"...The situation is like this. If your Majesty is willing to help me, I will definitely be able to capture Nerimajie."

Copperfield told Balliard about Nerimajie's situation, but Balliard still felt that Copperfield seemed to be hiding something when he spoke.

"Nerimajie is a city that Gu will definitely win. You don't need to worry about this, but it's not the time to win Nerimajie yet. Now Gu has won Garden City, Zerima, Wekaura, and Marrow.

The four cities in Yincheng need to guard against the attacks of the nobles from the east and the attacks of Ikasia, so it is not appropriate to take action against Nerimajie for the time being."

Balliard did not trust Copperfield very much. He wanted to use Copperfield to capture Nerimajie, but he did not want to capture Nerimajie and hand it over to a traitor. What he wanted was to control Nerimajie himself.

At present, Balliard does not know what the captured nobles among Nerimajie think of him as the new emperor. If he can win over those nobles, Balliard does not mind letting those nobles work for him.

.

He doesn't care whether those nobles harbor evil intentions. Anyway, if they fall into his hands, those little thoughts will have no chance to emerge.

With the control of the government and the increasingly complete intelligence network of the victims of Balliard and Salva, if those nobles wanted to cause trouble, Balliard could easily discover their plans.

Then make targeted decisions.

At that time, even if the nobles wanted to cause trouble, they would not pose any substantial threat to the rule of the empire.

"This... Your Majesty, I believe that capturing Nerimajie is the empire's top priority right now."

Copperfield didn't have that much patience. He wanted revenge, wanted to kill Houseman David, and wanted to kill all the nobles who betrayed him... Well, he also knew that if he did that,

Those nobles will definitely use all their strength to oppose his rule.

Therefore, even if he retakes Nerimajie, he must use gentle methods to deal with those nobles. Otherwise, not only will he not be able to stabilize his position, but he will also easily find hostility from the nobles in other vassal territories.

"What do you think? Tell me."

Balliard doesn't care what Copperfield thinks. He is just showing his attitude now. Copperfield is just an expelled marquis who has nowhere to turn to him. Balliard wants to let him

Copperfield worked for him, and even if he didn't plan to pay any actual price, he still had to do a good job in appearance.

"...Hausman is so ambitious that he has great intentions to attack the City of the Sun. If Nerimajie is not captured as soon as possible, I am worried that Hausman will lead a coalition of princes to attack the City of the Sun. By then, with the new

The Jin State’s current national strength and military strength may not be able to withstand his attack.”

Copperfield could not find an excuse, so he could only make up an excuse on the spot that was most likely to make Balliard dissatisfied with Haussmann, so that Balliard would be more willing to send troops to Nerimajer.

As for the intention to attack the City of the Sun, it was actually an idea that came up when he was in office. The geographical location of Nerimajie is not very good. Before the re-emergence of the City of the Sun, Nerimajie

It's completely a fringe city.

To the south, the city adjacent to Nerimajie is Garden City. On the way, you need to pass through Farajese. Not only does it take a long time, even if you have enough experience, you will be defeated by Farajese's changeable weather.

.

It is difficult for merchants to travel between Garden City and Nerimajie, and the resources of Garden City are quite poor. Correspondingly,

It is difficult for Nerima Jie to purchase supplies from Nerima Jie.

To the east, the nearest is Wekaura, but the distance between Nerimajie and Wekaura is almost half of the Shurima continent. Water transportation through the Kohali River is not yet complete, and Nairimajie is completely

There is no need to trade with Vekora.

Moreover, it is difficult for merchants to travel all the way from Wekaura to Nerimajie. There are no cities where they can supply supplies along the way, and there are many desert scavengers who will steal their goods. If they are unlucky,

, you might even encounter robbers.

"Then what? I don't know why you think that I don't have the ability to defeat the trespasser, but I must tell you that what you say now is not enough to threaten Gu's empire.

The one who can really threaten Icathia is Icathia in the south. They are the great enemies of this world. If Icathia's conspiracy is not stopped, the entire Shurima continent will be destroyed."

Balliard "terrorized" Copperfield. It's not that ambitious people can't be used, but the key is that Balliard doesn't have much experience in employing people. If he can't grasp the degree of control, he will send these ambitious people.

It will only raise a hungry wolf to bite you.

Balliard believed that he needed to let Copperfield know that Shurima and even Runeterra were facing a crisis, and that he was the one who could save Shurima.

In this way, even if Copperfield is ambitious, he probably won't think of ways to cause trouble for Balliard before the crisis is resolved.

After all, what if he captured Nerimajie? Either he would be defeated by Balliard, or... just think that Copperfield has the ability to stop the army led by Balliard and Darius.

, so that Zhuge Kongming, who returned from the star realm, could lead the Ikasians to destroy the City of the Sun.

What can Copperfield gain? Zhuge Kongliang has taken refuge in the void. Even if the erosion of the void was not deep at the beginning, eighteen hundred years have passed. What kind of waste must the void become before it can still control a person?

mortal?

"Icacia?"

When Copperfield heard this word, he was slightly stunned, but then his face darkened.

"Your Majesty, why should you fool me? What kind of threat can a land as big as the palm of Ecacia bring to the new nation? Just the power of Marrow Seal City can probably stop Ecacia's army, not to mention Your Majesty.

Now we have five cities."

He didn't think that Icacia had that kind of strength, because Icacia always rebelled and was always suppressed, just like a joke. No prince would think that the Icacia people were really powerful, even the marrow.

The Marquis of Yincheng probably didn't want to provoke the Icathians because he didn't want to be stuck with a group of lunatics.

If you have no strength and still run around, what is this but a lunatic?

"Are you questioning Gu?"

Balliard didn't give Copperfield a good look either. How dare he give Copperfield a good look even for a mere down-and-out marquis? He was really ungrateful.

Balliard is now Sima Yi, the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty. How can a guy who was expelled and betrayed by his own brother be worthy of him? Does he think that Sima Yi is a weak and incompetent puppet emperor?

How ridiculous.

"I...don't dare."

Copperfield still had some sense, and the indifference in Balliard's eyes made Copperfield calm down.

Yes, this is Sima

Emperor Yi is not the young emperor who was treated as a puppet in the past. This man holds great power and controls an army. Even if Copperfield is a powerful marquis, he cannot be disrespectful to Emperor Sima Yi.

What's more, he only has the title of Marquis now. If he wants to take back the city that belongs to him, he has to rely on the power of His Majesty. Seeing that Balliard seemed to be very dissatisfied with him, Copperfield immediately gave in.

"It's okay if you don't dare. Let me tell you that Zhuge Kongming is not dead and is controlling Icacia behind the scenes. It won't be long before Zhuge Kongming will wake up and lead his Seven Stars and the Icacia people to launch a war.

How do you think you compare with Zhuge Kongming?"

Balliard slightly modified some information. According to speculation, Zhuge Kongming should be in the star realm now. Even if the Icacia people have a way to contact Zhuge Kongming, it will take a long time. Moreover, the current concentration of rune energy is probably too high.

It is not suitable for Zhuge Kongming to enter Runeterra.

Unless Zhuge Kongming, like Balliard and others, has a space portal, otherwise, when he enters Rune Land from the star realm, he is at high altitude and does not have enough concentration of rune energy to support it. Coupled with the suppression of world rules, it will not be possible.

If a flying extraordinary person falls from the dome, even a powerful warrior may not be able to survive, but a mage like Zhuge Kongming will definitely fall to pieces.

"Of course I am not as good as Zhuge Kongming."

Copperfield was a little panicked when he heard such shocking news, but he was still not too nervous. So what about Zhuge Kongming? He was just a mouse hiding behind his back.

"How does Nerimajie's legion compare with the Seven Stars? Don't tell me, you don't know that Zhuge Kongming's Seven Stars are seven armies of military souls. Even if eighteen hundred years have passed and there may be problems with the inheritance, Zhuge Kongming at least still has

There are three or four military spirit legions, do you think Nerimajie can resist these legions?"

Balliard certainly knew that these nobles did not understand Zhuge Kongming and the power he controlled at all, but he had to let these nobles know, otherwise a group of frogs sitting in the well looking at the sky would cause him a lot of trouble behind his back.

"This... of course is not as good as this."

Copperfield's eyes widened. He didn't believe what Ballard said. However, in front of him was Emperor Sima Yi, who Zhuge Kongming had served his whole life. If he wanted to know who knew Emperor Sima Yi best, it must be him.

Zhuge Kongming.

Similarly, the person who knows Zhuge Kongming best is also Emperor Sima Yi, and it was Zhuge Kongming who borrowed the power of the Seven Stars to destroy the City of the Sun. What are the Seven Stars? Emperor Sima Yi's speech on this is the most authoritative and representative.

"Then do you think that I need to capture Nerima Jie first? Once Nerima Jie holds back a large number of the empire's troops, Zhuge Kongming will take advantage of the situation and move in. At that time, the entire Shurima continent will be destroyed.

, don’t you want to see such a scene?”

Balliard continued to threaten Copperfield. He said that Zhuge Kongming still had three or four military spirit legions, and the empire wanted to focus on dealing with him. Then, the empire would have the resources to deal with him.

military force.

Copperfield did not understand the current strength of the empire, and he had nowhere to go to understand the empire. Balliard said how powerful Sima Yi's army was, which meant that the empire's army was also very powerful.

This is Balliard's warning, warning Copperfield that no matter what ambition he has, it is best to stay honest and not think about causing trouble, let alone betrayal, otherwise, Copperfield will end up
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