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Therefore, the envoys sent by Novak entered the territory of the Gangno Empire and behaved very low-key and humble. After living in the residence for entertaining foreign guests in the imperial capital, they never went out to avoid offending people they should not offend, and waited for the king's summons with peace of mind.
The king of the empire was busy with daily affairs, and the envoys had been waiting for days without being able to meet him, so he was inevitably anxious, after all, his own kingdom was still at war.
But they didn't dare to show it. If they made the king unhappy, they would never achieve their goal in their lifetime.
After waiting for more than ten days, the king finally remembered that there seemed to be an envoy from a kingdom waiting to be summoned by him at the guesthouse.
Originally he was too lazy to reply, but when he heard the minister report that the delegation came for the "Lake Kingdom", he became interested and changed his mind.
The delegation was finally able to enter the royal palace in the imperial capital and meet the king in the main hall.
The king sat on the throne and asked them to explain their purpose with great interest.
The delegation did not dare to delay and immediately followed Novak's instructions and told the truth about everything Lake had demonstrated in the past year.
The king looked at them with amusement: "Is this all your master ordered you to say?"
"Yes."
"guard."
"exist!"
"Drag them all outside the Imperial City Gate and hang them."
"Yes!"
"Wang, why is this?!"
"King, we..."
Everyone in the delegation asked in astonishment, but the king did not answer, playing with a crystal ball in his right hand.
After they were all escorted out of the hall by the guards, the king asked the minister standing beside him, "What do you think?"
"Those kingdoms... are indeed too stupid." The minister smiled and continued, "Or... Lake put too much pressure on them, and they even resorted to such a self-destructive method as using an empire that is more powerful than themselves."
"Lake... um... I have some impression of it. Oh, now I remember it. Is it the heresy that the oracle mentioned some time ago?"
"Yes."
"Lake, I heard that he was from the Ice and Snow Empire ten thousand years ago?"
"Yes." The minister said briefly.
"The Ice Empire..." Wang looked at the sky outside the palace, his eyes full of longing, "How prosperous and powerful should the former first empire on the continent be?"
The minister recalled for a moment and said: "According to historical records, the Ice and Snow Empire has a legend."
The king's pupils contracted.
"legend?"
"legend."
"As I recall, only the Pope of the church has reached the legendary level. That was the case ten thousand years ago, and it is still the case now."
"That's probably why the Ice Empire fell."
"Angered God?"
"maybe."
"That's such a pity."
The king sat up straight: "Ice and Snow Empire...Ice and Snow King...
Oh, what did the leader of the delegation say just now? Lake created a new weapon, and ordinary people can defeat professionals after practicing for a period of time?"
The minister nodded: "And he also said that there are many types of such weapons, some of which can even kill high-level professionals."
Wang pinched his chin in thought: "The inheritance of ice and snow? Interesting."
"The king means..."
"Send a corps of professionals to take a look."
"If so, wouldn't that be the mission's wish?"
"Ha." Wang sneered, "As you wish?
Tell the commander of the Bauhinia Legion that his mission is to kill all living people he can see, and then bring the inheritance of ice and snow back to me. "
The minister understood: "I will arrange it immediately."
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Shortly after the delegation set out, Novak mobilized the legion to continue fighting with Lake.
Lake's elite forces were always on standby, and only the newly-established legions were sent to the front line in turns. The coalition forces sent out their elite troops and promised huge benefits. After a back-and-forth, the two sides were barely evenly matched.
Allied Forces Command.
Although they did not achieve a major victory, facing the current stalemate, everyone was overjoyed, as if they had gained a great advantage.
Novak was very disappointed and didn't understand why the marshals of various countries had fallen to this point.
Don't you even dare to imagine defeating the enemy?
He felt a little depressed, and walked out of the house silently and wandered in the garden in front of the door.
"Novak." The man did not call him marshal, but called him by his name.
Hearing someone calling him, he turned around and found that the person following him was the marshal of the neighboring country, who was also his good friend.
He forced a smile: "What's the matter?"
"You're the one who's in trouble." The man pulled him to sit on the bench and patted his shoulder, "I know you're very dissatisfied with their performance, but they tried their best.
At least he is much better than those cowards who abandoned their kingdom and people and ran away, isn't he?"
"That's true, but..." Novak hesitated and sighed, "If defeating the enemy is a luxury, what's the point of starting this war?"
"This... I can't answer that." The visitor spread his hands and changed the subject. "The message from the delegation has been sent back. Have you seen it?"
"Look, King Gangno hanged all the members of our delegation."
The visitor looked at Novak's unsurprised expression and asked with a little curiosity: "Did you expect this?"
"Of course." Novak responded, raised his head and looked towards the door. Seeing that no one came out, he lowered his voice and said, "Otherwise, why would I ask you not to send your child to the mission?"
I remember that the night before the mission left, Novak sneaked into his room and sternly warned him not to think that this trip would help his children gain knowledge and put them in the mission. The visitor smacked his lips and said, "You are amazing."
"The King of the Gangnuo Empire cannot be an idiot. Once the envoys tell me what I have said, they will definitely guess that we want to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
The king's dignity cannot be violated. Our actions will definitely anger King Gangnuo. I can't guess his subsequent reaction, but the delegation will die anyway."
The visitor paid no attention to the delegation's "dedication" and asked, "Do you think King Gangnuo will do as you wish?"
"Yes, but only half."
"What do you mean?"
"King Gangno will send out his army, but not necessarily to help us."
"Uh, who should we help? Should we help Lake?"
"I mean, he'll wipe us out along with Lake."
The visitor opened his mouth in astonishment: "Then...then why send an envoy?"
"Because... this is the only way to defeat Lake." Novak exhaled lightly and organized his words in his mind, "Yes, now we are indeed tied with Lake, but you should know that Lake has retained his strength and has been fighting us with the new legion.
However, even so, our casualties are still higher than the enemy's, and as Lake's soldiers gain experience, this ratio is increasing."
The visitor was silent for a while, then said helplessly: “It’s true.
That means we will lose.”
"It's just a matter of time." Novak stood up and looked up at the sky covered by thick dark clouds. "After taking the position of Marshal of the Allied Forces, I have been thinking every night about how to defeat Lake.
Unfortunately, I still couldn't figure it out until the war started.
Later, someone suggested asking for help from the Gangnuo Empire. I rejected it instantly, but it inspired me.
Since defeat is inevitable, and defeating Lake alive is a delusion, then... why not let Lake be buried with us?"
"So that's why you told the delegation to say those words to deliberately anger Gangnuo... Um, are you sure King Gangnuo won't see through your intentions?"
"Haha, Wang... Wang is standing too high."
"Can't understand."
Novak sat back on the stool: "If you stand too high, it will be difficult for him to see clearly. Since he can't see clearly and it won't cause serious impact, I just don't care."
The visitor seemed to understand: "Even if King Gangnuo sees through the plan, he may not care whether he falls into the trap or not?"
"Ah."
Novak looked in Lake's direction, as if saying to Domit, whom he had never met, "If you can't survive, let's go to hell together."
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"Gonno Empire? Are you sure they will intervene?" Zhang Mu asked in the command room when he was informed of the news by Domit.
Domit looked down at the intelligence booklet and said, "Our drone detected that the coalition sent a delegation, which entered the magic circle heading to the Gangno Empire and disappeared.
So... I can't be sure, I can only say that it is possible."
"How strong is the Gangnuo Empire?"
"I asked the two archdukes, and they told me that Gangnuo was at the bottom of the empire, but the empire is still the empire after all, and it won't be that weak."
Zhang Mu thought for a moment and waved his hand, "Come if you want. It's only a matter of time. Anyway, don't worry about him for now. There's no point in thinking too much. Let's solve the problem at hand first."
"I understand."
"Ok.
However, since this is the enemy of the next stage, a preliminary understanding still needs to be carried out. Well... let's do this. You send people to secretly sneak into the Gangnuo Empire. You don't need to find out the secrets, just investigate the apparent strength.
For example, how many elite legions there are, which ones are the most famous, and what special arms they have. "
Domit put the intelligence booklet into the open drawer. "If you only want to check these, you probably don't need to send anyone. You can ask the two Grand Dukes or Princess Avril and you'll find out."
"they know?"
"Well, I heard that Her Highness Avril once traveled to Gangno."