"...Caspar Your Majesty, I hope your troops can successfully capture that hateful bastard..."
In the study room of the Governor's Mansion, 'Alina' was pitifully telling Caspar about Li Ang's coercion of her.
"Don't worry, dear, I have sent three thousand people to pursue him separately. Li Ang that guy can't escape!"
Caspar comforted the beauty in front of him with a confident smile.
And 'Elina' was whispering to Li Ang outside, "How did such a brain become the 'vice emperor'?"
"Probably because of this kind of brain, he was able to become the deputy emperor... otherwise how could the emperor Maritin allow him to grow..."
Li Ang also whispered in a low voice.
In fact, the 'Elina' next to Li Ang is Alina, and the person who deceived Caspar at the dock before was also Alina.
The pitiful girl in front of Caspar is actually Elina...
The two of them do look alike and are both beautiful, but as long as they change their makeup, people who are not familiar with each other really can't tell who is who. Besides, Caspar has never seen them before.
The reason for exchanging identities was actually requested by Elina.
As Alina's best friend and bestie, Elina knows that Alina cannot play the role of a 'weak woman who needs protection' no matter what.
When it comes to power and strategy, Alina is naturally the leader among women.
But when it comes to attracting men... this is not Alina's strong point.
Although she is very beautiful, and although several people have tried to propose marriage to her, she has never acted coquettishly with any man in her life.
--Including Malbert, all the people seeking marriage are looking for Justus, because since she was fifteen years old, no man has ever embarrassed herself in front of her...
So Alina really doesn't know how to seduce men... she really has no experience.
In addition, Alina has a bold and strong temperament, and he is also too straightforward when speaking, which sometimes makes people feel a bit sharp - to put it simply, he seems too independent and too smart, which can easily make people wary.
But Elina is a gentle lady, and her behavioral habits are also quite gentle. If we look at it by the standards of ordinary aristocratic girls, Elina is more like a lady of a noble family - and the kind that can easily arouse people's desire for protection.
Of course, the most important thing is that Alina cannot stay in the Governor's Mansion forever.
She had to summon surrounding troops and dispatch manpower to secretly regain control of the port. Elina really couldn't do these things.
Therefore, Elina is left hanging in the Governor's Mansion, Caspar, so that Alina can secretly go out and do business.
Elina is really acting like a lady who was almost bullied by a villain - she doesn't cry, but she shows her grievance and unwillingness from time to time; she also doesn't deliberately seduce Caspar, but her soft voice and graceful figure always make Caspar's eyes go straight inadvertently.
This is a skill that Alina never wants to learn in his lifetime...
In fact, the main reason lies in the word experience.
In the past few years, Elina has been the attendant of Emperor Marius - she is not a maid, but the attendant left by Alina to Emperor Marius. She has a formal establishment and belongs to the guard formed by Alina. Her brother Brutus is the captain of the guard.
Although she usually works next to Emperor Marius and most people don't know her existence, the members of the guard are in contact with her every day - as the only girl in the guard and a beautiful and gentle noble girl, Elina will naturally face numerous suitors.
The guards who like Elina can account for at least half of the entire guard...
Elina does not object to the pursuit of her by her brother's more reliable guards, but due to her previous experience of being persecuted by nobles, Elina is more cautious about men, so she has not accepted anyone until now.
But she doesn't want to hurt the feelings of the guards, and her temper is relatively mild, so she won't completely reject anyone easily...
As a result, Elina became a man with many suitors, but kept a distance from every suitor... Neptune.
Yes, if you look at Li Ang, Elina is a sea king.
But in this era, for beautiful aristocratic girls, this is actually a normal thing.
Most aristocratic ladies will do this when they face multiple suitors, that is, don't agree, don't refuse, don't flatter, don't offend, don't be intimate, don't alienate... the six no principles.
Unless the engagement is confirmed, they will remain aloof from any suitor - this is not just to be the king of the sea, but for the dignity and safety of the family.
Of course, if you meet someone you really like, it will be different.
Elina now only regards Caspar as a suitor. She has thoroughly implemented the "six no" principle.
As the proud son of Maritin, Caspar, who has been going smoothly since he was eighteen years old, has certainly met many girls, but he has never really gotten along with a woman.
After all, in the past, it was always women who took the initiative to throw themselves into someone's arms.
Caspar, with his arrogant and arrogant temper, usually uses threats or force to pursue girls - just like the capitulation letter he wrote to Justus last year.
And now, unexpectedly, I met a gentle and gentle Neptune...
Elina is so beautiful, has such a good attitude, speaks softly, and looks so pitiful. Of course Caspar must 'protect her'.
Therefore, under the joint deception of Li Ang and Elina, Caspar sent three thousand people to pursue 'Li Ang' from all directions, including five hundred cavalry brought all the way from Maritin.
Of course, he himself has not left Imperial Port - now he is reluctant to leave the 'poor fiancée Alina'...
Currently, Caspar only has 1,500 troops left in Imperial Port, with 1,000 troops maintaining the city defense and 500 troops guarding the Governor's Mansion.
Two-thirds of the Maritin troops have been temporarily transferred.
Elina's current identity is Alina, and she is also the 'soon to be queen' Alina. Caspar will neither force her nor kill her, so her safety is actually guaranteed.
Alina left Imperial Port in the name of Elina - she was going to organize the people around Imperial Port to 'welcome the new king' and to 'purchase some supplies for the banquet'.
Li Ang also successfully left Imperial Port as Ares - he wanted to 'go back to Erudition City to convince Justus and treat his injuries at the same time'.
Caspar even sent twenty soldiers and a carriage to protect the 'uncle brother' when he returned to Erudition City...
At night, Imperial Port is more than twenty miles away.
"Your Majesty, we have killed them all and not a single one has escaped. What should we do now?"
Kloze carried the bloody sword, and after checking the twenty or so corpses of Maritin people on the ground one by one, he ran to Li Ang to report back.
Those are the twenty Maritin soldiers responsible for escorting Li Ang back to Erudition City.
"Kloze, do you remember Serendil?"
Li Ang looked at the corpse of the Maritin soldier on the ground.
"Of course, that's where Silver Hand was founded!"
Kloze nodded. "But... that's not a good place..."
"Find a few smarter brothers, put on Maritin people's armor and go to Imperial Port to send a message, saying that the large army has found Li Ang at Serendil, probably trying to escape by boat... The others are now rushing to Buyulin to find Alina and follow her orders..."
Li Ang began to tell the brothers one by one about the plan.
On the other side, Alina has appeared in Buyulin Village.
"Miss Alina, Sigismund has followed the instructions of His Majesty Li Ang and you to lure away the Maritin people coming this way. The number of enemies is about a thousand, and they were lured to the north by Sigismund two hours ago."
Sir Loris of Radiant Cross Knights said about the current situation, "The scouts they sent to Imperial Port to deliver the message have been intercepted and killed by us. There should be no misses."
Those one thousand Maritin people were one of the troops sent by Caspar to pursue Li Ang. He sent a total of three thousand people, divided into three directions to pursue.
In the previous Battle of Buyulin, Free Legion had too many wounded soldiers, and Sigismund originally stayed at Buyulin Village to prepare for the wounded.
Before Caspar saw Li Ang, Sammer had already sent a message to Sigismund at Buyulin Village, asking him and Radiant Cross Knights to pay attention at all times. If any Maritin troops came over, they would use the banner of Li Ang to lure them away.
If Maritin people will send someone to send a message back to Imperial Port, let Radiant Cross Knights, who is familiar with the terrain, intercept and kill him.
Now it seems that this job has been completed.
"There should be five hundred Maritin cavalry coming over. How many people did Sigismund take away? He won't be overtaken by those Maritin people, right?"
Alina is a little worried, after all, the troops here are basically wounded.
"Sigismund only brought more than a hundred scouts, but I guess Maritin's cavalry can't catch up with him. That guy's scouts can run faster than the cavalry..."
Loris said with admiration on his face.
Indeed, Sigismund is now an expert in luring enemies. His subordinates, especially the scouts who lured Fallen One in the past, are now all skilled in flying.
"Then leave him alone and let the thousand Maritin people slowly find Li Ang in Noldo Forest..."
Alina nodded. "Organize the wounded soldiers and gather those who can move... I have to return to Imperial Port quickly."
Currently, Buyulin Village has about 800 lightly injured people who are able to move, and more than 200 seriously injured people. Basically all of them are Li Ang's subordinates, and most of them are Free Legion's people.
Seriously injured people are not suitable for movement and of course can only stay in the village.
The slightly injured brother has already stopped bleeding and bandaged. It can still be done during ordinary marches, but it certainly cannot be used in combat.
"Most of the wounded soldiers are not able to fight yet..."
Loris probably thought that Alina was going to fight with the wounded.
"No, instead of letting them fight, just move these wounded soldiers to Imperial Port. I just need to let them bring the equipment here to Imperial Port."
Alina shook his head. "We have to leave right away. We will arrive at midnight Imperial Port... Li Ang can probably only buy us one day, from midnight today to tomorrow night."
Thousands of Snake Worship Cult disciples were killed in the Battle of Buyulin, plus the Shadow Legion members who died along with Agason, leaving behind a lot of horses, weapons, armors and other equipment.
But Loris still doesn't understand. "We only have more than a hundred knights with combat effectiveness now, and the plague exterminators are all in Siyuan City... You want to use more than a hundred knights to take back Imperial Port?"
"Of course not... We still have Silver Hand, and there are nearly ten thousand residents in Imperial Port..."
Alina shook his head. "You are Radiant Knightly Order. Your appeal is much higher than mine, probably second only to His Majesty Marus... As long as you appear in the Imperial Port residential area, let the residents follow you."
Loris frowned and was silent for a while. "Alina, when you brought the equipment back, did you want civilians to fight? Untrained civilians..."
"No, don't get me wrong, Loris, I won't plan any more civilian uprisings... I just want the residents to put on their equipment and stand with you, filling the walls of Imperial Port."
Alina shook his head and smiled, "Sometimes you don't need to fight to win."
After nightfall.
Imperial Port, Governor's Mansion.
Caspar, who was hanging around Elina, began to receive various good news one after another.
"Your Majesty, the troops pursuing to the west have found traces of Li Ang. He is now in a deserted village called Serendil, two hundred miles to the west, with more than 300 people around him. But his guards are very powerful. We only have a thousand people there, so we may not be able to surround him... We don't know where the teams in other directions are yet. To be on the safe side, please send troops for reinforcements."
A leading lieutenant came to report.
"Sure enough, I caught you? Hahaha... Where is Serendil, Alina, do you know?"
Caspar is in a good mood, because Elina's attitude towards him has always been very gentle, even a little ambiguous.
"That's a deserted fishing port... Li Ang probably wants to escape by boat! Your Majesty, don't let him escape!"
Elina's expression was somewhat resentful, as if he was determined to put Li Ang to death...
"Hahaha... Fishing port? If he wants to escape by boat, my fleet will let him feed the fish!"
Caspar pulled out the map and looked at it. "Go and send the order for the fleet to arrive at Serendil... Wait a minute, Alina, do you want to see that bastard captured by me with your own eyes?"
"What? Your Majesty, I don't know how to fight..."
Elina is a little panicked now.
"No, what kind of war are we fighting? I just want you to accompany me on the boat and sit on it - let's sail to Serendil."
Caspar said with a smile on his face, "Don't you want to see my flagship?"
"But it's night now... I can imagine how all the men on the warship will stare at me at night... Your Majesty, fighting is your men's business. I'm here waiting for you to capture Li Ang."
Elina frowned slightly, shook his head and refused.
"That's true..."
Caspar sighed with regret, Elina's reason is very sufficient for a man - the army is all men, and they are all men who have just gone through a long voyage and have not seen a woman for a long time...
"Don't worry, I will catch him back, and I will make him repent at your feet... I will be back tomorrow night."
Caspar picked up his mask and helmet and went out. "Gather the fleet and prepare to set off!"
Elina let out a long breath.
Soon after, the Maritin fleet headed west, leaving only five hundred people in Caspar to garrison Imperial Port.
And 'Elina', also known as Alina, brought more than a hundred 'farmers' and dozens of carts of 'materials' back to the north gate of Imperial Port.