It's very late.
Melsusa was checking the battle reports sent from the front in the room. The armies of Jagun and Bashalan had already attacked the heartland of the Borg army from two directions respectively. If they continued fighting, it would not take long to completely drive the Borg back to their country.
But my army can no longer attack...
If we enter a country that others are familiar with, we may face endless guerrilla warfare, which will cause heavy losses to the team. The Borg are not Jagun's enemies and their artillery cannot reach Jagun deep in the desert, so it's okay to stay here.
If Bashalan's army wants revenge, then let them fight on their own. However, with the Borg's powerful national strength, they probably won't be able to get far...
Clang~
While Melsusa was still reading the battle report, the door was suddenly kicked open.
"Ben Tari, didn't I tell you to control your temper when you are in another country?" Melsusa turned around and looked at the commander in front of her.
This time the Sun King sent two commanders.
One is himself from the Sky Guard, and the other is Ben Tari who is in charge of the ground forces.
But due to some special circumstances, his status was slightly higher, so when he left, the High King specifically emphasized that Ben Tari should obey his arrangements...
"What do you mean by what you did today? Why did you reduce their rewards? This is an order from the Supreme King, and you dare to disobey! Are you interested in that boy?"
"Don't talk nonsense... The High King has never issued such an order. I said this just to get some compensation for the families of our brothers who died in the battle. Besides, they should be the ones to pay for the military expenses we spent on coming here from afar." Melsusa looked at the other party and said.
Ben Tarry had been sullen all dinner, but had not yet spoken of it.
"The High King didn't say that? Then why…"
"I requested this. You know our king's temper. Would he care about these things?"
As the supreme king of the desert kingdoms, the most dazzling royal power under the sun... wise, benevolent and charming, the Sun King usually doesn't care about these trivial matters under a series of compliments.
And it is actually possible to let Jagon pay the expenses himself, but as the commander-in-chief, Melsusa wants to get some compensation. This will not only compensate the families of the brothers who died in the battle, but also bring a lot of benefits to our expedition.
"Then why did you say that before..."
"I simply don't trust their king, but I'm surprised they sent the southern nobles to come personally to explain this time, including the earl who defeated the Golden Company."
Thinking back, I still feel a little angry. The earl actually looked down on me with knowledge that I didn't understand!
"In a few days, pick someone from the army and teach that earl a lesson. It doesn't have to be too rude... Don't forget that the High King came here this time and told us to see who can defeat the Golden Company if we have the chance."
"That's no problem, I'll arrange it!"
Just as the two were talking, a dazzling light suddenly came from outside the window.
At the same time, the roars of the palace guards were heard...
"Alert!! Everyone, come to the main hall. Someone has assassinated the little prince."
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Sean and Igonia were taken directly to the palace hall by the guards. All the southern earls and the guards and servants in the palace gathered at this place.
Almost everyone who stayed in the palace except for the royal family was brought here...
"What happened?"
Pulling Igunya along, Sean finally found someone he knew.
"I don't know. I was woken up just after I fell asleep... It seems that little Prince Anto was assassinated." The speaker was Count Dracula, with a slightly drunk look on his face.
Many people drank a lot of wine at the dinner just now, but who would have thought that someone would dare to assassinate someone in a place like the palace!
"Little Prince? Have you found the assassin?"
"We don't know yet, we are also waiting for news..."
All the southern lords looked at each other, not knowing what to do next, and the guards were also unaware of the current situation. They just received the news and gathered all the lords in the hall.
[Panic!], [Uncomfortable!], and [Sleepy!]... and so on filled the entire hall.
Many lords were very tired and had no idea what had happened. They could only wait for someone to come and explain.
Sean looked out at the time in the sky:
[Night: Cloudy, 4:00:20]…
There were only 4 hours until daybreak, but still no one came out to explain the current situation.
Outside the hall, there were the sounds of guards in formal attire...
A little further away, Sean saw Melsusa and the other two people he met during the day. They looked at him with a slight smile and nodded. They must have been called to the hall by the guards.
It's easier to ensure everyone's safety in this spacious place!
It wasn't until the sky was slightly bright that the Grand Duke walked into the hall... accompanied by the wizard Ash.
"Grand Duke!"
Hearing the sound, many lords with narrowed eyes hurriedly stood up.
"You're all tired."
"What happened? Grand Duke?" someone asked anxiously.
"During dinner, an enemy rushed into Prince Anto's room and assassinated him. When he was found by the guards, he was already dead in bed." Then he turned to look at Melsusa.
"Your Excellency, Commander, I suspect that this time it was a Borg assassin who infiltrated the palace."
"How could a Borg assassin sneak into the palace?" Mel Susa said somewhat dissatisfiedly.
Fortunately, this is not Jagun’s palace, otherwise the commander of the Sky Guard would be furious!
“We really didn’t expect…”
"Everyone, let's rest here tonight. The Imperial Guards may blockade the imperial capital early tomorrow morning. Don't go back for now. It's the safest here." said the Grand Duke.
Originally, after coming to the capital to beg for a reduction in payment, Sean only needed to have a symbolic fight with the other party, but now everyone has to stay.
"And your Majesty the King?"
"The king is in a difficult time right now, so we'd better obey his orders."
However, when the Grand Duke was explaining things, Sean still saw a state of [fear!] and [uneasiness!] in him.
He is just an assassin. Even if he is very powerful, he can't scare the old duke like this!
On the other side, Ash found himself and Ignia in the crowd...
"Igonia, why are you here?"
"Teacher~"
When facing Ash, Ignia was not as bold as she was in front of Sean.
But at the moment, Sean ignored the nagging of the master and apprentice and asked Ash directly...
"Master Ash, what happened to the little prince? Was he really assassinated? Someone actually managed to enter the palace and kill people..."
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