Chapter 254 Double Agent
In Kislev, Alexei Mikhail, the commander of the Erengrad Sniper Army, sat in a warm tavern booth, waiting for news from Sergei, the former foreign minister who was suppressed by the Tsar.
This meeting required great courage on the part of Alexei, even though he knew that the secret police were not paying attention to either of them.
The black wooden door was knocked regularly and then pushed open roughly. The owner of the tavern exchanged glances with Alexi, and the legion commander understood and followed the owner to the entrance of the cellar.
Only a handful of trusted nobles knew that this remote hotel was the headquarters of the rebel group "Ersun Brotherhood".
Alexi is a nobleman worthy of the rebels, while Sergei is a brave and unyielding old minister of the previous dynasty.
The shopkeeper Lev will not betray Alexei and Sergei. They are brothers with a connection deeper than blood, and loyal defenders of Kislev.
Walking down the stairs, as they were about to reach the secret meeting place, Lev whispered a reminder.
"Ersun is roaring. Tonight will be safe."
Alexei's heart suddenly tightened, and he subconsciously put his left hand into the pocket of his fur coat.
This is an agreed-upon warning signal, meaning that a brother has spotted a secret police officer nearby.
God did not give Alexei any hint, so it seemed that no accidents would happen in the near future.
The talks will continue. Sergei, who is also loyal to his motherland, is a compatriot worth winning over. Almost all the boys admire Sergei's integrity. Even if this "holy fool" cursed Catherine outside the royal court, the tsar only dared to deprive him of his last power.
But the real power lies not in the throne or the scepter, but in the hearts of the people.
In Alexei's view, Sergei, who had no real power, was the second most powerful person in the kingdom. If he wanted to rebel against the Tsar, he could not do without Sergei's support.
As Lev turned and left, he closed the wooden doors along the way. Alexei reached into his pocket with his right hand and gripped the dagger tightly. This would be a necessary precaution.
Under the dim light, old Sergei, like a dying lion, sat quietly behind a wooden table covered with grease and milk stains.
"Good day, Eagle of Erengrad. It seems that you have inherited Andrei Mikhail's bravery. I will never forget your father. His sacrifice in the Patriotic War is an irreparable regret for Kislev."
"With the blessing of His Majesty Alex, the Mikhail family will always be loyal to Kislev."
This was an ambiguous signal. Alexei mentioned the murdered previous tsar and tactfully stated his position in front of the respected old ministers.
Alexei picked up the wine glass on the table, bit open the detoxification sac hidden in his mouth, and drank the liquor seemingly defenselessly.
Sergei also raised his glass in return and responded to Alexei with meaningful words.
"My loyalty is also to Kislev, not to a crown."
This was the answer Alexey wanted; their conversation was already explicit enough, and any more would have to be on guard against possible eavesdroppers.
"Bad news has come from the Ugor tribe in the north. Tomorrow I will ask the Tsar to send troops to the north." Old Sergei looked at Alexei with cloudy eyes.
Alexei was not surprised by Sergei's shocking words. Although Sergei had no real power, no guard dared to stop him even if he broke into the Royal Hall of the Parliament.
Old Sergei had asked the Tsar several times, but rarely received a response.
This might be his last attempt at death; bloody Katrine was not known for her generosity.
Alexei also received a notification of the invasion, which was unexpected, as according to his private channels, the invasion was supposed to happen in a month, not now.
The legion commander simply raised his glass again to indicate that if the Tsar could be persuaded to send troops, it would be better sooner or later.
In the Royal Court of Kislev, Sergei prostrated himself before the Tsarine's throne and reported without reservation what he had heard during the meeting, as well as the reaction of the commander of the Striker Corps.
"Alexei is not as neutral as he seems. He may be secretly colluding with the Daha and Thor sects in the north. If we allow the shooting army to go north, after dealing with the Norse tribe, the kingdom's army will definitely turn its guns around."
Catherine raised the wine glass and gently tasted the baby's blood in the glass, without revealing her joy or anger to any mortal.
"You will be assassinated the day after tomorrow. According to the clues at the scene, my secret police raided your residence, but were stopped by the high-ranking priest of the Ersun sect."
"Yes, Your Majesty, your will is my mission."
Sergei glanced at the Tsar in awe. "Eternity", what a powerful word, it should only appear in gods. Even Ersun could not grant such a blessing, but Katrin could.
It seems that the Tsar is going to take action against the Ursun sect. The opposition forces in the kingdom are all under Catherine's control, and even the former state religion cannot cause any trouble.
After all, there has not been a "Patriarch" of Ersun for three hundred years. Without royal power, the Ersun sect is just a mess.
"The Kingdom of Kislev is not a loose sand, my great master. Although the upper class is corrupt, the lower class is still determined to fight to the end. This will be my chance."
In a basement, Alexi humbly reported the latest progress to the god in the crystal mirror.
Humans remembered the invasion warnings from the north and could not help but ask questions to the omniscient gods.
"My all-knowing Lord of Fate, the northern invasion should have happened in a month, but today, the Ugol people discovered the Norse tribes heading south."
According to past practice, the Norse tribes would fight as they moved south, eventually marching slowly to the border, and only unite when facing the Kislevites.
From the time the Norsemen discovered the tracks to the time the invaders broke into Kislev, it would take no more than a week. It was impossible for them to stay on the border of the kingdom for a month.
The gods never make mistakes, but the Ugor people's emergency warnings have never been missed.
The old man in the mirror looked down at the mortals outside the mirror with a mocking look. A mere few thousand Norscan raiders were indeed a major invasion for them.
“The wave before a storm can also be a tsunami.”
The Mirror God coldly dropped his final revelation and stopped looking at Kislev. He had to delay the Chaos Army's southward advance as much as possible.
A few mortal tribes that escaped from the Norse Peninsula were not worthy of the attention of the Mirror God. Losers would never be taken seriously anywhere.
It needs to pay attention to the Khorne Chaos Warrior Legion that has won nearly a hundred consecutive victories over Norse tribes. It is suspected that several great demons are paying attention to this chaos wave.
Power and intrigue are the sharpest swords. The complicated relationships among the big demons will become the invincible weapon of the Mirror God, who will use the invisible sword to divide this turmoil.
There is no doubt that it is inefficient to expect to defeat the enemy with wisdom, and only the weak will exhaust themselves in the face of adversity.
Lynch led his team to fly to the Norse Peninsula on a hover engine. He had no time to waste on uniting the countries.
The most powerful wizard in the world is at Lynch's side, and he himself is also an invincible champion.
At this time, you just need to charge into the ice field and defeat the enemy among thousands of troops.
(End of this chapter)
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