In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 778

The tip of the sword hovered at the center of Viviana’s brow.

“You lost.”

The crown prince had a confident smile on his face. He had overcome the inner demons of more than 20 years today, and he felt extremely happy: “You have been standing still all these years, and my strength is no longer what it used to be.”

He never thought that Viviana was a warrior. Her temperament was soft and gentle, like the setting sun in the evening, but a warrior needs a heart of steel.

But the smile on his face soon solidified.

Viviana in front of him turned into a bubble with a bang. At the same time, countless afterimages flashed from all directions, and dozens or hundreds of figures wearing fallow deer hoods emerged, swinging swords and stabbing. Their speed, strength, and number were all faster than before.

Moreover, it seemed that they had mastered the rules of his counterattack. The offensive of each figure became more and more treacherous and changeable, making it difficult to predict.

“Interesting.”

The contempt on his face faded, and he stabbed the attacking Candle Knight with a backhanded sword. As the Candle Knight’s figure exploded, it turned into a ball of fire and exploded. Ruprecht nimbly dodged it and dealt with two more Candle Knights who attacked him.

These Candle Knights were learning and growing rapidly, but the strength shown by Ruprecht was just the tip of the iceberg.

He no longer held back, but headed straight for the shadows that blocked his way.

This was a stupid way, but Ruprecht didn’t care.

A full half a quarter of an hour passed.

In the darkness, there was only one Candle Knight left. She was holding a candlestick and standing at the end of the darkness, as if she was a world away.

The candlestick in her hand was extinguished.

But as the Candle Knight’s slender fingers gently pinched the wick, a cluster of vigorous flames lit up – it was so vigorous and full of vitality, and every time it moved with the wind, it seemed like the heart of a powerful swordsman was beating.

The Crown Prince didn’t know why he came up with such a poetic metaphor, but he immediately realized that the frequency of the candle flame seemed to be exactly the same as his heart.

“This is the fire of your life.”

“In the fight just now, your breath leaked a lot. Each of my shadows will grab a little bit, and when it dissipates, it will be thrown into this candlestick, piecing together this candle flame.”

The candle went out, flickering.

As long as this candlestick goes out, Ruprecht’s life will also disappear with it.

She whispered: “You had a chance to win, but you underestimated me, or you didn’t want to take advantage of my “injury”, but no matter what the reason is, now your life is in my hands.”

“How. How is it possible?”

Ruprecht’s expression froze. He thought that Viviana’s trump card was these growing phantoms, as if they were tailor-made for him.

But he didn’t expect that in such a tense battle, Viviana could still distract herself and control the shadows while casting such a spell.

“How did you do it?”

The Crown Prince couldn’t believe it. This was not as simple as multitasking. Any professional wizard, even a legendary one, might not be able to do it, not to mention that they were just magic warriors, and their spiritual control was far less flexible than that of spellcasters.

Viviana shook her head but didn’t explain.

For her, it was never difficult to achieve this level.

The Crown Prince did not ask any more questions. The sword in his hand fell down dejectedly, and he said self-deprecatingly: “Hehe, I took advantage of your injury to challenge you, but I didn’t expect that I would end up with such a result. It’s really ridiculous.”

Viviana waved her hand to disperse the candlesticks in front of her: “If it is a real life-and-death fight, you are the real winner.”

“Hehe, don’t comfort me, I’m not that fragile.”

The Crown Prince sneered and raised his eyebrows: “If the enemy is only compared with hard power, whoever has more energy and stronger spirituality will have to surrender? Win or lose, after all, you still have to fight a battle, and the result will determine the result.”

“You won, Anna. It’s just that I don’t feel satisfied with this battle. I hope that next time, we can let go and go all out.”

The darkness faded and the field dispersed.

Lothar looked at the two people. Viviana was still calm, but the face of the Crown Prince was full of frustration that was difficult to conceal – the result was known.

“Your Highness, are you okay?”

The servant rushed up and fumbled around on Ruprecht’s body. He quickly slapped him away and said unhappily, “I’m fine. Bring me the letter that His Majesty wants to send to Her Highness Anna.”

The servant quickly took out the envelope, which was sealed with wax and stamped with a double-headed eagle.

Viviana took the envelope in a daze.

The Crown Prince snorted, “Your Majesty said that if you don’t want to go back with me, forget it. The letter must be delivered.”

He thought about it and couldn’t help but said, “If you ask me, you are really cruel. You have lived in the Vienna court for nearly ten years. You should know how His Majesty treats you. At least you should write a few letters and listen to the complaints of His Majesty.”

She didn’t reply, but slowly opened the envelope, as if the letter was heavy.

Lothar glanced at it with his peripheral vision and only vaguely saw the last line of the letter: Anna, since you have chosen to leave the cage, fly freely.

He breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward quickly: “Your Highness, the battle is over. Would you like to come to New Basilicata and sit down?”

The crown prince shook his head and said: “Forget it. If the British find me here again, there will really be a diplomatic accident. I will just wait at the foot of the mountain for a while. Anna, you can write a letter and I will take it back for you.” ”

Viviana softly said “hmm” and turned away, her eyes already watering.

“Mr. Lothar, you are not a wolf, are you? Although I don’t understand why you would help the Texans, I hope that one day, we will not be on opposite sides.”

Everyone knows that there will be a battle between Britain, France, Germany and France. In the view of the crown prince, Texas has become the opposite of Britain, and the only way to break the situation is to defect to the French.

“I’m afraid not… I actually have a hunch that we will fight side by side in the future.”

Lothar was smiling. Since the battle was over and his family had won, he would not put on a bad face.

“Actually, Texas has no intention of defecting to either Britain or France.”

The crown prince felt a little incredible: “Are you planning to defect to us? America is not within our sphere of influence.”

“No, Texas does not intend to defect to any great power. The official name here is the Lone Star Republic, as is our ambition. So I think there will be many opportunities for cooperation between Texas and your country – with An equal partner, not a vassal state.”

Lothar said sincerely: “I hope that His Highness, as well as His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Emperor behind you, can support Latino immigration to Texas.”

Although the Habsburgs have withdrawn from the North Apennine Peninsula, they still maintain a high degree of influence on the area. The former Habsburg nobles have not been liquidated, but maintain a certain cooperative relationship with the Wolf Clan.

There are two behemoths, Germany and France, at their side. The most Germany can do is turn Italy into its own economic colony. France’s Latinism wants to revive the Pope and return it to the old capital.

At that time, it will be a disaster for the old wolf clan.

Even the belligerent wolf clan cannot fail to realize that with the updating and iteration of weapons, their proud minions are no longer a match for big ships and cannons. Therefore, the wolf clan under the control of the wolf master in recent years has only superficially Just remain neutral.

“Bavaria is a landlocked country and I’m afraid it won’t be able to help your country with immigration.”

The Crown Prince frowned and said: “Besides, we can’t find any reason to help you. Your Excellency should also know that personal feelings will always take a back seat in national affairs. Although His Majesty values ​​His Highness Anna, he will never I will therefore support your country.”

Lothar nodded slightly: “Of course there is a reason, Your Highness Ruprecht, after arriving in the New World, you must have realized that your country’s armaments are far behind those of Britain and France.”

“Do you want to exchange those captured British weapons and equipment?”

The crown prince sneered in his heart, feeling that the other party was quite naive. As an important ally of the British, it was not difficult to get some advanced weapons and equipment for research. It was nothing more than paying some benefits in exchange as a bargaining chip.

Even if Lothar took out a complete Land Cruiser, in Ruprecht’s view, it would not be a mistake to make Germany side with Texas. As for normal trade, that would be no problem.

No great power would dislike its own large market.

“Of course not, Your Highness, aren’t you curious why the British want to go to war against Texas?”

Among the four traditional European powers, the Germans are the most lacking in white crystal and magic stone mines.

Although the annual output of magic stones and white crystals in Tsarist Russia is not huge, firstly, its industrial base is weak and the demand for this precious ore is small. Secondly, under the vast Siberian permafrost, the reserves of magic stones and white crystal mines are very small. It’s actually quite rich, but it’s just difficult to mine.

That’s why the voice of overseas pioneers in the federal government is so loud. Otherwise, for the old emperor Franz, expanding in the Balkans at home would be much more convenient than competing with Britain and France for colonies overseas.

Lothar raised his hand and pointed at his feet: “Right here, there is the largest white crystal mine in North America, and it is also accompanied by a magic stone mine. I think that no matter how allies Britain and Germany are, those British businessmen will not fight for it. Add competitors to yourself and resell the white crystal and magic stone mines to your country at a low price?”

“Believe me, Your Highness, an independent Texas that has defeated today’s world hegemons will definitely be beneficial and harmless to your country.”

Lothar talked eloquently that the Germans are actually very good partners, not because they are “good”, but because they do not have enough influence in the Americas. Texas does not have to worry about being used by others during the cooperation process. Gradually eat away.