While Luke, Agatha, and Alec were discussing how to start this mission, in some remote corners of Crescent City, faith eagles soared into the sky.

Then flew towards the west.

The news of the imperial mission's arrival in the Western Territory quickly spread throughout the Western Territory on the wings of the trust eagle.

One of the many westbound messenger eagles flew over the desert, passed by the Burnt Wood Camp, and then crossed the mountains and entered the Halmutu Basin. The basin's terrain is easy to retain water, and it is nourished by inland rivers and lakes.

, when viewed from the air, there are large tracts of oasis.

The oasis is dotted with small and large villages, with cultivated farmland, grazing livestock, and camel teams carrying goods along the trodden paths. There are also castles standing in strategic positions, with flags representing the family.

The highest point of the tower flutters.

The oasis is divided by yellow sand and streams, forming a natural dividing line between noble territories. There are heavily armed soldiers patrolling the banks of the streams. The precious water source is the private property of the lords. Stealing water here can be punished by hanging.

The letter eagle continued to fly west, the stream was slightly wider, and the abundant water not only cultivated more lush grasslands, but also sparse trees appeared. However, the sky was still filled with sand and dust, and those who went out had to wrap themselves up tightly.

Further forward, a rammed earth city wall appeared in the open land ahead. Inside the wall was a prosperous city rarely seen in the Western Region.

Prosperity is only relative.

Most of the buildings in the city are low rammed earth houses, with blue and white striped tarpaulins supporting the houses, which can not only provide shade and cooling, but also collect rainwater on rainy days.

For slightly taller houses, the exterior decoration is very particular. Wood and wood crafts are luxury items that show status in the desert, and a layer of gold powder adds to the sense of wealth.

In the middle of the city is a garden with a large number of transplanted trees and cultivated flower beds. Various birds and small animals live in it. There are also slave farmers watering the vegetation inside, carrying water in their hands.

Use a wooden bucket, use a wooden spoon to scoop water to the roots of the plants, and count silently in your mouth. If you water more than a spoonful or less, you will be punished.

In the middle of the garden is an artificial lake. In the middle of the clear lake is a small island. There is a castle on the island, and a bridge connects the castle to the garden outside.

The letter eagle landed on a towering tower of the castle. The falconer waiting here took out a roll of note from the wooden tube on the talons of the letter eagle, and immediately ran down the tower after confirming the sealed message.

On the attic on the top floor of the middle building of the castle, a tall and burly man looked out through the open window. The lush gardens and the sandy-yellow city presented an extremely sharp contrast.

"Count Urd, you are probably the only one in the entire Western Territory who has the financial resources to maintain such a large lake and garden, especially those tall trees, which consume a lot of water."

The man turned around, revealing obvious barbarian features. If Viscount Iscolan were here, he would be able to identify him at a glance.

Erguya once went to Raging Waves City as the special envoy of the Celtic Duke.

The Earl of Urd, whose beard and hair have turned gray, stands beside Erguya. He is wearing the traditional costume of the desert nobles of the Western Region. The main colors of blue and white are the colors of the Urd family.

Count Urd was very respectful to the special envoy of the Celtic Archduke: “In the desert of the West, ordinary rich people use wood to display their wealth, and even richer people display their wealth with water.

The more wealth a place has, the stronger its attraction to wealth!

The annual harvest festival will be held soon, and many lords and chiefs are looking forward to visiting here."

Erguya was not interested in hearing Count Urd show off his wealth. He said directly: "Your Majesty, you already know the purpose of my coming. My Duke has been persecuted by Augustine, and the barbarian army is in the Tedga Hills.

Fight against the main army of the Empire.

But this is not just my Duke's war. Augustine's purpose is to eradicate the Blade Bearer Brotherhood, which checks and balances the imperial power. Augustine betrayed the covenant of his ancestors. He can turn his noble title into a commodity for money. As a Blade Bearer,

Members of the Brotherhood, the time has come to fulfill your responsibilities."

Earl Urd turned around and sat down on a chair, and then said awkwardly: "Baron Erguya, I know what you said is true. After the war started, I also donated several considerable sums to Tedga Hills.

of property.

As for your request for me to send troops to attack Crescent Oasis...

You know the situation in the Western Region. Everyone is clinging to their own oasis, and everyone wants to snatch other people's oasis. I personally don't have the ability to attack the Crescent Oasis. Even if I send my army, someone will definitely attack me.

I'm sorry, please apologize to the Duke of Celtic on my behalf, and you can leave with a donation from me."

Erguya had already visited several nobles before coming to see Earl Urd. Their answers were exactly the same as those of Earl Urd, they were all worried about their own safety.

The aristocracy in the western border of the empire is very fragmented. A noble can be considered a big noble if he can support three or four thousand soldiers. Those nobles who only have more than ten or dozens of soldiers cannot be counted. But whether they are big nobles or small nobles, they are here.

Faced with great pressure to survive.

Where there is no order, fists and swords are order.

All the nobles were trapped in their own land. The lack of resources meant that they could only protect themselves, and they did not have much spare power for attack.

Letting Urd lead the troops to attack the Crescent Oasis by himself is simply a matter of death.

"What Tedega Hills lacks is not money, but allies to fight against the traitors." Erguya sat next to Earl Urd and persuaded: "The Blade Bearing Brotherhood is a community of interests. If Tedega Hills is captured by Augustine, he will

The next step will definitely be for the army to invade the Western Territory.

Can you stop the joint attack of the Empire's Western Army and Northern Army?"

Count Urd knew that Argu was right.

The second prince of the empire, Alec, has arrived at Crescent Oasis for some time. The name of his coming to the West is to suppress bandits, but does it require a prince to be sent to suppress bandits?

The spy stationed in the Crescent Oasis reported that Alec integrated the empire's military forces in the west and reorganized them into the Empire's Western Legion. Now, trains transport military supplies into the Crescent Oasis every day, and the Empire's Western Legion is becoming increasingly powerful.

The pressure on the nobles of the Western Region is also increasing day by day.

It can be foreseen that once the Empire frees up its hands in the Tedga Hills, the good days of the nobles of the Western Region will come to an end.

"Baron Erguya, I know what I should do as a member of the Blade Bearing Brotherhood, but... I can't do it alone.

For this harvest festival, I can help you invite powerful nobles here. As long as you can convince them to send troops, I will definitely send troops to fulfill the rights and responsibilities given to me by my ancestors."

"Okay, as long as they come, leave the task of convincing them to me!"

Erguya is happy to have taken this step.

A harvest festival cannot attract powerful nobles to attend in person, but with the invitations of the Earl of Urd and the Celtic Duke, they should give it face.

Gathering all the great nobles together to talk is definitely more efficient than visiting them one by one to persuade them.

At this time, the falconer walked in with a note: "Master, there is urgent information from Crescent City."

"Bring it!"

Earl Urd took the rolled-up note from the falconer's hand. After confirming that the seal had not been opened, he unsealed it and unfolded the note.

After seeing the content on the note, Urd's brows furrowed.

Ergu Ya immediately asked: "What happened to Crescent City?"

Earl Urd handed the note to Erguya and said: "The empire has sent a mission to the Western Region. They have arrived in Crescent City. The chief envoy of the mission is the Imperial Princess Agatha, and the deputy envoy is

Governor of Raging Waves City, Viscount Falling Star.

With such a heavyweight mission specification, Emperor Augustine really values ​​us nobles from the West too much."

Erguya listened to what Count Urd said and immediately read the content on the note.

A few days ago, unconfirmed news came out from Crescent City, saying that the empire might send people to participate in the harvest festival in the near future.

According to the current state of the empire, it is normal to send people to participate in the harvest festival to appease the lords of the Western Territory.

But they never expected that the standards of the mission sent by the empire would be so high.

The chief ambassador is the only eldest princess canonized by the empire.

The deputy envoy is Meteorite, the governor of Raging Wave City who controls the economic lifeline of the empire.

It can be said that the specifications of this mission have been stretched to the limit. Count Urd, who just discussed sending troops to conquer the "traitors", suddenly changed his tone and called himself Emperor Augustine.

Full of honor and pride.

It also gave Erguya a full sense of crisis.

He immediately said to Earl Urd: "Your Majesty, Earl, there is one thing you must pay attention to. Agatha manages the Imperial Secret Service, and Meteorite is also a senior spy trained by the Imperial Secret Service. What they are best at is assassination and subversion.

You should have heard some rumors about how they snatched Raging Waves City from the Cross Society."

Earl Urd smiled and replied: "Don't worry, I'm just happy to receive such a grand courtesy. I know that if it weren't for your arrival, the eldest princess would never have come to the West to eat sand.

I will continue to summon the great nobles to participate in the harvest festival. If you can persuade us to send troops, capturing Agatha and Meteor will definitely be a fatal blow to the empire."

Ergu Ya couldn't help laughing: "Yes, if Agatha and Yue Xing are captured, the imperial court will definitely be in chaos!"

While Erguya fantasized about persuading the nobles of the West to capture Agatha and Meteorite, and then gather an army to attack the Crescent Oasis, Meteorite was receiving batches of visitors in Crescent City.

I wanted to rest, but there was no time to rest at all.

Who knows that he is now the greatest god of wealth in the empire, and after the economic explosion in Raging Wave City spread to the Western Region, he was made even more mysterious.

Now that the Governor of Raging Wave City, Meteorite, has come to the Western Region as a deputy envoy, those who want to establish connections have tried their best to seek connections and seek an audience with Governor Meteorite.

After Luke knew that there were too many people who wanted to see him, he simply held a banquet at the largest hotel in Crescent City that night and invited all the big businessmen in Crescent City.

Drinking wine and painting cakes made everyone happy, as if Crescent City would soon become the center of the entire western border of the empire like Raging Waves City.

The land price in Crescent Oasis doubled overnight.

Now Luke, it can be said that everything he spits is valuable, and a casual word may affect the rise or fall of a place's economy.

The next day, the team left Crescent City and headed towards the Halmutu Basin.

In order to demonstrate the power of the empire, the second prince Alec specially transferred the most elite cavalry to Agatha. Under the scorching sun, the armor of the fully armored cavalry reflected dazzling light. The knights in the team held high the large royal emblem, and the royal family

Princess Princess Flag, Imperial Western Legion Flag, Viscount Flag, Raging Waves City Emblem...

The flags are fluttering and the army is mighty.
To be continued...