Chapter 52
When Wu Wei led his army to leave the border and march towards the capital, on the other side, in Baifeng City occupied by Grand Duke Lanshi, Archangel Alexiel, who used the alias of Leia, went straight to Duke Eric Soloto's room and knocked on the door.
"Please come in."
A familiar voice sounded, and Alexiel pushed the door open and saw Grand Duke Lanshi sitting by the window, leisurely looking at the scenery outside the window.
There was black tea and cakes on the table in front of him, which made him look like a gentleman enjoying afternoon tea time, rather than a wartime commander in charge of hundreds of thousands of coalition forces.
After seeing that it was Alexiel, Grand Duke Lanshi elegantly invited her:"Ms. Leia, I am admiring the snow scenery of Baifeng Mountain. Do you want to come and watch it together? The flavor of the snow mountain black tea on the snowy top of Baifeng is indeed unique and worth tasting."
Alexiel smiled slightly, came to sit opposite him, and followed his gaze.
Under the white clouds and the dog, at the end of the vast grassland, a majestic snow-capped mountain stood in the distance. The scenery was indeed distant and beautiful.
But Alexiel had no intention of appreciating it. She even said what Eric was thinking in one word, and untied his leisurely disguise:
"What the Duke wants to see is not the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains, but the capital of the kingdom behind the mountains, right? When I was wandering, I heard a word from a friend from another world called eagerly waiting. It should be the most appropriate to describe the Duke's mood at this moment."
Hearing her words, Duke Eric was slightly stunned, then he picked up the teapot, poured a cup of black tea for Alexiel, and said with a smile:
"Waiting impatiently? What a concise and accurate adjective that is amazing. I guess your friend must come from a world with brilliant civilization and excellent culture."
"To be honest, I actually hate it when people try to figure out my thoughts, but for some reason, I was actually a little happy when the person who saw through my heart was Miss Leia."
Alexiel shook her head slightly, took a sip of the black tea, and then smiled faintly,"My Lord Duke, please don't use your skills of flirting with noble ladies on me. I came to you this time to discuss a serious matter with you."
"Please forgive my frivolity, Miss Leia, I just can't help it," Grand Duke Lanshi apologized with a smile, then stretched out his hand and gestured, making a gesture of listening attentively:"Please go ahead, as long as you say it, I will seriously consider whatever it is."
Alexiel put down the teacup and asked seriously and gently:"Being dragged on the trade wind grassland for so long, can the Grand Duke really keep his composure?"
Eric narrowed his eyes and said indifferently:"The southern border has been breached by the orcs, and the armies of Prince Bol and Duke Red Leaf are about to arrive. What should I be in a hurry for?"
Alexiel obviously didn't believe it. She looked into his eyes and said:"If you really trust them, Grand Duke, then I will not say anything more, and today's conversation can end here."
Eric finally put away the smile on his face, and asked in a deep voice:"Miss Leia is really a smart person. She can understand my worries and concerns. Since you said so, do you have any insights?"
"It's not a brilliant idea, it's just the simplest and most violent solution,"
Alexiel said confidently,"The biggest problem now is the enemy's Sanctuary Mage Kolotav. As long as we deal with him, Grand Duke, you should be able to march straight in and capture the royal capital before the other two rebel armies, and gain the upper hand, right?"
"Of course···Wait, Miss Leia, does that mean···Are you willing to help me?!"
Grand Duke Lanshi realized something and stared at her with surprise.
Alexiel raised her mouth confidently, and her demeanor at that moment was breathtakingly beautiful:
"I have been grateful for your care during this period of time. Now, at this critical moment, if I don't express my gratitude, when you seize the throne, won't it seem that I am self-righteous and have no achievements?"
"How about this, Grand Duke, you give me a token that represents your identity, so that I can dispatch your troops to cooperate with my actions to a certain extent. I will try it tonight. If it succeeds, you should be able to realize your dream."
"But don't transfer the army directly to my subordinates. I said that before you officially pledge allegiance, I will never help you lead the army. This is my principle."
After listening to her, Eric finally couldn't maintain his elegant noble persona, and said with shining eyes:"Great! With Miss Leia's blessing, I can accomplish great things!"
He knew clearly that Leia had at least the strength of the Holy Domain Realm, and only he knew of such a Holy Domain-level combat power so far. The enemy had no way to defend against it. If she cooperated with the army to assassinate, Kolotav, the damned old immortal, might really fall.
At that time, all his worries would be solved, the victory or defeat would be determined, and there would be no need to worry about accidents.
Thinking of this, he directly took out a beautiful token inlaid with sapphires and handed it to Alexiel:
"This is my identity token. When I am not with you, you can show this token and ask any of my troops to cooperate with your actions and obey your command."
"You can boldly carry out the action tonight, and I will wait for your triumphant return here!"
Alexiel took the token and smiled at him:"I will do my best."
Both of them were laughing, but no one knew what the real meaning of Miss Leia's beautiful smile was at this moment.