two saints first."

Algernon reminded him, "To persuade people to do something, one must explain the reason to them and lure them with benefits. As long as the price is high enough, even the Saints will be tempted."

"Archbishop Antonese and Archbishop Francis, what else can impress them?"

"You have to find it yourself."

Leoton felt troubled and thought that the Elf Queen's idea was the best choice. He just had to attack her directly. Once she was convinced, she would naturally agree.

Master Bobak is not elf at all!

So the elves are not happy without reason. When the Elf Queen feels annoyed, she throws her annoyance on his head and continues to be happy.

While Leo was bearing the pressure from the Holy Order here, the Elf Queen was fishing for goldfish in the palace fountain with Freya and Six.

After chatting with Algernon for a while, Leo had to take his leave.

Algernon the Swordmaster was indifferent to everyone and had little interest in anything. He just sat there drinking tea.

This kind of person is strong because he has no desires, and Leo can't find a way to please him.

He does not have the same strength and foundation as the royal family to make the Saints owe him a favor and use two cities to hire him.

Before leaving, Algernon suddenly said quietly, "The body of the Rose Knight who assassinated the princess is still in the basement. You might as well go and take a look."

Leo was startled and quickly bowed and left, "Thank you, Master Sword Saint, for your reminder."

After leaving the Sword Saint Dojo, Leo found the Elf Queen trio fishing for goldfish by the palace fountain not far away.

The little mouse originally accompanied them in fishing for a while, but was soon told by the palace lady that it was impolite, so he had to go back to study.

"My Queen, what do you have that can impress the Imperial Capital Saint Order?"

The Elf Queen Ostara tilted her head and thought for a while, "Fight... move? There are many ways to fight, but I don't know if they can move or not."

She looked at the towering white tower of the wizard in the distance and suddenly said excitedly: "I have a plan!"

Leo hesitated. "Tell me?"

"Why don't we just move his wizard tower to the polar ice field?"

Freya clapped her hands and cheered, "And there's also the Cathedral of Holy Light!"

The Elf Queen thought this plan was very reliable, so she began to think, "In this case, using the portal is not enough. We must draw a giant teleportation array. We need to find a few friends to help..."

Six was quietly fishing for goldfish when they disturbed him, and the goldfish immediately scattered.

Six said angrily, "Woof! You guys are too noisy!"

The Elf Queen and the Elf Princess shrank their heads at the same time, shut up quickly, and squatted obediently behind the little golden retriever Six, accompanying her to fish for goldfish, no longer considering such trivial matters as coercing the Saint Rank.

In the Sword Saint Dojo, Sword Saint Algernon waited until Leo was far away before picking up a novel from under the tea table, opening the cover, looking at the title page, and chanting slowly: "The road is long, and only the sword is my companion. Not bad, not bad."

Leo found Noreen and, accompanied by her, came to a secret room in the basement of the palace.

A large number of magic arrays were set up here, the temperature was extremely low, and there was even a thin layer of frost on the iron gate.

When Leo walked in, he saw a naked female corpse lying on a wooden board.

This was the corpse of a very young woman. She had clear muscle lines on her body, but she did not look strong at all. Coupled with her paleness after death, she looked like an exquisite white jade sculpture.

There were clear blood lines on her chest, abdomen and neck, obviously she had been cut open but then cleverly sewn up.

Noreen introduced in a low voice: "This is Jane, the Rose Knight, the daughter of Viscount House. We knew each other before we became Rose Knights."

"She was one of the princess's personal guards carefully trained by Queen Lola. After the Rose Knights were rebuilt, I recalled her to become the princess' personal guard again. I never expected that she would become an assassin."

Leo looked at the female corpse, "Do you believe she would assassinate the princess?"

Noreen said flatly: "It's impossible. It must be some kind of magic that manipulated her mind."

"Jane's family is harmonious. Both of her parents are celebrities in the imperial aristocratic circle. Although their titles are not high, they are quite respected. Jane graduated from the Imperial War College with full marks in both swordsmanship and military courses. She is one year younger than me and is a well-deserved genius of the Imperial Capital. With such a background and future, how could she betray the empire?"

"Unfortunately, neither the Holy Light Priest nor the Court Mage could see any signs that she was being controlled by magic. His Majesty the Emperor even secretly ordered the Necromancer to come and test her, but he was unable to find any clues."

Leo raised an eyebrow, "Necromancer? Does the imperial capital still have this profession?"