plumnovel #673 - Hold on firmly, there is a way
#673 - Hold on firmly, there is a way
"What kind of bullshit Holy Grandson is he, does he even count as a saint?"!
Throwing the letter in her hand violently onto the ground, Seromis roared at Novia in front of her, her anger still not subsided.
Novia picked at her ear, and said indifferently, "Why are you yelling at me? Go find Otatila, this isn't my decision."
"The Demon Hunter Corps attacked the Avis Temple, the temple has fallen, now Solasburg is an isolated city, and the pressure on the front line is all on me!
Otatila is still trying to persuade me to sign the Black Serpent Bay Joint Declaration, acknowledging what, what federation, what tariffs! Isn't this taking advantage of the situation?"
Seromis pointed at the letter on the ground, her chest heaving violently, her anger almost making her lose her mind.
Novia yawned lazily, completely unconcerned with her anger, and said slowly, "Lord Hohen's attitude is written very clearly in the letter. Whether it's taking advantage of the situation or not doesn't matter to me. What matters is that I've been flying all day today, and my hair is all tangled. Do you have a decent bathroom here so I can take a shower first?"
"Novia!" Seromis stomped her foot in anger. "Do you know what time it is? The Avis Temple is gone! We are isolated and without help!"
"Alright, alright, stop yelling. I'm the one who told you the news." Novia waved her hand, looking nonchalant. "If you want to be angry, be angry at Otatila. I'm just a messenger.
You've seen the Holy Grandson's demands and conditions. I can't make a decision on this matter. I'm not the Savior Army.
Anyway, you have a few hours to consider. After I take a shower and get some sleep, I'll leave before dawn. Tell me when you've made a decision."
"Don't leave!" Seromis reached out to stop her, but Novia easily bypassed her. "Explain yourself first. What exactly did Otatila say?"
"Don't worry, I'll come see you after I take a shower." Novia waved as she walked away. "However, Seromis, I advise you, think carefully.
Once the church attacks Tiannv City, you won't even have the qualifications to negotiate with that Holy Grandson."
After Novia left, Seromis stared fixedly at the floor, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress the anger in her heart.
She glanced coldly at the letter on the ground, took a deep breath, then called a servant and told them to settle Novia in the inner fort to rest.
"Go and gather all the combatant Mystic Party wizards and commanders." Picking up the letter from the ground, Seromis sat cross-legged in front of the low table, rereading it while turning around to give instructions, her voice as cold as the winter night wind. "Immediately!"
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Inside the main conference hall, the lights flickered, the long table was piled with maps and documents, shadows twisted and turned on the walls, and the air was filled with the strange smell of pine resin and oil lamps.
Seromis sat at the head of the table, looking around at the Mystic Party members and officers at the table.
Everyone knew the situation of Solasburg, but no one spoke first.
"The Avis Temple has fallen." Seromis cut to the chase. "Now Solasburg is an isolated city. When the surrounding church troops gather, I'm afraid we will face twice as many troops as we do now. What do you think?"
The warm but sweltering castle hall was now as cold as winter.
"We still have time." An older wizard stood up, trying to ease the atmosphere. "If we hold firm, there will be a way!"
"Hold on?!" A young officer interrupted him directly, his voice urgent. "Once the temple falls, the red dragon's breath from the rear can't be transported. When the red dragon's breath runs out, how will we resist?"
"Then what do you mean? Abandon the city and run away?" A wizard family patriarch retorted coldly. "We have worked so hard for so many years. Every stone in Solasburg and every acre of land in the southern county is soaked with our blood and sweat. Just give up like that? You can accept it, but I can't!"
"Then tell me a way!" The young officer slammed the table. "I don't believe we can fight to the end with our little force! Be reasonable, and think about how to preserve our strength..."
"Reasonable? How can you ask me to be reasonable?!" Seromis slammed the table, her voice drowning out everyone's arguments. "Solasburg is the last line of defense in the southern county. If we abandon it, where will we go?"
Everyone was speechless for a moment, and the conference hall fell into a brief silence.
"In that case, why don't we invite the Savior Army?" A more neutral member said, "No matter what, they are anti-church. Compared to the church, at least they are not our mortal enemies."
"No!" Someone immediately objected. "What if the Savior Army comes? The Avis Temple has already fallen. At most, they will just hold the border of the central county. Submitting now is just giving away benefits and claims for nothing."
"But at least the Savior Army is anti-church." Another voice retorted, "At least Hohen is anti-church. It's better for the southern county to be given to the Savior Army than to the church. If we don't have a good time, the church shouldn't have a good time either."
"Old He Wu will say a fair word..."
Amidst the increasingly fierce arguments, Seromis stared at the letter in front of her without saying a word.
As a Fran, Seromis is absolutely against the church. Even if Hohen is a church heretic, he is still a member of the Messila Church.
But the problem now is that the nobles are unwilling to negotiate peace like in the past, because they are here to occupy land this time.
Unlike before, they just wanted to force the Mystic Party to cede benefits and control the number of Mystic Parties.
Because the southern county has the benefits of border trade, and after the development of Seromis and other Mystic Parties, the sweet branch and spice plantations have become quite large.
After the hard work of the Mystic Parties, the overall economic level of the southern county is the highest in the entire Black Serpent Bay, which is why Athena and others are unwilling to hand over tariffs.
But now, let alone tariffs, even the border is almost gone.
Seromis is unwilling to give the development results to the Fran Church, but the Hohen Church in the north is also a church.
At this time, a Black Serpent Bay warrior leader stood up and said to the silent Seromis: "Your Excellency, I propose that the officers sent by Lord Hohen to provide support participate in the discussion, perhaps they will give us some new suggestions."
Seromis narrowed her eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Okay."
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A moment later, a young officer named Danio was brought into the conference hall.
After giving a simple salute to Seromis, he said directly: "Everyone, I am very clear about your situation and understand your concerns.
But what I want to say is that His Majesty is by no means a plunderer. The Savior Army can capture the Avis Temple and support Solasburg within ten days."
"Ten days?" Seromis stared at him, her voice low. "Are you sure it's ten days?"
An old wizard in the corner said slowly: "Tsk, capture the temple in ten days, alas, compared to Lord Hohen, Messila's methods are a bit weak."
Low laughter spread around the table, and Danio glared at the crowd.
Taking two steps forward, Danio looked directly into Seromis's eyes: "Confidence comes from strength, Your Excellency Seromis.
I would like to reiterate that the Holy Father Society is a tolerant church. As long as you are anti-Papal Court, we will not interfere with your freedom of belief.
If you do not want to continue in the future, you can even withdraw from the Black Serpent Bay Federation through a referendum, but now is a time of war and we must be united."
Seromis did not answer, and the others in the hall did not dare to reply.
She tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, her eyes resting on the map, her brows furrowed slightly, her white and slender hands clenched and loosened several times, eventually resting on the armrest of the chair, her knuckles slightly white from the force.
After a long silence, she sighed, as if blowing away all the suppressed emotions in the sigh: "Prepare, and send away all the young wizards from the various Mystic Parties."
The next morning, the sun only revealed a red halo on the horizon, and Novia hovered by the high wall of the fortress, bidding farewell to Seromis.
"This time, I'm afraid it's a final farewell." Seromis said with a complicated expression, looking up at Novia's back.
"Don't say such things." Frowning, Novia was rarely serious. "That Holy Grandson is a man of his word. If you sign the Black Serpent Bay Joint Declaration, he will definitely come back to save you."
Seromis sighed and murmured, "I know he will come back to save me, but..."
She shook her head, didn't continue, just waved to signal Novia to leave.
Watching Novia's gradually receding back, Seromis said softly: "Capture the Avis Temple within ten days... Hold firm, there will be a way... What's the difference?"