strokinit #308 - Section 308
#308 - Section 308
Under the cover of the helmet, his fingers caressed Jessibel's ear.
Jessibel's earlobes flushed slightly, and she glanced at the warriors behind her, making sure they didn't see Rhode's actions, before lowering her head and gritting her teeth.
"What are you doing? Aren't we discussing serious matters right now?"
Rhode shrugged, his eyes full of amusement.
"This is also a serious matter."
He stared at Jessibel's lips and said slowly, "If you want me to take action, you have to give me some sweetness, right?"
Freeloading is not a good civilization.
Jessibel's eyes widened instantly, and her breathing became rapid, more out of helplessness and annoyance.
Of course, she knew that Rhode was not someone who would let others take advantage of him, but she didn't expect Rhode to say this in public.
Fortunately, the warriors were some distance away and couldn't hear what they were saying, otherwise Jessibel really wouldn't know how to explain the ambiguous behavior between Rhode and herself.
She was different from those unscrupulous kings. No matter what, she was a woman. Although she was seen as a man by everyone, there was still a risk of exposure if she wasn't careful enough.
Originally, Jessibel thought that after becoming king, she wouldn't need to be as careful as before, but who knew that Rhode would be so unscrupulous—
"Would I ever let you suffer a loss?"
Jessibel gritted her teeth and kept signaling Rhode to take his hand back: "As long as you are willing to take action, the King of Manston can give you whatever you want."
Rhode looked at her face, flushed with anger, and slowly withdrew his hand.
It wouldn't be good to push her too far.
He was still waiting for the King of Manston's reward.
Speaking of which, he came in a hurry this time and hadn't gone to see Airo's condition. It seemed that he could only wait until he solved Frank before going back to see Airo.
"Since you are so sincere, let's just make a quick decision."
After Rhode finished speaking, he leaned over and said something in Jessibel's ear, then looked at the army below and directly cast a large-scale Haste spell on the army.
Seeing Rhode finally take action, Jessibel's hanging heart finally fell. She patted her face and looked back at the army with cold eyes.
"Set off!"
With Rhode's magical enhancement, the marching distance, which was originally expected to take more than a day, was shortened to about half a day. Before the sun rose to midday, the Auston army arrived at the border of the Frank Kingdom.
Because of the internal strife in the Frank Kingdom, even the border towns were affected. Most of the knights and attendant warriors who should have been stationed near the border were summoned away by the various princes. The Auston army captured all the nearby towns with almost no effort.
In less than half a day, most of the territory of the Frank Kingdom was planted with the flags of the Auston Kingdom.
With such a big event happening, the news naturally flew quickly into the Frankish palace.
The internal strife also stopped the moment the news came in. Everyone had to face a bigger crisis, so they chose to come together and find a new way out for themselves.
At the round table, the princes, who had been arguing fiercely, all looked embarrassed, and their gazes towards each other were not kind.
In the Frank Kingdom, there are dozens of princes and princesses. Being able to sit at this round table is enough to show their abilities. At least among the children of the Frankish King, these five can be considered outstanding.
Even if it's embarrassing, with a great enemy at hand, they can only grit their teeth and shake hands to make peace.
Temporarily ceding the power in their hands.
This move obviously made several princes present feel uncomfortable, but Kleggart suddenly spoke after a moment of silence.
"If we are to send out the Kingdom Army, we should need a commander, right? I support Knight Commander Lukeley as the commander of the Kingdom Army."
As the eldest prince, Kleggart's mention of this immediately drew a sneer from Fourth Prince Leerbo.
"Who doesn't know that Knight Commander Lukeley is your man? If that's okay, then why can't my man command the Kingdom Army?"
After Leerbo finished speaking, he looked at the remaining three: "Don't pretend to be mutes here, waiting for me to take the lead. If you don't say anything, then the choice of commander will fall on me and Kleggart, understand?"
He was not a fool. These brothers were waiting for him and Kleggart to clash, so they could sit back and enjoy the final result. Dream on!
After hearing this, the remaining three finally spoke, expressing their refusal one after another.
Everyone knew that although it was now reluctantly called a handshake to make peace, the Kingdom Army still could not fall into the hands of any prince. Once someone succeeded, it would mean that he had already obtained the position of king.
None of the five present would agree to this.
Although everyone present had placed their own people in the Kingdom Army, due to the current situation, they couldn't choose a suitable candidate in the end. If it weren't for the fact that the Auston Kingdom's army was already approaching, these five would probably have overturned the table and left..........
After arguing for a long time, the five finally decided to send out their respective confidants, each with command, only supervising each other, and decided to fight like this.
A Kingdom Army with various factions vying for power is already a dead end. Now, they even give each other command and supervision rights. The final result is just fighting on their own. Such a mess will only lead to direct defeat once they go to the battlefield.
The Frank Kingdom Army was completely defeated, and hundreds of knights were killed by the opposing Auston army in just one encounter. The number of dead attendants was even more numerous, and they finally retreated in a panic.
Jessibel couldn't believe how smoothly things went.
She sat in the camp tent, looking at the sand table in front of her. The Frank territory above had been eroded, leaving only the last few cities. If they continued like this, it wouldn't take long for the Auston Kingdom to incorporate Frank into its territory!
She had only been in power for a short time, and she had already made such a great achievement. In the future, her authority in Auston would be even more unquestionable.
Although there were indeed some troubles in the process of attacking Frank, with Rhode around, those troubles were nothing to worry about.
Every time Rhode took action, there was basically no resistance or obstruction.
Even Lukeley, the most powerful knight commander in the Frank Kingdom Army, was no match for Rhode at all. She had seen Rhode meet the opponent on the battlefield. The moment they met, Rhode intercepted the opponent's warhorse. The moment it was knocked down, Lukeley flew out. Across the distance, Jessibel only felt a blur in front of her eyes, and Lukeley had already fallen to the ground in a bloody mess.
As for the others, they were even less of a match for Rhode.
Fortunately, she waited for Rhode to appear. With Rhode on their side, things were obviously much easier.
However, just as Rhode said, to get Rhode to work, you always have to pay some price to Rhode.
Recalling the request Rhode made in her ear before leaving, Jessibel couldn't help but blush immediately.
Really.
Why does that Rhode guy have so many tricks all day long?
She didn't expect that she would have to accept Rhode's torture even though she was already a king.
I don't know how cruelly Rhode will torture her tonight.
She squeezed her legs together awkwardly, cleared her dry throat, and shifted her attention back to the sand table in front of her. The most important thing now is to attack the Phalak Kingdom.
As for the things at night, she can't escape anyway, so she might as well enjoy it.
She patted the flush on her face, trying to calm herself and continue arranging the sand table with a normal expression.
Compared to the ease of the Auston army, the Frankish Kingdom at this time was like a small insect trembling and in chaos under a huge carnivorous beast.
The defeat of the Kingdom's army was like a heavy hammer blow to everyone. Panic spread within the few remaining towns, and the five princes were on the verge of losing even the most basic pretense of peace.
No one felt that Frank's current defeat was due to a lack of strength.
In the eyes of the five, the strength of the Frankish Kingdom was by no means something Auston could easily annex.
All the problems that have arisen now are because the Kingdom's army is too scattered and chaotic.
And why the originally united Kingdom's army would become so chaotic in such a major matter, in the final analysis, is because it lacks a king to take charge.
The Frankish Kingdom only lacks this one winning factor, and it is absolutely impossible because of anything else.
Seeing the Frankish Kingdom's army collapsing so badly, the five princes present not only abandoned the idea of shaking hands and making peace, but also did not think about how to repel the Auston Kingdom's attack. Instead, they began to ponder how to fight against the others who were vying with them for the throne.
Anyway, as far as they are concerned, only by defeating all those who are vying for the throne in front of them can they have a chance to repel the Auston Kingdom.
No matter how powerful the people of the Auston Kingdom are, as long as one of them obtains the power of the king, they can easily clean up the other party.
The Auston Kingdom alone is not as terrible as the current struggle for the throne.
Chapter 235: The Beautiful Queen Sisters!
Inside the Frankish Palace, the princes had already left their respective rooms.
Kleiger first went to see the dying knight commander on the sickbed, and then made up his mind.
Spending time with the other princes is useless. If you really want to win this battle for the throne, you must be willing to go all out!
Let's make peace with the Auston Kingdom for the time being.
Kleiger's eyes flickered with strange light. In the final analysis, the Auston Kingdom's attack was only under the banner of revenge. Now that the old king is dead, it is easy to end this grievance, as long as you take out something that can impress the Auston King.
What men want is nothing more than power, territory, and women.
"Go get the little princess's portrait."
Kleiger ordered the entourage behind him, his face full of confident light.
The old king married many queens. In the past, Clairelt felt that the old king had too many children, but now it seems that it would not be impossible to replace them all with sisters.
At least the old king's vision was not bad. Every queen can be regarded as a beauty, and most of the daughters born have inherited the beauty of their mothers.
His youngest sister can be regarded as the best in appearance, and it is just right to send her to the Auston King.
He heard that the Auston King only has one queen, and he doesn't mind letting his sister be the Auston King's mistress.
Kleiger thought for a while, and wrote another line on the stationery.
As long as the Auston King is willing to help him ascend to the throne, he is willing to cede the three villages and towns bordering the Auston Kingdom on the grounds of befriending the Auston Kingdom.
In this way, he doesn't believe that Jessebel will be willing to reject his request!
That new king would not be so stupid as to want to fight the Frankish Kingdom to the death!
You must know that his good brother, the second prince Goring, is determined to fight the Auston Kingdom to the death. If it is his turn to take the throne, he will definitely fight Auston endlessly.
In Kleiger's memory, Auston is not considered a strong country, and he is even more convinced that Auston will not give up the good conditions he offered and turn to a situation where everyone will be destroyed.
Compared to Kleiger's actions, the third prince Edrick was much calmer. Even if he discovered the entourage sending letters for Kleiger, he mostly turned a blind eye, pretending not to see it at all.
For Edrick, as long as the position of king does not fall into the hands of Goring, who has conflicts with him, he doesn't care about the throne.
Compared to the throne, painting is more interesting.
"But does Relbo know the news?" Edrick paused with the paintbrush in his hand, looking out the window as if unintentionally, as if just asking a question.
The silver-armored knight beside him shook his head.
They have not yet found out the situation on the fourth prince's side. Presumably, they should also have planted people around the eldest prince.
"I heard that the former queen went to see the queen with Relbo, maybe they are just catching up."
Edrick smiled and turned to look at the portrait he had made, nodding with satisfaction.
The knight on the side looked hesitant because of Edrick's words.
How could that be catching up?
Who doesn't know that the fourth prince's birth mother, the former queen of Frank, and the current queen are sisters.
At first, the old king fell in love with the former queen, married her and gave birth to the fourth prince. He loved her for a while, but then he fell in love with the former queen's sister and kicked the former queen away.
The current queen is not an easy person either. After marrying, she immediately gave birth to the fifth prince.
Now, because of these things, there is still hatred between these sisters, and the fourth and fifth princes are also incompatible. They can easily fight even if they sit together and talk, let alone catch up.
In a room high in the castle, the former queen Orina calmly pushed open the door, her face cold and silent, and sat down in front of Serena in two or three steps.
Perhaps because she was going to meet her long-lost sister, Orina had obviously dressed up. Her red hair was neatly curled to both sides, and her pretty face was full of arrogance.
She was wearing a court dress, the light purple neckline half-open, revealing her slender shoulders and full endowments. The jewelry on the neckline was blocking the center, and the gully of the endowments was half-covered under the cover of the jewelry.
A few strands of silk ribbon tied around her waist made her slender and unbearable to hold. Most of the rest of her skin was covered under the clothing, but it was still difficult to hide her plump and full figure. If her face was not too cold and arrogant, it would not be an exaggeration to call her a enchantress.
She sat in the chair, looking at Serena with a gaze that was not very friendly.
"Why did my sister think of coming today? I heard that the Auston Kingdom's army is coming fiercely. Now is not the time to run around. For your own safety, my sister should stay at home."
The current queen Serena gently covered her mouth, revealing a hint of surprise, her tone seeming to be really worried about Orina's safety.
Compared to Orina, her figure was obviously slightly thinner, and even her cheeks were more delicate. Her golden hair fell on both sides of her shoulders, and she was only wearing a simple white robe, the fabric softly clinging to her body, outlining her slightly full endowments and the peaches behind her.
According to common sense, Serena's figure has nothing to do with purity, but her eyes are always watery with a pitiful energy, without any aggressiveness at all.
It is easier to make people ignore her figure and mistake her for an innocent white rabbit, only thinking that she is gentle and pleasant.
Judging from her appearance alone, others would definitely think that Orina had come here aggressively today.
Serena still smiled slightly at Orina, with a bit of scrutiny and testing in the depths of her eyes. Seeing that Orina did not speak, she said again.