Vol 6 Chapter 20: 2 out of 1

After ending the battle for Bishop Bien, Loren deliberately delayed for more than ten days in Charlotte's countdown, before officially receiving the deacon, the emissaries of the Holy Cross Church and the Sky Dome.
The messenger of the Archbishop of Innocent was a confidant, and he was an extremely capable guy; although he was only a deacon, at most a priest's deputy in the church priesthood, he was very good at earning money by his office. There are two treasuries in the name, no less than three million gold coins in savings, and also hold bonds of dozens of chambers of commerce.
In the words of Loren's "financial officer" and the head of the intelligence network, the president of the United Chamber of Commerce, Little Yoder, if it were not the priest's robe worth 600,000 gold coins and the cross of 400,000 gold coins on his body, at a glance, I thought it was Peer.
The reason why he is always missing is on the one hand in order to give the young priest-now Bishop Byrne-Weber to buy time, it is easier to take over the Bayern Church with the dear deacon beside the Archbishop.
In a sense, it can also create an illusion for the Holy Cross Church. This young priest is very simple and easy to control.
Being ignored by their own enemies is a good sign for an "idealist".
On the other hand, it was to wait for the "Expedition" to return to the horn fort at Yunfeng Peak.
On an open ground outside the Red Blood Castle, he looked up at the floating city that approached slowly from the sky, like a dark cloud, and Deacon Hillwick's face was pale, his wide eyes were almost lost, and his breath was short. .
Covering the clouds and covering the sun, the feeling of oppression that made the face blame, so that the clergyman who despised the wizard for most of his life felt a shock like the world cracked!
Loren on the side stood silently behind him, contentedly admiring the other person's expression at the moment.
It doesn't matter when the Horn Castle returns, but it is important for him to see the scene in the Sky Vault and the church's messengers.
At the negotiating table, although Charlotte won a great victory, she relied on the mistrust between Arles and the church and the information provided by the demon hunter.
Although this "flexible wrist" can win the greatest benefit, it is also easy to cause the other side to despise, thinking that Byrne can only rely on provocation, and does not have enough strength so he dare not confront the sky dome and the church.
What Loren had to do was to dispel the other party's "wrong point of view", reveal his fangs, and let the other party see clearly-he was a carnivore, not a grass eater.
"It's unbelievable, it's really ..." Deacon Silvik's deacon took half a minute to recover from the shock, and his forehead was already covered with cold sweat:
"This is really a miracle, a miracle that only the Holy Cross can descend!"
"Deacon Hillwick, you have been reputed." The dark-haired wizard gave him a faint smile, a disapproving look: "This is just a test article, and there is still a distance from the official launch."
"Of course, thanks to the blessing of the Holy Cross, the wizards of Byrne have mastered the key technology of the floating city, and within a few years they can completely turn her into a real floating fortress, by then ..."
"Uh ... the future, let's talk about it in the future." After wiping the cold sweat Deacon Silvik, he quickly turned his words: "Now we should still pay more attention to the present."
"Of course, what you said is." Loren took the topic lightly and cheerfully: "We should all look at our eyes, after all, who is right about the future?"
Deacon Hilvik froze slightly.
"Duke Loren, what did you say ..." After a moment of surprise, the expression of the messenger of the church and the heavenly palace was obviously not good:
"Excuse me, wouldn't it mean something?"
"Ah, is there?" Loren raised his eyebrows and looked at him "strangely": "Aren't we just discussing about the floating city? So just look ahead a little bit ... I don't quite understand, this sentence Is there anything in the conversation that could cause misunderstanding? "
That ’s right, there is nothing in this sentence that causes misunderstandings-provided that your Duke Byrne does not stand clearly in the camp of His Royal Highness Brandon de Salion, and the church does not support the current Crown Prince, Prince Connold de Salion!
Deacon Hillwick's expression was ugly.
The joy of victory brought by the concession of Bien in the bishop's dispute was completely wiped out at this moment ... Lorren Turin, this guy who can force the church to compromise in the pre-judgment of the imperial court, is still an intractable enemy.
At least for now.
"It's nothing ... I haven't seen you in three years. I'm sorry to see you again-the wizard who visited the imperial capital is now the duke of Bane with power, and it is inevitable that people will feel the time flies."
In the next second, Deacon Hilvik smoothly changed the subject out: "I don't hide from you, when Your Majesty Eckhart II told you to come down, be sure to extend his greetings to you."
Eckhart II ...
Loren heard what the other man said.
In other words, although the other party is a member of the church, it actually represents the Sky Vault, or the emperor himself?
"I really don't know, can I really greet Your Majesty's greetings?" Loren showed a kind of "humbly" look very cooperatively, quite a flattered posture:
"I thought that the troubles that the sky dome had been looking for in the past three years had made His Majesty want to rack his brains and oust my incompetent Duke of Bain."
It turns out that you still know how much trouble you have made for the Sky Dome!
"Where and where, Duke, do you think about it ... How could your Majesty so easily oust his humiliating minister?" With a polite and subtle smile, Deacon Hillwick waved his hand:
"What's more, the current empire is in a troubled autumn, and all places are not peaceful. It is when you, such a young and valuable man, show their talents-for the safety of the empire, even if there are many differences, everyone must be closely united. Together, we can make this country survive all difficulties and obstacles safely. "
"For example ... for now."
at the moment?
The expression of the dark-haired wizard moved slightly-Hilvik, he had something to say.
"Duke Loren, how much do you know about the Yasul elf kingdom ruled by the eagle king to the west of the misty sea?"
Deacon Hilvik stared closely at Loren's expression and said slowly, word by word.
"Except for some rumors, I don't know much about it." Loren looked at him expressionlessly, without touching: "To be honest, I'm not interested in such a distant country."
Silvik frowned slightly, almost writing the word "unbelief" on his face: "Really?"
"Of course it is true-if you have a little information, you should know that in the past two years, my attention has been focused on the Yunling Kingdom in the south." Loren replied directly:
"As for an overseas elven kingdom that has nothing to do with Byrne, I have no interest in her."
"is it?"
Deacon Hillwick showed a little disappointed expression, but his deep eyes were still fixed on the eyes of the dark-haired wizard: "So from now on, you should start to understand this country."
Loren's expression froze, but his heart tightened.
Very good ... Isn't there any more corners?
"The next thing I want to tell you is the intelligence from the Sky Vault-and it is a top secret." Hilvik lifted his chest and looked solemnly:
"Do not hide from you that this matter is not more than five people in the empire except Your Majesty himself ... Because Your Majesty takes special care, you are among these five."
The dark-haired wizard nodded his head in a serious way, his mouth grinning.
Confidential ... If it's really confidential, now it's Rut Infinite, not you.
In the imperial capital of Golovin, where all kinds of forces are mixed, the faster the "confidentiality" leaks-the "top secret" is kept secret for up to three days. "Internal information" is often sent in the morning and can be spread throughout the afternoon. Alley; the
Imperial Council
, which should nominally keep the content of the meeting secret, is even more leaky than the sieve.
Of course, Byrne is also not qualified to joke the Sky Dome, because the round table council is also the same; the counts from the 13th leader, also have no sense of confidentiality ...
"Information from Eboden and Lotel-three months ago, a cargo ship with an open sea accidentally encountered an ocean-going ship with a sail and a completely different shape from the empire; according to the description of the witnesses afterwards, it was speculated that this The ship is probably from the Kingdom of Yasul. "
The deacon of Hilvik who did not notice Loren ’s expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "And according to their route, the final destination should be the border of the ancient wood forest!"
Ancient wood forest?
Loren, who heard the term stunned slightly, was really surprised: "You mean ..."
"Although they have been separated for hundreds of years, the elves of the ancient wood forest and the so-called 'Yazur people' are indeed of the same root." Hilvik continued: "This time they suddenly visited the ancient wood forest. Reason. "
"You know, the ancient wood forest is bordered by both the two principalities of Lotel and Arles at the same time. It is difficult for the imperial army to penetrate into it, but these elves can attack from the jungle at any time and disturb our villages and towns."
"Although in the past ten generations, the elves have almost never harassed us, and even even traded with the caravans of the empire, fighting alongside us to resist the invasion of ogres; but as far back as the time of the ancient kingdom, Once occupied most of the territories of Lotel, the forces spread throughout the ancient wood forest! "
"And now the Kingdom of Yasul, which is estranged from us and has lost contact with the ocean fleet, has turned its eyes to their" distant relatives "-the sky dome palace will inevitably worry, the eagle king on the other side of the sea has no longer Satisfy his territory and reach out to us. "
When the words fell, Deacon Hilvik said no more, waiting quietly for the response of the dark-haired wizard.
Loren frowned slightly. He probably guessed what the other person was thinking, but he wasn't going to follow the other person's meaning: "Sorry, but what does that have to do with Byrne?"
"You just mentioned that the ancient wood forest is bordered by the two principalities of Lotel and Arles, is this matter more closely related to them?"
"Yes, the affairs of the ancient wood forest and the elves have nothing to do with Byrne." Hilvik cast a meaningful look at Loren: "But it has something to do with you."
"Me?" Loren continued to act silly.
"A long time ago ... probably a few years ago, when you were just a wizard, as an emissary of the Earl of Deep Forest and the heir to the Principality of Lothal, he visited an elven settlement in the ancient wood forest."
Like telling a story, Hilvik whispered: "There, you worked with them to fight against the ogre invasion, and forged a deep friendship, even ... emotions beyond friendship."
Hooking up the corner of his mouth, Hilvik ’s eyes were hard to hide: "Someone told me that when you were in Ebden, you were accompanied by a brave and warrior elf warrior who was wielding a spear, really?"
"Cough ... that was something that happened many years ago; not to mention that I only contacted elves near the east, and what you mentioned seemed to be the northern settlement."
With an embarrassing cough, Loren retorted: "After so long, there is no contact. I'm afraid they can't recognize me when they see me."
"Even so, you are one of the few people who have been in contact with the elves and are familiar with how to contact them-and the identity of your Duke Byrne and the friendship of the past can also help you to gain the respect of each other more easily." Silvik's tone increased slightly, his voice thick:
"Therefore, under the influence of many factors, His Majesty Eckhart II ordered me to greet you face-to-face, whether you would like to become the plenipotentiary envoy of the Sakran Empire, visit the ancient wood forest to negotiate with the elves there, and obtain information about the Azores All the intelligence of the kingdom? "
Hilvik, who finally no longer circled, quite bluntly stated the purpose of his trip.
In a more serious atmosphere, the dark-haired wizard did not answer immediately, contemplating silently.
"Of course ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Your Majesty also took into account that Duke Byrne's busy business and daily affairs do not necessarily have time to perform such a long official mission."
"But correspondingly, another thing will please you a little bit." Before the words fell, Silvik's expression suddenly became indifferent:
"It has been more than three years since your coronation. In these three years, there has never been a visit to the emperor, and he has given the post to Han. Don't you think it is a bit rude?"
"Truely, Your Majesty, considering that Byrne is now reunited, you must have many things that are too busy to be tolerant ... But Duke, you have to give His Majesty a little face, so that he has a reasonable reason to convince others that Byrne is right The empire is faithful! "
Loren pondered for a moment: "So, Your Majesty means ..."
"I'm just a deacon, I dare not figure out your majesty's thoughts, I can only tell you a little bit of my own rough insights." Hilvik suddenly smiled again, and humbled his chest, but his eyes were always dark Sorcerer stares:
"Envoy to Gumu Forest, or go to the Imperial Capital to report ... choose one!"