Chapter 113, The Godfather Is Coming!

"Fort Marien?" The Duke of Griffin read the letter and handed it back to the emperor: "My lord, what do you think?"

"Marienburg is the territory of the empire, this is the most basic...!" Karl Franz signaled that the two of them can turn back: "I think we must recognize the fact that Marienburg is considered the territory of the empire, but Not counted as subjects of the empire."

"However, these subjects are far richer than their masters." The Duke of Griffin said seriously, his blue eyes full of wisdom: "My lord, I think we will undoubtedly send troops in this battle, but we may We can take this opportunity to take back part of the sovereignty of Marienburg...or at least let these business princes spit out enough gold."

"I think so too... My Duke, there is plenty of time, let's talk about it." The death claw of the griffin flew across the forest and landed in front of the two of them. The emperor rode away, and the Duke of Griffin blew a whistle. A huge griffin that is not inferior to the claws of death roared from the cliff of the griffin. This is the mount of the Duke of Griffin - the disaster of the beast.

The emperor and the duke rode the griffin across the sky at a very fast speed and came to the griffin castle.

There are golden angel statues and griffin statues flying at the top of the hundreds of meters of high mountain cliffs. The Griffin Castle is built on the mountain like this, and the city wall more than 30 meters high surrounds the bottom of the mountain. It is a majestic city. Built on this sacred mountain, embracing the Griffin Dukedom.

The Griffin Castle is divided into five floors, and each floor has an independent city wall and entrance. The road to the top fortress winds around the mountain, and various defensive equipment are densely distributed on every section of the city wall of this giant castle. , many griffins flew happily in circles around the castle.

The land of the Griffin Dukedom is very fertile, with rice paddies and orchards all over it. Each 'private' farm has fences, barns, and kilns, and many ditches flow down the mountain, cross this verdant land, and enter the Riker River, which is also a typical landform symbol of the emperor's direct leadership—— Reickland, which is directly ruled by the emperor himself, is an extremely fertile plain with a mild climate, fertile soil and a large population.

Back at the duke's mansion at the top of the castle, the duke opened the secret room. This secret room is specially used to discuss confidential matters. There is only one entrance to the whole room, and the remaining three directions are all cliffs. Entering the room, the warm The fire had already been lit, and the servants had already arranged all kinds of melons, fruits, food and red wine in the room. Seeing the emperor and the duke enter, the servants saluted and then pulled the heavy door and retreated.

Karl Franz was sitting in the main seat. He threw the letter on the table and smiled bitterly at Ivan: "Okay, my Duke, let's discuss what to do."

"Just call me Ivan, Your Majesty." Ivan Ferdinand sat on the long sofa to the left of the emperor, and the Duke of Griffin already knew what the emperor meant.

Sending troops to support Marienburg is a "fat" trip, there is no doubt about it.

The war with the Greenskins can't get too many captures, but Marienburg is rich. This rich old world's largest port city can be said to be very rich. In the case of urban crisis, the Marienburg House will definitely spend a lot of money. Only gold and silver can satisfy the appetite of the empire, so the biggest beneficiary will be the coach who leads the reinforcements.

Sure enough, as Ivan expected, the emperor said: "Ivan, let the griffins go out for a drive in this war and get some fresh air."

"My lord, don't you lead the army yourself?" Duke Griffin's expression was calm, and he didn't seem to be surprised at all.

"I have other things to do, and you will be fully responsible for this reinforcement." Karl Franz calmly ordered: "Then tell me, Ivan, how do you plan to fight this war?"

"We faced many difficulties,

My Majesty, the rebellion in many places has just been put down, and the newly settled new territory needs enough troops to maintain law and order. "Ivan raised his glass of red wine: "Next is the 'spring' plowing season, the number of troops we can recruit may be much less than imagined, a big waaagh! Need enough troops to deal with it. "

"I will deploy more swordsmen and musketeers to you, but you still need to recruit enough troops, and the military expenses will be borne by Marienburg. Don't worry about this." Karl Franz from Ivan- Ferdinand took the wine glass in his hand, and the emperor shook his head: "The Griffon Knights must not be moved lightly. You can bring up to three companies of knights this time."

"Well, the estimated army will be less, and... Marienburg told us that we can't defend the city, we must fight in the field." The Duke of Griffon took a sip of red wine: "For field battles, we need enough knights."

"The Sun Knights are heading to the Brescia Territory in the south to help eliminate the Beastmen. Rick's guards need to rest, and the number of knights is not enough. It is difficult for us to defeat the greenskin army in the wild." Ivan frowned, of course he knew this. This war is a "fat" trip, but the shortage of troops is also a problem. Due to a series of things such as "spring" plowing, it may be difficult for him to recruit enough soldiers. The standing armies in various places have just suppressed the rebellion in many territories. Not easy to move lightly.

Rick guards an imperial army, which is more like the private army of Karl Franz's family. If the emperor himself does not dispatch, the Rick guards will not dispatch either. The Griffin Knights are the country's most important The weapon cannot be easily shown to others, so the Duke of Griffin has to face the situation of lack of troops.

"Can I seek reinforcements, my lord? I need enough knights."

"Who will you ask for reinforcements?" Karl Franz agreed with Duke Ivan's point of view, but the emperor gave restrictions: "It is best not to let other electors 'intervene' in the affairs of Marienburg."

"On the other side of the gray mountain range, don't the empire still have our knight allies?" The eyes of the Duke of Griffin shone with wisdom: "The knights don't need spring plowing, and they won't do harm to Marienburg." If you have ideas, a sum of gold can send them away."

"Very good." The emperor nodded: "Then let's begin."

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In the afternoon, mid-February, at No. 53, Amber Avenue, Fort Marienne, the home of Ryan Malcador.

In the recent period, the law and order in Marienburg has been a bit 'chaotic'. I don't know who spread the news that the green leather army is gathering, so people are panicked. All kinds of doomsday rumors are spreading wildly. Had to suppress it many times, and then promised that the green leather army would not be able to come here, and the imperial reinforcements would arrive soon, so they barely suppressed the "chaos" and "chaotic" hearts.

However, none of this will affect the tranquility of Amber Avenue, because if Marienburg even has chaos in this area, then it is not far from being completely over.

In the study on the second floor, Ryan was sitting behind his desk reading a book. The weather outside today was not good, so he happened to stay at home to rest.

"Dong dong dong~" There was a knock on the 'door' of the study, and Ryan raised his head: "Please come in!"

The little maids Emilia and Miranda came in, they brought tea and juice, the two girls were wearing black and white maid uniforms, white stockings and buckskin Short boots, long hair tied with a white turban, Emilia said first: "Mr. Lane, afternoon tea is here."

After getting along for a period of time, Emilia has become accustomed to being called Ryan's name.

"Master." Miranda didn't have this kind of treatment anymore, she had to call her master.

"Oh! You are here, put the things over there, Emilia, please keep it." Ryan stood up and motioned to put the plate on the reception table in front of the study, not close to the desk and books.

"Yes!" The two little maids should be, and Emilia stayed. Miranda gave Emilia a very envious look. The little maid actually liked her appearance. If you are confident, the starting price of the auction is 100 gold marks, which also shows this point, but when it comes to Emilia's appearance and temperament, I am still far behind. Emilia is like a clear spring in the mountains, sweet and sweet Lie, many times Miranda wondered how Emilia became Ryan's maid?

Since coming to this home, without imaginable torture and abuse, without the imaginable fate of being used as a reproductive tool, Miranda found that she was really just a "maid" servant. The food was good even when she was a young lady at home. As the head of the family, Ryan is powerful, handsome, tall, soft-spoken and knowledgeable. Miranda even thought that it would be better if he really treated himself as a reproductive machine up.

No, the little maid found that this human hero, apart from sometimes looking more at her legs in white stockings, never intended to do anything to her, not even a hint.

That dark elf is so beautiful, and he has never seen Ryan do anything to her. Miranda often rests with her in the servant's room at night, and only Emilia can make him look at him differently.

With envy and longing, and a little unwillingness, Miranda carefully exited the study.

Only Ryan and Emilia were left in the room.

"Emilia, there have been a lot of rumors outside recently, don't worry, the reinforcements from the empire will arrive soon." Ryan beckoned his little maid to come over.

Emilia lifted the maid's dress and sat beside Ryan, her sweet little face was a little worried: "But...Mr. Ryan is going to war again?"

Ryan smiled and said: "There is no knight who doesn't fight, let's look at it, there are still many days before the arrival of the green leather army."

"Well, I listen to Mr. Ryan." The little maid blushed and didn't want to say any more. She sat beside Ryan, and the two of them enjoyed afternoon tea together, but there was still some worry in her expression .

"Is everything safe and sound at home during this time?" Ryan asked his concerns while tasting the exquisite pastries made by the girl.

"Actually... nothing major happened, but there are two things that I think I need to let Mr. Lane know." Emilia thought for a while: "The first thing is about Miranda. She saw that Mr. Lane liked her, I secretly shortened the skirt, and I taught me that the length of the skirt was designed by Mr. Lane."

"Hahahahaha!" Ryan laughed: "I think this is actually very appropriate, especially when there are outsiders."

In the case of outsiders? Emilia suddenly realized that Ryan had something to say, and sure enough, Ryan secretly thought: He also has custom-made short ones, but they are not suitable for everyday wear. If there is a chance, Emilia can try them on privately. Try it on and see how it looks on her.

Emilia saw that Ryan did not respond for a long time, so she could only lower her head and whisper, "There is a second thing, Mr. Ryan."

"Well, you say." Ryan knew that it was almost time to think about it in his heart. This 'girl' was very shy in some things, and she seemed very weak in front of him.

"That... dark elf, almost never speaks, but... According to Miranda, she often talks strange dreams in her sleep at night, and then wakes up suddenly. Miranda said that she seems to be in pain. "Emilia went on to say the second thing.

"Awakened from sleep? Weird sleep talk?" Now Ryan noticed this thing: "Did Miranda tell you how often? Does this happen every night?"

"Yes, it happened every night. Miranda complained that she couldn't bear it anymore, so I built her a 'bed' in the corner of the living room and let her sleep alone." Emilia looked very troubled.

Hmm... The captive of the high elves was originally a nobleman, but now his strength is not as good as that of ordinary people. I had a nightmare at night. Ryan thought about it for a while, and he immediately understood that the high elves must move on Olika's body through magic. or robbed her of her potential, or wounded her soul, and guaranteed her nothing but a slave.

He'd better check to see what was going on with Olika.

"Actually, Emilia, I never planned to have Olika." Ryan continued, he felt that he needed to explain to his little maid a little bit: "It really has become like this now, we have no idea about this dark The details of the 'elf' are completely unknown, it is simply a ticking time bomb."

"But...Mr. Ryan still accepted it." Who knew Emilia replied weakly: "If you really don't want it, Mr. Ryan can not accept it."

The Primarch of the Gray Knight blushed and was speechless.

"Pfft~" Emilia looked at Ryan's embarrassment, covered her mouth and smiled secretly. She suddenly felt that this kind of life was very sweet, and she felt so sweet in her heart.

The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.

Until a huge griffin pierced the sky, its loud roar pierced through the sky, and swept across the entire Amber Avenue: "Ahhh!!!!"

"This voice is! It's the godfather's griffin, the voice of the plague of beasts!" Ryan stood up subconsciously, his face was excited, ecstatic, and a little uneasy.

He didn't notice that the expression on Emilia's face also changed, an expression mixed with panic and admiration flashed across the face of the little maid.

This state didn't last long, and an elegant mature male voice sounded outside the house, but the voice was quite loud.

"Lane! You brat! Get out!"

"It's the godfather! It's the Duke of Griffin!"