Before leaving, Robben came to the forest again, but the Queen obviously did not expect Robben to set off so quickly.

"Robben, are you leaving now? We don't have many candidates yet. Although our warriors' growth methods have been completely preserved, in such a short time, although we have worked hard, not enough dark elves have met the standards I expected."

Robben expressed his understanding, "Then let's forget it first. When you go to the imperial capital, you just need to see the situation first. You may not be able to perform any tasks immediately. I thought you could go later, but the emperor had a document urging me to go to the imperial capital to report, so I had to rush forward for some time."

Looking at the anxious queen, Robben continued, "The war may continue for a long time. You don't have to worry. As long as you are determined to go out, you have many opportunities. I will set off today. I hope you can develop safely here. I think I will come back soon. At that time, I may take away some of my tribesmen directly from you."

The queen nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Robben! This time we have a hurry, and we have no choice, but as long as we give us some time, you will definitely see satisfactory results."

Looking at the queen who frowned slightly and promised her with a determined face, Robben couldn't help but smile and pinched the queen's nose, "It's just to give you suggestions. You don't have to be too demanding on yourself. This time you have enough time, take it slowly. I don't want to happen again when the last time the Dark Elf collective awakening happened. First of all, you must first ensure your own safety. Do you remember?"

The queen replied softly: "Well... I understand..."

"Okay, I'll be here for a while. If nothing happens, I'll leave first."

After leaving the forest, Robben came to Nalan's station again. Now, the situation in the station seems to be very "harmonious", at least it is not much different from the appearance of a mercenary group. As for whether this will reverse the impression left to the residents now, it is unknown.

Seeing Robben alone, Nalan asked in surprise: "Robben, where are the allies you mentioned? Why are you the only ones here?"

Robben smiled, "They... are not fully prepared yet. I didn't say that they may not be able to set off with us this time. I asked just now. It was indeed a hasty thing. They can't go with us yet, so this time, we should leave here ourselves."

"Okay! Let's leave right away, Robben, I have already chosen the candidate. This time only one hundred witches go to the imperial capital with us. What do you think?"

After hearing Nalan's number of people, Robben smiled helplessly, "Nalan, we will go this time, just to communicate with the emperor first. If necessary, show your extraordinary strength. This is completely enough. You must understand that the witches you brought can almost be rampant on the continent. Isn't there too many? Now is the war period, and the imperial capital's garrison must be extremely strict. The number of people is still small. "

Nalan nodded slightly, "Well... you're right, I'm a little anxious, okay! We only go to ninety people!"

...

In the end, Robben narrowed the upper limit of the number of people to twenty, including Nalan and himself, a kind of twenty-two people. Such a small group immediately became much more convenient for action.

Robben, who was a little worried, returned to the Duke's Mansion and advised Carlo about his daily affairs, then he took Nalan and his friends to avoid the crowd's sight and flew directly into the sky.

Go north and head for a quick trip.

This time, Robben had the king's will, so he no longer cared about silence or not. He went straight towards the imperial capital. He supported the tent to rest in a place without people. He did not avoid the city and went down to stay directly.

Along the way, Robben also saw the huge impact of war on the empire. In the province of Santis, because the second prince was slightly more special, the proportion of male recruits was not too serious. The land was still cultivated, and most of the various shops were open. Along the way, Robben found that the cities he encountered were far more depressing than Santis. Sometimes, in broad daylight, no one could be seen on the street…”

Robben was full of questions. Was the war going very unsuccessful? But Nalan said that in his daily official documents, it seemed that the current war situation was still good, and the army that was pressing the Divine Court was attacking. In addition, the intelligence network of the Second Prince, which had been reorganized by Metz, also sent him a lot of news. All the news showed that the war was going smoothly, and at least it was forcing the army that supported the Divine Court to retreat little by little.

Is this a very normal situation during war?

When Robben thought of this, he immediately had a question in his heart. If the war went very smoothly, what would the second prince ask for him to do? He was completely an idiot in terms of the battle formation!

Nalan, who had been looking for a restaurant for a long time, suddenly sighed slightly, "You humans are really the most complex race I have ever seen. They have unimaginable creativity, but they also have unimaginable desires. You seem to never live quietly and are always fighting. When you defeat the target, when there is no enemy, the infinite desire will set you up a new enemy. Although your power is so fragile, you dare to challenge the target that you cannot defeat..."

"This...even if it is the characteristic of us humans, living quietly seems to be not the personality of humans. However, it is precisely this way that we have developed rapidly. I think if one day we humans all begin to be as docile as Mianyang, it will be the time for us humans to perish."

Robben said, while giving a ragged beggar some silver and copper coins. However, after the beggar left with great gratitude, all the beggars around flocked to him, as if they had smelled bloody flies, and so many of them suddenly emerged from nowhere.

He sighed in his heart, and Robben grabbed a handful of copper coins and a silver coins, and threw them on the ground not far away. All the beggars immediately let go of Robben and rushed to start grabbing the coins.

Looking at the black handprints captured by these beggars on Luo's official uniform, Nalan smiled faintly, "Robert, sometimes, I think you are a little too kind. This is not something worth boasting for a strong man who pursues power."

Robben glanced at the beggars who had already started fighting each other and left silently.

"I never felt that I was so kind. When I was poor, I might not be as good as these beggars. I just did what I wanted to do. If possible, I hope my behavior would make this world that was already bad enough a little better."

Nalan looked at Robben and felt a little helpless, "Okay, I can't argue with you about these facts. Your wish is indeed very good, but... this may cause you a lot of trouble sometimes."

Robben said indifferently: "It's a problem. I've experienced too much trouble. It doesn't matter if there are more. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. There is a restaurant in front that seems to be open. Let's eat something and continue on the way."

Along the way, Robben's official seal and royal emergency documents opened the way. Robben traveled unimpededly and headed straight towards the imperial capital.

At ten noon on the fourth day after departure, the majestic walls of the Katon Empire finally appeared in Robben's sight.

The guards in front of the royal city in the imperial capital seemed to have become accustomed to Robben's sight, which would appear directly before the gate of the royal city without being informed. The guard captain immediately let him go when he saw that it was Robben. Nalan and others were dressed in sermons, so they naturally mingled into the royal city together.

When he entered the palace, Robben unexpectedly learned that at noon, the second prince was still discussing matters with the ministers in the hall, and then headed straight to the main hall of the palace.

He left Nalan and others outside the hall. After all, he wanted to see the king, so at least he should have the benefits. Robben had to dress up and the attendants in front of the hall informed him, Robben walked directly into the hall.

As soon as he stepped into the hall gate, Roben felt a very solemn atmosphere. In the hall, it seemed that the people from the past were still looking at him, but...

Luo Ben really felt a feeling of depression, which was not suitable for all the ministers in the hall who imposed on him, but was uncontrollably emitted from everyone's tight brows.

"Ah! Grand Duke Robben, you are really here! Some time ago, I heard that you have not returned from home and have not received much hope, but you have really arrived at the critical moment. This is a blessing for the empire!"

Robben looked at the second prince above the golden rank, and felt a little...chaotic.

Although the second prince's tone was still very light in this solemn hall, Robben could feel it, and there seemed to be a hint of anxiety in his words of 20,000. Between his eyebrows, Robben also saw two faint wrinkles for the first time...

"Your Majesty, I'm late!"

"Oh no no no no! No no no, we are discussing things, Robben, please sit down!" Yumo was obviously very happy about Robben's arrival.

Robben sat down as he said, and the second prince immediately said, "Okay, now all the important officials of our empire are here. Now let's continue the previous discussion."

Sitting in his seat, Robben smiled bitterly in his heart, discussing? What to discuss? He didn't know what the situation was, he could only listen with his ears prickly. Looking at the second prince on the golden stairs, Robben felt that it seemed that he would call him over this time, and he didn't have to discuss anything with him as he thought. No matter how he looked at the second prince, he didn't seem to have something urgent to need his own advice. Now he doesn't even introduce the situation like he did.

"Your Majesty, this matter is urgent. We have no time to delay. Instead of discussing the result here, it is better to make the worst plan and prepare early."

Robben saw the old duke with gray hair sitting opposite him, who had not seen him for a while, but seemed to have grown ten years old all of a sudden. His body, which was already very dry, seemed to shrink now, and his eyes were shining with fatigue that could not be concealed.

The second prince squeezed his forehead, "The worst plan, the worst plan, the empire's foundation for hundreds of years will be destroyed. We have been focusing on invasion for a long time. If we are suppressed this time, the empire will never have peace. The rioters in the territory who have been constantly resting will get up and cause trouble again, and other countries will take advantage of the situation. It is not that we cannot make the worst plan now, but that we really can't afford this plan!"

The second prince frowned deeply, "Now, we must overcome this difficulty at all costs. Otherwise, all of you, including me, may even be taken away by a wild dog at this time next year!"

The old duke looked exhausted, "Your Majesty, it was actually wrong to start the war. Now we are forced into a desperate situation..."

The second prince waved his hand impatiently and interrupted the old duke's words, "Duke, it's not the time to say these things now. Whether it is correct or not, the war has started and it has continued to this day. What we need to solve now is how to overcome the current dilemma. If you want to blame me, please wait until we all survive this crisis."

The old duke sighed slightly, "Your Majesty, the old minister dare not."

As the old duke was silent, the hall began to fall into silence. The second prince glanced back and forth a few times, "No one can come up with an idea? Now... we can no longer pay any attention!"

All the ministers looked ashamed, but no one answered.

The second prince breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the throne with some weakness, "Robben, do you have any opinion?"

Finally remembered me...

Obviously, this was the second prince who asked casually. Maybe the second prince would have some expectations, but Robben felt that this expectation might not be much greater than zero...

Robben knew that he should have been pulled out and cut into hundreds of paragraphs at this time, but...

With the slightest teeth, Robben tried to make his expression look solemn, "Your Majesty... can you tell me what happened?"

Roben felt a little blushing, and hundreds of eyes in the hall stared at him with a fiery look. It was obvious that Roben felt a deep hostility on the generals behind him in an instant.

The second prince looked at Robben, blinked, and shook his head helplessly, "Who...who will clarify the current situation of the war? Everyone will listen to me well, and then think of a solution for me, if..."

A little cold air appeared in the second prince's eyes, "If no one said anything again, I would be rude."

These words made the ministers in the hall feel a little turbulent.

The old duke's eyes turned back and forth on Robben's face, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Duke Robben, you are so leisurely. The Empire is at its peak, and you can still live happily on your fiefdom. As the supreme leader of the imperial army, you don't know what happened in the empire. This courage is really great."

Roben could only listen to the duke's mocking him with a red and white face. If it were his official title, such a thing would be too ridiculous. The empire was in war, but his army leader was gone.

"What the old duke taught me is that some time ago, I had to leave some things, but I really couldn't get away..."

The old duke seemed a little surprised and asked, "I wonder what important things are more important than the military information of the empire?"

Robben was speechless.

The second prince stopped the old duke from continuing to ask questions, "Okay, don't say it anymore. Now is not the time to argue about these things. Now... I will tell you all the situation clearly. Then, if you don't want to die, come up with feasible solutions for me!"

For the first time, Robben felt a vicious aura on the second prince that was extremely inconsistent with his own image. When he stood up and walked down from the throne, Robben saw all the ministers sitting in front, including the old duke, and couldn't help but shrink his feet.

"Now! Our war against the Divine Court has made quite good progress. The 24 countries that were united in the early stage had relatively strong national strength. After the war started, they successively attracted many countries to join the alliance. Our strength was once more than ten times higher than that of the Divine Court."

The second prince narrates the current situation of the war with an emotionless voice.

"Although many of our magicians have left, and although many countries are like the side of the Divine Court, we still defeated the Divine Court step by step. Now, we have gained a huge advantage, but... the problem arises."

Looking at the huge strategic map hanging above the hall, the second prince said: "We have now captured seven countries that have fallen to the Divine Court. Their capitals have been taken down by us and the royal family have been captured. However... now the royal family of these seven countries is detained in the corresponding countries that have been attacked. Moreover, after capturing these seven countries, four of our allies have stopped marching, but have begun to crazily plunder the wealth of the lands of these countries."

After pausing, the tone of death became more serious, "No messenger I sent to order them to march back so far has come back to report to me. It has been two months since then. Logically, they should have come back long ago."

Looking back at the small desk before his throne, Robben saw the muscles on the second prince's face twitching slightly, and his eyes looked angry and even a little crazy.

"Seventeen days ago, we received news that the 400,000 soldiers fighting on the front were attacked by the Divine Court Army. Just in the middle of the night, 400,000 soldiers were hiding in an extremely secret valley road to give the enemy a fatal blow, but were attacked by counter-sneaking. The valley road was blocked at both ends, and 400,000 soldiers... were burned to death in the valley road, and only two magicians finally escaped..."

The second prince's hand seemed to be trembling slightly, "These 400,000 soldiers are all the elites of our empire. Now... they have turned into scorched bones in that valley."

Slowly raising his hand, the second prince pointed to his desk, "The next day, the invitation letter from the joint meeting of the Allied Powers was delivered to the palace. The fourteen countries closest to the front line jointly invited all the monarchs of the Allied Powers to discuss the situation of the war. Now, the invitation letter is on my desk!"

Robben understood a little... This is a conspiracy...

Although the empire is vast in territory, its population is not as large as its former country! It is not difficult to raise an army of 400,000 with a lagging population, but... if it is an elite of 400,000... then the situation will be different

Elite soldiers can be simply understood as veterans who are in their prime, well-equipped, hard-working and experienced.

These veterans are completely different from those who are new recruits who are on the battlefield for the first time. How long does a new recruit have to go through to grow into a veteran, but the mortality rate of new recruits who are on the battlefield for the first time is the highest. Behind each veteran, there are actually several corpses of new recruits...

Four hundred thousand elite soldiers were killed overnight, which was absolutely unimaginable to the empire.

The second prince's voice became much deeper, "In this war, the empire's army almost came out in full swing. In addition to the 400,000 elite troops, the other armies were generally divided into three directions and fought in different regions. Now, the closest one to the empire's journey will take half a month to rush back, and it will also cross three allies... There are only a mere 200,000 old and weak in the empire. I have issued a recall order to these three armies, but now, there is no reply yet..."

"Half a month ago, I borrowed food from my surrounding allies on the grounds of a shortage of food in the empire. So far, only one of the seven countries has responded to us, and the population of our imperial capital can barely eat food for a day, and it has not been shipped to it yet..."

Walking back to the golden stairs and sitting on the throne, the second prince picked up the invitation letter on the table, "The alliance meeting of the allies was held last time in our lame capital, in this hall, but this time, in another country, in the capital of the Lothar Empire."
To be continued...