"..."

Barnhardt, the emperor of the Reckart Empire, was staying alone on the topmost floor of the fortress, silently watching the distant sky through the pointed terrace.

That's right, what he was looking at right now was the direction of the empire's border.

Of course, the former frontier.

And now, wherever the heroic troops of the Recart Empire go, it is the new frontier of the Empire!

In this world, the strong have always had the final say, and the power determines the truth, and the borders are just cowardly excuses for the weak like Karthus to hold back.

At least, he, Barnhardt, always thought so.

Although today's weather is very good, there is only one round of scorching sun in the sky emitting a blazing light, and there are almost no decent clouds seen above.

However, even though the field of vision is good, it is still too far away from the former border of the empire. Therefore, no matter how Barnhardt looked at it, he could not see the sky floating above the former border of the empire. The slightest trace of the huge floating island.

"..."

Regarding the floating island that inexplicably tore apart the mountain range and floated high above the sky, if Barnhardt said he didn't hate it, he would definitely be lying!

It's a pity that the opponent is in the sky at a height of 10,000 meters, and he and most of the troops under his command can only sigh in awe at that unreachable height.

It is precisely because there is a way to get there that he is so anxious at this moment, otherwise, he is afraid that before that, he would have conquered the island with his army.

Duda!

Duda! Duda!

At this time, the sound of footsteps and metal collisions came from behind Barnhardt.

Not long after, a knight in blue cavalry plate armor stepped up from the spiral staircase on the steeple terrace with heavy steps, and came to the slightly narrow terrace at the top of the steeple, and then stood at attention , standing behind the Imperial Emperor Barnhardt.

"Is it Leon?"

Without looking back, Barnhardt knew who it was just by listening to the rhythmic metal crash of footsteps touching the rocky floor.

"The patrol is back?"

"how?"

"The group of self-proclaimed righteous mice in Karthus, there is no big movement today, right?"

After a pause, he waited until he heard the other party's panting gradually calmed down, then asked with a sneer without looking back.

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, the defenders of Karthus continue to hide behind the solid city walls today. Except for their air corps, I haven't found any signs of their troops being mobilized."

"but…"

"When we came back, we saw that they seemed to have reinforcements coming. The number was about 5,000, and most of them were relatively elite soldiers."

"Since I only brought a hundred or so riders with me at the time, I didn't launch an attack hastily and let them enter the city."

Leon didn't hide the slightest bit, and directly told a little bit about what he saw, even if it wasn't good news.

"oh?"

"Are reinforcements coming?"

"snort!"

"That Jessica is really troublesome. If Egbert had burned her to death, it would be much easier for us now."

Unexpectedly, after hearing a relatively bad news, finally, Barnhardt slowly withdrew his gaze from the distant sky, and slowly turned around, giving his confidant Leon A complex and playful smile.

Unfortunately, there are no assumptions in this world.

That Jessica was not burned to death at the beginning, on the contrary, the other party is still alive and well at this moment, even jumping up and down during this period of time, and frequently uses the words of Lucilles, the goddess of light, as the spokesperson in the world. Identity and name, use teleportation spells to go back and forth between the small countries and small lords in the surrounding area.

Because of the other party's identity and repeated lobbying, it can be regarded as having successfully instigated many idiot lords and kingdoms to unite together, intending to form a group to resist his imperial army and will of Barnhardt, which made him very angry but And a little helpless.

"..."

"Your Majesty said so!"

Leon didn't make any comments, just grinned a little embarrassingly and nodded in embarrassment.

After all, that kind of assumption doesn't help the current war situation in any way.

Moreover, Leon himself knew that the reason why the 100,000 troops of their empire had to be stationed and stopped here was not because of how many more defenders there were in the city of Karthus, but because of something else. factors are at play.

And that factor is undoubtedly the floating island of unknown origin that is still floating above the border of the empire!

If it weren't for the fear that the imperial army would be hit from the rear when they attacked Karthus, I'm afraid that the elites of their empire's Azure Dragon Knights, Ice Dragon Legion, Flame Dragon Corps, and Black Dragon Magister Legion would have already invaded Karthus City. In the walls of the city, and in the final battle for the final victory.

But unfortunately, it is precisely because of the floating island of unknown origin that their empire dare not act rashly now, and can only let the four elite corps of the 100,000 empire that originally planned to destroy the Kingdom of Karthus do nothing here Waste money and food.

"Leave them alone!"

"Leon, don't worry too much."

"Those are just mobs, nothing to worry about!"

"we…"

"Sooner or later, we will have to deal with them. Now that they come to Karthus by themselves, it would be even better. In a few days, when we have free hands, we will go and take them all at once!"

"At that time, the battle to pacify the mainland will definitely be much easier."

Seeing the hesitation on Leon's face, Barnhardt, who probably knew what Leon was thinking, spoke a few words of comfort.

However, he was not entirely just comforting.

Because their empire originally planned to unify this continent, and originally included Karthus and all surrounding countries and lords in the planned targets of conquest and strike, but now, the great magician Jessica went to unite Those guys are just making their strike order earlier and causing a little trouble for their empire.

If it wasn't for that floating island, if it wasn't for that group of guys of unknown origin floating over the hinterland of their empire like a stick in their throats, he, Barnhardt, would have swung his army forward long ago, directly crushing the city of Karthus and destroying the largest neighboring countries.

"yes!"

"Your Majesty said so!"

Leon still didn't refute, and directly responded loudly. Then, he hesitated and took two steps forward, looking at the blue sky in front of him.

That was the direction of the empire, and it was also where Barnhardt looked at just now.

"His Majesty."

"It's been three days, haven't Egbert and the others come back?"

Compared to Karthus, Leon was obviously more worried about Egbert, the head and old friend of the Black Dragon Magisters who represented the empire on the floating island.

And similarly, Leon knew that His Majesty the Emperor beside him was also very worried.

Think about it too, Egbert is a key role in the rise of the Recart Empire, just like the prime minister, and at the same time, he is also the head of the four generals of the empire!

Originally, Leon did not agree with the other party's personal risk to go to that unknown place, but in the end Egbert persuaded them and set off with his adjutant Liat and others.

And now, seriously, it was already the fifth day.

The other party has not returned so far, and at the same time, no news has been sent back. If something happens to the other party, it will undoubtedly be a very big and unbearable blow to the empire.

"No…"

Shaking his head, Barnhardt showed a rare trace of frustration and worry on his face.

"Wait a few more days and see..."

"At that time, if Egbert has not returned, we will retreat first, and then organize our forces to deal with that floating island first!"

After a while, Barnhardt suddenly narrowed his eyes and spoke, gritting his teeth in a very unfriendly tone.

"!"

"But Your Majesty, shouldn't you destroy Karthus first?"

Leon was a little startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

After all, once the empire retreats now, all previous efforts will be in vain.

And most importantly, at that time, regardless of whether they can take down the floating island or not, Karthus will have a chance to breathe and precious time. In that way, the next time, when their empire wants to attack again, that would be terrible. It is not so easy.

"No…"

"Compared to known enemies like Karthus, I am more worried about the unknown!"

"You saw it too."

"A floating island..."

"It's just such a floating island with unknown power, and the 100,000 soldiers of our empire had to stay here for nearly half a month!"

"That kind of unknown and invisible pressure is the most frustrating and destructive!"

"I will never let something like this happen again!"

As he spoke, Barnhardt clenched his fist and slammed the spire's balcony railing hard, cracking the rock railing with just one punch.

"Wait until that floating island is resolved..."

"Leon, I think it's time for our empire to form a new fifth legion."

"We want to form a super-large army composed of large airships, powerful ancient flying weapons, powerful magic gunships and a large number of elite griffin knights!"

"As for the name..."

"It's called 'Flying Dragon Legion', what do you think?"

Now the empire already has the legions of 'Blue Dragon', 'Flame Dragon', 'Black Dragon' and 'Ice Dragon'. If there is another 'Flying Dragon' legion, then their imperial army will never be defeated by a mere floating army of unknown origin. The island was so frightened that it huddled here and hesitated, and ignored the Karthus city that could be eaten at any time!

Although, the 'Flying Dragon' corps only exists in the future blueprint that Egbert briefly described to himself before he left, and there is no more specific plan, but that does not prevent Barnhardt from Imagine it ahead of time.

"Flying Dragon Corps?"

Leon was startled for a moment, then he remembered what Egbert said that night.

"His Majesty…"

"Now in our empire, it is already very difficult to maintain the current scale of Griffin Knights."

"The Flying Dragon Corps must have cost a lot. If we still need those large airships, ancient weapons, and magic gunships, I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time?"

Frowning, then, Leon tried his best to use the slightly reserved words to admonish him.

The idea proposed by Egbert is certainly good, but in Leon's view, that kind of thing is very unrealistic for the current empire.

You must know that back then, His Majesty Barnhardt was originally just a soldier of humble origin, without any background or support from the other party, but it was only by virtue of his extraordinary bravery and strategy that he established today's powerful empire.

In addition, in these years, the empire has been busy fighting in the south and north, and the focus is all on the military. It has almost never really paid attention to the development of the domestic economy and people's livelihood.

Therefore, in this case, with the current financial situation of the empire, it is already very difficult to maintain the existing forces and the four major armies, and it can even be said that they are operating at full capacity. The Fifth Corps, which can only be established with human, material and financial resources and a long time, is really a bit too naive.

"I know!"

"I didn't say to do it now!"

"but!"

"Leon, think about it, after the trouble of the floating island is resolved, and Karthus is destroyed and the continent is unified, we should be able to rest for a while."

"By the time…"

"We can slowly tidy up this continent while building the Fifth Corps. With the support of Egbert and you, I think..."

Waving his hands, Barnhardt said with a relaxed face, as if what he said would definitely happen.

"Well?"

At this time, a figure riding a green flying dragon suddenly appeared in the sky in front of him. As the opponent got closer, he decisively attracted Barnhardt's attention, and he had to stop the scene he had just drawn. That's an unrealistic blueprint.

"!"

"That is…"

"!"

"His Majesty!"

"It seems that Liat is back?"

And when the flying dragon knight was getting closer and closer, and when the griffin knights who took off from the imperial camp greeted them and flew towards the fort with their protection, they could clearly see the figure of the green armor riding on it, Leon finally exclaimed.

"It's him!"

Squinting his eyes, Barnhardt quickly affirmed Leon's words.

"quick!"

"Let's go down and see what news he brought us back?"

Then, UUReading Book www.uukanshu.com, he and his confidant general looked at each other, and then, with mixed joy and sorrow, he waved his hand, and took a big step towards the spiral staircase of the minaret.

"yes!"

Also very concerned about what news Liat brought back, and why Egbert and others did not return with him, Leon also hurriedly chased after him.

…

And almost at the same time.

In the sky forty miles away from the fortress occupied by the imperial army, a huge white eagle was also carrying a hurried knight on its back. In the direction of the city of Karthus, it landed headlong at a fast speed towards the palace castle of Karthus.

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