[Chapter 307 Candidates for the New King of the Tilan Kingdom]
The winter knights were still killing people, and Jaina had stopped her blizzard spell.
With the last few rounds of frost meteors falling, the army of the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt fell into a huge state of chaos. Although the specific casualties were unclear, it would take more than half a day to regroup and continue to advance in this state.
“This spell can no longer be used.”
Jaina sighed. She did find a way to “bypass” the restrictions on casting familiar magic, but there were also disadvantages. Once many magics were used, they would likely attract the attention of the “authority manager”, and then the permission to use this magic would be locked, and this magic would be included in the current management system.
“Or, it can no longer be used before I find another way.”
Jaina had expected this situation, but she didn’t care much. Anyway, she knew a lot of spells. As long as she didn’t use them indiscriminately, even if they could only be used once, it would solve many problems.
By the time all the spells were locked, she might have found a way to completely bypass the restrictions.
“We have successfully stopped the advance of the army of the Holy Gaunt Kingdom, and the goal has been achieved.”
David looked into the distance. The army could not continue to advance, and the Knights Templar were trapped in a heavy siege. They were besieged by the Winter Knights, the Dilan Knights, and the Guards Knights who had just rushed into the battlefield. The Lords’ Alliance was not just playing soy sauce on the side. They blocked the escape route of the Knights Templar very well.
If the fight continues like this, even if the Knights Templar are not completely destroyed, they will suffer heavy losses.
In this case, even if the Dilan Knights and the Lords’ Alliance were severely damaged, the Holy Gaunt Kingdom could not continue to maintain this war.
“Huh?”
Just as David was about to watch the excitement, the blue sky seemed to be stained with a layer of golden light, and then dots of light like raindrops landed on the battlefield.
The Knights Templar regained their strongest combat power under the bath of golden rain. Their physical strength and energy were all restored to their peak state. Even the blessing magic on their bodies became more powerful. The already strong armor was covered with a thick layer of brilliance.
The piccolo assault rifles of the Winter Knights kept pouring ammunition on them, splashing countless spots of light, but they could not break the defense and kill the enemy as easily as before.
“Get closer to the nearest comrades!”
Brock Rumlow, who found that the situation on the battlefield had changed, immediately issued a new order. The Winter Knights changed from fighting alone to gathering nearby and constantly approaching their comrades.
During this period, flash bombs, smoke bombs, and small missiles were constantly fired, and explosions sounded on the battlefield. Soon the Winter Knights gathered together and formed a suitable formation with the surrounding Tilan army to ensure that they would not be besieged by enemies from all sides at the same time.
“According to the mark! Focus fire in groups of three!”
The Winter Knights, who had undergone special training, quickly formed a combat team of three people, and Crossbones Rumlow was in the middle to support several groups of comrades according to the situation.
Afterwards, the blood flower that had just disappeared for a moment appeared on the battlefield again. The commander of the Knights Templar originally thought that he could kill the enemy after seeing that the priests of his side had performed a more powerful protective divine art.
Now he realized that it was impossible to counterattack, and what he had to do now was to take his men out safely.
The Knights Templar began to retreat, and they chose to attack in the direction that the Winter Knights were not blocking.
The Tilan army could not stop the group of Knights Templar who were protected by powerful magic, and could not even stop them. They could only watch the Knights Templar break out and run away quickly.
“Do you want to pursue?”
Laura stayed on the Quinjet, observing the entire battle.
“No, let those guys go!” The weapons on the Quinjet were relatively weak, and they could not cause a devastating blow to the Knights Templar who were covered with protective spells.
At most, they would kill a few unlucky guys. This kind of pursuit was meaningless: “Take our people away from the battlefield.”
As for morale? After a defeat with all the tricks and advantages, the morale of the Holy Gaunt Kingdom has dropped enough.
What will the Holy Gaunt Kingdom do next? Insist on going to war with the Kingdom of Tilan? Continue to fight? Or will they move the battlefield to the negotiation table and start a new round of war?
At this time, Abelson was constantly issuing orders: assemble the army, treat the wounded, clean up the battlefield and slowly evacuate, with the Knights of the Guards as the rear guard, and let the severely damaged Knights of Tilan and the coalition of lords withdraw first, etc.
The nobles around him also dispersed to do various things, counting casualties, weapon losses, etc., and also to find out the situation of the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt and predict the choices that the enemy might make.
The war lasted only half a day, and there were still countless things that happened afterwards. Abelson had a premonition that tonight would be a sleepless night.
But all kinds of things are not as good as winning over Earl David Glamorgan!
This prospective son-in-law is the key factor for the Kingdom of Tiran to turn the war around. He found that he had overestimated this young man as much as possible time and time again, but he still underestimated him.
“What is David’s origin? What is behind him?”
This question has appeared in Abelson’s mind many times, but he can’t ask it now. The Kingdom of Tiran still needs Earl Glamorgan to stabilize the front line. Not to mention that Earl Glamorgan is currently very loyal to the Kingdom of Tiran and himself. Even if he really has other intentions, he has to find a way to stabilize it now.
It can even be said that even if David has a rebellious heart now, Abelson can tolerate it. As long as the superficial relationship between the monarch and the minister can be maintained, he can even allow Winter City to become a de facto independent kingdom.
Of course, he doesn’t want this to happen unless he has no choice.
Now he is eager to complete David and Sophia’s wedding as soon as possible, and then give birth to offspring early; if he can hold on until then, he can directly let David and Sophia’s offspring become the new king of the Kingdom of Tiran…
David doesn’t know that his offspring have been clearly arranged by His Majesty King Abelson. In fact, he didn’t think so much and so complicated, including when he took action, he didn’t consider whether he could get greater benefits if His Majesty the King died. It
was not until the end of the battle and the people around him left to do various things that David had free time to think about this problem.
The final answer is: there is no difference, and his future plans will not change much because of whether Abelson died or not.
Setting goals and moving steadily towards them is the current state of Winter City.
It is inevitable that it will develop into a huge and advanced city. By that time, whether Abelson is still in office or not, it is inevitable that Winter City will become the Kingdom of Winter.
Even David himself can hardly prevent this from happening: even if he doesn’t want to, when his strength reaches that level, the people around him will ask him to do so.
At that time, David represents more than just his own interests.
After returning to White Rock City, Abelson did not let David go back to rest, but pulled him to discuss a series of affairs such as the war and diplomacy with the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt.
In order to show his importance to Earl David Glamorgan, even Mage Jaina Proudmoore was invited.
As for Earl Sutton Stewart, he has a more important task: to reorganize the Knights Guard!
Before the traitors in the Knights Guard were completely eliminated, His Majesty the King did not dare to let the Knights Guard be responsible for his security.
In comparison, Earl David Glamorgan seemed to be safer, and perhaps he should let the Winter Knights be responsible for his own guard work next.
Because there is always a time to finish talking about business, and many affairs are being investigated and handled by others, Abelson can only turn the topic to things that have nothing to do with the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt.
For example, where did Mage Jaina Proudmoore come from?
“Master Jaina Proudmoore is the daughter of the leader of the island city of Kul Tiras. She is currently a guest in Winterfell. This time she came out to see the customs and practices of various places on the Brunnian continent.”
“Oh?” Abelson was very surprised. He did not ask where Kul Tiras was. Since it was an island city, it was definitely not on the Brunnian continent. It was not surprising that he had never heard of it.
But Jaina’s identity surprised Abelson a little. The daughter of the leader, isn’t that a princess? No wonder her appearance, temperament and knowledge are all so outstanding.
In fact, David’s introduction and Abelson’s speculation were not accurate. Kul Tiras was not a kingdom in the strict sense. Although Daelin Proudmoore was the leader of Kul Tiras, he was not a real king.
But Jaina would not explain it in such detail. In her eyes, the king in front of her was just a passer-by on her journey, and there was no need to know so much about him.
“So, Master Proudmoore is traveling around the continent to gain more knowledge and experience?”
“Yes.”
“Next time Master Proudmoore goes to the capital of Tiran, please make sure to introduce Kul Tiras to me. I think there can be more contacts between the Kingdom of Tiran and Kul Tiras.”
Jaina smiled and dealt with this kind of talk. She was very familiar with this kind of work.
After seeing Jaina’s performance, Abelson also realized that the princess of Kul Tiras was very good at dealing with this situation.
Such an outstanding performance made Abelson begin to worry: Can his silly daughter who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long compete with this female mage?
(End of this chapter)