Wilmes defeated Balagos "Flying Flame" and became the new Dragon King south of the west coast of Faerûn, which is undoubtedly a very eye-catching thing.
In just a few days, its popularity surpassed that of the Zhentil Fort army, which was invading the West Heartland region, and became the biggest concern of all parties.
After all, the 150-meter-long super-giant red dragon of purgatory appeared for the first time on the continent of Faerûn.
Countless people want to know the origin of Wilmes and why he has grown to such an exaggerated and astonishing degree.
The purpose of collecting information by the forces of the good camp is to confirm the extent of the threat she poses;
People in the evil camp want to find ways to make all dragons bigger, stronger, and more destructive;
The druids who advocate neutrality hope to find out whether this red dragon has evolved normally or whether it has been integrated into some unnatural and strange bloodline.
Suddenly, a large number of outsiders suddenly poured into Zhazesibo, the city closest to the Xingxuan Mountains.
Many mutually hostile forces have also begun to fight openly and secretly in the city. Almost every morning, several or even a dozen unrecognizable corpses can be carried out from the streets and alleys.
Under the ham-fisted rule of the Zazesbo Noble Council, it is obvious that there is no good way to deal with this kind of battle involving camps, ideas, and doctrines.
You can only do some superficial work, and then let the other party treat your territory as a battlefield.
Because compared to these "little things" that do not threaten their rule, they have more deadly and severe situations to face.
That is the menacing Shah En VII from the south and his huge army.
When they first learned that Manon, the most important port city on the west coast, had been captured by Kalingshan, although the noble council of Zazespo also showed a certain degree of nervousness and vigilance, they always felt that there was another Myra.
Tema City is holding on from the front, so the problem is not too big.
In particular, the ruler of Mylatma, Earl Weeks Targett, has experienced a boom in maritime trade in recent years.
Not only did he repay the large amount of foreign debt he had borrowed before, but he also accumulated a substantial family fortune.
The private army under his command can be said to be well-trained. They have been advancing steadily along the Is River and captured a large area of ​​rich land with water conservancy irrigation.
Whether economically or militarily, it can be called the most powerful aristocratic force in the Kingdom of Tethyr.
Even those dukes can only be regarded as younger brothers in front of him.
Many people believe that Earl Weeks Targett is the man most likely to end the civil war and unify the entire country as a strong man.
Coupled with the tall and solid walls of Mailatma, even if it is besieged by the army of Shane VII, it can still last for months or even years.
But who would have thought that when the army of Shane VII arrived, Wicks Target had no intention of resisting at all, and directly declared unconditional surrender and accepted the rule of the Shane Empire.
This move instantly shocked the jaws of the entire Tethyr Kingdom's nobles.
The aristocratic council of Zha Zesibo was even more stunned and completely caught off guard.
What's even more terrible is that after announcing the surrender, Weeks Targett directly and seamlessly led the original army under his command to turn around and go north, and cooperated with the fleet of Shane VII to form an encirclement of Zazesibo by land and sea.
The momentum.
This series of actions can be described as flowing smoothly.
To say that the two parties had not reached any secret agreement before, even a fool would not believe it.
But there is no point in discussing these now.
The noble council must make a decision before the army approaches the city, that is, whether to resist to the end or choose to become part of the Shane Empire again.
At least legally, Shane VII does have undisputed claims over the entire Kingdom of Tethyr.
And taking a step back, in terms of blood, he is more qualified to inherit the throne than the Lyington family to which the queen currently belongs.
Therefore, voluntary surrender is not unacceptable or shameful, and ordinary people do not have too strong resistance to this.
The only problem now is that the Noble Council is not sure whether Shane VII will continue to recognize the land and privileges they own after unifying Calimshan and Tethyr.
You must know that the founder of the Shane Empire, the old Akaba Shane, after stealing the throne of Tethyr through a series of insidious and despicable means, he repeatedly suppressed the original aristocratic power in this land for decades.
Purge until there is no more resistance.
Shane VII overthrew slavery in Carlingshan and wiped out the entire aristocracy and slave-owning class with brutal methods, which made many people worry that he would most likely follow the example of his ancestors and do the same thing.
Of course, these people don't know that their worries are completely unnecessary.
Because after receiving the message from Vera, this powerful undead emperor has decided to plow through the entire aristocracy of the Kingdom of Tethyr and completely eradicate them from their roots.
Anyway, it’s not him who will rule this land in the future.
Since Zuo Si said that there was a way to solve the management problem after the disappearance of the nobles, then he had no reason to hesitate and just slaughtered them directly.
Count Wicks Targett secretly defected to Zuo Si a long time ago, and will definitely join the center and become an upstart in the empire in the future, so he doesn't care about the life or death of other nobles in the Tethyr region.
It can be said that the two hit it off immediately.
In addition, in the process of cleaning up the nobles, the huge wealth accumulated over hundreds or even thousands of years can also be confiscated.
As long as it is announced that part of it will be used to reward the army, the soldiers' combat enthusiasm will immediately increase several levels, and the remaining part can be put into their own pockets.
Why not do such a good thing that you can achieve multiple things with one stone?
In comparison, something as trivial as nobles uniting to organize a resistance is nothing at all.
As for Elminster and the Harper Alliance who like to do things in secret, Shane VII plans to let the law enforcement agencies composed of the God of Justice, the God of Suffering and the Church loyal to the God of Courage deal with them.
Since having in-depth exchanges with Zuo Si, the undead emperor has learned how to suppress those forces that do not obey his rule by subdividing camps.
Although the two organizations above can be classified as kind as a whole, they do not deal with each other.
The Lawful Good Divine Church believes that the Harpers are a bunch of lunatics. They do things without rules or care about the consequences. They are extremely irresponsible and can basically be equated with dangerous criminals.
Chaotic Good Harpers feel that Lawful Good paladins and priests are rigid, lack flexibility, and are dogmatic. By the time they find evidence and go through the complex legal procedures, the bad guys may have already disappeared.
Therefore, this wave of operations is to use the forces of order to fight against the forces of chaos.
Nothing wrong!
At present, the nobles of Zhazesibo have held several emergency meetings in a row, eager to discuss a result.
But unfortunately, the divisions caused by the long-term civil war have made them deeply resentful of each other. Some people support a certain proposal, and some people are bound to oppose it.
In the end it was impossible to reach an agreement except for quarrels and verbal abuse.
After listening to non-nutritive nonsense for several hours, Marilyn Harreston, who felt dizzy, finally collapsed and turned around to leave the parliamentary hall that once symbolized the country's highest power.
She didn't stay too long on the street and went straight back to the hotel where she lived, planning to meet up with her companions first.
As a member of the "Eight Elites of Tethyr" adventure group and an active promoter of the "Recover Tethyr" movement, Marilyn and her teammates once killed the greedy and corrupt Duke Nividan Ilehon in DR1351.
Expelled from the territory of the Northeast region.
Two years later, in DR1353, the rule of Ernest Gallowglass in Ismon ended in almost the same way.
The members of the adventure group believe that as long as they get rid of all the "unqualified" nobles, the remaining nobles will reunite around the royal family, and the civil war in Tethyr will end and peace will be restored.
I have to say that this is a typical feudal aristocratic way of thinking.
In the eyes of these guys, maintaining the stability of a country basically depends on the relationship between the big noble families and whether they can mediate conflicts between them.
As for civilians...
They don't know anything about politics, and they obey the rule of their lords honestly, as long as they have food to eat and don't starve to death.
Marilyn, who calls herself a patriot, obviously did not like the period when Tethyr was ruled by the Shane Empire, and considered it a symbol of shame.
Therefore, she is a determined resister, hoping that the nobles can unite to resist the invasion of the Kalin Shirts.
It's a pity that although she also has aristocratic blood, she also plays a certain role in mediating the conflicts between the aristocrats.
But in the eyes of the veteran nobles who control the parliament, he is still just a "lowly" adventurer who does not even have a territory or title, and is not qualified to speak in the parliament of nobles.
In this way, full of anger and grievance, Marilyn returned to the hotel where she lived.
As soon as he entered the door, King Hared III, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly stood up from his chair and asked in an expectant tone: "How is it? Has the discussion at the noble council reached any results?"
Marilyn grabbed the wine glass from the other person's hand, raised her head and drank it down in one gulp, then sighed heavily and complained gloomily: "Oh - forget it, it's just a mess.
Due to the mutual hostility between the several dukes, as long as one party agrees with the other, they will definitely oppose it.
They don't care at all what this country is like. All they think about is how to maintain or even expand their territory and gain more power.
If the army of King Xia En VII really comes, I think the faction advocating surrender will definitely open the city gates."
"You mean that Zha Zesibo will definitely not be able to defend it?"
Hared III's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
You must know that in order to inform the Noble Council, the capital of the Kingdom of Tethyr will have sufficient time to prepare for war.
He and several other teammates took huge risks to conduct reconnaissance on Kalingshan's army, and even used many magic scrolls and potions.
But who knew that this would be the result in the end.
More importantly, once Zhazesibo falls, it will greatly weaken the resistance of the nobles in Tethyr.
To be continued...