Chapter 8 Undercurrent (6)
This question made Count Anhalt tremble: The incident of the Pirate Kingdom coming to the Almani Federation is top secret, and it cannot be known to irrelevant personnel, not to mention that the other party hates the federal lord of the Pirate Kingdom. Maybe if he doesn't say this, he really doesn't know how to answer. His eyes were rumbling, but after turning for a long time, he hesitated and did not answer.
Seeing Count Anhalt's reaction, Greschenstein sneered "hehe".
"I recently heard that the Swedish king of the Pirate Kingdom is secretly heading to Versailles Palace, Earl of Anhalt, you won't have anything to do with this matter, right? Could the person tied in the castle be the Swedish king?"
"What are you talking about?" Earl Anhalt covered his panic with anger, "It's so urgent, you're still talking about it here. If you don't want to send troops, forget it, I'll go find someone else to help!"
"The lords nearby will not help." Earl Greshenstein began to slowly cut his nails again. "Their troops have been dispatched and are now surrounding the castle you call."
The Earl Anhalt then realized it and shouted in anger: "Did you send those 'bandits'?"
"It's not me, it's 'we'." Count Greshenstein corrected the mistake in Earl Anhalt's words. "Those pirates harass our border for decades, and are heavily in debt, and everyone can kill them. To be honest, Earl Anhalt, your "secret" operation has long been mastered by us. The forces of the lords of the states have gathered here, and they have even had time to train together for several days. Thanks to the messengers you sent out a few days ago, otherwise we would not be able to confirm so accurately the time they passed by."
"…How many lords have you joined forces with?"
"Me?" Earl Greshenstein looked up at the sky, "I have no such great prestige. The person who raised the flag was the Duke of Aquitaine, and we all gathered under his banner. We will never give up until we defeat the pirate kingdom and avenge our previous shame."
"So, do you want to unite with the Tianfang Empire?"
"None of us unites. We do not need the gods of the Tianfang Empire, nor are we forced by the pirate kingdom. The Almani Federation is the Almani Federation, and others have no right to interfere."
"Do you want the Almany Federation to perish?"
"Destruction? You mean, we don't have the strength to fight against both sides at the same time, are we?"
"Of course we don't! That's what Duke Otto thinks, he's dead! And the King of Bohemia and Duke of Burgundy think so, and they're dead! Over the years, we have formed two foreign coalition forces, but the result is only heavy damage! The Empire of Heaven regards us as vassals, and the Pirate Kingdom is now willing to form an alliance with us, which is our best opportunity!"
"Earl Anhalt, this time, and this time, we will not fail or die."
"Where did you get this confidence?"
"You misunderstood, Count Anhalt. I said 'I won't die', not any inspiring rhetoric."
As he said that, Earl Greshenstein suddenly turned dark. But he saw him stand up and spread his hands towards his entourage, saying, "Get my sword!"
Earl Anhalt took a step back alertly. The knights behind him also drew their swords one after another.
"What do you want to do?" he asked.
Looking at the panicked Earl of Anhalt, Earl Greschenstein laughed.
"Don't be so panicked, Count Anhalt. Our target is the Pirate Kingdom and the Empire of Heaven. You are the orthodox Almani people, not my target."
In front of everyone, he crossed the sword and put it on his neck. Looking at the surprised expression of Earl Anhalt, Earl Greshenstein actually laughed excitedly, and then, he cut his neck with the sword without fear.
The hot blood gushed out from the arteries around his neck, spilling all over the ground, and the Earl of Greschenstein fell to the ground and died.
The sudden change made Earl Anhalt and his group unable to speak. But Earl Greshenstein's entourage was not panicked at all, as if he had seen this.
"Ah, the count is dead again," said one of them. "Sometimes I doubt he is addicted to death."
"Call the maid and clean up here."
"What are you doing?" Earl Anhalt repeatedly glanced at the bunch of Count Glechenstein's followers, feeling that they were all crazy, "Your lord is dead! Dead!"
The maid walked up. Seeing the scene in front of her, she sighed softly, as if complaining that Count Glechenstein had added a lot of work to herself for nothing. Then, she picked up the rag and cleaned up the blood stains on the ground.
The situation had exceeded the cognition of Count Anhalt. He pinched his face hard, feeling pain, not in a dream.
After wiping the blood stains on the floor, the maid put them in the washbasin and washed them. A basin of water was dyed red. Then, she used the rag to apply a handful of Glestein's face.
"You are also watching Lord Lord." She complained to the other followers with a little reproach, and then stepped back.
What happened next exceeded the cognition of Count Anhalt. As the maid retreated, Count Greschenstein, who had already died, suddenly stretched and sat up. The wound on his neck had disappeared at some point.
Earl Anhalt was immediately stunned.
"What do you see? I said, 'I won't die,' right?"
Earl Greschenstein stretched out his hand, and the follower handed a turbid potion to his hands.
"The Duke of Aquitaine provided us with this potion that can bring people back to life. The concentration of the experimental items before was too low, so it was only a probability of resurrection, but now after adjusting the concentration, it can be 100% guaranteed to take effect. Just one potion can save a life. Moreover, this thing can be mass-produced, and one potion is cheaper than an axe. Look at the three thousand soldiers on the front line, are they not wearing armor? Because they have all drunk this. Moreover, each of them has brought three spare pieces with them. This is much better than armor. With this potion, everyone can fight to the last moment without fear of death. You ask us what strength we have to fight against the Tianfang Empire and the Pirate Kingdom at the same time? This is our strength!"
In front of Count Anhalt, he swallowed the potion into his stomach.
"I heard that the messengers of the Tianfang Empire have arrived at the Palace of Versailles."
He clenched his fists into the sky, as if he had gained endless power.
"After killing the envoy of the Pirate Kingdom here, the next step is to kill him. If the consul stops it, even the consul will kill. My troops are ready to set out to support the front line to ensure the killing of the Swedish king. And the main force on the Duke of Aquitaine will soon attack the Palace of Versailles. That's right, the war has begun from the moment you are attacked!"
After saying that, he looked down at Earl Anhalt and asked seriously: "Now, are you willing to join us?"
"madman."
Earl Anhalt retreated step by step.
Chapter completed!