Hearing the elf scout say that the emperor was not dead, Duanmu Huai immediately knew what the problem was and why the elf scout would tell him this.

The reason is very simple. If Alyssa is the emperor's daughter, then when the emperor comes back in the future, he can also ask her to abdicate.

But according to her seniority, she was actually the emperor's sister...then...things would be much more troublesome.

Duanmu Huaike still remembers that there was an emperor in history who was captured by the Mongols. Later, his younger brother ascended the throne, and then... there was no more.

But Duanmu Huai was still confused. He had previously vowed that the emperor was dead, but now he said that the emperor might still be alive. What was going on?

The elf scout explained it, and then he understood what was going on.

First of all, this is a civilized world at the medieval level after all. The transmission of information itself is very slow, just like the elf scout. Although she is a royal spy, she did not receive the news immediately, and she did not witness it with her own eyes.

She just obtained information from her own intelligence network afterwards and then drew conclusions.

And in this case, of course she could only get a rough idea.

It wasn't until everyone left the empire and took refuge in Bretonnia that the elf scouts had free time to investigate the matter carefully.

Then she learned the details of the whole incident.

First of all, the emperor was attacked when he was on an expedition to the north to defeat the barbarians. This is true, but the experience was somewhat different.

According to the information obtained by the elf scouts, the emperor was in a battle with the barbarians in the north and defeated the opponent's troops. Logically speaking, at this time, the enemy should not be pursued. However, for some unknown reason, the emperor led

The army continued to penetrate deeper. Of course, strictly speaking, it was not too deep. He just wanted to chase down some more enemies.

However, in fact, this was a trap set by the barbarians in the north. When the emperor led his troops and marched straight in, they launched an evil spell, causing collapses and mudslides, which separated the emperor from the army in the rear. Wait until

When the follow-up troops arrived, they saw dead and injured corpses everywhere, and the emperor himself was nowhere to be found. Only a chopped off arm wearing a gauntlet was found on the battlefield.

…………Huh? Why does it sound so familiar?

After that, the imperial army also conducted a large-scale search centered on the battlefield, but no trace of the emperor was found. So two opinions spread among the army. One opinion is that the emperor may have died in a certain battle.

However, I and others could not find it. Another possibility is that the emperor was captured by the barbarians from the north.

However, after the spy's infiltration investigation, the second possibility was gradually abandoned, because there was no movement from the barbarians in the North, and no one came to negotiate with the empire, and there was no rumor that the barbarians wanted to use the emperor to perform some kind of ritual.

News. After all, if the northern barbarians captured the emperor, they would definitely celebrate such a big event with gongs, drums and lights. However, there has been no news, so the possibility is very small.

So soon, the emperor's war-death faction gained the upper hand, and their reasons were very good. If the emperor fled somewhere, he would definitely return to the army later. Since he did not come back, he probably died in the battle.

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But this does not mean that everyone agrees with this. After all, if you want to see someone alive, you must see a corpse.

This is one of the reasons why the expeditionary force reacted violently when the news came that the eldest prince had ascended the throne.

However, Duanmuhuai still couldn't figure out why the elf scouts believed that the emperor was still alive even if this was the case?

"Because a hiding place has been activated."

According to the elf scouts, these kingdom spies are spread across the entire continent, and there are corresponding people in almost every region. For safety reasons, each region also has a hiding place. It is mainly used to store some supplies and food for convenience.

Unexpected needs. Just like when the Silver City was captured by the rat people and the followers of the evil god, the elf scout once suggested a place to take shelter, which was her hideout in the territory of the Silver City.

Of course, the plan didn't change quickly and it didn't work out later.

Apart from the royal spies, only the emperor himself knew about these hiding places. However, a spy near the Northland found that his hiding place was opened during a routine inspection, and someone took away some food, medicine and

Weapons, equipment and property. If it were a thief, they would definitely loot them all, but the other party only took part of it. Considering the disappearance of the emperor before, it is very likely that the emperor was here, so the spy immediately used secret communication methods

, informed the other secret agents of the news.

These royal spies are only loyal to the emperor. In short, the three princes currently in Altdorf are not the emperor in their eyes. If the emperor is still there, these spies will definitely take action immediately.

but……………

"If it's really the emperor, why doesn't he wait there? Wouldn't it be more convenient to have a helper?"

"Royal secret agents are active outside all year round and are only responsible to the emperor himself. However, there are also people who may betray the emperor for various reasons. Especially at the border of the North, you must be more careful."

"Then he can go back to the military camp?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe the emperor has his own ideas. His Majesty has an out-of-touch personality and always has some strange thoughts. Many times, even we don't know what he is thinking."

"Well... to be honest, after hearing this, I feel like I already know what you want me to do."

"Yes, Lord Knight."

The elf scout looked at him with a smile, but her eyes were extremely serious.

"I hope you can take your war group to the North, cooperate with His Majesty the Emperor, and preferably bring him to Altdorf smoothly."

"Um……………"

After hearing the elf scout's request, Duanmu Huai crossed his arms and started thinking.

He is indeed unwilling to become the emperor of the empire. From the current point of view, the three princes are all useless idiots. Alyssa may be able to do it, but since her current life is pretty good, then Duanmu Huai naturally cannot

Will push her into this pit of fire. In this case, if the emperor is still alive, it is indeed the best choice.

but………

"I don't know where he is? Besides, I don't know what the emperor looks like."

"You don't have to worry about this, Lord Knight. Before he succeeded to the throne, His Majesty used to travel around the entire empire as a mercenary, and he was also very skillful in fighting. Although I don't know what he wants to do, but he will definitely want to

To find help from a battle group that is also a mercenary, as long as you, Lord Knight, show enough strength to attract His Majesty, he will definitely come to you."

"What if we can't touch it?"

"Then it depends on whether this country is still protected by Sigma."

The elf scouts all said that this was a good job, but Duanmu Huai had nothing to say.

"Okay, if that's the case, then I'll give it a try. Anyway, there's still half a month before the dinner... Let's see if Sigma can bless this empire. However, you have to give me a detailed location. You can't let me know.

I'll run around the streets in the whole Northland looking for people."

"Of course not. According to the information I have received, His Majesty is very likely to be located in the Midden Territory. That is to say..."

After saying this, the elf scout stared at Duanmu Huai.

"He is most likely in Middenheim, the capital of Middenland."

"Yo ho."

Hearing the elf scout's words, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.
Chapter completed!