Sophia sat in a very wide and deep chair, playing with the crown she had worn when she was in battle before.

The head crown is made of gold. In addition to a sapphire in the middle, there are several other gems of different colors and shapes around the head crown. According to the Greek legacy, each gem represents an indivisible territorial sovereignty that the Roman Empire has had since ancient times. Among them, a green prismatic gem was the most concerned by Sophia, because according to the saying, this emerald represents Sicily.

Sicily, this is where Alexander and Sophia meet, where they have experienced a special time together that belongs only to two people.

At that time, Alexander was a poor boy wandering around, while Sophia was wandering around with Alexander in the gorgeous bohemian dresses she liked.

From when did the lives of the two people undergo tremendous changes? It seems that it was not when Alexander was involved in the Sicily Palace and was stabbed. Although it was because of that incident that their simple lives were completely disrupted, even at those most dangerous times, Alexander had only Sophia in his eyes and heart.

It was after arriving in Naples, when two young men who had suffered hardships finally met again, Sophia unexpectedly discovered that there was a beautiful and noble young girl beside Alexander, and the girl shamelessly claimed to be his sister.

This made Sophia burst into anger. In her mind, it was enough for Alexander to have one herself around her. Although the lover cannot be, the sister cannot do it, not even!

But later the development of things made Sophia disappointed and even sad again and again. In addition to the half-sister who popped up for no reason, a so-called fiancée appeared.

Sophia was not worried about Barendi de la Rovere's appearance. Apart from having a woman's body, Barendi's appearance is so mediocre that it is almost difficult to remember, but she is the daughter of a noble and bishop with great power. Sophia knew that she was completely unable to compete with her.

So with his father's persuasion and the intentional or unintentional hints of many people around Alexander, Sophia chose to leave.

But she did not give up. She wanted to wake herself up first, and then figure out how to be with her beloved person and never be separated by others.

She suffered a lot for this, whether it was the nearly picky training of the queen when she first entered the Prague court, or the uneasiness when she was pushed to the Balkan nobles by Ladislas II as a bargaining chip, all of this experience made Sophia bear heavy pressure that was inconsistent with her age.

However, such efforts were rewarded. More importantly, when she heard her whereabouts, Alexander came to him from the distant Rome without hesitation, which made Sophia feel unhappy, and now she also knows that she already has enough capital to compete with that Barenti.

But why did there suddenly be another Lucrezia Bogia?

Moreover, Alexander actually gave birth to a daughter with the woman who is said to have a bad reputation!

Thinking of these, Sophia was so angry that she pulled the head crown in her hand. For a moment, the head crown could not be deformed by her huge strength, and there was a danger of breaking at any time.

A sound of footsteps interrupted Sophia's random thoughts. She looked up at the door and saw Bodped walking in.

Sophia still has some good feelings for this very wise Greek old man, but these feelings are entirely derived from his support for her engagement with Alexander. As for other places, she doesn't care.

"Your Highness, let me see if you are ready."

Bodped said carefully that he knew that this princess was a bit willful, especially when it came to Alexander, her will inevitably make a headache. It would be fine if she was just an ordinary little girl, but now no one denies that Sophia's fate has been linked to many people. At least for the Greeks, Sophia is not only their hope for restoring the country, but also the only sign that can prevent the Greeks from fighting each other.

Although there were many suspicions among the nobles of the coalition forces, there were not no barriers among the Greek old and young men.

The immigrants of the Eastern Roman Empire and the remnants of Trabzon, as well as the descendants of other nobles who have been left since the Great Secession. Since the fall of Constantinople, their daily life of fleeing has been covered up, but this does not mean that these conflicts have disappeared.

In order to compete for the title of orthodox descendants of Rome, the forces have been fighting each other for too long. Now the best opportunity has appeared in front of the descendants of the Romans, which made Bodped believe that maybe everything will be fine.

Is the girl who can't speak in front of me really a Greek princess? If you talk about her appearance, the Earl Montina looks more like a real Greek.

This thought only flashed in Bodped's heart and disappeared. The old man knew that such a problem could not be investigated in depth.

Especially at this time, whether out of internal stability or external support, the girl in front of her is undoubtedly the only choice for the Greeks.

Sophia raised her hand and made a gesture, then tilted her head to look at the confused Bodped, took out a small writing board beside her, dipped it ink and wrote down several names on it.

Looking at the handwriting, Bodped replied: "The Grand Duke Cepedes is now on the other side of the Denbvica River. The Count is worried that someone may be against you. We are ready near your residence. The Count's soldiers are building barricades on the street."

Sophia was immediately excited when she heard this. She quickly walked to the window and looked out. Seeing the hunting guards who were busy piled up stones on the street, and even a stone wall had already been set up in the nearby yard. Sophia's eyes narrowed slightly into two curved thin lines.

"Your Highness, you have to make some preparations." Bodped looked at Sophia's armor and frowned slightly. He had prepared some simple clothes in private so that he could take Sophia away from here if necessary, and then send her to Alexander's barracks.

Bodped had heard of Alexander and Ladislas II's open conflict at the negotiating table. In fact, the conflict between the two sides had been made public when deciding whether to attack the Ottomans. This time it was only so intense that even in front of the enemy that it was not caring about it.

Although she was a little reluctant, Sophia nodded. She waved her hand to the maid standing aside and signaled her to come and help her remove her armor.

"There is another news," Bodped felt that he should try his best to let the princess know what happened so that she could understand how serious the matter was. "The Count's sister is also on the other side of the river."

Sophia, whose fingers were already on the buckle of the armor, was stunned for a moment. She moved her neck with a look of stubbornness, and then her head tilted slightly to the side.

If someone who knows Sophia very well, such as Alexander, would already know what her action indicates, but unfortunately Bodped did not understand the meaning of this action.

So the Greeks continued: "The Count's sister, the Count Kosencha of Naples, is fighting with the Ottomans with the Grand Duke. It is said that the Count has sent people to contact her, but because the situation on the other side is complicated, there is no news about them yet."

Sophia's neck moved again, and this time her head was straightened, but she looked a little stiff.

She waved her hand to stop the maid from continuing to untie her armor, and strode back to the chair with a jingling sound, and then narrowed her eyes again, but this time she no longer smiled.

Then she picked up the writing board and used her best to poke the tip of the quill and write down a word: "Ν?η!"

Looking at the ugly handwriting that was poked with unevenness, Bodped's face was confused for a moment, and he didn't know what to do.

Alexander didn't know how much trouble the old Greeks had caused him because of a word. He was anxiously waiting for a report from across the river.

He knew the terribleness of Xisugu. It can be said that Xisugu is the most difficult one among the enemies he has fought with so far. If you even recall it carefully, you will find that in fact, Alexander was at a disadvantage in several encounters between the two. He even almost lost to the Ottoman general's men several times.

I believe that Cepas will definitely not be easy for him to encounter such an enemy.

But this is not what Alexander is really worried about. For him, the outcome of Cepas is not important, and it is not even the key to whether Bucharest can be held.

From the moment he was sure that something happened to Sudan, Alexander knew that the war was about to end, so he had to protect Sophia and then threaten from Emperor Maximian to snatch the fat piece of meat called the Big Copper Mine from Ladislas II.

But now, Ruosha's sudden appearance made Alexander's original calm disappear immediately. When he thought of Ruosha being on the other side of the river, his heart immediately tightly grabbed.

Alexander was not optimistic about Cepes. Although he had a famous father who even defeated the Sudanese army, this did not mean that Cepes himself was a general who could fight.

On the contrary, in Alexander's view, Cepace may be a very sleek politician, but not necessarily a real general. This can be seen from the fact that he had a sudden inspiration from the Ottomans when he was supported by Denbvica, but he did not accurately seize the opportunity to attack the Bucharests who were encircled.

In Alexander's view, Ceppes was obviously frightened by the bad situation at that time. His actions of trying to detour south of Bucharest from the east bank of the river were more likely to avoid fighting with the Ottomans.

Alexander knew that he might have been a little nitpicking about this man, but his several encounters with Sisugu made him extremely impressed by the Ottoman general.

At the same time, because he had already experienced Xi Sugu's fierce military methods, he was even less optimistic about Cai Peisi.

Ruosha is now with Cepais, which makes Alexander worry.

He immediately sent someone to find Gompatti, and at the same time he secretly prayed in his heart that Cepas would last longer.

Since Gompatti lost all the artillery again in the battle of the swamp, he has determined that Bucharest is his sad place.

If my fellow countryman named Nikola Joe Macheney had not enlightened him from time to time, maybe he would have used wine all day to relieve his troubles.

Marcheney is now the second team leader of the Pizza team, but often he stays with Alexander. The Pizza people are very happy that their team leader is very promising because there are rumors that the Count may transfer Marcheney to his side and reuse it.

This made the Pizza people feel that Macheny gave them a face.

When Alexander's order was passed, Macheney was seriously calculating the hit rate of the artillery for Gompatti, because according to him, whether the artillery can hit the target to the greatest extent does not rely entirely on the gunner's experience.

"Sometimes luck is also part of strength. What we have to do is how to make luck a little more." This is Macheney's explanation of why he needs to calculate hit rate. At the same time, he also extended this efficiency science to the entire Pisa Second Team. According to him, "If we can always be faster than the enemy no matter what we do, then we can be closer to victory and farther from death."

Alexander's task for Gompatti was very simple. He asked him to cross the river to the other side as soon as possible to contact Ruosha. It would be best if he could take her across the river. If the situation was not good when he saw Ruosha, Alexander instructed Gompatti to contact the Greeks in the Ceppas army and to ensure that they must protect Ruosha from the battlefield.

"You can escape anywhere, as long as you can survive."

Alexander was worried that Cepas would do anything for his personal reputation. If such negotiations were to occur, it might be a result of this accident, and even Ruosha might be in danger.

Gompatti was a little surprised. He had never seen Alexander like this before. He looked not only uneasy, but even a little panicked. When he said that he had to protect Rusha's safety no matter what, Alexander's voice was very low, and that tone didn't sound like an order or a reminder, more like a request.

The Count must have a good relationship with his sister, and this is the only reason Gompatti can use to explain Alexander's strange expression.

Gompatti and a small team of soldiers quickly left quietly. Because the two sides had reached an agreement, he could only try his best to sneak across the river as carefully as possible, and he could lead not many soldiers.

According to the agreement between the two sides, Hami Resal Proum was sent as the representative of the Ottomans to the coalition forces. This was done not only to enable the two sides to contact in a timely manner, but also to supervise whether the coalition forces quietly sent reinforcements to the other side of the river.

As the supervisor of the coalition, Ladislas II sent his imperial chief.

Hami Resal Prom was obviously a very adaptable person. Although he was in the enemy camp, he was ashamed. In addition to wandering around the military camp casually, he also had a pleasant conversation with the coalition generals.

If it weren't for the ongoing negotiations between the two sides, it was speculation that the Sudan might have encountered an unexpected accident, but there was no sign of the uncertainty of the Sudan's life and death from the eunuch's face.

Resal was obviously much more familiar with the generals of the coalition than his enemies. He could casually say a person's long list of titles, or he could easily praise a nobleman's most proud feat in conversation. His ability to learn and memorize quickly gained favor from the coalition nobles.

However, Resal knew who was the one who really influenced the coalition forces. Except for the King of Bohemia, what he paid most attention to was Count Montina, who was said to have an engagement with the Greek princess.

Resal soon visited Alexander. When he saw Alexander sitting in a chair under a tent looking into the distance, Resal suddenly felt that maybe things were not that tricky.

The eunuch keenly smelled the anxious breath hidden in Alexander's heart. Although he didn't know why, he immediately realized that the young count was far less calm than he seemed on the surface.

"If I want to propose new conditions, would you consider it?" Resal looked at Alexander "a reasonable and acceptable condition for everyone."

Alexander's eyes fell on Resal's face, and he didn't speak, but nodded slightly to signal him to continue.

"That Greek princess," Resalton said the title "it must be abolished, she can confess that she is a descendant of Bareliolo, but she must declare the abolition of the title of Greek princess and give up the inheritance rights of including Greece and Bulgaria, Bosnia and all places. In addition, she must publicly recognize the Sultan as her monarch, and she and her descendants," said the eunuch, with a deep look, looked at Alexander, "and must swear allegiance to the Sultan who lives in Istanbul."

Alexander listened quietly, and he did not interrupt the eunuch. At this time, what he was concerned about was not the title of Sophia, but Ruosha on the other side of the river.

Although he could not hear the sound of killing guns and cannons on the battlefield, he seemed to see Ruosha being in danger in Chen, which made him almost unable to help but lead his troops across the river to rescue Ruosha immediately.

But he knew that doing so would not only irrationally, but might even bring greater danger to Ruosha, because doing so would likely lead to the army of both sides increasing troops to the other side of the river. If that were the case, Ruosha would be even more dangerous.

Gompatti would rescue Ruosha, that man was a real soldier.

Alexander could only comfort himself so constantly in his heart. He knew that what he had to do at this time was to firmly nail the west bank of the Denbvica River. This was to monitor the Ottomans, but also to monitor Ladislas II and his men.

After all, for Ladislas II, Cepas was also the one he wanted to get along with.

As for Sophia's title, Alexander didn't care so much at this time, because he was already sure that something happened to Bayesette II, and the situation was very serious.

The reason why he speculated so was that Resal's last sentence made him hear some clues.

Must be swearing allegiance to the Sultan, who is stationed in Istanbul, not Bayeset II!

There seems to be no difference in this title that has already explained too many issues.

The Sultan could be anyone, but Bayesette II had only one.

Obviously, even if Sophia is willing to swear allegiance, the current situation of Valesset II is likely to have not lasted for long. So in order to make this oath become an ironclad fact over time, it cannot be a specific person.
To be continued...