Chapter 429 Change of Plan
But in this case, it is not easy to use the blood fort outside the break.
Especially in a family like the Lancelot royal family that pays great attention to genealogy and bloodlines, even if the part of Jennifer's bloodline that belongs to the Odin orcs is very small, if you want to become the queen of the Lancelot royal family, you will still be pickpocketed The fall of the bottom becomes the reason for others to criticize.
Because it is not just the Strachey family who are staring at the position of the queen of the royal family.
Every battle for the position of queen is full of games of power and interests.
This time their biggest advantage should be the Regent Princess Sophie Liya. With her in the middle, they are more likely to win.
"You don't need to tell them anything. Let little Sophilia handle it when you arrive in the capital. She is better at this than you." Grand Duke Cedric added.
"Understood!" General Esdmond replied in a muffled voice, and strode away without looking back, letting this thick-skinned man explain to two naive and sloppy girls what marriage is and what responsibility is. Some embarrass him.
As I said just now, the Strachey family is by no means the only ones staring at the throne of the royal family.
Not only those grand duke families, but all powerful nobles and nobles who have girls of suitable age in their families have set foot on the road to Valesta after receiving the news that the new king of the Lancelot royal family is going to take the stage.
No, to be more accurate, it should be men and women of the marriageable age in the Byron Alliance who are all on their way to Valesta.
Let's not forget that it's not just a young prince on the verge of power who needs a queen.
The young princess, who is about to step down as regent, also needs a husband.
There is never a shortage in this world of young people who dream of reaching the sky in one step.
After the New Year's Carnival, Valesta seems to have entered spring in an instant, and the smell of male hormones and female hormones is everywhere.
The Lancelot royal family hadn't expressed anything yet, and those self-righteous young people spontaneously compared.
The way for young men to show themselves is to show off their strength. They turned out the old aristocratic duels. For a while, duels with white gloves became a fashion in Valesta.
If you want to snatch the princess from me, let's fight!
Political differences, let's fight!
Dislike each other, let's fight!
Anyway, there was nothing that a duel couldn't solve, at least in the eyes of those young knights who had had a few glasses of strong wine and didn't know their last names.
They still don't know that the biggest target that makes them fight to the death already has their own hearts, even if they win all the duels, it doesn't matter to them.
How could such a high-end matter as the regent princess choose a husband be reduced to such a naive method for them to decide who belongs to them.
The same goes for the girls who compete for beauty on any occasion.
The selection of a queen is not a beauty pageant, and it is not something that can be won by being gorgeous. It must have enough prominent blood and a large family to support it.
Otherwise, even if they met the young prince at a certain banquet and had a beautiful and moving love story, the final result would be to become one of the young prince's lovers, but not his queen.
To some extent, the queen is an out-and-out political product.
The young prince's mind is not on this at all now. Apart from being captured by Princess Regent Sophilia and learning to handle various government affairs every day, the rest of the time is spent with the little griffin presented to the royal family by the leader of the Yongye army.
I can't wait to eat and sleep together, so that this little griffin can grow up overnight and take him soaring into the sky.
A child is still a child after all, and will not grow up overnight because of the wishes of others.
Princess Regent Sophilia's ideas are counterproductive, but it doesn't mean that Prince Laurie will cooperate.
In private, Sophilia blamed Sean for sending the little griffin, abducted Prince Laurie, and made him lose his mind.
Sean smiled wryly. It seemed that she was the one who helped Prince Laurie blackmail the eagle mount from him. She was also the one who was ecstatic when he received the two baby griffins.
Now Prince Laurie is obsessed with playing griffins, so why did he become his fault again?
But this kind of question must never be asked out, this scapegoat should be carried honestly, this is the privilege of women in the honey vat of love.
In fact, compared to those strong women in the previous life, Sophie Liya's strength is not pure.
To a large extent, it is because she is in this position and has to carry this burden, pretending to be strong, and there is still a bit of masculinity in her bones. After all, the environment in which she lives is such that, like Wu Zetian, she is completely patriarchal. In the world, there are only a handful of feminists who have turned into extreme feminists. In the entire history of flower growers, there has only been such a one.
When getting along with each other in private, Sophie Liya seldom appears superior, and sometimes acts like a baby and is very measured, which makes Sean feel very comfortable.
After the New Year's Carnival, Sean originally planned to take the black collar and return to the Eternal Night Army as soon as possible.
It has become a custom for the Yongye military leader to hold a high-level meeting every year to summarize the gains and losses of the past year and formulate plans for the next year. Especially Sophie Liya's sudden decision before the New Year has an impact on the Yongye military leader. Quite large, they must adjust the future strategic layout.
The plan couldn't keep up with the rapid changes, and when he was preparing to return, he learned from the regent princess Sophilia that Grand Duke Cedric would come to Valesta in the near future, and brought news of the latest movements of the Odin orcs.
Sean decides to postpone the high-level meeting.
Grand Duke Cedric is the out-and-out white jade pillar and purple gold beam of the Byron Alliance. It is precisely because of him and the broken blood cavalry led by him, who stick to the border all the year round, that there will be the life song and dance of the Byron Alliance. .
The more he understood the strength of the Odin orcs, the deeper Sean's admiration for this knight of the kingdom became.
The slightly larger Odin orc tribe kept the leader of the Eternal Night Army at bay, and Grand Duke Cedric was able to carry the two Odin empires for so many years. What a remarkable thing this is.
Sean is full of curiosity about such heroes.
Moreover, he is also the grandfather of Princess Sophielia. The two want to get together, and sooner or later they will pass his test. Although their relationship is not like that of ordinary people, the final result is not determined by someone's will, but It is also a good choice to win the favor of the other party in advance.
The most important thing is the news of the Odin orcs brought by Grand Duke Cedric. It is definitely not a trivial matter for him to come to Valesta in person.
In fact, Eagle-eyed Special Qinke, the leader of the Yongye Army, has already felt the turmoil in the Odin Prairie.
In the last ten years or so of the Xiodin Empire, a generation of heroes has emerged, and the royal family is in full swing. Last year, they even married a princess of the fox family who has the reputation of the queen family.
The Eastern Odin Empire is in decline, the old lions are weak and declining, and the young lions are scrambling for power and profit, making the entire eastern Odin prairie a miasma.
When the balance of confrontation is broken, even a fool knows that something will go wrong.
It’s just that the time of Yong Ye’s army leader’s operation is too short after all. Hawkeye Special Qinke’s energy in recent years has been on the side of the Byron Alliance. Difficult to control the overall situation.
Again, the Odin prairie is too big, and the lives of the various tribes are too disjointed. Throwing hundreds of Hawkeyes in there won't even be a hit.
Broken Blood Castle has fought against the Odin Empire for so many years. It is not unusual for them to infiltrate and understand them better than the leader of the Eternal Night Army. They have information that they do not know. What persisted for so long.
The movements of the Odin orcs are also closely related to the leader of the Eternal Night Army.
It is not only the issue of the Kogel grassland outside the northern fortress.
It is also because the leader of the Eternal Night Army is now getting closer to the Byron Alliance, and the wealth plundered from them has already accounted for a large part of the financial revenue of the Army Leader of the Eternal Night.
The Byron Alliance is broken, and the Eternal Night Army Leader will also be greatly affected, at least the current ultra-fast development speed will be lost.
However, judging from the situation on the Odin Prairie, it is unlikely that the Odin Empire will launch an all-out war against the Byron Alliance.
On the contrary, it is more likely that the Western Odin Empire will launch a full-scale invasion of the Eastern Odin Empire.
There is also a lot of room for manipulation here.
There is a kind of wealth in this world, called war wealth.
War always needs military supplies, right?
Commander Yongye happened to be one step ahead in this aspect, especially in terms of black powder.
In the battle situation in the Swamp of Despair, the amount of black powder used by the Eternal Night Army Commander was frighteningly large, but it could not hold back the hundreds of arsenals inside the Eternal Night Army Commander.
According to subsequent statistics, their usage is less than one-tenth of the total production.
And the black gunpowder has now been declassified, and is no longer the monopoly product of the Yong Ye army leader.
The leader of the Yong Ye Army is preparing to make a fortune in the last spare time.
At the beginning, Sean set his sights on the mining industry of the Kingsley family, and Duke Buck was very interested in it.
However, the Kingsley family has already been squeezed out by the Yongye army in the form of war compensation. In a short period of time, the oil and water are limited, so it can only be regarded as a long-term transaction.
Moreover, Grand Duke Buck is not a fool, he will not completely rely on imports for this kind of military supplies, and it is inevitable to reverse the formula in retrospect.
In short, the bulk sale of black powder is very time-sensitive, and now is the best time for the Yongye army to lead a bulk shipment.
Grand Duke Cedric can be said to be swift and resolute. Not long after Xiao En received the news, the other party had already led a broken blood cavalry to the city of Valesta, and it was nothing more than a thousand-mile raid.
"It's Grand Duke Cedric, it's really Grand Duke Cedric, our guardian, the legendary god of war, I never thought I would have the opportunity to meet him in my lifetime."
"Look at his mental outlook, look at his waist, look at that armor, he is indeed a knight of our kingdom, it is said that he is nearly a hundred years old, and you can't tell it at all."
"This is perfectly normal. You think that the champion knight is blown out, and it will not be a problem for Grand Duke Cedric to guard us for another thirty or fifty years."
"Thirty or fifty years? It's too short. I wish he could live forever and guard us forever. As long as he is here, we can sleep peacefully."
"The blood-colored heavy armor, the broken-shouldered sword, and the blood-colored cloak are so mighty and powerful, and the blood-colored cavalry of the broken mouth really deserves its reputation. Only such knights can guard our border. I really want to join them."
"Haha, just you, want to join the Blood Cavalry? Save yourself! I heard that the horsemen of the Blood Cavalry have to start with knight-level strength. You don't even have the qualifications to be a groom, and you still want to join the Blood Cavalry? Unless The broken blood knight is rotten to a certain extent, otherwise it will not be considered in the rest of my life."
"You dare to humiliate me? I want to fight you!"
"Duel? Haha... Have you been led out of your mind by those lord's children who don't have any brains? Ghosts will duel with you!"
"You despicable coward, you don't even dare to fight a duel, do you still have honor?"
"What is glory? Can it be eaten as a meal? When you watch the excitement, just watch the excitement, don't talk useless, make people laugh."
"You say, Your Excellency Grand Duke Cedric, why did you come to the capital suddenly? He has come to the capital no more than ten times in his life, and each time he came to the capital with earth-shattering events. The last time he came to the capital was to support Princess Sophilia boarded the regent, and I heard that the team of broken blood cavalry he brought back then was slaughtered in the royal capital."
"I don't know if you don't want to spread rumors. It wasn't the Broken Blood Cavalry at all, but the Iron Rose Knights of Her Royal Highness. From the beginning to the end, Grand Duke Cedric never let a single soldier enter the city. The Strachey family is known as not Interfering in the succession disputes of all the grand duke families of the Byron Alliance."
"What's the difference? Without the support of Grand Duke Cedric, how could the young princess form the Iron Rose Knights? Now everyone knows that the Iron Rose Knights are just a reserve for the Blood Knights. Didn't the elite finally flow to the broken blood cavalry?"
"I don't know that there is a default rule among the nobles. There is no direct evidence, and I have never done it. Grand Duke Cedric always plays within the rules. Others can't find fault. You have this ability, and you can play like this. Besides, these are all old accounts, what's the point of mentioning this? Or do you have any complaints about Her Royal Highness's rule?"
"You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. When did I say that I have complaints about Her Royal Highness's rule? I have also experienced it. I have experienced the rule of the previous regent, and I know how rampant that guy is. If it weren't for Her Royal Highness, I still don’t know how to harm us Valesta! I’m just curious about the reason why Grand Duke Cedric came to the capital at this time.”
"What's so strange about this? Everyone with a discerning eye knows that the royal family of Lancelot and the Strachey family have a long history of marriage, which is the key to maintaining the stability of Blood Castle. This generation should own half of the Strachey family. The prince of blood sits on the throne. Unexpectedly, there is an accident and only one princess is born. Now that the new king has grown up, he will succeed to the throne soon. Of course, the choice of queen must be finalized. Didn’t you see that there are women’s carriages accompanying the team? "
"Is that our future queen?"
"Hey, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Now it's not just the Strachey family who are staring at the position of the queen, but those noble ladies who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth. Let's not talk about it, the other seven families, as far as I know You know, there are no less than five school-age ladies who are ready to launch an offensive on this matter."
"Go ahead! How can you know such high-end news?"
"It's not that the news I know is high-end, but that you are too ignorant. You don't need to deliberately understand this kind of thing. Those people will actively spread the news in order to build momentum. You only need to pay attention to their usual movements, and you will easily speculate Find out which families are full of peeps at this position. They used to be able to sit still. Now that the Strachey family has entered the stage first, those guys will definitely not be able to sit still. Just wait and see, it won’t take long For a long time, they will rush to the capital one after another, and by that time, everything will be clear at a glance."
"It seems to be true. I didn't expect you to have such a skill. If this is the case, our capital will be lively again."
"Who says it's not! It's really hard to say who will be the final queen."
The scene where Grand Duke Cedric entered the arena, and the crowd of onlookers can be described as a sea of people.
In contrast, the scene where Sean presented the griffin earlier was a bit insignificant.
The reputations of the two are quite different.
After the convoy led by Yong Ye passed by, most of them were ridiculed.
The Broken Blood Cavalry led by Grand Duke Cedric was full of praise, even if there were a few words of slander occasionally, they were drowned in a spit of saliva.
The shadow of a famous tree.
The broken mouth blood knight has been resounding in Arshan for so many years, and the accumulated battle results have long established an invincible image in people's minds.