Chapter 265 The Newcomer of the Phoenix Knights

Siyuan City.

Today, Siyuan City is in dire straits, with construction sites for rebuilding homes and busy people everywhere.

When Emperor Marius burned the materials in the city, and the fearful legions and rebels fought in the city, the bustling place of the capital became a mess, but it also left Siyuan City with only one voice from now on.

The nobles who could run had already run away. Those noble-born members of the Senate would neither participate in "barbaric battles" nor "coolie-like construction", let alone save money and food under the call of Emperor Marius.

The materials hidden at home are donated for centralized supply.

In fact, the original Senate probably no longer exists, and Emperor Marius has reorganized a new Senate Council.

Members of the Senate are all elected from citizens of all walks of life, and unlike before, the members of the Senate now hold important positions and are all people who have made outstanding contributions to the country.

Among them are the old nobles, Marius's think tank, the initiator and promoter of reform, and the new imperial treasury governor Justus;

General Creon, a rising aristocrat who was born as a commoner and has been fighting against the Snake Cult and the Red Death;

There is the newly appointed garrison of Siyuan City, General Valius - he was once the lord of the burned Fort Olega, and now he is the garrison leading the construction of Siyuan City. He has been leading the residents of Siyuan City to respond to Marius

Regardless of whether he was withdrawing from Siyuan City to organize defenses or returning to Siyuan City to rebuild his home, Valius was the leader of the residents and craftsmen.

There is also General Ivaylo, who was born a serf but successfully defended Imperial Port. Emperor Marius gave this 'pig general' the official title of general - he was originally intended to be appointed as the administrator of Imperial Port

, but the serf general refused the appointment. He believed that he did not have the experience and ability to govern. He did not want to cause the people to suffer because of his incompetence, but he could be a general and lead troops to fight.

These four new senators each represent the old nobles of Bacchus, the emerging nobles of Pendor, residents and craftsmen, as well as farmers and serfs.

This was also the vision that Marius had always had in mind.

The Senate should not only be the imperial hand that assists the emperor in governing the country, but also should be a hanging bell that supervises the emperor's behavior on behalf of all classes, but it should never be a battlefield for power and profit and factional struggles.

The Senate at this moment cannot be considered a faction, or rather... they are all Marianists who support reform, so naturally there will be no serious internal strife.

And in the new five-seat Senate, the last seat is empty.

This seat should be reserved for the spokesman of the armed forces, that is, the representative of the army.

This is of course reserved for Agathon.

Only Agathon will not be opposed by anyone. He was born in the Shadow Legion, but at the same time he supports reform. He has made outstanding achievements and is always undertaking arduous tasks. He is the best person to balance the power of the military.

In addition, Brutus was appointed as an intelligence officer by Emperor Marius, which was an important position in the Bacchus Empire responsible for intelligence espionage and surveillance investigations.

But in fact, the real controller of this position is Alina, and Brutus can only be regarded as her deputy at best.

Because those professionally trained spies were originally Justus' subordinates, they only listened to Alina's arrangements. At the same time, only Alina could let General Sulla of the Shadow Wolves to help her——

General Sulla would only respond to the requests of two people in Bacchus, one was Emperor Marius, and the other was Alina who was entrusted by Emperor Marius to contact him at the most dangerous time.

But Alina currently does not have any position.

It was Justus' request not to give Alina a position. He did not want his daughter to engage in intelligence work, because this job would always involve contact with the dark side. He was worried that if this position was made public, his daughter would not be able to marry in the future.

.

In fact, this child has refused to talk about anything related to blind dates. He keeps saying that he will only marry the child of prophecy, but there is no such thing as the child of prophecy...

But after Alina lost her position, the intelligence department's secrecy became greatly enhanced.

Alina now often appears and disappears wearing a mask, and even Justus doesn't know where she is.

Sometimes she would hide behind the screen in the council chamber, holding a small notebook to provide intelligence to Marius;

But more often than not, it's not Alina behind the screen, but Brutus's sister Alina - she looks very much like Alina, and now she wears exactly the same clothes.

Can't tell...

Emperor Marius knew that Alina had such a substitute, but Marius was the only one who knew.

At this time, the new members of the Senate Council were holding a small meeting in the chamber.

The huge black stone conference table is hollow, and a fire basin is placed under the table. The firelight reflects the hollow part of the table, making the tabletop show obvious patterns and lines.

Those hollow lines and patterns represent fortresses and roads.

This huge conference table is engraved with a map of Pendor.

A black metal chess piece carved into the shape of a sword is placed at the Qicha Fortress on the map, while another blue-gray chess piece carved into the shape of a giant crown helmet is placed at Leila Fortress.

"This was the situation three days ago...Have the people sent to Leila Fortress returned?"

Emperor Marius was placing a red chess piece in his hand next to the Qicha Fortress, and placed another red chess piece with a crown logo on the Lion City.

"Your Majesty, we have made contact with the Phoenix Knights, but according to the Phoenix Knights, it was General Titus who told them to stand still at Leila Fortress... General Titus claimed to defend Leila Fortress, and with Agathon

The general worked together to buy time for the empire. To this end, he asked your majesty to allocate troops, money and food to him, and asked him to establish a new legion..."

The person who reported it was the intelligence officer Brutus. He conveyed the situation with an expressionless face and no emotion at all in his words.

"If he really cared about the empire, he should have defended the Sava River Fort instead of illegally occupying the territory of Agathon..."

General Creon shook his head, thinking that Titus's statement was unreliable.

"That's not to say... Leyla Fortress is indeed easier to defend than Sava River Fortress. Titus' retreat is actually understandable. He can be stationed in Leyla Fortress to protect the capital, which means that he does not intend to treason.

He is just greedy and wants a higher status. But controlling the Phoenix Knights to blackmail the empire into supplying money, food and soldiers is very dangerous... The empire can’t provide him with money or food now!"

Governor Justus shook his head, flipping through the books he used to keep accounts in front of him.

The empire needs money everywhere, and there is not enough money and food to rebuild Siyuan City. As finance minister, he is probably the poorest person in the history of the empire, and the treasury really has no money.

"Ivaylo, do you have any objections?"

Seeing that the serf general had been silent, Marius spoke out to encourage him.

"Your Majesty, I am just a pig farmer and don't know how to govern the country... My only opinion is that the land is sacred. Even if you face a formidable and powerful enemy, as a general, you should not give up any inch of land."

Ivaylo said softly with some hesitation.

"That's right! Titus gave up the Sava River Fort when he could hold on, and he gave up after Agathon successfully attacked Qicha Fortress - not only did he give up his country, but he also let the people who were dedicated to assisting him give up.

Agathon is in despair! Maybe this bastard did not treason, but he betrayed the people under his rule! Countless civilians will die in Sava Fort because of his evacuation, and more people will be homeless as a result!

"

General Varius's attitude was more intense. Obviously, he cared more about the life and livelihood of every Bacchus. It was no wonder that Emperor Marius made him consul.

"Now is not the time to talk about charges... The key is how to get the Phoenix Knights out of Titus' control and quickly assist Agathon. Since the Lion King appointed Li Ang as marshal, it is obviously to invade the empire, so Agatha

Only Jia Song would venture into Qicha Fortress alone to buy time for the empire, but he probably won’t be able to hold on for long..."

Justus obviously thought more practically.

"Sura, do you have any friendship with the Phoenix Knights?"

Emperor Marius turned his head towards the shadow in the corner and asked.

The place was dark and looked like there was no one there, but the voice of General Sulla came out: "No... Although Phoenix and Shadow both exist to fight against the Snake Cult, I also admire their character.

But they are noble knights who shine brightly in the light, while we are just ghost wolves hiding in the dark not wanting to attract attention..."

This is true, the Shadow Wolves are all civilians, and they probably don't have much in common with the noble knights of the Phoenix Knights, but they all have the mission of dealing with the Snake Cult.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, I have just received a new piece of information... Qicha Fortress was burned down by General Agathon, and Titus is trying to take Agathon's troops as his own!"

A pleasant female voice came from behind the screen.

That was Alina's voice, and everyone at the conference table turned their heads.

Alina came out in a hurry, covered in dust, and handed a letter to Emperor Marius.

"Agathon...is he still alive?"

Emperor Marius frowned. He did not ask what Titus had done, but was more concerned about Agathon's life and death.

"Still alive, I saw him. But General Agathon is injured now, and he was detained by General Titus in Leila Fortress. Titus is currently forcing General Agathon's troops to be loyal to him...still

Well, I brought this letter back, and General Agathon said it was written by Count Leon to you."

Alina pointed to the parchment sealed with fire paint in Marius' hand.

"Sigh... the enemies of the empire always come from within... but the enemies from outside are actually thinking about the empire. It's really ridiculous..."

After reading the letter, Emperor Marius looked down at the map on the table and sighed deeply.

"Everyone, bring your troops to prepare for war. Gather all the empire's troops between Siyuan City and Leila Fortress...I will personally go and 'provide soldiers, horses, money and food' to Titus..."

After just squinting his eyes and thinking for a few seconds, Emperor Marius made a decision.

"Your Majesty, if all the troops are mobilized now, will the eastern region... be ignored? The Lion King asked Li Ang to serve as marshal. This is obviously to let Li Ang lead the army to enter from Kalun Deer Fort..."

General Creon didn't understand.

"What Agathon brought back is a covenant. Li Ang plans to do a business with me. He will not have any ideas about the eastern region... Of course, this business must be negotiated, and I have to talk to him face to face. Alina, here

Li Ang sends a reply, and I will meet him at Leila Fortress. The matter of Titus is just a matter of course..."

Emperor Marius shook his head, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "However, Titus is an Ashborn after all. I have to give some face to His Majesty Manius of the Ashborn Empire. I plan to make him an honorable

The Phoenix Knight..."

…
To be continued...